# Contribute

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## [Should permalinks be created when a category's parent is removed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-permalinks-be-created-when-a-categorys-parent-is-removed/115728)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-permalinks-be-created-when-a-categorys-parent-is-removed/115728 "2019-04-24T16:24:42Z")

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I client removed a category’s parent, so /c/parent/my-name became /c/my-name. They were confused why links to the category no longer worked. I went and added a permalink for /c/parent/my-name, but I thought that this wou…

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## [Mobile UI zooms undesirably on search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-ui-zooms-undesirably-on-search/115800)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-ui-zooms-undesirably-on-search/115800 "2019-04-24T12:48:16Z")

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I’m finding my forum frequently “zooms in” slightly on mobile, leaving buttons slightly truncated. I can recreate this consistently by tapping the search button (I think it may also be triggered elsewhere too):

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## [Missing "topic" web hook events in cloud hosted instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-topic-web-hook-events-in-cloud-hosted-instance/115483)

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**Author:** [@jviotti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jviotti)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-topic-web-hook-events-in-cloud-hosted-instance/115483 "2019-04-24T09:25:29Z")

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Hey there, we at Balena have hosted instance at https://forums.balena.io. While working on a custom integration, I’ve seen that Discourse may sometimes not emit certain web hooks. We are listening to post\_event and topi…

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## [How to add information while user creates post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-information-while-user-creates-post/102223)

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**Author:** [@hoaxcracker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoaxcracker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-information-while-user-creates-post/102223 "2019-04-24T09:15:49Z")

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Hi, I want the users to use a particular format while creating a top. How can I add the text as shown in this image below.

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## [What happened to the invite links?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-the-invite-links/110232)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-the-invite-links/110232 "2019-04-24T08:52:53Z")

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Have invites been turned off here or can I not see them for some reason? I sometimes see topics that I want to bring to client’s attention (but apparently not often enough that I remember exactly where it was?)

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## [Approving or rejecting what? The flag or the post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-or-rejecting-what-the-flag-or-the-post/115299)

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**Author:** [@Laurent](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Laurent)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-or-rejecting-what-the-flag-or-the-post/115299 "2019-04-23T23:19:41Z")

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On thing that have always confused me with Discourse is the review queue: when I look at a post (like the one below) there are two buttons: Approve and Reject. However I never know what I’m approving or rejecting: is it …

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## [Use group messaging / name for \`site contact username\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-group-messaging-name-for-site-contact-username/37401)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-group-messaging-name-for-site-contact-username/37401 "2019-04-23T20:52:22Z")

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Now that “group messaging” is a feature (where multiple users can share the responsibility of a single inbox) … Would it be possible to use a group to handle / replace the site contact username? The value is usually a …

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## [Cannot remove ignored user on meta.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-remove-ignored-user-on-meta-discourse-org/115407)

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**Author:** [@alexknowshtml](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexknowshtml)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-remove-ignored-user-on-meta-discourse-org/115407 "2019-04-23T14:24:54Z")

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I was doing some research on how the user ignore/mute feature works (as in, how it actually appears for the user), and the only username I could remember off the top of my head was @codinghorror. So I tried that. Now, w…

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## [Why plural on these keys?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-plural-on-these-keys/107917)

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**Author:** [@Lure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lure)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-plural-on-these-keys/107917 "2019-04-23T17:20:42Z")

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While going through plurals in Slovenian translations I have noticed some keys that have plural enabled, but I do not see %{count}, so it is hard to understand how they are used. Does not make sense to have number for t…

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## [Can't drag items in top menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-drag-items-in-top-menu/74284)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-drag-items-in-top-menu/74284 "2019-04-23T14:55:13Z")

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I have an up-to-date instance and tried to drag top menu items around and can’t. I ended up deleting them all and inserting them in the order that I wanted them. I thought it might just be me, but it got reported again. …

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## [No-tags, all-tags none translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-tags-all-tags-none-translations/115498)

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**Author:** [@Lure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lure)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-tags-all-tags-none-translations/115498 "2019-04-23T14:43:20Z")

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I do not find translation strings for no-tags, all-tags and none in view filter. First entry in dropdown is no-tags When selected it becomes none and there is all-tags in drop down How can I translate those stri…

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## [Problem with key or transifex?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-key-or-transifex/115680)

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**Author:** [@Lure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lure)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-key-or-transifex/115680 "2019-04-23T13:44:39Z")

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While translating new keys, I got discourse\_push\_notifications.popup.watching\_first\_post which is presented strangely in Transifex: It seems that "%{topic}" confuses it (probably due to double quotes)?

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## [Calendar plugin, nothing is displayed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-plugin-nothing-is-displayed/115551)

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**Author:** [@ashledombos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashledombos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-plugin-nothing-is-displayed/115551 "2019-04-23T13:02:42Z")

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Hello, I face an issue with the Calendar plugin, nothing is displayed when the \[calendar\] code is used. Here is what I see (well, only a blank preview, and post is empty if I publish): You can see on the top I have…

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## [Theme Minima Dark doesn't have themes in the menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-minima-dark-doesnt-have-themes-in-the-menu/115659)

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**Author:** [@lucasbasquerotto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucasbasquerotto)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-minima-dark-doesnt-have-themes-in-the-menu/115659 "2019-04-23T12:46:32Z")

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Hi! I would like to report what I see as a bug, and you can try it here in the Discourse Meta site (I advise to test in an anonymous window). If you change the theme in the hamburguer menu to another that isn’t the Min…

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## [10 principles for great translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/10-principles-for-great-translations/115664)

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**Author:** [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/10-principles-for-great-translations/115664 "2019-04-23T01:58:17Z")

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Hello guys, I wanted to share with you an article that I found interesting: https://uxdesign.cc/10-principles-for-great-translations-95bcf7f0d0dd

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## [Automatic Night Mode Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-night-mode-plugin/86174)

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**Author:** [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-night-mode-plugin/86174 "2019-04-23T04:27:56Z")

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Some users have been asking about automatic switching between a light and a dark theme. Could this be accomplished with a plugin? I assume this would need two parts: a theme component with a javascript switching them…

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## ["New Theme" button doesn't work on Themes page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-theme-button-doesnt-work-on-themes-page/115642)

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**Author:** [@sodevious](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sodevious)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-theme-button-doesnt-work-on-themes-page/115642 "2019-04-22T20:20:16Z")

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When clicked, this button doesn’t do anything. No console errors. I wonder if this is due to an \<a\> living inside of a \<button\>?

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## [Broken link management](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-link-management/115613)

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**Author:** [@rhow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-link-management/115613 "2019-04-22T12:26:24Z")

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discourse I’m a member of has broken inter-thread links after porting (twice) from other forum soft. Is there any automated way to find broken links?

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## [Supporting Gitea in a onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supporting-gitea-in-a-onebox/115611)

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**Author:** [@JustinBack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinBack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supporting-gitea-in-a-onebox/115611 "2019-04-22T03:46:11Z")

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Not sure if this is the right category here but is it possible to support Gitea in a onebox the same behaviour github is showing code? I’ve switched over to my own git but I love the code preview for github which isn’t …

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## [Timeline vs. Time-Progress on mobile -- a 3rd way](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-vs-time-progress-on-mobile-a-3rd-way/115463)

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**Author:** [@agemo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agemo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-vs-time-progress-on-mobile-a-3rd-way/115463 "2019-04-20T22:26:29Z")

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I am of the opinion that the Time-Progress widget is a whole stand alone feature that if implemented fully to it’s logical conclusion, would do something really special, particularly for mobile users reading experience. I…

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## [Can't click "All notifications" in the notifications bar of a user as a moderator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-click-all-notifications-in-the-notifications-bar-of-a-user-as-a-moderator/115519)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-click-all-notifications-in-the-notifications-bar-of-a-user-as-a-moderator/115519 "2019-04-20T22:18:47Z")

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Repro steps: You have to be a moderator, not an admin Go to someone’s user profile other than yours. Go to notifications Try to click all notifications It should be blocked. https://gph.is/g/a95mxBa

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## [Ability to follow a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-follow-a-group/115478)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-follow-a-group/115478 "2019-04-19T17:38:05Z")

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Hello, is it possible to track or watch all @mentions of a group? Here’s our use case: We work on a project basis. The decision makers of every project is in a Discourse group tied to that project. Let’s say the online-…

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## [Hide/Show single posts in the overall discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-show-single-posts-in-the-overall-discussion/81553)

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**Author:** [@BPBPBP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BPBPBP)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-show-single-posts-in-the-overall-discussion/81553 "2019-04-19T16:05:10Z")

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Hello, I think there is still no similar topic as mine. I would like to have a feature that allows me as admin/mod to delete the posts BUT the regular users would have the chance to click on the removed post and see it …

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## [Shield icon cut off for long usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-cut-off-for-long-usernames/110551)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shield-icon-cut-off-for-long-usernames/110551 "2019-04-19T08:54:59Z")

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When you have a long username, or in this case a long name, the moderator shield icon gets cut off as seen here(Sorry for cutting part of your head jomaxro) I see this both in chrome and safari: This only appears whe…

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## [Full explanation of the site contact group setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-explanation-of-the-site-contact-group-setting/112871)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-explanation-of-the-site-contact-group-setting/112871 "2019-04-19T00:41:11Z")

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The site contact group setting was added in 2.3.0.beta5, but there’s no real explanation about it that I could see. So just checking if there’s a major category of message that we haven’t seen yet that it will send. So f…

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## [Russian Narrative Bot Unicorn Epic fix plz](https://meta.discourse.org/t/russian-narrative-bot-unicorn-epic-fix-plz/115432)

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**Author:** [@MrBug](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrBug)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/russian-narrative-bot-unicorn-epic-fix-plz/115432 "2019-04-18T21:12:07Z")

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Hi Can i haz my unicorn pic back? :wink: Link to a pic supposed to be \<img src="%{base\_uri}/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/images/unicorn.png" width="520" height="520"\> But in your Russian locale server.ru.yml its \<…

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## [Easy deferring of digest frequency from unsubscribe page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-deferring-of-digest-frequency-from-unsubscribe-page/112567)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-deferring-of-digest-frequency-from-unsubscribe-page/112567 "2019-04-17T15:52:15Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Improved unsubscribe workflow: @nbianca recently added a couple of very slow digest options (monthly and half yearly) I think it makes sense to add a special block to “unsubscribe” from d…

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## [Wording Notifications in a better way?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wording-notifications-in-a-better-way/115289)

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**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wording-notifications-in-a-better-way/115289 "2019-04-17T11:53:33Z")

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Instead of having notifications like: :heart: P16 Wording Notifications in a better way? How about having them structured like: :heart: P16 liked your post Somehow it feels more natural and appealing. Curious to know…

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## [Can I have a global Discobot certification, or, what are the implications of skipping?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-have-a-global-discobot-certification-or-what-are-the-implications-of-skipping/115231)

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**Author:** [@GolezTrol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GolezTrol)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-have-a-global-discobot-certification-or-what-are-the-implications-of-skipping/115231 "2019-04-17T07:42:28Z")

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I once signed up on some website that implemented Discobot as well. I’ve done the whole interaction, including capibara hunts and all, and I noticed that I got some ‘certified’ badge, apparently somehow approving my acco…

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## [Where the welcome email template is used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-the-welcome-email-template-is-used/39194)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-the-welcome-email-template-is-used/39194 "2019-04-16T16:19:09Z")

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There is a key in Transifex for the “welcome” email: system\_messages.welcome\_user.text\_body\_template In its body, it contains the %{new\_user\_tips} macro. It also uses the following macros: %{site\_name} %{base\_url}/gu…

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