Long time user and fan, first time admin setting up a small community. Here goes first post. I used the pointers in this old thread to find and replace other text [image] Editing default user signup field descriptions Support Hey folks slight_smile I’ve been trying to work out how to edit the required fields and descriptions for when a new user signs up. Right now I can only see that I can add my own custom fields. Is it possible to edit the fields and descriptions that exist by default? I’d specifically like to edit the description under the Email field. [33] Thanks so much for any advice here! However, how do I identify fields that are named too generically and have no current field description? I tried looking for hints in browser’s HTML, no luck there. On the sign up page, for example, I would like to add a description to two fields (username and full name) on how to choose a username, and that user’s full name is required. Even on this site’s sign up form, the descriptions are blank. [Screenshot 2025-02-28 at 21.24.19] What should I be searching for to identify the Username and Name field description text at admin/customize/site_texts?

Hey Sailor, welcome! Make sure to enable those settings: [The image shows the "All site settings" page for configuring Discord sign-up options, including login, email, username, full name, and password instructions. (Captioned by AI)] Then, look for .instructions [The image shows a settings page for customizing site text in Discourse, offering options to replace text content and filter content based on language and invalid entries. (Captioned by AI)] This should work!

Editing default signup field descriptions

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Sailor (Peter Petrik) February 28, 2025, 9:23pm 3

Worked like magic, thank you for the prompt pointer!

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