[documentation] Welcome text improvement.

[Charlie Lowe]

These are all good ideas. And also, there is the surprisingly common 
question on the forums that might be answered here, "How do I get rid of 
that welcome message?" (lol)

So perhaps the last line could be, "This message will be removed once 
you post an item to the front page."

Robert Castelo wrote:
> Some ideas, mainly just making the text more concise and (I think) 
> easier to read by cutting down on verbiage and being clearer about what 
> each step is...
> 
> Change:
> 
> "The following steps will help you to start enjoying your new site:"
> 
> to
> 
> "4 Steps to start enjoying your new site:"
> 
> Change:
> 
> "To begin, create the first account. This account will have full 
> administration rights and will allow you to configure your website."
> 
> to
> 
> "1. <strong>Create administration account</strong> <br />
> The first account you <link>create</link> will have full administration 
> rights and will allow you to configure your website."
> 
> Change:
> 
> "Once logged in, visit the administration section. This allows you to 
> make customizations to your site, such as changing your website's 
> configuration."
> 
> to
> 
> "2. <strong>Go to Administration</strong><br />
> Once logged in, visit the <link>administration</link> section to 
> configure your website."
> 
> 
> Change:
> 
> "Next, visit the module list and enable features which suit your 
> website's needs. You may also find additional modules in the Drupal 
> Modules downloads section."
> 
> to
> 
> "3. <strong>Configure modules</strong><br />
> Next, visit the <link>module list</link> and enable features which suit 
> your website's needs. You may also find additional modules in the Drupal 
> Modules downloads section."
> 
> Change:
> 
> 
> "To change your website's "look and feel," visit the themes section. You 
> may choose from one of the included themes, download additional themes 
> from the Drupal downloads section or modify a theme to suit your needs."
> 
> to
> 
> "4. <strong>Configure themes</strong><br />
> To change your website's "look and feel," visit the <link>themes 
> section</link>. You may choose from one of the included themes, download 
> additional themes from the Drupal downloads section or modify a theme to 
> suit your needs."
> 
> Course, this would be much more useful if it was in a block, so the user 
> didn't need to keep going back to the home page to read the next step.
> 
> Hope this helps ;-)
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Robert
> 
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