Converting Posts to Questions in Chatter Questions

Hello, Muhammad

Unfortunately, there is no native way to convert a Chatter post into a Chatter question :-( 

However, there are a few workarounds that you can use:

Method 1: Copy and Paste the Post Text into a New Chatter Question

This is the simplest method but can be cumbersome if you have many posts to convert. 

1.      Open the Chatter post that needs to be converted.

2.      Copy the text of the post.

3.      Open a new Chatter question.

4.      Paste the post text into the question field.

Method 2: Writing Code to Assist in Conversion

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This method is risky because it deletes converted posts after conversion, so I strongly recommend testing it in a sandbox to avoid any issues later on.

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For this method, add the tag " #convert" to the post and then execute the following code in the Developer Console's Anonymous Window:

// Declare variables
List<FeedItem> postsToDelete = new List<FeedItem>();
List<FeedItem> questionsToInsert = new List<FeedItem>();
// Get all Chatter TextPosts
List<FeedItem> textPosts = [SELECT Id, Body, ParentId FROM FeedItem WHERE Type = 'TextPost' AND ParentId != null];
// Loop through all Chatter TextPosts
for (FeedItem textPost : textPosts) {
    // Check if the post's Body contains the '#convert' tag
    if (textPost.Body != null && textPost.Body.contains('#convert')) {
        // Remove the '#convert' tag and <p> tags from the Body using a regular expression
        String cleanedBody = textPost.Body.replaceAll('(?i)#convert|<p>|</p>', '');
        // Create a new Chatter Question
        FeedItem question = new FeedItem(
            Type = 'QuestionPost',
            Title = 'Converted Question', // Set a default title or provide a meaningful title
            Body = cleanedBody,
            ParentId = textPost.ParentId // Assuming this is the correct relationship name for ParentId in your schema
            // Add other necessary fields for the question
        );
        // Add the new Chatter Question to the list for insertion
        questionsToInsert.add(question);
        // Update the original Chatter TextPost to remove the '#convert' tag and <p> tags
        textPost.Body = cleanedBody;
        update textPost;
        // Add the original Chatter TextPost to the list for deletion
        postsToDelete.add(textPost);
    }
}
// Insert the new Chatter Questions
insert questionsToInsert;
// Delete the original Chatter TextPosts
delete postsToDelete;

This code automates the process, and the converted questions will have the label "Converted Question".

I tested it in the Trailhead Playground, and everything works. Below are the results:

Before:After:I hope this solution will be helpful to you.

Respectfully, 

Mykhailo from IBVCLOUD OÜ team