Edit forum topics
Edit a topic to change the content, update the title of the topic, or attach a file to the topic.
To edit a topic in a stand-alone forum, we must be the topic author, the Forums administrator, or the owner of the parent forum of the topic. To edit a community forum topic, we must be the topic author, the Forums administrator, or a community owner.
Edit a forum topic does not affect the content of the responses posted in reply to the topic.
To edit a forum topic:
- Open the forum containing the topic to edit, and then open the relevant topic.
- Click Edit under the topic entry.
- Edit the topic as required and click Save to save the changes.
Results
If content moderation is not enabled, the topic is updated immediately. If forum topics are moderated in the deployment, any edits made to the topic must be approved by a moderator before the updated topic is displayed. While the changes are awaiting approval, the topic is temporarily hidden. The topic is displayed again after the forum moderator approves the changes.
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Work with forum topics
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