# Hot

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## [Credly badges into Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/credly-badges-into-discourse/365139)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_F](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_F)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/credly-badges-into-discourse/365139 "2025-05-07T23:07:57Z")

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Hello, Is there a way for badges achieved via Credly to be pushed/displayed in discourse?

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## ["Edit tags allowed groups" permission should include managing tag groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-tags-allowed-groups-permission-should-include-managing-tag-groups/396448)

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**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-tags-allowed-groups-permission-should-include-managing-tag-groups/396448 "2026-02-18T20:08:09Z")

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The abilities to edit tags are rather limited, if you can not also edit the tag groups. An alternative could be to add a separate setting for that privilege.

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## [Speak with the Discourse product team about moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-moderation/354962)

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**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-moderation/354962 "2025-03-06T17:07:19Z")

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We’re doing some research around how people handle moderation and use the review queue in Discourse, and would love to connect with folks that use it. To help us get started with our research, could you please fill out …

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## [List of Topics in Slow Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-topics-in-slow-mode/350650)

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**Author:** [@Carleas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carleas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-topics-in-slow-mode/350650 "2025-02-05T15:45:11Z")

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Is there a way to see a list of topics currently in ‘slow mode’? Alternatively, is there a way to see a log of all moderator actions? The ‘Moderator Activity’ report only shows a summary of certain activities group by …

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## [Flawless performance from Discourse Helper w/ Gemini 3 ... until now ! eeeegads! meltdown!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flawless-performance-from-discourse-helper-w-gemini-3-until-now-eeeegads-meltdown/395203)

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**Author:** [@StevePlex](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StevePlex)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flawless-performance-from-discourse-helper-w-gemini-3-until-now-eeeegads-meltdown/395203 "2026-02-05T12:34:52Z")

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I have been getting wonderfully helpful inference from Discourse Helper persona with Gemini 3.. but today it melted down on a very simple question about how the Custom Wizard plugin works. though I didn’t ask for it .…

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## [I'm having issues sending DMs or channel messages in rapid succession](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-having-issues-sending-dms-or-channel-messages-in-rapid-succession/371991)

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**Author:** [@ばこん](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E3%81%B0%E3%81%93%E3%82%93)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-having-issues-sending-dms-or-channel-messages-in-rapid-succession/371991 "2025-08-28T13:43:09Z")

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If you send the same message consecutively in a DM or channel, the new message will appear above the previous one. I don’t have the vocabulary to explain it in words, so I think it would be easier to understand if you wa…

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## [Admins: Show a dialogue before entering email logs, log email log views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admins-show-a-dialogue-before-entering-email-logs-log-email-log-views/386136)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admins-show-a-dialogue-before-entering-email-logs-log-email-log-views/386136 "2025-10-20T00:14:24Z")

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Suggestion: When opening the /email-logs in a /admin page on the forum, open a dialog box. This will ask ensuring if you want to see the email logs, and will inform that emails will be shown. If opening the email logs, l…

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## [About the Nested Replies Testing category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-nested-replies-testing-category/398090)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-nested-replies-testing-category/398090 "2026-03-10T21:31:34Z")

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Category used to test the very experimental plugin GitHub - discourse/discourse-nested-replies · GitHub

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## [I am looking for someone who speaks Polish](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-looking-for-someone-who-speaks-polish/395869)

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**Author:** [@Piotr\_Bryjak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Piotr_Bryjak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-looking-for-someone-who-speaks-polish/395869 "2026-02-12T05:59:14Z")

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What would you like done? Who will train me. Or lead the group together.

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## [Exiting expanded artifacts is tricky on tablets](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exiting-expanded-artifacts-is-tricky-on-tablets/340252)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exiting-expanded-artifacts-is-tricky-on-tablets/340252 "2024-12-04T00:14:28Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Announcing: AI Web Artifacts: On top of this if the artifact has any clickable content at the top of the page you can not use it in full screen. My thinking now is to just switch to push…

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## [Usage not showing LLM models](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usage-not-showing-llm-models/388786)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usage-not-showing-llm-models/388786 "2025-11-25T23:51:12Z")

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As the heading says, the Usage tab is supposed to help us figure out which features are using which models. However instead of listing the Configured LLM names, it’s listing the model id. See this example, the Usage is …

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## [Moderators are unable to edit tracking defaults on automatic groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-are-unable-to-edit-tracking-defaults-on-automatic-groups/342753)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-are-unable-to-edit-tracking-defaults-on-automatic-groups/342753 "2024-12-16T21:03:51Z")

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When moderators manage categories and groups is enabled, moderators see the manage tab on automatic groups. They can also open the option to edit category and tag tracking defaults. However, categories or tags added by a…

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## [Proposal: Undo Official Warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposal-undo-official-warning/291226)

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**Author:** [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposal-undo-official-warning/291226 "2024-06-25T19:46:06Z")

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Hi all, I’d like something like this: Undo an Official Warning But from the front end. Perhaps the checkbox that is used to designate a PM as a warning, can be exposed to an administrator when they edit the warning PM …

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## [Let's add \`Normalize emails\` to email settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-add-normalize-emails-to-email-settings/383641)

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**Author:** [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-add-normalize-emails-to-email-settings/383641 "2025-09-23T04:50:54Z")

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I could not recall what Normalize emails was called while debugging an issue, and also could not find it in the email settings (/admin/email). As an admin, I would expect that to be an email setting rather than a login s…

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## [Stopping spam on a site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stopping-spam-on-a-site/356385)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stopping-spam-on-a-site/356385 "2025-03-08T11:13:53Z")

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I’m on a discourse site that looks like it’s being hosted by discourse dig community.taiga.io | grep taiga ; \<\<\>\> DiG 9.10.6 \<\<\>\> community.taiga.io ;community.taiga.io. IN A community.taiga.io. 3939 IN CNAME taiga.hos…

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## [YouTube Autoembeds for Live Streams](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-autoembeds-for-live-streams/350920)

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**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-autoembeds-for-live-streams/350920 "2025-03-06T19:20:59Z")

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I run a few live events using Streamyard that go directly to YouTube. The stream becomes the recording, so the link is always good. I notice that Discourse does not seem to embed the different URL format YouTube uses fo…

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## [Email does not work; Net::SMTPAuthenticationError](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-does-not-work-net-smtpauthenticationerror/317828)

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**Author:** [@wal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-does-not-work-net-smtpauthenticationerror/317828 "2024-07-23T20:45:14Z")

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I am hosting the Discourse server on DigitalOcean, domain from PorkBun, mail server with MailGun. My MailGun account is activated and the domain (discourse.mydomain.com) is verified for use with mg.mydomain.com. All the…

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## [Discourse Gamification installed but can't see the leader board](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gamification-installed-but-cant-see-the-leader-board/369588)

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**Author:** [@dccpmmrp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dccpmmrp)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gamification-installed-but-cant-see-the-leader-board/369588 "2025-06-11T07:50:38Z")

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On a self-hosted install with a default Theme I have installed the Discourse Gamification plugin but can’t see the leader board under the category. Any ideas? I also installed Right sidebar block component to see if I c…

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## [Help request: Discourse-Ghost SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-request-discourse-ghost-sso/372457)

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**Author:** [@Seb\_EnergyFlux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seb_EnergyFlux)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-request-discourse-ghost-sso/372457 "2025-07-01T22:23:36Z")

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Hello, I am new here and this is my first post. I am on the Ghost(Pro) paid plan and wish to set up a hosted Discourse instance, with SSO and Ghost as the source of truth for all Discourse logins and access to tiers wit…

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## [Discourse as a chat-first collaboration platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-chat-first-collaboration-platform/371008)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-chat-first-collaboration-platform/371008 "2025-06-20T10:13:42Z")

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I’m working on a custom design to re-imagine Discourse as a dedicated platform for community collaboration. A few core ideas guide the approach: Place chat at the center of communication Reframe categories and topics a…

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## [Local Ollama is not working with the Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-ollama-is-not-working-with-the-plugin/385607)

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**Author:** [@Tikkel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tikkel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-ollama-is-not-working-with-the-plugin/385607 "2025-10-15T07:33:08Z")

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In the container, i can use the ollama-service. But in the Discourse-Plugin comes only a “Internal Server Error”. curl http://172.17.0.1:11434/v1/chat/completions -H “Content-Type: application/json” -d ‘{ “model”: “…

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## [DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_AUTHENTICATION no documentation? None not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-authentication-no-documentation-none-not-working/363411)

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**Author:** [@inquiry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/inquiry)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-authentication-no-documentation-none-not-working/363411 "2025-04-25T15:15:15Z")

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I’ve read on the form that I can set DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_AUTHENTICATION to none so a username and password wouldn’t be provided to smtp. DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_AUTHENTICATION: none However when I set it as none and try discourse-do…

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## [Renaming sub-categories didn't work properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-sub-categories-didnt-work-properly/383976)

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**Author:** [@GeoffSchultz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GeoffSchultz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-sub-categories-didnt-work-properly/383976 "2025-09-25T05:04:13Z")

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I have a forum, https://knysnayachtowners.org/, which is used by owners of Knysna catamarans, to discuss their boats. I just created a Category named “South Africa Info” which is supposed to help owners visiting the fac…

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## ["reply to this message" goes nowhere?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-this-message-goes-nowhere/399477)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-this-message-goes-nowhere/399477 "2026-03-31T23:27:59Z")

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When you request revision on a post, the user gets a DM like this from the system: The message says to reply if the user has questions but it is just a thread with @system. When the user replies it seems like it is j…

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## [Target=blank in global notice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/target-blank-in-global-notice/344171)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/target-blank-in-global-notice/344171 "2024-12-24T17:45:32Z")

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Trying to add target="\_blank" in a global notice, yet every time I save it, the target="\_blank" is removed. Is this a bug or a feature? The goal is to have a external link in the global notice open in a new tab instead o…

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## [Suggestion for the "Characters Required" plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-the-characters-required-plugin/358621)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-the-characters-required-plugin/358621 "2025-03-24T22:28:37Z")

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I just installed the plugin from GitHub - discourse/discourse-characters-required: Display how many characters are required before a post be made · GitHub and I have 2 requests that I believe would make the plugin a bit …

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## [Alternative component (plugin?) to categories navbar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-component-plugin-to-categories-navbar/396116)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-component-plugin-to-categories-navbar/396116 "2026-02-15T06:41:24Z")

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Hi everyone, sometime back somebody mentioned to me a component (or was it a plugin?) that would allow me to have more control over what is currently my category navbar. I unfortunately can’t for the life of me find it a…

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## [Should it be possible to add and remove users from moderators group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-add-and-remove-users-from-moderators-group/349653)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-it-be-possible-to-add-and-remove-users-from-moderators-group/349653 "2025-01-31T01:13:39Z")

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The moderators group is automatic, and people are added/removed by admins via the user admin page. So I think the + Add Users and + Invite buttons should not be shown at the top, and the admin wrench next to each usernam…

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## [Is it possible to prioritize custom emojis on the emoji selector?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-prioritize-custom-emojis-on-the-emoji-selector/386457)

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**Author:** [@Whoa\_Ralph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Whoa_Ralph)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-prioritize-custom-emojis-on-the-emoji-selector/386457 "2025-10-22T16:59:35Z")

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I’ve added custom emojis, but I notice they’re the very last option available when the emoji selector is activated. This can lead to confusion on the end user’s end if they’re not familiar. Ideally, I’d like for them to …

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## [Categories vs. tags for “content type” vs. “subject matter” — what are the right URL patterns?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-vs-tags-for-content-type-vs-subject-matter-what-are-the-right-url-patterns/378910)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-vs-tags-for-content-type-vs-subject-matter-what-are-the-right-url-patterns/378910 "2025-08-18T21:39:41Z")

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Hi all — looking for guidance on structuring our Discourse since if we take approach -Option 1 , we will have 1200 categories when we have 3 level of categories (L1-L2-L3) and if we eliminate L3, we have around 150 categ…

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