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## [How can I add a button to the header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-button-to-the-header/132295)

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**Author:** [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-button-to-the-header/132295 "2019-10-31T06:43:25Z")

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Hello, how can I add a button like this?

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## [How can I place a Lottie animation onto the homepage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-place-a-lottie-animation-onto-the-homepage/132305)

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**Author:** [@epalley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/epalley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-place-a-lottie-animation-onto-the-homepage/132305 "2019-11-04T09:26:51Z")

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Hi there ! I’ve designed an animated version of my logo. Have a look here ! I converted it into .json (as a lottiefile animation) and I would like to place that animation in my header. It should be possible to do it,…

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## [Missing avatars and site images after import of a backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-avatars-and-site-images-after-import-of-a-backup/132313)

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**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-avatars-and-site-images-after-import-of-a-backup/132313 "2019-10-31T13:29:42Z")

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Hey I am trying to move my site to a new server and a new domain (subdomain forum.sitename.tld) I did import the backup. I did rebake posts. But I still dont see any avatars - how to rebuild them? Original: Afte…

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## [Is there a way to bulk-change user 'names' (note: not usernames)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-bulk-change-user-names-note-not-usernames/132315)

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**Author:** [@pjv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pjv)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-bulk-change-user-names-note-not-usernames/132315 "2019-11-01T12:04:05Z")

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We have a few hundred users on our forum whose names (not usernames, names) inadvertently got set to their email address as a result of how the external SSO provider (through wordpress) was set up when they created their…

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## [Customizable Badge Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizable-badge-settings/132321)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizable-badge-settings/132321 "2019-10-31T14:33:57Z")

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Hello! I have an idea that could be added to discourse so that when someone clicks on your profile where is shows 2 or 3 of your badges, make it customizable so that you can show off all of the badges that you have rece…

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## [How is the group inbox prioritizing messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-group-inbox-prioritizing-messages/132328)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-group-inbox-prioritizing-messages/132328 "2019-10-31T19:52:44Z")

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I have been using discourse for years, and am still a bit mystified by group messages. We do not allow members to use it because of this, but do have a helpdesk team who use it. I just created a test user and added it t…

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## [Poor CSS / HTML element naming on user profile page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poor-css-html-element-naming-on-user-profile-page/132330)

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**Author:** [@Lumi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lumi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poor-css-html-element-naming-on-user-profile-page/132330 "2019-10-31T17:23:23Z")

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If a profile background image is set, it is incorrectly shown above the profile details on user profile page. This behavior was introduced in https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/814aee343be3e3d36199ba0a6bc1c13…

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## [How can I delete my Meta account?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-my-meta-account/132336)

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**Author:** [@anon62249317](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon62249317)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-my-meta-account/132336 "2019-10-31T17:33:57Z")

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Hello, I want to delete my account on this forum, how can I do that?

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## [Opening Keyboard Shortcuts is not reflected in Voice Over](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-keyboard-shortcuts-is-not-reflected-in-voice-over/132338)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-keyboard-shortcuts-is-not-reflected-in-voice-over/132338 "2019-11-01T21:29:36Z")

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When I open Keyboard Shortcuts (via the hamburger menu or using ?), Voice Over does not automatically start reading the Keyboard Shortcuts content. Given this, how can blind users best learn about the keyboard shortcuts …

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## [SSO Email Override and SSO Sync Via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-email-override-and-sso-sync-via-api/132341)

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**Author:** [@Martyr2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martyr2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-email-override-and-sso-sync-via-api/132341 "2019-10-31T19:43:45Z")

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Right now we have SSO enabled and everything has been working for years now (which is hosted by discourse). I was going through SSO settings and noticed the “sso overrides email” setting and its related warning “discrepa…

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## [WordPress Plugin Avoids Character Limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-plugin-avoids-character-limit/132345)

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**Author:** [@Zyniker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zyniker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-plugin-avoids-character-limit/132345 "2019-10-31T21:00:06Z")

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This is probably a fairly minor thing, but it seems that the WordPress plugin simply ignores the character limit on Discourse. Sure, it gives a warning if the post in question exceeds the character limit, but it still po…

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## [Discourse SSO with OAuth2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sso-with-oauth2/132384)

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**Author:** [@arivanandan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arivanandan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sso-with-oauth2/132384 "2019-11-03T13:46:33Z")

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I’d like to set up SSO with github OAuth. When the user logs in to my site via github, it should also sign them in to discourse. Discourse comments are embedded on the site. How do I go about this?

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## [Secure cookie configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-cookie-configuration/132388)

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**Author:** [@nephilim75](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nephilim75)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-cookie-configuration/132388 "2019-11-01T16:53:05Z")

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Hej guys did a penetration test of my instance. It told there is a risk due to unsecure cookie which could be hijacked by XSS attack. I would like to pretend this risk by adding a line of code into nginx config. But I c…

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## [Insert tag based upon word match](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-tag-based-upon-word-match/132392)

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**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-tag-based-upon-word-match/132392 "2019-11-02T23:03:30Z")

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Hello Can we find a string all post and insert a tag to all of them? :slight\_smile:

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## [User can't change his email address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-change-his-email-address/132394)

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**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-change-his-email-address/132394 "2019-11-03T21:03:35Z")

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We have a user who is not able to change his email. When he clicks the link in the confirmation mail to authorize the new address, he gets a 500: This can be reproduced with different email adresses. We tried to repr…

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## [Memory Usage 2/3rd on 4GB RAM server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memory-usage-2-3rd-on-4gb-ram-server/132396)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memory-usage-2-3rd-on-4gb-ram-server/132396 "2019-11-01T15:21:53Z")

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On my digital ocean monitoring I see a memory usage of 66% - I have a 4GB server. Is this correct? Forum is just launched and I have just 50 users signed up.

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## [Correct error message for tags that require parent tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/correct-error-message-for-tags-that-require-parent-tag/132398)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/correct-error-message-for-tags-that-require-parent-tag/132398 "2019-11-03T16:40:01Z")

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Our settings require that “equity-centered” be used in order to use “accessibility”. Caption: Screenshot of tag group settings showing this requirement. However, the error message I get when I try to add “accessibil…

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## [Do I need to install Docker?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-docker/132411)

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**Author:** [@Fazyl\_Almeeve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fazyl_Almeeve)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-docker/132411 "2019-11-01T20:58:09Z")

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I am going to deploy Discourse on my local. Currently, I am using Mac OS and Ubuntu 18.04 for development. Do I have to install Docker to deploy discourse on my local? Help me.

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## [Large images go out of margin in mobile mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-images-go-out-of-margin-in-mobile-mode/132417)

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**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-images-go-out-of-margin-in-mobile-mode/132417 "2019-11-05T00:43:42Z")

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Hi guys, I noticed that every time a user uploads a new big image to a topic, it goes beyond the frame in the mobile app. I had this problem before with the MathJax plugin - big questions went beyond the margin in the m…

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## [Discourse API 'update category' required parameters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-update-category-required-parameters/132424)

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**Author:** [@andrew5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andrew5)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-update-category-required-parameters/132424 "2020-08-12T18:43:24Z")

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Why are the name, color, and text\_color attributes required for the update category route (Discourse API Docs)? It seems like attributes such as the slug should be able to be updated without specifying any other attrib…

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## [Mbox importation, topic/thread creation + user accounts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mbox-importation-topic-thread-creation-user-accounts/132429)

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**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mbox-importation-topic-thread-creation-user-accounts/132429 "2019-11-02T09:32:30Z")

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I have a large mbox importation from Yahoo Groups to execute (there are around 100 .mbox.00xxx files to import). First, I believe I’m to use the \[import\_scripts/mbox.rb\](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master…

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## [Advanced Tutorial and poll permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-tutorial-and-poll-permissions/132436)

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**Author:** [@liamtownsley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/liamtownsley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-tutorial-and-poll-permissions/132436 "2019-11-02T11:11:07Z")

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The advanced tutorial asks me to create a poll, however it says I do not have permission to create a poll.

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## [Underscores in a URL are being interpreted as Markdown, the link fails to work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-a-url-are-being-interpreted-as-markdown-the-link-fails-to-work/132438)

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**Author:** [@rizka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rizka)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-a-url-are-being-interpreted-as-markdown-the-link-fails-to-work/132438 "2019-11-02T11:59:30Z")

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There is a Twitter user whose handle has two underscores in it. Those are getting interpreted as Markdown as you can see here. https://twitter.com/\_Haba\_/status/1190308509830844418?s=19 Another member of our forum alre…

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## [Is it possible to join/merge topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-join-merge-topics/132445)

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**Author:** [@Christoph\_Holtermann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Christoph_Holtermann)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-join-merge-topics/132445 "2022-08-17T18:33:22Z")

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Is it possible to join topics? Due to some errors I have duplicate topics. I’d like to keep the urls but redirect to a common topic.

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## [Discourse forum hangs and times out, doesn't load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-forum-hangs-and-times-out-doesnt-load/132450)

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**Author:** [@mholt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mholt)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 3:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-forum-hangs-and-times-out-doesnt-load/132450 "2019-11-25T03:48:24Z")

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As of recently, our Discourse forum started timing out on most requests: https://caddy.community No updates or changes were made when it started happening a few days ago. Sometimes it loads fine, but a few minutes later…

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## [Pg\_dump backup failure for remote pgsql - port & version differentials; what options exist?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-dump-backup-failure-for-remote-pgsql-port-version-differentials-what-options-exist/132453)

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**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-dump-backup-failure-for-remote-pgsql-port-version-differentials-what-options-exist/132453 "2022-08-20T18:12:52Z")

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When I attempt to run system backups I get: “The backup failed. Please check the logs.” The log reports: pg\_dump: \[archiver (db)\] connection to database "discoursedb" failed: could not connect to server: Connection refu…

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## [Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-typeerror-cannot-read-property-apply-of-undefined/132466)

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**Author:** [@md-misko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/md-misko)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-typeerror-cannot-read-property-apply-of-undefined/132466 "2019-11-04T07:04:30Z")

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When trying to change theme component setting, clicking the green check button produces the following error, changes are not saved (Category Icons and Tag Icons): Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of unde…

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## [Can not save Default Watched Category/Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-save-default-watched-category-tags/132472)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-save-default-watched-category-tags/132472 "2019-11-08T12:31:37Z")

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Opened a seperate topic for this issue. I am on tests-passed - did a rebuild already. Safe mode still has the issue. (2cb805a683) Anonymized error log: TypeError: Cannot read property 'categories' of undefined at https…

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## [Forum for medical students - a wordpress and discourse site (praise and showcase)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-for-medical-students-a-wordpress-and-discourse-site-praise-and-showcase/132482)

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**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-for-medical-students-a-wordpress-and-discourse-site-praise-and-showcase/132482 "2020-01-29T12:09:00Z")

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I have been running a forum for medical students in Denmark since 2001 - as a non-commercial and sparetime project. The last 10+ years I have been a medical doctor - but I still want to have a place for medical students …

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## [Migrating S3/spaces non-image uploads to local](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-s3-spaces-non-image-uploads-to-local/132484)

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**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-s3-spaces-non-image-uploads-to-local/132484 "2020-06-20T13:00:43Z")

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I have read the following page: So I looked at lib/taks/uploads.rake:migrate\_from\_s3 and found: .where("raw LIKE '%.s3%.amazonaws.com/%' OR raw LIKE '%(upload://%'") However, I have noticed that video uploads do…

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