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## [Is there any way for my members to see members who have been banned?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-for-my-members-to-see-members-who-have-been-banned/253204)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-for-my-members-to-see-members-who-have-been-banned/253204 "2023-01-30T11:15:39Z")

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How do I make my members see who’s been banned on a list like moderators and admins see?

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## [Any plugins that show MEDIA on forum index?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-plugins-that-show-media-on-forum-index/253211)

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**Author:** [@STORMS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/STORMS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-plugins-that-show-media-on-forum-index/253211 "2023-01-29T16:14:20Z")

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I’m looking for a plugin that would show some of the first or latest media posted in a thread, but on the forum index. Similar when posting media on Facebook groups, etc… is there anything like that? Thanks

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## [Using IPv6 NAT function in Docker with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-ipv6-nat-function-in-docker-with-discourse/253218)

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**Author:** [@GuidoD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GuidoD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-ipv6-nat-function-in-docker-with-discourse/253218 "2023-04-05T06:47:36Z")

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for your information, I just did create a pull request for the web.ssl.template.yml to be able to use the IPv6 NAT function of Docker in a Discourse instance. With my change I was able to use the IPv6 NAT of Docker with…

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## [MySQL dep template for imports broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mysql-dep-template-for-imports-broken/253223)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mysql-dep-template-for-imports-broken/253223 "2023-01-29T15:07:03Z")

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Hi there, it looks like something has broken in templates/import/mysql-dep.template.yml . This process has worked consistently for me many times over the past few months. But now It fails to ./launcher bootstrap app whe…

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## [Is it possible to enable a Latest link in the sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-enable-a-latest-link-in-the-sidebar/253230)

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**Author:** [@STORMS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/STORMS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-enable-a-latest-link-in-the-sidebar/253230 "2023-01-29T16:21:57Z")

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I don’t like how “Latest” is no longer in the sidebar though. Any way to simply add that under “Community”?

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## [System message personalization, is {$username} possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-message-personalization-is-username-possible/253232)

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**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-message-personalization-is-username-possible/253232 "2023-01-29T17:26:55Z")

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Regarding the customization of system messages, is it possible to make them more personal? One of the default messages says, Hey there. We see you’ve been busy reading Is there a way to make it be specific to the in…

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## [Unable to confirm alternate email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-confirm-alternate-email/253242)

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**Author:** [@dmarcoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmarcoux)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-confirm-alternate-email/253242 "2023-04-24T16:40:05Z")

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Hey, I want to add an alternate email to my account, but I am unable to do so since it fails with this error message whenever I click on the Authenticate with Security Key on the confirm email page: You supplied inval…

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## [Quote button is now black in dark mode and hard to see](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-button-is-now-black-in-dark-mode-and-hard-to-see/253259)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-button-is-now-black-in-dark-mode-and-hard-to-see/253259 "2023-07-11T12:48:26Z")

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The quote button used to be grey, making it really easy to see against the black background. Now it’s black and blends into the background, making it really difficult to see. Not sure if this change was intentional, but …

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## [Custom Categories help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-categories-help/253262)

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**Author:** [@AmericanGuy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AmericanGuy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-categories-help/253262 "2023-01-30T06:12:53Z")

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Hello! I’m trying to find some information on how to do something like this: Does anyone know? Thank you!

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## [Offtopic: could anyone advise on the layout name please?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offtopic-could-anyone-advise-on-the-layout-name-please/253275)

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**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offtopic-could-anyone-advise-on-the-layout-name-please/253275 "2023-01-30T08:28:38Z")

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Hi guys, sorry for such a question, but I genuinely don’t know where else I could ask for this kind of help. Do you maybe happen to know whether the word ‘ticker’ is commonly used and understood? Like the running line i…

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## [How to use fonts that are not present in discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-fonts-that-are-not-present-in-discourse/253278)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-fonts-that-are-not-present-in-discourse/253278 "2023-01-30T20:07:43Z")

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I used a Twitter font in Discourse, through a CSS code, but in some browsers the font doesn’t work and in others it works, why?

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## [It is hard to make a good palette](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-hard-to-make-a-good-palette/253284)

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**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-hard-to-make-a-good-palette/253284 "2023-01-30T17:34:50Z")

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The other day I spent a good hour trying to create a colour palette that looked good. The first pain point is that exactly what primary through quaternary controls is a bit ambiguous. I understand that you can only …

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## [Algolia:initialize not working (rails aborted - don't know how to build task)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/algolia-initialize-not-working-rails-aborted-dont-know-how-to-build-task/253293)

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**Author:** [@M.Anderson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/M.Anderson)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/algolia-initialize-not-working-rails-aborted-dont-know-how-to-build-task/253293 "2023-03-07T08:04:58Z")

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Hi, first of all, this is a copy of my post into official algolia-discourse. As told by Discourse-Support, I can now post it here, therefore this is a copy-message. I would like to setup our discourse with algolia, but…

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## [What is the best way to modify the new sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-modify-the-new-sidebar/253308)

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**Author:** [@yhh9xdq7dc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yhh9xdq7dc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-modify-the-new-sidebar/253308 "2023-02-20T21:14:51Z")

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Modify the existing one with a plugin? Do it with a theme-component (is it possible?) or maybe directly creating a sidebar from scratch and not activating the Discourse one? Thanks in advance!

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## [Trouble installing discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-installing-discourse/253315)

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**Author:** [@Ankush\_Santra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ankush_Santra)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-installing-discourse/253315 "2023-01-30T18:51:46Z")

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Greetings of the day, experts! Thanks to you all, I have always been able to sort out issues related to Discourse. I am planning to run another website, which is part of ideation of an idea. However, I am getting the f…

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## [Where is a button to reply via Private Message?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-a-button-to-reply-via-private-message/253324)

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**Author:** [@kinetiksoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinetiksoft)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-a-button-to-reply-via-private-message/253324 "2023-01-30T14:26:21Z")

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Hey everyone, We noticed some time ago there is no longer option to reply to a post as a private message. Is it gone on purpose? We’re sure it was there back in 2022.

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## [How do I prevent PDF files from autodownloading every time I load a discourse forum page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-pdf-files-from-autodownloading-every-time-i-load-a-discourse-forum-page/253328)

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**Author:** [@InquilineKea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InquilineKea)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-pdf-files-from-autodownloading-every-time-i-load-a-discourse-forum-page/253328 "2023-02-07T13:44:15Z")

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## [How to get top 3 topic which have most active replies in last 30 days](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-top-3-topic-which-have-most-active-replies-in-last-30-days/253331)

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**Author:** [@ksavani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ksavani)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-top-3-topic-which-have-most-active-replies-in-last-30-days/253331 "2023-01-30T14:36:26Z")

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Hello folk, I am working to getting top 3 topics which have most active replies in last 30 days i want to show that topics only and i am customizing in show case category plugin so in js side i have run the below code …

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## [Silent authentication on session expiration with oAuth2 plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silent-authentication-on-session-expiration-with-oauth2-plugin/253349)

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**Author:** [@maxl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maxl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silent-authentication-on-session-expiration-with-oauth2-plugin/253349 "2023-01-30T16:59:28Z")

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A typical paradigm when using an oAuth2 authentication provider for SSO is to set a short-ish (8-12 hour) session expiration timeout and then silently authentication the user if their oAuth2 session is still active. In …

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## [Change chat font](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-chat-font/253362)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-chat-font/253362 "2023-01-31T09:49:40Z")

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I changed the font on the forum, but the font for chat isn’t the same as that. How would I go about changing that? Thanks.

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## [How can I fix the mobile header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-fix-the-mobile-header/253363)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-fix-the-mobile-header/253363 "2023-02-01T13:57:45Z")

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Currently my header looks like this, I installed a component theme to place icons in the menu, but I want to place more icons How would I put my forum logo, avatar and the hamburger menu higher up and leave the bottom…

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## [Feedback on the new profile nav layout?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-the-new-profile-nav-layout/253366)

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**Author:** [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-the-new-profile-nav-layout/253366 "2023-02-04T02:03:39Z")

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I noticed that the tabs on our profiles changed. Is this going to be coming to all sites soon? And will it be by a setting by admin or the user? What you do all think about this?

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## [Layout of Docs is way too wide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-of-docs-is-way-too-wide/253381)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/layout-of-docs-is-way-too-wide/253381 "2023-01-30T23:00:54Z")

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Images vs. thousand words… At Docs: Versus forum and what i would expect: iPad, Discourse is really fresh, and that has been this way a long time now Perhaps hiding timeline/toc would be enough because filteri…

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## [In mailing list mode, is there an option to include prior comments for context?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-mailing-list-mode-is-there-an-option-to-include-prior-comments-for-context/253390)

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**Author:** [@jim761](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jim761)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-mailing-list-mode-is-there-an-option-to-include-prior-comments-for-context/253390 "2023-01-31T21:42:32Z")

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We are considering switching from Gnu Mailman to Discourse. I reviewed some docs including Why use Discourse instead of a email mailing list?. I also joined a popular Discourse site that allows me to enable Mailing list…

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## [Email notifications take very long to arrive?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-take-very-long-to-arrive/253404)

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**Author:** [@nachocardozop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nachocardozop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-take-very-long-to-arrive/253404 "2023-01-31T01:22:04Z")

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Hello, we noticed that email notifications take about 10-12 minutes to get to our team’s inboxes from the time a customer posts/replies to a post. Is this standard? Is there anything we can do to make it faster? Thanks!

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## [Adding custom html under header (d-header-wrap) instead of main-outlet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-html-under-header-d-header-wrap-instead-of-main-outlet/253416)

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**Author:** [@AmericanGuy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AmericanGuy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-html-under-header-d-header-wrap-instead-of-main-outlet/253416 "2023-01-31T21:08:52Z")

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Hey everyone! I’m trying to add custom HTML under the header outside of the main-outlet with the wrap class, as I want to avoid centering it to the middle. Figma has something similar (Example)

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## [Bootstrap failure during most recent upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failure-during-most-recent-upgrade/253424)

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**Author:** [@nskerl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nskerl)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failure-during-most-recent-upgrade/253424 "2023-02-03T00:04:31Z")

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Hello, After a failed upgrade I am receiving the below errors. It’s a bit hard to tell if the errors during the db upgrade (database "discourse" already exists) are expected or not, as they are logged as INFO severity. …

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## [Sidebar question about Admins configuring defaults for visitors and new members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-question-about-admins-configuring-defaults-for-visitors-and-new-members/253433)

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**Author:** [@c12gene](https://meta.discourse.org/u/c12gene)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-question-about-admins-configuring-defaults-for-visitors-and-new-members/253433 "2023-03-21T11:40:53Z")

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I’m trying to solve this problem with the sidebar. I need my members to see the default categories we set up for them in the sidebar. How do I do this? "Admins can configure defaults for visitors and new members, and ev…

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## [Can Categories mode show something other than most recent poster?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-categories-mode-show-something-other-than-most-recent-poster/253438)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-categories-mode-show-something-other-than-most-recent-poster/253438 "2023-01-31T22:07:34Z")

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In a smaller and less active forum, it’s easy for many of the most recently bumped threads all to show the same user avatar, because one of the users has just responded to several threads. This gives the impression of d…

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## [How do I remove the numbers from the menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-remove-the-numbers-from-the-menu/253449)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-remove-the-numbers-from-the-menu/253449 "2023-02-01T13:12:33Z")

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Is there any way to remove the numbers that appear in these menus?

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