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## [ATTN: Creative Text Formatters—Is there a "Text Format Showcase" Topic for reference?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attn-creative-text-formatters-is-there-a-text-format-showcase-topic-for-reference/218815)

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**Author:** [@10DesignPrinciples](https://meta.discourse.org/u/10DesignPrinciples)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attn-creative-text-formatters-is-there-a-text-format-showcase-topic-for-reference/218815 "2022-02-19T15:00:11Z")

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Is there an Example Topic that demonstrates all normal and creative uses of text formatting? If you had to maximize the function + aesthetics of a text-only Topic, what’s “everything” text formatting can do, on a single…

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## [Do I need to install NGINX and PHP to optimize my Discourse forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-nginx-and-php-to-optimize-my-discourse-forum/218816)

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**Author:** [@apgar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/apgar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-nginx-and-php-to-optimize-my-discourse-forum/218816 "2022-02-19T16:50:51Z")

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Hello everyone! I just started my Discourse journey yesterday. To give you a brief overview, I don’t have any computer background as I work in healthcare. Nevertheless, I studied during my 4-day off and was able to set…

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## [Embedding discourse categories in confluence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-categories-in-confluence/218821)

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**Author:** [@floriankammermann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/floriankammermann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-categories-in-confluence/218821 "2022-02-20T01:16:02Z")

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I would like to embed the topics of a category on a atlassian confluence page. I was searching for a confluence plugin, but couldn’t find one. Anybody who had the same requirement and investigated in this topic?

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## [Job exception error in logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-error-in-logs/218826)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-error-in-logs/218826 "2022-04-28T12:23:58Z")

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Hello, I’ve got the following errors in /logs. I am not sure this is related with Chat plugin but I found a line in backtrace which mention discourse-chat. Discourse version: 5374e587a3 Discourse Chat plugin version…

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## [Plugin: Gitbook activity to Discourse badge(s)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-gitbook-activity-to-discourse-badge-s/218846)

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**Author:** [@amonle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amonle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-gitbook-activity-to-discourse-badge-s/218846 "2022-02-28T10:12:14Z")

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What would you like done? Looking for a developer to build a plugin that can link Gitbook and Discourse. You may already know that Gitbook is no longer open source but they do have a beta API. Naturally I accept the ris…

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## [Integration: Discourse comments in Gitbook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-discourse-comments-in-gitbook/218847)

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**Author:** [@amonle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amonle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-discourse-comments-in-gitbook/218847 "2022-02-28T10:12:48Z")

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What would you like done? I would like to embed comments in GitBook similar to what is possible in Ghost and elsewhere using javascript - the idea being that the comments would embed per page in Gitbook. You may already…

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## [Bootstrap failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failing/218852)

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**Author:** [@knewt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knewt)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failing/218852 "2022-02-20T17:27:37Z")

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The UI upgrade said I needed to do a cli upgrade, so trying a bootstrap, but it’s failing. I’ve tried commenting out all the plugins apart from docker\_manager in case there was an issue with them, but no change. Here are…

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## [How to solve the Discourse comment not showing with Ghost for applying the official tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-solve-the-discourse-comment-not-showing-with-ghost-for-applying-the-official-tutorial/218865)

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**Author:** [@honggian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honggian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-solve-the-discourse-comment-not-showing-with-ghost-for-applying-the-official-tutorial/218865 "2022-02-20T08:52:28Z")

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I would like to configure Ghost and Discourse comment. I already follow the official instruction, however nothing happened. I installed Ghost and Discourse in my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server. Ghost and Discourse working very…

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## [Update to latest version error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-to-latest-version-error/218877)

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**Author:** [@daming](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daming)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-to-latest-version-error/218877 "2022-02-21T05:51:15Z")

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When I upgrade the version of discourse from 2.8.0 to 2.9.0 it always shows this error. OS is centos 8.0，1C2G Can someone help me？ error.txt (3.3 KB)

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## [Latest WP-Discourse Update is causing some unexpected behaviour](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-wp-discourse-update-is-causing-some-unexpected-behaviour/218884)

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**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-wp-discourse-update-is-causing-some-unexpected-behaviour/218884 "2022-02-24T16:15:31Z")

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The latest commit to the WP-Discourse plugin is causing all the custom posts (made through EventON Plugin) to be attributed to system user despite the user existing on both discourse and WordPress. If we roll back to 2.…

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## [Creating a test or garbage category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-test-or-garbage-category/218894)

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**Author:** [@poyrazdursuncan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/poyrazdursuncan)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-test-or-garbage-category/218894 "2022-02-21T11:06:16Z")

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Topics and posts created in this category; Not included in notifications. Pages such as recent posts, categories will also not appear. Is this a special request or can it be done with the current settings?

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## [DNS Settings for Digital Ocean Droplet - Root Domain?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-settings-for-digital-ocean-droplet-root-domain/218903)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-settings-for-digital-ocean-droplet-root-domain/218903 "2022-02-20T22:48:44Z")

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This isn’t a Discourse issue per se, but perhaps people who have set up digital ocean droplets can comment. I’m trying to get the basic domain to resolve properly. The “www” domain is fine and has been operating for th…

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## [Show component only to a specific group via script?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-component-only-to-a-specific-group-via-script/218906)

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**Author:** [@InSync](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InSync)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-component-only-to-a-specific-group-via-script/218906 "2022-08-16T07:44:16Z")

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Hey :vulcan\_salute: I want to create a component (header) in a theme that will only be visible to a certain group of users. I’m use this script: \<script type='text/x-handlebars' data-template-name='/connectors/above-m…

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## [Is there any endpoint that would provide a user's external account IDs from their Discourse ID?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-endpoint-that-would-provide-a-users-external-account-ids-from-their-discourse-id/218911)

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**Author:** [@cookieman768](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cookieman768)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-endpoint-that-would-provide-a-users-external-account-ids-from-their-discourse-id/218911 "2022-02-22T02:12:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Get external\_id by user for associated accounts?: I saw that this question was asked here, but I don’t think that it got traction since it was only in the dev category. I’m wondering if an…

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## [I don't understand what's the problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-understand-whats-the-problem/218922)

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**Author:** [@Develcoder](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Develcoder)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-understand-whats-the-problem/218922 "2022-02-22T05:28:40Z")

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ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid (PG::UndefinedTable: ERROR: relation "categories" does not exist LINE 1: SELECT "categories"."id" FROM "categories" WHERE "categories... ^ ) lib/freed…

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## [TL4s and permission to edit auto-delete topic timers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4s-and-permission-to-edit-auto-delete-topic-timers/218946)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4s-and-permission-to-edit-auto-delete-topic-timers/218946 "2022-02-22T09:30:56Z")

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On 2.8 a very useful feature was introduced: delete merged stub topics after days. :+1: When such stub topics are “created” following a post merge, an auto-delete timer is created: All good so far. However, if that…

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## [Limit the amount of subcategories on the homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-the-amount-of-subcategories-on-the-homepage/218955)

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**Author:** [@RC\_Test](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RC_Test)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-the-amount-of-subcategories-on-the-homepage/218955 "2022-02-21T16:02:22Z")

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Hello, I’ve been trying to find an solution to his, but with no success. Is it possible to hide just some of the subcategories on the home page? At the moment all of the subcategories are being displayed under a catego…

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## [Sticky avatars problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-avatars-problem/218963)

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**Author:** [@Edward\_Hibbert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edward_Hibbert)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-avatars-problem/218963 "2022-02-21T16:38:07Z")

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We have a custom theme, and the header shrinks as we scroll. We think that the recently-integrated stick avatars feature is causing some thrashing behaviour just as the header shrinks. See attached video: I…

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## [Suggestion for a slight improvement in French search processing ("œ" and "æ" special characters)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-of-a-slight-improvement-regarding-french-search-processing-oe-and-ae-special-characters/218973)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-of-a-slight-improvement-regarding-french-search-processing-oe-and-ae-special-characters/218973 "2022-03-08T17:52:01Z")

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Some French words use the following characters: Œ, œ, like in egg (egg) or heart (heart), œuvre (multiple translations and meanings so I won’t detail here, it doesn’t matter), etc. Æ, æ, like in naevus (the scientific te…

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## [Handlebars Error for 2.9.0.beta2 with above-site-header.hbs connector](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handlebars-error-for-2-9-0-beta2-with-above-site-header-hbs-connector/218978)

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**Author:** [@HisashiQ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HisashiQ)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handlebars-error-for-2-9-0-beta2-with-above-site-header-hbs-connector/218978 "2023-03-20T12:59:30Z")

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Hi, We have two discourse apps. I upgraded both to 2.9.0beta2. The first went without a hitch but the second threw a console error saying Uncaught ReferenceError: Handlebars is not defined The only difference between t…

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## [Search engines now blocked from indexing non-canonical pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-engines-now-blocked-from-indexing-non-canonical-pages/218985)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-engines-now-blocked-from-indexing-non-canonical-pages/218985 "2022-03-15T22:33:25Z")

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:warning: Important Following further investigation we decided to leave non canonical indexing enable, see more details at: Search engines now blocked from indexing non-canonical pages - #30 by sam ▶ original announce…

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## [Problems when logging in as admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-when-logging-in-as-admin/218989)

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**Author:** [@DxJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DxJ)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-when-logging-in-as-admin/218989 "2022-03-01T17:53:26Z")

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I have always been able to log into Discourse as admin, but now I get the following message. Any ideas what could be wrong?

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## [Spoiler blur not compatible with screen readers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-blur-not-compatible-with-screen-readers/219001)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-blur-not-compatible-with-screen-readers/219001 "2022-12-23T06:39:59Z")

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Activate iOS VoiceOver, then navigate to a post containing spoiler blur, Swipe over to the text and have the screen reader read the text. Actual: VoiceOver just reads the spoiler text, ignoring the spoiler blur. Expe…

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## [There is no route named adminPlugins.chat-integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-no-route-named-adminplugins-chat-integration/219004)

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**Author:** [@james\_one](https://meta.discourse.org/u/james_one)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-no-route-named-adminplugins-chat-integration/219004 "2022-02-21T23:22:31Z")

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After installing the discourse-chat-integration plugin I now don’t see it in the Plugin section and in fact at times all the plugins are missing while at others I see it but clearly not working well (screenshots attached…

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## [Manual Backup to my Computer Not Working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-backup-to-my-computer-not-working/219016)

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**Author:** [@WesPenre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WesPenre)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-backup-to-my-computer-not-working/219016 "2022-05-12T09:02:04Z")

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I have always been able to back up Discourse manually every evening and then download the file to my computer. An email is sent to me with a download link to click. That worked fine until about three days ago. The link d…

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## [The dashboard upgrade icon can't DO anything](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-dashboard-upgrade-icon-cant-do-anything/219020)

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**Author:** [@schleifer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schleifer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-dashboard-upgrade-icon-cant-do-anything/219020 "2022-02-22T01:09:13Z")

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The bright and colorful not-smiling-face commands me upgrade, but I cannot interact with it in any way. Instead, I have to look way over on the other side of the page and read some words. Perhaps that whole face and …

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## [Customize mention colors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-mention-colors/219023)

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**Author:** [@Alexander](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-mention-colors/219023 "2023-12-13T17:04:32Z")

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Inspired by this topic, and the custom colors of Discord roles, I have written this very simple code that adds a data-mention to the mentions of groups and users, in this way to be able to place different colors (And not…

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## [How to add a custom url text link on the login page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-url-text-link-on-the-login-page/219030)

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**Author:** [@guoxing](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guoxing)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-url-text-link-on-the-login-page/219030 "2022-02-22T13:17:39Z")

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hello everyone，I want to know how to add a custom url text link on the login page，Could you help me?

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## [Why are some users greyed out?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-some-users-greyed-out/219031)

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**Author:** [@Ziya\_Huang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ziya_Huang)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-some-users-greyed-out/219031 "2022-02-23T07:36:31Z")

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Why are some users greyed out and can’t access the forum which I’d like them to?

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## [Latest site upgrade not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-site-upgrade-not-working/219037)

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**Author:** [@Aniruddh\_Dubey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aniruddh_Dubey)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-site-upgrade-not-working/219037 "2022-02-22T11:05:12Z")

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Today I found out that there is a 2.9 beta version available for discourse. First I tried updating using upgrade portal on the site, but it failed for some reason. Then I went to server and ran ./launcher rebuild app, b…

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