# Product Support

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## [Adding a button with Onclick](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-button-with-onclick/146107)

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**Author:** [@Fausto\_Dassenno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fausto_Dassenno)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-button-with-onclick/146107 "2020-03-31T13:59:54Z")

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I am clearly missing something here. I am trying to add a button and attach an onclick event . in a component’s HTML I added: \<button id="button\_test" class="bottone"\>Prova\</button\> and in the /head I added: $('#but…

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## [Auto-create post based on new user's field entry upon registration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-create-post-based-on-new-users-field-entry-upon-registration/145783)

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**Author:** [@red](https://meta.discourse.org/u/red)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-create-post-based-on-new-users-field-entry-upon-registration/145783 "2020-03-31T13:01:41Z")

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Hello team - how do I implement this (screenshot below). Upon registration, users fill out certain fields (Favourite book, podcast etc) \[this one I know how to do\] A new post is automatically created (Inside a ‘meet yo…

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## [Can’t edit title of deleted topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-edit-title-of-deleted-topic/146228)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-edit-title-of-deleted-topic/146228 "2020-03-31T09:26:07Z")

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Hi - wondering if something broke with latest beta 2.5.0.beta2 update? It seems I can no longer edit the title of an existing posted thread. Am almost certain this worked before. Wanting to change title to something m…

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## [Failed to open TCP connection to geolite.maxmind.com:443](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-open-tcp-connection-to-geolite-maxmind-com-443/146200)

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**Author:** [@markjackson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markjackson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-open-tcp-connection-to-geolite-maxmind-com-443/146200 "2020-03-31T03:20:16Z")

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I am getting errors when I try to auto update to latest versions. First i tried to update docker\_manager from a0ef2c6 to b929e4f and I got an error. Oddly when I go back to admin update panel it says I am now on the lat…

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## [Wordpress account completely deleted when username is changed in Discourse (SSO with WP as Provider)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-account-completely-deleted-when-username-is-changed-in-discourse-sso-with-wp-as-provider/146202)

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**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-account-completely-deleted-when-username-is-changed-in-discourse-sso-with-wp-as-provider/146202 "2020-03-30T21:58:30Z")

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Continuing the discussion from SSO with Wordpress but users cannot change their username: I’m using the Discourse Wordpress plugin with WP as my SSO provider. When a person creates their account in WP, I have it set u…

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## [Can topic templates have javascript?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-topic-templates-have-javascript/146192)

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**Author:** [@xceph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xceph)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-topic-templates-have-javascript/146192 "2023-10-16T19:22:53Z")

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Id like to create templates which have required fields, ideally these would be via dropdown selection boxes. For example, if a field required the user to list their favourite animal they could choose from a box containi…

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## [How to invite someone to answer a question?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-invite-someone-to-answer-a-question/108398)

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**Author:** [@Agnieszka\_Jaskiewicz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Agnieszka_Jaskiewicz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-invite-someone-to-answer-a-question/108398 "2020-03-30T18:47:23Z")

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Hi! Is there any possibility to invite a user to answer a question? Like here, in Quora:

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## [Option for user to delete themselves?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-for-user-to-delete-themselves/145855)

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**Author:** [@wxl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wxl)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-for-user-to-delete-themselves/145855 "2020-03-30T17:14:50Z")

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I highly value the idea of users having control of their own data and yet I cannot seem to find a way to allow a user to delete their own account. Am I missing something?

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## [How do you post as system?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962 "2020-03-30T17:03:12Z")

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Wondering how to post as system. Searching around the forum + admins settings, but still unsure. Any tips appreciated; thanks.

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## [Prevent Create New Account dialog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-create-new-account-dialog/146109)

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**Author:** [@arivanandan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arivanandan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-create-new-account-dialog/146109 "2020-03-30T16:14:59Z")

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With JWT login, I end up at.. My auth service manages users and only JWT login in enabled. I don’t want users having different usernames between the discourse and the platform. How do I prevent this screen from showi…

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## [How to display a user's group next to their avatar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-a-users-group-next-to-their-avatar/146114)

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**Author:** [@smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smith)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-a-users-group-next-to-their-avatar/146114 "2020-03-30T10:40:20Z")

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Hi! I apologize if I chose the wrong cat. to post. My question is how do I make the group display next to the avatar like so: Thank you!

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## [Possible to create a news site with pics and videos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-create-a-news-site-with-pics-and-videos/109928)

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**Author:** [@shiva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shiva)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-create-a-news-site-with-pics-and-videos/109928 "2020-03-30T09:52:08Z")

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Hello, I am thinking of using Discourse to create a sports site since ESPN and many others have completely banned comments from their news stories, so it’s like a 1 way propaganda. I source my sports news from twitter,…

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## [Voting/ideation feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-ideation-feature/146089)

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**Author:** [@allergysnap2020](https://meta.discourse.org/u/allergysnap2020)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-ideation-feature/146089 "2020-03-30T07:29:26Z")

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Is there a plugin or anyway that we can run an ideation or vote post? Sample Idea list Idea detail page

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## [Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: Quota exceeded](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-in-promise-domexception-quota-exceeded/143942)

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**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-in-promise-domexception-quota-exceeded/143942 "2020-03-30T04:44:03Z")

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Hi, sometimes i get below error. Any idea please. Thanks Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: Quota exceeded.

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## [IP- Banned from my own discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-banned-from-my-own-discourse/146032)

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**Author:** [@SealsRock12](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SealsRock12)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-banned-from-my-own-discourse/146032 "2020-03-30T03:45:09Z")

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Hello, I recently impersonated a user on my forum, then logged out. But now, when I try to log on to my own account, it says I can’t log in from my ip address. I am not using a VPN. Could you please tell me how I can ge…

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## [Test emails sent but](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-emails-sent-but/145781)

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**Author:** [@Lona\_Lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lona_Lee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-emails-sent-but/145781 "2020-03-30T02:52:29Z")

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Hello. I’m trying to get email setup working on my discourse instance. Done set-up properly and looks fine(no errors), so sent test emails. (logs confirmed : “Admin” - “Emails” - “Sent”) However, I haven’t received t…

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## [Self-hosting migration example — VPS to VPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-migration-example-vps-to-vps/146034)

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**Author:** [@D8vid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/D8vid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-migration-example-vps-to-vps/146034 "2020-03-29T18:26:46Z")

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I’m sharing my recent experience of migrating a self-hosted Discourse installation from one VPS to another, as a way of saying ‘thanks!’ to the creators of Discourse and its community of administrators. This migration pr…

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## [How to change font colour](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-font-colour/145925)

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**Author:** [@Chatmonster1976](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chatmonster1976)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-font-colour/145925 "2020-03-29T22:19:10Z")

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Hi community, i´m new on discourse. Is it possible to change the font colour in a posting? If that is possible via code or something like that, can you tell me, where i can find is list/thread with the most popular co…

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## [A spelled out how-to of hiding stuff from non-logged in users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-spelled-out-how-to-of-hiding-stuff-from-non-logged-in-users/146041)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-spelled-out-how-to-of-hiding-stuff-from-non-logged-in-users/146041 "2020-03-29T22:19:02Z")

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I need to hide something in the global notice banner from those who aren’t logged in, in our private forum. At the moment, anything I put there is visible on the login page, which is unacceptable. I’ve found the necessa…

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## [Facebook auth without email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-auth-without-email/146031)

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**Author:** [@rcisneros138](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rcisneros138)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-auth-without-email/146031 "2020-03-29T18:26:11Z")

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Hello, I have a client In a reigon of the world where users predominantly do not have email addresses. However, most users do have mobile numbers. Since Facebook allows accound creation with the use of a mobile number …

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## [How to find ssh ip address for business plan](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-find-ssh-ip-address-for-business-plan/146007)

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**Author:** [@allergysnap2020](https://meta.discourse.org/u/allergysnap2020)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-find-ssh-ip-address-for-business-plan/146007 "2020-03-29T09:33:32Z")

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I am trying to login to ssh to install plugin. I bought the buisness plan and not sure how to ssh into the discourse page in terminal.

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## [Banner Setup on the first page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-setup-on-the-first-page/145520)

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**Author:** [@allergysnap2020](https://meta.discourse.org/u/allergysnap2020)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-setup-on-the-first-page/145520 "2020-03-29T09:20:56Z")

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How do I setup the banner ? Example: https://discourse.algolia.com/

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## [SSO with Wordpress but users cannot change their username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-with-wordpress-but-users-cannot-change-their-username/30600)

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**Author:** [@namtrok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/namtrok)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-with-wordpress-but-users-cannot-change-their-username/30600 "2020-03-29T09:06:53Z")

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I have the SSO for Wordpress installed configured and working,… users are able to signup/login as expected. However users cannot change their username. I’ve set the username change period to 90 days but that still does…

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## [Weird issue: two categories not respecting sort order, greyed out and have no description on category page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-issue-two-categories-not-respecting-sort-order-greyed-out-and-have-no-description-on-category-page/145881)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-issue-two-categories-not-respecting-sort-order-greyed-out-and-have-no-description-on-category-page/145881 "2020-03-29T03:14:27Z")

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See screenshot - I am experiencing an odd problem with two categories only (Albums and Staff) on my private forum. They are appearing last, no matter what category view I choose. Albums is available to everybody, and sta…

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## [Require users to "Reply as Linked Topic"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-users-to-reply-as-linked-topic/145993)

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**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-users-to-reply-as-linked-topic/145993 "2020-03-29T03:01:18Z")

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My question is similar to this one: Can I effectively make a topic read-only? Use case: I have a 73 page rule-book documents that I want to post in our forums, using the magnificent DiscoTOC Automatic Table of Contents …

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## [Firefox request to access cookie or storage warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-request-to-access-cookie-or-storage-warning/145968)

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**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-request-to-access-cookie-or-storage-warning/145968 "2020-03-29T02:56:15Z")

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Hi all, I get below warnings. My content security policy is disabled. Any suggestions please. Request to access cookie or storage on “\[https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/adview?ai=CDg5fkI…4Mqsg&tpd=AGWhJ…

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## [Email Preferences to opt out of communication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-preferences-to-opt-out-of-communication/145863)

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**Author:** [@keyval](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keyval)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-preferences-to-opt-out-of-communication/145863 "2020-03-29T01:55:35Z")

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Can someone explain what it means to receive an email when you select ‘only when away’? Our members would like options to opt of communication. I am unsure what this term means. Thank you,

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## [How to disable "bootstrap mode"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-bootstrap-mode/45467)

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**Author:** [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-bootstrap-mode/45467 "2020-03-28T19:25:46Z")

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Is there a way to disable the bootstrap mode and/or the consequently appearing message: To make launching your new site easier, you are in bootstrap mode. All new users will be granted trust level 1 and have daily emai…

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## [Trust Level 4 - change username?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-4-change-username/134497)

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**Author:** [@LindseyC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LindseyC)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-4-change-username/134497 "2020-03-28T18:14:53Z")

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I’ve been unable to find a definitive answer - can users with Trust Level 4 edit usernames? I think the answer is yes (b/c we’ve had a Trust Level 4 user change their own username) - but I’m wondering if it’s intended? I…

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## [Is it necessary to rebake all posts during major version releases?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-necessary-to-rebake-all-posts-during-major-version-releases/145966)

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**Author:** [@Jumanji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jumanji)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-necessary-to-rebake-all-posts-during-major-version-releases/145966 "2020-03-28T17:15:09Z")

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Please school a noob. Why the need to rebake old posts between version upgrades? Anything larger forums, with millions of posts and 100s of thousands of users, need to do differently, when it comes to rebaking? Could …

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