# Customize text in Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-in-discourse/36092>\
**Category:** Site Management\
**Tags:** configuring, how-to, customization\
**Created:** [November 27, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-in-discourse/36092 "2015-11-27T17:01:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-in-discourse/36092/1 "2015-11-27T17:01:54Z")

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> 🔖 This is a guide for customizing text in Discourse via the admin interface, enabling changes to various UI elements.
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> 🙋 Required user level: Administrator

In Discourse, you can customize all of the text via the admin interface. This can be useful for tailoring the user experience to better fit the particular tone or branding of your community.

## Summary

This guide will cover:

- Accessing the text customization interface
- Editing text strings
- Identifying translation keys

## Accessing the text customization interface

To customize the text in Discourse, navigate to the text customization page:

1. Go to `Admin`.
2. In the sidebar, scroll to the **Appearance** section and click **Site texts**.  
OR  
Enter the URL of the screen directly `https://discourse.example.com/admin/customize/site_texts`

You will be presented with a page where you can search for specific text strings to edit.

 ![Screenshot 2024-07-12 customize text interface](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/6/4/f640ed9d2605e208c0023101de42ca5c4d9ac3c2.jpeg)

## Editing text strings

To edit a text string:

1. Search for the text you want to customize.
2. Click `Edit`.
3. Enter the new value.

For example, you might want to personalize the “About Your Site” link:

 ![2024-07-12_customize-text-orig](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/d/2/ed2002893259da8ef80314e9f809198645d8f789.png)

After making changes and refreshing the page, the text will be updated:

 ![2024-07-12_customized-text](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/c/0/2c03a8bb509e2d2989db8120c055c5fb29ffe93f.png)

## Identifying translation keys

If you need help identifying the strings to translate, refer to this guide: [Find a translation key with verbose localization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-a-translation-key-with-verbose-localization/134651)

## FAQs

**Can I customize all text in Discourse including system messages?**  
Yes, you can customize almost all text strings, including system messages, notifications, and UI elements.

**Do I need to refresh the page to see changes?**  
Yes, after making changes, you’ll need to refresh the page for the updated text to appear.

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