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@ -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. 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. 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: 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 ### 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. 1. Define your community's purpose in a pinned or banner topic.
2. Seed the discussion with interesting topics. 2. Seed the discussion with interesting topics.
3. Commit to visiting and participating regularly. 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 ### Maintenance
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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). 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).