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## [Thumbnail is sometimes bigger in size than actual image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thumbnail-is-sometimes-bigger-in-size-than-actual-image/62641)

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**Author:** [@GlitchMr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GlitchMr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thumbnail-is-sometimes-bigger-in-size-than-actual-image/62641 "2017-05-13T09:08:08Z")

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EDIT: Nevermind, I never realized that the post I linked to is really old. I’m fairly sure by now it’s fixed? It still may be worth considering updatiing old images, but whatever, it’s probably not big of a deal. While …

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## [Unable to enable the old welcome message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-enable-the-old-welcome-message/62644)

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**Author:** [@nawthor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nawthor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-enable-the-old-welcome-message/62644 "2017-05-16T08:42:35Z")

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I have disabled the “discourse narrative bot enabled”, as I would prefer to keep the old welcome message. The problem is that the only setting mentioning a welcome message is “disable discourse narrative bot welcome pos…

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## [Put forum under sub-domain and have website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-forum-under-sub-domain-and-have-website/62646)

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**Author:** [@TheAdmin2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheAdmin2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-forum-under-sub-domain-and-have-website/62646 "2017-05-13T13:14:37Z")

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Sorry if this has been solved and written somewhere but I will potentially need some help (I will pay someone) in getting this solved. I have an installed Discourse forum and it works 100% for a few months. I have howev…

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## [Sparkpost emails treated as spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sparkpost-emails-treated-as-spam/62648)

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**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sparkpost-emails-treated-as-spam/62648 "2017-05-15T21:40:13Z")

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I changed to the sparkpost server, and now the emails stay as spam, the mailgun did not do, what can it be?

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## [Moving a sub-category to its own category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-a-sub-category-to-its-own-category/62651)

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**Author:** [@csorrows](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csorrows)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-a-sub-category-to-its-own-category/62651 "2017-05-15T10:29:58Z")

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I have a sub-category that is getting out of control. The posts are on a very broad range of topics. I would love to be able to move this sub-category out of its parent to make it its own category to enable me to filter …

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## [How to allow new users to attach attachments in topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-new-users-to-attach-attachments-in-topics/62658)

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**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-new-users-to-attach-attachments-in-topics/62658 "2017-05-13T17:15:01Z")

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How to let new users attach files to topics?

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## [Why are Groups all Visible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-groups-all-visible/62661)

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**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-groups-all-visible/62661 "2017-05-16T21:52:51Z")

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when I search a discourse with /groups I will see all the groups which I feel really confused. Like this: Discourse Meta will get You see, I believe we should let a normal user only can see the groups that they can…

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## [Recommended way to close and archive a Discourse forum itself?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-way-to-close-and-archive-a-discourse-forum-itself/62664)

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**Author:** [@Nition](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nition)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-way-to-close-and-archive-a-discourse-forum-itself/62664 "2017-05-13T18:24:56Z")

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So far this thread covers archiving other forums to start a Discourse forum, but is there a currently-recommended way to close and archive a Discourse forum itself? I have a Discourse forum that ideally I’d like to conve…

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## [Finally Got Discourse Running](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finally-got-discourse-running/62667)

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**Author:** [@sulliops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sulliops)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finally-got-discourse-running/62667 "2017-05-24T05:56:13Z")

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I was finally able to get a DigitalOcean droplet up and running thanks to @pfaffman and GitHub for Education for a total of $60 in free credit to get me started. My new forum honestly has no reason to exist, but now that…

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## [Account confirmation link for new registered users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-confirmation-link-for-new-registered-users/62671)

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**Author:** [@AnorakTech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AnorakTech)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-confirmation-link-for-new-registered-users/62671 "2017-05-14T09:45:58Z")

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Hei there! I have problems with the confirmation link that new users receive. I use mailgun, the setup of mailgun is correct and works. So sending mails is fine. The link the users receive looks like this: https://an…

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## [Changing a warning message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-a-warning-message/62677)

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**Author:** [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-a-warning-message/62677 "2017-05-17T14:38:13Z")

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First off, THANKS to the Discourse team. We moved our system over, and the users in the course are thrilled. It saved the day. Now, another question, if you don’t mind: This message: WARNING: you reached the limit of 1…

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## [Use Screen To Bootstrap A Development Install (Ubuntu)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-screen-to-bootstrap-a-development-install-ubuntu/62678)

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**Author:** [@sulliops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sulliops)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-screen-to-bootstrap-a-development-install-ubuntu/62678 "2017-05-14T13:26:49Z")

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This tutorial was posted on discourse.sulliops.co on May 14, 2017. When installing Discourse for development using this tutorial, the last step is to run bundle exec rails server --binding=0.0.0.0 to bootstrap the serve…

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## [Image chosen for onebox / opengraph on category page is unexpected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-chosen-for-onebox-opengraph-on-category-page-is-unexpected/62681)

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**Author:** [@grahamperrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grahamperrin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-chosen-for-onebox-opengraph-on-category-page-is-unexpected/62681 "2017-05-14T14:09:23Z")

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The blackness: https://experts.feverbee.com/t/twitter-black-rectangular-representation-of-a-discourse-category-in-a-tweet/5903?u=graham\_perrin – has anyone encountered that blackness before? An issue with Twitter, I a…

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## [Quoting a post with a link triggers "duplicate link" education message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-a-post-with-a-link-triggers-duplicate-link-education-message/62690)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-a-post-with-a-link-triggers-duplicate-link-education-message/62690 "2017-05-24T18:08:52Z")

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It looks like when you quote a post that contains a link this triggers the js.composer.duplicate\_link message: I suppose links in quotes should be excluded? Also, there seems to be a typo in the default version of th…

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## [Change Refresh Time For Admin Statistics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-refresh-time-for-admin-statistics/62692)

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**Author:** [@sulliops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sulliops)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-refresh-time-for-admin-statistics/62692 "2017-05-14T21:33:23Z")

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I have my forum working perfectly, but I’m going to eventually monetize the forum (basically renting out categories for a lower price than VPS hosting). My issue is that I need to track page views in real time, but the …

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## [Creating a basic import script, what do I need](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-basic-import-script-what-do-i-need/62695)

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**Author:** [@kodab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kodab)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-basic-import-script-what-do-i-need/62695 "2017-05-17T13:16:56Z")

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Hi guys, I’m currently using a very simple self-made forum that I want to migrate to discourse. Now I can export the data from my current forum and format all the data into a clean .csv file. I wonder now, what do I nee…

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## [Vagrant up problem with host ip while setting up development environment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vagrant-up-problem-with-host-ip-while-setting-up-development-environment/62710)

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**Author:** [@Linh\_Vo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Linh_Vo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vagrant-up-problem-with-host-ip-while-setting-up-development-environment/62710 "2017-05-15T23:04:22Z")

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Hi, I try to run vagrant up but I encounter this error How I can fix this problem ???

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## [Can I copy or adapt the FAQ for another site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-copy-or-adapt-the-faq-for-another-site/62712)

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**Author:** [@feugen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/feugen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-copy-or-adapt-the-faq-for-another-site/62712 "2017-05-15T09:12:24Z")

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Hi, I would like to copy the rules of conduct for another “forum”. Is that ok, if yes under what conditions?

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## [I want to change the summary email like glyph](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-change-the-summary-email-like-glyph/62719)

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**Author:** [@goindeep](https://meta.discourse.org/u/goindeep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-change-the-summary-email-like-glyph/62719 "2017-05-15T13:41:03Z")

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Here is the email snapshot: But as you can see my site uses thumbs up button instead: Any solution to this? Cheers

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## [Bootsnap not compiling on branch main ( FreeBSD 10.0 ) \[ fatal error: sys/xattr.h: No such file or directory #include \<sys/xattr.h\> \]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootsnap-not-compiling-on-branch-main-freebsd-10-0-fatal-error-sys-xattr-h-no-such-file-or-directory-include-sys-xattr-h/62723)

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**Author:** [@HugeSpider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HugeSpider)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootsnap-not-compiling-on-branch-main-freebsd-10-0-fatal-error-sys-xattr-h-no-such-file-or-directory-include-sys-xattr-h/62723 "2017-05-26T13:39:13Z")

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branch: master OS: 10.3-STABLE FreeBSD since bootsnap was added on May 11 when i try to env GYP\_DEFINES="make\_clang\_dir=" CXX=/usr/bin/clang++ CC=/usr/bin/clang bundle install --without development test I get error (…

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## [Setting an incoming e-mail address for the staff group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-an-incoming-e-mail-address-for-the-staff-group/62724)

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**Author:** [@totte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/totte)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-an-incoming-e-mail-address-for-the-staff-group/62724 "2019-06-09T16:06:42Z")

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I’d like for people to be able to reach the staff group of my Discourse installation via e-mail without the need to sign up first. A helpdesk solution seems a bit excessive, but a shared inbox in the way that group messa…

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## [Dismissable text / image banner (new customer "experience")](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissable-text-image-banner-new-customer-experience/62737)

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**Author:** [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissable-text-image-banner-new-customer-experience/62737 "2017-05-15T19:09:06Z")

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This topic has been discussed before but I can’t seem to figure out how to make it work. Essentially I need some text that is displayed prominently so that new users can be less disoriented, but that can be dismissed by…

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## [Style Embeds in Multiple Hosts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-embeds-in-multiple-hosts/62742)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_David](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Patrick_David)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-embeds-in-multiple-hosts/62742 "2017-05-15T19:57:42Z")

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A while back styling for embedded discourse was added, where we could specify CSS for the embeds. The only problem was when we got the ability to embed in multiple allowed hosts - there was still only the single styling…

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## [Unicode emoji are not normalised in preview pane](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unicode-emoji-are-not-normalised-in-preview-pane/62744)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unicode-emoji-are-not-normalised-in-preview-pane/62744 "2020-05-12T18:39:30Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Emoji in Title is not normalized :panda: :panda\_face:: I mentioned it in the other topic, but probably better to have this in its own thread. The root cause may well be the same. If I put…

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## [WP-Discourse - one entry not working and no start conversation link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-one-entry-not-working-and-no-start-conversation-link/62754)

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**Author:** [@adamprocter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamprocter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-one-entry-not-working-and-no-start-conversation-link/62754 "2017-05-15T22:44:14Z")

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For some unknown reason one of my blog posts will not accept comments, all the rest do, new or old ones can be edited to work. And I cannot see the start discussion link when there are no comments, yet if I add a commen…

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## [Per page classes so we can customize experience better?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-page-classes-so-we-can-customize-experience-better/62755)

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**Author:** [@jlippiner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jlippiner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-page-classes-so-we-can-customize-experience-better/62755 "2017-05-15T21:59:30Z")

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Hi - I’m new to Discourse so maybe this is an open I am not seeing. I want to be able to customize certain pages, such as the homepage, so it looks different. Maybe it has a header image or a search bar - not sure. A…

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## [What happens when I fill all disk space on my Discourse instance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-fill-all-disk-space-on-my-discourse-instance/62758)

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**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 7:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-fill-all-disk-space-on-my-discourse-instance/62758 "2017-05-18T07:54:00Z")

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I have a question about this. I have 30.6 gb free right? What happens when I reach this limit? I will not be able to upload files anymore? How it works?

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## [Where is the user content stored in the database?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-user-content-stored-in-the-database/62759)

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**Author:** [@kodab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kodab)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-user-content-stored-in-the-database/62759 "2017-05-17T14:05:26Z")

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Hi guys, I’m currently exploring the postgres discourse database for a migration to discourse. Now I know that postgres holds the content of a discourse board, right? But I can’t find it. If I create a new topic and c…

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## [Protect forum against email harvesters bots](https://meta.discourse.org/t/protect-forum-against-email-harvesters-bots/62760)

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**Author:** [@ashledombos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashledombos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/protect-forum-against-email-harvesters-bots/62760 "2017-05-17T18:41:21Z")

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Hello, sorry if it’s duplicate, is there a way to automatically protect email addresses written in posts to be scanned by bots? (I mean out of doing it manually, like replacing @ by \[at\] by hand)

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## [Zendesk Integrations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-integrations/62762)

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**Author:** [@jackbaker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jackbaker)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-integrations/62762 "2018-09-15T19:37:00Z")

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Trying to connect Zendesk with Discourse to allow SSO – is this possible? Alternatively, curious if anyone has feedback on the pros/cons of the Discourse Community versus the Zendesk Community?

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