# \#discourse **URL:** https://forum.access-hive.org.au/tag/discourse/15.md [Latest](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/tags.md) --- ## [New feature: coloured text](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/new-feature-coloured-text/2112)
**Author:** [@clairecarouge](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/clairecarouge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 May 2024 01:43 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/new-feature-coloured-text/2112 "2024-05-22T01:43:38Z")
It is now possible to add colour to your posts! Quick step-by-step Select the text Click the colour palette icon in the post toolbar The text get wrapped like so \[wrap=color color=# bgcolor=#\]word\[/wrap\] Replace the #s … --- ## [All about groups](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/all-about-groups/470)
**Author:** [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 February 2023 01:13 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/all-about-groups/470 "2023-02-24T01:13:47Z")
About This is information about the groups function in the forum Who is this for? Anyone who wants to understand how groups work see a list of group members join (or leave) a group change their primary group (which … --- ## [Email notifications from watched topics (de-facto mailing lists)](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/email-notifications-from-watched-topics-de-facto-mailing-lists/990)
**Author:** [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [17 July 2023 01:32 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/email-notifications-from-watched-topics-de-facto-mailing-lists/990 "2023-07-17T01:32:36Z")
As a community we are making extensive use of announce topics as de-facto mailing lists. Some people are finding they aren’t receiving emails with updates to topics they are watching, leading to a lack of trust in the i… --- ## [Utilising discourse topics as mailing lists](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/utilising-discourse-topics-as-mailing-lists/236)
**Author:** [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [27 January 2023 03:33 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/utilising-discourse-topics-as-mailing-lists/236 "2023-01-27T03:33:58Z")
How (and why) topics can be used like mailing lists. --- ## [Forum user trust levels](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/forum-user-trust-levels/467)
**Author:** [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2023 23:47 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/forum-user-trust-levels/467 "2023-02-23T23:47:10Z")
Trust levels are a fundamental feature of discourse: Here is a detailed breakdown of what different trust levels are allowed to do: --- ## [Changing the default behaviour of pinned topics](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/changing-the-default-behaviour-of-pinned-topics/359)
**Author:** [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 January 2023 06:09 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/changing-the-default-behaviour-of-pinned-topics/359 "2023-01-19T06:09:04Z")
By default topics are pinned until users scroll to the end of lists of topics, then the pin is removed and the topic will slowly descend the list of topics unless it is updated. We can change the default so that pinned … --- ## [ACCESS-Hive Knowledge Base](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/access-hive-knowledge-base/417)
**Author:** [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 February 2023 06:13 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/access-hive-knowledge-base/417 "2023-02-14T06:13:58Z")
About Description of the knowledge-base, and how to to add to it and improve it. Who is this for? Anyone who needs to use the knowledge-base and wants to understand how it works, in particular anyone who wants to add … --- ## [Introduction to discourse video](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/introduction-to-discourse-video/312)
**Author:** [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 January 2023 01:41 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/introduction-to-discourse-video/312 "2023-01-13T01:41:58Z")
This is a nice introductory video about discourse. It gives a quick overview of how it works --- ## [Forum User Guide](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/forum-user-guide/95)
**Author:** [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 November 2022 02:41 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/forum-user-guide/95 "2022-11-02T02:41:12Z")
This is a quick user-guide for using Discourse, the software that underpins this forum. Basic Terms Used by Discourse (Nomenclature) Here are some very basic terms that will be helpful to keep in mind as you use Disc…