Editing and deleting discussion topics You can edit a discussion topic if you need to change the name, description, or access privileges. You can delete a topic if you no longer need it. When you delete a topic, all the posts in the topic are also deleted. If you don't want to delete the posts in the topic, move the posts before you delete the topic. To edit a topic Open the topic in help center, then click Edit topic in the top menu bar. Make your changes to the name or description and click Update. To delete a topic Open the topic in theelp center, then click Edit topic in the top menu bar. Be sure you've moved any posts that you want to save to another topic. Click the Delete topic link on the page.