Discourse Checklist

:discourse2: Summary Discourse Checklist allows checkboxes to be added to posts with simple Markdown
:open_book: Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin 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

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

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!

Last edited by @tobiaseigen 2025-07-16T20:46:11Z

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