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<div itemprop='mainContentOfPage'> <h1>Welcome to the Envato Community!</h1> <p>The Envato Community is a community of independent creatives who come together to share ideas and success. No matter your skill level our community is here to share knowledge and help one another. We’re all students and teachers and we invite all corners of the earth to join our glorious melting pot of creative fields, skill levels and cultures.</p> <p>Here are a few quick tips to get you started with how these forums work and here are our <a href="https://forums.envato.com/tos">Community Guidelines</a>:</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> If all these instructions look really, really boring to you…feel free to skip them and just <a href="https://forums.envato.com/">jump into our forums with both feet</a> <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/apple/slight_smile.png?v=9" title=":slight_smile:" class="emoji" alt=":slight_smile:"></p> <p><strong>Please also check</strong> your users preferences because the forums may want to send you more email updates than you’re used to getting (and we’d hate for you to get annoyed). You can specifically set how often you want to be contacted by clicking on your Profile Picture > Preferences > And look for the email settings on that page.</p> <h1>Using the Envato forums</h1> <h2>Reading</h2> <p>To read more, <strong>just keep scrolling down!</strong></p> <p>As new replies or new topics arrive, they will appear automatically – no need to refresh the page.</p> <h2>Navigation</h2> <ul> <li> <p>For search, your user page, or the <kbd>☰</kbd> menu, use the <strong>icon buttons at upper right</strong>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Selecting a topic title will always take you to the <strong>next unread reply</strong> in the topic. To enter at the top or bottom, select the reply count or last reply date instead.</p> <p><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/3X/b/4/b415ffc879aae08958320b462243a1fa30144ee5.jpeg" alt="capture" data-base62-sha1="pH74OtKwcixXtXv7pey4TqEug2p" width="561" height="46"></p> </li> <li> <p>While reading a topic, use the slider on the right for navigation between posts. Press <kbd>?</kbd> for a list of super-speedy keyboard shortcuts.</p> <p><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/3X/0/c/0ca6164b2b946fa2bfa0b365d83355a37b1387bd.jpeg" alt="2019-09-20%2010_00_01-Design%20Tests%20For%20CodeCanyon%20%26%20GraphicRiver%20Category%20Pages%20-%20Envato%20Forums" data-base62-sha1="1NTzjtxfpf9Tbuw1qwMReVvrzGd" width="167" height="429"></p> </li> </ul> <h2>Creating a New Topic</h2> <p>When you are in the category you want to post a new topic is, use the <img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/3X/8/c/8c11018bbd656037ef31e260ad9d8a91eb389d14.jpeg" alt="capture" data-base62-sha1="jZ5hqFHTxLQGf4UtCNV1ucXqzFW" width="151" height="37"> button along the top right of the category page.</p> <h2>Replying</h2> <ul> <li> <p>To reply to the <strong>topic in general</strong>, use <img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/3X/f/4/f45e3e2587615b6361b5c50be82be350c775d113.jpeg" alt="capture" data-base62-sha1="yRMpQQ5MOfogmZ83XTXxIwD0AaD" width="106" height="45"> at the very bottom of the topic or on the right navigation slider.</p> </li> <li> <p>To reply to a <strong>specific person</strong>, use <img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/3X/d/a/dac84e70af5bb19ba94c821259754c13761ed77a.jpeg" alt="capture" data-base62-sha1="vdrf4iVXYGpoNCFgdqDP8AJRlB8" width="84" height="35"> on their post.</p> </li> </ul> <p>To insert a quote, select the text you wish to quote, then press any Reply button. Repeat for multiple quotes!</p> <p><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/2X/a/ae17484c54c5750981e626bb08e7380502fa5b7c.png" alt="image" data-base62-sha1="oQ4XEHAqB8rLXYNyF3ciH6yjMSw" width="652" height="255"></p> <p>To notify someone about your reply, mention their name. Type <code>@</code> to begin selecting a username.</p> <p><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/2X/7/77019cb0781baaf3e4256be3343df8fd6d5909fd.png" alt="image" data-base62-sha1="gYMgUJfW1S8Wwp3Q35M8QjK52nb" width="382" height="249"></p> <p>To use <a href="http://www.emoji.codes/">standard Emoji</a>, just type <code>:</code> to match by name, or use the traditional smileys <code>;)</code></p> <p><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/2X/5/551efa5850d3accab734a4844a36499c5d3065f6.png" alt="image" data-base62-sha1="c90Xcsy6XopdyVgrdYhdhgq6v1c" width="287" height="306"></p> <h1>Tips and tricks</h1> <h2>Actions</h2> <p>There are action buttons at the bottom of each post:</p> <p><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/2X/8/858f3f54b53c9cded8ff2976ba19924d3ee4597d.png" alt="image" data-base62-sha1="j3wpoO4HUUbOvdLrwD8UIxAjon3" width="323" height="84"></p> <p>To let someone know that you enjoyed and appreciated their post, use the <strong>like</strong> button. Share the love!</p> <p>If you see a problem with someone’s post, privately let them, or our staff, know about it with the <strong>flag</strong> button. You can also <strong>share</strong> a link to a post, or <strong>bookmark</strong> it for later reference on your user page.</p> <h2>Notifications</h2> <p>When someone replies to you, quotes your post, or mentions your <code>@username</code>, a number will immediately appear at the top right of the page. Use it to access your <strong>notifications</strong>.</p> <p><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/3X/b/1/b1ec658b4deadde72e5aa4b7ad2ebab0250b60c0.jpeg" alt="capture3" data-base62-sha1="pnYZmG8okGMNP3tsu1JgXknmEpi" width="126" height="67"></p> <p>Don’t worry about missing a reply – you’ll be emailed any notifications that arrive when you are away.</p> <h2>Keyboard navigation</h2> <p>Our forums have several keyboard shortcuts available. You can see a list of these by hitting <kbd>?</kbd></p> <h1>Settings</h1> <h2>Your Preferences</h2> <ul> <li> <p>All topics less than <strong>two days old</strong> are considered new.</p> </li> <li> <p>Any topic you’ve <strong>actively participated in</strong> (by creating, replying, or reading for an extended period) will be automatically tracked.</p> </li> </ul> <p>You will see the blue new and unread number indicators next to these topics:</p> <p><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/2X/7/7d7d04e97b4ec720a258e7b73bbfc65d1be3e345.png" alt="image" data-base62-sha1="hU7xf4MVA3GGZRsZuAzC7OmRwzj" width="681" height="211"></p> <p>You can change your notifications for any topic via the notification control at the bottom of the topic.</p> <p><div class="lightbox-wrapper"><a class="lightbox" href="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/2X/f/f0304c258df895515c48af15bffffcb759658200.png" data-download-href="/uploads/short-url/ygO4jYy9ZTzEkDSOs78elf6T3ZC.png?dl=1" title="image"><img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/optimized/2X/f/f0304c258df895515c48af15bffffcb759658200_2_690x353.png" alt="image" data-base62-sha1="ygO4jYy9ZTzEkDSOs78elf6T3ZC" width="690" height="353" srcset="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/optimized/2X/f/f0304c258df895515c48af15bffffcb759658200_2_690x353.png, https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/optimized/2X/f/f0304c258df895515c48af15bffffcb759658200_2_1035x529.png 1.5x, https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/original/2X/f/f0304c258df895515c48af15bffffcb759658200.png 2x" data-small-upload="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/envato/optimized/2X/f/f0304c258df895515c48af15bffffcb759658200_2_10x10.png"><div class="meta"> <svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-far-image svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#far-image"></use></svg><span class="filename">image</span><span class="informations">1216×623 51.1 KB</span><svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-discourse-expand svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#discourse-expand"></use></svg> </div></a></div></p> <p>You can also set notification state per category, if you want to watch every new topic in a specific category.</p> <p>To change any of these settings, see <a href="https://forums.envato.com/my/preferences">your user preferences</a>.</p> <h2>How can I change my Email?</h2> <p>Email addresses are pulled from your Envato Market account. You will need to change your email address there as you cannot do it on the forums.</p> <h2>Emails from the Forums</h2> <p>If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by the emails you are getting from the forums, you can set your notification preferences in your profile preferences and on each and every category and post.</p> <p>You can also opt in for a forum digest email that keep you up to date on any of the hot topics or things you may have missed. You can find this in your <a href="https://forums.envato.com/my/preferences">your user preferences</a>.</p> <h2>How to display your badges</h2> <p>Click on your Avatar image and select <strong>Preferences</strong> (the little gear <img src="https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/apple/gear.png?v=9" title=":gear:" class="emoji" alt=":gear:"> icon)</p> <p>On the left side menu click on <strong>Profile</strong></p> <p>At the bottom under <strong>Badges to show</strong>, you can choose up to 6 badges that you want to display.</p> <p>Click <strong>Save Changes</strong> button.</p> <p>That’s all you have to do! Now your badges will display under your avatar when you post. You can change which badges are displayed whenever you like.</p> <h2>Community Trust</h2> <p>As you participate here, over time you’ll gain the trust of the community, become a full citizen, and new user limitations will be lifted. 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