# Hot

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## [Nginx version pinning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-version-pinning/394488)

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**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-version-pinning/394488 "2026-01-29T18:40:02Z")

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Not quite a Contribute \> Bug but it’s not clear what other category it should go in. It is problematic and isn’t a Contribute \> Feature. Possibly Support but I’m fairly sure I know what I’m doing here. See also: a simil…

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## [RTL issue with @ placement in user names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-issue-with-placement-in-user-names/395810)

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**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-issue-with-placement-in-user-names/395810 "2026-02-11T15:46:04Z")

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Bug Report: Misplacement of “@” in English usernames under RTL with Horizon theme Hello I’m experiencing a display issue when using the Horizon theme with the site language set to RTL. The problem specifically affects…

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## [Working Group on Communities of Practice?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-group-on-communities-of-practice/337560)

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**Author:** [@tgustilo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgustilo)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-group-on-communities-of-practice/337560 "2024-11-29T08:40:26Z")

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I’m actively wrestling with Discourse as my platform of choice to develop a community of practice. I.e. the community’s goal is for members not only to “engage” (read, learn, react, comment/reply, and write thoughtful ne…

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## [Ipad - Composer peek mode button causes editor to go off screen - cannot fix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-composer-peek-mode-button-causes-editor-to-go-off-screen-cannot-fix/396942)

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**Author:** [@Jesse\_Starks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jesse_Starks)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ipad-composer-peek-mode-button-causes-editor-to-go-off-screen-cannot-fix/396942 "2026-03-12T14:33:06Z")

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Initially I added this as a support request, but I figure it must be a glitch… I recreated in a different browsers on ipad 26.2 and 26.3 Basically, if I hit the button in the first screenshot, the composer goes off the …

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## [Trivial observation about the champagne emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trivial-observation-about-the-champagne-emoji/399338)

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**Author:** [@meave](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meave)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trivial-observation-about-the-champagne-emoji/399338 "2026-03-27T16:57:18Z")

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Hi people, If I try to insert it by entering :champagne, it is not found, however if I enter :cork, it is displayed correctly, and if I hover my mouse over it, it is clearly labelled as … Champagne !! :champagne: Th…

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## [Discourse Rewind 2024](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rewind-2024/348063)

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**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rewind-2024/348063 "2025-04-11T17:51:38Z")

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Hi everyone :wave: You might have noticed, the link in your user menu. This is an experiment we did this year (with @Falco and @jordan.vidrine) internally, and while it’s not ready to be an official plugin, we wanted to…

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## [More friendly category creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-friendly-category-creation/390841)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-friendly-category-creation/390841 "2026-08-11T08:55:29Z")

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Someone pointed out that creating categories and tags feels cumbersome, and that this friction might discourage new admins from adopting Discourse. I asked Gemini to generate a category planner. The result looks quite n…

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## [Categorizing bug and ux issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categorizing-bug-and-ux-issues/378121)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categorizing-bug-and-ux-issues/378121 "2025-08-28T08:35:51Z")

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It feels a little weird to choose a category based on “who is most likely to fix it”. Would you also say a blank forum because of a global display: none isn’t a bug because a designer will fix it? And of course you ca…

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## [Translated pages cannot rank in Google. Killed by CANONICAL. Content Localization + ?tl=](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translated-pages-cannot-rank-in-google-killed-by-canonical-content-localization-tl/401275)

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**Author:** [@bmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bmind)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translated-pages-cannot-rank-in-google-killed-by-canonical-content-localization-tl/401275 "2026-04-24T07:07:30Z")

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Hello dear community! I’m running a multilingual Discourse forum in English, Russian, and Italian using Content Localization with content\_localization\_crawler\_param enabled. AI translations are working well. Crawlers r…

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## [I have issue to embed Youtube video - YouTube Error 153](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-issue-to-embed-youtube-video-youtube-error-153/387672)

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**Author:** [@hameedacpa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hameedacpa)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-issue-to-embed-youtube-video-youtube-error-153/387672 "2025-11-10T13:50:46Z")

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I have issue to embed Youtube video

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## [How to block an IP range? "Screened IPs" not being blocked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-block-an-ip-range-screened-ips-not-being-blocked/386851)

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**Author:** [@sb56637](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sb56637)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-block-an-ip-range-screened-ips-not-being-blocked/386851 "2025-12-05T14:33:39Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to temporarily block an abusive /16 subnet that is slamming a Discourse forum with requests. I tried this… …but I’m still seeing a huge number of new requests from the same range in /var/discourse…

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## [Plugin Cleaner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-cleaner/399505)

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**Author:** [@canbekcan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/canbekcan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-cleaner/399505 "2026-03-29T19:20:26Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Safely scans, audits, and cleans orphaned database residue left behind by uninstalled plugins. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - canbekcan/discourse-plugin-cleaner · G…

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## ["There are email jobs that failed" on an SMTP-less install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-are-email-jobs-that-failed-on-an-smtp-less-install/394573)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-are-email-jobs-that-failed-on-an-smtp-less-install/394573 "2026-02-19T18:57:08Z")

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I got this message on my dashboard: There are 95 email jobs that failed. Check your app.yml and ensure that the mail server settings are correct. The site is an SMTP-less install on a discourse.diy domain. Sidekiq s…

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## [Uppercase letters in username break reachable mention check in composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uppercase-letters-in-username-break-reachable-mention-check-in-composer/401292)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uppercase-letters-in-username-break-reachable-mention-check-in-composer/401292 "2026-05-13T16:25:07Z")

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While investigating Private Topics Plugin - #109 by thoka I stumbled upon the fact, that a mention for a user in a restricted category is not reported, when the username contains uppercase letters. If I mention @SomeUse…

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## [Assign note not visible from My posts edit action](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-note-not-visible-from-my-posts-edit-action/395571)

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**Author:** [@benjamincfarmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benjamincfarmer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-note-not-visible-from-my-posts-edit-action/395571 "2026-02-09T18:47:22Z")

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I have been looking to make Assignments more part of the workflow of my site and noticed that if you put a note in the original assignment, it is not viewable from the Edit assignment details from the My posts listing. …

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## [Non profit Member organisations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-profit-member-organisations/382049)

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**Author:** [@JoBrown](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoBrown)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-profit-member-organisations/382049 "2025-09-11T16:50:00Z")

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I’m interested in using Discourse for a membership org with around 20K members. Is this ideal for it?

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## [New forum settings without menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-forum-settings-without-menu/350825)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-forum-settings-without-menu/350825 "2025-02-11T06:39:27Z")

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We have a lot settings, and there may be new ones coming. But this new system where that old menu of all site settings has been removed, is really hard to use. I added new category that may generate more activity tha…

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## [502 error - chatables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-error-chatables/392286)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-error-chatables/392286 "2025-12-30T21:30:46Z")

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I got a 502 error here on Meta today. Apart from the pop up, I didn’t notice any unexpected behavior. I am not really sure what caused this, and I am not consistently able to reproduce it, but I was able to trigger it a …

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## [A tag for post revisions / history view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-tag-for-post-revisions-history-view/401040)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-tag-for-post-revisions-history-view/401040 "2026-04-20T14:04:08Z")

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There’s apparently no tag for this :thinking: I think it’d be a good idea to add it. Even if it’s just “a modal”, it has a very distinct purpose, content and features and I wish I were able to search efficiently for top…

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## [Quick-add Tags To Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-add-tags-to-topic/383271)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-add-tags-to-topic/383271 "2025-10-23T02:52:34Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Add tags to a topic with a click of a button :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - NateDhaliwal/quick-add-tags · GitHub :question: Install Guide How to install a theme or the…

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## [How to change the Title and Description on the tag page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-title-and-description-on-the-tag-page/402430)

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**Author:** [@Vsekraski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vsekraski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-title-and-description-on-the-tag-page/402430 "2026-05-07T20:59:10Z")

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Hi, How can I change the Title and Description on the tag page?

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## [User cards opened from the like list shifts to the top left of the page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cards-opened-from-the-like-list-shifts-to-the-top-left-of-the-page/397122)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cards-opened-from-the-like-list-shifts-to-the-top-left-of-the-page/397122 "2026-02-26T11:43:49Z")

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Open the like user list Click an avatar, which opens the user card When the cursor is moved away from the avatar icon, or if the user card appears in front the icon, the user card shifts to the top left of the page

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## [Lock Composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lock-composer/396168)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lock-composer/396168 "2026-03-03T13:23:22Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Lock/unlock the composer to prevent accidental sending :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - NateDhaliwal/discourse-lock-composer · GitHub :question: Install Guide How to ins…

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## [Published Page date (day/month) in wrong order in French](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-date-day-month-in-wrong-order-in-french/396733)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-date-day-month-in-wrong-order-in-french/396733 "2026-02-22T18:08:39Z")

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I suspect this is a localization issue, maybe the order of the month and day is hardcoded? It should be “22 février” in that order and without caps. I have to say the year would be nice to display too (at least in my…

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## [Does the Discourse source code support AI modes and AI overviews?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-discourse-source-code-support-ai-modes-and-ai-overviews/392260)

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**Author:** [@toanvoc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/toanvoc)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-discourse-source-code-support-ai-modes-and-ai-overviews/392260 "2026-01-08T11:07:42Z")

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Dear! I have this question because, with the explosion of AI, many source codes have upgraded their code to support AI overviews and AI modes for various AI platforms like Google Gemini, LLMs, Perplexity, Cloud, ChatGPT…

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## [Webinar: Love Your Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-love-your-community/351482)

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**Author:** [@Danielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Danielle)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-love-your-community/351482 "2025-02-26T19:32:30Z")

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📅 February 13, 2025 1:00 PM (America/New\_York) On 2025-02-13T05:00:00Z (UTC), members of our Customer Success Team hosted the Love Your Community webinar, focusing on ways to show your members how much you care! Watch …

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## [How do you force keep open the sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-force-keep-open-the-sidebar/396536)

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**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-force-keep-open-the-sidebar/396536 "2026-02-20T21:50:03Z")

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I want to permanently keep the side bar open, how do I do that?

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## [Is an email address required for deployment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410508)

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**Author:** [@WuBarlynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WuBarlynn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410508 "2026-08-20T09:00:48Z")

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I want to deploy on a server, but I don't have a mail server. Can I deploy without configuring an email address?

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## [Emoji popup too aggressive with ) followed by colon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-popup-too-aggressive-with-followed-by-colon/393112)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-popup-too-aggressive-with-followed-by-colon/393112 "2026-01-09T21:36:50Z")

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This has bothered me at least 3 times today, leading to the realisation that I tend to end sentences with a bracketed statement (like this): It would be nice if either the popup didn’t appe1ar after a ):, or if hit…

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## [iOS/Android Push Notifications on Self-Hosted Discourse (Docker)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-android-push-notifications-on-self-hosted-discourse-docker/394149)

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**Author:** [@zefoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zefoo)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-android-push-notifications-on-self-hosted-discourse-docker/394149 "2026-04-14T19:25:54Z")

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I have spent 6+ hours reading messages from 2018+ in Discourse Meta, talking with the Discourse AI Bot, using multiple models to do deep research, and testing. I’m looking to confirm my understanding. Thank you for your …

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