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## [Atlas, a simple blog-styled theme with an optional sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/atlas-a-simple-blog-styled-theme-with-an-optional-sidebar/127863)

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**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/atlas-a-simple-blog-styled-theme-with-an-optional-sidebar/127863 "2023-01-16T02:11:26Z")

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Atlas features an alternate topic list layout intended to highlight topic excerpts, and also includes space for an (optional) sidebar. Categories feature user-dismissable headers populated by the “About” topic. …

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## [How do you get the "first flag" badge?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-get-the-first-flag-badge/127877)

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**Author:** [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-get-the-first-flag-badge/127877 "2019-09-07T16:39:58Z")

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I have looked through several topics on Badges, especially First Flag badges and can’t seem to find an answer to this: Which setting should it be to automatically award a First Flag badge when the badge is enabled? Here …

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## [Pq.hosting - anyone tried yet? Feedback please](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pq-hosting-anyone-tried-yet-feedback-please/127886)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pq-hosting-anyone-tried-yet-feedback-please/127886 "2019-09-07T13:13:32Z")

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Compared to Digital Ocean in the $10-20 price range, looks very good. Anyone’s given it a try yet? P.S. Also, might be a good candidate to cheaply run a VPS dedicated to Mail-in-a-Box.

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## [Discourse stopping working - CPU/RAM load?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopping-working-cpu-ram-load/127889)

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**Author:** [@Yetidragon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yetidragon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopping-working-cpu-ram-load/127889 "2019-09-08T14:06:51Z")

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Hi all. Hoping that someone will be able to help me resolve an issue that we are currently having on our forum :- https://forum.combustionpunks.co.uk This is a long story… but I want to give all info that may help res…

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## [Can posts be set to empty?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-posts-be-set-to-empty/127892)

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**Author:** [@whitesealblackcat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/whitesealblackcat)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-posts-be-set-to-empty/127892 "2023-03-06T06:39:56Z")

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I just want users to type the topic title only. Would this be possible?

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## [Is it possible to install Discourse on the same domain of your main website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-install-discourse-on-the-same-domain-of-your-main-website/127903)

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**Author:** [@parrhesia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/parrhesia)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-install-discourse-on-the-same-domain-of-your-main-website/127903 "2019-09-08T22:28:42Z")

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I’m sorry but I’m a bit confused as to what I would need to make Discourse available for my website. As far as I understand, you would need something like a forums. prefix to your current domain name and run a Docker Co…

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## [Console Frozen in Digital Ocean web UI trying to update Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/console-frozen-in-digital-ocean-web-ui-trying-to-update-discourse/127908)

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**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/console-frozen-in-digital-ocean-web-ui-trying-to-update-discourse/127908 "2019-09-11T15:51:16Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to update my Discourse site, but i’m seeing this message in Admin. You are running an old version of the Discourse image. Upgrades via the web UI are disabled until you run the latest image. To do s…

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## [Is there any way to prevent a specific user from being blocked for too many bounces?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-prevent-a-specific-user-from-being-blocked-for-too-many-bounces/127910)

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**Author:** [@cori](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-prevent-a-specific-user-from-being-blocked-for-too-many-bounces/127910 "2019-09-07T20:33:29Z")

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We handle a particular type of interaction via email only and the “user” that participates from the moderator side of things has an email address that goes to an email group. Occasionally that list bounces some email fro…

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## [Direct link / permalink to e.g. "login with GitHub"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-link-permalink-to-e-g-login-with-github/127916)

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**Author:** [@haakonstorm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haakonstorm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-link-permalink-to-e-g-login-with-github/127916 "2019-11-18T16:20:15Z")

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Is it possible to fetch a direct link to a particular sites’ GitHub-login? Say, if you visit https://community.folivora.ai they have a big Login button; but you have to click it and then select which loginprovider you…

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## [Review each other's forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-each-others-forum/127920)

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**Author:** [@Zususu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zususu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-each-others-forum/127920 "2019-10-15T22:51:22Z")

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A bit new here, but already running my own forum with Discourse with my own theme. I was wondering if there is a special platform for reviewing each other’s forum so the more experienced users could review and share the…

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## [Wp-discourse quotes unreadable in dark wordpress theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-quotes-unreadable-in-dark-wordpress-theme/127925)

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**Author:** [@chi\_noti\_info](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chi_noti_info)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-quotes-unreadable-in-dark-wordpress-theme/127925 "2019-09-09T16:24:08Z")

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Hello. Well, the plugin works, but when a user quotes another, the quote box is white and the text is also white, making it unreadable. Can this be changed?

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## [Additional information beside the avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-information-beside-the-avatar/127930)

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**Author:** [@Zususu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zususu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-information-beside-the-avatar/127930 "2019-09-08T04:48:12Z")

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Hi all, I was wondering if it is possible to somehow add information beside the avatar every time user posts something. The information could be the amount of likes, amount of opened topics, amount of posts and so on. …

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## [Plugin tester without installing Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-tester-without-installing-discourse/127960)

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**Author:** [@Zususu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zususu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-tester-without-installing-discourse/127960 "2023-04-09T23:45:52Z")

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Hi all, Is there a way to test a plugin without installing Discourse (similar to the theme-creator platform)? Thank you.

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## [User is typing misaligned and mixed with "reply" choices with RTL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-is-typing-misaligned-and-mixed-with-reply-choices-with-rtl/127963)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-is-typing-misaligned-and-mixed-with-reply-choices-with-rtl/127963 "2019-09-09T12:50:18Z")

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In our forum, which is RTL, in the reply window, if someone else is also writing a reply, then the user's avatar will overlap with the button that determines the type of reply. This is shown in the image below: …

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## [Embed Images are set to https://domain.com:80 in email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-images-are-set-to-https-domain-com-80-in-email/127967)

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**Author:** [@Senthil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Senthil)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-images-are-set-to-https-domain-com-80-in-email/127967 "2019-09-08T19:04:25Z")

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I recently migrated my server, and I have no custom Nginx running in front of my discourse instance. This is the regular plain vanilla discourse, set up following the Quick Start Guide. The content has been migrated fro…

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## [How do I set up email SMTP for non-production testing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-up-email-smtp-for-non-production-testing/127975)

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**Author:** [@Glen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Glen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-up-email-smtp-for-non-production-testing/127975 "2019-09-08T19:14:32Z")

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I’d like to install Discourse on a local test lab environment, but am stuck on setting up the email settings. I don’t have a SMTP server setup. Can I use a personal email account, or the email service of my domain hostin…

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## [New badge, badge icon not showing on badges page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-badge-badge-icon-not-showing-on-badges-page/127978)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-badge-badge-icon-not-showing-on-badges-page/127978 "2019-09-08T20:35:24Z")

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I made a new badge, then went to the badges page via the hamburger to ensure it displayed correctly. Everything displays as expected so far, but Useful Prolog Reference badge incon is missing from the image. I look…

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## [Not receiving badge / notifications within 1 hour](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-badge-notifications-within-1-hour/127980)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-badge-notifications-within-1-hour/127980 "2019-09-09T03:27:05Z")

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Hello, I am not receiving the help desk badge after 1 hour of getting a solution. The delay cannot be that long? In addition… For the bug I reported, I never got the notification for the badge but I have it and I am n…

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## [Do we need popups for login?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-need-popups-for-login/127988)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-need-popups-for-login/127988 "2019-10-08T11:11:12Z")

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From inception of Discourse social logins on desktop would always use a “popup” window for logging in. The intent was to be “less” distracting keeping you on the actual site while the “logging in” act was happening. I …

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## [Excerpts truncating at 50 characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excerpts-truncating-at-50-characters/127993)

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**Author:** [@louquillio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/louquillio)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excerpts-truncating-at-50-characters/127993 "2019-09-10T01:46:46Z")

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I had topic excerpts working as desired — that is, they observed post\_excerpt\_maxlength in all cases. I first did this with a plugin (which worked), then learned about SiteSetting.always\_include\_topic\_excerpts = true, so…

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## [How to Add Mailchimp Subscriber Popup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-mailchimp-subscriber-popup/127994)

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**Author:** [@swamidass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swamidass)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-mailchimp-subscriber-popup/127994 "2023-09-14T14:57:53Z")

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Does anyone know how to add this to a theme? I imagine it is supposed to be in the customization for the theme, but adding the code there doesn’t seem to do the trick.

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## [How can we upload a motion graph?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-upload-a-motion-graph/128000)

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**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-upload-a-motion-graph/128000 "2019-09-17T02:26:57Z")

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I know that we can upload a .gif file to have the motion effect. While I’m wondering other types of motions, like this link: https://p1.pstatp.com/large/pgc-image/d68dadb0fba442cba38267b9187ced4d It should be sth like…

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## [Upgrading Discourse to Rails 6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-discourse-to-rails-6/128004)

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**Author:** [@kris.kotlarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kris.kotlarek)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-discourse-to-rails-6/128004 "2020-01-07T01:38:59Z")

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Hi Team, Rails 6.0.0 was released 25 days ago so I think it is a time to update Discourse :slight\_smile: There were a few steps I needed to do to make that work. Fix broken specs Add empty method trigger\_transaction…

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## [Anonymized users keep their IP address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymized-users-keep-their-ip-address/128007)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymized-users-keep-their-ip-address/128007 "2019-09-09T15:12:38Z")

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After anonymizing a user, I can still access their IP address in the user admin. I was expecting this information to be scrubbed?

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## [Topic keeps getting deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-keeps-getting-deleted/128013)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-keeps-getting-deleted/128013 "2020-07-16T15:47:06Z")

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I have a topic at my site that someone (let’s call them X) posted and then deleted because of some erroneous information. I undeleted it and asked X posted a correction underneath their original post. Since that time th…

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## [Private repo on Github](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-repo-on-github/128018)

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**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-repo-on-github/128018 "2019-09-09T12:02:29Z")

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Hello all :slight\_smile:, A small Github question if you may. I have a repo on Github with a plugin for Discourse. This repo is private. I would like to insert it into the yml file but because the repo is private, it …

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## [Import Redmine posts in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-redmine-posts-in-discourse/128036)

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**Author:** [@lyrrr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lyrrr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-redmine-posts-in-discourse/128036 "2019-09-09T20:00:55Z")

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Hi guys I’ld like to know if there’s a way to migrate from Redmine to Discourse ? Best regards,

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## [Using emojis in the client.yml file](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-emojis-in-the-client-yml-file/128039)

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**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-emojis-in-the-client-yml-file/128039 "2019-09-09T23:33:19Z")

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I’m trying to add emojis in the client.en.yml file. What I tried: en: js: my\_plugin: likes: one: ":heart: \<b\>{{count}}\</b\>" other: ":heart: \<b\>{{count}}\</b\>" But it just prints :hearts: 5. Is there a way to …

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## [Question - Is there a way to set trust levels during user migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-is-there-a-way-to-set-trust-levels-during-user-migration/128044)

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**Author:** [@DucatiRican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DucatiRican)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-is-there-a-way-to-set-trust-levels-during-user-migration/128044 "2019-09-10T14:39:52Z")

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I am currently assisting in a migration from vbulletin to Discourse. We have a very long history on the other forum and are planning on migrating users and posts. We also have quite a few trust levels. We would prefer to…

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## [MathJax one-liner equation breaks the line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mathjax-one-liner-equation-breaks-the-line/128046)

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**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mathjax-one-liner-equation-breaks-the-line/128046 "2019-09-10T05:09:20Z")

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Hi all, It looks like MathJax has stopped working. Every equation is on a separate line: It is the same pattern for all the opened topics. Another example: I have no non-supported plugins installed: I also tr…

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