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## [Minor UI bug on admin panel / themes editing pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-ui-bug-on-admin-panel-themes-editing-pages/223118)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-ui-bug-on-admin-panel-themes-editing-pages/223118 "2022-04-04T10:32:27Z")

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I’m currently just seven commits behind latest on 2.9.0.beta3 ( 98f3349c31 ) A new bug has appeared when customising themes via admin control panel (I’m almost sure it didn’t used to do this last month) whereby I am b…

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## [Can I disable choosing a default homepage in users' Interface settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-disable-choosing-a-default-homepage-in-users-interface-settings/223120)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-disable-choosing-a-default-homepage-in-users-interface-settings/223120 "2022-04-04T19:47:53Z")

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I did a theme where I don’t want users be able to change the default homepage on an individual basis: Is there a way to disable this option? And could we re-define the default homepage for all users that have changed…

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## [Is there a plugin to make my forum a shop?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-plugin-to-make-my-forum-a-shop/223123)

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**Author:** [@wubenmm2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wubenmm2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-plugin-to-make-my-forum-a-shop/223123 "2022-04-04T14:45:17Z")

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Is there a plugin to make my forum a shop? I’d like to let users talk about the products.

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## [Replies in tree structure](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-in-tree-structure/223124)

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**Author:** [@asugar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asugar)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-in-tree-structure/223124 "2022-04-04T16:36:25Z")

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I want replies to a topics to be organised in tree structure like other forums scripts have. I’ve done some searching and can’t find any solution and I also came to realize that Discourse was never developed in that way.…

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## [HTML stripped from content when watch/replace, but not when written directly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-stripped-from-content-when-watch-replace-but-not-when-written-directly/223125)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-stripped-from-content-when-watch-replace-but-not-when-written-directly/223125 "2022-04-04T23:47:26Z")

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I don’t know if this is a real bug. But Discourse is acting not so consistent, so? Basically this can be a feature/support/help-request too, so moderators/admins know what to do :wink: It is easier to open what I was do…

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## [How to print or export very long topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-print-or-export-very-long-topics/223138)

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**Author:** [@Kemplen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kemplen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-print-or-export-very-long-topics/223138 "2022-04-04T17:44:32Z")

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In my Discourse forum I have some very long topics and I can’t find a way to either print them or export them to other formats (like MS-Word for example). These are the ways I have tried but without success: Print from…

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## [Problems with Patreon Login, Force HTTPS, and S3 CDN (three) Issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-patreon-login-force-https-and-s3-cdn-three-issues/223144)

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**Author:** [@Martin\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martin_Bailey)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-patreon-login-force-https-and-s3-cdn-three-issues/223144 "2023-01-06T18:58:06Z")

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I may need to split this into three separate posts, but they are related, so I’ll start with one. A few days ago, I used this tutorial (How to Scale a Discourse Deployment with a Load Balancer and Managed Database Clust…

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## [Fast edit doesn't work on content with certain characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-edit-doesnt-work-on-content-with-certain-characters/223145)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-edit-doesnt-work-on-content-with-certain-characters/223145 "2023-05-11T02:20:08Z")

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Well, I’ve been using fast edits for a while, but I think this is the first time I encounter this. I edited a word, and it worked. I edited another, it didn’t. I tried multiple times, waiting several seconds between eac…

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## ["double" notification when @mentioned in chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-notification-when-mentioned-in-chat/223146)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-notification-when-mentioned-in-chat/223146 "2022-04-05T02:53:38Z")

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I saw that you added notifications for @mentions in the chat. However, are these “double notifications” really useful? I’d rather have only the chat icon notification. The mention that triggered this:

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## [Can we have a conversation about SEO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-a-conversation-about-seo/223178)

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**Author:** [@stance455](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stance455)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-a-conversation-about-seo/223178 "2022-04-04T17:22:56Z")

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I recently realized that Discourse serves Googlebot a completely different version of the site. .. and rightfully so, I just tried to see if google can render the JS version of the site - and apparently not (the screens…

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## [Files become corrupt when trying to upload using REST API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/files-become-corrupt-when-trying-to-upload-using-rest-api/223181)

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**Author:** [@Devarsh\_Mavani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Devarsh_Mavani)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/files-become-corrupt-when-trying-to-upload-using-rest-api/223181 "2022-04-04T16:36:18Z")

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I have setup discourse locally. I am trying to upload files using rest api. here is the http headers and info from postman POST /uploads.json HTTP/1.1 Host: localhost:4200 Api-Key: 3772adba123b1db43f4d3644382b97a5ba9b6…

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## [How to add quote link below the posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-quote-link-below-the-posts/223190)

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**Author:** [@asugar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asugar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-quote-link-below-the-posts/223190 "2022-04-05T01:42:32Z")

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How do we add a link with text Quote before Reply?

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## [What is difference between post reply and topic reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-difference-between-post-reply-and-topic-reply/223194)

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**Author:** [@asugar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asugar)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-difference-between-post-reply-and-topic-reply/223194 "2022-04-04T20:30:05Z")

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I can’t figure out what is difference between Post Reply and Topic Reply?

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## [\[PAID\] Modifying Video Upload theme to display topic thumbnails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-modifying-video-upload-theme-to-display-topic-thumbnails/223197)

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**Author:** [@Eliot\_Mack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eliot_Mack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-modifying-video-upload-theme-to-display-topic-thumbnails/223197 "2022-04-04T19:11:23Z")

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I’m using the Video Upload plugin with Vimeo mentioned at Discourse Video Upload Plugin with YouTube and Vimeo. I would like it to automatically pull a thumbnail from the Vimeo link created (we’re only using Vimeo), and…

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## [Please update 'Understanding Discourse Trust Levels' — or is there a different doc?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-update-understanding-discourse-trust-levels-or-is-there-a-different-doc/223270)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-update-understanding-discourse-trust-levels-or-is-there-a-different-doc/223270 "2022-04-23T19:23:56Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Own-topics-only category for draft announcements?: I learned recently that TL4 users can schedule posts. I thought that was moderator (or admin?) only. I know Understanding Discourse Trust…

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## [More details for settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-details-for-settings/223305)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-details-for-settings/223305 "2022-04-06T02:19:29Z")

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The settings all have a name and a sentence describing them. Sometimes the sentence isn’t adequate except as a reminder of something already known. The answer is the to search this forum, eg Automatically removed quote…

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## [File upload from google drive or dropbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-upload-from-google-drive-or-dropbox/223306)

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**Author:** [@Hemant\_Raju1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hemant_Raju1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-upload-from-google-drive-or-dropbox/223306 "2022-04-05T16:55:14Z")

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Is there any plugins available for google drive/dropbox integration Use case is : 1)Normal users should be able to upload files from google drive. 2)Every user should be able to connect their google drive account so …

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## [More detail for \`remove full quote\` setting description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-detail-for-remove-full-quote-setting-description/223311)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-detail-for-remove-full-quote-setting-description/223311 "2022-04-18T18:51:17Z")

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Continuing the discussion from More details for settings: I don’t know whether the Contribute \> UX category covers the admin user experience but here goes. The description of remove full quote is: Automatically remov…

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## [Multiple backup schedules](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-backup-schedules/223312)

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**Author:** [@Frully](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frully)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-backup-schedules/223312 "2022-04-13T21:08:34Z")

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Not sure if reply here or new post is warranted: Feature request - separate schedules for ‘include attachments’ versus ‘don’t include attachments’. Would really love daily small backups, possibly even multiple times per…

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## [How do I transfer my flarum user data to discover?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-transfer-my-flarum-user-data-to-discover/223318)

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**Author:** [@wubenmm2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wubenmm2)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-transfer-my-flarum-user-data-to-discover/223318 "2022-04-11T05:09:38Z")

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I used to use flarum to build forums, but later I found that discourse seemed to be a better choice. Is there a script that can help me transfer the user data of flarum to discover? Function: Transfer all user names an…

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## [Can't edit a message as an admin: you don't have permissions to create a poll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-edit-a-message-as-an-admin-you-dont-have-permissions-to-create-a-poll/223334)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-edit-a-message-as-an-admin-you-dont-have-permissions-to-create-a-poll/223334 "2022-04-05T12:09:17Z")

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On a forum I imported, I encounter an issue on a post: On this topic, remote image downloading won’t work for some reason. And I can’t edit the post: Any idea why?

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## [As an admin, we can't edit a post containing a poll if the original poster currently has not permissions to create polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/as-an-admin-we-cant-edit-a-post-containing-a-poll-if-the-original-poster-currently-has-not-permissions-to-create-polls/223336)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/as-an-admin-we-cant-edit-a-post-containing-a-poll-if-the-original-poster-currently-has-not-permissions-to-create-polls/223336 "2022-05-04T21:25:20Z")

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See: Can't edit a message as an admin: you don't have permissions to create a poll Cannot edit topic to add poll as admin - #3 by Tanz0rz This kind of case should be rare, depending on the forum’s setting, and …

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## [Troubleshooting help wanted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-help-wanted/223338)

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**Author:** [@Amanda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amanda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-help-wanted/223338 "2022-04-05T12:58:43Z")

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Hoping to get in touch with you about troubleshooting why site Discourse site hosted through Digital Ocean is down. Is this something you’d be able to help with? Thanks!

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## [No strip image metadata works for PNG but not JPG](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-strip-image-metadata-works-for-png-but-not-jpg/223350)

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**Author:** [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-strip-image-metadata-works-for-png-but-not-jpg/223350 "2022-05-05T17:54:10Z")

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On this site: https://forum.u4ria.org I have the following File settings: strip image metadata = UNCHECKED png to jpg quality = 100 (thereby disabled) I use ExifTool to set and read image metadata. The metadata s…

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## [How to turn off category logos and descriptions within the category and only have them on the Categories page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-turn-off-category-logos-and-descriptions-within-the-category-and-only-have-them-on-the-categories-page/223361)

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**Author:** [@Drew-ART](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew-ART)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-turn-off-category-logos-and-descriptions-within-the-category-and-only-have-them-on-the-categories-page/223361 "2022-04-06T10:58:57Z")

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I think i’m missing a way to turn off the image and description inside the category and sub category in Discourse. I want the logo on the ‘Categories’ page, and am ok with it appearing in the category itself, but assign…

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## [Search for number of solved topics per user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-number-of-solved-topics-per-user/223364)

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**Author:** [@lju](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lju)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-number-of-solved-topics-per-user/223364 "2022-04-06T20:42:33Z")

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Hi All, I am looking to build a query in the data explorer - and being completely new to it, am not sure where to start! I would like to run the following query: Return the number of topics with a post marked as a sol…

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## [The ability to quote and cite from a non-Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ability-to-quote-and-cite-from-a-non-discourse-site/223370)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ability-to-quote-and-cite-from-a-non-discourse-site/223370 "2022-04-17T12:28:12Z")

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I love the quoting feature in Discourse. Today, I was writing a post and wanted to link to Wikipedia and quote a specific text within the page. Normally, I’d do that through screenshotting and then having to add the link…

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## [How to show total of topics per category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-total-of-topics-per-category/223375)

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**Author:** [@artinnok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/artinnok)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-total-of-topics-per-category/223375 "2022-04-05T22:22:55Z")

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I’m using following config: desktop category page style - categories\_and\_top\_topics Today I have created a few of topics inside some categories, but topic counter doesn’t update itself :pensive:: Total in first cate…

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## [How quickly are notifications sent?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-quickly-are-notifications-sent/223384)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-quickly-are-notifications-sent/223384 "2022-04-06T14:16:24Z")

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Hi, How quickly after posting are notifications sent? I just posted publicly something that was meant to be a whisper (no clue how I managed that) & then immediately deleted the post. Did the user get an email with my n…

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## [How difficult would it be to make Discourse JS google compliant?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-to-make-discourse-js-google-compliant/223388)

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**Author:** [@stance455](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stance455)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-to-make-discourse-js-google-compliant/223388 "2022-04-05T19:12:09Z")

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I’m asking a general developer question in regards to discourse and Googles guidelines with Javascript I was able to test the latest build with the online Google mobile-friendly tester - the screenshot was blank and HTM…

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