# Hot

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## [Cannot upgrade from Docker Manager (missing gem)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-from-docker-manager-missing-gem/26035)

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**Author:** [@frbn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frbn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-from-docker-manager-missing-gem/26035 "2015-03-05T18:33:37Z")

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I seem to be unable to use Docker Manager to upgrade my installation. It fails because it can’t find the gem 6to5-source, which according to RubyGems.org has been yanked. This is the log: $ cd /var/www/discourse && git…

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## [Display real names and titles on badge lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-real-names-and-titles-on-badge-lists/26037)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-real-names-and-titles-on-badge-lists/26037 "2015-03-05T21:57:04Z")

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Now we have real names on the About page. Could we please also get the same on badge listings? :dog:

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## [Why does Discourse have to use Docker?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-have-to-use-docker/26041)

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**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-have-to-use-docker/26041 "2015-04-29T22:08:33Z")

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Wanted to ask this right at beginning, but decided to figure out how stuff works before. So if I understand correctly, you run Ubuntu on server, on Ubuntu there’s Docker, on Docker there’s another Ubuntu, and on this Ubu…

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## [Censor specific text patterns](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censor-specific-text-patterns/26042)

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**Author:** [@optimus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/optimus)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censor-specific-text-patterns/26042 "2016-11-09T23:05:48Z")

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Hi, I saw in Discourse that there is a way to censor words in admin/site\_settings/category/posting - does anyone know of a way to censor specific patterns? For example, I foresee HR people eventually using the Discourse…

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## [Docker not installed correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-not-installed-correctly/26045)

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**Author:** [@Kiki\_Hui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kiki_Hui)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-not-installed-correctly/26045 "2015-03-05T22:18:32Z")

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root@discourse:~/var/discourse/discourse\_docker# ./launcher bootstrap app time="2015-03-05T16:38:23-05:00" level="fatal" msg="Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. Is 'docker -d' running on this host?" Cannot connect…

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## [Is there any way to access the public folder outside of Docker?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-access-the-public-folder-outside-of-docker/26051)

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**Author:** [@kkershaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kkershaw)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-access-the-public-folder-outside-of-docker/26051 "2015-11-01T22:17:21Z")

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The title is quite self explanatory, I was wondering if there’s any way to access the public folder in /var/www/discourse/public outside of Docker so I can easily copy files in and out to the host filesystem?

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## [Is there an easy way to mass notify?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-mass-notify/26052)

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**Author:** [@chrisgalpin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisgalpin)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-mass-notify/26052 "2017-07-11T07:58:06Z")

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I’m making a significant change to one of my Discourse forums and would like to one-time email the users who have posted, about 50. I globally pinned an announcement but I’m not sure everyone is emailed with a notificati…

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## [How to add a user on private forum when local login is disabled?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-user-on-private-forum-when-local-login-is-disabled/26060)

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**Author:** [@karel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/karel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-user-on-private-forum-when-local-login-is-disabled/26060 "2015-03-06T08:59:00Z")

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Hello, I have my private company forum configured to exclusively use Google oauth2 login, so the “enable local logins” has been disabled. (Because I only want people with a Google apps company email account to be able t…

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## [Improving the "Top" criteria](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-top-criteria/26064)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-top-criteria/26064 "2016-05-12T08:18:12Z")

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The top page in Discourse is intended for two cases It is where new users are directed after they join the site, and where existing users are directed after long absences from the site. The idea is that we show people…

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## [Nil usage errors in un-self-deleting posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nil-usage-errors-in-un-self-deleting-posts/26066)

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**Author:** [@meke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meke)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nil-usage-errors-in-un-self-deleting-posts/26066 "2015-03-09T10:06:52Z")

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Hello again! Good experience so far. but… I am attempting to delete posts that I have made as an admin. I am logged in as the admin, I click the trashcan button and the post turns red. Then I navigate back to the categ…

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## [Voting Up the Best Answer!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-up-the-best-answer/26070)

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**Author:** [@Mohammad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohammad)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-up-the-best-answer/26070 "2023-09-06T22:42:07Z")

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My forum is a “Blogger Help Forum” where users ask questions and they receive multiple answers. Currently what we are looking for is to enable a voting system that will Move up the best answer based on Like votes it rece…

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## [What is the RSS URL for all Posts published by a User?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-rss-url-for-all-posts-published-by-a-user/26071)

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**Author:** [@Mohammad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohammad)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-rss-url-for-all-posts-published-by-a-user/26071 "2016-03-31T15:32:54Z")

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I recently created a Latest Topic and Featured Topics widget on my blog that lets readers to read about the latest updates going on my forum directly from the blog’s homepage. I am using the RSS (/latest.rss) file cr…

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## [Measures taken against bad behaviour in League of Legends](https://meta.discourse.org/t/measures-taken-against-bad-behaviour-in-league-of-legends/26084)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/measures-taken-against-bad-behaviour-in-league-of-legends/26084 "2022-03-24T21:28:43Z")

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Here’s an interesting read for community managers and web-anthropologists. It’s about the measures taken against toxic players in online games. As I read it I was constantly reminded of similarities in Discourse’s des…

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## [How can we require a full name?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-require-a-full-name/26089)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-require-a-full-name/26089 "2015-04-08T17:17:50Z")

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Our forum is not private, but yet we have users named ab and other unrecognizable names. How can we require a full name be added at registration?

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## [Onebox: rewrite Github links to specific commit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-rewrite-github-links-to-specific-commit/26090)

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**Author:** [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-rewrite-github-links-to-specific-commit/26090 "2015-03-08T14:18:46Z")

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In this old topic from two years ago (Only 21 “likes” allowed in 24 hours?), a post includes a link to Github, citing a specific line in one of Discourse’s source files. However, time has moved on and what was once hel…

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## [Complete removal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/complete-removal/26102)

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**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/complete-removal/26102 "2015-03-08T14:57:07Z")

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Is there a function that removes all that has been removed such comments, topics, pictures?

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## [What tagging plugin does meta.discourse.org use?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-tagging-plugin-does-meta-discourse-org-use/26106)

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**Author:** [@nickgrossman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nickgrossman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-tagging-plugin-does-meta-discourse-org-use/26106 "2015-03-08T15:32:57Z")

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it’s really nice – would like to include it on my forum Thanks Nick

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## [Bug with Russian language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-with-russian-language/26107)

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**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-with-russian-language/26107 "2017-11-23T22:03:22Z")

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should be new (2) new and (3) - русский язык Новые (3) I propose to make another automatic change of language, depending on the user’s region

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## [Only one heading in Markdown quote?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-one-heading-in-markdown-quote/26116)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-one-heading-in-markdown-quote/26116 "2017-06-26T19:43:20Z")

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Encountered at Defining scope: this forum vs. StackOverflow - #15 by dandv - meta - Meteor Forum

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## [How to set Minimum Topic Body Length?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-minimum-topic-body-length/26123)

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**Author:** [@Mohammad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohammad)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-minimum-topic-body-length/26123 "2015-03-19T23:43:03Z")

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Many of new users on forum often post one-liner questions on our Forum which often does not explain well the Topic itself. We therefore want to force users to write a topic with a body length of no less than 500 Characte…

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## [Allow user to specify size of image via attributes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-user-to-specify-size-of-image-via-attributes/26130)

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**Author:** [@RaceProUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaceProUK)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-user-to-specify-size-of-image-via-attributes/26130 "2015-08-12T20:26:41Z")

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Originally reported over at TDWTF: Don’t know how easy this one is to fix, and to be fair, I am rather misusing ninja edits by way of automation, but I figured it’s still worth reporting. Steps to reproduce: Start w…

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## [Hand-crafted mention link creates invisible div](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hand-crafted-mention-link-creates-invisible-div/26131)

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**Author:** [@RaceProUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaceProUK)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hand-crafted-mention-link-creates-invisible-div/26131 "2015-03-09T16:36:03Z")

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Originally found by @PleegWat at TDWTF: I’ve put one of those hand-crafted mentions above so I can see if it happens here too… I’d upload an image, but I’m not TL1 yet, so I can’t :blush: It’s on the TDWTF thread thou…

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## [Post minimum char counts obscured by tag plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-minimum-char-counts-obscured-by-tag-plugin/26132)

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**Author:** [@naveedahmada036](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naveedahmada036)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-minimum-char-counts-obscured-by-tag-plugin/26132 "2015-03-09T16:49:26Z")

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Character remaining for title is hidden behind tags filed. See attached screenshot.

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## [Bad object in GitHub repo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-object-in-github-repo/26134)

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**Author:** [@floriandotorg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/floriandotorg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-object-in-github-repo/26134 "2018-09-16T21:44:57Z")

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Hi, we’ve encountered the following problem: git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse.git cd discourse/ git show 92dc829df56cf5166bdeb0b2463a0b1bcbac8238 fatal: bad object 92dc829df56cf5166bdeb0b2463a0b1bcbac82…

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## [Allowing users to delete replies to their topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-to-delete-replies-to-their-topics/26137)

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**Author:** [@KevinWorkman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinWorkman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-to-delete-replies-to-their-topics/26137 "2015-03-09T22:29:36Z")

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I’d like to allow users to delete replies to topics they start in a specific category. I’m looking for this feature because I’m treating a category as a way for users to post drafts (of tutorials) that other users can r…

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## [A way to force a user to get email notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-force-a-user-to-get-email-notifications/26140)

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**Author:** [@pitosalas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pitosalas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-force-a-user-to-get-email-notifications/26140 "2018-09-17T10:09:56Z")

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I am trying to get a new site going and as expected people are not visiting the site enough to see whatever activity may be happening. In order to help the ignition of discussion I was thinking that it would be good if …

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## [Auto-replace emoji like ☺ with Discourse codes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-emoji-like-with-discourse-codes/26155)

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**Author:** [@RaceProUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaceProUK)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-replace-emoji-like-with-discourse-codes/26155 "2016-03-16T23:11:55Z")

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Over on TDWTF, I’ve been using a bot to automatically replace Unicode emoji like :smiling\_face: with Discourse emoji codes like :smile:; it’s useful when posting from mobile. @codinghorror suggests it could be made a Dis…

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## [Introducing GIFV into Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-gifv-into-discourse/26156)

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**Author:** [@LuaTenshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LuaTenshi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-gifv-into-discourse/26156 "2015-03-09T22:10:28Z")

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Now I am sure many people have heard about the GIFV feature on imgur. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to add this feature onto discourse, because I think it would make using gifs much cleaner and it would also…

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## [Bi-weekly digest?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bi-weekly-digest/26159)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bi-weekly-digest/26159 "2015-03-10T20:05:36Z")

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Is there anyway to customize Discourse to change the weekly Digest option to bi-weekly? I find that daily is too often and weekly is too infrequent. It seems bi-weekly would be the best. Indeed, my users have said as muc…

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## [Discourse base image updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-base-image-updated/26160)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 5:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-base-image-updated/26160 "2015-03-10T05:32:41Z")

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I just released a new discourse docker base image, I recommend you all update to it because it includes a rather important change that ensures logfiles cycle correctly. To update run: cd /var/docker git pull ./launcher…

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