I searched and did not find an answer it may be my vocabulary is limiting my results. For the community I am helping build we would like a category of SMEs or providers. to facilitate intake we would like to use a form with standard options. Is this a template? or something else? would someone please advise possible options?

One way would be to create a category for SMEs and allow people to post a topic there. Figuring out how to limit who could post there (a group called SMEs that allows people to ask to join?) is more complicated procedurally. who can join? what is OK to post in the category? are just a couple of questions. . .

Jay, I did not explain this well - it would be a form, like one might fill out for an online resume say expertise - plumber, carpenter, networking years of experience do you accept credit cards, (this are just random, but hopefully this make sense)

Something like https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=152 ? The #site-feedback:theme-feedback category uses form templates There are also other alternatives explained in Using topic templates for categories

Maybe take a look at this [image] Custom Wizard Plugin mage Plugin pavilion Summary Forms for Discourse. This plugin lets you make rich and powerful forms for your Discourse forum. Better user onboarding, structured posting, data enrichment, automated actions and much more for your community. hammer_and_wrench Repository Link https://github.com/paviliondev/discourse-custom-wizard open_book Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse people_hugging Community Community based support and discussions about this plugin are hosted on th… You might also be able to use Form-tenplstes if starting a new topic maybe for special group like @pfaffman suggest. [image] Introducing Form Templates megaphoneAnnouncements star This feature is no longer experimental! Go here to learn more about the feature and how to use it in your community: Creating form templates Hello, Discourse Meta Community! We are excited to introduce a new experimental feature, form templates. With it, you can enforce a structured form with data validation as part of the topic creation flow. [multiple_form_templates] Enabling the feature The feature is hidden behind a site-wide experimental flag. To enable it, just turn on the exp…

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cezzitall_oasis (Cezzitall) August 12, 2025, 11:29pm 5

I believe the second or third look about right. Thanks

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