# Support

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=174

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## [Where are Images and uploads stored?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-images-and-uploads-stored/317601)

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**Author:** [@oga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oga)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-images-and-uploads-stored/317601 "2024-07-22T18:26:57Z")

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Please where are images and videos stored in Discourse? Our users would be uploading pictures and videos. For now, I would like to use DropBox. How do I configure this? Also, is Vimeo supported? Finally, between Vime…

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## [Strange answer from GPT](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-answer-from-gpt/317641)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-answer-from-gpt/317641 "2024-07-22T18:20:06Z")

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I know, this isn’t pure support question and Development or something else perhaps would be better. But because I’m really far away from a dev we are here. GPT-4o bot by DAI and I asked it expalain differences between 4…

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## [Active vote in topic voting plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/active-vote-in-topic-voting-plugin/317587)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/active-vote-in-topic-voting-plugin/317587 "2024-07-22T17:20:16Z")

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Via topic voting plugin :- lets suppose TL1 users are allowed to have 10 active votes. can these votes can be distributed across different topics within a specific category or across multiple categories? any help would …

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## [What is the purpose of the "Convert" button with themes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-convert-button-with-themes/151073)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-convert-button-with-themes/151073 "2024-07-22T17:11:04Z")

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Can someone explain what does this “Convert” button do, please? What is it for? Convert - Convert this component to theme

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## [Allow log file for topic and restricted to admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-log-file-for-topic-and-restricted-to-admin/317544)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-log-file-for-topic-and-restricted-to-admin/317544 "2024-07-22T16:45:16Z")

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I am site we want to functionality where only admin can allow uploading log file for specific topic and uploaded log files can be visible to admin only not any user Can anyone know how to achieve this . any help would b…

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## [Initial Activation email Not sent. What's wrong with this yaml?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-activation-email-not-sent-whats-wrong-with-this-yaml/316708)

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**Author:** [@oga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oga)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-activation-email-not-sent-whats-wrong-with-this-yaml/316708 "2024-07-22T15:47:10Z")

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I followed the Standard install process listed here and I was able to install Discourse without any issues. Problem is, the initial Activation email is NOT being received, so I can’t login and configure the instance. be…

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## [Template for replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/template-for-replies/317542)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/template-for-replies/317542 "2024-07-22T13:28:24Z")

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I want the template already added to the reply window when user click on reply . Can anyone pls tell how to achieve this Any help would be appreciated

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## [Wordpress comment question](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-comment-question/310089)

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**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-comment-question/310089 "2024-05-31T13:20:45Z")

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New install discourse and wordpress, just connected both and tested three posts so far,I see comments when logged in but not logged out despite the meta data showing a comment Do I have something set off? Checked thr…

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## [Allow only admins to create tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-only-admins-to-create-tags/317547)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-only-admins-to-create-tags/317547 "2024-07-22T12:25:06Z")

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does anyone how how only admin allow to create the tag any help would be appreciated

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## [Change in CPU load measured by DebugBear monitoring system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-cpu-load-measured-by-debugbear-monitoring-system/316306)

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**Author:** [@Petr\_Mišák](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Petr_Mi%C5%A1%C3%A1k)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-cpu-load-measured-by-debugbear-monitoring-system/316306 "2024-07-22T12:01:16Z")

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Between 11.7 and today, there has been a spike in the CPU time required to render a page in our users’ browsers. This seems to be blocked by the new CSS. We haven’t made any adjustments on our side, but we do make regul…

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## [Changing 'vote' text in topic voting plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-vote-text-in-topic-voting-plugin/317550)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-vote-text-in-topic-voting-plugin/317550 "2024-07-22T11:11:27Z")

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I am using topic voting plugin and i want to change the title and button name from Vote to same question Can anyone know how to do this

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## ['I have same question' theme/plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-same-question-theme-plugin/317553)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-same-question-theme-plugin/317553 "2024-07-22T10:49:14Z")

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does discourse and any plugin/theme which add I have same question where user can click if they have same question Any help would be appreciated

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## [Latest Topics Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-topics-issue/317549)

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**Author:** [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-topics-issue/317549 "2024-07-22T10:19:32Z")

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Hello, even though I want to see the latest topics in a category and sort them accordingly, new topics are not appearing. What could be the reason for this?

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## [Changing post author by admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-author-by-admin/317546)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-author-by-admin/317546 "2024-07-22T09:52:07Z")

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is it possible for admin in the site to change any post author by to any other user or admin any help would be appreciated

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## [Translates to user's local language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translates-to-users-local-language/317054)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translates-to-users-local-language/317054 "2024-07-22T05:47:29Z")

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I am currently using a translation plugin that translates any language to English. Our business requirement is that if a user’s locale is Japanese, clicking a translate button should instantly load the entire page in Ja…

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## [Automatically increase trust level after post approval?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-increase-trust-level-after-post-approval/317493)

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**Author:** [@bonebones](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bonebones)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-increase-trust-level-after-post-approval/317493 "2024-07-22T05:43:58Z")

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Hello, sorry this is my first post and I’ve searched and can’t find an answer to my question so hopefully someone can help me. Our discourse forum has recently been hit hard by spammers and I’m wondering if there’s a si…

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## [How to change the target channel from DEV to BETA?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-target-channel-from-dev-to-beta/317480)

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**Author:** [@Herobrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Herobrine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-target-channel-from-dev-to-beta/317480 "2024-07-22T00:12:31Z")

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I can’t find anything about this… As far as I understand : Beta is what people should use Dev is the branch with the most up-to-date commits (active dev) When installing Discourse, I didn’t know about this and git cl…

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## [Experience importing users and topics from CSV files?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experience-importing-users-and-topics-from-csv-files/291085)

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**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experience-importing-users-and-topics-from-csv-files/291085 "2024-07-21T21:05:36Z")

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I have a few (82) users and (133) posts I’d like to bring over from an abortive attempt on a former platform. Tiny, but just enough to make copy & paste onerous. I’m tentatively hoping to try the CSV importer script. It …

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## [Is it possible to moderate all personal messages sent between users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-moderate-all-personal-messages-sent-between-users/301029)

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**Author:** [@Aife](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aife)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-moderate-all-personal-messages-sent-between-users/301029 "2024-07-21T17:00:43Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if it’s possible to moderate all private messages sent between users on discourse? Thank you!

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## [How to enable New Closed Topic Icon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-new-closed-topic-icon/151274)

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**Author:** [@k4rtik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/k4rtik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-new-closed-topic-icon/151274 "2020-05-13T02:12:33Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse 2.5.0.beta3 Release Notes: This has been released for a while and I am on a beta4, but I do not see a way to enable the new icon on my instance. Do I need to issue some manual i…

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## [Android app stops on authorization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-app-stops-on-authorization/110424)

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**Author:** [@Kat\_F](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kat_F)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-app-stops-on-authorization/110424 "2020-05-13T00:25:00Z")

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I just reinstalled Discourse on a new phone. I input meta.discourse.org and another site. When I try to connect to meta.discourse.org I get “Authorize application access” “Discourse - LGL157BL” (my phone) is requesting t…

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## [What are views in bio](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-views-in-bio/317400)

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**Author:** [@idontexist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/idontexist)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-views-in-bio/317400 "2024-07-20T18:45:09Z")

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are views like the amount of times people visited your bio? or like how many times you were pinged or something

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## [Invite link for a closed group/category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-link-for-a-closed-group-category/317346)

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**Author:** [@simon.dueckert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon.dueckert)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-link-for-a-closed-group-category/317346 "2024-07-20T09:12:36Z")

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I want to add a category in my discourse instance where only invited people can discuss. But I do not want to add people to the group manually but create an “invite link” that can be sent to join the group (similar what …

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## [Is it possible to send a group invite link valid for infinite amount of users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-send-a-group-invite-link-valid-for-infinite-amount-of-users/97834)

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**Author:** [@Dorukhan\_Akkaya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dorukhan_Akkaya)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 6:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-send-a-group-invite-link-valid-for-infinite-amount-of-users/97834 "2024-07-20T06:43:56Z")

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I want to share a link to existing groups to join their clones on my community. For example there’s this ‘co-workers of accounting department’ group in whatsapp. I created the same group in discourse. I want to share …

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## [Mixed case invite url fails in some browsers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mixed-case-invite-url-fails-in-some-browsers/216615)

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**Author:** [@dkebler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dkebler)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mixed-case-invite-url-fails-in-some-browsers/216615 "2024-07-20T06:39:15Z")

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The url generated by discourse contains upper and lower case. That url is case sensitive. (i.e. if the case is changed the correct page does not load). Some browsers will change everying to lower case thus breaking th…

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## [Using Custom Domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257)

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**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eugene49)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257 "2024-07-20T03:06:43Z")

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I am a programmer/developer. I plan to use discourse solely for my small development team. I want to use discourse as “repository for re-usable code”. Is this a usual use case? Regarding the subject of this post: I…

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## [Broken Logo in Site Header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-logo-in-site-header/317270)

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**Author:** [@MustardMan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MustardMan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-logo-in-site-header/317270 "2024-07-19T18:10:49Z")

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We are currently experiencing a really weird bug… We are in the dev stage of our community and our logo in the header is broken. On my device the logo loads just fine. Yet the logo on other people devices shows li…

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## [Issue with Categories and Recent Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-categories-and-recent-topics/317273)

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**Author:** [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-categories-and-recent-topics/317273 "2024-07-19T16:24:58Z")

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Hi guys, Is there a problem with the page categories + recent topics ? I’m testing this on my cell phone (Android, chrome) and on my pc (opera gx). When I post in a topic with pc, it appears instantly as first result …

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## [How to make forum buttons rounded across all themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-forum-buttons-rounded-across-all-themes/316874)

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**Author:** [@Aaron\_Walsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aaron_Walsh)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-forum-buttons-rounded-across-all-themes/316874 "2024-07-19T16:59:45Z")

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Good evening, I’m trying to make all the buttons on my forum more rounded square. I’ve used the CSS within CSS/HTML: .btn { border-radius: 5px; } This works in the preview tab, but it doesn’t work in the live foru…

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## [Organization of a multi-lingual site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/organization-of-a-multi-lingual-site/317225)

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**Author:** [@debonair\_marmot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debonair_marmot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/organization-of-a-multi-lingual-site/317225 "2024-07-19T12:04:40Z")

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We are setting up a multi-lingual site for people with under-recognized diseases. We have top-level categories for each language, e.g.: EN - English FI - Finnish FR - French … We have to find a way to indicate diseas…

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