"Tip of the day" / Or how do you remind/nag people with good tips for using Discourse?

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@stephtara

Exactly. This.

Hiding GUI elements for new users (less overwhelming)

Discourse is very clean, and can be made ever cleaner with themes, customization, etc, yet there is still a large number of elements, given all the functionality that there is. Is there a way to hide GUI elements for new users, so that they can get used to the core elements, before later on (e.g. once “cheers” grows) adding the additional functionality e.g. chat, keyboard shortcuts, suggested topics, etc.

Feel free to add your voice and vote, or create a new Feature topic for this if the purpose is different. I feel it might deserve a new one, if you have a clear idea on why (context is quite clear here, it’s mostly about migrations from social media) and how such a feature could be implemented.

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@Hiding GUI elements for new users (less overwhelming)

Is there a way to hide GUI elements for new users, so that they can get used to the core elements, before later on (e.g. once “cheers” grows) adding the additional functionality e.g. chat, keyboard shortcuts, suggested topics, etc.

In what we’re discussing right now, I feel it would be more beneficial to not force-feed “advanced” features to users. Most would just keep the simple interface and that’s all. They wouldn’t need more. Power users could enable the option to have a more complete experience.