# Support

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## [Link counter missing for attachments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-counter-missing-for-attachments/398453)

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**Author:** [@Eviepayne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eviepayne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-counter-missing-for-attachments/398453 "2026-03-14T21:14:51Z")

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I did an update recently and some users have reported an issue where uploaded files (mainly text files) are missing their counters. When uploading a file you get this syntax: \[test.txt|attachment\](upload://ekKqBuaScWkd…

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## [Linkedin OAUTH Core Function - "The redirect\_uri does not match the registered value"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkedin-oauth-core-function-the-redirect-uri-does-not-match-the-registered-value/375899)

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**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkedin-oauth-core-function-the-redirect-uri-does-not-match-the-registered-value/375899 "2026-03-14T20:34:26Z")

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I have created a Linkedin developed app with “Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect” enabled. Then I copied the client ID and primary client secret from the “Auth” tab and inputted them into “LinkedIn OIDC client I…

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## [Display images on the article's front page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-images-on-the-articles-front-page/398435)

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**Author:** [@Engineer\_Abdallah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Engineer_Abdallah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-images-on-the-articles-front-page/398435 "2026-03-14T17:52:32Z")

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Can I display specific images in articles instead of just plain text? For example Are there any additional features that support the courses in any way, in terms of organization and progression? Actually, I plan to…

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## [How to understand the "Solved" locked status](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-understand-the-solved-locked-status/398266)

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**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-understand-the-solved-locked-status/398266 "2026-03-14T12:10:09Z")

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The solution marked in the diagram does not have a checkbox next to the button and cannot be deselected. Here is the situation: This is a self-hosted server for which I have Admin privileges. A topic was created by a…

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## [Re-adding missing uploads to the database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-adding-missing-uploads-to-the-database/152978)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-adding-missing-uploads-to-the-database/152978 "2026-03-13T23:44:35Z")

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I’ve got a site where it seems that a bunch of uploads have been removed from the uploads table in the database, but still exist in the filesystem. This leaves links to these broken. I’ve fixed a few by re-uploading file…

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## [About page hidden groups and about page extra groups — should extra-group members still see hidden groups on /about?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-page-hidden-groups-and-about-page-extra-groups-should-extra-group-members-still-see-hidden-groups-on-about/398417)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-page-hidden-groups-and-about-page-extra-groups-should-extra-group-members-still-see-hidden-groups-on-about/398417 "2026-03-13T22:19:26Z")

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Hi, I had a question about the interaction between these site settings: • about page hidden groups • about page extra groups From my admin account, it appears that if a group is listed in about page hidden groups, it…

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## [Discourse stopped polling my POP3 server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopped-polling-my-pop3-server/398324)

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**Author:** [@kwest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kwest)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopped-polling-my-pop3-server/398324 "2026-03-12T22:05:22Z")

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Hello, I run a Discourse server at Digital Ocean which polls our incoming email address at a cPanel-based shared hosting provider to retrieve messages to post to Discourse. It’s generally worked very well for a couple o…

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## [Nftables rules for hardening Discourse installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nftables-rules-for-hardening-discourse-installation/240591)

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**Author:** [@OrkoGrayskull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrkoGrayskull)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nftables-rules-for-hardening-discourse-installation/240591 "2026-03-12T15:34:55Z")

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Hello all, this is my first post here. My background: I have been administering Linux servers for over a decade. About a week ago I did a Discourse installation on a server (Debian Bullseye). I like it so far great! No…

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## [Has something changed in the data explorer? Can't get query via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-something-changed-in-the-data-explorer-cant-get-query-via-api/398172)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-something-changed-in-the-data-explorer-cant-get-query-via-api/398172 "2026-03-11T17:46:37Z")

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This stopped working two days ago for a hosted customer: HTTP\_STATUS=$(curl -s -o /tmp/discourse\_response.json -w "%{http\_code}" \\ -X POST "https://HOSTNAME/admin/plugins/discourse-data-explorer/queries/3/run" \\ …

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## [Why Can't Discourse Retrieve OpenGraph Data?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-discourse-retrieve-opengraph-data/398149)

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**Author:** [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-discourse-retrieve-opengraph-data/398149 "2026-03-11T14:27:02Z")

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When writing in topics in our Discourse site, when pasting some links, Discourse cannot retrieve OpenGraph (OneBox) information. We get an error like this (see also in screenshot): \>Sorry, we were unable to generate a p…

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## [How to unsilence a user who innocently tried to copy & paste and got silenced](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-unsilence-a-user-who-innocently-tried-to-copy-paste-and-got-silenced/105988)

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**Author:** [@CapedCrusader](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CapedCrusader)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-unsilence-a-user-who-innocently-tried-to-copy-paste-and-got-silenced/105988 "2026-03-11T09:39:57Z")

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Very grateful that Discourse shoots down spam. No human community can exist with bots littering everything. However, when a new user innocently copy & pasted her post, it appears that our “sysadmin” silenced her automa…

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## [Debugging the page change API after migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/debugging-the-page-change-api-after-migration/398132)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/debugging-the-page-change-api-after-migration/398132 "2026-03-11T06:27:48Z")

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please help take this from area in theme admin customization to the js tab in admin interface: \<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.8.19"\> api.onPageChange(() =\> { if ( window.location.href === "https://app…

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## [Shorcut directly to chat or show chat on landing page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shorcut-directly-to-chat-or-show-chat-on-landing-page/398082)

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**Author:** [@Huskijore](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Huskijore)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shorcut-directly-to-chat-or-show-chat-on-landing-page/398082 "2026-03-10T21:05:54Z")

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I run a community that is transitioning away from discord. Discourse seems like a really good alternative for what we are running. One of the most used features will be the chat function. I know Discourse runs it as a pl…

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## [Ability to place custom fields in post header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-place-custom-fields-in-post-header/106928)

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**Author:** [@cryogenx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cryogenx)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-place-custom-fields-in-post-header/106928 "2026-03-10T20:16:40Z")

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I have a use case where I would like to add the content from a custom user field next to my username in the post header: not sure the best way to go about this? very new to discourse and all its wonders

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## [How to deploy discourse on sub path of a Wordpress site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-deploy-discourse-on-sub-path-of-a-wordpress-site/398033)

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**Author:** [@hritik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hritik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-deploy-discourse-on-sub-path-of-a-wordpress-site/398033 "2026-03-10T08:40:51Z")

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Hey, I want to setup discourse forums but don’t want to have it on a subdomain, this is because of SEO purposes so forums rankings are dependent on main domain and vice-versa. I looked into wordpress plugin for discours…

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## [Enabling AI search crippled my server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-ai-search-crippled-my-server/397869)

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**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-ai-search-crippled-my-server/397869 "2026-03-09T11:54:35Z")

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I enabled “AI embeddings enabled” last night and the backfill was happening in the background. Today I enabled “AI embeddings semantic search enabled” and the CPU shot upto 100 constantly with a huge LOW queue sidekiq ba…

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## [Help with drip content for online course](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-drip-content-for-online-course/202946)

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**Author:** [@esugalski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/esugalski)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-drip-content-for-online-course/202946 "2026-03-09T09:17:56Z")

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Looking for some help using Discourse for an online course (LMS) platform. Below is a diagram of what we would like to achieve. We want to host asynchronous courses and allow private groups of users to access the cou…

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## [How can I make a theme that is transparent?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-a-theme-that-is-transparent/397921)

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**Author:** [@Wasd\_the\_fourth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wasd_the_fourth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-a-theme-that-is-transparent/397921 "2026-03-08T22:57:28Z")

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It would be like how I have it on discord: but with discourse instead of course. I would like it to be exclusive to me or atleast a small group of people if that’s possible. I was going to add it in components before…

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## [Guide to Setting Up Discourse Development Environment - Windows 11](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-setting-up-discourse-development-environment-windows-11/282227)

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**Author:** [@AliBenBongo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AliBenBongo)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-setting-up-discourse-development-environment-windows-11/282227 "2026-03-08T13:48:16Z")

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Hi Everyone, After spending some time attempting to get a working development environment up and running under Windows 11 / WSL2 I thought I would share the steps that I have followed. This is my first post here so I h…

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## [Challenge with non-admin users not getting page to load?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/challenge-with-non-admin-users-not-getting-page-to-load/397644)

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**Author:** [@MAR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MAR)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/challenge-with-non-admin-users-not-getting-page-to-load/397644 "2026-03-07T21:43:27Z")

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Hi Discourse team, All of a sudden on my clients discourse - the admin can get the page to load and navigate whereas other users just get a loading sign. Is there something that admin can do to help? Has anyone encounte…

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## [Discobot struggles: closing welcome message on my install and not responding here on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-struggles-closing-welcome-message-on-my-install-and-not-responding-here-on-meta/397872)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-struggles-closing-welcome-message-on-my-install-and-not-responding-here-on-meta/397872 "2026-03-07T17:36:33Z")

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I’m trying to fix things up with Discobot, so I created a new test user for my community and have now edited the Welcome message to my liking. I’d like to test it again –– is there a way to do that without creating anoth…

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## [Access rights for chat and messages between users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-rights-for-chat-and-messages-between-users/397864)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-rights-for-chat-and-messages-between-users/397864 "2026-03-07T10:30:03Z")

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There’s certainly a response to this somewhere but I’m getting lost trying to find it and I’m not sure I’m doing this right. I’ve used the settings discussed in Can individual chat be disabled for certain users but not …

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## [How to enable sso on discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-sso-on-discourse/397816)

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**Author:** [@Abhishek\_Soni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abhishek_Soni)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-sso-on-discourse/397816 "2026-03-07T10:05:59Z")

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I have hosted the discourse on my server, now i want to enable sso login (l have a website from where i want to redirect to discourse), but i can’t find option to enable sso.

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## [Custom post sorting order in the topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-post-sorting-order-in-the-topics/397808)

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**Author:** [@Twissell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Twissell)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-post-sorting-order-in-the-topics/397808 "2026-03-06T13:16:59Z")

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Hello everyone! Is the any option and/or plugin that allow users to sort posts in the topic by posting date (ascending/descending), number of reactions per post etc. ? I see no working plugin implement this in 2026.

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## [Install a Discourse development environment on Windows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installer-un-environnement-developpement-discourse-sur-windows/397803)

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**Author:** [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installer-un-environnement-developpement-discourse-sur-windows/397803 "2026-03-06T11:55:37Z")

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Hello, I want to try getting started with developing plugins for Discourse. I wanted to know if the documentation for Windows is still valid since it dates from 2017 :sweat\_smile: Otherwise, do you have any other solut...

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## ["Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring" warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/key-is-stored-in-legacy-trusted-gpg-keyring-warning/397470)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/key-is-stored-in-legacy-trusted-gpg-keyring-warning/397470 "2026-03-06T11:15:30Z")

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When I run sudo apt update I see this: W: https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease: Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg), see the DEPRECATION section in apt-key(8) fo…

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## [Is there a a way to force 'normal' tracking even after a user replies?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-a-way-to-force-normal-tracking-even-after-a-user-replies/397779)

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**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-a-way-to-force-normal-tracking-even-after-a-user-replies/397779 "2026-03-05T23:30:15Z")

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I couldn’t find the answer to this- is there a way to force ‘normal’ tracking state, automatically, despite user reply but only for a particular category/tag? for example we have a giveaway, and people reply. they don’…

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## [Quote Boost support?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-boost-support/397569)

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**Author:** [@rw\_grim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rw_grim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-boost-support/397569 "2026-03-05T22:44:44Z")

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Awhile ago Mastodon added support for quoting boosts. I’ve looked around in the actor settings and didn’t see anything to enable it? Is there support for this and did I just miss it? Here’s a screenshot of one of the po…

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## [MaxMind / IP Data in Webhooks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-ip-data-in-webhooks/396837)

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**Author:** [@MHillyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MHillyer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-ip-data-in-webhooks/396837 "2026-03-05T18:01:09Z")

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Hi all, I’m seeing the IP and Geo data for users when they sign up, but I can’t see how to get that information into webhook events. Is there a setting or a plugin I’m missing to get that info into the User webhooks?

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## [SMTP setup not working with GMail's smtp-relay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-setup-not-working-with-gmails-smtp-relay/190425)

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**Author:** [@kvsf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kvsf)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-setup-not-working-with-gmails-smtp-relay/190425 "2026-03-05T17:29:13Z")

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I can’t get SMTP setup working with Discourse and GMail’s SMTP I enabled SMTP Relay in Google’s settings, allowed sending from my domain (no IP whitelisting), using SMTP auth + encryption. Discourse is hosted on forum.…

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