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@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 [//]: # (title: Get started with Kotlin)
 
+<tldr>
+<p>Latest Kotlin release:<b> <a href="%kotlinLatestWhatsnew%">%kotlinVersion%</a></b></p>
+</tldr>
+
 Kotlin is a modern but already mature programming language designed to make developers happier.
 It's concise, safe, interoperable with Java and other languages, and provides many ways to reuse code between multiple platforms for productive programming.
 
@@ -25,19 +29,6 @@ Here you'll learn how to develop a console application and create unit tests wit
 
 2. **[Write your first unit test](jvm-test-using-junit.md).**
 
-3. **Join the Kotlin community:**
-
-   * ![Slack](slack.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} Slack: [get an invite](https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/kotlin-slack-sign-up).
-   * ![StackOverflow](stackoverflow.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} StackOverflow: subscribe to the ["kotlin"](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/kotlin) tag.
-
-4. **Follow Kotlin** on:
-   * ![YouTube](youtube.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7uiEZIqci43m22KDl0sNw)
-   * ![Twitter](twitter.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kotlin)
-   * ![Bluesky](bsky.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/kotlinlang.org)
-   * ![Reddit](reddit.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kotlin/)
-
-If you encounter any difficulties or problems, report an issue in our [issue tracker](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/KT).
-
 </tab>
 
 <tab id="backend" title="Backend">
@@ -51,20 +42,6 @@ Here you'll learn how to develop a backend application with Kotlin server-side.
 
 2. **[Learn how to mix Kotlin and Java code in your application](mixing-java-kotlin-intellij.md).**
 
-3. **Join the Kotlin server-side community:**
-
-   * ![Slack](slack.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} Slack: [get an invite](https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/kotlin-slack-sign-up).
-   * ![StackOverflow](stackoverflow.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} StackOverflow: subscribe to the ["kotlin"](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/kotlin) tag.
-
-4. **Follow Kotlin** on:
-
-   * ![YouTube](youtube.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7uiEZIqci43m22KDl0sNw)
-   * ![Twitter](twitter.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kotlin)
-   * ![Bluesky](bsky.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/kotlinlang.org)
-   * ![Reddit](reddit.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kotlin/)
-
-If you encounter any difficulties or problems, report an issue in our [issue tracker](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/KT).
-
 </tab>
 
 <tab id="cross-platform-mobile" title="Cross-platform">
@@ -83,30 +60,12 @@ Here you'll learn how to develop a cross-platform application using [Kotlin Mult
 
 3. **Explore [sample projects](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/kotlin-multiplatform-dev/multiplatform-samples.html)**.
 
-4. **Join the Kotlin Multiplatform community:**
-
-   * ![Slack](slack.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} Slack: [get an invite](https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/kotlin-slack-sign-up) and join the [#getting-started](https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C0B8MA7FA) and [#multiplatform](https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C3PQML5NU) channels.
-   * ![StackOverflow](stackoverflow.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} StackOverflow: Subscribe to the ["kotlin-multiplatform" tag](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/kotlin-multiplatform).
-
-5. **Follow Kotlin** on:
-
-   * ![YouTube](youtube.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7uiEZIqci43m22KDl0sNw)
-   * ![Twitter](twitter.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kotlin)
-   * ![Bluesky](bsky.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/kotlinlang.org)
-   * ![Reddit](reddit.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kotlin/)
-
-If you encounter any difficulties or problems, report an issue to our [issue tracker](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/KT).
-
 </tab>
 
 <tab id="android" title="Android">
 
 To start using Kotlin for Android development, read [Google's recommendation for getting started with Kotlin on Android](https://developer.android.com/kotlin/get-started).
 
-Join the Android community on ![Slack](slack.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} Slack: [get an invite](https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/kotlin-slack-sign-up) and join the [#android](https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C0B8M7BUY) channel.
-
-Follow Kotlin on ![YouTube](youtube.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7uiEZIqci43m22KDl0sNw), ![Twitter](twitter.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kotlin), ![Bluesky](bsky.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/kotlinlang.org), and ![Reddit](reddit.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kotlin/), and don't miss any important ecosystem updates.
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 </tab>
 
 <tab id="data-analysis" title="Data analysis">
@@ -122,21 +81,24 @@ From building data pipelines to productionizing machine learning models, Kotlin
    * [DataFrame](https://kotlin.github.io/dataframe/overview.html) – a library for data analysis and manipulation.
    * [Kandy](https://kotlin.github.io/kandy/welcome.html) – a plotting tool for data visualization.
 
-3. **Get the latest updates about Kotlin for Data Analysis:**
-
-   * ![Slack](slack.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} Slack: [get an invite](https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/kotlin-slack-sign-up) and join the [#datascience](https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C4W52CFEZ) channel.
-   * ![Twitter](twitter.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} Twitter: follow [KotlinForData](http://twitter.com/KotlinForData).
-
-4. **Follow Kotlin** on:
-   * ![YouTube](youtube.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7uiEZIqci43m22KDl0sNw)
-   * ![Twitter](twitter.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kotlin)
-   * ![Bluesky](bsky.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/kotlinlang.org)
-   * ![Reddit](reddit.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kotlin/)
+3. **Follow Kotlin for Data Analysis on Twitter:** [KotlinForData](http://twitter.com/KotlinForData).
 
 </tab>
 
 </tabs>
 
+## Join the Kotlin community
+
+Stay in the loop with the latest updates across the Kotlin ecosystem and share your experience.
+
+* Join us on:
+  * ![Slack](slack.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} Slack: [get an invite](https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/kotlin-slack-sign-up).
+  * ![StackOverflow](stackoverflow.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} StackOverflow: subscribe to the ["kotlin"](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/kotlin) tag.
+* Follow Kotlin on ![YouTube](youtube.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7uiEZIqci43m22KDl0sNw), ![Twitter](twitter.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kotlin), ![Bluesky](bsky.svg){width=18}{type="joined"} [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/kotlinlang.org), and ![Reddit](reddit.svg){width=25}{type="joined"} [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kotlin/).
+* Subscribe to [Kotlin news](https://info.jetbrains.com/kotlin-communication-center.html).
+
+If you encounter any difficulties or problems, report an issue in our [issue tracker](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/KT).
+
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