# Hot

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## [Unable to restore from backup file due to S3 migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-restore-from-backup-file-due-to-s3-migration/196431)

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**Author:** [@X\_Code](https://meta.discourse.org/u/X_Code)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-restore-from-backup-file-due-to-s3-migration/196431 "2021-07-08T17:49:05Z")

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Error is: EXCEPTION: 897 of 17861 uploads are not migrated to S3. S3 migration failed for db ‘default’. Is there any way to bypass this step?

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## [Invite user vs allowed email domains](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-user-vs-allowed-email-domains/196433)

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**Author:** [@jas01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jas01)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-user-vs-allowed-email-domains/196433 "2021-07-08T15:52:53Z")

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Hi everyone, That should be nice to make the invite user email don’t need to match «allowed email domains». For example, if we defined «allowed email domains» that’s mean every one with a email in that domain can regis…

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## [Change the font on a single category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-font-on-a-single-category/196495)

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**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-font-on-a-single-category/196495 "2021-07-08T19:47:30Z")

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I have some custom font for categories but need to make one stand out different, I did a search and was unable to locate how, using the console I found an ID for the one I planned to test and got this error As an exa…

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## [\[A/B Testing\] Changing parent CSS class based on experiment variable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-b-testing-changing-parent-css-class-based-on-experiment-variable/196501)

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**Author:** [@daniyal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daniyal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-b-testing-changing-parent-css-class-based-on-experiment-variable/196501 "2021-07-15T18:19:21Z")

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We have an existing theme which we want to experiment. An example would be to experiment different styles of topic list view. For this we are using Google Optimize A/B testing. Currently we plan to show theme without cha…

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## [Migrating off S3 ... Just wondering ... would rclone + minio be an option?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-off-s3-just-wondering-would-rclone-minio-be-an-option/196508)

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**Author:** [@darix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darix)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-off-s3-just-wondering-would-rclone-minio-be-an-option/196508 "2021-07-11T14:25:05Z")

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The idea would be to sync the files from S3 with rclone and then hope that minio and s3 use the same paths. Did anyone try this already? would this be workable in general?

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## [Can I use the Discourse API on an officially-hosted instance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-the-discourse-api-on-an-officially-hosted-instance/196527)

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**Author:** [@Tanz0rz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tanz0rz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-the-discourse-api-on-an-officially-hosted-instance/196527 "2021-07-09T00:32:02Z")

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My instance of Discourse is officially hosted. Is it possible to talk to the API? All the docs show examples with localhost Edit: The answer is yes. I just had my first request setup wrong :man\_facepalming:

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## [Impersonating anon user then quit anon mode will let admin know who the anon is](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-anon-user-then-quit-anon-mode-will-let-admin-know-who-the-anon-is/196529)

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**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-anon-user-then-quit-anon-mode-will-let-admin-know-who-the-anon-is/196529 "2021-07-12T07:10:18Z")

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Is this behavior expected? Even after enough days the user will be given a new anon account when they enter anon mode, the old ones still point back to this specific user.

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## [Bulk undelete topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-undelete-topics/196533)

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**Author:** [@rahulMasal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahulMasal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-undelete-topics/196533 "2023-09-08T14:46:02Z")

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I need help to undelete deleted posts but in bulk! eg. https://example.com/u/{user}/deleted-posts so i can access all posts but we need to undelete it in bulk!

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## [Subscriptions plugin and banner pin don't work well together](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-plugin-and-banner-pin-dont-work-well-together/196547)

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**Author:** [@hyd504](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hyd504)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-plugin-and-banner-pin-dont-work-well-together/196547 "2021-07-09T08:51:17Z")

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When using a subscription plugin with a banner pin, the banner pin shifts to the right as can be seen in the bugshot below:

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## [Solution alignment on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solution-alignment-on-mobile/196554)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solution-alignment-on-mobile/196554 "2021-07-12T13:39:37Z")

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Hello, There is a little align issue on mobile. Thanks :slightly\_smiling\_face:

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## [New users' posts do not enter the review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-posts-do-not-enter-the-review-queue/196561)

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**Author:** [@KevinBlandy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinBlandy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-posts-do-not-enter-the-review-queue/196561 "2021-07-09T11:38:33Z")

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I need to review the posts of any newly registered users. This is my setting. The level of newly registered users is: 0 I have set both approve unless trust level and approve new topics unless trust level to :2, bu…

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## [Not able to install any Discourse plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-install-any-discourse-plugins/196570)

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**Author:** [@nowuzysig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nowuzysig)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-install-any-discourse-plugins/196570 "2021-07-09T09:48:34Z")

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Hi Everyone, I have recently installed Discourse production through Docker and I’ve been trying to install a few plugins by following this guide: Install plugins on a self-hosted site I added the plugins in my containe…

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## [Add a "Nobody" trust level so new topics can always need approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-nobody-trust-level-so-new-topics-can-always-need-approval/196584)

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**Author:** [@mrj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrj)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-nobody-trust-level-so-new-topics-can-always-need-approval/196584 "2021-07-16T14:47:39Z")

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It’s great there’s an “approve new topics unless trust level” posting setting dropdown. However for my site, like a newspaper or magazine, I’d like to only publish approved topics. I can get around this by setting the dr…

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## [Discourse comment button on blog?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comment-button-on-blog/196587)

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**Author:** [@ddgnl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ddgnl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comment-button-on-blog/196587 "2021-07-09T13:06:17Z")

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Hi, We have a Discourse forum next to our blog. We want to show to our blog readers some kind of ‘comment’ button so they can start a conversation about that blogpost on the discourse forum. It would be nice when click…

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## [Unlabeled buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlabeled-buttons/196594)

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**Author:** [@dmontalvo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmontalvo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlabeled-buttons/196594 "2021-09-06T14:17:23Z")

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There are several unlabeled buttons. I will update as I find them. AS of now, I have found: Save and Cancel edits when editing a topic title and category. Bookmark options when adding bookmarks.

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## [Unlabeled UI components in the advanced search view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlabeled-ui-components-in-the-advanced-search-view/196596)

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**Author:** [@dmontalvo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmontalvo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlabeled-ui-components-in-the-advanced-search-view/196596 "2021-09-21T18:07:40Z")

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The following components are not labeled. Posted By Categorized Where topics Posted That view is very complicated to navigate with a screen reader. It is very ahrd to know where one is and to select options from the d…

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## [Jumping tag selection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jumping-tag-selection/196601)

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**Author:** [@amundo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amundo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jumping-tag-selection/196601 "2021-07-09T14:42:01Z")

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The tagging functionality in Discourse is le :bomb: . An ickle nitpick: the way the tag selection interface jumps from top to bottom is really weird and disorienting. Example: I’m trying to type the tag javascript, so I…

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## [Create a "Docs" page like discource meta's](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-docs-page-like-discource-metas/196672)

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**Author:** [@oreillyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oreillyc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-docs-page-like-discource-metas/196672 "2021-07-14T13:54:48Z")

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How is the topic display for the Discourse Meta’s Docs page generated? Is it published as a page? What about the special formatting at the top, categories and tags? Thank you!

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## [About A's installation document](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-as-installation-document/196685)

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**Author:** [@hon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-as-installation-document/196685 "2021-07-10T12:34:37Z")

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Where is the complete document of discourse? I haven’t been able to find it. I often see some configurations from the Internet, but I haven’t been able to see it from the installation instructions of the official git rep…

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## [Data explorer query to list the longest "estimated read time" topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-to-list-the-longest-estimated-read-time-topics/196761)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-to-list-the-longest-estimated-read-time-topics/196761 "2021-11-27T10:49:05Z")

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Hi everyone, Is it possible to create a data explorer query which can list the “top X” topics by “estimated read time” ? I’d love to know which topics on our Discourse are the most time consuming to read :smiley: (And…

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## [Discourse setup on aws ec2 doesn't work with default IPv4 DNS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-on-aws-ec2-doesnt-work-with-default-ipv4-dns/196789)

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**Author:** [@ys2843](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ys2843)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-on-aws-ec2-doesnt-work-with-default-ipv4-dns/196789 "2021-09-03T14:44:08Z")

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Hi discourse community, I am new to discourse and just testing the setup of discourse on an AWS ec2 instance following discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub. However, I wasn’t able to sp…

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## [Maintain community culture without disappointing interested users - give ready only access to users pending approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintain-community-culture-without-disappointing-interested-users-give-ready-only-access-to-users-pending-approval/196790)

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**Author:** [@Himanshu\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Himanshu_Singh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintain-community-culture-without-disappointing-interested-users-give-ready-only-access-to-users-pending-approval/196790 "2021-07-11T20:33:15Z")

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Hey all I am trying to do right by users while maintaining the culture in the community. I have the following scenario and would appreciate insights from folks here - I have login\_required enabled to access the commun…

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## [Next js application as custom front end replacement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/next-js-application-as-custom-front-end-replacement/196796)

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**Author:** [@LukasBombach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LukasBombach)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/next-js-application-as-custom-front-end-replacement/196796 "2021-07-13T19:07:42Z")

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I am sorry if this has been discussed before, but I could not find any posts related to this and the developer docs do not explain this either. Instead of creating a theme by customizing the stock ember js app, i would …

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## [Topic closed without system record](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-closed-without-system-record/196813)

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**Author:** [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-closed-without-system-record/196813 "2021-11-05T11:39:35Z")

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Lately our community has been seeing topics being closed after the first post without any staff action or system record. I cannot find any record in Settings \>\> Logs \>\> Staff Actions either. Any hint on what is causing t…

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## [Link header anchors from unicode to latin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-header-anchors-from-unicode-to-latin/196834)

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**Author:** [@datvnn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/datvnn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-header-anchors-from-unicode-to-latin/196834 "2021-07-12T08:59:31Z")

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I found that anchors create links like this ## h2 Tiêu đề Anchor link created: \<h2\> \<a name="h2-tiu-1" class="anchor" href="#h2-tiu-1"\>\</a\>h2 Tiêu đề\</h2\> Mean: h2 Tiêu đề → h2-tiu-1 So how to: h2 Tiêu đề → h2-tieu-…

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## [SMF2 to Discourse Migration Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-to-discourse-migration-issue/196837)

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**Author:** [@JustinZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinZ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-to-discourse-migration-issue/196837 "2021-07-12T12:08:06Z")

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I’ve followed the guides and I’m up to here, but cannot seem to get past this point. I have even created a new user on the MySQL server with a native password and tried but to no avail. su discourse -c "bundle exec ruby…

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## [Topic creation panel top of the topic list container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-creation-panel-top-of-the-topic-list-container/196845)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-creation-panel-top-of-the-topic-list-container/196845 "2021-07-12T11:42:05Z")

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Hello, I need some instruction to move me the right way to make this. So what I would like and looking for solution is a panel which contains the current user profile avatar and a new topic button which place in discove…

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## [A specific Discourse topic isn't updated when the WP article is updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-specific-discourse-topic-isnt-updated-when-the-wp-article-is-updated/196855)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-specific-discourse-topic-isnt-updated-when-the-wp-article-is-updated/196855 "2021-07-12T15:10:44Z")

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Hi! For an unknown reason, when this article is updated, the corresponding Discourse topic isn’t, thought it was recently. The title is updated, but not the post content anymore. The issue doesn’t seem to appear on ot…

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## [2.8.0.beta3: User-selectable Avatar Flair, Last Topic Visit Indicator, Native File Picker, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta3-user-selectable-avatar-flair-last-topic-visit-indicator-native-file-picker-and-more/196886)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta3-user-selectable-avatar-flair-last-topic-visit-indicator-native-file-picker-and-more/196886 "2021-07-15T18:57:36Z")

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New features in 2.8.0.beta3 User-selectable avatar flair Users in multiple groups can now select the avatar flair they wish to display from their preferences, rather than relying on automatic flair assigned based on thei…

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## [Customize # of Votes per User](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-of-votes-per-user/196887)

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**Author:** [@giovanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/giovanni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-of-votes-per-user/196887 "2021-07-12T18:04:13Z")

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Hello, I’m about to enable this Voting feature: Discourse Topic Voting. How can one customize the # of votes a user gets? Can it be customized by user level, manually, etc.? Thanks!

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