I have a client who thinks their users will be confused by the darkened screen that new users get when they first get logged in. Is there a setting to change that behavior? (I’ve searched here and settings things like “disable” “new user” and so on to no avail). If not, is there a way to convince th…

Wait, didn’t we add text to that as well? Sure it was confusing when screen was just darkened but it practically has an arrow saying click here when it pops up these days. Can you post a screenshot of what this client finds confusing?

[image] But, really, it goes away after they click it once. It doesn’t seem so confusing to me. Perhaps what they should do is customize that first message in system_messages.usage_tips.text_body_template

[image] sam: but it practically has an arrow saying click here when it pops up these days. It works well in the normal Discourse sign-up flow: I am new to the site, I have to click Sign-up and then complete the few fields - then I get this nice ‘arrow’ to help me get started in a place I’ve n…

Is this still an ongoing issue @pfaffman ?

Not really, since no rationale was provided there.

Disable dark screen with avatar spotlight for new users

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) May 2, 2019, 2:06am 7

Well, it is over here: Disable "Your first notification!" overlay on first login - #2 by HAWK

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Disable dark screen with avatar spotlight for new users

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