# Hot

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## [Disable capitilization of first Letter in Post title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-capitilization-of-first-letter-in-post-title/146884)

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**Author:** [@CRUGG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CRUGG)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-capitilization-of-first-letter-in-post-title/146884 "2020-04-05T15:05:21Z")

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Hey there, I have a Forum for a project/brand and the official capitilization of the Project’s Name starts with a lowercase letter and many of our Posts start with the Project’s Name, however Discourse automatically mak…

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## [Error displaying Top Referred Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-displaying-top-referred-topics/349603)

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**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-displaying-top-referred-topics/349603 "2025-01-29T22:39:19Z")

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After updating Discourse, the following error appears in the dashboard in Top Referred Topics section: Sorry, an error occurred while executing the query The error is also explained in the log as follows: Error while …

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## [Getting white screen on admin page after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-white-screen-on-admin-page-after-update/355032)

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**Author:** [@Rahul\_Deshpande](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahul_Deshpande)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-white-screen-on-admin-page-after-update/355032 "2025-03-01T01:33:24Z")

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Hi all, I run a community of stock market enthusiasts named MadeForTrade.in. I manually updated the systems that were mentioned in the admin section. But after the update, I am unable to check admin and the rest of the …

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## [DISCOURSE\_SMTP variables in app.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-variables-in-app-yml/349326)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-variables-in-app-yml/349326 "2025-01-28T09:31:55Z")

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What is the full set of these variables? I have this set: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ADDRESS: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PORT: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_USER\_NAME: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PASSWORD: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ENABLE\_START\_TLS: true # (optional…

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## [Using Plugin Outlet Connectors from a Theme or Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-plugin-outlet-connectors-from-a-theme-or-plugin/32727)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-plugin-outlet-connectors-from-a-theme-or-plugin/32727 "2024-10-14T10:37:16Z")

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Discourse includes hundreds of Plugin Outlets which can be used to inject new content or replace existing contend in the Discourse UI. ‘Outlet arguments’ are made available so that content can be customized based on the …

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## [Uploading a file to the web root](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-a-file-to-the-web-root/35626)

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**Author:** [@enry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/enry)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-a-file-to-the-web-root/35626 "2020-02-11T03:47:56Z")

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I need to upload a file to the web root, specifically, some SSL certificate activation file. On every other webapp I’ve ever used in my 15+ years of working in web, I could relatively easily do this with varying degree…

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## [How can I change the main CSS codes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-the-main-css-codes/303034)

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**Author:** [@ogulcan1787](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ogulcan1787)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-the-main-css-codes/303034 "2024-04-09T13:45:12Z")

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Hi, I made many CSS changes by adding CSS codes to the theme settings. Do these codes slow down the website? Can I change these codes directly from within the main theme? Thank you in advance for your help.

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## [Set up a multisite development environment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-multisite-development-environment/229310)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-multisite-development-environment/229310 "2022-06-07T16:01:37Z")

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It’s possible to run discourse in multisite mode in development. A multisite server uses a different DB and hostname for each site that it serves. This is useful if you are developing a feature or a plugin that should be…

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## [Intercom Widget](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intercom-widget/107517)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intercom-widget/107517 "2019-01-25T11:55:33Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Intercom Widget allows basic integration with Intercom. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-intercom-widget :open\_book: New to Discourse Themes? …

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## [Post previews in Telegram](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-previews-in-telegram/306970)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-previews-in-telegram/306970 "2024-05-06T20:53:14Z")

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I noticed the previews in Telegram for post-links do not get the actual post preview. Actual post link: Some related SO: For example, I can randomly /?v=3333 to my link, and can see that Telegram fetches new …

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## [Unexpected scrolling behavior with chat while in a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-scrolling-behavior-with-chat-while-in-a-topic/310013)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-scrolling-behavior-with-chat-while-in-a-topic/310013 "2024-05-31T13:59:43Z")

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If you are currently reading a topic but also have chat opened to the side, each time you hover over a chat message or otherwise bring chat into focus with your mouse cursor the topic will scroll down a little bit. It wi…

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## [Anonymous voting in polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-voting-in-polls/147504)

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**Author:** [@Jamie\_Liu1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jamie_Liu1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-voting-in-polls/147504 "2020-04-13T09:19:54Z")

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Hey there! I created a poll in our forum yesterday. I got 100+ views but ZERO votes. I think a big reason is that people are reluctant to register an account just too cast a vote, even if they are actually interested in …

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## [Mandatory fields for group site setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandatory-fields-for-group-site-setting/307219)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandatory-fields-for-group-site-setting/307219 "2024-05-13T20:38:36Z")

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In the commit FEATURE: mandatory fields for group site setting (#26612) · discourse/discourse@98fc614 · GitHub, the admins and moderators groups were added as mandatory to some settings. In addition to the effect that th…

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## [Trigger a Zapier task with Discourse Webhooks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trigger-a-zapier-task-with-discourse-webhooks/56753)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trigger-a-zapier-task-with-discourse-webhooks/56753 "2017-02-01T22:11:22Z")

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Want to use Discourse Webhooks to trigger a task via Zapier? Let’s get started! :bulb: Tip: Zapier now has an official Discourse integration with built-in triggers and actions (e.g. “New Post”, “Create Post”). For…

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## [Latest translations are not available in DiscourseHub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-translations-are-not-available-in-discoursehub/320033)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-translations-are-not-available-in-discoursehub/320033 "2024-08-08T17:40:37Z")

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I have installed the latest version of Discourse Hub, which includes the recent fix for the settings menu on Android. However, the translations that were merged a month ago don’t seem to be there. For example Still a…

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## [The text/plain alternative in Discourse emails just made me smile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-text-plain-alternative-in-discourse-emails-just-made-me-smile/102810)

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**Author:** [@greedy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/greedy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-text-plain-alternative-in-discourse-emails-just-made-me-smile/102810 "2024-01-03T23:32:43Z")

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I just read a summary email from discourse in mutt and was so pleasantly surprised to see markdown as the text/plain alternative. After years of seeing text/plain alternatives disappearing or becoming useless stripping o…

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## [Highest\_staff\_post\_number](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highest-staff-post-number/310034)

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**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highest-staff-post-number/310034 "2024-05-30T22:02:27Z")

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I was mooching around the database and came across this field. It appears to the the ‘highest post’ from a staff member on a thread, but I’m scratching my head as to what possible use there could be for this information?…

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## [Install Discourse on Windows for development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-windows-for-development/75149)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-windows-for-development/75149 "2026-04-22T10:18:42Z")

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:information\_source: This tutorial has been tested on Windows 10 and 11. To set up a development environment for Discourse on Windows, you can do it using Windows Subsystem for Linux feature. This setup requires the …

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## [Embed mp4 video direct link causes huge data transfer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-mp4-video-direct-link-causes-huge-data-transfer/287817)

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**Author:** [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-mp4-video-direct-link-causes-huge-data-transfer/287817 "2023-12-18T13:29:01Z")

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Paste an mp4 video direct link into the composer and then will be onebox as video, and post it. Then play the video, check the network on devtools, will see huge data transfer. For example, a 100MB video will transfer a…

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## [What's the largest community powered by discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-largest-community-powered-by-discourse/258824)

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**Author:** [@hbm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hbm)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-largest-community-powered-by-discourse/258824 "2025-12-23T18:36:00Z")

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I wonder what’s the order of number of users discourse could support without sharding etc, i.e., heavy customization of code.

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## [Add more groups to "About Us" page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-groups-to-about-us-page/110381)

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**Author:** [@Jacksepticeye](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacksepticeye)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-groups-to-about-us-page/110381 "2019-03-01T20:28:39Z")

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I have a discourse forum, and I noticed that there is only 2 groups; admin and moderator. Can I add more groups and make them listed on the About us page? Our Admins Our Moderators Our Trainees Our Interns Etc. Etc.

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## ["Automation" and rules link?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-and-rules-link/306835)

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**Author:** [@ncaming215](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncaming215)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-and-rules-link/306835 "2024-05-05T20:50:24Z")

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Maybe I’m having a senior moment, but … why can I not find ‘Automation’ tab anywhere in my Discourse? I see that it’s been baked into core, so I wondered if that’s why it’s not sitting in the sub nav any longer. I’m host…

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## [Sidekiq job (Calculate Scores) are constantly failing after PG15 migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-job-calculate-scores-are-constantly-failing-after-pg15-migration/354100)

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**Author:** [@Dmitry\_Krasnoperov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dmitry_Krasnoperov)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-job-calculate-scores-are-constantly-failing-after-pg15-migration/354100 "2025-02-24T15:39:18Z")

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Greetings. All of a sudden after migration to PSQL15 one of my jobs (Calculate Scores) are constantly failing: Job exception: ERROR: could not open file "base/16384/544114.1" (target block 655360): previous segment is o…

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## [PHP - Data Explorer API Example](https://meta.discourse.org/t/php-data-explorer-api-example/348668)

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**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/php-data-explorer-api-example/348668 "2025-01-23T20:09:03Z")

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I am working on pulling data out of Discourse using PHP and the Data Explorer API. Here is the skeleton of my PHP code for others as a starting point. PHP Code \<?php // Set API key $api\_key = '\<your key goes here\>'; // …

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## [I need API for wordpress discourse plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-api-for-wordpress-discourse-plugin/348376)

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**Author:** [@Serdar\_Özdemir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Serdar_%C3%96zdemir)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-api-for-wordpress-discourse-plugin/348376 "2025-01-22T13:28:07Z")

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I need API for wordpress discourse plugin

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## [Changing title/tags of a topic from editor at the top of page doesn't show the edit pencil](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-title-tags-of-a-topic-from-editor-at-the-top-of-page-doesnt-show-the-edit-pencil/293963)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-title-tags-of-a-topic-from-editor-at-the-top-of-page-doesnt-show-the-edit-pencil/293963 "2024-02-02T19:35:19Z")

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Can reproduce this on multiple forums, so it’s not a site setting thing. This occurs outside of the edit window, and refreshing/navigating will cause it to appear.

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## [Ways of using Discourse to track customer happiness](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ways-of-using-discourse-to-track-customer-happiness/375133)

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**Author:** [@stanigator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanigator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ways-of-using-discourse-to-track-customer-happiness/375133 "2025-07-21T19:13:18Z")

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Perhaps this question sounds vague. Maybe I still don’t know how to use Discourse yet, or maybe Discourse isn’t the right tool for this. I do want to know if there’s ways to track customer satisfaction at least on Discou…

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## [Sign up and Login button not translated?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-and-login-button-not-translated/307291)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-and-login-button-not-translated/307291 "2024-05-08T19:17:29Z")

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Hi, I have French Discourse and I noticed the “Sign up” and “Log in” buttons for non registered users are still in English. Is it voluntary, and if not can I translate them and how? Thanks.

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## [Reddit-ish theme right sidebar on topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-ish-theme-right-sidebar-on-topics/353883)

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**Author:** [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-ish-theme-right-sidebar-on-topics/353883 "2025-02-23T12:39:43Z")

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Anyone that uses the awesome Reddit-ish theme have you been able to add a right hand sidebar to topics? If so how did you accomplish this.

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## [Theme settings editor title not localized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-settings-editor-title-not-localized/348212)

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**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-settings-editor-title-not-localized/348212 "2025-01-21T16:16:44Z")

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I guess it’s here:

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