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## [No topic info when scrolling up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-topic-info-when-scrolling-up/142755)

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**Author:** [@franciscom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/franciscom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-topic-info-when-scrolling-up/142755 "2020-02-27T09:26:22Z")

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Hi, I noticed this “strange” behaviour that happens when surfing a Discourse-based forum from mobile version. When I am in a topic, I can’t see the topic info in the “header” when scrolling up; it show a up only when yo…

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## ["replace" command does not works(discourse-docker)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-command-does-not-works-discourse-docker/142758)

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**Author:** [@marvin-min](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marvin-min)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-command-does-not-works-discourse-docker/142758 "2020-02-27T10:05:54Z")

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Hi guys, thank you for check this tipic. I met an issue when setting nginx header (discourse-docker Env). The following are dietails: we are using GitHub - discourse/discourse\_docker: A Docker image for Discourse · Gi…

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## [Upgrade failed with "duplicate key value violates unique constraint" error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failed-with-duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint-error/142767)

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**Author:** [@morevnaproject](https://meta.discourse.org/u/morevnaproject)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failed-with-duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint-error/142767 "2020-02-29T07:19:13Z")

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Hi! Today I tried to upgrade my Discourse instance from “2.1.0.beta6” to latest one - “2.5.0.beta1”. But web upgrade failed in the middle and after that my server displayed recommendation to update by executing ./launc…

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## [Adding a poll button to the bottom of the composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-poll-button-to-the-bottom-of-the-composer/142778)

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**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-poll-button-to-the-bottom-of-the-composer/142778 "2020-02-28T01:03:14Z")

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@Steven was kind enough to help and was able to put together this script that almost works but tapping the button doesn’t do anything: \<script type='text/x-handlebars' data-template-name='composer'\> {{#composer-body com…

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## [Stable version upgrade to 2.4.0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stable-version-upgrade-to-2-4-0/142780)

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**Author:** [@rysher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rysher)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stable-version-upgrade-to-2-4-0/142780 "2020-02-27T20:12:57Z")

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I have Discourse v2.3.9 with “version: stable” param in app.yml and would like to continue to use ‘stable’ version. Dashboard shows that v2.4.0 is out, but when I go to Upgrade section, I see the following: New Versio…

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## [Can´t save profile picture](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-save-profile-picture/142785)

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**Author:** [@Wurzelseppi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wurzelseppi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-save-profile-picture/142785 "2022-04-21T06:58:44Z")

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Hey guys, I can´t save my profile picture anymore. We´re storing our files @ AWS (S3) and the normal picture upload works (in posts). But when I try to upload a custom picture (users are allowed to do that) it first sh…

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## [How to test themes or theme components?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-test-themes-or-theme-components/142788)

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**Author:** [@agmontpetit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agmontpetit)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-test-themes-or-theme-components/142788 "2022-01-15T12:57:13Z")

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I found this topic about testing plugins (automatically), but haven’t come across any mentioning how to test themes or theme components. Are there any examples of how to use QUnit (or similar) with themes?

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## [How to avoid topics from a cerain category showing up in the "Latest" landing page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-avoid-topics-from-a-cerain-category-showing-up-in-the-latest-landing-page/142806)

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**Author:** [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-avoid-topics-from-a-cerain-category-showing-up-in-the-latest-landing-page/142806 "2020-02-27T18:43:05Z")

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How to avoid topics from a cerain category showing up in the “Latest” landing page?

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## [Change category text color on topic header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-category-text-color-on-topic-header/142824)

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**Author:** [@b481](https://meta.discourse.org/u/b481)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-category-text-color-on-topic-header/142824 "2020-05-23T14:53:32Z")

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What CSS could I put in to just change the text beneath the thread title (in this case “Music”) to white,? I’m using this excellent theme for reference (Sam's Simple Theme) , but I changed the header to grey as I preferr…

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## [Failed to bootstrap using import template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-using-import-template/142825)

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**Author:** [@tysonanderson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tysonanderson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-using-import-template/142825 "2020-02-28T23:45:50Z")

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Fresh install of discourse\_docker returns a failed to bootstrap error when trying to build the import container. I’m using the phpbb3.template.yml and the instructions listed here. I had this working a day or so ago and…

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## [How to Hide the Staff Category with css?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-the-staff-category-with-css/142842)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_Jefferies](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tim_Jefferies)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-the-staff-category-with-css/142842 "2020-03-05T13:17:55Z")

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I am hosting a discourse install that is acting as a wiki for 2 people. I don’t need the staff category for this purpose - its just cluttering up the screen. I can use the following css to hide it on the desktop: // hi…

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## [Clicking on topic takes me to the bottom of the thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-on-topic-takes-me-to-the-bottom-of-the-thread/142856)

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**Author:** [@m.p](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m.p)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-on-topic-takes-me-to-the-bottom-of-the-thread/142856 "2020-02-28T20:52:44Z")

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Sorry if this is a silly question, but how do I set it such that when I click on a topic (e.g. from categories page) it takes me to the top (the original posting) instead of the bottom (latest on the thread)?

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## [Discourse 2.4 released!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-released/142862)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-released/142862 "2020-03-10T05:14:19Z")

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Originally published at: Discourse 2.4 released! Today we release Discourse 2.4, building on Discourse 2.3 from last year. For post 2.0 releases we’ve chosen a new set of codenames based on the history of human commu…

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## [Migrate to discourse from phpbb 3.2.5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-to-discourse-from-phpbb-3-2-5/142868)

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**Author:** [@allen\_zeng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/allen_zeng)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-to-discourse-from-phpbb-3-2-5/142868 "2020-03-14T22:33:55Z")

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hi discourse team, I am IT manager from a company in china. we want migrate phpbb 3.2.5 to discourse,but it always miss some topic,could you help to migrate ? we can pay for it.

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## [Make rebuild with many uploads more efficient?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-rebuild-with-many-uploads-more-efficient/142878)

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**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-rebuild-with-many-uploads-more-efficient/142878 "2020-03-13T02:47:02Z")

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For the purpose of rebuilding app, is there any way to make chown on /shared/uploads directory more efficient? Is there any workaround? Currently this line alone takes more than 10 minutes (200.000+ uploads). Without …

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## [Saw something that had me slightly worried while adjusting category permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saw-something-that-had-me-slightly-worried-while-adjusting-category-permissions/142880)

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**Author:** [@cipherd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cipherd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saw-something-that-had-me-slightly-worried-while-adjusting-category-permissions/142880 "2020-02-28T21:22:09Z")

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I had not changed anything on the site from when this new permissions group popped up, and from when it was not there. For what it is worth, there is no group on the site at all that is reflecting this string of numb…

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## [Search results are not highlighted in some languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-results-are-not-highlighted-in-some-languages/142885)

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**Author:** [@smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smith)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-results-are-not-highlighted-in-some-languages/142885 "2020-03-10T18:37:13Z")

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He there! In my installation of Discourse 2.5.0.beta1 there is not working highlighting searched keywords in search results if search was done in other than english. Is it a bug or a feature?) Thanks

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## [Bug in discourse-user-card-badges plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-discourse-user-card-badges-plugin/142888)

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**Author:** [@GokulNC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GokulNC)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-discourse-user-card-badges-plugin/142888 "2020-03-05T14:00:14Z")

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https://github.com/discourse/discourse-user-card-badges When I go to my Profile Preferences (https://dicourse.forum/u/xxx/preferences/profile) with this plugin ON, I get the following error: Uncaught Error: Could not f…

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## [Alternate login method with SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-login-method-with-sso/142894)

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**Author:** [@gi1242](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gi1242)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-login-method-with-sso/142894 "2020-02-28T16:44:02Z")

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Hi All, I know that when SSO is enabled, it will be the only sign in method. But I don’t want that… I’d like users from my university to have an option to login with SSO. I’d like all users to have an option to lo…

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## [Topic owner = topic moderator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-owner-topic-moderator/142896)

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**Author:** [@Stefan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-owner-topic-moderator/142896 "2020-02-29T04:28:41Z")

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As I was away from the Discourse ecosystem for a (long) while, I was wondering: anyone suggested/implemented a feature that allows topic owners to moderate their own topics (without having moderator rights outside his to…

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## [ERROR: CMake is required to build Rugged](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-cmake-is-required-to-build-rugged/142900)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-cmake-is-required-to-build-rugged/142900 "2020-02-28T17:15:01Z")

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The latest release 2.5.0beta1 gives an error when trying to upgrade all (from the admin interface) with the discourse-code-review plugin: gem install rugged -v 0.28.4.1 -i /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-code-revie…

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## [Regression: quoting text from a closed topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-quoting-text-from-a-closed-topic/142902)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-quoting-text-from-a-closed-topic/142902 "2020-03-06T19:08:25Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Quote post from closed topic: I think this used to be fixed but has regressed now: I encountered this in the wild as a normal user on elastic trying to do normal user things. (attn: @…

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## [Using MessageBus with a custom Discourse frontend app on a different origin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-messagebus-with-a-custom-discourse-frontend-app-on-a-different-origin/142904)

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**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-messagebus-with-a-custom-discourse-frontend-app-on-a-different-origin/142904 "2020-02-28T17:27:29Z")

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I wanted to just document this here in case anyone else is trying to do the same and needs a little guidance. I’m currently working on a React frontend paired with a Discourse backend and a plugin customising some Disco…

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## [Can I make some Topics in a Category which only certain Groups can see and participate in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-make-some-topics-in-a-category-which-only-certain-groups-can-see-and-participate-in/142906)

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**Author:** [@DaleKramer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DaleKramer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-make-some-topics-in-a-category-which-only-certain-groups-can-see-and-participate-in/142906 "2020-02-28T19:40:58Z")

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Is this possible? I have searched for the answer to this and I have decided that this is ‘likely’ not possible right now but I want to be sure. Could it be done with a simple plugin (vs a complex plugin that only a…

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## [Discourse 2.5.0.beta1 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-5-0-beta1-release-notes/142916)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-5-0-beta1-release-notes/142916 "2020-02-28T18:39:29Z")

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Discourse 2.4.0 release! We’ve completed the 2.4.0 development cycle and pushed out the final release. Check out our blog post, as well as all the 2.4.0.betaX release-notes topics for details. 2.5.0.beta1 contains no n…

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## [Publish group read state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/publish-group-read-state/142927)

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**Author:** [@Roman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roman)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/publish-group-read-state/142927 "2020-04-25T00:44:02Z")

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When in a group, knowing if another user reads a message can be quite useful. A couple of months ago we added the experimental “Publish read state” feature, which after a lot of tweaks is now ready to be safely used. As…

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## [\[Paid\] Custom Built Forum Functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-built-forum-functionality/142933)

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**Author:** [@RyRev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RyRev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-built-forum-functionality/142933 "2020-02-28T21:21:37Z")

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What would you like done? Currently we’re roughly using Discourse “out of the box.” We’d like some custom features built (like a staff post tracker), and a branded forum skin implemented. When do you need it done? If …

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## [Remove optional tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946)

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**Author:** [@pr0cesor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pr0cesor)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946 "2020-10-11T08:08:08Z")

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Hi o/ I would like to force users to choose a tag as mandatory when creating topics, like here on Discourse. How can I achieve that? I looked at the settings but couldn’t find the option to set tags as mandatory.

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## [Eye icon for moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/eye-icon-for-moderators/142948)

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**Author:** [@pr0cesor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pr0cesor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/eye-icon-for-moderators/142948 "2020-02-29T19:46:10Z")

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Hi, Its me again. I created an account and called it Watchdog, I granted him mod rights, then I created a badge and named it moderators (I put the eye icon in the settings). I granted badge moderators to Watchdoggo and…

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## [Numbered list changed to lettered list in comments on Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/numbered-list-changed-to-lettered-list-in-comments-on-wordpress/142950)

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**Author:** [@alexwoolfson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexwoolfson)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/numbered-list-changed-to-lettered-list-in-comments-on-wordpress/142950 "2020-03-01T08:56:24Z")

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Howdy! A reader has pointed out something strange to me. A comment that used numbers on my Discourse site is showing up as letters on my Wordpress site: Is this a known issue with the Discourse plugin? Is it just…

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