# UX

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## [Group username search empty-search message is wrong](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-username-search-empty-search-message-is-wrong/198609)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-username-search-empty-search-message-is-wrong/198609 "2021-07-30T10:19:56Z")

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When searching for a user by username or email address with a group’s search box, the message “There are no members in this group” is returned if there are no matches: There are 50 members in the group. There just…

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## [Direct/private messages disabled: Cannot see messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-private-messages-disabled-cannot-see-messages/198484)

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**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-private-messages-disabled-cannot-see-messages/198484 "2021-07-28T18:43:25Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Private Message Can't Be Reached with private messaging disabled: Actually (now), on community.metabrainz.org, where Discourse private messages (PM) are disabled because we already have a…

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## [When first browser accept-language is \`zh-HK\`, the default UI language is incorrect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-first-browser-accept-language-is-zh-hk-the-default-ui-language-is-incorrect/198066)

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**Author:** [@alvinhochun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alvinhochun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-first-browser-accept-language-is-zh-hk-the-default-ui-language-is-incorrect/198066 "2021-07-28T06:46:58Z")

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Discourse currently has Traditional Chinese (zh\_TW) and Simplified Chinese (zh\_CN) localization. However when I have the browser’s accept-language set to zh-HK first, Discourse errorneously selects zh\_CN as the default l…

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## [Header scroll shadow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-scroll-shadow/198021)

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**Author:** [@Muhammed\_EKİCİ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muhammed_EK%C4%B0C%C4%B0)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-scroll-shadow/198021 "2021-07-25T21:57:04Z")

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A shadow appears in the header when scrolling through the https://forum.ghost.org/ forum. I see they are using the following CSS. .d-header { height: 56px; padding: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5eff5; …

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## [Can't add staff colour to my own messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-add-staff-colour-to-my-own-messages/197977)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-add-staff-colour-to-my-own-messages/197977 "2021-07-23T17:07:18Z")

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Hi, The new messages style means I can no longer add staff colour to my own posts in messages as they are already highlighted in blue which is --tertiary-very-low colour. Being able to highlight your own messages is us…

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## [Make "New Topic" button more prominent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-new-topic-button-more-prominent/62296)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-new-topic-button-more-prominent/62296 "2021-07-23T15:40:04Z")

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I had some users complain that it wasn’t obvious how to post a new topic, so I styled the button to look like .btn-primary. I think that might be a good default, actually: (I also changed the “create” vocabulary to “…

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## [Align options in preferences navigation bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/align-options-in-preferences-navigation-bar/197714)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/align-options-in-preferences-navigation-bar/197714 "2021-07-20T22:14:54Z")

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Hi, Is it possible for some options in the preferences navigation bar to be aligned with the rest of the options. Actually thinking about this is this in hindsight this looks like expected behaviour? Notifications c…

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## [Topic share modal buttons label alignment issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-share-modal-buttons-label-alignment-issue/195625)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-share-modal-buttons-label-alignment-issue/195625 "2021-07-19T20:19:47Z")

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Hello, There is an alignment issue in Safari (Version 13.1.3) browser on the bottom of topic share modal buttons Notify and Invite. Thank you! :slight\_smile:

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## [Badge on hover shows name instead of full name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-on-hover-shows-name-instead-of-full-name/197541)

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**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-on-hover-shows-name-instead-of-full-name/197541 "2021-07-19T16:23:59Z")

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When you hover over a badge, you expect the full name instead of the “id” name. In a real example: Shown as “Royal\_Donor3” SHOULD show as “Royal - Donor III”

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## [Suspend forever time period is incendiary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-forever-time-period-is-incendiary/189069)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-forever-time-period-is-incendiary/189069 "2021-07-19T12:22:16Z")

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When the Forever option is selected for suspending a user, the user is suspended for 1000 years. Without customizing the site’s text, this time period is displayed to the user in the suspension email that is sent to the …

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## [Links to Discourse groups should say the name of the group and not just the name of the site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-discourse-groups-should-say-the-name-of-the-group-and-not-just-the-name-of-the-site/195052)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-discourse-groups-should-say-the-name-of-the-group-and-not-just-the-name-of-the-site/195052 "2021-07-15T08:31:07Z")

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I noticed that if I add a link to a group, it appears in the post as the name of the site and not the group itself. For example, here’s a link to a group on my site called “Team” https://hub.youthpowercoalition.org/g/te…

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## [Solution alignment on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solution-alignment-on-mobile/196554)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solution-alignment-on-mobile/196554 "2021-07-12T13:39:37Z")

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Hello, There is a little align issue on mobile. Thanks :slightly\_smiling\_face:

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## [Jumping tag selection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jumping-tag-selection/196601)

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**Author:** [@amundo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amundo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jumping-tag-selection/196601 "2021-07-09T14:42:01Z")

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The tagging functionality in Discourse is le :bomb: . An ickle nitpick: the way the tag selection interface jumps from top to bottom is really weird and disorienting. Example: I’m trying to type the tag javascript, so I…

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## [Subscriptions plugin and banner pin don't work well together](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-plugin-and-banner-pin-dont-work-well-together/196547)

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**Author:** [@hyd504](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hyd504)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-plugin-and-banner-pin-dont-work-well-together/196547 "2021-07-09T08:51:17Z")

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When using a subscription plugin with a banner pin, the banner pin shifts to the right as can be seen in the bugshot below:

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## [No indication of currently selected view in the profile section and subsections](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-indication-of-currently-selected-view-in-the-profile-section-and-subsections/196322)

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**Author:** [@dmontalvo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmontalvo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-indication-of-currently-selected-view-in-the-profile-section-and-subsections/196322 "2021-07-07T14:45:36Z")

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There is no indication of the currently selected view in the “Profile” view and its respective subsections. When you move to Summary. Activity, Notifications, Messages, and Preferences, the title does not get updated. S…

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## [Title of topic disappears on mobile when there are three rows of tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-of-topic-disappears-on-mobile-when-there-are-three-rows-of-tags/186746)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-of-topic-disappears-on-mobile-when-there-are-three-rows-of-tags/186746 "2021-07-07T00:02:40Z")

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On mobile the title of a topic is viewable at the top as you scroll down. However, when there get to be three rows of tags, the title is no longer shown. I would rather see the title than all the tags. Perhaps if…

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## [User menu buttons align on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-menu-buttons-align-on-mobile/196136)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-menu-buttons-align-on-mobile/196136 "2021-07-06T08:44:14Z")

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Hello, This section :arrow\_down: Some older and smaller screen device cannot show all buttons and for example the logout button not available. I try it in landscape view and sometimes it align buttons in two column …

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## [Why does pinning/closing a topic count as a reply?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-pinning-closing-a-topic-count-as-a-reply/42185)

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**Author:** [@Bluedevil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bluedevil)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-pinning-closing-a-topic-count-as-a-reply/42185 "2021-07-06T11:05:40Z")

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I’m setting up a new forum and one thing I’ve found odd so far is that pinning and closing topics both count as replies. While I understand that closing a topic is a kind of response to a topic, it is not a reply like t…

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## [Smoother experience for deprecated theme components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smoother-experience-for-deprecated-theme-components/195545)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smoother-experience-for-deprecated-theme-components/195545 "2021-06-30T19:39:51Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Failed to Bootstrap, please help: @davidkingham just ran into a rebuild error due to a deprecated Theme Component. Figure out something that isn’t quite so jarring, and allows the admin to…

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## [Avatar Img tag missing alt attribute](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-img-tag-missing-alt-attribute/183507)

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**Author:** [@Alexander\_Wright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander_Wright)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-img-tag-missing-alt-attribute/183507 "2021-06-30T10:12:58Z")

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I’m investigating a user who can’t see the site’s front page (a different issue). In doing so, I ran my site’s source through the w3’s validator. This returned many errors of the form: An img element with no alt attri…

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## [URLs followed by a period and a non whitespace category are broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-followed-by-a-period-and-a-non-whitespace-category-are-broken/195259)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-followed-by-a-period-and-a-non-whitespace-category-are-broken/195259 "2021-06-28T17:49:59Z")

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If a link that is inline oneboxed is followed by a period, any characters other than a whitespace character that immediately follow the period are added to the inline onebox’s path (here is an example of that https://met…

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## [Image with hot spots](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-with-hot-spots/73050)

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**Author:** [@DMRF](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DMRF)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-with-hot-spots/73050 "2021-06-27T15:47:04Z")

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Hello, I’m writing to see if anyone has ever looked into adding an element like this on their discourse platform. My boss is interested in exploring if we could present the user with an image with different hotspots on…

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## [Mobile editor preview button and toolbar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-editor-preview-button-and-toolbar/113942)

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**Author:** [@Lure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lure)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-editor-preview-button-and-toolbar/113942 "2021-06-24T00:11:49Z")

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I started to use mobile (phone, tablet) more and more on forums. As you post images or links, you want to check the preview, but I find the two step click a bit inconvenient. Have read this topic, where feature was intr…

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## [Link click counter shows twice in oneboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counter-shows-twice-in-oneboxes/149836)

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**Author:** [@rizka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rizka)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counter-shows-twice-in-oneboxes/149836 "2021-06-21T17:14:12Z")

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This doesn’t seem right. We got to get rid of one of the :two:s, to clean up the ux. (I used this Meta post of mine as the example: New Forum Idea, is Discourse a good fit? - #5 by rizka)

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## [Suspension Time Frames Incorrect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspension-time-frames-incorrect/179339)

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**Author:** [@CaptainZac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CaptainZac)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspension-time-frames-incorrect/179339 "2021-06-16T11:41:32Z")

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It appears here that all of these days should actually be in a month, that would make all of these date \[Month\] 11th since it is February 11. If I want to suspend for exactly a month, I have to instead go to the calendar…

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## [Warnings about minimum character limits in the composer vibrate too much](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warnings-about-minimum-character-limits-in-the-composer-vibrate-too-much/182089)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warnings-about-minimum-character-limits-in-the-composer-vibrate-too-much/182089 "2021-06-15T17:38:49Z")

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Title, category & body are required in our internal forum. In some cases tags are required too & some fields don’t become available until you’ve filled in the fields before them. For instance, I can’t type body text bef…

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## [Title not shown on mobile when the topic has many tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-not-shown-on-mobile-when-the-topic-has-many-tags/184683)

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**Author:** [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-not-shown-on-mobile-when-the-topic-has-many-tags/184683 "2021-06-14T23:02:35Z")

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Our community has recently noticed that the title of a topic is off the screen when the topic has many tags (~20 tags): Many thanks!

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## [Post action menu is cut off on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-action-menu-is-cut-off-on-mobile/192610)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-action-menu-is-cut-off-on-mobile/192610 "2021-06-04T12:39:37Z")

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Hey :waving\_hand: When using Discourse on mobile the post action menu is cut off and you can’t scroll left or right to view what has been cut off so I need to turn my device landscape to like a post sometimes. There use…

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## [Weirdness in dates when setting timeout for an invite link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weirdness-in-dates-when-setting-timeout-for-an-invite-link/191917)

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**Author:** [@bigfudge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bigfudge)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weirdness-in-dates-when-setting-timeout-for-an-invite-link/191917 "2021-06-01T19:22:33Z")

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This is a really small thing, but when I create a new invite link (today 28th May) the offset dates provided in the UI don’t match the labels, e.g.: I only noticed this because a link timed out much earlier than I th…

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## [.results class background not using new color variables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/results-class-background-not-using-new-color-variables/273638)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/results-class-background-not-using-new-color-variables/273638 "2021-06-01T17:35:09Z")

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Just noticed that the .results class background is not using the new color variables yet. Hence on dark color scheme the search results background is still #ffffff. Can you add the new variables in the next update? Mea…

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