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## [Icons overflow with larger size settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-overflow-with-larger-size-settings/239330)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-overflow-with-larger-size-settings/239330 "2022-09-18T21:28:53Z")

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I run with Interface Pref size set to largest and the new chat icon in the header causes wrapping/ overflow…

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## [Video download button issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-download-button-issue/239337)

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**Author:** [@VincentAlse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VincentAlse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-download-button-issue/239337 "2022-09-18T15:39:54Z")

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The video download button fails. I spend some time debugging. The issue is from Secure Media Uploads. I enabled Secure Media Uploads a year ago. It seems everything else works fine except the video download button. The…

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## [Can't edit text of an embedded post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-edit-text-of-an-embedded-post/239346)

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**Author:** [@scouten](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scouten)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-edit-text-of-an-embedded-post/239346 "2022-09-18T17:38:20Z")

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I created a post via JavaScript embedding and I edited the presentation of that embedded post. The edit interface and post history both suggest that my edit was accepted, but when I (or anyone else) view the post, the o…

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## [How to make the users land on Top instead of Latest by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-users-land-on-top-instead-of-latest-by-default/239361)

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**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-users-land-on-top-instead-of-latest-by-default/239361 "2022-09-19T00:08:16Z")

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How i can make the users (signed-in or not) to land on top posts by default and globally instead of landing on Latest?

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## [Twitter oneboxes now require Twitter credentials](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-oneboxes-now-require-twitter-credentials/239398)

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**Author:** [@nbianca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nbianca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-oneboxes-now-require-twitter-credentials/239398 "2023-12-11T11:16:18Z")

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In the past, Discourse obtained the information necessary for rendering Twitter oneboxes by either crawling the webpage or using the Twitter API. Due to the recent changes made by Twitter, we can no longer get all the in…

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## [Can we change the URL of categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-change-the-url-of-categories/239401)

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**Author:** [@waqar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/waqar)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-change-the-url-of-categories/239401 "2022-09-22T00:22:04Z")

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Hi, As we know when we add some category in our discourse community its URL shows as https://forum.dark-gaming.com/c/questions-support/10. In this category “c” is represent the category. My question is can we modify thi…

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## [How can I see Survey Results or Responses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-survey-results-or-responses/239403)

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**Author:** [@Pandiyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pandiyan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-survey-results-or-responses/239403 "2022-09-20T04:19:38Z")

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Hi Team, I have added a plugin for creating a survey GitHub - discourse/discourse-surveys · GitHub from here. Can someone help me how to see the response or results of this survey. This is was already discussed here Su…

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## [Database issues migrating form old version 20150822141540](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-issues-migrating-form-old-version-20150822141540/239413)

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**Author:** [@Marcelloc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marcelloc)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-issues-migrating-form-old-version-20150822141540/239413 "2022-09-22T00:17:16Z")

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While trying to restore/rebuild discouse It always end with database migration error current version:20220818171849 restored version:20150822141540 . . . relation "digest\_unsubscribe\_keys\_pkey" already exists in sc…

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## [Site migration and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-migration-and-plugins/239414)

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**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-migration-and-plugins/239414 "2022-09-19T16:25:32Z")

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Our Discourse site will soon be moved to a new machine, and the domain will be mapped to a new ip. Does the backup file contain all the installed plugins? Or will we have to re-install the plugin as if they had never bee…

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## [Custom post warning for categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-post-warning-for-categories/239418)

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**Author:** [@attj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/attj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-post-warning-for-categories/239418 "2022-09-19T19:44:20Z")

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It would be nice to be able to display custom warnings for posts under certain categories while typing it on the composer. Simply to remind basic rules under certain categories

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## [Hide the category, allow only tags (make tags mandatory)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-the-category-allow-only-tags-make-tags-mandatory/239420)

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**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-the-category-allow-only-tags-make-tags-mandatory/239420 "2022-09-19T16:53:18Z")

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I’m creating a community who will have 1000s of topics, it’s not a good idea to create 1000s of categories, so better to make it by tags. is there any way i can hide the category selection, and make the users only use t…

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## [Sending a message upon post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-a-message-upon-post/239431)

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**Author:** [@Vikteur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vikteur)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-a-message-upon-post/239431 "2022-09-19T18:59:03Z")

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Hi! I want to make sure that users know about a certain rule before posting in a certain category. Can I show a message to users before or after posting in this category and/or send an automated message via Dicobot or E…

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## [Default categories muted for subcategory not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories-muted-for-subcategory-not-working/239436)

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**Author:** [@Alienazk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alienazk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories-muted-for-subcategory-not-working/239436 "2022-12-01T12:07:53Z")

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I set a subcategory default muted, but it still appears on the latest page. I tried manually setting the category to be muted, and it worked. However, I would like to make it a default setting for all users.

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## [Migration failed on update calendar plugin to last commit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-failed-on-update-calendar-plugin-to-last-commit/239437)

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**Author:** [@laurent.c](https://meta.discourse.org/u/laurent.c)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-failed-on-update-calendar-plugin-to-last-commit/239437 "2022-09-21T07:43:15Z")

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Hi, I use Discourse 2.8.8 on Cloudron with Discourse Calendar (commit FIX: Mobile style fix (#175) · discourse/discourse-calendar@1b9ef81 · GitHub). When I want to update the plugin to the last commit (FIX: Add translat…

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## [Theme vs color scheme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-vs-color-scheme/239444)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-vs-color-scheme/239444 "2022-09-20T11:41:02Z")

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I need help understanding theme versus color scheme. If, as a user, I choose dark mode, Which has as it’s color pallette ‘Sonar Dark’, then the theme’s custom CSS is applied, but not the theme’s pallette: Yes, I…

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## [\[Paid\] Toggle switch for Dyslexia Font](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-toggle-switch-for-dyslexia-font/239452)

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**Author:** [@gjsman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gjsman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-toggle-switch-for-dyslexia-font/239452 "2022-09-22T09:14:25Z")

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What would you like done? My community has some dyslexic users, and it occurred to me that a font such as https://www.dyslexiefont.com/en/typeface/ might make my community more comfortable for them. Thus, all I need is …

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## [Feature request: make the "deduplication" of name vs. user name a site setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-make-the-deduplication-of-name-vs-user-name-a-site-setting/239454)

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**Author:** [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-make-the-deduplication-of-name-vs-user-name-a-site-setting/239454 "2022-09-20T21:58:44Z")

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Discourse apparently has a “feature” to display only the username (or only the real name) if the two are very similar, ignoring spaces and underscores. (see User directory not prioritize the full name if same as username)…

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## [Customize Text only works for some elements on the Site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-only-works-for-some-elements-on-the-site/239456)

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**Author:** [@AEW745](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AEW745)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-only-works-for-some-elements-on-the-site/239456 "2022-09-20T14:46:26Z")

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I am experiencing a Bug where I tried to customize text on the Dashboard but it only appears in some places on the Site but I’m not experiencing changes within the Dashboard. Where is says Suspended it is supposed to…

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## [RSS feeds plugin: perennially "new" topic, from very old item in a feed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feeds-plugin-perennially-new-topic-from-very-old-item-in-a-feed/239463)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feeds-plugin-perennially-new-topic-from-very-old-item-in-a-feed/239463 "2022-10-18T12:09:48Z")

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I have the polling plugin following this RSS feed, https://feeds.captivate.fm/podcast-pontifications/ The plugin creates topics in this category, https://forum.podcaster.community/c/news/24 …but you won’t see anythi…

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## [What Happened to Discourse Version 2.9?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-discourse-version-2-9/239493)

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**Author:** [@Decorbuz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Decorbuz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-discourse-version-2-9/239493 "2022-09-20T01:45:53Z")

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I’ll keep this topic brief, but I recently noticed that the next version of Discourse has been renamed from 2.9 to 3.0 (along with the “old” 3.0 being bumped up to 3.1). Is there a reason for why that happened?

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## [Convert image to text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-image-to-text/239502)

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**Author:** [@vainaixr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vainaixr)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-image-to-text/239502 "2023-02-09T15:27:19Z")

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People post screenshots, could there be a way to extract text from an image, and added at the bottom of the post

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## [Blank plugins page in the admin directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-plugins-page-in-the-admin-directory/239516)

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**Author:** [@Kuro22](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kuro22)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-plugins-page-in-the-admin-directory/239516 "2022-09-20T09:05:27Z")

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Before encountering this issue I installed Pavilion’s Subcription Client Plugin and did a rebuild. My instance is now on 2.9.0.beta9 (754ad42344). Comparing 754ad4234493fa3af84517e8f1ed99a88ffd3171…27bff3fcfa3d56125b…

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## [modifyClass failed with a warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modifyclass-failed-with-a-warning/239535)

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**Author:** [@Alienazk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alienazk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modifyclass-failed-with-a-warning/239535 "2023-04-18T10:40:06Z")

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Hello！ I want to modify controller with plugin api, but it failed with a warning like: \[THEME xxx\] “controller:full-page-search” was already cached in the container. Changes won’t be applied. my code: function modify…

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## [Default tags appear in sidebar if user preference is empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-tags-appear-in-sidebar-if-user-preference-is-empty/239548)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-tags-appear-in-sidebar-if-user-preference-is-empty/239548 "2022-11-05T01:41:29Z")

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When I try to empty the tag list in the sidebar, “official” comes back.

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## [Add an Admin section to the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-an-admin-section-to-the-sidebar/239567)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-an-admin-section-to-the-sidebar/239567 "2022-09-20T19:33:25Z")

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Sidebar looks great but I’m struggling to get to the admin page now. Sorry if I missed something obvious

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## [Using emojis instead of fontawesome icons across entire site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-emojis-instead-of-fontawesome-icons-across-entire-site/239571)

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**Author:** [@mk0r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mk0r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-emojis-instead-of-fontawesome-icons-across-entire-site/239571 "2022-09-20T17:56:07Z")

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Not sure if this is the right location for a ui feature request… It seems to me that just about all the icons used in Discourse have an equivalent emoji. I would love to have a way of electing to replace all fontawesome…

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## [Strange grey bar near bottom of sidebar on iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-grey-bar-near-bottom-of-sidebar-on-ios/239572)

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**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-grey-bar-near-bottom-of-sidebar-on-ios/239572 "2022-09-20T23:05:30Z")

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Got a strange grey bar near the bottom in mobile view on iOS, doesn’t show when manually switch to mobile view on desktop Also can we have it on theme creator?

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## [Sidebar topic list links prefer unread and new over latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-topic-list-links-prefer-unread-and-new-over-latest/239575)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 92\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-topic-list-links-prefer-unread-and-new-over-latest/239575 "2023-04-12T22:56:54Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Try out the new sidebar and notification menus!: The current logic for all the “topic list” links in the sidebar is as follows: If there are any unread go to the list of unread topics I…

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## [Text glitch on my forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-glitch-on-my-forum/239580)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-glitch-on-my-forum/239580 "2022-10-04T14:34:39Z")

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I have a weird glitch on my forum where the text suddenly becomes bold and goes back to normal on selection (or scroll up, or some other actions). For example, if I scroll here: Résultats de recherche pour « sports in:t…

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## [Whenever this user likes, it does not show image and instead unknown user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whenever-this-user-likes-it-does-not-show-image-and-instead-unknown-user/239587)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whenever-this-user-likes-it-does-not-show-image-and-instead-unknown-user/239587 "2022-09-20T23:02:36Z")

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I never seen this before. Would somebody like to explain why whenever this user likes, the “unknown user” image appears? I don’t know why this is happening. The screenshot above shows the glitched like and the link g…

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