# Admin manual -\> first steps

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-manual-first-steps/301197
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 27, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-manual-first-steps/301197 "2024-03-27T18:24:36Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-manual-first-steps/301197/2 "2024-03-27T18:34:02Z")

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It is shown to staff as long as your site is in bootstrap mode

> [@Updates to new site experience and the Getting Started guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-to-new-site-experience-and-the-getting-started-guide/273189/1):
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> Note: the Getting started link replaces the “bootstrap mode” banners we previously showed persistently to admins. Bootstrap mode is still in place until the number of users specified in the `bootstrap mode min users` admin setting is reached.

> [@How to remove the "Getting Started" button on header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-the-getting-started-button-on-header/275214/3):
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> It’s bootstrap mode min users: +1 Setting it to 0 (or fewer than the number of people on your site) should disable it, though it can take up to a day as that’s how often the background job runs.

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