Thanks for spending time with us PM - how?

[Mollyvog]

When I was a lurker, I got this automated PM:

How can I implement a PM like this? I adjusted the trust level 1 to read time and clicked send message to notify, but when I go into settings and email templates, I can’t see any option for this. I need to be able to edit it to be less cheery!

Thanks in advance!

[HamMan2118]

Hi there!

You can customize any text in your site. To do this, go into Admin > Customize > Text and search for this message and edit it that way.

[ondrej]

Its system_messages.welcome_tl1_user.text_body_template you’re looking for

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[Mollyvog]

@ondrej

system_messages.welcome_tl1_user.text_body_template

Thanks both this is very helpful.

Is there a way to preview the message, to check the links are working?

[Moin]

You can create a new account for testing and promote that to trust level 1.