# Changing Welcome Message

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-welcome-message/70407
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 20, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-welcome-message/70407 "2017-09-20T01:51:48Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-welcome-message/70407/13 "2022-05-31T10:10:28Z")

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I’ve just tried this on my test site, and editing `discourse_narrative_bot.new_user_narrative.hello.message` changed the text of the Greetings! message from Discobot when I signed up a new test user. It might be that you do have the wrong field. I think the best way to find the right field to edit is to copy a small piece of something distinctive from in the message and paste it into the search box. 👍

There is another similar text field for the system welcome message `system_messages.welcome_user.text_body_template` which might be the one?

This topic has a good overview of some of the settings and messages in the onboarding flow that may give you some hints as to which other ones you could check:

> [@Customizing trust level promotion messages for new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcoming-new-users-with-trust-level-messages/193270):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to set up customized trust level promotion messages for new users, replacing the default Discourse narrative bot welcome process. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Summary This guide will show you how to customize the onboarding journey for new users by replacing the default Discourse narrative bot welcome process with personalized trust level promotion messages. You’ll learn how to: Set up the site contact user Modify the default …

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