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## [Mark as Read button missing from profile notifications page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-as-read-button-missing-from-profile-notifications-page/37164)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-as-read-button-missing-from-profile-notifications-page/37164 "2015-12-30T03:51:02Z")

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After the redesign of the profile page navigation, the mark as read button has disappeared. There are still a few notifications that can’t be cleared (look at my profile for an example) so the button is still of use.

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## [Admin log errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-log-errors/37167)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-log-errors/37167 "2016-04-04T06:37:59Z")

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Summary: While reviewing the admin logs this morning, I noticed some strange lines, that appear to be incorrect text, missing users, and even incorrect actions. Steps to reproduce: Unknown. Expected Results: All log…

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## [Deactivating users permanently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deactivating-users-permanently/37169)

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**Author:** [@skoota](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skoota)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deactivating-users-permanently/37169 "2017-03-03T19:24:19Z")

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Hi all, I am using Discourse as a discussion platform for my students and classes. We are now approaching the beginning of another school year, so I need to deactivate the accounts of students who are no longer studying…

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## [Mentioning problem with short usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-problem-with-short-usernames/37170)

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**Author:** [@rumpelsepp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rumpelsepp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-problem-with-short-usernames/37170 "2016-01-06T17:53:26Z")

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I have a user who has a username of one character (f). Since Discourse 1.5.betaX mentioning that user with @f does not work anymore. I can remember that it worked in Discourse 1.4.X.

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## [Fulltext should ignore accents](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fulltext-should-ignore-accents/37178)

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**Author:** [@johno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fulltext-should-ignore-accents/37178 "2015-12-27T20:45:02Z")

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Hi there, it is pretty common for search engines (e.g. google) to ignore accents on characters when doing fulltext search. Example: word kôprová omáčka should be matched by query koprova omacka and vice versa. With Post…

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## [TL3 Like Distribution, are these fractions hard coded?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl3-like-distribution-are-these-fractions-hard-coded/37180)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl3-like-distribution-are-these-fractions-hard-coded/37180 "2016-01-04T21:23:59Z")

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Continuing the discussion from What do user trust levels do?: OK, quoted only certain parts of the linked post, but I am curious about the way the like distribution (different users and days) is calculated. I am not a…

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## [Double entry in default watch list @ user preferences -\> registration impossible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-entry-in-default-watch-list-user-preferences-registration-impossible/37181)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-entry-in-default-watch-list-user-preferences-registration-impossible/37181 "2015-12-28T08:53:46Z")

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I run into the following issue: By accident, I entered two times the same category into the default user preference field for the default watched categories. Result: Accounts could not be created anymore PG::UniqueVio…

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## [New Topic: 500 Internal Server Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-500-internal-server-error/37186)

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**Author:** [@Juri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juri)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-500-internal-server-error/37186 "2015-12-31T04:57:04Z")

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Same problem with Chrome in incognito mode. Don’t know what to do now. Any idea? Continuing the discussion from 500 Internal Server Error when trying to write a new topic:

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## [Show post Year?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-post-year/37187)

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**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-post-year/37187 "2015-12-28T13:11:31Z")

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Some of our users complained about the clarity of the post date, e.g: Oct '14 Oct 15 It’s very easy to ignore that apostrophe… Anywho, there is any way of showing full year? Thanks!

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## [Better unfurling of Discourse topics on Slack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-unfurling-of-discourse-topics-on-slack/37188)

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**Author:** [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-unfurling-of-discourse-topics-on-slack/37188 "2015-12-29T02:32:23Z")

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Your Discourse topic embeds on Slack just got better! I just pushed a commit that adds label1/data1 and label2/data2 properties (found in Twitter Product card) in Discourse topics. This improves the Discourse topic unf…

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## [RSS feed for category + latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feed-for-category-latest/37192)

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**Author:** [@mbasnight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbasnight)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feed-for-category-latest/37192 "2023-05-13T05:57:34Z")

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Hi, I have noticed that there is support for a /latest.rss, as well as a /category.rss, but I cannot find any support for a /category/latest.rss. Being in different slack channels, it would be super nice if we could jus…

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## [Vagrant: changing ownership of ‘/shared/postgres\_run’: Operation not permitted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vagrant-changing-ownership-of-shared-postgres-run-operation-not-permitted/37197)

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**Author:** [@aventurella](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aventurella)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vagrant-changing-ownership-of-shared-postgres-run-operation-not-permitted/37197 "2016-07-13T10:54:30Z")

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I am running my install from vagrant under the vmware fusion provider. Only have altered the cloned Vagrant file as follows: config.vm.provider "vmware\_fusion" do |v| v.vmx\["memsize"\] = "2048" v.vmx\["numvcpus"\] …

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## [Throw a rebake with using an SQL query only - is it possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throw-a-rebake-with-using-an-sql-query-only-is-it-possible/37201)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throw-a-rebake-with-using-an-sql-query-only-is-it-possible/37201 "2015-12-30T11:06:50Z")

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So, I have a few SQL queries that “fix” some common issues in posts. Running an SQL query updates the raw column only. Now, is there a way to somehow queue those posts for rebaking provided I know their IDs? I mean, mayb…

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## [Posts on-save processing with regex/replace configurable in admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-on-save-processing-with-regex-replace-configurable-in-admin-panel/37202)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-on-save-processing-with-regex-replace-configurable-in-admin-panel/37202 "2015-12-29T05:56:43Z")

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If often fix minor issues in posts manually going through all of the posts on my forum on a daily basis. It turns out that most of the issues are typical and I could write a regex/rewrite rule to force the fix as soon as…

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## [Star Rating System](https://meta.discourse.org/t/star-rating-system/37212)

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**Author:** [@Mohit\_Joshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohit_Joshi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/star-rating-system/37212 "2016-02-14T21:08:01Z")

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Hi, Is there a plugin for giving star rating (e.g. 4/5 stars) to topics?

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## [How can I check if my Discourse is overloaded and needs an upgrade?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-check-if-my-discourse-is-overloaded-and-needs-an-upgrade/37214)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-check-if-my-discourse-is-overloaded-and-needs-an-upgrade/37214 "2016-02-18T07:58:42Z")

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Still running 10$ VPS at DigitalOcean, I started to experience slow loading a few days ago. Not only do I understand that the VPS is the minimal recommended one, but I can also see there is lack of space. Running just ar…

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## [Emoji Plugin Irregularity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-plugin-irregularity/37218)

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**Author:** [@ColdSun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ColdSun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-plugin-irregularity/37218 "2015-12-30T02:32:31Z")

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Background I’ve created a test plugin to familiarize myself with adding custom emoji. During the process, I decided to add quite a few emoji (most everything from fontawesome) as an exercise. The plugin can be located a…

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## [Discourse CDN is having Troubles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cdn-is-having-troubles/37220)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cdn-is-having-troubles/37220 "2015-12-29T16:02:48Z")

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Getting a lot of missing avatars, and font-awesome is missing too. It all seems to be related to issues with cdn.discourse.org. Reproducible on here and at Sitepoint.

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## [Converting to Subfolder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/converting-to-subfolder/37236)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Rothfusz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy_Rothfusz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/converting-to-subfolder/37236 "2015-12-29T22:54:26Z")

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If I have an existing Discourse and would like to move it to a subfolder, what steps do I need to take to keep my existing articles/topics/etc? I’m comfortable with external links breaking because topics moved from my.d…

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## [Thanks for Discourse cauze it's just pure awesome](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-for-discourse-cauze-its-just-pure-awesome/37242)

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**Author:** [@Frez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frez)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-for-discourse-cauze-its-just-pure-awesome/37242 "2015-12-31T15:15:58Z")

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Hi guys, I would like to thanks the Discourse team and community for creating this software and writing all the guides and how-to set it up properly. I discovered Discourse two weeks ago while looking at GoHugo forums (…

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## [Moving multiple posts resets timestamp only on first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-multiple-posts-resets-timestamp-only-on-first-post/37244)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-multiple-posts-resets-timestamp-only-on-first-post/37244 "2018-02-08T12:37:55Z")

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Summary: When selecting and moving multiple posts to another thread, the first post moved has its timestamp reset to the time of the move, while the remaining posts retain the original timestamp. Steps to reproduce: S…

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## [Reopening: User avatar still appearing after topic split](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-user-avatar-still-appearing-after-topic-split/37245)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopening-user-avatar-still-appearing-after-topic-split/37245 "2016-06-23T03:04:03Z")

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Summary: After moving posts to a new topic, the Latest view still shows users whose posts no longer remain in the thread. The summary box under the OP does not show the additional user, however. @sam deployed a fix ba…

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## [Responses, Likes Received, Mentions, and Edits have gone missing from other users Activity pages (viewing as moderator)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responses-likes-received-mentions-and-edits-have-gone-missing-from-other-users-activity-pages-viewing-as-moderator/37247)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responses-likes-received-mentions-and-edits-have-gone-missing-from-other-users-activity-pages-viewing-as-moderator/37247 "2015-12-31T04:08:54Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Counts have gone missing from Activty pages: With the recent redesign of the User Profile page, as a moderator looking at other users public profiles I no longer have access to the catego…

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## [New Messaging Workflow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-messaging-workflow/37248)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-messaging-workflow/37248 "2016-01-09T20:07:21Z")

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We have been lacking decent workflows for dealing with messages. At small scale it is not much of a problem, if you only have 3 messages, you don’t need too much fancy. But as you accumulate messages working with them be…

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## [Cannot undelete topic/post actions like pinned and split](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-undelete-topic-post-actions-like-pinned-and-split/37252)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-undelete-topic-post-actions-like-pinned-and-split/37252 "2017-07-17T10:40:17Z")

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Putting this in feature category as I am not sure it is a bug. Certain “admin” functions in a topic result in a “pseudo-post” of sorts, like pinning a topic, unpinning a topic, and splitting a topic. These system gener…

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## [Document for installing on AWS ECS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/document-for-installing-on-aws-ecs/37257)

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**Author:** [@keepcosmos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keepcosmos)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/document-for-installing-on-aws-ecs/37257 "2020-12-03T06:44:37Z")

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Is there any plan to add document about installing on AWS EC2 Container Service?

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## ["Something Else" Flag text missing on Admin Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/something-else-flag-text-missing-on-admin-page/37259)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/something-else-flag-text-missing-on-admin-page/37259 "2015-12-30T17:15:18Z")

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Since my update from 1.4 to latest I can’t see the text my users sent when they flag and fill the something else field. I’m afraid that the text isn’t even being saved :sadpanda:

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## [Discourse vs others such as NodeBB](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-others-such-as-nodebb/37265)

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**Author:** [@JohnEhRedding](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JohnEhRedding)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-others-such-as-nodebb/37265 "2016-01-14T08:27:35Z")

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We create Alliances. Each Alliance would have its own sub-forum. These Alliances, when we Enjoin them, can do all the things needed to rapidly grow their Endeavor(s). Each such forum(s) would have content (mainly downl…

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## [Integrate the "About this Category" post into a category header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-the-about-this-category-post-into-a-category-header/37284)

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**Author:** [@Shannon\_Rogers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shannon_Rogers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-the-about-this-category-post-into-a-category-header/37284 "2015-12-31T14:51:43Z")

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I like the ability to create “about the category” posts and most importantly that the initial 200 character text of that post shows up in the category page. But I wonder if it would be cleaner to integrate that post in…

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## [Strip Emoji Code from page title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strip-emoji-code-from-page-title/37289)

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**Author:** [@ColdSun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ColdSun)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strip-emoji-code-from-page-title/37289 "2017-11-23T06:35:38Z")

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In the sake of cleaner tabs and more helpful search titles via Google (etc), I would recommend stripping emoji from the page title in the html header. Obviously it can’t display the emoji which would be most desirable, …

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