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## [Apply category notification preferences to existing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-category-notification-preferences-to-existing-users/76870)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-category-notification-preferences-to-existing-users/76870 "2017-12-28T16:04:38Z")

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I have created a new category. Then I have set its notifications to Muted by default via “default categories muted” at /admin/site\_settings/category/user\_preferences. These settings will be inherited by new users, but… …

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## [Existing Tags don't appear the "optional tags" list and cannot be used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-tags-dont-appear-the-optional-tags-list-and-cannot-be-used/76871)

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**Author:** [@dalerka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dalerka)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-tags-dont-appear-the-optional-tags-list-and-cannot-be-used/76871 "2017-12-29T17:18:59Z")

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I have a list of about 100 tags added in Tag-Group-A, some of them have been used to tag posts (active), some of them never used. For unknown reason some of the existing tags (used and never used) stop appearing in the o…

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## ["Solved" onebox does not display images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-onebox-does-not-display-images/76873)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-onebox-does-not-display-images/76873 "2018-01-01T22:17:36Z")

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Hi there, we have the issue that solutions that contain images are not displayed with the image in the first post. The solution onebox only contains the words \[image\]. See a screenshot: Direct link: Our Discourse…

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## [How to change authentication method?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-authentication-method/76874)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-authentication-method/76874 "2017-12-28T12:48:17Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m at the moment logging in to meta.discourse.org via my Twitter account, but I want to delete that account. That’s the reason why I would like to change to a native authentication method (e.g. log in to m…

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## [What's up with these 1ms views?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-up-with-these-1ms-views/76881)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-up-with-these-1ms-views/76881 "2017-12-28T20:24:13Z")

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While working on this query, I noticed that there were some posts that had a number of 1 millisecond views select count(1) as tiny\_views from post\_timings where msecs = 1 # tiny\_views: 3515 I first noticed abou…

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## [Backup link send to mail failed to download](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-link-send-to-mail-failed-to-download/76888)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-link-send-to-mail-failed-to-download/76888 "2018-01-05T15:56:11Z")

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Hello Guys, I have tried to download backup of my site couple of times, but the link send to mail failed to download every time. The link just showed a blank white page. The error logs shows following errors: ActionVie…

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## [Include Emojis In Category Names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-emojis-in-category-names/76892)

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**Author:** [@Tyson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tyson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-emojis-in-category-names/76892 "2023-06-22T08:32:01Z")

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Is it possible to display emojis in Category names like this?: :loudspeaker: Announcements :desktop\_computer: Tech Support

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## [Search does not find a particular post (except when searching within topic)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-does-not-find-a-particular-post-except-when-searching-within-topic/76941)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-does-not-find-a-particular-post-except-when-searching-within-topic/76941 "2018-03-06T06:26:48Z")

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Nut sure if this is a bug, so I’m filing it as UX for the time being: Consider this search: Search results for 'hubic' - Duplicati The expected result is that the following post would at least be somewhere among the se…

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## [Phase out redundant flag PM in favor of full PM functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phase-out-redundant-flag-pm-in-favor-of-full-pm-functionality/76946)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phase-out-redundant-flag-pm-in-favor-of-full-pm-functionality/76946 "2018-03-16T09:00:31Z")

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As a community guide, I PM users a lot on our Discourse forum. Since it’s usually in response to their posts (feedback, suggestions, etc), the most convenient way to PM them is flag → PM like so: However, this has ca…

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## [Restore Email Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-email-templates/76950)

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**Author:** [@JamesNorth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesNorth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-email-templates/76950 "2017-12-30T00:36:01Z")

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Hi all, This seems basic but I can’t figure out how to do it … Is there a way to revert all email templates that are sent out to the default settings? A fellow admin has messed with them and they’re all pretty ugly no…

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## [Discourse ignores the «topic page title includes category» option's unchecked state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ignores-the-topic-page-title-includes-category-options-unchecked-state/76952)

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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ignores-the-topic-page-title-includes-category-options-unchecked-state/76952 "2017-12-30T04:23:23Z")

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An example of a problem page: mage2.pro/t/980. A similar issue: https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/48011/3

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## [How to change discobot language?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-discobot-language/76960)

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**Author:** [@naka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naka)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-discobot-language/76960 "2017-12-30T11:15:38Z")

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Hi, I’ve searched but find nothing My discourse is in pt\_BR language, but discobot still sending messages in English. Where can I translate or change it?

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## [Do I need a second aws S3 bucket for backup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-a-second-aws-s3-bucket-for-backup/76969)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-a-second-aws-s3-bucket-for-backup/76969 "2017-12-31T16:51:08Z")

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Hi, I have setup image upload to aws S3. Its is working fine, but backup is not working with s3. I have created a new bucket for backup and added the bucket name in the admin panel. It gives me following error in logs, …

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## [Category topic list page shows category as "Watching" when no explicit status has been set](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-list-page-shows-category-as-watching-when-no-explicit-status-has-been-set/76980)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-list-page-shows-category-as-watching-when-no-explicit-status-has-been-set/76980 "2017-12-30T19:39:43Z")

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On the topic list page for a category, it currently shows as “Watching” if no explicit tracking status has been set, instead of “Normal”: For example, it shows me as “watching” the marketplace category here: But do …

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## [When watched words regular expressions is true, watched words does not allow uppercase regex](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-watched-words-regular-expressions-is-true-watched-words-does-not-allow-uppercase-regex/77006)

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**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-watched-words-regular-expressions-is-true-watched-words-does-not-allow-uppercase-regex/77006 "2018-01-09T22:18:09Z")

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Repo: Turn Site Settings \> watched words regular expressions ON Go to Logs \> Watched Words; notice it says regular expression in the placeholder of the input box Add somebadword\\S\* The word added is somebadword\\s\* inst…

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## [\* wildcards in Watched Words (Censor) don't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcards-in-watched-words-censor-dont-work/77007)

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**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcards-in-watched-words-censor-dont-work/77007 "2018-01-11T05:38:08Z")

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Repo: Make sure Site Settings \> watched words regular expressions is OFF Go to Logs \> Watched Words Type in somebadword\* in Censor ./launcher restart app (this step appears to be necessary when the watched words list …

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## [Creating Accounts During a Suspension](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-accounts-during-a-suspension/77008)

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**Author:** [@JonnyGamer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JonnyGamer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-accounts-during-a-suspension/77008 "2017-12-31T08:46:46Z")

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Hey there everyone. On my part of discourse town we are having a few issues with a certain user who is constantly breaking the community guidelines. When suspended, they suddenly reappear on a new separate account! As y…

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## [Adding a button for unauthorized members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-button-for-unauthorized-members/77018)

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**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-button-for-unauthorized-members/77018 "2017-12-31T12:44:32Z")

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I tried to add this button only for unregistered users. Make it visible, when you click on that, the transition goes to the registration page. \<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.2"\> let currentUser = api.ge…

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## [Editing posts limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-posts-limit/77020)

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**Author:** [@Trio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Trio)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-posts-limit/77020 "2017-12-31T19:16:34Z")

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I am on the Infinite Flight forum hosted by discourse. I am a basic user on that forum and I have to edit posts a lot. Yesterday I got a message that I made too many edits in one day. What is the limit for 1 day? If yo…

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## [Sharing tags between WordPress posts and their Discourse topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-tags-between-wordpress-posts-and-their-discourse-topics/77022)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-tags-between-wordpress-posts-and-their-discourse-topics/77022 "2021-11-04T02:14:45Z")

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A feature request for the WordPress Discourse plugin: Unless I have missed something (and I searched), currently there is no relation between the tags used in a WordPress post and the tags of the Discourse topic created…

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## [Discourse app with SSO login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-app-with-sso-login/77036)

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**Author:** [@Cozdabuch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cozdabuch)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-app-with-sso-login/77036 "2018-01-03T09:48:11Z")

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I’m looking at setting up a discourse board on a site where it would be embedded into the existing site. One tab in sites navbar would be discourse page. The site is entirely behind a login screen. Nothing is visible pub…

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## [Lighthouse Web App Audit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lighthouse-web-app-audit/77043)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lighthouse-web-app-audit/77043 "2018-01-02T19:43:34Z")

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I saw that the Lighthouse audits had been updated, so I ran them again on Discourse. It’s probably a good idea to revisit these every few months! I’m going to highlight the problems reported. Metrics: First meaningfu…

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## ["stable" branch will not downgrade - fails on db:migrate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stable-branch-will-not-downgrade-fails-on-db-migrate/77049)

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**Author:** [@Philip\_Colmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Philip_Colmer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stable-branch-will-not-downgrade-fails-on-db-migrate/77049 "2018-01-02T13:39:30Z")

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I’m trying to set up a new installation of Discourse using the stable branch. The installation completes successfully if I leave app.yml set to “tests-passed”. However, if I change that to stable and rebuild, it fails wi…

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## [Visually distinguish reply-as-new-topic and split-into-new-topic links from other link-backs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visually-distinguish-reply-as-new-topic-and-split-into-new-topic-links-from-other-link-backs/77051)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visually-distinguish-reply-as-new-topic-and-split-into-new-topic-links-from-other-link-backs/77051 "2018-10-23T06:09:12Z")

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Triggered by the above little incident, I wonder if split-into-new-topic links (i.e. the link back to the original topic) could not somehow be visually distinguished from “ordinary” link-backs, e.g. with a different or …

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## [Email can not be processed: Email::Receiver::BouncedEmailError](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-can-not-be-processed-email-receiver-bouncedemailerror/77053)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-can-not-be-processed-email-receiver-bouncedemailerror/77053 "2018-01-02T01:28:56Z")

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What does it mean when a bounced email cannot be processed by Discourse? Is it an issue in my setup, or an issue in how Discourse parses emails? Backtrace Email can not be processed: Email::Receiver::BouncedEmailError R…

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## [Admin upgrade page is blank and /admin/plugins won't load either](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-upgrade-page-is-blank-and-admin-plugins-wont-load-either/77055)

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**Author:** [@Vespura](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vespura)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-upgrade-page-is-blank-and-admin-plugins-wont-load-either/77055 "2018-01-01T20:20:33Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Cannot upgrade from admin interface: I have similar issues from the topic above, however there are some important differences, hence why I decided to create a new topic instead. Anytime I…

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## [Problem with deep linking to headings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-deep-linking-to-headings/77063)

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**Author:** [@parisa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/parisa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-deep-linking-to-headings/77063 "2018-01-01T20:58:40Z")

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Previously, something like the following would work perfectly. but now it doesn’t. whats the problem? (reference) \*\*1- \[go to heading 1\](#1)\*\* 1- go to heading 1 .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . …

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## [Can you install Discourse for Namecheap server hoster?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-install-discourse-for-namecheap-server-hoster/77065)

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**Author:** [@fivem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fivem)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-install-discourse-for-namecheap-server-hoster/77065 "2018-01-01T20:07:50Z")

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Can you install Discourse for Namecheap server hoster? And does it cost money or not?

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## [Limit when TL3s mark topics solved. Is limit configurable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-when-tl3s-mark-topics-solved-is-limit-configurable/77066)

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**Author:** [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-when-tl3s-mark-topics-solved-is-limit-configurable/77066 "2018-01-01T23:22:31Z")

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Our TL3s are helping to clean up our Community by participating in a challenge to mark old topics as solved, when applicable. They are hitting a limit when they mark 20 topics solved within an hour. Is this limit config…

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## [Option not to pull hotlinked images in PM topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-not-to-pull-hotlinked-images-in-pm-topics/77075)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-not-to-pull-hotlinked-images-in-pm-topics/77075 "2018-01-03T09:04:10Z")

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One of the possible means to reduce storage consumed by uploads is to not pull hotlinked images in private messages. Is such a configuration option possible?

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