# Hot

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## [Groups API - manually syncing group membership?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-api-manually-syncing-group-membership/154521)

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**Author:** [@Judith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Judith)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-api-manually-syncing-group-membership/154521 "2022-12-13T13:14:26Z")

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I seem to have boxed myself into a corner here.. I have a membership site (also in Rails) and I’m using the Discourse API in order to automatically create and populate restricted forum groups for all of my user groups. …

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## [Attachements of E-Mails send to categories nicely shown but not uploaded to folder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attachements-of-e-mails-send-to-categories-nicely-shown-but-not-uploaded-to-folder/154525)

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**Author:** [@agit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attachements-of-e-mails-send-to-categories-nicely-shown-but-not-uploaded-to-folder/154525 "2020-06-11T13:42:37Z")

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Hello you\*s, my problem is, that I send an mail with an attachment to an email address that’s connected to a category. Everything works just beautiful the Mail will show up in the Topic overview, the text gets preciousl…

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## [Moderators should be able to view associated (social media) accounts \[Resolved\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-should-be-able-to-view-associated-social-media-accounts-resolved/154535)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-should-be-able-to-view-associated-social-media-accounts-resolved/154535 "2020-06-11T16:13:40Z")

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On my Discourse instance, I manually raise trust levels for users that have associated a social media profile, and who are using a home broadband IP (i.e. not a VPN). As an admin I can see this data on the “user admin” …

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## [Unable to connect WordPress site to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-connect-wordpress-site-to-discourse/154539)

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**Author:** [@AtakanYildirim1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AtakanYildirim1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-connect-wordpress-site-to-discourse/154539 "2020-06-12T00:01:23Z")

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@simon I use your plugin but I have a problem. I’m waiting for your help. My problem is this. \[Discourse\_topics\] running on localhost does not work on my server. \[Discourse\_link\] works on my server, but \[Discourse\_topic…

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## [With URLs \`my\` is generic for user. Is there something similar for hostname?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/with-urls-my-is-generic-for-user-is-there-something-similar-for-hostname/154542)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/with-urls-my-is-generic-for-user-is-there-something-similar-for-hostname/154542 "2020-06-11T17:20:36Z")

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As an admin we often want to give a link to a user to their settings page. Instead of giving them an example with a hard coded user in the URL like https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/ericgt/preferences/account we ch…

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## [Small 'Message' button on profile card inside a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-message-button-on-profile-card-inside-a-topic/154543)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-message-button-on-profile-card-inside-a-topic/154543 "2020-06-12T22:02:22Z")

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Hello, This is what I am on about: There seems to be a waste of space here as everything has been compacted and moved left. However, if you press on a profile picture outside a topic you get this (I know the other b…

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## [User titles do not save (changing back after a while)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-titles-do-not-save-changing-back-after-a-while/154549)

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**Author:** [@HenryBo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HenryBo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-titles-do-not-save-changing-back-after-a-while/154549 "2020-06-11T17:37:10Z")

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I searched for this issue and found the following topics which describe my problem: It seems this has been fixed in 2017. However I’m experiencing the same issue (I’ve only had Discourse installed since 2019, and ha…

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## [Font Awesome 5 solid icon are not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-awesome-5-solid-icon-are-not-working/154556)

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**Author:** [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-awesome-5-solid-icon-are-not-working/154556 "2020-06-11T22:08:57Z")

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The other like regular or brand are work well. The solid icon just not display and no any related console error. Please look my example below. {{! template.hbs }} \<div\> solid {{d-icon "fa-mobile"}} {{d-i…

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## [Discourse comments not visible in Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comments-not-visible-in-wordpress/154573)

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**Author:** [@Edward\_Zarecor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edward_Zarecor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comments-not-visible-in-wordpress/154573 "2020-06-11T21:30:49Z")

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We’ve configured Wordpress to connect to Discourse for comments and when we publish a new Blog post topics are being created in the correct category. However, we are not able to see the comments in the Wordpress site. I…

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## [Having difficulty configuring S3 backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-difficulty-configuring-s3-backups/154576)

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**Author:** [@alldritt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alldritt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-difficulty-configuring-s3-backups/154576 "2020-06-11T21:16:12Z")

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Hello, I’ve had a Discourse installation running for a couple of years with backups being done locally. I’m trying to reconfigure my Discourse installation to send backups to an S3 bucket and I cannot seem to get it wo…

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## [One of my Groups is not notifying some of its members. Is there some way to diagnose?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-of-my-groups-is-not-notifying-some-of-its-members-is-there-some-way-to-diagnose/154577)

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**Author:** [@StanD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StanD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-of-my-groups-is-not-notifying-some-of-its-members-is-there-some-way-to-diagnose/154577 "2020-06-11T21:05:31Z")

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I have a few discourse Groups set up. Most act normally but one in particular has some behaviors that perplex me. The members of this Group are almost exclusively users that use email. Not technically inclined. Emails …

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## [Cannot authenticate with yubikey when verifying new email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-authenticate-with-yubikey-when-verifying-new-email/154578)

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**Author:** [@Wolftallemo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wolftallemo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-authenticate-with-yubikey-when-verifying-new-email/154578 "2020-06-16T16:44:53Z")

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When I try changing my primary email, when I attempt to authenticate with my yubikey, I am sent to a blank page, whereas if I try with totp it works. Trying to authenticate with a yubikey sends me to https://example.com…

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## [Badges not processing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-not-processing/154580)

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**Author:** [@jughead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jughead)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 7:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-not-processing/154580 "2020-06-12T07:14:00Z")

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Hi all, For some reason badges aren’t fully “propagated” across the forum. Badge has been earned: Lets take the last awarded badge: “Read Guidelines” As you can see it has been awarded. However in the admin se…

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## [Offline Mode while Building](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offline-mode-while-building/154581)

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**Author:** [@PaigeLynn96](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaigeLynn96)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offline-mode-while-building/154581 "2020-06-12T01:20:13Z")

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Is there a way to display a offline page while setting up as right now my joomla site is in offline mode to build

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## [Text Editor Blues - color syntax highlighting and single small column](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-editor-blues-color-syntax-highlighting-and-single-small-column/154582)

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**Author:** [@Joaquin\_Menchacha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joaquin_Menchacha)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-editor-blues-color-syntax-highlighting-and-single-small-column/154582 "2020-06-25T16:15:47Z")

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I often find myself using an alternative text editor to edit messages, rather then Discourse’s built-in text editor. Biggest issue I have is the size-restricted column is the middle of the screen. For editing, this is …

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## [Low Friction Sign Up Flow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/low-friction-sign-up-flow/154595)

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**Author:** [@MaysamS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaysamS)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/low-friction-sign-up-flow/154595 "2020-06-23T05:07:07Z")

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Hi I am trying to encourage users to answer questions on my forum but not requiring them to sign up before doing so. In the flow I am thinking, a non-registered user sees a question they want to answer, have a text fie…

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## [ARIA - composer window elements are not being read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aria-composer-window-elements-are-not-being-read/154600)

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**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aria-composer-window-elements-are-not-being-read/154600 "2020-06-16T23:00:50Z")

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aria-label elements are missing from title input and main editor textarea. Reporting here as I’m not sure the best ember-ish way of adding the additional label fields on the prebuilt components. On testing, it seems li…

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## [Sorting by votes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-votes/154601)

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**Author:** [@Headless](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Headless)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-votes/154601 "2020-06-13T05:42:40Z")

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Hello, so as far as I can see there is a sort by votes for categories. The thing I am concerned about is how sorting by votes is All-time not taking weekly, daily, or anything else into account. Nor does it take if a top…

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## [Amazon Ads not working properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-ads-not-working-properly/154612)

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**Author:** [@Headless](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Headless)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-ads-not-working-properly/154612 "2020-06-25T18:20:14Z")

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Upon using the Plugin for ads, and putting in the corresponding info for ads. My forum turns into as shown below. Not entirely sure why its doing this?

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## [Question on using Open-Source version of Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-on-using-open-source-version-of-discourse/154622)

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**Author:** [@Devansh\_Khetan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Devansh_Khetan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-on-using-open-source-version-of-discourse/154622 "2020-06-12T05:32:52Z")

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Hi I am making a website named Dwe. It’s a Designing forum that designs things for free and we are also uploading are website’s source code on Github. But we want to show ads on our Home, about, Contact pages. So are…

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## [Immediately Close Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-close-topic/154624)

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**Author:** [@Aiden12114](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aiden12114)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-close-topic/154624 "2020-06-13T03:24:59Z")

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I was wondering how I can immediately close a topic.

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## [How to set the default timezone for each user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-the-default-timezone-for-each-user/154629)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-the-default-timezone-for-each-user/154629 "2020-06-12T09:13:16Z")

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I’ve recently signed up for another Discourse site and I saw this Timezone dropdown custom field and “Use Current Timezone” button in my profile: I’m pretty sure I didn’t tell them my timezone. Is this a standard Dis…

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## [Changing excerpt length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-excerpt-length/154643)

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**Author:** [@Varhall](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Varhall)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-excerpt-length/154643 "2022-11-17T21:07:12Z")

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It’s very nice! Can I somehow limit the number of characters in an excerpt?

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## [Job exception: undefined method \`name' for](https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-undefined-method-name-for/154644)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-undefined-method-name-for/154644 "2020-06-13T08:44:58Z")

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Hi everyone, Discourse 2.5.0.beta6 ( 7fe414d35d ) My log files are quite full off these: Job exception: undefined method \`name’ for #\<#Class:0x00007fa29345f668:0x00007fa27e26e3a0\> eg: Clicking on one reveals …

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## [What to do about pop-up with advice on replying to several posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-do-about-pop-up-with-advice-on-replying-to-several-posts/154670)

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**Author:** [@mjray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mjray)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-do-about-pop-up-with-advice-on-replying-to-several-posts/154670 "2020-07-17T12:50:03Z")

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While replying to a couple of posts in the same topic on a recent install, I got a pop-up asking me to use the edit button to combine them into one jumbled post covering several unrelated subthreads. Can that be switched…

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## [Messing up with installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messing-up-with-installation/154675)

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**Author:** [@Devansh\_Khetan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Devansh_Khetan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messing-up-with-installation/154675 "2020-06-13T02:19:19Z")

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I just build a droplet from digital ocean with Discourse as 1 click app. I also purchased my domain from Godaddy and transferred DNS to digital ocean networking. Now I am puzzled how to proceed on console and also mes…

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## [Get all categories via API including subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-all-categories-via-api-including-subcategories/154683)

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**Author:** [@gar1t](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gar1t)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-all-categories-via-api-including-subcategories/154683 "2023-09-29T05:05:07Z")

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The /categories.json API call returns only top-level categories, at least on my server. I can read subcategories using /c/\<id\>.json but I don’t know how to discover those IDs.

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## [Approving a new user with ruby console - 20200613.042854](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-new-user-with-ruby-console-20200613-042854/154690)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-new-user-with-ruby-console-20200613-042854/154690 "2020-06-15T07:49:53Z")

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This was working around March and is now failing for some reason. ReviewableUser.find\_by(target:user).perform(csmu, :approve\_user) NoMethodError: undefined method \`perform' for nil:NilClass user and csmu are valid obje…

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## [Import failing with \`could not create unique index\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-failing-with-could-not-create-unique-index/154693)

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**Author:** [@Paulus\_Schoutsen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paulus_Schoutsen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-failing-with-could-not-create-unique-index/154693 "2020-06-13T21:29:27Z")

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TL;DR: We messed up an upgrade and are looking for help With Home Assistant we use Discourse to power our community. We run with the discourse\_docker method on an EC2 instance on AWS. Being an open source project, for…

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## [Easier sign up flow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-sign-up-flow/154694)

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**Author:** [@MaysamS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaysamS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-sign-up-flow/154694 "2020-06-12T19:31:19Z")

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What would you like done? Hi I need a developer to help me build this flow through a plugin. I am not sure if this is the right place to post this, apologies if it is not. I am trying to encourage users to answer ques…

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