Do Discussions at the Org level work the same way with DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE folder in .github

[amynic]

Discussion Type

Question

Discussion Content

I have setup an organization that has discussions at the org level
I have created a .github public repo in which I have a readme.md in a public folder and also created the DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE folder holding a product-feedback-and-ideas.yml file using the code samples provided in documentation

using the setup above I cannot seem to get the yml file to be recognized by the categories

Is there a different setup for category templates at the org level where I might be missing something

Thanks for your help :)

[LukasBel]

GitHub Organization Discussion Templates Setup

Problem

Templates for organization-level discussions need a specific directory structure to be recognized.

Solution

For organization discussion templates to work correctly:

1. Ensure your .github repository is public
2. Use the nested structure:

   myorg/.github/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/your-category-slug.yml
   

3. Make filename match the category slug exactly (lowercase with hyphens)
4. Follow standard YAML format for discussion templates

Example

For a category called "Product Feedback and Ideas":

myorg/.github/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/product-feedback-and-ideas.yml

Common Issues

• Missing the nested .github folder (needs to be .github/.github/)
• Template filename doesn't match category slug
• Template not in the correct YAML format
• Repository not public

Testing

If organization-level template isn't working, try creating a test template directly in your source repository first.

[amynic]

@LukasBel - fantastic guidance and advice - after working through a few YAML edits by using a GitHub Discussions forum yaml file as an example I got it all working - highly recommend updating the docs to point at GitHub Community discussion files as an example 👍👍