# Check boxes and Mandatory fields in Topic templates?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 10, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117 "2023-07-10T13:26:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Anat\_Srulovitch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anat_Srulovitch)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117/1 "2023-07-10T13:26:22Z")
Hi,
Is there a way to have Topic templates include Checkboxes and Mandatory fields?
Thanks,
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### Author:  [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117/2 "2023-07-11T00:56:33Z")
Hi @Anat_Srulovitch! ๐
In Discourse we have two โtemplateโ approaches that you may be referring to:
1. the plugin at [Discourse Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-templates/229250), or
2. the core feature where the composer window is populated with a template
Which are you referring to?
And also, pretty sure itโs a yes on checkboxes and a maybe on mandatory fields. ๐
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### Author:  [@Anat\_Srulovitch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anat_Srulovitch)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117/3 "2023-07-11T08:29:05Z")
Thanks for your response, @maiki!
Iโm referring to your #2 - the core feature where the composer window is populated with a template.
> And also, pretty sure itโs a yes on checkboxes and a maybe on mandatory fields. ๐
Yay! Exciting! Can you direct me to some resources?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Anat\_Srulovitch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anat_Srulovitch)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117/4 "2023-07-16T11:55:09Z")
Hi @maiki -
Iโd love to hear more about this:
> And also, pretty sure itโs a yes on checkboxes and a maybe on mandatory fields. ๐
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117/5 "2023-07-17T22:05:33Z")
Hi again! ๐
Sorry, last week I was a bit under the weather.
> [@Anat\_Srulovitch](#):
>
> Is there a way to have Topic templates include Checkboxes and Mandatory fields?
Okay, now that I know what you are referring to: I believe there has been some development in this area, but Iโm not sure how close to usable it is. The new way has options for structuring data, and comes with normal form features, such as required fields.
Iโll share more details as I learn them. ๐
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### Author:  [@Anat\_Srulovitch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anat_Srulovitch)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117/6 "2023-07-19T12:48:51Z")
Thanks, looking forward to more updates โ ๐ฅ
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117/7 "2023-10-16T19:15:02Z")
This is now possible thanks to [Introducing Form Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-experimental-form-templates/278631)
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-boxes-and-mandatory-fields-in-topic-templates/271117/8 "2023-10-16T19:15:06Z")