How to save a Discourse topic as a readable Markdown discussion
A Markdown topic export helps preserve a selected conversation in a portable text format. The result should retain the order and attribution needed to understand the exchange.
Start with the right material.
- What you provide
- one short loaded Discourse topic or a selected set of posts.
- The intended result
- A file of selected readable topic posts.
How the workflow works.
Keep the topic title and readable posts together, preserving links, code and quoted passages. Distinguish a quoted earlier message from a new statement by the current author.
What to check in the result.
Preview the document and check the supplied post sequence. A selected topic snapshot does not include unloaded history, linked discussions or attachments that were not provided.
Preview the Markdown to check headings, lists and links as well as the words. Keep source references with the document so a reviewer can trace important statements back to the material you supplied.
Learn from the worked example.
The downloadable Markdown example shows one possible organization of the result. Read it alongside the source example and notice which statements are recorded facts, proposed wording or questions still needing an answer.
The supplied example is illustrative. It is not a recorded run on your data.
Download the example ↓Use it with your own material.
- Open the source you want to work with and activate WebAct on that tab.
- Copy the task from the hero, add any required fields or preferences, and review the proposed actions.
- Compare the first result with your source. Ask for a specific correction or refinement where needed.