# Hot

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## [Is the generated local docker image secure to be hosted publicly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-generated-local-docker-image-secure-to-be-hosted-publicly/188562)

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**Author:** [@rui1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rui1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-generated-local-docker-image-secure-to-be-hosted-publicly/188562 "2021-04-29T14:56:47Z")

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I noticed during docker setup, it will generate an image local\_discourse/app, just wonder is that safe to be hosted publicly? Or will that contain secret information? Are all the secrets stored on disk and not in the ima…

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## [2.7.0.beta8: Share Topic Modal Improvements, Searchable User Fields, Pause Animated Images, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-0-beta8-share-topic-modal-improvements-searchable-user-fields-pause-animated-images-and-more/188564)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-0-beta8-share-topic-modal-improvements-searchable-user-fields-pause-animated-images-and-more/188564 "2021-04-29T17:39:50Z")

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New features in 2.7.0.beta8 :warning: Rebuild required. The rebuild will update package versions to latest, and must be completed if the site has not be been rebuilt from the command line in the last few days. Share t…

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## [Freelance Job - Specific Tasks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/freelance-job-specific-tasks/188573)

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**Author:** [@Nicolás\_Mella](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nicol%C3%A1s_Mella)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/freelance-job-specific-tasks/188573 "2021-04-29T21:26:30Z")

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Hey guys, I am looking for some freelance developer that can help us with the following tasks: Enable Discourse SSO (Single Sign On) feature with Keycloak Identity Manager. I think SAML protocol is used. If possible, …

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## [Embed a google doc public iframe to edit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-a-google-doc-public-iframe-to-edit/188575)

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**Author:** [@pablogg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pablogg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-a-google-doc-public-iframe-to-edit/188575 "2021-04-30T16:14:44Z")

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Hi, I’m looking for a solution to embed a google doc to edit over the post. I try with google doc but if it possible with other like etherpad, also would be fine. Regards

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## [Allow crawlers to scrape and index forum but only allow access via login?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-crawlers-to-scrape-and-index-forum-but-only-allow-access-via-login/188578)

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**Author:** [@silvacarl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/silvacarl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-crawlers-to-scrape-and-index-forum-but-only-allow-access-via-login/188578 "2021-05-03T05:09:24Z")

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Is it possible to allow crawlers to scrape and index forum but only allow access via login? In other words, we would like the content to be indexed and found in searches, but the only way you can get to it is if you hav…

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## [Images breaking with rss polling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-breaking-with-rss-polling/188601)

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**Author:** [@fredkelly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fredkelly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-breaking-with-rss-polling/188601 "2021-04-30T21:40:06Z")

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Hi, I’m relatively new to Discourse so hope this question is not duplicative or miscategorised. I am using the rss polling plugin to pull in rss stories and create discussion posts. I’m finding that after initially disp…

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## [Can't upgrade to latest version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-upgrade-to-latest-version/188607)

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**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-upgrade-to-latest-version/188607 "2021-04-29T22:26:38Z")

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I can’t upgrade to 2.7.0.beta8. I run: cd /var/discourse git pull ./launcher rebuild app It finishes successfully but not upgraded from 2.7.0.beta5

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## [How to show the exact time for dates that happen at midnight?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-the-exact-time-for-dates-that-happen-at-midnight/188621)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-the-exact-time-for-dates-that-happen-at-midnight/188621 "2021-04-30T00:34:02Z")

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Is there a way to show the times for dates that happen exactly at midnight in a user’s timezone? If a date is set with the time at midnight, the date widget makes it looks like the dates don’t have a time attached. I’ve…

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## [Allow URLs in posts to be escaped](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-urls-in-posts-to-be-escaped/188622)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-urls-in-posts-to-be-escaped/188622 "2021-05-03T14:50:13Z")

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Some top level domains are automatically converted to URLs in posts, such as .com. Sometimes when you’re talking about a website, it makes sense to talk about it from a URL-perspective, not a company name perspective, bu…

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## [Docker update then putty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-update-then-putty/188629)

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**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-update-then-putty/188629 "2021-05-05T09:28:21Z")

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I keep up with updates and when I did the docker today then went to do the rest I got this which is new to me, all went good with putty but wanted to post and ask, no worries?

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## [How to change the SMTP authentification method](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-smtp-authentification-method/188631)

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**Author:** [@PierreThibault](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PierreThibault)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-smtp-authentification-method/188631 "2021-04-30T23:48:51Z")

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My Discourse installation is unable to send emails to my SMTP server. With discourse-doctor, I have this error when trying to send an email (I have removed sensitive information): Testing sending to … plain auth. ======…

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## [When I use Oauth2 login, If I already have a account , I want to connect them by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-use-oauth2-login-if-i-already-have-a-account-i-want-to-connect-them-by-email/188672)

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**Author:** [@wayyt\_cc3090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wayyt_cc3090)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-use-oauth2-login-if-i-already-have-a-account-i-want-to-connect-them-by-email/188672 "2021-04-30T16:35:35Z")

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When I use Oauth2 login, If I already have a account , I want to connect them by email.like this I don’t want to get error message “Email has already token”。 I want them connect

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## [Aggregated Google Rating Stars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aggregated-google-rating-stars/188679)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aggregated-google-rating-stars/188679 "2021-04-30T11:02:13Z")

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Hi! I’d like to add Aggregated Google Rating Stars of my company to every page of the site. This way all my pages will get stars in search results. How is it possible to do? What code should I add? Don’t have a clue…

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## [YouTube link format doesn't work with ...watch?v=... format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-link-format-doesnt-work-with-watch-v-format/188680)

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**Author:** [@paulmasri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paulmasri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-link-format-doesnt-work-with-watch-v-format/188680 "2021-05-03T05:07:51Z")

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On my Discourse, if I include a YouTube video by using the Share link it embeds, but if I just take the URL of the video it doesn’t… for the same video. e.g. the Pixar short “Lifted” This works: https:// youtu.be/LVLo…

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## [Hosting on serverless container services?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-on-serverless-container-services/188697)

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**Author:** [@plipsqueek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/plipsqueek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-on-serverless-container-services/188697 "2021-04-30T17:07:29Z")

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I am currently hosting 2 discourse communities on a single inexpensive VPS. Updating the VPS is cumbersome, so I am considering moving to a cloud hosting platform that allows me to allocate resources for the containers w…

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## [Possible to create an invite-only setup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-create-an-invite-only-setup/188700)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-create-an-invite-only-setup/188700 "2021-04-30T14:34:30Z")

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you can join only if invited by an existing user admin control to limit tokens so growth can be controlled record of who invited who (to add some responsibility for who you invite)

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## [Wrong Error Message for too short replies for Reply-by-Email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-error-message-for-too-short-replies-for-reply-by-email/188702)

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**Author:** [@adrelanos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adrelanos)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-error-message-for-too-short-replies-for-reply-by-email/188702 "2021-06-11T09:26:57Z")

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When sending a too short reply such as “testing reply by e-mail”, I am getting an e-mail back: We’re sorry, but your email message to \[“discoursereplies+redacted.org”\] (titled Re: forum thread title didn’t work. Do …

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## [Rebuild freezing when attempting to stop container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-freezing-when-attempting-to-stop-container/188704)

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**Author:** [@ajmuir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ajmuir)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-freezing-when-attempting-to-stop-container/188704 "2022-08-08T14:41:17Z")

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I received my first You are running an old version of the Discourse image. Upgrades via the web UI are disabled until you run the latest image message today and I think I’ve broken my installation. I followed the instru…

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## [Notification Bug due to Babble plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-bug-due-to-babble-plugin/188706)

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**Author:** [@hawks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawks)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-bug-due-to-babble-plugin/188706 "2021-05-21T15:15:11Z")

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Hi guys, I seem to be having a strange bug where I and all my staff are getting system notifications or notifications of messages that we are not included in. This could be system messages to users or private messages f…

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## [Only allow access when user has a subscription plan on Memberpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-allow-access-when-user-has-a-subscription-plan-on-memberpress/188716)

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**Author:** [@Per\_Jacobsson1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Per_Jacobsson1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-allow-access-when-user-has-a-subscription-plan-on-memberpress/188716 "2021-04-30T20:50:55Z")

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My client has a Wordpress installation with Memberpress which is the place a user logs in in order to access Discourse. Is there a way to only allow users access to Discourse if they have an active Memberpress plan? Th…

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## [Have to manually set date for "forever" slow mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-to-manually-set-date-for-forever-slow-mode/188718)

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**Author:** [@FroggyC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FroggyC)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-to-manually-set-date-for-forever-slow-mode/188718 "2021-04-30T19:39:21Z")

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I’ve noticed in the last version of Discourse one cannot set Slow Mode indefinitely on a topic. This is a big problem for us. There are certain threads that I would like to have permanent slow mode on, just because of t…

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## [“Default other external links in new tab” information](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-other-external-links-in-new-tab-information/188723)

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**Author:** [@mstm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mstm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-other-external-links-in-new-tab-information/188723 "2021-05-03T07:55:00Z")

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Hi everyone, I have activated the option but I don’t understand how it works. Is this option also valid for users who are not logged in and for all external links? If I try in my forum onebox links open in another wind…

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## [Images not showing when topic is created from embedded comments on site site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-not-showing-when-topic-is-created-from-embedded-comments-on-site-site/188726)

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**Author:** [@zebateira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zebateira)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-not-showing-when-topic-is-created-from-embedded-comments-on-site-site/188726 "2021-11-17T09:53:14Z")

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On our paid hosted instance discuss.ipfs.io, topics created from the embedded comments in the site blog.ipfs.io are not correctly importing the urls of images in the post, making the images not show up in the topic conte…

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## [After upgrade, forum thinks it is mid-upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-upgrade-forum-thinks-it-is-mid-upgrade/188730)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-upgrade-forum-thinks-it-is-mid-upgrade/188730 "2021-04-30T17:29:30Z")

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Just updated two of my forums from 2.7.0.beta7 to beta8, at the command line. Both seem to have been successful, from a user perspective. But one of them believes itself to be “Currently Upgrading”. Can I convince it o…

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## [DiscourseHub notifications go to browser, not app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-notifications-go-to-browser-not-app/188736)

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**Author:** [@lipman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lipman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-notifications-go-to-browser-not-app/188736 "2021-05-04T20:18:21Z")

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Is there a way that a tap on a notification on Android will open the app, not the site on the browser? EDIT: for some reason, tapping the app icon now opens the site in the browser, too, instead of via the app interface…

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## [\[FTE\] GitHub Operations Manager](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fte-github-operations-manager/188742)

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**Author:** [@ettaboyle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ettaboyle)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fte-github-operations-manager/188742 "2021-05-04T06:27:18Z")

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Hi Community Folks! We just opened a role for a Community Operations Manager at @GitHub! :tada: Come join our amazing team and help build the future for our global community of developers now 65+ million strong! The pos…

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## [How can I set up notifications as I like?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-set-up-notifications-as-i-like/188746)

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**Author:** [@lipman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lipman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-set-up-notifications-as-i-like/188746 "2021-05-07T02:59:51Z")

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The notification setup isn’t clear to me. Or maybe what I have in mind is simply not possible: I’d like to get browser (and mobile app) notifications for every single post, but not e-mails. I do want e-mails for certain…

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## [Expanded Create Topic Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanded-create-topic-component/188753)

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**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanded-create-topic-component/188753 "2021-04-30T20:15:17Z")

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This component replaces the traditional + New Topic button in Discourse for an input with a button. The text typed into the input will be used as the topic title once clicking + . Example In Action …

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## [504 error on trying to set a topic timer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/504-error-on-trying-to-set-a-topic-timer/188756)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/504-error-on-trying-to-set-a-topic-timer/188756 "2021-05-04T01:09:02Z")

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I created a new topic. After a few seconds I tried to set a topic timer to automatically close after 7 days. The page just hung there for about a minute and then gave me a 504 error. I clicked OK to close the error and t…

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## [Notifications Visible to All Users due to Babble Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-visible-to-all-users-due-to-babble-plugin/188758)

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**Author:** [@Geoffrey\_Challen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Geoffrey_Challen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-visible-to-all-users-due-to-babble-plugin/188758 "2021-04-30T21:29:53Z")

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After applying the latest update this morning all users of our forum seem to be seeing notifications for all forum activity, even private activity or things that didn’t involve them. For example, if I send a PM to anothe…

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