# Support

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## [Error connecting to redis using the DO guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-connecting-to-redis-using-the-do-guide/63037)

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**Author:** [@d00137007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/d00137007)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-connecting-to-redis-using-the-do-guide/63037 "2017-05-25T20:54:24Z")

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Hi, I followed Discourse | DigitalOcean Marketplace 1-Click App, but I never got the email at the end. I checked the logs and it says "Error connecting to redis on localhost :6379. Any idea? I can’t figure it out. Than…

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## [Can we make custom oneboxes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-custom-oneboxes/51463)

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**Author:** [@trusktr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trusktr)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-custom-oneboxes/51463 "2017-05-25T18:38:01Z")

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I’d like to embed a jsfiddle in a conversation. How can we do that? The iframe embed code looks like: \<iframe width="100%" height="300" src="//jsfiddle.net/trusktr/32cnvse3/embedded/" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" …

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## [Turn off all other notifications except group notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-off-all-other-notifications-except-group-notifications/62372)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Backgren](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Peter_Backgren)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-off-all-other-notifications-except-group-notifications/62372 "2017-05-25T17:27:47Z")

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I’m creating small closed areas for small user groups on my main forum just because it’s so easy to do. Problem is, in many cases these people are then interested only in notifications that are created within this parti…

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## [Category List Styling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-list-styling/63366)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Ralph1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Ralph1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-list-styling/63366 "2017-05-25T15:22:23Z")

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This is a screenshot of the category name styles from another discourse. Can someone tell me how i change my category list style to this?

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## [Custom permalinks not resolving in Hamburger Menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-permalinks-not-resolving-in-hamburger-menu/63344)

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**Author:** [@robmc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robmc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-permalinks-not-resolving-in-hamburger-menu/63344 "2017-05-25T15:10:59Z")

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I added a custom permalink to simplify the URL for an additional Guideline page - creating a topic link for my chosen page /usernames to redirect to topicID 103 The permalink works fine if you type the new URL into the…

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## [How to change stats display on 'about' page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-stats-display-on-about-page/63298)

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**Author:** [@MakaryGo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MakaryGo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-stats-display-on-about-page/63298 "2017-05-25T06:57:43Z")

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Hi there. I’d like to show exact stats on our ‘about’ page, that is not ‘3.2k’ but exact number. How can I achieve this?

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## [Search - Excluding keywords](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-excluding-keywords/63332)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_Turpie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_Turpie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-excluding-keywords/63332 "2017-05-25T03:30:24Z")

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Is it possible to exclude keywords from a search? I recently wanted to recent search for posts about Microsoft Project on an IT Forum for schools that uses discourse. However, searching for “project” brought back lots o…

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## [Is there a poll feature?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-poll-feature/63300)

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**Author:** [@Andrea\_Roberts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrea_Roberts)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-poll-feature/63300 "2017-05-24T18:13:48Z")

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Hi All, Is there a feature to create polls/surveys within Discourse? Thanks,

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## [Changing the invite URL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-invite-url/63268)

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**Author:** [@naupe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naupe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-invite-url/63268 "2017-05-24T10:43:14Z")

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So, I just got Discourse up and running (I’m hosting Discourse on a personal machine of mine), and people on my development team are able to access and join the forum … well, they can join but only after I instruct them …

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## [Not receiving Activation Email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-activation-email/62630)

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**Author:** [@naupe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naupe)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-activation-email/62630 "2017-05-24T09:06:10Z")

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Hello Discourse community, This is a continuation from this thread: Attempting to install Discourse on private Apache Server - #5 by naupe Well, I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 from scratch (this time without Apache) and…

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## [My site is down with a weird SSL notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-site-is-down-with-a-weird-ssl-notification/63246)

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**Author:** [@Yassine\_Yousfi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yassine_Yousfi)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-site-is-down-with-a-weird-ssl-notification/63246 "2017-05-24T03:37:34Z")

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My website has been running for a long time now, and suddenly today, after checking the traffic analytics noticed that it’s been down for the whole day. tried getting into the website and I get this error: "Your connect…

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## [Mybb import skips importing posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mybb-import-skips-importing-posts/62908)

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**Author:** [@smaffulli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smaffulli)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mybb-import-skips-importing-posts/62908 "2017-05-23T20:58:31Z")

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hello folks, I’m trying to understand why the import script from mybb is failing to do its job on many posts. I’m trying to import from a forum that has around 190,000 posts. The import scripts imports some of them but m…

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## [Bug in download counter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-download-counter/63230)

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**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-download-counter/63230 "2017-05-23T20:10:35Z")

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I want to contribute with the error that I found, it may not be a mistake! When a member creates a topic that contains a file, it displays a counter of how many times this file has been downloaded. But when I edit the …

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## [No setup wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-setup-wizard/62999)

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**Author:** [@toorop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/toorop)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-setup-wizard/62999 "2017-05-23T16:38:51Z")

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Hi, I’ve just finished my first intallation of discourse but when i go to https://myboard/ there is no setup wizard. If i try /admin or /finish-installation/register i got “Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.” …

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## [WP + Discourse SSO Continuity Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-sso-continuity-issue/62897)

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**Author:** [@Muiran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muiran)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-sso-continuity-issue/62897 "2017-05-23T09:28:11Z")

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How do I configuration WP + Discourse SSO so that there is only a single way to register or sign-on? My intention is a paid membership community, with WordPress public and forum viewable only to membership. My WP + Disco…

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## [Topic subject letter's case not editable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-subject-letters-case-not-editable/63173)

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**Author:** [@fearlessfrog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fearlessfrog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-subject-letters-case-not-editable/63173 "2017-05-23T03:05:35Z")

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Hi! We’re on 1.8.0.beta12 and have noticed an odd thing with not being able to edit topics to be able to change the case of the subject: Example: a. We spot a topic subject that someone asks us to update because it’s …

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## [Badges by profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-by-profile/63171)

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**Author:** [@hexa\_tech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hexa_tech)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-by-profile/63171 "2017-05-23T01:02:59Z")

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Hello! How do I create a badge like the one shown below and assign it to certain accounts? Thanks in advance! Austin

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## [How to adjust dependencies for https?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-adjust-dependencies-for-https/63156)

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**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-adjust-dependencies-for-https/63156 "2017-05-22T19:22:05Z")

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I installed SSl following this toturial Set up HTTPS support with Let's Encrypt, but I do not know how to adjust, says the images on the site are not safe, how do I?

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## [User Linked Email Function?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-linked-email-function/63150)

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**Author:** [@MikeMars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeMars)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-linked-email-function/63150 "2017-05-22T16:28:18Z")

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I have a user that received an auto generated email from our forum and I have no idea why, nor does the user whose post reply apparently triggered it. The Email Type was user\_linked and I have ten total emails that are a…

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## [In admin's email history, what does fa-repeat represent?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-admins-email-history-what-does-fa-repeat-represent/63106)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-admins-email-history-what-does-fa-repeat-represent/63106 "2017-05-22T13:38:36Z")

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When looking at the email logs, I found a fa-repeat icon next to some messages. I don’t know if emails were bouncing then, but no admin has “fixed” his the user’s account? the icons aren’t wired up to an action button …

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## [Difficulty interacting with Discourse as a new user via email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-interacting-with-discourse-as-a-new-user-via-email/63013)

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**Author:** [@pocock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pocock)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-interacting-with-discourse-as-a-new-user-via-email/63013 "2017-05-19T14:41:30Z")

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I recently went to a large free software event where I met a wonderful community and had a great time. Afterwards, I tried to follow up on some discussions by posting some resources to the community’s mailing list. Fro…

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## [Why does discourse take up so much disk space?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-take-up-so-much-disk-space/63105)

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**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-take-up-so-much-disk-space/63105 "2017-05-21T23:18:50Z")

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I have a Discourse directory installed on Digita Ocean, it has only 600 members and 160 topics and it already has 13 GB in Digital Ocean, would you like to know how I can help reduce consumption?

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## [Adding MD Navigation Bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-md-navigation-bar/63096)

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**Author:** [@hexa\_tech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hexa_tech)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-md-navigation-bar/63096 "2017-05-21T19:40:47Z")

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Hello! I would like to include the navigation bar like the one on the page linked below. How do I add in CSS and JS so the styling works? I tired in the CSS section, but that just broke the page. Thanks in advance! …

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## [Search Help options — have they gone?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-help-options-have-they-gone/63091)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-help-options-have-they-gone/63091 "2017-05-21T15:50:10Z")

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Since the advanced search was introduced, I can’t find the way to use the old options nor to open this popup: Have these options gone?

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## [Merging multiple containers into one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-multiple-containers-into-one/63081)

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**Author:** [@averymd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/averymd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-multiple-containers-into-one/63081 "2017-05-21T01:21:50Z")

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When I started my Discourse site a few years ago, I was overly ambitious and split web, data, and redis into three containers on three DigitalOcean VPSes. They’re using link to communicate on a private network and SSL is…

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## [Wp-discourse SSL problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-ssl-problem/63048)

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**Author:** [@deviant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/deviant)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-ssl-problem/63048 "2017-05-20T08:51:38Z")

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Elo Discoursers.. I have Discourse and Wordpress running on the same host, except that Discourse is inside a Docker container with Nginx setup “external” to docker using a reverse-proxy. Installed wp-discourse on my Wo…

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## [Emails with multiple recipients only showing up to one recipient](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-with-multiple-recipients-only-showing-up-to-one-recipient/62954)

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**Author:** [@GregoryS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GregoryS)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-with-multiple-recipients-only-showing-up-to-one-recipient/62954 "2017-05-20T01:21:13Z")

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Hello, we have two groups which each have their own mail-adress for incomming mails. Now I sent an email to group1@hostname.de and in CC to group2@hostname.de. The mail showed right at the admin control center under /…

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## [Error when installing ssl Let's Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-installing-ssl-lets-encrypt/63032)

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**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-installing-ssl-lets-encrypt/63032 "2017-05-19T22:58:26Z")

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I’m trying to install ssl by following this tutorial But during rebuild of ./launcher rebuild app the following error occurs at the end of the rebuild FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discours…

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## [Scope of private message disabling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scope-of-private-message-disabling/62956)

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**Author:** [@viethoang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/viethoang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scope-of-private-message-disabling/62956 "2017-05-19T16:58:24Z")

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Looking for clarification on the scope of the disable private messaging option. When the option is checked, it disallows users to private message each other (except to staff). This is great. However, at the moment, use…

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## [Want to configure the display CSS above only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/want-to-configure-the-display-css-above-only/63002)

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**Author:** [@Bank\_Live](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bank_Live)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/want-to-configure-the-display-css-above-only/63002 "2017-05-19T15:07:45Z")

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I want to configure the display CSS above only. But after header is also shown. How do I fix it? I config CSS .fa-heart:before { content: "\\f0e7"; } button.like:hover { color: #FCF94E !important; backgro…

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