# Shorter Discourse Banner Text

**URL:** <https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/shorter-discourse-banner-text/3421>\
**Category:** Open Source Design meta\
**Created:** [April 15, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/shorter-discourse-banner-text/3421 "2023-04-15T08:53:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jdittrich](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jdittrich/32/42_2.png) [@jdittrich](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jdittrich)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/shorter-discourse-banner-text/3421/1 "2023-04-15T08:53:13Z")

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Currently, our Banner text is too long to fit the banner non-scrolled on a HD screen (well, at least for mine). I suggest making it more terse.

 ![discourse welcome banner screenshot](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/opensourcedesign/original/2X/0/09484a1c18ea23f7a480ec155bc9a88f08ec18b0.png)

## Suggestion

(about 50% reduction)

> **Welcome to the [Open Source Design](http://opensourcedesign.net) forum!**
> 
> This is a place for all kinds of productive discussion about open source and design: Methods, tools, funding, experiences, pushing for better open tools and open processes, and more
> 
> Connect and discuss here. Also, check out our 🌐 [website at opensourcedesign.net](http://opensourcedesign.net), contribute at our 💻 [GitHub organization](https://github.com/opensourcedesign), donate to our 💸 [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/opensourcedesign), or spread the word via 🐦 [Twitter](https://twitter.com/opensrcdesign)!

## Current text:

> **Welcome to the [Open Source Design](http://opensourcedesign.net) forum!**  
> This is a place for all kinds of productive discussion about open source and design:
> 
> - pushing more open design processes
> - improving the user experience & interface design of open source software
> - the tools used for it
> - making it sustainable and securing funding
> - the issues that we face working in it and how to overcome them
> - and more 🙂
> 
> To get involved more, please check out our 🌐 [website at opensourcedesign.net](http://opensourcedesign.net), contribute at our 💻 [GitHub organization](https://github.com/opensourcedesign), donate to our 💸 [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/opensourcedesign), or spread the word via 🐦 [Twitter](https://twitter.com/opensrcdesign)!

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**Author:** ![jdittrich](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jdittrich/32/42_2.png) [@jdittrich](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jdittrich)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/shorter-discourse-banner-text/3421/2 "2023-04-29T12:47:09Z")

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🤔 Now I still need to find out how to change that thing… ( 🔎 “banner” in settings does not lead me to the right place)

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**Author:** ![jdittrich](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jdittrich/32/42_2.png) [@jdittrich](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jdittrich)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/shorter-discourse-banner-text/3421/3 "2023-04-30T21:42:13Z")

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found it! It is a pinned post: [Welcome to the Open Source Design forum! :)](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/welcome-to-the-open-source-design-forum/8)

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**Author:** ![jdittrich](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jdittrich/32/42_2.png) [@jdittrich](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jdittrich)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/shorter-discourse-banner-text/3421/4 "2023-05-07T10:09:11Z")

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