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## [Looking for phpBB to Discourse migration expert — 870K posts, Hebrew RTL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-phpbb-to-discourse-migration-expert-870k-posts-hebrew-rtl/399048)

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**Author:** [@Diti\_5411](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Diti_5411)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-phpbb-to-discourse-migration-expert-870k-posts-hebrew-rtl/399048 "2026-03-23T11:51:06Z")

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I need to migrate a large phpBB forum to a modern platform (preferably Discourse). The forum: ~870,000 posts Hebrew-language community (right-to-left support is required) Domain: otzar.org (significant SEO valu…

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## [Home key to go to beginning of topic isn't working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/home-key-to-go-to-beginning-of-topic-isnt-working/313294)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/home-key-to-go-to-beginning-of-topic-isnt-working/313294 "2024-06-27T13:52:49Z")

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It used to be possible to hit the Home key to go to the beginning of a topic, but this is no longer worker. Hitting the End key to go to the end of a topic still works. To reproduce simply go into a long-ish topic (100+ …

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## [Composer toolbar button order different for some users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-toolbar-button-order-different-for-some-users/351037)

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**Author:** [@cultiv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cultiv)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-toolbar-button-order-different-for-some-users/351037 "2025-02-07T10:23:08Z")

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A few of my users have button order that is completely different from mine: the “preformatted text” button is moved under the cog (that’s the worst one!) bulleted and numbered list are also under the cog menu In the s…

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## [How to cancel verify the old email address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-cancel-verify-the-old-email-address/369496)

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**Author:** [@楚\_唐](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E6%A5%9A_%E5%94%90)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-cancel-verify-the-old-email-address/369496 "2025-06-12T12:25:55Z")

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Since my data was migrated from an old forum that didn’t have an email field, I had to fabricate email addresses for the users. This causes issues when verifying the old email during email change, as the verification cod…

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## [Rename Shortcut: My Posts → My Activities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-shortcut-my-posts-my-activities/393415)

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**Author:** [@sren-1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sren-1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-shortcut-my-posts-my-activities/393415 "2026-01-15T06:52:25Z")

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The current label of the shortcut is confusing, particularly for users who are not yet familiar with Discourse: Most obviously, the shortcut leads to a section called Activity, not to something explicitly named My Post…

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## [Does this platform not give users templates when creating posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-this-platform-not-give-users-templates-when-creating-posts/360695)

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**Author:** [@jaeni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jaeni)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-this-platform-not-give-users-templates-when-creating-posts/360695 "2025-04-07T12:05:29Z")

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Does this platform not give users templates when creating posts???

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## [How to sync posts between two different Discourse sites, and only for specific users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-sync-posts-between-two-different-discourse-sites-and-only-for-specific-users/387402)

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**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-sync-posts-between-two-different-discourse-sites-and-only-for-specific-users/387402 "2025-11-02T17:02:08Z")

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Are there currently any plugins or gadgets to quickly sync posts from Discourse forums I’ve participated in, such as my replies, to my own Discourse site?Are there currently any plugins or gadgets to quickly sync posts f…

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## [nodeBook: CNL knowledge graphs in posts (concept maps, inference, Petri-net simulation)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nodebook-cnl-knowledge-graphs-in-posts-concept-maps-inference-petri-net-simulation/409634)

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**Author:** [@G\_N](https://meta.discourse.org/u/G_N)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nodebook-cnl-knowledge-graphs-in-posts-concept-maps-inference-petri-net-simulation/409634 "2026-08-09T14:57:00Z")

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Introducing a new component for drawing Knowledge Graphs nodeBook renders Controlled Natural Language (CNL) written in \`\`\`nodeBook code fences as interactive knowledge graphs — in posts, chat messages, and the composer p…

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## [No Suggested + Related topics on Meta?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-suggested-related-topics-on-meta/397599)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-suggested-related-topics-on-meta/397599 "2026-03-04T07:47:36Z")

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I noticed today that there is no longer the Suggested + Related topics section, instead just being Suggested until all new/unread topics are visited?

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## [Users getting Internal Server Error when trying to change email address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-getting-internal-server-error-when-trying-to-change-email-address/350416)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-getting-internal-server-error-when-trying-to-change-email-address/350416 "2025-05-09T09:27:33Z")

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Discourse 3.4.0.beta4-dev (5bc7371192). Users are unable to change their email address to a previously used email address. Steps to replicate: Change your account email address to something with a + sign in it, eg. y…

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## [When pasting a link with special Characters it will add escape characters, crippling the link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-pasting-a-link-with-special-characters-it-will-add-escape-characters-crippling-the-link/377972)

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**Author:** [@PCPal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PCPal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-pasting-a-link-with-special-characters-it-will-add-escape-characters-crippling-the-link/377972 "2025-08-11T02:43:17Z")

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Hello, I know I could do so much more to adequately tell the right developer exactly what happened to me the last few days/weeks when reading my newspaper and trying to copy links I find interesting to my private forum,…

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## ["There is 1 unread and 4 new topics remaining, or browse other topics in ..."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-1-unread-and-4-new-topics-remaining-or-browse-other-topics-in/384930)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-1-unread-and-4-new-topics-remaining-or-browse-other-topics-in/384930 "2025-10-08T16:45:00Z")

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I have a feeling that the first verb here should be “are” rather than “is”. Neither look perfect in the current sentence (which is a bit of a muddle).

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## [Whispers disappear from the display but still are in the database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-disappear-from-the-display-but-still-are-in-the-database/380957)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-disappear-from-the-display-but-still-are-in-the-database/380957 "2025-08-30T13:20:45Z")

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Hi, a little curiosity, until now I didn’t have a problem with whispers. I just created one on a post I authored as admin, and the whisper appears in the post. However, as soon as I refresh the page, it disappears - it’s…

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## [Add a user to existing personal chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-user-to-existing-personal-chat/241193)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-user-to-existing-personal-chat/241193 "2023-11-10T14:01:45Z")

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It would be really helpful to be able to add a user to an existing personal chat thread, as per WhatsApp. This would be the ideal place to plonk it (apologies @JammyDodger): The main use case is for a psuedo-chat c…

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## [Minimum entropy is a confusing term](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-entropy-is-a-confusing-term/316155)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-entropy-is-a-confusing-term/316155 "2024-08-09T15:57:56Z")

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I’m admitting my ignorance here, but every time I want to relax the rules around unique characters in titles and post content, I get stuck on the descriptions of the body min entropy and title min entropy settings: The…

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## [Create index topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-index-topic/368878)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-index-topic/368878 "2025-06-05T14:46:39Z")

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Let’s see if I can explain what I would like to do… I want to create a topic (“My index“) that will only contain links to other topics, added automatically via some kind of “system”, a “tag”, I don’t know. So, using a …

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## [Link sidebar buttons and scripts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-sidebar-buttons-and-scripts/313541)

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**Author:** [@Truest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Truest)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-sidebar-buttons-and-scripts/313541 "2024-06-30T07:56:36Z")

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I would like to add it in the form of a button in the sidebar (hamburger menu) → More or at the bottom of the sidebar and then connect JavaScript. How do I access the Discourse sidebar to do that? I did the following, …

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## [Can we disable notification emails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-disable-notification-emails/290862)

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**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-disable-notification-emails/290862 "2024-01-09T03:56:52Z")

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Hi!, Can we disable notification emails from the “watching”, “tracking”, “watching first post”, “normal”, “muted” of all users as an administrator?

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## [Help which plugin is in the screenshot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-which-plugin-is-in-the-screenshot/371309)

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**Author:** [@Goalina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Goalina)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-which-plugin-is-in-the-screenshot/371309 "2025-07-10T03:54:28Z")

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hello, I want to know which plugin is in the screenshot. thanks！

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## [The sidebar wrapper prevents from clicking the logo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-sidebar-wrapper-prevents-from-clicking-the-logo/397257)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-sidebar-wrapper-prevents-from-clicking-the-logo/397257 "2026-02-27T12:02:02Z")

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Repro: use Foundation or Meta Branded theme, and try to click the logo to get back to the home page :slight\_smile: Comparison with Foundation:

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## [Discord Login auth doesn't update username correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-login-auth-doesnt-update-username-correctly/348470)

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**Author:** [@AEW745](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AEW745)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-login-auth-doesnt-update-username-correctly/348470 "2025-02-25T03:17:38Z")

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Hello, currently logging in with Discord Auth with Auth overrides username and auth overrides name enabled. The name is supposed to be Discord nickname. However, it puts Discord username as the name and changes username …

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## [Removing a plugin for debugging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-a-plugin-for-debugging/323463)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-a-plugin-for-debugging/323463 "2024-08-26T21:10:35Z")

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A while ago @pfaffman showed me how to remove plugins directly via the file structure (i.e. within the container for a non-dev site) - thus markedly speeding up the debugging process when you suspect you’ve got a naughty…

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## [Copy table → paste it into \`/new-topic\`'s \`--rich-editor-enabled\` \`textarea\` → switch to \`--markdown-editor-enabled\` → corrupt markup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-table-paste-it-into-new-topic-s-rich-editor-enabled-textarea-switch-to-markdown-editor-enabled-corrupt-markup/392035)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-table-paste-it-into-new-topic-s-rich-editor-enabled-textarea-switch-to-markdown-editor-enabled-corrupt-markup/392035 "2025-12-30T19:12:31Z")

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For bugs.kde.org/show\_bug.cgi?id=511945#c63, I duplicated the table in: Return-Path: \<b\_gy2hm2dxgj4dc4jrofyq\_gyygkobygi4dm@rokejulianlockhart.addy.io\> X-Original-To: redacted@redacted.example Delivered-To: redacted@reda…

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## [Sidebar item title not updated after linked topic title in Index is edited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-item-title-not-updated-after-linked-topic-title-in-index-is-edited/323530)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-item-title-not-updated-after-linked-topic-title-in-index-is-edited/323530 "2024-08-27T17:38:49Z")

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I’ll take the honor for the first bug report (I love the plugin, btw) Index has (not using short titles for now) - https://example.com/t/....direct-link-to-topic - meaning the title is automatically fetched. When we c…

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## [Email failed jobs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-failed-jobs/355329)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Bond](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Bond)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-failed-jobs/355329 "2025-03-04T22:22:42Z")

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Hello! Discourse build : 3.5.0.beta2-dev(176ee0bf60) Hosted on : VPS - Centminmod (131.00stable)on Alma8 Issue : Email failing periodically I have two vHosts on this VPS. One with Xenforo , one with Discourse. My Xe…

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## [Is it possible to see email address of a deleted user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-see-email-address-of-a-deleted-user/376729)

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**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-see-email-address-of-a-deleted-user/376729 "2025-08-01T16:19:40Z")

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Is it possible to see email address of a deleted user? Inadvertently a user profile was deleted as spammer. We are trying trying to find the email address to reach out to them.

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## [Hint to admin why they can't see /sidekiq on a multisite guest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hint-to-admin-why-they-cant-see-sidekiq-on-a-multisite-guest/398415)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hint-to-admin-why-they-cant-see-sidekiq-on-a-multisite-guest/398415 "2026-03-13T21:37:43Z")

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Continuing the discussion from another topic: If an admin on a multisite guest tries to view sidekiq stats (at /sidekiq) they get an error page and might have no idea why they can’t see something they think they ought …

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## [Ability to create new topic from replies on review queue page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-create-new-topic-from-replies-on-review-queue-page/290854)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-create-new-topic-from-replies-on-review-queue-page/290854 "2024-01-08T13:48:27Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: Sometimes, when a new user reply is on moderation review the staff would decide to create a new topic from it because the reply isn’t fits perfectly to that topic but it would be a great new topic. N…

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## [Category calendar options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-calendar-options/397617)

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**Author:** [@Lou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lou)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-calendar-options/397617 "2026-03-04T12:02:21Z")

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In addition to the option of default for collapsing the category calendar described in Collapse category calendar my users are asking for the following. This would be good to have control over site behavior, category beh…

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## [Activity Summary emails not being sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-emails-not-being-sent/312026)

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**Author:** [@Prospleforum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Prospleforum)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-emails-not-being-sent/312026 "2024-06-28T07:25:08Z")

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Hi, digest emails haven’t been sent from my forum and I’m not too sure why. Here are my digest email settings: And when searching “digest” in email logs nothing shows up. If someone could help with this that w…

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