I’m a little unclear as to what I should be seeing with Bootstrap Mode active. (Self-hosted, 3.4.0.beta1-dev.) I’ve never touched the setting, and we’re under the default user threshold of 50, so based on what I’ve read here I’d expect to see: new users assigned TL1 new users digest frequency se…

[image] ToddZ: As an admin, I’m seeing: :x: new users assigned TL0 :x: new users digest frequency set to 1 Week Maybe you have changed these settings. Even in bootstap mode you can change them. It only sets a different default for those settings. [image] ToddZ: never any banner about B…

Ah, thanks for clarifying those details. Things make sense now. I did change the new user TL and the summary settings at some point – just thought bootstrap was some kind of background override. (I searched, but couldn’t find official documentation for bootstrap mode. Seems it’s usually described i…

Did you read the admin getting started guide, seeded with your new site? There is some explanation in there. Maybe a documentation topic is indeed a good idea. We could link to it from the site setting.

I did, thanks – the Getting Started admin guide likewise mentions the effects of Bootstrap mode, but not the mechanism. This left room for me to assume that Bootstrap mode was a background rule overriding admin settings, not a direct temporary change to admin settings. So as I explored these things …

I see a Bootstrap Mode wiki doc just appeared! :partying_face: [image] Understanding and managing bootstrap mode Site Management warning Bootstrap mode has been removed in Feb/2026 bookmark This guide explains how Discourse’s bootstrap mode works, when it ap…

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I see a Bootstrap Mode wiki doc just appeared!

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