Add a topic to a forum

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title: Add a topic to a forum
description: Add a topic to a forum so that users can associate content to that topic.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/customer-service-management/communities/add-topic-to-forum.html
release: brazil
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure community forums, Configuring communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
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# Add a topic to a forum

Add a topic to a forum so that users can associate content to that topic.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_communities.forum\_admin

**Important:**

Starting with the Brazil release, Communities is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer installed on new instances but will continue to be supported. For details, see the [Deprecation Process \[KB0867184\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0867184) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

## About this task

A topic can belong to more than one forum.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Community** > **Administration** > **Forums**.

2.  In the list, click the forum name.

3.  Click the **Forum Topics** related list.

4.  Click **New**.

5.  From the **Topic** list, select a topic.

6.  Click **Submit**.

    The selected topic is added to the Forum Topics list in the forum. The topic is available to users in this forum.


**Parent Topic:**[Configure community forums](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/customer-service-management/communities/configure-forums-topics.md)