# Hot

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## [Allow to tag topics in multiple categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-tag-topics-in-multiple-categories/291189)

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**Author:** [@PeakProsperity](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PeakProsperity)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-tag-topics-in-multiple-categories/291189 "2024-01-11T16:45:09Z")

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I’d like to suggest a feature improvement. It would be nice if you could setup an automation to tag topics in multiple categories. Currently, when setting up an automation to automatically tag topics, you can only sele…

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## [Customize direct-delivery Postfix configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-direct-delivery-postfix-configuration/118759)

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**Author:** [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-direct-delivery-postfix-configuration/118759 "2026-02-14T23:28:15Z")

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If you have a mail receiver container which requires customised Postfix configuration, this is the topic for you. Herein are described the steps required to set Postfix main.cf configuration variables to whatever your h…

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## [Tip: when testing inbound email with fake user accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tip-when-testing-inbound-email-with-fake-user-accounts/288363)

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**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tip-when-testing-inbound-email-with-fake-user-accounts/288363 "2024-05-23T20:35:39Z")

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…remember to send with the alias for the fake account’s email address. I just spent an embarrassing amount of time troubleshooting inbound email because Discourse was rejecting every reply-by-email from my fake users. I…

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## [User-specific Discourse home page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-specific-discourse-home-page/160229)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-specific-discourse-home-page/160229 "2024-10-31T12:23:44Z")

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I would like a way to give individual users the ability to have any page as their home page. Background Currently, we can set the default homepage to be one of several views, and users can personalise this: Using a pl…

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## [SMTP setup not working with GMail's smtp-relay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-setup-not-working-with-gmails-smtp-relay/190425)

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**Author:** [@kvsf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kvsf)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-setup-not-working-with-gmails-smtp-relay/190425 "2026-03-05T17:29:13Z")

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I can’t get SMTP setup working with Discourse and GMail’s SMTP I enabled SMTP Relay in Google’s settings, allowed sending from my domain (no IP whitelisting), using SMTP auth + encryption. Discourse is hosted on forum.…

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## [Migrate Vanilla Forums 2023 to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-vanilla-forums-2023-to-discourse/290180)

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**Author:** [@luisgz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/luisgz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-vanilla-forums-2023-to-discourse/290180 "2025-09-22T19:12:21Z")

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Hello, I have an vanilla Forums site and I would like to migrate to discourse. Is it possible? Exists any plugin for it? I only have interest in users, categories, posts and tags. Thanks.

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## [Config help when reverse proxy and discourse on seperate computers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/config-help-when-reverse-proxy-and-discourse-on-seperate-computers/403720)

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**Author:** [@selfaware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/selfaware)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/config-help-when-reverse-proxy-and-discourse-on-seperate-computers/403720 "2026-05-24T15:15:00Z")

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Hi, System: Unbuntu 24.04 Nginix I have a fully functional discourse server running @ forum.example.com on e.g, 192.168.0.2 and a reverse proxy hosting a static home page @ example.com on e.g., 192.168.0.1. Since th…

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## [Change chat channel linked category in Rails console?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-chat-channel-linked-category-in-rails-console/327361)

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**Author:** [@Magie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Magie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-chat-channel-linked-category-in-rails-console/327361 "2024-12-02T15:23:38Z")

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Dear Discourse community, it is not possible in the UI to change the category which is linked to a chat channel. I need to move a chat to a different category. I am wondering if this is possible through the Rails conso…

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## [How to hide topic title shifts to header while scrolling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-topic-title-shifts-to-header-while-scrolling/388468)

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**Author:** [@saish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saish)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-topic-title-shifts-to-header-while-scrolling/388468 "2025-11-14T14:54:44Z")

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When I scroll on the topic page, the title shifts into the header, which I would like to prevent. Is there a setting or any other solution that can help me achieve this?

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## [URL for a post's raw content for a particular revision](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-for-a-posts-raw-content-for-a-particular-revision/369083)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-for-a-posts-raw-content-for-a-particular-revision/369083 "2025-09-23T20:05:27Z")

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I don’t know if this is possible or not, but I would like to access the raw content (markdown) of a post’s old revision by URL. I’ve tried the URL described in How to get a previous version/revision of a post through th…

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## [More efficient (inline) template usage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-efficient-inline-template-usage/278757)

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**Author:** [@BryanV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BryanV)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-efficient-inline-template-usage/278757 "2024-05-10T16:56:55Z")

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I would like the ability to paste replies “inline” i.e. in the middle of a sentence. I had requested this for the previous other plugin, and there was some (seemingly positive) discussion about it, but I have not been ab…

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## [Topic deletion should clear assignment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-deletion-should-clear-assignment/271996)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-deletion-should-clear-assignment/271996 "2025-08-27T11:21:13Z")

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An internal user contacted me yesterday because he couldn’t find all the topics assigned to his group. The group count said (at the time) 2, but only one was listed. Fast-forward to today, when I had time to look at it,…

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## [Nextcloud support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nextcloud-support/109728)

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**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nextcloud-support/109728 "2026-01-20T20:14:38Z")

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Hi guys, I‘m working a lot with Nextcloud for document management and like to include individual folder sharings inside Discouse wikis / topics to offer direct access. The best way would be a plugin, that dynamically sh…

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## [Trust Level 1 -- Basic : Edit own posts for 3 - 5 days after posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-1-basic-edit-own-posts-for-3-5-days-after-posting/304383)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_DC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_DC)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-1-basic-edit-own-posts-for-3-5-days-after-posting/304383 "2025-02-12T23:06:56Z")

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Hi :slight\_smile: It’s quite common that I think of better wording for a question I asked recently. But, often, the 1st day has already passed. Reading Understanding Discourse Trust Levels I understand that: Trust Le…

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## [There was an error while trying to write to \`/src/Gemfile.lock\`. It is likely that you need to grant write permissions for that path](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-was-an-error-while-trying-to-write-to-src-gemfile-lock-it-is-likely-that-you-need-to-grant-write-permissions-for-that-path/334048)

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**Author:** [@sidt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sidt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-was-an-error-while-trying-to-write-to-src-gemfile-lock-it-is-likely-that-you-need-to-grant-write-permissions-for-that-path/334048 "2025-05-22T21:51:40Z")

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Get the following error, while trying docker instructions from https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009. $ d/boot\_dev --init; Using source in: /local/discourse Using data in: …

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## [Cant use object in block of add\_to\_serializer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-use-object-in-block-of-add-to-serializer/290494)

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**Author:** [@Honeyxilia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Honeyxilia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-use-object-in-block-of-add-to-serializer/290494 "2024-01-04T10:51:58Z")

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Hello ! I’m currently working on the Multilingual Plugin, and in the add\_to\_serializer method, i wish to use the &block arguements by giving a lambda, to avoid code redundancy, and to pass arguments in it correspond…

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## [Bulk Tagging offers wrong tags for category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-tagging-offers-wrong-tags-for-category/299669)

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**Author:** [@LeoDavidson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoDavidson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-tagging-offers-wrong-tags-for-category/299669 "2024-03-16T22:44:35Z")

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Discourse 3.3.0.beta1, just updated. I’m seeing an issue where the Bulk Tag commands (e.g. Replace Tags or Append Tags) is not offering the correct tags for the category I am in. The category is restricted to the “Rele…

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## [Controlling Web Crawlers For a Site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/controlling-web-crawlers-for-a-site/244925)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/controlling-web-crawlers-for-a-site/244925 "2025-07-19T07:51:39Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to manage web crawlers on your Discourse site. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Web crawlers can significantly impact your site’s performance by increasing p…

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## [Share drafts for groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-drafts-for-groups/264558)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-drafts-for-groups/264558 "2024-07-26T06:34:41Z")

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It would be awesome to extend this feature to groups. It’s been very useful in my collective to draft newsletters over time.

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## [Sidebar show upcoming events setting description needs an update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-show-upcoming-events-setting-description-needs-an-update/331443)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-show-upcoming-events-setting-description-needs-an-update/331443 "2026-01-27T10:16:06Z")

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Since FIX: addCommunitySectionLink secondary argument by KrisKotlarek · Pull Request #28135 · discourse/discourse · GitHub, the “Upcoming events” link is no longer displayed under “More” in the sidebar, but is instead di…

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## [👅 Markdown Flavors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-flavors/208844)

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**Author:** [@keegan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keegan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-flavors/208844 "2024-10-07T18:34:29Z")

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:mag: Overview This theme component allows you to select a flavor for which markdown style you want outputted when making posts. Each markdown ‘flavor’ is inspired by a format of markdown commonly used on the web. …

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## [Make group mailinglist mode real mailinglist mode like in categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-group-mailinglist-mode-real-mailinglist-mode-like-in-categories/299996)

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**Author:** [@agit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-group-mailinglist-mode-real-mailinglist-mode-like-in-categories/299996 "2024-10-10T09:42:52Z")

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For now only categories enable “real” mailinglist mode, wich means you really get ALL mails even your owns and if you answer a thread online. This doesn’t work for mailinglist mode in groups \[1\]. :sadpanda: It is hard t…

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## [Cryptocurrency tip system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cryptocurrency-tip-system/92531)

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**Author:** [@CryptoRux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CryptoRux)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cryptocurrency-tip-system/92531 "2024-11-26T02:48:01Z")

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Hi discourse! I have many requests for Crypto tip system. I also want to reward my users, active users, with some crypto tips. is this possible? i can imagine the stuff in my head …but i dont know how to implement it…

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## [Composer button bar suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-button-bar-suggestions/251059)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-button-bar-suggestions/251059 "2025-01-21T22:53:00Z")

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Hello, This is a common issue on our forum. The native mobile context menu and selection is make complicate to use the editor button bar. So I made some hacky changes (need more work) but I think this is good, for an id…

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## [Review media and embedded media setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-media-and-embedded-media-setting/285810)

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**Author:** [@rachel-statsnz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rachel-statsnz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-media-and-embedded-media-setting/285810 "2024-09-02T23:18:34Z")

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Hi :blush: I have the review\_media\_unless\_trust\_level setting and the min trust to post embedded media setting set at Trust level 4. However, I have noticed that Trust Level 2 Users still are allowed to post images in …

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## [Automatically embed Mastodon posts from URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-embed-mastodon-posts-from-url/257460)

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**Author:** [@crashfistfighter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crashfistfighter)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-embed-mastodon-posts-from-url/257460 "2025-08-29T06:10:07Z")

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Hi there, my community shares a lot of Mastodon posts. Although the resulting OneBox gives a preview of the post, users typically need to click through to see the full post and any embedded media. Alternatively, users c…

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## [Template staff notices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/template-staff-notices/256060)

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**Author:** [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/template-staff-notices/256060 "2024-08-04T05:44:45Z")

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On Replit Ask we handle duplicate bug reports and duplicates in a unique way. If they add value we merge them into the original like on other forums but if it does not we close the duplicate and add a staff note sayings …

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## [Add tags by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-tags-by-email/25796)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-tags-by-email/25796 "2025-09-05T19:35:07Z")

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I’ve had a request for the ability to add tags to topics when posting by email. This could work by adding a line as follows starting with tags: and then a comma separated list. tags: tag1, tag2, tag3 I can see potenti…

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## [Wordpress / discourse integration not connecting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-integration-not-connecting/284744)

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**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-integration-not-connecting/284744 "2025-02-21T16:19:52Z")

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I’m struggling to get wordpress to connect to discourse (my install is here forum.employ.com), here is my error message: \[2023-11-07 19:14:56\] connection.INFO: check\_connection\_status.failed\_to\_connect {"error":"wpdc\_re…

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## [Resetting latest/activity after a post deletion?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resetting-latest-activity-after-a-post-deletion/56602)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resetting-latest-activity-after-a-post-deletion/56602 "2025-09-06T15:57:49Z")

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Hi, everyone! One of my admins had a question that I think might be a feature request: Something that’s been annoying me since forever, is the fact that discourse doesn’t reset a thread’s activity time after deleting …

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