# Bug

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/bug/1.md?page=171

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## [Unvisited Topic Links are Grey to Anonymous Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unvisited-topic-links-are-grey-to-anonymous-users/70087)

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**Author:** [@xrav3nz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xrav3nz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unvisited-topic-links-are-grey-to-anonymous-users/70087 "2017-09-15T10:13:07Z")

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The topic links are all greyed out to anonymous users, as if they have all been visited. I am assuming that this was not intentional? /cc @zogstrip Cheers

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## [EmojiPicker stores state in global module-level variables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojipicker-stores-state-in-global-module-level-variables/70056)

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**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojipicker-stores-state-in-global-module-level-variables/70056 "2017-09-15T09:52:34Z")

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In emoji-picker.js.es6: The following variables are used for emoji-pickers, but they are currently module-GLOBAL variables instead of instance fields. let $picker, $filter, $results, $list, scrollPosition, $visibleSect…

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## [Admin actions should use server locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-actions-should-use-server-locale/68490)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-actions-should-use-server-locale/68490 "2017-09-15T08:53:22Z")

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In my profile I’ve configured German as my locale. However, when I split a topic it should post with the server’s locale (English in this case) instead of using mine. Other moderator and admin actions have probably t…

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## [Notification error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-error/70065)

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**Author:** [@appcomq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/appcomq)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-error/70065 "2017-09-14T20:41:04Z")

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at this time, I have launcher rebuild app now, Notification error.

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## [Whispers Break Frequent Posters' Post Count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-break-frequent-posters-post-count/70049)

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**Author:** [@jcoates](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jcoates)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-break-frequent-posters-post-count/70049 "2017-09-14T18:09:09Z")

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Thanks @zogstrip for fixing the whispers showing up in frequent posters. I noticed the fix breaks the numbers of posts above each user’s avatar. They appear with no numbers whenever there is a whisper present in the top…

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## [Category:slug search does not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-slug-search-does-not-work/57460)

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**Author:** [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-slug-search-does-not-work/57460 "2017-09-14T07:29:41Z")

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I recently renamed my categories, leaving the slugs unchanged (so “macro” changed name to “Macro Library”). I can with #macro or #"macro library" or category:"macro library". But category:macro does not work for some r…

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## [Link to sub-category in group activity feed leads to an error page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-sub-category-in-group-activity-feed-leads-to-an-error-page/69542)

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**Author:** [@BaldvinTh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BaldvinTh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-sub-category-in-group-activity-feed-leads-to-an-error-page/69542 "2017-09-13T21:15:16Z")

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Greetings! It appears that if a group feed includes a post from a sub-category, the category link itself will point to /c/:sub-cat instead of the intended /c/:parent-cat/:sub-cat. An example: Team Activity feed include…

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## [A closing round bracket breaks word censoring](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-closing-round-bracket-breaks-word-censoring/61782)

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**Author:** [@rizka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rizka)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-closing-round-bracket-breaks-word-censoring/61782 "2017-09-13T20:49:26Z")

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I have recently been working on word censoring patterns to block some Finnish language expressions. In the process, we discovered something I consider as a bug. I can reproduce it with censored words and censored patt…

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## [Checking "must approve users" and approving manually requires activation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-must-approve-users-and-approving-manually-requires-activation/60368)

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**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-must-approve-users-and-approving-manually-requires-activation/60368 "2017-09-13T17:41:28Z")

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This was unexpected. Previously I had activated accounts with only the options invite only and login required checked. Everyone was able to login just fine. Then I checked the setting must approve users and went to all…

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## [Editing category settings causes category to be muted for the current user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-category-settings-causes-category-to-be-muted-for-the-current-user/69972)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-category-settings-causes-category-to-be-muted-for-the-current-user/69972 "2017-09-13T16:49:58Z")

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I think this is quite a serious bug: Go to a category Look at the buttons in the top right, notice I have “normal” notification level Click edit Don’t change any settings Click “save” Page refreshes, observe notifica…

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## ["Frequent Posters" does not exclude whispers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/frequent-posters-does-not-exclude-whispers/69788)

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**Author:** [@jcoates](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jcoates)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/frequent-posters-does-not-exclude-whispers/69788 "2017-09-13T15:14:39Z")

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The frequent poster stats within a topic are currently based off of total number of actual posts, not those visible to the user. For example, log out and take a look at Onebox Link Trips 'First Quote' Badge. You will see…

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## [No notification for "Post hidden by community flags"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-notification-for-post-hidden-by-community-flags/69880)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-notification-for-post-hidden-by-community-flags/69880 "2017-09-12T20:34:06Z")

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When a user’s post is automatically hidden due to multiple flags, they receive a PM from the site contact username, default system. However, they are not notified of this PM, nor does the normal green circle indicator ap…

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## [Email change despite not confirming it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-change-despite-not-confirming-it/69891)

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**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-change-despite-not-confirming-it/69891 "2017-09-12T14:41:05Z")

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We’ve found a bit of a bizarre bug in our authentication provider, which seems to affect (at least one) core authentication provider, and I expect more. ▶ Here's the crux of the problem: This change of email …

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## [Can't change "default locale"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-default-locale/69384)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-default-locale/69384 "2017-09-12T12:08:08Z")

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Changing the default locale setting currently does nothing, as it does not save. Tested on Meta and Try. Change language Hit save Refresh page: Language is still English (or, I’m assuming, whatever was the default lang…

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## [Watched words triggered when editing old posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-triggered-when-editing-old-posts/69355)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-triggered-when-editing-old-posts/69355 "2017-09-11T18:40:28Z")

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Hi, I’m not sure if what I am experiencing is intended behaviour or not, so I thought I would ask. I have today added some words to watch for, profanity etc. I have tread gently initially and just set Discourse to Fla…

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## [Broken memoization of mentions in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-memoization-of-mentions-in-posts/69671)

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**Author:** [@Darren\_Lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Darren_Lee)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-memoization-of-mentions-in-posts/69671 "2017-09-11T18:00:13Z")

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I believe that there’s a minor typo on line 63 of post\_analyzer.rb that is preventing memoization of mentions in posts: In particular, the line is missing an ‘s’ and should be @raw\_mentions = raw\_mentions. There is n…

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## [Create New Category box is truncated in Microsoft Edge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-new-category-box-is-truncated-in-microsoft-edge/69759)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Reguyal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Reguyal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-new-category-box-is-truncated-in-microsoft-edge/69759 "2017-09-10T21:05:57Z")

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## [Mobile - Can not use bookmark](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-can-not-use-bookmark/69747)

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**Author:** [@appcomq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/appcomq)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-can-not-use-bookmark/69747 "2017-09-10T18:15:53Z")

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:sweat: Mobile , Can not use bookmark. Sep 9, 2017 version.

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## [Change in tracking behaviour](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-tracking-behaviour/69545)

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**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-tracking-behaviour/69545 "2017-09-08T07:52:45Z")

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Just noticed this today here on meta (though I might have no been paying enough attention previous days): Set a category to tracking Open a topic from /new from that category Observe its tracking state is “Normal” Pre…

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## [Skin tone avatar shows missing image in emoji picker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skin-tone-avatar-shows-missing-image-in-emoji-picker/69557)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skin-tone-avatar-shows-missing-image-in-emoji-picker/69557 "2017-09-08T07:42:48Z")

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This is a very minor bug and you’d have to be bored and trying to break things to find it. If you choose a skin tone code beyond what is supported, it shows a missing image in the emoji picker in the composer, instead of…

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## [Onebox links with ampersands don't encode correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-links-with-ampersands-dont-encode-correctly/69528)

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**Author:** [@Chopper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chopper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-links-with-ampersands-dont-encode-correctly/69528 "2017-09-07T10:15:09Z")

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Hello, Is this a bug related to discourse or not ? I try to past this link https://starcitizen.fr/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=7068&p=106852#p106852, but the onebox encode the & and the link is broken https://starcitiz…

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## [Discourse-official-slack: no error message after failed post to slack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-official-slack-no-error-message-after-failed-post-to-slack/69421)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-official-slack-no-error-message-after-failed-post-to-slack/69421 "2017-09-05T19:10:38Z")

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While investigating a (probably) unrelated problem I noticed that the slack plugin does not post any kind of message to the error logs (https://site/logs) if the slack notification fails. Tested by setting an invalid sl…

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## [Tapping Google Maps Onebox scrolls user away from Onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tapping-google-maps-onebox-scrolls-user-away-from-onebox/64791)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tapping-google-maps-onebox-scrolls-user-away-from-onebox/64791 "2017-09-04T18:10:32Z")

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The embedded streetview and maps oneboxes are excellent and the interactivity has always worked well in the past. However, recently I’ve noticed that tapping on the Onebox causes the browser to immediately scroll downwar…

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## [Change email after registering and pending activation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-after-registering-and-pending-activation/68243)

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**Author:** [@fermelone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fermelone)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-after-registering-and-pending-activation/68243 "2017-09-04T16:58:31Z")

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Hello, It seems that this feature is a great opportunity for people to impersonate others using another domain name. I register with @coolcompany.com I get the “change email address” button when registering but pendin…

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## [Custom emoji not working within solution text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-not-working-within-solution-text/69108)

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**Author:** [@RyanK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RyanK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-not-working-within-solution-text/69108 "2017-09-04T12:07:52Z")

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I’ve reported a similar issue with how custom emoji is not working in the profile card, but I’m now also seeing the issue when custom emoji are within solution text. Here the orange cloud emoji shows in the original …

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## [BUG : theme name not updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-theme-name-not-updated/68687)

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**Author:** [@Chopper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chopper)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-theme-name-not-updated/68687 "2017-09-04T11:28:40Z")

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Hello, I create a new theme and then I rename this theme but the name is not updated in the Profile Interface option of an user: Then in my profile: I deco/reco, refresh etc the page

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## [Links in popular links appear without nofollow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-popular-links-appear-without-nofollow/68974)

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**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-popular-links-appear-without-nofollow/68974 "2017-09-04T10:53:47Z")

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Is it possible that the links in the “popular links” section will appear with nofollow as well, they do in the post itself. In the settings I’ve enabled the nofollow option, but for some reason the links in the popular l…

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## [More post Failed to rebake](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-post-failed-to-rebake/69240)

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**Author:** [@appcomq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/appcomq)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-post-failed-to-rebake/69240 "2017-09-02T16:59:29Z")

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/usr/local/bin/bundle:22:in \`\<main\>' 537869 / 794647 ( 67.7%) Failed to rebake (topic\_id: 71817, post\_id: 564534) TypeError: Cannot set property 'start' of null JavaScript at findInlineCloseTag (\<anonymous\>:194:28) Java…

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## [Staff Whispers - links in whispers showing up publicly in topics summary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-whispers-links-in-whispers-showing-up-publicly-in-topics-summary/69134)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-whispers-links-in-whispers-showing-up-publicly-in-topics-summary/69134 "2017-08-31T18:50:40Z")

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I love the staff whisper feature, but we’re keen to keep these conversations private to the mod team. There appears to be a bug that means links posted in whispers are showing up in the topic summary panel. Example

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## [Not working in latest ver -- I can set the option to show answers, but that's it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-working-in-latest-ver-i-can-set-the-option-to-show-answers-but-thats-it/69119)

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**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-working-in-latest-ver-i-can-set-the-option-to-show-answers-but-thats-it/69119 "2017-08-31T05:00:48Z")

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I can enable it for the category: But when I post, nothing new shows up: I’m using an official theme and the latest/greatest version. I tried default theme, too.

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