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## [Cannot find Daily Summary topics except via direct link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-find-daily-summary-topics-except-via-direct-link/394942)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-find-daily-summary-topics-except-via-direct-link/394942 "2026-02-02T13:45:14Z")

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Here on Meta, I cannot find the Daily Summary topics. I have them muted, as well as the whole #site-feedback:forum-summaries category. The only unmuted topic is the Weekly Summary (but I don’t see that since the whole ca…

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## [Bug Report On User Profile Click Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-report-on-user-profile-click-issue/344369)

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**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-report-on-user-profile-click-issue/344369 "2025-01-27T10:04:13Z")

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I believe there is a bug. When you open the chat window and navigate to the DM’s tab, selecting a chat and then clicking on the user’s name takes you to their profile page. This profile page typically includes sections l…

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## [Sidebar Menu Visibility for Logged-In Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-menu-visibility-for-logged-in-users/338236)

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**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-menu-visibility-for-logged-in-users/338236 "2024-11-25T13:45:54Z")

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Hello, How can I create a sidebar menu that is visible only to users who are logged in to the platform? I am trying to set it up from the admin panel, but it becomes visible to everyone. Is there an option to make it ac…

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## [Can Discourse be used as the core discussion forum for an education or e-learning platform?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-be-used-as-the-core-discussion-forum-for-an-education-or-e-learning-platform/375250)

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**Author:** [@Suheb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Suheb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-be-used-as-the-core-discussion-forum-for-an-education-or-e-learning-platform/375250 "2025-07-22T15:16:09Z")

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Can I use Discourse as the main discussion tool where students and teachers interact in my online education website or app?

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## [Full HTML support in (sub)category boxes - workaround?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-html-support-in-sub-category-boxes-workaround/345644)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-html-support-in-sub-category-boxes-workaround/345644 "2025-01-05T12:33:51Z")

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Hey guys We run regular contests in our forum. For each contest, we set up a dedicated subcategory. At this point, we would like to add more rich content to each category box, such as buttons, links, div and p tags, et…

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## [How to display the like button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/403674)

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**Author:** [@bird](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bird)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/403674 "2026-05-22T23:11:18Z")

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## [Controllers and Routes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/controllers-and-routes/376468)

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**Author:** [@itd-john](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itd-john)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/controllers-and-routes/376468 "2025-07-29T21:51:24Z")

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When following the tutorial for setting up a custom controller and route, I get the Routing Error page. The page lists the paths and controllers, which is all correct however, when I request the resource, I get errors. I…

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## [Can’t reply to a chat message to create a thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-reply-to-a-chat-message-to-create-a-thread/315439)

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**Author:** [@JoseDB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoseDB)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-reply-to-a-chat-message-to-create-a-thread/315439 "2024-07-08T16:08:06Z")

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When browsing on mobile or in the Discourse Hub app I can’t reply to a chat message in order to create a thread. Single press on a message brings up no menu (switching to request desktop mode fixes this, but can’t do th…

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## [Must zoom out to allow scrolling tag choices properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/must-zoom-out-to-allow-scrolling-tag-choices-properly/302502)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/must-zoom-out-to-allow-scrolling-tag-choices-properly/302502 "2024-04-05T01:46:56Z")

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Here we are on a Chromebook at zoom level CTRL+0. We attempt to scroll the tag chooser (A), but we end up instead scrolling a different part of the screen (B). This means, well, that we will have a hard time choosin…

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## [Why can't my Qiniu Cloud S3 attachments load in the forum after successful upload?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3/393142)

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**Author:** [@rocher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rocher)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3/393142 "2026-01-19T12:15:00Z")

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Successfully uploaded to the cloud storage vendor Qiniu Cloud, the loaded link is: https://img.i4ta.com/original/1X/5be788f6a5e3d0efa278e1e87b6c6ca6be2ce4cf.mp4, and the browser prompts: { "error": "download token not specified" } Video loaded in the topic:

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## [How to implement Mistral with Embeddings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-implement-mistral-with-embeddings/361095)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-implement-mistral-with-embeddings/361095 "2025-04-11T14:44:35Z")

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I’ve been struggling to set up Embeddings with Mistral AI, I suspect because Mistral requires a model to be passed. Do you know whether this is possible (and if so, how), or what should be done to make it possible?

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## [Stop Discord prompting for auth on every login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-discord-prompting-for-auth-on-every-login/355494)

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**Author:** [@Mako-Poisoned](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mako-Poisoned)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-discord-prompting-for-auth-on-every-login/355494 "2025-03-11T21:05:51Z")

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Hi there! I’ve setup discord login on my self hosted installation. It works pretty great…except for one small thing. When a user signs in with discord, they are taken to the authorization page every time, meaning th…

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## [Discourse.fontawesome-6-upgrade needs updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-fontawesome-6-upgrade-needs-updating/347147)

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**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-fontawesome-6-upgrade-needs-updating/347147 "2025-01-14T23:09:03Z")

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Hello all, I just upgraded Discourse and do recieve the following message in two out of my four instances: \[Admin Notice\] One of your themes or plugins needs updating for compatibility with upcoming Discourse core cha…

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## [Only posts with no likes or reactions can be "liked" in an archived topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-posts-with-no-likes-or-reactions-can-be-liked-in-an-archived-topic/399681)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-posts-with-no-likes-or-reactions-can-be-liked-in-an-archived-topic/399681 "2026-04-01T12:42:28Z")

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I understand that posts in archived topic cannot be liked or reacted. On that basis, how come this post can be liked (in a sense that you can press the heart, although it throws a ‘That reaction was created too long ago.…

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## [Stat Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stat-banner/283177)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stat-banner/283177 "2024-11-13T13:47:14Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Stat Banner displays a list of site stats on your homepage :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository https://github.com/discourse/discours…

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## [Show the fullscreen button on tablet composer, when creating a topic and editing body/title of topic first](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-the-fullscreen-button-on-tablet-composer-when-creating-a-topic-and-editing-body-title-of-topic-first/302561)

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**Author:** [@traceymoko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/traceymoko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-the-fullscreen-button-on-tablet-composer-when-creating-a-topic-and-editing-body-title-of-topic-first/302561 "2024-04-05T09:50:19Z")

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Don’t know if this is a Contribute \> Bug or Contribute \> UX – feel free to move if needed. Summary When creating or editing a topic on tablet, the fullscreen button is visible when you first open the composer: Howev…

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## [Bypassing watched words with confusable character replacements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypassing-watched-words-with-confusable-character-replacements/342955)

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**Author:** [@billgraziano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/billgraziano)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypassing-watched-words-with-confusable-character-replacements/342955 "2024-12-17T19:21:16Z")

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I’m not 100% sure this a bug. But watched words can’t match weirdly encoded posts. Or I can’t write the regex to make it match them. I have been hit with a bunch of spam lately. Watched words helped initially but now…

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## [Moving to New Server woes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-to-new-server-woes/356493)

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**Author:** [@Samir\_Faci](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Faci)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-to-new-server-woes/356493 "2025-03-10T19:34:29Z")

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I am moving my discourse installation to a new server, DNS etc is all already patched up, valid SSL certificates on the server I copied the /var/discourse folder from server A to server B and trying to rebuild it but i’m…

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## [Subscriptions: Style the campaign banner, bump subscribers to a trust level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-style-the-campaign-banner-bump-subscribers-to-a-trust-level/316010)

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**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-style-the-campaign-banner-bump-subscribers-to-a-trust-level/316010 "2024-05-18T10:18:11Z")

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Is there instructions somewhere to modify the looks of the banner? Also, when I click add to sidebar nothing happens, ideally I’d just like a simple text link here One final thing I’ve not figured out is where …

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## [RTL (Right-to-Left) Text Alignment Issue with Table of Contents Component in Farsi](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-right-to-left-text-alignment-issue-with-table-of-contents-component-in-farsi/373560)

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**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-right-to-left-text-alignment-issue-with-table-of-contents-component-in-farsi/373560 "2025-07-10T06:37:09Z")

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I’m using the Table of Contents (TOC) component in my Discourse forum, and I’ve noticed an alignment issue when the forum language is set to Farsi (Persian), which is a Right-to-Left (RTL) language. Problem Descrip…

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## [Forum unavailable with redis error in unicorn logs (](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-unavailable-with-redis-error-in-unicorn-logs/331677)

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**Author:** [@AxelTerizaki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AxelTerizaki)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-unavailable-with-redis-error-in-unicorn-logs/331677 "2024-10-20T21:50:05Z")

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Hello. I’m hosting two forums on my machine, both are up to date (3.4.0.beta3-dev for one, and I can’t check the one that is unavailable) One of them has been updated earlier this week and stopped working suddenly abou…

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## [Embeds Stuck on “Loading Discussion…”? Topic Not Created? Here's the Fix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embeds-stuck-on-loading-discussion-topic-not-created-heres-the-fix/374029)

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**Author:** [@nlambert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nlambert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embeds-stuck-on-loading-discussion-topic-not-created-heres-the-fix/374029 "2025-07-13T21:57:42Z")

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Over the course of a few days I noticed a lot of people have searched and posted for solutions concerning comment embeds. I am one of those people. I hope this post helps others in the same situation. I am new to Discou…

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## [Spammers using uploaded images in spam e-mails. Any advice how to resolve?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spammers-using-uploaded-images-in-spam-e-mails-any-advice-how-to-resolve/312062)

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**Author:** [@fifafu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fifafu)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spammers-using-uploaded-images-in-spam-e-mails-any-advice-how-to-resolve/312062 "2024-06-17T08:47:19Z")

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I have a Discourse installation and am super happy with it. Recently spammers have found ways to workaround the built in spam-protection. The problem is, they post images in their posts and then immediately embed these i…

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## [Opening PDF after save to iOS home screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-pdf-after-save-to-ios-home-screen/376033)

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**Author:** [@Halden42](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Halden42)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-pdf-after-save-to-ios-home-screen/376033 "2025-07-27T10:18:38Z")

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i have found a workaround for this i’d like to share. if you use S3 or another external provider for uploads, you can safely ignore this topic. My workaround only applies to hosting’s where the uploads are stored local…

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## [Limiting voting in a poll to many groups causes a layout issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limiting-voting-in-a-poll-to-many-groups-causes-a-layout-issue/374620)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limiting-voting-in-a-poll-to-many-groups-causes-a-layout-issue/374620 "2025-07-17T10:30:52Z")

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The poll layout breaks when there are too many groups in the limit voting to these groups setting. You can see the difference when you look at these two polls while logged out: poll poll

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## [Assigning mod status to multiple users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-mod-status-to-multiple-users/343817)

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**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-mod-status-to-multiple-users/343817 "2024-12-21T19:32:18Z")

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Is there a way to assign mod status to multiple users at once, for example, by grouping users based on certain criteria? Let’s say, I want to assign mod status to all users with the @example.com email domain. Is it possi…

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## [Setting topic timer to auto-close after last post not suggest dates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-topic-timer-to-auto-close-after-last-post-not-suggest-dates/383600)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-topic-timer-to-auto-close-after-last-post-not-suggest-dates/383600 "2025-09-25T12:46:30Z")

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When I set a topic timer to auto-close topic, I am offered a convenient list of dates to choose from. Such a time saver! However, when I set a timer to auto-close after last post, I am only prompted with a duration. …

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## [Plugin "Duplicate export" error after Discourse update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-duplicate-export-error-after-discourse-update/398882)

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**Author:** [@LeoDavidson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoDavidson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-duplicate-export-error-after-discourse-update/398882 "2026-03-20T16:38:16Z")

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Updating to 2026.3.0-latest has broken my plugin again. Can anyone help explain what is wrong? I see this error in the F12 console in Chrome: app.js:73 Failed to load plugin discourse-directoryopus from https://resour…

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## [Option to create a tag when bulk assigning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-create-a-tag-when-bulk-assigning/302404)

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**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-create-a-tag-when-bulk-assigning/302404 "2024-04-04T14:12:19Z")

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We are re-organizing a bunch of existing posts and some require new tags to be created. We noticed that when we are trying to reassign tags we don’t have the option to create a new tag. Compare that to I am creating a to…

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## [Diff between revisions no longer visible when there is a hidden revision in between](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diff-between-revisions-no-longer-visible-when-there-is-a-hidden-revision-in-between/406254)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diff-between-revisions-no-longer-visible-when-there-is-a-hidden-revision-in-between/406254 "2026-07-02T19:01:30Z")

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On some posts, the edit history is not as helpful as it used to be because changes aren’t shown. (This might be different for users with extended permissions here on Meta; in that case, logging out or using a test user m…

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