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## [Understanding max image height](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-max-image-height/336055)

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**Author:** [@Ditchmonkey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ditchmonkey)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-max-image-height/336055 "2024-11-14T21:02:16Z")

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The attached image shows several photos that have been resized to different widths. I understand why this is happening, the default max image width and max image height values are 690 and 500, so the images with the tall…

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## [Get category ID from topic - Deprecation notice: controller:navigation/category no longer exists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-category-id-from-topic-deprecation-notice-controller-navigation-category-no-longer-exists/347733)

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**Author:** [@robertkibet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robertkibet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-category-id-from-topic-deprecation-notice-controller-navigation-category-no-longer-exists/347733 "2025-01-17T21:59:08Z")

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We currently have \<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="1.4.0"\> const controller = container.lookup('controller:topic'); const controllerNavCategory = container.lookup('controller:navigation/category'); …

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## [Avatars overlap topic focus state visual effect on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-overlap-topic-focus-state-visual-effect-on-mobile/344441)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-overlap-topic-focus-state-visual-effect-on-mobile/344441 "2024-12-27T15:20:56Z")

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Very minor visual issue. Tapping or long-pressing a topic on mobile sets the “focus” state with the vertical colored bar, and avatars overlap this visual indicator of the focused topic.

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## [Nginx displaying further configuration required](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-displaying-further-configuration-required/389394)

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**Author:** [@raadtotheraad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raadtotheraad)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-displaying-further-configuration-required/389394 "2025-12-03T02:49:06Z")

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Hi, I dont know why this is so but havent seen anything more on the internet so it may be a small issue with discourse Running ./discourse-setup gets the web server running and it says I need further configuration, ref…

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## [After i rebuild get below error return #\<Process::Status: pid 1631 exit 1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-i-rebuild-get-below-error-return-process-pid-1631-exit-1/344405)

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**Author:** [@aksoforever](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aksoforever)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-i-rebuild-get-below-error-return-process-pid-1631-exit-1/344405 "2024-12-27T01:21:33Z")

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FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' failed with return #\<Process::Status: pid 1631 exit 1\> Location of failure: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.…

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## [I want to add adsense code in \<head\> for activet adsence account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-add-adsense-code-in-head-for-activet-adsence-account/319201)

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**Author:** [@Campa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Campa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-add-adsense-code-in-head-for-activet-adsence-account/319201 "2024-09-18T17:23:14Z")

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I want to add adsense code in for activet adsence account how I can do it ?

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## [Python Script to Export Images from Zendesk Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/python-script-to-export-images-from-zendesk-community/345905)

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**Author:** [@tyler.lamparter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tyler.lamparter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/python-script-to-export-images-from-zendesk-community/345905 "2025-01-07T19:52:28Z")

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Need to Migrate Images from Zendesk Community to Discourse? Here’s a Python Script! Hi everyone, I’ve been working on migrating a Zendesk Community over to Discourse and ran into a frustrating issue: exporting images fr…

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## [Change email button colour](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-button-colour/356976)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_F](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_F)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-button-colour/356976 "2025-03-12T16:27:35Z")

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Hello newbie here, I am looking to change the colour of the email buttons to a different blue (on-brand) Does anyone know how? Thanks Joe

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## [Sysadmins Index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sysadmins-index/322725)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sysadmins-index/322725 "2024-08-21T14:22:24Z")

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Migrating to Discourse SMF2: Migrate an SMF2 forum to Discourse Vanilla: Migrate a Vanilla forum to Discourse PunBB: Migrate a PunBB forum to Discourse Kunena 3: Migrate a Kunena 3 forum to Discourse Phorum: Migrate a P…

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## [Automatic Unsilence?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-unsilence/306008)

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**Author:** [@justanotherperson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justanotherperson)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-unsilence/306008 "2024-04-29T23:39:36Z")

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So, one of my friends recently got silenced on the forums we’re on. Then, about a day or two ago, he suddenly got unsilenced even though the mods weren’t on at that time. While this is good (…because transmitting message…

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## [Still an issue: ERROR: must be owner of extension vector](https://meta.discourse.org/t/still-an-issue-error-must-be-owner-of-extension-vector/339808)

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**Author:** [@ja3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ja3)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/still-an-issue-error-must-be-owner-of-extension-vector/339808 "2024-12-03T11:57:15Z")

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There has been a few threads about this issue, which includes responses from the contributors that the issue has been fixed in docker\_manager. But I still have this issue running launcher rebuild app. I use a single con…

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## [Sticky "Group cannot be deleted" message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-group-cannot-be-deleted-message/345791)

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**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-group-cannot-be-deleted-message/345791 "2025-01-07T04:21:35Z")

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Repro steps: Go to Groups page Select some built-in group (e.g. Admins) Click on the Delete which displays the This is an automatic group and cannot be deleted. message Go back and select some user-defined group Result…

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## [Need Help with Limiting User Posts by Category and Time Frame](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-limiting-user-posts-by-category-and-time-frame/344592)

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**Author:** [@mbiistscther](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbiistscther)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-limiting-user-posts-by-category-and-time-frame/344592 "2025-01-01T11:37:54Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m looking for some guidance on achieving a specific functionality in Discourse. I’m managing a community where I need to implement a rule that prevents users from creating a new topic in two specific cate…

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## [Speak with the Discourse product team about invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-invites/315749)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speak-with-the-discourse-product-team-about-invites/315749 "2024-07-16T15:39:00Z")

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Hey folks :waving\_hand: We want to learn more about if / how you use Discourse’s invite feature to invite new members to your communities. To help us get started with our research, could you please fill out the poll bel…

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## [Locale mismatch at theme translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-mismatch-at-theme-translations/302879)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-mismatch-at-theme-translations/302879 "2024-04-19T17:50:19Z")

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The language dropdown in the theme translations seems to use the site’s locale at initial load, while the translations are shown in the user’s locale. My site’s default locale is German, and my user’s locale is English.…

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## [Add a prompt (even an aggressive prompt) to backup before updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-prompt-even-an-aggressive-prompt-to-backup-before-updating/315617)

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**Author:** [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-prompt-even-an-aggressive-prompt-to-backup-before-updating/315617 "2024-07-11T12:44:15Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Fix Discourse installation on Digital Ocean that broke during Docker update: While helping someone restore a production system that had some issue doing an update and needed to be restore…

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## [Using template hbs to add HTML content to a plugin outlet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-template-hbs-to-add-html-content-to-a-plugin-outlet/371373)

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**Author:** [@WolfpackFan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WolfpackFan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-template-hbs-to-add-html-content-to-a-plugin-outlet/371373 "2025-06-23T18:01:49Z")

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Is there a way I can use the built in component editor in discourse UI to create some HTML content to show up in a plugin outlet (plugin outlet name: before-create-topic-button)? The doc I am reading (Using Plugin Outle…

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## [Why is my debugger not showing anything?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-debugger-not-showing-anything/317590)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-debugger-not-showing-anything/317590 "2024-07-16T17:25:47Z")

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Nice feature. The debugger doesn’t show anything for me, and the /logs/ page reports; DiscourseAi::Completions::Endpoints::OpenAi: status: 400 - body: { "error": { "message": "Invalid schema for function 'scraper': Fal…

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## [Setting up a self-hosted install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-a-self-hosted-install/308286)

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**Author:** [@Anthony\_Horner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anthony_Horner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-a-self-hosted-install/308286 "2024-05-16T16:14:57Z")

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What are the requirements to set up a self-hosted Discourse community?

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## [Using service objects in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-service-objects-in-discourse/333641)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-service-objects-in-discourse/333641 "2024-10-30T15:56:38Z")

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Overview A service is a small object that encompasses business logic for a given action. From outside, it should be seen as a sort of black box. You provide it with parameters, it runs (including all the side effects it…

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## [SMTP Settings for Titan Mail Not Working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-settings-for-titan-mail-not-working/355998)

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**Author:** [@becl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/becl)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-settings-for-titan-mail-not-working/355998 "2025-03-06T05:24:03Z")

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Hi, I have installed Discourse on a standalone server and use Titan Email as my email provider. I have spend all day searching the community and tried every varitation I can think of with the settings but emails still …

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## [Comparison of Discourse and WordPress in terms of plugin maintenance and development, what are the advantages and disadvantages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparison-of-discourse-and-wordpress-in-terms-of-plugin-maintenance-and-development-what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages/309760)

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**Author:** [@END\_SKY](https://meta.discourse.org/u/END_SKY)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparison-of-discourse-and-wordpress-in-terms-of-plugin-maintenance-and-development-what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages/309760 "2024-05-28T23:07:03Z")

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I’ve read the documentation, what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of discourse plugin development compared to WordPress?

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## [Problem with installation on vps ubuntu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-installation-on-vps-ubuntu/352804)

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**Author:** [@Kacper\_Kacper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kacper_Kacper)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-installation-on-vps-ubuntu/352804 "2025-03-17T12:00:37Z")

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Retrying download gem from https://rubygems.org/ due to error (2/4): Bundler::PermissionError There was an error while trying to write to \`/var/lib/gems/3.3.0/cache/syntax\_tree-disable\_ternary-1.0.0.gem\`. It is likely th…

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## [Discourse Full-width component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-full-width-component/292496)

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**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-full-width-component/292496 "2025-04-11T18:01:16Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Make Discourse occupy the full browser width :eyeglasses: Preview preview :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Full-width component :question: Install Guide How to install a theme …

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## [Discourse admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-admin/315515)

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**Author:** [@Rahul\_Kumawat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahul_Kumawat)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-admin/315515 "2024-07-09T09:21:43Z")

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How can i change my user into admin user ?

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## [My drafts in the sidebar needs relod](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-drafts-in-the-sidebar-needs-relod/349747)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-drafts-in-the-sidebar-needs-relod/349747 "2025-02-18T09:26:39Z")

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Headache siblings again: iPad and DiscourseHub. My drafts become visible after reloading. I’m quite sure it used to appear automatically right away when a draft was saved. This didn’t start with the recent welcome impr…

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## [ReadTimeout error (No solution)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/readtimeout-error-no-solution/315322)

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**Author:** [@Inspector](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Inspector)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/readtimeout-error-no-solution/315322 "2024-07-07T14:56:40Z")

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So after I got the discourse forum on my server I tried creating an account with the preset emails that I put in the install. I tried using 3 emails with no success. My provider SMTP works, I have used it with thunderbir…

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## [Consistent linking from PM to Inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consistent-linking-from-pm-to-inbox/326334)

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**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consistent-linking-from-pm-to-inbox/326334 "2024-09-18T13:50:15Z")

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I know this might seem like nitpicking, but once you get used to using this link, you want it to be consistent. The message icon is actually a link in a private message that takes you to the corresponding folder (like t…

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## [Triggering a AI generated reply when people post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/triggering-a-ai-generated-reply-when-people-post/330714)

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**Author:** [@joo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/triggering-a-ai-generated-reply-when-people-post/330714 "2024-10-15T02:45:30Z")

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I’m currently using the Discourse Automation plugin and I’d like to know if it’s possible to trigger an AI-generated reply when a user creates a new topic or post. Is there any way to integrate an AI service (Discourse A…

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## [Signup UX issue on Name field position](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-ux-issue-on-name-field-position/320080)

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**Author:** [@wendellverli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wendellverli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-ux-issue-on-name-field-position/320080 "2024-09-12T13:10:49Z")

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One of our users tried MANY passwords, with and without their new account user name resemblance… with special characters… all of them said “common” password and she could NOT signup … has anyone received or seen any bug …

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