Track content freshness
Topicary flags stale content so you can prioritize updates before documentation drifts out of date.
Staleness indicators
On the Topics listing page, each topic shows a freshness indicator based on its last update:
Time since last update | Indicator | What it means |
|---|---|---|
Under 30 days | None (content is fresh) | Recently reviewed or updated |
30-89 days | Amber indicator | Content may be drifting — worth a review |
90+ days | Red indicator | High risk of outdated content — prioritize review |
The 30-day and 90-day staleness thresholds are system defaults and cannot be customized per project. They are calibrated to typical software documentation cadences where products ship updates monthly or quarterly. A topic flagged as stale is not necessarily wrong — it is a signal to verify, not an error.
Filter for stale content
Go to Topics.
Open the filter options.
Select the Stale filter to show only topics that haven't been updated in 30+ days.
Review and refresh
Open each stale topic and assess whether the content is still accurate:
If it's still correct, make a small edit (even a whitespace change) and save to reset the staleness timer.
If it needs updates, revise the content and save.
Combine freshness filters with tag filters to create targeted review queues. For example, filter for stale topics tagged "Authentication" to review all authentication content before a security-related release. This is more efficient than reviewing every stale topic across the entire project.
Additional content health checks
Beyond staleness, the Topics page can filter for:
Empty — topics with no content
Orphaned — topics not included in any map
Broken references — topics referencing deleted components
Undefined variables — topics using variable tokens that don't exist in any set
Use these filters during regular content audits to maintain documentation quality.
See also
Content health and governance — Broader overview of automatic health tracking across staleness, orphans, references, and structure
Content health indicators — Reference for all health indicator types, thresholds, and severity levels
Content statuses — Editorial statuses that complement freshness tracking for workflow management
Classify content with tags — Combine tag filters with freshness filters for targeted review queues