How to Create a Discussion Board in SharePoint Online?

Requirement: Create a Discussion Board List in SharePoint Online.

How to create a discussion board List in SharePoint Online?

A discussion board is a great collaboration tool to enable conversations, questions, and knowledge sharing in SharePoint Online. In this detailed guide, I will walk you through the step-by-step process of creating a discussion board in SharePoint Online.

To add a discussion board in SharePoint Online, follow these steps:

1. Login to your SharePoint Online site >> Click on the settings gear icon in the top-right corner of the page >> Select “Site Contents”.
2. On the Site Contents page, click on the “New” button on the command bar and then choose “Add an app”.
3. Click on “Classic Experience” from the Apps page.

   

4. Locate the “Discussion Board” app in the SharePoint app store (You can also use the search button).
5. Click on the “Discussion Board” tile and enter a name for the new Discussion Board.

   

6. Click Create.

   

You can now start a discussion thread, Reply to a discussion thread, or mark the best reply to a post.

PnP PowerShell to Create Discussion Board List in SharePoint Online

Let’s see how to use the PnP PowerShell script to create a discussion board in a Modern SharePoint Online site:

#Parameters
$SiteURL = "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/retail"
$ListName = "Discussions V2"

Try {
    #Connect to PnP Online
    Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -Interactive

    #Create a new discussion board list in Sharepoint Online using PnP PowerShell
    $List = New-PnPList -Title $ListName -Template DiscussionBoard -ErrorAction Stop

    Write-host -f Green "Discussion Board Created Successfully!"
}
catch {
    write-host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)" -foregroundcolor Red
}

This script adds a discussion board on your SharePoint Online site. You can now use it to power team conversations, collate FAQs, and gather employee feedback – all in one place. This brings tremendous value to any organization.