# Contribute

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## [Title too long, exceeds limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/401152)

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**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/401152 "2026-04-27T00:36:05Z")

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https://meta.discourse.org/t/var-www-discourse-vendor-data-rt-srgb-icm/401148 Mobile browser

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## [Decouple passwordless email login/signup from enable local logins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decouple-passwordless-email-login-signup-from-enable-local-logins/401556)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decouple-passwordless-email-login-signup-from-enable-local-logins/401556 "2026-04-26T20:47:27Z")

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I’d like to request support for a true local passwordless flow in Discourse, without having to rely on an external identity provider like Microsoft, Google, etc. Right now, as far as I can tell, Discourse has pieces of …

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## [Edit history doesn’t cover author changing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-history-doesn-t-cover-author-changing/401545)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-history-doesn-t-cover-author-changing/401545 "2026-04-26T12:59:44Z")

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I woke up yesterday to a situation where Edit history visible to public doesn’t cover changing owner of a topic/first post. I haven’t allow that, so I reckoned that only I as an admin and other staff members can see that…

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## [Natural breakpoints or "chapters" for long topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natural-breakpoints-or-chapters-for-long-topics/16461)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 70\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natural-breakpoints-or-chapters-for-long-topics/16461 "2026-04-24T20:49:41Z")

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One thing we’re thinking about is how to determine natural breakpoints or “chapters” for long discussion topics – and we can eventually display these breakpoints as navigation selections on the expanded topic progress ba…

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## [Show and tell: where to share things interesting things you're doing with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-and-tell-where-to-share-things-interesting-things-youre-doing-with-discourse/401414)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-and-tell-where-to-share-things-interesting-things-youre-doing-with-discourse/401414 "2026-04-24T16:21:52Z")

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Sometimes people just want to share things they are doing with Discourse that may be of interest to others here, but aren’t necessary intended to be discussions about Community Building or a Customization that others can…

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## [Admin changing email address of a member is still quirky!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-changing-email-address-of-a-member-is-still-quirky/401441)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-changing-email-address-of-a-member-is-still-quirky/401441 "2026-04-24T13:51:02Z")

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I just found myself wanting to quickly change the email address of a test user on my site without having to log out and log in again. It works, but it’s still quirky. To replicate, as admin: navigate to user prefs of …

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## [Site setting to disable local sign ups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-setting-to-disable-local-sign-ups/401005)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-setting-to-disable-local-sign-ups/401005 "2026-04-24T09:05:40Z")

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Hello, I’m looking for a site setting that disables local signups, but maintains OpenID connect new account registrations. Looking back at user reports from January the majority pointed to a site text This was the erro…

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## [Allowing .ICS calendar files to be sent to a group inbox via email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-ics-calendar-files-to-be-sent-to-a-group-inbox-via-email/389535)

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**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-ics-calendar-files-to-be-sent-to-a-group-inbox-via-email/389535 "2026-04-24T01:22:35Z")

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Sorry if I’m missing something obvious here. I’ve spent about 15–20 minutes searching and haven’t found anything that matches what I need. I have a Discourse group with an associated incoming email address. My goal is f…

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## [Enable sending external emails to admin/moderator groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-sending-external-emails-to-admin-moderator-groups/243128)

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**Author:** [@Nesha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nesha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-sending-external-emails-to-admin-moderator-groups/243128 "2026-04-24T01:17:14Z")

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Enable external email to be sent to pre-defined admin/moderator groups. There is a recommended workaround to send external emails to admins/moderators: Create groups admin\_messaging, with the same list of users as in …

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## [New notification level: Obnoxious](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-notification-level-obnoxious/401355)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-notification-level-obnoxious/401355 "2026-04-23T15:32:05Z")

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We have a SaaS product and every once in a while, we’ll have an incident (Who us? No! Never!) that first crops up in the community. So I consolidate reports into a single thread as necessary and then monitor / communica…

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## [Make the "view posts by @user" filtered topic view shareable / linkable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-view-posts-by-user-filtered-topic-view-shareable-linkable/401354)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-view-posts-by-user-filtered-topic-view-shareable-linkable/401354 "2026-04-23T12:57:25Z")

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I occasionally use this filter on certain topics in my forum. Two examples: On Pictures of your latest ride continued - General - Unicyclist.com, on which users post lots of pictures, I like to filter posts by the…

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## [Migrate from gz compression to zstd for backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-gz-compression-to-zstd-for-backups/309984)

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**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-gz-compression-to-zstd-for-backups/309984 "2026-04-23T12:55:39Z")

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zstd is pretty common now and compresses better and is faster than gz. Maybe it is worth changing to this for backups. considering all the discourse instances around the world, this could be a big saver in disk and tran…

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## [Is there a reason for the delayed translations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gibt-es-einen-grund-fur-die-verzogerten-ubersetzungen/401344)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gibt-es-einen-grund-fur-die-verzogerten-ubersetzungen/401344 "2026-04-23T10:12:31Z")

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The translations for the main branch were last updated on April 7, 2026 (UTC). Is there a reason for this? I find it unusual because the translations for the current release are still being updated...

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## [Allow automatic 'JIT' education and warning messages to show up on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-automatic-jit-education-and-warning-messages-to-show-up-on-mobile/240543)

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**Author:** [@pixelDust](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixelDust)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-automatic-jit-education-and-warning-messages-to-show-up-on-mobile/240543 "2026-04-22T20:01:09Z")

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I wasn’t sure what sorts of keywords to search for and what I already tried produced no results, so apologies if this has already been asked and answered: do the various notices and warnings (e.g. Your topic is similar t…

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## [Meta tag cleanup: delete unused ones, delete misspelled ones, add icons and move to correct tag groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-tag-cleanup-delete-unused-ones-delete-misspelled-ones-add-icons-and-move-to-correct-tag-groups/364105)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-tag-cleanup-delete-unused-ones-delete-misspelled-ones-add-icons-and-move-to-correct-tag-groups/364105 "2026-04-23T09:28:24Z")

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Can some tags be deleted, if the last time it was used was 2 years ago? For example, size-s, size-m, (not even used) size-l, and (also never used) size-xl. Then, there are some tags which are misspelled. An example is #…

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## [Restoring one like button for reactions-disabled sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restoring-one-like-button-for-reactions-disabled-sites/401321)

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**Author:** [@brendantheclayboy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brendantheclayboy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restoring-one-like-button-for-reactions-disabled-sites/401321 "2026-04-23T08:56:05Z")

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Can we please get the old overlay back as on option for forums that don’t use other reactions? My forum uses likes only, and it was perfect to see the like count as a grouping right next to the heart. The pop up and scro…

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## [Clearing advice doesn't actually clear it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clearing-advice-doesnt-actually-clear-it/398754)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clearing-advice-doesnt-actually-clear-it/398754 "2026-04-23T00:30:29Z")

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For context, my test site is behind a reverse proxy running in my homelab because I don’t have infinite IPs. I have it forwarded to port 80 because it works and I’m not interested in breaking things. However this isn’…

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## [Add English and translated aliases for Emojis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-english-and-translated-aliases-for-emojis/86641)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-english-and-translated-aliases-for-emojis/86641 "2026-04-22T21:27:43Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Add alias support to emoji picker: Our Emoji picker could be greatly improved by adding support for English and translated search aliases. The Unicode Consortium provides all the data we n…

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## [Google photo album onebox is confusing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-photo-album-onebox-is-confusing/401234)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-photo-album-onebox-is-confusing/401234 "2026-04-22T16:27:00Z")

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A link to a google photo album appears as if it’s a single image, with no hint that it’s a link to content. For example: Edit: link is https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ne7A14xQeMzeMZvh9 T…

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## [AI Translation skips Portuguese (pt) locale - post translated to all languages except Portuguese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-skips-portuguese-pt-locale-post-translated-to-all-languages-except-portuguese/400612)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Kovalenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Kovalenko)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-skips-portuguese-pt-locale-post-translated-to-all-languages-except-portuguese/400612 "2026-04-22T14:00:09Z")

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I have AI translation enabled with 14 languages including Portuguese (pt). When a new post is created, all languages are translated automatically except Portuguese — it’s simply missing from the translations list. Other …

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## [Tag management for non-staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-management-for-non-staff/155299)

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**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-management-for-non-staff/155299 "2026-04-22T10:02:42Z")

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What would it take to allow tag management for non-moderators? Ideally, a group that would have access to this functionality. What I have in mind is something like the system Ao3 has, where they have a group of trusted i…

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## [Coping with deprecated columns in Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264)

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**Author:** [@ted](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ted)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264 "2026-04-22T09:46:53Z")

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One infrequent but annoying problem is Data Explorer queries can start breaking when columns are dropped and renamed in core or plugins. Downstream this can cause automations to start failing. To that end, I have opened…

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## [Idea: on mobile, show anons signup and login buttons on hamburger menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-on-mobile-show-anons-signup-and-login-buttons-on-hamburger-menu/401173)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-on-mobile-show-anons-signup-and-login-buttons-on-hamburger-menu/401173 "2026-04-22T07:58:45Z")

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I just had someone sign up for my discourse while on the phone with them, and she could not find the sign up button. I hadn’t realized this before, but on narrow screens (eg on mobile phones held vertically) the sign up …

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## [Grouped Messages and collaboration posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-messages-and-collaboration-posts/401088)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-messages-and-collaboration-posts/401088 "2026-04-21T23:10:37Z")

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Hello I am here with two feature requests. First one Grouped PM’s What this is: Grouped PM’s are where the forum automatically groups each user’s Personal messages to make them easier to find. E.X. One group may be …

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## [Updating how categories are organized on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-how-categories-are-organized-on-meta/396306)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 69\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-how-categories-are-organized-on-meta/396306 "2026-04-21T21:36:51Z")

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As part of updating meta’s theme and structure, we are planning to make some changes to the organization of categories here. We’ve explored a few different ideas so far, and we expect this will still go through some add…

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## ["personal message enabled groups" is confusingly titled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-enabled-groups-is-confusingly-titled/290414)

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**Author:** [@mqmenchaca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mqmenchaca)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-enabled-groups-is-confusingly-titled/290414 "2024-03-09T00:08:05Z")

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Not sure if this is the best category for this topic. I didn’t see any one else post about this, but I just want to say I think the SIteSetting personal message enabled groups is confusingly labelled. Discourse has a …

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## [Meta Branded redesign: theme refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-redesign-theme-refresh/397246)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-redesign-theme-refresh/397246 "2026-04-21T16:47:49Z")

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Over the past few hours, I’ve noticed the Meta Branded theme having some changes, like an increased border radius on buttons and text fields, etc. Over the past 15 something minutes, I noticed that the primary color cha…

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## [Truncated very long button label on user deletion modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/truncated-very-long-button-label-on-user-deletion-modal/401116)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/truncated-very-long-button-label-on-user-deletion-modal/401116 "2026-04-21T16:29:44Z")

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Not sure how this should be improved:

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## [Event's date next to the title lacks styling on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-date-next-to-the-title-lacks-styling-on-mobile/401114)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-date-next-to-the-title-lacks-styling-on-mobile/401114 "2026-04-21T13:53:12Z")

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Desktop: Mobile (I was really confused when I read it :sweat\_smile:):

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## [Improving the experience in our support categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-experience-in-our-support-categories/397742)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-experience-in-our-support-categories/397742 "2026-04-21T13:47:35Z")

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I’d like to explore how we might improve the experience of our support categories – Support and all of its subcategories. A couple recent discussions\[1\] have focused on how we might more consistently use the solved plug…

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