# How to create a welcome banner/section?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-welcome-banner-section/204882
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 30, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-welcome-banner-section/204882 "2021-09-30T15:59:53Z")
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### Author:  [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-welcome-banner-section/204882/1 "2021-09-30T15:59:53Z")
Hi everyone - I did my best to search, but wasn’t able to find any results on this. How does one display a banner (with links) similar to what is shown here?
Thanks,
Kirupa
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-welcome-banner-section/204882/2 "2021-09-30T16:10:28Z")
This was asked quite recently, and I believe the Meta one is a special one, but you can use the [Versatile Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/versatile-banner/109133) to achieve something similar:
> [@How do I create a welcome banner like the one on this site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-create-a-welcome-banner-like-the-one-on-this-site/203374/2):
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> This a custom theme component : [GitHub - discourse/discourse-meta-banner](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-meta-banner)
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> But I think it’s best to use a theme component made for the public, it’s easier to edit and customize :
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> > [@](#):
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> > This theme component is an evolution of previous banner efforts. The goal is to provide more ease and flexibility through the use of theme settings. [[Banner\_Theme]](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/6/766c158c59091c01040250d023e0dee29b85e704.jpeg) [[mobile\_demo]](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/a/aab7e484ff40f549f280e20252261df97d3342ff.gif) Below is a highlight of the features: Limit display to logged-in users or anonymous users Limit display to be exclusively mobile or desktop Limit display to specific pages Dismissible, expandable, and always visible options Full browser width option Color management Heading and column customization using HTML (see …
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### Author:  [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-welcome-banner-section/204882/3 "2021-09-30T17:49:29Z")
Thanks for the prompt response, @JammyDodger 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-welcome-banner-section/204882/4 "2021-10-30T17:50:15Z")
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