If you create a new forum you can choose 4 types of forums. 'Discussion', 'Question', 'Category' and 'Referral'. If you have a question and answer community like me, 9 of the 10 times a topic is a question so you have the option to mark a comment as an asnwer.

But sometimes I want te create a sticky topic which I use as a FAQ or just a discussion. So that's not a question and answer topic. I'm wondering if it's possible to create a forum and determine per topic individual if it's an 'Question' or a 'Discussion'.

Example:

Forum: Smartphones

Topic: These are the best tips to add more storage space to your smartphone.

So in this example the topic is not a question. But in the same forum you want people to ask questions about smarthpones. And those topics will be 'Questions' so you can mark the right answers.

My question is: is it possible to create a forum where you can determine per topic if it's a 'Question' or a 'Discussion'? If it's not possible it would be a nice feature suggestion.

 

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My question is: is it possible to create a forum where you can determine per topic if it's a 'Question' or a 'Discussion'? If it's not possible it would be a nice feature suggestion.

That's not possible at present, a forum can only be one type, Discussions or Q&A.

We're unaware of any 3rd-party item which can do this, though you may wish to check the Marketplace or inquire on the community in one of the peer to peer sections.

Thanks for your answer. I'm gonna check the Marketplace 🙂 

You're very welcome.

There is alternatively, the ability to turn on the ability for the topic starter and moderators to mark a post in a Discussion forum as a "Solution." This is kind of a hybrid approach between the two and what we use here. It does not, however, include the other options in the QA forum style.