# Hot

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## [Issue in advanced category settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-dans-les-parametres-avances-des-categories/400288)

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**Author:** [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-dans-les-parametres-avances-des-categories/400288 "2026-06-29T19:39:08Z")

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Hello, I noticed a bug in the advanced settings for categories: you can only save changes in the general settings, not in the advanced ones. Do you have the same issue? For your information, I performed the update...

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## [Show name of everyone group based on default locale during category creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-name-of-everyone-group-based-on-default-locale-during-category-creation/395225)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-name-of-everyone-group-based-on-default-locale-during-category-creation/395225 "2026-02-12T11:22:17Z")

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Just like all default group names, the name of the everyone group is determined based on the default locale. So, in my forum, it’s not “everyone” but “jeder.” But during the creation of a category (no matter if my interf…

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## [Best practice for moving users away from institutional email domains while avoiding duplicate/impersonation accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practice-for-moving-users-away-from-institutional-email-domains-while-avoiding-duplicate-impersonation-accounts/405143)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practice-for-moving-users-away-from-institutional-email-domains-while-avoiding-duplicate-impersonation-accounts/405143 "2026-06-17T13:54:10Z")

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I run an independent Discourse community https://physicswithethan.discourse.diy which previously allowed institutional email addresses and external SSO. I now want to move toward ordinary local Discourse accounts using …

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## [Wrong join date and post count in reviewable insights](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-join-date-and-post-count-in-reviewable-insights/391232)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-join-date-and-post-count-in-reviewable-insights/391232 "2026-08-05T15:22:28Z")

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Steps to reproduce: Enable Reviewable UI refresh at least for the admin group. Use an admin user that was created a while ago and has a few posts. Flag one of your posts. Check the insights tab on the reviewable. Expe…

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## [If offline when pushing the reply button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-offline-when-pushing-the-reply-button/299494)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-offline-when-pushing-the-reply-button/299494 "2024-03-17T08:57:19Z")

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Try this test. Compose a reply to some thread. Okay now switch your cell phone to offline. Now press the reply button to send the reply. Now turn your network back on. The reply gets stuck with the saving message spiiner…

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## [How to get Discourse Meta Branded Theme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-discourse-meta-branded-theme/299211)

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**Author:** [@Imgbi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Imgbi)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-discourse-meta-branded-theme/299211 "2025-02-24T06:04:49Z")

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The default team of this community is so cool, by far the best team I’ve see in discourse. Others opinion may vary though. Please, is there any way I can get the Meta Branded Theme? Thanks.

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## [Logs and actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logs-and-actions/290752)

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**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logs-and-actions/290752 "2024-01-06T20:35:47Z")

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A moderator of our forum raised some question about how to interpret these actions: Of that list, only the green markers are actual moderators. The rest are normal users. My understanding is that user\_archive is the…

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## [Discourse Solved Reminders - suggesting already solved topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-solved-reminders-suggesting-already-solved-topics/327291)

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**Author:** [@xomiamoore](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xomiamoore)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-solved-reminders-suggesting-already-solved-topics/327291 "2026-05-22T06:29:39Z")

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:information\_source: Overview We should improve the PM sent to the user who solved a topic by making sure the topics suggested in that PM are not yet solved. :white\_check\_mark: Acceptance criteria \[Current functionali…

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## [How to make 1000 simultaneous uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-1000-simultaneous-uploads/374040)

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**Author:** [@Abbas\_Muhammad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abbas_Muhammad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-1000-simultaneous-uploads/374040 "2025-07-15T14:04:24Z")

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HI All How i can set the limit of 5images at a time to 1000 or more images at a time? In my website i want to upload chunk of photos which are my photos taken from my phone

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## [Include link and description when adding to google calendar and ical](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-link-and-description-when-adding-to-google-calendar-and-ical/278507)

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**Author:** [@Marty\_Downs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marty_Downs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-link-and-description-when-adding-to-google-calendar-and-ical/278507 "2024-05-06T00:40:17Z")

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The interface for adding an event to the calendar has a space for a URL–and it shows up very nicely in the display in Discourse, but when a user saves the event to their own calendar (via the three dots on the top right …

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## [Including your site in Discourse Discover](https://meta.discourse.org/t/including-your-site-in-discourse-discover/314909)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/including-your-site-in-discourse-discover/314909 "2026-07-07T22:04:56Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to opt-in your Discourse community to be included in Discourse Discover, a new initiative to make Discourse communities more discoverable. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: A…

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## [Is there REST resource for uploading and assigning Attachments to Posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-rest-resource-for-uploading-and-assigning-attachments-to-posts/360953)

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**Author:** [@hat\_trick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hat_trick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-rest-resource-for-uploading-and-assigning-attachments-to-posts/360953 "2025-05-05T22:12:03Z")

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Hi, My attachments are pdf, images, etc. I did not find an Attachment parameter in the Post resource. I thought about using the Upload resource and specifying type=“composer”. But I do not see a way to associate…

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## [Clickable Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clickable-topic/183339)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clickable-topic/183339 "2025-12-19T12:52:01Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Clickable Topic makes the entire area of a topic-list-item clickable, as opposed to just the topic title. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: R…

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## [Skip unchanged users for badge mass edit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-unchanged-users-for-badge-mass-edit/397539)

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**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-unchanged-users-for-badge-mass-edit/397539 "2026-04-08T07:57:01Z")

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Currently, mass editing badges while removing them from previous holders results in people getting a badge removed and immediately regranted, if they are in the intersection of previous and future holders. This results …

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## [New users aren't starting the discobot tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-arent-starting-the-discobot-tutorial/62995)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 89\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-arent-starting-the-discobot-tutorial/62995 "2026-03-13T04:36:13Z")

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I’ve had discobot enabled for two weeks and am running into problems with it. Not a single new user has responded to discobot’s “greetings!” message, and my own moderators are having a hard time understanding what it is …

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## [Do you use the Lounge category on your community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-the-lounge-category-on-your-community/218178)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-the-lounge-category-on-your-community/218178 "2026-02-15T01:56:42Z")

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Just being curious here. Admins of Discourse forums, do you use the Lounge category? Do you explain it yourself to your members or just let the default trust level 3 description does its job? Is it actually used, and f…

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## [Accidently deleted a badge, any way to restore it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidently-deleted-a-badge-any-way-to-restore-it/325704)

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**Author:** [@Senior\_Avr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Senior_Avr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidently-deleted-a-badge-any-way-to-restore-it/325704 "2024-09-12T05:14:06Z")

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I’ve accidently deleted a badge for all users (“top contributor”). Is there a way restore it from DB? I have yesterday’s backup and obv. I won’t restore all of it, but is there a way to SQL the backup DB and restore onl…

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## [Admin confirmation email reception problem (installation on Hostinger)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-de-reception-du-mail-de-confirmation-admin-installation-sur-hostinger/377258)

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**Author:** [@SRBAG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SRBAG)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-de-reception-du-mail-de-confirmation-admin-installation-sur-hostinger/377258 "2025-08-06T22:02:43Z")

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Hello, I'm desperately trying to install a Discourse forum on my server. Everything goes well until the end, but I never receive the confirmation email to activate my administrator account. I am hosted...

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## [Provide topic count via Discourse AI tool API \`discourse.getUser\` function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-topic-count-via-discourse-ai-tool-api-discourse-getuser-function/394878)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-topic-count-via-discourse-ai-tool-api-discourse-getuser-function/394878 "2026-02-09T08:32:08Z")

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Feature description: Add a key to the object returned by the Discourse AI tool API discourse.getUser function that provides the number of topics created by the user. Current behavior: Additional capabilities can be prov…

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## [Email Sender Names with =0D](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-sender-names-with-0d/301865)

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**Author:** [@tgrosinger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgrosinger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-sender-names-with-0d/301865 "2024-04-04T03:58:23Z")

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Whenever an email is sent as a response to someone posting on my discourse site, their name has “=0D” appended in the message sender. For example, here’s what the From header looks like: From: Tony Grosinger=0D via MySi…

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## [New strings from discourse/discourse aren't added to Crowdin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-strings-from-discourse-discourse-arent-added-to-crowdin/309802)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-strings-from-discourse-discourse-arent-added-to-crowdin/309802 "2024-05-31T09:43:53Z")

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I noticed that the strings added for the empty chat list are still not available in Crowdin. At least I cannot find them. It doesn’t seem to be a matter of time because the string that was added to the ai plugin in #649 …

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## [Unread count not reflective of actual new replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-count-not-reflective-of-actual-new-replies/379662)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-count-not-reflective-of-actual-new-replies/379662 "2025-08-24T23:49:43Z")

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This happened twice in the same topic. What happened was that the topic list will have an indicator of ‘2’, but there’s only 1 new (unread) reply in that topic. For example: (Note the 2) (There’s only 1!)

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## [Automatic replies to something else flags don't update the bump date in the inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-replies-to-something-else-flags-dont-update-the-bump-date-in-the-inbox/393447)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-replies-to-something-else-flags-dont-update-the-bump-date-in-the-inbox/393447 "2026-04-08T16:13:28Z")

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Last week I noticed that the automatic reply to the PM created when I flagged a post did not bump the conversation. When you are notified by the green envelope on your avatar, the date of the activity might not be that r…

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## [Emails displaying in entirety](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-displaying-in-entirety/350464)

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**Author:** [@guildedgrey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guildedgrey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-displaying-in-entirety/350464 "2025-02-04T16:34:28Z")

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Why do some emails display in their entirety, while others require members to “click here” to see past the first two lines? Is this a universal option? We would like the email copies/notifications to display the entire…

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## [Feature request: make it possible to translate custom sidebar links and sections](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-make-it-possible-to-translate-custom-sidebar-links-and-sections/299871)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-make-it-possible-to-translate-custom-sidebar-links-and-sections/299871 "2026-07-22T04:52:55Z")

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I have a sidebar with a custom link in the global section (Bienvenido) and an entire custom section (Participa) with various links. Is there a way to translate these links and section headings for a different user locale…

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## [Change "There are no latest topics. That's sad." to a less depressing message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-there-are-no-latest-topics-thats-sad-to-a-less-depressing-message/162268)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-there-are-no-latest-topics-thats-sad-to-a-less-depressing-message/162268 "2025-06-27T18:45:10Z")

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It is possible to arrive at a view in discourse where a list of latest topics shows no results, for example when you are a new user and looking at tracked topics when you’re not tracking any topics, categories or tags ye…

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## [Interacting with tables on mobile isn't the best](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interacting-with-tables-on-mobile-isnt-the-best/274322)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interacting-with-tables-on-mobile-isnt-the-best/274322 "2024-01-26T21:41:30Z")

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When you touch a table on mobile when table-builder is enabled, it reduces the table opacity to 0.5. The edit button is floating outside the screen, on the right. If you want to select some table content for, say, copy…

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## [/categories\_and\_latest and /categories pages shows error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-and-latest-and-categories-pages-shows-error/354600)

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**Author:** [@honzao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honzao)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-and-latest-and-categories-pages-shows-error/354600 "2025-02-28T08:44:40Z")

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Hello, our site is throwing 500 error when opening /categories\_and\_latest or /categories pages. The error detail is ArgumentError (comparison of Integer with nil failed) app/models/category\_list.rb:235:in \`\<=' app/mod…

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## [How to set categories in sidebar that will be visible to everyone?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-categories-in-sidebar-that-will-be-visible-to-everyone/291269)

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**Author:** [@kaustubh\_gumlet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kaustubh_gumlet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-categories-in-sidebar-that-will-be-visible-to-everyone/291269 "2024-01-11T10:12:10Z")

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I wish to select 5 categories from my list of categories that will be shown to everyone (members and guests). I can’t find a way to do that. Can someone help?

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## [Creating a Top 20 leaderboard for a specific date range](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-top-20-leaderboard-for-a-specific-date-range/314999)

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**Author:** [@Giovanni\_Lignarolo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Giovanni_Lignarolo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-top-20-leaderboard-for-a-specific-date-range/314999 "2024-07-04T14:37:24Z")

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When I create a leaderboard for a specific group and date range, it seems to be calculating all time cheers, am I missing something? Also, is there a way to only show top 20 of a specific range?(quarter)

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