This was very helpful!
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Hey @codinghorror ! Is it possible to get markdown/source version of this post? I’d like to translate it to my native language, so that users will learn Discourse faster.
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Sure! Here’s the raw source itself (HTML unfortunately):
<p>If you're new to Discourse, here are a few quick tips and tricks to get you started:</p>
<h2 id="reading">Reading</h2>
<p>Selecting a title from the <strong>topic list</strong> will always take you to your <strong>last read post</strong> in the topic. To enter at the top ? or bottom ? instead, select the reply count or last reply date.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/discourse-topic-list-click-tap-areas-updated.png" alt="topic list click areas in Discourse" /></p>
<p>Topics above the light red line are new or updated since your last visit. If you have read all the way to the end of a topic, its title will be light grey instead of black.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/topic-list-last-visit-date-read.png" alt="last visit date shown on topic list in Discourse" width="450" /></p>
<h2 id="navigation">Navigation</h2>
<p>For search, the menu, or your user page, use the <strong>icon buttons at the upper right</strong>.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/top-right-menus.png" alt="search, menu, and notifications in Discourse" /></p>
<p>While reading a topic, use the timeline on the right side to jump to the top, bottom, or your last read position. On smaller screens, select the bottom progress bar to expand it.</p>
<p><video poster="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/discourse-mobile-progress-bar-poster.jpg" preload="auto" controls="controls" width="300px" height="150"><source src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/discourse-mobile-progress-bar.mp4" /></video></p>
<p>(If you have a physical keyboard, you can also press <kbd>?</kbd> for a list of keyboard shortcuts.)</p>
<h2 id="replying">Replying</h2>
<p>Press any <img class="emoji" src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/reply-post-2x.png" width="16" height="16" /> <strong>Reply</strong> button to open the editor panel at the bottom of your browser. Continue reading (and even navigate to different topics) while you compose your reply; minimize the editor for more room. Drafts will automatically be saved as you write.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/discourse-editor-save-and-minimize.gif" alt="collapsing and expanding the editor in Discourse" /></p>
<h2 id="quoting">Quoting</h2>
<p>To insert a quote, select the text you wish to quote, then press the Quote button that pops up. Repeat for multiple quotes.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/discourse-select-to-quote.gif" alt="selecting a quote in Discourse" width="80%" /></p>
<h2 id="mentioning">Mentioning</h2>
<p>To notify someone about your reply, mention their name. Type <code>@</code> to begin selecting a username.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mention-username.gif" alt="mentioning a username in Discourse" width="300" /></p>
<h2 id="emoji">Emoji</h2>
<p>To use <a href="http://www.emoji.codes/">standard Emoji</a>, just type <code>:</code> to match by name, or traditional smileys <code>;)</code></p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/emoji-completion.gif" alt="completing Emoji in Discourse" width="300" /></p>
<h2 id="oneboxes">Oneboxes</h2>
<p>To generate a summary for a link, paste it on a line by itself. To start a topic with a link, paste the link into the title field.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/discourse-oneboxing-wikipedia-link.gif" alt="pasting link to onebox in Discourse" /></p>
<h2 id="formatting">Formatting</h2>
<p>Your reply can be formatted using simple HTML, BBCode, or <a href="http://commonmark.org/help/">Markdown</a>:</p>
<pre><code>This is <b>bold</b>.
This is [b]bold[/b].
This is **bold**.
</code></pre>
<p>For more formatting tips, <a href="http://commonmark.org/help/tutorial/">try our 10 minute tutorial</a>.</p>
<h2 id="actions">Actions</h2>
<p>There are action buttons at the bottom of each post:</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/like-link-flag-bookmark-2x.png" alt="" width="323" height="84" /></p>
<ul>
<li>To let someone know that you enjoyed and appreciated their post, use the <strong>like</strong> button. Share the love!</li>
<li>Grab a copy-pasteable link to any reply or topic via the <strong>link</strong> button.</li>
<li>Use the <kbd>…</kbd> button to reveal more actions. <strong>Flag</strong> to privately let the author, or the site staff, know about a problem. <strong>Bookmark</strong> to find this post later on your profile page.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="notifications">Notifications</h2>
<p>When someone is <strong>talking directly to you</strong> -- by replying to you, quoting your post, mentioning your <code>@username</code>, or even linking to your post, a number will immediately appear over your profile picture at the top right. Select it to access your <strong>notifications</strong>.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/notification-panel.png" alt="notification in Discourse" /></p>
<p>Don't worry about missing a reply – you'll be emailed any notifications that arrive when you are away.</p>
<h2 id="preferences">Preferences</h2>
<p>All topics less than <strong>two days old</strong> are considered new, and will show a new indicator.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/discourse-topic-new-indicator-updated.png" alt="new topic indicator in Discourse" width="400px" /></p>
<p>Any topic you've <strong>actively participated in</strong> -- by creating it, replying to it, or reading it for an extended period -- will be automatically tracked on your behalf, and will show an unread post count indicator.</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/discourse-topic-unread-indicator-updated.png" alt="unread topic indicator in Discourse" width="400px" /></p>
<p>You can change your notification level for any topic via the notification control at the bottom, and right hand side, of each topic. (Notification level can also be set per category, look for the notification control on the upper right of each category page.)</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/topic-notification-control-2x.png" alt="topic notification control in Discourse" width="580" height="297" /></p>
<p>To change any of these defaults, including the choice of a <strong>dark theme</strong>, visit your user preferences.</p>
I ran it through a quick converter, here’s it in markdown. I’d suggest double checking the conversion:
If you're new to Discourse, here are a few quick tips and tricks to get you started:
## Reading
Selecting a title from the **topic list** will always take you to your **last read post** in the topic. To enter at the top ? or bottom ? instead, select the reply count or last reply date.
Topics above the light red line are new or updated since your last visit. If you have read all the way to the end of a topic, its title will be light grey instead of black.
## Navigation
For search, the menu, or your user page, use the **icon buttons at the upper right**.
While reading a topic, use the timeline on the right side to jump to the top, bottom, or your last read position. On smaller screens, select the bottom progress bar to expand it.
<video poster="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/discourse-mobile-progress-bar-poster.jpg" preload="auto" controls="controls" width="300px" height="150"><source src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/discourse-mobile-progress-bar.mp4"></video>
(If you have a physical keyboard, you can also press <kbd>?</kbd> for a list of keyboard shortcuts.)
## Replying
Press any  **Reply** button to open the editor panel at the bottom of your browser. Continue reading (and even navigate to different topics) while you compose your reply; minimize the editor for more room. Drafts will automatically be saved as you write.
## Quoting
To insert a quote, select the text you wish to quote, then press the Quote button that pops up. Repeat for multiple quotes.
## Mentioning
To notify someone about your reply, mention their name. Type `@` to begin selecting a username.
## Emoji
To use [standard Emoji](http://www.emoji.codes/), just type `:` to match by name, or traditional smileys `;)`
## Oneboxes
To generate a summary for a link, paste it on a line by itself. To start a topic with a link, paste the link into the title field.
## Formatting
Your reply can be formatted using simple HTML, BBCode, or [Markdown](http://commonmark.org/help/):
This is <b>bold</b>.
This is [b]bold[/b].
This is **bold**.
For more formatting tips, [try our 10 minute tutorial](http://commonmark.org/help/tutorial/).
## Actions
There are action buttons at the bottom of each post:
* To let someone know that you enjoyed and appreciated their post, use the **like** button. Share the love!
* Grab a copy-pasteable link to any reply or topic via the **link** button.
* Use the <kbd>…</kbd> button to reveal more actions. **Flag** to privately let the author, or the site staff, know about a problem. **Bookmark** to find this post later on your profile page.
## Notifications
When someone is **talking directly to you** -- by replying to you, quoting your post, mentioning your `@username`, or even linking to your post, a number will immediately appear over your profile picture at the top right. Select it to access your **notifications**.
Don't worry about missing a reply – you'll be emailed any notifications that arrive when you are away.
## Preferences
All topics less than **two days old** are considered new, and will show a new indicator.
Any topic you've **actively participated in** -- by creating it, replying to it, or reading it for an extended period -- will be automatically tracked on your behalf, and will show an unread post count indicator.
You can change your notification level for any topic via the notification control at the bottom, and right hand side, of each topic. (Notification level can also be set per category, look for the notification control on the upper right of each category page.)
To change any of these defaults, including the choice of a **dark theme**, visit your user preferences.
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Use the /raw/ url path to see the raw content of any post.
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That’s what I was going to say, but it’s not true for the OP of this topic (https://meta.discourse.org/raw/54341 ):
<small>Originally published at: https://blog.discourse.org/2016/12/discourse-new-user-tips-and-tricks/
</small><br>If you’re new to Discourse, here are a few quick tips and tricks to get you started: Reading Selecting a title from the topic list will always take you to your last read post in the topic. To enter at the top ? or bottom ? instead, select the reply count or last reply date.…
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Agreed, normally that would be my recommendation, but this is from the WP-Discourse plugin.
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They can also use the “View Source” menu in their browser. Right click on the page is one easy way to get there.
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Thanks for that. BTW. Looks like this video is missing:
<video poster="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/discourse-mobile-progress-bar-poster.jpg" preload="auto" controls="controls" width="300px" height="150"><source src="https://blog.discourse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/discourse-mobile-progress-bar.mp4"></video>
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Missing how? Both the image and video in the code snippet you shared load for me.
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I can’t the see the video in the topic post in desktop or mobile view in Discourse app. So that post might need editing.
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Ah, now I’m following. Not sure, will look into this further.
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If you can see the video after clicking through to the blog post, that’s the goal here…
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I saw that @jomaxro was mystified so I simply clarified what @reuptaken was reporting.
He’ll find that the difference is that the other animations are gifs and this is the only mp4 in the post.
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Any advice/thoughts on creating a new post vs reviving an older discussion? What is the etiquette/preference? (the pop up reminding me that post is old discourages me from reviving but otherwise we get topic proliferation and useful context is lost). My question relates to conduct here on meta. and how I should encourage members on my forum.
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Just make your best guess. Does your issue connect to the old thing or is it different now? If it’s the same, is your issue addressed in the topic already?
For your own forum, it’s up to you and your community to decide.
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Yep. I think my bias is to repurpose existing threads unless topic is distinctly different. Stops post proliferation. Will promote this approach.
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Hi all,
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Can I redirect users from my community to tutorials in this community?
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Can I translate these contents and add them in my discourse?
Source page would be specified of course.
Thanks
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Yes and Yes. Happy to see this being helpful.
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Great, I expected no less from you guys! 
Thanks!
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I would add something about editing a post. I see it quite often that a correction to a post is added as a reply to the post, and it is not obvious that the existing post could have been edited.
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