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## [End to End Encryption?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/end-to-end-encryption/352939)

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**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/end-to-end-encryption/352939 "2025-02-18T18:16:25Z")

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My organization may imminently be forcefully scrutinized. What sort of extra security, beside the default ones, is available on a Discourse site hosted on Amazon AWS? Can we enable something similar to Signal to avoid ou…

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## [Unable to see preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-see-preview/381555)

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**Author:** [@user148](https://meta.discourse.org/u/user148)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-see-preview/381555 "2025-09-17T17:52:56Z")

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Hi, I am unable to preview the content that I am trying to post. Could you please assist how can I do that? Thanks & Regards,

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## [Why an upload icon for copying a link?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-an-upload-icon-for-copying-a-link/408680)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-an-upload-icon-for-copying-a-link/408680 "2026-08-11T12:05:29Z")

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Why is the copy link icon in the review queue an upload icon? A :link: icon is the universal symbol for link.

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## [Forum's payment page fails to load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-payment-page-fails-to-load/354930)

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**Author:** [@wisewords](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wisewords)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-payment-page-fails-to-load/354930 "2025-02-28T12:35:34Z")

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My forum’s 2 weeks of its free trial has ran out and I’ve been trying to pay for the forum. But for the past few hours, it keeps occurring a bug where the payment page fails to load. Did anyone else who self-hosts a…

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## [Fix plugin error: can no longer import topic-bulk-actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-plugin-error-can-no-longer-import-topic-bulk-actions/316642)

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**Author:** [@markschmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markschmucker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-plugin-error-can-no-longer-import-topic-bulk-actions/316642 "2024-07-21T16:23:44Z")

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What would you like done? We have this plugin. It worked until about August 2023, then it broke because it can no longer import topic-bulk-actions from Discourse: Presumably the Discourse code changed so these lines…

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## [Better support for big screens?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-support-for-big-screens/331194)

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**Author:** [@NullVoxPopuli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NullVoxPopuli)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-support-for-big-screens/331194 "2024-10-16T19:48:58Z")

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This is my view right now, and I’d like to be able to work on my reply to the left or right of what I’m reading, rather than have what I’m reading covered up. Thanks!!!

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## [Add "Edit Topic/Post" to the wrench menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-edit-topic-post-to-the-wrench-menu/378895)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-edit-topic-post-to-the-wrench-menu/378895 "2025-08-17T03:13:20Z")

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I always feel a bit “annoyed” by the fact that I have to keep scrolling to the bottom of my topic (which sometimes is a long one) if I want to edit. The fact that the wrench is always visible when we scroll, having the E…

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## [Broken header buttons API on stable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-header-buttons-api-on-stable/384459)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-header-buttons-api-on-stable/384459 "2025-10-01T14:36:05Z")

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Given this code GitHub - communiteq/addheaderbutton-quicktest · GitHub api.headerButtons.add("test-header-button", TestComponent, { before: "auth", }); Renders incorrectly on 3.5.1 stable 39084ff Renders c…

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## [Video display](https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-display/379334)

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**Author:** [@lucy.sierracircuits](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucy.sierracircuits)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-display/379334 "2025-08-20T00:16:07Z")

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Can someone please tell me why my videos are no longer getting displayed when I post a URL? Also, I no longer have the preview window when I draft a post. Why? I haven’t changed anything so I don’t understand why all of …

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## [User-posted code blocks in a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-posted-code-blocks-in-a-category/307712)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-posted-code-blocks-in-a-category/307712 "2024-05-13T17:58:49Z")

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We sometimes have requirements from other internal teams to search for certain information. This query came in handy for us to find what we needed. -- \[params\] -- user\_id :user -- int\_list :category\_ids = 0 SELECT …

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## [Can edits be done silently before launching?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-edits-be-done-silently-before-launching/329279)

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**Author:** [@Jess\_0398](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jess_0398)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-edits-be-done-silently-before-launching/329279 "2024-10-04T17:27:50Z")

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Hi. Not sure if this question belong in this category or not. This is my first time using Discourse so my apologies! We’re just getting ready to launch a new community (a complete overhaul). We currently have one that’s …

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## [Estimated reading time on mobiles is missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/estimated-reading-time-on-mobiles-is-missing/342557)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/estimated-reading-time-on-mobiles-is-missing/342557 "2024-12-15T19:30:05Z")

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Why isn’t estimated reading time visible on mobiles? That isn’t that important, but I’m just wondering reason for that, because there is plenty on space.

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## [Unable to update test result in discourse due to invalid discourse topic ID](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-update-test-result-in-discourse-due-to-invalid-discourse-topic-id/374400)

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**Author:** [@zgaiyog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zgaiyog)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-update-test-result-in-discourse-due-to-invalid-discourse-topic-id/374400 "2025-07-18T04:54:29Z")

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Unable to update test result in discourse due to invalid discourse topic ID.

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## [Any reccomendation about designing a Forum Board Management UIUX?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-reccomendation-about-designing-a-forum-board-management-uiux/367460)

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**Author:** [@David\_Chao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Chao)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-reccomendation-about-designing-a-forum-board-management-uiux/367460 "2025-05-24T09:45:30Z")

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I need to design a forum management UI, but there is no reference UI for board management that I can access. Can anyone share the screenshot of the UI or any ideas?

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## [Topics not rending in right sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-not-rending-in-right-sidebar/377636)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-not-rending-in-right-sidebar/377636 "2025-08-18T21:15:02Z")

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I have a right sidebar category panel that has stopped displaying. It looks like something is wrong with what’s getting rendered: You can see in the image that the URLs look like href=“/t/undefined/15099” (the topic …

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## [Text field in chat gets active only after clicking on a link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-field-in-chat-gets-active-only-after-clicking-on-a-link/336968)

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**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-field-in-chat-gets-active-only-after-clicking-on-a-link/336968 "2024-11-20T06:48:49Z")

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Hi there, Is anyone having the same issue? Chat text field doesn’t work until I click on the link inside the chat :roll\_eyes: Any help will be very much appreciated!

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## [Webhook names query/inconsistent?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-names-query-inconsistent/384881)

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**Author:** [@TimMOz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimMOz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-names-query-inconsistent/384881 "2025-10-29T14:38:54Z")

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Hi, I am new to this and just building a test setup and trying to get commenting web-hooks working between a test discourse and test wordpress install. When I edit a post reply in Discourse, it triggers the webhook to f…

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## [Timeline bug on mobile (video attached)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-bug-on-mobile-video-attached/323633)

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**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-bug-on-mobile-video-attached/323633 "2024-08-27T19:19:41Z")

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I’ve noticed on Meta and other Discourse instances that when using the timeline on mobile (specifically the floating timeline), after selecting a post to navigate to, the full-screen view (.timeline-fullscreen) removes t…

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## [Big Oof: 2 instances reading the same email server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-oof-2-instances-reading-the-same-email-server/340499)

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**Author:** [@Frully](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frully)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-oof-2-instances-reading-the-same-email-server/340499 "2024-12-04T22:55:24Z")

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Greetings support-ists. TLDR: We set up a dev server identical to the main (copied over everything) and changed a few settings like no outbound email. We didn’t disable inbound email polling, so the dev server has been …

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## [Backup Failed error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-failed-error/365262)

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**Author:** [@Aniket](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aniket)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-failed-error/365262 "2025-05-08T18:37:57Z")

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I have external Database which is 16.3 version, and i have web\_only container in that i have psql (PostgreSQL) 15.12 getting error while backup. how to resolve version issue. Thanks

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## [Dislocation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dislocation/340351)

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**Author:** [@qiancsf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qiancsf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dislocation/340351 "2024-12-04T12:57:15Z")

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dislocation

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## [Persistent SMTP Timeout Issue with Spacemail on Discourse (VPS, Docker)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-smtp-timeout-issue-with-spacemail-on-discourse-vps-docker/383452)

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**Author:** [@errorexee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/errorexee)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-smtp-timeout-issue-with-spacemail-on-discourse-vps-docker/383452 "2025-10-06T21:33:11Z")

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Hello Discourse Support/Community, I have been struggling for several days to resolve an issue with outgoing emails from my Discourse instance. I am running Discourse in a Docker container on a Spaceship VPS (Phoenix, U…

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## [Welcome Banner components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-banner-components/362948)

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**Author:** [@Wurzelseppi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wurzelseppi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-banner-components/362948 "2025-04-22T12:11:29Z")

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Hey guys, didn´t find the right Site texts for these Can you tell me where they are ? And an additional question. The Site text label js.welcome\_banner.header.logged\_in\_members contains this by default: Willk…

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## [If topic info is too long, tags are cut off and create a blank line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-topic-info-is-too-long-tags-are-cut-off-and-create-a-blank-line/400298)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-topic-info-is-too-long-tags-are-cut-off-and-create-a-blank-line/400298 "2026-04-20T21:24:52Z")

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If the categories & tags are too long, the last tag gets cut off with no ellipsis, and if there are more tags, they should be showing in a new line on the navbar, but instead become even more cut off. In this example, a…

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## [Hide the logout button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-the-logout-button/369901)

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**Author:** [@IanManning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IanManning)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-the-logout-button/369901 "2025-06-12T16:12:12Z")

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Is it possible to hide the login button and if so how? I saw an earlier post saying “Yes, with CSS” but it didn’t explain further - I’m using the business plan so cannot customise code.

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## [Ability to have granular scope for data explorer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-have-granular-scope-for-data-explorer/362351)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-have-granular-scope-for-data-explorer/362351 "2025-05-30T16:47:36Z")

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Is there a way to scope an API key to be able to both read and write for data explorer queries without giving a globally scoped admin API key?

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## [Spam setting on setting profile before reading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-setting-on-setting-profile-before-reading/344684)

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**Author:** [@Yt.w](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yt.w)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-setting-on-setting-profile-before-reading/344684 "2024-12-28T18:58:03Z")

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Discourse recommend me to that if a new user has entered profile information without reading any topics or posts. This strongly suggests that they may be a spammer. But to me it’s quite normal if user want to use Discou…

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## [Top topics text missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-topics-text-missing/321363)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-topics-text-missing/321363 "2024-08-13T22:05:30Z")

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Brave Linux, Meta theme. Unsure if this is intentional but it doesn’t look right

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## [Help custom page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-custom-page/344100)

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**Author:** [@Devran\_Öztürk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Devran_%C3%96zt%C3%BCrk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-custom-page/344100 "2024-12-23T21:57:43Z")

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how can i create a custom page not with plugins.

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## [\[PAID\] Expert Wanted for Forum Redesign & SEO Optimization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-expert-wanted-for-forum-redesign-seo-optimization/289160)

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**Author:** [@AdminCM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdminCM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-expert-wanted-for-forum-redesign-seo-optimization/289160 "2024-01-05T18:00:11Z")

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I’m seeking a skilled professional to refresh my forum built on Discourse, drawing inspiration from the style seen on this example site, especially its colors schemes and fonts. The project also involves crucial SEO opt…

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