# Hot

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## [/posted filter does not include imported topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posted-filter-does-not-include-imported-topics/242693)

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**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posted-filter-does-not-include-imported-topics/242693 "2022-10-23T21:01:41Z")

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When my users visit the “/posted” page (ex. https://meta.discourse.org/posted ), it doesn’t include topics where posts have been imported from a previous site. This is despite their posts showing up on the “/u/xxx/activi…

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## [Topics are not deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-are-not-deleted/242694)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-are-not-deleted/242694 "2022-10-23T16:24:19Z")

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I used the command rake destroy:topics\["#"\] to delete topics, in fact all topics in the forum menu don’t show up, but if I search about it, they do! Wasn’t it supposed to delete everything?

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## [Watched Words to serve as shortcut command to insert links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-to-serve-as-shortcut-command-to-insert-links/242695)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-to-serve-as-shortcut-command-to-insert-links/242695 "2022-11-13T20:53:07Z")

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sorry for my english, i’m using google translate I left Wordpress, to enter Discourse and I saw a lot of evolution, I am very satisfied with Discourse. But there’s a feature that my members miss wordpress a lot it woul…

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## [HTML Tag bypassing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-tag-bypassing/242704)

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**Author:** [@18001767679](https://meta.discourse.org/u/18001767679)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-tag-bypassing/242704 "2022-10-23T09:18:37Z")

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We can bypass character limit by adding some html tags

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## [Subforum structure](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subforum-structure/242711)

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**Author:** [@Keph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Keph)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subforum-structure/242711 "2022-10-23T10:56:27Z")

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Hello. How to create 3 levels of category structure in forum (see image)? category → 2. subforum → 3. subsubforum I can’t find anything in the settings.

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## [Trust level needed to edit a wiki post containing many mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-needed-to-edit-a-wiki-post-containing-many-mentions/242729)

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**Author:** [@Julien\_Palard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julien_Palard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-needed-to-edit-a-wiki-post-containing-many-mentions/242729 "2022-10-24T05:40:33Z")

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I have a wiki post with 10+ mentions in it (it’s a “who does what” list). Sadly users with a Trust Level of 1 or 2 can’t save it after having edited it: They can edit it, but when clicking “save” they get an error abou…

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## [Discourse jumps back 20 posts in post history when navigating to new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-jumps-back-20-posts-in-post-history-when-navigating-to-new-topic/242739)

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**Author:** [@bsawicki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bsawicki)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-jumps-back-20-posts-in-post-history-when-navigating-to-new-topic/242739 "2023-08-28T20:48:21Z")

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Recently our users have noticed (myself included) that sometimes when navigating to a new topic Discourse will jump back 20 posts (consistently 20) in post history. It’s driving people crazy. We are on the latest versi…

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## [How to use api.onPageChange with api.createWidget?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-api-onpagechange-with-api-createwidget/242744)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-api-onpagechange-with-api-createwidget/242744 "2022-11-06T02:29:10Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to add an image banner to all pages that picks randomly from two random images. It works when I add it to my theme’s Head section and hard reload the homepage: EDIT: My attempt that gets closer to t…

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## [Reactions plugin: 500 Internal Server Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reactions-plugin-500-internal-server-error/242746)

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**Author:** [@OrkoGrayskull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrkoGrayskull)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reactions-plugin-500-internal-server-error/242746 "2022-10-25T13:02:05Z")

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Good morning community, when someone clicks on their profile and there clicks activity → reactions, this throws a HTTP 500 Error: Server error while loading /discourse-reactions/posts/reactions.json Error code: 500 …

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## [How do I make my forum public?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-my-forum-public/242760)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Kisselgof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Kisselgof)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-my-forum-public/242760 "2022-10-24T09:48:36Z")

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I am trying to make my forum public such that people don’t have to login to see the forum and that everyone can see the posts. How do I do this?

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## [Zoho Mail problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zoho-mail-problems/242767)

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**Author:** [@Remixiak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remixiak)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zoho-mail-problems/242767 "2022-10-24T18:39:54Z")

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I have installed discourse and setup zoho mail. It connects to SMTP server but it doesnt send! I get email that it accessed zoho SMTP server.

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## [Converted topic posts to message can not convert back to topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/converted-topic-posts-to-message-can-not-convert-back-to-topic/242771)

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**Author:** [@agemo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agemo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/converted-topic-posts-to-message-can-not-convert-back-to-topic/242771 "2022-10-26T11:55:59Z")

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This seeming bug, was the result of a user fat finger error while splitting a topic. Some post were made a New Message instead of a New Topic. \*Note: this is not the firs time new message has been chosen in error inst…

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## [No green (or red) notification bubbles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-green-or-red-notification-bubbles/242783)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-green-or-red-notification-bubbles/242783 "2023-06-30T10:30:38Z")

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Now there is the new notification menu and I tried again. You do not get a high priority notification for messages now. After reading Understanding the notifications menu in Discourse I also tried the bookmark notificat…

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## [Two New Users of the Month?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-new-users-of-the-month/242790)

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**Author:** [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-new-users-of-the-month/242790 "2022-10-24T18:38:05Z")

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I’m pulling together a “state of the community” report and I thought it would be fun to list the “New User of the Month” badges. Here’s my query: SELECT u.id, b.name, u.created\_at, ub.granted\_at, …

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## [Sidebar Theme Selector](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-theme-selector/242793)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-theme-selector/242793 "2022-10-24T20:06:36Z")

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Evening! I just saw this here on Meta: Is this a new feature, or a theme component I missed?

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## [Discourse Language setting. Kazakh language 🙏 🙏](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-language-setting-kazakh-language/242801)

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**Author:** [@Aizada\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aizada_M)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-language-setting-kazakh-language/242801 "2022-10-24T20:05:30Z")

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Hello, please add the Kazakh language :pray: :pray: :pray: I’m begging you :pray:

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## [How to prevent people from setting their own titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-people-from-setting-their-own-titles/242803)

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**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-people-from-setting-their-own-titles/242803 "2022-10-24T21:12:04Z")

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I’m pretty sure there isn’t a badge called this…

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## [CSS values for Times New Roman](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-values-for-times-new-roman/242804)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-values-for-times-new-roman/242804 "2022-10-24T21:00:04Z")

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Times New Roman seems to be a “smaller” font than Arial, so I wondered whether there is a recommended way to change to this font. I’ve seen Change font sizes in your themes but am still a bit confused! I’ve changed --fo…

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## [Connection and discourse account creation without going on discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-and-discourse-account-creation-without-going-on-discourse/242812)

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**Author:** [@loukmane226](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loukmane226)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-and-discourse-account-creation-without-going-on-discourse/242812 "2022-10-25T12:06:00Z")

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Hello I’m building a website with a discourse forum. I would like to make sure that users can connect to discourse from the site’s login page and also create an account if they don’t have one. Is it possible to do this …

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## [Your new web server is ready to use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-new-web-server-is-ready-to-use/242822)

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**Author:** [@spectre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spectre)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-new-web-server-is-ready-to-use/242822 "2022-11-11T16:44:37Z")

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Hey guys, Just finished installing fresh discourse on a fresh subdomain on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, with NO errors at all but got this instead of the login page: Any ideas what went wrong??

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## [Detect and block unwanted things. We mods failed to do it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/detect-and-block-unwanted-things-we-mods-failed-to-do-it/242823)

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**Author:** [@S\_B\_2\_Go](https://meta.discourse.org/u/S_B_2_Go)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/detect-and-block-unwanted-things-we-mods-failed-to-do-it/242823 "2022-10-25T08:46:41Z")

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I searched discourse meta to block rickrolls. But I found what? A user with the name of that username. We mods blocked the first main line of the song, but users could post different newly generated links. How can you bl…

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## [Is it possible to have a link that adds a user to a group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-link-that-adds-a-user-to-a-group/242826)

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**Author:** [@hyphalos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hyphalos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-link-that-adds-a-user-to-a-group/242826 "2022-10-25T08:49:20Z")

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Title, wondering if this is at all possible in Discourse.

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## [Seeing unexpected message even logged out (Outgoing email has been disabled for non-staff users.)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-unexpected-message-even-logged-out-outgoing-email-has-been-disabled-for-non-staff-users/242838)

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**Author:** [@smileBeda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smileBeda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-unexpected-message-even-logged-out-outgoing-email-has-been-disabled-for-non-staff-users/242838 "2022-10-25T10:10:09Z")

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I am seeing Outgoing email has been disabled for non-staff users. on all pages of our Discourse instance, even for logged out users. For now, I have hidden it with CSS - but this was not there “before” (before being bef…

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## [Post list not recovering after 429](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-list-not-recovering-after-429/242847)

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**Author:** [@My1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/My1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-list-not-recovering-after-429/242847 "2022-10-25T20:30:10Z")

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when you happen to scroll really fast really long (e.g. by using the wheel unlocking of a Logitech mouse, you can end up in a 429, which is reasonable. However ideally the error should be caught and a retry thrown in, de…

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## [While loading a new component on the site, the site is down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/while-loading-a-new-component-on-the-site-the-site-is-down/242849)

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**Author:** [@Aizada\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aizada_M)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/while-loading-a-new-component-on-the-site-the-site-is-down/242849 "2022-10-30T12:17:17Z")

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Hello. While loading a new component on the site, the site down. I’m not an expert and I don’t understand why. Maybe it’s because of the conflict of components. The site has not been updated for more than 5 months…

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## [Data Explorer Query that shows user visits Twice, Thrice and Once on my platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-that-shows-user-visits-twice-thrice-and-once-on-my-platform/242867)

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**Author:** [@charles\_mabwa1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charles_mabwa1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-that-shows-user-visits-twice-thrice-and-once-on-my-platform/242867 "2022-10-25T14:09:31Z")

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Hello, I am looking for a data explorer query that shows me users who visit my site twice a week, thrice a week, and once a week . Any help with this?

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## [Topic prefixes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-prefixes/242871)

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**Author:** [@KluthR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KluthR)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-prefixes/242871 "2022-10-25T14:30:18Z")

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Hi, I did not found any existing thread (yet): Is it possible to define topic prefixes per category? Like: A dropdown just before the title input? Thanks :slight\_smile:

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## [Quick check -- can I mute a category automatically for newly-prompted TL1 (or TL2) users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-check-can-i-mute-a-category-automatically-for-newly-prompted-tl1-or-tl2-users/242874)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-check-can-i-mute-a-category-automatically-for-newly-prompted-tl1-or-tl2-users/242874 "2022-10-26T00:05:36Z")

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Let’s say a site has a “New Users! Start Here!” category, and that for obvious reasons we want that at the top by default. Now, more experienced users might know that they can hide that by muting it, but might also not. …

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## [Looking for someone to help me create 2 domains in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-someone-to-help-me-create-2-domains-in-discourse/242884)

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**Author:** [@Joker\_Star](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joker_Star)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-someone-to-help-me-create-2-domains-in-discourse/242884 "2022-10-25T15:29:06Z")

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I am going to create 2 domains in discourse forum. One is https for clearnet, one is onion for tor. Once I input onion address in browser’s url bar, It redirected https address automatically. I reference many articles…

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## [Chat appears blank and scroll position incorrect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-appears-blank-and-scroll-position-incorrect/242885)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-appears-blank-and-scroll-position-incorrect/242885 "2022-10-31T10:59:58Z")

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Using DiscourseHub on iOS16.1 (released yesterday) unread chats open to a blank screen and messages only appear after scrolling. The last read chat position is also incorrect, as you can see below:

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