# Hot

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## [Assigning User Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-user-tags/119290)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-user-tags/119290 "2019-06-02T13:19:37Z")

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Can tags be added to users?

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## [Activity details in topic list fail when default locale is bosanski jezik](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-details-in-topic-list-fail-when-default-locale-is-bosanski-jezik/119304)

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**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-details-in-topic-list-fail-when-default-locale-is-bosanski-jezik/119304 "2019-06-02T11:03:00Z")

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Since we updated our Discourse to v2.3.0beta10 on list of topics details shows error en\_US.dates.tiny.x\_minutes.other Our discourse is set to bosanski jezik in default locale. Is this missing translate or bug. When…

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## [Voting & following](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-following/119305)

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**Author:** [@Thermaikos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thermaikos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-following/119305 "2019-06-02T11:23:41Z")

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Hi I have 2 questions today: 1 I think somewhere in the settings I saw that it’s possible to rate / like posts. So far, so good. Is it possible to apply that only for posts in s single category? Here’s what I mean: I…

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## [WooCommerce + Discourse Integration/Implementation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/woocommerce-discourse-integration-implementation/119306)

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**Author:** [@alexjpanagis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexjpanagis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/woocommerce-discourse-integration-implementation/119306 "2019-06-02T14:23:09Z")

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What would you like done? I would like someone to completely handle the integration of a WordPress.org website with a Discourse forum that will be accepting payments through WooCommerce for me. When do you need it done…

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## [Development Installation Safe?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-installation-safe/119314)

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**Author:** [@A13](https://meta.discourse.org/u/A13)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 4:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-installation-safe/119314 "2019-06-03T04:40:02Z")

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Hi, i choosed Discourse as a Forum Software because of the Features. Unfortnuatley i cannot run Docker on my Current server and i saw that the Development Installation dioesnt use Docker is it safe to run the Developmen…

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## [Post content (partially) lost when "Save Reply" fails due to connectivity issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-content-partially-lost-when-save-reply-fails-due-to-connectivity-issues/119315)

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**Author:** [@RalfJung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RalfJung)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-content-partially-lost-when-save-reply-fails-due-to-connectivity-issues/119315 "2022-09-10T06:48:28Z")

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When “Save Reply” happens while the internet connection is temporarily down (as just happened to me several times in this train), the content of the post are partially lost. Steps to reproduce: Start writing a reply. W…

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## [My install was broken because I upgraded but did not upgrade plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-install-was-broken-because-i-upgraded-but-did-not-upgrade-plugins/119316)

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**Author:** [@Destry\_Hunt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Destry_Hunt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-install-was-broken-because-i-upgraded-but-did-not-upgrade-plugins/119316 "2019-06-03T03:44:55Z")

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After updating my Discourse install, the hamburger menu, as well as other UX features appear hidden. They are not totally hidden, though. They are merely not visible because upon pressing where the hamburger menu button …

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## [Private comments are showing publicly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-comments-are-showing-publicly/119320)

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**Author:** [@alexwoolfson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexwoolfson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-comments-are-showing-publicly/119320 "2019-06-02T20:02:21Z")

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Hello, I thought I had this figured out, but maybe I missed a step? I have a private category on my Discourse install, just for $5+ patrons: https://community.amwcomics.com/c/sneak-preview-pages I thought that …

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## [Category in url for topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-in-url-for-topic/119339)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-in-url-for-topic/119339 "2019-06-03T05:17:00Z")

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Is it possible to have the category in the url as well as the topic? Example. https://host/c/parent/sub/t/topic-title

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## ['Top' sorting always defaults to Year time period](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-sorting-always-defaults-to-year-time-period/119348)

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**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-sorting-always-defaults-to-year-time-period/119348 "2019-06-04T09:47:50Z")

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I’m not sure if this is a bug, but whenever I visit /Top, the time period selected by default is always the past year. From what I have read on Meta, it should select the time period based on your last visit - i.e. if yo…

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## [New comments aren't showing up under post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-comments-arent-showing-up-under-post/119350)

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**Author:** [@alexwoolfson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexwoolfson)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-comments-arent-showing-up-under-post/119350 "2019-06-05T19:11:50Z")

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Hey Simon, It doesn’t rain, but it pours. I’ve noticed one other thing. On the public webcomic page (page 33) previous to the Sneak Preview page, even though there are 11 comments under the post on Discourse, for some …

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## [Add custom menu panel to the correct location (same as hamburger menu panel)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-custom-menu-panel-to-the-correct-location-same-as-hamburger-menu-panel/119364)

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**Author:** [@kleinfreund](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kleinfreund)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-custom-menu-panel-to-the-correct-location-same-as-hamburger-menu-panel/119364 "2021-05-18T11:30:22Z")

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In Reuse Discourse Hamburger Functionality - #5 by awesomerobot, a way to add a new menu item to the header-icons location (i.e. where Discourse hamburger menu is located) is described. In essence, a call to api.decorat…

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## [Are Private Topics counted in the Topics & Posts Report?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-private-topics-counted-in-the-topics-posts-report/119390)

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**Author:** [@Mariane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mariane)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-private-topics-counted-in-the-topics-posts-report/119390 "2019-06-12T02:26:09Z")

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Hi there, We are trying to calculate how many questions are posted through our Community Forum (based on Topics and Replies). At first, we calculated this with the reports Topics and Posts. But the thing is we are not…

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## [Some inconsistencies in search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-inconsistencies-in-search-results/119395)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Holdgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chris_Holdgraf)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-inconsistencies-in-search-results/119395 "2019-06-05T05:07:12Z")

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Hey all - I’m trying to wrap my head around how search results are generated and am running into some weird inconsistencies, I’d be appreciative if folks could point me in the right direction! What I’m trying to do I’m …

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## [Unable to trigger the advanced Discobot tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-trigger-the-advanced-discobot-tutorial/119396)

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**Author:** [@alexs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-trigger-the-advanced-discobot-tutorial/119396 "2019-06-03T17:41:16Z")

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The command @discobot start advanced user isn’t trigger the advanced user tutorial on my site. Discobot just responds with the generic “Hi! To find out what I can do, say @discobot display help” reply. To try to troubl…

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## [Local-dates: dates show days in the future](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-dates-dates-show-days-in-the-future/119408)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-dates-dates-show-days-in-the-future/119408 "2019-06-06T09:20:33Z")

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For example: \[date=2019-06-05 timezone="America/Toronto" timezones="Africa/Cairo|America/Toronto|UTC"\] 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z (UTC) shows up in preview and baked for me as: UTC is not 52h in the future for me …

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## [What are the most natural languages for devs who want to code on Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-most-natural-languages-for-devs-who-want-to-code-on-discourse/119416)

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**Author:** [@Andy02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy02)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-most-natural-languages-for-devs-who-want-to-code-on-discourse/119416 "2019-06-06T07:35:31Z")

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We’re making Discourse dev far more central to our website to build some cool new features and syncs with React (which will all be available in the plugins section). If i wanted to put ads out for devs to join our volu…

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## [Some users can't log onto test site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-users-cant-log-onto-test-site/119418)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-users-cant-log-onto-test-site/119418 "2019-06-03T21:30:54Z")

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We have a stable production site at forum.example.com. I created a test site at test.example.com. I can log in, using my production site credentials, but others cannot. How can I debug this? My process for creating the …

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## [Admin getting spammed with reply notifications, years later](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-getting-spammed-with-reply-notifications-years-later/119419)

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**Author:** [@Wingtip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wingtip)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-getting-spammed-with-reply-notifications-years-later/119419 "2019-06-05T15:41:38Z")

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Through some sort of bug with our forum’s migration from Vbulletin awhile back, I ended up watching a ton of threads posted by other admins. And by tons, I mean 758. Normally this wouldn’t be an issue but for some reaso…

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## [YAML syntax error -- control characters are not allowed at line 1 column 1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yaml-syntax-error-control-characters-are-not-allowed-at-line-1-column-1/119422)

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**Author:** [@dlukefinch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dlukefinch)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yaml-syntax-error-control-characters-are-not-allowed-at-line-1-column-1/119422 "2019-06-04T13:16:39Z")

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On setting up I have the following error: (\<unknown\>): control characters are not allowed at line 1 column 1 -e LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 YAML syntax error. Please check your containers/\*.yml config files. My password does not …

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## [Attempting to Auto Create Accounts When Using SAML Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attempting-to-auto-create-accounts-when-using-saml-plugin/119423)

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**Author:** [@ckamps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckamps)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attempting-to-auto-create-accounts-when-using-saml-plugin/119423 "2019-06-04T15:57:51Z")

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Continuing the discussion from SAML plugin in repo. Multisite: I’m attempting to make use of the following code in the SAML plugin to automatically create an account after a user has successfully authenticated so that u…

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## [Topic content previews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-content-previews/119430)

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**Author:** [@pete\_dykstra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pete_dykstra)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-content-previews/119430 "2019-06-07T21:06:23Z")

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I’ve found topic threads that seem close to addressing this, but just want to make sure I’m not missing something: I’d like all new topics to include a short preview of the topic content (in addition to topic title), ju…

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## [Reply gear menu stays visible when previewing post on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-gear-menu-stays-visible-when-previewing-post-on-mobile/119434)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-gear-menu-stays-visible-when-previewing-post-on-mobile/119434 "2019-06-04T15:14:56Z")

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Steps to reproduce: Start a reply Click the gear icon Click the preview button The below image (taken on meta) shows what happens. No idea if this is new from the preview button being moved. Image: P.S. Should I …

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## [Discoursebot reminder to format code/logs/configs etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursebot-reminder-to-format-code-logs-configs-etc/119440)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Walkom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Walkom)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursebot-reminder-to-format-code-logs-configs-etc/119440 "2019-06-05T17:36:40Z")

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Home Assistant have a banner, which is nice. But easily dismissible. A bot seems like a more engaging way to remind people, but there may need to be limits around it so it only posts once per topic (for eg). I dunno if …

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## [Unable to get Google Ad Manager (DFP) ads to show up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-get-google-ad-manager-dfp-ads-to-show-up/119448)

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**Author:** [@thFOOL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thFOOL)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-get-google-ad-manager-dfp-ads-to-show-up/119448 "2019-06-04T07:21:16Z")

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Trying out the official ads plugin, and I’ve correctly entered our ad manager network ID and the ad unit IDs in the correct fields, set visibility to all tiers, but no luck getting ads to show up. I am getting this error…

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## [Health check API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/health-check-api/119458)

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**Author:** [@axil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/axil)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/health-check-api/119458 "2020-01-28T21:27:12Z")

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It would be nice to have some sort of health check API. We recently faced an issue with an update and Discourse was producing 500 errors. However, curl returned 200: curl -I https://forum.gitlab.com HTTP/2 200 server: …

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## [DB migration failure during the last update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/db-migration-failure-during-the-last-update/119461)

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**Author:** [@axil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/axil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 9:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/db-migration-failure-during-the-last-update/119461 "2019-06-04T09:43:01Z")

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I tried to update our forum via the web UI (tests-passed branch) and Activerecord failed due to a DB migration error. There wasn’t a way to rollback, the button didn’t show up. The error in the Rails console was: : SEL…

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## [Request: Member Correction of Grammar & Spelling for Language Forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-member-correction-of-grammar-spelling-for-language-forums/119463)

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**Author:** [@jimmymckinney](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimmymckinney)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-member-correction-of-grammar-spelling-for-language-forums/119463 "2019-06-04T17:12:40Z")

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I’m starting a language learning community and I would like other users to be able to assist each other through spelling and grammar corrections similar to what was found on a now defunct platform called lang-8: https://…

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## [Allow more precise Delete Removed Posts After timeframes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-more-precise-delete-removed-posts-after-timeframes/119467)

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**Author:** [@alexs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-more-precise-delete-removed-posts-after-timeframes/119467 "2019-06-06T16:02:14Z")

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Could the site allow admins to set the delete removed posts after setting to fractions of an hour, to allow users to restore deleted posts for up to 30 seconds, for example? A user’s just been working through the advanc…

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## [\[PAID\] File sharing plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-file-sharing-plugin/119478)

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**Author:** [@Sean\_Strycker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sean_Strycker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-file-sharing-plugin/119478 "2019-06-05T16:04:24Z")

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This plugin will do the following: Users can login and upload and share files. The interface can be a “wizard” where the user goes through required steps and fills out required info about the file upload OR a singl…

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