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## [\-1 on statistics (Userprofile)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-on-statistics-userprofile/137682)

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**Author:** [@hallo1142](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hallo1142)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-on-statistics-userprofile/137682 "2020-01-03T22:54:00Z")

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I noticed that I have on my own profile - statistics

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## [Share link is not a text box on touch devices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-is-not-a-text-box-on-touch-devices/137688)

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**Author:** [@jsha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsha)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-is-not-a-text-box-on-touch-devices/137688 "2020-01-04T16:36:53Z")

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On both https://community.letsencrypt.org/ and here, when I click the “share link” button I get a rendered link rather than the text box I’m used to. This is surprising because it requires a right click on the link in or…

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## [Activity metrics updated only once per day?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-metrics-updated-only-once-per-day/137689)

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**Author:** [@kicolobo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kicolobo)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-metrics-updated-only-once-per-day/137689 "2021-01-04T08:21:29Z")

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Hi, We are using the latest version of Discourse. Recently I noticed that the Activity Metrics reports on the administration page is being updated only once per day. Actually: only in the first time of the day that I ac…

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## [Removing nofollow from existing links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-nofollow-from-existing-links/137692)

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**Author:** [@bvdrie72](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bvdrie72)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-nofollow-from-existing-links/137692 "2020-01-06T16:44:58Z")

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I am running 2.3.5-dirty. I recently added a new domain to my exclude from nofollow links. any NEW link that is created with that domain works as expected however any EXISTING link still shows as nofollow. What am…

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## [Can't restore to external DB](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-to-external-db/137696)

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**Author:** [@NotAnonymous](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NotAnonymous)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-to-external-db/137696 "2020-01-03T23:54:07Z")

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I’m trying to change my install to use an external postgres database. I have it set up to connect to the database with a new install, which seems to work fine. But when I try and do a restore from the old internal datab…

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## [Could Discourse run on 000webhost?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-discourse-run-on-000webhost/137720)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-discourse-run-on-000webhost/137720 "2020-01-04T03:37:21Z")

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Could 000webhost host Discourse? I think it might because they have a Mail Server, Bandwidth, and Storage so it must be able to run Discourse, right?

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## [Bypass /login completely: only one OAuth method "Auth0"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypass-login-completely-only-one-oauth-method-auth0/137733)

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**Author:** [@The\_Sunny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/The_Sunny)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypass-login-completely-only-one-oauth-method-auth0/137733 "2020-01-04T08:47:48Z")

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What would you like done? We only have one OAuth method. I want create an SSO-like experience using Auth0 and the oauth2-basic plugin. I’d like to force users directly to authentication without first routing them t…

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## [Unidentified Crawler with High Amounts of Pageviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unidentified-crawler-with-high-amounts-of-pageviews/137738)

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**Author:** [@anthonylavado](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anthonylavado)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unidentified-crawler-with-high-amounts-of-pageviews/137738 "2020-01-05T01:42:43Z")

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Hi all! When we look at our crawler page view count, there seems to be an unidentified entry that is racking up over 500k page views in a month: Is there any easy way to find out what this could be? It seems to aver…

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## ["Let's start a discussion" message shows wrong number of posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-start-a-discussion-message-shows-wrong-number-of-posts/137740)

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**Author:** [@Shachar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shachar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-start-a-discussion-message-shows-wrong-number-of-posts/137740 "2020-01-04T09:21:11Z")

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I am wondering whether I misunderstand what a “post” is, or whether this is a bug. Ths site has 3 public categories, one of which has 6 public topics. If I understand correctly, the message should say “There are 6 po…

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## [Missing Category my web](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category-my-web/137763)

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**Author:** [@Bank\_Live](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bank_Live)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category-my-web/137763 "2020-01-05T09:07:47Z")

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Normal I can see but now missing category elecplaza only. If I login cannot see but logout can

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## [Automatically Sharing Discourse Topics (and maybe posts) to Facebook Group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-sharing-discourse-topics-and-maybe-posts-to-facebook-group/137765)

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**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-sharing-discourse-topics-and-maybe-posts-to-facebook-group/137765 "2021-02-28T20:09:15Z")

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Is there currently a method that will automatically share a topic (and maybe posts made within topics), when created, to a Facebook Group / Page?

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## [Username of anon user can be seen in quotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-of-anon-user-can-be-seen-in-quotes/137770)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-of-anon-user-can-be-seen-in-quotes/137770 "2020-01-05T16:44:13Z")

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Hello, just looking through some old posts on forum and I see that a user has been anonymized. However, in a quote you can see there username previously. Image shows what I mean. Is this meant to be like this? Thanks …

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## [Using Wordpress/Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-discourse/137775)

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**Author:** [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-discourse/137775 "2020-01-06T19:52:36Z")

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We will be using “Discourse hosted” on one of our new Wordpress ventures as it truly is awesome, just getting to grips with it and we will be installing the Plugin shortly. We have a few questions though :- If a guest …

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## [I need someone who can install a voting plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-someone-who-can-install-a-voting-plugin/137779)

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**Author:** [@jobro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jobro)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-someone-who-can-install-a-voting-plugin/137779 "2020-01-17T06:44:36Z")

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The main thing I am looking for is a plugin to allow users to vote on topics within the categories that I have. My forum is based on ideas, and I want the best ideas(the ones with the most votes) to be shown first. Aft…

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## [Post approve / reject buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-approve-reject-buttons/137782)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-approve-reject-buttons/137782 "2020-02-11T19:31:16Z")

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Hello, This is on mobile. If you have claim on flags and posts review on mobile the interface looks a bit strange. I took them landscape and portrait. Portrait Landscape

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## [How do I get subcategory by Id using Discourse API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-get-subcategory-by-id-using-discourse-api/137790)

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**Author:** [@vicky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vicky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-get-subcategory-by-id-using-discourse-api/137790 "2020-01-05T18:29:56Z")

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When I pull the /categories.json it shows all the parent categories only and their subcategories(if any) under "subcategory\_ids" \[\] array. How can get the sub-category details by it’s id? Any API to get details like thi…

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## [Upgrade of docker manager beta7 \>\> beta9 fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-of-docker-manager-beta7-beta9-fails/137803)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-of-docker-manager-beta7-beta9-fails/137803 "2020-01-08T15:17:18Z")

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Hi, I have a problem during upgrade to the latest discourse version (2.4.0 beta7 \>\> beta9). The docker manager upgrade hangs repeatedly at the following step: /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/unicorn-5.…

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## [\[PAID\] PunBB forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-punbb-forum-to-discourse/137805)

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**Author:** [@donovan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/donovan)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-punbb-forum-to-discourse/137805 "2020-01-05T23:01:35Z")

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What would you like done? Convert large PunBB forum (approx 45k posts, 3.5k topics) to Discourse + create redirect map for old urls (ugly query strings) to Discourse urls. When do you need it done? ASAP. What is your…

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## [Rake uploads:migrate\_to\_s3 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-uploads-migrate-to-s3-error/137806)

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**Author:** [@wanghaisheng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wanghaisheng)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-uploads-migrate-to-s3-error/137806 "2020-01-06T09:06:41Z")

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2.4.0.beta9 discourse latest-release +35 \> rake uploads:migrate\_to\_s3 rake aborted! NoMethodError: undefined method \`name' for :vapid\_public\_key:Symbol /var/www/discourse/plugins/procourse-custom-homepage/lib/dl\_custom\_…

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## [Embed Runkit widget in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-runkit-widget-in-discourse/137812)

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**Author:** [@spalladino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spalladino)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-runkit-widget-in-discourse/137812 "2020-01-07T18:32:45Z")

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Hey there! I’m running a Discourse-hosted Discourse instance (business plan, not enterprise), and wanted to embed a Runkit widget in a post. Do you know whether this is possible? Thanks!

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## [Logo change broken on DigitalOcean spaces uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-change-broken-on-digitalocean-spaces-uploads/137822)

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**Author:** [@fsociety](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fsociety)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-change-broken-on-digitalocean-spaces-uploads/137822 "2020-01-15T01:57:15Z")

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Hey, i’ve just enabled s3 support for uploads using Digitalocean spaces. When i upload any sort of new image, i get promise rejection and 500 errors, and images are not showing up. I can confirm images are uploaded succe…

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## [Notify users when a scheduled post is published](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notify-users-when-a-scheduled-post-is-published/137837)

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**Author:** [@waffleslop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/waffleslop)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notify-users-when-a-scheduled-post-is-published/137837 "2020-01-24T07:20:12Z")

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Use case: I use Discourse as a bit of an LMS, with lessons that “drip” twice a month. I build these lessons inside a category (“Lessons - Queue”) and then schedule them to auto-post to a student-visible category (“Lesson…

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## [Embed javascript in a Discourse post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-javascript-in-a-discourse-post/137845)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-javascript-in-a-discourse-post/137845 "2020-01-06T05:16:50Z")

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Is it possible to embed javascript in a Discourse post? I’m using Knack for an online database app and would like to display it in a Discourse post for legacy reasons. Knack says “copy and paste the following code snippe…

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## [Temporarily block Google crawler while setting up live site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-block-google-crawler-while-setting-up-live-site/137847)

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**Author:** [@donovan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/donovan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-block-google-crawler-while-setting-up-live-site/137847 "2020-01-06T07:33:30Z")

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I’m sure there’s a setting for this somewhere but can’t find it. Still implementing redirects from the old forum to Discourse. Is there a way to temporarily block crawling by Google to avoid duplicate content?

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## [Avoid the reply button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoid-the-reply-button/137850)

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**Author:** [@Gjithcka\_al](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gjithcka_al)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoid-the-reply-button/137850 "2020-01-06T07:34:14Z")

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Hi, I want to ask you if it is possible to reply to a topic by avoiding the Reply button Without having to click the reply button, but appear immediately Write a Reply… i have keep one example with github Thanks

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## [Missing whitespace from certain localized strings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-whitespace-from-certain-localized-strings/137858)

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**Author:** [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-whitespace-from-certain-localized-strings/137858 "2020-01-06T10:48:26Z")

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I’ve been encountering a weird issue with missing whitespace on various of my Discourse instances where Polish language is enabled: I suspect that the issue is caused by missing whitespace in Transifex, but I have…

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## [+New wiki button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-wiki-button/137859)

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**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-wiki-button/137859 "2020-01-06T16:00:04Z")

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I’d like to create a button that will preset the new topic as a wiki (if the user has the wiki permissions). Is that possible, is there some url parameter that can be used for that?

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## [Getting the version info in the Dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-the-version-info-in-the-dashboard/137870)

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**Author:** [@alank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alank)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-the-version-info-in-the-dashboard/137870 "2020-01-14T12:09:52Z")

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Just confused, I have a staging site where when I go into the admin, dashboard clearly shows me the version and latest, etc. but on our production site, I can’t seem to find a way to add this to the dashboard. Reason I’…

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## [Allow group owner not to be a member of the group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owner-not-to-be-a-member-of-the-group/137882)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-owner-not-to-be-a-member-of-the-group/137882 "2020-04-03T00:56:25Z")

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Here’s a feature request to allow group owner to not be member of the group, as discussed in Group owners for managing group membership. Let me know if there’s more clarification required here. Thanks, @sam!

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## [Discourse headless?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-headless/137893)

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**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-headless/137893 "2020-01-08T01:02:23Z")

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Is it possible to run Discourse in a headless mode i.e. without the Ember frontend?

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