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## [Can't send test email with Amazon SES](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-send-test-email-with-amazon-ses/31370)

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**Author:** [@Blackening999](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blackening999)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-send-test-email-with-amazon-ses/31370 "2015-07-23T11:26:55Z")

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Hello! I’ve got some issues on receiving the email. Checked all instructions but it isn’t work. I’m using next configs: config.action\_mailer.smtp\_settings = { address: 'email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com', authe…

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## [Created overwritten when editing first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/created-overwritten-when-editing-first-post/31372)

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**Author:** [@ndalliard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ndalliard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/created-overwritten-when-editing-first-post/31372 "2015-07-24T00:29:52Z")

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I just saw in the topic Can't send test email with Amazon SES from @Blackening999, that @codinghorror edited the first post and that overwrote the created timestamp: I thinks that is not intented like this or am I wr…

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## [How to hide click counter on internal anchor links in the same post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-click-counter-on-internal-anchor-links-in-the-same-post/31377)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-click-counter-on-internal-anchor-links-in-the-same-post/31377 "2015-07-24T14:17:56Z")

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There’s probably not much can be done about this and it might not matter to anyone else, but I see it as a bug - it’s odd to me that when I create a table of contents for a long wiki post that it then shows the click cou…

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## ["Dancing" topic progress indicator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dancing-topic-progress-indicator/31380)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Newsom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Newsom)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dancing-topic-progress-indicator/31380 "2015-07-24T18:54:15Z")

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At certain window sizes, the topic progress indicator “dances” up and down, which at best causes scroll bars to appear and disappear, and at worst causes the entire composer to jump up and down. In Chrome dev tools, I c…

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## [Links of emails and images don't show the site name, show the ip number](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-of-emails-and-images-dont-show-the-site-name-show-the-ip-number/31383)

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**Author:** [@Zonork](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zonork)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-of-emails-and-images-dont-show-the-site-name-show-the-ip-number/31383 "2015-07-28T12:38:27Z")

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Hi, the emails and notifications sended from my discourse don’t show the site name, the mails sended are showing for example: this is a email test from http://i.p.num.ber and not this is a email test from mydiscours…

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## ["Selected Post" blocking select button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selected-post-blocking-select-button/31386)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selected-post-blocking-select-button/31386 "2015-11-23T16:23:45Z")

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## [It would be good if 0 on day was recorded in statictics so all dates are listed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-would-be-good-if-0-on-day-was-recorded-in-statictics-so-all-dates-are-listed/31390)

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**Author:** [@gingerling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerling)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-would-be-good-if-0-on-day-was-recorded-in-statictics-so-all-dates-are-listed/31390 "2015-07-28T10:33:45Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Detailed understanding of the dashboard statistics and data: If you are a community manager, good data, preferable exportable, is vital. I have noticed that the “drilldown” for visitors …

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## [Assets disappearing (and reappearing) randomly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assets-disappearing-and-reappearing-randomly/31391)

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**Author:** [@laurakalbag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/laurakalbag)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assets-disappearing-and-reappearing-randomly/31391 "2015-07-24T14:31:50Z")

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We’ve customised our Discourse with some custom images and fonts that I’ve loaded in the Assets topic. But these assets keep disappearing and reappearing at different times in different browsers. Sometimes it leaves us w…

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## [Tone down the new indicator and change it to mean 'never opened'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tone-down-the-new-indicator-and-change-it-to-mean-never-opened/31393)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tone-down-the-new-indicator-and-change-it-to-mean-never-opened/31393 "2015-08-04T12:49:26Z")

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Continuing the discussion from A call for removal of a:visited on topic list: I think the reason why this change is so great is that it helps answer the most important question when deciding whether to open a topic. I…

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## [Read topics tracking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-topics-tracking/31394)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-topics-tracking/31394 "2015-08-04T07:11:47Z")

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Love it :slight\_smile: However just a quick note - by greying things out you are saying ‘this is not that important’, but by highlighting things (such as by bold) you are saying this is more important or requires your a…

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## [Rename "Profile" to "My Posts" on the menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-profile-to-my-posts-on-the-menu/31395)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-profile-to-my-posts-on-the-menu/31395 "2015-07-24T19:01:03Z")

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I propose changing “Profile” to “My Posts” on the menu. What you get when you click on it is, yes, your profile info across the top but also a feed of your posts. I use it this way all the time. Meanwhile on our custom …

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## [Reset button should not appear in the same location as confirm/cancel buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-button-should-not-appear-in-the-same-location-as-confirm-cancel-buttons/31397)

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**Author:** [@rewphus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rewphus)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-button-should-not-appear-in-the-same-location-as-confirm-cancel-buttons/31397 "2015-07-25T20:40:10Z")

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Excuse me if there is an existing post for this, but I couldn’t find one. I don’t believe that the reset button in the Admin Settings panel should appear in the same location as the confirm/cancel buttons as it could ea…

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## [Why are backups so large?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-backups-so-large/31401)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-backups-so-large/31401 "2015-07-24T22:02:21Z")

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We have about 250,000 posts from 25,000 topics - and our database / backup is about 4.5 backups (I have it set up for 2 backups - so I think the post database is about 2.25 Gig. That seems really large for what are esse…

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## [Building a plugin to add Stack Exchange features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-a-plugin-to-add-stack-exchange-features/31402)

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**Author:** [@BIBI](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BIBI)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-a-plugin-to-add-stack-exchange-features/31402 "2023-09-06T22:44:45Z")

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I currently run both a forum and Q&A website (stack exchange clone). Both our forum and Q&A have questions on that are answers by a team of moderators. We considering rebuilding and consolidating the software we use, so…

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## [Suspend Indefinitely](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-indefinitely/31404)

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**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-indefinitely/31404 "2015-07-25T17:39:56Z")

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Maybe I’m overlooking something, but is there a reason why an indefinite suspension isn’t a feature? Typically if I’m suspending a user, it’s either going to be for a short amount of time as a cool-off period (maybe a we…

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## [Invite by email not working with SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-by-email-not-working-with-sso/31409)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-by-email-not-working-with-sso/31409 "2015-07-24T23:31:51Z")

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I can’t seem to either invite someone to a topic by email (can’t find an option to do so) and sharing a link by email calls up a blank non-responsive window. Am I doing something wrong or is this a regression? Thanks.

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## [Links will spawn a new web-page setting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-will-spawn-a-new-web-page-setting/31411)

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**Author:** [@Rick\_Leckrone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rick_Leckrone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-will-spawn-a-new-web-page-setting/31411 "2015-07-25T00:53:00Z")

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Hi Discourse folks. Is there a way through admin tools to tell the app to create a new web-page when a hyperlink is clicked on instead of just jumping to the linked content and losing the Discourse page? We reference a…

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## [Mobile site css issue after beta6 update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-site-css-issue-after-beta6-update/31412)

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**Author:** [@boomer196](https://meta.discourse.org/u/boomer196)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-site-css-issue-after-beta6-update/31412 "2015-08-10T03:22:20Z")

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After upgrading to beta 6 the mobile site version of discourse covers the filter and new topic buttons. If you turn the phone sideways to go to landscape it works again. Is this something that I need to change or was i…

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## [Youtube embeds appear very small](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-embeds-appear-very-small/31419)

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**Author:** [@Chili](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chili)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-embeds-appear-very-small/31419 "2015-07-26T17:40:11Z")

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Just updated to the latest tests-passed version but have a problem with Youtube embeds. They all appear as if they are a fraction of the size they should be. The physical size of the post looks okay, but it is as if ha…

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## [Initial minimum topics/replies notification copy enhancement request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-minimum-topics-replies-notification-copy-enhancement-request/31420)

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**Author:** [@aral](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aral)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-minimum-topics-replies-notification-copy-enhancement-request/31420 "2015-07-27T19:38:25Z")

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On new boards, staff see the following message: Create at least 5 public topics and 30 public replies to get discussion started. New users cannot earn trust levels unless there's content for them to read. This message …

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## [Spread out Digest emails to mitigate sudden traffic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spread-out-digest-emails-to-mitigate-sudden-traffic/31425)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spread-out-digest-emails-to-mitigate-sudden-traffic/31425 "2015-07-26T03:13:27Z")

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I notice that Digests are sent in batches together to a lot of users at once. I’m curious if it would be possible to have those spread out more so that you’re not causing a big sudden spike of traffic from the Digests be…

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## [Tooltip in popular links shows \[object Object\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltip-in-popular-links-shows-object-object/31430)

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**Author:** [@Antalik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Antalik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltip-in-popular-links-shows-object-object/31430 "2015-07-27T17:42:25Z")

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Here is a screenshot.

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## [Automatically add/remove users to/from a group based on badge id?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-remove-users-to-from-a-group-based-on-badge-id/31431)

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**Author:** [@mr8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mr8)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-remove-users-to-from-a-group-based-on-badge-id/31431 "2023-10-11T10:42:40Z")

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Would it be possible to somehow automatically add/remove a user from a group based on a certain badge ID ( or IDs)? e.g. - add users to X Group if they have have badge\_id 12 (50 liked posts in past 60 days)?

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## [New index on post\_custom\_fields can not be created](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-index-on-post-custom-fields-can-not-be-created/31434)

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**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-index-on-post-custom-fields-can-not-be-created/31434 "2015-07-28T00:57:16Z")

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Hi everyone ! When I use the docker manager to upgrade Discourse, I have an error during the db migrate part since thursday or friday. Tonight I tried to rebuild app to see what happens (why not right ? :sweat\_smile: ) …

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## [Hiding composer panel immediately after quote will cancel post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-composer-panel-immediately-after-quote-will-cancel-post/31440)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-composer-panel-immediately-after-quote-will-cancel-post/31440 "2015-07-26T20:13:29Z")

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Reproduction steps: Highlight and quote some text. Don’t type anything in the composer. Proceed to immediately hide the composer by clicking the arrow to the right. The entire post is canceled and can not be retrieved. …

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## [Add "New Topic" button in full page search view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-topic-button-in-full-page-search-view/31441)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-topic-button-in-full-page-search-view/31441 "2016-02-07T20:25:06Z")

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I hypothesise that when a user makes a search, especially when drilled down into a specific category, the user wants quick access to the “New Topic” button, in case the search does not return the desired results. This j…

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## [Releasing "Twig Anything" v1.2 - display any Discourse data anywhere in WordPress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/releasing-twig-anything-v1-2-display-any-discourse-data-anywhere-in-wordpress/31443)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/releasing-twig-anything-v1-2-display-any-discourse-data-anywhere-in-wordpress/31443 "2015-07-28T10:35:05Z")

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New version 1.2 of Twig Anything arrives! (read the original announce topic). Twig Anything is a WordPress plugin that lets you fetch any data from Discourse and display it anywhere in your WordPress blog with using sh…

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## [Replies column says "-1" on discourse meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-column-says-1-on-discourse-meta/31444)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-column-says-1-on-discourse-meta/31444 "2015-07-27T19:00:36Z")

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Just caught this now, please see the screenshot:

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## [Embedding with multiple categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-with-multiple-categories/31450)

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**Author:** [@JamesChevalier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesChevalier)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-with-multiple-categories/31450 "2016-01-19T02:58:23Z")

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The current method of embedding discourse into another site requires a single category be selected for all embeds. This is done in Admin → Embedding, by setting the embed category value. Are there plans to allow multipl…

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## [Manipulate URLs for HTTPS sites?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manipulate-urls-for-https-sites/31451)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manipulate-urls-for-https-sites/31451 "2015-07-27T18:59:09Z")

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Some of our readers have attempted to share imgur links in posts, only to find that as our Discourse site is HTTPS-only the image won’t embed correctly. Is there any scope add a whitelist for sites which are known to of…

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