# Hot

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## ['Watching' for first messages only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-for-first-messages-only/35143)

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**Author:** [@duozmo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/duozmo)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-for-first-messages-only/35143 "2015-11-05T21:53:38Z")

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This is an idea for an approach to notifications that I haven’t seen discussed here yet. It’s a model offered by GroupBuzz, another piece of group discussion software. In short: Allow a user to watch a tag/category, such…

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## [The topic progress indicator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-topic-progress-indicator/35148)

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**Author:** [@anon20391312](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon20391312)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-topic-progress-indicator/35148 "2016-05-19T02:38:33Z")

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Let me start with saying that I quite like the infinite scrolling-mode. It’s easy to read through an entire discussion (yes, I sometimes do that) without having to click “Next page” even once. However, I do think there i…

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## [Sidekiq daylight saving time issues?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-daylight-saving-time-issues/35155)

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**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-daylight-saving-time-issues/35155 "2016-02-04T21:07:20Z")

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Today we found a number of (independent) servers running into problems at the same time. Symptoms: read only mode was enabled and the disk was full. This turned out to be caused by the backup scheduler creating a LOT o…

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## [Advanced Search for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-for-discourse/35164)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-for-discourse/35164 "2016-04-16T00:26:59Z")

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Discourse searching certainly has all of the functionality you’d expect it to (searching by poster, age, recently-posted to lastly-posted, etc), but all of those are taken advantage of through keywords in the search bar.…

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## [Is it possible to login into the postgres database inside the docker image?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-login-into-the-postgres-database-inside-the-docker-image/35167)

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**Author:** [@badr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/badr)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-login-into-the-postgres-database-inside-the-docker-image/35167 "2023-01-26T04:29:27Z")

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Hello, I need to integrate a product on my discourse by adding some tables to the discourse db in postgres. Where can I find the username and password for the PostGres DB Discourse is using. I also wanted to ask if I …

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## [Force users to watch a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-users-to-watch-a-category/35176)

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**Author:** [@bussiere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bussiere)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-users-to-watch-a-category/35176 "2015-11-02T14:48:07Z")

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Is there a way to forces multiples users or make a bulk of user to susbscrive to a specific category ? regards and thanks

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## [Move X down to bottom to close "Your topic is similar to..." popup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-x-down-to-bottom-to-close-your-topic-is-similar-to-popup/35186)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-x-down-to-bottom-to-close-your-topic-is-similar-to-popup/35186 "2015-11-21T00:37:03Z")

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I am constantly struggling with the “Your topic is similar to…” popup which on my screen disappears off the top of the window, behind the header. See the screenshot below. While I appreciate the helper text, it interfere…

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## [Send back answers to anonymous email in a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-back-answers-to-anonymous-email-in-a-category/35194)

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**Author:** [@bussiere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bussiere)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-back-answers-to-anonymous-email-in-a-category/35194 "2015-11-03T09:41:56Z")

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I would like to know if there is a way to send back answers when someone post with an anonymous email in a category. I think that it’s not a priority feature , but in my mind it could be used to have sometimes guest in …

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## [Is there any way to search for locked/closed topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-search-for-locked-closed-topics/35203)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 5:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-search-for-locked-closed-topics/35203 "2015-11-03T05:05:39Z")

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I want to find a list of all closed topics regarding a certain subject – is there an easy way for me to do this?

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## [Moving topics between sites?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-topics-between-sites/35208)

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**Author:** [@ckamps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckamps)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-topics-between-sites/35208 "2016-02-02T22:14:45Z")

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We’re establishing multiple Discourse sites internally to support a variety of communities of practice. Since we expect that people will inadvertently post to the wrong site, we’d like to be able to move topics from one…

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## [Disable "Sign Up" button when local logins are disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-sign-up-button-when-local-logins-are-disabled/35215)

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**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-sign-up-button-when-local-logins-are-disabled/35215 "2015-11-03T19:42:18Z")

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I hope this doesn’t turn into that, but the sign up button in the header seems to be entirely unnecessary when local logins are disabled, since there’s no difference in the first step of the signup/login process - for bo…

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## [Improving discovery of "your topic is similar to" relevance search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-discovery-of-your-topic-is-similar-to-relevance-search/35220)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-discovery-of-your-topic-is-similar-to-relevance-search/35220 "2015-11-06T01:34:04Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Move X down to bottom to close "Your topic is similar to…" popup: Yeh I’ve been pondering this one a bit myself. Improving the relevance check is definitely one part of it, but I also fre…

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## [Mentioning groups through email posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-groups-through-email-posts/35221)

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**Author:** [@stroupaloop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stroupaloop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-groups-through-email-posts/35221 "2015-11-03T19:44:13Z")

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Is there a way to mention a group of users through a post that’s created using email polling? This would be a great feature as many of my users respond to threads from their email notifications vs within the discourse i…

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## [Responsibility for members you invited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responsibility-for-members-you-invited/35230)

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**Author:** [@gmanjapan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gmanjapan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 6:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responsibility-for-members-you-invited/35230 "2015-11-04T06:24:32Z")

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This is probably the dumbest idea ever but … has anyone ever tried the following. You have a closed server. Invite only Users have a reputation (points) When a user invites someone to join their reputation is tied to t…

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## [Open new Topic for each Blog-Entry in Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-new-topic-for-each-blog-entry-in-wordpress/35235)

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**Author:** [@Sanafan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sanafan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-new-topic-for-each-blog-entry-in-wordpress/35235 "2015-11-04T13:27:12Z")

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Hey Guys, i want to know, if it is possible to write a plugin, which opens up a new topic for every blog entry in my wordpress blog. I want the users to discuss the blog entry inside the forum and not inside the blog co…

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## [Drupal Onebox in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drupal-onebox-in-discourse/35238)

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**Author:** [@lisajill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisajill)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drupal-onebox-in-discourse/35238 "2015-11-04T21:19:00Z")

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Should Drupal onebox automatically? If not, has anyone created that integration and willing to share? :slight\_smile: I’d love to see that in Core - it’s a pretty common system.

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## [Link to private message a user from outside via URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-private-message-a-user-from-outside-via-url/35242)

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**Author:** [@OnceWas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OnceWas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-private-message-a-user-from-outside-via-url/35242 "2015-11-24T14:02:18Z")

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Thanks to Vairix, we have developed a plugin that triggers a private message from an outside URL. After installing this plugin, if you append ?pm=true to a Discourse user’s profile URL, it will trigger the private messa…

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## [Discourse poor on mobile has 5 blocking script resources and 2 blocking CSS resources. This causes a delay in rendering your page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-poor-on-mobile-has-5-blocking-script-resources-and-2-blocking-css-resources-this-causes-a-delay-in-rendering-your-page/35248)

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**Author:** [@nur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nur)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-poor-on-mobile-has-5-blocking-script-resources-and-2-blocking-css-resources-this-causes-a-delay-in-rendering-your-page/35248 "2015-11-05T00:36:25Z")

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## [PAID: I need Json files (Data) from Ning Imported to Discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-i-need-json-files-data-from-ning-imported-to-discourse-forum/35252)

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**Author:** [@Rodelio\_Lagahit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rodelio_Lagahit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 3:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-i-need-json-files-data-from-ning-imported-to-discourse-forum/35252 "2015-11-05T03:19:47Z")

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PAID: I need Jason files (Data) from Ning Imported to Discourse forum Just moved to Discourse but wanted my json files (data) from ning community site be imported. can anyone help?

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## [Edit Category UI issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-category-ui-issue/35256)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-category-ui-issue/35256 "2015-11-06T21:23:22Z")

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Recently attempted to implement a Topic Template for a category. Template works as expected, filling in when new topic is blank and category is selected from drop down. However, when re-entering the category editor, th…

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## [Lock title without closing topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lock-title-without-closing-topic/35259)

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**Author:** [@rlauriston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlauriston)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lock-title-without-closing-topic/35259 "2015-11-06T14:46:19Z")

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I’d like to be able to lock a topic’s title without locking the topic itself. If there is such a feature, I can’t find it. On my site, the topic titles should really be the purview of moderators, since they’re primary n…

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## [Kharma in discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kharma-in-discourse/35263)

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**Author:** [@bussiere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bussiere)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kharma-in-discourse/35263 "2015-11-05T22:48:00Z")

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I would like to add kharma for user and for post. Will it be a feature ? I have a kharma (notation ) system in mind , is there a way to add links automatically on any user post ? Regards and thanks

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## [Request: images in posts visible for registered users (or min tl) only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-images-in-posts-visible-for-registered-users-or-min-tl-only/35264)

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**Author:** [@anon36484860](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36484860)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-images-in-posts-visible-for-registered-users-or-min-tl-only/35264 "2021-10-16T04:08:00Z")

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Hey guys Is there a way to prevent non-registered users to see images in posts? Lot of typical forums bring this feature with them. I searched in discourse admin settings, but could not find such an option. I only co…

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## [Routing problems with Discourse tagging plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/routing-problems-with-discourse-tagging-plugin/35265)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/routing-problems-with-discourse-tagging-plugin/35265 "2017-05-09T17:39:29Z")

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Bug 1 Go to https://meta.discourse.org/c/bug Click on a tag Hit back Note how you get redirected instead of going back to https://meta.discourse.org/c/bug Bug 2 Enabled filter tag by drop down In a child category,…

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## [Category bundles, aka category intersections](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-bundles-aka-category-intersections/35278)

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**Author:** [@lisajill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisajill)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-bundles-aka-category-intersections/35278 "2017-05-19T16:13:08Z")

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Hi all, so I know you have this great category structure and put a lot of thought into it. And I love it. I’d love one additional feature here to group categories in a way that the groups could be collapsible hiding th…

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## [Pinned topics get unpinned after I read them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-get-unpinned-after-i-read-them/35283)

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**Author:** [@henrikbg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/henrikbg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-get-unpinned-after-i-read-them/35283 "2015-11-06T01:30:04Z")

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Recently I’ve been reading through a lot of pinned topics. I’ve noticed that all pinned topics get unpinned right after I have read through them. I’m not sure what causes this - but I sure know it’s annoying. I haven’t t…

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## ["Delete Spammer" button not functional on v1.5.0.beta4 +8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-spammer-button-not-functional-on-v1-5-0-beta4-8/35291)

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**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 10:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-spammer-button-not-functional-on-v1-5-0-beta4-8/35291 "2015-11-06T10:07:38Z")

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Installed latest updates and now the Delete Spammer button under Flags does not seem to do anything. Error log says: TypeError: Cannot read property 'deleteAsSpammer' of undefined at Discourse.Route.extend.actions.…

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## [Can the "Share" button be removed or hidden?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-share-button-be-removed-or-hidden/35312)

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**Author:** [@MikeTaber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeTaber)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-share-button-be-removed-or-hidden/35312 "2015-11-06T21:53:16Z")

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I’m running an invite-only community and I don’t want the “Share” button to show up at the bottom of the posts. I see an option to select whether Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Email show up on the share dialog, but I do…

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## [Links generated by "link summary" feature count towards link count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-generated-by-link-summary-feature-count-towards-link-count/35316)

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**Author:** [@mgalgs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mgalgs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-generated-by-link-summary-feature-count-towards-link-count/35316 "2015-11-07T00:03:11Z")

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One nice feature of discourse is the “link summary”, as described in the welcome message: To generate a summary for a link, paste it on a line by itself: The only problem is that the links generated by the “link summ…

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## [Blank space after logout button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-space-after-logout-button/35319)

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**Author:** [@Alankrit\_Choudh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alankrit_Choudh)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-space-after-logout-button/35319 "2015-11-10T11:27:07Z")

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This bug could be also viable to members, but I am not sure of that. There is a blank spacing after logout.

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