# WordPress

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## [Can I switch the site being used as provider (staging to prod)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-switch-the-site-being-used-as-provider-staging-to-prod/330577)

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**Author:** [@Firsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firsh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-switch-the-site-being-used-as-provider-staging-to-prod/330577 "2024-10-14T06:58:48Z")

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I have a few months old staging copy of a WP site. I thought I’d try how the SSO works with the forum (closed for signups, not yet launched) and then later connect with the production site, which will have a bit more use…

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## [Memberpress + WP Discourse (Groups Management)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberpress-wp-discourse-groups-management/238447)

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**Author:** [@SweaterVest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SweaterVest)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberpress-wp-discourse-groups-management/238447 "2024-10-11T15:14:30Z")

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I’ve been lurking in the meta.discourse forums for years, grabbing snippets and learning how to improve a client site that uses Wordpress + Memberpress + Discourse (self-hosted). I needed (and still do need) to assign D…

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## [WordPress Comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-comments/280091)

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**Author:** [@lucy.sierracircuits](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucy.sierracircuits)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-comments/280091 "2024-10-06T13:15:05Z")

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Hi! I have just set up the WordPress Discourse plugin. Question: When a blog reader leaves a comment on our blog, is it possible for that comment to be published on our forum automatically? I guess there would be two s…

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## [Turn off 'Show Full Post' in WP Discourse Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-off-show-full-post-in-wp-discourse-plugin/50342)

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**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-off-show-full-post-in-wp-discourse-plugin/50342 "2024-10-02T09:25:50Z")

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I’ve recently noticed that a ‘Read full post’ button has appeared in Discourse topics linked to Wordpress articles. Is it possible to have this as an option that can be turned off? 2 reasons for this request: I use V…

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## [Replace bbPress/buddyPress with Discourse on a Wordpress site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-bbpress-buddypress-with-discourse-on-a-wordpress-site/323698)

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**Author:** [@Maël\_Shanti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ma%C3%ABl_Shanti)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-bbpress-buddypress-with-discourse-on-a-wordpress-site/323698 "2024-09-30T07:33:48Z")

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Hello, I am currently building a WordPress site for a community of about 3000 members. This WP site would feature several community-building functions, such as forums, events calendar (in which each user can add events)…

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## [Template hook for Discourse Plugin "Join Discussion Link" section?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/template-hook-for-discourse-plugin-join-discussion-link-section/323878)

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**Author:** [@Kayla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kayla)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/template-hook-for-discourse-plugin-join-discussion-link-section/323878 "2024-09-19T16:59:58Z")

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I see where I can change the link text itself when the ‘Link to Comments Without Displaying Them’ option is selected, but is there a way to add text/html above/below this link? Sort of like the discourse\_replies\_html fil…

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## [Profile Picture Appearing Stretched on WP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-appearing-stretched-on-wp/327070)

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**Author:** [@Devitaliza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Devitaliza)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-appearing-stretched-on-wp/327070 "2024-09-19T13:45:02Z")

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Hi, I’ve tried searching for an answer but haven’t yet been able to find anything. Today, I integrated Discourse with my WordPress website through the official plugin. All is working flawlessly, except that in the comme…

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## [Comments are only being linked to despite settings to show them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comments-are-only-being-linked-to-despite-settings-to-show-them/319343)

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**Author:** [@federatedRoss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/federatedRoss)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comments-are-only-being-linked-to-despite-settings-to-show-them/319343 "2024-08-20T22:22:40Z")

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Here is a side by side of my settings, and the site’s front-end: It also doesn’t work with Ajax. I disabled the caching plugin, still no cigar. The theme is custom, and is just loading comments using the standard co…

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## [WP Post -\> Discourse not showing post title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-post-discourse-not-showing-post-title/320997)

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**Author:** [@shiitake74](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shiitake74)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-post-discourse-not-showing-post-title/320997 "2024-08-12T00:33:10Z")

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I’m using WP discourse to send Wordpress posts to Discourse, the linkage works but the resulting topic on Discourse doesn’t show the right post title, it always just gives the title of the login page at Wordpress, see sc…

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## [Photos are broken for synced posts to Wordpress using WP Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photos-are-broken-for-synced-posts-to-wordpress-using-wp-discourse/319342)

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**Author:** [@federatedRoss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/federatedRoss)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photos-are-broken-for-synced-posts-to-wordpress-using-wp-discourse/319342 "2024-07-30T21:41:39Z")

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After connecting, the posts go through to my discourse install, however the photos are broken. This is the HTML that they show: \<svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-unlink svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"\>\<use href="#unlink"\>\</use\>\<…

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## [Wordpress + discourse showcase - I need inspiration ;)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-showcase-i-need-inspiration/124166)

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**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-showcase-i-need-inspiration/124166 "2023-02-25T16:34:34Z")

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I need inspiration for further developing my site. After I changed from joomla with jomsocial (a php mysql setup) to a pure forum site (like my early start in 2001) I think I mis some non-forum features - features I cou…

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## [Wordpress comment question](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-comment-question/310089)

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**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-comment-question/310089 "2024-05-31T13:20:45Z")

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New install discourse and wordpress, just connected both and tested three posts so far,I see comments when logged in but not logged out despite the meta data showing a comment Do I have something set off? Checked thr…

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## [Filling in discourse\_username when not using DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filling-in-discourse-username-when-not-using-discourseconnect/212741)

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**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filling-in-discourse-username-when-not-using-discourseconnect/212741 "2024-07-16T22:29:21Z")

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This was a question on an old github issue, which is more easily tracked here on meta https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse/issues/237 From @mattdm: We’re using OpenID for login, and it seems like that option is …

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## [Using Wordpress Comments \*alongside\* Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-comments-alongside-discourse/312786)

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**Author:** [@Kayla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kayla)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-comments-alongside-discourse/312786 "2024-07-08T18:54:53Z")

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It seems that once you ‘publish to Discourse,’ the Wordpress comment submit box disappears, even if you’ve unchecked use Ajax and you’ve opted not to remove Wordpress comments. Is it possible to allow visitors to leave W…

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## [DiscourseConnect SSO force avatar update programatically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-sso-force-avatar-update-programatically/313829)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-sso-force-avatar-update-programatically/313829 "2024-06-27T15:52:01Z")

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I have this all set up and working so if someone changes their avatar on my WordPress site and then logs out of the forum and logs in again, it updates the avatar on Discourse. But people don’t know to log out, and that…

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## [Problem with publishing topic after moving to a new server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-publishing-topic-after-moving-to-a-new-server/312064)

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**Author:** [@Petr\_Mišák](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Petr_Mi%C5%A1%C3%A1k)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-publishing-topic-after-moving-to-a-new-server/312064 "2024-06-24T01:45:18Z")

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We have a WordPress site where we use Discource to log in and comment on WordPress. Everything worked fine until we moved WordPress (which has always run on a different server) to a new IP and a different server. Since…

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## [PHP Deprecated notice for parse\_str()](https://meta.discourse.org/t/php-deprecated-notice-for-parse-str/312589)

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**Author:** [@theUNnicked](https://meta.discourse.org/u/theUNnicked)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/php-deprecated-notice-for-parse-str/312589 "2024-06-18T17:17:27Z")

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In Wordpress logs I get a following notice: PHP Deprecated: parse\_str(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /wp-content/plugins/wp-discourse/lib/sso-provider/discourse-sso.php on lin…

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## [Wordpress DiscourseConnect Provider updating Discourse avatar when it shouldn't](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771)

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**Author:** [@37Rb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/37Rb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourseconnect-provider-updating-discourse-avatar-when-it-shouldnt/307771 "2024-06-03T18:35:11Z")

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We use the DiscourseConnect provider in the WP plugin but we do not want the WP plugin to set the Discourse avatar. We have the Force Avatar Update option disabled in Discourse \> DiscourseConnect \> DiscourseConnect Provi…

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## [Plugin tries to re-publish to Discourse after every update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-tries-to-re-publish-to-discourse-after-every-update/306899)

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**Author:** [@npm0912](https://meta.discourse.org/u/npm0912)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-tries-to-re-publish-to-discourse-after-every-update/306899 "2024-05-28T16:12:53Z")

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Hello, I noticed an issue on our website with the WP Discourse plugin. Basically after we publish a blog post and being successfully published on the Discourse forum, after let’s say 1 week if we do a slight change to …

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## [Could not update the meta value of discourse\_post\_id in database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-not-update-the-meta-value-of-discourse-post-id-in-database/309699)

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**Author:** [@npm0912](https://meta.discourse.org/u/npm0912)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-not-update-the-meta-value-of-discourse-post-id-in-database/309699 "2024-05-28T12:47:52Z")

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Hello! I have lately some issues with WP Discourse, when trying to edit a post which has been already posted to Discourse, I try to add some custom fields to the post but when I hit Update, it won’t do it and I receive …

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## [Bug: new user notification email cannot be disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-new-user-notification-email-cannot-be-disabled/307922)

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**Author:** [@TimJensen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimJensen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-new-user-notification-email-cannot-be-disabled/307922 "2024-05-15T07:57:47Z")

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There is a bug where the new user notification email sends even when the setting is disabled via the ‘wp\_send\_new\_user\_notification\_to\_user’ filter. To fix the bug the $send\_notification\_to\_user variable needs to be i…

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## [Filter out and exclude blocks of published post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-out-and-exclude-blocks-of-published-post/306897)

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**Author:** [@npm0912](https://meta.discourse.org/u/npm0912)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-out-and-exclude-blocks-of-published-post/306897 "2024-05-06T09:25:32Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if there is a quick way in the WP Discourse plugin to filter out and exclude blocks or whole sections (maybe based in ID) from the post being sent to the forum. If that is not possible, would be …

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## [Original date and time for WordPress posts published to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/original-date-and-time-for-wordpress-posts-published-to-discourse/306491)

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**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/original-date-and-time-for-wordpress-posts-published-to-discourse/306491 "2024-05-07T14:09:33Z")

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Is it possible to use the original date and time of WordPress posts which are published to Discourse afterwards, like when migrating to Discourse and bringing all the missing blog posts into the Discourse forum? At the …

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## [Ampersands getting over-escaped going from Wordpress to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersands-getting-over-escaped-going-from-wordpress-to-discourse/300004)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersands-getting-over-escaped-going-from-wordpress-to-discourse/300004 "2024-05-01T14:16:21Z")

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When WordPress articles have an & in the title, like Infra & RelEng Update - Week 9, 2024 – Fedora Community Blog, they land on our Discourse site with an HTML entity &amp; instead: Infra &amp; RelEng Update - Week …

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## [Map WP Custom Fields to Discourse Custom Fields (in topic view)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/map-wp-custom-fields-to-discourse-custom-fields-in-topic-view/305966)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/map-wp-custom-fields-to-discourse-custom-fields-in-topic-view/305966 "2024-04-30T13:12:13Z")

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We are planning to establish a product database on wordpress via custom post types. and import those posts to discourse wia WP Discourse plugin. Since each wp product page will have several custom fields, we would like …

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## [Discourse wordpress plugin suddenly not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wordpress-plugin-suddenly-not-working/305269)

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**Author:** [@seanadl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanadl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wordpress-plugin-suddenly-not-working/305269 "2024-04-24T16:58:51Z")

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Hi all, Nothing has been changed my end, but as of today, suddenly new posts are not being posted to discourse. When I look at the plugin in wordpress, it now says " You are not connected to Discourse. Check that your c…

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## [Wordpress: Create dynamic URL of discourse page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-create-dynamic-url-of-discourse-page/304761)

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**Author:** [@seanadl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanadl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-create-dynamic-url-of-discourse-page/304761 "2024-04-21T16:45:58Z")

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Hi all, I’'ve set up my community so that each new post on Wordpress auto-posts to Discourse. The plugin creates a link to the discourse discussion dynamically at the bottom of every wordpress post. I’m wondering if th…

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## [Subcategories suddenly missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-suddenly-missing/303912)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-suddenly-missing/303912 "2024-04-16T15:03:02Z")

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I used to be able to see the subcategories when publishing a post to Discourse, now I can only see top level categories in the dropdown. I do have the option checked for displaying subcategories in the WP plugin so there…

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## [422 Unprocessable Content response when using ActivityPub with WP Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/422-unprocessable-content-response-when-using-activitypub-with-wp-discourse/290177)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/422-unprocessable-content-response-when-using-activitypub-with-wp-discourse/290177 "2024-04-16T14:28:49Z")

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I am using the latest WordPress version together with latest wordpress plugin. Upon posting automagically from WP into Discourse, I get this error: A post has failed to publish on Discourse from your site \[netzwissen.de…

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## [Need to add user info when register on wordpress website to discourse user account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-add-user-info-when-register-on-wordpress-website-to-discourse-user-account/303681)

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**Author:** [@Haseeb\_Ahmed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Haseeb_Ahmed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-add-user-info-when-register-on-wordpress-website-to-discourse-user-account/303681 "2024-04-13T15:44:29Z")

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Hi i need help i need to add users information when user register on wordpress website into the discourse forum which is attached / connected with the wordpress website using wp discourse plugin so how can i do this No…

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