# Hot

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## [Rewrite in Elm?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rewrite-in-elm/48677)

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**Author:** [@DevinRhode2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DevinRhode2)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rewrite-in-elm/48677 "2016-08-17T23:06:36Z")

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Curious to hear the community’s thoughts on Elm: http://elm-lang.org I’m already well versed in Ember and am looking for a useful Ember app to try and rewrite in Elm as a way to learn Elm. Discourse is a very advanced E…

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## [\[PAID\] Migrate my baby bbPress forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-my-baby-bbpress-forum-to-discourse/48686)

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**Author:** [@Bernstein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bernstein)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-my-baby-bbpress-forum-to-discourse/48686 "2016-08-16T05:43:59Z")

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I have a bbPress forum I just started (less than a dozen topics and under 20 users) that I’d like to move over to my fresh Discourse install. I plan on using an SSO plugin to connect my WP site, I’m not sure whether that…

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## [Invisible timeline elements are still clickable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invisible-timeline-elements-are-still-clickable/48688)

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**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invisible-timeline-elements-are-still-clickable/48688 "2016-08-16T16:16:35Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Invisible timeline buttons are still clickable: When you start composing a reply to a message, the timeline is hidden and replaced with the older navigation box. However the timeline is st…

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## [Why doesn't Tweet unicode show in my browser?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-tweet-unicode-show-in-my-browser/48692)

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**Author:** [@lrossouw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lrossouw)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-tweet-unicode-show-in-my-browser/48692 "2016-08-16T23:04:03Z")

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This just popped into my feed in twitter (retweeded by codinghorror I believe). Not sure if it should be better displayed on discourse? This is how it should look:

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## [A text like «Tags: #\<Tag:0x007fa928f57de0\>» is shown on a tagged topic page, when JavaScript is disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-text-like-tags-tag-0x007fa928f57de0-is-shown-on-a-tagged-topic-page-when-javascript-is-disabled/48695)

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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-text-like-tags-tag-0x007fa928f57de0-is-shown-on-a-tagged-topic-page-when-javascript-is-disabled/48695 "2016-08-17T04:34:35Z")

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## [Missing post\_count value](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-post-count-value/48698)

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**Author:** [@Silvanus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Silvanus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-post-count-value/48698 "2016-08-16T12:33:55Z")

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After the latest update, my discourse install has suddenly lost the ability to count the messages of writers in a thread. I mean the number of messages you get when you click the profile open while in a thread. The same…

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## [Categories view does not keep vertical scroll position](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-view-does-not-keep-vertical-scroll-position/48702)

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**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-view-does-not-keep-vertical-scroll-position/48702 "2018-01-19T15:36:02Z")

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The vertical scroll position of the Categories view is lost when a user enters a topic and then hits the back button of the browser. In topic list views it works as expected. Repro steps: Go to Categories Scroll down …

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## [Any performance-related areas you'd like investigated?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-performance-related-areas-youd-like-investigated/48706)

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**Author:** [@itsderek23](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsderek23)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-performance-related-areas-youd-like-investigated/48706 "2016-08-16T18:00:35Z")

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I have some free time over the next couple of weeks - I’d love to dive into some specific Ruby/SQL slowness areas of Discourse. Looking at the contribution guidelines, I see a specific “Improve performance” section, but…

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## [SSO won't create user as admin or suppress welcome message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-wont-create-user-as-admin-or-suppress-welcome-message/48711)

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**Author:** [@mb450](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mb450)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-wont-create-user-as-admin-or-suppress-welcome-message/48711 "2016-08-16T19:39:59Z")

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Hi, New to discourse and having a problem with SSO. Before signing my payload looks like this. “nonce=d09ba51dbc2094e47f5b8e85d5612520&external\_id=539692721&email=admin%blah.uk&name=Tadmin&avatar\_force\_update=1&admin=…

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## [How do I disable Markdown completely?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-markdown-completely/48727)

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**Author:** [@alfuken](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alfuken)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-markdown-completely/48727 "2016-08-17T19:38:10Z")

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Basically, title says it all. How do I disable Markdown for the whole forum? Same question about BBCode and HTML. The only thing that should be allowed to be formatted - is line breaks. Thanks.

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## [In search result drop box: add given name next to username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-search-result-drop-box-add-given-name-next-to-username/48735)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-search-result-drop-box-add-given-name-next-to-username/48735 "2017-03-07T14:00:09Z")

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Hello, in my community, the usernames might differ a lot from the given name. The results to a search also consider the given name, even though it is not displayed. If someone looks for the given name Robert and finds o…

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## [API call to watch categories and tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-watch-categories-and-tags/48737)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-watch-categories-and-tags/48737 "2018-12-16T20:17:51Z")

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Hello, I added a new watch-by-default category and have to add it to the watching list of all existing accounts. I have not found a correponding API call in our How-to: Discourse REST API Documentation I am also lookin…

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## [Semi-private Discourse Install?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-discourse-install/48745)

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**Author:** [@Webtrend](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Webtrend)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-discourse-install/48745 "2016-08-17T16:44:27Z")

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I am running a private subscription site and I want to make the full access to discourse available to members only. However, I would like the non-members to have access to topic listing (may be the latest 25 active topic…

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## [Tag labels appearing haphazardly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-labels-appearing-haphazardly/48748)

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**Author:** [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-labels-appearing-haphazardly/48748 "2016-08-17T22:37:22Z")

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I’m not sure if this is a bug or not, but I don’t understand the current behaviour just yet. Looking at the tag intersections page for docker/email, some of the labels aren’t showing up under the topic titles: Howev…

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## [Badge given even if not active](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-given-even-if-not-active/48756)

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**Author:** [@Silvanus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Silvanus)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-given-even-if-not-active/48756 "2016-08-19T19:18:10Z")

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Hiya! In my forum, we noticed that the badge (here especially “First Onebox”) is given (i.e. a notification is sent) even if the badge isn’t active. This leads to a problem, when the badge isn’t active: the notification …

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## [Integrating a customized highlight.js into my forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrating-a-customized-highlight-js-into-my-forum/48758)

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**Author:** [@alldritt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alldritt)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrating-a-customized-highlight-js-into-my-forum/48758 "2016-08-21T18:34:41Z")

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I have a need to incorporate a customized version of highlight.js in my Discourse forum. What is the best way to go about this without interfering with the Discourse update processes?

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## [Does "\<1m" make any sensitive difference to "1m"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-1m-make-any-sensitive-difference-to-1m/48761)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-1m-make-any-sensitive-difference-to-1m/48761 "2016-08-18T16:49:47Z")

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Just looking at this list: Note how the first of the latest topics says \<1m, then the next says 31m. I might be mistaken, but it seems that for aestethics, \<1m should be changed to 1m. This change will make little t…

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## [Add mini-logo on top of mods avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-mini-logo-on-top-of-mods-avatar/48762)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-mini-logo-on-top-of-mods-avatar/48762 "2016-08-17T23:12:20Z")

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Just wondering how is this mini-logo added on top of the avatars? In a topic: In the “categories page”: So there should be a site setting to control whether the mini-logo should be put on top of mods avatars? Bu…

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## [Cannot "not filter" with Show Filter by Tag option](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-not-filter-with-show-filter-by-tag-option/48768)

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**Author:** [@runofthemill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/runofthemill)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-not-filter-with-show-filter-by-tag-option/48768 "2016-08-22T01:56:40Z")

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With the Show a dropdown to filter a topic list by tag option selected, it is not possible to “clear” or “disable” the tag filter; the only options are: all tags no tags tag x tag y etc… It should be possible to h…

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## [Question about "What do trust levels do"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-what-do-trust-levels-do/48769)

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**Author:** [@XRodriguez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/XRodriguez)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-what-do-trust-levels-do/48769 "2016-08-18T14:11:50Z")

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In that topic what does “Reply as new topic in the right gutter (UI removed)”?

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## [Accessing the store, e.g. users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-the-store-e-g-users/48774)

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**Author:** [@kgish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgish)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-the-store-e-g-users/48774 "2016-08-18T19:29:19Z")

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I was wondering what the standard way is in order for plugins to access the discourse user store, for example you want to display the avatar or other general information about a certain user. var storeMain = api.contain…

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## [Wrong position of flair avatar in mobile view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-position-of-flair-avatar-in-mobile-view/48789)

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**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-position-of-flair-avatar-in-mobile-view/48789 "2016-08-18T15:46:34Z")

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Group flair avatar not displaying in correct position when browsing via mobile view.

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## [What's the best way to branch off a discussion from a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-way-to-branch-off-a-discussion-from-a-topic/48791)

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**Author:** [@johndbritton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johndbritton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-way-to-branch-off-a-discussion-from-a-topic/48791 "2016-08-18T10:18:21Z")

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We have one topic where new community members are introducing themselves and I’m seeing lots of cases where I’d like to get into a more in-depth conversation on a tangent to the thread topic. If I reply to a comment, it…

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## [No email notifications for posts that require approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-email-notifications-for-posts-that-require-approval/48792)

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**Author:** [@tkrunning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkrunning)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-email-notifications-for-posts-that-require-approval/48792 "2016-08-24T15:08:39Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Get notified of new topics, but not posts: We’re having issues with only some new topics generating emails to people watching a particular category. Thanks @eviltrout for having a look at…

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## [Tag pages do not load more when you go down the page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-pages-do-not-load-more-when-you-go-down-the-page/48800)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-pages-do-not-load-more-when-you-go-down-the-page/48800 "2016-08-19T02:32:34Z")

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even here in meta, e.g. go to Topics tagged docker and go down, and it only shows you around 30 topics, while the docker tag has around 100 topics.

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## [Each category pages show list of all categories before the topic list after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/each-category-pages-show-list-of-all-categories-before-the-topic-list-after-update/48801)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/each-category-pages-show-list-of-all-categories-before-the-topic-list-after-update/48801 "2016-08-23T02:11:11Z")

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here is 2 snapshots of a category page, e.g. /c/wiki, though it’s in Persian: after I go to a category, first it shows all the categories listed and then it shows a “loading” symbol, and then the topic list. I de…

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## [Is there a way to make the password requirements more simple?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-the-password-requirements-more-simple/48808)

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**Author:** [@Donald\_Swofford](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Donald_Swofford)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-the-password-requirements-more-simple/48808 "2018-03-22T22:38:54Z")

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Is there a way to make the password requirements more simple? It requires like 15 digits? thats tooo many! like 6 should be enough imho for my site.

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## [Troubleshooting spam issue with SendGrid - email notifications arriving in junk folders](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-spam-issue-with-sendgrid-email-notifications-arriving-in-junk-folders/48815)

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**Author:** [@Nick\_Putman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nick_Putman)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-spam-issue-with-sendgrid-email-notifications-arriving-in-junk-folders/48815 "2019-02-26T10:33:44Z")

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Hi, I have discourse set up with SendGrid, and most users are experiencing issues with notifications from the forum going into spam/junk folders. I have SPF, DKIM and DMARC records set up on my server. I think the iss…

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## [SSO Avatars not updating as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-avatars-not-updating-as-expected/48819)

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**Author:** [@Becky\_Herndon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Becky_Herndon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-avatars-not-updating-as-expected/48819 "2016-08-22T01:53:20Z")

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In our environment, users can change their avatar any time they want. They change it by re-dressing their 3D character. When they’re done re-dressing we render the 3D character and save a new avatar image. During the ren…

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## [Migrating old forum to Discourse - concern about digest mails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-old-forum-to-discourse-concern-about-digest-mails/48821)

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**Author:** [@mbajur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbajur)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-old-forum-to-discourse-concern-about-digest-mails/48821 "2016-08-18T19:16:22Z")

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That’s a post extracted from one of my posts posted in phpbb import script topic. It was ignored there so i decided to create a separate topic for it cause i think it might be pretty interesting to someone. Here is the …

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