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## [Connect 2 topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-2-topics/225798)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-2-topics/225798 "2022-05-02T10:30:05Z")

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Happy Sunday, If two forum topics are related but not similar enough to merge, is there an official or recommended method to connect the two? Other than making a comment at the end of each topic and linking to each? I…

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## [What is a group:GROUPNAME search?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-group-groupname-search/225799)

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**Author:** [@Simon\_Manning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Simon_Manning)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-group-groupname-search/225799 "2022-05-01T11:39:38Z")

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What is a non-PM topic associated with a group? A topic in which a member of the group participates? Created by a member of the group? Something else?

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## [Discourse HTTPS Web Socket](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-https-web-socket/225805)

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**Author:** [@Marcell\_Csendes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marcell_Csendes)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-https-web-socket/225805 "2022-05-04T19:09:14Z")

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Hey, Anyone can guide or provide examples how to set up web socket with HTTPS for Discourse? Simple HTTP works, but I would need it over HTTPS.

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## [Posting via Discourse API and Firebase (Cloud Functions)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-discourse-api-and-firebase-cloud-functions/225823)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-discourse-api-and-firebase-cloud-functions/225823 "2022-05-02T18:55:57Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m running into some weird issues that I don’t know how to make sense of. I’m using the Discourse API to allow someone to post without signing-in. For security reasons, this is code that I’ll be running in…

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## [Not able to write '@' in console at DigitalOcean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-write-in-console-at-digitalocean/225827)

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**Author:** [@macr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/macr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-write-in-console-at-digitalocean/225827 "2022-05-06T20:13:24Z")

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Hi! I’m following the steps to install Discourse with DigitalOcean. I managed to create a droplet and add Discourse to it, my problem is that I’m not able to type ‘@’ in the console (I only get a ‘2’), and I’m not able t…

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## [Ignore and Moderator Promotion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ignore-and-moderator-promotion/225852)

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**Author:** [@Fantafruittwist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fantafruittwist)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ignore-and-moderator-promotion/225852 "2022-04-30T02:13:51Z")

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If someone has already ignored you once you reach a moderator level does that not apply?

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## [Remove "data-preloaded" block in HTML for smaller page sizes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-data-preloaded-block-in-html-for-smaller-page-sizes/225854)

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**Author:** [@lcor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lcor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-data-preloaded-block-in-html-for-smaller-page-sizes/225854 "2022-05-02T09:15:13Z")

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Hi, I have been working on SEO optimizations and one of the topic I am focused on is page size. It seems that pages become heavier with the hidden data-preloaded block (sometimes quite a bit, can exceed 1MB), I understa…

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## [Comment formatter errors in logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comment-formatter-errors-in-logs/225856)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comment-formatter-errors-in-logs/225856 "2022-05-02T10:33:56Z")

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Thanks again. Here’s a dump of today’s logs. (less errors). Any idea on why there are still a few errors? \[2022-04-18 01:37:57\] comment.INFO: sync\_comments.success {"post\_id":9305} \[2022-04-18 02:27:47\] comment.INFO: s…

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## [Error in Docs when open a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-docs-when-open-a-topic/225869)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-docs-when-open-a-topic/225869 "2022-05-03T16:42:26Z")

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Hello, In Docs the following error shows in console when open topic. It seems to the topic open correctly but maybe slower than before? Not sure… Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'toStri…

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## [How can I force users to fill in a custom field when it’s empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-force-users-to-fill-in-a-custom-field-when-it-s-empty/225929)

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**Author:** [@Jacky2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacky2)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-force-users-to-fill-in-a-custom-field-when-it-s-empty/225929 "2022-05-06T08:12:48Z")

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Hello Discourse community! I’m new to Discourse and trying to use my few ruby ​​knowledge. Thanks for your help ! Here is my project : I created custom fields to get to know a new user better and now I want to update …

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## [Tag editing permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-editing-permissions/225935)

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**Author:** [@jayarr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jayarr)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-editing-permissions/225935 "2022-05-03T03:13:30Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to achieve something that I’ve yet to find a way to accomplish, and I’m not sure if I’m just missing the answer or if it doesn’t exist. What I’d like is to adjust the permissions required for tag edi…

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## [Can we use "Tab" to enter 4 spaces?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-use-tab-to-enter-4-spaces/225937)

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**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-use-tab-to-enter-4-spaces/225937 "2022-10-18T02:44:50Z")

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You see, we usually have to enter “2 spaces” or “4 spaces” to make patterns, 1. x1 1. x2 1. x3 1. x4 to get x1 x2 x3 x4 We usually need this kind of spaces, do we have to allways enter…

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## [SSO Failing to Override Avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-failing-to-override-avatar/225941)

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**Author:** [@benwasserman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benwasserman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-failing-to-override-avatar/225941 "2022-05-09T21:04:59Z")

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Hi all, I have Discourse Connect enabled and am using a custom application for SSO. The relevant site setting for discourse\_connect\_overrides\_avatar has been set to true. SSO is syncing the profiles both via the callbac…

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## [Issues Rebuilding After Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-rebuilding-after-upgrade-to-ubuntu-22-04/225955)

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**Author:** [@oopsyscoops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oopsyscoops)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-rebuilding-after-upgrade-to-ubuntu-22-04/225955 "2022-10-01T17:50:49Z")

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After banging my head for many hours, it’s time to ask for help. Debug Log: https://privatebin.net/?b56249efe41b5599#8nt7yMQU2Hft4HysXSoZkxXQTYdR9MFv91qC9sbBgen

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## [Whitelisting HTML tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whitelisting-html-tags/225962)

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**Author:** [@yaxu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yaxu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whitelisting-html-tags/225962 "2022-05-03T12:36:35Z")

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I’d like to embed a musical REPL (i.e., the musical live coding editor here: https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/) in my discourse forum. This is a case of including a little bit of javascript and whitelisting a html tag st…

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## [How long before a new Patreon is given access?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-before-a-new-patreon-is-given-access/225970)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-before-a-new-patreon-is-given-access/225970 "2022-05-03T14:25:34Z")

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How long before a new Patreon is given access to the Patreon-only private forum? Its been 25 mins. Edit: Got it to work by manually syncing with this button: Prior to that, the last automatic sync was 5 hours ago. So…

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## [Tag groups - list view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-groups-list-view/225988)

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**Author:** [@Ralf\_Stockmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ralf_Stockmann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-groups-list-view/225988 "2022-05-03T14:06:15Z")

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I’d like to endorse tag-groups. My use case would be: have a view like https://meta.discourse.org/tag/tagging but for https://meta.discourse.org/tag-groups/taggroup\_x Or maybe https://meta.discourse.org/tag/taggroup\_…

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## [BRAVE browser help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/brave-browser-help/226050)

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**Author:** [@GreenSilver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GreenSilver)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/brave-browser-help/226050 "2022-05-03T20:52:56Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to get help on something with BRAVE browser and got sent to Discourse. I can’t see how I get to a discussion page related to the BRAVE browser. I am used to Discord and you always get an invite to th…

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## [Does adding groups to CSS theme component still work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-adding-groups-to-css-theme-component-still-work/226065)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-adding-groups-to-css-theme-component-still-work/226065 "2022-05-04T04:07:30Z")

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Does this Theme Component still work? https://github.com/discourse/discourse-groups-css-classes-in-body It didn’t seem to do anything for me despite lots of groups being set to be visible to ‘logged in users’. It could…

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## [Alternatives to sidebar for Chat?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternatives-to-sidebar-for-chat/226078)

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**Author:** [@James\_Cribbs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Cribbs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternatives-to-sidebar-for-chat/226078 "2022-05-04T13:38:38Z")

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Folks, i’m not crazy with the left side bar navigation. How do others feel? I currently have my discourse community header customized to match my website and give it a true platform feel (see https://community.americanra…

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## [How to install focused sidebar on my Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-focused-sidebar-on-my-discourse/226084)

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**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-focused-sidebar-on-my-discourse/226084 "2022-05-05T19:56:02Z")

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I found an amazing theme “focused sidebar” and I selected it on meta as default. I would like to add it as additional theme to my discourse. I didn’t find any git repository around. Any hint?

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## [Custom footer disappear on some pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-footer-disappear-on-some-pages/226089)

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**Author:** [@nicolas-pf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicolas-pf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-footer-disappear-on-some-pages/226089 "2022-05-04T14:53:26Z")

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Similarly to those closed discussions: Custom footer disappears in group -\> activity -\> topics Custom footer disappears on some profile pages Prerequisites: Have a custom footer in your Discourse (Create a new Theme …

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## [How to install theme component with app.yaml or from local device?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-theme-component-with-app-yaml-or-from-local-device/226093)

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**Author:** [@Yaoqi\_Yan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yaoqi_Yan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-theme-component-with-app-yaml-or-from-local-device/226093 "2022-05-05T03:58:07Z")

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My discourse server is in K8s. Can I install theme component(for example discoTOC) with bellow app.yaml config? If not, how to install from my local device?(the k8s is not allowed to access github). hooks: after\_code…

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## [API query parameter 'order=email' broken in 2.9.0.beta4](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-query-parameter-order-email-broken-in-2-9-0-beta4/226094)

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**Author:** [@leomakkinje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leomakkinje)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-query-parameter-order-email-broken-in-2-9-0-beta4/226094 "2022-05-04T16:21:16Z")

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After upgrading our Discourse instance to version 2.9.0.beta4 it seems that API query parameter order=email causes an internal server error. This curl command worked fine before upgrading: curl \\ --header "Accept: appl…

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## [How do mobile members behave on Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-mobile-members-behave-on-discourse/226121)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-mobile-members-behave-on-discourse/226121 "2022-05-05T23:14:25Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Alternatives to sidebar for Chat?: This got me thinking about how I imagine many of my members will be using mobile first, if not mobile only, and how I worry they won’t contribute much to…

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## [Missing theme-javascripts assets (http 404) on 2.8 stable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-theme-javascripts-assets-http-404-on-2-8-stable/226124)

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**Author:** [@dmorlock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmorlock)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-theme-javascripts-assets-http-404-on-2-8-stable/226124 "2022-05-06T21:38:00Z")

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We run into an error where the theme-javascripts seems to be missing: $ curl https://mydomain.com | grep "theme-javascript" \<script src="/theme-javascripts/ff7f780a40bfd1e31a2cdc99c7dbc616f619d7d9.js?\_\_ws=mydomain.com"\>\<…

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## [Trimming elides markdown format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trimming-elides-markdown-format/226131)

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**Author:** [@artur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/artur)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trimming-elides-markdown-format/226131 "2022-05-20T13:45:10Z")

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We encounter an issue when email contain hyphens underlining a line, which markdown recognises as a heading. This is trimmed away by the trim algo. We have to always show the trimmed content since many people use our ins…

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## [Cannot filter “1 post in topics” from 1 post profile cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-filter-1-post-in-topics-from-1-post-profile-cards/226143)

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**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-filter-1-post-in-topics-from-1-post-profile-cards/226143 "2022-05-04T20:00:31Z")

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There is a very handy feature on big topic user profile cards: The X posts in topic filter button. But when a user only had 1 post in the big topic, the button does not appear. It would still be useful to quickly locat…

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## [Advertising plugin alternatives for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertising-plugin-alternatives-for-discourse/226144)

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**Author:** [@rlauriston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlauriston)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertising-plugin-alternatives-for-discourse/226144 "2022-05-04T18:09:42Z")

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I’ve been using Google AdSense because it was easy to set up. Are there alternatives that are supported?

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## [Adding pluginId to modifyClass when a mixin is used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-pluginid-to-modifyclass-when-a-mixin-is-used/226148)

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**Author:** [@keegan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keegan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-pluginid-to-modifyclass-when-a-mixin-is-used/226148 "2022-05-04T17:56:26Z")

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I am trying to squash the warning: \[PLUGIN discourse-layouts\] To prevent errors in tests, add a \`pluginId\` key to your \`modifyClass\` call. This will ensure the modification is only applied once. However, in the case of…

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