Link to New Topic?

[outofthebox (Carson)]

Hi, I want to create an in-line link for the words “start a new discussion” (and so on). When a member clicks on the link, they will have a new topic opened and a pre-selected category in our community.
1 - Is this possible?
2 - What are the ‘rules’ for configuring that link so it opens for the member a new topic with a pre-selected category?

[mikechristopher]

How to create a new topic link with pre-filled information

Discourse now supports composing a new (pre-filled) topic via URL! To compose a new pre-filled topic, modify URL params like this: https://discourse.example.com/new-topic?title=topic%20title&body=topic%20body&category=category/subcategory&tags=email,planned This will open composer window pre filled with topic title, body, category and tags. Breaking down the link / URL to show the available options, we have: the base URL / link: https://discourse.example.com/new-topic the ? URL operator to…