Returning User Education?

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In the discussion titled “Returning User Education?” under the Feature category, roarkely proposes introducing “Returning User” education blocks to re-engage users after periods of inactivity. Two scenarios are outlined: (1) users who haven’t visited or replied in X days could see a block on login, reinforcing community rules; and (2) users returning after enforced absence could receive guidance upon re-entry. riking confirms this functionality already exists via a redirect to /t/ on first visit after absence, with optional instructions displayed until dismissed. The system is designed to be non-intrusive unless users choose to engage with the content. The proposal seeks to enhance onboarding for returning members while preserving user autonomy.

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The "New User’ education blocks are great! Could we also get “Returning User” education blocks? We’ve got two different ideas for how these could work:

Situation 1: User has been inactive in the community
If a user hasn’t visited the site or replied by email in X days, the block could be displayed to them on login. They could be used to re-enforce community rules after a period of absence.

Situation 2: User hasn’t visited after a set date
If a user hasn’t visited the site after a particular date, the block would be displayed at login. This could be used to let them know of changes to the community rules, kind of like a ‘terms of service’ change, but friendlier.

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This is done by default with the site redirecting to /top the first time you load the homepage after an absense.

Number 2 - displaying a notice to all users until dismissed - can be done with Topic Wrench → Pin Topic → Banner Topic :slight_smile:

You may want to include instructions on clicking the X when done, as otherwise they may be prone to leaving it there…

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