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Easy Onboarding for new Lemmy users (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to c/fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I found a super simple way to refer people to Lemmy.

One simple message:

Try out the Reddit alternative called Lemmy https://vger.app/

It also has a mobile app: https://vger.app/settings/install

This way a user can just click, start seeing content and what Lemmy is about, and if they want to comment etc. they will be asked to create an account with lemm.ee selected as a default.

This should fix most of the onboarding UX issues, and eliminate the decision fatigue of trying to figure out which instance is best.

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[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think the best solution for this is a website that helps you pick a good instance for you, not like join lemmy just throwing an entire list of instances at you (hat categories but imo that's not enough).

If I ever get off my ass I'll do it lol.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Basically the join-lemmy.org list but it selects one instance randomly depending on user's input/preferences?

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Close, but it would be exclusively for picking an instance and'd have more questions, to more specifically narrow down a good instance for them.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, what can you even ask other than what join-lemmy.org already asks?

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Honestly it doesn't recommend many good things from what i've seen. I think it'd work to add more topics (countries too) and maybe adding a small question like server size. Also improve the actual selection, because uh...

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[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can change the instance topics in this file, pull requests welcome!

https://github.com/LemmyNet/joinlemmy-site/blob/main/src/shared/components/instances-definitions.ts#L103

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks! I may do so.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 2 points 1 month ago

I mean, we all know how the lemmy devs are. So yeah, not surprised. We might need an alternative after all.