# Contribute

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## [Category setting \> Topic list sort by \> ascending or descending, who knows?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-topic-list-sort-by-ascending-or-descending-who-knows/83660)

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**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-topic-list-sort-by-ascending-or-descending-who-knows/83660 "2018-05-24T22:00:44Z")

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In the category setting the order of the topic list (ascending or descending) does not remain displayed once the changes are saved. Returning to the settings you have no way of knowing which of the two settings you have…

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## [Is there a project for making a secure anonymous voting/poll system?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-project-for-making-a-secure-anonymous-voting-poll-system/88400)

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**Author:** [@Olav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olav)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-project-for-making-a-secure-anonymous-voting-poll-system/88400 "2018-05-24T18:55:05Z")

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The poll feature in Discourse is limited, and not secure for the use of anonymous polls. Is there anyone working on improving this feature, or adding a new?

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## [Cannot undo (ctrl+z) in create new topic view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-undo-ctrl-z-in-create-new-topic-view/88387)

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**Author:** [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-undo-ctrl-z-in-create-new-topic-view/88387 "2018-05-24T16:29:16Z")

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As mentioned here: I think there’s a problem with undoing in the topic creator: after i click a button (eg. insert buleted list, bold, italic, etc.) i cannot undo that with a “ctrl+z”

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## [German "About, FAQ, TOS, Privacy"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-about-faq-tos-privacy/75026)

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**Author:** [@Roland\_W](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roland_W)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-about-faq-tos-privacy/75026 "2018-05-24T16:24:57Z")

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Hello, we just set up a new Discourse-Instance. Though we chose “German” as language for the Installation, the “FAQ”-section is in English. In the following topic is a discussion about the German translation: https://m…

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## [Unable to revert changes under Admin \> Text Content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-revert-changes-under-admin-text-content/88341)

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**Author:** [@sebastien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebastien)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-revert-changes-under-admin-text-content/88341 "2018-05-24T05:27:25Z")

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Hi Guys, When I try to revert a change on a text field, I get an error saying “translation missing: en.js.trust\_level” If I click on “Save”, it saves “translation missing: en.js.trust\_level.” Not really big deal.

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## [Hamburger menu column misalignment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hamburger-menu-column-misalignment/88098)

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**Author:** [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hamburger-menu-column-misalignment/88098 "2018-05-24T08:21:24Z")

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I noticed that the 2nd column of categories is not aligned with the 2nd column of other text elements in the hamburger menu. Not sure which selector to look for to fix it with CSS.

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## [Add in:title searching to advanced search UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-in-title-searching-to-advanced-search-ui/88321)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-in-title-searching-to-advanced-search-ui/88321 "2018-05-24T02:35:29Z")

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I think it would be a great improvement if UI for title searching could be added now. It’s possible to search by title by adding in:title to the search terms, but this is a hidden feature. Not sure where this should l…

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## [Return of the &hellip?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-of-the-hellip/85405)

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**Author:** [@Benjol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjol)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-of-the-hellip/85405 "2018-05-23T17:05:00Z")

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Continuing the discussion from &hellip is shown as text in choosing the category: I think this bug persists in the mouseover on the “Select a category”…

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## [Toggle menu in Composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggle-menu-in-composer/87172)

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**Author:** [@jerry0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerry0)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggle-menu-in-composer/87172 "2018-05-23T16:27:09Z")

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I’ve been struggling to understand the toggle menu in composer. The one at the top, next to the detail indicating what is being composed: Having looked at it in detail I’ve realised that there are some buggy problems…

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## [Site logo for desktop (browser) notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-logo-for-desktop-browser-notifications/88243)

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**Author:** [@jerry0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerry0)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-logo-for-desktop-browser-notifications/88243 "2018-05-23T14:55:08Z")

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We are struggling to get our site logo for standard desktop browser notifications swapped in. We have set the site setting push\_notifications\_icon\_url (with a 96px by 96px image as recommended) here: However the brow…

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## [Onebox relative icon URL bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-relative-icon-url-bug/88196)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-relative-icon-url-bug/88196 "2018-05-23T12:49:52Z")

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This onebox has a white space in the upper left corner on Chrome, or, on Firefox, it shows a broken image icon. The document contains a \<link\> tag like this: \<link href="icon.jpg?hash=daf03254ad467bb13b79bb3b5a637832…

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## [How To Fix / Remove All Facebook Logins For Updated AppID](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-remove-all-facebook-logins-for-updated-appid/87831)

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**Author:** [@yyhmsg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yyhmsg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-remove-all-facebook-logins-for-updated-appid/87831 "2018-05-23T12:34:23Z")

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Due to recent fb changes, I created a new app for my forum facebook login (one that didn’t include unnecessary permissions as I had setup before). Upon adding this and trying to login I get: Oops The software powering…

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## [Poll in restricted topic where users can’t reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-in-restricted-topic-where-users-can-t-reply/88175)

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**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 6:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-in-restricted-topic-where-users-can-t-reply/88175 "2018-05-23T06:53:50Z")

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An user of my community sent me a message saying he can’t vote on the category we have for community announcements We use that category to post updates of our community, and yesterday we made a poll asking users what di…

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## [User.set\_automatic\_groups is not called for all social logins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-set-automatic-groups-is-not-called-for-all-social-logins/81579)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-set-automatic-groups-is-not-called-for-all-social-logins/81579 "2018-05-23T06:34:19Z")

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Our Google login provider has the following code: def after\_create\_account(user, auth) data = auth\[:extra\_data\] GoogleUserInfo.create({ user\_id: user.id }.merge(data)) if auth\[:email\_valid\].to\_s == 'true' && data\[…

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## [How to allow user to choose theme from menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-user-to-choose-theme-from-menu/88202)

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**Author:** [@Brajmohan\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brajmohan_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-user-to-choose-theme-from-menu/88202 "2018-05-23T04:50:54Z")

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I have seen on many discourse forum that they are allowing me to choose theme according to me. For example in meta.discourse.org Please tell me how to show my all installed theme to my forum user to choose their the…

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## [Feature Suggestion: When posting topics in certain categories it will tag certain groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestion-when-posting-topics-in-certain-categories-it-will-tag-certain-groups/88194)

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**Author:** [@HopscotchRemixer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HopscotchRemixer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestion-when-posting-topics-in-certain-categories-it-will-tag-certain-groups/88194 "2018-05-23T03:07:27Z")

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This can help if an admin or moderator might need some feedback or help on something, and they made a category for it. Every time a topic is made in that category, everyone in for example an Admin group would get tagged. …

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## [Random colors for imported categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-colors-for-imported-categories/68727)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-colors-for-imported-categories/68727 "2018-05-23T02:47:05Z")

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A client just asked that an importer create random colors for imported categories. Does anyone else think that’s a good idea? if so, should I modify create\_category in base.rb so that everyone can enjoy? Should I cycl…

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## [Canned Replies CSS (desktop) Highlighting Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-css-desktop-highlighting-issue/88122)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-css-desktop-highlighting-issue/88122 "2018-05-23T01:58:07Z")

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Hi, I’ve noticed an issue we have on the use of canned replies. When you place the mouse over the individual canned reply, it is highlighted, unfortunately, this appears to be using the same colour as that of the chara…

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## [Visual map of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visual-map-of-users/44020)

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**Author:** [@MikeTaber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeTaber)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visual-map-of-users/44020 "2018-05-22T18:05:03Z")

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Is there a way to create something like an embedded Google Map with the location of users embedded into it, either on a one-off basis (ie: manually created/updated 1x/month) or dynamically on the fly? We run a private c…

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## [Staged users remain staged even after activation and must be manually unstaged](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-remain-staged-even-after-activation-and-must-be-manually-unstaged/70714)

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**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-remain-staged-even-after-activation-and-must-be-manually-unstaged/70714 "2018-05-22T15:45:58Z")

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This is similar to: except that when a user is staged, meaning that it came in via email in, and after their account is activated (either by the admin or by sending out an activation email which they reacted to), they…

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## [Wrong icon referenced for "Tracked" notification level in Tag preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-icon-referenced-for-tracked-notification-level-in-tag-preferences/88152)

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**Author:** [@jerry0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerry0)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-icon-referenced-for-tracked-notification-level-in-tag-preferences/88152 "2018-05-22T15:41:55Z")

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The discourse code references the wrong icon for “Tracked” notification level in Tag preferences: The icon shown above is the fa-circle-o one used everywhere else for “regular” notification level, and it gets greyed-…

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## [Missing "New" and "Unread" buttons in navbar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-new-and-unread-buttons-in-navbar/88079)

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**Author:** [@Watercolor\_Games](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Watercolor_Games)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-new-and-unread-buttons-in-navbar/88079 "2018-05-22T01:22:36Z")

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Alrighty…Not sure if I’m dealing with a single bug or two bugs at once here or even how to reproduce this issue. When typing the name of this topic, I got suggested to read this topic among other (unrelated) ones… but th…

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## [Managing high number of private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/managing-high-number-of-private-messages/73218)

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**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/managing-high-number-of-private-messages/73218 "2018-05-21T19:34:35Z")

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Hello, I’d like to bring this topic into attention and ask about your management methods for Private messages that could help me organize my PMs better. And maybe I’ve just missed something.. I find current PM organiza…

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## [Increasing the poll limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increasing-the-poll-limit/88003)

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**Author:** [@Pharap](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pharap)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increasing-the-poll-limit/88003 "2018-05-21T18:54:29Z")

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Is it possible to increase the poll limit at all? One of the forums I moderate on has been trying to host a competition and we’re using polls for voting. Thankfully this issue has cropped up before the actual contest i…

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## [Removing the private message link/icon in header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-private-message-link-icon-in-header/87876)

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**Author:** [@jerry0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerry0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-private-message-link-icon-in-header/87876 "2018-05-21T14:09:04Z")

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Hi all, Would anyone have a CSS or code suggestion for removing the private message (PM) link in the header drop-down? We are aiming to add a PM inbox link to the top header and having two different links for the sa…

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## [Discourse hacked via sophisticated social engineering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hacked-via-sophisticated-social-engineering/87905)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hacked-via-sophisticated-social-engineering/87905 "2018-05-21T01:43:50Z")

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@pfaffman brought this story to our attention, and I’m glad he did, because it is fascinating: I’ll break down the specifics, and how we mitigate each one, in a reply.

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## [Discourse apps?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-apps/76306)

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**Author:** [@jackjjw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jackjjw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-apps/76306 "2018-05-21T01:46:16Z")

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Hiya, Is there an app available to run a discourse website in? Something that can be branded up as your own site? Thanks, Jack

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## [Updating deleted post through API returns Internal Server Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-deleted-post-through-api-returns-internal-server-error/75839)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-deleted-post-through-api-returns-internal-server-error/75839 "2018-05-21T01:02:40Z")

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Attempting to update a deleted post through the API returns a 500 error. The error is undefined method 'id' for nil:NilClass. It’s coming from web\_hook.rb. The problem is that when publishing with the All Users API key …

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## [User-Created Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/14653)

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**Author:** [@codekitchen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codekitchen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/14653 "2018-05-21T00:03:59Z")

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I’d love to be able to give everybody the ability to create new categories, even if they aren’t an admin. This is for a company private internal Discourse instance, so we don’t really need to worry about spam or untruste…

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## [Shadow Banning Info?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shadow-banning-info/87863)

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**Author:** [@cori\_online](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori_online)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shadow-banning-info/87863 "2018-05-19T15:26:15Z")

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Can someone please point me to info about shadow banning? I’ve searched and searched and don’t see anything… Thanks!

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