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# Welcome Message

Greet new members with relevant information when they enter, so they can make buying decisions quicker.

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Guardian automatically sends a welcome message to every new member who joins your group.

To edit it, type **/settings** in your group chat, choose whether to open settings in private or in group, then tap **Welcome** > **Edit**. Reply with your custom welcome text.

You can use the following placeholders in your message:

{NAME} : the user's display name {MENTION} : a clickable link to the user {GROUPNAME} : your group name