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## [Add a "notes" field for allowed/blocked IP addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-notes-field-for-allowed-blocked-ip-addresses/393860)

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**Author:** [@gormus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gormus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-notes-field-for-allowed-blocked-ip-addresses/393860 "2026-01-20T09:45:42Z")

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I very much would love to have a “notes” textfield available for each screened IP address entry. Every time I add a new entry for IP screening, I log the details in my company’s internal Jira. To make this process easi…

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## [Changes to /admin/users/list/all.json API response structure?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-admin-users-list-all-json-api-response-structure/365629)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-to-admin-users-list-all-json-api-response-structure/365629 "2025-05-22T15:09:15Z")

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Currently running Discourse 3.5.0.beta5-dev (eff31e0d42). Would anyone know if the API response from the /admin/users/list/all.json endpoint has changed in the last week or so? :thinking: Specifically: GET /admin/user…

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## [Changes in the text editor?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-in-the-text-editor/318670)

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**Author:** [@Renato\_Mendes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Renato_Mendes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-in-the-text-editor/318670 "2024-07-26T22:15:53Z")

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Hey, guys! I was just writing a post and realized in the preview some things are working differently, and not in a good way. The first (and worst) is that the text editor is not respecting empty lines anymore. Leaving …

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## [Extend and maintain theme-component related to Google Ads / Google Tag Manager | Short-term work and long-term retainer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-and-maintain-theme-component-related-to-google-ads-google-tag-manager-short-term-work-and-long-term-retainer/308539)

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**Author:** [@janbolmeson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/janbolmeson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-and-maintain-theme-component-related-to-google-ads-google-tag-manager-short-term-work-and-long-term-retainer/308539 "2024-05-18T14:43:03Z")

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What would you like done? I am looking for a developer that can help me with some different tasks over time: Extend this theme component (see repo) Debug the same theme component Check some errors in log Long-term help…

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## [Redis Memory Keeps Increasing in Discourse 3.4.0.beta3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-memory-keeps-increasing-in-discourse-3-4-0-beta3/347197)

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**Author:** [@Siraj\_Moideen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Siraj_Moideen)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-memory-keeps-increasing-in-discourse-3-4-0-beta3/347197 "2025-02-06T08:09:36Z")

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I recently updated Discourse from version 3.4.0.beta1 to 3.4.0.beta3. After the update, we are noticing that the forum’s memory usage is gradually increasing, causing the application to go down. When checking the server,…

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## [Sign up popup - Auto load after 10 seconds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-popup-auto-load-after-10-seconds/291899)

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**Author:** [@Aditya\_Shevle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aditya_Shevle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-popup-auto-load-after-10-seconds/291899 "2024-01-17T05:30:46Z")

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Hi, is there a way to display a signup popup automatically after a delay of 10 seconds? Thank you in advanced!

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## [What would you tell your younger self? (New Discourse Install)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-would-you-tell-your-younger-self-new-discourse-install/306585)

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**Author:** [@bhetto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bhetto)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-would-you-tell-your-younger-self-new-discourse-install/306585 "2024-05-07T15:42:22Z")

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I’m about to embark on the journey of installing Discourse on my own server (DigitalOcean droplet). My plan Type of community: Invite only community Type of installation: Simple cloud install as mentioned here Server:…

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## [Display problem when creating post on iPhone mobile app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-problem-when-creating-post-on-iphone-mobile-app/379251)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-problem-when-creating-post-on-iphone-mobile-app/379251 "2025-08-19T11:17:01Z")

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Hi everyone, Not sure if this is the right place to post but I’m trialling discourse right now and have a display problem in the app that prevents me from seeing what I’m typing when my topic goes beyond a few lines. Cu…

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## [New aliases for replacing lock icons on closed topics and restricted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-aliases-for-replacing-lock-icons-on-closed-topics-and-restricted-categories/373778)

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**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-aliases-for-replacing-lock-icons-on-closed-topics-and-restricted-categories/373778 "2025-07-10T18:11:07Z")

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Today we’ve merged this change: DEV: add additional icon aliases for lock by awesomerobot · Pull Request #33547 · discourse/discourse · GitHub What does it do? This adds some aliases for the :locked: lock icon you see b…

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## [How to set up Discourse AI for internal-only usage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-up-discourse-ai-for-internal-only-usage/393030)

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**Author:** [@Thefacto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thefacto)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-up-discourse-ai-for-internal-only-usage/393030 "2026-01-09T07:54:50Z")

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I’m using Discourse AI and have it connected to an external LLM API, along with some extensions (which come with additional costs). Because of that, I’d like to configure it so that it does not use those extensions, and…

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## [Reply to - topic bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-topic-bug/348692)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-topic-bug/348692 "2025-01-23T22:18:41Z")

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Forum bug happening on the latest version of Discourse installed in forum.creative.gimkit.com The version of the forum running is 3.4.0.beta4-dev right now. Also reproduced this bug on try.discourse.org :

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## [Opengraph tag refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opengraph-tag-refresh/297867)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opengraph-tag-refresh/297867 "2024-03-04T20:05:54Z")

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Create a new post, containing a URL. Notice that there is no nice preview generated, because, as it warns, you forgot to put in the Opengraph tags. OK, now, being the owner of the website that the link points to, put i…

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## [Renaming screenshots in the composer before posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-screenshots-in-the-composer-before-posting/297053)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-screenshots-in-the-composer-before-posting/297053 "2024-02-26T22:38:00Z")

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Can you rename a screenshot after uploading it to the template (and before publishing it)?

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## [Hope Watched words adds support for non-English characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hope-watched-words-adds-support-for-non-english-characters/396109)

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**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hope-watched-words-adds-support-for-non-english-characters/396109 "2026-02-16T14:45:47Z")

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This is a useful moderation tool, but it has poor support for non-English characters, and the presence of non-English characters can even affect the detection of English and numbers. Here, taking the Simplified Chinese w…

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## [Github preview with anchors should preview the anchor rather than the top of the file](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-preview-with-anchors-should-preview-the-anchor-rather-than-the-top-of-the-file/331474)

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**Author:** [@Atemu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Atemu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-preview-with-anchors-should-preview-the-anchor-rather-than-the-top-of-the-file/331474 "2024-11-13T13:01:42Z")

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When you link a Github file with an anchor, the preview which Discourse renders is of the top of the file rather than from the anchor on. See for instance: This should preview show the development section, not the to…

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## [Check who put a staff note](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-who-put-a-staff-note/297137)

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**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-who-put-a-staff-note/297137 "2024-02-28T20:29:28Z")

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Is there a way to check who put a staff note on a topic

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## [Discourse wordpress plugin suddenly not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wordpress-plugin-suddenly-not-working/305269)

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**Author:** [@seanadl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanadl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wordpress-plugin-suddenly-not-working/305269 "2024-04-24T16:58:51Z")

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Hi all, Nothing has been changed my end, but as of today, suddenly new posts are not being posted to discourse. When I look at the plugin in wordpress, it now says " You are not connected to Discourse. Check that your c…

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## [Qwen3-VL-8b Image Recognition Issues and Gemma3-27b Mixed Text Image Content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qwen3-vl-8b-image-recognition-issues-and-gemma3-27b-mixed-text-image-content/391017)

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**Author:** [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qwen3-vl-8b-image-recognition-issues-and-gemma3-27b-mixed-text-image-content/391017 "2025-12-12T07:33:13Z")

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Hello, I found a topic Managing Images in AI context. I would like to know more about this context. Could someone clarify current logic of understanding images? I use Qwen3-VL-8b with LM Studio with OpenAI-compatibl…

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## [Classes that do not stick in HTML watched word replacements are inconsistent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/classes-that-do-not-stick-in-html-watched-word-replacements-are-inconsistent/331030)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/classes-that-do-not-stick-in-html-watched-word-replacements-are-inconsistent/331030 "2024-10-15T19:06:59Z")

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Partially as a joke, on our forum we wanted to have the word spam become a ping for the group @spam. However that doesn’t work as a replacement, and is only a link without the classes that I tried to add to it (Watched w…

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## [Search adds topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-adds-topic/296805)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-adds-topic/296805 "2024-02-26T21:59:36Z")

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I think this is very similar to Search adds username. When you visit a topic and start searching from there, if your search string starts with a category and you click to start the search, the “search in topic” is activ…

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## [I cannot add user to the discouse forum from a wordpress website when user added in a membership](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cannot-add-user-to-the-discouse-forum-from-a-wordpress-website-when-user-added-in-a-membership/300025)

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**Author:** [@Haseeb\_Ahmed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Haseeb_Ahmed)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cannot-add-user-to-the-discouse-forum-from-a-wordpress-website-when-user-added-in-a-membership/300025 "2024-07-31T18:33:19Z")

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Hello there i have a problem with discourse forum which is https://community.over40connect.com/ that is connected with my website https://over40connect.com/staging/ using wp discourse plugin and i have created a function…

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## [Looking for help to setup discourse as a community and train us in its use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-help-to-setup-discourse-as-a-community-and-train-us-in-its-use/288518)

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**Author:** [@Denise-ABC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denise-ABC)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-help-to-setup-discourse-as-a-community-and-train-us-in-its-use/288518 "2023-12-13T13:01:13Z")

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We are looking for a trainer/consultant to help us setup and active community and train our staff in its use - ideally in UK - remote support fine - otherwise meetings in London.

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## [Halloween Decorations theme component no longer displaying after installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/halloween-decorations-theme-component-no-longer-displaying-after-installation/330295)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/halloween-decorations-theme-component-no-longer-displaying-after-installation/330295 "2024-10-10T19:05:48Z")

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I have installed the halloweens decoration theme component on my staging site, but I’m no longer seeing it display. This is my first attempt at installing a theme component (I love spooky season!). When I installed it ye…

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## [HuggingFace TGI vs OpenAI API Endpoint Costs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/huggingface-tgi-vs-openai-api-endpoint-costs/347106)

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**Author:** [@oppman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oppman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/huggingface-tgi-vs-openai-api-endpoint-costs/347106 "2025-01-15T16:29:21Z")

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An intern deployed our Discourse site on DigitalOcean with OpenAI using an API endpoint connected to the Discourse AI plugin. The site is working great. The intern suggested that they look at HuggingFace TGI. I’m tryi…

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## [What should the homepage be for doc categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-should-the-homepage-be-for-doc-categories/398616)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-should-the-homepage-be-for-doc-categories/398616 "2026-08-14T13:52:05Z")

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When you click on Documentation \> Site Management, I wonder if it should it bring you to the index instead of the latest topics. Or maybe it should being you to some other “overview” topic you specify? We had been link…

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## [How do i close the full screen reactions on mobile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-close-the-full-screen-reactions-on-mobile/403149)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-close-the-full-screen-reactions-on-mobile/403149 "2026-05-21T14:05:46Z")

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this isn’t intuitive at all - only escape is to close the browser window and load meta again. it has happened about 3 times in the last day or so. iphone 15 pro latest chrome. it seems random, so hard to repro or fig…

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## [Automatically Mute Categories When a User Leaves a Group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-mute-categories-when-a-user-leaves-a-group/357040)

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**Author:** [@emonunix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emonunix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-mute-categories-when-a-user-leaves-a-group/357040 "2025-03-12T22:14:51Z")

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Hello Discourse Team & Community, I’d like to propose a new feature that would allow categories to be automatically muted when a user leaves a group. The Problem When a user joins a group, they can be set to automatic…

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## [Connect SSO: Login Error sso\_login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-sso-login-error-sso-login/309413)

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**Author:** [@BrainFried](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrainFried)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-sso-login-error-sso-login/309413 "2024-05-26T02:59:50Z")

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I’ve done a few hours of research for my issue and I think I’m close, but might need a little nudge in the right direction. I’m essentially trying to integrate Discourse as headless implementation into my react project …

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## [Spurious notification when navigating away from review queue after adding note](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spurious-notification-when-navigating-away-from-review-queue-after-adding-note/388566)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spurious-notification-when-navigating-away-from-review-queue-after-adding-note/388566 "2025-11-18T01:33:37Z")

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Priority/Severity: Medium Platform: Operating System Windows 11 Browser Google Chrome 142.0.7444.135 Discourse b6cc3729653e839b718b51fe1001ad7587f802e6 Description: A new experimental review queue design has been r…

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## [Customizes the homepage to show topics based on user interests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizes-the-homepage-to-show-topics-based-on-user-interests/311283)

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**Author:** [@kokoloman001](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kokoloman001)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizes-the-homepage-to-show-topics-based-on-user-interests/311283 "2024-06-09T18:33:51Z")

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I want to hear what you think about this plugin. I’m working on a plugin that will let visitors choose a new topic to display on the homepage depending on their interests. I wrote down the idea and drew this step out, bu…

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