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## [What will be the proper way to troubleshoot the errors?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-be-the-proper-way-to-troubleshoot-the-errors/302822)

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**Author:** [@Evgueni\_Plokhotniouk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Evgueni_Plokhotniouk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-be-the-proper-way-to-troubleshoot-the-errors/302822 "2024-04-08T16:36:34Z")

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Hello everyone, I have to support the discourse server where I see the error in the log below. What will be the correct approach to fix that error? The version is 3.3.0.beta1. Thanks app/views/layouts/application.html…

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## [/invite links have no social graph images and summary cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-links-have-no-social-graph-images-and-summary-cards/299378)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-links-have-no-social-graph-images-and-summary-cards/299378 "2024-03-14T17:51:48Z")

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The invite/show route seems to not add any open graph meta attributes, which is a bit sad since those invite links are often shared and should be enticing. Can this get the same open graph attributes that the / start pag…

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## [Rich Text Formatting (WYSIWYG)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rich-text-formatting-wysiwyg/148687)

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**Author:** [@s1clarke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/s1clarke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rich-text-formatting-wysiwyg/148687 "2025-03-12T23:44:37Z")

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Hi all, The users of my Discourse community are sports teachers who are not very technical, therefore the enforced use of markdown in the editor has created some formatting problems in posts. Ideally, we could enable a…

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## [Offline page clarification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offline-page-clarification/373596)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offline-page-clarification/373596 "2025-07-09T16:22:26Z")

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I’m definitely not an advanced user, even though I am able to follow some steps and with the help of ChatGPT and Claude, sometimes I can get to where I want to go. That being said, when looking at this topic about havin…

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## [Bypass approval required via bulk invite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypass-approval-required-via-bulk-invite/291924)

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**Author:** [@Rusty\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rusty_M)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypass-approval-required-via-bulk-invite/291924 "2024-01-17T08:58:24Z")

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It’s very clear that this topic has come up many times before and it appears a hard line was finally drawn in this post in 2022: https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-generated-invites-bypass-the-must-approve-users-require…

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## [Embed draw.io iframe in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-draw-io-iframe-in-discourse/291917)

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**Author:** [@whitewaterdeu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/whitewaterdeu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-draw-io-iframe-in-discourse/291917 "2024-01-17T08:31:36Z")

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I want to embed draw.io in my post But when I paste these code, there is only a small frame How can I expand it? This is my post 心肌梗死误诊胆囊炎一例及如何减少心梗漏诊率 - 🥼实践与临床 - 始徒Beginner

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## [Dashboard Report - Moderator Warnings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-moderator-warnings/291876)

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**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-moderator-warnings/291876 "2024-01-16T23:58:51Z")

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This is an SQL version of the Dashboard Report for Moderator Warnings. This report counts the number of user warnings sent by personal messages from moderators. -- \[params\] -- date :start\_date = 2023-12-15 -- date :end…

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## [Change SMTP settings in a working forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-smtp-settings-in-a-working-forum/131817)

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**Author:** [@Yankxcool](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yankxcool)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-smtp-settings-in-a-working-forum/131817 "2024-09-03T21:27:59Z")

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Hello, just a quick question. It’s possible to edit SMTP email options on a working forum? Rebuild command will wipe all forum content (threads, posts, users, design)? in the case that I edit app.yml Thanks.

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## [Desktop Category Page Style topic count empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/desktop-category-page-style-topic-count-empty/331056)

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**Author:** [@Pieces](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pieces)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/desktop-category-page-style-topic-count-empty/331056 "2024-10-15T21:28:30Z")

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Hello, I did a search but haven’t found the answer so far. Please let me know if this already addressed. I changed the Desktop Category Page Style setting to Subcategory with Featured topics. This seems to work as inten…

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## [Facing issue with header element loading into the DOM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facing-issue-with-header-element-loading-into-the-dom/331107)

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**Author:** [@sandeep\_jadhav.N](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sandeep_jadhav.N)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facing-issue-with-header-element-loading-into-the-dom/331107 "2024-10-16T16:21:35Z")

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Hi Team, I’m adding a html element dynamically into my header. there are times when, the DOM is loaded without the dynamic html element.

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## [Hiding Subcategories in "boxes with subcategory" theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-subcategories-in-boxes-with-subcategory-theme/221380)

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**Author:** [@Samantha\_O](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samantha_O)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-subcategories-in-boxes-with-subcategory-theme/221380 "2024-10-02T03:46:12Z")

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Hello discourse world! Anyone had any success with hiding sub categories on the homepage within any of the discourse standard “box” layouts? We want to have a simple, clean homepage. Plus we want to tone down a bit of …

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## [Broken image in Discourse (but they work in the message preview)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-image-in-discourse-but-they-work-in-the-message-preview/90429)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-image-in-discourse-but-they-work-in-the-message-preview/90429 "2025-01-14T08:51:59Z")

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Hi, When I publish a WP post to Discourse, the images won’t show up: But they do show up in the message preview if I edit the topic. Saving the edit or rebuilding the message HTML don’t fix it. Typical HTML of …

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## [Any way to accept paypal or stripe payment at signup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-accept-paypal-or-stripe-payment-at-signup/158325)

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**Author:** [@avraajan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/avraajan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-accept-paypal-or-stripe-payment-at-signup/158325 "2024-07-02T10:37:15Z")

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Any way to accept paypal or stripe payment at signup. We would like to collect membership fee at signup.

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## ["Recently joined" widget for WordPress (Illustrated Tutorial)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recently-joined-widget-for-wordpress-illustrated-tutorial/31631)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recently-joined-widget-for-wordpress-illustrated-tutorial/31631 "2025-03-01T07:31:40Z")

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In this tutorial, we are going to display recently joined Discourse members in a WordPress widget. What will you need Admin rights in your Discourse (or ask an admin for an API key) Twig Anything WordPress plugin 10…

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## [Moving a private topic to a public category should set pubDate in RSS feeds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-a-private-topic-to-a-public-category-should-set-pubdate-in-rss-feeds/300074)

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**Author:** [@simonmic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simonmic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-a-private-topic-to-a-public-category-should-set-pubdate-in-rss-feeds/300074 "2024-03-19T21:18:44Z")

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I created a topic in the private Staff category for preview, and next day moved it to a public category. At that time it showed up in the forum’s RSS feeds, as expected. But the RSS item’s pubDate is the original (privat…

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## [PAID: Custom Homepage based on Interests (Tracking + Group-bound Tags/Category topics)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-homepage-based-on-interests-tracking-group-bound-tags-category-topics/314311)

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**Author:** [@ncaming215](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncaming215)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-homepage-based-on-interests-tracking-group-bound-tags-category-topics/314311 "2024-06-29T21:12:00Z")

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For context: Sidebar category configuration -- just follow watching/tracking instead of having separate config? - #22 by ncaming215 Goal: Users can set a custom homepage, in which associated Group topics show up AND any…

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## [Logo missing at random](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-missing-at-random/330671)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-missing-at-random/330671 "2024-10-13T21:53:31Z")

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Seeing this happen (since today?).. seems very random. Tried clearing cache, didn’t have any effect.

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## [How to start local discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-start-local-discourse/302800)

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**Author:** [@JayDeb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JayDeb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-start-local-discourse/302800 "2024-04-07T22:14:09Z")

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Hi guys, I followed the instruction for installing discourse locally with docker on windows wsl and got everything up and running yesterday. But when I try to access discourse today at localhost:4200, I am getting “Thi…

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## [Plugin Reactions limited to System Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-reactions-limited-to-system-posts/345147)

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**Author:** [@lilacbull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lilacbull)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-reactions-limited-to-system-posts/345147 "2025-01-01T21:06:30Z")

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I apologize in advance if there’s a solution for this problem. I did have the Post Voting plugin on for a time on Discourse, and then turned it off. I notice though that Reactions are no longer available for posts in g…

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## [Is there a way to hide Seen column?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-seen-column/93411)

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**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-seen-column/93411 "2025-01-19T16:38:57Z")

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Some of my users dont like this option:

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## [Can a hacker cover their tracks in "Recently Used Devices"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-hacker-cover-their-tracks-in-recently-used-devices/293212)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-hacker-cover-their-tracks-in-recently-used-devices/293212 "2024-01-29T00:05:45Z")

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I just handled a situation with a long-time user on my Discourse forum whose account was used by an impersonator in a failed attempt to scam other forum users. The real owner of the account reset their password and is ba…

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## [Bulk deactivation of inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-deactivation-of-inactive-users/64562)

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**Author:** [@codechef](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codechef)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-deactivation-of-inactive-users/64562 "2024-06-04T14:26:20Z")

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I migrated about 250 users that I’d now like to mark as inactive because they haven’t visited the forum in quite some time. Is there a way to bulk deactivate users with a ‘last seen’ date prior to some date? My goal is …

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## [Browsing latest topics with a button within the topic you're currently reading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browsing-latest-topics-with-a-button-within-the-topic-youre-currently-reading/109964)

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**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browsing-latest-topics-with-a-button-within-the-topic-youre-currently-reading/109964 "2024-06-12T13:40:29Z")

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Hi, I’d like to recommend a feature, A feature that allows users to go on to the following topic that’s in the same tag or category while still being on the topic they’re currently viewing. This way users don’t have to …

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## [Category and tag links not working on automated PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-and-tag-links-not-working-on-automated-pms/328887)

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**Author:** [@Renato\_Mendes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Renato_Mendes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-and-tag-links-not-working-on-automated-pms/328887 "2024-10-01T19:14:09Z")

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Hey, guys! It seems category and tag links can’t be applied to automated PMs, even though the text box offers me the option to link them, as shown below: Buggy-deebug-bug? :upside\_down\_face:

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## [What about indexNow?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-indexnow/210626)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-indexnow/210626 "2025-03-06T09:00:29Z")

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Maybe this one’s not a bad idea?

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## [Confusion after moving post while flagged](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-after-moving-post-while-flagged/373543)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-after-moving-post-while-flagged/373543 "2025-07-09T16:50:51Z")

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Just mentioning this here as for a while I thought I’d messed things up. The first post in a new topic Y was flagged as “off-topic” (which is an odd idea since it was the first post) and was automatically unlisted. I m…

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## [How to get Privacy Policy and TOS to show up like the FAQ page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-privacy-policy-and-tos-to-show-up-like-the-faq-page/276556)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_IA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JJ_IA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-privacy-policy-and-tos-to-show-up-like-the-faq-page/276556 "2024-05-09T20:41:11Z")

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What do you call the format of the “FAQ” section – it doesn’t look like a “post” when I look at the page, but turns into a post when I edit it. I’d like my privacy policy and TOS to show up the same way (currently they …

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## [Add custom field in topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-custom-field-in-topic-list/293239)

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**Author:** [@hoangphuctran93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoangphuctran93)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-custom-field-in-topic-list/293239 "2024-01-29T06:40:27Z")

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Hello everyone, recently my forum has developed a category called following to introduce individuals with useful contributions and I am referencing the design below. Can you tell me if we can add custom fields to the top…

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## [Allow users to choose tag order in sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-choose-tag-order-in-sidebar/315550)

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**Author:** [@Reilly\_Kate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Reilly_Kate)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-choose-tag-order-in-sidebar/315550 "2024-07-09T09:36:27Z")

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Once tags are are selected in the Tags section, they appear in the sidebar in alphabetical order and can’t be reordered. Is there a setting that would allow users to choose the order that tags are listed in on the sideba…

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## [Notification for categories where embeddings create new topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-for-categories-where-embeddings-create-new-topics/309759)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-for-categories-where-embeddings-create-new-topics/309759 "2024-05-28T20:35:52Z")

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If you are using Discourse embedding for an external site, where topics are automatically generated, and someone is subscribed as Watching or Watching First Post…will they get notifications every single time an embed cre…

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