# Journal Plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/journal-plugin/317785>\
**Category:** Plugin\
**Tags:** pavilion, broken, experimental\
**Created:** [July 23, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/journal-plugin/317785 "2024-07-23T09:04:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/journal-plugin/317785/1 "2024-07-23T09:04:50Z")

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| ℹ | **Summary** | Turn a Discourse topic into a one-to-many journal where one user can post entries that other users comment on |
| 🛠 | **Repository Link** | `https://github.com/paviliondev/discourse-journal` |
| 📖 | **Install Guide** | [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157) |

Watch this video for an introduction to the plugin:

https://www.loom.com/embed/3e26d5e4b75f467490c3bd1d3f521abc?sid=9dd7ebe4-e1ae-4212-b04d-29d58f89a18c

### How to get started

First, enable journaling for a category in the category settings. Click “Settings” on the left, scroll down to the bottom, check “Enable journaling in this category” click “Save Category” and refresh the page. The “New Topic” button in the category will now read “Create Journal”, click it to create your first journal.

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