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Questions and Answers

A topic posted as a question can be marked as solved by accepting one reply as its answer.

A solved question: the banner says the topic has been marked as solved, and the accepted answer is highlighted.

Marking the Answer

  1. Open the question.

  2. Under the reply that solves it, click Mark as Answer.

The reply shows Accepted, the topic shows This topic has been marked as solved. with a View the Solution link, and the topic gets the Solved badge in lists. The home page counts it under Solutions.

  • Only one reply can be the accepted answer. To choose another, click Accepted to clear it first.
  • Only top-level replies can be accepted, not replies to replies.
  • Moderators can mark and clear the answer.

In Liferay Forums 1.0.0, the question’s author also sees Mark as Answer, but can’t use it yet. See Known Issues.