# Hot

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## [How to turn off notifications to admin for trust level changes, etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-turn-off-notifications-to-admin-for-trust-level-changes-etc/131497)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-turn-off-notifications-to-admin-for-trust-level-changes-etc/131497 "2019-10-21T03:16:18Z")

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At some point I turned on an option to have automated system notifications to be cc:ed to the admin account and now for the life of me I can’t remember how to turn this off. For example I get notifications for when a use…

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## [Discourse API: Get Categories Related to Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-get-categories-related-to-posts/131498)

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**Author:** [@Magnetidog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Magnetidog)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-get-categories-related-to-posts/131498 "2019-10-22T18:06:27Z")

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Hello! I am developing a search autocomplete external to Discourse, to be used in other websites connected to our network, where I will be able to output in the same autcomplete a mix of results from Discourse and from …

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## [Layout for RTL users can't be set per user, only at the whole site level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-for-rtl-users-cant-be-set-per-user-only-at-the-whole-site-level/131502)

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**Author:** [@danbars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danbars)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-for-rtl-users-cant-be-set-per-user-only-at-the-whole-site-level/131502 "2019-10-28T20:13:44Z")

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My browser is recognized as Hebrew which is RTL, and therefore the entire UI is laid out RTL, even when I access LTR forums like Vuejs. This is not the right way to build RTL UI, and it makes it really hard to use the a…

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## [Bulk User Invite with Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-user-invite-with-error/131507)

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**Author:** [@tisawyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tisawyer)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-user-invite-with-error/131507 "2019-11-01T05:12:40Z")

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I sent a bulk invite and received this message. I see no indication that any email was sent other than that, nothing any logs or admin display. Even my email provider is not showing a spike in the number of sent emai…

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## [Not getting notification emails when users sign up (pending approval)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-notification-emails-when-users-sign-up-pending-approval/131509)

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**Author:** [@motech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/motech)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-notification-emails-when-users-sign-up-pending-approval/131509 "2019-10-21T13:50:07Z")

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I just made my discourse server live. All new users require admin approval. That’s working fine. I can approve users no problem. On the site, i see a little red dot near the hamburger letting me know there is a pending…

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## [Spoiler tags improvement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-tags-improvement/131510)

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**Author:** [@nekodroid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nekodroid)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-tags-improvement/131510 "2019-10-21T07:09:40Z")

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Hi friends, I love the spoiler tags features, but I was wondering if it could be simplified by putting words between two bars ||like this|| instead of \[quote\]\[/spoiler\]. How about this ? :content:

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## [Hosting Plan Suggestion for 500 Concurrent Online Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-plan-suggestion-for-500-concurrent-online-users/131521)

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**Author:** [@Akshay\_Gadekar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Akshay_Gadekar)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-plan-suggestion-for-500-concurrent-online-users/131521 "2023-03-02T08:45:45Z")

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I’m Completely new to Discourse. You can say, I’m a virgin :stuck\_out\_tongue\_winking\_eye: at Discourse. I’m Expecting User interactions Max 500 Online Concurrent Users Reading Posts Max 50 Posts/Replay Per Minute Eve…

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## [Preview plugin questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preview-plugin-questions/131534)

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**Author:** [@azawawi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/azawawi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preview-plugin-questions/131534 "2019-10-21T10:12:30Z")

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I am working on a internal plugin to preview content from attachments within a post. Could you please help me with the following questions: What is the proper way for a plugin to serve JavaScript / CSS assets for a pre…

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## [\[Paid\] Help needed to fix a custom publicity plugin for Discourse 2.x](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-help-needed-to-fix-a-custom-publicity-plugin-for-discourse-2-x/131541)

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**Author:** [@SilviaB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SilviaB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-help-needed-to-fix-a-custom-publicity-plugin-for-discourse-2-x/131541 "2019-10-21T14:01:07Z")

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What would you like done? more than two years ago, we had a custom plugin built for us that shows publicity in the form of replies in certain categories and topics and only for new users. We would like to upgrade our p…

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## [Using Discourse as a SSO on a headless WP install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-sso-on-a-headless-wp-install/131546)

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**Author:** [@Lucas\_Meijer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lucas_Meijer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-sso-on-a-headless-wp-install/131546 "2019-11-22T12:20:37Z")

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Hey! I’d love to use Discourse as a SSO on a headless WP installation. Is it possible with the current WP discourse plugin? I’d like to use it for auth in WP so I can build functionality in WP, while avoiding for the use…

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## [Best dev installation method for running on macOS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-dev-installation-method-for-running-on-macos/131562)

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**Author:** [@rayascott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rayascott)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-dev-installation-method-for-running-on-macos/131562 "2019-10-25T14:08:52Z")

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What is the current thinking and approach to installing Discourse on macOS for development purposes? I’ve tried installing via the official GitHub documented instructions in the article - Beginners Guide to Install Disco…

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## [Deleting a prominent user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-a-prominent-user/131564)

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**Author:** [@simonzo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simonzo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-a-prominent-user/131564 "2019-10-26T14:24:44Z")

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Hi all, After a long time of being on a final warning, we have issued a final ban on one of our longterm users for consistently breaking our code of conduct. He has requested that we not “anonymise” his account but tha…

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## [React Theme Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/react-theme-components/131565)

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**Author:** [@edL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/edL)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/react-theme-components/131565 "2019-10-22T08:27:30Z")

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A bit of an odd question, but has anyone tried creating a theme component using React? I’ve seen a couple of sources that make React work with Ember, but I’m not sure if they could be applied within the context of a them…

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## [Onebox language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-language/131567)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Backgren](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Peter_Backgren)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-language/131567 "2022-03-30T14:34:44Z")

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Just testing here… I’m sure there is documentation on this somewhere, just curious about the language switch. Added link here: Link added on my forum: Ok, looks ok here. Maybe I explain this topic… A user posted …

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## [Adding models to a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-models-to-a-plugin/131569)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-models-to-a-plugin/131569 "2019-10-21T17:01:14Z")

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I’m working with a client that has developed a plugin that adds a bunch of models to, e.g., add post ratings. That’s pretty much always a bad idea, right? And should, in almost all circumstances, be done through stuff l…

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## [Max Personal Message / Trust rate limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-personal-message-trust-rate-limit/131571)

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**Author:** [@DNSTARS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DNSTARS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-personal-message-trust-rate-limit/131571 "2019-10-22T06:16:35Z")

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Are there any plans to attach this to trust levels for rate limiting? We’re looking to integrate the encrypted PM system and having a scaled max messages per trust would be useful.

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## [Provide warning when linking to private Topic / Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-warning-when-linking-to-private-topic-category/131574)

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**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-warning-when-linking-to-private-topic-category/131574 "2021-02-19T19:34:14Z")

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Currently, when attempting to @mention someone who does not have access to a particular Category or message, Discourse will provide a notification that so-and-so cannot access the message. I think it would be equally he…

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## [SMTP Delivery Problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-delivery-problems/131585)

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**Author:** [@Antichrist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Antichrist)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-delivery-problems/131585 "2019-10-21T20:56:17Z")

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I’ve been struggling with settings up SMTP to work, I really hope someone can help me out with my sccenario. So let’s say that my discourse forum is located at discourseaddress.com and my mail is at mailserver.com. The d…

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## [Yahoo Groups to Discourse migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yahoo-groups-to-discourse-migration/131587)

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**Author:** [@ravenzachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ravenzachary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yahoo-groups-to-discourse-migration/131587 "2019-10-21T20:54:17Z")

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Has anyone explored creating a migration script from a Yahoo Group to Discourse for historical posts? December 14th, 2019, is when all of the content hosted on Yahoo Groups is going away. I am also looking into doing so…

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## [How to use apply\_custom\_query from topic\_query.rb on review page topics in plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-apply-custom-query-from-topic-query-rb-on-review-page-topics-in-plugin/131590)

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**Author:** [@Oliver\_Walker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Oliver_Walker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-apply-custom-query-from-topic-query-rb-on-review-page-topics-in-plugin/131590 "2019-10-22T15:58:51Z")

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hello, I have a plugin that makes use of the TopicQuery.add\_custom\_filter function. It applies my custom filter as expected only to the default view of topics displayed on the landing page. I noticed this is because i…

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## [Add 'Share' link to query page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-share-link-to-query-page/131595)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-share-link-to-query-page/131595 "2019-10-24T18:35:07Z")

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Previously I was unable to enter a group in the box but that was fixed and the topic was closed. Now I can enter a group but the group still can’t access the query. I share the link with the mods like this: https://fo…

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## [Import using muut.rb](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-using-muut-rb/131600)

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**Author:** [@Armando\_Mastracci](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Armando_Mastracci)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-using-muut-rb/131600 "2019-10-22T11:45:37Z")

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Hello, I’m getting the following error when running the import script for muut: Importing categories 2 / 2 (100.0%) \[5170854 items/min\] Importing discussions Traceback (most recent call last): 8: from script/i…

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## [Customizing colors of header icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-colors-of-header-icons/131604)

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**Author:** [@alan.tan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alan.tan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-colors-of-header-icons/131604 "2023-07-04T09:12:46Z")

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I was looking at customising the color of the icons in the header by setting header primary in the color scheme. However, it doesn’t seem to affect the icons even though the description of the field says Text and icons i…

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## [Xkcd onebox image getting resized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xkcd-onebox-image-getting-resized/131613)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xkcd-onebox-image-getting-resized/131613 "2019-10-22T07:36:59Z")

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Does anyone know why oneboxes sometimes show up differently between previews and the actual posts? For example, here’s what I see for an xkcd onebox in the preview: But in the actual post it appears as: Link for …

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## [Is it just me, or is Hyperscript hideous?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-hyperscript-hideous/131635)

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**Author:** [@edL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/edL)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 9:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-hyperscript-hideous/131635 "2019-11-19T09:41:10Z")

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Just venting here, but having used more templating languages than I care to remember (Jinja2, ERB, FTL, XSLT, JSX, Handlebars, etc), I find Hyperscript utterly horrid to work with. In no particular order, the things it …

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## [URL previews are now working for WP Engine sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-previews-are-now-working-for-wp-engine-sites/131641)

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**Author:** [@msmith512](https://meta.discourse.org/u/msmith512)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-previews-are-now-working-for-wp-engine-sites/131641 "2019-10-22T14:58:47Z")

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For quite a while, Discourse has not been able to display URL previews for sites that are hosted on WP Engine. This was due to an overly broad security rule which accidentally blocked requests from the Discourse Onebox u…

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## [Tweaking SSO inconsistencies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tweaking-sso-inconsistencies/131643)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tweaking-sso-inconsistencies/131643 "2020-04-17T13:53:49Z")

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Most profile fields can already be specified during the SSO process which is super-useful. From username to name, to bio, and even website was added last year. But, there’s some still minor quirks: location seems to be…

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## [Unable to "Delete All Posts" when there are posts that belong to megatopic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-all-posts-when-there-are-posts-that-belong-to-megatopic/131652)

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**Author:** [@RobinTS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobinTS)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-all-posts-when-there-are-posts-that-belong-to-megatopic/131652 "2020-11-02T13:46:45Z")

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I’m experiencing a problem on my community. I’m unable to “delete all posts” of certain users. From what I can tell it’s only happening to older accounts with a lot of posts. Newer accounts don’t face this problem. I’ve…

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## [Bug: Solved checkbox in settings doesn't stay checked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-solved-checkbox-in-settings-doesnt-stay-checked/131674)

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**Author:** [@andrew5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andrew5)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-solved-checkbox-in-settings-doesnt-stay-checked/131674 "2019-10-23T19:09:55Z")

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The behavior is the same as the bug listed here: Category setting to enable solutions doesn't stay checked. For easy reference I copied and pasted that issue description below: Reproduce: Go to a category where peop…

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## [Auto-complete with hashtag doesn't activate when hashtag is first character on a new line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-complete-with-hashtag-doesnt-activate-when-hashtag-is-first-character-on-a-new-line/131676)

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**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-complete-with-hashtag-doesnt-activate-when-hashtag-is-first-character-on-a-new-line/131676 "2019-10-23T05:43:26Z")

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When you start a hashtag to refer to another category or tag, if you start it as the first thing on a new line it does not bring up the autocomplete box. This is happening on my site, confirmed here on meta through scree…

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