# Hot

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## [Is there a list of supported template fields?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-list-of-supported-template-fields/51564)

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**Author:** [@joshfrank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshfrank)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-list-of-supported-template-fields/51564 "2022-01-13T21:22:01Z")

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I’m trying to customize our welcome letter, and I can see that there are known field tokens, like: Welcome to %{site\_name}! Is there a list anywhere of all the valid tokens that can go in a %{token} block?

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## [Code blocks within details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-blocks-within-details/51572)

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**Author:** [@Bibliofile](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bibliofile)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-blocks-within-details/51572 "2016-10-14T22:46:57Z")

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There is an issue with code blocks within details tags. I won’t even try to guess why this is broken. If you put the following code into a post, instead of the two distinct details blocks with code blocks within them tha…

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## [10,000 post limit too low](https://meta.discourse.org/t/10-000-post-limit-too-low/51575)

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**Author:** [@ossia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ossia)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/10-000-post-limit-too-low/51575 "2019-03-25T03:13:05Z")

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We have a thread that has reached 10,000 posts and became locked. How do we unlock this or raise the limit?

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## [Office 365 Login?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/office-365-login/51579)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/office-365-login/51579 "2016-10-19T10:28:24Z")

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Just like Discourse has built in 3rd party authentication to google, is there a way to offer Office 365 login?

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## [Add elements or nodes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-elements-or-nodes/51585)

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**Author:** [@Alavi1412](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alavi1412)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-elements-or-nodes/51585 "2016-10-18T05:48:56Z")

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I want to add some elements to my website with javascript and I want to form elements as tiles.how should I do add tiles (nodes) to my page? totally, Can we add nodes(elements) to discourse via plugin?

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## [How can I add troll emoji to another community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-troll-emoji-to-another-community/51598)

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**Author:** [@bek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-troll-emoji-to-another-community/51598 "2016-10-17T09:43:33Z")

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Hey! I noticed that meta.discourse have some cool emojies! (:troll: :dealwithit: :challengeaccepted: ) Is it possible to add these to another community? Is there a emoji pack?

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## [Watching/Tracking old Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-tracking-old-topics/51606)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-tracking-old-topics/51606 "2016-10-20T23:50:00Z")

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I recently migrated a fairly large (150k posts) phpBB forum to discourse. A lot of our users want to be able to “track” the majority of the forum, so they’ve added all categories to their “Tracked” categories in their us…

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## [Issues with an Azure install (need to configure inbound ports)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-an-azure-install-need-to-configure-inbound-ports/51614)

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**Author:** [@daveisbludging](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daveisbludging)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-an-azure-install-need-to-configure-inbound-ports/51614 "2017-02-22T18:24:47Z")

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I’ve just installed Discourse onto an Azure Ubuntu server using the 30 minute install guide. When it finished the web site hadn’t started. I than ran ./launcher start and got the error: Config file was not found, ensu…

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## [How to configure static IP for discourse container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-configure-static-ip-for-discourse-container/51616)

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**Author:** [@wil93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wil93)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-configure-static-ip-for-discourse-container/51616 "2019-03-19T02:39:06Z")

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Since docker 1.10 it’s possible to set a static IP address for docker containers. This is useful when you have a nginx instance managing a lot of sites. I guess one should edit the .yml file, but I’m not sure how

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## [Is there a way to auto-delete a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-auto-delete-a-post/51617)

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**Author:** [@LastDance](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LastDance)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-auto-delete-a-post/51617 "2019-02-10T23:32:59Z")

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I don’t mean like auto-close topics, but a way as an admin or mod to make a post within a topic delete itself after a certain amount of time.

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## [Setting checkbox state for custom User Fields on sign up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-checkbox-state-for-custom-user-fields-on-sign-up/51619)

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**Author:** [@samnazarko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samnazarko)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-checkbox-state-for-custom-user-fields-on-sign-up/51619 "2020-06-23T07:41:24Z")

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Hi I am looking at adding some custom user fields to the signup forum on our forum. I’d like to add a checkbox, and I’d like it checked unless the user unchecks it. This is set up as a user field of type ‘Confirmation’. …

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## [Citestore Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/citestore-plugin/51620)

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**Author:** [@Silvanus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Silvanus)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/citestore-plugin/51620 "2016-10-17T22:18:34Z")

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I’m currently trying to make a plugin (discourse-citestore) that has the feature of storing data with a handle and a subhandle (locus), so that this data can be automatically accessed by users and pasted in their message…

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## [Show how many total users my forum has](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-how-many-total-users-my-forum-has/51621)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-how-many-total-users-my-forum-has/51621 "2019-04-29T01:00:02Z")

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Is there a way to easily share this statistic with others, e.g. a public URL similar to the stats that MyBB has? I couldn’t find the total number of users on the Dashboard page, aside from manually summing up the Users …

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## [Receiving notifications about suspending/blocking users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receiving-notifications-about-suspending-blocking-users/51625)

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**Author:** [@dGr8LookinSparky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dGr8LookinSparky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receiving-notifications-about-suspending-blocking-users/51625 "2016-10-17T15:19:43Z")

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I’m aware that you can check if/which users are blocked/suspended in the admin dashboard. However, if you don’t specifically check, it can be easy to not notice in a timely fashion that players have been blocked/suspend…

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## [Setting up SSL with my domain name and Discourse instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-ssl-with-my-domain-name-and-discourse-instance/51626)

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**Author:** [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-ssl-with-my-domain-name-and-discourse-instance/51626 "2016-10-20T03:23:15Z")

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Hey there, I’ve been spending a few days trying to get my Discourse site running exactly how I’d like it, but I’ve run into some problems along the way. I’ll do my best to outline the issue below, but please forgive me i…

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## [Removing the ability for moderators to suspend](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-ability-for-moderators-to-suspend/51628)

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**Author:** [@dGr8LookinSparky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dGr8LookinSparky)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-ability-for-moderators-to-suspend/51628 "2019-03-20T04:06:00Z")

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Is there a setting that disables moderator’s ability to suspend users? I would think that blocking would be sufficient enough for moderators, and suspensions would be best reserved for admins as suspended members can’t …

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## [Vanilla Migration Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vanilla-migration-issue/51632)

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**Author:** [@mmuyskens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mmuyskens)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vanilla-migration-issue/51632 "2017-02-21T23:16:18Z")

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Not sure if this is the correct tag - however; vanilla.rb errors out at line 240 if null date fields. Suggest if statement to replace null with 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Thanks, Mark

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## [JSON API, get topics sorted by created\_at](https://meta.discourse.org/t/json-api-get-topics-sorted-by-created-at/51638)

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**Author:** [@m45t3r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m45t3r)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/json-api-get-topics-sorted-by-created-at/51638 "2016-10-17T13:25:18Z")

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Hi I am developing a blog-like interface for a private Discourse deployment based on the JSON API from Discourse. The idea is simple: the owner of the Discourse is the only one that can post questions in a certain categ…

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## [Username\_no\_double\_special Any reason to enforce it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-no-double-special-any-reason-to-enforce-it/51644)

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**Author:** [@CrosseyeJack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CrosseyeJack)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-no-double-special-any-reason-to-enforce-it/51644 "2016-10-18T23:11:43Z")

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Hey, we are planning to use Discourse linked with sign in from an outside oauth. The thing is some of our existing users have 2 or more “special” chars in their username and username\_no\_double\_special is trying to remove…

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## [How can I add "dislike" button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-dislike-button/51648)

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**Author:** [@G3M1N1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/G3M1N1)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-dislike-button/51648 "2020-02-03T05:48:22Z")

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Hi, I want to add dislike button on every comment. Is there any plugin or something about that? Can you help me guys? Thanks.

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## [Multiple development instances](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-development-instances/51651)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-development-instances/51651 "2022-12-13T20:00:29Z")

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On my development box, I find myself needing multiple instances. One site I’m importing is on stable, others use importers that I am developing. Right now what I do is when switching jobs, I switch branches in git and ru…

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## [New category automatically as muted or watching for all users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-automatically-as-muted-or-watching-for-all-users/51654)

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**Author:** [@Manfred\_Bayer-Lemerz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Manfred_Bayer-Lemerz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-automatically-as-muted-or-watching-for-all-users/51654 "2022-04-20T12:26:16Z")

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When we add a new category it is automatically as normal for all user can we also set that has a different status like watching or muted?

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## [Plugin Questions: TopNav Dev Group Tracker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-questions-topnav-dev-group-tracker/51655)

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**Author:** [@LilTrashPanda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LilTrashPanda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-questions-topnav-dev-group-tracker/51655 "2016-10-17T20:22:20Z")

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Continuing the discussion from How to add a new tab with content from a group?: I’ve just installed the plugin that adds a “Dev Tracker” to your top navigation bar and links to the Developers group page: https://\[url\]/g…

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## [Global Notice: Background image and color disappears frequently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-notice-background-image-and-color-disappears-frequently/51659)

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**Author:** [@LilTrashPanda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LilTrashPanda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-notice-background-image-and-color-disappears-frequently/51659 "2016-10-17T22:08:06Z")

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I’ve updated the CSS of the Global Notice (#ember811 and .alert.alert-info) to appear different in 5 specific categories (still default on Main Page and other categories), however I’ve noticed that either when using the …

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## [Receiving notifications about completed suspensions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receiving-notifications-about-completed-suspensions/51662)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receiving-notifications-about-completed-suspensions/51662 "2016-10-17T23:48:21Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Receiving notifications about suspending/blocking users: The discussion in the above topic about notifications when a user is suspended/blocked reminded me of a situation where a user’s su…

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## [Official Slack integration for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-slack-integration-for-discourse/51664)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-slack-integration-for-discourse/51664 "2016-10-18T00:22:16Z")

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Originally published at: Official Slack integration for Discourse Today we’re making Slack chat a first class integration, available on all hosting plans. Over time we’ve noticed that a whole lot of our customers use…

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## [Is it possible to write a custom client other than a web browser?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-write-a-custom-client-other-than-a-web-browser/51671)

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**Author:** [@Samuel\_Crow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samuel_Crow)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-write-a-custom-client-other-than-a-web-browser/51671 "2016-10-23T08:30:41Z")

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I would like to make a micro-sized lightweight forum-browser style client for directly interfacing with the ReST of a server-side forum. Among the requirements are that the format not be ordinary HTML but XHTML, custom …

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## [Email templates - user\_watching\_first\_post - not available](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-templates-user-watching-first-post-not-available/51674)

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**Author:** [@sniepoort](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniepoort)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-templates-user-watching-first-post-not-available/51674 "2016-10-18T12:26:34Z")

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You recently added another email template that was missing (custom\_invite\_forum\_mailer). Thanks! Could you also add this one that I just noticed is also missing - user\_watching\_first\_post? You would think that it would …

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## [Webhooks - documentation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-documentation/51678)

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**Author:** [@sniepoort](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniepoort)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-documentation/51678 "2016-10-18T12:10:50Z")

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Is there any documentation for this feature that was added in June? https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9ce61b45869df28b6da6eaee012c9f7d1dd7f3e2 I have no idea what it does…

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## [When Do I scale?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-do-i-scale/51680)

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**Author:** [@Olawale](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olawale)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-do-i-scale/51680 "2016-10-21T16:14:56Z")

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Top top job! This is no mean feat considering this is my fifth attempt at creating a community for my followers. Dabbling with Social Engine (Twice) Vbulletin and Burning Boards! Finally, I can call this home. So, I …

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