# \#post-notices **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/post-notices/600.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Where did the you are replying to an old topic warning go?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-you-are-replying-to-an-old-topic-warning-go/400688)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-you-are-replying-to-an-old-topic-warning-go/400688 "2026-04-15T16:57:28Z")
Hey all, hoping someone can help me figure this out. I’ve been running my forum for a while now and genuinely enjoy the platform, so this comes from a place of wanting to see it get even better. I can’t seem to activate… --- ## [Canned Replies for Staff Notice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-for-staff-notice/134300)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-for-staff-notice/134300 "2025-10-03T21:59:56Z")
Would be great if Canned Replies could be used to fill in Staff Notices. Right now you have to compose each Staff Notice or copy/paste from somewhere else. --- ## [Official notices on older posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-notices-on-older-posts/384209)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-notices-on-older-posts/384209 "2025-10-02T07:26:10Z")
I had to retranslate the description of the old\_post\_notice\_days site setting. Instead of saying that older notices will look different, it now says they will be hidden. Is this now the default for all 3 types of post n… --- ## [Spacing between 👋 and text on returning user notice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spacing-between-and-text-on-returning-user-notice/384395)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spacing-between-and-text-on-returning-user-notice/384395 "2025-10-01T15:05:08Z")
I think the :wave: on returning user notices deserves some space Similar to the :tada: on new user notices Is it possible that the gap added for new users was forgotten for returning users? &.new-user { gap… --- ## [Understanding and managing post notices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-and-managing-post-notices/326962)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-and-managing-post-notices/326962 "2025-09-30T18:52:22Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains what post notices are and how you can manage and configure them for your site. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator This documentation topic covers: What post noti… --- ## [Post Notice Visibility Control](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notice-visibility-control/368624)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notice-visibility-control/368624 "2025-09-30T18:40:55Z")
:information\_source: Summary Customize visibility and style of post notices by type and age :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - moin-Jana/post-notice-visibility-control: Customize visibility and style of… --- ## [Is it possible to change the icon for staff notices?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-icon-for-staff-notices/271436)
**Author:** [@nawthor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nawthor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-icon-for-staff-notices/271436 "2025-08-29T10:50:15Z")
Is it possible to change the icon used on Staff Notices, either through css or a setting that I just haven’t found? Preferably we’d like to swap it out for a custom picture rather than a FA icon. --- ## [Removing Welcome and Returning User notes from posts after a set time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-welcome-and-returning-user-notes-from-posts-after-a-set-time/260934)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-welcome-and-returning-user-notes-from-posts-after-a-set-time/260934 "2025-06-03T07:04:03Z")
They have caused confusion in a couple of cases where browsing the historic posts has given a misleading impression of what the post notice meant. For example: Discourse claims that someone didn't not post for certain y… --- ## [Staff notices no longer on colored background?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notices-no-longer-on-colored-background/368381)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notices-no-longer-on-colored-background/368381 "2025-06-01T19:51:33Z")
Hi, I updated my sites today and realized staff notices are no longer on a colored background, they are just normal text and don’t stand out, is it intended ? Thanks. Even stranger, some are with no background, some have… --- ## [Staff notice time setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notice-time-setting/268548)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notice-time-setting/268548 "2025-06-01T14:58:05Z")
i feel like there should be a separate time setting for the Staff Notices function. it is currently set by the old post notice days but this setting also applies to welcoming new and returning user notices. i think spl… --- ## [Staff notices positioning is ambiguous](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notices-positioning-is-ambiguous/258815)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notices-positioning-is-ambiguous/258815 "2025-04-21T10:05:56Z")
I’m just getting around to using staff notices, but have realized that they are confusing as to which post they are referring to. I think it’s very hard to tell if it relates to the post above it or below it. Wouldn’… --- ## ["Staff Notice" ➜ "Notice from Staff"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notice-notice-from-staff/335655)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notice-notice-from-staff/335655 "2025-01-24T01:03:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hide Staff Notices from non-Staff: (…discussion of Whispers, custom CSS, etc. ensues…) My UX suggestion: --- ## [34 years ago, really?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/34-years-ago-really/322738)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/34-years-ago-really/322738 "2024-08-21T19:23:32Z")
Hi, funny thing, one of my user who never posted but was registered something like 3 months ago posted today, and the system put a banner (visible only to the admin I guess): It’s been a while since we last saw braudpat… --- ## [Template staff notices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/template-staff-notices/256060)
**Author:** [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/template-staff-notices/256060 "2024-08-04T05:44:45Z")
On Replit Ask we handle duplicate bug reports and duplicates in a unique way. If they add value we merge them into the original like on other forums but if it does not we close the duplicate and add a staff note sayings … --- ## [Automatically append staff notice to user posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-append-staff-notice-to-user-posts/254123)
**Author:** [@jhealey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jhealey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-append-staff-notice-to-user-posts/254123 "2024-03-11T14:28:32Z")
Our system generates accounts for posting announcements, we were wondering if there was a way to add a separate staff notice that has its own icon that automatically appends to these posts so we can explain that it is an… --- ## [Check who put a staff note](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-who-put-a-staff-note/297137)
**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-who-put-a-staff-note/297137 "2024-02-28T20:29:28Z")
Is there a way to check who put a staff note on a topic --- ## [Drilling down on first time posters & returning users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drilling-down-on-first-time-posters-returning-users/295264)
**Author:** [@Samantha\_O](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samantha_O)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drilling-down-on-first-time-posters-returning-users/295264 "2024-02-15T18:44:06Z")
I love the visual indicators about first-time posts & returning users. I want to be able to drill down to see more details about these, though. I’d want to be able to see what are the topics that people are engaging wit… --- ## [Welcome a user on his first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-a-user-on-his-first-post/140151)
**Author:** [@j\_assuncao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j_assuncao)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-a-user-on-his-first-post/140151 "2020-02-03T00:50:56Z")
Hi, Is it possible to automatically welcome a new user when he makes his first post (when the system uses js.post.notice.new\_user) with a post on the same topic? --- ## [Welcome to forum message and Staff notice removes welcome icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-forum-message-and-staff-notice-removes-welcome-icon/285969)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-forum-message-and-staff-notice-removes-welcome-icon/285969 "2023-11-20T03:29:37Z")
So I just noticed this issue: in a topic, if the user were to post for the first time, there would be a welcome message (normal) with a helping-hand icon. Good! Then, if a Staff notice is applied to that topic post, it … --- ## [Make automatic links work when copy and paste into staff notice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-automatic-links-work-when-copy-and-paste-into-staff-notice/279768)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-automatic-links-work-when-copy-and-paste-into-staff-notice/279768 "2023-09-22T09:10:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Idea: Paste links in the editor: I know they’re different, and it’s not a big deal, but I expected that this would work on staff notices too. --- ## [User setting to disable post notices for first-time and returning users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-setting-to-disable-post-notices-for-first-time-and-returning-users/279057)
**Author:** [@schneeland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schneeland)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-setting-to-disable-post-notices-for-first-time-and-returning-users/279057 "2023-09-15T18:54:49Z")
I was wondering: is there a way to disable post notices for first-time and returning users on a per user basis? Having read the announcement post it seems, it can be only done on a per community basis, but I would like t… --- ## [Post notices for first-time and returning users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notices-for-first-time-and-returning-users/112078)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notices-for-first-time-and-returning-users/112078 "2023-07-10T15:29:25Z")
To encourage kindness towards users who are posting for the first time or may not have posted in a while we’ve created a new feature that calls special attention to these new/returning users. These banners are visible t… --- ## [Post notices (staff notices)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notices-staff-notices/122434)
**Author:** [@dan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notices-staff-notices/122434 "2019-07-09T11:48:22Z")
In Discourse 2.3.0.beta4 we added a special call-out notice for new/returning users. Staff can now add custom call-outs above posts, which appear similar to the new user first post call-out. In latest Discourse, we made … --- ## [Post notices are not removed when ownership is changed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notices-are-not-removed-when-ownership-is-changed/253988)
**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notices-are-not-removed-when-ownership-is-changed/253988 "2023-02-03T16:55:42Z")
Steps to reproduce: Create a new user and use it to create a new post (a .post-notice.new-user div will appear). Change the ownership of the post to a frequent user Expected behavior: the new user notice woul… --- ## [Returning and new user greetings might include PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/returning-and-new-user-greetings-might-include-pms/249090)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/returning-and-new-user-greetings-might-include-pms/249090 "2022-12-19T17:11:26Z")
Hello. I notice that the message says “their last post was 6 months ago” when it was 2 years ago. I don’t understand why it includes personal messages. Links: --- ## [Some topics allow horizontal scrolling on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-topics-allow-horizontal-scrolling-on-mobile/232275)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-topics-allow-horizontal-scrolling-on-mobile/232275 "2022-07-08T13:00:15Z")
On mobile (my iPhone 8 at least), some topics render in such a way that it allows horizontal scrolling. The problem with this is that it makes it hard to swipe to scroll vertically, since it’s so easy to accidentally scr… --- ## [Staff Notices available to TL4?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notices-available-to-tl4/271439)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notices-available-to-tl4/271439 "2022-05-16T14:31:31Z")
We were a bit surprised to find that TL4’s can add “Staff notices”. Since TL4 are not considered Staff, is this intended? Obviously TL4 are manually assigned and there’s some trust involved. But this notices even appear… --- ## [Post Notice/message on All new Posts (instead of first two)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notice-message-on-all-new-posts-instead-of-first-two/224754)
**Author:** [@SeigeA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SeigeA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-notice-message-on-all-new-posts-instead-of-first-two/224754 "2022-04-19T14:53:13Z")
Hi there, Is it possible to show the “welcome to the forum ‘thanks for starting a new post’” on all posts, instead of just the first two and tow customize it? Thank you! --- ## [Any way to force extending post notices beyond a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-force-extending-post-notices-beyond-a-post/209583)
**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-force-extending-post-notices-beyond-a-post/209583 "2021-11-19T00:18:11Z")
We’ve been messing with the CSS regarding post width, and have landed on the following (based on this code by @Alex\_P), which works for very nearly everything: /\*Alternates topic post backgrounds and increases post widt… --- ## [Is it possible to view all staff notices?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-all-staff-notices/271435)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-view-all-staff-notices/271435 "2021-06-19T19:36:20Z")
Is there a way to view all staff notices? Thank you! [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/post-notices/600.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=post-notices)