Discourse Checklist

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:mega: Starting with Discourse 3.2.0.beta1, this plugin is bundled with Discourse core and is enabled by default. No need to install the plugin separately.
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Checklist allows checkboxes to be added to posts with simple Markdown
:hammer_and_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-checklist
:open_book: Install Guide This is now bundled with Discourse core, so no need to install it separately.

Enabling Checklist

The Checklist plugin is enabled by default but can be disabled/enabled from its settings, accessed from your admin/plugins page:

Checklist settings
Checklist settings1358×84 3.34 KB

Features

Once enabled, you can add checklists to your posts by typing them in like this:

  • [] or [ ] for an unchecked box
  • [x] for checked box (no fill)
  • [X] for a checked box (with fill) - Permanent option, which can no longer be toggled

checklists example

You can also keep checking/unchecking boxes on the same post without having to refresh the page.

Settings

Name Description
checklist enabled Enable checklist plugin?

:discourse2: Hosted by us? This plugin is available on all of our hosting tiers Checklist | Discourse - Civilized Discussion

Development History

Special thanks to:

  • @lightyear for creating the initial version
  • @cpradio for porting it to our new patterns and maintaining it for years!
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:information_source: Discourse Checklist has now been bundled with Discourse core, so this plugin will no longer need to be installed separately. :partying_face:

If you self-host you should see some information on your dashboard about removing it from your app.yml.

:discourse2: Hosted by us? This change will not affect you in any way. :+1: You can continue to enjoy this plugin and not worry about a thing.

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