# Meta Topics for Forum's Usage and Features
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [Février 3, 2014, 12:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386 "2014-02-03T12:55:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@hrishikesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hrishikesh)
#### Post date: [Février 3, 2014, 12:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/1 "2014-02-03T12:55:37Z")
New users who who will be visiting/using discourse based forum’s will be unfamiliar to forum’s features and functionality.
Can we have a set of topics pre-built into “meta” group available as a part of installation?
Example:
“meta” group can have few topics like:
[http://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/how-to-use-the-clear-pin-feature-to-remove-a-pinned-topic/2247](http://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/how-to-use-the-clear-pin-feature-to-remove-a-pinned-topic/2247)
[http://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/does-uploading-images-via-drag-n-drop-or-copy-n-paste-work-for-you/1292](http://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/does-uploading-images-via-drag-n-drop-or-copy-n-paste-work-for-you/1292)
[http://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/regular-user-trust-level-learn-all-about-it/1544](http://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/regular-user-trust-level-learn-all-about-it/1544)
[http://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/welcome-to-the-htg-discussion-forum-read-first/10000](http://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/welcome-to-the-htg-discussion-forum-read-first/10000)
Except the HTG specific content the other part is applicable to all discourse based forums.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Février 3, 2014, 11:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/2 "2014-02-03T23:11:21Z")
Maybe, but I want to keep that stuff to an absolute minimum. Users won’t read anything you put in front of them anyway. And the ones that do, are smart enough not to need a lot of what you would tell them anyway.
However – the “welcome to forum” is something we _DO_ need to seed. @sam I know [you asked me to put in the markdown in the repo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-short-description-on-main-page-and-category-pages/5458/9) but I need you to please copy the text and make it happen.
Edit: this is now properly seeded on all new Docker installs.
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### Author:  [@hrishikesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hrishikesh)
#### Post date: [Février 8, 2014, 10:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/3 "2014-02-08T10:37:01Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Users won’t read anything you put in front of them anyway.
That does not mean we should not have it. I think it’s a good practice to have a decent documentation irrespective of users and their behavior.
Anyways as not many people commented on the topic or liked it, I believe I am alone on this.
So I will just develop it myself by reusing the existing content from various forums and updating it for my use.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Février 9, 2014, 12:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/4 "2014-02-09T00:19:19Z")
Well, the private welcome message sent to all new users covers the kinds of essential usage tips you are talking about. Sign up at [try.discourse.org](http://try.discourse.org) to see it, or if you run a forum, edit it in admin, content, new user tips to taste.
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### Author:  [@keith1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keith1)
#### Post date: [Avril 5, 2016, 6:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/5 "2016-04-05T06:59:16Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
>
> Well, the private welcome message sent to all new users covers the kinds of essential usage tips you are talking about. Sign up at [try.discourse.org](http://try.discourse.org) to see it, or if you run a forum, edit it in admin, content, new user tips to taste.
Can you point me to the location where I can edit the new user tips? I’m struggling to find it via your directions
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Avril 5, 2016, 6:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/6 "2016-04-05T06:59:39Z")
Admin, Customize and take it from there.
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### Author:  [@keith1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keith1)
#### Post date: [Avril 5, 2016, 7:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/7 "2016-04-05T07:03:45Z")
Yup, I’ve made it that far, but I can’t find the actual definition of the new user tips anywhere (many references to them). I’m sure I’m being dense though, so thanks for letting me bother you.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Avril 5, 2016, 7:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/8 "2016-04-05T07:19:19Z")
Search for “tips” and you’ll find it. Or any unique word in the content will also work.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [Décembre 4, 2025, 11:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-topics-for-forums-usage-and-features/12386/9 "2025-12-04T11:09:22Z")