# Hot

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## [Muted tags not respecting emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-tags-not-respecting-emails/389868)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-tags-not-respecting-emails/389868 "2025-11-28T06:37:39Z")

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Here on Meta I have the ai tag muted (I simply don’t want to see it) and my notification preferences for #announcements is set to watching first post so I get notified for new posts, which works as intended, but posts ta…

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## [Using discourse to manage support emails: receive and reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-manage-support-emails-receive-and-reply/320685)

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**Author:** [@exlabs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/exlabs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-manage-support-emails-receive-and-reply/320685 "2024-08-08T07:29:33Z")

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Hello everyone, I was really pleased to discover this feature of Discourse, Configuring incoming email to create new topics or group messages It is setup so that support emails create a new topic in a private category…

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## [Embedding weatherwidget.io in topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-weatherwidget-io-in-topic/301155)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-weatherwidget-io-in-topic/301155 "2024-03-27T13:30:43Z")

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I am trying to embed the code provided by weatherwidget.io into a Discourse topic. I have users that will be attending a physical location for an event, and I wanted to provide the upcoming weather in that area. I want t…

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## [Group with specific domain user email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-with-specific-domain-user-email/316584)

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**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-with-specific-domain-user-email/316584 "2024-07-16T15:41:10Z")

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I’m looking to create a group where users with a specific domain email ID (e.g., @tata.com) are automatically added and can access an additional specific board. If anyone knows how to achieve this, please share the detai…

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## [Can’t find a post even ID is known](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-find-a-post-even-id-is-known/342750)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-find-a-post-even-id-is-known/342750 "2024-12-16T20:59:56Z")

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I was fixing deprecated Font Awesome icons, but one gave this: I tried finding it using this: SELECT \* FROM posts WHERE id = 18289 AND deleted\_at IS NOT NULL But it couldn’t find anything. Any guesses why? And sho…

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## [Tag box settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-box-settings/312254)

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**Author:** [@Truest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Truest)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-box-settings/312254 "2024-06-16T02:17:48Z")

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Where are the tag box settings like the image below?

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## [Duplicate registration email issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-registration-email-issue/384953)

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**Author:** [@anoedo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anoedo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-registration-email-issue/384953 "2025-10-07T21:11:14Z")

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I have deployed a community using Discourse and configured the email settings with Tencent SMTP. However, I’ve encountered a tricky bug: whenever a new user registers on the forum, my platform keeps sending duplicate reg…

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## [Would like to understand side effects of deleting build-in category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-understand-side-effects-of-deleting-build-in-category/352889)

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**Author:** [@Yt.w](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yt.w)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-understand-side-effects-of-deleting-build-in-category/352889 "2025-02-18T12:40:00Z")

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I remember after I install discourse, there are 2 default categories. one is staff and another is general(?) actually for some reasons I deleted the general one, will it give my site any side effects?

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## [Password settings: "changing this may have far-reaching or unintended consequences for your site"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-settings-changing-this-may-have-far-reaching-or-unintended-consequences-for-your-site/378412)

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**Author:** [@BernardPaulus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BernardPaulus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-settings-changing-this-may-have-far-reaching-or-unintended-consequences-for-your-site/378412 "2025-08-13T10:33:00Z")

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Dear Discourse Community, On our self-hosted instance of Discourse, we’d like to increase the minimal count of unique characters, but we are faced with this scary warning: Does this warning imply anything else than: …

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## [Can't login to a new installation after restoring backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-to-a-new-installation-after-restoring-backup/374106)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-to-a-new-installation-after-restoring-backup/374106 "2025-07-14T09:08:04Z")

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I had this installation forum.example.com I had my admin account admin@forum.example.com with my password and 2FA Eventually I decided to migrate that to a new domain community.newexample.com Before I did that, I cr…

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## [AI exceeds LLM token thresholds randomly and unpredictably](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-exceeds-llm-token-thresholds-randomly-and-unpredictably/402334)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-exceeds-llm-token-thresholds-randomly-and-unpredictably/402334 "2026-05-06T19:01:15Z")

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I configured the LLM to a maximum of 8000 output tokens, discourse AI regularly sends requests that exceeds that threshold. Over time with trial and error and by looks at logs (which in itself a problem since there is n…

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## [Hide page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-page/371369)

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**Author:** [@tknospdr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tknospdr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-page/371369 "2025-06-23T17:52:26Z")

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Is there a way to completely hide the ‘/categories’ page from anyone that isn’t an admin? If that’s not a reasonable request, can someone help me track down the elements needed to hide the “All categories” link in the s…

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## [Photos are broken for synced posts to Wordpress using WP Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photos-are-broken-for-synced-posts-to-wordpress-using-wp-discourse/319342)

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**Author:** [@federatedRoss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/federatedRoss)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photos-are-broken-for-synced-posts-to-wordpress-using-wp-discourse/319342 "2024-07-30T21:41:39Z")

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After connecting, the posts go through to my discourse install, however the photos are broken. This is the HTML that they show: \<svg class="fa d-icon d-icon-unlink svg-icon" aria-hidden="true"\>\<use href="#unlink"\>\</use\>\<…

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## [Unable to change these email settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-these-email-settings/377004)

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**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-these-email-settings/377004 "2025-08-02T16:06:20Z")

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Hi I have a self hosted discourse forum and I’m unable to change these settings. Like there’s no dropdown or as such.

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## [LLM and custom personas not responding post update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/llm-and-custom-personas-not-responding-post-update/364309)

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**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/llm-and-custom-personas-not-responding-post-update/364309 "2025-05-01T01:10:23Z")

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I updated my Discourse instance today and now none of my AI LLMs or custom personas respond to prompts—there are no error messages, and the response does not complete. Has anyone run into this after an update? What steps…

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## [Secure Upload File URLs Changing to uploads/short-url in Public Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-upload-file-urls-changing-to-uploads-short-url-in-public-categories/410540)

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**Author:** [@Shahrear\_Chowdhury](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shahrear_Chowdhury)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-upload-file-urls-changing-to-uploads-short-url-in-public-categories/410540 "2026-08-20T16:34:08Z")

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Secure Upload is enabled, and the S3 file links changes when editing a Topic with files: from secure-uploads/original/... → to uploads/short-url/... This only happens in Public Categories. Is this expected behavior, a…

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## [Gitutils.try\_git throws error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitutils-try-git/400206)

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**Author:** [@xwj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xwj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitutils-try-git/400206 "2026-04-08T10:13:42Z")

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Could you please clarify which feature triggers a Git request? Currently, a Git error is preventing admin accounts from accessing the web page.

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## [How can I pin the footer to the bottom](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-pin-the-footer-to-the-bottom/304435)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed26](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahmed26)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-pin-the-footer-to-the-bottom/304435 "2024-04-18T11:42:05Z")

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I use the latest topic layout How can I pin the footer to the bottom in this page layout? it doesn’t stay fixed in this page layout this plugin does not work in this layout Easy Responsive Footer - theme-compone…

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## [Add interface preferences to individually hide Suggested and Related topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-interface-preferences-to-individually-hide-suggested-and-related-topics/409086)

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**Author:** [@akanora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akanora)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-interface-preferences-to-individually-hide-suggested-and-related-topics/409086 "2026-08-02T13:22:52Z")

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Hi! I’d like to suggest adding two optional interface preferences that allow users to hide the topic lists shown at the bottom of every topic. Instead of a single setting, I think it would be more flexible to let users…

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## [Title remove extraneous space disabled by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-remove-extraneous-space-disabled-by-default/398709)

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**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-remove-extraneous-space-disabled-by-default/398709 "2026-03-18T09:54:30Z")

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As some languages add space before double-sign punctuation (“?”, “!”) and some do not, I find it reasonable to suppose the users know what they are doing by default. So title remove extraneous space parameter should b…

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## [Unable to Associate Category Banner via API During Category Creation with Python Code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-associate-category-banner-via-api-during-category-creation-with-python-code/343743)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-associate-category-banner-via-api-during-category-creation-with-python-code/343743 "2024-12-21T06:39:11Z")

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Hi All, We are using a Python script to create categories and subcategories with hierarchy, along with category descriptions, and have successfully accomplished this. However, we also want to associate a category banner…

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## [Access Denied error when trying to customize some site texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-denied-error-when-trying-to-customize-some-site-texts/377902)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-denied-error-when-trying-to-customize-some-site-texts/377902 "2025-12-24T19:18:23Z")

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Also, since I started down this path, I now get this when I attempt to edit certain site texts:

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## [Cron Job to remove dangling docker images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cron-job-to-remove-dangling-docker-images/348208)

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**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cron-job-to-remove-dangling-docker-images/348208 "2025-01-21T16:14:01Z")

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I am looking at setting up the following command as a cron job. The purpose of this command is to remove old containers that are no longer needed by Discourse. It will automatically manage my docker space consumption. d…

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## [Permit setting all posts and comments (site and/or user-wide) to wikis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permit-setting-all-posts-and-comments-site-and-or-user-wide-to-wikis/364412)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permit-setting-all-posts-and-comments-site-and-or-user-wide-to-wikis/364412 "2025-05-01T18:49:02Z")

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As a user, I’d like others to be able to contribute improvements to everything that I post. As an administrator, I’d like to do the same for everyone’s posts.

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## [Manual configuration For VLLM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-configuration-for-vllm/330492)

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**Author:** [@Sidi\_Codet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sidi_Codet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-configuration-for-vllm/330492 "2024-10-11T20:23:57Z")

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Please, I need help with the manual configuration of VLLM in the AI model section admin/plugins/discourse-ai/ai-llms/new?llmTemplate=none.

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## [Publish group read state on posts in which the group is mentioned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/publish-group-read-state-on-posts-in-which-the-group-is-mentioned/320644)

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**Author:** [@elmstedt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elmstedt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/publish-group-read-state-on-posts-in-which-the-group-is-mentioned/320644 "2024-08-08T02:28:57Z")

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Expanding the use of this feature to include posts in which the group is mentioned could be used to help teams better coordinate either through knowing who has seen a user request or combined with the use of whispers so …

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## [Embedding Video Into Posts Using iframe](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-video-into-posts-using-iframe/362993)

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**Author:** [@RobertBerger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobertBerger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-video-into-posts-using-iframe/362993 "2025-04-22T16:06:06Z")

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This seems like something that would have been addressed at some point, but I attempted several searches on the meta here to no avail. How do I imbed videos on posts within my discourse?

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## [How do you customize hot topic score algorithm with a plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-customize-hot-topic-score-algorithm-with-a-plugin/396003)

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**Author:** [@fangjue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fangjue)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-customize-hot-topic-score-algorithm-with-a-plugin/396003 "2026-02-13T09:58:34Z")

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The built-in Hot sorting algorithm is very simple and might not be suitable for different use cases. From my basic understanding of Discourse codebase, currently there is not user-facing site settings or appropriate plug…

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## [Ipad/safari - Composer window moving to top of screen?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-safari-composer-window-moving-to-top-of-screen/399794)

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**Author:** [@Jesse\_Starks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jesse_Starks)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-safari-composer-window-moving-to-top-of-screen/399794 "2026-04-02T16:57:29Z")

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Seeing new behavior this morning (Ipad safari), where composer is jumping to the top of the screen for some reason… rather than being anchored to the bottom. I can’t increase the window height. Also when the composer is …

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## [How to set the trust level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-the-trust-level/311698)

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**Author:** [@尔德\_王](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E5%B0%94%E5%BE%B7_%E7%8E%8B)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-the-trust-level/311698 "2024-06-12T07:46:35Z")

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How to set the level of all registrations (users without verified email) to Trust Level 0 Trust level 1 for users with verified email?

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