ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE
- 📫 Test your email configuration
- 🤝 Invite your team
- :speech_balloon: Start some conversations
- 🧑🎨 Make it your own
- 👋 Invite your first members
- :books: Learn more about Discourse
Welcome to your new community, and thank you for choosing Discourse!
📫 Test your email configuration
Email is required for new account signups and notifications.
→ Send a test email.
→ Email didn’t arrive? Read our guide on email providers.
🤝 Invite your team
Collaborating with others?
→ Send invites to your team members.
:speech_balloon: Start some conversations
Give your early members a place to start interacting.
→ Add some topics with conversation starters, frequently asked questions, and other content.
→ Discuss ideas and plans for your community with your team.
🧑🎨 Make it your own
Help your new members feel right at home when they first arrive.
→ Personalize your welcome topic and fill out your about page.
→ Customize your site appearance.
→ Set up different login methods for your members.
👋 Invite your first members
Welcome a few people in - the more, the merrier!
→ Send out invites or send people the link to your community.
:books: Learn more about Discourse
Support resources:
- Ask our AI-powered assistant anything about Discourse.
- Browse the complete Discourse documentation.
Community resources:
- Join the Discourse community.
- Take inspiration from other Discourse communities.
- Read the Discourse blog.