# Hot

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## [About the Plugin category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-plugin-category/12648)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-plugin-category/12648 "2014-02-12T03:35:28Z")

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A directory of Discourse plugins, both official and third-party. To post here, use the Request Access button on the group page with a link to your plugin. One topic per plugin, please. :discourse: Issues or suggestio…

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## [Sam's Blog Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sams-blog-plugin/12656)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sams-blog-plugin/12656 "2015-09-24T18:39:17Z")

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Location: GitHub - SamSaffron/blog: samsaffron.com blog plugin for Discourse · GitHub Author: @sam A Rails engine implemented as a Discourse plugin, provides a completely different front end to Discourse. See also…

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## [Is "Extensibility" meant for discussing prospective plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-extensibility-meant-for-discussing-prospective-plugins/12673)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-extensibility-meant-for-discussing-prospective-plugins/12673 "2014-02-14T03:41:16Z")

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Description of Feature category: Discussion about features or potential features of Discourse: how they work, why they work, etc. Description of Extensibility category: Topics about extending the functionality of D…

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## [Should audio and video tags be allowed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-audio-and-video-tags-be-allowed/12709)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-audio-and-video-tags-be-allowed/12709 "2015-12-24T20:24:24Z")

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I was just going over the html sanitizer whitelist and wasn’t sure what to do about \<audio\> and \<video\>. It seems that they do, in fact, work, but only if you specify src= in the audio tag, not in source tags. This wor…

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## [One Year of Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-year-of-discourse/12710)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-year-of-discourse/12710 "2014-02-22T07:43:04Z")

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To celebrate our first birthday (a little late, I know) I’m pleased to announce we are now accepting signups for Discourse communities. So happy birthday! This topic is for comments on the original blog entry at: One …

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## [Integrating Discourse with WishList Member (Wordpress Membership Plugin)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrating-discourse-with-wishlist-member-wordpress-membership-plugin/12712)

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**Author:** [@LeoB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoB)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrating-discourse-with-wishlist-member-wordpress-membership-plugin/12712 "2015-05-02T09:51:45Z")

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I’m looking to use Discourse as discussion platform within a membership site – but as a non-techie, I don’t know how to “make it fit”. The membership site runs on Wordpress, together with the plugin “WishList Member” (W…

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## [Year should be added to post date at some point](https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-should-be-added-to-post-date-at-some-point/12716)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-should-be-added-to-post-date-at-some-point/12716 "2014-02-14T16:21:57Z")

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I can see why you wouldn’t think of this until a year in, but now the problem is obvious. I just ran into a post from February 2013, but looking at the date I first thought “oh, this is super recent, how did I miss it?” …

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## [Importing bbPress into Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-bbpress-into-discourse/12719)

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**Author:** [@dkobia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dkobia)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-bbpress-into-discourse/12719 "2017-05-25T11:25:54Z")

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I forked GitHub - waynegraham/discourse-import-bbpress: bbPress importer for Discourse · GitHub which offered support for only bbPress as a standalone. The bbPress standalone has been deprecated for some time now so Wayn…

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## [I need a developer to create an OmniAuth strategy for ASP.NET site to Discourse authentication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-a-developer-to-create-an-omniauth-strategy-for-asp-net-site-to-discourse-authentication/12722)

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**Author:** [@paully21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paully21)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-a-developer-to-create-an-omniauth-strategy-for-asp-net-site-to-discourse-authentication/12722 "2014-02-15T15:06:15Z")

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I am really in a bind. I persuaded a client with an ASP.NET MVC site that Discourse was the best option to replace their mailing lists and discussion forum (both are horrible). Now I need to figure out how to allow use…

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## [More notifications for heavily-liked posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-notifications-for-heavily-liked-posts/12738)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-notifications-for-heavily-liked-posts/12738 "2014-10-05T22:40:24Z")

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Right now, a notification is only sent for the first like on any of your posts. But I think there’s a big difference between a post being liked once and 10 times. The second shows enjoyment of the post by many people,…

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## [Retina image inline attachments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retina-image-inline-attachments/12745)

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**Author:** [@larry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/larry)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retina-image-inline-attachments/12745 "2018-10-03T09:40:42Z")

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Inline image attachment thumbnails in Discourse are only generated for 1x pixel density screens. Is there any work being done (or planned) to support thumbnails for higher pixel density screens?

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## [Can't undo bold by applying bold again](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-undo-bold-by-applying-bold-again/12757)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-undo-bold-by-applying-bold-again/12757 "2014-09-04T06:35:51Z")

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If I mark something and press ctrl-b it’ll be bolded. If I press ctrl-b again right away, it’ll be unbolded. However, if I write some text, mark it, press ctrl-b and then continue writing, I can not come back to this tex…

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## [Moderator tool: Merging posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-tool-merging-posts/12762)

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**Author:** [@jhogendorn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jhogendorn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-tool-merging-posts/12762 "2014-02-26T11:54:43Z")

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Feature suggestion time! Would it be possible for there to be a moderator/admin button for ‘merge all these posts’? For when people can’t get their thoughts together and post 6 times in a row on a topic.

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## [Help us develop a generic badge system for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-develop-a-generic-badge-system-for-discourse/12764)

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**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-develop-a-generic-badge-system-for-discourse/12764 "2014-02-20T07:57:44Z")

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We (Greenheart Games) are looking for someone who can design and develop a generic badge plugin for Discourse and then integrate it with our own systems. If you’re interested please refer to the job posting on oDesk: h…

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## [Feature request: disable "mail" for forum import](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772)

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**Author:** [@robypez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robypez)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772 "2017-02-28T21:59:49Z")

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Is possible to have a simple feature in the admin panel that disable any email activity while importing data from another forum? The same flag could also remove all the restrictions about user levels (max daily topic, e…

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## [Security for underage users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-for-underage-users/12783)

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**Author:** [@josiastobias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/josiastobias)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-for-underage-users/12783 "2023-06-12T16:34:45Z")

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I’m excited about your take on forums structure and organization of online communities. I’m considering using it in the near future for an educational community for children, where children aged 6-17 would be the main u…

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## [Get notified of new topics, but not posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-notified-of-new-topics-but-not-posts/12809)

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**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\
**Replies:** 60\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-notified-of-new-topics-but-not-posts/12809 "2016-08-17T18:20:03Z")

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People on my forum would like to get a mail when a new topic is made in a category. Then they can decide if they want to have a look. They don’t need notifications for every new post in those topics (as is possible now). …

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## [User-selectable default home view preference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-default-home-view-preference/12816)

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**Author:** [@jgordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jgordon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-default-home-view-preference/12816 "2016-02-29T15:49:42Z")

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It would be a nice option to have a modifiable home view (say, in Preferences). Thus, a user could select “Latest” as the default home view and another user could have “Categories”.

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## [Community Editing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-editing/12838)

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**Author:** [@jae](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jae)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-editing/12838 "2015-07-03T19:51:51Z")

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As a community, what do we think about the idea of community editing. Basically, other community members can edit posts (similar to what Stack Exchange does). I feel like one of the biggest things that hold traditional …

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## [Discourse Installs for Non-Profit and Education](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installs-for-non-profit-and-education/12878)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installs-for-non-profit-and-education/12878 "2014-04-14T17:22:27Z")

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Originally published at: Discourse Installs for Non-Profit and Education As of 2017, we offer 50% discount for legally recognized non-profit organizations 85% discount for legally recognized educational institutions …

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## [Update my install to the newest version - from 0.9.7.9](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-my-install-to-the-newest-version-from-0-9-7-9/12897)

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**Author:** [@stance455](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stance455)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-my-install-to-the-newest-version-from-0-9-7-9/12897 "2014-02-22T05:26:54Z")

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I have standard install of discourse running on a digital ocean cloud server, I used the Official Discourse Install Guide to install and update I was updating on my own using the guide but up until recently ran into a s…

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## [Change ownership of a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-ownership-of-a-topic/12919)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 8:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-ownership-of-a-topic/12919 "2015-08-11T08:24:17Z")

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It’s kinda annoying that you can’t change the ownership of the auto-seeded category definition topics for Meta or Lounge. Can you either: Use site\_contact\_username as the topic creator Provide a mechanism for an admin…

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## [Getting email notifications for my own posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-email-notifications-for-my-own-posts/12922)

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**Author:** [@uppfinnarn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uppfinnarn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-email-notifications-for-my-own-posts/12922 "2014-05-01T06:00:13Z")

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I have checked Receive an email every time a post is made on the forum, but I did not expect it to be literal enough to email me about my own posts. Is this intended behavior, or a bug? I personally think it’s rather us…

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## [Paid gig: plugins and a theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-gig-plugins-and-a-theme/12939)

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**Author:** [@jeans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jeans)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-gig-plugins-and-a-theme/12939 "2014-02-21T12:30:19Z")

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Hi, we’re a small team of 3 Devs and we’ve started work on replacing a larger, fully homegrown forum with discourse. In spite of many very custom features in the legacy system we want to develop in sync with discourse a…

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## [Developer needed for Discourse EC2 install + CSS Customization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-needed-for-discourse-ec2-install-css-customization/12966)

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**Author:** [@2lr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/2lr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-needed-for-discourse-ec2-install-css-customization/12966 "2014-02-22T19:06:59Z")

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Hi, i need someone to install the last version of discourse on AWS as well as to customise the full design with dark patterns. I have the colors and stuff ready. Thanks, Jean

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## [Showing \[only\] the first 30 invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-only-the-first-30-invites/13001)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-only-the-first-30-invites/13001 "2014-08-28T23:52:57Z")

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I’ve invited many people to our forum. However, I can’t tell who hasn’t accepted because the list is just “Showing the first 30 invites.” How can I see the rest? Is there a timeframe for being able to sort the table o…

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## [Go to next topic in the same category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/go-to-next-topic-in-the-same-category/13012)

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**Author:** [@nXqd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nXqd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/go-to-next-topic-in-the-same-category/13012 "2014-02-24T14:35:56Z")

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It would be nice if we have the possibility to go to the next topic the same category with a shortcut. It’s really useful in case we have a category for just posting pictures and video, just use shortcut or one click, we…

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## [What about private groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-private-groups/13015)

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**Author:** [@tomspilman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomspilman)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-about-private-groups/13015 "2014-06-18T16:15:05Z")

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We have a Discourse site which includes lots of public discussion, but we also have some categories where we discuss private NDA’d materials. The category itself seems fine… people trying to access it without permission…

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## [Display a site message to all users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-site-message-to-all-users/13028)

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**Author:** [@plmok61](https://meta.discourse.org/u/plmok61)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-site-message-to-all-users/13028 "2020-04-08T20:36:57Z")

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As an admin, is there a way to send a message to all users? If so, how?

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## [Format for hard copy or PDF printing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/format-for-hard-copy-or-pdf-printing/13033)

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**Author:** [@sreinert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sreinert)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/format-for-hard-copy-or-pdf-printing/13033 "2015-03-16T14:07:06Z")

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Most of the engineers on my team have desktops. I.e., some of our meetings are without a computer. We’ve been using Discourse on my team for various technical discussions (I really like it and how much it has evolved, …

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