forum.starting.html.twig
---
label: 'Starting a forum discussion'
related:
  - forum.concept
---
{% set index_link_text %}{% trans %}Forums{% endtrans %}{% endset %}
{% set index_link = render_var(help_route_link(index_link_text, 'forum.index')) %}
<h2>{% trans %}Goal{% endtrans %}</h2>
<p>{% trans %}Post a new topic in a forum to start a discussion.{% endtrans %}</p>
<h2>{% trans %}Steps{% endtrans %}</h2>
<ol>
  <li>{% trans %}Starting from {{ index_link }} (path: <em>/forums</em>), navigate to the forum that currently contains the topic.{% endtrans %}</li>
  <li>{% trans %}Click <em>Add new Forum topic</em>.{% endtrans %}</li>
  <li>{% trans %}Enter the topic's <em>Subject</em> and <em>Body</em>.{% endtrans %}</li>
  <li>{% trans %}Click <em>Save</em>.{% endtrans %}</li>
</ol>
  
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modules/ forum/ help_topics/ forum.starting.html.twig  
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- ---
 - label: 'Starting a forum discussion'
 - related:
 -   - forum.concept
 - ---
 - {% set index_link_text %}{% trans %}Forums{% endtrans %}{% endset %}
 - {% set index_link = render_var(help_route_link(index_link_text, 'forum.index')) %}
 - <h2>{% trans %}Goal{% endtrans %}</h2>
 - <p>{% trans %}Post a new topic in a forum to start a discussion.{% endtrans %}</p>
 - <h2>{% trans %}Steps{% endtrans %}</h2>
 - <ol>
 -   <li>{% trans %}Starting from {{ index_link }} (path: <em>/forums</em>), navigate to the forum that currently contains the topic.{% endtrans %}</li>
 -   <li>{% trans %}Click <em>Add new Forum topic</em>.{% endtrans %}</li>
 -   <li>{% trans %}Enter the topic's <em>Subject</em> and <em>Body</em>.{% endtrans %}</li>
 -   <li>{% trans %}Click <em>Save</em>.{% endtrans %}</li>
 - </ol>
 
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