# Hot

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## [.rss/.json links in posts don't work initially](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-json-links-in-posts-dont-work-initially/45764)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_David](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Patrick_David)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-json-links-in-posts-dont-work-initially/45764 "2016-06-16T17:10:24Z")

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The rss feed for the Bug category as a link doesn’t work on initial click: https://meta.discourse.org/c/bug.rss When linked from a post, it looks like the page is sticking around and returning a “Oops! That page doesn’…

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## [Automatically adding Opengraph video tag if a video is embedded in post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-adding-opengraph-video-tag-if-a-video-is-embedded-in-post/45766)

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**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-adding-opengraph-video-tag-if-a-video-is-embedded-in-post/45766 "2017-01-06T01:02:03Z")

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I have a post with an embedded youtube video that I wanted to share on Facebook. It would be great if the og:video meta tag was set by Discourse when it detects a video in the post so that Facebook picks it up and displa…

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## [How to count how many open connections Discourse has?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-count-how-many-open-connections-discourse-has/45769)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-count-how-many-open-connections-discourse-has/45769 "2016-06-16T23:12:59Z")

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I have used netstat/lsof to count the number of open message bus connections on high load events and better understand my users. Looks like that the docker image now doesn’t have either, any tips?

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## [Multiple invites on single topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-invites-on-single-topic/45779)

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**Author:** [@Karthik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karthik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-invites-on-single-topic/45779 "2018-03-15T18:24:25Z")

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Hey Guys, Was wondering if there is a way to invite multiple users to a single topic/post? Currently, I can invite one person and have to close window \> invite again. Would be nicer if multiple names can be selected f…

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## [Docu-centric Discourse: Docs, Spreadsheets, Math Editor, Charts, Forms?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docu-centric-discourse-docs-spreadsheets-math-editor-charts-forms/45781)

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**Author:** [@Muiran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muiran)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docu-centric-discourse-docs-spreadsheets-math-editor-charts-forms/45781 "2023-03-22T14:45:12Z")

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Bernhard Fürst appears to have done a great job putting together an Etherpad Lite plugin. My problem is the Etherpad Lite is an evolutionary cul de sac. Nobody is planning on it becoming a word-processor. I found CODE w…

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## [How to insert statistics of site in footer? It's possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-insert-statistics-of-site-in-footer-its-possible/45783)

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**Author:** [@marcospreviato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcospreviato)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-insert-statistics-of-site-in-footer-its-possible/45783 "2016-06-16T20:52:52Z")

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i try inserting statistics of page in footer but i have too many problems, how to best way to make this? Thanks for help!

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## [Staged users can't reply to their own topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-cant-reply-to-their-own-topics/45793)

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**Author:** [@wityr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wityr)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-cant-reply-to-their-own-topics/45793 "2016-06-26T21:54:49Z")

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Use case is private email support portal. We have a private category that a handful of users can access. The general public can send emails to info@foo.bar and they are posted in our public emails category. When one of t…

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## [Our disk space disappeared - how to find who/where?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-disk-space-disappeared-how-to-find-who-where/45798)

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**Author:** [@fearlessfrog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fearlessfrog)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-disk-space-disappeared-how-to-find-who-where/45798 "2020-03-08T03:02:11Z")

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Our free disk space went down by about a gig overnight, or rather the backup image size jumped up. We’re trying to figure out where it went, as we think a user may be uploading files to themselves via PM or something? W…

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## [Want to understand s3\_cdn\_url files setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/want-to-understand-s3-cdn-url-files-setting/45799)

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**Author:** [@fearlessfrog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fearlessfrog)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/want-to-understand-s3-cdn-url-files-setting/45799 "2016-06-27T20:10:11Z")

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So we’re experimenting on using S3 for uploads. S3 is quite slow for, well anything really, so wanted to put a CDN like Cloudfront in-front of it. The setting :s3\_cdn\_url seems to be ideal for that. Using it is not quite…

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## [Improved unsubscribe workflow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-unsubscribe-workflow/45931)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-unsubscribe-workflow/45931 "2016-06-17T01:59:53Z")

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I am just rolling out an improved unsubscribe workflow per: This is included in: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/852860de6688668d6abe566cb1f4953fd13e2f35 ##You can now unsubscribe from anything even if…

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## [Xenforo import topics not completed right now](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xenforo-import-topics-not-completed-right-now/45943)

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**Author:** [@Davidliu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Davidliu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xenforo-import-topics-not-completed-right-now/45943 "2016-06-17T08:48:45Z")

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Currently I have found two things not working. If there are some users and topics are already on the discourse, the script is not checking them within the script category’s are not coming right now. Is there any one w…

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## [Internal links stopped oneboxing in login-required instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-links-stopped-oneboxing-in-login-required-instance/45949)

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**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-links-stopped-oneboxing-in-login-required-instance/45949 "2016-06-22T11:41:27Z")

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I’m operating two Discourse instances with login required, both running on the beta channel, both are up-to-date. In one of these instances, local links to posts no longer onebox (they don’t produce a broken onebox, the…

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## [Please adopt my plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-adopt-my-plugins/45950)

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**Author:** [@rcfox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rcfox)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-adopt-my-plugins/45950 "2018-06-15T23:33:40Z")

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About a year and a half ago, I was working on a Discourse instance for the company that I worked for, and in the process developed a couple of plugins that others have come to appreciate. Unfortunately, I’m no longer adm…

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## [Learn how to start building stuff for Discourse if you're newbie (like myself)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learn-how-to-start-building-stuff-for-discourse-if-youre-newbie-like-myself/45954)

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**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learn-how-to-start-building-stuff-for-discourse-if-youre-newbie-like-myself/45954 "2023-10-15T20:19:53Z")

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There are a few ‘how to start’ guides for working with Discourse already and a wealth of useful info on meta, but I thought it might help to give an insight to the mental processes of starting from little, if any, prior …

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## [Keyboard shortcuts for tracking topics don't work for me](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-for-tracking-topics-dont-work-for-me/45955)

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**Author:** [@BlackSheep](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackSheep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-for-tracking-topics-dont-work-for-me/45955 "2016-06-17T18:50:09Z")

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The keyboard shortcuts to manage the level of atention to a topic are not working for me, neither in firefox nor chrome. It is very comfortable to hit m+r when i am not interested any more in the topic i am reading, but…

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## [Getting E-Mails from inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-e-mails-from-inactive-users/45961)

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**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-e-mails-from-inactive-users/45961 "2016-06-21T09:54:24Z")

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I’m using incoming mail support for group messaging with staged users. This works fine if the address the message is coming from is new. However, I am re-purposing a Discourse installation for a yearly event, and some o…

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## [User icon remains in latest list after post is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-icon-remains-in-latest-list-after-post-is-deleted/45962)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-icon-remains-in-latest-list-after-post-is-deleted/45962 "2016-06-21T17:07:10Z")

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I posted on a topic, it was removed, but my icon still shows in the topic list. I’d expect my icon to be removed.

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## [How can an API user create posts as another user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-an-api-user-create-posts-as-another-user/45968)

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**Author:** [@cappslock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cappslock)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-an-api-user-create-posts-as-another-user/45968 "2020-10-16T19:53:54Z")

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I’m using the API of Discourse with a custom UI. I’m attempting to integrate this behind an orchestration layer that already authenticates users. I’d like to be able to more or less bypass authentication on the Discourse…

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## [SunOS installation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sunos-installation/45970)

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**Author:** [@benni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benni)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sunos-installation/45970 "2016-06-19T09:02:30Z")

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hey guys I wanna create a nice little website + community board just like “www.discourse.org” I have the PowerWeb Basic bundle from strato that means: domains, webspace and email accounts at first I used the install-c…

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## [Rebuilding caused a JavaScript error on load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-caused-a-javascript-error-on-load/45975)

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**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-caused-a-javascript-error-on-load/45975 "2016-06-17T21:35:34Z")

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After rebuilding my site a few minutes ago, Discourse no longer loads. I get this error in the JavaScript console: I’m down to these plugins, and the error is still there: - git clone https://github.com/disco…

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## [User Upload Reporting & Quota](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-upload-reporting-quota/45976)

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**Author:** [@fearlessfrog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fearlessfrog)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-upload-reporting-quota/45976 "2016-06-20T09:26:40Z")

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We had a recent need to find where our uploads size was increasing quickly, so this feature request breaks down into two ideas: (1) A way to see per user the file upload capacity used, i.e. a per user total uploads in m…

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## [Duplicate Uploaded Files](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-uploaded-files/45983)

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**Author:** [@fearlessfrog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fearlessfrog)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-uploaded-files/45983 "2016-06-20T20:06:46Z")

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Hi! We’re on 1.6.0.beta8 and recently experience a quick disappearance of our local server disk space, as detailed here: We’ve found out that one user has taken 9GB of uploads disk space, despite not uploading that m…

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## [AddThis buttons not reflecting changes to page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/addthis-buttons-not-reflecting-changes-to-page/45987)

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**Author:** [@tomwrench](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomwrench)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/addthis-buttons-not-reflecting-changes-to-page/45987 "2017-08-28T05:21:18Z")

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I appreciate there is already a sharing option within Discourse posts, however I thought I’d play around a bit with the AddThis sharing buttons (https://www.addthis.com) on my site (see screen shot below) to see if they …

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## [NULL first\_visited\_at dates in the topic\_users table](https://meta.discourse.org/t/null-first-visited-at-dates-in-the-topic-users-table/45996)

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**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/null-first-visited-at-dates-in-the-topic-users-table/45996 "2016-07-02T22:27:51Z")

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While investigating the topic users table last month Mysterious entries in topic\_users table: I noticed quite a few rows had NULL first\_visited\_at dates even though the last\_visited\_at date was not null. Not certain w…

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## [What is "Mailing List mode"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-mailing-list-mode/46008)

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**Author:** [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-mailing-list-mode/46008 "2016-07-13T16:51:39Z")

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What does the “Mailing List mode” do? How does it affect my notifications? The only information given to me in the UI is: This setting overrides the activity summary. Muted topics and categories are not included in t…

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## [How to create a new emoji set](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-new-emoji-set/46018)

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**Author:** [@Geekess](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Geekess)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 8:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-new-emoji-set/46018 "2016-06-19T08:25:04Z")

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I have tried to search this site, but couldn’t find the answer to this question: How can I create a new (custom for my site) emoji set that either extends one of the existing default sets, or is selectable in settings o…

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## [Different landing page for desktop vs mobile theme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-landing-page-for-desktop-vs-mobile-theme/46019)

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**Author:** [@smartwatchme](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smartwatchme)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-landing-page-for-desktop-vs-mobile-theme/46019 "2023-05-15T03:34:30Z")

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Is it possible to somehow set a different landing page based on desktop vs mobile? i.e when you’re on mobile you land on /categories while desktop would land on /latest.

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## [Bring back topic with too many flags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bring-back-topic-with-too-many-flags/46024)

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**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2016, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bring-back-topic-with-too-many-flags/46024 "2016-06-19T04:52:58Z")

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Is there a way to unhide a topic that has been overly flagged by users inappropriately? I couldn’t seem to find this option

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## [Is it possible to format the font used for custom navigation links?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-format-the-font-used-for-custom-navigation-links/46026)

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**Author:** [@ron\_jeremy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ron_jeremy)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-format-the-font-used-for-custom-navigation-links/46026 "2016-06-21T20:22:27Z")

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I have added a new navigation link called Slideshow by customizing the following code that I found elsewhere on this forum: \<script\> Discourse.ExternalNavItem = Discourse.NavItem.extend({ href : function() { return th…

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## [Sending e-mails don't work on signup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-e-mails-dont-work-on-signup/46030)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-e-mails-dont-work-on-signup/46030 "2016-06-20T04:07:48Z")

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Hey guys, a forum user made me aware that on our forum, the signup mail is not arriving. This could be related to a recent update. So I updated again yesterday evening to latest master and the problem persists. Mails w…

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