# Support

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## [Is Discourse still optimized for SEO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-st-il-optimise-pour-le-seo/362281)

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**Author:** [@Nawak2025](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nawak2025)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-st-il-optimise-pour-le-seo/362281 "2025-04-17T09:30:24Z")

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Hello! Everything is in the title, and also, can discourse be used as a comment engine on a WordPress please? Thank you ^^

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## [Is it possible to increment pageviews manually?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-increment-pageviews-manually/362253)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-increment-pageviews-manually/362253 "2025-04-17T07:56:49Z")

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I’ve started showing forum pages via my custom app, but every time I show a topic I want to increment the page view for that topic (and overall stats) in accordance with the usual Discourse method. Is there a way to do t…

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## [Plugin or Script to Automatically Interlink Content?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-or-script-to-automatically-interlink-content/362262)

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**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-or-script-to-automatically-interlink-content/362262 "2025-04-17T07:55:58Z")

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Is there a plugin or theme component or a script that can use Discourse AI or something to either automatically edit a user’s post to add a link section of similar posts or reply to a topic and link to other topics for S…

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## ["Currently Being Reviewed By" Frustrations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/currently-being-reviewed-by-frustrations/361458)

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**Author:** [@snrm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/snrm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/currently-being-reviewed-by-frustrations/361458 "2025-04-17T07:17:46Z")

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Hi, I’m a moderator for a Discourse forum and this feature just emerged in our review queue where topics and posts are essentially assigned to someone to review. It looks like this under the post: This is really frus…

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## [How can I improve the style/rendering of the category title and description part?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-improve-the-style-rendering-of-the-category-title-and-description-part/362231)

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**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-improve-the-style-rendering-of-the-category-title-and-description-part/362231 "2025-04-17T00:17:26Z")

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## [Discourse Docs Plugin – Topics Not Updating in Docs Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docs-plugin-topics-not-updating-in-docs-page/362076)

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**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docs-plugin-topics-not-updating-in-docs-page/362076 "2025-04-16T21:44:35Z")

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I’m currently using the Discourse Docs plugin and I’ve run into an issue where new topics posted in certain categories no longer appear in the Docs page. For example, in this category: :link: https ://sitet0r dot com/c/…

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## [Error ”fa-user should be updated to user" when a bot is scraping](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-fa-user-should-be-updated-to-user-when-a-bot-is-scraping/362041)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-fa-user-should-be-updated-to-user-when-a-bot-is-scraping/362041 "2025-04-16T09:36:38Z")

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I get a lot error The icon name "fa-user" has been removed and should be updated to "user"when a bot is scraping content, no matter if it is using GET and reaching a topic, tag, user, ./well-known… etc. That error comes …

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## [Start the Discussion link at bottom of blog post not working, linking to topic\_url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-the-discussion-link-at-bottom-of-blog-post-not-working-linking-to-topic-url/360015)

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**Author:** [@Pieces](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pieces)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-the-discussion-link-at-bottom-of-blog-post-not-working-linking-to-topic-url/360015 "2025-04-16T07:15:16Z")

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I noticed that the “Start the Discussion” link at the bottom of my Wordpress Blog Post stopped working and is now just linking to “topic\_url”. I am not exactly sure when this stopped working. I did recently update my W…

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## [I give up with email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-give-up-with-email/362023)

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**Author:** [@Picho\_Pelis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Picho_Pelis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-give-up-with-email/362023 "2025-04-16T06:28:38Z")

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I’m giving up on email. I can’t configure outgoing emails. I’ve already tried Zoho, Brevo, and Resend, but I haven’t been able to get any of them. Please help. Always the same error.

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## [Do all deleted posts get logged to users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-all-deleted-posts-get-logged-to-users/361356)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-all-deleted-posts-get-logged-to-users/361356 "2025-04-15T20:18:30Z")

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I need to delete all posts in a category and was going to follow the instructions in Bulk delete all topics in a category. I’m wondering if those deleted posts will be tallied under each user’s delete count on their pro…

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## [Assigning Category Moderator Role Without Admin Access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-category-moderator-role-without-admin-access/361929)

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**Author:** [@FordX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FordX)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-category-moderator-role-without-admin-access/361929 "2025-04-15T19:38:34Z")

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Hi everyone :waving\_hand: I’m currently managing a Discourse forum and working on organizing our staff roles. My goal is to assign moderators to specific categories only, with the ability to perform basic moderation tas…

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## [Disable activation email for OIDC users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-activation-email-for-oidc-users/324537)

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**Author:** [@steinhh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steinhh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-activation-email-for-oidc-users/324537 "2025-04-15T18:07:57Z")

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Hi, is there a way to disable activation emails for users authenticating with OIDC? We have openid connect overrides email set to yes anyways(\*), and some people are notoriously unable to search their spam folders… Give…

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## [Discourse Stuck on Loading (Logs)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stuck-on-loading-logs/361603)

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**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stuck-on-loading-logs/361603 "2025-04-15T17:41:20Z")

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Does anyone know what is going on, and if this is affected by the recent Multilingual plugin I installed? Having trouble decoding the logs: ----------------------- DiscoTOC theme/component is throwing errors: TypeErro…

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## [Is it possible to integrate Google Drive uploads with the Standard Plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-google-drive-uploads-with-the-standard-plan/361688)

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**Author:** [@jaeni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jaeni)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-google-drive-uploads-with-the-standard-plan/361688 "2025-04-15T15:46:05Z")

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Hi there. Our team is planning to use the Discourse Standard Plan and host our forum on the web provided by Discourse. I have a question. The Standard Plan includes 20GB of storage. Since we are a game company and exp…

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## [Viewability of hidden Topic text from an Ignored user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewability-of-hidden-topic-text-from-an-ignored-user/361449)

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**Author:** [@MentalNomad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MentalNomad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewability-of-hidden-topic-text-from-an-ignored-user/361449 "2025-04-15T14:20:00Z")

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There’s an asymmetry in how posts from an Ignored user are handled. All posts by an Ignored user are hidden from view. Posts which are Replies have a button, “VIEW 1 HIDDEN REPLY”, which can reveal the text. Posts whi…

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## [RSS Polling posts are always appearing as unlisted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-posts-are-always-appearing-as-unlisted/361884)

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**Author:** [@Liam\_Griffin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Liam_Griffin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-posts-are-always-appearing-as-unlisted/361884 "2025-04-15T12:29:14Z")

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I’m using the RSS Polling plugin which is connected to our changelog, and a new topic is created as expected when a new changelog post is published. However all the topics are appearing as whispers/ unlisted: I can’t…

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## [Filtering spam/troll accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-spam-troll-accounts/361124)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-spam-troll-accounts/361124 "2025-04-15T11:20:37Z")

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Is there a way to disable email-only signup? I would like to set up so that signup can only be via GitHub, Twitter or Discord. I have a user who is using VPNs to repeatedly log in and troll or post 4h1t content. With p…

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## [Is there a way to edit posts with the API without notifying the user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-edit-posts-with-the-api-without-notifying-the-user/361667)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-edit-posts-with-the-api-without-notifying-the-user/361667 "2025-04-14T08:50:49Z")

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I want to add private tags to some posts via the API without notifying the users in any way. Adding tags works already, but it adds the pencil icon to the post and notifies the user that the topic has been edited. It lo…

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## [Edit Bot Greeting Message - One URL is linking to Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-bot-greeting-message-one-url-is-linking-to-discourse-site/361812)

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**Author:** [@becl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/becl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-bot-greeting-message-one-url-is-linking-to-discourse-site/361812 "2025-04-14T23:42:46Z")

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Hi, I have been searching Discourse for a solution to this issue. While there are some posts they are very old and I cannot seem to find where to edit the welcome email message from the Discourse Bot. I would leave it a…

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## [Discourse Post Removal Appeal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-post-removal-appeal/361806)

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**Author:** [@becl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/becl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-post-removal-appeal/361806 "2025-04-14T21:14:14Z")

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Hi, I am asking this question regarding the Discourse forum not my own. I posted yesterday regarding House Ads. The post had code in it I wanted advice on which was CSS and HTML that is not working. There was nothing bad…

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## [Migration error on fresh startup running in k8s cluster](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-error-on-fresh-startup-running-in-k8s-cluster/184751)

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**Author:** [@mobiusdickus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mobiusdickus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-error-on-fresh-startup-running-in-k8s-cluster/184751 "2025-04-14T20:02:09Z")

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Hi! I am running the latest version of discourse on a k8s cluster and upon startup and I keep getting this error: ERROR: relation "translation\_overrides" does not exist at character 454 STATEMENT: SELECT a.attnam…

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## [How to install the plugin on bitnami's repository](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-the-plugin-on-bitnamis-repository/354387)

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**Author:** [@Huang\_Ivan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Huang_Ivan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-the-plugin-on-bitnamis-repository/354387 "2025-04-14T19:55:21Z")

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I built Discourse through the following repository, instead of the standard installation method. https://github.com/bitnami/containers/tree/main/bitnami/discourse But I don’t know how to install the plugin, I tried the…

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## [Tracking topics created by member of group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-topics-created-by-member-of-group/361436)

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**Author:** [@benjamincfarmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benjamincfarmer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-topics-created-by-member-of-group/361436 "2025-04-14T19:30:13Z")

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I am interested in trying to automatically add new topics to a watch list when created by a user in a specific group. i.e. Customer/user starts topic and specific Sales/user gets announcement based on the group that the …

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## [Incomplete mandatory tag field in forum posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incomplete-mandatory-tag-field-in-forum-posts/355156)

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**Author:** [@Tealk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tealk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incomplete-mandatory-tag-field-in-forum-posts/355156 "2025-04-14T15:43:42Z")

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I always have posts where the tags have not all been filled in although they are stored as mandatory. I had first 2 posts where again the district was not selected.

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## [Heuristic for dollar amounts doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/heuristic-for-dollar-amounts-doesnt-work/361468)

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**Author:** [@Roymond](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roymond)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/heuristic-for-dollar-amounts-doesnt-work/361468 "2025-04-14T14:45:50Z")

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The site says: “Discourse Math uses a heuristic to ensure that sentences such as: “I spent 20$ and another 100$” do not get converted.” I am writing a discussion that involves dollar amounts. In one paragraph there is…

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## [Scripts in posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scripts-in-posts/361009)

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**Author:** [@Olle11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olle11)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scripts-in-posts/361009 "2025-04-14T13:24:28Z")

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Hi, Any way to run scripts in posts limited only to admins? I have tried setting it up before only to crash my site in PuTTY. Have a good wednesday Olle

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## [User creation via API is a mess!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-creation-via-api-is-a-mess/347053)

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**Author:** [@Nikki\_Locke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikki_Locke)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-creation-via-api-is-a-mess/347053 "2025-04-14T11:32:02Z")

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Recent changes to default settings have completely messed up user creation. normalize\_emails setting is on by default, which means it is no longer possible to create a user with a + address (e.g. nikki+testuser@example…

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## [Rest API to add owners has stopped working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591)

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**Author:** [@Nikki\_Locke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikki_Locke)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-to-add-owners-has-stopped-working/348591 "2025-04-14T11:14:26Z")

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I used to use the rest api to update the owners of groups. This now seems to have stopped working (though the groups definitely exist): Method: PUT, RequestUri: 'https://forums.mysite.uk/admin/groups/1949/owners', Versi…

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## [Discourse Native App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-native-app/361616)

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**Author:** [@zedisk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zedisk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-native-app/361616 "2025-04-14T03:12:13Z")

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Are there any Discourse communities currently using a native mobile app for their forum that is publicly available? If so, could someone kindly share the app names or links? I would like to forward these examples to our …

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## [Running your own advertisements in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-your-own-advertisements-in-discourse/361620)

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**Author:** [@becl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/becl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-your-own-advertisements-in-discourse/361620 "2025-04-14T01:26:55Z")

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I have installed the Advertising plugin but realised it only allows you to run ads like google ads. I want to run ads in my forum but I want them to be ads that I create myself and charge a client for the advertising spa…

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