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## [Unexpected error in Forum Researcher](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-error-in-forum-researcher/368980)

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**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-error-in-forum-researcher/368980 "2025-09-01T06:28:14Z")

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Saw the Forum Researcher Announcement and went to test it out… But errored out for me with “unexpected characters after the JSON document (after ) at line 1, column 295” Let me know if/what other info may be needed …

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## [Aksimet Fails to Stop Spam Attack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aksimet-fails-to-stop-spam-attack/330839)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aksimet-fails-to-stop-spam-attack/330839 "2024-10-15T15:53:48Z")

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Hi everyone - on the IDX Community, we have the Akismet plugin enabled, but it is failing to stop a spam attack: I have manually deleted (and flagged/blocked) over 1000 posts over the past few hours. The posts do see…

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## [Testing maths formula](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-maths-formula/360154)

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**Author:** [@dryitdry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dryitdry)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-maths-formula/360154 "2025-04-03T11:24:28Z")

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## [Base URL in custom welcome message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/base-url-in-custom-welcome-message/369254)

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**Author:** [@sallypf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sallypf)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/base-url-in-custom-welcome-message/369254 "2025-06-07T19:11:37Z")

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I want to add link to user’s account page in the welcome message. I’m not able to find the base url variable. I’ve tried following but they don’t work. What is the correct base url variable? \[Account\](%{base\_uri}/u/{{r…

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## [Chrome slow to upload in topic with many images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-slow-to-upload-in-topic-with-many-images/325890)

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**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-slow-to-upload-in-topic-with-many-images/325890 "2024-09-12T14:01:50Z")

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I have a topic with ~150 images in the OP. Each image is small, averaging about 150kb each. This topic expands over time as news is revealed and the person managing it has told me images now take over a minute to uplo…

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## [German translation for the Discover admin checkbox sounds sloppy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-translation-for-the-discover-admin-checkbox-sounds-sloppy/308889)

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**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-translation-for-the-discover-admin-checkbox-sounds-sloppy/308889 "2024-05-22T06:40:21Z")

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The current German translation of the “include\_in\_discourse\_discover” key reads like this: Lasse CDCK, Inc. („Discourse“) diese Community auf der Discover-Seite und in den Marketingmaterialien von Discourse vorstellen.…

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## [Pyx's Modern Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pyxs-modern-theme/357665)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pyxs-modern-theme/357665 "2026-08-29T18:47:28Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Pyx’s Modern Theme is the successor to darkpixlz’s Modern Theme. :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - pyxfluff/moderntheme: Modern theme f…

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## [How to enable the AI button in the toolbar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-the-ai-button-in-the-toolbar/330499)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-the-ai-button-in-the-toolbar/330499 "2024-10-12T17:09:42Z")

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I have AI set up on my forum, I have working chatbots, and working title suggestions but I can’t find out how to enable the “AI” button to enable lots of other things? I am hosted with Communiteq and have a working Open…

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## [AI Bot PMs with only one bot response appear in Sent rather than in the Inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-pms-with-only-one-bot-response-appear-in-sent-rather-than-in-the-inbox/291762)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-pms-with-only-one-bot-response-appear-in-sent-rather-than-in-the-inbox/291762 "2024-03-04T09:44:19Z")

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If I have a short conversation, question → answer, it isn’t saved. But if I have a step longer, question → answer → follow-up → answer, that will be saved as a PM. Quite fresh Diacourse, upgrading was finished at 10:00 …

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## [Sometimes toast the message "you were logged out"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sometimes-toast-the-message-you-were-logged-out/372722)

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**Author:** [@pkward](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pkward)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sometimes-toast-the-message-you-were-logged-out/372722 "2025-07-07T08:36:47Z")

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We have a problem with keeping user logged in. We connect discourse to our app with sso. Login Success and redirect to discourse click some board popup “you were logged out” our guess are below \_forum\_session value i…

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## [How can I edit My Login Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-edit-my-login-page/298027)

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**Author:** [@user34](https://meta.discourse.org/u/user34)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-edit-my-login-page/298027 "2024-03-10T16:58:20Z")

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how can i edit my design of login page ?

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## [Which smart home device Discourses are the best examples to study?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-smart-home-device-discourses-are-the-best-examples-to-study/369259)

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**Author:** [@stanigator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanigator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-smart-home-device-discourses-are-the-best-examples-to-study/369259 "2025-06-07T22:21:24Z")

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From the mobile app, I’m only managing to find Rachio and Wyze. Hence posting here in the hopes of finding more suggestions.

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## [Missing descriptions in settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-descriptions-in-settings/293187)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-descriptions-in-settings/293187 "2024-02-08T15:17:43Z")

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Hello :wave: This is pretty low priority. A few description missing in the settings. ai hugging face api key ai hugging face token limit ai hugging face model display name ai hugging face tei endpoint ai hugging f…

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## [Featured Category on Categories page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-category-on-categories-page/327094)

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**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-category-on-categories-page/327094 "2024-09-19T08:14:17Z")

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As we have the Featured Topics component, can I set a Featured category? My setup looks like this and instead of the main, core category to be listed just among every other, can I make it look like this, on top of the o…

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## [🇨🇳 Discourse Post Formatting Guide Add some formatting to make posts more colorful](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-post-formatting-guide/287103)

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**Author:** [@Dotila\_Li](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dotila_Li)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-post-formatting-guide/287103 "2024-03-04T10:34:55Z")

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Sometimes, making small changes to a post can greatly improve its readability and interactivity! This article focuses on the “small changes” to post formatting. It’s best to open the post editor and follow along now; t…

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## [Accessing Personal/Direct Message Chats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-personal-direct-message-chats/352350)

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**Author:** [@Epi320](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Epi320)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-personal-direct-message-chats/352350 "2025-02-15T13:45:46Z")

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Hello, I am a moderator at https://prodigy-game.discourse.group/ We are slightly concerned as to what some of our members are saying in their DM’s and PM’s. Is there a way for me to access them? Other than impersonati…

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## [Profile Picture Appearing Stretched on WP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-appearing-stretched-on-wp/327070)

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**Author:** [@Devitaliza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Devitaliza)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-appearing-stretched-on-wp/327070 "2024-09-19T13:45:02Z")

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Hi, I’ve tried searching for an answer but haven’t yet been able to find anything. Today, I integrated Discourse with my WordPress website through the official plugin. All is working flawlessly, except that in the comme…

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## [Discourse forum for feature requests with upvotes + comments?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-forum-for-feature-requests-with-upvotes-comments/327119)

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**Author:** [@petergyang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/petergyang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-forum-for-feature-requests-with-upvotes-comments/327119 "2024-09-18T18:41:21Z")

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I would like to organize my discourse forum in a layout that lets people submit, upvote, and comment on feature requests. Something like this: Canny Does this type of layout exist or what’s the best way to set this up? …

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## [Support for zip uploads to forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-zip-uploads-to-forums/340701)

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**Author:** [@matthewnichols](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matthewnichols)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-zip-uploads-to-forums/340701 "2024-12-05T21:56:43Z")

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Have a question about Discourse’s ability to support zip uploads to forums. Looking to create a repository for designated users to upload playbooks and product content to a specific repo forum page. Is this possible usin…

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## [PhotoSwipe new icons visual collision](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photoswipe-new-icons-visual-collision/404167)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photoswipe-new-icons-visual-collision/404167 "2026-06-02T18:12:04Z")

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An unfortunate visual collision between the screenshot content and the Discourse lightbox UI overlay: This is a new issue. Previously, the download original text was below the images. It has been changed to icons in …

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## [Contextual user notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contextual-user-notifications/303286)

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**Author:** [@lmiq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lmiq)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contextual-user-notifications/303286 "2024-04-10T23:56:49Z")

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It would be nice if we could get contextual user notifications in Discourse forums. That is, suppose I’m one of the developers of a package named “my\_package”. I would like to receive notifications whenever a post mentio…

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## [Automate sending Discourse invite emails with Zapier](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-sending-discourse-invite-emails-with-zapier/121608)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-sending-discourse-invite-emails-with-zapier/121608 "2024-05-03T14:58:51Z")

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The Discourse API can be used to automate sending invitation emails from your forum when an action is performed on an external application. For many applications, you can use Zapier to set this up without having to write…

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## [Problem with 500 error with subscriptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-500-error-with-subscriptions/360808)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-500-error-with-subscriptions/360808 "2025-04-10T13:36:31Z")

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This looks like a Contribute \> Bug, but I don’t know what’s going on. A bunch of users get a 500 error trying to load /s/user/subscriptions/ (when visiting /my/billing/subscriptions. NoMethodError (undefined method \`\[\]…

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## [Add temporary Threads logo to current Font Awesome version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-temporary-threads-logo-to-current-font-awesome-version/296611)

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**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-temporary-threads-logo-to-current-font-awesome-version/296611 "2024-03-16T11:55:43Z")

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Is it possible to add Threads to the Font Awesome version currently used in Discourse like it was done with X (Twitter replacement) last year?

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## ["Net::HTTPBadResponse" errors on Gemini Embeddings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-httpbadresponse-errors-on-gemini-embeddings/296952)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-httpbadresponse-errors-on-gemini-embeddings/296952 "2024-02-29T07:32:28Z")

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I’m using Gemini for the LLM, I’m noticing a lot of errors in the logs and it appears to be coming from a embeddings backfill task. Job exception: Net::HTTPBadResponse /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-ai/app/jobs/…

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## [Idea-voting, two different styles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-voting-two-different-styles/409044)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-voting-two-different-styles/409044 "2026-08-05T00:44:58Z")

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I see two different styles of idea voting posts, and I cant tell why they are different. One is a Idea post which has only a upvote button besides the title and the other is an idea topic which has a large up and downvot…

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## [Perfectionist - the default curve interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perfectionist-the-default-curve-interface/334194)

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**Author:** [@TOWUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TOWUK)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perfectionist-the-default-curve-interface/334194 "2024-11-02T22:51:43Z")

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hello dear friends, maybe many people did not notice that the main part where the post is contained is compressed on the sides and there is a lot of empty space on the right, although it would be possible to move the lin…

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## [Link to change history on themeable site settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-change-history-on-themeable-site-settings/377394)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-change-history-on-themeable-site-settings/377394 "2025-08-14T06:30:36Z")

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The history icon on the site settings, which are now themeable site settings, still links to the staff action logs filtered for the “change site setting” action. But when you edit them now, the action is “change theme si…

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## [Image rotation after upload](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-rotation-after-upload/329078)

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**Author:** [@EmilyJane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EmilyJane)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-rotation-after-upload/329078 "2024-10-02T21:00:47Z")

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Is it possible for the post creator to rotate an uploaded image within the Discourse application? Perhaps in the same way that they can change the size with the buttons. In the Arduino Forum, users frequently post p…

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## [Update/Rebuild Error Code 1 (3.1.0.beta4 -\> 3.3.0.beta3) - Redis port 6379 related?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-rebuild-error-code-1-3-1-0-beta4-3-3-0-beta3-redis-port-6379-related/314985)

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**Author:** [@Adwinistrator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Adwinistrator)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-rebuild-error-code-1-3-1-0-beta4-3-3-0-beta3-redis-port-6379-related/314985 "2024-07-04T16:19:54Z")

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Good morning everyone, first post here for myself. Been poorly maintaining a DigitalOcean/Discourse server I inherited a few years back, and just reissued by SSL cert and tried to update/rebuild the app, and had the fol…

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