# Contribute

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=365

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## [Is there a support about api check when users create topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-support-about-api-check-when-users-create-topic/149162)

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**Author:** [@nianiaJR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nianiaJR)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-support-about-api-check-when-users-create-topic/149162 "2020-04-24T16:56:50Z")

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I have a third-party api which to check your conent/image submitted, it helps me to filter the contents that don’t fit for our technical forum.Is there a support I can combine my third-party api into my discourse forum.…

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## [Titles in SVG inserted by a theme component get overwritten with page title after tab switch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/titles-in-svg-inserted-by-a-theme-component-get-overwritten-with-page-title-after-tab-switch/149149)

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**Author:** [@magjac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/magjac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/titles-in-svg-inserted-by-a-theme-component-get-overwritten-with-page-title-after-tab-switch/149149 "2020-04-24T16:22:24Z")

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I think I’ve found a bug in Discourse, but it’s a little hard to show a reproduction because it’s triggered by a theme component which is not officially deployed in any theme yet. The theme component inserts an SVG whic…

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## [Warning text background color causes slight overlap on multiline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warning-text-background-color-causes-slight-overlap-on-multiline/149154)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warning-text-background-color-causes-slight-overlap-on-multiline/149154 "2020-04-24T14:54:40Z")

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Hi. Also for some reason, at the end of the line and the beginning of the following one, the text is right on the side of the background-color, with ni apparent padding.

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## [Bookmark shortcut \`b\` does nothing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-shortcut-b-does-nothing/145510)

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**Author:** [@evantill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evantill)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-shortcut-b-does-nothing/145510 "2020-04-24T05:47:23Z")

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When I open a topic and press b, I expect the bookmark dialog box to open but nothing happens. Same here on meta.

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## [Protecting against gmail dot trick in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/protecting-against-gmail-dot-trick-in-discourse/22627)

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**Author:** [@thangngoc89](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thangngoc89)\
**Replies:** 86\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/protecting-against-gmail-dot-trick-in-discourse/22627 "2020-04-24T04:12:58Z")

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My forum just receive a large number of spaming user registration. He/She using Gmail dot tricks ( http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/1-awesome-gmail-tip-you-dont-know-about-seriously/) to create this large number of email a…

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## [Slack Integration - Notify Slack on topics pending approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-integration-notify-slack-on-topics-pending-approval/148620)

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**Author:** [@hsiaoer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hsiaoer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-integration-notify-slack-on-topics-pending-approval/148620 "2020-04-23T16:50:23Z")

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I’m looking to use slack to notify members of the team whenever a new issue comes through in discourse. Right now, we have the slack notifications working if a topic is posted; however we have an approval process where t…

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## [Why do I feel writing in discourse composer became slow?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-i-feel-writing-in-discourse-composer-became-slow/148948)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-i-feel-writing-in-discourse-composer-became-slow/148948 "2020-04-23T16:09:05Z")

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at the moment that I’m typing; there is a time gap between me clicking on the letter and the letter appearing in the composer. the pace has became such that the time-gap is visible and you get the feeling that the syste…

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## [Just updated, getting 429 errors in Edge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-updated-getting-429-errors-in-edge/148991)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-updated-getting-429-errors-in-edge/148991 "2020-04-23T14:52:49Z")

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A user just reported not being able to access any topics on blenderartists.org in Edge. He sees the following message in the console: HTTP429: TOO MANY REQUESTS - The server is refusing to service the request because t…

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## [Write a topic before registration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/write-a-topic-before-registration/148994)

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**Author:** [@jackjjw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jackjjw)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/write-a-topic-before-registration/148994 "2020-04-23T14:43:49Z")

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Hi there, I wondered if it is possible to change a setting / add a plugin to discourse that would allow for: Add a topic button to appear to everyone (registered / unregistered) Create a new topic pop up to appear to …

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## [Wiki Notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-notifications/86680)

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**Author:** [@usulrasolas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/usulrasolas)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-notifications/86680 "2020-04-23T07:48:50Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Not receiving notifications for edited Wiki posts unless you are the author: We use wikis a lot on our community. They act as the method of common editing for a great percentage of the act…

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## [Rake posts:rebake\_incremental (feature request)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-posts-rebake-incremental-feature-request/148806)

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**Author:** [@neounix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neounix)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-posts-rebake-incremental-feature-request/148806 "2020-04-22T21:28:36Z")

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Dear Discourse Developers, RE: rake posts:rebake (future feature) rake posts:rebake # Update each post with latest markdown rake posts:rebake\_match\[pattern,type,d…

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## [Extend S3 configuration for other S3 API compatible services](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-s3-configuration-for-other-s3-api-compatible-services/90371)

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**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\
**Replies:** 56\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-s3-configuration-for-other-s3-api-compatible-services/90371 "2020-04-22T22:58:33Z")

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Hi everyone :grinning: This feature was requested by a lot of community members in this post. I’m planning to add support for DigitalOcean Spaces because it’s fully S3 compatible but if the community prefers another cl…

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## [Submit blocked email and IP to StopForumSpam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-blocked-email-and-ip-to-stopforumspam/34793)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-blocked-email-and-ip-to-stopforumspam/34793 "2020-04-22T17:42:25Z")

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I’ve followed the 2013 spam topic and would like to suggest a simple enhancement to the “Delete and block this email and IP” button: submit the email address and IP to StopForumSpam.com using their API. Related: http://…

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## [Feedback on feature enabling staff to add tags to personal messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-feature-enabling-staff-to-add-tags-to-personal-messages/81576)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-feature-enabling-staff-to-add-tags-to-personal-messages/81576 "2020-04-22T15:58:17Z")

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@vinothkannans I have now upgraded and started testing the new feature allowing staff to tag personal messages. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time and it’s looking good so far! Nice work. :sunflower: Some…

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## [Can add my sticker on tools post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-add-my-sticker-on-tools-post/148751)

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**Author:** [@Bank\_Live](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bank_Live)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-add-my-sticker-on-tools-post/148751 "2020-04-22T13:26:10Z")

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I think that if we have our own stickers We should be able to add it to our website.

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## [Wrong arrow color on boxed categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-arrow-color-on-boxed-categories/148640)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-arrow-color-on-boxed-categories/148640 "2020-04-22T11:10:19Z")

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Here’s a boxed category selector: The arrow color is set by a style HTML attribute. When you click on the selector, the style attribute is removed and the arrow becomes grey from its CSS property: If you unselect …

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## [Disable presence functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-presence-functionality/82172)

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**Author:** [@ixeft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ixeft)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-presence-functionality/82172 "2020-04-22T08:43:29Z")

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Hello, While « Who is writing » and Whos online plugins are quit useful, users asked to be able to individually disable it because it is too intrusive for them. Would it be possible to have a «Offline» profile field ?

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## [Suggestion: Trust Levels based on a percentage of criteria](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-trust-levels-based-on-a-percentage-of-criteria/148785)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-trust-levels-based-on-a-percentage-of-criteria/148785 "2020-04-22T03:52:21Z")

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So, Trust Levels are set automatically based on a list of criteria. But some users may just not engage in certain ways while being otherwise highly engaged. There’s no specific criterion that matters or not. I’d prefer t…

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## [Popup or chatbot to collect leads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/popup-or-chatbot-to-collect-leads/141203)

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**Author:** [@Sebastian1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sebastian1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/popup-or-chatbot-to-collect-leads/141203 "2020-04-22T02:36:33Z")

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Can anyone recommend a plugin or thirdparty solution for colleting leads in the forum? Like a chatbot or a popup or something. Preferably something that doesnt require a developer to install :grimacing: Would be intere…

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## [Quick exit button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-exit-button/148736)

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**Author:** [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-exit-button/148736 "2020-04-21T18:46:39Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if there is any chance of adding a quick exit button or if there is already one available for Discourse. We are planning to have an area in our forum for domestic abuse victims and would like to hav…

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## [Reordering Categories Produces Error 422](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reordering-categories-produces-error-422/129948)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reordering-categories-produces-error-422/129948 "2024-05-18T23:18:54Z")

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I have a category with 27 sub-categories. When I try to reorder them, I receive “422 Unprocessable Entity” upon saving.

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## [Can you make Discourse look like medium.com?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-make-discourse-look-like-medium-com/148603)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-make-discourse-look-like-medium-com/148603 "2020-04-20T14:29:19Z")

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As someone new to Medium, I’m trying to understand how much you can customize the look and feel of a forum. I’m wondering if there’s a way to make your forum look more like a news site. Or make it seem to your users like…

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## [Hiding User Emails from moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-user-emails-from-moderators/79055)

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**Author:** [@nlebl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nlebl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-user-emails-from-moderators/79055 "2018-01-25T23:57:12Z")

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Hey there, I’m apart of a team that runs the Discourse software for a simple gaming community. We like to select moderators to help out, however we found out that all user emails are completely public to the level of mo…

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## [Pin Globally UX is confusing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-globally-ux-is-confusing/148567)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-globally-ux-is-confusing/148567 "2020-04-20T04:14:16Z")

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In Firefox, notice the double :clock1: and the way the text is below the date line.

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## [Latest Update to Group Tracker Plugin Breaks Posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-update-to-group-tracker-plugin-breaks-posting/148293)

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**Author:** [@Hifihedgehog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hifihedgehog)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-update-to-group-tracker-plugin-breaks-posting/148293 "2020-04-20T00:24:27Z")

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See above. The latest update to the group tracker plugin causes my Discourse sites to no longer to allow new posts (threads or replies) of any kind. When I attempt to click on the reply or new thread buttons, neither wil…

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## [Custom emojis have double colons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emojis-have-double-colons/148523)

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**Author:** [@wallaceandgromit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wallaceandgromit)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emojis-have-double-colons/148523 "2020-04-19T16:54:27Z")

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Hey all. I added some custom emojis to my forum and I’ve got two issues: The custom emoji doesn’t display in the emoji panel preview when hovering It’s applying two sets of colons to the emoji (i.e. ::likethis:: ) Yo…

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## [Additional Appreciation buttons next to "Likes": "Insightful", "Actionable"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-appreciation-buttons-next-to-likes-insightful-actionable/148355)

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**Author:** [@Donald\_Francis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Donald_Francis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-appreciation-buttons-next-to-likes-insightful-actionable/148355 "2020-04-18T13:14:42Z")

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Hi Team Discourse, First of all, a huge dose of gratitude from all ValuePickrs!! You have built an amazing forum platform that our community loves, and has been using since 2015 (migrated from earlier Drupal based …

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## [Sharing long strings of text without spaces (in titles) or URLs causes stretching of the notification window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-long-strings-of-text-without-spaces-in-titles-or-urls-causes-stretching-of-the-notification-window/145212)

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**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-long-strings-of-text-without-spaces-in-titles-or-urls-causes-stretching-of-the-notification-window/145212 "2020-03-24T01:49:15Z")

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Like the title says. Ver 2.4.1.

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## [Display Medium Blogs Natively?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-medium-blogs-natively/148365)

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**Author:** [@natehilpert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/natehilpert)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-medium-blogs-natively/148365 "2020-04-18T00:48:58Z")

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Whenever I post a link to a YouTube video, it auto populates so the content is viewable natively on Discourse. I’m looking for a solution to do that with Medium blogs. Currently, the only way to view the c…

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## [Latest Infinite Scroll on Homepage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-infinite-scroll-on-homepage/148402)

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**Author:** [@007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/007)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-infinite-scroll-on-homepage/148402 "2020-04-17T22:52:26Z")

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Is it possible to configure Discourse so that the Latest column infinite scrolls on the main page when configured to the right of the categories? I didn’t see this as an option, but it’d be pretty great if the left side…

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