# \#small-actions

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## [Add setting to control topic bump from "small action posts"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-control-topic-bump-from-small-action-posts/365662)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-control-topic-bump-from-small-action-posts/365662 "2025-05-12T12:12:43Z")

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Feature description When a staff action (e.g., “Close Topic”, “Pin Topic”) is performed on a topic, a special post (“small action post”) is automatically added to the topic. Please add a setting that allows administrato…

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## [Issue with Topic Showing Incorrect Number of Replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-topic-showing-incorrect-number-of-replies/320656)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-topic-showing-incorrect-number-of-replies/320656 "2024-08-08T04:09:22Z")

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Can anyone explain why a topic I closed and pinned is showing as having 2 replies, even though there are no actual replies?

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## [Small action posts should not be considered as replies?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-action-posts-should-not-be-considered-as-replies/148308)

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**Author:** [@Jamie\_Liu1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jamie_Liu1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-action-posts-should-not-be-considered-as-replies/148308 "2020-04-17T09:12:29Z")

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Hi, I found that admin operations such as listing/unlisting a topic or changing its category are considered as a new reply to the topic. Then this topic would appear under the Latest tab even though there are no REAL rep…

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## [Prevent staff actions from being considered replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-staff-actions-from-being-considered-replies/66464)

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**Author:** [@rohmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rohmann)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-staff-actions-from-being-considered-replies/66464 "2017-07-21T13:16:58Z")

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Anytime a staff action is performed like closing or unlisted a thread, it would seem Discourse records this as a reply. It contributes to the reply count, and the staff member is listed as a participant on the topic. I…