# Hot

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## [Non-Global Filtered Word List](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-global-filtered-word-list/168481)

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**Author:** [@Macaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Macaw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-global-filtered-word-list/168481 "2020-10-28T18:19:36Z")

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You’re able to filter out words, whether they be naughty or not- this feature is great. However, this blacklist is forum-wide, and I’d like the option to have a non-global filtered word list. With that, let me list out …

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## [Charging for plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/charging-for-plugins/168482)

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**Author:** [@ti0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ti0)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/charging-for-plugins/168482 "2020-10-28T16:15:14Z")

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Is it ok to charge for plugins in the Discourse community ? Are there any paid plugins out there ? I know the official Discourse hosting offers Business and Enterprise plugins, I am talking about plugin authors charging …

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## [Email support with discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-support-with-discourse/168483)

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**Author:** [@Gustavo\_Papasergio1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gustavo_Papasergio1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-support-with-discourse/168483 "2020-11-06T03:46:42Z")

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Hi Guys, I’ve been reading almost all the threads to try to understand how to give support via email, and how this incoming mail could be automatically assigned to a support team, But I can’t find a clear and simple step…

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## [Selectively hiding numbers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selectively-hiding-numbers/168486)

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**Author:** [@CommunityJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CommunityJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selectively-hiding-numbers/168486 "2020-10-28T18:02:53Z")

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I am an employee at Jupiter.community (Categories - Jupiter Community). I wanted to remove the number of replies showing in the category section, however when I create a component and use display: none, it also disappear…

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## [Set subcategory view as default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-subcategory-view-as-default/168487)

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**Author:** [@CommunityJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CommunityJ)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-subcategory-view-as-default/168487 "2021-03-19T04:00:32Z")

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I am an employee at Jupiter.community (Categories - Jupiter Community). I was wondering if there was a way to make the default category page look like the subcategory page. For example - the category page has a section c…

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## [Modify Ember model class using Theme Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-ember-model-class-using-theme-component/168490)

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**Author:** [@Saurabh\_Khandelwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saurabh_Khandelwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-ember-model-class-using-theme-component/168490 "2020-10-28T08:10:49Z")

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Hi All, I want to modify below mention method of topic model class javascripts/discourse/app/models/topic.js @discourseComputed("excerpt") excerptTruncated(excerpt) { return excerpt && excerpt.substr(…

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## [How did they make a gradient header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-did-they-make-a-gradient-header/168498)

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**Author:** [@anon89147131](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon89147131)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-did-they-make-a-gradient-header/168498 "2020-10-28T12:26:23Z")

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Hi there, I’m wondering how you made a gradient header on try.discourse.org, could you provide information or code about it as it’s a useful feature. Thanks!

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## [Embed the 'search' button in a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-the-search-button-in-a-topic/168499)

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**Author:** [@theRAGEhero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/theRAGEhero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-the-search-button-in-a-topic/168499 "2020-10-31T19:47:04Z")

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Hi All, I had this idea that could be a potential feature… A code to embed the search button on a topic, so the user can search on the thread without using the ‘lens’ button on the top menu. Maybe is something not need…

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## [Discobot and copy&pasting a link step](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-and-copy-pasting-a-link-step/168504)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-and-copy-pasting-a-link-step/168504 "2020-10-29T16:41:09Z")

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One of the steps of the discobot asks to upload an image. When that fails for whatever reason, it suggests a link to be used for that purpose. So far so good. The issue is that the link provided is within backticks. Dep…

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## [Manual upgrade failure due to postgres error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-upgrade-failure-due-to-postgres-error/168507)

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**Author:** [@Fouad\_Farah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fouad_Farah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-upgrade-failure-due-to-postgres-error/168507 "2020-10-28T11:03:07Z")

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Hello, I am trying to upgrade manually, here’s my log What should I do? sudo ./launcher rebuild app Ver Cluster Port Status Owner Data directory Log file 9.5 main 5433 down postgres /var/lib/postg…

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## [Full-page category editing breaks for Chinese sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-page-category-editing-breaks-for-chinese-sites/168510)

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**Author:** [@uisa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uisa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-page-category-editing-breaks-for-chinese-sites/168510 "2020-10-28T18:38:56Z")

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I can’t edit category. How can I do now? :pensive:

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## [After a Discourse upgrade my Ubuntu instance is dead](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-a-discourse-upgrade-my-ubuntu-instance-is-dead/168518)

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**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-a-discourse-upgrade-my-ubuntu-instance-is-dead/168518 "2020-10-28T16:13:32Z")

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Using AWS EC2 Linux/Ubuntu instances successfully for years, I am facing an issue today, that I’m unable to resolve: I did an upgrade of Discourse through the /admin/upgrade URL. This seemed to have run through successf…

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## [Site setting is different Every time on Ubuntu development installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-setting-is-different-every-time-on-ubuntu-development-installation/168523)

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**Author:** [@joa1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joa1)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-setting-is-different-every-time-on-ubuntu-development-installation/168523 "2021-02-24T23:03:46Z")

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Hello I am building a forum site. I tried to change the site settings and refresh the site, I cannot get the changed values ​​intermittently. Each refresh seems to show the previously cached values. I Adjusted the nu…

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## [Flagged Deleted Posts do not show up on User's Profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flagged-deleted-posts-do-not-show-up-on-users-profile/168527)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flagged-deleted-posts-do-not-show-up-on-users-profile/168527 "2020-11-10T20:44:43Z")

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Reproduction Steps: Using a user account, create a topic or post (I don’t think it matters, I used a topic). As a Moderator or Admin, Flag the Post/Topic as Off-Topic (any flag will do, I think). After flagging the po…

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## [Very slow discobot certificate generation on our server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-slow-discobot-certificate-generation-on-our-server/168547)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-slow-discobot-certificate-generation-on-our-server/168547 "2021-02-02T10:24:39Z")

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We have been pushing our new members to go through the discobot tutorial and quite a few are hitting a problem we had already experienced in a previous (staging) Discourse instance: the certificate in the last post takes…

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## [Disable New Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-new-topic/168548)

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**Author:** [@CamilleBeau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleBeau)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-new-topic/168548 "2023-03-30T14:05:42Z")

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We would like to remove the functionality of creating a new topic for our users all together. Is there a way to do this?

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## [Plugin support and development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-support-and-development/168553)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-support-and-development/168553 "2020-10-28T16:54:45Z")

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Hello! I’m looking for a Discourse plugin author who will be able to support some of my custom plugins and fix them after Discourse updates. At this time there are some fixes to be done and some tasks of changing the fu…

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## [Zendesk: Two-Way Sync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-two-way-sync/168556)

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**Author:** [@Isaac\_Farley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isaac_Farley)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-two-way-sync/168556 "2021-01-27T14:23:40Z")

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A point of clarification about the intended functionality of the new Discourse Zendesk plugin: is the plugin designed to support two-communication between messages posted from Discourse and delivered to Zendesk and, equa…

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## [Shared folders on discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-folders-on-discourse/168558)

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**Author:** [@pats](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pats)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-folders-on-discourse/168558 "2020-10-28T17:51:56Z")

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Am I able to set up folders with a few PDF’s in, within a topic or a group? Any thoughts on how I can share content with group members? Appreciate any help on this.

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## [Automating Admin Reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automating-admin-reports/168560)

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**Author:** [@holmesjustin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/holmesjustin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automating-admin-reports/168560 "2020-10-31T19:51:07Z")

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Hello, I am an admin on a Discourse page for a business I work for. One of my responsibilities is to track metrics and record them over time to see how we can improve participation among our users. I would like to have …

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## [Is anyone here using their Discourse instance as their entire website?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-here-using-their-discourse-instance-as-their-entire-website/168580)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-here-using-their-discourse-instance-as-their-entire-website/168580 "2021-03-04T18:50:38Z")

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In order to simplify our technology stack, I’m wondering if we shouldn’t be hosting a website and a forum separately, but rather reconfiguring Discourse to be both our website and our forum together. I see this is how P…

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## ['reply by email address' with Office 365](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-address-with-office-365/168583)

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**Author:** [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-address-with-office-365/168583 "2021-04-11T03:58:59Z")

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Initially we were using Gmail to send all emails. Once it was up and rolling, we needed something that could send more. Setup Office 365 and the SMTP works fine. It was like that for months, working fine. Recently I foun…

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## [Big Win: From Yahoo to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-win-from-yahoo-to-discourse/168586)

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**Author:** [@sjmscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjmscott)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-win-from-yahoo-to-discourse/168586 "2021-08-15T04:56:41Z")

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In 2016 I became the leader of Momentum, a primarily local and in-person community focused on growth, mentoring, and leadership. The community had been using Yahoo groups for as the primary method of communication about…

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## [Two domains, conditional redirect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-domains-conditional-redirect/168597)

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**Author:** [@pacificmeister](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacificmeister)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-domains-conditional-redirect/168597 "2020-10-29T14:49:17Z")

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Dear Discourse experts! We have been running a discourse forum (DOMAIN1) for 3 years. Now we want expand the discussion scope and add DOMAIN2. We succeeded getting them both active with letsencrypt thanks to this post. …

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## [Mailcatcher gem installation issue on MacOS Catalina and its solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailcatcher-gem-installation-issue-on-macos-catalina-and-its-solution/168606)

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**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailcatcher-gem-installation-issue-on-macos-catalina-and-its-solution/168606 "2021-04-06T02:41:29Z")

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I faced this issue a few weeks back and was able to resolve it in the following manner. The mailcatcher gem as of writing this depends on thin-1.5.1 which doesn’t install correctly. Now, if you face the issue, uninstal…

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## [Expanding poll results often doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-poll-results-often-doesnt-work/168617)

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**Author:** [@tempsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tempsey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-poll-results-often-doesnt-work/168617 "2020-10-29T13:15:21Z")

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Clicking the expand button frequently just gets stuck on the loading spinner.

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## [0 likes in latest section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/0-likes-in-latest-section/168623)

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**Author:** [@CommunityJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CommunityJ)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/0-likes-in-latest-section/168623 "2020-10-30T10:36:47Z")

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Im an employee at Jupiter.community (Categories - Jupiter Community). In the latest section, if a post has 0 likes, there is an empty blank. How do I make it so that it shows a physical number 0 with the like icon? \[eg: …

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## [Phantom signups (two users with the same account after migration)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phantom-signups-two-users-with-the-same-account-after-migration/168631)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phantom-signups-two-users-with-the-same-account-after-migration/168631 "2020-11-21T03:28:45Z")

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Hi, I have had a problem that began several Discourse updates ago, with getting notifications that a new user is waiting for approval, only to find that the review queue is empty. This only occurs when a single user is …

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## [Edit the feature to 'upgrade' when you cannot upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-the-feature-to-upgrade-when-you-cannot-upgrade/168632)

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**Author:** [@anon89147131](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon89147131)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-the-feature-to-upgrade-when-you-cannot-upgrade/168632 "2021-07-01T14:18:00Z")

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:exclamation: I do not know if this is intentional or not therefore I categorised it as a Contribute \> Bug but if you’re viewing it and it’s not marked down as a bug, thanks moderators for fixing it. When you go t…

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## [Remote Content, PII and Hotlinking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remote-content-pii-and-hotlinking/168646)

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**Author:** [@yosignals](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yosignals)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remote-content-pii-and-hotlinking/168646 "2020-11-02T08:29:09Z")

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Hey all, I love the platform, I’m looking for some guidance around controlling remote content locations, Such as I want to forbid untrusted resources from loading, in an example I could use a jpg this one " " isn’t ac…

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