# Hot

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## [Add crop feature for avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-crop-feature-for-avatars/70979)

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**Author:** [@DaBeast\_45](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DaBeast_45)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-crop-feature-for-avatars/70979 "2026-08-25T20:34:01Z")

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Can we add a crop feature to discourse so my photoshopped pikachu’s ear won’t be cut off?

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## [Using Discourse Auth Proxy as an SSO Provider for another site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-auth-proxy-as-an-sso-provider-for-another-site/312872)

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**Author:** [@bstgmr02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bstgmr02)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-auth-proxy-as-an-sso-provider-for-another-site/312872 "2025-04-03T14:38:55Z")

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My idea is simple, I would like to use Discourse as an SSO provider on one of my other websites. I was pointed to using Discourse Auth Proxy by Discourse. I have used the following config below: #!/bin/sh # you are goi…

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## [Can forum views count be hidden?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-forum-views-count-be-hidden/343612)

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**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-forum-views-count-be-hidden/343612 "2024-12-20T10:52:21Z")

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Is there a built-in option or a proper setting within Discourse to completely hide the views count on the forum? I’m not looking to hide it through CSS or by making visual tweaks, but rather a proper configuration or tog…

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## [API invite with group\_names param returns 403 for group-owner user unless they are admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-invite-with-group-names-param-returns-403-for-group-owner-user-unless-they-are-admin/410808)

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**Author:** [@Lew\_Grothe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lew_Grothe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-invite-with-group-names-param-returns-403-for-group-owner-user-unless-they-are-admin/410808 "2026-08-24T16:40:25Z")

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Summary A non-admin user who is an owner of a Discourse group can successfully invite new members with that group assigned through the web UI invite dialog. The identical action via the REST API (/invites.json, Global-s…

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## [No backup warn link issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-backup-warn-link-issue/215303)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-backup-warn-link-issue/215303 "2024-12-23T19:48:47Z")

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Hello, Finally I installed Discourse Encrypt :slightly\_smiling\_face: and I noticed a minor issue. On the warn message after enable encryption the link goes to /my/preferences/account page not /my/preferences/security. …

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## [Can not save any fields on the profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-save-any-fields-on-the-profile/342634)

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**Author:** [@wzrdtales](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wzrdtales)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-save-any-fields-on-the-profile/342634 "2024-12-16T21:47:36Z")

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In one of our deployment, we cannot save any field of the profiles. There is no setting preventing this, and there is no error. Neither while saving nor in the logs. It appears as saved, but after a page refresh it shows…

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## [Following an ActivityPub Actor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/following-an-activitypub-actor/314580)

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**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/following-an-activitypub-actor/314580 "2024-12-29T14:47:41Z")

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This topic covers following an ActivityPub Actor in Discourse with the Discourse ActivityPub Plugin, and follows on from Setting up an ActivityPub Actor. If you’re not sure what this means, head on over to the Discourse …

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## [CSS loading fails on hotlinks from a Discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-loading-fails-on-hotlinks-from-a-discourse-forum/385067)

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**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emyoulation)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-loading-fails-on-hotlinks-from-a-discourse-forum/385067 "2025-10-17T01:09:31Z")

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We are seeing a new odd behavior for hotlinks to a streamlit.app when posted to our support forum. When browsing (via Firefox, have not tested other browsers) to a hotlinked application, the CSS on the destination site i…

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## [Harmonized search feature for groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/harmonized-search-feature-for-groups/343393)

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**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/harmonized-search-feature-for-groups/343393 "2026-01-30T15:41:34Z")

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When I create a new direct message, in the field “Add users or groups…”, the search only looks for groups whose id or name begin with the prompt, not contain the prompt. It also doesn’t search in the groups’ description. …

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## [Strikethrough with empty lines](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strikethrough-with-empty-lines/172632)

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**Author:** [@lucasbasquerotto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucasbasquerotto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strikethrough-with-empty-lines/172632 "2025-05-15T00:23:29Z")

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When strikethrough is used with multiple lines, it works if the lines that are inside it don’t have empty lines, otherwise it might make some lines without strikethrough. The main problem here is that the preview shows …

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## [Posts synced from Zendesk do not send notifications and emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-synced-from-zendesk-do-not-send-notifications-and-emails/283987)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-synced-from-zendesk-do-not-send-notifications-and-emails/283987 "2026-02-18T15:06:29Z")

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When posts are synchronized from Zendesk, users do not get a(n email) notification for these posts. Regular posts created in those topics do cause notifications to be sent. I believe that this might be happening becaus…

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## [User automatically to a Group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-automatically-to-a-group/47420)

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**Author:** [@Imperator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Imperator)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-automatically-to-a-group/47420 "2025-10-23T11:42:57Z")

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Hello, if that possible? I have created a costum userfield as Dropdown with Faction 1 Faction 2 The user have to set the Faction on the Register and cant edit it. Now he should automatically join the Group of his F…

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## [Send Promotion PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-promotion-pms/17248)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-promotion-pms/17248 "2024-09-11T12:01:44Z")

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So recently I was promoted to leader here on meta and I got to thinking… nothing notified me that I was promoted. I just happened to notice it. Are we missing an opportunity here? Should be send a system generated PM to…

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## [Site does not appear in google searches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-does-not-appear-in-google-searches/174340)

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**Author:** [@onecame](https://meta.discourse.org/u/onecame)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-does-not-appear-in-google-searches/174340 "2024-12-17T10:08:46Z")

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Hi, I searched for my site on googl but my site could not be found.(googl search site:form.gelcoz.tk)? .. and I added a sitemap to googl seo, but I get an error “the sitemap could not be read”? Sitemap

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## [.rss latest and hot appear the same?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-latest-and-hot-appear-the-same/342671)

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**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-latest-and-hot-appear-the-same/342671 "2024-12-16T14:51:10Z")

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We are using both the ‘hot’ and ‘latest’ rss feeds on our forum for some simple distribution of topics to wordpress. Here are the feeds: Now, when we use the RSS reader on wordpress to display these two feeds, the r…

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## [List of countries dropdown field](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-countries-dropdown-field/138150)

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**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-countries-dropdown-field/138150 "2025-06-05T20:08:22Z")

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What would be the way to add a dropdown list of Countries for Users, without having to create a Custom User field and add them one by one?

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## [Discourse Data Explorer Power BI integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-data-explorer-power-bi-integration/159577)

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**Author:** [@loginerror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loginerror)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-data-explorer-power-bi-integration/159577 "2025-02-24T19:58:33Z")

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Discourse Data Explorer Power BI integration I recently made a cool Power BI function which fetches Data Explorer data directly to Power BI with minimal overhead. Thus, if you are like me, and you wanted to have the dat…

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## [Discourse pwa badge not updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-pwa-badge-not-updating/343981)

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**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-pwa-badge-not-updating/343981 "2024-12-23T15:25:16Z")

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Hey everyone, I’ve installed the PWA for my Discourse site on both Android and iOS, and overall, the experience has been excellent. I also installed the theme component Add To Home Screen (iOS, iPadOS), and everything w…

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## [Customize user card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-user-card/168394)

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**Author:** [@sbernhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sbernhard)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-user-card/168394 "2025-10-10T19:47:02Z")

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Is it somehow possible to customize the information / fields on a user card?

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## [Encrypt plug-in issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encrypt-plug-in-issue/315241)

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**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encrypt-plug-in-issue/315241 "2024-12-23T19:46:03Z")

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I seem to have an issue with the encryption plug-in seems to be twofold First I noted I could read a PM from my transactional email service So I sent that test message to someone who recently just had to reactivate …

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## [WYSIWYG Editor Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wysiwyg-editor-plugin/68246)

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**Author:** [@quangbuule](https://meta.discourse.org/u/quangbuule)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wysiwyg-editor-plugin/68246 "2025-03-12T23:39:52Z")

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This is work in progress, please give me some thought. :smile: :muscle:

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## [Topic Yearly Auto Archive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-yearly-auto-archive/47787)

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**Author:** [@eriko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eriko)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-yearly-auto-archive/47787 "2025-03-24T23:16:16Z")

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This is the first draft of the plugin mentioned here: Anyone interested in a mass automatic archiving plugin? Basically on a certain (configurable) day of the year all topics posted before a certain (configurable) day g…

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## [Adding suggested "Search in category" options for search bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-suggested-search-in-category-options-for-search-bar/340259)

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**Author:** [@Prospleforum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Prospleforum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-suggested-search-in-category-options-for-search-bar/340259 "2024-12-04T00:48:47Z")

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Hi! Was wondering if anyone knew how to add these search in category suggestions similar to Asana in their search bar?

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## [Help Needed: Assigning Separate CSS Roots for Light and Dark Modes in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-assigning-separate-css-roots-for-light-and-dark-modes-in-discourse/335070)

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**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-assigning-separate-css-roots-for-light-and-dark-modes-in-discourse/335070 "2024-12-03T22:55:20Z")

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Here’s a professional translation for your message: I am currently using Discourse Color Scheme Toggle. On my localhost, I have both light and dark modes enabled. I’ve already set up a CSS root specifically for my site…

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## [Issue with preloaded data causing x10 slower loading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-preloaded-data-causing-x10-slower-loading/366612)

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**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-preloaded-data-causing-x10-slower-loading/366612 "2025-07-15T07:38:48Z")

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We noticed the the tracking state in the data-preloaded is extremely long particularly for trust level 3 or 4 or users who have been active for a long time. Is deleting users’ topic tracking states from the db or altern…

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## [Get all users who have watching as notification type](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-all-users-who-have-watching-as-notification-type/294671)

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**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-all-users-who-have-watching-as-notification-type/294671 "2025-04-23T06:24:35Z")

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Hi!, How do we get all the users who have “watching” as notification type in ruby?

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## [Posting to a Discourse forum from iOS Shortcuts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-to-a-discourse-forum-from-ios-shortcuts/99394)

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**Author:** [@alldritt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alldritt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-to-a-discourse-forum-from-ios-shortcuts/99394 "2025-05-02T22:05:59Z")

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This post describes how to post new topics to a Discourse forum using the new iOS Shortcuts app.

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## [Letter avatars missing after upgrade from v3.3.0.beta3 to v3.5.0.beta2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatars-missing-after-upgrade-from-v3-3-0-beta3-to-v3-5-0-beta2/360056)

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**Author:** [@malee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/malee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatars-missing-after-upgrade-from-v3-3-0-beta3-to-v3-5-0-beta2/360056 "2025-04-03T08:30:41Z")

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After a rebuild all of the letter avatars are missing from the forum. It looks like the relative paths have changed.For example, prior to the rebuild the letter ‘M’ had the base name 24.png, this has been changed to 72.p…

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## [Using Tools as Pseudo-Agents for Specialized Directives](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-tools-as-pseudo-agents-for-specialized-directives/393750)

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**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-tools-as-pseudo-agents-for-specialized-directives/393750 "2026-01-18T21:12:14Z")

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I hope this hasn’t been substantively answered elsewhere—I searched but didn’t find a direct discussion on this approach. The Problem Currently, there doesn’t appear to be a way to call other agents (personas) from with…

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## [Group Based Category Moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-based-category-moderation/396462)

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**Author:** [@canbekcan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/canbekcan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-based-category-moderation/396462 "2026-02-19T08:27:51Z")

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I am having trouble defining the group as a category moderator. ▶ Screen Shots I checked other topics but I could not find the solution.

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