# Contribute

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=9

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## [The meta branded theme lacks margins on single group pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-meta-branded-theme-lacks-margins-on-single-group-pages/409450)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-meta-branded-theme-lacks-margins-on-single-group-pages/409450 "2026-08-06T14:10:52Z")

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Example: https://meta.discourse.org/g/composer-testers

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## [Automatically update translated category descriptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-update-translated-category-descriptions/399587)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-update-translated-category-descriptions/399587 "2026-08-06T12:49:17Z")

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A while ago, the description of the Contribute \> UX category was updated. In English, this update in the topic about the category is also reflected in the #category-banner. Both texts are identical, indicating that the n…

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## [Discourse meta icon missing on Discourse ID login page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meta-icon-missing-on-discourse-id-login-page/409441)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meta-icon-missing-on-discourse-id-login-page/409441 "2026-08-06T11:49:34Z")

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Hi! https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/1/1/c11a44f8b25bb161fb73a1aa3341788fd626bdb2.png the logo doesn’t load :slight\_smile: Error is (failed)net::ERR\_NAME\_NOT\_RESOLVED.

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## [Profile spam: Option to delete account and block email but not the IP address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-spam-option-to-delete-account-and-block-email-but-not-the-ip-address/257972)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-spam-option-to-delete-account-and-block-email-but-not-the-ip-address/257972 "2026-08-06T09:30:54Z")

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Carried over from A suggestion for improvement in the case of user profile spammers in the review queue: I would appreciate an option to delete the account and block the email but not the IP address, since they often u…

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## [Single quote block dropped in email reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-quote-block-dropped-in-email-reply/144802)

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**Author:** [@buxy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/buxy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-quote-block-dropped-in-email-reply/144802 "2026-08-06T08:52:51Z")

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Consider a post with lots of content. You want to reply by email to a specific part of it, so you reply, you trim the quoted content to just the paragraph that you want to reply to and you add your reply. :bug: In that …

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## [Bulk archiving messages does not show until page refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-archiving-messages-does-not-show-until-page-refresh/379082)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-archiving-messages-does-not-show-until-page-refresh/379082 "2026-08-05T21:17:55Z")

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Part of my moderator flow here on meta is to review the automatic messages that appear in the moderators inbox and archive the ones that do not require action. There seems to be a small Contribute \> UX issue with bulk a…

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## [How I am supposed to know how to close the tag selector on mobile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-am-supposed-to-know-how-to-close-the-tag-selector-on-mobile/400390)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-am-supposed-to-know-how-to-close-the-tag-selector-on-mobile/400390 "2026-08-05T20:37:20Z")

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This has been bothering me for a long time. On mobile, when you add a tag, the selector remains open. But there’s no obvious way to close the selector so we can write our content. I know the selector can be closed b…

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## ["Regular mode" for admins and moderators (e.g. something like "sudo")](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617 "2026-08-05T19:06:11Z")

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I’m both an admin and a participant in the Fedora discourse sites. I’d like to be able to separate those roles. I know there’s the “staff color” for Official Posts, but I mean more from my side. Rather than admin wrenche…

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## [Flags or (something else) increase the number of reactions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-or-something-else-increase-the-number-of-reactions/375520)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-or-something-else-increase-the-number-of-reactions/375520 "2026-08-05T16:04:39Z")

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I have the impression that flags on a post increase the number of reactions. For example on ‘Preinstalled’ plugin label on hosted sites - #2 by Moin I see I also noticed posts where the difference was even greater: f…

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## [Wrong join date and post count in reviewable insights](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-join-date-and-post-count-in-reviewable-insights/391232)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-join-date-and-post-count-in-reviewable-insights/391232 "2026-08-05T15:22:28Z")

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Steps to reproduce: Enable Reviewable UI refresh at least for the admin group. Use an admin user that was created a while ago and has a few posts. Flag one of your posts. Check the insights tab on the reviewable. Expe…

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## ['Alternate' username, or alias?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-username-or-alias/163060)

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**Author:** [@leighno5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leighno5)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-username-or-alias/163060 "2026-08-05T13:32:18Z")

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Not sure if this is the best category, sorry if it’s not. Our users have a bit of an odd request from anything I’ve ever seen before. Basically, they want to have specific categories to allow them to run writing contest…

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## [AI translations for everyone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translations-for-everyone/409364)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translations-for-everyone/409364 "2026-08-05T12:53:33Z")

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We want to see more communities using AI translations who would benefit from making it easier for their users to participate in multilingual conversations or from having their content be discoverable in other languages. …

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## [Meta error banner - MERGE\_BRANCH deployment failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-error-banner-merge-branch-deployment-failed/409333)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-error-banner-merge-branch-deployment-failed/409333 "2026-08-05T09:51:55Z")

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i suspect Discourse team is aware, but just in case most of you are asleep right now - i’m seeing this right now here on meta (at 2026-08-05T05:03:00Z (UTC))

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## [Utilise permanent account identifiers, rather than usernames, for hyperlink referee attribution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/utilise-permanent-account-identifiers-rather-than-usernames-for-hyperlink-referee-attribution/409277)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/utilise-permanent-account-identifiers-rather-than-usernames-for-hyperlink-referee-attribution/409277 "2026-08-04T22:09:26Z")

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When a user modifies their username, all hyperlinks that they have distributed become, thereafter, inaccurately attributed to whomever else decides to utilise that username. Even if that does not occur, it means that all…

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## [Allow accessing user information via the user's permanent identifier](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-accessing-user-information-via-the-users-permanent-identifier/409276)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-accessing-user-information-via-the-users-permanent-identifier/409276 "2026-08-04T15:50:24Z")

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Instead of https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke\_julian\_lockhart.json#:~:text=user,129529, I would appreciate being able to query https://meta.discourse.org/u/129529.json, or similar, \[1\] because being able to access some of…

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## [Interface for adding users to groups on mobile borderline non-functional](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interface-for-adding-users-to-groups-on-mobile-borderline-non-functional/409232)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interface-for-adding-users-to-groups-on-mobile-borderline-non-functional/409232 "2026-08-04T15:34:07Z")

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Problem displaying names of users when searching for them on mobile (iOS app) First, names are half-hidden. Then, if you’ve added more names to the list, the search result item is now completely hidden (you can’t…

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## [Improving the "update Discourse" page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-update-discourse-page/409245)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-update-discourse-page/409245 "2026-08-04T15:22:53Z")

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We’ve been kicking around some ideas internally for how we might improve the “update discourse” page. One idea is to show the history of updates, with links to the changelogs for the deltas between them (which could be …

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## [Featuring the referring site's logo and name more prominently in Discourse ID](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featuring-the-referring-sites-logo-and-name-more-prominently-in-discourse-id/398828)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featuring-the-referring-sites-logo-and-name-more-prominently-in-discourse-id/398828 "2026-08-04T14:23:50Z")

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I’ve just been setting up a new self-hosted site utilising Discourse ID. So good to no longer have to wrangle with Facebook et al to get social logins to work!!! When testing this with local logins turned off, I’ve not…

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## ["Start Updating" button lacks a button styling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-updating-button-lacks-a-button-styling/409034)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-updating-button-lacks-a-button-styling/409034 "2026-08-04T13:44:21Z")

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“Start Updating” does not look interactable at all. Even just a border would be nice. I went to this page multiple times waiting a bit before thinking “oh I actually need to click that”. :smile:

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## [Activity by category section overflows with long category names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-by-category-section-overflows-with-long-category-names/409202)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-by-category-section-overflows-with-long-category-names/409202 "2026-08-04T11:48:28Z")

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Hi :blob-wave-reverse: I guess the category selector should go on its own line, like the previous section? Chrome, Galaxy S23.

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## [Where should open ended discussion about the product happen?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-should-open-ended-discussion-about-the-product-happen/406248)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-should-open-ended-discussion-about-the-product-happen/406248 "2026-08-04T09:10:21Z")

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Our Contribute \> Feature category currently has the following description: Discussion about existing Discourse features, how they can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features should work. On the other h…

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## [Where did the version information go?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-version-information-go/407416)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-version-information-go/407416 "2026-08-04T09:02:19Z")

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The /admin page used to have a wonderful version section. Where did it go? I’m self hosted. I’d tell you what version I’m on, but… ah… that’s the problem.

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## [Allow to suppress notifications for tag changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-suppress-notifications-for-tag-changes/409242)

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**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-suppress-notifications-for-tag-changes/409242 "2026-08-04T08:47:32Z")

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Sometimes, cleanup operations adjust the tags (or category) of a large number of topics. In this case, the notifications sent out can be quite useless and overbearing. SImilarly, for topics watched by a lot of users. I …

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## [Grace period edits bypass \`skip\_review\_media\_groups\` media review](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grace-period-edits-bypass-skip-review-media-groups-media-review/408899)

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**Author:** [@Editor0732](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Editor0732)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grace-period-edits-bypass-skip-review-media-groups-media-review/408899 "2026-08-04T08:36:46Z")

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Summary The “review media” check (skip\_review\_media\_groups site setting) is only enforced at post creation time, in NewPostManager. Edits go through PostRevisor, which never runs the media check. A user can therefore p…

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## [Add {username} as a template param in AI persona system prompts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-username-as-a-template-param-in-ai-persona-system-prompts/406846)

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**Author:** [@42aross](https://meta.discourse.org/u/42aross)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-username-as-a-template-param-in-ai-persona-system-prompts/406846 "2026-08-04T05:48:50Z")

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This is my first time contributing. I apologize if I fumbled anything, and I’m deeply grateful for patience and any advice if there’s a better way to do this. For what little it’s worth, I am a Pro customer. I needed a…

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## [Invite Restricted can't remove](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-restricted-cant-remove/409058)

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**Author:** [@cuo\_wu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cuo_wu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-restricted-cant-remove/409058 "2026-08-03T19:34:45Z")

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When I want to remove the restrict. Update. The restrict still exist.

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## [Grouped Site Settings under Headings in Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-site-settings-under-headings-in-plugins/308254)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-site-settings-under-headings-in-plugins/308254 "2026-08-03T10:52:06Z")

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Plugins have been getting bigger and bigger and more complex. It would be really nice if we could have grouped Site Settings with Headings, much like we’ve had in Categories (ie Category Settings) for a long time.

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## [I don't see the red line for last visit - has it been removed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-see-the-red-line-for-last-visit-has-it-been-removed/409097)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-see-the-red-line-for-last-visit-has-it-been-removed/409097 "2026-08-02T23:18:03Z")

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Is this just me? I tend to visit Latest and read until I reach the red line. But now, here on Meta, I see no red line. Ah - now I’ve posted that, it’s appeared. Is there a bug?

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## [Add interface preferences to individually hide Suggested and Related topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-interface-preferences-to-individually-hide-suggested-and-related-topics/409086)

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**Author:** [@akanora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akanora)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-interface-preferences-to-individually-hide-suggested-and-related-topics/409086 "2026-08-02T13:22:52Z")

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Hi! I’d like to suggest adding two optional interface preferences that allow users to hide the topic lists shown at the bottom of every topic. Instead of a single setting, I think it would be more flexible to let users…

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## [About nesting subcategories on dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-nesting-subcategories-on-dropdown/409046)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-nesting-subcategories-on-dropdown/409046 "2026-08-01T21:52:01Z")

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I wonder if it is possible to display subcategories nested in the main dropdown, replicating the categories display with the nested theme component in the sidebar. I’m cutting noise for our unexperienced users on our in…

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