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Is there a way to distinguish or style a main community name in the sidebar, so it immediately stands out to new users (futurology.today)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Lugh@futurology.today to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
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On futurology.today ( !futurology@futurology.today ) - our main community is https://futurology.today/c/futurology

However, we'd also like to have separate sections of the site for meta, casual chatting, etc Further along we might even want to have more separate sections by topic - AI, robotics, space, etc So far, I've been creating those as communities.

This all gets very confusing for new users, especially migrants from r/futurology on Reddit, who are often encountering the fediverse for the first time.

Any suggestions on how to handle this better?

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[โ€“] Nemo@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can set the display name to use emoji or any other Unicode characters, including calligraphic alphanumerics.

eg !nemo@midwest.social

[โ€“] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !futurology@futurology.today