# Support

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## [News / Announcements not showing in RSS Feed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/news-announcements-not-showing-in-rss-feed/258651)

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**Author:** [@gbcox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gbcox)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/news-announcements-not-showing-in-rss-feed/258651 "2023-03-20T15:28:04Z")

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Here are the URLs from the page source: \<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Latest posts" href="\[https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/posts.rss\](view-source:https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/posts…

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## ["client\_max\_body\_size" directive invalid value](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-max-body-size-directive-invalid-value/258754)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-max-body-size-directive-invalid-value/258754 "2023-03-19T20:28:05Z")

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I ran into this problem too. In my case it was: params: db\_default\_text\_search\_config: "pg\_catalog.english" ## Set db\_shared\_buffers to a max of 25% of the total memory. ## will be set automatically by bootstrap …

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## [Deprecation notice - SiteSetting.enable\_personal\_messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecation-notice-sitesetting-enable-personal-messages/258623)

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**Author:** [@commercial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/commercial)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecation-notice-sitesetting-enable-personal-messages/258623 "2023-03-20T12:10:28Z")

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Deprecation notice: SiteSetting.enable\_personal\_messages has been deprecated. Please use SiteSetting.personal\_message\_enabled\_groups instead. (removal in Discourse 3.0) At /var/www/discourse/lib/ Backtrace: ▶ Backtrace I…

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## [Error installing \`bullseye-backports\` when trying to install for Development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-installing-bullseye-backports-when-trying-to-install-for-development/258716)

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**Author:** [@Norike](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Norike)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-installing-bullseye-backports-when-trying-to-install-for-development/258716 "2023-03-20T11:29:10Z")

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Following the guide Install Discourse on Ubuntu for Development, on a new virtual machine with Ubuntu 20.04 I get this error: E: The value 'bullseye-backports' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is no…

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## [No quote box for a link when creating a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-quote-box-for-a-link-when-creating-a-new-topic/258701)

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**Author:** [@Frankz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frankz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-quote-box-for-a-link-when-creating-a-new-topic/258701 "2023-03-20T07:30:33Z")

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https://www.onsemi.com/products/discrete-power-modules/silicon-carbide-sic/silicon-carbide-sic-mosfets#products=fnN0YXR1c352YWx1ZX4yfiF+TGFzdCBTaGlwbWVudHN+IX5PYnNvbGV0ZX4= For the above link when creating new topic, th…

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## [Show topic-map without a reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-topic-map-without-a-reply/87447)

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**Author:** [@NemesisRE](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NemesisRE)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-topic-map-without-a-reply/87447 "2023-11-21T08:42:00Z")

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Is there a way to show the topic-map even if there is no reply? We are using many wiki threads and there are rarely replies but the statistics right in the thread would be nice anyway. Thanks, in advance.

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## [Do the 3.1.0.beta3 search improvements require a reindex?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-the-3-1-0-beta3-search-improvements-require-a-reindex/258449)

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**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-the-3-1-0-beta3-search-improvements-require-a-reindex/258449 "2023-03-19T22:21:21Z")

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The 3.1.0.beta3: Search optimizations, Resizable chat drawer, New API scopes, and more announcement references Refinements to search being tested on meta but it’s not clear what the current status is. it looks like prio…

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## [Client max body size](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-max-body-size/218536)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/client-max-body-size/218536 "2022-02-17T13:20:11Z")

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My discourse docker builds but won’t run nginx due to this error: nginx: \[emerg\] “client\_max\_body\_size” directive invalid value in /etc/nginx/conf.d/discourse.conf How do we solve this? Where is that nginx parameter …

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## [RSS feed not showing up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feed-not-showing-up/251102)

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**Author:** [@mallorycs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mallorycs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feed-not-showing-up/251102 "2023-03-19T19:32:35Z")

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Hi, this is probably a total noob question. (I’ve searched the forum, please point me to a previous thread w/answer, if I’ve missed it!) I’m using this url: https://forum.sundayschoolwinesociety.com/latest.rss but not…

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## [Forum crashed more than 1 day ago, I'm desperate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-crashed-more-than-1-day-ago-im-desperate/258593)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-crashed-more-than-1-day-ago-im-desperate/258593 "2023-03-19T17:04:55Z")

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I installed some plugins and did the ./launcher rebuild app and it was successful normally, but when I enter the forum it appears Oops The software powering this discussion forum encountered an unexpected problem. We…

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## [Is there a way to suppress messages on new topics from non-subscriber](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-suppress-messages-on-new-topics-from-non-subscriber/258625)

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**Author:** [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-suppress-messages-on-new-topics-from-non-subscriber/258625 "2023-03-19T02:38:53Z")

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Is there a field for suppressing the email to a non-subscriber who tries to start a new topic via email? – Mike Nolan

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## ["rake aborted!" on "sudo bundle exec rake db:create" cmd (macOS M1)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-aborted-on-sudo-bundle-exec-rake-db-create-cmd-macos-m1/238475)

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**Author:** [@YAN](https://meta.discourse.org/u/YAN)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-aborted-on-sudo-bundle-exec-rake-db-create-cmd-macos-m1/238475 "2023-03-18T16:59:03Z")

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Does anybody happen to have any ideas? Great thanks for any help!

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## [Edit or Disable "community" in sidebar menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-or-disable-community-in-sidebar-menu/257283)

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**Author:** [@MorganCarey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MorganCarey)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-or-disable-community-in-sidebar-menu/257283 "2023-03-18T16:48:46Z")

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Already tried search (so overwhelming!) Zoikes! On the new sidebar, is there a way to edit (or disable) what shows up in the “community” dropdown (everything, my posts etc) We don’t really want all the things in there …

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## [Having polled topics only appear if a user wants to see them?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-polled-topics-only-appear-if-a-user-wants-to-see-them/285309)

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**Author:** [@Octoberon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Octoberon)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-polled-topics-only-appear-if-a-user-wants-to-see-them/285309 "2023-03-18T15:45:09Z")

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I have the plugin installed and working. Now I’m trying to get the configuration right for the visibility. Not everyone will be interested in the RSS feed posts so ideally i’d like them not to appear on the user’s homepa…

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## [Merging Cells in Markdown Tables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-cells-in-markdown-tables/175524)

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**Author:** [@misterjtc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/misterjtc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 6:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-cells-in-markdown-tables/175524 "2023-03-18T06:24:19Z")

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I am trying to make some fancyish tables in a Discourse post and cant seem to get it to work. In a nut shell I want to merge some cells to place multiple cells underneath or similar. Is this possible? This is my syntax …

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## [Trying to upgrade Discourse to latest version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-upgrade-discourse-to-latest-version/68369)

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**Author:** [@RRjr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RRjr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-upgrade-discourse-to-latest-version/68369 "2017-08-19T12:51:15Z")

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I am self-hosting Discourse on Digital Ocean and I received an upgrade notice. When I try to use the web option, it says I have to log in via SSH and run the upgrade command. But when I log in using SSH, it always wants …

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## [One-click browser upgrade goes to old URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-click-browser-upgrade-goes-to-old-url/258506)

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**Author:** [@ndemarco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ndemarco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-click-browser-upgrade-goes-to-old-url/258506 "2023-03-17T20:05:21Z")

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I moved my Discourse site. One-click browser upgrade now links to the old base URL. Where do I change/fix this parameter?

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## [Akismet vs NetEase?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/akismet-vs-netease/258505)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/akismet-vs-netease/258505 "2023-03-17T16:35:23Z")

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I just rejected another Akismet spam flag (the updated UI looks nice, BTW) and afterward clicked through just to see - once again - if there was anything I could tune to make detection better: Once in the settings I s…

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## [Difficulty implementing Categories Tag Column theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-implementing-categories-tag-column-theme/258524)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Neidl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chris_Neidl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-implementing-categories-tag-column-theme/258524 "2023-03-17T14:52:38Z")

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I’m trying to implement the Categories Tag Column theme component to my forum.(https://www.openairforum.org) but am having some difficulties that I can’t seem to resolve.I’ve installed it as component in ‘customize’ \> ‘t…

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## [How do I disable personal messages between members, but not admin to members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-personal-messages-between-members-but-not-admin-to-members/255436)

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**Author:** [@ACADEMYOFPYTHON](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ACADEMYOFPYTHON)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-personal-messages-between-members-but-not-admin-to-members/255436 "2023-03-17T14:18:05Z")

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How do I disable private messages between members but not admin to members in the latest version?

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## [Error logs empty after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-logs-empty-after-upgrade/258500)

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**Author:** [@md-misko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/md-misko)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-logs-empty-after-upgrade/258500 "2023-03-17T14:00:33Z")

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Version 3.1.0.beta3, all previous log entries are missing, new events are not logged. Same issue on two updated instances.

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## [Mode light interface for users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mode-light-interface-for-users/258320)

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**Author:** [@hoangphuctran93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoangphuctran93)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mode-light-interface-for-users/258320 "2023-03-17T12:58:19Z")

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Currently my website has not set up dark mode so is there a way to force users to only load the light interface?

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## [Preventing further use of a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-further-use-of-a-category/258314)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-further-use-of-a-category/258314 "2023-03-17T12:11:36Z")

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Is there, or can there be, a way to keep the already assigned category associated with a discussion, but to prevent its further use going forward, except where an existing topic receives a reply? I have an ‘archive’ cat…

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## [Tag x# suddenly differs for staff vs. users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-x-suddenly-differs-for-staff-vs-users/257611)

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**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-x-suddenly-differs-for-staff-vs-users/257611 "2023-03-17T11:46:23Z")

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For some reason now only users with Moderator/Admin enabled can see the proper amount of tags that any individual tag has (trust level is irrelevant). A user pointed out it now reports all of our boards tags as having WA…

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## [Unable to delete all user's post (error 502)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-all-users-post-error-502/258391)

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**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-all-users-post-error-502/258391 "2023-03-17T11:08:10Z")

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I’ve found this topic reporting the same issue and I believe I’m facing the same situation The user requested their post to be deleted but I’m sure he posted in some megatopic. Since we migrated from vbulleting, megat…

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## [IP Location Address related](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-location-address-related/258323)

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**Author:** [@Hyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hyan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-location-address-related/258323 "2023-03-17T09:37:10Z")

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I have added Maxmind license key (DISCOURSE\_MAXMIND\_LICENSE\_KEY) and rebuild (or destroy/start) my site. But still users IP address show (unknown). How can I debug or verify if my Maxmind license key works?

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## [Infinite scroll does not work on All Categories page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-scroll-does-not-work-on-all-categories-page/258373)

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**Author:** [@stanislaw.grin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanislaw.grin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-scroll-does-not-work-on-all-categories-page/258373 "2023-03-17T08:08:36Z")

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Hello, I’m experiencing an issue with my custom installation. On the main page with a list of topics for All Categories the infinite scroll does work as expected - I see only 29 topics, others are not loaded when scrolli…

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## [Discourse down after failed web update, rebuild & doctor not helping](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-down-after-failed-web-update-rebuild-doctor-not-helping/258407)

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**Author:** [@tkrunning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkrunning)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-down-after-failed-web-update-rebuild-doctor-not-helping/258407 "2023-03-17T07:26:27Z")

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I ran a web update today of Discourse + all plugins, and midway in the update there was a message that the update failed. The forum also went down with a message saying something like “the software powering this forum” i…

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## [User info keeps loading forever for one special user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-info-keeps-loading-forever-for-one-special-user/258430)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-info-keeps-loading-forever-for-one-special-user/258430 "2023-03-16T21:42:07Z")

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I would like to understand how to investigate the fact, that one public personal profile is not loading at our discourse (version 3.1.0.beta2). I am able to access the admin view of this user. Are there pointers to err…

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## [Can we create subchannels?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-create-subchannels/271212)

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**Author:** [@Keph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Keph)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-create-subchannels/271212 "2023-03-16T21:00:05Z")

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Can you create subchannels in discourse-chat?

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