---
title: GitHub Discussions Documentation
shortTitle: GitHub Discussions
intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_discussions %} is a collaborative communication forum for the community around an open source project. Community members can ask and answer questions, share updates, have open-ended conversations, and follow along on decisions affecting the community''s way of working.'
introLinks:
  quickstart: /discussions/quickstart
featuredLinks:
  guides:
    - /discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/about-discussions
    - /discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion
    - /discussions/managing-discussions-for-your-community/moderating-discussions
  gettingStarted:
    - /discussions/quickstart
  guideCards:
    - /discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/about-discussions
    - /discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion
    - /discussions/managing-discussions-for-your-community/moderating-discussions
  popular:
    - /discussions/guides/granting-higher-permissions-to-top-contributors
    - /discussions/guides/best-practices-for-community-conversations-on-github
    - /discussions/guides/finding-discussions-across-multiple-repositories
    - /discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/collaborating-with-maintainers-using-discussions
    - /discussions/managing-discussions-for-your-community/managing-categories-for-discussions-in-your-repository
changelog:
  label: discussions
examples_source: data/product-examples/discussions/community-examples.yml
product_video: 'https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IpBw2SJkFyk'
layout: product-landing
community_redirect:
  name: Provide GitHub Feedback
  href: 'https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions/categories/discussions-feedback'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
children:
  - /quickstart
  - /guides
  - /collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions
  - /managing-discussions-for-your-community
---