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# How to Edit a Discussion

# How to Edit a Discussion

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to edit a discussion
* What you can change
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
After a discussion is created you can go back and change it — fix a typo in the title, expand the opening statement, adjust the tags, change who can see it, or tidy up a poll. Editing is done from the discussion's own page.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-edit-a-discussion/discussion-detail-edit-button_21e8131d.png)

## How to edit a discussion
1. Open the discussion you want to change (from the Discussions hub, or via its link at `/discussions/<id>`).
2. Click **Edit** near the top of the discussion. An edit panel slides in from the right with the current details filled in.
3. Change whatever you need to — see **What you can change** below.
4. Click **Save**. Your changes are applied and the discussion updates.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-edit-a-discussion/edit-discussion-drawer_a0517bc3.png)

## What you can change
* **Title** — the headline (5–140 characters).
* **Linked Learnings** — the linked course, pathway, event or Knowledge article, but only if the discussion isn't already locked to a learning item. If it was started from a learning item's panel, this stays locked.
* **Opening statement** — the body text (at least 10 characters).
* **Category** and **Tags**.
* **Access type** — switch between **Open**, **Invite-only** and **Team-only**, and adjust the invited people or selected Teams that go with them.
* **Poll** — edit the question, options, multiple-selection setting and close date. Once the poll has received votes, the question and existing options are locked and can't be changed.

> **Note:** If you change the title, the discussion's web address (its permalink) is regenerated to match the new title, so an old link may no longer resolve.

## Things to keep in mind
* You can only edit a discussion you're allowed to — your own, or (for moderators) any discussion in your organisation. If you don't see an **Edit** button, you don't have permission to edit that thread.
* Poll fields that have already received votes are locked to keep results fair.
* Adding new people to an **Invite-only** discussion notifies only the people you newly add — existing invitees aren't notified again.
* Changing the title changes the permalink, so share the new link if you've circulated the old one.

## FAQs
**Where's the Edit button?**
On the discussion's own page, near the top. It only shows if you have permission to edit that discussion.

**Can I edit someone else's discussion?**
Only if you're a moderator (a role with permission to manage discussions). Otherwise you can only edit your own.

**Can I change the linked learning?**
Yes, unless the discussion was started from a learning item's Discussions panel — in that case the link is locked.

**Why can't I edit the poll question?**
Because the poll has already received votes. To keep results fair, the question and existing options lock once voting begins.

## Who can do this
The **Edit** button appears for the discussion's original author (who can always edit their own discussion) and for moderators — **Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers** and **Content Managers**, who can edit any discussion in your organisation. **People Managers**, **Instructors** and **Employees** can edit only the discussions they created themselves. **Restricted** users cannot edit discussions.