When a thread is too important to lose

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The discussion revolves around a feature request to tag important threads so that when they are locked, a ToDo queue notifies admins. This would allow admins to extract key information and link it to structured documentation, enhancing searchability and SEO. The idea is to prioritize such links in internal searches, similar to how ‘Solved’ or ‘internal backlink’ features work. emyoulation proposes this to ensure vital content isn’t lost. maiki suggests existing tools like the discourse-docs plugin for managing documentation, though it may not fully meet the need for prioritizing links in search results. Both contributors highlight the value of organizing content effectively for better user access.

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I’d like a feature to “tag” specific threads so that when they transition to “locked”, a ToDo queue gets a notice.

Then, the admins can abstract the vital information and put it in their structured documentation.

And, like a Solved or an internal backlink reference in other threads, once a ToDo was processed, the Admin could link the “definitive” response to the Topic in the structured documentation. And that “definitive” link would appear above the Backlinks.

And to raise the SEO rating of ANY Topic with such a “definitive” link when doing an internal search. So that, for instance, I was to search for “linkify” via the New Topic searching, it would rate a Topic with a “Definitive” even over the Topic with 24 backlinks.

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I don’t think it does exactly what you want, but a lot of similar interactions are available via:

I’ve used discourse-docs as part of an editorial process where we convert conversations into docs (where we make it more “doc-like”). I’m not sure if there is currently a way to prioritize the links to docs in search or related links… on the other hand, I’ve found that having a “Docs” section does help folks find the stuff they are looking for. :slight_smile:

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