# Hot

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## [Improve GitHub login for private sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-github-login-for-private-sites/44836)

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**Author:** [@aviflax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aviflax)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-github-login-for-private-sites/44836 "2016-09-23T23:56:13Z")

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We’re using Discourse at my company for internal discussion; only employees are allowed to access it. Currently I’m using OAuth2 authentication via Box with an email domain whitelist to ensure only employees can log in, …

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## [Why is the flag icon now hidden?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-flag-icon-now-hidden/44837)

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**Author:** [@davemaxwell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davemaxwell)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-flag-icon-now-hidden/44837 "2016-05-26T13:56:57Z")

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We upgraded to the latest version of discourse, and one of our members immediately noticed that the flag icon is now hidden behind the ellipse. The ability to flag is one of the most powerful ability of discourse, and o…

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## [Polls are not running and youtube videos not showing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-are-not-running-and-youtube-videos-not-showing/44840)

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**Author:** [@Escalicha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Escalicha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-are-not-running-and-youtube-videos-not-showing/44840 "2016-05-26T14:31:18Z")

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Hello, Recently in our forum, we realized that youtube videos are not integrating, (even all old ones posted, dissappeared), and today we found out that polls show, but dont work. We cant click on them. Here is a link …

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## [\[PAID\] Importing and custom plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-importing-and-custom-plugin/44844)

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**Author:** [@brunoedigital](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brunoedigital)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-importing-and-custom-plugin/44844 "2016-05-26T15:01:36Z")

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Hi, I have a new discourse droplet at Digital Ocean and I need someone to help me out to get this going. Here’s what I currently need: I have a private membership site with class lessons inside a Wordpress blog with …

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## [Email Digest Preferences duplicated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-digest-preferences-duplicated/44847)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-digest-preferences-duplicated/44847 "2016-05-26T17:06:47Z")

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“Activity Summary” and “Email” both list option named “When I don’t visit here, send an email digest of what’s new:”

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## [Common image uploads sizes cropped](https://meta.discourse.org/t/common-image-uploads-sizes-cropped/44849)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/common-image-uploads-sizes-cropped/44849 "2016-05-26T17:09:08Z")

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It’s very typical for users to upload images which are screenshots taken on mobile. Currently the recent changes prevent these mobile screenshots from displaying in a reasonable way. Cropping to the top of the image is…

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## [Top criteria formula multipliers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-criteria-formula-multipliers/44850)

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**Author:** [@commonpawn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/commonpawn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-criteria-formula-multipliers/44850 "2016-05-26T17:09:27Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse Version 1.5: Where in settings is this possible? (Running v1.6.0.beta1 +317)

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## [First account has no access to admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-account-has-no-access-to-admin-panel/44854)

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**Author:** [@mholt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mholt)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-account-has-no-access-to-admin-panel/44854 "2016-05-26T20:05:22Z")

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I just installed Discourse on DigitalOcean using the one-click apps and went through the setup over SSH. Everything checks out but my first user account that I created on the web site (using the same email address provid…

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## [Mailing list mode - broken experience in transition from 1.5-\>1.6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-mode-broken-experience-in-transition-from-1-5-1-6/44863)

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**Author:** [@jedc768](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jedc768)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-mode-broken-experience-in-transition-from-1-5-1-6/44863 "2016-05-27T15:28:45Z")

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Relevant topic - Mailing list mode keeps reverting to daily updates I help run a Discourse forum where we had actively encouraged users to check the box saying “Send me an email for every post” - aka, set mailing\_list\_m…

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## [Home logo url points to the root of the domain even in a subfolder install?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/home-logo-url-points-to-the-root-of-the-domain-even-in-a-subfolder-install/44864)

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**Author:** [@iva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iva)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/home-logo-url-points-to-the-root-of-the-domain-even-in-a-subfolder-install/44864 "2016-10-04T15:44:11Z")

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I just noticed that the logo (home) url points to the ‘/’ of the domain in my subfolder installation and yet, when I click on it, in most cases it correctly brings me to the root of the community, which is ‘/forum’ in my…

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## [Email address is case-sensitive in first run install setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-address-is-case-sensitive-in-first-run-install-setup/44866)

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**Author:** [@mholt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mholt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-address-is-case-sensitive-in-first-run-install-setup/44866 "2016-05-27T02:19:15Z")

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When using the Discourse 1-click app on DigitalOcean, and going through the initial setup over SSH, I entered my email address like I do everywhere: MyEmail@example.com Then I signed up the first account using the exac…

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## [Getting an iframe in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-an-iframe-in-discourse/44872)

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**Author:** [@Teeigeryuh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Teeigeryuh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-an-iframe-in-discourse/44872 "2019-01-24T17:29:40Z")

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I need to add an iframe to website that only logged in users can see, I know its unsafe and such but how would I go on and do this? Like adding a small iframe on a category page or post/wiki. I don’t need everyone to d…

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## [Set up Salesforce auth using OAuth2 basic support plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-salesforce-auth-using-oauth2-basic-support-plugin/44889)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-salesforce-auth-using-oauth2-basic-support-plugin/44889 "2021-05-21T13:43:19Z")

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Using the OAuth2 Basic Support plugin (included in Discourse core since v2025.11.0) you can set up Salesforce authentication. To do so, create a connected OAuth2 app on Salesforce: Create → Apps → New connected app …

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## [Refreshing a users detail page in admin doesn't work in some cases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/refreshing-a-users-detail-page-in-admin-doesnt-work-in-some-cases/44891)

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**Author:** [@mathias.kallberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mathias.kallberg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/refreshing-a-users-detail-page-in-admin-doesnt-work-in-some-cases/44891 "2016-10-12T17:29:04Z")

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Username is mathias.kallberg.at.footway.com In Admin-\>Users click on user to see user details Reload page in browser Gives “Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.” Discourse 1.6.0b6, Chrome 50, Windows 7 It work…

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## [Trackable / re-usable configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trackable-re-usable-configuration/44901)

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**Author:** [@enricostn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/enricostn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trackable-re-usable-configuration/44901 "2016-06-20T01:01:01Z")

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Hello, is there any way to set configuration stuff like contact email, notification email, tags configuration, etc in the containers/app.yml or somewhere else in the code? I say so because I’m using Ansible to provisio…

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## [Allow reply-to individual instead of topic/forum (mailing list feature)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-reply-to-individual-instead-of-topic-forum-mailing-list-feature/44905)

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**Author:** [@tarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tarek)\
**Replies:** 55\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-reply-to-individual-instead-of-topic-forum-mailing-list-feature/44905 "2022-08-27T09:00:31Z")

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Hello all, I have looked at several topics (e.g., 1) and I don’t see that this need has been addressed previously. I am using some forums as direct mailing list replacements. For example, we have a mailing list that we…

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## [Mistakes when upgrading docker image to 1.3.3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mistakes-when-upgrading-docker-image-to-1-3-3/44913)

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**Author:** [@CT075](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CT075)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mistakes-when-upgrading-docker-image-to-1-3-3/44913 "2016-05-27T21:21:22Z")

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Hi - We were attempting to upgrade our discourse installation via ssh (as the online upgrader seemed to not be working) using the following commands: cd /var/discourse git pull sudo ./launcher rebuild app However, …

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## [GoSquared People integration - how to get user name and email in Javascript at \<head\> customization?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gosquared-people-integration-how-to-get-user-name-and-email-in-javascript-at-head-customization/44917)

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**Author:** [@jbruni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jbruni)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gosquared-people-integration-how-to-get-user-name-and-email-in-javascript-at-head-customization/44917 "2016-06-03T16:15:45Z")

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I’m setting up a fresh new Discourse forum. I’ve already copy/pasted GoSquared tracking code into the \</head\> section (at /admin/customize/css\_html/1/body-tag) Now, for their “People” feature, they provide the co…

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## [Why am I getting emails on new replies to watched topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-am-i-getting-emails-on-new-replies-to-watched-topics/44918)

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**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhyolight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-am-i-getting-emails-on-new-replies-to-watched-topics/44918 "2016-05-27T21:18:25Z")

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My email settings look like this: I’d assume I would not get any emails unless someone PMed me, but I’m still getting emails for new topic creation and replies. Is it because I’m “watching” topics? I didn’t think wa…

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## [Make post links more visible with new right gutter timeline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-post-links-more-visible-with-new-right-gutter-timeline/44920)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 62\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-post-links-more-visible-with-new-right-gutter-timeline/44920 "2016-06-12T19:24:08Z")

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Well, here is a new topic for this idea! I’ll be quite honest and say I’m not really sure what would be the best solution to bring back visibility. Some options (not exhaustive, nor exclusive of each other): Jeff…

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## [Separate email prefs for "watched" vs "tracked"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-email-prefs-for-watched-vs-tracked/44921)

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**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhyolight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-email-prefs-for-watched-vs-tracked/44921 "2016-05-27T22:05:37Z")

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Continued from Why am I getting emails on new replies to watched topics?… Ideally, my users would want different email preferences for Watched vs Tracked categories. For instance, some of us are using Discourse as a mai…

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## [Making Amazon Cloundfront SSL with Cloudflare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-amazon-cloundfront-ssl-with-cloudflare/44932)

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**Author:** [@ashishdungdung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashishdungdung)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-amazon-cloundfront-ssl-with-cloudflare/44932 "2016-05-28T04:29:12Z")

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How did you make your Amazon Cloudfront SSL Work with Cloudflare ?

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## [Allow searching user by email for admins / mods](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-searching-user-by-email-for-admins-mods/44936)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-searching-user-by-email-for-admins-mods/44936 "2017-09-07T20:17:45Z")

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Being an admin, I’d like to be able to click the “search” button in the top right corner, input user email and get the link to that user. In other words, the proposition is to allow search-by-email for admins and mods. …

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## [Google Analytics and Google Tag assistant](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics-and-google-tag-assistant/44937)

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**Author:** [@PatrickH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PatrickH)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics-and-google-tag-assistant/44937 "2016-05-28T10:24:20Z")

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When I look at Google Tag assistant every time I open an new page the Google Analytics script has a new request. Please look at the screenshot:

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## [How to restore backup tar.gz file from console command?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-backup-tar-gz-file-from-console-command/44940)

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**Author:** [@doudou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/doudou)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 4:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-backup-tar-gz-file-from-console-command/44940 "2018-01-08T04:53:31Z")

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How to restore backup tar.gz file from console command?

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## [Editing tags (renaming and deleting)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-tags-renaming-and-deleting/44944)

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**Author:** [@brunoedigital](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brunoedigital)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-tags-renaming-and-deleting/44944 "2016-05-28T18:00:14Z")

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Not sure if I’ve missed, but where can I edit my tags? Is there a bulk tag editing feature? I’ve searched around topics here but couldn’t find it. If there is indeed a topic explaining, please let me know …

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## [Plugin: Ask me anything or Q&A format (threaded replies)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-ask-me-anything-or-q-a-format-threaded-replies/44950)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 53\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-ask-me-anything-or-q-a-format-threaded-replies/44950 "2022-07-02T21:00:40Z")

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This is what I’ll try to establish a spec for here. There’s an example of an AMA being carried out with Discourse here: Here’s why it gets problematic: Imagine a “Q&A mode” which would do the following: The “X …

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## [How can I view all topics in a category, without seeing sub-category topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-view-all-topics-in-a-category-without-seeing-sub-category-topics/44955)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-view-all-topics-in-a-category-without-seeing-sub-category-topics/44955 "2016-05-28T20:58:05Z")

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Given a Category named A with subcategories 1, 2, and 3 I want to make sure that there’s nothing in A that should have been sorted into one of its sub-categories. How can I view all posts in A, without also seeing the …

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## [Need to see more user data on topic/post approvals](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-see-more-user-data-on-topic-post-approvals/44961)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-see-more-user-data-on-topic-post-approvals/44961 "2016-05-31T13:29:14Z")

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When I’m going to reject a pending post, I’m almost always going to redirect it to a support ticket. This is all I see: I need a better way to copy/edit the subject line I need a better way to see the email address,…

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## [Display a link to an approved post or topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-link-to-an-approved-post-or-topic/44962)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-link-to-an-approved-post-or-topic/44962 "2016-05-29T00:24:41Z")

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After approving a post and/or topic, if a ghost of the post would remain, so I can click on it to visit/follow up, that’d be wonderful. It’s also be a great place to allow for the Undo which was suggested:

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