This resource covers the names for each element of the Discourse user interface.
Required user level: All users
Here’s what Discourse’s interface looks like most of the time. Themes, theme components, and plugins may affect this layout.
Let’s break down the main parts, and then the main parts into smaller parts.
Header
Sidebar
Main content
Header
Sidebar button/toggle (or Hamburger)
Logo
Top right icons:
a. Chat toggle
b. Quick search
c. Notifications Menu / Avatar menu
Sidebar
Sections
New Section Button
Keyboard Shortcuts
Main Content
Navigation / Nav bar
a. Category Selector
b. Tag selector
c. Navigation buttons
Topics list headers
Topics list
Topic
Title
Category
Tags
Avatar
Username and Name
Edit History Button
Post Date
Post Actions
Reply to Post button
Topic Map
Topic Actions Buttons
Reply to Topic Button
Admin Wrench
Timeline
Reply to Topic Button
Notification State Button
User Card
Location
Badge list
Avatar
Username
Name
Bio
Last Activity Stats
Website
Cakeday (Registration Anniversary)
New Personal Message Button
New Personal Chat Button
Notifications menu
Notifications
All notifications
Replies and Mentions
Likes
Personal Messages
Bookmarks Reminders
Chat Notifications
Reviewable Items
Other Notifications
User Menu
See All Notifications Button
Dismiss Notifications Button
Composer
Post Type Selector
Topic Title
Topic Category Selector
Topic Tags Selector
Formatting Toolbar
Text Area
Post Creation/Edition Button
Cancel Post Button
Resizing Grip
Fullscreen Toogle
Minimize Toggle
Preview Panel
Preview Panel Toggle
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Lew_Grothe
(Lew Grothe)
10 ביולי, 2023, 5:20am
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Has someone created or is someone in the process of creating a similar guide for Discourse 3.x with sidebar navigation?
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I think we need to give this one a little refresh. Bear with us and we’ll see if we can put something together for you.
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Canapin
(Coin-coin le Canapin)
26 ביולי, 2023, 10:00am
21
The guide was very outdated, so I updated it with new screenshots
It can be improved, so suggestions are welcome!
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Don
26 ביולי, 2023, 10:15am
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This is really great Thanks @Canapin
Little suggestion: Can it contains the composer and chat too?
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Moin
26 ביולי, 2023, 10:39am
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11 and 12 from the notifications menu are missing.
And I noticed that in the header it is called avatar menu, but the separate heading says notifications menu
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jidanni
(Dan Jacobson)
11 במאי, 2024, 11:36am
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I’m very worried that this type of guide, no matter how well meant, is very much in danger of getting outdated, due to the (painstakingly) made screenshots and annotations. All I know is the same has been attempted for Facebook and YouTube, etc. but after a few months users can’t find certain items mentioned. I don’t have a better solution though.
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Moin
11 במאי, 2024, 11:40am
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Since it is a wiki, everybody can help when it needs an update. And even if some elements change, it is still helpful to know how the other elements are called.
Ultimately, any documentation can become outdated. If you don’t write documentation for this reason you have no documentation at all.
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