# Support

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=351

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## [SSO failover scenarios](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-failover-scenarios/243604)

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**Author:** [@HariKannan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HariKannan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-failover-scenarios/243604 "2022-11-01T14:28:44Z")

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Hi, we are using discourse as a forums tool. We have implemented SSO using DiscourseConnect, also we are providing anonymous access as well for the users. User can be able to land inside discourse using multiple ways …

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## [How to know what's in postgres\_data and uploads?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-know-whats-in-postgres-data-and-uploads/243307)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-know-whats-in-postgres-data-and-uploads/243307 "2022-11-01T11:44:26Z")

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and how to delete them?

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## [Will the translation go away with updates?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-the-translation-go-away-with-updates/243409)

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**Author:** [@jo-andre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jo-andre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-the-translation-go-away-with-updates/243409 "2022-11-01T08:57:17Z")

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Hey guys! :smiley: Soo. Am feeling a bit. Lazy today. and figured if i only translate exectly what i need within the admin/customized/text I don’t need to translate everything on the Crowdin Translator page. But, will…

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## [Bulk Updating Categories Without Bumping/Notifying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-updating-categories-without-bumping-notifying/243402)

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**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-updating-categories-without-bumping-notifying/243402 "2022-10-31T20:01:17Z")

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In two years of organicallying running our community, I want to reorganize a lot of content and reduce the clutter of categories. I’d like to re-organize categories of old topics without making them look new or notifying…

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## [Splitting a topic to a hidden category makes title public](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-topic-to-a-hidden-category-makes-title-public/243350)

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**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-topic-to-a-hidden-category-makes-title-public/243350 "2022-10-31T15:02:20Z")

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I came across this situation today where posts were split into a new topic in a hidden section with a new short and… uh blunt title not realizing the title would be publicly visible (in the “SPLIT THIS TOPIC” summary t…

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## [Make a category page default (main) page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-category-page-default-main-page/176716)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-category-page-default-main-page/176716 "2022-10-31T12:25:03Z")

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Sorry for the off-topic, but how can I set a category page as a default main page of the site? I found only type of the main page like (list, boxes…)

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## [Switching Puma ↔ Unicorn](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-puma-unicorn/243363)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-puma-unicorn/243363 "2022-10-31T11:58:12Z")

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I’m investigating an issue which I’m suspecting may relate to the specific flavour of web server employed. Discourse supports both Puma and Unicorn web servers, apparently. What is the most minimal configuration and ri…

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## [Confirmation of post made by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confirmation-of-post-made-by-email/243330)

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**Author:** [@AlanM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlanM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confirmation-of-post-made-by-email/243330 "2022-10-30T19:21:36Z")

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My users are confused by the fact that they do not receive an email notification of their own posts made by email despite having set the ‘Email me when … there is new activity in my watched categories ..’ to always. Are…

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## [Is it possible to see recent published pages as an RSS feed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-see-recent-published-pages-as-an-rss-feed/246393)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-see-recent-published-pages-as-an-rss-feed/246393 "2022-10-30T12:30:51Z")

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Is it possible to expose the list of recently published pages as an RSS feed?

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## [While loading a new component on the site, the site is down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/while-loading-a-new-component-on-the-site-the-site-is-down/242849)

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**Author:** [@Aizada\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aizada_M)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/while-loading-a-new-component-on-the-site-the-site-is-down/242849 "2022-10-30T12:17:17Z")

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Hello. While loading a new component on the site, the site down. I’m not an expert and I don’t understand why. Maybe it’s because of the conflict of components. The site has not been updated for more than 5 months…

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## [Attempted to switch mail provider, messed up my discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attempted-to-switch-mail-provider-messed-up-my-discourse/243309)

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**Author:** [@tatsu1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tatsu1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attempted-to-switch-mail-provider-messed-up-my-discourse/243309 "2022-10-30T10:49:30Z")

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Hey all I’ve had a discourse forum (personal docker install I put on one of my micro-servers) for about a year now. two or so days ago I changed the url from forum.sanctuary-rts.com to forum.sanctuaryshatteredsun.com a…

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## [Easier way to link existing topic - Mac](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-way-to-link-existing-topic-mac/243304)

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**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-way-to-link-existing-topic-mac/243304 "2022-10-30T02:44:01Z")

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Same question as Fast way to link to existing topic? Except on mac, the keybind didn’t work

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## [Limit Search to Categories only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-search-to-categories-only/243298)

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**Author:** [@P2W](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P2W)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-search-to-categories-only/243298 "2022-10-30T00:24:37Z")

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Is it possible to have the search function ONLY return categories and not search users, post, ect.? Thanks in advance.

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## [How many groups can be created?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-groups-can-be-created/243294)

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**Author:** [@reza\_safaei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/reza_safaei)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-groups-can-be-created/243294 "2022-10-29T20:58:37Z")

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How many groups can be created?

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## [How can I block user invitations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-block-user-invitations/243295)

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**Author:** [@reza\_safaei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/reza_safaei)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-block-user-invitations/243295 "2022-10-29T20:38:03Z")

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How can I block user invitations?

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## [What theme component is adding a theme toggle to the sidebar on Meta?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-theme-component-is-adding-a-theme-toggle-to-the-sidebar-on-meta/243282)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-theme-component-is-adding-a-theme-toggle-to-the-sidebar-on-meta/243282 "2022-10-29T15:05:52Z")

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Hello, On Meta now, there’s a theme switcher. I tried updating the Hamburger Theme Switch component on my site, but that didn’t do anything. Thank you.

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## [Create private topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-private-topic/243267)

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**Author:** [@reza\_safaei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/reza_safaei)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-private-topic/243267 "2022-10-29T14:50:57Z")

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I want to have a thread where only the thread admin can invite users to that thread and I don’t want it to be a private chat. Because I want the forum administrator to see that topic and even the forum administrator to i…

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## [Separation lines in a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separation-lines-in-a-post/243274)

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**Author:** [@Leska](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Leska)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separation-lines-in-a-post/243274 "2022-10-29T13:07:25Z")

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Hello, I saw an post in the Roblox Developer Forum Discourse with theses grey separation lines, I would like to use them in a post but I don’t know how. Can someone please help me? Have a nice day!

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## [Upgrading from 2.4 to 2.9. Need slight assistance on what order to run the final commands & reboot in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-from-2-4-to-2-9-need-slight-assistance-on-what-order-to-run-the-final-commands-reboot-in/243255)

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**Author:** [@AakLak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AakLak)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-from-2-4-to-2-9-need-slight-assistance-on-what-order-to-run-the-final-commands-reboot-in/243255 "2022-10-29T12:33:43Z")

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Almost complete upgrading from 2.4 to 2.9+. First I ran: cd /var/discourse git pull ./launcher rebuild app I’m now seeing this, and wondering in which order to run the three commands, and when to reboot the server. …

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## [Is there an upper limit to how many pages can be published?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-upper-limit-to-how-many-pages-can-be-published/246391)

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**Author:** [@Aizada\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aizada_M)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-upper-limit-to-how-many-pages-can-be-published/246391 "2022-10-29T07:45:26Z")

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Hello. If I apply this feature to many topics and end up with over 1000 published pages, will it affect site performance?

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## [Uploads lost during server migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploads-lost-during-server-migration/242982)

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**Author:** [@Dixravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dixravi)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploads-lost-during-server-migration/242982 "2022-10-28T21:32:47Z")

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I have migrated from the Discourse hosting to self host but I lost all the images in my forum, I realised it very late and it has been more than 30 days for this migration. When I realised it, I ran the following code b…

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## [Ember CLI is upsetting nginx](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-cli-is-upsetting-nginx/242585)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-cli-is-upsetting-nginx/242585 "2022-10-28T10:31:28Z")

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So I’m pursuing an unsupported docker install. This means running Ember CLI in its own container with a shared volume on a different port and proxying, as expected, to Rails server. Unfortunately, for all .css assets, …

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## [Set the image used for social network sharing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-image-used-for-social-network-sharing/107880)

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**Author:** [@EGreg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EGreg)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-image-used-for-social-network-sharing/107880 "2022-10-28T08:09:06Z")

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I want to be able to have a different image when people share a topic on social networks. How do I set it per page? Is there a plugin for this?

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## [Am I allowed to use Discourse-like styling in my website?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-discourse-like-styling-in-my-website/243060)

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**Author:** [@S\_B\_2\_Go](https://meta.discourse.org/u/S_B_2_Go)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-discourse-like-styling-in-my-website/243060 "2022-10-28T05:47:18Z")

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I like the default discourse theme. So I am creating my own CSS framework similar to the discourse theme. Am I allowed to make it and use it? It will look very similar to Discourse. I will credit whoever made the origina…

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## [Reorder Categories Rights](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reorder-categories-rights/114812)

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**Author:** [@kimardenmiller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kimardenmiller)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reorder-categories-rights/114812 "2022-10-27T21:34:07Z")

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It appears all mods get “reorder categories” rights? Any way to restrict that to admin only? It’s very confusing where the option is placed, as it appears as as if it’s a personal setting, not a site-wide setting.

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## [Landing page after signup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/landing-page-after-signup/141520)

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**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/landing-page-after-signup/141520 "2022-10-27T20:53:43Z")

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If I invite people to a topic, they land on it after signup. Can I define such a topic that people land on after a standard signup? Is it even possible to set a non-topic url as landing page after signup? Thanks!

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## ["The definition is missing ..."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-definition-is-missing/230441)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-definition-is-missing/230441 "2022-10-27T18:54:32Z")

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I don’t understand the line beginning “The definition is missing…” – anything to worry about? Thanks. I, \[2022-06-19T22:15:02.569072 #1\] INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle install --deployment…

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## [Where can get the list of the email body parameter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-get-the-list-of-the-email-body-parameter/243068)

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**Author:** [@divyanshu\_kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/divyanshu_kumar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-get-the-list-of-the-email-body-parameter/243068 "2022-10-27T10:30:46Z")

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I want a list of the email body parameter of the discourse which I can used in the emailer body like %{site\_name}, %{email\_token} etc. From what I have explored titles have different email parameters and bodies have …

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## [Have everyone watching the group inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-everyone-watching-the-group-inbox/53252)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-everyone-watching-the-group-inbox/53252 "2022-10-27T10:29:08Z")

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Hello, I just found out that group inboxes are tracked by default and not watched. I thought messages are treated like personal messages and thus, watched by default. Is there a setting to change the default notificati…

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## [Category link missing at top of forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-link-missing-at-top-of-forum/228955)

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**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 10:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-link-missing-at-top-of-forum/228955 "2022-10-27T10:04:04Z")

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Sometime between 9:15am CT & 12:30pm CT yesterday (June 2), we lost the Category link at the top of our forum. I checked with the Anime Network people and they said they have not been tinkering around with it, so wonder…

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