# Hot

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## [Using Discourse in Health Tech consultation application](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-in-health-tech-consultation-application/299119)

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**Author:** [@Mohamed\_Orikat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohamed_Orikat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-in-health-tech-consultation-application/299119 "2024-03-15T00:45:24Z")

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I want to add a feature in which the patients can ask any kind of medical questions and receive answers from different doctors. Doctors to respond to patients’ questions. Some criteria will be applied on which replies fr…

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## [Error updating Discourse v3.5.0.beta4 +35](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating-discourse-v3-5-0-beta4-35/365123)

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**Author:** [@GetReadyMan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GetReadyMan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating-discourse-v3-5-0-beta4-35/365123 "2025-05-07T13:00:14Z")

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I’m getting the follow error when updating to v3.5.0.beta4 +35 Sorry, there was an error updating Discourse. Please check the logs below. /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/bootsnap-1.18.4/lib/bootsnap/lo…

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## [Looking up and generating upload short-urls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-up-and-generating-upload-short-urls/363412)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-up-and-generating-upload-short-urls/363412 "2025-04-25T08:27:17Z")

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Appears in Post: !\[img-MAVMAbkLhcg3sooqMLUyKIhT\](upload://\>\>\>\>\>yygWIAKKT974aRWzlyDof2O82bL\<\<\<\<\<.jpeg) How can I map it to this (and vice versa): "//127.0.0.1:4200/uploads/default/original/1X/abcafdf0e1d9262d515075420e…

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## [Bookmarks can’t be deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmarks-can-t-be-deleted/327201)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmarks-can-t-be-deleted/327201 "2024-09-19T18:35:12Z")

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Bookmarks act weirdly. If I open a bookmarked topic I see this instead of this: I don’t care so much about what I see, but I can’t delete bookmarks anymore. Not even using the route “More options” and the trash …

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## [Community Acquisition Channels: Beyond "Build It and They Will Come"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-acquisition-channels-beyond-build-it-and-they-will-come/385710)

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**Author:** [@mae](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mae)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-acquisition-channels-beyond-build-it-and-they-will-come/385710 "2025-10-15T14:51:00Z")

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Too many communities are launched with the “if you build it, they will come” mindset, only to find empty discussion boards and disengaged members. Successful community growth doesn’t happen by accident. You need a delibe…

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## [How should participants manage third-party plugin reports on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-participants-manage-third-party-plugin-reports-on-meta/362946)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-participants-manage-third-party-plugin-reports-on-meta/362946 "2025-04-25T12:34:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Featured Badges breaks user profile page: I’m wondering: who is this instruction mainly directed at? Since you posted it in the topic itself, I assume it’s meant for the participants of t…

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## [Moderator approval for just one user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-approval-for-just-one-user/359599)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-approval-for-just-one-user/359599 "2025-03-31T10:01:13Z")

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I know I can change it so everyone with trust level 0 requires moderator approval for all their posts, but we don’t want to make it that drastic. If we had just a couple of troublesome users who we want to moderate, is …

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## [Where can I access support for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-access-support-for-discourse/314071)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Kidd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Christopher_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-access-support-for-discourse/314071 "2024-06-28T12:00:53Z")

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Am I missing something or does Discourse NOT have a link to their support team on their website?

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## [How to hide bot completely,for everyone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-bot-completely-for-everyone/345585)

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**Author:** [@Coming](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Coming)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-bot-completely-for-everyone/345585 "2025-01-06T23:11:10Z")

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How to hide it,so nobody can see it?

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## [Update URLs inside a poll after changing CDN](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-urls-inside-a-poll-after-changing-cdn/405198)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-urls-inside-a-poll-after-changing-cdn/405198 "2026-06-21T02:58:20Z")

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I have created a poll on my forum like: \[poll name=freestyle type=multiple results=always min=1 max=14 public=true chartType=bar\] \* \*\*#1\*\* !\[DSC\_2281.jpg|332x500, 33%\](upload://ujMDcnd4syevNGdEN2O1qUTeWeK) \* \*\*#2\*\* !\[IM…

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## [Discourse\_docker: issues with bootstrapping](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-issues-with-bootstrapping/370909)

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**Author:** [@sgw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sgw)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-issues-with-bootstrapping/370909 "2025-06-20T14:56:20Z")

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Learning how to deploy discourse on docker, on premise, following/using this project. I can’t find any “Issues” there so I ask here. I work on a packer-project deploying the whole stack via ansible, the target machine i…

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## [Using Samsung A8 Tablet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-samsung-a8-tablet/321318)

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**Author:** [@CityguyUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CityguyUSA)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-samsung-a8-tablet/321318 "2024-08-13T16:58:24Z")

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I’m encountering 2 problems on the Directory Opus (DO) forum which uses Discourse. They directed me here suggesting that it was not their issue. First when I do a search on the DO site the “More” at the bottom of the s…

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## [How can I assign a color code to a Tag Group (so all tags in the group share it)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-assign-a-color-code-to-a-tag-group-so-all-tags-in-the-group-share-it/384434)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-assign-a-color-code-to-a-tag-group-so-all-tags-in-the-group-share-it/384434 "2025-10-01T07:20:59Z")

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I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to apply a specific color code to an entire Tag Group in Discourse. Right now, I know you can set colors for individual tags, but in my case the tag group contains many tags, …

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## [Clicking instead of enter adds unwanted part to search term](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-instead-of-enter-adds-unwanted-part-to-search-term/339940)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-instead-of-enter-adds-unwanted-part-to-search-term/339940 "2024-12-02T23:27:17Z")

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I think this is somehow a summary of different issues I noticed while searching. Some of them I have already reported, but I have the impression that the underlying issue is the same. The new part of this report is that…

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## [Cannot change member\_visibility\_level of automatic groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-change-member-visibility-level-of-automatic-groups/280373)

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**Author:** [@mdoggydog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mdoggydog)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-change-member-visibility-level-of-automatic-groups/280373 "2024-01-17T21:15:24Z")

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It is not possible to change the member visibility of automatic groups via the groups Manage UI. More specifically: the UI allows selecting a new value, and it cheerfully reports “Saved!” when Save Changes is pressed, …

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## [User: Last IP Adress 172.17.0.1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-last-ip-adress-172-17-0-1/384537)

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**Author:** [@Tealk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tealk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-last-ip-adress-172-17-0-1/384537 "2025-10-02T17:48:09Z")

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Hello, yes, I know there’s already a post with that title, but I also have the problem, and I don’t know why. I’m neither behind Cloudflare nor do I have a proxy in front of Discourse, and nothing else is running on the…

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## [Hanging on app rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hanging-on-app-rebuild/289481)

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**Author:** [@heyrocker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/heyrocker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hanging-on-app-rebuild/289481 "2023-12-21T22:48:40Z")

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I’m in the process of moving to a new Droplet using this guide I’ve gotten to where I need to rebuild, and it goes along fine for a while before getting here: 110:M 21 Dec 2023 17:29:25.029 \* Background saving starte…

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## [Is it possible to duplicate categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-duplicate-categories/303148)

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**Author:** [@jenmck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenmck)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-duplicate-categories/303148 "2024-05-09T09:28:20Z")

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We have a forum that’s got several different groups. Each group has their own category, with some subcategories - and they’re all set up in exactly the same way every time, with the same settings. Is it possible to “dup…

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## [Add support for searching pdf files in forum topics from AI personas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-searching-pdf-files-in-forum-topics-from-ai-personas/390578)

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**Author:** [@Neil\_Evans2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neil_Evans2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-searching-pdf-files-in-forum-topics-from-ai-personas/390578 "2025-12-12T08:24:43Z")

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Current limitation: • Forum semantic search only indexes post text, not PDF attachments • PDF files aren’t searchable via /search AI toggle • To get round this, I had to manually upload PDFs separately to persona RAG …

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## [Component bug with CSS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-bug-with-css/359177)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-bug-with-css/359177 "2025-03-27T18:14:54Z")

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Today I added a few CSS lines to my Custom CSS component and everything is working. When I save it, I don’t see any issues, but above my component’s content I see this: Thing is, when I go to the code again, there’s n…

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## [Membership system that allows users to join the private forum by submitting a request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/membership-system-that-allows-users-to-join-the-private-forum-by-submitting-a-request/385391)

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**Author:** [@Willy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Willy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/membership-system-that-allows-users-to-join-the-private-forum-by-submitting-a-request/385391 "2025-10-13T07:35:46Z")

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What would you like done? Membership system that allows users to join the private forum by submitting a request. When do you need it done? There’s no rush, but I guess one month is an acceptable waiting time. What is…

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## [Category moderators deleting posts doesn't send a PM to the author](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-deleting-posts-doesnt-send-a-pm-to-the-author/346675)

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**Author:** [@MatthewL246](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MatthewL246)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-deleting-posts-doesnt-send-a-pm-to-the-author/346675 "2025-01-11T19:11:13Z")

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The issue When a sitewide moderator deletes a flagged post in the review queue, @system sends the author of the flagged post a PM explaining that the post was removed. However, when a category moderator reviews a flagged…

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## [Recent migration to discourse caused usernames to change!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-migration-to-discourse-caused-usernames-to-change/329067)

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**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-migration-to-discourse-caused-usernames-to-change/329067 "2024-10-07T17:15:53Z")

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I recently moved a site to Discourse. what i didn’t realise was many users usernames got changed and the new usernames seem to use a part of their email address. I have never seen usernames change during previous migrati…

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## [Unexpected language code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unerwarteter-sprachcode/402544)

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**Author:** [@asa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unerwarteter-sprachcode/402544 "2026-05-19T13:19:07Z")

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I ran a Google PageSpeed test on my instance and received the following message: I can't explain what the cause is. Is there an error with the translator?

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## [Calendar not showing post-level events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-not-showing-post-level-events/380080)

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**Author:** [@Nick\_Stager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nick_Stager)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-not-showing-post-level-events/380080 "2025-09-15T05:53:45Z")

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community.bookbrowse.com, my site is 3.6.0.beta1-dev with discourse calendar version 0.5, I should be able to see: BookBrowsers ask Graham Watson - BookBrowse Community Forum on my calendar: BookBrowse Community Forum bu…

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## [Let's Encrypt SSL certificate not renewing automatically 2nd time consecutively](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-ssl-certificate-not-renewing-automatically-2nd-time-consecutively/394304)

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**Author:** [@jbrains](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jbrains)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-ssl-certificate-not-renewing-automatically-2nd-time-consecutively/394304 "2026-01-26T16:24:53Z")

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Hi, folks. I need some help troubleshooting. For the second straight time, my Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate did not renew automatically. In reading the relevant threads here, I managed each time to renew the certificate …

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## [Discourse.org/features: 'awes' not 'awesome'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-org-features-awes-not-awesome/358894)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-org-features-awes-not-awesome/358894 "2025-03-26T13:27:28Z")

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On Discourse features | Discourse - Civilized Discussion, ‘awes’ not ‘awesome’ is used, down at this bit: Links automatically expand Want to share a cool link you found? Just paste it in on a single line and we’ll make…

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## [Can I remove Latest posts from my view/theme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-remove-latest-posts-from-my-view-theme/346902)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_F](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_F)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-remove-latest-posts-from-my-view-theme/346902 "2025-01-22T13:27:11Z")

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Hello, On my Discourse we have Categories but my theme also displays latest topics, I would prefer it was just categories, can this be achieved? Thanks Joe

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## [I have a problem with installing a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-problem-with-installing-a-plugin/370830)

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**Author:** [@clacle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clacle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-problem-with-installing-a-plugin/370830 "2025-06-19T12:23:11Z")

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Hi, I want to install 3 plugins for my forum. Step 1: I configured the GitHub repository in the app.yaml file. Step 2: I used the rebuild command, and after it finished, I got this prompt. Step 3: I ran the rebu…

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## [Help how to delete categories and channels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ayuda-como-eliminar-categorias-y-canales/384701)

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**Author:** [@Picho\_Pelis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Picho_Pelis)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ayuda-como-eliminar-categorias-y-canales/384701 "2025-10-07T04:19:35Z")

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I need help deleting the default categories

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