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## [Push Notifications for Desktop Plugin: Checkbox does not persist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-for-desktop-plugin-checkbox-does-not-persist/163625)

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**Author:** [@michaeld1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-for-desktop-plugin-checkbox-does-not-persist/163625 "2020-09-22T14:23:44Z")

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Hi @robbiet480 was your problem ever solved ? I am also experiencing that the desktop notification toggle not persisting between refreshes, hence, no notifications

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## [Prometheus Exporter: Support for URL whitelist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prometheus-exporter-support-for-url-whitelist/163626)

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**Author:** [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prometheus-exporter-support-for-url-whitelist/163626 "2020-08-16T22:00:08Z")

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How to set DISCOURSE\_PROMETHEUS\_TRUSTED\_IP\_WHITELIST\_REGEX to multiple ips as Grafana + Prometheus uses various IPs that are updated constantly? If your corporate network requires external services to be on a whiteli…

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## [Perspective Plugin: Issues with perspective scores](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perspective-plugin-issues-with-perspective-scores/163627)

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**Author:** [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perspective-plugin-issues-with-perspective-scores/163627 "2020-08-18T19:27:54Z")

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Just installed the plugin. Don’t see any double posts issues. And it notifies me when I want to post something bad. Also the post is flagged for moderation review. However, some issues so far. a) The plugin only work…

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## [How to local host an image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628)

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**Author:** [@lyseoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lyseoy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-local-host-an-image/163628 "2020-09-10T15:44:44Z")

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I’m hosting a 177kB svg background image on svgshare.com, and it takes a whopping 1.2 seconds to load. I think it would be much faster to local host, but I don’t know how. I’m guessing it’s as simple as uploading the ima…

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## [Policy Plugin: Monthly policy recurrence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-plugin-monthly-policy-recurrence/163631)

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**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-plugin-monthly-policy-recurrence/163631 "2020-09-14T11:35:07Z")

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Any chance we could get a monthly renewal on the same day? I’m looking for a reminder to file expense reports.

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## [Footnote Plugin: Images not rendered on expansion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnote-plugin-images-not-rendered-on-expansion/163632)

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**Author:** [@saj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnote-plugin-images-not-rendered-on-expansion/163632 "2020-09-11T12:49:41Z")

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Images in footnotes are not rendered with inline expansion: Curiously: If I left-click on the image’s placeholder – in order to open the image in the current browser tab – I receive what appears to be a permissions…

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## [Yearly Review: Exclude Users section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yearly-review-exclude-users-section/163633)

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**Author:** [@keunes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keunes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yearly-review-exclude-users-section/163633 "2020-11-20T19:13:13Z")

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We just got a Discourse forum for AntennaPod. Looking into potential plugins, I came across this one. Looks very nice, but I would prefer to exclude the ‘User’ section alltogether - is it possible to set this (and only …

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## [Affiliate Plugin: Handle Amazon searches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/affiliate-plugin-handle-amazon-searches/163634)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/affiliate-plugin-handle-amazon-searches/163634 "2019-12-18T11:31:46Z")

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When posting an Amazon search result link, the plugin strips out the search part of the url and links to the Amazon home page instead. Example: Search Amazon for teddy bear and the url will be this: https://www.amazon.…

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## [Parece haber un problema con la página "TOS" china](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-seems-to-be-problem-with-the-chinese-tos-page/163635)

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**Author:** [@JustG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustG)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-seems-to-be-problem-with-the-chinese-tos-page/163635 "2020-09-10T18:42:20Z")

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## [FontAwesome Pro Plugin: Incorrect Icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fontawesome-pro-plugin-incorrect-icons/163638)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fontawesome-pro-plugin-incorrect-icons/163638 "2020-06-02T23:49:02Z")

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FYI I’ve found a few icons in the composer that are still using far and ignoring fa icon style quote whole post add image emoticon Also in the image meta bar the image icon is using far

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## [Separate psql server / migrate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-psql-server-migrate/163645)

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**Author:** [@joa1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joa1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-psql-server-migrate/163645 "2020-09-10T16:17:22Z")

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Hello! I am building a forum using docker. I’m trying to use a remote database, but I have a few questions Is it okay to use ppas (Postgres plus advanced server) ? In this guide \> Configure Discourse to use a separat…

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## [Bigger images on category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bigger-images-on-category/163646)

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**Author:** [@Aka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bigger-images-on-category/163646 "2020-09-10T16:03:06Z")

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Hi all. Can you please tell me how can I make the logos of each box category bigger?

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## [Automatically Add All New Users To A Certain Group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-all-new-users-to-a-certain-group/163651)

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**Author:** [@alexjpanagis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexjpanagis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-all-new-users-to-a-certain-group/163651 "2020-10-06T14:41:51Z")

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Sorry if this has been asked before I wasn’t able to find anything on the topic. Is there a way to add all new users in a community to a specific default group? :slight\_smile: Best, Alex

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## [Advanced search: would "minimum reply count" instead of "minimum post count" make more sense?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-would-minimum-reply-count-instead-of-minimum-post-count-make-more-sense/163661)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-would-minimum-reply-count-instead-of-minimum-post-count-make-more-sense/163661 "2020-09-10T18:19:00Z")

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Hi, Since a topic is also a post, the value 1 has no purpose in this field, and the value for which this option starts to be useful is 2. Considering this, I feel that it would make more sense if it was replaced wit…

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## [Resume email after bouncing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resume-email-after-bouncing/163664)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resume-email-after-bouncing/163664 "2020-09-10T21:50:52Z")

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My forum email address was bouncing for a while; it’s fixed now. I received a forum PM, “Is your email address correct?” about this. I tried sending myself a test PM from another account, and haven’t received the email …

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## [Failed upgrade: UniqueViolation: duplicate key value violates unique constraint "data\_explorer\_queries\_pkey"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-upgrade-uniqueviolation-duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint-data-explorer-queries-pkey/163667)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-upgrade-uniqueviolation-duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint-data-explorer-queries-pkey/163667 "2020-09-10T21:37:54Z")

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Today’s upgrade to latest failed: FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' failed with return #\<Process::Status: pid 3194 exit 1\> Location of fa…

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## [Help with "zero downtime" setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-zero-downtime-setup/163668)

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**Author:** [@LSD2020](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LSD2020)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-zero-downtime-setup/163668 "2020-09-10T22:32:32Z")

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I’m trying to wrap my head around “zero downtime” config. My current setup has a couple of Discourse instances for different communities. Both have data/web 2 container configuration. I have an Nginx at the host level wh…

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## [How to connect to an external database running on localhost](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-connect-to-an-external-database-running-on-localhost/163683)

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**Author:** [@isaac1104](https://meta.discourse.org/u/isaac1104)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-connect-to-an-external-database-running-on-localhost/163683 "2020-09-14T18:18:01Z")

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Hello, I have installed discourse on macbook for development using the “beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-for-development-using-docker” instruction. Now, I have a separate postgreSQL database with users table that c…

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## [Should Checklist support GFM checkbox syntax?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-checklist-support-gfm-checkbox-syntax/163686)

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**Author:** [@k4rtik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/k4rtik)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-checklist-support-gfm-checkbox-syntax/163686 "2020-09-13T16:07:17Z")

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So I noticed some existing cheklists on my instance which were showing the older asterisk syntax. I decided to run the above rake task, but they don’t get updated. IIRC most of the other checklists I have got silently …

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## [How to change the font color in category overviews?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-font-color-in-category-overviews/163688)

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**Author:** [@Tin\_Tin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tin_Tin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-font-color-in-category-overviews/163688 "2020-09-11T08:56:47Z")

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Hi! I wonder if someone can help me out. I’ve searched all the documentation but I can’t seem to find a the CSS to change the font colors in the category overviews. Currently it’s light grey, which is hard to read–I’d lo…

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## [WordPress + Discourse Double Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-double-post/163691)

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**Author:** [@raphabott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raphabott)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-double-post/163691 "2020-09-11T15:44:52Z")

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Hello there, After setting up a brand new hosted Discourse instance, a brand new WP blog, and deploying/configuring the plugin, whenever I post to WP I get 2 new topics in Discourse. Check it out: Any ideas on what…

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## [Help with setting up private categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-setting-up-private-categories/163695)

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**Author:** [@nicolecolter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicolecolter)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-setting-up-private-categories/163695 "2020-09-14T17:02:20Z")

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I just launched my first Discourse forum at community.createyourownschool.com and I would love to have a category that is publicly available to read for our blog. My friend @craigconstantine was trying to help me. He ha…

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## [Users can't check notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-cant-check-notifications/163696)

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**Author:** [@b481](https://meta.discourse.org/u/b481)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-cant-check-notifications/163696 "2020-09-11T01:27:29Z")

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A few users on my forum are unable to use the notification dropdown. I thought it was maybe a device thing, or something based on trust levels, but I used my test account (trust level 1) I use to see things from the end …

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## [Installing discourse-math.git](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-math-git/163708)

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**Author:** [@kgreed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgreed)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-math-git/163708 "2020-09-11T05:26:39Z")

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I am wanting to follow instructions to add discourse-maths plugin only when I edit app.yml I see the existing plugins showing as follows I did not want to break the pattern so I added and then rebuilt the contai…

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## [Minimum character limit to post a 'reply" & identify promo links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-limit-to-post-a-reply-identify-promo-links/163715)

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**Author:** [@Ranjan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ranjan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-limit-to-post-a-reply-identify-promo-links/163715 "2020-09-11T11:39:52Z")

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Hi Team, Thank you for all the great things you do! I need some help with this query. One of our users posted a 3 letter word and hyperlinked it to a website url as a reply. My concerns are two questions. 1) Is there…

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## [Screen black out bug on modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/screen-black-out-bug-on-modal/163719)

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**Author:** [@TheBaby5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBaby5)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/screen-black-out-bug-on-modal/163719 "2020-09-11T08:17:24Z")

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Admin - When clicking on anything that fires modal the screen blackouts, like for example, clicking on Change Ownership will make the screen go black. Discourse version

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## [How can i show a floating sticky 300x250 Adsense Ad on right side bar of topic page above the fold?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-show-a-floating-sticky-300x250-adsense-ad-on-right-side-bar-of-topic-page-above-the-fold/163723)

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**Author:** [@Faizan\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faizan_Zahid)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-show-a-floating-sticky-300x250-adsense-ad-on-right-side-bar-of-topic-page-above-the-fold/163723 "2020-09-12T05:45:29Z")

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Basically, what i want is very similar to what below site has, Notice the 300x250 Ad on right side bar of the topic page of Quora. I have a similar Discourse forum topic layout with lots of posts in each topics, i w…

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## [Mixed Content warnings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mixed-content-warnings/163727)

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**Author:** [@JuergenAuer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JuergenAuer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mixed-content-warnings/163727 "2020-09-11T14:28:49Z")

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Hi, sometimes a forum has mixed content warnings. See now Letsencrypt: Some favicons - http://alohadentalgroup.com/assets/icons/favicon.ico Found in https://sjc4.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/assets/\_application-b69…

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## [Upgrade script didnot respect app.yml version still on beta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-script-didnot-respect-app-yml-version-still-on-beta/163728)

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**Author:** [@pavi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pavi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-script-didnot-respect-app-yml-version-still-on-beta/163728 "2020-09-11T11:56:19Z")

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I am on discourse using docker and the default channel was on tests-passed and I wanted to upgrade to the stable version. I waited for my version to go older which was 2.4.0.beta and then I wanted to upgrade to stable 2…

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## [Restrict embedded video to HTTPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-embedded-video-to-https/163731)

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**Author:** [@calmh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calmh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-embedded-video-to-https/163731 "2021-01-03T07:01:31Z")

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We run our forum on HTTPS, as everyone should. Sometimes people drop a video link, like !\[Some description|video\](http://example.com/some-video.mkv) which renders as an embedded video. Since the link is HTTP it will ho…

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