Move a QCLF Topic to Another Category

QCLF moves a Topic in place: the existing Topic ID and its Messages remain intact while category_id changes to the selected destination Category.

The moderator must have move.topic authority in both the source and destination Categories. QCLF also regenerates a destination-safe alias if needed.

Move the Topic

  1. Open the Topic with move.topic permission in its current Category.
  2. In Topic moderation, choose Move Topic and select a different destination Category.
  3. Submit Move.
  4. Open the Topic at its existing Topic ID and verify it now appears under the destination Section/Category and obeys the destination access/policy rules.

What Stays the Same

  • Topic ID and durable Topic identity.
  • Permanent Messages and their IDs/history.
  • Poll, attachments, reactions, revisions, subscriptions, read state, and other Topic-owned records.
  • Topic title and core moderation flags.

What Changes

QCLF changes the Topic’s Category and recomputes its alias using the destination Category’s alias namespace so a title collision does not create a duplicate alias. The modification timestamp is updated and a Move audit row records source and destination Category IDs.

Destination Rules Take Effect

After the move, visibility and permitted actions are evaluated against the destination Category and its parent Section. Moving a Topic therefore can change who can see or interact with it even though the Topic itself was not recreated.

Community Discussion

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