diff --git a/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md b/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md index 48754eda9..16b5dc6b3 100644 --- a/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md +++ b/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ If a pin isn't visible enough, you can also turn one single topic into a **banne To make (or remove) a pin or a banner, use the admin wrench at the top right of the topic. -### Set the homepage +### Set the Homepage By default your homepage is a simple list of the latest posts. @@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ Virtually every action a user can take is rate limited for safety, and especiall These defaults are safe, but they may be too conservative for your site: -- If you are pre-vetting users, or your site is private and you approve all new users manually, you can set everyone's `default trust level` to 1. +- If you are pre-vetting all users, or your site is private and you approve all new users manually, you can set everyone's `default trust level` to 1. -- You can individually adjust these default new user restrictions. Search the settings for `newuser`. Settings we see commonly adjusted are `newuser max images`, `newuser max replies per topic`, `newuser max links`. +- You can relax individual new user restrictions. Search settings for `newuser`. Ones commonly adjusted are `newuser max images`, `newuser max replies per topic`, `newuser max links`. ### User Content Licensing @@ -201,9 +201,18 @@ Be patient! Building communities is hard. Before launching, be sure to: 1. Define your community's purpose in a pinned or banner topic. 2. Seed the discussion with interesting topics. 3. Commit to visiting and participating regularly. -4. Link your community so people can find it. +4. Link your community everywhere and promote it so people can find it. -See more advice at: http://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/ +There's more advice at [http://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/](Building a Discourse Community]. + +### Sending Invitations + +One way to get people to visit your site is to invite them via email. You can do this via: + +- The Invite button at the bottom of the topic. +- The Invite area on your profile page. + +The invite area on your profile page also includes advanced Staff methods of [sending bulk invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-bulk-user-invites/16468), and [inviting users into groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-individual-users-to-a-group/15544). ### Maintenance @@ -229,4 +238,4 @@ For more assistance on configuring and running your Discourse forum, see [meta.d ---- -Have suggestions to improve or update this guide? Submit a [pull request](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md). \ No newline at end of file +Have suggestions to improve or update this guide? Submit a [pull request](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md).