# Discourse Meta: Using topic templates for categories

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- Original source: https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-topic-templates-for-categories/38295?tl=en
- Domain: meta.discourse.org
- Latest check: 2026-05-29
- Channels: Community, Documentation, Product, Support

## Cited GrowthDex tactics

- [Category topic templates for cleaner support intake](/growth-ideas/category-topic-templates-for-cleaner-support-intake/) - Give support and bug-report categories a topic template so new threads arrive with the version, setup, and failure details the team actually needs.
- [Discourse topic template before support post submit](/growth-ideas/discourse-topic-template-before-support-post-submit/) - Prefill support categories with the fields you actually need so bug reports and setup questions arrive with enough context to answer on the first pass.

## Related reading

- [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/)
- [All growth ideas](/growth-ideas/index.md)