Hey Makers
So far, we’ve covered:
setting up a community profile
looking for info in the community.
In part 3, let’s talk a little bit about starting conversation topics in the Make Community.
Why don’t we dive right in?
Click the New Topic Button that’s displayed in the top right corner of the community at all times.
A box with an editor pops up.
Note: If you’re new to the community, a panel with some tips will be displayed on the right side of the editor. As soon as you close it, you will see a preview of your message.
Give your topic a clear title so that other Makers can quickly understand what you want to discuss. Also, select the category you want to post in.
There are five categories:
- Q&A: space for your itching questions
- Showcase: space where you can show off your tips, tricks and solutions built with Make
- Makerhood: space for off-topic talks
- Marketplace: space to advertise your paid services / to look for an automation pro
- Nerd-Zone: space to discuss more complex questions and concepts
Now it’s time to compose your topic. A couple of notes here:
- you can add files in: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, heic, heif, webp, svg, json, pdf, mp4
- when adding screenshots to your topics, you can simply copy & paste them into the editor
- when adding links to topics, they get displayed as oneboxes; the same applies for YouTube/Vimeo videos
Hit the Create Topic button and you’re all set.
If you composed a topic but did not publish it, it stays at the bottom of the page as a draft.
Finally, follow these steps when asking a question, and you’ll be more likely to get a helpful answer:
Give us a detailed explanation of what you’re trying to achieve
Tell us about any steps you’ve tried so far
Include screenshots of:
- your scenario flow and setup (functions, mappings, variables, etc.)
- module configurations and outputs
- any error messages you are getting