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## [Advice on an easy landing page template to run with Discourse? On the same server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-an-easy-landing-page-template-to-run-with-discourse-on-the-same-server/13529)

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**Author:** [@pa5tabear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pa5tabear)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-an-easy-landing-page-template-to-run-with-discourse-on-the-same-server/13529 "2016-07-16T16:47:56Z")

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I just set up an instance on Digital Ocean using the Beginner’s Docker guide. I want to set up a landing page as well, and I’m wondering what the best way to do this is. Would a 1core/1GB droplet be overloaded running b…

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## [Check a box in post editor to prevent edit bump](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-a-box-in-post-editor-to-prevent-edit-bump/13544)

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**Author:** [@James\_B](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_B)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-a-box-in-post-editor-to-prevent-edit-bump/13544 "2014-10-04T04:17:29Z")

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I did not find anything like this so far. This is a feature suggestion to include a new checkbox in the post editor that will prevent the topic from getting bumped after saving the edit. The thread title could still be …

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## [Discourse meetup near MacTech Boot Camp?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meetup-near-mactech-boot-camp/13545)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meetup-near-mactech-boot-camp/13545 "2014-09-25T21:46:18Z")

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All - I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, home of not-a-thing-related-to-discourse-besides-me. \* I do speak at all the MacTech Boot Camps though. I would Love to attend/help coordinate a meetup - perhaps if one could be …

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## [Topic listing indicates if topic has images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-listing-indicates-if-topic-has-images/13565)

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**Author:** [@Puzle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Puzle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-listing-indicates-if-topic-has-images/13565 "2014-03-09T21:35:23Z")

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For our forum (watch based) images are a key content feature and it would be ideal if in the listing page that you could see if the thread contained images. I know that this might be a very specific request but would be…

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## [Query about Discourse features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-about-discourse-features/13567)

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**Author:** [@i\_am\_joelrs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/i_am_joelrs)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-about-discourse-features/13567 "2014-03-12T19:57:15Z")

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Hello, I am looking for forum software that meets all or most of the feature requirements listed below. I would very much appreciate if you could tell me which of these Discourse supports OOTB and for those that are not…

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## [Embedding pens from CodePen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-pens-from-codepen/13578)

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**Author:** [@ralphm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ralphm)\
**Replies:** 66\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-pens-from-codepen/13578 "2022-08-18T10:46:50Z")

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CodePen has a really nice feature that allows you to embed pens on other sites. You can paste the code they give you directly onto a static page or even in a WordPress post. At the moment, it doesn’t seem possible to emb…

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## [Discourse Development Visualised with Gource](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-development-visualised-with-gource/13579)

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**Author:** [@Pugwash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pugwash)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-development-visualised-with-gource/13579 "2014-03-20T13:03:22Z")

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I’ve been experimenting with Gource recently, here’s a sequence I put together showing the development of Discource since February 2013. It’s pretty frenetic at the beginning :smile:

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## [Customize social networks sites to share](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-social-networks-sites-to-share/13597)

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**Author:** [@oSiNaReF](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oSiNaReF)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-social-networks-sites-to-share/13597 "2014-10-04T10:35:24Z")

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Reading this https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-to-social-networks/3164 I think that it could be more social Discourse, adding more social networks, like reddit, meneame, wk, but the problem is that there are a lot o…

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## [Postmortem on the 'ago' debate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postmortem-on-the-ago-debate/13624)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postmortem-on-the-ago-debate/13624 "2014-03-11T06:11:51Z")

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The ‘ago’ debate is dead, and it has been since June of last year. However, I think I have some outside insight on why it was ever a problem. Observe: Compare these to the image in this thread: http://discuss.how…

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## [Change to DD Mmm / Mmm 'YY for post dates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-to-dd-mmm-mmm-yy-for-post-dates/13625)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-to-dd-mmm-mmm-yy-for-post-dates/13625 "2018-12-24T20:25:28Z")

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Quick! Which of these two is older? Errr… Oh! The one with the apostrophe! Took you a second, didn’t it? I took an impromptu poll on IRC to confirm this: \<ii\> riking\_: it doesnt say if its feb 2013 or 13th of feb…

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## [Who have same problem 'migrating people from Facebook to Discourse"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-have-same-problem-migrating-people-from-facebook-to-discourse/13629)

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**Author:** [@ajkoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ajkoft)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-have-same-problem-migrating-people-from-facebook-to-discourse/13629 "2014-03-14T08:15:49Z")

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Hi there, I guess you are viewing this because of a problem “you already have a strong Facebook group, and would like to move them to Discourse, but not sure will they do because…” I want you to write down your questio…

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## [Multiple reply/post buffers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-reply-post-buffers/13638)

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**Author:** [@sati](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sati)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-reply-post-buffers/13638 "2014-03-12T00:02:42Z")

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Apologies if this has been discussed previously but I couldn’t find any reference to it.. Anyway I was looking at NodeBB and noticed that they have multiple buffers in tabs for replying and posting. Is this on the road…

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## [When Do Category Topic Counts Update?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-do-category-topic-counts-update/13651)

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**Author:** [@rarefactionq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rarefactionq)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-do-category-topic-counts-update/13651 "2014-03-11T23:50:51Z")

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I’ve just set up my very first discourse forum and I’ve noticed that the topic counts either don’t update quickly or perhaps at all. I have a screenshot which shows a category with two posts ah hour ago and the number of…

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## [Troubleshoot docker installation issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshoot-docker-installation-issues/13657)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshoot-docker-installation-issues/13657 "2014-03-12T03:49:02Z")

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I just ran: cd /var/discourse git pull ./launcher rebuild app And am getting: Your Docker installation is not working correctly See: https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-error-on-bootstrap/13657/18?u=sam W…

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## [Should the order of categories in every place being the same?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-order-of-categories-in-every-place-being-the-same/13665)

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**Author:** [@nXqd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nXqd)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-order-of-categories-in-every-place-being-the-same/13665 "2014-10-29T11:21:44Z")

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I was hesitate to make this feature request. So I try to use the categories in every place \[ top left corner, in category list and category dropdown\] and really look into how i use. I find that it’d be nice if we have th…

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## [Pros and cons of installing Discourse on a NON-virtual machine?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-and-cons-of-installing-discourse-on-a-non-virtual-machine/13677)

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**Author:** [@snarke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/snarke)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-and-cons-of-installing-discourse-on-a-non-virtual-machine/13677 "2014-03-12T22:36:38Z")

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The installation guide is pretty clear that one of the downsides of using a Virtual Machine to host Discourse is the potential performance hit. Lots of ram and multiple drives are recommended to help alleviate this. I as…

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## [Paid: Paypal recurring billing integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-paypal-recurring-billing-integration/13688)

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**Author:** [@jorgtron](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jorgtron)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-paypal-recurring-billing-integration/13688 "2014-10-25T13:28:51Z")

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Hi! I’m looking for a developer to create a plugin to incorporate paypal recurring payments into discourse. I’d like my users to be able to sign up for the forum, but have to pay for membership using paypal payments. Th…

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## [Linking containers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-containers/13694)

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**Author:** [@resure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/resure)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-containers/13694 "2014-03-31T09:31:52Z")

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What is correct way to connect web-only and data Discourse docker containers? There is note about DISCOURSE\_HOST\_IP in readme, but how should we specify that variable in container config yml file? Can we just link that …

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## [Marketing Discourse - Your Landing Page - Mobile Friendly Needs Priority](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marketing-discourse-your-landing-page-mobile-friendly-needs-priority/13702)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marketing-discourse-your-landing-page-mobile-friendly-needs-priority/13702 "2014-03-13T23:28:06Z")

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Not sure what category this statement should go - but since I’m asking for a change to the landing page, I’ll put it under “feature requests” :-). Guys - the number one reason I’ve moved from Jive Forums to Discourse (a…

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## [Accessibility software and discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-software-and-discourse/13711)

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**Author:** [@eriko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eriko)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-software-and-discourse/13711 "2015-05-09T19:06:20Z")

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I spent some time trying to use the site with both JAWS (in a recent version of IE) and on a Mac in Chrome. The results were not particularly good. Has there been any work on this since the messages last year?

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## [If there is only one auth method is it possible to skip the modal to login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-there-is-only-one-auth-method-is-it-possible-to-skip-the-modal-to-login/13716)

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**Author:** [@eriko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eriko)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-there-is-only-one-auth-method-is-it-possible-to-skip-the-modal-to-login/13716 "2014-03-16T23:21:23Z")

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So our site is setup as a closed garden and uses only CAS auth so the Log In modal is not really of any use. How hard would it be to: Tell the ember app to just use the only auth method if there is only one. Have plug…

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## ['Drafts' view in profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drafts-view-in-profile/13720)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drafts-view-in-profile/13720 "2018-08-18T23:06:57Z")

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I think there should be a view in your profile of all open drafts that you have. I’ve made a small mockup:

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## [Let googlebot see content, but make users log in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-googlebot-see-content-but-make-users-log-in/13724)

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**Author:** [@jorgtron](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jorgtron)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-googlebot-see-content-but-make-users-log-in/13724 "2014-05-24T01:16:24Z")

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I want to require my users to login to view topics, but I assume that makes all content invisible to Google? Ideally the topics/posts would still be indexed by Google for their SEO value to help drive traffic, and then w…

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## [Add "registered users" group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-registered-users-group/13747)

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**Author:** [@segphault](https://meta.discourse.org/u/segphault)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-registered-users-group/13747 "2014-07-03T01:05:15Z")

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I’d like to be able to configure a category so that it is only visible to registered users who have logged into the forum. A “registered users” group that is automatically includes every registered user would make that v…

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## [Tagging and pulling the relevant topic in editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagging-and-pulling-the-relevant-topic-in-editor/13749)

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**Author:** [@ronteras](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ronteras)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagging-and-pulling-the-relevant-topic-in-editor/13749 "2014-03-16T08:22:39Z")

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Discourse has an amazing feature, tagging the users via @. What about using # or any symbol that will pull the topic link while writing the post? rough mockup here:

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## [Paid Theming: just CSS, graphics setup already done](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-theming-just-css-graphics-setup-already-done/13759)

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**Author:** [@moheybee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/moheybee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-theming-just-css-graphics-setup-already-done/13759 "2014-03-15T12:37:43Z")

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Usually I’d do this myself, but I have a whole bunch of things come up at the same time and I can do CSS, but I’m no pro. This shouldn’t take much time for someone who has worked in Discourse because I have a pretty spe…

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## [LiveLeak.com embedding?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/liveleak-com-embedding/13761)

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**Author:** [@piotrek\_lisowsk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piotrek_lisowsk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/liveleak-com-embedding/13761 "2015-05-20T19:07:55Z")

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I know that there are terrible content and guts on top. But despite this we use a lot of content there. Integration of these videos, which are now displayed as a link, it would be excellent. By the way, I wanted to poin…

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## [Is there a way to set session expiration after a set length of time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-session-expiration-after-a-set-length-of-time/13769)

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**Author:** [@joel6890](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joel6890)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-set-session-expiration-after-a-set-length-of-time/13769 "2017-04-05T08:04:14Z")

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Maybe I am missing this in the Admin settings somewhere – but is there a way to set session expiration times so that if a user is not active for a specified length of time they will have to log in again? I would use such…

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## [Should you be able to create subcategories with the same name as ones under another category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-you-be-able-to-create-subcategories-with-the-same-name-as-ones-under-another-category/13772)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-you-be-able-to-create-subcategories-with-the-same-name-as-ones-under-another-category/13772 "2014-06-18T20:11:14Z")

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Continuing the discussion from How should subcategory show its parent category?: It seems like this isn’t possible right now. Should it be?

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## [In need of a developer to manage our DC Implementation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-need-of-a-developer-to-manage-our-dc-implementation/13799)

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**Author:** [@tothetick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tothetick)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-need-of-a-developer-to-manage-our-dc-implementation/13799 "2014-07-02T10:13:41Z")

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We’ve had a great developer for our project so far, but sadly his time and availability to our project has become increasingly limited. We’re doing some cool things with DC (including google hangouts plugins, widgets, po…

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