How do I allow students to like replies in a discussion?
You can allow students to like replies in a discussion. If a discussion allows liking, users will see a Like icon within each discussion reply. By default, liking is available to all users in the course; however, you can choose to restrict the option to graders only.
The Like icon is enabled on a per-discussion basis.
Learn how to like a discussion reply.
Open Discussions
![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/587/808/original/fce44f39-a657-4fbb-a9e0-bb3e23b4b280.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Create Discussion
![Create Discusison](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/587/812/original/6a5421c7-2287-47dd-be20-70d7b1c0ebb2.png)
Create your discussion. Enter a discussion title in the Topic Title field [1]. Add discussion content using the Rich Content Editor [2].
Set Liking Options
![Set Liking Options](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/587/814/original/ab16d192-f645-430d-979d-08d481ca8d82.png)
In discussion options, click the Allow liking checkbox [1].
If you want to limit the liking functionality to only graders in the course, click the Only graders can like checkbox [2]. Only users with the Edit Grades permission can see the Like link. However, all users still see the total number of likes for each reply.
Save and Publish
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If you are ready to publish your discussion, click the Save and Publish button [1]. If you want to create a draft of your discussion and publish it later, click the Save button [2].