GitHub Discussions

The home for developer communities

Ask questions, share ideas, and build connections with each other—all right next to your code. GitHub Discussions enables healthy and productive software collaboration.

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Screenshot of a GitHub Discussions page for the ’octoinvaders’ project, showing categorized discussion threads with tags like ’answered’ and ’Long term.’ The interface features playful elements like a mona emjoi and a rocket icon, highlighting community interaction.

Dedicated space for conversations

Decrease the burden of managing active work in issues and pull requests by providing a separate space to host ongoing discussions, questions, and ideas.

The image is a screenshot of a forum discussion. The first comment, posted by "khayrizen" on March 22, 2022, asks for brainstorming new power-up ideas for a character named Mona. This comment has received 8 thumbs-up reactions and 5 up votes. Below it, "pavbez" responds, suggesting that a character named Hubot could deliver the power-ups, giving Mona superpowers similar to those provided by GitHub. The discussion highlights community engagement with reactions and replies.

Create a home for your community

The image is a screenshot of a discussion board interface with a dark theme. The top section features three colorful cards labeled "Game dev log," "Power-up contest," and "Fan Art showcase." Below these cards, categories are listed on the left side, including General, Show & tell, Getting started, Feedback, Q&A, Game Design, Art & Design. The main section displays discussions under various topics such as "Power-up contest," "Solo & coop modes," and "Mars level design." Each discussion entry includes icons for comments and likes.

Personalize for your community and team with any ways to make your space unique for you and your collaborators.

Custom categories. Create discussion categories that fit your community's needs.

Label and organize. Keep your discussions tidy and make it easy for your community to filter topics.

Pin discussions. Make announcements and the most important discussions more visible for contributors.

Monitor insights

Track the health and growth of your community with a dashboard full of actionable data.

Count of total contribution activity to Discussions, Issues, and PRs.

The image is a line graph showing data trends over time for issues, discussions, and pull requests. The x-axis represents dates from March 4th to April 4th, and the y-axis represents the number of occurrences ranging from 0 to 15. The graph includes a solid blue line for issues, a green dotted line for discussions, and a purple dashed line for pull requests.

Start the conversation with your community