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## [Html with script wont show on TOP and Footer, Help!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-with-script-wont-show-on-top-and-footer-help/56388)

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**Author:** [@RuxBux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RuxBux)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-with-script-wont-show-on-top-and-footer-help/56388 "2019-04-26T08:42:26Z")

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Hi and sorry if my question is noobish i have discourse ready, but when i put something in CSS/HTML —\> new —\> TOP and i put my html with script, it just showing white space yesterday i had a price ticker there, it was …

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## [\[Accepted answer plugin\] Add an ability to accept the initial (topmost) post as a solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-answer-plugin-add-an-ability-to-accept-the-initial-topmost-post-as-a-solution/56393)

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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-answer-plugin-add-an-ability-to-accept-the-initial-topmost-post-as-a-solution/56393 "2021-11-17T21:16:30Z")

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The Accepted answer plugin is very useful when my visitors are looking at a list of topics: it shows which questions are already solved, and which are not: Sometimes, a question is solved in the initial (topmost) pos…

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## [SparkPost just suspended the mail account I used with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sparkpost-just-suspended-the-mail-account-i-used-with-discourse/56398)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sparkpost-just-suspended-the-mail-account-i-used-with-discourse/56398 "2019-02-17T03:55:18Z")

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Email received today: I’ve replied with the following: I’ll update when I get a response back Has anyone else had compliance problems with SparkPost and Discourse? It’s possible that “junk” reports have been sent b…

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## [Poll results page produces error messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-results-page-produces-error-messages/56404)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-results-page-produces-error-messages/56404 "2017-01-31T09:55:36Z")

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Version: v1.8.0.beta2 +90 (very recent) When browsing to a poll and switching to the results page I got an error message, which re-appeared several times when clicking “ok” This error occurs for logged-in and non-lo…

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## [Muting users in 1.7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muting-users-in-1-7/56408)

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**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muting-users-in-1-7/56408 "2018-01-14T19:41:44Z")

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Thought I’d break this into a new topic. Im getting ready to communicate to our users soon about the mute users feature added in 1.7. Sounds very practical From what I read @zogstrip it sounds like the main benefits are …

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## [FullContact Plugin to display data-mined social network data on users to admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fullcontact-plugin-to-display-data-mined-social-network-data-on-users-to-admins/56409)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fullcontact-plugin-to-display-data-mined-social-network-data-on-users-to-admins/56409 "2017-01-27T10:05:52Z")

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Continuing the discussion from User page with custom data from external DB: I’m considering writing a plugin to load data from the FullContact Person API for each new sign-up on my forum. This would be available to admi…

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## [Invalid request - new plugin installation and setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-request-new-plugin-installation-and-setup/56414)

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**Author:** [@homebrewhops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/homebrewhops)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-request-new-plugin-installation-and-setup/56414 "2019-01-29T09:14:14Z")

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I have followed the steps outlined for installation and setup of wp-discourse. Pinned here and on the wp-discourse git wiki. When I navigate to my discourse forum and click login, I am presented with the wordpress login…

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## [Clicking site logo in Category view does not reload content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-site-logo-in-category-view-does-not-reload-content/56415)

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**Author:** [@Ebs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ebs)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-site-logo-in-category-view-does-not-reload-content/56415 "2017-03-24T20:31:36Z")

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Hello, Not really sure if this is a bug or intentional. if ‘top menu’ setting is set to ‘categories’ first, clicking the site logo does not refresh the page content. This can be tested here on meta by clicking the vie…

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## [Welcome PM is sometimes sent twice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-pm-is-sometimes-sent-twice/56419)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-pm-is-sometimes-sent-twice/56419 "2017-01-27T17:46:29Z")

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I’ve been noticing this a fair bit lately: It doesn’t happen every time, but it’s not uncommon. It’s also not new – I first noticed it many months ago. I have customised the text content via the AdminCP but have done…

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## [On new user registration and activation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-new-user-registration-and-activation/56424)

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**Author:** [@homebrewhops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/homebrewhops)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-new-user-registration-and-activation/56424 "2017-02-01T13:56:14Z")

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Can anyone discuss best practices, plugins, gotchas in regards to Wordpress New User registration. Out of the box, it appears that users must be created by the wordpress admin. The new user then logs in to the forum wit…

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## [Muted Default Categories Not Working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-default-categories-not-working/56425)

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**Author:** [@Sentinelrv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sentinelrv)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-default-categories-not-working/56425 "2017-01-27T18:27:21Z")

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Hey, on our forum here… …we have a category called Marketplace. Because we’re in the crypto community we get a lot of advertisements that we’d like to keep contained in this category. We would like to keep the categor…

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## [Tracking user activity via email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-user-activity-via-email/56428)

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**Author:** [@Ian\_R](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ian_R)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-user-activity-via-email/56428 "2022-01-12T12:24:28Z")

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Many of our members never visit the website and simply use the email digests. As a result we get zero metrics on who has actually read a post via email. Is is possible to add a feature that uses a tracking pixel in emai…

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## [Moderator notification if someone used censored words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-notification-if-someone-used-censored-words/56429)

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**Author:** [@Bkhanaliloo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bkhanaliloo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-notification-if-someone-used-censored-words/56429 "2017-07-28T20:02:36Z")

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Hello, At the moment, censored words will be replaced by stars or dots automatically. Is there a way to hold these post for moderator approval even for the customers who have trsut-level 1 or 2? And also if they are app…

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## [Users can't sign in due to 403 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-cant-sign-in-due-to-403-error/56449)

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**Author:** [@Frey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frey)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-cant-sign-in-due-to-403-error/56449 "2018-04-24T08:33:29Z")

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Hey, guys, I was trying to post in a topic on my forum but got 403 error. I decided to clear cookies and now I can’t even sign in at all. I’ve updated Discourse with gut pull and ./launcher rebuild app and didn’t help a…

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## [Saving issue of edited posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saving-issue-of-edited-posts/56450)

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**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saving-issue-of-edited-posts/56450 "2017-01-27T19:12:17Z")

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Hello, I’ve recently updated my Discourse container wth the latest commits and noticed an important issue: After editing an existing post, the status bar on the bottom tells me it’s still saving but nothing happens. A…

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## [Existing Website - Integrate Discourse Toolbar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-website-integrate-discourse-toolbar/56457)

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**Author:** [@chris062689](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chris062689)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-website-integrate-discourse-toolbar/56457 "2017-01-27T14:04:37Z")

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Hello! I have an existing PHP website that I want to link into Discourse. I wanted to integrate Discourse’s toolbar you common see at the right hand side (search, notifications, profile image, etc) into our existing we…

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## [Adding Edit Reason makes spinner icon to keep spinning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-edit-reason-makes-spinner-icon-to-keep-spinning/56460)

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**Author:** [@Lutz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lutz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-edit-reason-makes-spinner-icon-to-keep-spinning/56460 "2017-01-27T14:45:56Z")

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Tested on Chrome and Firefox with v1.8.0.beta4 +6 Step 1: Make a new Posting Step 2: Edit the Posting and add an Edit Reason (“changed something”) ( Step 3 Click on Save Step 4 Watch the Spinner Icon at the bot…

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## [Unable to delete Lounge Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-lounge-category/56462)

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**Author:** [@RahulSharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RahulSharma)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-lounge-category/56462 "2017-03-29T00:30:28Z")

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Hello, I installed discourse recently. Great Software. But I am having a problem. I am creating the categories for my Site but there’s a default Lounge category which I am unable to delete. It simply say’s “Can’t delete…

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## [The best way to create aggregated metadata for a Topic based on its messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-best-way-to-create-aggregated-metadata-for-a-topic-based-on-its-messages/56464)

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**Author:** [@skozz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skozz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-best-way-to-create-aggregated-metadata-for-a-topic-based-on-its-messages/56464 "2019-04-26T09:33:48Z")

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I have an idea to my community and for a plugin but I’m starting as “discourse plugin developer” and there are too many things to learn yet. I hope you can help me to see the best way to address my idea. Here we go: L…

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## [User feedback and closed registration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-feedback-and-closed-registration/56474)

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**Author:** [@shaundefense](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shaundefense)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-feedback-and-closed-registration/56474 "2017-01-28T02:21:51Z")

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I’m very interested in using Discourse for a project but I have a few features I need. Are these available or would it need to be developed if possible? User Feedback I would like an ebay style feedback system that wou…

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## [Discourse for Private Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-private-communities/56480)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-private-communities/56480 "2017-01-29T16:51:30Z")

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Originally published at: Discourse for Private Communities There are many reasons why a community might be private: Paid memberships; a company intranet; a sensitive subject matter; beta testers; a grassroots movemen…

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## [SSO Logout via Master API Key isn't working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-logout-via-master-api-key-isnt-working/56485)

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**Author:** [@n4ru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/n4ru)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-logout-via-master-api-key-isnt-working/56485 "2017-01-27T21:53:07Z")

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discourseId = json.loads(urlopen('http://example.com/users/by-external/' + str(g.user\_id) + '.json').read().decode('utf-8'))\['user'\]\['id'\] # This doesn't work and I have no idea why urlopen("http://example.co…

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## [Usability issue with uploading picture when 'Uploading...' string is edited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usability-issue-with-uploading-picture-when-uploading-string-is-edited/56486)

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**Author:** [@alexdeschamps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexdeschamps)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usability-issue-with-uploading-picture-when-uploading-string-is-edited/56486 "2017-02-20T14:12:55Z")

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Hi, I could not see this reported already. I noticed something weird on my forum where a novice user intended to attach a picture but it did not work for her. I think the scenario she hits is: Hit reply to topic Attac…

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## [\[Paid\] Need reputation plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-need-reputation-plugin/56500)

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**Author:** [@shaundefense](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shaundefense)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-need-reputation-plugin/56500 "2017-01-28T02:24:58Z")

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Looking for a developer than can build a plugin similar/identical to this: Redirecting The site I’m building is for users to be able to negotiate private transactions and I want a reputation/trust system on top of that. …

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## [How to remove discourse website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-discourse-website/56503)

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**Author:** [@eminov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eminov)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-discourse-website/56503 "2020-04-11T10:50:39Z")

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This CMS is a very good, but a lot of things modified. As difficult installation, modification, and so the addition of a plugin and etc. I want uninstall my discourse website? Which command do I have to write for that?

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## [How to make visitors sign up after reading X number of posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-visitors-sign-up-after-reading-x-number-of-posts/56512)

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**Author:** [@Ham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ham)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-visitors-sign-up-after-reading-x-number-of-posts/56512 "2019-04-26T00:40:36Z")

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Wheres the setup or what plugin to be able to allow visitors to read x number of posts before requiring registration?

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## [Admin posting as user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-posting-as-user/56517)

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**Author:** [@Ham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ham)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-posting-as-user/56517 "2017-01-28T23:20:04Z")

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I know theres a way to act as a user and post but that takes a really longtime when your just trying to populate some content. On Xenforo theres a plugin which I think is a good idea but not sure if its possible for disc…

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## [Getting an error 502 trying to use the anonymize user feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-an-error-502-trying-to-use-the-anonymize-user-feature/56518)

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**Author:** [@skozz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skozz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-an-error-502-trying-to-use-the-anonymize-user-feature/56518 "2017-02-06T09:15:45Z")

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I’m receiving a 502 error using the anonymize user feature I’m running Discourse over DigitalOcean + Docker (using the DO application installer) Thank you!

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## [How can I bulk remap/update user email addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-bulk-remap-update-user-email-addresses/56519)

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**Author:** [@harveywun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/harveywun)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-bulk-remap-update-user-email-addresses/56519 "2017-01-29T14:13:38Z")

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I followed the instructions here to change domain (it worked fine): The problem is I tried to change my domain from forum.mysite.co to forum.mysite.com.au (all staff members are on user@mysite.com.au email address). T…

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## [Slack plugin: automatically subscribe a channel to updates on a topic when link is shared](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-plugin-automatically-subscribe-a-channel-to-updates-on-a-topic-when-link-is-shared/56520)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-plugin-automatically-subscribe-a-channel-to-updates-on-a-topic-when-link-is-shared/56520 "2017-02-03T00:59:14Z")

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In our company, Slack channels proliferate with wild abandon. This is a topic of discussion in of itself, but it will likely be a challenge to work towards having a more curated set of Slack channels… some folks have wo…

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