# Contribute

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=635

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## [Themes and Styles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/themes-and-styles/26467)

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**Author:** [@Oroton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Oroton)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/themes-and-styles/26467 "2015-03-20T05:33:11Z")

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I was going through the feature list and I wasn’t sure but does Discourse use a theme/template/style setup at all. And if so does it use a particular standard/framework?

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## [iPad Image Upload is nearly impossible in iOS8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-image-upload-is-nearly-impossible-in-ios8/26515)

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**Author:** [@rovo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rovo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-image-upload-is-nearly-impossible-in-ios8/26515 "2015-03-19T23:52:18Z")

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I was using Discourse on my iPad last night and realized and I can’t upload images stored locally on the device. I’m thinking this could be a little difficult to implement. Are there plans for this feature?

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## [Text \`\[object Object\]\` displayed instead of \`Custom\` / \`Automatic\` for Groups in admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-object-object-displayed-instead-of-custom-automatic-for-groups-in-admin/26553)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-object-object-displayed-instead-of-custom-automatic-for-groups-in-admin/26553 "2015-03-19T23:45:01Z")

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Text \[object Object\] displayed instead of Custom / Automatic for Groups in admin

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## [Animations in general and Animations for User Cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/animations-in-general-and-animations-for-user-cards/25843)

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**Author:** [@LuaTenshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LuaTenshi)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/animations-in-general-and-animations-for-user-cards/25843 "2015-03-19T19:00:18Z")

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I have noticed that user cards just pop in without any sort of smooth animation. I was wondering if there is anything planned when it comes to making the user-cards a little fancier? There seem to be no animation optio…

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## [Initial locale setting now available](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-locale-setting-now-available/25034)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-locale-setting-now-available/25034 "2015-03-19T17:54:49Z")

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In a sentence: New Docker installs will now have the option to set the language at bootstrap time. This has been a pain point for a while: the FAQ, Terms of Service, and Privacy policy would get set up with the wrong la…

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## [Support for "Legal note" in hamburger menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-legal-note-in-hamburger-menu/26494)

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**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-legal-note-in-hamburger-menu/26494 "2015-03-18T23:55:47Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Adding Advertising: The above topic is from 2013, I found no other matches when searching for “Impressum”, the German word for “Imprint” or “Legal Note”. To be on the safe side, I would …

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## [Using top contributors to set the bar for trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-top-contributors-to-set-the-bar-for-trust-levels/26383)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-top-contributors-to-set-the-bar-for-trust-levels/26383 "2015-03-17T08:37:15Z")

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Just another one of my "thinking out loud"s. I finally had a closer look at the TL3 requirements on my forum today. It was immediately obvious that the default settings were too high for our moderate level of activity. …

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## [Format for hard copy or PDF printing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/format-for-hard-copy-or-pdf-printing/13033)

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**Author:** [@sreinert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sreinert)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/format-for-hard-copy-or-pdf-printing/13033 "2015-03-16T14:07:06Z")

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Most of the engineers on my team have desktops. I.e., some of our meetings are without a computer. We’ve been using Discourse on my team for various technical discussions (I really like it and how much it has evolved, …

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## [Bug with the cursor and image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-with-the-cursor-and-image/24653)

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**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-with-the-cursor-and-image/24653 "2015-03-16T21:39:03Z")

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I don’t quite understand English, found a small bug on this page Error in the mouse cursor https://meta.discourse.org/t/syntax-highlighting-of-code-blocks/7242/11?u=pirat

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## [Automatically replace forum URLs in posts with topic title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-replace-forum-urls-in-posts-with-topic-title/26407)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-replace-forum-urls-in-posts-with-topic-title/26407 "2015-03-16T21:21:01Z")

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Just like on StackExchange, it would be nice to automatically replace bare URLs pointing to other threads in the forum, with the topic title hyperlinked to that URL: Sortable Admin pages - #23 The URL above could be r…

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## [Picture hidden inside expanding details is not visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/picture-hidden-inside-expanding-details-is-not-visible/26277)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/picture-hidden-inside-expanding-details-is-not-visible/26277 "2015-03-16T17:57:47Z")

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▶ There's a picture inside but you can't see it

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## [Image upload text overlaps draft saved text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-upload-text-overlaps-draft-saved-text/26294)

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**Author:** [@RaceProUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaceProUK)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-upload-text-overlaps-draft-saved-text/26294 "2015-03-16T16:06:50Z")

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I don’t think this has been reported before?

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## [Where should the "end" key scroll to?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-should-the-end-key-scroll-to/26391)

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**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-should-the-end-key-scroll-to/26391 "2015-03-16T14:56:00Z")

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I’m not sure whether this is a bug or a feature: When having a post (or a private message) that has no replies, pressing the End key results in a short flash of the logo and no scrolling to the bottom of the page. To s…

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## [Broken link in Customer list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-link-in-customer-list/26390)

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**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-link-in-customer-list/26390 "2015-03-16T14:47:30Z")

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In your Customer list, there is a link that points to http://newforums.gearboxsoftware.com but actually should point to http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com from what I understand.

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## [Is there a way to hide the tabs of replies, views, activities, users, etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-the-tabs-of-replies-views-activities-users-etc/26379)

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**Author:** [@alwaysunny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alwaysunny)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-the-tabs-of-replies-views-activities-users-etc/26379 "2015-03-16T09:02:53Z")

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Is there a way to hide any of the tabs like Users, Replies, Views, Activity because in some cases I think they can turnoff forum users.

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## [User edits his last comment, gets "composer was opened without a draft key"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-edits-his-last-comment-gets-composer-was-opened-without-a-draft-key/26341)

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**Author:** [@daath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daath)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-edits-his-last-comment-gets-composer-was-opened-without-a-draft-key/26341 "2015-03-16T06:17:31Z")

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One of my users use an iPhone and Safari. When he tried to edit his posts he gets the message “composer was opened without a draft key”. Some specifics according to himself: If I try to edit a comment and it happens a…

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## [Change design based on category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-design-based-on-category/26356)

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**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-design-based-on-category/26356 "2015-03-15T20:58:21Z")

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I’m wondering if a plugin exists yet to change the page style based on the category you’re viewing? I know you can change the background image and logo per category, but it would be nice to create CSS styles that can be…

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## [Ability to set the default digest notification settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-set-the-default-digest-notification-settings/14009)

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**Author:** [@Naatan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Naatan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-set-the-default-digest-notification-settings/14009 "2015-03-15T02:41:14Z")

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As far as I can tell there is currently no way to set what the default notification settings are for new users. It would be very useful if we could control this as it affects your daily returning visitors (with the defau…

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## [Manual Backup not starting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-backup-not-starting/26318)

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**Author:** [@TJO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TJO)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-backup-not-starting/26318 "2015-03-14T11:47:37Z")

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Hey all - After the update to v1.3.0.beta3 +17, executing a manual backup in the GUI isn’t doing anything. The popup for “include images” etc, doesn’t show up. Running on Ubuntu 14.04.2. 1G RAM / 1G Swap. My upgrade…

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## [Color-picker and \[color\] bbcode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-picker-and-color-bbcode/26291)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-picker-and-color-bbcode/26291 "2015-03-13T09:08:04Z")

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After migrating from phpBB, my users found it strange that in Discourse there is no \[color=#FF0000\]color bbcode\[/color\]. I didn’t fould a plugin for this too. There’s a lot of color-pickers out there, I like this one in …

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## [Don't show topics from subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-topics-from-subcategories/26290)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-topics-from-subcategories/26290 "2015-03-13T11:38:00Z")

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Can you guys please add a checkbox in admin panel that will make all categories with subcategories to open /none page by default? It would be very handy if you use “show subcategory list” feature, because in this type of…

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## ["endorsements"/trust between users; social network](https://meta.discourse.org/t/endorsements-trust-between-users-social-network/26270)

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**Author:** [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/endorsements-trust-between-users-social-network/26270 "2015-03-12T21:54:25Z")

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I know Discourse has overall trust levels, but is there any feature (or plugin to add this feature) for users to endorse/trust each other? The forum I’m planning on setting up, involves notification of real-world events…

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## [Don't show pinned topics as 'latest' in category view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-pinned-topics-as-latest-in-category-view/24621)

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**Author:** [@lisajill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisajill)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-pinned-topics-as-latest-in-category-view/24621 "2015-03-12T14:55:14Z")

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We have a pretty active community. We also choose to show the category listing as the front page. We also have several pinned posts that we would like to keep but not show on the front page. Much like Latest doesn’t s…

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## [HTML Customizations mistakenly applied to admin views?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-customizations-mistakenly-applied-to-admin-views/26228)

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**Author:** [@matt\_mcneil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matt_mcneil)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-customizations-mistakenly-applied-to-admin-views/26228 "2015-03-12T11:06:38Z")

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Previous to 1.3.2beta2, all CSS and HTML Customizations were not shown when viewing admin pages. Now, after updating, on our site the HTML customizations in the “Header” tab are being rendered but the related CSS customi…

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## [Markdown for source code shows strange hashed string](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-for-source-code-shows-strange-hashed-string/26251)

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**Author:** [@trandatnh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trandatnh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 10:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-for-source-code-shows-strange-hashed-string/26251 "2015-03-12T10:17:42Z")

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Using markdown #include \<iostream\> using namespace std; void recursion(int i) { if(i == 10) return; cout \<\< i \<\< " "; recursion(i+1); cout \<\< i \<\< " "; } int main() { recursion(1); …

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## [Categories and dropdown menus ordering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-and-dropdown-menus-ordering/26253)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-and-dropdown-menus-ordering/26253 "2015-03-12T08:36:38Z")

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Just moved to Discourse and I want to use fixed categories ordering for now to not make our new forum look too unusual for users. Reordering is pain! You should add “drag&drop to reorder” feature, sinse Discourse positio…

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## [Quoting vs. Direct Replying: What is proper etiquette?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-vs-direct-replying-what-is-proper-etiquette/26226)

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**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-vs-direct-replying-what-is-proper-etiquette/26226 "2015-03-12T07:52:28Z")

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Something I’ve noticed happen with regularity on my Discourse install is that newer users tend to click the reply button for each individual post they want to respond to, rather than highlight and quote multiple posts at…

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## [Hide all sub-category pins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-all-sub-category-pins/26021)

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**Author:** [@thomaspurchas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thomaspurchas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-all-sub-category-pins/26021 "2015-03-11T23:49:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Hiding Sub-Category Pin Topics: Currently discourse only hides description pins from sub-categories. Would it be possible to extend this to all sub-category pins, or somehow allow other p…

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## [Bi-weekly digest?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bi-weekly-digest/26159)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bi-weekly-digest/26159 "2015-03-10T20:05:36Z")

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Is there anyway to customize Discourse to change the weekly Digest option to bi-weekly? I find that daily is too often and weekly is too infrequent. It seems bi-weekly would be the best. Indeed, my users have said as muc…

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## [Dropbox Onebox embeds in details aren't working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropbox-onebox-embeds-in-details-arent-working/26164)

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**Author:** [@chapel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropbox-onebox-embeds-in-details-arent-working/26164 "2015-03-10T10:28:06Z")

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All of those blank spots are dropbox image embeds. ▶ This might not show The Onebox embeds work in the preview pane though.

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