The six post types

The post type tells readers what kind of response you are looking for. It is shown as a badge on your post and can be filtered on in search and in feeds.

Question

You want an answer. Questions are the only type where an answer can be accepted, marking the reply that solved it so the next person with the same problem sees it first.

Discussion

You want opinions and perspectives. There is no single right reply, and nothing gets marked as the answer.

Idea

You are proposing something — a project, an initiative, a suggestion — and want reactions and refinement.

Problem

You are naming something that is broken or difficult, often at a community or societal level. Closer to a discussion than a question: you may not be expecting a fix in the replies.

Resource

You are sharing something useful — a link, a document, a tool, a guide. The value is the thing itself, not a conversation about it.

Poll

You want to count opinions. Readers vote on the options you set. Results stay hidden until you have voted, so early votes cannot steer later ones.

Events

Communities can also publish events, which carry a date and time. These are created from the community's Events tab rather than the normal composer.

Choosing wrongly

Nothing breaks. You can edit your post and change its type afterwards. But a discussion posted as a question tends to attract short answers instead of the conversation you wanted, so it is worth a moment's thought.