I’d like to change the “type title, or paste a link here” text that appears in the “Create a new topic” subject box, to remove the reference to links, which tends to be abused by users. I edited: js.composer.title_or_link_placeholder for my preferred text and saved it. However, the composer box i…

[image] L30110: I edited: js.composer.title_or_link_placeholder for my preferred text and saved it. This should work. Make sure you saved the changes. You will probably need to reload the site in your browser to see the updated text.

OK, that did it. I had to completely exit Chrome and restart from scratch. Apparently it was pretty deeply cached. Thanks!

[image] simon: title_or_link_placeholder from where to edit? this one

Changing "Type title, or paste a link here" text

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simon December 20, 2019, 8:55pm 5

Site text is edited on your Admin / Customize / Text page. See this topic for more details: Customize text in Discourse.

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