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## [Some emojis added with \<Enter\> immediately following a quote will break the quote](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-emojis-added-with-enter-immediately-following-a-quote-will-break-the-quote/256219)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-emojis-added-with-enter-immediately-following-a-quote-will-break-the-quote/256219 "2023-03-03T10:54:54Z")

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Hi, there is a reproducible bug where emojis added immediately after a quote with \<Enter\> from the emoji autocompletion menu will break the quote by replacing the opening \[ bracket of the quote header with the emoji. Th…

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## [How do I disable/remove "Your Full Name" field from registration & profile page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-remove-your-full-name-field-from-registration-profile-page/256224)

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**Author:** [@UnitedFreedom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UnitedFreedom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-remove-your-full-name-field-from-registration-profile-page/256224 "2023-02-25T07:06:38Z")

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Is there any way where I can completely disable the “your full name” field? I want to prevent all users from accidently exposing their identify on the forum by entering their real name in “Name” field during registratio…

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## [Sshfs and backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sshfs-and-backup/256225)

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**Author:** [@puchal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/puchal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sshfs-and-backup/256225 "2023-03-01T16:52:33Z")

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Hi, I host discourse for a small community. We have a very small, old VPS. The disk space cannot accommodate backups anymore, so I did a quick trick and mounted remote file system (using sshfs) as /var/discourse/shared/…

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## [Error uploading custom emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-uploading-custom-emoji/256231)

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**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Chadha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gaurav_Chadha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-uploading-custom-emoji/256231 "2023-02-28T20:02:29Z")

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I bumped into the issue of Custom Emoji not getting uploaded. I followed the previous thread and conversations here Configure custom emoji - #29. Also looked at some past regression issues and fix. I’m getting error 500…

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## [Bulk changing subcategories doesn't select all topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-changing-subcategories-doesnt-select-all-topics/256238)

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**Author:** [@DGForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DGForum)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-changing-subcategories-doesnt-select-all-topics/256238 "2023-02-25T15:04:20Z")

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E.g. One of our subcategories has 800+ topics. When I ‘select all’ from the cog-wheel it only picks up 30 of those 800+. How do I get it to select all 800+ at once please? And can the Personal Messages be stoppe…

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## [Codeblock copy or expand button blocks scroll UI components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/codeblock-copy-or-expand-button-blocks-scroll-ui-components/256243)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/codeblock-copy-or-expand-button-blocks-scroll-ui-components/256243 "2023-02-28T16:23:38Z")

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Priority/Severity Low Platform Discourse Version 9c669f3 Operating System Windows 11 Ubuntu 22.04 macOS Ventura Browser Chrome 110.0.5481.178 Safari 18614.4.6.1.6 Description When the show copy button on codeblocks …

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## [Repurposing collapsibles in sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/repurposing-collapsibles-in-sidebar/256244)

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**Author:** [@bquast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bquast)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/repurposing-collapsibles-in-sidebar/256244 "2023-02-25T16:54:54Z")

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Hello, In pursuit of an ever simpler design (especially for new users), I was wondering if it wouldn’t be possible to combine the elements a bit, specifically the collapsible headers. \[ I have in mind here a forum for …

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## [Promoting users to TL2 when joining a group - retrospectively?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/promoting-users-to-tl2-when-joining-a-group-retrospectively/256249)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/promoting-users-to-tl2-when-joining-a-group-retrospectively/256249 "2023-02-26T06:28:55Z")

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I’ve modified an existing group and set the Trust level automatically granted to members when they're added value to be 2, so all members of this group will be prompted to Trust Level 2 when added to the group: Howe…

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## [2 questions - what is this thing called? And can I enable it for users by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-questions-what-is-this-thing-called-and-can-i-enable-it-for-users-by-default/256251)

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**Author:** [@MorganCarey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MorganCarey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-questions-what-is-this-thing-called-and-can-i-enable-it-for-users-by-default/256251 "2023-02-25T18:04:16Z")

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Hello, I get this email summary from my forums Does anyone know what it is called? Second question - I would like to enable it by default for all new registered users (and set it for all past users), obviously, the…

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## [Line under avatar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-under-avatar/256253)

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**Author:** [@paranoya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paranoya)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-under-avatar/256253 "2023-02-25T18:38:20Z")

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Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone knows how to display a line under the avatar. I saw that on Figma’s forum and I think it look quite dope.

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## [Embedding a podcast Play iframe into a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-a-podcast-play-iframe-into-a-post/256255)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-a-podcast-play-iframe-into-a-post/256255 "2023-02-25T19:29:30Z")

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I’m trying to get this iframe to work in a post at my forum, but I’m having some issues. Here is the iframe: \<iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26030694/h…

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## [Collapse off-topic replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapse-off-topic-replies/256257)

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**Author:** [@francislavoie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/francislavoie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapse-off-topic-replies/256257 "2023-02-27T18:08:39Z")

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We have a wiki category in our instance, and it’s really useful to allow evergreen content to be written and maintained. One thing that often happens though is that someone will reply with feedback to the original post.…

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## [Can you import threads from proboards to discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-import-threads-from-proboards-to-discourse/256271)

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**Author:** [@Ray\_ACP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ray_ACP)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-import-threads-from-proboards-to-discourse/256271 "2023-03-01T22:14:28Z")

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Hi there, I’ve recently set up discourse here: https://forum.animalcrossingportal.com. I have an old forum here: https://thesapling.proboards.com, I was wondering if there’s a way to export threads from Proboards & mov…

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## [Frozen loading symbol when closing app on Discourse Hub 1.8.8 (iPad Mini (5th Generation))](https://meta.discourse.org/t/frozen-loading-symbol-when-closing-app-on-discourse-hub-1-8-8-ipad-mini-5th-generation/256272)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/frozen-loading-symbol-when-closing-app-on-discourse-hub-1-8-8-ipad-mini-5th-generation/256272 "2023-02-25T23:31:20Z")

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Hello. Here are the steps to reproduce this bug: Load any discourse instance Exit the forum Frozen loading symbol displays on screen. This is a UX issue. There is a similar bug where if you are typing, then perfo…

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## [A twitter post doesn't show in FFox's incognitor mode only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-twitter-post-doesnt-show-in-ffoxs-incognitor-mode-only/256282)

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**Author:** [@Bathinda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bathinda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-twitter-post-doesnt-show-in-ffoxs-incognitor-mode-only/256282 "2023-02-26T22:01:34Z")

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I, as an admin, embedded a twitter post, that contains a small video, into a post on my own site. Now that video shows correctly when seen from Firefox’s normal browsing mode (even a user can see that post). But same p…

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## [How can I enable: Auto-hyperlinking text to reference to other posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-enable-auto-hyperlinking-text-to-reference-to-other-posts/256286)

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**Author:** [@UnitedFreedom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UnitedFreedom)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-enable-auto-hyperlinking-text-to-reference-to-other-posts/256286 "2023-02-26T08:45:27Z")

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So I just noticed in meta.discourse.com that when I typed safe mode in plain text, it automatically creates a hyperlink like this: safe mode Notice how in the editor I did not use markdown to make the word safe mode …

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## [Badges on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-on-meta/256289)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-on-meta/256289 "2023-02-28T03:08:15Z")

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I love the new icons for the badges on here!:heart\_eyes: I suppose the idea of the default icons are to show that they can be customised? But it looks strange to have badges that look different because of plugins with d…

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## [Feature/Plugin to open all unread in tabs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-plugin-to-open-all-unread-in-tabs/256290)

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**Author:** [@pgr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pgr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-plugin-to-open-all-unread-in-tabs/256290 "2023-02-28T12:05:43Z")

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Hi, I am looking for a Discourse feature, not sure if it already exists, or is part of some plugin. Some of us have to look through everything that happens in a Forums site. It is very handy to just get there each time …

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## [Big banner is not going away even when no ads are configured](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-banner-is-not-going-away-even-when-no-ads-are-configured/256291)

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**Author:** [@Bathinda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bathinda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-banner-is-not-going-away-even-when-no-ads-are-configured/256291 "2023-02-26T11:04:59Z")

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Even when I’ve deleted all adsense publisher codes from my site settings, still a big banner is always appearing at the top half of my website on windows pc. This is spoiling visitor exprience hugely. Kindly guide, w…

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## [Creating multiple users with the same email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-multiple-users-with-the-same-email/256300)

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**Author:** [@jcoates](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jcoates)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-multiple-users-with-the-same-email/256300 "2023-02-26T15:28:08Z")

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I’m working on a discourse project that needs a bot account to create topics. The plan is to use a free site-to-RSS service to look for changes in another site and use the Discourse RSS plugin to create the topics. If I…

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## [Custom CSS/HTML in non-default theme (without component)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-css-html-in-non-default-theme-without-component/256301)

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**Author:** [@bquast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bquast)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-css-html-in-non-default-theme-without-component/256301 "2023-02-26T16:48:15Z")

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The default theme allows for custom CSS/HTML in its settings. As an experiment, I wanted to hide the timeline, great suggestion for doing this using CSS was made (different topic). The suggestion was to implement the 4 …

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## [Theme CSS isn't showing for logged out users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-css-isnt-showing-for-logged-out-users/256308)

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**Author:** [@Ray\_ACP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ray_ACP)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-css-isnt-showing-for-logged-out-users/256308 "2023-02-26T19:05:49Z")

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Hey there, I’ve created a new component which adds extra css styles to my theme. I’ve applied the component to all themes including the default theme. I’ve noticed when you’re logged out, it doesn’t show all the CSS bu…

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## [Free up more space in the mobile chat view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-up-more-space-in-the-mobile-chat-view/256319)

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**Author:** [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-up-more-space-in-the-mobile-chat-view/256319 "2023-02-27T17:47:51Z")

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In topics, scrolling down frees up space for content. Is it possible to do the same for a chat to increase the space for content by 35-40%?

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## [How to respond to an "innocent" post flag?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-respond-to-an-innocent-post-flag/256321)

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**Author:** [@Hanon\_Ondricek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hanon_Ondricek)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-respond-to-an-innocent-post-flag/256321 "2023-02-28T04:05:51Z")

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What’s actually the best response if a user flags a post that’s not doing anything wrong, but just informational? We get a lot of these where someone flags a post with “Something Else” and notates “maybe this should be …

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## [Autobump Post - Paid feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autobump-post-paid-feature/256326)

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**Author:** [@P2W](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P2W)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autobump-post-paid-feature/256326 "2023-02-27T18:04:55Z")

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What would you like done? Function whereby a member can pay $X to autobump their thread, with the price being variable based on frequency and length of time. I am okay if this is not systemic but instead an admin or mo…

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## [Worked and now can't even rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/worked-and-now-cant-even-rebuild/256332)

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**Author:** [@Stew\_Pid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stew_Pid)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/worked-and-now-cant-even-rebuild/256332 "2023-02-27T02:27:40Z")

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Right now I can’t even build in a new directory. 2023-02-27 01:18:46.421 UTC \[42\] LOG: database system is shut down FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && sudo -H -E -u discourse git fe…

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## [How do you get the short date form to show "Dec '22" last calendar year?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-get-the-short-date-form-to-show-dec-22-last-calendar-year/256338)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-get-the-short-date-form-to-show-dec-22-last-calendar-year/256338 "2023-02-27T11:14:12Z")

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If you scroll down in a category here to last year, the date shown will be “Dec '22”. (In some categories you might have to scroll a long while!) In my forum it would show “9 Dec” or whatever, it would only show the yea…

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## [Currency symbol is not showing up. Any solution please?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/currency-symbol-is-not-showing-up-any-solution-please/256339)

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**Author:** [@samp\_one](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samp_one)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/currency-symbol-is-not-showing-up-any-solution-please/256339 "2023-02-28T04:10:27Z")

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Rupee symbol ₹ is showing up well in discourse here. But on my website it shows like below. Any solution please?

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## [Rake:rebake crashes with errors: PG::ConnectionBad: PQsocket](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-rebake-crashes-with-errors-pg-pqsocket/256344)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-rebake-crashes-with-errors-pg-pqsocket/256344 "2023-02-28T23:55:20Z")

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I migrated a 200,000-post forum to a new server. The live site was put in read-only mode so there wouldn’t be downtime. I restored the backup on a different subdomain so that users wouldn’t see the install screens or an…

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## [Use API to get topics for a period using js](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-api-to-get-topics-for-a-period-using-js/256355)

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**Author:** [@per\_coh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per_coh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-api-to-get-topics-for-a-period-using-js/256355 "2023-02-28T09:51:17Z")

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I was wondering if anyone has a simple javascript get example, to get topics from a certain category within a certain timeframe? I’m looking to pull data into Google sheets and I’m a bit rusty (and new to the Discourse r…

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