# Hot

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## [Temporarily Close after last reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-close-after-last-reply/133095)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-close-after-last-reply/133095 "2019-11-11T12:30:03Z")

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I noticed we can close topics based on the last reply What I would like to see is closing a topic temporarily for X hrs/mins after each reply.

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## [Composer image resizer does not visually indicate the current size (%) anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-image-resizer-does-not-visually-indicate-the-current-size-anymore/133096)

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**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-image-resizer-does-not-visually-indicate-the-current-size-anymore/133096 "2019-11-23T22:03:05Z")

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I’m certain that the currently selected size for an upload used to be in black, bold and un-clickable text. I noticed this last week, is this the side-effect of another change?

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## [Restore Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-plugins/133097)

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**Author:** [@vaibhavclecotech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vaibhavclecotech)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-plugins/133097 "2019-11-11T13:23:37Z")

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Hello everyone, I am going to backup all data and want to create a new discourse instance. I have used 3 different plugins in my existing discourse. Is there any way that I can also restore my plugins with with discours…

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## [Expand topic on homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-topic-on-homepage/133103)

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**Author:** [@taonmatt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taonmatt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-topic-on-homepage/133103 "2019-11-13T13:13:44Z")

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Hi. I’m using the homepage feature “Show categories and featured topics” which is great. However Discourse is cutting off the 1st para being shown from the “About” post. Obviously I…

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## [How to run Discourse in Apache vhost, not Nginx](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-discourse-in-apache-vhost-not-nginx/133112)

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**Author:** [@maltfield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maltfield)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-discourse-in-apache-vhost-not-nginx/133112 "2019-11-17T13:41:24Z")

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Has anyone successfully setup Discourse running on an Apache vhost, instead of the default nginx? It looks like most of the chatter around apache on these forums is about running Discourse on a host that already runs ap…

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## [Url to last stopped reading position?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-to-last-stopped-reading-position/133114)

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**Author:** [@knewt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knewt)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-to-last-stopped-reading-position/133114 "2019-11-11T23:45:34Z")

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Hi, I’ve just got a new Discourse forum pretty much up and running, but have question from a member that I can’t figure out the solution to. The community is moving from another forum, and on that software you can get a…

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## [Has anyone succeed in use minio for upload files?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-succeed-in-use-minio-for-upload-files/133118)

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**Author:** [@Moses\_Jeong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moses_Jeong)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-succeed-in-use-minio-for-upload-files/133118 "2019-11-12T17:41:41Z")

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just want to ask have succefully use minio for upload files. and how? according to now i can only upload \*.txt but when it comes to pictures it can’t be dispalyed succesfully

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## [Q about: Admin (wrench) menu -- "Make unlisted"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/q-about-admin-wrench-menu-make-unlisted/133120)

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**Author:** [@Clasina\_Field](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Clasina_Field)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/q-about-admin-wrench-menu-make-unlisted/133120 "2022-01-11T18:03:21Z")

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When I use the “make unlisted” option from the admin menu for a post, what exactly does that do, and who can see what I’ve just made unlisted, and how? Other question: How do I make a post in one of our categories so t…

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## [Custom emoji selection seems broken, need advice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-selection-seems-broken-need-advice/133123)

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**Author:** [@orchardstreet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orchardstreet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emoji-selection-seems-broken-need-advice/133123 "2023-09-11T11:10:11Z")

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Unless this is a plugin issue, it seems not to be though. The custom emoji selection falls off the bottom of the selector, like so See the custom bread emoji falling off the selector. Also I really, really, really, …

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## [Please help me with the colour picker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-help-me-with-the-colour-picker/133128)

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**Author:** [@taonmatt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taonmatt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-help-me-with-the-colour-picker/133128 "2019-11-11T21:20:59Z")

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Can someone please tell me what is going on here? I have no idea how these little coloured boxes relate to the colour being chosen. Thanks. Matt

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## ["Visit as a new user"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visit-as-a-new-user/133129)

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**Author:** [@taonmatt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taonmatt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visit-as-a-new-user/133129 "2023-09-11T10:02:47Z")

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Hi. Is there a feature as a site-admin to view my discourse site as if I was a new user. It’s getting increasingly hard for me to imagine what the new user experience is like and rather than have to keep creating new a…

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## [\[PAID\] Plugin to allow Discourse to be accessed at two different hostnames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-plugin-to-allow-discourse-to-be-accessed-at-two-different-hostnames/133135)

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**Author:** [@prostasia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/prostasia)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-plugin-to-allow-discourse-to-be-accessed-at-two-different-hostnames/133135 "2019-11-12T18:33:50Z")

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I need this plugin written. No urgency, but within a month would be great. It’s for a nonprofit so our budget isn’t huge but anything up to about $100 seems about right, given the simplicity of the plugin that we need.

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## [Is there a way to integrate with IFTTT](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-integrate-with-ifttt/133136)

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**Author:** [@swamidass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swamidass)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-integrate-with-ifttt/133136 "2019-11-11T18:38:38Z")

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If this then that has some good automation. Any chance discourse might build an API for it?

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## [How long will Discourse support the old Microsoft Edge?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-will-discourse-support-the-old-microsoft-edge/133142)

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**Author:** [@Justin\_Vega](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Vega)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-will-discourse-support-the-old-microsoft-edge/133142 "2019-11-12T18:18:11Z")

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One of my acquaintances has a question. Once Microsoft releases their Chromium version of Edge next year on January 15th, how long will Discourse continue to support the old Microsoft Edge? Is there a roadmap for browse…

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## [\[PAID\] automatically change user email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-automatically-change-user-email/133146)

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**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-automatically-change-user-email/133146 "2019-11-24T08:21:05Z")

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I want to be able to automatically change user email, without needing to send confirmation email, with admin api call. I’m OK with this plugin being opensourced or even be merged to core discourse as a pull request(If ma…

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## [Pin a post even in the categories home page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-a-post-even-in-the-categories-home-page/133148)

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**Author:** [@taonmatt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taonmatt)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-a-post-even-in-the-categories-home-page/133148 "2019-11-13T17:47:01Z")

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Having looked again at the Wizard I don’t think this is possible. Please correct me if I am wrong about this or take this as a feature suggestion. I am using the Category based home page (Categories + latest posts) and …

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## [On a web browser tab what is represented by a greyed out Discourse icon with a number in it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-a-web-browser-tab-what-is-represented-by-a-greyed-out-discourse-icon-with-a-number-in-it/133156)

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**Author:** [@Remah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-a-web-browser-tab-what-is-represented-by-a-greyed-out-discourse-icon-with-a-number-in-it/133156 "2019-11-11T23:34:40Z")

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What does the different icon represent in the browser tab on the right? It is a number 1 in a greyed out Discourse icon. If I refresh the page the icon returns to normal: I apologize in advance if I’ve missed som…

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## [Automatically offer to scope search by tag, when browsing tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-offer-to-scope-search-by-tag-when-browsing-tags/133161)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-offer-to-scope-search-by-tag-when-browsing-tags/133161 "2019-11-14T01:10:44Z")

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If you visit a category and click the search button you see a call to action to scope by category (which is default selected): On tag pages eg: Topics tagged official this functionality is missing. Instead for ca…

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## [Multiple Private Conversations On Same Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-private-conversations-on-same-page/133163)

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**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Morris](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jeremy_Morris)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-private-conversations-on-same-page/133163 "2019-11-12T03:07:10Z")

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Hello, this software looks great. My needs are these. Let’s say I have 10 micro groups that all access the same online training course. Each micro group consists of 5 people. Is it possible to show a unique Discourse con…

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## [Disable Mailing List Mode for Certain Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-mailing-list-mode-for-certain-posts/133173)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-mailing-list-mode-for-certain-posts/133173 "2019-11-12T20:56:00Z")

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Is there a hook into the mailing list mode that could allow us to suppress emailing certain posts, say posts from a certain user? Could it conceivably be done with a plugin? We have a plugin that auto-inserts a wiki pos…

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## [Expanding the 'suspect user' filter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-the-suspect-user-filter/133174)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-the-suspect-user-filter/133174 "2019-12-03T07:30:31Z")

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I keep close tabs on the ‘suspect’ user category and clean this up on a weekly basis. After doing some digging in data explorer though, I found a LOT of spam accounts that apparently did not match the suspect criteria. W…

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## [this.afterRefresh() is not a function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-afterrefresh-is-not-a-function/133184)

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**Author:** [@piratdavid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piratdavid)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-afterrefresh-is-not-a-function/133184 "2019-11-12T13:42:51Z")

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Hi! Long time since I looked over our plugins. After upgrading to 2.4.0 beta I encounter errors with uploading. The composer-editor.js class fails with “this.afterRefresh() is not a function”. To me it looks like this mi…

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## [Unable to confirm new email when two factor backup codes are enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-confirm-new-email-when-two-factor-backup-codes-are-enabled/133185)

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**Author:** [@arun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arun)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-confirm-new-email-when-two-factor-backup-codes-are-enabled/133185 "2019-11-14T23:32:53Z")

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When two factor backup codes are enabled, confirming a new email address fails with this error: Oops The software powering this discussion forum encountered an unexpected problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. D…

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## [How to restart Discorse's nginx service inside the docker container?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restart-discorses-nginx-service-inside-the-docker-container/133187)

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**Author:** [@maltfield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maltfield)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restart-discorses-nginx-service-inside-the-docker-container/133187 "2019-11-13T01:22:55Z")

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What is the correct way to restart nginx inside the Discorse docker container? The docker container appears to be running Debian 10, but the usual systemd approach for restarting nginx fails \[root@osestaging1 discourse…

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## [How to group related topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-group-related-topics/133195)

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**Author:** [@srikanth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srikanth)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-group-related-topics/133195 "2019-11-12T14:24:23Z")

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My intention is to create a tutorial type environment in which all my topics are grouped. so that every user can access easily. i.e., After the completion of first topic, the second topic should be in suggested list. I…

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## [Are upgrades always beta versions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-upgrades-always-beta-versions/133208)

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**Author:** [@aldobelus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aldobelus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-upgrades-always-beta-versions/133208 "2019-11-12T16:22:09Z")

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Hello. Excuse me for haven’t been watching thoroughly before but, are the upgrades always beta versions? There aren’t stable ones? I’m a bit worried to execute a beta version and destroy my hard worked forum installatio…

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## [Need code for two floating sidebar banners](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-code-for-two-floating-sidebar-banners/133211)

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**Author:** [@steelmaiden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steelmaiden)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-code-for-two-floating-sidebar-banners/133211 "2019-12-05T14:21:09Z")

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I need someone to create a code which ads the two floating banners in sidebars of the desktop version of my forum. I can pay $50 for this job.

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## [Comments not showing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comments-not-showing/133215)

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**Author:** [@Kyle\_Porter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Porter)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comments-not-showing/133215 "2019-11-14T03:58:01Z")

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Here is my site: www.pistolsfiringblog.com Here is our forum: forum.pistolsfiringblog.com Our posts are being pubbed to the forum just fine and folks are able to comment on them in the forum. But they aren’t showing up…

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## [Color of ‘alert’ above first post of user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-of-alert-above-first-post-of-user/133217)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-of-alert-above-first-post-of-user/133217 "2019-11-12T18:40:07Z")

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I noticed in the meta forum the new user welcome message above the first post of them, is not colored like the highlight color. Why is this the case? In my board these are all the same color as a highlight. I want these…

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## [Insert link of post does not generate preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-link-of-post-does-not-generate-preview/133228)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-link-of-post-does-not-generate-preview/133228 "2019-11-13T21:58:42Z")

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Hi there all, On my board when I link in a post to a topic, it will generate a nice preview like this: It doesn’t do the same for direct links to posts/replies, like it does on Meta. https://meta.discourse.org/t/dis…

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