# \#drafts **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/drafts/922.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Trying to reply to a topic with an exisiting edit draft opens the composer with the edit draft as a reply instead](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-reply-to-a-topic-with-an-exisiting-edit-draft-opens-the-composer-with-the-edit-draft-as-a-reply-instead/412270)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-reply-to-a-topic-with-an-exisiting-edit-draft-opens-the-composer-with-the-edit-draft-as-a-reply-instead/412270 "2026-09-15T12:05:18Z")
If you start editing a post, then click x to save the edit draft, clicking on Reply, the composer opens with your edit draft and not a blank composer. The composer is not even an edit action; it posts a reply with the ed… --- ## [Always show recent drafts first in the new topic dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-show-recent-drafts-first-in-the-new-topic-dropdown/406259)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-show-recent-drafts-first-in-the-new-topic-dropdown/406259 "2026-06-26T22:37:23Z")
I would prefer if the topics shown in the new topic dropdown always showed the most recently updated drafts first - just like the list of my drafts in my activity. Currently, after a reload, they are in a different orde… --- ## [Draft is no longer automatically saved after you cancel replying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/draft-is-no-longer-automatically-saved-after-you-cancel-replying/386370)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/draft-is-no-longer-automatically-saved-after-you-cancel-replying/386370 "2025-10-22T04:43:32Z")
This is very similar to Draft is no longer automatically saved after you click 'keep editing' Today, I lost a part of my draft again because of a very similar pattern. Autosave doesn’t seem to work after you click reply … --- ## [Replying as a linked topic creates a second draft](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-as-a-linked-topic-creates-a-second-draft/394431)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-as-a-linked-topic-creates-a-second-draft/394431 "2026-02-11T16:56:21Z")
Steps to reproduce: Visit a topic and quote a part of a post. Click the + at the top left of the composer and select “Reply as a linked topic.” Add some text to the body, a title, and, if needed, select a category. Pos… --- ## [Launch Composer from Topic Reply at foot of Topic: Draft missing on re-initiate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launch-composer-from-topic-reply-at-foot-of-topic-draft-missing-on-re-initiate/373379)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launch-composer-from-topic-reply-at-foot-of-topic-draft-missing-on-re-initiate/373379 "2025-07-16T08:03:29Z")
This might be a bug, but I’m not sure why this doesn’t work: Steps to Reproduce. venture into a Topic :ninja: go to bottom of Topic and hit Reply start drafting your Topic in the Composer :scroll: hit the down arrows … --- ## [Draft is no longer automatically saved after you click 'keep editing'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/draft-is-no-longer-automatically-saved-after-you-click-keep-editing/363367)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/draft-is-no-longer-automatically-saved-after-you-click-keep-editing/363367 "2025-05-26T14:05:27Z")
Today I lost a huge part of my draft because somehow autosave doesn’t seem to work after you click close and then keep editing. Steps to reproduce: Create a draft. It can be a reply, new topic, or personal message. I … --- ## [Start new AI bot conversation removes PM draft](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-new-ai-bot-conversation-removes-pm-draft/336927)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-new-ai-bot-conversation-removes-pm-draft/336927 "2025-04-24T05:04:26Z")
Hello :wave: I’ve noticed when I start a new AI bot PM, it will remove previously saved PM draft. I know this is happens with draft when we start new PM but I think it would be nice to somehow separate AI messages and k… --- ## [My drafts in the sidebar needs relod](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-drafts-in-the-sidebar-needs-relod/349747)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-drafts-in-the-sidebar-needs-relod/349747 "2025-02-18T09:26:39Z")
Headache siblings again: iPad and DiscourseHub. My drafts become visible after reloading. I’m quite sure it used to appear automatically right away when a draft was saved. This didn’t start with the recent welcome impr… --- ## [Discourse now supports multiple drafts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-now-supports-multiple-drafts/349738)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-now-supports-multiple-drafts/349738 "2025-01-30T20:13:29Z")
We’re excited to share that you can now save multiple drafts, making it easier and more efficient to write in Discourse! Sometimes, you need to take a break or switch projects when writing a new topic or composing a rep… --- ## [Allow multiple ‘new topic’ drafts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-multiple-new-topic-drafts/194427)
**Author:** [@anon23840344](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon23840344)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-multiple-new-topic-drafts/194427 "2025-01-30T14:45:04Z")
Following a meeting, I volunteered for two separate tasks, requiring two separate threads. I open a browser tab and begin one of them. I open a second tab to begin the second, and the “New Topic” button is replaced with… --- ## [Saving multiple draft topics at the same time and hidden topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saving-multiple-draft-topics-at-the-same-time-and-hidden-topics/281143)
**Author:** [@PrettyGirl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PrettyGirl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saving-multiple-draft-topics-at-the-same-time-and-hidden-topics/281143 "2023-10-25T01:22:42Z")
1. Saving Multiple Drafts While crafting a lengthy post, I found myself needing to create multiple entries for the purpose of linking them together. One half of my content was designed for the first post, and the rest w…