# Hot

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## [Visualviewport api below iOS 13](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visualviewport-api-below-ios-13/169448)

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**Author:** [@woutervermeersch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/woutervermeersch)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visualviewport-api-below-ios-13/169448 "2020-11-09T18:15:47Z")

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Hello, I saw that discourse somehow managed to calculate the top location of the virtual keyboard on iOS. This is important if you want to position something right on top of the virtual keyboard like this input field w…

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## [Share a post so that it opens on Discourse Hub App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-a-post-so-that-it-opens-on-discourse-hub-app/169459)

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**Author:** [@gordon\_mrmoco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gordon_mrmoco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-a-post-so-that-it-opens-on-discourse-hub-app/169459 "2022-04-14T16:00:10Z")

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When I share a link to a post on whatsapp for example, it opens in the phone’s browser rather than the discourse hub app even though it’s installed and has the relevant forum connected. This means that they user needs to…

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## [Nextcloud 20 adds Discourse Notifications and allows unified search with your forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nextcloud-20-adds-discourse-notifications-and-allows-unified-search-with-your-forum/169463)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nextcloud-20-adds-discourse-notifications-and-allows-unified-search-with-your-forum/169463 "2021-07-23T14:36:02Z")

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As of Nextcloud 20, users can now add support for Discourse Notifications in the new Dashboard interface, plus optionally unify search across both your Nextcloud instance and the linked Discourse instance. Github repo C…

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## [Staff can't post blocked words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-cant-post-blocked-words/169468)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-cant-post-blocked-words/169468 "2020-11-06T18:51:08Z")

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Hello, Is it expected behaviour that staff cannot post blocked words in a post within a topic or a personal message?

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## [Unexplainable spike in page views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexplainable-spike-in-page-views/169475)

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**Author:** [@Heather\_Phillips](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Phillips)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexplainable-spike-in-page-views/169475 "2020-11-06T20:06:51Z")

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We had a huge unexplainable spike in page views on 10/22. We also have Google Analytics wired to our community and it’s not showing the spike. Is this some sort of bug or known issue? If it’s real is there a way to trac…

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## [Long group names in message dropdown should be shortened](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-group-names-in-message-dropdown-should-be-shortened/169491)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-group-names-in-message-dropdown-should-be-shortened/169491 "2020-11-17T04:16:06Z")

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Hi, Long group names such as the one in the picture should be shortened. I was thinking something along the lines of adding an ellipsis For example :busts\_in\_silhouette: Community manag…

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## [New Category button is not available?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-button-is-not-available/169493)

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**Author:** [@asirota](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asirota)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-button-is-not-available/169493 "2020-11-06T22:58:19Z")

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Hi there – working with v2.6.0beta5 on docker/ubuntu. The New Category button just stopped working for some reason as I was setting up a brand new discourse. I was able to update a few category names just fine, add image…

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## [Confirm removal of draft](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confirm-removal-of-draft/169495)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confirm-removal-of-draft/169495 "2020-11-11T16:34:06Z")

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Would it be possible to add a confirmation step to the “Remove” button on the user drafts page? At the moment it is immediate. Doesn’t help they both begin with R and have the same styling too!

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## [Please suggest a good Discourse Plugin for Membership that supports Indian Payment Gateway](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-suggest-a-good-discourse-plugin-for-membership-that-supports-indian-payment-gateway/169499)

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**Author:** [@w3Abhishek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/w3Abhishek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-suggest-a-good-discourse-plugin-for-membership-that-supports-indian-payment-gateway/169499 "2020-11-07T05:06:02Z")

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I am building a community with Membership. Please suggest me a good Membership plugin for my Discourse website. If it supports Indian Payment gateways then it’s much better. Thanks

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## [Two bugs with usernames starting with subfolder name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-bugs-with-usernames-starting-with-subfolder-name/169505)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-bugs-with-usernames-starting-with-subfolder-name/169505 "2020-11-09T07:02:00Z")

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Setup: subfolder install on /forum able to reproduce both on v2.5.4 and tests-passed a user called forumadmin The user profile should be visible at /forum/u/forumadmin/summary However, when this URL is requested, a J…

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## [Can't insert hyperlinks into canned replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-insert-hyperlinks-into-canned-replies/169508)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-insert-hyperlinks-into-canned-replies/169508 "2021-01-15T13:34:38Z")

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Hello, I am trying to create a canned reply. I wanted to insert a hyperlink however it cannot be inserted as the ‘OK’ button doesn’t work. Steps to repo: make or open an existing canned reply. Try to insert a li…

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## [\[PAID\] Add topic owner icon next to username in posts (as theme component)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-topic-owner-icon-next-to-username-in-posts-as-theme-component/169523)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-topic-owner-icon-next-to-username-in-posts-as-theme-component/169523 "2020-11-07T20:55:14Z")

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What would you like done? I would like to add an icon to the username of the topic owner’s username in his posts within that topic as an SVG. Ideally in form of a theme component. When do you need it done? Nov 15 Wh…

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## [3 Pages Indexed in Google with same canonical tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-pages-indexed-in-google-with-same-canonical-tag/169526)

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**Author:** [@PoojaPatel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PoojaPatel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-pages-indexed-in-google-with-same-canonical-tag/169526 "2020-11-08T06:44:58Z")

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I have got notification in google console that many pages index in google search engine with URL like “?page=” and “&page=”. When I check following pages then could not find the Noindex response headers on the Headers t…

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## ["reply by email" for former Yahoo group-\>everything to same topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-for-former-yahoo-group-everything-to-same-topic/169532)

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**Author:** [@citizentools](https://meta.discourse.org/u/citizentools)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-for-former-yahoo-group-everything-to-same-topic/169532 "2020-11-08T00:15:11Z")

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I’m setting up my first Discourse instance in part to replace a Yahoo Group. I’ve got reply-by-email working as well as the “new topic” email address. I see that when one replies-by-email, the subject line of the email …

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## [Force refresh on clients post administrative changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-refresh-on-clients-post-administrative-changes/169541)

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**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-refresh-on-clients-post-administrative-changes/169541 "2020-11-09T05:37:09Z")

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Any administrative changes should force a refresh on the clients. I know it would be obvious to the team. Just wanted to know the team’s perspective. Using message bus to change the values inside ember would be a possib…

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## [Impact of component positioning with 2.5.0.beta6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impact-of-component-positioning-with-2-5-0-beta6/169542)

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**Author:** [@Alec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alec)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impact-of-component-positioning-with-2-5-0-beta6/169542 "2020-11-09T19:04:10Z")

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Not a massive issue, but just thought I would let people know if they are using custom positioning in their themes they might be adversely impacted by the latest update. The latest update seems to have broken the code o…

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## [Compatibility with Firefox 45](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compatibility-with-firefox-45/169550)

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**Author:** [@Elvith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elvith)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compatibility-with-firefox-45/169550 "2020-11-08T17:53:52Z")

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Hello, One user on my Discourse forum is complaining about various interface bugs (buttons not being at the correct place, for instance). She uses Firefox 45 on an old computer and she says that she cannot upgrade Firef…

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## [Message button on post menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-button-on-post-menu/169558)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-button-on-post-menu/169558 "2021-03-17T08:50:18Z")

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Hello, I just thinking about how to make more understandable that how to send a private message on our forum. Unfortunately a lot of member don’t know how to do this. :confused: No matter how often show them how to send…

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## [Grant\_Admin / Revoke\_admin through API Needs revision](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grant-admin-revoke-admin-through-api-needs-revision/169559)

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**Author:** [@Kimberly\_Boynton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kimberly_Boynton)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grant-admin-revoke-admin-through-api-needs-revision/169559 "2020-11-10T00:04:51Z")

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There either needs to have a SETTING for turning off confirmation emails or confirmation emails for revoke admin, because I set up something to modify admin through API and CANNOT functionally use it using the system and…

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## [Unable to use internal S3 due to internal CA certificate authority](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-use-internal-s3-due-to-internal-ca-certificate-authority/169572)

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**Author:** [@teward](https://meta.discourse.org/u/teward)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-use-internal-s3-due-to-internal-ca-certificate-authority/169572 "2020-11-09T15:03:24Z")

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We are using MinIO as an S3 endpoint for an internal Discourse, and it doesn’t seem to want to work with the internal resources because we use an internal CA authority. Is there any way to get Discourse to use S3 and ve…

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## [Code forge profile fields, and subsequent Github plugin improvement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-forge-profile-fields-and-subsequent-github-plugin-improvement/169576)

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**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aschrijver)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-forge-profile-fields-and-subsequent-github-plugin-improvement/169576 "2020-11-09T06:20:10Z")

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Note: This is just an idea I want to leave behind for y’all to muse on, and not an ‘official’ feature request of mine :hugs: Discourse has the great official Discourse GitHub plugin. Based on Settings you can reward for…

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## [Is there a friendly way to address trust\_level\_0 all community members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-friendly-way-to-address-trust-level-0-all-community-members/169577)

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**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aschrijver)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-friendly-way-to-address-trust-level-0-all-community-members/169577 "2020-11-11T06:53:41Z")

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In rare occasions I want to address the entire community by using a mention in a new topic, or refer to them in a message. AFAIK this then should be done like this: Dear @trust\_level\_0 community, We have an important …

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## [Reverting the Post with Title Changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverting-the-post-with-title-changes/169579)

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**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverting-the-post-with-title-changes/169579 "2020-11-10T06:16:53Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Revert post to a specific revision: Reverting the post does not work as expected when we want to go back more than one version at a time. For example: Initial - v1 Topic Title Example b…

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## [Create a permanent 'invite' link?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-permanent-invite-link/169595)

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**Author:** [@jas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-permanent-invite-link/169595 "2020-11-16T11:11:40Z")

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My community is ‘hidden’, only available to members who sign-up for a monthly membership programme I run. Is there a way I can create one permanent invite link? I am currently sending out ‘welcome emails’ with a separa…

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## [RESOLVED - Image upload error with Discourse Antivirus](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resolved-image-upload-error-with-discourse-antivirus/169604)

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**Author:** [@JackHouzi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JackHouzi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resolved-image-upload-error-with-discourse-antivirus/169604 "2020-11-10T07:04:15Z")

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Hey hi everyone, Since 4 days now, i’ve updated Discourse and all its modules to the lastest version, but each time me or a member try to upload an image, we get this error : “undefined method \`map’ for nil:NilClass” C…

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## [Reply icon on posts for all replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-icon-on-posts-for-all-replies/169607)

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**Author:** [@Ravi\_Teja\_Varma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ravi_Teja_Varma)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-icon-on-posts-for-all-replies/169607 "2020-11-10T09:10:41Z")

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When we reply on any specific post in a topic then we should always ideally see a “replied on” :leftwards\_arrow\_with\_hook: icon. But this doesn’t happen if we are replying for the latest post.

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## [Validating OpenAPI / Swagger on https://docs.discourse.org/openapi.json](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validating-openapi-swagger-on-https-docs-discourse-org-openapi-json/169612)

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**Author:** [@guidoleenders](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guidoleenders)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validating-openapi-swagger-on-https-docs-discourse-org-openapi-json/169612 "2021-01-04T17:44:51Z")

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The swagger on https://docs.discourse.org/openapi.json is not valid it seems. Reproduction scenario: Go to https://editor.swagger.io/ Click on File → Import URL. Enter the URL. After a few seconds, 142 validation err…

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## [Links posted to a category page doesn't generate a one box link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-posted-to-a-category-page-doesnt-generate-a-one-box-link/169623)

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**Author:** [@Rhidian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rhidian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-posted-to-a-category-page-doesnt-generate-a-one-box-link/169623 "2021-05-03T18:13:04Z")

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If I include links to specific posts in Discourse I get a nice one box. If I include a link to the category page though it only generates a link. e.g. Would it be possible to get category links to generate a nice one…

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## [Email-in to multiple groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-to-multiple-groups/169627)

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**Author:** [@Parad0x](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parad0x)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-to-multiple-groups/169627 "2020-12-02T15:48:51Z")

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Problem summary Incoming Email to multiple groups is only generating one new message for the first group. Invironment External: One POP3-Mailbox External: Multiple aliases for that one Mailbox ('group-a@domain.de, 'gro…

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## [Holiday Theme Recommendations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/holiday-theme-recommendations/169628)

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**Author:** [@CaptainZac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CaptainZac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/holiday-theme-recommendations/169628 "2020-12-21T07:48:06Z")

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As the holidays are starting to come up; Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas I want to start getting my forum decorated with some holiday things. I’ve already installed the Christmas hats component, but I would like to kno…

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