Allison explores the new ‘Verified Answers’ feature in GitHub Discussions, showing how repository administrators can highlight accurate, high-value solutions for their communities.

Verified Answers Launched in GitHub Discussions for Reliable Community Solutions

GitHub Discussions has introduced a new feature called Verified Answers, which allows repository administrators to highlight authoritative and trustworthy solutions within community threads.

What Are Verified Answers?

  • Verified Answers are a new answer state, sitting above the traditional Marked as Answer.
  • This badge signifies that a response has not only been accepted by the discussion author but also reviewed by a repository administrator for accuracy and reliability.
  • The feature aims to improve trust in community support by clearly distinguishing the most accurate and trustworthy answers.

A 'Marked answered' discussion has been selected and promoted to a blue verified answer in a GitHub discussion about jeopardy

Why Does It Matter?

  • Verified answers address the challenge of finding reliable information in fast-moving developer communities.
  • By limiting verification to repository admins, GitHub introduces an extra layer of quality assurance.
  • This is helpful for users looking for reliable solutions to product questions, troubleshooting requests, or bug reports, especially on community.github.com.
  • Verified answers support responsible AI practices by providing accurate content for integration with Large Language Models (LLMs) and GitHub Copilot.

How to Use Verified Answers

Requirements:

  • Admin permissions on the repository.
  • Discussions enabled for the repository.
  • At least one answer in the discussion thread.

How to Verify an Answer:

  1. Open the discussion with existing answers.
  2. Find the answer to verify.
  3. Use the 3-dot menu next to the answer.
  4. Select the new Verify answer option.

Once verified, the answer will display a special badge. Contributors scanning through discussions can quickly spot trusted answers.

Join the Community

Join the wider conversation and see verified answers in action by visiting GitHub Community Discussions.

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