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Customizing the dashboard

The public dashboard ships with a placeholder welcome message (“Your new SourceBans install”). Most operators want to replace it with something specific to their community — a link to rules, a link to Discord, a tagline, etc.

Replace it

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  1. Sign into the panel as an admin with the Web settings permission (owners have this by default).

  2. Navigate to Admin Panel → Settings → Settings → Dashboard.

  3. Edit the Intro text. The settings page shows a live preview to the right as you type.

  4. Click Save changes.

Formatting

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The intro text supports Markdown:

  • Headings (# Heading, ## Subheading, …)
  • Bold (**text**) and italics (*text*)
  • Links ([label](https://example.com))
  • Lists (numbered and unordered)
  • Inline code (`code`)
  • Code blocks (```language)
  • Blockquotes (> quoted text)

The renderer is CommonMark running in “safe mode” — raw HTML in the source is escaped instead of rendered, and javascript: / data: URLs are stripped. So you can paste formatting freely without worrying about an admin accidentally (or deliberately) injecting unsafe markup.

Reach for the Markdown cheat sheet link in the help icon next to the editor if you need a quick reference.

Examples

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A simple welcome:

# Welcome to **Example Gaming**


We run public 24/7 Casual TF2 servers in NA/EU. Read the rules
before joining: <https://example.com/rules>


Need to appeal a ban? [Submit an appeal here](/index.php?p=submit).

A short rules list:

## House rules


1. No cheating — we use SourceBans++ and we will catch you.
2. Respect other players. No slurs, no harassment.
3. Mic spam after a verbal warning = mute.


Banned? [Appeal here](/index.php?p=submit) — we read every one.

Tips

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  • Keep it short. This is the first thing visitors see; long walls of text get scrolled past.
  • Link to your community elsewhere. Discord invite, forum, ban appeals page — anything actionable.
  • Test with a fresh browser window. The live preview shows you what the dashboard will render, but it’s still worth opening the public dashboard in an incognito tab to confirm it reads well to a logged-out visitor.

Other panel settings worth knowing about

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While you’re under Admin Panel → Settings, a few other knobs are worth a look on first install:

  • Settings → Settings → Sitename — what the browser tab title shows.
  • Settings → Settings → URL — used in emails the panel sends. Set it to your public URL.
  • Settings → Features — toggles for comm blocks, public ban appeals, public report submissions, anonymous telemetry, and so on. Skim the list to see what’s available.
  • Settings → Themes — pick a different chrome if you’ve installed one.

For translating the panel’s UI into another language, see Translating.