# UX

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## [Changed font, letters with longer descender cropped](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changed-font-letters-with-longer-descender-cropped/55817)

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**Author:** [@eglinski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eglinski)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [17 يناير 2017، 5:14م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changed-font-letters-with-longer-descender-cropped/55817 "2017-01-17T17:14:00Z")

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The only thing I have changed is the font used, but not sure where I could adjust subject height. For future use, might be useful to make this adaptive to the font chosen, but I know that isn’t always simple.

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## [Random iOS observation on page navigation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-ios-observation-on-page-navigation/55803)

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**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**الردود:** 3\
**آخر تحديث:** [15 يناير 2017، 12:39م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-ios-observation-on-page-navigation/55803 "2017-01-15T12:39:25Z")

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As you scroll on iOS, the bottom bar of Safari disappears. When this happens, if you tap on the bottom 20 or so pixels, it doesn’t interact with your page, but it first brings up the Safari navigation. So, in trying to i…

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## [Search panel on a private not logged in forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-panel-on-a-private-not-logged-in-forum/55722)

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**Author:** [@intagger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/intagger)\
**الردود:** 3\
**آخر تحديث:** [13 يناير 2017، 8:56م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-panel-on-a-private-not-logged-in-forum/55722 "2017-01-13T20:56:30Z")

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Why there is a search panel on a private not logged in forum? I think the search button should not be displayed in this case.

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## [How to transition between big and small logo on scroll?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-transition-between-big-and-small-logo-on-scroll/55569)

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**Author:** [@pyn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pyn)\
**الردود:** 0\
**آخر تحديث:** [11 يناير 2017، 5:02ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-transition-between-big-and-small-logo-on-scroll/55569 "2017-01-11T05:02:00Z")

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How would I transition between the two site logos when someone scrolls down without the other image just appearing in its new spot? Is there any way to transition nicely between the two images with CSS?

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## [Discourse search is awfully unsmart!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-search-is-awfully-unsmart/55551)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [11 يناير 2017، 1:37م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-search-is-awfully-unsmart/55551 "2017-01-11T13:37:11Z")

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Hi, I just searched in the Fairphone forum and first got this, which wasn’t helpful: I then erased only one word (phone) and immediately found the topic I was looking for (1st result, far more matches!) How can t…

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## [Smarter emoji completion (thumbsup before thumbsdown)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smarter-emoji-completion-thumbsup-before-thumbsdown/55554)

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**Author:** [@bradydowling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bradydowling)\
**الردود:** 1\
**آخر تحديث:** [11 يناير 2017، 2:41ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smarter-emoji-completion-thumbsup-before-thumbsdown/55554 "2017-01-11T02:41:25Z")

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When I type in :thumbs it suggests that I use :thumbsdown: which is a much less commonly used emoji than :thumbsup:. I’m guessing Discourse suggests emojis alphabetically but in this case that isn’t so nice. Slack and o…

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## [How do I change the icon Facebook pulls for category links?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-icon-facebook-pulls-for-category-links/55451)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Tate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Christopher_Tate)\
**الردود:** 4\
**آخر تحديث:** [10 يناير 2017، 2:23ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-icon-facebook-pulls-for-category-links/55451 "2017-01-10T02:23:18Z")

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Like this one. I would prefer to change it to the site icon. Thanks in advance.

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## [Number formatting - "digit grouping symbols" please](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-formatting-digit-grouping-symbols-please/38559)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**الردود:** 1\
**آخر تحديث:** [9 يناير 2017، 7:56ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-formatting-digit-grouping-symbols-please/38559 "2017-01-09T07:56:39Z")

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Displaying a number as “3,900” instead of “3900”. Obviously “digit grouping symbols” as it might not always be “commas” or grouping of every 3 digits depending on region / localisation. ##Stats on User Summary Page I …

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## [Fade out/in CSS feature of first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fade-out-in-css-feature-of-first-post/55362)

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**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [8 يناير 2017، 1:14م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fade-out-in-css-feature-of-first-post/55362 "2017-01-08T13:14:04Z")

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I’ve noticed a fade out CSS effect when I enter a topic on the first post of the first posts background. Is there a way to disable this via CSS? It’s a cool feature, but on some of our categories with backgrounds, it ca…

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## [Login confusion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-confusion/55018)

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**Author:** [@ask](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ask)\
**الردود:** 1\
**آخر تحديث:** [4 يناير 2017، 2:18م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-confusion/55018 "2017-01-04T14:18:45Z")

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I have a button to allow people to login with oauth2 (using their account from the “regular site”). I’ve had a hard time naming the button so it doesn’t sound like it’s the title of the regular Discourse form below. I’v…

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## [Translation customization not working for some translation keys](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-customization-not-working-for-some-translation-keys/51286)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [2 يناير 2017، 1:53م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-customization-not-working-for-some-translation-keys/51286 "2017-01-02T13:53:30Z")

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Example of translation customization that’s not working: badges.badge\_grouping.trust\_level.name Badges page

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## [Mobile CSS customisation not working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-css-customisation-not-working/54699)

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**Author:** [@aarska](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aarska)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [23 ديسمبر 2016، 11:38ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-css-customisation-not-working/54699 "2016-12-23T11:38:05Z")

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Good day everyone, I have been editing the CSS of the regular browser version of Discourse without any issues :slight\_smile: and the CSS editor is by far the best I’ve seen, so thanks for that! These changes did not ap…

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## [Keyboard Shortcut - post actions select post unclear](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-post-actions-select-post-unclear/54512)

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**Author:** [@JMichaelTX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JMichaelTX)\
**الردود:** 6\
**آخر تحديث:** [20 ديسمبر 2016، 12:58ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-post-actions-select-post-unclear/54512 "2016-12-20T00:58:26Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Keyboard Shortcuts - post actions don't work: (May 25, 2014) I’m having the same issue as reported in the above topic. None of these shortcuts are working for me in Discourse Version 1.6…

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## [Discourse Sketch template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sketch-template/44558)

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**Author:** [@metakermit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/metakermit)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [18 ديسمبر 2016، 7:34م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sketch-template/44558 "2016-12-18T19:34:51Z")

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Anyone perhaps knows if there is a default Discourse UI design template for Sketch? A lot of people are customising their Discourse instances, so perhaps having a starter Sketch template would make it easier for a design…

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## [Groups should have a root directory page, just like Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-should-have-a-root-directory-page-just-like-users/37996)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**الردود:** 4\
**آخر تحديث:** [15 ديسمبر 2016، 8:43م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-should-have-a-root-directory-page-just-like-users/37996 "2016-12-15T20:43:13Z")

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Nothing urgent here, just adding this to ye olde TODO-list. Since we have pages like this: https://meta.discourse.org/groups/team There ought to be a page like this: https://meta.discourse.org/groups/ I doubt the te…

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## [Word-wrap or line length oddities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/word-wrap-or-line-length-oddities/53907)

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**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [7 ديسمبر 2016، 11:10م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/word-wrap-or-line-length-oddities/53907 "2016-12-07T23:10:07Z")

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There seems to be an oddity with how Discourse handles wrapping on emailed replies. Under certain conditions the reply appears with wide line length and presents a scroll bar. This isn’t really a bug as the text is all t…

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## [Are icon fonts like Font Awesome necessary?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-icon-fonts-like-font-awesome-necessary/30953)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**الردود:** 32\
**آخر تحديث:** [3 ديسمبر 2016، 7:51م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-icon-fonts-like-font-awesome-necessary/30953 "2016-12-03T19:51:44Z")

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In the following presentation “Death to Icon Fonts” from the London Web Standards conference, Seren Davies makes the case for using SVGs instead of icon fonts (like Font Awesome). The presentation highlights several seri…

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## [Moving Reply preview box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-reply-preview-box/52827)

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**Author:** [@Marvin\_Wattiau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marvin_Wattiau)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [3 ديسمبر 2016، 5:51م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-reply-preview-box/52827 "2016-12-03T17:51:56Z")

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Hi guys, Sorry if the question was already approached, so I would like know it’s possible to change the place of the reply preview. Actually we have the reply creator to the left and the reply preview to the right. I wo…

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## [Is it possible to add "@" before username in CSS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-before-username-in-css/53672)

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**Author:** [@Nam\_Nguyen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nam_Nguyen)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [2 ديسمبر 2016، 1:33م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-before-username-in-css/53672 "2016-12-02T13:33:05Z")

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Hi, I want to add “@” to before username, is it possible to add it in CSS or HTML customize. Here is an example Thank you!

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## [Overlap in "Replies|Views|Activity" after translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlap-in-replies-views-activity-after-translation/53430)

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**Author:** [@amaral\_miguel2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amaral_miguel2)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [27 نوفمبر 2016، 2:00م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlap-in-replies-views-activity-after-translation/53430 "2016-11-27T14:00:01Z")

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This is in the suggested topics element at the bottom of a topic, on desktop. The language is Portuguese (Portugal). Should I look into the corresponding css, or should I sacrifice the correct translation and look i…

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## [Reply to selected text not appearing when last para is selected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-selected-text-not-appearing-when-last-para-is-selected/29638)

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**Author:** [@fbstj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbstj)\
**الردود:** 8\
**آخر تحديث:** [24 نوفمبر 2016، 5:29م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-selected-text-not-appearing-when-last-para-is-selected/29638 "2016-11-24T17:29:55Z")

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OK so this is a particular thing that I tend to do over and over, I double click paragraphs while I’m reading and the reply button doesn’t actually show up if I select the last paragraph. Presumably because chrome’s sele…

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## [Why are all setting names lowercase?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-all-setting-names-lowercase/53171)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**الردود:** 1\
**آخر تحديث:** [21 نوفمبر 2016، 5:49ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-all-setting-names-lowercase/53171 "2016-11-21T05:49:05Z")

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Is it just me who thinks “tos url” looks less professional and trustworthy than ToS URL?

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## [No image zoom on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-image-zoom-on-mobile/53102)

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**Author:** [@Silvanus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Silvanus)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [19 نوفمبر 2016، 1:01ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-image-zoom-on-mobile/53102 "2016-11-19T01:01:24Z")

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I can’t seem to be able the zoom the image on mobile. (pinch) Very annoying in cases like this…

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## [Checkbox for 'Check all' in category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkbox-for-check-all-in-category/52375)

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**Author:** [@DoMiN8ToR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DoMiN8ToR)\
**الردود:** 3\
**آخر تحديث:** [18 نوفمبر 2016، 4:47م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkbox-for-check-all-in-category/52375 "2016-11-18T16:47:51Z")

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I’ve just tried to delete/move about 100 threads from a category and I had to select them all one by one. It would be very useful to have a ‘check all’ checkbox that automatically checks all checkboxes in front of the th…

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## [Forcing users to read their mail is confusing my users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forcing-users-to-read-their-mail-is-confusing-my-users/52936)

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**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhyolight)\
**الردود:** 8\
**آخر تحديث:** [17 نوفمبر 2016، 9:39ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forcing-users-to-read-their-mail-is-confusing-my-users/52936 "2016-11-17T09:39:41Z")

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I got a complaint from a user that their screen was dimmed and looked like this: He did not understand that Discourse wanted him to check his messages. He was just confused. I impersonated him, and I agree.

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## [Cached search results box height too large when window is narrow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cached-search-results-box-height-too-large-when-window-is-narrow/52837)

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**Author:** [@Acshi\_Haggenmiller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Acshi_Haggenmiller)\
**الردود:** 2\
**آخر تحديث:** [16 نوفمبر 2016، 6:12م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cached-search-results-box-height-too-large-when-window-is-narrow/52837 "2016-11-16T18:12:00Z")

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Use the search button to perform a search with window width of 800px or so, then click the button twice to hide and reshow the results. The resulting search box height is too large, resulting in extra white space. I …

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## [Upfront File upload size limit alert - Specially for mobile users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upfront-file-upload-size-limit-alert-specially-for-mobile-users/52959)

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**Author:** [@ewanly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ewanly)\
**الردود:** 4\
**آخر تحديث:** [16 نوفمبر 2016، 3:30م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upfront-file-upload-size-limit-alert-specially-for-mobile-users/52959 "2016-11-16T15:30:00Z")

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When I was trying the mobile UX, at the file upload, after waited a long time to complete the upload, I’ve got the Alert saying that my file size was large. It would be nice if we are able to control the files size and …

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## [New user, New topic, Minimum char alert contents!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-new-topic-minimum-char-alert-contents/52856)

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**Author:** [@ewanly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ewanly)\
**الردود:** 4\
**آخر تحديث:** [15 نوفمبر 2016، 2:47ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-new-topic-minimum-char-alert-contents/52856 "2016-11-15T02:47:08Z")

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I was testing my Discourse site as new user. When I’d tried to create a post with less than 20 char its gave me the following alert: I think this (:heart:) Heart icon meant to be this (:smiling\_face:) Smiley face. I…

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## [How to alter Discourse main page style](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-alter-discourse-main-page-style/52583)

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**Author:** [@john3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john3)\
**الردود:** 11\
**آخر تحديث:** [7 نوفمبر 2016، 5:19ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-alter-discourse-main-page-style/52583 "2016-11-07T05:19:40Z")

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Hello, recently I came across a forum (https://community.smartthings.com), quite old style i.e. main topics/thread and then users can create new topics in within that parent topic, but I find it more easy for users and…

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## [Removing extra buttons from "Login required" screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-extra-buttons-from-login-required-screen/34167)

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**Author:** [@firegurafiku](https://meta.discourse.org/u/firegurafiku)\
**الردود:** 10\
**آخر تحديث:** [3 نوفمبر 2016، 6:50م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-extra-buttons-from-login-required-screen/34167 "2016-11-03T18:50:57Z")

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Hello everybody. I have set up a Discourse forum for university internal use, so it’s invitation only with no guest reading. I’ve disabled signing up feature too. But when I log out from my account, I see a screen with f…

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