# Hot

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## [How to delete records of staff actions logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-records-of-staff-actions-logs/340367)

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**Author:** [@qiancsf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qiancsf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-records-of-staff-actions-logs/340367 "2024-12-04T14:40:37Z")

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How to delete records of staff actions logs https://xxxxxxxxx.com/admin/logs/staff\_action\_logs

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## [Gemini Embeddings Issue After Discourse Update to 3.6.0 Beta 2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gemini-embeddings-issue-after-discourse-update-to-3-6-0-beta-2/385611)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gemini-embeddings-issue-after-discourse-update-to-3-6-0-beta-2/385611 "2025-10-14T19:59:13Z")

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Something happened after I updated discourse to 3.6.0 beta 2, embeddings stopped working and I can’t seem to figure out why. I’m using Gemini Flash and Flash Lite LLM’s and they’re working perfectly, the AI bot is worki…

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## [Keyboard not appearing when writing post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-not-appearing-when-writing-post/367348)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-not-appearing-when-writing-post/367348 "2025-05-24T22:34:44Z")

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after recently updating iOS keyboard isn’t being prompted after trying to compose a post. Strangely, this was also happening before updating.

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## [Adding to user serializer does not work for the current user object](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-to-user-serializer-does-not-work-for-the-current-user-object/319809)

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**Author:** [@Harshit\_Dave](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Harshit_Dave)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-to-user-serializer-does-not-work-for-the-current-user-object/319809 "2024-08-02T10:26:51Z")

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I have added custom field in user model but when I tried to fetch in current user object I did not get the custom field. how can I fetch the custom field? I tried below code require\_dependency 'user\_serializer' class …

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## [Quote formatting of support category template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-formatting-of-support-category-template/383724)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-formatting-of-support-category-template/383724 "2025-10-14T18:54:10Z")

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By default when you click New topic here on Meta, you see Before asking, did you search first? Press :magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left: at the upper right to search. or \> Before asking, did you search first? Press :magn…

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## [Issues with SSO and '~' character](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-sso-and-character/351582)

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**Author:** [@sweetbeems](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sweetbeems)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-sso-and-character/351582 "2025-02-20T07:13:38Z")

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Hi everyone, So recently I discovered that if I inclue ‘~’ in a user’s bios, I get a base64decode error from Discourse. It can handle all sorts of other problematic characters just fine (spaces, =, %, &) but not ~ for s…

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## [Sent 560 PM, none is viewed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sent-560-pm-none-is-viewed/372800)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sent-560-pm-none-is-viewed/372800 "2025-07-04T01:58:55Z")

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Hello, as an administrator, I sent a personal message to 562 members, but after a few days I noticed that I only had two views of this personal message. This seems completely impossible to me, so I’m wondering what happe…

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## [Table editor error: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'length') persists on 2026.2.0-latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-editor-error-cannot-read-properties-of-null-reading-length-persists-on-2026-2-0-latest/395540)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-editor-error-cannot-read-properties-of-null-reading-length-persists-on-2026-2-0-latest/395540 "2026-02-10T07:25:40Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Unable to edit tables: Hi all, following up with more concrete data. I can confirm this issue is still reproducible on latest. Environment Discourse: v2026.2.0-latest +209 (after full…

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## [Have a confirmation or acknowledgement when bookmark gets deleted in /my/activity/bookmarks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-a-confirmation-or-acknowledgement-when-bookmark-gets-deleted-in-my-activity-bookmarks/367205)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-a-confirmation-or-acknowledgement-when-bookmark-gets-deleted-in-my-activity-bookmarks/367205 "2025-05-23T15:40:45Z")

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Currently, if you delete a bookmark from the topic it was made in, it shows a popup that acknowledges that the bookmark has been deleted (although I have mixed feelings about the green icon). All good so far. However, i…

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## [Polls with combobox (seach and select among available options)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-with-combobox-seach-and-select-among-available-options/295356)

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**Author:** [@armingrudd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/armingrudd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-with-combobox-seach-and-select-among-available-options/295356 "2024-02-16T08:07:45Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to build a poll which doesn’t list options by default as it could be a very long list and only lets users to search and select options? Something like a combobox where I can also limit the min/max num…

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## [Add setting to control topic bump from "small action posts"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-control-topic-bump-from-small-action-posts/365662)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-control-topic-bump-from-small-action-posts/365662 "2025-05-12T12:12:43Z")

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Feature description When a staff action (e.g., “Close Topic”, “Pin Topic”) is performed on a topic, a special post (“small action post”) is automatically added to the topic. Please add a setting that allows administrato…

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## [How do I even install Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-even-install-discourse/364137)

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**Author:** [@Vixi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vixi)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-even-install-discourse/364137 "2025-05-01T06:37:15Z")

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I’ve been running nextcloud, vaultwarden, jellyfin etc in docker containers for years, but I cannot for the life of me figure out Dicourse. The setup script gives me some error about not being able to connect on port 80…

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## [Discord Bot: Topics not Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-bot-topics-not-posts/327906)

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**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-bot-topics-not-posts/327906 "2024-09-24T13:11:24Z")

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Is there a way to configure Discord bot to post notifications only on newly created Topics, instead of every post? I cannot see that setting anywhere, and having it set to every post makes my Discord channel extremely b…

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## [Navigating in emoji picker scrolls main page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-in-emoji-picker-scrolls-main-page/346262)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-in-emoji-picker-scrolls-main-page/346262 "2025-01-09T13:28:53Z")

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When you click on one of the emoji groups in the emoji picker, the emoji picker and the main page in the background scroll. It happens in the composer and in chat

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## [Is there a way to import a Word docx file into a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-import-a-word-docx-file-into-a-post/342826)

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**Author:** [@JonLewit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JonLewit)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-import-a-word-docx-file-into-a-post/342826 "2024-12-17T15:38:29Z")

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We would like to import some Word documents into a post to make them searchable/accessible. Is there a pay to do this or do we have to convert them into markdown files and do a cut and paste?

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## [Badge Granting Difficulties](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-granting-difficulties/353380)

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**Author:** [@Cricket](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cricket)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-granting-difficulties/353380 "2025-02-20T19:27:12Z")

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Hello! My name is Cricket and I am new to this forum! I understand this is where you ask for regarding your forums or some issues, right? This is brilliant! Oops! I need to get straight to the point: I am trying to gran…

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## [Increase height of reply box?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-height-of-reply-box/358491)

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**Author:** [@Olle11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olle11)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-height-of-reply-box/358491 "2025-03-24T03:53:52Z")

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Hi, I wonder if it is possible to increase the height of reply box by standard? I know that it is possible to increase the height by dragging the box upwards and that it will automatically remember that til next reply …

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## [Server-side sync\_sso rejects valid payloads with 422 "Login Error" when the base64 contains a \`+\` (triggered by \`~\` in synced fields)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/server-side-sync-sso-rejects-valid-payloads-with-422-login-error-when-the-base64-contains-a-triggered-by-in-synced-fields/407426)

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**Author:** [@sweetbeems](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sweetbeems)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/server-side-sync-sso-rejects-valid-payloads-with-422-login-error-when-the-base64-contains-a-triggered-by-in-synced-fields/407426 "2026-07-27T04:41:06Z")

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Hi everyone~ I found a pretty obscure bug around b64encoded with ‘+’ values causing issues with the sync\_sso endpoint only. I’m confident that it’s not an integration issue. I did use Claude Fable to diagnose the bug & …

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## [Change ownership user-autocomplete menu obscured](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-ownership-user-autocomplete-menu-obscured/367317)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-ownership-user-autocomplete-menu-obscured/367317 "2025-05-23T07:28:48Z")

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When attempting to change the ownership of a post, the text entry box is partially obscured by a secret something making it difficult to see: Once found and carefully selected, the results are not visible after typin…

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## [User card not left-aligned, causing it to go past the header width](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-not-left-aligned-causing-it-to-go-past-the-header-width/363746)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-not-left-aligned-causing-it-to-go-past-the-header-width/363746 "2025-04-28T18:22:05Z")

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In the /u page with this component, user cards are not left-aligned to the page, causing it to be too large for the page width and the page can be moved past the header width.

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## [Edit conflicts of the composer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-conflicts-of-the-composer/370473)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-conflicts-of-the-composer/370473 "2025-06-17T06:32:37Z")

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What is this? Some short living incident, because Meta is under constant development? I can live with that, so I’m just curious. First I got this, when I did editing right after publishing. When I started this I to…

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## [Translation (MF) keys intermittently missing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-mf-keys-intermittently-missing/319906)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-mf-keys-intermittently-missing/319906 "2024-08-06T13:49:41Z")

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I’m not entirely sure how I triggered this: But it fixed when I reloaded the page:

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## [Set plugin name to capitals?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-plugin-name-to-capitals/367381)

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**Author:** [@tknospdr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tknospdr)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-plugin-name-to-capitals/367381 "2025-05-25T02:48:55Z")

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This is probably a dumb question, but my slight OCD is kicking in. I created a plugin but only the first word of the name is capitalized. I looked at a few other plugin.rb files and don’t see any capitalized words in t…

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## [Suggestion: Stacked Edit Notifications, Mention, and Link Notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-stacked-edit-notifications-mention-and-link-notifications/289073)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-stacked-edit-notifications-mention-and-link-notifications/289073 "2023-12-18T17:16:33Z")

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To reduce clutter, notifications of edits to posts, mentions, and linked posts can be stacked if it happens multiple times. There is already stacked notifications for likes, but this can be made to other types of notific…

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## [Unable to end impersonation for 2fa enforced user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-end-impersonation-for-2fa-enforced-user/411486)

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**Author:** [@Eviepayne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eviepayne)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-end-impersonation-for-2fa-enforced-user/411486 "2026-09-02T21:58:08Z")

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I was helping a user on our forum with 2FA, and I impersonated their user to troubleshoot an issue. Because the enforced 2fa breaks all routing I’m unable to leave the impersonation.

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## [How to ban TL1 or other groups to attach attachments in topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-ban-tl1-or-other-groups-to-attach-attachments-in-topics/346205)

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**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-ban-tl1-or-other-groups-to-attach-attachments-in-topics/346205 "2025-01-08T22:19:40Z")

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I’m actually concerned that someone might maliciously upload files and fill up my S3 bucket. It would be great if there was a setting to limit the number of uploads or the total file size per user per day.

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## [Superfluous button in edit bookmark dialog?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/superfluous-button-in-edit-bookmark-dialog/403018)

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**Author:** [@ted](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ted)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/superfluous-button-in-edit-bookmark-dialog/403018 "2026-05-15T14:14:09Z")

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I wonder if the edit bookmark dialog really needs this button. On the off-chance that there exists a case for keeping it, I think it can be improved. Right now both the icon and placement are misleading, or at the very …

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## [Help with RSS Polling Plugin - Fetching Complete Content & Publishing Translated Content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-rss-polling-plugin-fetching-complete-content-publishing-translated-content/343771)

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**Author:** [@joo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-rss-polling-plugin-fetching-complete-content-publishing-translated-content/343771 "2024-12-21T11:19:44Z")

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Hi, I’ve been using the RSS Polling plugin and ran into a couple of issues. I was hoping you could help me out: How to fetch complete content? Right now, the plugin is only pulling part of the article, not the full c…

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## [reCAPTCHA--Proxy Fix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recaptcha-proxy-fix/384326)

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**Author:** [@ct-337](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ct-337)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recaptcha-proxy-fix/384326 "2025-09-30T16:18:43Z")

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Until recently, I could use a proxy on discourse whenever I needed. Recently, it just gets stuck on the loading screen. I believe this is due to bot protection, so an easy fix would be adding reCAPTCHA as when it detects…

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## [Will I be notified as an admin if a moderator deletes a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/werde-ich-als-admin-benachrichtigt-wenn-ein-moderator-ein-topic-loscht/381054)

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**Author:** [@jan2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jan2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/werde-ich-als-admin-benachrichtigt-wenn-ein-moderator-ein-topic-loscht/381054 "2025-08-31T09:21:06Z")

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Hello everyone, will I be notified as an administrator when a moderator deletes a topic? We would like to be able to trace when topics/posts are deleted as administrators.

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