# Post explaining/demonstrating new user features

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-explaining-demonstrating-new-user-features/158133
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 18, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-explaining-demonstrating-new-user-features/158133 "2020-07-18T16:28:14Z")
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### Author: ![EricGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-explaining-demonstrating-new-user-features/158133/1 "2020-07-18T16:28:14Z")

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As we know Discourse is awesome at adding new features be it to the main code, themes and/or plugins. Often these features go unnoticed by the end users because

1. They don’t know about this site
2. They don’t frequent this site
3. They don’t know about [release notes](https://meta.discourse.org/c/releases/30)
4. Their admins are not passing the info along by reading what’s new on the admin page  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/4/34586d2aa1da46ac0c9320beefd469b36a8972ef.png)

While I don’t pass every new feature along I do try to make a post demonstrating useful features that may go unnoticed, e.g. [bookmark reminders](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/bookmarks-have-reminder-timers-now/2653), [Language highlighting - Discourse forum Feedback - SWI-Prolog](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/language-highlighting/2260), [Expandable text sections](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/expandable-text-sections/1326) or [Copy code block to clip board](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/copy-code-block-to-clip-board/2243)

What would be nice is that when features are added, post are added that make the features understandable for end users.

I don’t expect the Discourse staff to take on this job but maybe a new category could be made and the community could contribute the post. The post would have to be contributed as [Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/) or something so that others can edit them. The primary use would be via a link to the existing post, but others may want to copy the post to their Discourse site and adjust as necessary, or if the site is in a secure facility and not allowed to use such links.