# Hot

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## [How carwow Improved Remote Work by Using Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-carwow-improved-remote-work-by-using-discourse/230910)

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**Author:** [@stella](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stella)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-carwow-improved-remote-work-by-using-discourse/230910 "2022-06-23T15:08:25Z")

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Every day, customers are building, growing, and running successful communities powered by Discourse. Today, we're highlighting one of them who improved how their company collaborates remotely with an internal community. …

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## [Extend Topic List Thumbnails TC with like button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-topic-list-thumbnails-tc-with-like-button/230919)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-topic-list-thumbnails-tc-with-like-button/230919 "2022-06-24T07:06:54Z")

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Hey We’re using the Topic List Thumbnails TC on our forum’s gallery and we’d like to have a like counter/button on the gallery cards to increase our user engagement there - see my ugly mockup below where I replaced the …

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## [Site linked from Discourse list of customers down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-linked-from-discourse-list-of-customers-down/230934)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-linked-from-discourse-list-of-customers-down/230934 "2022-06-23T19:16:02Z")

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It feels a bit strange to be reporting this, but I thought I’d check out how some of your other tech customers run their sites & clicked on New Relic to get this: Ctrl-Shift-R just reloads the same thing

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## [Recurring error: "Oops - The software powering this discussion forum encountered an unexpected problem."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-error-oops-the-software-powering-this-discussion-forum-encountered-an-unexpected-problem/230939)

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**Author:** [@GradientDescent.co](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GradientDescent.co)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-error-oops-the-software-powering-this-discussion-forum-encountered-an-unexpected-problem/230939 "2022-06-27T14:36:00Z")

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Oops The software powering this discussion forum encountered an unexpected problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Detailed information about the error was logged, and an automatic notification generated. We’ll t…

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## [Change from phpbb to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-from-phpbb-to-discourse/230968)

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**Author:** [@Timothee\_scheufler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timothee_scheufler)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-from-phpbb-to-discourse/230968 "2022-07-25T10:01:41Z")

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So our Forum currently uses phpbb 3.3.7 and we think about changing to Discourse. Is there a (easy) way to change from phpbb to Discourse? We would like to keep all Threads, user accounts, etc… Thanks for any help! p…

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## [Expand Table button shows wrong table](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-table-button-shows-wrong-table/230969)

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**Author:** [@burke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/burke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-table-button-shows-wrong-table/230969 "2022-07-06T13:47:23Z")

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I recently created a post that contained a couple of tables. The first table looked like this: Drug Example prescription(s) Feature(s) abacavir 300 mg mg by mouth twice daily 600 mg by mouth once daily Multiple …

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## [How to setup Discourse on Ionos VPS S](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-discourse-on-ionos-vps-s/230986)

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**Author:** [@na30](https://meta.discourse.org/u/na30)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-discourse-on-ionos-vps-s/230986 "2022-06-24T08:54:46Z")

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Hi. What do you think the limitations would be?

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## [\[Paid\] Help with fixing SSO issue OR adapting (simplifying) SAML Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-help-with-fixing-sso-issue-or-adapting-simplifying-saml-plugin/231000)

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**Author:** [@simon.michalke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon.michalke)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-help-with-fixing-sso-issue-or-adapting-simplifying-saml-plugin/231000 "2022-06-24T17:03:17Z")

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What would you like done? this issue: SSO Callback closes connection (0 bytes sent by server); used logged out of impersonation previously TLDR: more and more people cannot log in and I am unable to find any Error mess…

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## [Letter Avatar Service broken after Update to 2.9.0 beta5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatar-service-broken-after-update-to-2-9-0-beta5/231001)

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**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatar-service-broken-after-update-to-2-9-0-beta5/231001 "2022-06-24T11:07:38Z")

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After updating to 2.9.0 beta5 today all Letter Avatars were broken and falling back to the default gray person avatar. I noticed that the letter avatar service only generates that default image no matter what URL combin…

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## [Emoji autocompletion sometimes not working when writing fast](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-autocompletion-sometimes-not-working-when-writing-fast/231004)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-autocompletion-sometimes-not-working-when-writing-fast/231004 "2022-06-24T11:27:21Z")

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Sometimes, when I’m writing the first characters of an emoji fast and I press tab to complete, the completion doesn’t work: I’ve been encountering this issue many times and it also happens here on meta. I have no mem…

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## [How to get username for webhook when user clicked button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-username-for-webhook-when-user-clicked-button/231012)

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**Author:** [@DragonByte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DragonByte)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-username-for-webhook-when-user-clicked-button/231012 "2022-06-24T14:12:17Z")

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Hello! :wave: I created banner for my users with form action="url\_webhook" and button “Send”, when user click on button, my Discourse send information to webhook url, but it’s header output don’t have username who click…

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## [Lib/topic\_creator fails when the word "math" appears in the topic title or text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lib-topic-creator-fails-when-the-word-math-appears-in-the-topic-title-or-text/231018)

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**Author:** [@PapaBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PapaBear)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lib-topic-creator-fails-when-the-word-math-appears-in-the-topic-title-or-text/231018 "2022-06-27T17:07:17Z")

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When I try to create a new topic containing the text string “math” in either the title or the topic text, I get a “500 error” pop-up. Doesn’t seem to matter which category. We do have a tag “math,” but the sample post …

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## [WP + Discourse; New User SSO not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-new-user-sso-not-working/231029)

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**Author:** [@pearsonified](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pearsonified)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-new-user-sso-not-working/231029 "2022-06-24T17:09:38Z")

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Hoping y’all can help me with a little issue here… I’ve set up WP Discourse and Discourse, and everything looks good. However, I had a customer sign up (on the WordPress side of things) before Discourse was connected, …

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## [Is it possible to keep track of user mentions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-keep-track-of-user-mentions/231031)

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**Author:** [@Tara\_Walton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tara_Walton)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-keep-track-of-user-mentions/231031 "2022-06-27T19:41:46Z")

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Continuing the discussion from How to get the number of mentions groups have had over the past year, and number of members: I found this :point\_up: topic when I was looking for a way to see how often someone is tagged/m…

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## [Help with sql - autoclose/repeat results/week filter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-sql-autoclose-repeat-results-week-filter/231038)

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**Author:** [@Matt0x01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Matt0x01)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-sql-autoclose-repeat-results-week-filter/231038 "2022-06-25T09:36:45Z")

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Hey so I’ve created a query(at the bottom) that displays topic, category, the vote count of a topic, if its closed, when it was created and the user who has created. If more info is needed please feel free to let me know…

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## [Vimeo embed URLs parsed incorrectly in email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vimeo-embed-urls-parsed-incorrectly-in-email/231042)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vimeo-embed-urls-parsed-incorrectly-in-email/231042 "2023-04-19T12:16:25Z")

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Vimeo provides two types of urls: direct links (https://vimeo.com/508864124/fcbbcc92fa) and embed links (which can be used in an iframe, but won’t work if clicked directly) For example: \<iframe src="https://player.vime…

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## [Trust\_level default name?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-default-name/231050)

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**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-default-name/231050 "2022-08-29T08:33:37Z")

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I notice when I go to the flair dropdown, the default “trust\_level\_x” name is shown. I understand how to override text and I’ve done so here : Which is correctly applied here, on the groups page Am I missing …

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## [Pixel jump whenever page refreshes (mobile & desktop)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pixel-jump-whenever-page-refreshes-mobile-desktop/231053)

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**Author:** [@carson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pixel-jump-whenever-page-refreshes-mobile-desktop/231053 "2022-07-13T07:04:18Z")

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I wasn’t sure whether to put this under bug or UX, and this can be considered petty and a non-issue, but I noticed on many Discourse themes there’s an annoying 1 pixel jump below the navigation bar whenever the page is r…

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## [500 error when saving category security settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-when-saving-category-security-settings/231055)

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**Author:** [@hierocles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hierocles)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-when-saving-category-security-settings/231055 "2022-07-28T06:48:53Z")

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When adding a group to the restricted replies setting in a category, clicking the “save category” button results in a 500 error. This is occurring in Chrome and Safari, I have not tested in any other browsers. Currently …

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## [Do not know how to setup locked subcategory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-know-how-to-setup-locked-subcategory/231066)

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**Author:** [@David\_Mac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Mac)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-know-how-to-setup-locked-subcategory/231066 "2022-06-25T08:29:05Z")

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I keep getting the folowing error message whenever I try to create a private/locked sub category but have no idea what this error message means or how to fix it? Any group that is allowed to access a subcategory must a…

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## [Will the discourse https certificate expire?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-the-discourse-https-certificate-expire/231071)

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**Author:** [@Chengjiu\_Su](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chengjiu_Su)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-the-discourse-https-certificate-expire/231071 "2022-06-27T06:46:03Z")

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Assuming that using discourse defaults web.ssl.template.yml file to generate an HTTPS certificate, what should I do if the certificate expires? How will I renew or replace it?

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## [Add Discourse-style top banner to my forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-discourse-style-top-banner-to-my-forum/231087)

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**Author:** [@Victor\_Ashiedu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Victor_Ashiedu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-discourse-style-top-banner-to-my-forum/231087 "2022-06-25T16:47:05Z")

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How do I add the banner on top of this forum - see the screenshot below. Thanks all for your help

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## ["Body too Similar" Compares Posts and Message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/body-too-similar-compares-posts-and-message/231089)

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**Author:** [@mlgtechuser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mlgtechuser)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/body-too-similar-compares-posts-and-message/231089 "2022-06-29T02:45:46Z")

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“Body is too similar to what you recently posted” I use a message-to-self as a drafting buffer for elaborate posts that I’d like to publish privately before posting. (The main reason being that the preview pane doesn’t…

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## [How to add JS in After Header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-js-in-after-header/231100)

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**Author:** [@DragonByte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DragonByte)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-js-in-after-header/231100 "2022-06-27T11:08:17Z")

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Hello! I want add script to “After Header” in my theme component, but this is not work. code: \<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline btn-small" id="Send"\>Send\</button\> \<script\> var btn = document.querySelector(…

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## [Loading plugin for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loading-plugin-for-discourse/231104)

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**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loading-plugin-for-discourse/231104 "2022-06-26T07:09:28Z")

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When refreshing this Discourse forum, there a a “loading” splash screen. I don’t have this on my Discourse setup, does anyone know what plugin/theme component is used for this?

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## [How many flags does it take before a post is hidden?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-flags-does-it-take-before-a-post-is-hidden/231113)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-flags-does-it-take-before-a-post-is-hidden/231113 "2022-06-26T07:06:54Z")

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Hi! Discourse has a feature where if a post/reply gets enough flags, it’s held for review for a mod. I was wondering how many flags it takes before it actually gets held? There’s no way to tell how many flags are on a …

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## [Only allow certain non-admins to send private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-allow-certain-non-admins-to-send-private-messages/231118)

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**Author:** [@SwisherSweet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SwisherSweet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-allow-certain-non-admins-to-send-private-messages/231118 "2022-06-26T14:00:29Z")

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Hi, I am adding a Discourse community to a paid service. As one of of the paid benefits of our service, I want to be able to only allow members of a specific membership plan to be able to send private messages. From wha…

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## [Is there a way to create a link to create a new private message to a specific user with preformed subject and body?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-link-to-create-a-new-private-message-to-a-specific-user-with-preformed-subject-and-body/231123)

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**Author:** [@SwisherSweet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SwisherSweet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-link-to-create-a-new-private-message-to-a-specific-user-with-preformed-subject-and-body/231123 "2022-06-26T15:45:34Z")

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I’d like to create a link from a website that is currently integrated with the Discourse API that creates a new private message to a specific user with preformed subject and body. My website uses the SSO feature, so I kn…

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## [Hide Tags and Badges from Hamburger only for guests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-tags-and-badges-from-hamburger-only-for-guests/231135)

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**Author:** [@Himanshu\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Himanshu_Singh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-tags-and-badges-from-hamburger-only-for-guests/231135 "2022-06-27T18:52:27Z")

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I want the logged out user interface as simple as possible so I was wondering if I could hide tags and badges from the hamburger Menu only for guests. I know this can be done easily with CSS from this post - But how …

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## [Discourse API docs mention a "request body" for a GET request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-docs-mention-a-request-body-for-a-get-request/231137)

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**Author:** [@VincentAlse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VincentAlse)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-docs-mention-a-request-body-for-a-get-request/231137 "2022-06-26T23:09:55Z")

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I’m trying to create a script to get specific posts from topic. See this page Discourse API Docs But I keep getting response status code = 413. Somebody help me, please! Will send $20 to your PayPal account if you can …

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