# Support

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## [API call to watch categories and tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-watch-categories-and-tags/48737)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-watch-categories-and-tags/48737 "2018-12-16T20:17:51Z")

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Hello, I added a new watch-by-default category and have to add it to the watching list of all existing accounts. I have not found a correponding API call in our How-to: Discourse REST API Documentation I am also lookin…

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## [Changing default language will not change the site TITLE or DESCRIPTION!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-default-language-will-not-change-the-site-title-or-description/207726)

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**Author:** [@u6OviI](https://meta.discourse.org/u/u6OviI)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-default-language-will-not-change-the-site-title-or-description/207726 "2021-10-31T18:07:31Z")

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I have tried to edit the site title under customize in other language than English and when I load the page the site title still shows as English. Changing default locale has no effect whatsoever, the title and the desc…

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## [Where can I find a list of icons used by Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-find-a-list-of-icons-used-by-discourse/112296)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-find-a-list-of-icons-used-by-discourse/112296 "2021-10-31T17:17:07Z")

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In the sample “new like icon” repo, we see: \<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.8"\> api.replaceIcon('d-liked', 'thumbs-up'); api.replaceIcon('d-unliked', 'thumbs-o-up'); api.replaceIcon('no…

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## [413 Request Entity to large (Nginx) - Backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/413-request-entity-to-large-nginx-backup/207724)

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**Author:** [@norandom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/norandom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/413-request-entity-to-large-nginx-backup/207724 "2021-10-31T15:56:47Z")

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Hi, would anyone know how to restore a backup via upload (admin/backups)? When I am uploading a 10 MB backup file I get a 414 error (Nginx) - request entity too large. The site is in default config, fresh setup. Best…

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## [Chinese search doesn't work to some words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chinese-search-doesnt-work-to-some-words/103815)

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**Author:** [@Jacky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacky)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chinese-search-doesnt-work-to-some-words/103815 "2018-12-14T11:43:41Z")

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Hi all, I find that some Chinese words cannot be searched. I don’t know why. Any idea for that? The screenshot below comes from this site. You can view it from https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/6780?source\_topic\_i…

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## [Report function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-function/207679)

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**Author:** [@AviationChampion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AviationChampion)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-function/207679 "2021-10-30T20:05:48Z")

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How do I enable members to report topics and replies for the free trial?

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## [When I try to create new category, it does not complete and has error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-try-to-create-new-category-it-does-not-complete-and-has-error/207642)

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**Author:** [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-try-to-create-new-category-it-does-not-complete-and-has-error/207642 "2021-10-30T19:23:31Z")

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This is strange, when I tried to create new category it has this error. And I can not create any new category I try to create new category named “edit” or “editor”

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## [Discourse Vulnerability CVE-2021-41163](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vulnerability-cve-2021-41163/207476)

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**Author:** [@sarahann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sarahann)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vulnerability-cve-2021-41163/207476 "2021-10-30T18:06:26Z")

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Hey all, I was recently made aware of this security vulnerability in Discourse NVD - CVE-2021-41163 (nist.gov) I was curious because its on the /webhooks/aws url, is Discourse in Azure affected by this as well?

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## [How to make customized emails better looking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-customized-emails-better-looking/207433)

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**Author:** [@adalo\_jesse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adalo_jesse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-customized-emails-better-looking/207433 "2021-10-30T16:38:52Z")

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I wish there was more customization with the emails. Just text is so boring. Is there a way to add images, gifs, etc? Our “Welcome User” email needs to be livened up a bit.

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## [Postgres problem... again!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgres-problem-again/207568)

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**Author:** [@Wanderer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wanderer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgres-problem-again/207568 "2021-10-30T12:49:46Z")

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Hi, I’ve two big problem when stopping and starting again Discourse. First After 2/3 times I do it (no matter if with ./launcher stop or via Portainer stop), container refuses to start again, continuosly stuck on “rm: …

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## [Adding Transparent Background Image To Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-transparent-background-image-to-categories/103518)

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**Author:** [@Kankuro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kankuro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-transparent-background-image-to-categories/103518 "2018-12-15T20:44:42Z")

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How would I go about adding images as the background for categories? I’ve tried various ways using known tricks such as pseudo elements like ::after and ::before to control the transparency of the image without affectin…

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## [Should I backup before rebuilding?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-backup-before-rebuilding/207603)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-backup-before-rebuilding/207603 "2021-10-30T02:31:17Z")

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I never bother doing a backup before rebuilding Discourse at the command line because I am so confident that it will work… but if a backup is recommended, what’s the best or quickest way? Thanks.

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## [My iframe display in editor, but not display on public post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-iframe-display-in-editor-but-not-display-on-public-post/207611)

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**Author:** [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-iframe-display-in-editor-but-not-display-on-public-post/207611 "2021-10-29T23:49:40Z")

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I whitelisted facebook to insert video iframe But iframe display in editor, but not display on public post

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## [Can't set DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_AUTHENTICATION: login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-set-discourse-smtp-authentication-login/207461)

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**Author:** [@drat3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/drat3)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-set-discourse-smtp-authentication-login/207461 "2021-10-29T16:56:22Z")

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Hi I’m having trouble sending mail. I use mailjet and I’m getting the error Connection reset by peer So now I’m trying to set DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_AUTHENTICATION: login in app.yml. Maybe this will fix the issue. I ran ./lau…

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## [How to move Discourse to a different server when using Digital Ocean's Volumes (Block Storage)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-discourse-to-a-different-server-when-using-digital-oceans-volumes-block-storage/207557)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-discourse-to-a-different-server-when-using-digital-oceans-volumes-block-storage/207557 "2021-10-29T17:38:27Z")

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I have Discourse on a Digital Ocean server where I had used these instructions to move downloads and backups to a Volume (Block Storage). Today I moved this Discourse onto a different Digital Ocean server, which I did f…

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## [504 Gateway error after launching new AWS instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/504-gateway-error-after-launching-new-aws-instance/207521)

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**Author:** [@cokestroke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cokestroke)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/504-gateway-error-after-launching-new-aws-instance/207521 "2021-10-29T15:04:03Z")

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I created a new Discourse instance from an existing EC2 image on AWS and renamed the domain in the app.yml file. Same architecture etc. When I navigate to it in a browser I get a 504 error. Is there anything else I need …

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## [Should the install guide tell people to run apt update & apt upgrade first?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-install-guide-tell-people-to-run-apt-update-apt-upgrade-first/207106)

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**Author:** [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-install-guide-tell-people-to-run-apt-update-apt-upgrade-first/207106 "2021-10-29T14:32:24Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Problem with self hosted instance: I feel like I have seen this too many times where people follow the install guide and come back and say that their install did not work. IMHO, I think b…

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## [Quoted text in PMs is unreadable on the dark theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoted-text-in-pms-is-unreadable-on-the-dark-theme/207471)

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**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoted-text-in-pms-is-unreadable-on-the-dark-theme/207471 "2021-10-29T12:04:55Z")

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In dark mode am having an issue with quotes and posted links to public topics. I have tried to search for which color setting will let me fix this. However seem to be having difficulty defining a search term to find…

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## [Database connection to QuickSight](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-connection-to-quicksight/207428)

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**Author:** [@Prachi\_Priyam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Prachi_Priyam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-connection-to-quicksight/207428 "2021-10-29T09:22:17Z")

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how to connect the discourse database to QuickSight?

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## [How to customise the default Onebox audio control?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customise-the-default-onebox-audio-control/104260)

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**Author:** [@Viki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Viki)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customise-the-default-onebox-audio-control/104260 "2021-10-29T04:44:12Z")

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Hello everyone! Default OneBox Style http://media.blubrry.com/codepen\_radio/p/codepen-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/100.mp3 I would like to customize the default onebox audio control style with this one :point\_down: I t…

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## [Default app.yml file anywhere?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-app-yml-file-anywhere/74345)

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**Author:** [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-app-yml-file-anywhere/74345 "2021-10-28T22:58:37Z")

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I am trying to find a default app.yml file to put into my containers folder so I can edit it as per here. For now, when I try to run set up, I get this message. Port 80 appears to already be in use. If you are trying …

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## [Listing users by group - ERROR: missing FROM-clause entry for table "groups"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/listing-users-by-group-error-missing-from-clause-entry-for-table-groups/206618)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/listing-users-by-group-error-missing-from-clause-entry-for-table-groups/206618 "2021-10-21T15:49:04Z")

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When I filter users by group, the list still shows all users, not the selected group, and this error is shown in the log: ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid (PG::UndefinedTable: ERROR: missing FROM-clause entry for tabl…

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## [Upgrade with backup pictures server over ip adress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-with-backup-pictures-server-over-ip-adress/207444)

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**Author:** [@oluies](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oluies)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-with-backup-pictures-server-over-ip-adress/207444 "2021-10-28T21:36:17Z")

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Upgraded discourse to 2.7.9 with backup now all the images is served with the ip adress so https is broken? Any suggestions

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## [User Metrics - Some "Likes" Excluded?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-metrics-some-likes-excluded/207450)

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**Author:** [@Wintermute](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wintermute)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-metrics-some-likes-excluded/207450 "2021-10-28T20:31:26Z")

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Hi Folks, I was looking at a site’s discourse user metrics (eg. Discourse Meta) and noticed something strange. In the month of October, a user created a Topic and on that topic received 5 Likes. At some point the Topic…

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## [Users from Twitter login flagged as suspect users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-from-twitter-login-flagged-as-suspect-users/207377)

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**Author:** [@nick3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nick3)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-from-twitter-login-flagged-as-suspect-users/207377 "2021-10-28T20:08:10Z")

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I have noticed a lot of Suspect users alerts, but all of them on review appeared to be genuine users. However I have noticed a pattern that that all the supect flags were for users who created their account via Twitter l…

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## [Sending a DM to a user via a post no longer populates title and topic link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-a-dm-to-a-user-via-a-post-no-longer-populates-title-and-topic-link/207424)

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**Author:** [@jayneivana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jayneivana)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-a-dm-to-a-user-via-a-post-no-longer-populates-title-and-topic-link/207424 "2021-10-28T18:27:33Z")

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Hello, I am wondering if this is by design or a bug, We are currently on “2.8.0.beta7” as of yesterday. We use to be able to do the following - To Repro: Go to a topic Scroll down through replies and find someone you…

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## [How to re-order (or hide) "Votes" and "My Votes" top menu list items?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-re-order-or-hide-votes-and-my-votes-top-menu-list-items/207244)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-re-order-or-hide-votes-and-my-votes-top-menu-list-items/207244 "2021-10-28T17:04:56Z")

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How can I reorder the Votes and My Votes items in the header? On my site currently (“Votes” is renamed to “Top-Voted” " and he default “Top” is now “Active” because I found it confusing to have both.): I’d like Top-V…

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## [Layout error in custom theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-error-in-custom-theme/207273)

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**Author:** [@Beckfield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Beckfield)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-error-in-custom-theme/207273 "2021-10-28T16:15:33Z")

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If posts containing tags appear in the Search dropdown list, and the list is long enough that it shows the scrollbar, the tags displayed in the list ‘float,’ overlaying text underneath, and not scrolling with the list: …

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## [No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present despite setting DISCOURSE\_ENABLE\_CORS: true](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-access-control-allow-origin-header-is-present-despite-setting-discourse-enable-cors-true/207398)

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**Author:** [@xprmnts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xprmnts)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-access-control-allow-origin-header-is-present-despite-setting-discourse-enable-cors-true/207398 "2021-10-28T16:07:16Z")

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I added the following statements in our app.yml DISCOURSE\_ENABLE\_CORS: true DISCOURSE\_CORS\_ORIGIN: '\*' Temporarily set ‘\*’ to eliminate variables while testing. I have also attempted setting urls explicitly to no a…

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## [Sticky see new or updated topic notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-see-new-or-updated-topic-notification/207371)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-see-new-or-updated-topic-notification/207371 "2021-10-28T15:29:10Z")

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Hello, This might be useful if the See x new or updated topic would be sticky to top below header so you see immediately while scrolling the topic list. When you click the bar it will jump to top to load the new or upda…

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