# \#suggested-topics **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/suggested-topics/732.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Related vs Suggested Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/related-vs-suggested-topics/294721)
**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/related-vs-suggested-topics/294721 "2026-09-12T17:49:01Z")
:information\_source: Context We are playing around with the idea of changing what you see at the end of the topic, right now that would include Suggested" and Related" topics. Some ideas we are thinking of… Having only… --- ## [The underline indicator below the “Suggested” and “Related” tabs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-underline-indicator-below-the-suggested-and-related-tabs/397448)
**Author:** [@jack222](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack222)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-underline-indicator-below-the-suggested-and-related-tabs/397448 "2026-03-04T00:30:04Z")
Hello, The underline indicator below the “Suggested” and “Related” tabs is vertically misaligned. When switching between the two tabs, the horizontal line appears at different heights, resulting in an inconsistent layou… --- ## [No Suggested + Related topics on Meta?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-suggested-related-topics-on-meta/397599)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-suggested-related-topics-on-meta/397599 "2026-03-04T07:47:36Z")
I noticed today that there is no longer the Suggested + Related topics section, instead just being Suggested until all new/unread topics are visited? --- ## [Understanding suggested topics logic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-suggested-topics-logic/252936)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-suggested-topics-logic/252936 "2024-04-25T23:59:55Z")
:bookmark: This is a guide that explains the logic Discourse uses to determine which suggested topics appear at the bottom of the topic you are currently reading. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Any Sugges… --- ## [Do we want to tweak "suggested" and "Related" links at bottom of posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-want-to-tweak-suggested-and-related-links-at-bottom-of-posts/384030)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-want-to-tweak-suggested-and-related-links-at-bottom-of-posts/384030 "2025-12-21T02:45:20Z")
I devoted some time this week to making some small changes aimed at improving the experience for new members here. I disabled the discobot tutorial and welcome message completely, so there is no competing call to action… --- ## [Prevent Muted Topics appearing in Suggested Topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-muted-topics-appearing-in-suggested-topics/145981)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-muted-topics-appearing-in-suggested-topics/145981 "2024-02-20T03:20:05Z")
Hi everyone, Is there a way to prevent Muted Topics appearing in the Suggested Topics section? Eg. These two are currently muted --- ## [Suggested content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-content/295181)
**Author:** [@Kevin7](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kevin7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-content/295181 "2024-02-13T10:46:54Z")
Hello, I notice on my forum in desktop mode that only content suggested by the AI appears at the bottom of each topic: But when I connect to my account from a mobile it shows me two tabs “Suggested and Related” I wou… --- ## [How to remove suggested topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-suggested-topics/295178)
**Author:** [@kainos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kainos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-suggested-topics/295178 "2024-02-13T10:06:12Z")
How remove or hide suggested topics below every conversation is confusing and distracting - for new users. --- ## ["More Topics" container "Suggested" or "Related" selected item border intrudes into elements below it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-topics-container-suggested-or-related-selected-item-border-intrudes-into-elements-below-it/286085)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-topics-container-suggested-or-related-selected-item-border-intrudes-into-elements-below-it/286085 "2023-12-01T14:06:43Z")
Hi there, this issue is even more noticeable on my own instance, but it’s also visible here on Meta: I worked around it for now with: .more-topics\_\_container .nav li .btn { /\* Private messages "Related" and "Suggest… --- ## [Suggested Unread Topics showing Ignored Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-unread-topics-showing-ignored-users/282892)
**Author:** [@AlexMa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexMa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-unread-topics-showing-ignored-users/282892 "2023-10-23T04:19:05Z")
Hello Discoursians! Long time user, first time bug reporter. I’ve recently “Ignored” (soft blocked?) a few annoying users on my home instance. Now their replies are auto-hidden. Yay! :partying\_face: Unfortunately, this… --- ## [Suggested Topics - Title & Content based Suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-title-content-based-suggestions/173354)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-title-content-based-suggestions/173354 "2023-09-03T22:47:10Z")
Would be pretty fantastic if suggested topics took topic titles and content into account. E.g. If reading a topic about the subject of ‘analytics’, then topics that contain similar content could be mixed into the current… --- ## [Suggested Topics Algorithm: Related topics only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-algorithm-related-topics-only/214087)
**Author:** [@LaurenN](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LaurenN)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-algorithm-related-topics-only/214087 "2023-06-08T11:59:07Z")
Hi all, Considering how Discourse determines what Suggested Topics to show, is there a way to also determine suggested topics based on relevance to the current topic the user is reading? Instead of showing topics that a… --- ## [How does Discourse determine what Suggested Topics to show?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-determine-what-suggested-topics-to-show/125805)
**Author:** [@Nina\_11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nina_11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-determine-what-suggested-topics-to-show/125805 "2023-04-29T16:01:01Z")
Hello - How does Discourse determine what Suggested Topics to show? Curious to know if I can set preferences for this feature. --- ## [\[en.topic.read\_more\_in\_category\] at the bottom of the suggested topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/en-topic-read-more-in-category-at-the-bottom-of-the-suggested-topics/248867)
**Author:** [@adamengst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamengst)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/en-topic-read-more-in-category-at-the-bottom-of-the-suggested-topics/248867 "2022-12-14T04:22:10Z")
When I scroll to the bottom of the suggested topics, I’m seeing this \[en.topic.read\_more\_in\_category\] tag instead of a message about how there are no more new or unread topics. I just updated to 2.9.0.beta14 recently, wh… --- ## [Suggested Topics Activity Column Sort - Clickable / No Action](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-activity-column-sort-clickable-no-action/236632)
**Author:** [@blake.sorrell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blake.sorrell)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-activity-column-sort-clickable-no-action/236632 "2022-09-13T22:27:25Z")
Activity column is clickable but no action takes place. --- ## [Hiding specific categories or sub-categories from "suggested topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-specific-categories-or-sub-categories-from-suggested-topics/99635)
**Author:** [@samuelzeller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samuelzeller)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-specific-categories-or-sub-categories-from-suggested-topics/99635 "2022-01-10T10:48:10Z")
Hi everyone, I’m running a Discourse forum for photographers and I have one category named “intro” with inside a sub-category named “introduce-yourself” where people can post a new topic and say hello. Those are not sho… --- ## [Suggested Topics not working for my community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-not-working-for-my-community/188277)
**Author:** [@Pratham\_Nawal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pratham_Nawal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-not-working-for-my-community/188277 "2021-04-28T04:57:32Z")
Hi All, I have enabled the ‘suggested topics’ option in the settings as admin but it doesn’t work. PFa the screenshots for reference. Let me know how to fix this? --- ## [Localizing Message Below Suggested Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localizing-message-below-suggested-topics/177545)
**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localizing-message-below-suggested-topics/177545 "2021-01-29T06:47:29Z")
Hi, I could not find the message below Suggested Topics in Site Texts for localization. When I use the I18n.enableVerboseLocalizationSession() command, a number does not appear in the text of this message. --- ## [Infinte Scrolling for Suggested Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinte-scrolling-for-suggested-topics/173276)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 8:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinte-scrolling-for-suggested-topics/173276 "2020-12-15T08:01:07Z")
I think it could be pretty great if infinite scrolling was a possibility for suggested/related topics under each topic. I believe it would likely help users find more related content quickly/easily and improve engagement… --- ## [How Suggested Topic does it work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-suggested-topic-does-it-work/171469)
**Author:** [@Bcat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bcat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-suggested-topic-does-it-work/171469 "2020-11-27T08:21:46Z")
On the bottom each post there will be 1 list of topics. I noticed that most of the articles here are not relevant to the current topic, so the number of clicks for related topic is very low. So how Suggested Topic does… --- ## [Timeline overlapping "Suggested Topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-overlapping-suggested-topics/146855)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-overlapping-suggested-topics/146855 "2020-04-29T15:07:04Z")
Hi. On short topics, the timeline is overlapping the “Suggested Topics” section: I guess the timeline could be hidden on topics without any replies, or the posts container minimum height should be about the same a… --- ## [The "suggested topics max days old" value doesn't seem to be honoured](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-suggested-topics-max-days-old-value-doesnt-seem-to-be-honoured/142582)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-suggested-topics-max-days-old-value-doesnt-seem-to-be-honoured/142582 "2020-02-28T10:39:16Z")
Hi everyone, I may be misunderstanding how this works, but here’s the scenario. Our community was finding that waaaayyyy too many old topics were being bumped with non-useful one line replies because the topics appeare… --- ## [Suggested topics title always be pm title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-title-always-be-pm-title/142231)
**Author:** [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-title-always-be-pm-title/142231 "2020-02-21T11:36:34Z")
I remember it display the “Suggested Topics” before, i don’t know if it look strange to English user but its some kind of strange to Chinese user, and also i don’t think it’s a translation or term problem. Seems thi… --- ## [If last reply is from ignored user, suggested topics are not shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-last-reply-is-from-ignored-user-suggested-topics-are-not-shown/133872)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-last-reply-is-from-ignored-user-suggested-topics-are-not-shown/133872 "2019-12-04T12:56:16Z")
I see this behavior on https://community.wanikani.com. I cannot verify here on Meta since the ignore feature isn’t available (at least to me). I only have one user ignored on that site and only for the last week or so, … --- ## [How to customize suggested Topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-suggested-topics/133607)
**Author:** [@vedavidh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vedavidh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-suggested-topics/133607 "2019-11-17T13:08:25Z")
How can we customize the topic suggestions? How does it functions now? If I have a tutorial series with 5 tutorials, How can i configure the suggestions module so that when a user reads part 1 of tutorial our suggestion… --- ## [On what based the suggested topics are displaying?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-what-based-the-suggested-topics-are-displaying/133276)
**Author:** [@srikanth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srikanth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-what-based-the-suggested-topics-are-displaying/133276 "2019-11-13T10:37:33Z")
In every topic page, suggested topics are displayed in what way they are suggesting i.e., based on tags. How can i customise those suggested topics. TIA :smile: --- ## [Hiding Suggested Topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-suggested-topics/15622)
**Author:** [@GarrettLisi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GarrettLisi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-suggested-topics/15622 "2024-02-13T09:40:19Z")
We’re finding that having Suggested Topics below every conversation is confusing and distracting. Is there an easy way to hide that? Or, if not, is there a hard way? Thanks! --- ## [Suggested unread topics are now restricted to 90 day old topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-unread-topics-are-now-restricted-to-90-day-old-topics/115281)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-unread-topics-are-now-restricted-to-90-day-old-topics/115281 "2019-04-17T10:35:55Z")
TLDR; If your users are confused that certain old unread topics are missing from suggested, consult the suggested topics unread max days old site setting. The problem For quite a few years I have been struggling with a… --- ## [Topic suggestion based on tags as well](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-suggestion-based-on-tags-as-well/112811)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-suggestion-based-on-tags-as-well/112811 "2019-03-28T16:10:50Z")
it’d be good if admins have an option for the suggested topics based on tags as well as categories: limit suggested to category limit suggested to topic tags --- ## [Category missing on Suggested Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-missing-on-suggested-topics/111469)
**Author:** [@dischipster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dischipster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-missing-on-suggested-topics/111469 "2019-03-13T20:08:12Z")
This doesn’t seem to be an issue that has been previously reported, so it must be limited to the plugins/theme/settings on the install, but the category is missing on the “Suggested Topics” at the bottom of any posts, an… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/suggested-topics/732.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=suggested-topics)