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## [Differences in tags input behaviour for staff and regular users causes confusion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-in-tags-input-behaviour-for-staff-and-regular-users-causes-confusion/270558)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-in-tags-input-behaviour-for-staff-and-regular-users-causes-confusion/270558 "2023-07-04T21:46:54Z")

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My third (and probably last) topic related to What about an "advanced" or "guided" submission process for new topics in certain categories - #11 by jordan-violet. The same tagging rules are applied to staff and regular u…

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## [Clicking a topic title goes to last post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-a-topic-title-goes-to-last-post/270559)

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**Author:** [@Dante\_Dante](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dante_Dante)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-a-topic-title-goes-to-last-post/270559 "2023-07-05T04:04:23Z")

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I have a topic that has many post, when I click enter instead of showing the first post, it shows the last so you have to scroll up. Is this a bug or discourse is supposed to work like this or there is a feature I can c…

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## [Login error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error/270564)

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**Author:** [@klein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/klein)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error/270564 "2023-07-11T14:55:42Z")

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Hello everyone! One of my forum users couldn’t use his account to login forum from our website and got this error. There is no problem with other user accounts but only his. I thought it maybe can be solved by updatin…

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## [Adding icons for the Welcome Link Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-icons-for-the-welcome-link-banner/270583)

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**Author:** [@apgar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/apgar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-icons-for-the-welcome-link-banner/270583 "2022-02-22T23:20:46Z")

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This is wonderful! You’re truly awesome @awesomerobot! I do have a question regarding svg\_icons. I tried to add the regular and solid ones on the list (e.g. far-user-group and fas-user-group), but whenever I hit prev…

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## [Is there a way to make part of a post visible to a user group only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-part-of-a-post-visible-to-a-user-group-only/270584)

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**Author:** [@kenjdarhan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kenjdarhan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-part-of-a-post-visible-to-a-user-group-only/270584 "2023-07-05T18:15:44Z")

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For example, in my category X (visible to groups A and B), I want to post a topic with contents: \*\*paragraph visible to group A and B (all users who can see category X)\*\* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \*\*paragraph visib…

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## [How to get links in the Welcome Banner to respect 'Open external links in new tab\`?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-links-in-the-welcome-banner-to-respect-open-external-links-in-new-tab/270585)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_Nguyen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_Nguyen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-links-in-the-welcome-banner-to-respect-open-external-links-in-new-tab/270585 "2023-04-11T13:32:01Z")

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Hello! I checked the option “Open external links in a new tab” in Discourse settings. When I clicked the links on the banner, it doesn’t open a new window. I’ve tried different browser/incognito. It seems like the option…

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## [Hyperlinks not showing in Welcome Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hyperlinks-not-showing-in-welcome-banner/270587)

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**Author:** [@kellismithgall](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kellismithgall)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hyperlinks-not-showing-in-welcome-banner/270587 "2022-11-03T07:38:41Z")

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Hyperlink in Text Portion of Banner - Hi, I’m looking for the code to hyperlink in the text portion of the banner. For example - in your example of Welcome to our community, …our guidelines is hyperlinked. Please advise…

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## [Using emojis instead of icons in the Welcome Link Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-emojis-instead-of-icons-in-the-welcome-link-banner/270588)

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**Author:** [@mk0r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mk0r)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-emojis-instead-of-icons-in-the-welcome-link-banner/270588 "2022-03-20T12:37:59Z")

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Question: Do the banner colors by default respect the theme colors e.g. if forum is in dark mode? Also, two feature requests: It would be great to be able to change the alignment to be left-aligned instead of centered…

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## [Making the banner links horizontal in mobile version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-banner-links-horizontal-in-mobile-version/270589)

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**Author:** [@undasein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/undasein)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-banner-links-horizontal-in-mobile-version/270589 "2023-01-23T12:57:58Z")

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Is there any way to make the banner links in the mobile version appear horizontally instead of vertically? Thanks!

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## [Change the opacity of the banner box?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-opacity-of-the-banner-box/270591)

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**Author:** [@JamesDb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesDb)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-opacity-of-the-banner-box/270591 "2022-06-23T15:42:29Z")

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Is it possible to change the opacity of the banner box?

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## [How to make the Welcome banner wider?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-welcome-banner-wider/270592)

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**Author:** [@jamierobinson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamierobinson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-welcome-banner-wider/270592 "2022-10-07T20:18:20Z")

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Is there any way to make the banner slightly wider so I can fit some extra characters into the header?

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## [Restrict Welcome banner to user's homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-welcome-banner-to-users-homepage/270596)

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**Author:** [@Discoursenaut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discoursenaut)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-welcome-banner-to-users-homepage/270596 "2022-12-25T14:13:42Z")

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I have a user asking if it is possible to restrict the banner to the homepage only, so if they have latest bookmarked it doesn’t show? Currently it appears to show in both instances.

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## [Blurry top banner picture in Chrome?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blurry-top-banner-picture-in-chrome/270598)

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**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blurry-top-banner-picture-in-chrome/270598 "2023-01-10T07:20:55Z")

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Not sure if it’s a bug. But in Chrome I see a blurry top banner picture while in Firefox it’s a high resolution one. A month ago or so it was also in high resolution on Chrome. I have a 4K monitor by the way, maybe that …

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## [Error installing Welcome Link Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-installing-welcome-link-banner/270599)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Hyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Hyer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-installing-welcome-link-banner/270599 "2023-02-09T16:36:18Z")

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Getting an error while trying to install this theme component: Error: expected "=". ╷ 3 │ @if $plugin-outlet = "above-main-container-outlet" { │ ^ ╵ /var/www/discourse/common.scss 3:23 root stylesheet And as the error …

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## [Adding image within the banner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-image-within-the-banner/270600)

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**Author:** [@Michele\_Butturini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michele_Butturini)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-image-within-the-banner/270600 "2023-04-28T12:15:38Z")

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This is a great feature! Do you know if/how it is possible to add an image within the banner? something like this:

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## [Include images and allow moderators to edit Welcome Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-images-and-allow-moderators-to-edit-welcome-banner/270601)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-images-and-allow-moderators-to-edit-welcome-banner/270601 "2023-03-18T17:25:34Z")

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can i give you two suggestions? 1 - place image next to the text 2 - let moderators have access to modify the theme too because it would be really cool to be able to put an image and a message, every month to do an aw…

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## [Welcome Link Banner has extra margin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-link-banner-has-extra-margin/270604)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-link-banner-has-extra-margin/270604 "2022-12-21T19:04:45Z")

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There is a small margin bug: I can not see this issue on meta, but on my instance, this is caused by this CSS code: The code is there to add some margin between top buttons and the welcome banner, but it’s also en…

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## [Add a 'dismiss' button to the Welcome Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-dismiss-button-to-the-welcome-banner/270606)

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**Author:** [@Rhod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rhod)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-dismiss-button-to-the-welcome-banner/270606 "2023-08-01T20:34:57Z")

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Thanks, its a great component. Its posible add a “dismiss” button or “close” button (x).

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## [Add a min\_trust\_level setting to Welcome Link Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-min-trust-level-setting-to-welcome-link-banner/270608)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-min-trust-level-setting-to-welcome-link-banner/270608 "2022-08-14T19:13:12Z")

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I have a small request that might be too obscure. I would like to see the addition of min trust level. My use case is that I want to install the component twice so I can show a banner for TL0 an TL1 to help get them onbo…

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## [Use tag and category banner components together](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-tag-and-category-banner-components-together/270622)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-tag-and-category-banner-components-together/270622 "2023-05-03T16:55:31Z")

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Really excellent theme component! Is there any way to display banners for lists that are using both a category and tag simultaneously?

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## [Include tag descriptions in Tag Banners](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-tag-descriptions-in-tag-banners/270624)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-tag-descriptions-in-tag-banners/270624 "2022-02-15T22:14:53Z")

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Now that tag descriptions are officially a thing, it would be nice to have the header show both the name and the description rather than just the name.

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## [Banner doesn't show when 'remove tag hyphen' is enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-doesnt-show-when-remove-tag-hyphen-is-enabled/270625)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-doesnt-show-when-remove-tag-hyphen-is-enabled/270625 "2022-08-10T15:19:01Z")

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Saw this on two instances: the banner doesn’t show when a tag uses hyphens and remove tag hyphen is enabled.

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## [Adding a featured topic to a Tag Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-featured-topic-to-a-tag-banner/270626)

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**Author:** [@attj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/attj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-featured-topic-to-a-tag-banner/270626 "2022-07-30T10:44:28Z")

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Hello, is it possible to modify this theme so that it also shows the banner once you enter a topic that has the tag? Would it be an easy addition? I am trying to modify this theme to include a featured topic in the bann…

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## [Capitalizing Tag names in Tag Banners](https://meta.discourse.org/t/capitalizing-tag-names-in-tag-banners/270627)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/capitalizing-tag-names-in-tag-banners/270627 "2022-08-10T16:07:18Z")

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This component is working really well with categories banners now :slight\_smile: Category (or subcategory) + tag will display both the category and tag banner. Really awesome, thanks @awesomerobot! :100: :partying\_face: …

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## [Banner text gets pushed to top in mobile view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-text-gets-pushed-to-top-in-mobile-view/270628)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-text-gets-pushed-to-top-in-mobile-view/270628 "2023-07-05T10:35:28Z")

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Just noticed I think there is an issue with the tag banner on mobile. The tag text gets pushed up to the top of the banner. I’ve attached a screenshot from the theme creator preview. The same thing happens on Discourse i…

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## ['tag-banner' class not being removed when navigating away](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-banner-class-not-being-removed-when-navigating-away/270629)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-banner-class-not-being-removed-when-navigating-away/270629 "2023-01-23T21:01:34Z")

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Working on a setup where I want to adjust the top padding of the main-outlet and saw there’s this declaration on the component: .tag-banner #main-outlet { padding-top: 1.5em; } The component adds that class tag-banne…

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## [Showing different info to anon/trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-different-info-to-anon-trust-levels/270630)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-different-info-to-anon-trust-levels/270630 "2022-02-26T21:08:08Z")

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Thank you Kris - this is awesome and makes it easy to have a really professional looking welcome banner. And the tweaks are making it better! I’d like to have slightly different content for anon vs trust\_level\_0/1. Mayb…

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## [Is it possible to put the welcome banner somewhere else on the site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-put-the-welcome-banner-somewhere-else-on-the-site/270638)

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**Author:** [@matt\_valant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matt_valant)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-put-the-welcome-banner-somewhere-else-on-the-site/270638 "2023-07-05T11:39:12Z")

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Great component! Any input on how to modify the placement of this component on a page? For instance, I’d rather have this component located above my footer, as opposed to below the header. Any thoughts here? See example…

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## [How to put the welcome text above the icons?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-put-the-welcome-text-above-the-icons/270640)

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**Author:** [@UnitedFreedom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UnitedFreedom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-put-the-welcome-text-above-the-icons/270640 "2023-07-05T11:48:05Z")

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Amazing banner! Thanks! Is there any way to prevent the responsive layout on large screens from moving the welcome text on the left? I would like it to remain on the top for all screen sizes. Thanks :slight\_smile:

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## [Can "fas" icons be used?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-fas-icons-be-used/270643)

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**Author:** [@alxndr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxndr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-fas-icons-be-used/270643 "2023-06-26T02:58:19Z")

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@awesomerobot can fas icons be used, e.g. Landmark Filled Icon (Classic Solid) — Free SVG Download | Font Awesome ? I’ve got fas and fa-landmark in the “svg icon subset” setting as well as this component’s “Svg icons” s…

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