# Support

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## [Getting ActivityPub error when trying to edit a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-activitypub-error-when-trying-to-edit-a-post/271553)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-activitypub-error-when-trying-to-edit-a-post/271553 "2023-07-14T06:27:13Z")

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I tried to edit Feature request: per-category reactions, but got … which seems like a bug but is is also very exciting. What’s going on?

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## [System automated message change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-automated-message-change/271597)

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**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Carter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jennifer_Carter)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-automated-message-change/271597 "2023-07-14T02:24:49Z")

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Is it possible to change this text sent by the automated system thingy? If so how?

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## [The theme toggle doesn't appear in the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-theme-toggle-doesnt-appear-in-the-sidebar/271987)

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**Author:** [@NotMyFault](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NotMyFault)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-theme-toggle-doesnt-appear-in-the-sidebar/271987 "2023-07-13T20:27:41Z")

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Hey everyone, I’ve installed this theme-component on Discourse 3.1.0.beta6 (56e792df9b), but I don’t have the option in the sidebar at all: Am I missing something? Best regards & thanks in advance! ~ Alex

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## [How to search and replace URL instances throughout topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-search-and-replace-url-instances-throughout-topics/132143)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-search-and-replace-url-instances-throughout-topics/132143 "2019-10-29T21:22:43Z")

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Before I migrated my community, I had a bunch of topics with links to other parts of the community (https://my-old-url.com/t/whatever/63). How can I search and replace all instances of my-old-url to my-new-url throughou…

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## [Chat problem on mobile devices with 3.1.0beta5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-problem-on-mobile-devices-with-3-1-0beta5/268295)

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**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-problem-on-mobile-devices-with-3-1-0beta5/268295 "2023-07-13T16:06:21Z")

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Hi, my users and also myself noticed that with mobile devices (Android and iOS) the chat is more or less broken. Because when clicking into the text box the soft keyboard appears. But the screen is not adjusted and it i…

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## [Permanent deletion: Function not available](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanent-deletion-function-not-available/271537)

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**Author:** [@OrkoGrayskull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrkoGrayskull)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanent-deletion-function-not-available/271537 "2023-07-13T15:31:51Z")

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I have activated the function to permanently delete posts. However, the function is not visible even after activation. cd /var/discourse ./launcher enter app rails c SiteSetting.can\_permanently\_delete=true exit exit I …

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## [Createdb: error: database creation failed: ERROR: database "discourse" already exists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/createdb-error-database-creation-failed-error-database-discourse-already-exists/267614)

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**Author:** [@whitewaterdeu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/whitewaterdeu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/createdb-error-database-creation-failed-error-database-discourse-already-exists/267614 "2023-07-13T14:29:33Z")

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I met an error when install discourse firstly in my server Ubuntu 22.04LTS Discourse latest GitHub version 2GB mem 2GB swap error 2023-06-08 01:19:04.972 UTC \[55\] postgres@template1 ERROR: database "discourse" alr…

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## [Nginx.http.sock not created](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-http-sock-not-created/271441)

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**Author:** [@MaitreCake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaitreCake)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-http-sock-not-created/271441 "2023-07-13T14:00:35Z")

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Hello, I decided to leave phpbb few weeks ago to discourse. I installed it on a Raspberry pi under ubuntu 22.04. After numerous attempts to make it work behind Apache I decided to go with Nginx. (I need to run several…

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## [Upgrade from within China fails due to git issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-from-within-china-fails-due-to-git-issues/198799)

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**Author:** [@leoniscsem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leoniscsem)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-from-within-china-fails-due-to-git-issues/198799 "2023-07-12T05:00:39Z")

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We are running a Discourse instance on an Aliyun/Alibaba Ubuntu 20.04 server, and as with everything related to Git, we face issues due to the Great Firewall. Upgrading manually with launcher rebuild app most of the time…

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## [Showing a Warning to Non-Registered Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-a-warning-to-non-registered-users/270999)

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**Author:** [@BogacErkan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BogacErkan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-a-warning-to-non-registered-users/270999 "2023-07-13T00:12:06Z")

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I am managing a forum about homebrewing and want to show all non-registered users a warning about the content and the general aim of the forum with a popup (i.e. there’s an age restriction and minors should not enter, an…

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## [Is there a manual way to award scores?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-manual-way-to-award-scores/275728)

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**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-manual-way-to-award-scores/275728 "2023-07-12T19:52:16Z")

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This plugin works great on my site :slight\_smile: The users are killing themselves (for little cash incentives). I would love to see an option to manually award points to users for tasks not related to Discourse.

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## [What is the URL for in the Event?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-url-for-in-the-event/283756)

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**Author:** [@Marty\_Downs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marty_Downs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-url-for-in-the-event/283756 "2023-07-12T18:10:40Z")

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I’m confused about what happens to the URL in the event. When adding an event, there is a space to add a URL (which I assumed would be the Zoom link for virtual events or a registration link for webinars or an “about the…

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## [With a Discourse Docker installation, is there a config file for the global settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/with-a-discourse-docker-installation-is-there-a-config-file-for-the-global-settings/271438)

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**Author:** [@dbitouze](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dbitouze)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/with-a-discourse-docker-installation-is-there-a-config-file-for-the-global-settings/271438 "2023-07-12T17:00:32Z")

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Hi, we are in the process of testing Discourse thanks to a Docker image. We configured our Discourse and would like to store our settings (language, logo, etc) in a config file we could re-use in case we have to restart…

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## [Not accepted by admin post appeared on platform and in digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-accepted-by-admin-post-appeared-on-platform-and-in-digest/271420)

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**Author:** [@ValGun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ValGun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-accepted-by-admin-post-appeared-on-platform-and-in-digest/271420 "2023-07-12T14:45:41Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: Have a problem. Currently in need of reviewing every post. Have setting to review every post. I’m the only admin. User with level 1 posted topic. In my notifications it is still under review. And …

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## [Error when upgrade to newest version \[Multilingual Plugin\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-upgrade-to-newest-version-multilingual-plugin/271397)

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**Author:** [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-upgrade-to-newest-version-multilingual-plugin/271397 "2023-07-12T13:14:21Z")

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It looks like load the very long page content, duplicated I tried to change to safe-mode, and find this error on console: \_service-worker-8605e5c2e133a2a05d9dd2906cb8e959e59d9071ee2958ed83b143cf451c9a23.js:3 Uncaught …

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## [Reducing Discourse forum logo size in the previews of links sent to WhatsApp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reducing-discourse-forum-logo-size-in-the-previews-of-links-sent-to-whatsapp/271371)

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**Author:** [@abiolaakeju](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abiolaakeju)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reducing-discourse-forum-logo-size-in-the-previews-of-links-sent-to-whatsapp/271371 "2023-07-12T12:48:08Z")

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I’m having an issue with the size of my Discourse forum logo when it’s forwarded to WhatsApp. The logo takes up too much space on mobile phones, but it’s fine when I look at it on my WhatsApp for PC. I think this is a sc…

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## [Duplicate reply in topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-reply-in-topic/271360)

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**Author:** [@Wil34](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wil34)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-reply-in-topic/271360 "2023-07-12T10:38:48Z")

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Hello, When we reply to a comment in a topic, the reply appears twice. Both in a thread created under the question and also in the topic. Is it possible to delete by default the creation of the thread or other so as no…

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## [How to display a video on the trendy login modal?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-a-video-on-the-trendy-login-modal/271381)

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**Author:** [@ValGun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ValGun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-a-video-on-the-trendy-login-modal/271381 "2023-07-12T10:12:11Z")

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@meghna Thank You for this component! Works as expected on desktop, but video (YouTube channel) does not appear on mobile (Chrome, Edge browsers) on iPhone XR (at least). Any thoughts how to fix this? Thank You! P.S…

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## [Is it possible to embed Discourse in another Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-embed-discourse-in-another-discourse/271378)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-embed-discourse-in-another-discourse/271378 "2023-07-11T20:39:54Z")

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Should I be able to embed one Discourse into another? I tried this: after\_header \<d-topics-list discourse-url="https://meta.discourse.org/" category="14" per-page="10"\>\</d-topics-list\> head \<script src="https://meta.d…

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## [How to display names instead of usernames when embedding Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-names-instead-of-usernames-when-embedding-discourse/271377)

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**Author:** [@kiefferr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kiefferr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-names-instead-of-usernames-when-embedding-discourse/271377 "2023-07-11T19:39:41Z")

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Is there a way to swap out usernames for real names here? We have replaced usernames with real names everywhere else on our site. Thanks!

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## [How to add a title tag to the iframe embed script?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-title-tag-to-the-iframe-embed-script/271376)

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**Author:** [@stance455](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stance455)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-title-tag-to-the-iframe-embed-script/271376 "2023-01-09T00:13:01Z")

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Is there a way to add a title tag to the iframe embed script? I tried adding a title tag to the below, didnt work \<script src="https://subdomain.example.com/javascripts/embed-topics.js" title="title for the iframe" def…

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## [Why is the upgrade button unavailable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-upgrade-button-unavailable/271335)

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**Author:** [@kenjdarhan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kenjdarhan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-upgrade-button-unavailable/271335 "2023-07-12T02:46:46Z")

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It seems like I am not allowed to upgrade discourse. Does anyone know why? The upgrade button is off and I cannot click on it.

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## [How to make sure that a cancelled user will lose Discourse access?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-sure-that-a-cancelled-user-will-lose-discourse-access/271187)

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**Author:** [@IreneT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IreneT)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-sure-that-a-cancelled-user-will-lose-discourse-access/271187 "2023-07-12T00:20:11Z")

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Hi, On our cancelled members, we “Deactivate account” to hopefully remove their access and stop them from receiving notifications. Although they are still part of a certain user group. We noticed that some cancelled me…

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## [Enable https for Visit Topic email link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-https-for-visit-topic-email-link/271303)

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**Author:** [@stephenwaite](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephenwaite)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-https-for-visit-topic-email-link/271303 "2023-07-12T00:15:45Z")

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Hi, is it possible to use https for the Visit Topic links that are delivered via email? thank you

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## [Ability to grant moderators the ability to create categories not showing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-grant-moderators-the-ability-to-create-categories-not-showing/271304)

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**Author:** [@Bram\_Moreinis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bram_Moreinis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-grant-moderators-the-ability-to-create-categories-not-showing/271304 "2023-07-12T00:00:32Z")

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Although I gave moderators the ability to create categories, which I thought would enable creating subcategories, it does not seem to be working: After impersonating a user with moderator permission, I could not see the…

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## [User Trust level on User admin page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-trust-level-on-user-admin-page/271266)

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**Author:** [@Marty\_Downs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marty_Downs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-trust-level-on-user-admin-page/271266 "2023-07-11T16:53:32Z")

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The user admin settings do not appear to have the option of including a column for trust level. This seems an obvious thing that an admin would want to know about users. What am I missing?

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## [Not receiving confirmation email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-confirmation-email/271205)

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**Author:** [@doncezar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/doncezar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-confirmation-email/271205 "2023-07-11T16:18:41Z")

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I’m using discourse for the first time and I’m having a bit of trouble setting up everything. I’m using GalaxyGate, hosting provider for the VPS, CloudFlare for DNS and ZeptoMail for the transactional mails. Here you c…

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## [Login error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error/270564)

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**Author:** [@klein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/klein)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error/270564 "2023-07-11T14:55:42Z")

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Hello everyone! One of my forum users couldn’t use his account to login forum from our website and got this error. There is no problem with other user accounts but only his. I thought it maybe can be solved by updatin…

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## [Oauth2-basic plugin and pkce](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth2-basic-plugin-and-pkce/161386)

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**Author:** [@evignola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evignola)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth2-basic-plugin-and-pkce/161386 "2023-07-11T14:14:48Z")

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Hello all, I’m new to the oauth2-basic plugin and after reading the docs and source code, I cannot find an answer to my question. Does the oauth2-basic plugin support pkce? If so, how can I enable that? If not, how mi…

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## [1 of 16551 uploads are not migrated to S3. S3 migration failed for db 'default'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-of-16551-uploads-are-not-migrated-to-s3-s3-migration-failed-for-db-default/255772)

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**Author:** [@pawelorzech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pawelorzech)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-of-16551-uploads-are-not-migrated-to-s3-s3-migration-failed-for-db-default/255772 "2023-07-11T12:06:15Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to migrate to S3, but my migrate\_to\_s3 fails. Updating the URLs in the database... Removing old optimized images... Flagging all posts containing lightboxes for rebake... 9756 posts were flagged fo…

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