Hello, A project I’m involved in uses Discourse for its forum. Generally it’s very intuitive and I like it a lot. I am wondering though how a few things work. But I can’t seem to find any basic documentation on Discourse. When starting a new thread here, the following is suggested: Before asking, did you search first? Press 🔍 at the upper right to search. But on a forum with over 13k threads (impressive number, btw) it isn’t quite easy to find the right information (as I might be using the wrong search terms). I would rather just browse a (modest) catalogue with information. Searching for how a feature works (through my favourite search engine), I ended up on the blog the API documentation the feature list on the website for Discourse’s commercial branch Neither of which was of any help. Am I correct to conclude there is no documentation? Could it be considered to add such documentation?

Yeah, I had the same feeling when searching for something recently, that this forum was the only real documentation and bug tracker but it’s too unstructured to be useful and it’s not clear from a Google results page that it’s authoritative.

you could always head over to Documentation - Discourse Meta It’s a bit more structured or even ask and the community will answer.

Depending on what info you’re looking for, the New User Guide is a good start: [image] Understanding Discourse for new users Using Discourse bookmark This guide covers the fundamental features and basic usage of Discourse for new users, explaining key terms, how to navigate, participate in conversations, and configure notifications. person_raising_hand Required user level: Any Welcome! As a new user of Discourse, we hope you will find this site intuitive and clearly structured. Here’s some guidance to help you get started: Summary This guide will cover: Basic terms used in Discourse Browsing and navigation tips Reading an…

Where can I find basic (user) documentation for Discourse?

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JammyDodger September 10, 2021, 8:19am 4

Depending on what info you’re looking for, the New User Guide is a good start:

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Discourse Forum documentation Product Support	3	500	July 9, 2024
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Where can I see all Discourse functionality and features? Product Support	3	598	April 27, 2023
:es: Nueva Guia de usuario Users	0	3106	May 23, 2020
Discourse Needs help resources and documentation UX	23	3651	June 22, 2018

Where can I find basic (user) documentation for Discourse?

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