# Contribute

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## [More data in user approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-data-in-user-approval/323565)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-data-in-user-approval/323565 "2025-01-18T08:15:52Z")

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As one strategy to combat a current spam wave, we’ve enabled user approval. When I’m looking at a as-yet-unapproved user, I see only the info they filled in in the signup form: But we’ve realized that the problem is…

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## [Support linked topics with the experimental Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-linked-topics-with-the-experimental-templates/347802)

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**Author:** [@Mate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-linked-topics-with-the-experimental-templates/347802 "2025-01-18T06:42:55Z")

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Hello, we should support the linked topics option with Templates, as if you select it it just shows the form and does not do the linked topics message.

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## [Temporarily show quoted post from ignored user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-show-quoted-post-from-ignored-user/346895)

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**Author:** [@Mkoll](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mkoll)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-show-quoted-post-from-ignored-user/346895 "2025-01-18T06:29:25Z")

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There are several users I’ve ignored on a forum that uses the Discourse forum software. I don’t want to see their posts 95%+ of the time. I understand that I can see their post if I click “VIEW # HIDDEN REPLY”. However, …

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## [Add more scopes to discord login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-scopes-to-discord-login/347719)

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**Author:** [@AEW745](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AEW745)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-scopes-to-discord-login/347719 "2025-01-17T21:39:50Z")

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Can you make it where scopes can be customized for Discord so we can get more information like the guild member scope to get user’s nicknames?

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## [Date/timezone issue: scrolling timeline shows previous month](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-timezone-issue-scrolling-timeline-shows-previous-month/347561)

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**Author:** [@alxndr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxndr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-timezone-issue-scrolling-timeline-shows-previous-month/347561 "2025-01-17T02:15:40Z")

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I’ve got a topic created by a user at 12:43am on the 1st of November in my timezone, and in most places (topic list, and the topic itself) the date for the post appears as the 1st of November — however in the scrolling t…

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## [Allow Group Inboxes to use default outbound SMTP settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-inboxes-to-use-default-outbound-smtp-settings/347537)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-inboxes-to-use-default-outbound-smtp-settings/347537 "2025-01-16T22:18:08Z")

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Summary Presently there is no way to use the Group Inboxes feature without configuring an additional user account specifically for sending mail. However, a site may be in an environment where it can send email from…

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## [PostRevisor can't revise posts in deleted topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postrevisor-cant-revise-posts-in-deleted-topics/347130)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postrevisor-cant-revise-posts-in-deleted-topics/347130 "2025-01-16T19:16:50Z")

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tl;dr For some posts, calling PostRevisor sets the post\_id to nil. Am I crazy? Answer: No. PostRevisor accesses post.topic, which is nil for a post in a deleted topic. And then it sets post.topic to nil, which in turn s…

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## [Can't reset password on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-reset-password-on-meta/347303)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-reset-password-on-meta/347303 "2025-01-16T18:57:20Z")

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This seems improbable to to be my fault somehow, but I’ve tried several times in a logged in session and in a Linux Chrome incognito window and can’t set a password. I get to the set password screen and then it says inva…

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## [RSS feeds disappearing misteriously](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feeds-disappearing-misteriously/343372)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feeds-disappearing-misteriously/343372 "2025-01-15T22:03:59Z")

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We use the rss-polling plugin to import entries from dozens of feeds. From time to time, some feeds will just vanish from the list. We don’t know under which conditions, we don’t know how, and we cannot find any log of s…

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## [Clicking username in chat settings results in loading an empty chat window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-username-in-chat-settings-results-in-loading-an-empty-chat-window/347164)

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**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-username-in-chat-settings-results-in-loading-an-empty-chat-window/347164 "2025-01-15T19:33:50Z")

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When using chat, clicking on the username at the top of the window takes you to the chat settings. Clicking on it again makes the chat window appear empty with no way to fix besides a refresh. Video of it happening: …

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## [Double click on username reveals blank/white screen in small chat overlay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-click-on-username-reveals-blank-white-screen-in-small-chat-overlay/347265)

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**Author:** [@Magie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Magie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-click-on-username-reveals-blank-white-screen-in-small-chat-overlay/347265 "2025-01-15T19:33:25Z")

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Dear Discourse team, I hope I am not reproducing an existing bug report but I couldn’t find it so far. Priority/Severity: Minor (but confusing for users) Platform: Problem does not appear on mobile. All desktop and o…

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## [Add feature to toggle calendar variable in insert date/time UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-feature-to-toggle-calendar-variable-in-insert-date-time-ui/347298)

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**Author:** [@GamersInternational](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GamersInternational)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-feature-to-toggle-calendar-variable-in-insert-date-time-ui/347298 "2025-01-15T17:49:15Z")

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As a category moderator on a Discourse forum, I occasionally post announcements regarding maintenance or outages to our service on the forum and we usually will utilise the add date/time feature of Discourse to show user…

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## [Don't automatically following topics after posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-automatically-following-topics-after-posting/346885)

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**Author:** [@chenxiangcheng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chenxiangcheng)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-automatically-following-topics-after-posting/346885 "2025-01-15T12:56:05Z")

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Despite cancelling the automatic follow-up after posting in the backend settings or personal center settings, I still get automatically followed after posting. I tested on several different sites and encountered the same…

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## [Switch the new sidebar from left to right side (english forum)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-the-new-sidebar-from-left-to-right-side-english-forum/256239)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-the-new-sidebar-from-left-to-right-side-english-forum/256239 "2025-01-15T11:34:25Z")

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Hi guys, I searched the forums and asked about it in the new chat a few days ago. I was advised to post in the forums. Hopefully someone can help. Is there a plugin to move the new sidebar to the right side? or is the…

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## [How to create tag c++ or tag Notepad++](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-tag-c-or-tag-notepad/94698)

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**Author:** [@Pham\_Quyet\_Nghi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pham_Quyet_Nghi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-tag-c-or-tag-notepad/94698 "2025-01-15T02:56:47Z")

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Hello! I tried to create a c++ tag but failed I have created a tag that looks like c++ but is “c＋＋” but the user typed on the “c++” url shows the error “Oops! That page does not exist or is private.” how to create the…

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## [Strike-through text is not rendered in diff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strike-through-text-is-not-rendered-in-diff/347101)

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**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strike-through-text-is-not-rendered-in-diff/347101 "2025-01-14T22:03:21Z")

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When you change a text by striking-through something, it is not visible in Diff view. You can spot it using Raw view, but I don’t see a reason why shouldn’t it be rendered in the wysiwyg view.

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## [Watermark on all upload images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watermark-on-all-upload-images/174534)

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**Author:** [@lhkjacky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lhkjacky)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watermark-on-all-upload-images/174534 "2025-01-14T21:22:06Z")

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Dear all Discourse Developers, I want to thanks all Discourse developers for their excellent work on making the best forum in the world. :smiling\_face\_with\_three\_hearts: Personally, I have used other programs, such as D…

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## [User search always finds self](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-search-always-finds-self/347065)

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**Author:** [@tkforbes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkforbes)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-search-always-finds-self/347065 "2025-01-14T16:44:00Z")

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When using More → User, when a filtered match is found, the list always includes the user executing the search. When there is no match, the list is empty i.e. zero entries for no match, 2 or more entries for a match. Tes…

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## [Back button is misaligned above topic progress bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-button-is-misaligned-above-topic-progress-bar/346862)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-button-is-misaligned-above-topic-progress-bar/346862 "2025-01-14T15:42:27Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand:

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## [Quoting a closed topic prefills category in composer that should be off-limits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-a-closed-topic-prefills-category-in-composer-that-should-be-off-limits/260009)

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**Author:** [@bfsrcproduc2763](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bfsrcproduc2763)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-a-closed-topic-prefills-category-in-composer-that-should-be-off-limits/260009 "2025-01-13T22:28:35Z")

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Explanation As a regular on the Hopscotch Forum, I have access to most of the categories of topics, but there are some that I can’t create topics in, such as “Announcements” \[as I am not a part of the team\]. When quoting…

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## [Problems with the limited number of characters displayed in the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-the-limited-number-of-characters-displayed-in-the-sidebar/318887)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-the-limited-number-of-characters-displayed-in-the-sidebar/318887 "2025-01-14T12:59:23Z")

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This topic is a follow-up to a discussion at Crowdin. Originally, I had noted that by replacing the &-sign with the word “and” in the German translation of “Login & Authentication”, the string became even longer, althoug…

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## [Incorrect user count in modal for applying settings changes to existing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-user-count-in-modal-for-applying-settings-changes-to-existing-users/347050)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-user-count-in-modal-for-applying-settings-changes-to-existing-users/347050 "2025-01-14T12:21:03Z")

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My forum has 25 members according to the about page. Today, when I changed the Default navigation menu categories and Default navigation menu tags, the modal asking whether I wanted to apply the changes to existing users…

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## [Translating Admin Quick Start Guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-admin-quick-start-guide/347011)

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**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-admin-quick-start-guide/347011 "2025-01-14T07:30:04Z")

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I would like to translate this document as it would be a great help for a new forum’s admin. But it is currently not possible.

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## [DEV: Ensure all site settings have a keyword entry](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dev-ensure-all-site-settings-have-a-keyword-entry/344861)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dev-ensure-all-site-settings-have-a-keyword-entry/344861 "2025-01-14T01:59:36Z")

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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/30485 How do translators add those keywords? In my experience, empty strings are not shown for translation in Crowdin.

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## [A bug when files were migrated to S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-bug-when-files-were-migrated-to-s3/346954)

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**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-bug-when-files-were-migrated-to-s3/346954 "2025-01-13T22:57:30Z")

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I encountered a problem that is the opposite of what is described in this content.In fact，all files, including images, have the Content-Disposition set to attachment, causing the files to be downloaded.

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## [Way to bypass restrictions on what categories you can post in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-bypass-restrictions-on-what-categories-you-can-post-in/346936)

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**Author:** [@Esb678](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Esb678)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-bypass-restrictions-on-what-categories-you-can-post-in/346936 "2025-01-13T21:21:20Z")

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I recently noticed this glitch where if you go to a category that you cannot post in (such as a rules category) and you quote something, it sets the category to that category that you quoted from. Here is an example from…

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## [User Onebox date not localized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-onebox-date-not-localized/346923)

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**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-onebox-date-not-localized/346923 "2025-01-13T19:07:35Z")

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User’s onebox join date is not localized.

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## [User not directed back to original topic after full page login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-not-directed-back-to-original-topic-after-full-page-login/346904)

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**Author:** [@StefanoCecere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StefanoCecere)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-not-directed-back-to-original-topic-after-full-page-login/346904 "2025-01-13T17:24:04Z")

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there is a problem with the new fullscreen login: it doesn’t redirect back to the original page! we have need login to reply to a post, and use the Gated Topics in Category to pretend login to read all posts… with the …

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## [Send notification when someone edits a post you've liked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-notification-when-someone-edits-a-post-youve-liked/91203)

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**Author:** [@alexs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-notification-when-someone-edits-a-post-youve-liked/91203 "2025-01-12T19:21:35Z")

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I’d like to receive a notification if someone edits a post that I’ve liked. This would avoid users appearing to like posts that they don’t agree with, once they’ve been changed. Sometimes I only spot the edit once my l…

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## [Create onebox / preview for Badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-onebox-preview-for-badges/207594)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-onebox-preview-for-badges/207594 "2025-01-12T19:18:12Z")

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Badges are a huge part of our community. Our members love them, we’ve added a mountain of custom ones, and they are very much cherished and sought after. However, whenever we discuss or mention badges we have no nice …

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