# Hot

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## [User Profiles Hidden for Non Staff Members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profiles-hidden-for-non-staff-members/320397)

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**Author:** [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profiles-hidden-for-non-staff-members/320397 "2024-08-06T16:08:30Z")

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UPDATE: The issue is with the Custom Profile Link theme component. When a user field is set to not being visible on the public profile, the theme component manages to hide the entire profile. A workaround is to set the …

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## [Duplicating an entire topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-an-entire-topic/386513)

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**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-an-entire-topic/386513 "2025-11-03T19:26:21Z")

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I know it has been asked/discussed before. I believe my use case is legitimate, but perhaps not wide spread enough to mandate devs implementing a new feature, so I’m hoping for the next best suggestion from experts here …

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## [Proposal to gracefully handle low disk space during a Discourse upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposal-to-gracefully-handle-low-disk-space-during-a-discourse-upgrade/398989)

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**Author:** [@GaurangBlaze](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GaurangBlaze)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposal-to-gracefully-handle-low-disk-space-during-a-discourse-upgrade/398989 "2026-03-22T03:39:58Z")

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When a Discourse upgrade fails due to low disk space, the UI sadly breaks with a 500 error. I then have to run ./launcher rebuild app from the terminal, which downloads all Docker images first, pauses to let me know ther…

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## [Minor UI bug changing default LLM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-ui-bug-changing-default-llm/402792)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-ui-bug-changing-default-llm/402792 "2026-05-13T15:34:14Z")

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In the AI feature settings page when the default LLM is changed, the agents using the default LLM don’t update their text to reflect the new default LLM until the page is reloaded: after refreshing the page:

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## [\[regression\] iframe embedding broken with allowed src domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-iframe-embedding-broken-with-allowed-src-domain/327852)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-iframe-embedding-broken-with-allowed-src-domain/327852 "2024-09-24T15:26:09Z")

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Hi there, I have added https://www.tickcounter.com to my allowed\_iframes, but this script still doesn’t appear: \<div style="left:0; width:100%; height:0; position:relative; padding-bottom:25%; margin:0 auto"\>\<iframe src…

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## [How to Display User’s Total Post Count in Each Post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-user-s-total-post-count-in-each-post/353453)

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**Author:** [@Patchesx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Patchesx)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-user-s-total-post-count-in-each-post/353453 "2025-02-21T01:20:25Z")

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Hi Discourse Support Team, I’m currently running a Discourse forum and I’d like to display the total number of posts a user has made directly in each post they create. Ideally, this should appear next to the username or…

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## [Ability to create Custom Navigation Filters in top menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-create-custom-navigation-filters-in-top-menu/402317)

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**Author:** [@Thiago\_Mobilon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thiago_Mobilon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-create-custom-navigation-filters-in-top-menu/402317 "2026-05-06T22:56:53Z")

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Continuing this discussion: Allow Parent Categories to display topics from Muted Subcategories It would be great if we could create Custom Navigation Filters (Top Menu) that allow us to display topics from specific cate…

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## [3.5.0.beta8: Bundled plugins, a new theme, better color management, powerful filtering, and advanced image controls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta8-bundled-plugins-a-new-theme-better-color-management-powerful-filtering-and-advanced-image-controls/375746)

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**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta8-bundled-plugins-a-new-theme-better-color-management-powerful-filtering-and-advanced-image-controls/375746 "2025-07-29T03:46:34Z")

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New features in 3.5.0.beta8 :package: Popular plugins now bundled with Discourse core We’re making Discourse more powerful and easier to use out-of-the-box by bundling a set of our most popular plugins directly with Disc…

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## [Clicking Reaction counter will encounter 403 loop if a post is hidden](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-reaction-counter-will-encounter-403-loop-if-a-post-is-hidden/404053)

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**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-reaction-counter-will-encounter-403-loop-if-a-post-is-hidden/404053 "2026-06-08T15:29:50Z")

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The backend /discourse-reactions/app/controllers/discourse\_reactions/custom\_reactions\_controller.rb uses guardian.ensure\_can\_see!(post) to restrict users without permission from loading the reactions when a post is hidde…

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## [Do more persona files increase LLM request expenses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-more-persona-files-increase-llm-request-expenses/363440)

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**Author:** [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-more-persona-files-increase-llm-request-expenses/363440 "2025-04-25T14:21:16Z")

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Probably this is a newbie question, but I wonder if the amount of information in the persona configuration could have an impact on the costs of LLM usage like Claude or OpenAI? I mean, if I upload many text and PDF file…

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## [Required tags should only be required based on type of user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/required-tags-should-only-be-required-based-on-type-of-user/392238)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/required-tags-should-only-be-required-based-on-type-of-user/392238 "2025-12-27T18:27:27Z")

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I have this tag group that I want to force on myself, as an admin, on a particular category, so I never forget to properly tag topics. Since those tags are very specific and I don’t want them to be used by anyone els…

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## [Custom nav bar options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-nav-bar-options/340374)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_F](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_F)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-nav-bar-options/340374 "2024-12-10T12:34:13Z")

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Hi all, Is there a way to add custom options here: I want to add custom name and link to an external site. Thanks all :smiley:

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## [Missing features after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fehlende-funktionen-nach-update/378609)

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**Author:** [@markari](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markari)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fehlende-funktionen-nach-update/378609 "2025-08-14T15:07:46Z")

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Hello everyone, after the update to a new version, the following is different: The toggle/whisper function for new posts has disappeared/is not available as a selection. All possible error sources have already been checked, it is...

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## [Which plugins support a points mall?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/394724)

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**Author:** [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/394724 "2026-01-30T04:02:24Z")

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Hello everyone, are there any point plugins that support a points mall? For example, exchanging points for physical goods or virtual services. Related to the official points plugin Discourse Gamification. It would be even better if it also supported custom deduction rules. For example, deducting 10 points for publishing a poll.

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## [UI date range display bug on dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-date-range-display-bug-on-dashboard/391952)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-date-range-display-bug-on-dashboard/391952 "2025-12-24T14:07:22Z")

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When settings a custom date range on the Dashboard → General, the “Year” doesn’t update to match the custom date range

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## [Are web crawler page views included in the monthly 500K page view limit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-web-crawler-page-views-included-in-the-monthly-500k-page-view-limit/395779)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-web-crawler-page-views-included-in-the-monthly-500k-page-view-limit/395779 "2026-02-11T10:48:59Z")

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Are web crawler page views included in the monthly 500K page view limit for the free plan? As an administrator of a Discourse forum, I’ve observed that web crawlers account for more than 95% of our total page views. E…

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## [AI spam bot says it is not spam but scan log says it is spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-spam-bot-says-it-is-not-spam-but-scan-log-says-it-is-spam/379375)

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**Author:** [@J-Ha\_Hasegawa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/J-Ha_Hasegawa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-spam-bot-says-it-is-not-spam-but-scan-log-says-it-is-spam/379375 "2025-08-22T15:29:46Z")

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I’ve enabled the Discourse AI spam handling on our forum. I’ve set up Claude Sonnet 4 with an API key and selected the Spam detector persona. I did a test post that is clearly spam. Nothing subtle about it. It was not …

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## [Issue with Topic Titles Overlapping Header in Horizon Theme (Mobile Category Page Style)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-topic-titles-overlapping-header-in-horizon-theme-mobile-category-page-style/383435)

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**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-topic-titles-overlapping-header-in-horizon-theme-mobile-category-page-style/383435 "2025-09-22T18:28:06Z")

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Hello, I’m using the Horizon theme for my Discourse forum and have encountered an issue. When the Mobile category page style is set to boxes with featured topics, a layout problem arises on the homepage. Here are the d…

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## [Chat landing page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-landing-page/383470)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-landing-page/383470 "2025-09-26T07:09:03Z")

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I think that there should be a landing page for chat room URLs for people who are not signed up to the forum. The reason is simple: if you can get people into your chat room, they might use your forum. It’s really easy …

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## [Add date range filter to staff action log export](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-date-range-filter-to-staff-action-log-export/358195)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-date-range-filter-to-staff-action-log-export/358195 "2025-03-20T19:22:36Z")

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I have a feature request! I’d like to be able to export the staff action log and only need entries from the last year. Currently the export includes the entire staff action log going back to the beginning of the site’s …

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## [Did a recent update change how caching/pagination works? Large threads no longer loading after site update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/did-a-recent-update-change-how-caching-pagination-works-large-threads-no-longer-loading-after-site-update/384512)

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**Author:** [@Wintermute](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wintermute)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/did-a-recent-update-change-how-caching-pagination-works-large-threads-no-longer-loading-after-site-update/384512 "2025-10-02T15:15:01Z")

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My site recently updated to the latest discourse version from a much older version. We had a thread that was standing at around 68,000 replies. People were continuing to load the thread and reply daily without any impac…

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## [Rebuild the forum using code?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-the-forum-using-code/352173)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-the-forum-using-code/352173 "2025-02-15T02:37:34Z")

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I had a few random ideas that popped into my head, and one of them was a plugin to install plugins. That requires a forum rebuild. Is there a way to rebuild using Ruby? I really don’t want to try: p \`cd ../../\` p \`. /la…

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## [Nested mouseover notes can be entered but not shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-mouseover-notes-can-be-entered-but-not-shown/406501)

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**Author:** [@dreieck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dreieck)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-mouseover-notes-can-be-entered-but-not-shown/406501 "2026-07-02T19:42:28Z")

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Ahoj, Discourse can do nested mouseover notes: Hier ein Text^\[eine Mouseover-Note^\[eine Mouseover-Mouseover-Note\].\] This is rendered as Hier ein Text\[1\] When I go with the mouse on the “\[1\]”, I get a popup with th…

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## [Topics created previous to changing reaction list only have heart now](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-created-previous-to-changing-reaction-list-only-have-heart-now/288950)

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**Author:** [@Judy\_Hawkins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Judy_Hawkins)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-created-previous-to-changing-reaction-list-only-have-heart-now/288950 "2023-12-17T10:25:37Z")

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We had created a number of topics before I updated the list of reaction icons, in Admin → Settings → Discourse Reactions. Topics created after I changed Discourse Reactions do have the new list, but older topics now onl…

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## [Backups to Cloudflare R2 fail during multipart upload with aws-sdk-s3 1.182.0 (undefined method 'downcase' for nil)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-to-cloudflare-r2-fail-during-multipart-upload-with-aws-sdk-s3-1-182-0-undefined-method-downcase-for-nil/399768)

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**Author:** [@hel\_Sinki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hel_Sinki)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-to-cloudflare-r2-fail-during-multipart-upload-with-aws-sdk-s3-1-182-0-undefined-method-downcase-for-nil/399768 "2026-04-04T07:30:33Z")

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Priority/Severity: High for self-hosted instances using S3-compatible backup storage, because scheduled backups fail after archive creation. Platform: Self-hosted Discourse on latest branch. Current live version when…

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## [Use local email server/sendmail for outgoing emails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-local-email-server-sendmail-for-outgoing-emails/381354)

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**Author:** [@MichaIng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichaIng)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-local-email-server-sendmail-for-outgoing-emails/381354 "2025-09-29T12:11:47Z")

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We set up our own email server, and I was wondering how to use it best with the Discourse Docker container. Of course I can just configure our SMTP details and credentials, but it feels like unnecessary overhead, since …

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## [I found that my backup file suddenly became much smaller](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-found-that-my-backup-file-suddenly-became-much-smaller/358408)

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**Author:** [@co\_choa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/co_choa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-found-that-my-backup-file-suddenly-became-much-smaller/358408 "2025-03-22T03:25:44Z")

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As shown in the figure, I found that the size of my backup file dropped from 1.5G to more than 700M after March 15th. I don’t know what happened. I used another test website I had, restored 700MB of archive, and back…

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## [Copy Workflow step names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-workflow-step-names/409410)

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**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-workflow-step-names/409410 "2026-08-14T15:44:34Z")

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Feature description: When workflow steps are copied and pasted, preserve the step name. :slightly\_smiling\_face: This will make it less work to use content copied from a workflow. Current behavior: When using the new “W…

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## [Discourse roadmap?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-roadmap/287104)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-roadmap/287104 "2024-09-30T14:54:19Z")

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Do y’all publish a roadmap? I’d like to browse it to see what (if any) of the topics that are important to me could be expected in the near future, if ever. :smiley:

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## [Is Discourse banned in any specific countries?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-banned-in-any-specific-countries/286925)

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**Author:** [@mtrgrande](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mtrgrande)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-banned-in-any-specific-countries/286925 "2024-01-03T14:03:48Z")

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Trying to find out if I can use Discourse for my organisation which has a global scope.

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