# How to edit topics/show.html.erb

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-topics-show-html-erb/234992
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 3, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-topics-show-html-erb/234992 "2022-08-03T13:32:10Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-topics-show-html-erb/234992/2 "2022-08-03T13:56:05Z")

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You don’t want to do it that way. You need to develop a plugin (or perhaps theme component). See [Beginner’s Guide to Creating Discourse Plugins Part 1: Creating a basic plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-creating-discourse-plugins-part-1-creating-a-basic-plugin/30515) and [Developer’s guide to Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-s-guide-to-discourse-themes/93648).

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