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## [Redirect all users who click on domain.com/signup to a different page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-all-users-who-click-on-domain-com-signup-to-a-different-page/80532)

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**Author:** [@nadermx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nadermx)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-all-users-who-click-on-domain-com-signup-to-a-different-page/80532 "2018-02-15T16:13:17Z")

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I’m currently trying to redirect all potential new users to a landing page instead of having the modal show up. What would be the most elegant way to do this? If they sign up I would create their account via the API

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## [Discourse and Pale Moon browser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-and-pale-moon-browser/80534)

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**Author:** [@Petter1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Petter1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-and-pale-moon-browser/80534 "2018-02-15T19:31:43Z")

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Hey Team! I have a slight issue with Discourse forums and Pale Moon browser (any OS, all versions). Please look at attachment. This issue started happening after january 20 somewhere, and seems a js issue as I get Po…

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## [Dealing with user mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-user-mentions/80535)

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**Author:** [@Curtis\_Kephart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Curtis_Kephart)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-user-mentions/80535 "2018-03-07T17:51:44Z")

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I am a mod at a growing discourse forum. We’re running into an issue where some members mention users (@Curtis\_Kephart for example) a bit too often. The mentioning-user is clearly trying to call in people they think wi…

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## [Remove the \<small\> tags of the "Originally published at" sentence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-the-small-tags-of-the-originally-published-at-sentence/80539)

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**Author:** [@erikmolenaarnl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erikmolenaarnl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-the-small-tags-of-the-originally-published-at-sentence/80539 "2018-02-20T10:11:13Z")

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Hi! When WP Discourse generates a new topic for a new post, it outputs the “Published at Text” e.g. “Originally published at:” within \<small\> tags. Is it possible to disable this \<small\> tags wrapping? It looks kinda o…

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## [Inconsistent tag selection when viewing tag pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-tag-selection-when-viewing-tag-pages/80549)

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**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-tag-selection-when-viewing-tag-pages/80549 "2018-03-16T17:45:51Z")

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Let’s say I see a tag listed and click on it from the “main” page Latest view. The topic looks like this: If I click on faq-material I am taken here: https://meta.discourse.org/tags/faq-material The header from that…

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## [Wordpress failure to connect to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-failure-to-connect-to-discourse/80552)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-failure-to-connect-to-discourse/80552 "2018-02-14T18:40:20Z")

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I’m trying to connect a Standard plan customer (@andrec) to their WordPress. I’ve copy-pasted the URL, and used the API key to remotely change settings, so I’m sure those are both correct. I then disabled all plugins e…

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## [Hashtag autocomplete issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hashtag-autocomplete-issue/80554)

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**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hashtag-autocomplete-issue/80554 "2018-04-26T05:37:49Z")

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Noticed an issue with # autocomplete when composing a reply. Basically I start typing # in a context where I don’t want to tag something (e.g. #s) but even after hitting ‘space’, or several spaces, the autocomplete dialo…

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## [WP Discourse + missing SSO records](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-missing-sso-records/80555)

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**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-missing-sso-records/80555 "2018-02-15T02:49:35Z")

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This is probably a question for @simon — I’m having some confusion with missing SSO records, and username issue, for some of our users synced from our WordPress site with WP Discourse. Somehow we’ve ended up with a bunc…

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## [Looking for a Developer to Migrate 2 Existing Forums to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-developer-to-migrate-2-existing-forums-to-discourse/80559)

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**Author:** [@Gwilliam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gwilliam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-developer-to-migrate-2-existing-forums-to-discourse/80559 "2018-02-14T21:09:13Z")

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I operate two very large communities right now. One is powered by PHPfox and one is powered by Xenforo. I have am looking for a developer with strong Discourse experience who I can hire to do both of these migrations for…

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## [The /admin/upgrade link in the Admin Quick Start Guide is broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-admin-upgrade-link-in-the-admin-quick-start-guide-is-broken/80563)

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**Author:** [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-admin-upgrade-link-in-the-admin-quick-start-guide-is-broken/80563 "2018-02-15T12:53:26Z")

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It’s apparently trying to resolve the route within the Discourse Ember app, which doesn’t work because the upgrader isn’t actually part of the app. It needs to perform a browser-level page navigation.

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## [Staff unable to “like” each other](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-unable-to-like-each-other/80564)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-unable-to-like-each-other/80564 "2018-02-14T20:47:47Z")

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There’s a new setting to prevent users flagging staff posts. It seems an unexpected consequence of this setting is that staff are unable to “like” each others’ posts.

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## [Bursts of 502 Service Unavailable, pointers to debug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bursts-of-502-service-unavailable-pointers-to-debug/80571)

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**Author:** [@smth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smth)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bursts-of-502-service-unavailable-pointers-to-debug/80571 "2018-02-18T16:37:33Z")

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Hi, I run discuss.pytorch.org hosted on DigitalOcean. A couple of nights ago, the website became REALLY slow, and we were seeing “nginx 502 service unavailable” pages. Disk space was plenty available, nothing changed r…

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## [Whispering - what situations do you tend to use it for?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispering-what-situations-do-you-tend-to-use-it-for/80580)

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**Author:** [@McBlu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/McBlu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispering-what-situations-do-you-tend-to-use-it-for/80580 "2018-02-15T15:19:03Z")

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Love that term – “Whispering.” I am curious for those of you who use it, what situations do you tend to use it in and what does it come in handy for that might be unique/more convenient than posting in staff notes on a …

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## [Add a form handler to community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-form-handler-to-community/80581)

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**Author:** [@communitygal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/communitygal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-form-handler-to-community/80581 "2018-02-15T21:20:12Z")

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Is it possible to add a pardot form handler to a discourse instance?

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## [Fullscreen Timeline on Mobile Composer in Landscape](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fullscreen-timeline-on-mobile-composer-in-landscape/80583)

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**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fullscreen-timeline-on-mobile-composer-in-landscape/80583 "2018-02-15T20:37:09Z")

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At first glance this looks OK, but the title is not being shown. It’s currently above the top of the screen. You can see a glyph poking out above the word “see”. If font sizes are customized it looks even worse, as t…

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## [Serve Static File](https://meta.discourse.org/t/serve-static-file/80585)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/serve-static-file/80585 "2022-10-04T21:47:19Z")

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Want to serve a static file at the root of your Discourse server? Here’s what to do. In the bottom of your app.yml file, down in the custom commands section, do something like this: ## Remember, this is YAML syntax - y…

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## [\[Paid\] Set locale for SSO users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-set-locale-for-sso-users/80594)

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**Author:** [@sebastien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebastien)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-set-locale-for-sso-users/80594 "2018-02-15T04:31:52Z")

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Hi Guys, Our current SSO platform has the ability to add a local parameter to the query string we send to discourse. Current we support the following languages “en”, “zh-Hans” \[Simplified chinese\], “zh-Hant” \[Tradition…

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## [Internal links not oneboxing in private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-links-not-oneboxing-in-private-messages/80602)

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**Author:** [@xrav3nz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xrav3nz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-links-not-oneboxing-in-private-messages/80602 "2018-02-21T16:29:33Z")

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I first noticed this from the private messages I received from the “Save Searches” plugin yesterday: I thought this was simply flaky but the same happened with today’s message. Internal links seem to onebox fine …

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## [Default maximum of only 3 new users allowed from the same IP address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-maximum-of-only-3-new-users-allowed-from-the-same-ip-address/80611)

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**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-maximum-of-only-3-new-users-allowed-from-the-same-ip-address/80611 "2018-02-16T11:54:50Z")

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This setting is way too low by default if you are using Discourse in a large organisation. One of our clients hit the limit within days of launch, 3 users is way too low. I completely missed this setting (we have a …

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## [\[Paid\] Grid Gallery Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-grid-gallery-plugin/80625)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-grid-gallery-plugin/80625 "2018-02-15T14:58:45Z")

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Hi there, We’re preparing to launch a Discourse forum for the Blender 3D community, with a strong focus on graphics. We’ll be using the Topic List Previews by @angus for featured graphics as well as displaying thumbnail…

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## [Form submission plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/form-submission-plugin/80634)

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**Author:** [@Bri\_Castellini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bri_Castellini)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/form-submission-plugin/80634 "2023-10-16T19:22:23Z")

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I’m looking for some sort of plugin that turns the comments on a particular thread (or perhaps in a particular category if that’s better) into a form submit, so users have to submit only in pre-made fields. Essentially, …

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## [User notified of post that gets deleted?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-notified-of-post-that-gets-deleted/80639)

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**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-notified-of-post-that-gets-deleted/80639 "2018-07-24T16:01:00Z")

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I couldn’t find this. I don’t think it does alert anyone… would this be worth adding as a notification?

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## [Auto-lock topics after X days?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-lock-topics-after-x-days/80640)

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**Author:** [@maniacalmorgan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maniacalmorgan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-lock-topics-after-x-days/80640 "2018-02-15T18:28:40Z")

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Hello! I was wondering if there was a way to set a timer on topics so that they auto lock after a certain number of days. Thanks in advance!

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## [Tags overlap topic age on topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-overlap-topic-age-on-topic-list/80641)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-overlap-topic-age-on-topic-list/80641 "2018-02-15T20:17:20Z")

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I have the Topic List Previews plugin installed - possibly related (@angus)

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## [Add new Emoji page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-emoji-page/80658)

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**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-emoji-page/80658 "2018-02-15T20:09:53Z")

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unsure if this was part of the recent update (and on purpose) but this looks a bit different than usual… stretched!

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## [Solved link to solved post opens in new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-link-to-solved-post-opens-in-new-tab/80661)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-link-to-solved-post-opens-in-new-tab/80661 "2018-02-18T05:20:32Z")

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See Auto-lock topics after X days? for example. If you click “post #5” (and perhaps if you have open external links in new window set in your user profile) it open in a new tab. That seems like a :bug:.

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## [Latest Release - Broken Post Preview?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-release-broken-post-preview/80667)

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**Author:** [@Vaping\_Community](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vaping_Community)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-release-broken-post-preview/80667 "2018-02-15T21:15:58Z")

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Noticed after upgrading today, I can’t see post previews..

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## [Q&A design (blank)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/q-a-design-blank/80672)

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**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/q-a-design-blank/80672 "2018-02-15T20:49:45Z")

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I was asked to do Q&A design, sketch. Which can then be used for later editing. This code is very raw and if someone wants it, they can use it further. It was a fun hobby - 10 minutes. I won’t support it, but I’m pla…

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## [Is there a an event fired when a post is definitively destroyed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-an-event-fired-when-a-post-is-definitively-destroyed/80676)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-an-event-fired-when-a-post-is-definitively-destroyed/80676 "2018-02-15T22:02:53Z")

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Hi. When a post is deleted, it triggers the event post\_destroyed, but the post can be recovered. Is there another event triggered when a post is definitively deleted?

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## [Category pulldown search does not show subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-pulldown-search-does-not-show-subcategories/80677)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-pulldown-search-does-not-show-subcategories/80677 "2020-10-26T15:31:02Z")

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Is there any way to make this search work, to make it possible to go straight to a sub-category? Select “all categories” pulldown, then type in “voting” to find and go to the #plugin:voting category. This does work -…

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