Stop participants from replying to a post and its replies.
To perform this task, you must be an admin user.
Locking a post is useful if:
- You want to run a controlled forum and introduce topics on different days. To do this, you can create new top-level posts and only allow participants to reply to new top-level posts.
- You do not want participants to respond to a post that contains useful information for reference purposes only.
- You want to keep participants on-topic.
- You want to stop participants from posting inflammatory or offensive content.
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In the upper right corner of a post, click the options menu, and
select
Locked.
The post and its replies are now locked. A checkmark appears beside Locked, and a notification message in the post states
Replies are now closed
. The dots in the options menu change from empty to filled, which indicates that the post is pinned, locked, or both.Participants are unable to reply to the post or its replies, but they can still edit or remove their own posts. They can also vote on the post if voting options are enabled.
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To unlock a locked post, click the options menu, and select
Locked again.
The post and its replies are now unlocked. The checkmark beside Locked reverts to an empty checkbox, and the notification message
Replies are now closed
disappears. If the post is pinned, the dots in the options menu remain filled; otherwise, they become empty to indicate the post is not pinned or locked.When participants view the post, they can see that Reply functionality is restored on the post and its replies.