# What do macros decode to?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-macros-decode-to/295375
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 14, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-macros-decode-to/295375 "2024-02-14T19:02:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-macros-decode-to/295375/1 "2024-02-14T19:02:18Z")
I’m looking at the new user onboarding flow, and that has led me to the `system_messages.welcome_user.text_body_template`, which uses `%{new_user_tips}`, among other macros.
I’m struggling to find where these value are set.
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### Author:  [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-macros-decode-to/295375/2 "2024-02-14T19:20:32Z")
> [@ganncamp](#):
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> I’m struggling to find where these value are set.
It is not apparent to me, either! Fortunately someone referred to that exact macro before:
> [@Where the welcome email template is used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-the-welcome-email-template-is-used/39194/1):
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> Now, there is a key in Transifex named `system_messages.usage_tips.text_body_template`. Its content is pushed into the above to replaced the %{new\_user\_tips}.
As for where it is used, `/admin/customize/site_texts?locale=en&q=%25{new_user_tips}` shows a few templates:
I’ve never seen another macro that pull into the content from another content template in Discourse. 🙂
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### Author:  [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-macros-decode-to/295375/3 "2024-02-14T20:03:51Z")
I… still don’t understand
What / where is ‘Transifex’?
And also, without asking here, how would I know that `%{new_user_tips}` == `system_messages.usage_tips.text_body_template`
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### Author:  [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-macros-decode-to/295375/4 "2024-02-14T20:17:26Z")
> [@ganncamp](#):
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> What / where is ‘Transifex’?
Transifex is our system for people contributing translations for localisation. You don’t need to worry about that and can pretend it doesn’t exist.
> [@ganncamp](#):
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> I’m struggling to find where these value are set.
But this is a good question - most of the below are (I think) self-evident except for `new_user_tips`. In any case it might be a good idea to have an ⓘ explanation nearby.
> Available interpolation keys: site\_name, new\_user\_tips, base\_url, username, name, name\_or\_username
You’d have to go digging into the code to find `system_messages.usage_tips.text_body_template`.
This is something that could definitely be improved so it’s apparent in the editor.
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### Author:  [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-macros-decode-to/295375/7 "2024-02-14T20:27:04Z")
I think the values are set here:
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But I agree that it would be welcome to see a note about it somewhere.
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### Author:  [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-macros-decode-to/295375/8 "2024-02-15T12:36:25Z")
Thanks @Arkshine! That’s helpful!
And… That block is named `defaults`, implying that they can be changed to point to other values…?