# Hot

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## [Free Services for Non-Profit Organizations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-services-for-non-profit-organizations/125716)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-services-for-non-profit-organizations/125716 "2019-08-13T23:22:27Z")

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What would you like done? A small discourse community for our Non-Profit Community that is needing a Discourse forum. We only need it small, like a 10gb max disk size. When do you need it done? ASAP What is your budg…

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## [Automatic badge for group members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-badge-for-group-members/125720)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-badge-for-group-members/125720 "2019-08-13T22:45:11Z")

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As discussed here: https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-sql-can-no-longer-be-edited-by-default/47894/44?u=jtbayly I was hoping for a setting to allow auto-badge granting (and removal) based on group membership. It would…

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## [No approve button for new user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-approve-button-for-new-user/125725)

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**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-approve-button-for-new-user/125725 "2019-08-15T16:40:30Z")

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What am I missing here? Just had a user log on for the first time through WordPress SSO. I have configured such that approvals are required. Shouldn’t that option appear here? I have no idea how to approve this user …

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## [Changing post date format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-date-format/125741)

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**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-date-format/125741 "2019-08-14T20:12:25Z")

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So the good news is that I was a good lad and used search to locate an answer to my issue. The even better news is that I found it has been covered numerous times. And yet more good news is that the topics I found neatly…

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## [Change the 5 default Emojis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-5-default-emojis/125766)

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**Author:** [@Mikael\_Baggström](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikael_Baggstr%C3%B6m)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-5-default-emojis/125766 "2019-08-16T10:47:21Z")

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How can I manually change the 5 default emojis that come up when typing a colon? I would have thought those 5 defaults would update by my actions (favorites), but they don’t, they are the same regardless. Which means I …

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## [Google and JS scripts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-and-js-scripts/125767)

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**Author:** [@Agnieszka\_Jaskiewicz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Agnieszka_Jaskiewicz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-and-js-scripts/125767 "2019-09-04T13:51:08Z")

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Hi guys, We’re running our forum on Discourse (on a subfolder), our SEO specialists made an analysis on it. Besides the speed of the website, they have one more concern about JavaScript processing. For now, Discourse us…

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## [Report on User Fields?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-on-user-fields/125768)

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**Author:** [@nedbat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nedbat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-on-user-fields/125768 "2019-08-14T15:07:35Z")

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I’ve added one User Field, editable and shown on profile. I’d like to see a list of users who have provided it, with the values. Is this possible? I found this old topic which seems to indicate it is not, but I’m hopi…

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## [Feature to Reward "Great Topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-reward-great-topics/125769)

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**Author:** [@Mikael\_Baggström](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikael_Baggstr%C3%B6m)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-reward-great-topics/125769 "2021-03-05T03:53:58Z")

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Is there any way for me as an admin to reward great and well written topics? Basically I would love to be able to “flag” topics in a positive way, and in any way possible by doing so reward the post itself and/or the me…

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## [Error in getting topic and posts(Connection Problem)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-getting-topic-and-posts-connection-problem/125773)

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**Author:** [@Vishal\_Kaushik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vishal_Kaushik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-getting-topic-and-posts-connection-problem/125773 "2019-08-14T23:50:17Z")

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I am getting this issue when I am trying to get a topic and its posts. What can be the reason.

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## [Cannot delete system created topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-system-created-topic/125781)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-system-created-topic/125781 "2019-09-14T15:04:32Z")

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I am trying to remove some categories in favor of using tags, but I end up with one system created topic that I cannot delete (it is Technical in the screenshot, notice the -1 replies). If I try to visit this topic the p…

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## [Bulk tag actions not working in tag view with category restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-tag-actions-not-working-in-tag-view-with-category-restrictions/125782)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-tag-actions-not-working-in-tag-view-with-category-restrictions/125782 "2019-08-14T18:57:03Z")

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When appending or replacing tags in a tag view and the tag has category restrictions it does not behave as expected, it gives an error that the tag is restricted to a category, but as you can see below the topic is in th…

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## [Discourse Feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-feedback/125783)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-feedback/125783 "2019-08-14T14:59:34Z")

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So I have been a member of the Infinite Flight Community for quite some time. I think that Discourse is an amazing forum and I am most likely getting one for a cancer fighting community. Great Work! :+1:

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## [What is “Bumping Topics”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-bumping-topics/125790)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-bumping-topics/125790 "2020-05-22T23:08:55Z")

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What does “Bumping Topics” do?

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## [Most email notifications not being sent due to events plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/most-email-notifications-not-being-sent-due-to-events-plugin/125791)

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**Author:** [@LlamaSensei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LlamaSensei)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/most-email-notifications-not-being-sent-due-to-events-plugin/125791 "2019-08-14T18:38:05Z")

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I’m back, with more trouble to be caused. After updating to v.2.4.0.beta2+183, email notifications seem to have hit shrunk & email jobs are failing right & left. We are using mailgun.org as an smtp server & this issue b…

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## [Creation of an app for www.bettercentury.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creation-of-an-app-for-www-bettercentury-org/125796)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Beckett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Beckett)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creation-of-an-app-for-www-bettercentury-org/125796 "2019-08-15T16:14:44Z")

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What would you like done? Creation of an app for community.bettercentury.org When do you need it done? Just looking at costs at the moment really What is your budget, in $ USD that you can offer for this task? Would…

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## [Pin multiple topics to category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-multiple-topics-to-category/125798)

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**Author:** [@EGreg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EGreg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-multiple-topics-to-category/125798 "2019-08-15T02:05:36Z")

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Simple question. We want to create a knowledge base on our forum, and use categories and topics for this. The topics we write, we want to pin to the category so they are always on top. Others will be able to add more top…

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## [How does Discourse determine what Suggested Topics to show?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-determine-what-suggested-topics-to-show/125805)

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**Author:** [@Nina\_11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nina_11)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-determine-what-suggested-topics-to-show/125805 "2023-04-29T16:01:01Z")

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Hello - How does Discourse determine what Suggested Topics to show? Curious to know if I can set preferences for this feature.

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## [Traditional multi level hierarchy vs flat discourse hierarchy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/traditional-multi-level-hierarchy-vs-flat-discourse-hierarchy/125809)

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**Author:** [@PackElend](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PackElend)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/traditional-multi-level-hierarchy-vs-flat-discourse-hierarchy/125809 "2019-08-22T15:40:04Z")

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I’m struggling to convince our organisation not falling back to a traditional forum where you can multiple hierarchy levels, which tend to end up in click-and-run torture, see It’s Time We Talked About Tags I need ammun…

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## [Image Uploads in the Editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-uploads-in-the-editor/125816)

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**Author:** [@sfoster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sfoster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-uploads-in-the-editor/125816 "2019-08-14T21:24:45Z")

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When a user uploads an image in the editor for a new topic, the editor creates a bunch of string of characters in the middle of where they are typing. This is very confusing for most non-technical people (and even was co…

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## [Highlight search term when navigating from result](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-search-term-when-navigating-from-result/125819)

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**Author:** [@srounce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srounce)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-search-term-when-navigating-from-result/125819 "2019-08-15T15:54:17Z")

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When reading an extremely long post (several pages of scrolling on a portrait 4K monitor) and looking for an not infrequently repeated term I find myself resorting to using browser Find in page to highlight the instances…

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## [Redirect u/ to /](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-u-to/125821)

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**Author:** [@Eduardo\_Braga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eduardo_Braga)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-u-to/125821 "2019-08-14T22:01:45Z")

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Is there a way to do this on all profiles? Profile - Eduardo\_Braga - Discourse Meta to https://meta.discourse.org/eduardo\_braga

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## [Thanks Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-discourse/125825)

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**Author:** [@PaigeLynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaigeLynn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-discourse/125825 "2019-08-14T21:26:57Z")

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I wanna say a huge thanks to Discourse and the Staff here for an amazing software and amazing support I’m a total newbie to css and rails and all that but I’m starting to pick it up as in try to customize our forum. I’m…

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## [Double tap to highlight in reply (iOS Safari)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-tap-to-highlight-in-reply-ios-safari/125830)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-tap-to-highlight-in-reply-ios-safari/125830 "2019-08-16T03:04:21Z")

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Most of the time when I double tap a word in a reply on mobile, it highlights the word as I’d expect. Sometimes though, it just zooms in and out instead. I had this happen on another install, but they were way out of dat…

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## [Custom fonts not working for visitors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fonts-not-working-for-visitors/125844)

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**Author:** [@Merlls\_Rizzini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Merlls_Rizzini)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fonts-not-working-for-visitors/125844 "2019-08-15T03:53:07Z")

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This is my forum font when you’re logged in. This is the fonts when you’re seeing as a visitor (it’s showing Times New Roman). Anyone knows why the custom fonts that I uploaded aren’t loading for visitors, but…

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## [Discourse Hosting versus self hosting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hosting-versus-self-hosting/125848)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hosting-versus-self-hosting/125848 "2019-08-15T03:45:31Z")

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Why is it $100 a month for the “standard” package when you can do the same thing for $5-10 a month with DigitalOcean?

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## [Edit CSS/HTML of custom theme not appearing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-css-html-of-custom-theme-not-appearing/125885)

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**Author:** [@bencf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bencf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-css-html-of-custom-theme-not-appearing/125885 "2019-08-15T18:49:52Z")

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In the past I had edited my Discourse installation to create a custom theme. I went to alter it today and the boxes to edit the code in don’t seem to show up (in Chrome 75). It just looks like this: The “hide unused …

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## [Reply by email - additional addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-additional-addresses/125891)

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**Author:** [@turkeyphant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/turkeyphant)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-additional-addresses/125891 "2019-08-19T17:39:13Z")

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From reading a few topics, it seems that this is a possible feature? To combat spam, many people use wildcard domains, plus addressing or Gmail dots. Unfortunately Discourse doesn’t allow for this meaning any email repl…

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## [How serious is "site is under extreme load, search is disabled, try again later"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-serious-is-site-is-under-extreme-load-search-is-disabled-try-again-later/125900)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-serious-is-site-is-under-extreme-load-search-is-disabled-try-again-later/125900 "2019-08-19T11:06:37Z")

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I’ve been getting reports of this warning message from my members. Doesn’t come up much but it is being noticed. Can I assume there is nothing to do here and it’s not as serious as it appears? “Extreme load” sounds like …

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## [Which Home Page Do You Use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-home-page-do-you-use/125913)

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**Author:** [@PaigeLynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaigeLynn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-home-page-do-you-use/125913 "2019-08-15T19:25:30Z")

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So I’m going back and forth from Categories to Latest as I just made a new site and not very populated yet so which do you think is better for a visitor

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## [When is port 80 available?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-is-port-80-available/125930)

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**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-is-port-80-available/125930 "2019-08-15T22:12:18Z")

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I am a little confused about when a new Docker-based install of Discourse exposes port 80. Let me explain… When I run ./discourse-setup I assume that the initial questions (host name, eMail address, etc) are all present…

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