# Support

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## [Can’t add a specific tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-add-a-specific-tag/152055)

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**Author:** [@nujabes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nujabes)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-add-a-specific-tag/152055 "2020-05-21T03:37:29Z")

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When I tried to add the following tag, which exists in my site to a new post, “500 error” shows up. Does anyone know how I can solve this problem?

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## [%{site\_title} not working in email subject for Invite Forum Mailer email template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-title-not-working-in-email-subject-for-invite-forum-mailer-email-template/152153)

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**Author:** [@taco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-title-not-working-in-email-subject-for-invite-forum-mailer-email-template/152153 "2020-05-20T23:57:25Z")

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I’m trying to add the %{site\_title} variable to the title of the Invite Forum Mailer email template but it says that the site\_title interpolation key is invalid. Is there any way to use the %{site\_title} variable in the …

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## [Extend topic timer if someone replies in the last 2 minutes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-topic-timer-if-someone-replies-in-the-last-2-minutes/152108)

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**Author:** [@taco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taco)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-topic-timer-if-someone-replies-in-the-last-2-minutes/152108 "2020-05-20T21:59:25Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to make it so if someone replies to a topic in the last 2 minutes before the topic timers ends, the topic timer is extended by 5 minutes? Thanks.

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## [Wikieditor via discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wikieditor-via-discourse/152136)

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**Author:** [@letarch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/letarch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wikieditor-via-discourse/152136 "2020-05-20T21:04:38Z")

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I love “Discourse”! It’s perfect software. I need editor like it in the discourse for my local mediawiki. How-to do it? :slight\_smile:

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## [Discourse-assign breaks Discourse as subfolder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-breaks-discourse-as-subfolder/149736)

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**Author:** [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-breaks-discourse-as-subfolder/149736 "2020-05-20T19:10:16Z")

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If your use Discourse as subfolder i.e. example.com/discuss then discourse-assign plugin starting with commit at Arpril 23 2020 breaks application after rebuild! It’s looks like blank white page. If your point on commit…

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## [WP Discourse uses post URLs instead of permalink URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-uses-post-urls-instead-of-permalink-url/152058)

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**Author:** [@renem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renem)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-uses-post-urls-instead-of-permalink-url/152058 "2020-05-20T17:02:45Z")

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Hello, When we publish a new post, it shows up on the topic with the post URL instead of the permalink URL. For example: https://sitename-example.com/?p=62673 While it should be: https://sitename-example.com/name-of-…

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## [See who can be assigned to my topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-who-can-be-assigned-to-my-topic/152060)

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**Author:** [@Hilario](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hilario)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-who-can-be-assigned-to-my-topic/152060 "2020-05-20T12:51:09Z")

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When I clic on ASSIGN I get this screen I don’t understand the criteria to show the people picture. There are more than these one on the staff/moderator group. If I use the @ for the name, I get more people som…

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## [Multisite installation ... in subdirectories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-installation-in-subdirectories/151794)

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**Author:** [@jashankj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jashankj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-installation-in-subdirectories/151794 "2020-05-20T07:47:20Z")

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Hello! I’m setting up Discourse in an environment where I need several distinct forums, and where the set of forums needs to be flexible to change over time. (Yes, I do need multiple forums; they serve distinct communit…

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## [How to make automated actions private?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-automated-actions-private/152038)

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**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-automated-actions-private/152038 "2020-05-20T05:02:38Z")

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One of our discourse instance is set up as a comment box for ghost. This causes topics to be created on discourse automatically in unlisted mode. When someone comments on ghost, the topic goes public on discourse but an …

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## [Boing boing rendering improperly due to Privacy Badger plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boing-boing-rendering-improperly-due-to-privacy-badger-plugin/152023)

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**Author:** [@Lascaux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lascaux)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boing-boing-rendering-improperly-due-to-privacy-badger-plugin/152023 "2020-05-20T03:07:17Z")

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I think maybe one of my extensions is causing BoingBoing to not render? If I open the BBS in Firefox, where I have it in it’s own container + multiple privacy extensions, it doesn’t load. Opening in private browsing (wh…

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## [Change destination of logo link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-destination-of-logo-link/152001)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-destination-of-logo-link/152001 "2020-05-19T23:12:52Z")

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I’ve got a site where a bunch of groups have their own categories, and there is a desire to have these categories branded with the group owner’s logo. For each category there is code like .category-org .d-header { …

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## [Can I target a style with CSS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-target-a-style-with-css/152005)

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**Author:** [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-target-a-style-with-css/152005 "2020-05-19T22:50:19Z")

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Hi all, I’m doing very minor usual edits to several styles in one master theme component for our site. This means we don’t have to fork or edit the remote styles without worrying that our edits get swept away on the nex…

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## [Find Post of Topic I haven't Read or Seen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-post-of-topic-i-havent-read-or-seen/152008)

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**Author:** [@farallongroup](https://meta.discourse.org/u/farallongroup)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-post-of-topic-i-havent-read-or-seen/152008 "2020-05-19T22:27:17Z")

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I’m trying to stay on top of all the posts and topics and am not able to find those I have not seen or read. I’ve read a lot of posts here and found nothing relating to what I’m looking for. I have no topics that are i…

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## [Handle membership request shows up on all pms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-membership-request-shows-up-on-all-pms/151648)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-membership-request-shows-up-on-all-pms/151648 "2020-05-19T21:11:48Z")

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This is a bizarre edge case, that I suspect has to do with something particular to this site, but I don’t know where to look. One user, joe-admin, an admin, sees a “handle membership request” link on all PMs. It’s a lin…

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## [Error 521 after latest update due to CloudFlare settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-521-after-latest-update-due-to-cloudflare-settings/128272)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-521-after-latest-update-due-to-cloudflare-settings/128272 "2020-05-19T15:49:28Z")

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Hello Guys!! The whole site is down after update to the latest version. After the update, I rebooted the whole server. I am using Cloudflare. Don’t know what is the real issue. Need some serious help!!

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## [SAML error after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saml-error-after-upgrade/151589)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saml-error-after-upgrade/151589 "2020-05-19T15:48:38Z")

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Continuing the discussion from PostgreSQL 12 update: After the upgrade, I receive a SAML error on the site, that was not appearing before: Sorry, there was an error authorizing your account. Please try again. The erro…

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## [Using Posts as a Wiki?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-posts-as-a-wiki/151700)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-posts-as-a-wiki/151700 "2020-05-19T01:27:41Z")

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Hi. I’m looking to build a wiki that users can control, and I’d like to use Discourse to do that. The best way I can see to do it is just to allow users to create a “wiki page” by creating a new wiki-fied discourse post,…

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## [Images in topic excerpts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-in-topic-excerpts/151607)

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**Author:** [@chandan.gupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chandan.gupta)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-in-topic-excerpts/151607 "2020-05-19T06:30:27Z")

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I am trying to set up Discourse as a headless API server. I need to show the full text of the topic and the images in my custom-built landing page. I am able to get the full text with always\_include\_topic\_excerpts settin…

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## [Topic should be a notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-should-be-a-notification/151872)

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**Author:** [@sbernhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sbernhard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-should-be-a-notification/151872 "2020-05-18T20:01:09Z")

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Is ist possible to create a post as a moderator / admin which will appear as a notification for all users? Like, if there is a update of the ToS all users should get a notification so they are aware of the change. Best …

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## [Faced something logical yet annoying with flags and user level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faced-something-logical-yet-annoying-with-flags-and-user-level/151788)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/faced-something-logical-yet-annoying-with-flags-and-user-level/151788 "2020-05-18T05:31:13Z")

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consider this case: a tl1 user, has posted replies with several links therein. based on the user action, admin decided to lock his trust level to 0, so that all his posts need approval. afterwards, the users old…

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## [Looking for a tutorial on discourse/wordpress 1 machine install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-tutorial-on-discourse-wordpress-1-machine-install/151765)

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**Author:** [@natsu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/natsu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-tutorial-on-discourse-wordpress-1-machine-install/151765 "2020-05-18T19:26:12Z")

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Hi there, i am looking for a tutorial to setup Wordpress and Discourse on the same Ubuntu machine this can be 18.04 or 20.04. Currently running Ubuntu 18.04 with nginx and wordpress.

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## [Error when replying with both Chinese and English](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-replying-with-both-chinese-and-english/151439)

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**Author:** [@Jamie\_Liu1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jamie_Liu1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-replying-with-both-chinese-and-english/151439 "2020-05-18T06:21:49Z")

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Hi everyone! I came across an error when trying to reply with both English and Chinese. I used some abbreviations (QE2.0, TTL, etc.) and was told the body is unclear. See the image below: Is it because the grammar c…

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## [Partial format display and incorrect unread count for perhaps only one user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/partial-format-display-and-incorrect-unread-count-for-perhaps-only-one-user/151245)

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**Author:** [@Cardinalflyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cardinalflyer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/partial-format-display-and-incorrect-unread-count-for-perhaps-only-one-user/151245 "2020-05-18T02:01:05Z")

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I have at least one user who is getting a wildly incorrect unread messages count. \[edit: Also his format is different than mine / normal!!\] He sent a screenshot: What could be going on there to cause that? Anything…

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## [Reset topic dates and edit counter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-topic-dates-and-edit-counter/151682)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-topic-dates-and-edit-counter/151682 "2020-05-17T23:07:17Z")

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There is an option to reset edit counter and reload the publish date of topics? I want to put the forum on before some weeks of testing. Thanks!

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## [Can't uninstall on Ubuntu 18.04](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-uninstall-on-ubuntu-18-04/151770)

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**Author:** [@online\_0227](https://meta.discourse.org/u/online_0227)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-uninstall-on-ubuntu-18-04/151770 "2020-05-17T21:11:44Z")

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I followed guide here: and now I want to remove it along with database, and possibly re-install so that I get clean one. command like: . /launcher stop app it doesn’t. This is discourse’s file sturctures:

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## [Discourse settings and successful API calls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-settings-and-successful-api-calls/151703)

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**Author:** [@ryan\_m](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryan_m)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-settings-and-successful-api-calls/151703 "2020-05-16T23:20:24Z")

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I have a Discourse site running as SSO client for WordPress. I have a custom user profile on WP. I want to lock down the duplicate settings on the Discourse side as far as possible. My php developer has implemented API c…

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## [Removing Inactive Members - Trust Level 1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-inactive-members-trust-level-1/151684)

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**Author:** [@GI-Joe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GI-Joe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-inactive-members-trust-level-1/151684 "2020-05-16T23:18:09Z")

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Hello Our community was imported from a vbulletin forum. All members were marked/move to trust level 1 even when a huge percentage has never accessed the site after the migration. Cleaning users for inactivity isn’t wo…

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## [Embedding comments widget on localhost causes FrozenError](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-comments-widget-on-localhost-causes-frozenerror/151722)

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**Author:** [@Dev\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dev_Singh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-comments-widget-on-localhost-causes-frozenerror/151722 "2020-05-16T23:10:33Z")

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I have a rails site running on localhost:5000 and a local Discourse server is running on localhost:3000. I want to enable comments on articles (which is a rails resource in my case), so I’ve set up an embeddable host in …

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## [Ordering topics - how do the links work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ordering-topics-how-do-the-links-work/151294)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ordering-topics-how-do-the-links-work/151294 "2020-05-16T22:05:40Z")

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I’m trying to reduce the prominence of a particularly busy widely visible category in our /latest view, as it is turning off quite a lot of our new users who are joining the forum to primarily access a private category. …

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## [How insert ads in my Discourse (not adsense)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-insert-ads-in-my-discourse-not-adsense/149237)

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**Author:** [@BishopV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BishopV)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-insert-ads-in-my-discourse-not-adsense/149237 "2020-05-16T19:23:55Z")

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recently i decide to insert some ads in my discourse to get some extra , because my site cannot listing google adsense , then i found some alternative advertiser publisher like JuiceAds , but i’m wondering how to insert …

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