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## [Can't restore a backup if it includes link to Discourse onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-a-backup-if-it-includes-link-to-discourse-onebox/329071)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-a-backup-if-it-includes-link-to-discourse-onebox/329071 "2024-10-02T19:41:05Z")

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If you have a site with download images to local unset and it links to a discourse forum and includes a onebox that includes an image with /uploads/default/original in it you can’t restore the database. I solved this …

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## [Forwarding the \`scope:\` down a tree of serializers: just do it, or not?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forwarding-the-scope-down-a-tree-of-serializers-just-do-it-or-not/353691)

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**Author:** [@mdoggydog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mdoggydog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forwarding-the-scope-down-a-tree-of-serializers-just-do-it-or-not/353691 "2025-02-21T21:02:56Z")

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Serializers can be provided with a scope: parameter intended to provide the permissions-context for the serializer. In the Discourse code, the provided scope is a Guardian, and it looks like every serializer is intended…

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## [Issue with URLs in emails for a private forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-urls-in-emails-for-a-private-forum/346167)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-urls-in-emails-for-a-private-forum/346167 "2025-01-08T12:46:01Z")

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Hi folks, I think there’s an issue with the URLs in some emails for our private forum. Here’s an example of the email that users received when they are approved (user\_notifications.signup\_after\_approval.text\_body\_templ…

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## [Reverse arrow direction for "Advanced filters" in RTL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-arrow-direction-for-advanced-filters-in-rtl/385566)

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**Author:** [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-arrow-direction-for-advanced-filters-in-rtl/385566 "2025-10-14T15:55:07Z")

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here how it looks in Arabic, click on search icon, in search bar click on “Open advanced search” icon. also for the “Filter by post count and topic views” icon etc how it should look like

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## [Badge maker plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-maker-plugin/329043)

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**Author:** [@Timothy\_Vail](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timothy_Vail)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-maker-plugin/329043 "2024-10-02T15:39:58Z")

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I am attempting to build a plugin that allows badges to be created via a user interface, much like what was requested on this post: I have built what I think is the necessary logic and structure into the plugin, but f…

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## [Check on our table sizes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-on-our-table-sizes/368344)

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**Author:** [@char](https://meta.discourse.org/u/char)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-on-our-table-sizes/368344 "2025-05-31T10:19:51Z")

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Hi, I’m maintaining a public forum, I’m experimenting very slow operations right now. Monitoring points towards very slow database operations, so I checked the table sizes and… I’m eyeing the posts index\_size, whic…

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## [Users are not automatically notified about Chat messages when they join?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-not-automatically-notified-about-chat-messages-when-they-join/310216)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Scott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Scott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-not-automatically-notified-about-chat-messages-when-they-join/310216 "2024-06-01T22:47:53Z")

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I did search Only if a new user is super engaged will they click on profile icon, to then see their chats if they look around messages, inbox, etc How can I automatically get all chats to show up as notifications in th…

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## [Experience report: IDN domain name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experience-report-idn-domain-name/393882)

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**Author:** [@John\_Platte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Platte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experience-report-idn-domain-name/393882 "2026-01-20T13:09:44Z")

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I’m self-hosting a Discourse instance and just switched to an internationalized domain name (non-Latin characters). Wanted to share a couple items that made this bumpier than needed: First: ask.discourse.com incorrectly…

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## [Missing tag icons on Category Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-tag-icons-on-category-groups/410697)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-tag-icons-on-category-groups/410697 "2026-08-22T16:45:38Z")

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It seems that something is missing here; the code does not output the icons in the category descriptions after enabling Category Groups. This is good and expected: NOTE: Bitcoin icon also does not look right; I also…

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## [Users being added/removed from a PM doesn't update the UI until you navigate away](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-being-added-removed-from-a-pm-doesnt-update-the-ui-until-you-navigate-away/308949)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-being-added-removed-from-a-pm-doesnt-update-the-ui-until-you-navigate-away/308949 "2024-05-22T03:06:16Z")

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This can cause some quite silly UX errors if you keep adding them back after they leave:

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## [Do discourse localization options work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-discourse-localization-options-work/359697)

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**Author:** [@Muhammed\_EKİCİ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muhammed_EK%C4%B0C%C4%B0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-discourse-localization-options-work/359697 "2025-03-31T18:35:09Z")

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I see the localization option in the Discourse admin panel, but I’m not sure if it works. What I understand from localization is that the forum shows different homepages depending on the user’s browser language. Is this …

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## [Having trouble permanently deleting a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/401981)

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**Author:** [@bird](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bird)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/401981 "2026-05-01T00:48:58Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm getting a message when trying to permanently delete a post: This topic still has 0 posts that need to be permanently deleted before the topic itself can be permanently deleted. How can I resolve this?

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## [Group flair misaligned on profile pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-flair-misaligned-on-profile-pages/309663)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-flair-misaligned-on-profile-pages/309663 "2024-05-28T06:37:18Z")

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At all profile pages which do not show the expanded information, the group flair is misaligned. It is not at the bottom right but somewhere higher on the right. So it is at the bottom right of the avatar on the summary: …

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## [Topic can't be found when searching for a topic (verbatim) when moving a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-cant-be-found-when-searching-for-a-topic-verbatim-when-moving-a-post/308350)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-cant-be-found-when-searching-for-a-topic-verbatim-when-moving-a-post/308350 "2024-05-17T01:00:03Z")

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As you can see on the right, the name of a topic, and on the left me searching for that exact topic to no avail:

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## [Bundle splitting for plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-splitting-for-plugins/411886)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-splitting-for-plugins/411886 "2026-09-08T11:07:29Z")

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By default, every javascript module in a plugin is loaded when Discourse boots. This guide describes the staticModules system, which allows code to be automatically loaded on-demand, thereby improving initial boot times. …

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## [Plugin system tests failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-system-tests-failing/394585)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-system-tests-failing/394585 "2026-01-28T19:54:27Z")

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I just updated stuff from discourse-plugin-skeleton (after all tests passed locally, but then some change caused some front end tests to fail). Now I’m getting this: bin/turbo\_rspec --verbose --format documentation pl…

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## [How to create a route to pass to setDefaultHomepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-route-to-pass-to-setdefaulthomepage/328218)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-route-to-pass-to-setdefaulthomepage/328218 "2024-09-26T13:07:53Z")

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GitHub - pfaffman/discourse-custom-homepage-for-groups: Discourse theme component to change home page based on user's primary group · GitHub is broken if the admin sidebar is enabled and I assign a category to the home p…

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## [An app for automatically collecting metrics and preparing community health reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-app-for-automatically-collecting-metrics-and-preparing-community-health-reports/374634)

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**Author:** [@NicolasChabanovsky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NicolasChabanovsky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-app-for-automatically-collecting-metrics-and-preparing-community-health-reports/374634 "2025-07-17T12:22:52Z")

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Hello! My name is Nicolas, I am working on an analytics service for online communities that use Discourse. I am looking for people who could give me feedback. What is the service about? Every community manager I have…

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## [Issue with Safari Browser Accessing Pages on iOS 26 System](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios26-safari/406971)

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**Author:** [@辣椒\_鲨鱼](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E8%BE%A3%E6%A4%92_%E9%B2%A8%E9%B1%BC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios26-safari/406971 "2026-07-07T10:15:34Z")

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Hello, after updating iOS to version 26, we discovered a critical issue. When navigating from a long page or one with extensive scrolling to a new, shorter page, scrolling down on the new page allows you to scroll beyond the page’s content, resulting in a large blank white area. This issue does not occur on other iOS versions when accessing the website via Safari.

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## [Truncate Digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/truncate-digest/402690)

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**Author:** [@cjlightnsound](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cjlightnsound)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/truncate-digest/402690 "2026-05-11T19:03:32Z")

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:information\_source: Summary truncates post excerpts in digest emails to a configurable maximum length. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - cjlightnsound/truncate-digest: This discourse plugin allow…

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## [Moving the topic title, category area down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-the-topic-title-category-area-down/338603)

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**Author:** [@ozkn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ozkn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-the-topic-title-category-area-down/338603 "2024-11-26T21:30:04Z")

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How can I move the title and category area to the bottom?

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## [\`logged\_in\_users\` group page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logged-in-users-group-page/411152)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logged-in-users-group-page/411152 "2026-08-28T14:35:13Z")

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Somehow I had expected the new pseudo-groups to work similar to the everyone pseudo-group. There is no /g/everyone but /g/logged\_in\_users works and shows an empty group This member list seems misleading, and I wonde…

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## [WebFinger support for particular topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webfinger-support-for-particular-topics/374534)

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**Author:** [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webfinger-support-for-particular-topics/374534 "2025-07-16T19:08:22Z")

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We have a Discourse topic published on Discourse: https://forum.internet-czas-dzialac.pl/t/selfhosting-temat-zbiorczy/2856 With many fediverse apps, if I’d like to boost this topic from my Mastodon account, I can just …

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## [First search result cut off when using slightly larger OS text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-search-result-cut-off-when-using-slightly-larger-os-text/379937)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-search-result-cut-off-when-using-slightly-larger-os-text/379937 "2025-08-22T16:26:17Z")

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Hi there, I would just like to report a small bug here on Meta in desktop layout mode with all themes using Firefox 139 on a tablet running Android 15. It only happens when activated the Firefox setting to use the same f…

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## [Queued topic flags don't seem to be claimable while reviewable claiming is enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/queued-topic-flags-dont-seem-to-be-claimable-while-reviewable-claiming-is-enabled/325300)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/queued-topic-flags-dont-seem-to-be-claimable-while-reviewable-claiming-is-enabled/325300 "2024-09-06T12:25:11Z")

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Just happened to notice this, I kicked the setting on in order to hold a few things I wanted to review later, and while I can claim the queued post flag: I cannot claim the queued topic flag: Feels like a bug, an…

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## [RSS Polling and html / manual add events not working together?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-and-html-manual-add-events-not-working-together/368455)

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**Author:** [@Casus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Casus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-and-html-manual-add-events-not-working-together/368455 "2025-06-01T23:42:59Z")

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Self-hosting, version Discourse 3.5.0.beta6-dev with RSS Polling 0.0.1 and Discourse Calendar 0.5 plugins. I’d like to manually add events to certain RSS topic posts. When I edit the topic and add the event, the event …

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## [Custom Link in Discourse Not Highlighting When Clicked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-link-in-discourse-not-highlighting-when-clicked/339601)

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**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-link-in-discourse-not-highlighting-when-clicked/339601 "2024-12-01T06:15:09Z")

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I created a custom section to add a link in my Discourse instance. I added the link successfully, but when I click on it, it doesn’t get selected. Below, I’ll provide an example of how I would like it to behave when clic…

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## [CIDR Screened IPs Not Working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cidr-screened-ips-not-working/350369)

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**Author:** [@BrightMoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrightMoon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cidr-screened-ips-not-working/350369 "2025-02-04T05:56:17Z")

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I have entered some IPs to block in CIDR format such as; 106.192.0.0/11 Yet spammers still seem to be able to create accounts and post within that IP range, for example 106.219.242.99. Self hosted 3.4.0.beta4-dev. I’…

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## [How to get a list topics with a given tag, by a given user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-a-list-topics-with-a-given-tag-by-a-given-user/300570)

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**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-a-list-topics-with-a-given-tag-by-a-given-user/300570 "2024-03-22T18:15:50Z")

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I want to get a list of all topics tagged as blog by user1 with this search endpoint, (Discourse API Docs) it could take tags and username. but it returns posts by user1 from all topics tagged with blog, some topic…

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## [Making templates work with container queries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-templates-work-with-container-queries/355883)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-templates-work-with-container-queries/355883 "2025-03-05T16:40:25Z")

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I want to refactor some component templates to better support container queries. And I’ll need to add some additional wrappers, as I couldn’t query a container against itself. But if I do this, I wonder how to best name …

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