# Contribute

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=6

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## [Add crop feature for avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-crop-feature-for-avatars/70979)

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**Author:** [@DaBeast\_45](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DaBeast_45)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-crop-feature-for-avatars/70979 "2026-08-25T20:34:01Z")

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Can we add a crop feature to discourse so my photoshopped pikachu’s ear won’t be cut off?

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## [Centre your avatar!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/centre-your-avatar/267685)

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**Author:** [@Cosmoss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cosmoss)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/centre-your-avatar/267685 "2026-08-25T19:36:27Z")

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I think it would be a great idea that we could centre our pfp’s to our liking, because I have seen people having uncentered pfp’s. Here’s a reference! From google! Like this! :arrow\_up\_small:

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## [API invite with group\_names param returns 403 for group-owner user unless they are admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-invite-with-group-names-param-returns-403-for-group-owner-user-unless-they-are-admin/410808)

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**Author:** [@Lew\_Grothe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lew_Grothe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-invite-with-group-names-param-returns-403-for-group-owner-user-unless-they-are-admin/410808 "2026-08-24T16:40:25Z")

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Summary A non-admin user who is an owner of a Discourse group can successfully invite new members with that group assigned through the web UI invite dialog. The identical action via the REST API (/invites.json, Global-s…

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## [Event silently fails if description is longer than 1000 characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-silently-fails-if-description-is-longer-than-1000-characters/410769)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-silently-fails-if-description-is-longer-than-1000-characters/410769 "2026-08-24T15:31:34Z")

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Summary: If an event description is over 1000 characters, it appears blank, or the previous event description shows. This is caused by a hard limit in the discourse\_post\_event\_events table : description character varyin…

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## [Multiple profiles for one user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-profiles-for-one-user/409329)

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**Author:** [@FishEmoji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FishEmoji)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-profiles-for-one-user/409329 "2026-08-24T14:28:56Z")

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Hi, longtime user of various discourse hosted forums here, and I have found that it would be highly useful to implement something like https://pluralkit.me/ \[1\] which is a plugin for discord that allows a user to post un…

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## [Tag Icons suddenly converting underscores to dashes in slugs, breaking the icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-icons-suddenly-converting-underscores-to-dashes-in-slugs-breaking-the-icon/403428)

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**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-icons-suddenly-converting-underscores-to-dashes-in-slugs-breaking-the-icon/403428 "2026-08-24T10:37:55Z")

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I’ve set the following, and that worked really well. But since a few weeks it doesn’t work well anymore. So these tags should all look like below, and they do, in the sidebar, but not in topics. So as you can see…

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## [Increase event description limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-event-description-limit/397771)

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**Author:** [@Lou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lou)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-event-description-limit/397771 "2026-08-24T10:14:20Z")

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site-wide only max number of characters in an event description – increase from 1000 to ?? maybe 3000? I have users who want to put a significant amount of text into the event description. This would be useful if it i…

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## [Large posts in staff logs break Excel CSV format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-posts-in-staff-logs-break-excel-csv-format/104719)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-posts-in-staff-logs-break-excel-csv-format/104719 "2026-08-24T08:41:58Z")

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Staff can export staff logs from /admin/logs/staff\_action\_logs to see the full history, as we only display a subset of logs within the admin UI. Certain logs can have commas included in the details, which break formattin…

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## [Markdown and HTML disappears from solution after refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-and-html-disappears-from-solution-after-refresh/143620)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-and-html-disappears-from-solution-after-refresh/143620 "2026-08-24T08:05:39Z")

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I’m not sure if this is a bug, but at the very least it’s an odd inconsistency. Take the following content as an example: \*\*one\*\* \*two\* ~~three~~ \<em\>four\</em\> \<kbd\>five\</kbd\> \<del\>six\</del\> \<ruby\>seven\<rt\>eight\</rt\>\</…

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## [Localized content shows raw HTML or json](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localized-content-shows-raw-html-or-json/381708)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localized-content-shows-raw-html-or-json/381708 "2026-08-24T07:46:43Z")

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For some topics, the content localization shows raw HTML or json instead of for instance an image or the TOC. When I switch to English or German, it goes away. Examples: topic 370000 Content Localization and Automati…

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## [After sending the image, add this to the beginning of the message: \[object InputEvent\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-sending-the-image-add-this-to-the-beginning-of-the-message-object-inputevent/386119)

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**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-sending-the-image-add-this-to-the-beginning-of-the-message-object-inputevent/386119 "2026-08-24T07:18:45Z")

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After sending the image, add this to the beginning of the message: \[object InputEvent\] When I officially copy and paste the image, I don’t receive a message restriction warning. However, upon sending, it appears as depi…

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## [Model name not showing in AI bot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/model-name-not-showing-in-ai-bot/373151)

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**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/model-name-not-showing-in-ai-bot/373151 "2026-08-24T07:02:24Z")

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The model name isn’t matching what I set it up to be in the LLM settings. For example, it should be “Athena’s model” and not “GPT o4-mini-high” as seen in the screenshot below. I am indeed currently using the o4-mini-202…

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## [Incorrect translation when post locale = UI locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/falsche-ubersetzung-wenn-post-locale-ui-locale/386010)

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**Author:** [@Jakob\_Naumann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jakob_Naumann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/falsche-ubersetzung-wenn-post-locale-ui-locale/386010 "2026-08-24T07:01:43Z")

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We use AI Translation and Localization. Our default locale is now "de". We have the problem that if an article is written in "en" and "en-US" is selected as the UI language on the frontend...

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## [AI semantic search shows \[missing %\[count} value\] message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-missing-count-value/396714)

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**Author:** [@祁同伟](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E7%A5%81%E5%90%8C%E4%BC%9F)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-missing-count-value/396714 "2026-08-24T06:59:47Z")

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When performing AI semantic search, the message "\[missing %\[count} value\]" appears.

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## [Button to share conversation in AI conversation not respecting sub folder setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-to-share-conversation-in-ai-conversation-not-respecting-sub-folder-setup/310854)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-to-share-conversation-in-ai-conversation-not-respecting-sub-folder-setup/310854 "2026-08-24T06:59:12Z")

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If you ask Discourse AI a question and start a PM with it, you get a button with an option to share the conversation. The link that is copied to the clipboard isn’t respecting the sub folder in the url for installs with …

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## [About a new role of sub-admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-a-new-role-of-sub-admins/410739)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-a-new-role-of-sub-admins/410739 "2026-08-23T20:44:17Z")

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Over the past few months, we’ve seen Discourse implement improvements and new features in the admin panel. Like all major changes, it has drawn both positive and negative feedback. I think we all appreciate the UI/UX of…

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## [Tags on unlisted topic should not count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-on-unlisted-topic-should-not-count/410736)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-on-unlisted-topic-should-not-count/410736 "2026-08-23T18:11:52Z")

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This seems to be an old issue from 10 years ago? I added a tag to 2 topics. Let’s use the tag abc as an example. Then I unlisted those 2 topics. For a non-admin or even a non-logged in user, when they go to /tags, th…

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## [Chat design proposal: poll + seeking feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-design-proposal-poll-seeking-feedback/263029)

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**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-design-proposal-poll-seeking-feedback/263029 "2026-08-23T07:02:22Z")

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Scope Device: mobile Target: chat index-page Hello everyone, I’m working on revising the mobile chat index page and after iterating for a while, I would like to ask our community to take a look at the current proposa…

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## ['s3 disable cleanup' settings has a wrong description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-disable-cleanup-settings-has-a-wrong-description/155034)

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**Author:** [@iraszl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iraszl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-disable-cleanup-settings-has-a-wrong-description/155034 "2026-08-22T21:56:38Z")

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Regardless if the checkbox for s3 disable cleanup - Disable the removal of backups from S3 when removed locally is enabled or disabled in settings, when I delete a backup locally it gets removed from the remote S3 bucket…

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## [Bad UX when a topic is solved you replied to](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-ux-when-a-topic-is-solved-you-replied-to/410671)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-ux-when-a-topic-is-solved-you-replied-to/410671 "2026-08-22T18:23:23Z")

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A few months ago a change was made so watched topics notify you when they are solved. This isn’t a bad change, but there is now confusing UX. This is a topic I replied to, which automatically set me to watch it: This …

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## [Missing tag icons on Category Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-tag-icons-on-category-groups/410697)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-tag-icons-on-category-groups/410697 "2026-08-22T16:45:38Z")

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It seems that something is missing here; the code does not output the icons in the category descriptions after enabling Category Groups. This is good and expected: NOTE: Bitcoin icon also does not look right; I also…

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## [Chosing different models for different groups/tiers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chosing-different-models-for-different-groups-tiers/410660)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chosing-different-models-for-different-groups-tiers/410660 "2026-08-21T21:26:45Z")

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I know we can limit the AI usage of our Agents through different types of quotas. I wonder if it could be good to have a distinction about what models each group can use in the same Agents. We want to preserve expensiv…

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## [Allow categories without color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-categories-without-color/410656)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-categories-without-color/410656 "2026-08-21T19:47:10Z")

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I wonder if it would be possible to create categories without assigning them a color. I like the approach for some categories but not for everyone. Our use case will be color only for specific categories (the most promi…

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## [Feedback for Ask Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-for-ask-discourse/336805)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-for-ask-discourse/336805 "2026-08-21T18:07:13Z")

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If you find yourself here, welcome to the feedback topic for chatting with Ask Discourse. In addition to the Ask Discourse site, you can now use chat to message the helpful persona directly. Coming soon Since we have r…

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## [Autolinking here on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autolinking-here-on-meta/309820)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autolinking-here-on-meta/309820 "2026-08-21T14:07:15Z")

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Hello :blob\_wave: Quick question about what your thoughts are around our autolinking - do you find it useful, or do any of them get on your nerves? Are there any you’d wish to add, or even some you’d like to remove? We…

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## [Search bar in header defaults to capital letter at the beginning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-bar-in-header-defaults-to-capital-letter-at-the-beginning/410618)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-bar-in-header-defaults-to-capital-letter-at-the-beginning/410618 "2026-08-21T13:53:48Z")

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I wondered why it didn’t work when I just tested and found out that autocompletion doesn’t work when I start with In:. I used a capital letter because that’s what my tablet defaults to when using the search bar in the h…

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## [Add search filter autocompletion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-search-filter-autocompletion/409524)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-search-filter-autocompletion/409524 "2026-08-21T13:35:49Z")

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I often use filters in the search input by manually typing them, like with:images. There are multiple filters, starting with different prefixes. in:, :with:, status: and so on. It would be nice to have autocomplete sug…

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## [Webhook payload URL doesn't accept internal IP based value](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-payload-url-doesnt-accept-internal-ip-based-value/247762)

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**Author:** [@priteshvaviya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/priteshvaviya)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-payload-url-doesnt-accept-internal-ip-based-value/247762 "2026-08-21T08:52:21Z")

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Hi, I have recently upgraded my discouse instance to Discourse/2.9.0.beta14 latest version from Discourse/2.9.0.beta3. The discourse webhook event has stopped working now. This is the configuration payload URL: http:…

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## [Bulk actions confusion - Delete Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-actions-confusion-delete-topics/410444)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-actions-confusion-delete-topics/410444 "2026-08-21T07:17:37Z")

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I noticed in the bulk actions menu (visible on the search page, using bulk select for 1 or more posts). There are two delete options: Delete Topic(s) Delete Post(s) The confirmation for Delete Posts seems clear, b…

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## [Issue with iOS 16.7 photo upload?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-ios-16-7-photo-upload/408404)

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**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-ios-16-7-photo-upload/408404 "2026-08-20T23:18:13Z")

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After updating to the latest versions, users are reporting that devices running iOS 16.7 cannot upload photos. Is anyone else experiencing it?

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