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## [Consecutive spaces in inline code get collapsed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consecutive-spaces-in-inline-code-get-collapsed/257585)

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**Author:** [@szhorvat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/szhorvat)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consecutive-spaces-in-inline-code-get-collapsed/257585 "2023-03-09T23:17:26Z")

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Consecutive spaces in inline code get collapsed. Here’s an example. Markdown: - \`o o\` no connection - \`o --\> o\` unidirectional connection - \`o \<-\> o\` bidirectional connection Rendering: o o no connection o…

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## [How to make the Sign up button appear?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-sign-up-button-appear/257592)

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**Author:** [@Emily\_Williams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Emily_Williams)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-sign-up-button-appear/257592 "2023-03-09T11:35:33Z")

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My site only has a login button - how do i make the sign up button appear? I have checked the box to allow new user registrations. I am on the Basic plan.

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## [PWA Not Work When Add Code In head\_tag.html](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pwa-not-work-when-add-code-in-head-tag-html/257606)

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**Author:** [@hoangphuctran93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoangphuctran93)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pwa-not-work-when-add-code-in-head-tag-html/257606 "2023-03-11T06:36:39Z")

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Dear development team, I would like to provide feedback regarding an issue I faced with the Progressive Web Application (PWA) feature on my website. When I added the code to the ‘head\_tag.html’ file from common, the PWA…

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## [Error when trying to view "Your Votes" with Topic Voting plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-trying-to-view-your-votes-with-topic-voting-plugin/257608)

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**Author:** [@Richard\_Pelgrim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richard_Pelgrim)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-trying-to-view-your-votes-with-topic-voting-plugin/257608 "2023-03-20T22:14:10Z")

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I’ve just installed the topic-voting plugin but am getting an Error when I try to access “your votes”.

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## [Tag x# suddenly differs for staff vs. users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-x-suddenly-differs-for-staff-vs-users/257611)

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**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-x-suddenly-differs-for-staff-vs-users/257611 "2023-03-17T11:46:23Z")

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For some reason now only users with Moderator/Admin enabled can see the proper amount of tags that any individual tag has (trust level is irrelevant). A user pointed out it now reports all of our boards tags as having WA…

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## [Is it possible for search to return suggestions as you type?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-for-search-to-return-suggestions-as-you-type/257621)

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**Author:** [@kinetiksoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinetiksoft)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-for-search-to-return-suggestions-as-you-type/257621 "2023-03-10T10:44:45Z")

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You may call me crazy, but I remember days when Discourse search returned results as you type. With some update, it was removed and now you must press “Enter” or click “search in all posts and topics…” value below. Is i…

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## [Admin email for new installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-email-for-new-installation/257624)

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**Author:** [@milespearce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/milespearce)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-email-for-new-installation/257624 "2023-03-09T17:48:18Z")

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I have just installed my first discourse forum on a digital ocean droplet. I read here discourse/docs/INSTALL-email.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub that “you must verify and use the subdomain, e.g. discourse.e…

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## [Sidebar User Field Toggle](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-user-field-toggle/257634)

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**Author:** [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-user-field-toggle/257634 "2023-03-09T18:17:51Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Add toggles into new sidebar :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - Lhcfl/sidebar-user-field-toggle: Add toggles into new sidebar · GitHub :question: Install Guide How to inst…

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## [Want to move a Topic/ Thread in the About to a new category, but can't?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/want-to-move-a-topic-thread-in-the-about-to-a-new-category-but-cant/257637)

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**Author:** [@DGForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DGForum)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/want-to-move-a-topic-thread-in-the-about-to-a-new-category-but-cant/257637 "2023-03-09T19:32:36Z")

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I realize that the About is tied to the Category. Are there any work-arounds to move the Topic/ Thread to a new Category please? Need to delete the old category. Thank-you.

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## [How to remove "Website Name" links shared in a topic/post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-website-name-links-shared-in-a-topic-post/257646)

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**Author:** [@UnitedFreedom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UnitedFreedom)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-website-name-links-shared-in-a-topic-post/257646 "2023-03-10T17:04:00Z")

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When I add an internal link on my Discourse instance like… https://MyWebsite.com/t/MyCategory It will resolve to a more user friendly link that looks like… My Category - My Website Name Notice how it includes - My W…

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## [Gamification period selector constraints](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-period-selector-constraints/257650)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-period-selector-constraints/257650 "2023-03-09T22:39:51Z")

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Kind of, but not exactly what was looked for. I have a leaderboard of 02/2023. And this my users see: Idea of showing just one month breaks right away. But the worst, or not so stylish, part is I’m using dates betwe…

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## [Not receiving badges in restricted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-badges-in-restricted-categories/257659)

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**Author:** [@kevinzzz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kevinzzz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-badges-in-restricted-categories/257659 "2023-03-10T15:19:20Z")

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Is there a bug that causes users not able to receive badges in restricted categories despite the settings has been turned on?

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## [Update Problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-problem/257662)

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**Author:** [@vmsman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vmsman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-problem/257662 "2023-03-10T03:02:18Z")

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I was unable to take a backup in discourse. The update web page said there was a newer version, but it would not upgrade because the actual page after the update page said there were no updates. So, I ended up doing: c…

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## [Update from 3.0.0.beta16 to 3.1.0.beta2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-from-3-0-0-beta16-to-3-1-0-beta2/257663)

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**Author:** [@vmsman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vmsman)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-from-3-0-0-beta16-to-3-1-0-beta2/257663 "2023-04-30T07:15:35Z")

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I tried to do a backup and the backup failed. I tried to do an upgrade. At first, the upgrade screen had everything disabled. I rebooted and then I was able to select the docker\_manager upgrade. That failed with: …

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## [Reply By Email not working for specific user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-not-working-for-specific-user/257664)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-not-working-for-specific-user/257664 "2023-03-10T03:54:51Z")

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My forum https://nzarchitecture.net.nz ( 3.1.0.beta2) has Reply By Email enabled, and this is otherwise working for other users. However one user, who is receiving forum posts by email is finding that his emailed replie…

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## [Cryptic errors in error log](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cryptic-errors-in-error-log/257668)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cryptic-errors-in-error-log/257668 "2023-03-10T15:29:19Z")

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My error log is being filled up every day with instances of the following warnings \[PrettyText\] Deprecation notice: whiteList has been replaced with allowList \[deprecated since Discourse 2.6.0.beta.4\] \[removal in Disco…

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## [Using Docker, stop server from responding to IP address (instead of hostname)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-docker-stop-server-from-responding-to-ip-address-instead-of-hostname/257672)

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**Author:** [@phsion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phsion)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-docker-stop-server-from-responding-to-ip-address-instead-of-hostname/257672 "2023-03-10T07:34:41Z")

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I’m looking for the preferred way to stop access to my docker discourse server when the user is only using the IP address. Glancing at the container’s nginx config, it looks like any request made to http://myipaddress is…

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## [URL of the external system avatars service setting changes breaks avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-of-the-external-system-avatars-service-setting-changes-breaks-avatars/257675)

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**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-of-the-external-system-avatars-service-setting-changes-breaks-avatars/257675 "2023-03-10T19:38:54Z")

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Hi In the admin settings, the external system avatars url setting, the URL format used is not being applied to all images. Checking the ‘change history’ shows that the default values is used and no change had been made,…

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## [User wants to go to page two of notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-wants-to-go-to-page-two-of-notifications/257676)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-wants-to-go-to-page-two-of-notifications/257676 "2023-03-11T03:04:26Z")

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Here the user sees this button at the bottom that looks like it will go to page two. Well it turns out that it just expands the things that he sees. So he has no way to go to page 2. On Facebook he can always go to page …

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## [Upgrade should warn, boldly, if there's no recent backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-should-warn-boldly-if-theres-no-recent-backup/257679)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-should-warn-boldly-if-theres-no-recent-backup/257679 "2023-03-10T09:05:10Z")

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Personally I want always to have a pre-upgrade backup before upgrading, and personally I will always download that backup before proceeding, because I don’t know the worst of what might happen if the upgrade breaks. It’…

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## [Creating custom badge with custom rules](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-custom-badge-with-custom-rules/257688)

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**Author:** [@Kushalghosh9899](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kushalghosh9899)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-custom-badge-with-custom-rules/257688 "2023-03-14T08:02:44Z")

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I want to create a custom badge in which these rules will be added, which simply means that when user accomplish these below things then the particular related badge will be given to them automatically. Users need to ac…

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## [Default staff category permissions (on install)? what are they, exactly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-staff-category-permissions-on-install-what-are-they-exactly/257690)

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**Author:** [@busfactor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/busfactor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-staff-category-permissions-on-install-what-are-they-exactly/257690 "2023-03-10T17:05:53Z")

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i’ve searched the forums for this basic question and can not seem to find a pointed, concise answer. my apologies if this has come up before. the settings are locked and there is no visible summary in the interface (that…

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## [Automatic silencing for "typing too fast" doesn't notify administrator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-silencing-for-typing-too-fast-doesnt-notify-administrator/257694)

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**Author:** [@InterAction\_studios](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InterAction_studios)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-silencing-for-typing-too-fast-doesnt-notify-administrator/257694 "2023-07-06T19:20:16Z")

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Recently I’ve come across several cases of users who: (a) were automatically silenced but I was never notified (as an administrator) that this silencing took place and (b) user was automatically re-silenced (again, wi…

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## [When deleting a user fails, the alert dialog did not pop up properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-deleting-a-user-fails-the-alert-dialog-did-not-pop-up-properly/257699)

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**Author:** [@pangbo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pangbo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-deleting-a-user-fails-the-alert-dialog-did-not-pop-up-properly/257699 "2023-03-10T13:14:18Z")

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In my recent test, I found that when the user fails to delete himself in the “Preferences”, the corresponding error dialog box does not pop up normally. After reading the source code, I suspect that this line of code is…

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## [Notification menu: more space between anonymized and logout?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-menu-more-space-between-anonymized-and-logout/257704)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-menu-more-space-between-anonymized-and-logout/257704 "2023-03-10T16:27:52Z")

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I’m using a lot anonymized user (was it that in discourse lingo?) when I’m writing docs to my users and I need screeshots or just checking out places. When I’m coming back I constantly log myself out because missed icon…

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## [Was the admin "Upgrade" page styling changed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/was-the-admin-upgrade-page-styling-changed/257705)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/was-the-admin-upgrade-page-styling-changed/257705 "2023-03-10T17:47:32Z")

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Previously the background for the terminal-like status/output area was black. Now it’s light grey. I preferred the previous contrast. Was that changed officially? How can I change this back to black? I feel like the …

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## [Upload avatar failed, save changes disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-avatar-failed-save-changes-disabled/257731)

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**Author:** [@memory](https://meta.discourse.org/u/memory)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-avatar-failed-save-changes-disabled/257731 "2023-03-13T20:22:33Z")

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when i upload custom picture, the save changes button disabled. the browser console show an error message. How should I handle this?

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## [Can we show all groups to visitors?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-show-all-groups-to-visitors/257736)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-show-all-groups-to-visitors/257736 "2023-03-10T18:28:00Z")

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We can’t enable to show trust level groups on our groups-page and it seems to be a feature. There are a reason for that? I mean, we can hide the e-mail but show to visitors our audience and how our forum is going before…

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## [Customize posts' contents with your own styles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-posts-contents-with-your-own-styles/257738)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-posts-contents-with-your-own-styles/257738 "2023-03-17T10:28:54Z")

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Requirements :information\_source: To be able to use these tips and tricks, you need to be an administrator of either a self-hosted Discourse instance or a Discourse-hosted plan higher than Basic. Introduction Discours…

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## [Expand "why are you editing?" field by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-why-are-you-editing-field-by-default/257753)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-why-are-you-editing-field-by-default/257753 "2023-03-10T23:57:40Z")

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I would like to encourage use of this feature, as well as remind myself that it exists. I know in one part of my brain that the :information\_source: circle icon can be clicked and will expand into a text-entry field, but…

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