# Hot

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## [Wiki and avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-and-avatar/33658)

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**Author:** [@joao\_pimentel\_ferrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joao_pimentel_ferrei)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-and-avatar/33658 "2015-10-12T00:53:33Z")

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Imagine a user posts a very small text and then converts it to wiki appealing everyone to contribute. Afterwards someone makes a very important and huge contribution! Though the “author” of the post is the first author, …

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## [Completely automatic updates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/completely-automatic-updates/33666)

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**Author:** [@dmills](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmills)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/completely-automatic-updates/33666 "2018-06-27T08:46:11Z")

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Hi guys, Just wanted to put this out there: I’d like for Discourse to automatically update itself when a new version is avaialble. The current two-click upgrade is impressive, but I really just blindly click the button…

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## [Upgrade doesn't work when installed with subfolder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-doesnt-work-when-installed-with-subfolder/33668)

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**Author:** [@wglass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wglass)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-doesnt-work-when-installed-with-subfolder/33668 "2017-06-06T18:26:43Z")

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I’ve installed my copy of Discourse in a subfolder, per instructions here: I went to upgrade today to version 1.4. When I click “admin” / “upgrade”, I go to the wrong URL. When I manually go to /subfolder/admin/upgra…

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## [Letter avatars out of alignment with ImageMagick update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatars-out-of-alignment-with-imagemagick-update/33671)

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**Author:** [@OnceWas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OnceWas)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatars-out-of-alignment-with-imagemagick-update/33671 "2015-12-01T01:20:18Z")

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Here I go again with the avatars… This is probably not a bug now that 1.4 has been released, but since I am not quite ready to upgrade our live site yet, I have restricted our site to Discourse 1.4b9. However, when I re…

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## [1.5.0.beta1 breaks category exclusion from homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-5-0-beta1-breaks-category-exclusion-from-homepage/33673)

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**Author:** [@channing](https://meta.discourse.org/u/channing)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-5-0-beta1-breaks-category-exclusion-from-homepage/33673 "2015-09-24T00:54:19Z")

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After updating from 1.4.0.beta9 to 1.5.0.beta1, top menu filters no longer work. I’ve been using the syntax latest,-questions to exclude the questions category from forum homepage but now it stops working. Thanks in adv…

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## [Quote Text button invisible after scrolling right](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-text-button-invisible-after-scrolling-right/33674)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-text-button-invisible-after-scrolling-right/33674 "2016-07-08T08:22:07Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Add button to select all text in a preformatted block: If I scrolled right just a bit more, the button would disappear completely. Probably want to clamp the position of the button …

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## [Setting to suppress or redirect RejectionMailer replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-to-suppress-or-redirect-rejectionmailer-replies/33680)

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**Author:** [@fuerst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fuerst)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-to-suppress-or-redirect-rejectionmailer-replies/33680 "2015-09-24T08:02:16Z")

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I’m using the email in feature to pull emails from mailboxes into Discourse. If the incoming email is rejected by Discourse the sender gets one of the Rejected email messages back. Because senders are not aware of Discou…

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## [Use last outgoing link in closed topic as forwarder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-last-outgoing-link-in-closed-topic-as-forwarder/33683)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-last-outgoing-link-in-closed-topic-as-forwarder/33683 "2016-11-22T10:52:52Z")

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Please bear with me as I don’t know exactly what I’m suggesting yet, but I need help fleshing out this idea. If I search “wordpress and discourse on same server”, I get this result: 4 closed topics. All technically …

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## [Uploading a file places the cursor at the end of the post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-a-file-places-the-cursor-at-the-end-of-the-post/33685)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-a-file-places-the-cursor-at-the-end-of-the-post/33685 "2015-09-25T15:23:07Z")

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If you want to insert a link to a file at a specific point in a post, Discourse will do that correctly. The only, and minor, problem is that the cursor will be placed at the end of the text, and the viewport may or may n…

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## [Improved UX for external quotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-ux-for-external-quotes/33688)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-ux-for-external-quotes/33688 "2015-09-25T06:49:08Z")

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Currently when I’m quoting a post from a different topic, it looks nearly identical to quotes from within the same topic: I think external quotes should be more similar to the embed you get from a single-line topic l…

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## [Regression: No longer able to Reply as linked topic via quote](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-no-longer-able-to-reply-as-linked-topic-via-quote/33689)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-no-longer-able-to-reply-as-linked-topic-via-quote/33689 "2015-09-24T18:46:05Z")

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I noticed that I’m no longer able to do the following in a closed topic: Highlight a sentence Click "Reply as linked topic Open a “New Topic” editor with my quote included. Instead, this happens: Highlight a sentenc…

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## [Adding two additional fields to user export](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-two-additional-fields-to-user-export/33690)

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**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-two-additional-fields-to-user-export/33690 "2015-09-24T12:43:04Z")

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I’m used to exporting users list for the statistic purpose, post\_count and read\_count are great but I miss two useful data: Last seen date and last post date With such info I can: reach out members who aren’t around …

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## [Category filter click/touch target too small, no hover styles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-filter-click-touch-target-too-small-no-hover-styles/33692)

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**Author:** [@OlsonDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OlsonDev)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-filter-click-touch-target-too-small-no-hover-styles/33692 "2015-09-25T07:28:03Z")

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Over a year ago, I asked for the category filter to become left aligned. I’m sure it was fixed long ago but Jeff Atwood stated: So, what happened to that logic about having big click / touch targets? For the category u…

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## [Long links break the click tracker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-links-break-the-click-tracker/33702)

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**Author:** [@yousef](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yousef)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-links-break-the-click-tracker/33702 "2021-06-28T23:07:20Z")

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See examples on our staging server. Clicking on the link normally causes a white screen, opening in a new tab works fine.

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## [Mobile view with touch capabilities on laptop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-view-with-touch-capabilities-on-laptop/33705)

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**Author:** [@Gratouille](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gratouille)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-view-with-touch-capabilities-on-laptop/33705 "2018-07-18T06:59:03Z")

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Hi there, I’m on a laptop with touch capabilities. In the hamburger-menu, I don’t have the “shortcuts” link, because this one is displayed when return !Discourse.Mobile.mobileView && !this.capabilities.touch; But what…

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## [Markdown isn't processed inside tables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-isnt-processed-inside-tables/33706)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Newsom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Newsom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-isnt-processed-inside-tables/33706 "2017-06-26T19:55:02Z")

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I know HTML tables aren’t top priority, but this is rather annoying Here’s a few common text formats, working as intended: Link bold code Inside a table, the same markdown isn’t processed: \<table\> \<tr\> \<td\>\[Link\]\[1…

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## [Notifications, messages missing from profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-messages-missing-from-profile/33715)

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**Author:** [@calmh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calmh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-messages-missing-from-profile/33715 "2015-09-24T16:58:34Z")

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This is my left menu thingy in my profile here on meta: This is the same on my own forum, where I’m admin (1.5beta1): Notifications and the whole “Messages” section is missing on meta? (Also Bookmarks, but I thi…

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## [Error when importing from Vanilla](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-importing-from-vanilla/33716)

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**Author:** [@huulbaek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/huulbaek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-importing-from-vanilla/33716 "2015-09-28T10:06:05Z")

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So, I am trying my very best to import a ExpressionEngine forum to Discourse. I rewrote some of the Vanilla Porter to make it work with our version of ExpressionEngine (1.6.9) and got the 1.3gb CSV file. But, when finall…

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## [SMF2 importer crashes with 'stack level too deep' error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-importer-crashes-with-stack-level-too-deep-error/33720)

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**Author:** [@moparisthebest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/moparisthebest)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-importer-crashes-with-stack-level-too-deep-error/33720 "2017-01-15T14:52:30Z")

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I’m trying to run this smf2 import script to import a very large SMF2 forum, 48 hours in it finished importing all 611,071 users, starts importing posts, then crashes with this: creating posts \\/usr/local/lib/ruby/2.0.0…

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## [Downgrade to stable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downgrade-to-stable/33729)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downgrade-to-stable/33729 "2015-09-25T00:26:14Z")

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If a site changes from tests-passed to stable, is the app’s code base downgraded, or is it more like Chromium OS and you have to wait for stable to “catch up” to where you are?

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## [Defaulting to discourse.org CDN for avatars is a privacy and security risk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defaulting-to-discourse-org-cdn-for-avatars-is-a-privacy-and-security-risk/33731)

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**Author:** [@konklone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/konklone)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defaulting-to-discourse-org-cdn-for-avatars-is-a-privacy-and-security-risk/33731 "2015-09-28T12:39:22Z")

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Discourse 1.4 defaults to serving “letter” avatars from avatars.discourse.org, to speed things up by default and take advantage of global caching. Unfortunately, this also means that Discourse’s servers learn about the …

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## [Trust Level multiplier improvement ideas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-multiplier-improvement-ideas/33732)

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**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-multiplier-improvement-ideas/33732 "2015-09-25T05:19:41Z")

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Two important considerations First, we do not yet have Akismet Second, not many members use the Flag system For the most part the forum has good Moderator coverage. But there are times when that coverage is a bit thin…

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## [Variable default interface language for new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/variable-default-interface-language-for-new-users/33741)

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**Author:** [@Conor\_O\_Rourke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Conor_O_Rourke)\
**Replies:** 48\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/variable-default-interface-language-for-new-users/33741 "2023-11-21T12:44:37Z")

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Hey guys, New Discourse user here, but super impressed and excited about what a great product it is. I am developing a forum that will be multilingual (Arabic/English/German). Most users will be extremely limited in the…

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## [Small-action class is not responsive on desktops](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-action-class-is-not-responsive-on-desktops/33742)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-action-class-is-not-responsive-on-desktops/33742 "2015-09-25T12:51:06Z")

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Because of the width: 755px, the small-action can cause a horizontal scroll bar (even on meta) when you resize the window. The small-action class is used for the time gap, closed notifications, et al. I’ve submitted a …

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## [Admin panel not working after including buggy js in head/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-panel-not-working-after-including-buggy-js-in-head/33746)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Katrantzis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Katrantzis)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-panel-not-working-after-including-buggy-js-in-head/33746 "2015-09-25T14:33:10Z")

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So in an attempt to work well with iframes I tried including an iframe resizer lib using the below: \<script type="application/javascript" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davidjbradshaw/iframe-resizer/master/js/if…

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## [Ensure admin isn't messed up by customizations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-admin-isnt-messed-up-by-customizations/33747)

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**Author:** [@calmh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calmh)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-admin-isnt-messed-up-by-customizations/33747 "2015-09-25T14:19:15Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Admin panel not working after including buggy js in head/: Would it be worth it to permanently exempt the admin section from any customizations?

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## [Onebox: Poor parsing of article title (infrequent case)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-poor-parsing-of-article-title-infrequent-case/33751)

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**Author:** [@Yuun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yuun)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-poor-parsing-of-article-title-infrequent-case/33751 "2015-09-27T06:11:20Z")

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Just saw this after a user of my forum posted the link: I haven’t noticed many issues of this kind, so maybe this is a relatively minor issue or due to the site being linked. Just giving some notice. :smile:

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## [How is "TOP topics" list calculated?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-top-topics-list-calculated/33752)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-top-topics-list-calculated/33752 "2019-05-23T11:55:54Z")

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I tried to search for but could not find any overview of the algorithm to display /top/xxx topics , e.g. /top/monthly. At least, what variables are considered and with what weight? What is more important and what is les…

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## [Implementation wrong for min first post length?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implementation-wrong-for-min-first-post-length/33760)

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**Author:** [@rlauriston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlauriston)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implementation-wrong-for-min-first-post-length/33760 "2015-09-28T16:28:21Z")

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I expected that min first post length would affect only the first post in a topic and min post length would affect all the replies. Instead, min first post length affects the first post and any replies to that post. Th…

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## [Multitenat Dockerize Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multitenat-dockerize-discourse/33768)

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**Author:** [@Frans\_Thamura](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frans_Thamura)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multitenat-dockerize-discourse/33768 "2015-09-26T13:58:49Z")

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anyone have succcess make a multitenant for discouse, can u share your work? and put in docker hub, so I can use it.

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