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## [Render a post above the discovery-list-container-top Outlet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-a-post-above-the-discovery-list-container-top-outlet/394270)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Rowe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Rowe)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-a-post-above-the-discovery-list-container-top-outlet/394270 "2026-01-25T19:11:02Z")

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I’m a noob at this sorry I used ask discourse to ask: in a theme i want to render the first post from two topics above the topic list in the discovery-list-container-top Outlet it gave me several versions which to my …

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## [Discourse-tag-sidebars and deprecated inline script tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tag-sidebars-and-deprecated-inline-script-tags/370554)

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**Author:** [@Curtis\_Rueden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Curtis_Rueden)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tag-sidebars-and-deprecated-inline-script-tags/370554 "2025-06-20T23:20:58Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Modernizing inline script tags for templates & JS API: Hi Discourse team! :waving\_hand: On the Image.sc Forum admins are now seeing the warning: \[Admin Notice\] One of your themes or plug…

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## [Pasted URLs in Rich Text Editor improperly escape tilde character](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasted-urls-in-rich-text-editor-improperly-escape-tilde-character/377739)

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**Author:** [@JImSculley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JImSculley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasted-urls-in-rich-text-editor-improperly-escape-tilde-character/377739 "2025-08-08T12:23:53Z")

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Users of my Discourse site frequently paste URLs from the web documentation for the API of software they use. The URLs for pages in the API docs often have the tilde character ~ in them. When such links are pasted into…

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## [Self-hosted discourse instance appending "7d" to the FQDN](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosted-discourse-instance-appending-7d-to-the-fqdn/371144)

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**Author:** [@odhiambo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/odhiambo)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosted-discourse-instance-appending-7d-to-the-fqdn/371144 "2025-06-22T00:44:39Z")

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Hello everyone, I am new to Discourse self-hosting. I am installing this on a server that’s running other web services. So I have my own Nginx, which will proxy connections to the Discourse container. I also have a full…

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## [Category and tag badges are misaligned and lose their colour in quotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-and-tag-badges-are-misaligned-and-lose-their-colour-in-quotes/372897)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-and-tag-badges-are-misaligned-and-lose-their-colour-in-quotes/372897 "2025-07-22T10:55:09Z")

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Title says it all really. :slight\_smile: But here’s a screenshot to provide some extra visuals: Should a deactivated user receive an email? - #21 by JammyDodger

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## [Add separate mobile\_logo\_dark setting for the login/signup splash screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-separate-mobile-logo-dark-setting-for-the-login-signup-splash-screen/402949)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-separate-mobile-logo-dark-setting-for-the-login-signup-splash-screen/402949 "2026-05-15T09:30:13Z")

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At the moment, the same mobile logo appears to be used in both the logged-in mobile header and the unauthenticated login/signup splash screen. It would be useful to have a separate site setting, for example: mobile\_log…

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## [How to hide notification buttons for selected categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-notification-buttons-for-selected-categories/349497)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-notification-buttons-for-selected-categories/349497 "2025-01-29T17:39:09Z")

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Most of our upper categories are used for aggregation. Nobody is allowed to post in these top categories. Some users think that the notification settings for these categories automatically include the second-level cate…

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## [Email not working on my Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-not-working-on-my-discourse-site/361629)

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**Author:** [@Sukenik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sukenik)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-not-working-on-my-discourse-site/361629 "2025-04-13T23:32:05Z")

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Hello, two months ago emails completely stopped working on my Discourse site. No activation emails are being sent and no emails are being received by regular users with summary of new posts. I would be willing to pay s…

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## [Unable to grant admin rights due to error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-grant-admin-rights-due-to-error/358170)

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**Author:** [@hannes\_e](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hannes_e)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-grant-admin-rights-due-to-error/358170 "2025-03-26T20:25:10Z")

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Hi! When trying to grant admin rights to a user (any user actually) I only get the following error message (after clicking the confirmation link): I checked the logs and found the following messages: ActiveRecord::…

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## [Problem embeding a topic in a page on another domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-embeding-a-topic-in-a-page-on-another-domain/290323)

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**Author:** [@SgtBhaji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SgtBhaji)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-embeding-a-topic-in-a-page-on-another-domain/290323 "2024-01-03T17:23:23Z")

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I signed up for the 14 day trial to see if Discourse can do what we’re trying to achieve. Basically we want to be able to embed topics in to specific pages and have them operate in a similar manner to a comments section. …

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## [Topic assignment shown thrice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-assignment-shown-thrice/366635)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-assignment-shown-thrice/366635 "2025-05-21T15:37:10Z")

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Please see the screenshot, it explains the issue:

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## [Topic title error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-error/313183)

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**Author:** [@Deads](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deads)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-error/313183 "2024-06-22T11:22:01Z")

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Just curious guys, How is this the same letters over and over again?

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## [Getting 502 Bad Gateway after attempting upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-502-bad-gateway-after-attempting-upgrade/344923)

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**Author:** [@dudenas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dudenas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-502-bad-gateway-after-attempting-upgrade/344923 "2024-12-30T21:57:32Z")

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Hi all, I think I broke my site by clicking on Upgrade on “Discourse-Manager” if I recall correctly. It declared failure and I clicked on a box “reset upgrade” or sth. Cannot reproduce the actions precisely, as the site…

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## [RSS Polling plugin removes tags added manually](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-plugin-removes-tags-added-manually/311811)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-plugin-removes-tags-added-manually/311811 "2024-07-10T14:54:20Z")

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I’m importing RSS feeds with the RSS Polling plugin. I’m not adding any tags by default. Instead, the plan is that users add the tags manually. But the plugin removes the tags on the next pull. See for instance EDI…

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## [3.3.0.beta3: Video thumbnails, Site setting confirmation, Faster access to plugin settings, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-3-0-beta3-video-thumbnails-site-setting-confirmation-faster-access-to-plugin-settings-and-more/313390)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-3-0-beta3-video-thumbnails-site-setting-confirmation-faster-access-to-plugin-settings-and-more/313390 "2024-07-03T13:20:07Z")

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New features in v3.3.0.beta3 Video thumbnails When uploading or linking a video, the composer will now show a thumbnail image in the composer preview. Site setting confirmation Many site settings will now see a confi…

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## [Old "chat" button on Plugin admin page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-chat-button-on-plugin-admin-page/290312)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-chat-button-on-plugin-admin-page/290312 "2024-01-02T20:59:10Z")

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I seem to have an old “chat” button visible in the admin area on the Plugin page. I already uninstalled the plugin after the chat feature was migrated into core. How can we get rid of this button? ⚠️ Error loading ro…

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## [When to use a plugin vs theme component?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-use-a-plugin-vs-theme-component/297052)

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**Author:** [@maaatt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maaatt)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-use-a-plugin-vs-theme-component/297052 "2024-03-01T17:26:39Z")

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I need to do little changes to some views: Eg: change the datetime format to extended one (DD/MM/YYY HH:MM) add a tooltip to long category titles view long category titles on two rows Do I need to c…

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## [The replies column is not matching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-replies-column-is-not-matching/338450)

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**Author:** [@Nestor\_Matias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nestor_Matias)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-replies-column-is-not-matching/338450 "2024-11-26T11:09:19Z")

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i need some help i will i am trying to access to api /latest.json but the replies column is not matching why is that you can see it in the screenshots replies are 1 and in the api json is 0 am i missing something ?

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## [How do I set up group email addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-up-group-email-addresses/310281)

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**Author:** [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-up-group-email-addresses/310281 "2024-06-02T23:03:46Z")

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Hello, I have a question. I’d like to create an email address for my forum such as support@example.com, however, I know that Discourse has a feature for you to set an email address for a group, such as admins. How would…

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## ["No bump" setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-bump-setting/372310)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-bump-setting/372310 "2025-06-30T18:27:59Z")

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When replying to a post, sometimes you might not want to shoot the thread back up to the top of the board. It would be useful to implement a switch that allows you to turn bumping on and off. On 4chan this is called “sa…

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## [Lost all categories and admin access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-all-categories-and-admin-access/313047)

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**Author:** [@Aaron\_Walsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aaron_Walsh)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-all-categories-and-admin-access/313047 "2024-06-21T16:16:22Z")

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Good afternoon, I couldn’t do an update via the dashboard, so I had to go through Digital Ocean, which had no issues. However, after clearing my data on Chrome, I’m now stuck with this and cannot access anything. I’ve …

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## [Alternative post templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-post-templates/354340)

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**Author:** [@trusktr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trusktr)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-post-templates/354340 "2025-02-25T18:57:53Z")

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Having some alternative views/layouts for posts could be nice, like what WordPress has. Essentially templates based on post type. The feature could allow posts in certain categories (or other criteria), or category page…

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## [Email Settings Critical vs Non-Critical](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-settings-critical-vs-non-critical/331309)

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**Author:** [@Sky020](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sky020)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-settings-critical-vs-non-critical/331309 "2024-10-22T18:22:08Z")

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Hello Discourse :wave: , The max\_emails\_per\_day\_per\_user setting: Does this apply to all emails? Or, just non-critical? That is, if it is set to 15, a user receives 15 PM -related emails, they then change their email a…

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## [Users don't get confirmation e-mail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-dont-get-confirmation-e-mail/316179)

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**Author:** [@Elena\_me](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elena_me)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-dont-get-confirmation-e-mail/316179 "2024-07-14T11:12:35Z")

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Hello dear support team! New users don’t get confirmation e-mail. Could you please assist me with solving this problem. Thank you in advance

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## [Moderation -- raw markdown editor too small](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-raw-markdown-editor-too-small/383902)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-raw-markdown-editor-too-small/383902 "2025-11-18T01:34:35Z")

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It looks like a recent update might have change the moderation queue detail page so that the editor on that screen is now very small on shorter posts when in raw markdown mode, and it can’t be expanded. (Firefox 143.0.1 …

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## [Searching email logs doesn't find emails in cc:](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-email-logs-doesnt-find-emails-in-cc/348688)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-email-logs-doesnt-find-emails-in-cc/348688 "2025-01-23T21:53:45Z")

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We were trying to find records of outbound email to a user, but they only show up when you explicitly search for group\_smtp emails. This is counterintuitive and confusing for the admin: ^ you can see here a normal …

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## [Could discourse have a go back to last page button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-discourse-have-a-go-back-to-last-page-button/324188)

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**Author:** [@Rick\_Jing](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rick_Jing)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-discourse-have-a-go-back-to-last-page-button/324188 "2024-08-30T19:32:31Z")

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I think it’s great to have a go back to last page button when finished reading topics, especially on desktop, because in my opinion most user won’t use any keyboard shortcut, I don’t use shortcuts even I use discourse ev…

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## [PAID - Request - add CSS class containing tag group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-request-add-css-class-containing-tag-group/313056)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-request-add-css-class-containing-tag-group/313056 "2024-06-23T16:20:54Z")

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Update: Adjust the specs to rather use group IDs instead of group names as we often rename those. See feature request topic here for reference: Add CSS class containing tag group - #7 by loginerror Basically we need ta…

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## [Trying to install this for a client on HestiaCP, hitting GitHub error even though it can access the internet fine?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-install-this-for-a-client-on-hestiacp-hitting-github-error-even-though-it-can-access-the-internet-fine/401528)

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**Author:** [@Anonymous\_Moose](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anonymous_Moose)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-install-this-for-a-client-on-hestiacp-hitting-github-error-even-though-it-can-access-the-internet-fine/401528 "2026-04-25T22:18:54Z")

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Not entirely sure what’s going on. I know I don’t particular like Docker though. I’m running Ubuntu Server, and trying to get this working for a domain on HestiaCP and the auto-install script said it couldn’t see the dom…

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## [Email thread notifications cutting off attachments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-thread-notifications-cutting-off-attachments/342589)

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**Author:** [@guildedgrey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guildedgrey)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-thread-notifications-cutting-off-attachments/342589 "2024-12-19T17:25:58Z")

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Hi all, I recently had a member upset that his new post (initiated via email) cut off his attachment and email signature. Attaching a screenshot below. The overwhelming majority of our members only utilize our listser…

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