New Users > Starting Registration with a Prompt/Post

[Werner_Puchert]

I’ve seen this done with other Discourse platforms I have used. During registration, the user is asked a general interest topic question like “What is your favourite book, and why?”.

The answer to this Question becomes a post in your Discourse platform and that specific users’ first post.

For the life of me, I can not find any reference to that feature and my extensive searching has been futile. Can anybody send me in the right direction?

(In fact any features relating to stimulating initial interaction - my platform will have numerous newbie users and potential lurkers).

[Dax (Daniela)]

I think you are referring to this third-party plugin

Custom Wizard Plugin

The Custom Wizard Plugin allows you to make custom wizards for your forum. Custom wizards can provide information, take user input and perform actions based on that input. You can think of it as Google Forms or Gravity Forms for Discourse. You will automatically see an example of it in action when you sign up for a new account on my sandbox. The feature request and bug report wizards linked below are also made with this plugin. The plugin builds on top of the Setup wizard in Discourse, abstr…

[Werner_Puchert]

Thanks for this feedback @Dax I realise now (and I might be wrong). I have a hosted basic plan for Discourse.

Thus, I either have to self-host OR upgrade my plan right?

[Dax (Daniela)]

I either have to self-host OR upgrade my plan right?

Yes, you are right. To install a third party plugin you need to upgrade to an Enterprise plan or switch to self-hosted