# UX

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## [Larger default sidebar font size](https://meta.discourse.org/t/larger-default-sidebar-font-size/266079)

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**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/larger-default-sidebar-font-size/266079 "2023-05-25T15:33:35Z")

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Soon we’ll be trying out a change that increases the font-size of the sidebar content because it’s a little on the small size at the moment (13px for links). The new size for links will match our default font-size for bo…

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## [Clarifying the outcome (for anonymous users) of enabling the 'must approve users' setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clarifying-the-outcome-for-anonymous-users-of-enabling-the-must-approve-users-setting/266177)

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**Author:** [@T\_Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/T_Disco)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clarifying-the-outcome-for-anonymous-users-of-enabling-the-must-approve-users-setting/266177 "2023-05-25T19:21:37Z")

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Re: The description for the ‘must approve users’ setting (at /admin/site\_settings/category/all\_results?filter=must%20approve) ‘Staff must approve all new user accounts before they are allowed to access the site.’ The cu…

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## [Allow for decimals in point values](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-decimals-in-point-values/267582)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-decimals-in-point-values/267582 "2023-05-25T18:21:23Z")

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@Falco It doesn’t seem to allow for decimal values for points. How difficult would it be to allow such a thing? The editor allows you to enter and save the value, but when you refresh the page it reverts or goes to 0. W…

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## [Button with Checkmark should be hidden to users who can't unmark correct answers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-with-checkmark-should-be-hidden-to-users-who-cant-unmark-correct-answers/79216)

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**Author:** [@chi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chi)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-with-checkmark-should-be-hidden-to-users-who-cant-unmark-correct-answers/79216 "2023-05-24T04:14:45Z")

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Hi Discourse-solved team, Suggesting UX changes, button with Checkmark should be hidden to users who can’t unmark correct answers. The word SOLUTION should be the only one visible. Thanks.

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## [Minor css issue: Last read thread does not look nice in multi action selector](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-css-issue-last-read-thread-does-not-look-nice-in-multi-action-selector/265988)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-css-issue-last-read-thread-does-not-look-nice-in-multi-action-selector/265988 "2023-05-23T21:12:22Z")

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When one get back from a thread, there is a nice fading marker on the last read thread in the thread overview. Switching to multi-selection a not so nice bar is visible:

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## [Views counter specification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/views-counter-specification/180982)

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**Author:** [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/views-counter-specification/180982 "2023-05-23T16:59:03Z")

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The Open Energy Modelling Initiative currently has a draft questionnaire response open for community comment: Ithaka questionnaire on community data useage - Open data - Open Energy Modelling Initiative In this contex…

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## [UX bug: Experimental usercard leaving last user's usercard data in the faint background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-bug-experimental-usercard-leaving-last-users-usercard-data-in-the-faint-background/265716)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-bug-experimental-usercard-leaving-last-users-usercard-data-in-the-faint-background/265716 "2023-05-21T17:50:29Z")

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A fragment of the last user’s usercard loads before the new one pops up when you click on usercards. Minor, but it may cause issues.

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## [Alternatives to padlock icons on secured categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternatives-to-padlock-icons-on-secured-categories/265530)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternatives-to-padlock-icons-on-secured-categories/265530 "2023-05-21T15:38:54Z")

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Incidentally, on the same site above with the new sidebar, not only is the styling fixed to the box style but there’s a lock glyph on secured categories which I find a bit distracting. Also they are in alphabetical order…

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## [Summarise and summarise topic button spelling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarise-and-summarise-topic-button-spelling/265712)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarise-and-summarise-topic-button-spelling/265712 "2023-05-21T17:18:43Z")

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I’m on English UK in my account preferences but on topics summarise is spelt differently.

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## [Grey box appearing when use with Fully theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grey-box-appearing-when-use-with-fully-theme/285553)

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**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grey-box-appearing-when-use-with-fully-theme/285553 "2023-05-21T16:22:43Z")

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Did test it I have a little glitch in the upper left corner

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## [Reply button appears in locked topics to anon users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-button-appears-in-locked-topics-to-anon-users/265565)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-button-appears-in-locked-topics-to-anon-users/265565 "2023-05-20T01:59:35Z")

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so when viewing a locked topic in anonymous user mode, one can still see a reply button at the bottom (which is really a disguised sign-up button i suppose). i mean it’s cool that it pops up the sign-up modal to get the …

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## [Header submenus theme component pushes bottom of sidebar out of the screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-submenus-theme-component-pushes-bottom-of-sidebar-out-of-the-screen/255496)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-submenus-theme-component-pushes-bottom-of-sidebar-out-of-the-screen/255496 "2023-05-17T21:39:43Z")

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When the header submenus theme component is active, the icons at the bottom of the sidebar disappear from the screen. https://cdn.screencast.com/uploads/g000302MBEXFEjy4eyPzZN1QY9lUH/LWR\_Recording.mp4?sv=2021-08-06&st=2…

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## [Sidebar title wrapping and scrolling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-title-wrapping-and-scrolling/264952)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-title-wrapping-and-scrolling/264952 "2023-05-16T21:32:42Z")

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i don’t particularly like this. navigation sidebar in drop down mode: also, in drop down mode, it doesn’t take much to make the menu have a scroll bar even if there is still desktop screen space for it to expand and …

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## [Collapsing a post a message replies to shouldn't make the window scrolls down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapsing-a-post-a-message-replies-to-shouldnt-make-the-window-scrolls-down/264778)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapsing-a-post-a-message-replies-to-shouldnt-make-the-window-scrolls-down/264778 "2023-05-12T07:59:53Z")

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Hi :wave: This is a very minor annoyance hard to describe in the title :stuck\_out\_tongue: When we reply to a post, we can click on a button to reveal the post it replies to. When we collapse the block, the window auto…

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## [No Calendar nav for category calendars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-calendar-nav-for-category-calendars/293971)

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**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gwmngilfen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-calendar-nav-for-category-calendars/293971 "2023-05-11T08:51:00Z")

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Might just be a UI bug, but I have no nav to get to the calendar: This means the calendar is visible when clicking the sidebar (where I land on mysite/c/events) but once I click Latest or Top I can’t get the calendar…

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## [In the sidebar, you can still "create a topic" from the sidebar while silenced](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-the-sidebar-you-can-still-create-a-topic-from-the-sidebar-while-silenced/264592)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-the-sidebar-you-can-still-create-a-topic-from-the-sidebar-while-silenced/264592 "2023-05-11T07:55:45Z")

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When silenced, there will be no create topic button. However, you can access it from the sidebar.

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## [Add Onebox support for Leaderboard links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-onebox-support-for-leaderboard-links/267575)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-onebox-support-for-leaderboard-links/267575 "2023-05-11T04:54:45Z")

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There is no onebox to leaderboard? That could be great for link it within our communities :slight\_smile:

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## [User section in new notifications menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-section-in-new-notifications-menu/263990)

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**Author:** [@carbonrich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carbonrich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-section-in-new-notifications-menu/263990 "2023-05-10T13:43:47Z")

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I’ve been doing some user testing\* and have noticed that several users struggle to find the user section in the notifications menu, and their profile page. Some very minor suggested tweaks that I think would help with t…

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## [Displaying PMs in Tag lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-pms-in-tag-lists/213777)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-pms-in-tag-lists/213777 "2023-05-10T08:30:53Z")

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When I have tagged a Private Message, it doesn’t appear in the /tag/mytagname topic list. This leads to a risk of missing an important piece of info, and means that I have to search the tag twice. I’d love to be able t…

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## [Badges are misordered (user order)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-are-misordered-user-order/264485)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-are-misordered-user-order/264485 "2023-05-10T07:56:37Z")

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Hello. I have noticed an issue. I recently got a badge and the time order appears to be wrong: Link to issue: WorldGuessr Forum

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## [Users without reply permission are wrongly given option to reply by email in notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-without-reply-permission-are-wrongly-given-option-to-reply-by-email-in-notification/263876)

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**Author:** [@Horus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Horus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-without-reply-permission-are-wrongly-given-option-to-reply-by-email-in-notification/263876 "2023-05-05T06:35:56Z")

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Hello, I have email in enabled on my forum. Users get notifications saying to reply to that mail to reply. If they do so, they get an error message that they do not have permission to reply to that topic. Which is very …

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## ['Delete Stub' timer not removed if split posts are re-added to the topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-stub-timer-not-removed-if-split-posts-are-re-added-to-the-topic/263791)

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**Author:** [@Sky020](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sky020)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-stub-timer-not-removed-if-split-posts-are-re-added-to-the-topic/263791 "2023-05-08T13:24:54Z")

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Hello all, Severity Inconvenient. Unknown number of users impacted. TLDR Moving a topic’s posts into a different topic, then moving posts back to their old topic causes the posts to be deleted. Bug Moving all the p…

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## [Difficult to find that the topic progress is clickable on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficult-to-find-that-the-topic-progress-is-clickable-on-mobile/264192)

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**Author:** [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficult-to-find-that-the-topic-progress-is-clickable-on-mobile/264192 "2023-05-08T05:24:49Z")

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Discourse provides an awesome new user tip. But on the mobile, a very important part is not introduced (or rather, “hidden” away). As shown below. On my forum, according to statistics, most mobile users hardly real…

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## [Warn users they are offline when they attempt to edit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-users-they-are-offline-when-they-attempt-to-edit/264117)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-users-they-are-offline-when-they-attempt-to-edit/264117 "2023-05-07T08:13:53Z")

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The user submits an edit, and why is the spinner just spinning? Oh no, he missed this critical piece of information at the top of the screen: He thinks “If only there was some warning I was offline when I pressed…

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## [Suggestion: ignore current day on the forum stats in /admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-ignore-current-day-on-the-forum-stats-in-admin/182131)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-ignore-current-day-on-the-forum-stats-in-admin/182131 "2023-05-06T03:57:08Z")

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Because the day’s data is never complete, it often leads graph lines to drop, which looks weird: Wouldn’t it look better if the current day was ignored on these graphs?

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## [Overflow issue on quick access panel notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overflow-issue-on-quick-access-panel-notifications/263955)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overflow-issue-on-quick-access-panel-notifications/263955 "2023-05-06T05:34:19Z")

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Hello, I’ve noticed this issue when the notifications merged for example on likes. E.g. User1, User2 and n other(s) It seems in this case it isn’t wrap the text and depends on how long the usernames. Thank you …

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## [:discourse2: emoji isn't in other instances](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-isnt-in-other-instances/240177)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-isnt-in-other-instances/240177 "2023-05-05T21:35:12Z")

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This is a teeny weeny bug, probably related to :discourse2: being bespoke or something. It would be nice to have it in the default emoji sets though in other instances. We like and refer to the mothership quite often! I…

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## [Spelling Error during discourse-setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spelling-error-during-discourse-setup/263913)

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**Author:** [@nubbyninja](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nubbyninja)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spelling-error-during-discourse-setup/263913 "2023-05-05T03:26:39Z")

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When attempting setup to an invalid directory, error reads “/directoryname/ does not exists”. Correct spelling would be “exist”, not exists. “directory exists” when true. “directory doesn’t exist” when false. “direct…

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## [Long click path for a small piece of advice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-click-path-for-a-small-piece-of-advice/249611)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-click-path-for-a-small-piece-of-advice/249611 "2023-05-05T12:55:40Z")

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Every now and then I get a group notification so I see a (1) next to my avatar. First click: I see a “1 message in your admins inbox” notification. The second click takes me to /messages/group/admins and there is a “Ne…

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## [The badge grant selector could be improved in a few ways](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-badge-grant-selector-could-be-improved-in-a-few-ways/263939)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-badge-grant-selector-could-be-improved-in-a-few-ways/263939 "2023-05-05T08:18:05Z")

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Show the badge color (bronze, silver, gold) Don’t show the default badge icon when the badge uses an uploaded picture: In some cases, the badge icon doesn’t appear in the selector, though I couldnt’ repro…

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