# Topics ### Summary Topics are generally used to group information by topic or subject. Out-of-the-box, CivicTheme comes with several topics set up - you just need to edit them to the topics you'd like. Below you can see three news card showing three different topics - Scholarships, International students, and Research.

### How to add a topic You can add a new topic by clicking on List terms or Add terms from the dropdown menu to the right of 'Topics'.

If you select List terms, you'll then need to click Add term.

Add in the name and a description (if desired) and then click Save.

Note: You also have the option of adding in parent terms under the 'Relations' area and choosing how you want Topics to be treated in the site map. ### How to edit a topic You can edit existing topics by firstly selecting List terms from the dropdown menu next to 'Topics'.

Next, click on Edit next to the Topic you'd like to edit.

Rename the topic and then click Save. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.civictheme.io/content-authoring/vocabularies/topics.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.