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## [\[PAID\] Migrate WordPress comment to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-wordpress-comment-to-discourse/190576)

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**Author:** [@mcnaveen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcnaveen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-wordpress-comment-to-discourse/190576 "2021-05-16T18:05:12Z")

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What would you like done? I want to migrate all my WordPress comments to Discourse. Number is very low like 30 comments. But my doubt is. Can the person who wrote the comment in WordPress can edit that comment in disc…

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## [Unicode category slug cause 404 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unicode-category-slug-cause-404-error/190636)

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**Author:** [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unicode-category-slug-cause-404-error/190636 "2021-05-18T19:04:12Z")

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It’s happening on my production instance and development instance. Reproduce step: Change/create a category with Unicode slug Try to edit the category setting You got a 404 error Return of http://localhost:4200/c/测试/f…

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## [In-post referencing support (feature request)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-post-referencing-support-feature-request/190638)

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**Author:** [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-post-referencing-support-feature-request/190638 "2021-05-18T05:56:03Z")

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Hello all, I admin two sites which, in cultural terms, sit between academic discourse and public policy analysis (one example). And consequently, this kind of idiom is common: Morrison (2018) said xyz. And later tha…

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## [Discourse CLI - backup WITH uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cli-backup-with-uploads/190647)

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**Author:** [@Marcin\_J](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marcin_J)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cli-backup-with-uploads/190647 "2021-05-20T18:42:46Z")

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When invoking discourse backup, it creates an sql.gz file, which does not contain uploads. When creating a backup from the UI, there is an option to take it with the uploads. Is there a way to do a backup with uploads us…

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## [Any way to limit posting hours?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-limit-posting-hours/190648)

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**Author:** [@cookywook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cookywook)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-limit-posting-hours/190648 "2021-05-18T02:11:05Z")

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Hello, Bit of a rogue suggestion here, but is there a way to restrict the time when it’s possible to post on a discourse community? We’ve had some incidents recently of bad actors picking inopportune times to descend o…

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## [404 page doesn’t show controls in app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-page-doesn-t-show-controls-in-app/190657)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-page-doesn-t-show-controls-in-app/190657 "2021-05-18T17:56:14Z")

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If I try to visit a deleted topic (by clicking a notification, for example) in the DiscourseHub app, I obviously get a 404 page. Some stuff is disabled on 404 pages. For example, I can’t tell that I’m logged in. Presumab…

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## [How to create spoilers in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-spoilers-in-discourse/190662)

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**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-spoilers-in-discourse/190662 "2021-05-17T15:05:44Z")

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Is it possible to create collapsable spoilers in Discourse by default or is a plugin required?

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## [Chinese text on English site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chinese-text-on-english-site/190680)

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**Author:** [@Username1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Username1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chinese-text-on-english-site/190680 "2021-06-01T09:14:21Z")

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Esto solo sucede cuando no he iniciado sesión. Para ver esto, tienes que cerrar sesión. Esto ha estado sucediendo en muchos foros de Discourse.

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## [Using Fork Awesome](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-fork-awesome/190683)

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**Author:** [@daemon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daemon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-fork-awesome/190683 "2021-05-17T17:53:44Z")

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Hi! Is it possible to use Fork Awesome instead of Font Awesome. They have not so many icons as Font Awesome, but they the icons I need.

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## [Multi-line spoilers don't always work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-line-spoilers-dont-always-work/190684)

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**Author:** [@alexsts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexsts)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-line-spoilers-dont-always-work/190684 "2021-05-06T12:28:32Z")

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Hi, we noticed an issue with this plugin on our Discourse instance, where it used to be possible to use spoiler tags like this: This is unblurred but \[spoiler\]now this part is blurred even though it is broken over mul…

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## [Verify Users by Unique Code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/verify-users-by-unique-code/190685)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/verify-users-by-unique-code/190685 "2021-05-02T08:55:06Z")

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How Can I set it so that is is verified by a unique code. Because it will become hard if users keep changing there email address. kind regards

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## [Group Requests not sent to all Group Owners](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-requests-not-sent-to-all-group-owners/190704)

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**Author:** [@Gunnar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gunnar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-requests-not-sent-to-all-group-owners/190704 "2021-05-18T01:44:47Z")

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We have a group with 7 owners. When users request access to that group, PMs are sent to 5 of the 7 owners, but never to all of them. Also, which 5 seems to be picked at random. This creates a lot of confusion and manual …

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## [Use subcategory as Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-subcategory-as-link/190710)

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**Author:** [@Detherion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Detherion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-subcategory-as-link/190710 "2021-05-18T14:50:48Z")

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Hi, we have a few external tools, so I would like to make a subcategory of a forum category and just use it as a link to the respective tools. This has always been a feature in older Forum software so I wonder if this wo…

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## [Improved calendar widget in Reports, woo!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-calendar-widget-in-reports-woo/190722)

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**Author:** [@shooj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shooj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-calendar-widget-in-reports-woo/190722 "2021-05-20T04:58:13Z")

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Hey Discourse team - Just noticed the new calendar widget when I pulled my weekly stats report. The new calendar widget shows the week from Sunday through Saturday and I LOVE this minor change. I could never get use…

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## [Add project description to login page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-project-description-to-login-page/190724)

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**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-project-description-to-login-page/190724 "2021-05-19T05:09:13Z")

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Our self-hosted instance does not have self sign-up enabled. We are doing invite-only from admin and moderators. So any newcomer who does not have an invitation will land on a very “dry” page where they only see the Log …

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## [Thanks to our 2021 translators!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-to-our-2021-translators/190726)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-to-our-2021-translators/190726 "2022-01-25T18:23:09Z")

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Here’s a summary of everyone who contributed to translating Discourse in 2021. Thanks for your help in making Discourse available to people all around the world! :globe\_with\_meridians: Discourse 2.7 translators Afrikaan…

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## [How you announce new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-you-announce-new-users/190730)

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**Author:** [@Derrek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Derrek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-you-announce-new-users/190730 "2021-05-18T14:19:47Z")

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I have a suggestion that I think is in Discourse’s purview rather than something that can be altered at the Steinberg level. Currently whenever a new user posts, Discourse adds a message. This is the first time Robbie …

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## [View logs for the WP Discourse plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-logs-for-the-wp-discourse-plugin/190745)

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**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-logs-for-the-wp-discourse-plugin/190745 "2021-05-18T01:54:12Z")

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The WP Discourse plugin has its own logging system (since v2.2.5). This is an overview of how it works and how to use it. If you have any questions please respond below. What is logged All of the main WP Discourse featu…

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## [🎉 WP Discourse now has logs and tests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-now-has-logs-and-tests/190747)

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**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-now-has-logs-and-tests/190747 "2021-05-18T04:39:18Z")

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We’re very excited to announce a new feature in v2.2.5 of WP Discourse plugin: Logs! Logging may sound a bit boring, but I’ve been excited about this update for months :sweat\_smile:. You can check out the details here …

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## [How to get category info from composer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-category-info-from-composer/190760)

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**Author:** [@Heddson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heddson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-category-info-from-composer/190760 "2021-05-19T06:31:00Z")

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Is it possible to run some code (from a theme component) when a category is selected in the composer? I’m interested in getting what category is selected both when the composer just been opened and when the category drop…

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## [Typo in suspension reasons list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typo-in-suspension-reasons-list/190790)

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**Author:** [@Deadpool198](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deadpool198)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typo-in-suspension-reasons-list/190790 "2021-05-18T12:35:10Z")

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I recently noticed a typo in the list of reasons for suspending a user (I’m not a mod myself, but I saw this elsewhere). “combatative” is not a word. It’s just a mispelling of “combative”. This can be proven by a wo…

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## [Use color variables in pwa manifest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-color-variables-in-pwa-manifest/190801)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-color-variables-in-pwa-manifest/190801 "2021-05-18T13:48:55Z")

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Hello, I am not sure it is possible to make or there is any limitation. I use one theme with color variables ( light / dark ). Manifest use now the secondary for background\_color and header\_background for theme\_color…

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## [Trusted users cannot invite when must approve users admin setting enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trusted-users-cannot-invite-when-must-approve-users-admin-setting-enabled/190809)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trusted-users-cannot-invite-when-must-approve-users-admin-setting-enabled/190809 "2021-06-02T20:59:27Z")

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I am testing this on 2.7.0.beta9 but I see no option for “invites” on the users profile page, although the tested users have trust level 2. Aside from that, the normal invites by moderation/admin works. Did I miss some…

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## [Can I use my own Login page instead of discourse's Default login dialog box?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-my-own-login-page-instead-of-discourses-default-login-dialog-box/190824)

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**Author:** [@PRATYUSH\_ROY](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PRATYUSH_ROY)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 11:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-my-own-login-page-instead-of-discourses-default-login-dialog-box/190824 "2021-05-28T11:07:47Z")

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Can I use my own Login page instead of discourse’s Default login dialog box ? for example login.example.com

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## [2.8.0.beta1: The beginning of Discourse 2.8 'Audion'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta1-the-beginning-of-discourse-2-8-audion/190834)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta1-the-beginning-of-discourse-2-8-audion/190834 "2021-05-18T20:45:02Z")

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Discourse 2.7.0 release! We’ve completed the 2.7.0 development cycle and pushed out the final release. Check out our blog post, as well as all the 2.7.0.betaX release-notes topics for details. 2.8.0.beta1 contains no …

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## [User profile page canonical URL is not case normalized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-page-canonical-url-is-not-case-normalized/190847)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-page-canonical-url-is-not-case-normalized/190847 "2023-02-18T22:06:15Z")

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It seems like URL’s to user profiles are not case sensitive. For instance https://meta.discourse.org/u/DiscObOt works just as well as https://meta.discourse.org/u/discobot But the canonical URL in the first variation i…

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## [☑ \[Mailing List mode\] Replies should start with a Re:](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-mode-replies-should-start-with-a-re/190853)

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**Author:** [@f-a](https://meta.discourse.org/u/f-a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-mode-replies-should-start-with-a-re/190853 "2021-05-18T20:22:17Z")

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Hello everyone, I am a very happy moderator at discourse.haskell.org. One of our user poses an interesting feature request. I will summarise it: In mailing list mode, replies should start with Re:, to differentiate the…

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## [Upgrade from beta to final](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-from-beta-to-final/190860)

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**Author:** [@daemon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daemon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-from-beta-to-final/190860 "2021-05-21T00:32:17Z")

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Hi! I saw that V2.7.0 is available. I have 2.7.0.beta9 and want to upgrade to 2.7.0 final. My question is: How do I do this?

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## [Discourse 2.7 Released! | Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-7-released-blog/190861)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-7-released-blog/190861 "2021-05-19T21:34:10Z")

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Today we release Discourse 2.7, building on Discourse 2.6 from last November. For post 2.0 releases we’ve chosen a new set of codenames based on the history of human communication; this release is Strowger and represents…

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## [How can I hide links / content from non-interacting users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-links-content-from-non-interacting-users/190883)

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**Author:** [@emreceng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emreceng)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-links-content-from-non-interacting-users/190883 "2021-05-19T03:07:06Z")

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Hello everyone. As an old xenforo user, I went through the suggestion of a friend and I am satisfied for now. However, I could not find a plugin for a feature that was the keystone for me. This is exactly what I want: …

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