# Where would I find documentation on auto-bumping?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-would-i-find-documentation-on-auto-bumping/334293
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 3, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-would-i-find-documentation-on-auto-bumping/334293 "2024-11-03T19:40:21Z")
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### Author: ![Mitchel\_Sheppard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mitchel_sheppard/32/461523_2.png) [@Mitchel\_Sheppard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mitchel_Sheppard)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-would-i-find-documentation-on-auto-bumping/334293/1 "2024-11-03T19:40:21Z")

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Ideally, I’m hoping to find a way to tag or mark a post as “response needed” or similar, and that would trigger an autobump every x hours until there’s a response.

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### Author: ![Mitchel\_Sheppard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mitchel_sheppard/32/461523_2.png) [@Mitchel\_Sheppard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mitchel_Sheppard)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-would-i-find-documentation-on-auto-bumping/334293/2 "2024-11-03T19:56:13Z")

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Actually I found this with the help of the “related topics” from this post and it looks like the feature doesn’t do something like this.

> [@Configuring auto-bumping for topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-auto-bumping-for-topics/262158):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to set up and use auto-bumping for topics in Discourse, including category-wide settings and individual topic timers. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Auto-bumping is a feature in Discourse that allows topics to be automatically brought back to the top of the topic list. This can be useful for maintaining visibility of important discussions, keeping support topics active, or regularly showcasing items in buy/sell categories. When co…

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-would-i-find-documentation-on-auto-bumping/334293/3 "2024-11-07T09:05:57Z")

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Welcome at Meta 👋

Did you take a look at the #automation plugin?  
That has a trigger for topics not receiving a reply

> [@Discourse Automation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation/195773/1):
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> Stalled topic: Triggers when a topic has not received replies after a certain time