# Hot

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## [Identify private message interactions between users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/identify-private-message-interactions-between-users/167067)

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**Author:** [@sonicb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sonicb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/identify-private-message-interactions-between-users/167067 "2020-10-13T16:47:04Z")

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I’d like to use the Data Explorer plugin to identify whether users are interacting with each other. I wrote a query to return the sender, recipient and a count for a provided date range, however it seems to be returning …

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## [Private Profiles and Advanced Search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-profiles-and-advanced-search/167069)

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**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-profiles-and-advanced-search/167069 "2021-08-09T13:27:54Z")

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In my opinion, the system should not allow the advanced search to filter users who hide their public profile. Because in this way you can easily list the topics and posts of these users. What do you think?

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## [Where is the FAQ\_URL site setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-faq-url-site-setting/167088)

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**Author:** [@teriw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/teriw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-faq-url-site-setting/167088 "2020-10-13T18:09:38Z")

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We updated our Website and now our FAQ points to a missing URL. I can’t find where I can update the FAQ\_URL to the new site.

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## [Class connector for adding button to post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/class-connector-for-adding-button-to-post/167089)

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**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/class-connector-for-adding-button-to-post/167089 "2020-10-13T14:03:12Z")

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I am trying to make colne of this plugin: Custom Topic Button (group) I am trying to add button at every single post , not topics. But I do not know how to set my class connectors for injecting buttons or icons into po…

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## [This is the problem of a specific user or something else?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-is-the-problem-of-a-specific-user-or-something-else/167092)

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**Author:** [@Dev\_Work](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dev_Work)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-is-the-problem-of-a-specific-user-or-something-else/167092 "2020-10-14T07:10:28Z")

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Good afternoon! Help me figure out the forum. This is the problem of a specific user or something else?

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## [Login with JavaScript Disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-with-javascript-disabled/167100)

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**Author:** [@natrius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/natrius)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-with-javascript-disabled/167100 "2020-10-13T16:41:22Z")

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I would personally see it as category 2 bug. There is currently a discussion going on at OSM and one thing brought up is: Its not possible to login or register with JavaScript disabled. It is possible to read without Jav…

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## [Markup no longer happens on Copy + Paste](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markup-no-longer-happens-on-copy-paste/167102)

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**Author:** [@hjalali](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hjalali)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markup-no-longer-happens-on-copy-paste/167102 "2021-01-25T18:32:30Z")

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Since we patched to the newer version we noticed that copy + paste no longer automatically transforms into Markup language. https://forum.lair.gg Has anyone else faced this problem?

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## [Set up Email notification for multiple people](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-email-notification-for-multiple-people/167109)

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**Author:** [@jousefm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jousefm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-email-notification-for-multiple-people/167109 "2020-10-13T18:42:49Z")

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Hey guys! Is it possible to force an email notification to selected people in case someone posts a response in a thread? Thanks a lot! :slight\_smile:

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## [Changing S3 Bucket and all references](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-s3-bucket-and-all-references/167117)

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**Author:** [@Samir\_Faci](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Faci)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-s3-bucket-and-all-references/167117 "2020-10-15T05:29:20Z")

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I changed the S3 bucket for my website and copied all the assets to the new one. Everything is the same, I also made sure that all the files are publically readable at the very least for i in $(cat files.txt | awk '{p…

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## [Error when adding 3 or 4 filters to Knowledge Explorer plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-adding-3-or-4-filters-to-knowledge-explorer-plugin/167123)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-adding-3-or-4-filters-to-knowledge-explorer-plugin/167123 "2020-10-14T14:27:41Z")

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Bug Report: If you click more than 3 or 4 filters in knowledge explorer it kind of explodes and kills your session. See Gif Below ▶ Generates this Error

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## [Use X-Forwarded or not?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-x-forwarded-or-not/167128)

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**Author:** [@aliyosefzai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aliyosefzai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-x-forwarded-or-not/167128 "2020-10-13T21:25:22Z")

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Hi, Our Discourse is setup behind a firewall and all the traffic to nginx is coming from single IP address which is causing errors (429 Too Many requests) for some users accessing the forums.I can forward the original I…

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## [Remove tag dropdown for categories with no existing tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-tag-dropdown-for-categories-with-no-existing-tags/167132)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-tag-dropdown-for-categories-with-no-existing-tags/167132 "2020-10-16T14:34:54Z")

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Is it possible to do this? Currently, when on a category page for a category with no tags, the dropdown just shows “no tags” but otherwise has no function. Thanks.

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## [Same email gets sent every day](https://meta.discourse.org/t/same-email-gets-sent-every-day/167133)

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**Author:** [@figure002](https://meta.discourse.org/u/figure002)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/same-email-gets-sent-every-day/167133 "2020-10-13T23:39:30Z")

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I’m working on building a community using Discourse and only recently people have started joining and participating. One user in particular has been participating a lot recently, which is awesome. But since the start of …

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## [Allow Only Admin/Mods GIF avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-only-admin-mods-gif-avatars/167135)

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**Author:** [@MidnightCheesePizza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MidnightCheesePizza)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-only-admin-mods-gif-avatars/167135 "2020-10-15T05:10:16Z")

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Hey all, Saw this thread here: .Gif files as profile pics? and I was able to set everything up correctly. My question is if there is a way to only allow a certain role or trust level to have GIF avatars. I’d like to s…

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## [Hiding some of the UCFs in the user review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-some-of-the-ucfs-in-the-user-review-queue/167141)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-some-of-the-ucfs-in-the-user-review-queue/167141 "2020-10-20T23:12:53Z")

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How do I hide all but the first 5 UCFs from my moderation team to make approvals easier? Yes, we have a lot of UCFs (15 with 4 ‘dormant’). These are the only 5 that new sign-ups fill in (in case if you are wondering). T…

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## [Trolls Liking Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trolls-liking-posts/167143)

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**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trolls-liking-posts/167143 "2020-10-18T00:09:51Z")

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Hi, We’ve recently run into a problem with somebody creating a lot of new accounts with racist/heterosexist names, and although they can’t post they can go around and like a bunch of posts to get their names to show up …

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## [Rake db:migrate should LOAD\_PLUGINS by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-db-migrate-should-load-plugins-by-default/167151)

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**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-db-migrate-should-load-plugins-by-default/167151 "2020-10-14T07:19:20Z")

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We at Pavilion have had issues running/debugging tests and saw errors with the poll plugin while running tests. We use to think its some issue with the plugin itself but its not. The issue was that the migrations of pol…

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## [Missing Facebook and Twitter share button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-facebook-and-twitter-share-button/167154)

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**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-facebook-and-twitter-share-button/167154 "2020-10-14T17:43:31Z")

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Lately I started upgrading my discource instances and for two instances after upgrading to 2.6.0.beta3 share buttons for Facebook and Twitter not showing any more. I double check my instance there is no custom component…

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## [Discourse Features Github](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-features-github/167155)

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**Author:** [@Sim\_Jennifer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sim_Jennifer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-features-github/167155 "2020-10-14T11:47:25Z")

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Dear Support, I’m new here and just discovered that Discourse able to link with Github? I’m referring here, for example, Blockchain Github or any Cryptocurrency related, it can run?

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## [Is there a route to get a cooked post, but without rendered oneboxes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-route-to-get-a-cooked-post-but-without-rendered-oneboxes/167157)

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**Author:** [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-route-to-get-a-cooked-post-but-without-rendered-oneboxes/167157 "2020-10-21T12:16:47Z")

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For an external Facebook Instant Article generator, we need the cooked HTML posts but without rendered oneboxes… Does any such route or API endpoint for posts exist already?

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## [Group Full Name Not Saving](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-full-name-not-saving/167158)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-full-name-not-saving/167158 "2020-10-15T08:22:05Z")

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We’re on 2.6.0beta3. I’ve just tried to change a group name and all I get is ‘Saving…’. Looking for pointers on how to debug this and is this a known issue? Cheers and thanks! Keith John Hutchison Ceiteach Seán Mac …

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## [Disable direct/private messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-direct-private-messages/167177)

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**Author:** [@zeroexcuses](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zeroexcuses)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-direct-private-messages/167177 "2020-10-14T13:18:10Z")

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Is it possible to configure a discourse site to completely disable direct / private messages?

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## [Add OP username into Body Css Classes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-op-username-into-body-css-classes/167178)

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**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-op-username-into-body-css-classes/167178 "2020-10-18T12:56:40Z")

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Hi, Can anybody help me to add OP username as \<body\> CSS class? I need to write some styles and need different attributes for some usernames. Some users asked us to delete the topic from their profile but did not in…

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## [Automatic session management with OAuth SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-session-management-with-oauth-sso/167204)

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**Author:** [@vagosduke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vagosduke)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-session-management-with-oauth-sso/167204 "2020-10-14T20:22:35Z")

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Hello, We are running a suite of services for a specific closed community and we are deciding to include Discourse as the social platform. I am wondering what is the best and most elegant way (technically) to seamlessly…

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## [Privacy Settings for Posts by Users (Settings)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-settings-for-posts-by-users-settings/167216)

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**Author:** [@jousefm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jousefm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-settings-for-posts-by-users-settings/167216 "2020-10-14T18:42:37Z")

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Can Forum threads can be made private by “normal” users except admins & moderators and if so, where can I change that or do I need to increase the rank of the users that I want to enable for that option? Cheers! …

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## [Animated GIF avatars no longer supported by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/animated-gif-avatars-no-longer-supported-by-default/167224)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/animated-gif-avatars-no-longer-supported-by-default/167224 "2022-03-08T18:28:28Z")

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In order to simplify the Discourse codebase, support for animated GIF avatars will no longer be included in Discourse by default as of the current 2.6 beta. Note that animated GIFs i…

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## [A problem with upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-problem-with-upgrade/167230)

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**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-problem-with-upgrade/167230 "2020-10-14T20:38:44Z")

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hi, i tried upgrade to discourse in admin panel but it did not completed and showed Currently Upgrading… about 15 min. then, 1- i tried to connect my VPS but no success. 2- I stopped the vps then start again and conn…

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## [Redis server Out of memory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-server-out-of-memory/167241)

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**Author:** [@gascn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gascn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-server-out-of-memory/167241 "2020-10-15T01:43:02Z")

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We were experiencing a downtime on our discourse app installed in digitalOcean lately and this was the message showing on the system log Do we have to upgrade our droplets memory.?

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## [Installation by the book](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-by-the-book/167263)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-by-the-book/167263 "2020-10-15T11:24:31Z")

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I’m trying to install Discourse in accordance with the most “official” instructions, to save bother in the long run. Here’s what I’ve done. It’s not all directly linked to from the installation instructions, but no.4 in …

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## [What does the blue light in the profile picture mean?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-the-blue-light-in-the-profile-picture-mean/167265)

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**Author:** [@SJack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SJack)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-the-blue-light-in-the-profile-picture-mean/167265 "2020-10-15T10:24:44Z")

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Hello friends. This blue light caught my attention. Why do some profiles look like this?

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