# Customize site text on Discourse - pros and cons

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-site-text-on-discourse-pros-and-cons/330898
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [October 15, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-site-text-on-discourse-pros-and-cons/330898 "2024-10-15T05:55:03Z")
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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-site-text-on-discourse-pros-and-cons/330898/4 "2024-10-15T06:45:40Z")

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> [@Suhotra\_Roychoudhury](#):
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> Is it recommended to change the UX copy

Only do it if you have a reason to make the change. There are cases where there are good reasons to customize the text.

> [@Suhotra\_Roychoudhury](#):
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> Is it required to change all variations of a certain word/phrase in all areas if we decide to change the text?

Have a look at this topic: [Find a translation key with verbose localization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-a-translation-key-with-verbose-localization/134651). It shows you how to enable “verbose localization” so that you can see exactly where in the UI the text for a translation key is used.

If you enable verbose localization, use the method outlined in the “Enabling the setting for an individual session” section of the guide ([Find a translation key with verbose localization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-a-translation-key-with-verbose-localization/134651#enabling-the-setting-for-an-individual-session-5)). Enabling verbose localization through the `verbose localization` site setting will just make the site look strange for its other users.

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