diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/common/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/common/Constants.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9553c685f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/common/Constants.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package helium314.keyboard.latin.common
+
+object Links {
+    const val DICTIONARY_URL = "https://codeberg.org/Helium314/aosp-dictionaries"
+    const val DICTIONARY_DOWNLOAD_SUFFIX = "/src/branch/main/"
+    const val DICTIONARY_NORMAL_SUFFIX = "dictionaries/"
+    const val DICTIONARY_EXPERIMENTAL_SUFFIX = "dictionaries_experimental/"
+    const val GITHUB = "https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard"
+    const val LICENSE = "$GITHUB/blob/main/LICENSE-GPL-3"
+    const val LAYOUT_FORMAT_URL = "$GITHUB/blob/main/layouts.md"
+    const val CUSTOM_LAYOUTS = "$GITHUB/discussions/categories/custom-layout"
+    const val CUSTOM_COLORS = "$GITHUB/discussions/categories/custom-colors"
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/LanguageSettingsDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/LanguageSettingsDialog.kt
index b7083a0ee..0edc49de5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/LanguageSettingsDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/LanguageSettingsDialog.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import helium314.keyboard.dictionarypack.DictionaryPackConstants
 import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.KeyboardLayoutSet
 import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.KeyboardSwitcher
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Links.DICTIONARY_URL
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Links.LAYOUT_FORMAT_URL
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils.constructLocale
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.databinding.LanguageListItemBinding
@@ -425,4 +427,3 @@ private fun getAvailableSecondaryLocales(context: Context, mainLocale: Locale, a
     return locales
 }
 
-private const val LAYOUT_FORMAT_URL = "https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard/blob/main/layouts.md"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/utils/DictionaryUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/utils/DictionaryUtils.kt
index af7bab23c..28e7b6f1a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/utils/DictionaryUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/utils/DictionaryUtils.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.buildAnnotatedString
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import helium314.keyboard.compat.locale
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Links
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils.constructLocale
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.Defaults
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ fun showMissingDictionaryDialog(context: Context, locale: Locale) {
     if (prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_DONT_SHOW_MISSING_DICTIONARY_DIALOG, Defaults.PREF_DONT_SHOW_MISSING_DICTIONARY_DIALOG)
         || locale.toString() == SubtypeLocaleUtils.NO_LANGUAGE)
         return
-    val repositoryLink = "<a href='$DICTIONARY_URL'>" + context.getString(R.string.dictionary_link_text) + "</a>"
-    val dictionaryLink = "<a href='$DICTIONARY_URL/src/branch/main/dictionaries/main_$locale.dict'>" + context.getString(
+    val repositoryLink = "<a href='${Links.DICTIONARY_URL}'>" + context.getString(R.string.dictionary_link_text) + "</a>"
+    val dictionaryLink = "<a href='${Links.DICTIONARY_URL}/src/branch/main/dictionaries/main_$locale.dict'>" + context.getString(
         R.string.dictionary_link_text) + "</a>"
     val startMessage = context.getString( // todo: now with the available dicts csv, is the full text still necessary?
         R.string.no_dictionary_message,
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ fun createDictionaryTextHtml(message: String, locale: Locale, context: Context):
         val rawDictString = "$type: ${dictLocale.getDisplayName(context.resources.configuration.locale())}"
         val dictString = if (experimental.isEmpty()) rawDictString
         else context.getString(R.string.available_dictionary_experimental, rawDictString)
-        val dictBaseUrl = DICTIONARY_URL + DICTIONARY_DOWNLOAD_SUFFIX +
-                if (experimental.isEmpty()) DICTIONARY_NORMAL_SUFFIX else DICTIONARY_EXPERIMENTAL_SUFFIX
+        val dictBaseUrl = Links.DICTIONARY_URL + Links.DICTIONARY_DOWNLOAD_SUFFIX +
+                if (experimental.isEmpty()) Links.DICTIONARY_NORMAL_SUFFIX else Links.DICTIONARY_EXPERIMENTAL_SUFFIX
         val dictLink = dictBaseUrl + type + "_" + localeString.lowercase() + ".dict"
         val fullText = "<li><a href='$dictLink'>$dictString</a></li>"
         knownDicts.add(fullText)
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ fun createDictionaryTextHtml(message: String, locale: Locale, context: Context):
 fun MissingDictionaryDialog(onDismissRequest: () -> Unit, locale: Locale) {
     val prefs = LocalContext.current.prefs()
     val availableDicts = createDictionaryTextAnnotated(locale)
-    val dictLink = "$DICTIONARY_URL/src/branch/main/dictionaries/main_$locale.dict"
+    val dictLink = "${Links.DICTIONARY_URL}/src/branch/main/dictionaries/main_$locale.dict"
     val message = stringResource(R.string.no_dictionary_message, "§repl1§", locale.toString(), "§repl2§")
         .replace("<br>", "\n") // compose doesn't understand html... // todo: modify the string?
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ fun MissingDictionaryDialog(onDismissRequest: () -> Unit, locale: Locale) {
 
     val annotatedString = buildAnnotatedString {
         append(part1)
-        appendLink(stringResource(R.string.dictionary_link_text), DICTIONARY_URL)
+        appendLink(stringResource(R.string.dictionary_link_text), Links.DICTIONARY_URL)
         append(part2)
         appendLink(stringResource(R.string.dictionary_link_text), dictLink)
         append(part3)
@@ -158,8 +159,8 @@ fun createDictionaryTextAnnotated(locale: Locale): AnnotatedString {
         val rawDictString = "$type: ${dictLocale.getDisplayName(context.resources.configuration.locale())}"
         val dictString = if (experimental.isEmpty()) rawDictString
         else context.getString(R.string.available_dictionary_experimental, rawDictString)
-        val dictBaseUrl = DICTIONARY_URL + DICTIONARY_DOWNLOAD_SUFFIX +
-                if (experimental.isEmpty()) DICTIONARY_NORMAL_SUFFIX else DICTIONARY_EXPERIMENTAL_SUFFIX
+        val dictBaseUrl = Links.DICTIONARY_URL + Links.DICTIONARY_DOWNLOAD_SUFFIX +
+                if (experimental.isEmpty()) Links.DICTIONARY_NORMAL_SUFFIX else Links.DICTIONARY_EXPERIMENTAL_SUFFIX
         val dictLink = dictBaseUrl + type + "_" + localeString.lowercase() + ".dict"
         knownDicts.add(dictString to dictLink)
     }
@@ -195,8 +196,3 @@ fun cleanUnusedMainDicts(context: Context) {
 
 private fun hasAnythingOtherThanExtractedMainDictionary(dir: File) =
     dir.listFiles()?.any { it.name != DictionaryInfoUtils.getExtractedMainDictFilename() } != false
-
-const val DICTIONARY_URL = "https://codeberg.org/Helium314/aosp-dictionaries"
-const val DICTIONARY_DOWNLOAD_SUFFIX = "/src/branch/main/"
-const val DICTIONARY_NORMAL_SUFFIX = "dictionaries/"
-const val DICTIONARY_EXPERIMENTAL_SUFFIX = "dictionaries_experimental/"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/ColorThemePickerDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/ColorThemePickerDialog.kt
index 20b2d5406..d9c5a6d92 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/ColorThemePickerDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/ColorThemePickerDialog.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.buildAnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.TextFieldValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -40,9 +41,11 @@ import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.ColorSetting
 import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.KeyboardTheme
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.ColorType
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Links
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.decodeBase36
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.Settings
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.Log
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.appendLink
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.getActivity
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.getStringResourceOrName
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.prefs
@@ -132,6 +135,15 @@ fun ColorThemePickerDialog(
         ConfirmationDialog(
             onDismissRequest = { showLoadDialog = false },
             title = { Text(stringResource(R.string.load)) },
+            content = {
+                val text = stringResource(R.string.get_colors_message)
+                val annotated = buildAnnotatedString {
+                    append(text.substringBefore("%s"))
+                    appendLink(stringResource(R.string.discussion_section_link), Links.CUSTOM_COLORS)
+                    append(text.substringAfter("%s"))
+                }
+                Text(annotated)
+            },
             onConfirmed = {
                 val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT)
                     .addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/SubtypeDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/SubtypeDialog.kt
index 7ab384cc5..68b3639d4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/SubtypeDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/SubtypeDialog.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.internal.keyboard_parser.morePopupKeysResId
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Constants.Separators
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Constants.Subtype.ExtraValue
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Links
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils.constructLocale
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils.localizedDisplayName
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.Defaults
@@ -380,10 +381,15 @@ private fun MainLayoutRow(
             // layoutString contains "%s" since we didn't supply a formatArg
             val layoutString = stringResource(R.string.message_add_custom_layout)
             val linkText = stringResource(R.string.dictionary_link_text)
+            val discussionSectionText = stringResource(R.string.get_layouts_message)
             val annotated = buildAnnotatedString {
                 append(layoutString.substringBefore("%s"))
-                appendLink(linkText, LAYOUT_FORMAT_URL)
+                appendLink(linkText, Links.LAYOUT_FORMAT_URL)
                 append(layoutString.substringAfter("%s"))
+                appendLine()
+                append(discussionSectionText.substringBefore("%s"))
+                appendLink(stringResource(R.string.discussion_section_link), Links.CUSTOM_LAYOUTS)
+                append(discussionSectionText.substringAfter("%s"))
             }
 
             ConfirmationDialog(
@@ -460,5 +466,3 @@ fun <T>DropDownField(
 
 private fun getAvailableSecondaryLocales(context: Context, mainLocale: Locale): List<Locale> =
     getDictionaryLocales(context).filter { it != mainLocale && it.script() == mainLocale.script() }
-
-private const val LAYOUT_FORMAT_URL = "https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard/blob/main/layouts.md"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/AboutScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/AboutScreen.kt
index 8e9948b7c..c8a6a28ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/AboutScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/AboutScreen.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.BuildConfig
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Links
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.DebugSettings
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.Defaults
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.Log
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ fun createAboutSettings(context: Context) = listOf(
             description = it.description,
             onClick = {
                 val intent = Intent()
-                intent.data = "https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard/blob/main/LICENSE-GPL-3".toUri()
+                intent.data = Links.LICENSE.toUri()
                 intent.action = Intent.ACTION_VIEW
                 ctx.startActivity(intent)
             },
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ fun createAboutSettings(context: Context) = listOf(
             description = it.description,
             onClick = {
                 val intent = Intent()
-                intent.data = "https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard".toUri()
+                intent.data = Links.GITHUB.toUri()
                 intent.action = Intent.ACTION_VIEW
                 ctx.startActivity(intent)
             },
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/DictionaryScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/DictionaryScreen.kt
index 47c80d2be..15dc0eaa9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/DictionaryScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/DictionaryScreen.kt
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.buildAnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.Dictionary
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.Links
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils.constructLocale
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.LocaleUtils.localizedDisplayName
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.splitOnWhitespace
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.USER_DICTIONARY_SUFFIX
-import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.DICTIONARY_URL
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.DictionaryInfoUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.SubtypeLocaleUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.SubtypeSettings
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ fun DictionaryScreen(
                 val addDictString = stringResource(R.string.add_dictionary)
                 val annotated = buildAnnotatedString {
                     append(addDictString.substringBefore("%s"))
-                    appendLink(stringResource(R.string.dictionary_link_text), DICTIONARY_URL)
+                    appendLink(stringResource(R.string.dictionary_link_text), Links.DICTIONARY_URL)
                     append(addDictString.substringAfter("%s"))
                 }
                 Text(annotated)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f2e698806..2979f1185 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ disposition rather than other common dispositions for Latin languages. [CHAR LIM
     <string name="keyboard_layout_set">Layout</string>
     <!-- Button text and title for adding a custom layout -->
     <string name="button_title_add_custom_layout">Add custom layout</string>
-    <!-- Message text for adding a custom layout, interpreted as HTML -->
+    <!-- Message text for adding a custom layout -->
     <string name="message_add_custom_layout">Select a file in a compatible format. Information about the formats is available %s.</string>
     <!-- Button text for loading a custom layout, image or theme file -->
     <string name="button_load_custom">Load file</string>
@@ -688,11 +688,11 @@ New dictionary:
         You can download dictionaries %1$s, or check whether a dictionary for \"%2$s\" can be downloaded directly %3$s."</string>
     <!-- Button to never show the no_dictionary_message when enabling a language that has no dictionary -->
     <string name="no_dictionary_dont_show_again_button">"Don't show again"</string>
-    <!-- Message for the user dictionary selection dialog, %s will be replaced by dictionary_link_text. This string will be interpreted as HTML -->
+    <!-- Message for the user dictionary selection dialog, %s will be replaced by dictionary_link_text. -->
     <string name="add_dictionary">"Select a dictionary to add. Dictionaries in .dict format can be downloaded %s."</string>
-    <!-- Title of the link to the download page inserted into messages (add_dictionary and no_dictionary_message) -->
+    <!-- Title of the link to the download page inserted into several messages -->
     <string name="dictionary_link_text">"here"</string>
-    <!-- Title of an item in the list of available dictionaries when the dictionary is experimental. This string will be interpreted as HTML -->
+    <!-- Title of an item in the list of available dictionaries when the dictionary is experimental. -->
     <string name="available_dictionary_experimental">"%s (experimental)"</string>
     <!-- Text shown when dictionary file could not be read -->
     <string name="dictionary_file_error">"Error: Selected file is not a valid dictionary file"</string>
@@ -841,6 +841,12 @@ New dictionary:
     <string name="select_color_accent">Accent</string>
     <!-- Selection: gesture color. -->
     <string name="select_color_gesture">Gesture input</string>
+    <!-- Message displayed when clicking "load" button in color theme picker. "%s" will be replaced by discussion_section_link -->
+    <string name="get_colors_message">"You can find and share colors in the %s."</string>
+    <!-- Message displayed when clicking add button for layouts. "%s" will be replaced by discussion_section_link -->
+    <string name="get_layouts_message">"You can find and share layouts in the %s."</string>
+    <!-- Text to be used in get_colors_message and get_layouts_message -->
+    <string name="discussion_section_link">"discussion section"</string>
     <!-- Settings screen title for about [CHAR LIMIT=33]-->
     <string name="settings_screen_about">About</string>
     <!-- version for about screen-->