Extension for bbPress to close old topics automatically when they are older than an admin-defined period of time.
As of April 2026, BBP Close Old Topics is a WordPress bbp plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: bbp style pack.
BBP Close Old Topics is a bbPress extension to close old topics automatically when they are older than an admin-defined period of time, from one week to one year.
The period of time you set is compared to the topic freshness (usually based on the date of the last reply) to determine if a topic should be closed.
Old topics can be “soft-closed” on the fly only, or actually closed in the database.
Settings are in Settings > Forums, under “Forum Features”.
If you choose to only soft-close old topics on the fly, they will only appear closed as long as the plugin is active, but you will find them still open if you disable it.
If you check the “Hard close” option, every topic that gets closed on the fly will also be effectively closed in the database. In th…
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
2017-10-05
* Initial release.
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