# Contribute

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## [Missing Open Graph og:type](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-open-graph-og-type/177360)

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**Author:** [@bifftannen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bifftannen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-open-graph-og-type/177360 "2021-06-14T18:18:15Z")

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Hi, When checking the Open Graph validation for the site, it seems to be missing the “og:type” field. How can we add this? Thanks Peter

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## [RFE for Solved plugin: make "new topic" more obvious](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfe-for-solved-plugin-make-new-topic-more-obvious/177680)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfe-for-solved-plugin-make-new-topic-more-obvious/177680 "2021-06-14T14:06:38Z")

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We are finding that many people who have their problem solved now want to ask a followup question, and the natural thing to do is reply in the same thread. I don’t want to close or lock threads automatically, because oft…

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## [Does notifications work if you add a @mention via editing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-notifications-work-if-you-add-a-mention-via-editing/54037)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_Nicholson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Nicholson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-notifications-work-if-you-add-a-mention-via-editing/54037 "2021-06-12T05:48:39Z")

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Guess I could test this on a live system but what happens if you post a topic and then edit it to include some more @usernames? Does the system send the notifications just to the new username added?

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## [New lines in the composer's reply placeholder?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-lines-in-the-composers-reply-placeholder/193451)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-lines-in-the-composers-reply-placeholder/193451 "2021-06-11T16:27:30Z")

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Apparently the board for the R language uses a composer placeholder that helpfully includes an example of a \`\`\` code fence. This would also be a helpful hint for our language board, but I couldn’t figure out how they’re…

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## [Reply with debug info to rejected e-mails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-with-debug-info-to-rejected-e-mails/193304)

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**Author:** [@adrelanos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adrelanos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-with-debug-info-to-rejected-e-mails/193304 "2021-06-09T16:29:20Z")

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In case of issues such as We’re sorry, but your email message to \["discoursereplies+redacted@redacted.orgredacted\] (titled Re:redacted) didn’t work. Here are some things to check: Do you use more than one email add…

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## [IMAP sync stages new user if Group.incoming\_email is not set to Group.email\_username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imap-sync-stages-new-user-if-group-incoming-email-is-not-set-to-group-email-username/178674)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imap-sync-stages-new-user-if-group-incoming-email-is-not-set-to-group-email-username/178674 "2021-06-11T01:30:10Z")

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While playing around with IMAP sync a staged user was created for Group.email\_username during import from the IMAP account. Trying to understand what happened I noticed that Group.find\_by\_email does not take Group.email…

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## [Discourse does not render on gecko before version 74](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-render-on-gecko-before-version-74/193241)

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**Author:** [@vige](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vige)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-render-on-gecko-before-version-74/193241 "2021-06-10T20:26:23Z")

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commit 08883cbdd1c39a0c15b97af44ddaefe14acdc21a broke discourse rendering on older gecko releases. Gecko doesn’t support optional chaining operator before version 74. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Jav…

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## [Change owner - no space typing allowed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-owner-no-space-typing-allowed/193385)

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**Author:** [@leopedrini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leopedrini)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-owner-no-space-typing-allowed/193385 "2021-06-10T10:16:18Z")

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Hello, I had an issue with “Change owner”… it was loosing focus when we opened the dialog to change… so it was required to “click” in the edit box, to start typing. More details here, in this closed topic: Change owner…

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## [Not able to search for words with 2 letters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-search-for-words-with-2-letters/193298)

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**Author:** [@leopedrini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leopedrini)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-search-for-words-with-2-letters/193298 "2021-06-09T17:32:55Z")

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Hello dears, I am not sure if this is a bug… Or maybe something that I need to fix in my settings… Or even if this is the expected behavior… I am not able to search for words with 2 letters. For example, i remembere…

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## [Badges for tagging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-for-tagging/27251)

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**Author:** [@lisajill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisajill)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-for-tagging/27251 "2015-04-07T19:01:55Z")

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Has anyone created badges around tagging? I’d like to give badges to people who are actively helping to organize our content. So a badge that can be given out at different intervals of X tags. ie: Has tagged 5 topics …

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## [Customers page and Atoms reference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customers-page-and-atoms-reference/192950)

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**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customers-page-and-atoms-reference/192950 "2021-06-08T19:12:57Z")

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On your customer page there is a quote of a GitHub employee: The link goes to https://discuss.atom.io where you find the expected Discourse forum but a header banner that says: We will shut down the Atom Discuss fo…

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## [Search result list truncates topic title after amending it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-result-list-truncates-topic-title-after-amending-it/172499)

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**Author:** [@amotl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amotl)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-result-list-truncates-topic-title-after-amending-it/172499 "2021-06-08T03:09:43Z")

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Hi there, while working on investigating Database migration chokes on huge value of a "calendar-details" item in table "post\_custom\_fields", we amended the topic title twice in order to better reflect the reason and out…

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## [Theme Component CSS Changes - Preview Button Disappears](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-css-changes-preview-button-disappears/192944)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-css-changes-preview-button-disappears/192944 "2021-06-07T18:59:55Z")

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This is pretty minor and fairly inconsequential, I think it’s a bug though so just posting it here. This is on Stable 2.7.1. So when your open the editor for a theme component (i.e. to edit CSS) there is a save and prev…

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## [Accessibility of discourse forum to screen reader users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-of-discourse-forum-to-screen-reader-users/193012)

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**Author:** [@abletec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abletec)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-of-discourse-forum-to-screen-reader-users/193012 "2021-06-07T18:56:07Z")

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The combo boxes/dropdown lists are not accessible to screen reader users. The expected result is that after using alt down arrow to open the combo box/dropdown list, using up and down arrow keys should read the list of c…

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## [Topic replies referencing other topics, are still visible in the gutter of the referenced topic after the referring topic reply is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-replies-referencing-other-topics-are-still-visible-in-the-gutter-of-the-referenced-topic-after-the-referring-topic-reply-is-deleted/192064)

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**Author:** [@Serdar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Serdar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-replies-referencing-other-topics-are-still-visible-in-the-gutter-of-the-referenced-topic-after-the-referring-topic-reply-is-deleted/192064 "2021-06-07T14:36:33Z")

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The title is pretty self-explanatory. Reproduction Steps: Create a topic. In another topic, have another user reference/link the topic that you have just created through the replies section of the other topic. H…

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## [IMDB links Oneboxing as movie posters now](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imdb-links-oneboxing-as-movie-posters-now/192370)

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**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imdb-links-oneboxing-as-movie-posters-now/192370 "2021-06-07T14:29:42Z")

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IMDB links (of all kinds) were working fine on my forum for months creating the proper onebox info when posted, for example this link https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121762 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13050614/ Display…

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## [Can I add hidden metadata like word synonyms to topics to make them easier to find?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-hidden-metadata-like-word-synonyms-to-topics-to-make-them-easier-to-find/192834)

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**Author:** [@AccessViolation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AccessViolation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-hidden-metadata-like-word-synonyms-to-topics-to-make-them-easier-to-find/192834 "2021-06-06T21:49:56Z")

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There are many different ways to put the same idea in to words. Is there a way I can add stuff like synonyms for words that are relevant to the post so that they are easier to find for people looking for the same thing b…

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## [Rate (un)limiting for site admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-un-limiting-for-site-admins/192561)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-un-limiting-for-site-admins/192561 "2021-06-06T21:22:47Z")

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I’ve just hit the rate limit (429 error) on our public community site. It’s my practice to go through Latest and open threads of interest in new tabs. When I’ve worked through the list all the way down to my previous se…

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## [Cluster Templates Support \[High Availability\] \[Redundancy\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cluster-templates-support-high-availability-redundancy/179308)

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**Author:** [@dadberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dadberg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cluster-templates-support-high-availability-redundancy/179308 "2021-06-06T16:13:10Z")

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I propose these additions to the templates folder: postgres.master.yml postgres.slave.yml redis.master.yml redis.slave.yml This way, Discourse clustering, and all the agony around this subject will vanish. As per my …

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## [Automatically mute/unmute categories based on language preference?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-mute-unmute-categories-based-on-language-preference/192328)

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**Author:** [@AndreasZhou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndreasZhou)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-mute-unmute-categories-based-on-language-preference/192328 "2021-06-06T05:34:34Z")

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I am a new discourse user and first want to thank everyone on here for having built such an amazing platform. We thought for a long time what would be the best solution for our Forum and I am so happy we went with Discou…

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## [Can't delete user with PMs, misleading error message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-user-with-pms-misleading-error-message/191969)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-user-with-pms-misleading-error-message/191969 "2021-06-05T16:13:50Z")

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We are using SSO and when someone closes their account, we delete their Discourse account too through the API (or anonymize it, if there’s posts). However, something seems to be amiss as we have been seeing some 403 err…

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## [Flairs don't show on automatic groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flairs-dont-show-on-automatic-groups/192762)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flairs-dont-show-on-automatic-groups/192762 "2021-06-05T12:52:30Z")

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Just tried to set up group flairs on a new instance ( 2.8.0.beta1). For automatic groups, they do show for admins, but not for the other groups (mods, team, trust-levels).

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## [Enable Push Notification generates error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-push-notification-generates-error/192009)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-push-notification-generates-error/192009 "2021-05-29T13:18:11Z")

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Hello, On the latest 06e1af2b1d Repro: Go to Notifications Enable Notifications (The success notification not arrive) Check console By the way the notifications seems to also works after this. Error in console: …

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## [PG::StringDataRightTruncation (ERROR: value too long for type character varying(500) )](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-stringdatarighttruncation-error-value-too-long-for-type-character-varying-500/182426)

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**Author:** [@chrispanag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrispanag)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-stringdatarighttruncation-error-value-too-long-for-type-character-varying-500/182426 "2021-06-04T13:32:23Z")

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When I try to edit the first post of this topic I get back an HTTP 500 error code. The error logs are reporting this fatal error happening: Message (7 copies reported) PG::StringDataRightTruncation (ERROR: value too l…

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## [Teams Sidebar on Self-Hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teams-sidebar-on-self-hosted-discourse/192663)

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**Author:** [@biyaniyash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/biyaniyash)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teams-sidebar-on-self-hosted-discourse/192663 "2021-06-04T13:22:47Z")

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Hi Community, When I was using discourse teams, one of my favourite UI features was the sidebar! You could easily navigate between categories and even collapse it when not needed. Any ideas on how to achieve …

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## [Post action menu is cut off on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-action-menu-is-cut-off-on-mobile/192610)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-action-menu-is-cut-off-on-mobile/192610 "2021-06-04T12:39:37Z")

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Hey :waving\_hand: When using Discourse on mobile the post action menu is cut off and you can’t scroll left or right to view what has been cut off so I need to turn my device landscape to like a post sometimes. There use…

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## [Feature suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestions/192364)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestions/192364 "2021-06-04T00:01:40Z")

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Hi, I just want to suggest a few feature changes. Been using this for a year so I have a lot of feedback Can you implement a dedicated shoutbox? One that’s already opened when the page loads – the Babble plugin does…

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## [Add inversion of some "Sort by" values in search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-inversion-of-some-sort-by-values-in-search-results/69604)

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**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-inversion-of-some-sort-by-values-in-search-results/69604 "2021-06-02T22:08:29Z")

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I’ve run into this a couple of times, not often enough to be of burning importance, but still… Would it be a big deal to add sort by “Oldest post” and “Oldest topic”? I’m probably not the only one who sometimes wants to…

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## [Group owner can not add members to a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owner-can-not-add-members-to-a-group/191505)

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**Author:** [@Grayden\_Shand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grayden_Shand)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owner-can-not-add-members-to-a-group/191505 "2021-06-02T14:15:53Z")

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I’m pretty sure this used to work. Expected Behavior Group owners can add members to the group using the “add members” modal. Observed Behavior Group owners see the “add members” modal, but when trying to submit it, …

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## [Problem with periods in usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-periods-in-usernames/192195)

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**Author:** [@alex21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alex21)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-periods-in-usernames/192195 "2021-06-02T06:40:31Z")

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Yes, or so it seems to me. My username contains a dot, and the dot being a wildcard, when I want to open the profile of a username identical but with a letter instead of the dot, and it opens my own profile. Steps to…

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