This guide explains how to rerun the setup wizard for your Discourse forum, allowing you to update your site’s basic configuration in one place.
Required user level: Administrator
The setup wizard is a valuable tool designed to simplify the process of setting up and configuring your Discourse forum. As an administrator, you have the flexibility to rerun this wizard whenever you need to make changes to your site’s fundamental settings.
Accessing the setup wizard
To rerun the setup wizard:
- Log in to your Discourse site as an administrator.
- In your browser’s address bar, append
/wizard
to your site’s URL:https://discourse.example.com/wizard
You can rerun the Setup Wizard as many times as necessary without any restrictions.
Setup Wizard sections
The Setup Wizard is divided into several sections, each focusing on different aspects of your site’s configuration. You can use the provided shortcuts to jump directly to specific sections if needed.
About your site
Shortcut: https://discourse.example.com/wizard/steps/introduction
This section allows you to set basic information about your site.
Member experience
Shortcut: https://discourse.example.com/wizard/steps/privacy
Configure settings related to user registration and privacy.
After completing these two sections, you’ll see a “Your site is ready” screen. However, you can choose to “Configure more…” which will give you access to additional options.
Site logo
Shortcut: https://discourse.example.com/wizard/steps/branding
Upload and configure your site’s logo.
Look and feel
Shortcut: https://discourse.example.com/wizard/steps/styling
Customize the visual aspects of your site, including colors and fonts.
Your organization
Shortcut: https://discourse.example.com/wizard/steps/corporate
Add information about your organization, if applicable.
Exiting the Setup Wizard
The Wizard saves the value of each step after you click its “Next” button. This means you can safely exit the Setup Wizard at any point without losing your progress or needing to complete all steps.
Troubleshooting
If you encounter issues with certain settings not taking effect after running the wizard (such as setting categories as your default home page), try the following steps:
- Clear your browser’s cache and cookies.
- Log out and log back in to your Discourse site.
- If the issue persists, check your site settings directly in the admin panel rather than using the wizard.
For more information on clearing browser cache and cookies, you can refer to this external guide.
Last edited by @hugh 2024-07-30T04:31:44Z
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