# \#auto-bump **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/auto-bump/627.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Auto-Bump No Longer Gives Visual Indiciation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-no-longer-gives-visual-indiciation/410718)
**Author:** [@Joshua8600](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joshua8600)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-no-longer-gives-visual-indiciation/410718 "2026-08-28T04:14:20Z")
Hello. In a Forum I moderate for, we recently updated from February 2026 to July 2026 release, and I am unsure if this is intended or a bug. We have auto-bumping enabled on our Support category threads, and before the … --- ## [Configuring auto-bumping for topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-auto-bumping-for-topics/262158)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-auto-bumping-for-topics/262158 "2026-06-06T20:10:57Z")
: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-b… --- ## [Bump topics for certain users/groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bump-topics-for-certain-users-groups/378722)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bump-topics-for-certain-users-groups/378722 "2025-08-17T22:58:08Z")
Is it possible to bump topics only for certain groups/users, and not for normal users? E.g. to revisit old topics to close them or answer them. --- ## [Auto-Bumping topics unless they have certain tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bumping-topics-unless-they-have-certain-tags/302797)
**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bumping-topics-unless-they-have-certain-tags/302797 "2025-05-21T23:33:22Z")
I’m auto-bumping topics in my main categories to encourage new users of my growing forum to engage with older posts, and it’s going great! But there are some tags we use for time-sensitive posts like breaking news or li… --- ## [Keep only last auto bump alert message for a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-only-last-auto-bump-alert-message-for-a-topic/365825)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-only-last-auto-bump-alert-message-for-a-topic/365825 "2025-05-13T02:09:31Z")
Hi, is there a way for auto bumped topics to show only the last auto bump alert message and not the whole history of them? Thanks. I think for a user, seeing that a topic has been bumped 10 times in the past, and when, i… --- ## [Unable to Auto Bump](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-auto-bump/349619)
**Author:** [@Epi320](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Epi320)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-auto-bump/349619 "2025-01-29T18:58:34Z")
Sorry for bothering y’all again, but like the topic We are unable to Auto-Bump topics? I am a bit new to this system, and I only recently started acheiving TL4, so please tell me if the answer is obvious. Thanks! … --- ## [Why are old topics closed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-old-topics-closed/317656)
**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-old-topics-closed/317656 "2024-07-23T21:47:52Z")
Well if nothing else, system ends up going through and bumping really old topics to the topic of the topic list. --- ## [Auto-bump a topic if its title contains today's date](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-a-topic-if-its-title-contains-todays-date/62197)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-a-topic-if-its-title-contains-todays-date/62197 "2024-06-05T04:13:42Z")
On my forum, people post local events weeks or months in advance of the date. Unfortunately, on the day of the event, the associated post is often long-buried. It would be handy if Discourse could: Identify dates aut… --- ## [Autobump Interval \< 1 per day](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autobump-interval-1-per-day/133445)
**Author:** [@Cyclops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cyclops)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autobump-interval-1-per-day/133445 "2024-06-05T04:10:48Z")
I wondered if there was a way to configure Discourse to not autobump daily but to say do it every week or perhaps spread throughout the week? My forum doesn’t have a lot of activity some days and I have 3 categories tha… --- ## [Automatically bumping old topics on a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-bumping-old-topics-on-a-category/92518)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-bumping-old-topics-on-a-category/92518 "2021-06-18T16:06:49Z")
On certain categories it makes sense to bump old topics automatically on a regular basis. On buying/selling categories in can make sense to regularly bump visibility while a topic is open and item is still on sale. … --- ## [Maximum age for auto-bumped topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-age-for-auto-bumped-topics/107599)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-age-for-auto-bumped-topics/107599 "2021-02-28T10:28:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Automatically bumping old topics on a category: Any chance that you might add an option to limit this to posts not older than x days? That would allow us to use it in such a way that we …