# Advice on a support forum

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-a-support-forum/318878>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [July 28, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-a-support-forum/318878 "2024-07-28T17:18:00Z")\
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You’re very welcome.

With additionally there are full #Customization > Theme that include some prepackaged #Customization > Theme component .

Theme components can be added to any themes be it the default theme or a custom one.

Iirc Western Digital I think it was sponsored the Docs plugin

There is a very wide number of companies that use Discourse as a support forum system.

A lot will come down to how you setup and configure things. You set things to auto close topics. Ie in Meta a solved topic is iirc set to auto close after x time after a solution is chosen by Op or Staff.

Checkout Documentation section here as they are experimenting with a more robust system in that area for better ease of use

If you would like someone to directly help designing and setting up your support forum #Marketplace is a great place to make the request. Imagine many if these folks will have samples of what they have done for others

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