In this post, we’re wrapping up our Getting Started with Discourse series.

If you missed part one or part two, go back and watch those first.

In This Video

Jono Bacon concludes the series with:

• An admin panel walkthrough
• How to customize Discourse
• Reviewing essential metrics
• and more…

Ready to wrap up?

Congrats! You’re now ready to start the journey of building and launching a community on Discourse!

Have any questions about the topics covered in this video? Let us know in the discussion linked below.

Further Reading

If you’re looking to dive a bit deeper into running a Discourse site, check out these resources:

• Discourse Essentials Starter Kit
• Organizing Your Online Community
• Understanding Discourse Trust Levels
• Launching a Successful Discourse Community
• People Powered, Jono’s book on community building

In this post, we’re continuing our video series on Getting Started with Discourse.

If you missed it, check out part one first!

What You’ll Learn

In part two, Jono Bacon leads you through:

• Starting discussions
• The basics of Markdown
• Badges
• Trust Levels
• …and more.

Ready?

Have any questions about the topics covered in this video? Let us know in the discussion linked below.

Once you’re done with this video, move on to part three.

If just getting the feel of using Discourse for the first time, you might be wondering what’s the best place to start. Our friend Jono Bacon, a leading community manager and consultant, put together a three part video series to help you master the basics of using Discourse to run your online community.

What You’ll Learn

• How to get started with Discourse
• Configuring Categories
• Starting Discussions
• Markdown Basics
• Badges
• Trust Levels
• The Admin Panel
• Customization
• Essential Metrics
• …and more!

If you don’t yet have a Discourse site available but want to follow along, sign up for a 100% free 14-day trial. Sign-up is super simple and gives you everything you need to get started.

In This Video

In part one of this series, Jono covers:

• Getting started with Discourse
• The setup wizard
• Setting up categories
• …and more!

Once you’re logged into your site, let’s go!

Have any questions about the topics covered in this video? Let us know in the discussion linked below.

Once you’re ready, head on over to part two.