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# Success Messages

A lot of our success messages tend to focus on a thing or task completing.

## [](#use-the-name-of-what-was-created)Use the Name of What Was Created

Where possible, try to be explicit about the name of the thing that was created.

For example:

Created Search index {INDEX_NAME}.

## [](#do-not-use-successfully)Do Not Use "Successfully"

Avoid `successfully` or other adverbs ending in -ly to describe how something was done in the UI.

Reword the success message to be more active and focus on the thing that was done.

For example:

Created backup.

Created new user {USER_NAME}.