# Please search for your topic before opening a new one

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/please-search-for-your-topic-before-opening-a-new-one/3432>\
**Category:** General Topics\
**Created:** [July 28, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/please-search-for-your-topic-before-opening-a-new-one/3432 "2021-07-28T15:55:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![junaruga](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/junaruga/32/5342_2.png) [@junaruga](https://community.frame.work/u/junaruga)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/please-search-for-your-topic-before-opening-a-new-one/3432/2 "2021-07-28T16:13:00Z")

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I think this forum system is using Discourse. My suggestion is a systematic approach to improve this user experience, that is to use [a topic template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-topic-templates/38295) that guide users, printing a text to explain “Please search for your topic before opening a new one” when clicking s a “+ New topic” button. It’s like [an issue ticket template on GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/configuring-issue-templates-for-your-repository).

I guess Framework can use the feature by customizing Discourse. Though I have not used the feature, I just found it.

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