# Contact info on About page

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/contact-info-on-about-page/223811>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [April 9, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contact-info-on-about-page/223811 "2022-04-09T19:32:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![spamless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/spamless/32/255876_2.png) [@spamless](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spamless)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contact-info-on-about-page/223811/1 "2022-04-09T19:32:31Z")

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Hi, I’m enjoying getting started with Discourse.

In the setup area, it says an email address I provide (see screenshot) will appear on the “About” page. But it doesn’t appear, only the contact URL I also provided appears on “About.”

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/5/8/e58b45e776b2fc3dfe686df6cd95be1fafe106a7.png)

Thanks for your help!

/dr

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**Author:** ![itsbhanusharma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/itsbhanusharma/32/180717_2.png) [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contact-info-on-about-page/223811/2 "2022-04-09T19:40:52Z")

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I think it has been like this by design since forever (or at least since I’m using discourse)

The description could be made clearer that if a link is supplied, it will supersede the email. However, the email is still required for some notifications iirc.

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**Author:** ![maiki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/maiki/32/233950_2.png) [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contact-info-on-about-page/223811/3 "2022-04-09T20:02:34Z")

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Thanks, @itsbhanusharma, I did not know about that! 🙂

Maybe it could say something like:

> Contact URL for this site. Displayed on the /about page for urgent matters. If left blank, the email address from the `contact email` setting will be used.

And then explain it at `/wizard/steps/contact` somehow…

🤔

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@spamless if you’d like `contact email` to show, you can remove `contact url`; I tested it and that’s how it works. 🙂

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**Author:** ![spamless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/spamless/32/255876_2.png) [@spamless](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spamless)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contact-info-on-about-page/223811/4 "2022-04-09T20:10:43Z")

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> [@maiki](#):
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> if you’d like `contact email` to show, you can remove `contact url`; I tested it and that’s how it works. 🙂

Thanks, yes, I figured that out too, but I wanted my URL there too, for a smidge of extra publicity. 😸