# Welcome Link Banner

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-link-banner/218743
**Category:** Theme component
**Tags:** official, welcome-link-banner
**Created:** [February 18, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-link-banner/218743 "2022-02-18T22:21:47Z")
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### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-link-banner/218743/1 "2022-02-18T22:21:48Z")

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| :discourse2: | **Summary** | **Welcome Link Banner** is a simple banner that allows you to add custom text and 1-4 links. |
| 👓 | **Preview** | [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/welcome-link-banner) |
| 🛠 | **Repository Link** | [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-welcome-link-banner](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-welcome-link-banner) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |

Install this theme component

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> :discourse2: As this is an #official theme component maintained by the Discourse team, #Support, #Contribute > Bug, #Contribute > UX, and #Contribute > Feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate theme component tag. Click on a link below to get one started. 👍
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> [❓&nbsp; **Support**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=6&tags=welcome-link-banner "Ask for support on configuring and using Welcome Link Banner") [🐛&nbsp; **Bug**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=1&tags=welcome-link-banner "A bug report means something is broken, preventing normal/typical use of the theme component") [👀&nbsp; **UX**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=9&tags=welcome-link-banner "Discussion about the user interface of Welcome Link Banner, and how features are presented (including language and UI elements)") [💡&nbsp; **Feature**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=2&tags=welcome-link-banner "Discussion about how existing Welcome Link Banner features can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features could work")

### Features

 ![Welcome Link Banner](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/2/f25ed853484963a61ea1ab14327a3d34d799f65f.png)

### Settings

This component comes with a variety of settings!

| Name | Description |
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| show on | Choose to show your banner on the homepage, topic lists, or all pages |
| banner links | Add 1-4 links with [font awesome icons](https://fontawesome.com/) and text (you might also need to add icons that aren’t included in Discourse by default to the `svg_icons` setting) |
| max trust level | Only show the banner to users at specific trust levels |
| hide for staff | |
| hide on mobile | |
| layout | Text-left (default) or text-top |
| plugin outlet | allows you to change where the banner is rendered, if you’re using the sidebar try `above-main-container` |
| hide for anon | Hides the banner from logged-out users |
| can be dismissed | Allows users to click an `x` to hide the banner |
| banner background image | Choose an image to display behind the banner |
| banner background repeat | Configure background image repeat behavior |
| banner background size | Adjust your background image size using CSS ([more info](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/background-size)) |
| banner background color | No background image? Use a solid color! |
| banner box background color | |
| banner text color | |
| banner icon color | |
| banner link color | |

| Translations | Default |
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| meta\_banner.welcome | Welcome to our community! |
| meta\_banner.subtitle | Join the conversation, and remember to be kind. |

  

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> Last edited by @Lilly 2025-09-17T20:21:57Z
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