# Hot

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## [Merging user failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-user-failing/172390)

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**Author:** [@Alexander\_Wright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander_Wright)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-user-failing/172390 "2020-12-09T14:24:53Z")

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I’m getting an error when trying to merge two user accounts. I had a problem with my SSO provider giving a different ID. This has caused a small number of users to end up with duplicate accounts. The SSO issue is now f…

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## [Firefox Video Mime Type Problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-video-mime-type-problem/172391)

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**Author:** [@geoff777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geoff777)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-video-mime-type-problem/172391 "2020-12-10T01:55:25Z")

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Hi I’m oneboxing Twitter feeds and all is well except for Firefox which won’t show the video. I get a mime type error placeholder. I double checked here on Meta and found this post. https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to…

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## [Change user registration date (created\_at) via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-user-registration-date-created-at-via-api/172398)

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**Author:** [@Daniil\_Bazhenov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daniil_Bazhenov)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-user-registration-date-created-at-via-api/172398 "2021-07-28T08:07:19Z")

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Hi, I am experimenting with migration from another platform to Discourse using the API. I have a lot of users and I will migrate them to Discource. When I create a user, it has today’s creation date. But many users ar…

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## [Summary email limit sent in 1 hour](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-limit-sent-in-1-hour/172402)

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**Author:** [@ozkn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ozkn)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-limit-sent-in-1-hour/172402 "2020-12-11T03:52:28Z")

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Is the limit of the number of summary e-mails that can be sent up to 1 hour adjustable. (sorry for bad english)

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## [Create users - SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-users-sso/172418)

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**Author:** [@Per\_Jacobsson1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Per_Jacobsson1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-users-sso/172418 "2020-12-07T17:50:53Z")

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Hi, I am trying to solve an issue with an existing forum. Our members can register on our site (Wordpress) and purchase a subscription. They should then automatically get a login to our Discourse forum. However at pr…

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## [Add a new item to the "About" page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-item-to-the-about-page/172419)

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**Author:** [@Deyner\_López](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deyner_L%C3%B3pez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-item-to-the-about-page/172419 "2020-12-06T23:13:32Z")

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Hi! Recently we needed to rename our "FAQ2 page on community.pynk.io to “Code of Conduct” due to compliance and financial regulatory aspects of our community. To be honest, the standard FAQ webpage seems more like a rea…

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## [Moderator customizer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-customizer/172425)

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**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-customizer/172425 "2020-12-06T21:58:02Z")

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What would you like done? Hi Folks, I was wondering if there is a way to hide an option/button from a specific user. I want to hide remove edit title from a specific moderator. Unfortunately removing his Mod position…

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## [Feature Request: Make the Digest Job "Sending Time Window" Configurable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-make-the-digest-job-sending-time-window-configurable/172438)

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**Author:** [@neounix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neounix)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-make-the-digest-job-sending-time-window-configurable/172438 "2020-12-07T09:59:56Z")

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Hey All, I would like to request one or two site settings where we can configure a “time window” and “digest days” when the digests jobs are queued. The reason for this request is that for most sites, including our si…

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## [How can I add a banner asking new users to register](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-banner-asking-new-users-to-register/172467)

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**Author:** [@Aswathy\_Nambiar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aswathy_Nambiar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-banner-asking-new-users-to-register/172467 "2020-12-07T08:59:30Z")

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I was going through the Monzo Community without logging in and I was shown this banner: How can I add this to another Discourse based community as an admin?

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## [\[PAID\] Language switcher on top before search button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-language-switcher-on-top-before-search-button/172471)

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**Author:** [@aksoforever](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aksoforever)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-language-switcher-on-top-before-search-button/172471 "2020-12-07T09:32:30Z")

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What would you like done? Develop a language switching plug-in, onclick switch between Chinese and English, No need to display other languages, it’s one click switch between zh\_CN and EN. When do you need it done? 1week…

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## [Direct link to a post in a thread leads to Nirvana](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-link-to-a-post-in-a-thread-leads-to-nirvana/172475)

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**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-link-to-a-post-in-a-thread-leads-to-nirvana/172475 "2020-12-07T09:56:50Z")

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After our latest update going directly to a certain post always brings the user to the suggested topics below all the posts, eg. https://1e9.community/t/von-der-rohrpost-zum-hyperloop-die-irre-geschichte-der-roehrenzuege…

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## [Is it possible to use group attributes in post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-group-attributes-in-post/172477)

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**Author:** [@Cazadividendos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cazadividendos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-group-attributes-in-post/172477 "2020-12-07T09:51:31Z")

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Hi, I would like to show in a public post a table like this Group Members count Group1 Group1Count Group2 Group2Count … … GroupN GroupNCount Where Group1Count is the number of members of group Group1. …

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## [How to add a specific label for a user group & validate the group using a key?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-specific-label-for-a-user-group-validate-the-group-using-a-key/172480)

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**Author:** [@bchesneau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bchesneau)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-specific-label-for-a-user-group-validate-the-group-using-a-key/172480 "2020-12-07T10:55:49Z")

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I would like to create a specific class of user and add to them a logo. the class of the user will be checked at registration when the user is adding a member key to its profile. Basically what I would like to have is th…

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## [Google sign up discorse time settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-sign-up-discorse-time-settings/172481)

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**Author:** [@Fatih\_Kaya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fatih_Kaya)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-sign-up-discorse-time-settings/172481 "2020-12-07T17:43:05Z")

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Hello, when I log in with my google account, it gives an error. Can you help me solve it?

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## [Database migration chokes on huge value of a "calendar-details" item in table "post\_custom\_fields"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-migration-chokes-on-huge-value-of-a-calendar-details-item-in-table-post-custom-fields/172483)

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**Author:** [@amotl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amotl)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-migration-chokes-on-huge-value-of-a-calendar-details-item-in-table-post-custom-fields/172483 "2020-12-07T16:01:44Z")

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TLDR; At post #4 ff., we have been able to confirm that this problem was related to Discourse Calendar and Events and the database migration was nudged into success after deactivating this temporarily – thanks @falco. A…

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## [Discourse Hub Nav Buttons - Configurable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-nav-buttons-configurable/172486)

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**Author:** [@simonb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simonb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-nav-buttons-configurable/172486 "2020-12-07T19:53:31Z")

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Hey everyone! :wave: Does anyone happen to know if the navigation buttons at the top of the Discourse Hub mobile app are configurable in colour? It’s not quite clear whether they are part of the app itself or the specif…

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## [Search result list truncates topic title after amending it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-result-list-truncates-topic-title-after-amending-it/172499)

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**Author:** [@amotl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amotl)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-result-list-truncates-topic-title-after-amending-it/172499 "2021-06-08T03:09:43Z")

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Hi there, while working on investigating Database migration chokes on huge value of a "calendar-details" item in table "post\_custom\_fields", we amended the topic title twice in order to better reflect the reason and out…

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## [Subscriptions: Add pagination to admin subscriptions view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-add-pagination-to-admin-subscriptions-view/172500)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Reyes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan_Reyes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-add-pagination-to-admin-subscriptions-view/172500 "2021-02-05T17:58:14Z")

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Just an FYI, there doesn’t seem to be any pagination on the /admin/plugins/discourse-subscriptions/subscriptions view. I see the first few subs even though we have hundreds.

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## [How to uninstall old versions of postgres?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-uninstall-old-versions-of-postgres/172506)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-uninstall-old-versions-of-postgres/172506 "2020-12-07T16:43:11Z")

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I’ve noticed that my server has several versions of postgres installed: grep -H '^port' /etc/postgresql/\*/main/postgresql.conf /etc/postgresql/10/main/postgresql.conf:port = 5432 # (change requires restart) /etc/post…

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## [How to assign a new registrant automatically to a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-a-new-registrant-automatically-to-a-group/172534)

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**Author:** [@DIonesis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DIonesis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-a-new-registrant-automatically-to-a-group/172534 "2020-12-07T18:53:04Z")

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Hello, I would like to know how to assign automatically a new member of a group If in my form I created in choice fields: type A type B Is it possible to assign a new user automatically to a group for example if…

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## [How to get it for free forever](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-it-for-free-forever/172540)

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**Author:** [@keandre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keandre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-it-for-free-forever/172540 "2020-12-08T10:37:30Z")

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How can I get am discourse for free no payment?

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## [PostgreSQL 13 update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-13-update/172563)

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**Author:** [@fitzy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fitzy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-13-update/172563 "2023-09-13T22:53:42Z")

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:warning: WARNING! If your database is very large, you will need a lot of extra disk space (2x database size) and should be very careful with this upgrade! We’ve just landed changes to upgrade our Docker image to P…

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## [Staff Color Removes Posts on Activity Feed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-color-removes-posts-on-activity-feed/172565)

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**Author:** [@Jummivana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jummivana)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-color-removes-posts-on-activity-feed/172565 "2020-12-10T23:12:53Z")

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Hello! I’m not sure if this is a bug or intentional, but hoping for some clarification! On our forum we link to a group activity post feed from the Community Managers and Moderators so users can easily see all of our po…

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## [Signup error: PG::UniqueViolation (ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-error-pg-uniqueviolation-error-duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint/172572)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-error-pg-uniqueviolation-error-duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint/172572 "2023-03-30T15:27:48Z")

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Hello! No changes were made on the site. New users started reporting about this error: PG::UniqueViolation (ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint "idx\_category\_users\_category\_id\_user\_id" DETAIL: Key (ca…

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## [Add mouseover: "Only staff and TL4 can split topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-mouseover-only-staff-and-tl4-can-split-topics/172587)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-mouseover-only-staff-and-tl4-can-split-topics/172587 "2021-12-31T18:08:09Z")

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Users will often see Ralph SPLIT THIS TOPIC 3 DAYS AGO A post was split to a new topic: From the Back of the Bus They will think “Nice!” But one day when they want to split a topic too themselves, the will look high…

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## [Accessibility: comment links go to wrong comment on text browsers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-comment-links-go-to-wrong-comment-on-text-browsers/172591)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-comment-links-go-to-wrong-comment-on-text-browsers/172591 "2020-12-08T21:11:32Z")

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Big problem! Take this link to a certain comment 103. If the users uses Firefox of Chrome, yes, the user will be looking at comment 103. But if the user uses w3m of lynx, they will be looking at comment 85! (And who…

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## [Add easier way of linking previous comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-easier-way-of-linking-previous-comments/172601)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-easier-way-of-linking-previous-comments/172601 "2021-02-22T06:11:10Z")

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Here I say, Hyperlinked too. Looks elegant, and is. However I had to cobble it all together by hand. Therefore, Discourse should have an easy way to refer to previous comments. If not just the user typing c123, then…

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## [How to upload images via API with Node.js?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-upload-images-via-api-with-node-js/172605)

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**Author:** [@jwulf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jwulf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-upload-images-via-api-with-node-js/172605 "2020-12-08T11:59:59Z")

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This has been asked various times, but none of the solutions so far work for me. I’m using Node.js to upload images for a post via the API. I can create posts no problem, but images will not upload. I convert the imag…

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## [Optimizing the droplet after a server capacity upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-the-droplet-after-a-server-capacity-upgrade/172606)

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**Author:** [@ckshen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckshen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-the-droplet-after-a-server-capacity-upgrade/172606 "2020-12-08T12:25:48Z")

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Hi, We upgraded our server capacity on 11/24 by doubling the RAM from 2gb to 4gb, while keeping the CPU cores at 2. We upgraded because users have been complaining about seeing the ‘extreme load’ message often. On the…

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## [Possible to change “anon” usernames?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-change-anon-usernames/172625)

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**Author:** [@Viktor09](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Viktor09)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-change-anon-usernames/172625 "2020-12-08T14:57:37Z")

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We’re using Discourse for the forum on an adult website, so given the nature of the content we don’t allow anonymous traffic. Only members. When a member deletes his profile, though, the username on all his past posts i…

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