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## [Multilingual sites: ask for preferred language at registration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multilingual-sites-ask-for-preferred-language-at-registration/73497)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multilingual-sites-ask-for-preferred-language-at-registration/73497 "2025-03-23T12:42:25Z")

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Thank you very much for the feature allowing users selecting their preferred locale. Very helpful for communities living multilingual realities! Have you considered to allow users to define their preferred locale at reg…

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## [POP3 polling stopped working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-stopped-working/38490)

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**Author:** [@brianmcdonald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brianmcdonald)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-stopped-working/38490 "2020-06-30T22:04:00Z")

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Hi all, I had been using the email-in and reply-by-email features and they were working well for a few months until they suddenly stopped working. I suspected that the polling period was too frequent and google may have…

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## [Backup without uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-without-uploads/259531)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-without-uploads/259531 "2024-02-19T09:28:39Z")

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On CDCK hosting, “please choose between two identical yet slightly different worded options”… do you want it without uploads or without including uploads… Also, the left button does not actually “download” a backup,…

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## [Discourse AI create user error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-create-user-error/312281)

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**Author:** [@Truest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Truest)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-create-user-error/312281 "2025-04-24T05:13:42Z")

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RuntimeError (User already exists) app/controllers/application\_controller.rb:422:in \`block in with\_resolved\_locale' app/controllers/application\_controller.rb:422:in \`with\_resolved\_locale' lib/middleware/omniauth\_bypass\_…

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## [Feature / Plugin Idea: Auto cross-post from Fandom Wiki to a Discourse Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-plugin-idea-auto-cross-post-from-fandom-wiki-to-a-discourse-category/409960)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-plugin-idea-auto-cross-post-from-fandom-wiki-to-a-discourse-category/409960 "2026-08-13T01:19:36Z")

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Hello Meta, I recently thought of something interesting and wanted to know if this could be a possible feature upcoming or an idea for users to be build upon. Idea: Posts made on a fandom are Auto-posted to a specif…

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## [Ability to filter solved / unsolved messages in group PM inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-filter-solved-unsolved-messages-in-group-pm-inbox/367370)

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**Author:** [@agit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agit)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-filter-solved-unsolved-messages-in-group-pm-inbox/367370 "2025-05-23T22:58:48Z")

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Hello, we love the solved plugin. Is there a way to add the solved yes/no filter to groups? We are using the groups (with email) for supprt ticketing like discourse (How Does Team Discourse Use Discourse?) so it would b…

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## [Calendar disappeared after creating subcategory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-disappeared-after-creating-subcategory/305039)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-disappeared-after-creating-subcategory/305039 "2024-04-23T09:50:28Z")

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Hi, we had a calendar enabled in a category and it was displayed without problems. Now we have created a subcategory and the calendar is gone. I have checked the settings, and the category is still selected to display th…

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## [Dashboard Report - Consolidated Pageviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-consolidated-pageviews/289263)

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**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-consolidated-pageviews/289263 "2025-03-24T23:37:49Z")

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This is an SQL version of the Dashboard Report for Consolidated Pageviews. This SQL report provides a daily count of pageviews from logged in users, anonymous users, and crawlers on a Discourse site. -- \[params\] -- dat…

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## [Can't seem to figure out how to replace Watched Words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-seem-to-figure-out-how-to-replace-watched-words/206091)

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**Author:** [@galligan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/galligan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-seem-to-figure-out-how-to-replace-watched-words/206091 "2022-02-14T10:02:49Z")

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Previously we were using the Auto-Linkify theme component, but now unable to do that as we discontinue use of it. So now we’re trying to work with the built-in Watched Words feature, and doing a Replace with RegEx. We’…

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## [Switching to Discourse Subscriptions from WordPress Subscriptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-to-discourse-subscriptions-from-wordpress-subscriptions/167917)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-to-discourse-subscriptions-from-wordpress-subscriptions/167917 "2024-02-05T22:15:10Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse Subscriptions As the Discourse Subscriptions plugin matures I want to start planning for moving my existing memberships from WooCommerce Subscriptions to Discourse Subscriptions.…

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## [Discourse AI error (Gemini 1.5)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-error-gemini-1-5/312280)

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**Author:** [@Truest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Truest)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-error-gemini-1-5/312280 "2025-04-24T05:08:01Z")

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undefined method \`dig’ for nil:NilClass" Error with Discourse AI Plugin I’m encountering the following error while using the Discourse AI plugin: Error Message: Job exception: undefined method \`dig' for nil:NilClass L…

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## [I want Discourse to work more like Mastodon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-discourse-to-work-more-like-mastodon/151706)

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**Author:** [@Vision](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vision)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-discourse-to-work-more-like-mastodon/151706 "2025-10-11T14:05:00Z")

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Hi all, hope you are all well For me i feel Topics is really not necessary as it takes time to figure out the appropriate topic title, and now a days you can’t see it often on other platform so the user is programed to …

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## [Remove a user from a channel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-a-user-from-a-channel/295175)

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**Author:** [@VirgilVulpes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VirgilVulpes)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-a-user-from-a-channel/295175 "2025-02-01T03:48:22Z")

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I think the chat plugin needs an option to Kick and/or a temporarily ban users from specific chat channels.

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## [Emojis do not show in toc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-do-not-show-in-toc/340173)

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**Author:** [@lalejand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lalejand)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-do-not-show-in-toc/340173 "2026-02-07T16:16:39Z")

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Hi, I use some emojis un my titles, but in the TOC they are not displayed. For instance: ### 📣 Aide chapitrage vidéo des mini-webinaires displays as Aide chapitrage vidéo des mini-webinaires in the toc. Is there a…

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## [Separate S3 access keys for backups and uploads?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-s3-access-keys-for-backups-and-uploads/335479)

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**Author:** [@wttw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wttw)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-s3-access-keys-for-backups-and-uploads/335479 "2025-05-09T18:56:57Z")

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I want to use separate backblaze B2 buckets for backups and uploads. I don’t want discourse to have access to any buckets other than the two it is using. Backblaze allows creating an application key to access either a s…

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## [Permanent route to posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanent-route-to-posts/350740)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanent-route-to-posts/350740 "2025-07-24T06:07:21Z")

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I would like to be able to link to single posts with a permanent route. Currently, single posts are reachable via their position inside a thread. If a post is moved to another thread or the order of posts inside a thre…

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## [Rake posts:reorder\_posts gives \`UniqueViolation\` error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-posts-reorder-posts-gives-uniqueviolation-error/254098)

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**Author:** [@Julien\_Palard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julien_Palard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-posts-reorder-posts-gives-uniqueviolation-error/254098 "2024-12-10T09:57:50Z")

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Context: I’m trying to split a post. To do so I think I need to: Create a new post in the topic. Edit both posts content as I want. Change owner of the post I created to match the original one Change the timestamp of t…

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## [Choose leaderboard linked in profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/choose-leaderboard-linked-in-profile/314980)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/choose-leaderboard-linked-in-profile/314980 "2024-07-04T11:40:09Z")

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Is there a way to make the board that shows up on the profile not be the /1 first board?

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## [Chat messages layout to look more like Telegram](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-messages-layout-to-look-more-like-telegram/357678)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-messages-layout-to-look-more-like-telegram/357678 "2025-09-17T22:16:47Z")

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I’d like our Discourse Chats to look more like Telegram for ease of read; Telegram layout is very well thought out: my messages alighed to the right side others’ messages aligned to the left side different colours Spac…

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## [How to follow a user and get notifications for this specific user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-follow-a-user-and-get-notifications-for-this-specific-user/69928)

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**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-follow-a-user-and-get-notifications-for-this-specific-user/69928 "2025-03-21T13:32:30Z")

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I searched but couldn’t find an answer to this specifically… Is there a way to get a notification (email, desktop) for a specific user? I know you can suppress specific users…

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## [Protecting members from accidentally sharing their email address in a PM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/protecting-members-from-accidentally-sharing-their-email-address-in-a-pm/227214)

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**Author:** [@michellefs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michellefs)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/protecting-members-from-accidentally-sharing-their-email-address-in-a-pm/227214 "2024-11-08T06:26:15Z")

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A member replied to a PM that I sent them and clearly replied directly from their email provider. Below their response was “…” which opened a full view of the email thread. This, of course, included: From: my comm…

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## [Group Chat @here/@all - localization/translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-chat-here-all-localization-translation/387097)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-chat-here-all-localization-translation/387097 "2025-10-29T17:34:35Z")

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Hey guys, It would be neat to localize the @all/@here commands in chat, or preferably use global site settings (existing @here command site setting and additional @all site setting).

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## [How to set up fine-grained admin permissions or limit export capability?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-up-fine-grained-admin-permissions-or-limit-export-capability/399510)

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**Author:** [@bmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bmind)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-up-fine-grained-admin-permissions-or-limit-export-capability/399510 "2026-03-29T09:42:49Z")

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Hello dear community, is there any possibility to set up an environment variable so that it would not be possible through the admin dashboard UI? Is there any possibility to limit what UX allows admins to do? I want to …

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## [Date Type On Custom User Fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-type-on-custom-user-fields/47357)

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**Author:** [@redprogrammer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/redprogrammer)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-type-on-custom-user-fields/47357 "2026-02-19T06:05:16Z")

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Hi, i wanto to add date picker named with birthday on signup , but in customize-\>user fields part 3 input tpyes how can i add datepicker to signup part? Best Regards

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## ["Image could not be loaded error" when click to zoom in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-could-not-be-loaded-error-when-click-to-zoom-in/399548)

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**Author:** [@sencagri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sencagri)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-could-not-be-loaded-error-when-click-to-zoom-in/399548 "2026-03-30T10:46:26Z")

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You can check the website itself. When I click the picture I want to zoom in. It says “Image could not be loaded”. But when I click others picture and use arrow key to find the image I want there is no problem. I couldn’…

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## [Translating to Malayalam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-to-malayalam/61207)

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**Author:** [@EducatorWaji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EducatorWaji)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-to-malayalam/61207 "2025-04-20T07:37:40Z")

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Hello dear discourse team, I have started to translate the discourse to Malayalam in transifex. But, I have came across some barriers, which I would like to discuss here. Basically, Malayalam is a non adapting language…

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## [Check-in punch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-in-punch/300957)

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**Author:** [@Monikas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monikas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-in-punch/300957 "2024-09-15T20:52:42Z")

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I would like to ask if there is a check-in punch card plugin Like in the picture. Then use the points earned from checking in and clocking in to unlock hidden content in the post

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## [Daily Summary Plugin / digest mode: all categories? alternatives?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-plugin-digest-mode-all-categories-alternatives/261020)

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**Author:** [@Flominator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Flominator)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-plugin-digest-mode-all-categories-alternatives/261020 "2026-08-05T03:35:12Z")

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Hi there, at Restore Mailing List Mode Daily Summary I learned that @joebuhlig created discourse-mlm-daily-summary with the intention to bring back, what sounds like a feature that used to included in the mailing list …

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## [Links not generated properly for subfolder site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-not-generated-properly-for-subfolder-site/278007)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-not-generated-properly-for-subfolder-site/278007 "2025-04-24T05:09:19Z")

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We are running into an issue that all of the links that the bot is generating when searching our site aren’t taking our subfolder configuration into account. Is this known?

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## [Smoke-testing plugins during upgrade process](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smoke-testing-plugins-during-upgrade-process/71118)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smoke-testing-plugins-during-upgrade-process/71118 "2025-05-15T00:35:41Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Blank page loaded after todays upgrade due to incompatible plugin: Plugin compatibility is an issue that has bitten me a couple of times. Yes - I have been using unsupported plugins. But n…

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