# Development

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## [API call to trigger Ai Helper Translate to %{language}](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-trigger-ai-helper-translate-to-language/317524)

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**Author:** [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mr.X_Mr.X)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-trigger-ai-helper-translate-to-language/317524 "2024-07-22T07:52:44Z")

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I want to clone my instance in another language and Ai Helper Translate seems perfect. Any idea on a api trigger to process on bulk? Ai Translator not multilingual plug-in ai-helper

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## [Manually trigger navigation to all chat page and also to single user chat page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-trigger-navigation-to-all-chat-page-and-also-to-single-user-chat-page/317012)

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**Author:** [@robertkibet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robertkibet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-trigger-navigation-to-all-chat-page-and-also-to-single-user-chat-page/317012 "2024-07-18T11:34:55Z")

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Hello, how can I manually trigger navigation to user chat? I have a custom list of users rendered in users page, I want to attach a chat button that triggers navigation to that user chat page, similar to what this Chat …

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## [Session expired](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-expired/317006)

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**Author:** [@Celso\_Teixeira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Celso_Teixeira)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-expired/317006 "2024-07-18T11:02:41Z")

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Continued from: Cloudflare cookie: CF\_Authorization We are utilizing Microsoft SSO for login, integrated with OpenID Connect. When users click the forum link, they are redirected to the Microsoft login system, thus no l…

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## [For newly created labels, assign a random style](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-newly-created-labels-assign-a-random-style/316577)

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**Author:** [@sheng\_hualuo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sheng_hualuo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-newly-created-labels-assign-a-random-style/316577 "2024-07-16T18:39:09Z")

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I have created 6 css classes for tags: tag-style-1, tag-style-2, tag-style-3, tag-style-4, tag-style-5, tag-style-6. I want to randomly assign one of the above 6 classes to a new tag when I create a new tag, so that the …

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## [Issues with the /get-users ending point](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-the-get-users-ending-point/316362)

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**Author:** [@jchuramp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jchuramp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-the-get-users-ending-point/316362 "2024-07-16T15:05:28Z")

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Seems there are issues the /get-users ending point preventing us from retrieving up to date data Wondering if there was progress / status update on this issue on when this should start working

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## [Update Password Encryption Method](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-password-encryption-method/316314)

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**Author:** [@gambhir-makwana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gambhir-makwana)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-password-encryption-method/316314 "2024-07-16T12:31:28Z")

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Hello @everyone I need to implement custom code-level and database-level changes in my Discourse Rails application to meet my specific requirements. Update password encryption method. Currently, Discourse uses “PBKDF2”…

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## [Custom Code and Database Changes for Discourse Rails Application](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-code-and-database-changes-for-discourse-rails-application/316312)

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**Author:** [@gambhir-makwana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gambhir-makwana)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-code-and-database-changes-for-discourse-rails-application/316312 "2024-07-15T15:51:02Z")

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I need to implement some custom code-level and database-level changes in my Discourse Rails application to meet my specific requirements. Additional Fields in User Registration I need to add extra fields in the Sign-…

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## [Link sidebar buttons and scripts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-sidebar-buttons-and-scripts/313541)

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**Author:** [@Truest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Truest)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-sidebar-buttons-and-scripts/313541 "2024-06-30T07:56:36Z")

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I would like to add it in the form of a button in the sidebar (hamburger menu) → More or at the bottom of the sidebar and then connect JavaScript. How do I access the Discourse sidebar to do that? I did the following, …

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## [User attributes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-attributes/315619)

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**Author:** [@anon82911141](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon82911141)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-attributes/315619 "2024-07-11T18:23:15Z")

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Hi, I tried running commands in rails c such as User.find(1).update(ip\_address: nil, topics\_viewed: nil) to update the things in this list below - however, I kept getting errors: How would I change these values? Th…

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## [Customize Topic Details Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-topic-details-page/315100)

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**Author:** [@Harshit\_Dave](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Harshit_Dave)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-topic-details-page/315100 "2024-07-10T03:42:55Z")

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Hello Discourse, How can I customize the topic details page using customized theme or theme component? Can anyone guide me how can I do customization in discourse? Thanks in advance!

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## [Which rate limit applies to the \`/u/by-external/{provider}/{external\_id}.json\` endpoint?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-rate-limit-applies-to-the-u-by-external-provider-external-id-json-endpoint/315639)

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**Author:** [@winston-yallow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/winston-yallow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-rate-limit-applies-to-the-u-by-external-provider-external-id-json-endpoint/315639 "2024-07-09T21:25:56Z")

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I need to access a lot of users via the API, but I am running into a HTTP 429 - Too Many Requests for url error. What I already tried is increasing the DISCOURSE\_MAX\_ADMIN\_API\_REQS\_PER\_MINUTE setting as well as all the D…

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## [Which is more performant: A separate PostgreSQL server? Or local PostgreSQL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-is-more-performant-a-separate-postgresql-server-or-local-postgresql/314659)

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**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-is-more-performant-a-separate-postgresql-server-or-local-postgresql/314659 "2024-07-09T19:17:45Z")

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Which is more performant: A separate PostgreSQL server? Or local PostgreSQL? I have been running PostgreSQL on a separate server for a long time and use it on my site. From time to time I wonder, do you think this is ne…

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## [How to add an avatar frame to a user group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-an-avatar-frame-to-a-user-group/315590)

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**Author:** [@sheng\_hualuo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sheng_hualuo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-an-avatar-frame-to-a-user-group/315590 "2024-07-09T16:29:23Z")

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Add different avatar frames to the user group, all users can see it, but the avatar frames of different user groups are different, I tried to customize the user CSS and found that it can’t be implemented, so that the add…

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## [Bin/ember-cli complains about node 18.18.1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bin-ember-cli-complains-about-node-18-18-1/315187)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bin-ember-cli-complains-about-node-18-18-1/315187 "2024-07-09T14:23:13Z")

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I’m trying to run my development install on my Linux laptop. I have a script that gets versions for Ruby, imagemagick, and nodejs from discourse\_docker and sets them with asdf. Here’s a piece of it: RUBY\_VERSION=$(gr…

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## [Theme component containing a web component that modifies the post's URL anchor freezes the browser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-containing-a-web-component-that-modifies-the-posts-url-anchor-freezes-the-browser/315548)

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**Author:** [@wwerner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wwerner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-containing-a-web-component-that-modifies-the-posts-url-anchor-freezes-the-browser/315548 "2024-07-09T10:26:06Z")

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Hey folks, I stole the nice mermaid theme component and modified it to include RapiDoc as a web component. It allows for rendering OpenAPI specs. When clicking an operation in the web component, it sometimes freezes up…

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## [Create user using API (curl command)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-user-using-api-curl-command/315488)

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**Author:** [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mr.X_Mr.X)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-user-using-api-curl-command/315488 "2024-07-09T08:53:11Z")

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I’m trying to create a user by using the following command curl -v -X POST "my\_domain.com/admin/users.json" \\ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\ -H "Api-Key: api\_key" \\ -H "Api-Username: admin\_account"…

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## [Attempts to replace the default Video player with the plyr player using "Theme Component" failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attempts-to-use-theme-component-to-replace-the-default-video-player-with-the-plyr-player-failed-video-plyr/315352)

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**Author:** [@尔德\_王](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E5%B0%94%E5%BE%B7_%E7%8E%8B)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attempts-to-use-theme-component-to-replace-the-default-video-player-with-the-plyr-player-failed-video-plyr/315352 "2024-07-08T01:48:01Z")

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After full screen playback, the video does not automatically zoom, why?/全屏播放后，视频没有自动缩放，为什么呢？

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## [CSS username colors only working for admin/moderators?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-username-colors-only-working-for-admin-moderators/315045)

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**Author:** [@kittenkraze44](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kittenkraze44)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-username-colors-only-working-for-admin-moderators/315045 "2024-07-06T23:19:19Z")

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I have looked in every thread and tried everything recommended but for whatever reason, the only custom colors that show are for the admin and mod groups. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I have been trying to make …

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## [One of your themes or plugins needs updating for compatibility with upcoming Discourse core changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-of-your-themes-or-plugins-needs-updating-for-compatibility-with-upcoming-discourse-core-changes/315155)

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**Author:** [@efuetatem1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/efuetatem1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-of-your-themes-or-plugins-needs-updating-for-compatibility-with-upcoming-discourse-core-changes/315155 "2024-07-06T14:53:01Z")

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Greetings, I updated our Discourse instance yesterday (https://world-like-home.community) and received the message below. I can’t identify which “themes or plugins” it’s referring to. Any guidance would be of great help…

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## [After latest update, broken sub categories layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-latest-update-broken-sub-categories-layout/315149)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-latest-update-broken-sub-categories-layout/315149 "2024-07-05T22:40:22Z")

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Hi, I have three discourse self hosted sites, on one of them, list of categories don’t display well, instead of being under the main category, they are on the right side: Any idea? Thanks.

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## [Klaviyo / Discourse Invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/klaviyo-discourse-invites/312168)

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**Author:** [@Simon\_B](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Simon_B)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/klaviyo-discourse-invites/312168 "2024-07-05T09:58:43Z")

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Hi everyone! :wave: I’m hoping someone might be able to assist with a couple of questions that I have about my hosted forum. I would like to bulk invite a large amount of users from a Klaviyo (CRM) instance and apply a…

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## [How to post pictures via API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-post-pictures-via-api/314282)

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**Author:** [@maxtim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maxtim)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-post-pictures-via-api/314282 "2024-07-05T02:16:13Z")

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I’ve been working on a plugin for Obsidian and have been banging my head against the wall trying to get images to upload. This is what I have so far: async uploadImages(imageReferences: string\[\]): Promise\<string\[\]\> { …

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## [Add a signature picture for a specific user (I can do it for a group already)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-signature-picture-for-a-specific-user-i-can-do-it-for-a-group-already/315039)

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**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-signature-picture-for-a-specific-user-i-can-do-it-for-a-group-already/315039 "2024-07-04T20:38:21Z")

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I currently have it set up where a certain group has a small image that appears as sort of a signature in every post. I want to expand this to a couple people but I don’t really want to have to make individual groups for…

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## [Allow Discord to get thread/post previews of our private Discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-discord-to-get-thread-post-previews-of-our-private-discourse-forum/314656)

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**Author:** [@jeffbyrnes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jeffbyrnes)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-discord-to-get-thread-post-previews-of-our-private-discourse-forum/314656 "2024-07-03T16:43:09Z")

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This one’s a little odd, and I can’t find anything that talks about it, so asking the question here. We’ve a private, invite-only Discourse forum. We also have a private, invite-only Discord server. The two go great tog…

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## [Can I add color to the text in post titles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-color-to-the-text-in-post-titles/314551)

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**Author:** [@shawa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shawa)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-color-to-the-text-in-post-titles/314551 "2024-07-03T02:33:55Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a question: When creating a new post, is it possible to add color to the text in the title, as shown in the picture? as shown in the image：

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## [Best practices for creating custom CSS styles for sections of posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-creating-custom-css-styles-for-sections-of-posts/313904)

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**Author:** [@Isaac.Eiland-Hall](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isaac.Eiland-Hall)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-creating-custom-css-styles-for-sections-of-posts/313904 "2024-07-03T02:33:02Z")

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Preamble As I have been setting up and customizing my community’s Discourse instance, I have been looking at ways to harness the incredible power of the platform to increase my own happiness as well as that of my users. …

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## [Missing mini-profiler](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-mini-profiler/314524)

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**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-mini-profiler/314524 "2024-07-01T22:33:44Z")

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Mini-profiler is driving me crazy. I checked that my email is in the developer\_emails. I pressed alt-P to try to turn it on, but still nothing. Any ideas?

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## [Add a script to Discourse's webpack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-script-to-discourses-webpack/314394)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-script-to-discourses-webpack/314394 "2024-07-01T19:02:23Z")

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Hello, I’ve never worked with webpack and my JS knowledge is poor, and I have a Discourse install running off an IP, which is “unsupported”. It works, but the icons are missing because it tries loading http://192.168.0.…

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## [Question of complexity of work for a price point](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-of-complexity-of-work-for-a-price-point/314402)

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**Author:** [@James\_Dean](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Dean)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-of-complexity-of-work-for-a-price-point/314402 "2024-07-01T07:32:38Z")

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Hi folks, I’ve been given a budget from a community I am a part of to seek out some development for our site and was given some advice on price points from someone who works in software development but it seems that his …

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## [Just would like to learn why discourse, but not nodebb as a dev? most forums I visit use discourse, few nodebb,](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-would-like-to-learn-why-discourse-but-not-nodebb-as-a-dev-most-forums-i-visit-use-discourse-few-nodebb/314340)

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**Author:** [@jsmith1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsmith1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-would-like-to-learn-why-discourse-but-not-nodebb-as-a-dev-most-forums-i-visit-use-discourse-few-nodebb/314340 "2024-06-30T17:57:49Z")

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Understand that discourse has lots of plugins, while nodebb has ok amount. as someone would like to start a bbs now. would like to learn discourse dev advices. Thank you. (Yes. This question seem too general maybe, fe…

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