updated installation data to only create four categories by default, and altered colour to be less stark (heh, what does that mean anyway...). Also added an intro post

install/data/categories.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     {
         "name": "Announcements",
         "description": "Announcements regarding our community",
-        "bgColor": "#0059B2",
+        "bgColor": "#fda34b",
         "color": "#fff",
         "icon" : "fa-bullhorn",
         "order": 1
@@ -10,89 +10,25 @@
     {
         "name": "General Discussion",
         "description": "A place to talk about whateeeever you want",
-        "bgColor": "#0059B2",
+        "bgColor": "#59b3d0",
         "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-comment",
+        "icon" : "fa-comments-o",
         "order": 2
     },
-    {
-        "name": "NodeBB Development",
-        "description": "NodeBB development news and announcements",
-        "bgColor": "#0059B2",
-        "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-github",
-        "order": 3
-    },
     {
         "name": "Blogs",
         "description": "Blog posts from individual members",
-        "bgColor": "#0059B2",
+        "bgColor": "#86ba4b",
         "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-pencil",
+        "icon" : "fa-newspaper-o",
         "order": 4
     },
     {
-        "name": "Feature Requests",
-        "description": "Got a feature request you'd like to see? Give us a shout here.",
-        "bgColor": "#ab1290",
-        "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-lightbulb-o",
-        "order": 5
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "Bug Reports",
-        "description": "Having trouble with NodeBB? Let us know...",
-        "bgColor": "#ab1290",
-        "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-cogs",
-        "order": 6
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "NodeBB Plugins",
-        "description": "Enhance your NodeBB with plugins!",
-        "bgColor": "#ab1290",
-        "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-plus-square",
-        "order": 7
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "NodeBB Link Exchange",
-        "description": "Link exchange",
-        "bgColor": "#ab1290",
+        "name": "Comments & Feedback",
+        "description": "Got a question? Ask away!",
+        "bgColor": "#e95c5a",
         "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-exchange",
-        "order": 8
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "News",
-        "description": "News from around the world",
-        "bgColor": "#004C66",
-        "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-globe",
-        "order": 9
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "Movies",
-        "description": "Discuss the latest movies here",
-        "bgColor": "#004C66",
-        "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-film",
-        "order": 10
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "Games",
-        "description": "Discuss the latest games here",
-        "bgColor": "#004C66",
-        "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-crosshairs",
-        "order": 11
-    },
-    {
-        "name": "Random",
-        "description": "Anything and (almost) everything welcome!",
-        "bgColor": "#004C66",
-        "color": "#fff",
-        "icon" : "fa-beer",
-        "order": 12
+        "icon" : "fa-question",
+        "order": 3
     }
 ]

src/install.js

@@ -398,6 +398,24 @@ function createCategories(next) {
 	});
 }
 
+function createWelcomePost(next) {
+	var db = require('./database'),
+		Topics = require('./topics');
+
+	db.sortedSetCard('topics:tid', function(err, numTopics) {
+		if (numTopics === 0) {
+			Topics.post({
+				uid: 1,
+				cid: 2,
+				title: 'Welcome to your NodeBB!',
+				content: '# Welcome to your brand new NodeBB forum!\n\nThis is what a topic and post looks like. As an administator, you can edit the post\'s title and content.\n\nTo customise your forum, go to the [Administrator Control Panel](../../admin). You can modify all aspects of your forum there, including installation of third-party plugins.\n\n## Additional Resources\n\n* [NodeBB Documentation](https://docs.nodebb.org)\n* [Community Support Forum](https://community.nodebb.org)\n* [Project repository](https://github.com/nodebb/nodebb)'
+			}, next);
+		} else {
+			next();
+		}
+	});
+}
+
 function enableDefaultPlugins(next) {
 	var Plugins = require('./plugins');
 
@@ -424,7 +442,7 @@ function setCopyrightWidget(next) {
 }
 
 install.setup = function (callback) {
-	async.series([checkSetupFlag, checkCIFlag, setupConfig, setupDefaultConfigs, enableDefaultTheme, createAdministrator, createCategories, enableDefaultPlugins, setCopyrightWidget,
+	async.series([checkSetupFlag, checkCIFlag, setupConfig, setupDefaultConfigs, enableDefaultTheme, createAdministrator, createCategories, createWelcomePost, enableDefaultPlugins, setCopyrightWidget,
 		function (next) {
 			require('./upgrade').upgrade(next);
 		}

src/socket.io/index.js

@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ Sockets.reqFromSocket = function(socket) {
 
 Sockets.isUserOnline = isUserOnline;
 function isUserOnline(uid) {
+	if (!io) {
+		// Special handling for install script (socket.io not initialised)
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return Array.isArray(io.sockets.manager.rooms['/uid_' + uid]);
 }