# Hot

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## [How to recompile plugins and NOT to recompile Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-recompile-plugins-and-not-to-recompile-discourse/159503)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-recompile-plugins-and-not-to-recompile-discourse/159503 "2020-08-01T10:03:01Z")

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How is it possible to recompile the plugin and NOT to recompile Discourse (not to update to the latest version)? I have a problem that Discourse has very frequent updates. Very often updates make plugins not working. I w…

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## [How to exclude draft posts from email summaries?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-exclude-draft-posts-from-email-summaries/159518)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-exclude-draft-posts-from-email-summaries/159518 "2020-08-04T17:37:07Z")

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I created a draft post in a “Shared drafts” category. The post was scheduled to post in a future. But this post was included in email summary. Any ideas how to fix it?

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## [How to replace text in the composer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-replace-text-in-the-composer/159526)

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**Author:** [@Newuser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Newuser)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-replace-text-in-the-composer/159526 "2021-06-03T16:51:02Z")

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Hi all, I have a very simple question, but I can’t find the answer anywhere. I want to create custom BBcode without a closing tag, how do I do that? Thanks to this topic I already figured out how to replace \[something…

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## [I want to Update rel=canonical href using Java Script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-update-rel-canonical-href-using-java-script/159527)

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**Author:** [@KranthiKiranGude](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KranthiKiranGude)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-update-rel-canonical-href-using-java-script/159527 "2020-08-02T11:07:55Z")

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I have few duplicate pages on my domain, I have to reference canonical tag of the duplicate pages to original page using JavaScript. (Deleting duplicate pages is not an option as they do have considerable traffic) Could…

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## [Disabling email verification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-email-verification/159536)

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**Author:** [@Sectros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sectros)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-email-verification/159536 "2020-09-08T10:03:10Z")

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Hello. I would like my users to create accounts without email verification. Is it possible in discourse?

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## [Too many users and pageviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/too-many-users-and-pageviews/159541)

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**Author:** [@Yariv\_Cohen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yariv_Cohen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/too-many-users-and-pageviews/159541 "2020-08-01T21:54:35Z")

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So till now everything is perfect. New community, changing some text and I’m still learning. Very exciting. Thank you. Now, I checked the stats and I saw that I have hundreds of users.. but I have only 5…? Mysteries bug…

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## [Re purpose CSS code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-purpose-css-code/159545)

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**Author:** [@tristenturner101](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tristenturner101)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-purpose-css-code/159545 "2020-08-01T22:50:32Z")

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Hello, how can to change this CSS to also work with the sign up page .login-modal.in .modal-inner-container { background: url(imageurlhere); background-size: contain; background-repeat: no-repeat; backgr…

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## [How can add organization schema into homepage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-add-organization-schema-into-homepage/159547)

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**Author:** [@PoojaPatel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PoojaPatel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-add-organization-schema-into-homepage/159547 "2020-08-02T09:44:08Z")

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How can I add organization schema into homepage?

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## [What happened to the Group Tracker Plugin category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-the-group-tracker-plugin-category/159550)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-the-group-tracker-plugin-category/159550 "2020-08-01T21:14:35Z")

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Hi! Seems the topic for your Group Tracker Plugin on meta.discourse was either made private or deleted. Let me know if you have any suggestions as we’re using it and I can no longer find that category on the forum. Th…

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## [Possible to list Group memberships on User Card?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-list-group-memberships-on-user-card/159551)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-list-group-memberships-on-user-card/159551 "2020-08-01T23:39:34Z")

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Curious on any option for users to list specific Group affiliations on their User Card. Haven’t seen any so far. Thanks!

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## [New posts don't show up on "Latest" because all categories are muted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-posts-dont-show-up-on-latest-because-all-categories-are-muted/159555)

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**Author:** [@Wicked\_walnut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wicked_walnut)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-posts-dont-show-up-on-latest-because-all-categories-are-muted/159555 "2020-08-02T18:18:39Z")

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We are still in trial period. In fact, we are on standard trial, then we realized that we should probably use business plan instead. I.e. our pageviews have far exceeded the limit. We just started blocking anonymous use…

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## [Updating hyperlink in footer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-hyperlink-in-footer/159561)

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**Author:** [@IvanC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IvanC)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-hyperlink-in-footer/159561 "2020-08-02T09:48:31Z")

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How do I update the hyperlinks in the footer pls?

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## [Discourse not serving pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-serving-pages/159578)

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**Author:** [@titusc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/titusc)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-serving-pages/159578 "2020-08-04T12:24:41Z")

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I am having some issues running Discourse after installation. Per the following page once I have run the discourse-setup script I should be able to browse to the URL configured. Apparently I have to call the following …

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## [Any. plugin to maintain releases notes with history for a set of products?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-plugin-to-maintain-releases-notes-with-history-for-a-set-of-products/159589)

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**Author:** [@bchesneau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bchesneau)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-plugin-to-maintain-releases-notes-with-history-for-a-set-of-products/159589 "2020-08-08T13:20:44Z")

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Is there any plugin allowing to maintain a page like this one on the ubiquiti forum: https://community.ui.com/releases/EdgeMAX-EdgeRouter-Beta-Firmware-v2-0-9-beta-5/c6a139a3-9383-43f8-9f18-bd386c9fe2aa each release wi…

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## [Installing Discourse on DigitalOcean - got stuck](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-digitalocean-got-stuck/159591)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Wallace](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daniel_Wallace)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-digitalocean-got-stuck/159591 "2020-08-03T10:18:42Z")

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Hi community — love Discourse. And this time around, I want to set it up myself. I’m a complete non-programmer. I have created a droplet in DigitalOcean. I have created an account / sub-domain in Mailgun and my credent…

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## [Site refuses to connect after installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-refuses-to-connect-after-installation/159592)

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**Author:** [@Krunnie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krunnie)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-refuses-to-connect-after-installation/159592 "2020-08-03T06:30:16Z")

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I’m totally new to this so I’m sorry if I won’t understand some of the things you guys will tell me. So I installed the newest version of Discourse on DigitalOcean (Ubuntu 18.04). Everything went smoothly after the 4th …

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## [How to resort a topic's messages by date?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-resort-a-topics-messages-by-date/159602)

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**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-resort-a-topics-messages-by-date/159602 "2020-08-04T00:30:12Z")

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I’ve imported a large older mailing list into Discourse and found (after merging various threads that were not initially properly identified to be part of a parent thread) that threads have become disordered. Many earlie…

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## [How to identify and edit/remove Ember elements?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-identify-and-edit-remove-ember-elements/159624)

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**Author:** [@b481](https://meta.discourse.org/u/b481)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-identify-and-edit-remove-ember-elements/159624 "2020-08-09T10:34:14Z")

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Very new to CSS and whatnot, so apologies if the below is unbelievably basic and/or long winded. My question is how would one identify and remove “ember” elements via CSS? I assume you would do it via the “display:none”…

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## [Having issues bulk inviting a CSV of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-bulk-inviting-a-csv-of-users/159628)

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**Author:** [@Camille\_Augereau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Camille_Augereau)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-bulk-inviting-a-csv-of-users/159628 "2021-01-23T20:48:26Z")

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Thank you for this explanation but I tried to do a mass invitation and it didn’t work, my file is in CSV but all my emails are written like invalid email, I don’t understand why

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## [Free hosts to install Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-hosts-to-install-discourse/159639)

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**Author:** [@CorruptBlu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CorruptBlu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-hosts-to-install-discourse/159639 "2020-08-04T20:09:00Z")

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I know about self-hosting, but are there any other ways to host the Discourse install?

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## [Some admins not receiving notifications from "system" user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-admins-not-receiving-notifications-from-system-user/159642)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-admins-not-receiving-notifications-from-system-user/159642 "2020-08-03T09:44:37Z")

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We have two admins- myself and Dan. Dan receives notifications from user “system”, but I do not. I do receive other notifications- for example when someone mentions me- but not from system. Examples of system notificati…

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## [Patreon reward group users got wiped out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-reward-group-users-got-wiped-out/159650)

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**Author:** [@TURBODRIVER](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TURBODRIVER)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-reward-group-users-got-wiped-out/159650 "2020-08-04T21:56:33Z")

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Hey! On my small community Discourse integrated with Patreon, I have around 900 people and the majority of them are users who pledged, as the only way to access the forum is by doing so. I’m happily running the forum for…

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## [Whitelisting HTML tags / attributes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whitelisting-html-tags-attributes/159653)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whitelisting-html-tags-attributes/159653 "2020-08-03T13:53:36Z")

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I vaguely remember that there was a way - using a site setting or a plugin - to add entries to the whitelist of allowed HTML tags and attributes (https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/app/assets/javascripts/…

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## [Questions about groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-a-propos-des-groupes/159658)

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**Author:** [@Camille\_Augereau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Camille_Augereau)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-a-propos-des-groupes/159658 "2020-08-07T21:56:48Z")

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Hello, I am taking the liberty of speaking in French as it will be easier for me to explain the problem. I created groups and put them in a category (I think that is what needs to be done) however...

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## [New User Of The Month Badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-of-the-month-badge/159659)

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**Author:** [@PhantomR1982](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PhantomR1982)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-of-the-month-badge/159659 "2020-08-10T00:43:27Z")

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Hi All Now i’ve tried to research this and its starting to give me a headache so im now asking the advice of any Discourse experts. I’ve read a few posts about this badge and can understand its requirements however so…

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## [Action logs don't show logs for specific user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/action-logs-dont-show-logs-for-specific-user/159670)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/action-logs-dont-show-logs-for-specific-user/159670 "2020-08-03T18:34:51Z")

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Hello, As you can see of the first forum when I press my own action logs it shows everything to do with me. However, on the other forum when you press action logs, it just shows the staff action log instead of the logs …

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## [Have PMs show in inbox if you include yourself as recipient](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-pms-show-in-inbox-if-you-include-yourself-as-recipient/159676)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-pms-show-in-inbox-if-you-include-yourself-as-recipient/159676 "2020-08-03T20:01:20Z")

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Right now, if I send a PM to someone, it does not show up in my message inbox (it shows up in the sent folder). I’ve recently been sending PMs to a group that are important, and I’d like to be able to see them in my mes…

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## [Adplugin is not honoring the group exclusion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adplugin-is-not-honoring-the-group-exclusion/159677)

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**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adplugin-is-not-honoring-the-group-exclusion/159677 "2020-08-04T06:47:29Z")

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We use the setting no\_ads\_for\_groups to offer an ad-free subscription based membership to a forum. However, it seems like a recent change has caused this setting to have no effect. The users in the group have started see…

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## [Thickness of Colored Categories Bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thickness-of-colored-categories-bar/159686)

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**Author:** [@MichelleBarnett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichelleBarnett)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thickness-of-colored-categories-bar/159686 "2020-08-03T17:47:38Z")

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When the categories are in the “Boxes with Subcategories” mode, is there a way to increase the thickness of the colored bar on the left? There’s an arrow pointing to in the image below.

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## [Is there a way to see the number of watchers for a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-the-number-of-watchers-for-a-category/159696)

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**Author:** [@redwolves](https://meta.discourse.org/u/redwolves)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-the-number-of-watchers-for-a-category/159696 "2020-08-04T16:00:08Z")

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We’re using categories as a way to stay up to date on certain topics and we are encouraging our users to subscribe/watch the category so they get the information in their email fast. We want to measure the success of th…

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