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## [Links in Logs have a blank href](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-logs-have-a-blank-href/241359)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-logs-have-a-blank-href/241359 "2022-10-11T11:27:03Z")

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For some reason, all links have a blank href in logs. This screenshot was taken in safe mode.

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## [Connection is timing out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-is-timing-out/241361)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-is-timing-out/241361 "2022-10-09T11:18:41Z")

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Hello, When I tried making an instance on AWS and connected it all correctly, my instance is timing out, not allowing me to connect to it. The website is https://test.darkpixlz.tk, and the server claims it’s running…

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## [Scribe badge not being awarded for subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scribe-badge-not-being-awarded-for-subcategories/241368)

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**Author:** [@khenmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/khenmu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scribe-badge-not-being-awarded-for-subcategories/241368 "2022-10-11T20:30:32Z")

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Hullo. :waving\_hand: I think I’ve stumbled upon a Discourse bug here on Meta. I posted Exploring features in Discourse Chat in #documentation:users, and Meta has the Scribe badge for posting a topic in Documentation - …

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## [Webhook - TL Demotion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-tl-demotion/241372)

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**Author:** [@danieljohnkennedy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danieljohnkennedy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-tl-demotion/241372 "2022-10-12T18:33:53Z")

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Hi all, I can’t seem to find a Webhook for when users are demoted (from TL3). Am I just missing it, or does it not exist? Thanks, Dan

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## [Issues with site on Linode because domain’s registration had expired](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-site-on-linode-because-domain-s-registration-had-expired/241379)

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**Author:** [@JayCee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JayCee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-site-on-linode-because-domain-s-registration-had-expired/241379 "2022-10-09T20:33:32Z")

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Well, we’re currently using Linode and are having all sorts of problems. Our site has been off line since last wednesday. I was about to start a new topic on this but saw yours so I thought I would just add to this one…

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## [How are views in a topic counted?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-views-in-a-topic-counted/241380)

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**Author:** [@Gordon\_Lu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gordon_Lu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 4:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-views-in-a-topic-counted/241380 "2022-10-09T04:40:20Z")

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I am just curious, if my topic gets a number of views, does that mean that number of users read it, or does that mean the topic is read that number of times? What is the definition of a “view” in a topic?

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## [Bookmark shortcuts not working as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-shortcuts-not-working-as-expected/241390)

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**Author:** [@rkda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rkda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-shortcuts-not-working-as-expected/241390 "2022-10-09T11:02:48Z")

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I don’t know if it’s just me but I can’t seem to use the bookmarking keyboard shortcuts. When I bookmark using f, I get stuck here and the shortcuts don’t work. Am I supposed to do anything before before the shortcu…

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## [Installation without subdomain not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-without-subdomain-not-working/241399)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-without-subdomain-not-working/241399 "2022-10-12T12:28:47Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to install Discourse on a testbed fresh Ubuntu 20.04 VM (also tried CentOS Stream 9 and Ubuntu 22.04 and openSUSE MicroOS). I have some experience with Discourse since the early days of the project, …

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## [Can't update since Git Pull "Already up to date"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-update-since-git-pull-already-up-to-date/241421)

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**Author:** [@Flashio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Flashio)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-update-since-git-pull-already-up-to-date/241421 "2023-01-15T14:42:22Z")

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Priority/Severity: Normal Platform: Digital Ocean / Own / 2.9.0.beta5 Description: I’m on 2.9.0.beta5 want to update to 2.9.0.beta10, but when I wrote in Terminal "git pull’ it says “Already up to date”. Also, rebuild …

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## [Unlisted topic appears in RSS feed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topic-appears-in-rss-feed/241448)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topic-appears-in-rss-feed/241448 "2022-10-18T19:09:53Z")

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RSS feed (/latest.rss) items show unlisted topics, this should not be the case I’m on this mornings build (7009f9c95e)

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## [How to increase tag description length?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-tag-description-length/241463)

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**Author:** [@carbonrich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carbonrich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-tag-description-length/241463 "2022-10-13T22:57:54Z")

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Is it possible to increase this from 280 characters? Coded as: validates :description, length: { maximum: 280 } here: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/app/models/tag.rb

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## [I need some help about pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-some-help-about-pages/241465)

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**Author:** [@1378434153](https://meta.discourse.org/u/1378434153)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-some-help-about-pages/241465 "2022-10-13T06:51:24Z")

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I’m a new user. How can I add new pages to my discourse?

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## [Content attribution using Shared Edits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-attribution-using-shared-edits/241491)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-attribution-using-shared-edits/241491 "2022-10-10T12:53:38Z")

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We are considering pushing for shared-edits use in our community for situations where https://etherpad.org/ is being used right now. Although Etherpad is more mature and feature-rich, we are interested in the integration…

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## [\[Paid\] Need Importscript for User CSV, Migration from Wordpress SSO to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-need-importscript-for-user-csv-migration-from-wordpress-sso-to-discourse/241517)

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**Author:** [@Lagger\_Gandalf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lagger_Gandalf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-need-importscript-for-user-csv-migration-from-wordpress-sso-to-discourse/241517 "2022-10-18T18:05:03Z")

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What would you like done? I’ve used Wordpress SSO with Discourse. Now we will migrate all our Users with the Password Hash to Discourse, so they can Login with the regular Password into Discourse. I’ve already got the P…

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## [Plugins not visible on /admin/plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-not-visible-on-admin-plugins/241521)

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**Author:** [@charles\_mabwa1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charles_mabwa1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-not-visible-on-admin-plugins/241521 "2022-10-10T19:41:13Z")

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Hello, I am not able to view the plugins section on my dashboard. I have restarted the forum to rebuild the plugins but the error has occurred again. Any help would be appreciated. Please see the image below.

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## [What IP addresses are now stored and viewable for each user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-ip-addresses-are-now-stored-and-viewable-for-each-user/241527)

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**Author:** [@rammus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rammus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-ip-addresses-are-now-stored-and-viewable-for-each-user/241527 "2022-10-12T01:48:30Z")

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I know that the user’s registration and last used IP addresses are available to moderators. Is this still the case or is there now more information stored about a given user’s IP address history?

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## [The color of "multiple choice" doesn't change when clicking it in poll building](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-color-of-multiple-choice-doesnt-change-when-clicking-it-in-poll-building/241551)

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**Author:** [@Yixin\_Yang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yixin_Yang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-color-of-multiple-choice-doesnt-change-when-clicking-it-in-poll-building/241551 "2022-10-11T10:20:25Z")

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The color of “multiple choice” doesn’t change when clicking it in poll building, for either my forum or here, through different browsers and devices. Though, the code it generates is correct.

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## [Include pronoun field as default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-pronoun-field-as-default/241564)

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**Author:** [@Decorbuz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Decorbuz)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-pronoun-field-as-default/241564 "2022-10-10T14:02:03Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Announcing - Gender Pronouns Userfield on Meta For the sake of convenience, maybe it would make sense to bake it into all Discourse communities? I don’t see any harm in having it enabled …

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## [Can't see rest of keyboard shortcuts on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-see-rest-of-keyboard-shortcuts-on-mobile/241568)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-see-rest-of-keyboard-shortcuts-on-mobile/241568 "2022-10-14T02:44:56Z")

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:waving\_hand: I was scrolling on the sidebar and pressed :keyboard: icon as I wasn’t sure what this did. Turns out its the keyboard shortcuts. However when I press :keyboard: although there is a scrollbar no matter whe…

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## [Staff color by default for group members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-color-by-default-for-group-members/241570)

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**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-color-by-default-for-group-members/241570 "2022-10-13T21:38:07Z")

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I couldn’t see this feature but would it be possible to make staff color default for members of a certain group i.e. staff group? Thank you!

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## [Component/plugin to show most active topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-plugin-to-show-most-active-topics/241572)

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**Author:** [@lvictor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lvictor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-plugin-to-show-most-active-topics/241572 "2022-10-19T17:28:36Z")

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Looking to add 2 feeds to the top of the homepage for my forum: Newly Diagnosed: used Showcased Categories component with a Category filter) Most Active: need to find way of listing the topics with most replies in last…

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## [Staff action logs 'Show' link reload the page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-action-logs-show-link-reload-the-page/241573)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-action-logs-show-link-reload-the-page/241573 "2022-10-11T11:09:40Z")

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Hello, I noticed this on the admin/logs/staff\_action\_logs page when I click the Show link it reload the page instead of open the modal. This commit is probably related: DEV: Remove usage of {{action}} modifiers - Take …

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## [Bulk selection stuck on pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-selection-stuck-on-pages/241581)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-selection-stuck-on-pages/241581 "2022-10-11T12:48:04Z")

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Hello, I noticed the bulk selection can stuck on pages. Repro: Go to /new or /unread Click on toggle bulk selection Leave the selection open and go to for example the latest page and the selection will appear as well …

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## [How to test changes to the Branding section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-test-changes-to-the-branding-section/241588)

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**Author:** [@Arduous](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arduous)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-test-changes-to-the-branding-section/241588 "2022-10-11T15:00:03Z")

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Hey everyone! Looking to see if there’s a way to test changes to the Branding section without changing the assets :thinking: Any help appreciated :pray:

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## [Feedback on my bulletin board theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-my-bulletin-board-theme/241599)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-my-bulletin-board-theme/241599 "2023-02-27T12:15:08Z")

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Hey guys, I did a simple theme that uses the new sidebar. It’s a modern play on old-school bulletin boards. It also aims to be dead simple to use: I’ve only worked on desktop styles so far. I also don’t plan to p…

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## [Finding Userfield Custom Name for 'Add user to group through User Custom Field'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-userfield-custom-name-for-add-user-to-group-through-user-custom-field/241608)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Katz1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy_Katz1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-userfield-custom-name-for-add-user-to-group-through-user-custom-field/241608 "2023-11-03T16:17:35Z")

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Hi @leonardo I’m also having some issue with the Add user to group through User Custom Field . Plugin is installed I have the custom user field setup with 2 dropdown options (Teacher, Parent) So I created a recurring …

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## [Automate custom SQL queries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-custom-sql-queries/241611)

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**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-custom-sql-queries/241611 "2022-09-24T21:24:05Z")

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This plugin doesn’t seem to have SQL queries, does it? I would like to automate tagging people in the introduction thread on my forum. But only if a user’s account is one month old, haven’t reached TL1 yet and of course …

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## [How does the 'Add user to group through User Custom Field' script work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-add-user-to-group-through-user-custom-field-script-work/241612)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-add-user-to-group-through-user-custom-field-script-work/241612 "2022-09-26T01:54:36Z")

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How does the Add user to group through User Custom Field (by @leonardo) script work? I can’t get it to work despite trying a few things and trying to decipher the code. But it would be really helpful!

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## [Send an Mail to a group/category wich allows anonymous mails not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-an-mail-to-a-group-category-wich-allows-anonymous-mails-not-working/241625)

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**Author:** [@agit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agit)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-an-mail-to-a-group-category-wich-allows-anonymous-mails-not-working/241625 "2022-10-11T21:46:08Z")

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Sending a mail to a group/category wich allows anonymous mails will work for “real” anonymous mailsenders. But if you are a registered user on discourse but not part of a group wich is exclusively allowed to see/edit a g…

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## [Discourse user role check](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-role-check/241637)

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**Author:** [@0x\_pp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/0x_pp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-role-check/241637 "2022-10-12T00:49:32Z")

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I’m using discourse unlock plugin to add hodlers to dedicated group so that they could check private posts. Here’s the workflow for tricky users A user buys some token for authentication The user added to dedicated gr…

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