# Hot

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## [Category Boxes display tags instead of sub categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-boxes-display-tags-instead-of-sub-categories/308074)

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**Author:** [@digitaldominica](https://meta.discourse.org/u/digitaldominica)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-boxes-display-tags-instead-of-sub-categories/308074 "2024-05-15T12:39:08Z")

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Hi, is it possible to assign tags/tag group to a specific category and have these tags be displayed in the category-boxes layout? I have managed to load a custom component to edit the category-boxes layout, and want to …

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## [Cleaning up long running forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cleaning-up-long-running-forums/314077)

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**Author:** [@Bar\_Smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bar_Smith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cleaning-up-long-running-forums/314077 "2024-06-27T21:18:02Z")

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Hello, Our community has been around for close to a decade now and there are a TON of old posts that aren’t relevant or being used anymore. Those old posts are causing us to hit our storage and page view limits (largely…

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## [Live markdown editor for chat text box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-markdown-editor-for-chat-text-box/309005)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-markdown-editor-for-chat-text-box/309005 "2024-05-22T12:54:26Z")

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It would be great to have live markdown support in the chat text box. I feel the text box is too small to have a raw text editor and live preview side-by-side like the composer, but having a live markdown view would be g…

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## [Topic voting box too close to the border](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-voting-box-too-close-to-the-border/308404)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-voting-box-too-close-to-the-border/308404 "2024-05-17T09:31:23Z")

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Description The topic voting box is very close to the border Screenshot

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## [Add permalinks as an option for granular API access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-permalinks-as-an-option-for-granular-api-access/359148)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-permalinks-as-an-option-for-granular-api-access/359148 "2025-03-27T13:32:03Z")

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We need to issue an API key to create and delete Permalinks. Unfortunately, because Permalinks aren’t under granular control, we have to issue a global API key. For security purposes, it would be great to have the abili…

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## [System flagged old posts as spam?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flagged-old-posts-as-spam/400369)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flagged-old-posts-as-spam/400369 "2026-04-10T03:24:59Z")

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Within about three minutes, 10 old posts (between 2021 and 2024) all got flagged by the system. Seven were from a TL0 user (they have been locked there) Here is what is strange: All 10 are old posts, two of them are …

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## [Allow modifying posts in the review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-modifying-posts-in-the-review-queue/413608)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-modifying-posts-in-the-review-queue/413608 "2026-09-29T20:22:51Z")

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I do not believe that this is possible:

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## [Relative time specifications should use days for longer instead of immediatly jumping to months](https://meta.discourse.org/t/relative-time-specifications-should-use-days-for-longer-instead-of-immediatly-jumping-to-months/317961)

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**Author:** [@binarycat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/binarycat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/relative-time-specifications-should-use-days-for-longer-instead-of-immediatly-jumping-to-months/317961 "2024-07-24T00:55:10Z")

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i noticed this recently and it led to some confusion, a gap of ~80 days between posts will lead to a “3 months later” banner, which is quite confusing on the rust forums, since threads auto-lock after 3 months. addition…

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## [Can publishing "from" the \`#staff\` category prevent emails being sent?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-publishing-from-the-staff-category-prevent-emails-being-sent/350029)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-publishing-from-the-staff-category-prevent-emails-being-sent/350029 "2025-02-01T14:05:48Z")

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I have an #announcements category on which every user is set to watch the first post by default. This has been used over the years as an excellent way to send emails out to everyone. I create a new topic in a hid…

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## [Support tag icons for translated tags in tag banners](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-tag-icons-for-translated-tags-in-tag-banners/399840)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-tag-icons-for-translated-tags-in-tag-banners/399840 "2026-04-02T21:00:38Z")

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In the English version of the combined tag and category banner the tag icon is shown in front of the tag: This is not the case for the translated tag:

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## [Discourse Assign - how to assign posts using regex](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-how-to-assign-posts-using-regex/356139)

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**Author:** [@appeltaartje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/appeltaartje)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-how-to-assign-posts-using-regex/356139 "2025-03-06T19:25:14Z")

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Currently when I use “my list” or “your list” inside a text, the whole topic will be assigned to me or someone else. Is it also possible to use regex to assign a post to me or someone else?

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## [Glimmer compatibility](https://meta.discourse.org/t/glimmer-compatibility/352096)

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**Author:** [@tomtjes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomtjes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/glimmer-compatibility/352096 "2025-02-13T15:09:02Z")

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As an official theme, Minima should be compatible with the upcoming changes. Yet, after a recent update I get this notification: I’ve updated to the latest version of the theme. Might this be related to a component …

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## [Hide Users Column theme component strange alignment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-users-column-theme-component-strange-alignment/322165)

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**Author:** [@appeltaartje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/appeltaartje)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-users-column-theme-component-strange-alignment/322165 "2024-08-18T16:54:38Z")

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After installing Hide Users Column theme component the alignment is a little bit strange. The same is also true for theme creator / preview right now. When I go to Hide Users Column \> and I click preview \> Theme Cre…

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## [Is there an easier way to add an image to a group description?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-easier-way-to-add-an-image-to-a-group-description/349941)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Hyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Hyer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-easier-way-to-add-an-image-to-a-group-description/349941 "2025-01-31T19:00:22Z")

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In our community, we have a number of sub-communities (we call them teams), each of which owns a Group. We encourage those teams to create a robust description for themselves and to add a team photo of some sort. However…

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## [Posts converted to messages don't create group inboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-converted-to-messages-dont-create-group-inboxes/305662)

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**Author:** [@Chief-Engineer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chief-Engineer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-converted-to-messages-dont-create-group-inboxes/305662 "2024-04-27T02:57:05Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Group inboxes not appearing: It seems that if you convert a post to a message to a group, it won’t create links to the group inbox. I assume this doesn’t cause any noticeable issues if the…

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## [Solved topic timers override all other topic timers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-topic-timers-override-all-other-topic-timers/308131)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-topic-timers-override-all-other-topic-timers/308131 "2024-05-15T19:52:54Z")

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Let’s say topic A is in a category with solutions enabled. A staff member “B” schedules topic A to be deleted in a day, and leaves it. OP (marks their post as the solution, which causes the timer to change to whatever th…

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## [Automation error link to log has wrong search term](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-error-link-to-log-has-wrong-search-term/404736)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-error-link-to-log-has-wrong-search-term/404736 "2026-06-08T09:17:41Z")

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I recently had some errors in an automation The link “3 errors recently” was to https://mysite.net/logs?search=discourse-automation This took me to a blank page. Presumably because the errors did not contain the te…

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## [openNewMessage missing tags parameter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opennewmessage-missing-tags-parameter/296335)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opennewmessage-missing-tags-parameter/296335 "2024-02-22T15:23:24Z")

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I’m writing a plugin that needs to create PM that includes a tag. composer.openNewTopic includes a tags parameter, but openNewMessage does not. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/app/assets/javascripts/di…

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## [Using translated tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-translated-tags/399591)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-translated-tags/399591 "2026-03-30T20:32:19Z")

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How are translated tags expected to work? Currently, when I enable automatic translations, the autocomplete that appears after entering a # suggests German tags, but for searching, I need to enter the English tag. This …

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## [Per topic or tag: navigate to first post after topics are read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-topic-or-tag-navigate-to-first-post-after-topics-are-read/316717)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-topic-or-tag-navigate-to-first-post-after-topics-are-read/316717 "2024-07-17T02:56:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Navigate to first post after topics are read, category setting: It would be very helpful to be able to make some individual topics have the same behaviour as the category setting Navigate…

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## [Passkey option missing on "Enforce second factor on external auth" error screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/passkey-option-missing-on-enforce-second-factor-on-external-auth-error-screen/397772)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/passkey-option-missing-on-enforce-second-factor-on-external-auth-error-screen/397772 "2026-03-05T21:13:43Z")

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With enforce\_second\_factor\_on\_external\_auth enabled, if a user attempts to log in via social auth they get to this screen: But the option to log in via passkey is missing. It should be added to this screen.

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## [Is it possible to Embed into a form post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-embed-into-a-form-post/312946)

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**Author:** [@jack\_t](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack_t)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-embed-into-a-form-post/312946 "2024-06-20T20:32:09Z")

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Hello! I was wondering it is is possible to augment posts in a specific category with an Embedded JS SDK component? My forum has a “show and tell” category and we recently released this SDK to allow for easy embedding …

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## [What's new page doesn't exist after upgrade to latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-new-page-doesnt-exist-after-upgrade-to-latest/323730)

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**Author:** [@md-misko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/md-misko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 5:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-new-page-doesnt-exist-after-upgrade-to-latest/323730 "2024-08-28T05:58:18Z")

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/admin/dashboard/whats-new doesn’t exist or is private, was this page removed or is it an error?

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## [AI sentiment and emotion analysis reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-sentiment-and-emotion-analysis-reports/374215)

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**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-sentiment-and-emotion-analysis-reports/374215 "2025-07-15T00:23:12Z")

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The Discourse AI plugin includes sentiment analysis capabilities that can help you gain deeper understanding of the emotional tone of discussions across your community. This topic discusses two detailed example data expl…

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## [Add configurable option for choosing between JWT and UserInfo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-configurable-option-for-choosing-between-jwt-and-userinfo/312951)

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**Author:** [@klin938](https://meta.discourse.org/u/klin938)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-configurable-option-for-choosing-between-jwt-and-userinfo/312951 "2024-06-20T21:28:23Z")

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Hi guys, I am having an issue when setting up oidc with our Azure AD backend. I want to use preferred\_username as the default username since this is only field which is unique (email and name are recycled and reusable) …

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## [Wrong alignment of tooltip in Hebrew](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-alignment-of-tooltip-in-hebrew/356022)

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**Author:** [@yaacobyy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yaacobyy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-alignment-of-tooltip-in-hebrew/356022 "2025-03-06T08:21:46Z")

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Before saving an edit in Hebrew, the reason tooltip (after clicking the information icon) is aligned to the left instead of to the right (Hebrew is a right-to-left language).

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## [Is this possible ? Additional interactive editing dialog on file upload in create topic dialog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-possible-additional-interactive-editing-dialog-on-file-upload-in-create-topic-dialog/320836)

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**Author:** [@wewake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wewake)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-possible-additional-interactive-editing-dialog-on-file-upload-in-create-topic-dialog/320836 "2024-08-09T04:35:18Z")

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For a forum I am working on, I am looking to add a complex custom behaviour on the create topic dialog. In this niche forum, every topic revolves around a single image/PDF file. In short, I want to programmatically modi…

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## [Unable to determine Passkey issues behind Cloudflare Proxy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-determine-passkey-issues-behind-cloudflare-proxy/316366)

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**Author:** [@TheAlmightyZach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheAlmightyZach)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-determine-passkey-issues-behind-cloudflare-proxy/316366 "2024-07-15T17:57:35Z")

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UPDATE: Solved! To resolve the issue I was able to enable force\_https which got this all resolved for us. Turns out passkeys were trying to route to http:// but that mixed traffic wasn’t getting flagged by the browser. A…

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## [Missing margin in the .banner- box for Versatile Banner TC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-margin-in-the-banner-box-for-versatile-banner-tc/380650)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-margin-in-the-banner-box-for-versatile-banner-tc/380650 "2025-08-28T00:36:38Z")

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In the CSS for the Versatile Banner, there are conflicting margins for .banner-box .banner-box { margin: 0 auto; margin-top: 20px; } Unfortunately, this seems to give a double top margin (due to the main-outlet pad…

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## [Video uploaded with secure uploads to S3 has no thumbnail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-uploaded-with-secure-uploads-to-s3-has-no-thumbnail/313314)

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**Author:** [@Hoc\_Viet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hoc_Viet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-uploaded-with-secure-uploads-to-s3-has-no-thumbnail/313314 "2024-06-24T00:42:34Z")

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I configed secure uploads to S3 and upload a video to my post. In the post list it can show the video thumbnail, but when click to the detail page, it only show tha black thumbnail. When i inspect and check the code. Th…

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