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## [Reinstating an anonymized user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reinstating-an-anonymized-user/174018)

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**Author:** [@Sassyrocks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sassyrocks)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reinstating-an-anonymized-user/174018 "2020-12-22T17:50:48Z")

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As a moderator I am wondering if we can reinstate an account after the user has been anonymized? I know we can change their name back in the profile. But is it possible to resend an email authorization and their account…

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## [Disabling trigger for discourse narrative bot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-trigger-for-discourse-narrative-bot/174024)

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**Author:** [@Beatriz\_Fracaro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Beatriz_Fracaro)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-trigger-for-discourse-narrative-bot/174024 "2020-12-22T22:40:13Z")

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Is it possible to disable only one trigger in Discourse narrative bot? I looked everywhere around the internet. I’m wondering if someone here could help me with that. I saw somewhere that it’s not possible to disable p…

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## [How do I get my user name changed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-get-my-user-name-changed/174027)

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**Author:** [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-get-my-user-name-changed/174027 "2020-12-22T16:38:25Z")

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People, Somehow I ended up with user name “phil1” - which I hate - how can I change it to: “philip\_rhoades”? Thanks, Phil.

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## [Install Discourse on Bluehost Sub Domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-bluehost-sub-domain/174049)

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**Author:** [@Jack\_Daly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jack_Daly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-bluehost-sub-domain/174049 "2020-12-22T21:48:07Z")

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Hi Guys, Im new to this. I want to install Discourse on a subdomain to my main website: community.domain.com The main site is a WordPress site running on Bluehost. I wanted to know if it was possible to install disc…

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## [On mobile, YouTube Onebox previews open in browser instead of YT app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-mobile-youtube-onebox-previews-open-in-browser-instead-of-yt-app/174050)

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**Author:** [@smileypants707](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smileypants707)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-mobile-youtube-onebox-previews-open-in-browser-instead-of-yt-app/174050 "2021-08-30T21:26:17Z")

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On mobile, I use Discourse in Brave and Chrome. When I click on a YT link shared via the \[text-to\](hyperlink) format, it always opens in the YT app — which is ideal. YT links that are shared via Oneboxing play just fine…

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## [Discourse API Get Current Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-get-current-topic/174068)

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**Author:** [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-get-current-topic/174068 "2020-12-23T03:31:18Z")

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HI! I see that Discourse’s API script plug-in can get the current user: \<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.8.18"\> if(api.getCurrentUser() != null) { $("#logged-in-user").text(" " + api.getCurre…

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## [Emoji color picker YAML key bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-color-picker-yaml-key-bug/174074)

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**Author:** [@anon20593648](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon20593648)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-color-picker-yaml-key-bug/174074 "2020-12-23T16:06:11Z")

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It looks like the strings in emoji-picker.js#diversityScales are used to make the YAML keys for emoji skin color tooltips, resulting in en.emoji\_picker.medium-light\_tone. This should be underscored: ...medium\_light....

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## [Poll participation without registering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-participation-without-registering/174075)

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**Author:** [@Aswathy\_Nambiar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aswathy_Nambiar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-participation-without-registering/174075 "2020-12-23T17:35:41Z")

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Hello! Just wanted to check if anything apart from reading is possible without signing up. I want my audience to atleast be able to participate in polls without registering. Is that possible?

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## [Best chat integration for a Forum breakout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-chat-integration-for-a-forum-breakout/174079)

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**Author:** [@Fraudoctor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fraudoctor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-chat-integration-for-a-forum-breakout/174079 "2020-12-24T22:53:35Z")

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What are people’s thoughts about the easiest integration or way of allowing a discussion on a topic in Discourse to breakout to real-time conversation or chatting? I think of forum responses as slightly more thought out,…

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## [Discourse version at localhost: NOT FOUND](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-at-localhost-not-found/174083)

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**Author:** [@Dieter\_Menne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dieter_Menne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-at-localhost-not-found/174083 "2020-12-23T13:51:19Z")

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Discourse with Proxy nginx. Site worked including email, but emails are no longer sent without log error in discourse. Trying to trace the problem down, I found ======================================== …

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## [Can it Disable SSL to use Cloudflare SSL/TLS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-it-disable-ssl-to-use-cloudflare-ssl-tls/174099)

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**Author:** [@JustG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-it-disable-ssl-to-use-cloudflare-ssl-tls/174099 "2020-12-23T13:14:36Z")

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if i want to use Cloudflare but don’t want to add “templates/cloudflare.template.yml” can i Disable SSL templates then use Cloudflare SSL/TLS Flexible or Full Will it create any problems?

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## [Is it possible to use Discourse as a blogging system for users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-discourse-as-a-blogging-system-for-users/174112)

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**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-discourse-as-a-blogging-system-for-users/174112 "2020-12-26T00:16:56Z")

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Many users of our forum like to do daily blogging in addition to social activities, or in other words, have a personal blog. Some may want to write stories and memoirs, and some may take photographs or critiques. Discou…

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## [Is it possible to generate previews of restricted content (Drupal) via a SSO integration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-generate-previews-of-restricted-content-drupal-via-a-sso-integration/174115)

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**Author:** [@aaronbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaronbauman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-generate-previews-of-restricted-content-drupal-via-a-sso-integration/174115 "2020-12-23T17:21:47Z")

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Hi all, new discourse user, first post, please be kind! Can someone tell me if the following solution is possible? Scenario: Have a Drupal site Have content on Drupal site which requires user authentication (“restric…

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## [Searching for tag mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-tag-mentions/174117)

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**Author:** [@renato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renato)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-tag-mentions/174117 "2020-12-24T18:50:22Z")

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Is there any official way we can search for tag (or category) mentions? When using #name on the advanced search it automatically searches for topics within a specific category or tag. Looks like using this exact search…

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## [Badge Backfill Code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-backfill-code/174120)

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**Author:** [@Ghan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ghan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-backfill-code/174120 "2020-12-23T16:32:14Z")

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I’m looking at the badge backfill process happening here: In particular, the following query seems to have some issues (see Long-Running Sidekiq Jobs) sql = \<\<~SQL DELETE FROM user\_badges WHERE id I…

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## [PNG Converts to JPG?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/png-converts-to-jpg/174127)

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**Author:** [@ShanniiWrites](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ShanniiWrites)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/png-converts-to-jpg/174127 "2020-12-23T22:18:02Z")

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My “PNG to JPG Quality” setting is on 100. However, whenever I – or any users – upload a PNG to the community, it becomes a JPG. This includes in the settings. I am trying to upload a new logo with a transparent backgrou…

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## [Solve/Unsolved drop down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solve-unsolved-drop-down/174138)

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**Author:** [@dro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solve-unsolved-drop-down/174138 "2020-12-23T21:13:14Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to figure out how to create a solve/unsolved drop down search box, on the subcategory page (so after clicking a category on the homepage). I found this on the CodeAcademy website: https://discuss.codeca…

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## [How to allow users to get their API Key](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-users-to-get-their-api-key/174140)

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**Author:** [@Matthieu\_Rioual](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Matthieu_Rioual)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-users-to-get-their-api-key/174140 "2020-12-24T08:28:22Z")

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I want to create an applet for daskeyboard 5Q that makes keyboard key blink when I have an unread discourse notification. I cannot find a way for a user to find his own API Key. I found that an admin can generate such a …

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## [External SSO unable to get signature match](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-sso-unable-to-get-signature-match/174155)

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**Author:** [@James\_Hope](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Hope)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-sso-unable-to-get-signature-match/174155 "2020-12-24T23:01:39Z")

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Hi All, We are trying to get discourse working with an external SSO endpoint but can’t seem to get the signature to match. The logs show: \[2020-12-23 21:10:50 +0000\] \[7\] \[DEBUG\] 2d9c3e07e2e7551e51af471ca3b50e83d06411b…

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## [Migrate WordPress Comments to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-wordpress-comments-to-discourse/174160)

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**Author:** [@mcnaveen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcnaveen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-wordpress-comments-to-discourse/174160 "2021-03-25T21:54:57Z")

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I’m planning to migrate my blog from WordPress to Ghost and Planned to use Discourse as commenting system. Is it possible to move every comment as a thread to discourse. All Post URLs are going to be same after moving …

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## [Topic replies are not displaying in chronological order?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-replies-are-not-displaying-in-chronological-order/174181)

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**Author:** [@Martin\_Schneider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martin_Schneider)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-replies-are-not-displaying-in-chronological-order/174181 "2021-01-28T18:15:39Z")

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Is there a way to force posts to display in chronological order? I have topics on my forum that sometimes push reply posts down to the very end, rather than staying in chronological order. (I don’t understand precisely w…

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## [Branch comment to a new post/topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/branch-comment-to-a-new-post-topic/174201)

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**Author:** [@Ranjan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ranjan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/branch-comment-to-a-new-post-topic/174201 "2020-12-24T18:44:51Z")

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Hi, Is there a option by default in the community to branch comments to a new post? Please suggest. Thanks.

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## ["unrevoke" email, and logging of non-sent messages for revoked email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unrevoke-email-and-logging-of-non-sent-messages-for-revoked-email/174209)

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**Author:** [@citizentools](https://meta.discourse.org/u/citizentools)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unrevoke-email-and-logging-of-non-sent-messages-for-revoked-email/174209 "2020-12-28T18:25:04Z")

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I’m working with a user to troubleshoot non-receipt of email and stumbled on the “revoke email” action logged for their account. How can I cancel or undo this action? Also: if a user’s email is revoked, is this reflect…

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## [Safe-mode returns \["BAD CSRF"\] with reverse proxy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-mode-returns-bad-csrf-with-reverse-proxy/174210)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-mode-returns-bad-csrf-with-reverse-proxy/174210 "2020-12-24T16:42:41Z")

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I’m helping debug an AWS installation that’s working fine on the current production site. For Reasons, they want to have an additional NGINX as a reverse proxy to handle some redirections. When the NGINX is added SSO lo…

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## [Adding a confirmation to particular tag groups and @mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-confirmation-to-particular-tag-groups-and-mentions/174213)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-confirmation-to-particular-tag-groups-and-mentions/174213 "2020-12-24T18:36:52Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Chatroom Integration Plugin (discourse-chat-integration): I’m curious about adding a confirmation dialog for particular tag groups, specifically those I’ve linked to chat integrations. It…

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## [Restricting particular tags by /group, even within a "Tag Grouping"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricting-particular-tags-by-group-even-within-a-tag-grouping/174215)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricting-particular-tags-by-group-even-within-a-tag-grouping/174215 "2020-12-24T18:49:55Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Tag management for non-staff: I’m looking for possibilities in restricting particular tags within tag grouping even further by Trust Level / Group. This is related to particular tags trig…

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## [Setting up Group Moderation of a Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-group-moderation-of-a-category/174222)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-group-moderation-of-a-category/174222 "2020-12-24T20:44:55Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Category Group Review/Moderation: How do we force a group moderation to have multiple people confirm a flagged post..? Tried this and the post was automatically hidden… but what we want i…

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## [Letting users change the category of their topic from category they can't post in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letting-users-change-the-category-of-their-topic-from-category-they-cant-post-in/174227)

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**Author:** [@incapaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/incapaz)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letting-users-change-the-category-of-their-topic-from-category-they-cant-post-in/174227 "2020-12-29T17:02:35Z")

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It seems like weird ux to me to not allow users to change the category of their topic when they can’t post in that category anymore. This is the meta category of the forum, it has since then been decentralized from a…

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## [Discourse on Google Cloud port issue?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-google-cloud-port-issue/174236)

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**Author:** [@ifeabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ifeabc)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-google-cloud-port-issue/174236 "2021-01-14T02:02:15Z")

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Hi all! I have tried a couple of times now to get Discourse up and running on Google Cloud. Currently on my third attempt with creating a VM instance (Ubuntu 18.04 minimal), and manually installing Discourse through term…

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## [Forcefully adding other users when a PM is sent to a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forcefully-adding-other-users-when-a-pm-is-sent-to-a-user/174238)

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**Author:** [@osmanu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/osmanu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forcefully-adding-other-users-when-a-pm-is-sent-to-a-user/174238 "2020-12-25T03:20:57Z")

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Someone already asked a similar question here over a year ago, but didn’t get any replies. We are setting up discourse for our youth group. This discourse community has the youth as well as their parents registered. When…

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