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## [Semi-Private Replies - replies only visable to level-X and above](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-replies-replies-only-visable-to-level-x-and-above/82613)

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**Author:** [@Curtis\_Kephart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Curtis_Kephart)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-replies-replies-only-visable-to-level-x-and-above/82613 "2018-03-09T21:03:02Z")

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Feature idea, perhaps something like it exists? I would love to be able to “semi-privately” reply to users in their topic What is a semi-private reply? A reply that only the OP, plus Level 4 and above can see The repl…

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## [Mobile flag topic action has missing translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-flag-topic-action-has-missing-translations/82630)

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**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-flag-topic-action-has-missing-translations/82630 "2018-06-25T15:00:20Z")

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On this forum, and I think everywhere.

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## [Show an error page when click track fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-an-error-page-when-click-track-fails/82633)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-an-error-page-when-click-track-fails/82633 "2018-03-16T23:33:38Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Linkify words in post, theme component: The click track / topic link extraction code has had more than its fair share of bugs in the past, and it’s past due to come up with a mitigation so…

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## [How to attach a component to a widget with just markup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-attach-a-component-to-a-widget-with-just-markup/82634)

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**Author:** [@duranmla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/duranmla)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-attach-a-component-to-a-widget-with-just-markup/82634 "2018-03-09T17:00:03Z")

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Hi all, I am new in Discourse development, but I am on a project to create few plugins (for specific proposes.) I’m making a plugin to display a stripe of categories on the site and it has some other nifty effects, to s…

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## [Project ideas for GSoC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/project-ideas-for-gsoc/82668)

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**Author:** [@dashohoxha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dashohoxha)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/project-ideas-for-gsoc/82668 "2018-03-12T01:21:06Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Project ideas for Google Summer of Code 2018: The ideas page is the most important part of the organization application.

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## [Invite tokens without email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-tokens-without-email/82669)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-tokens-without-email/82669 "2018-03-10T18:03:21Z")

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Is there any way of creating “anonymous” invite tokens? I would like to be able to hand out invite links that grants access to specific groups to people whose email I don’t have. (Obviously, I’m talking about people who …

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## [Add the Discourse meaning of beta to the install doc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-discourse-meaning-of-beta-to-the-install-doc/82670)

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**Author:** [@willemb2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willemb2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-discourse-meaning-of-beta-to-the-install-doc/82670 "2018-03-11T02:57:55Z")

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If you grew up in a Microsoft environment, the word beta sounds like :scream::spider::cloud\_with\_lightning::ambulance: With the excellent 30 minute install document I got it working without a glitch and it has been runn…

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## [Scroll position issue for topic with 1 unread post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scroll-position-issue-for-topic-with-1-unread-post/82683)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scroll-position-issue-for-topic-with-1-unread-post/82683 "2018-03-14T01:51:51Z")

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If I navigate to a topic with only 1 unread post, then the scroll position ends up about halfway down the post. I’ve noticed this on various topics on Meta, and other forums, so I don’t think it’s topic specific. I have…

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## [When Discourse is first loaded, suppressed category topics still show](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-discourse-is-first-loaded-suppressed-category-topics-still-show/82691)

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**Author:** [@dd36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dd36)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-discourse-is-first-loaded-suppressed-category-topics-still-show/82691 "2018-05-18T04:22:03Z")

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Wasn’t sure whether to report this as a bug. I’ve noticed that when Discourse is first loaded, it shows topics from categories that should be suppressed from Latest. Then when I refresh, it shows correctly. Is this a …

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## [Using discourse as ticket system, so no balls are dropped 🤹‍♀️](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-ticket-system-so-no-balls-are-dropped-woman-juggling/82698)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 11:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-ticket-system-so-no-balls-are-dropped-woman-juggling/82698 "2019-01-23T11:01:59Z")

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I know there are other topics here floating around about using discourse as a ticket system, but I thought I’d start a fresh one to give a fairly complete picture of how we think discourse can be used with the current fu…

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## [Topic Tags - What purpose do they serve?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-tags-what-purpose-do-they-serve/82704)

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**Author:** [@McBlu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/McBlu)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-tags-what-purpose-do-they-serve/82704 "2018-03-15T17:16:02Z")

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What is the function of topic tags? Do they enhance the topic’s detection when searching the forum? Do they increase the changes of being detected by a search engine like google? For the people who use them to organiz…

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## [Hovering over a flair](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hovering-over-a-flair/82706)

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**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hovering-over-a-flair/82706 "2018-03-11T01:00:06Z")

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If you hover over a user’s flair, a text box pops up to display the “NAME” defined under GROUP settings. Recommendations: Display the group’s “FULL NAME” text in the pop-up, rather than the “NAME” text. Add a comment …

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## [\[Paid\] Jobs/Recruiting Board Setup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-jobs-recruiting-board-setup/82708)

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**Author:** [@keith1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keith1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-jobs-recruiting-board-setup/82708 "2018-03-12T05:53:06Z")

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What would you like done? I currently run https://realtimevfx.com, where we have a separated “Jobs” board (https://jobs.realtimevfx.com/) using a different service that allows recruiters to post paid ads for open jobs a…

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## [How are you using Webhooks?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-you-using-webhooks/82712)

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**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-you-using-webhooks/82712 "2018-03-13T20:29:27Z")

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I’m interested to hear how any of you are using the Discourse webhooks currently? What ideas have people come up with?

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## [Limitation of post per day in a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limitation-of-post-per-day-in-a-category/82726)

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**Author:** [@Faro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limitation-of-post-per-day-in-a-category/82726 "2018-03-11T21:45:41Z")

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Hello all, Sorry for my english, I try to do my best but it’s not my native language. We use (with pleasure) Discourse for our Discussion. For improve quality of debates, we want to try a specific limitation for some c…

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## [There has got to be a way to have a scoring based on the civility of a post, rather than just popularity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-has-got-to-be-a-way-to-have-a-scoring-based-on-the-civility-of-a-post-rather-than-just-popularity/82728)

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**Author:** [@mofosyne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mofosyne)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-has-got-to-be-a-way-to-have-a-scoring-based-on-the-civility-of-a-post-rather-than-just-popularity/82728 "2018-03-14T05:48:22Z")

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We need a scoring on how civil you are in talking to others. We have ‘love/like’ scoring, but we need a ‘civility’ score as well. And those two metric needs to be separate such that you may be hated by the community, but…

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## [Custom menu on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-menu-on-mobile/82729)

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**Author:** [@Francois\_Douville](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Francois_Douville)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-menu-on-mobile/82729 "2018-03-12T03:15:10Z")

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I am trying to make a custom menu on mobile for my forum. In fact, this is a menu that someone else has on his forum and I asked for his codes but something is missing, don’t know what! Probably in JS… This is what it s…

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## [Discourse comments aren't visible after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comments-arent-visible-after-update/82735)

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**Author:** [@MerryMinstrel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MerryMinstrel)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comments-arent-visible-after-update/82735 "2018-03-11T22:30:11Z")

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Hi! I left my Wordpress blog unattended for a while. When I came back and updated it, I noticed that discourse comments aren’t shown anymore beneath the posts. Newly published posts have text “Continue discussion at Dis…

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## [Hide staff tags from non-staff users II](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-staff-tags-from-non-staff-users-ii/82738)

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**Author:** [@ballistic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ballistic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-staff-tags-from-non-staff-users-ii/82738 "2018-03-11T17:55:38Z")

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There was a feature request: But in our case, we want to hide those tags completely anywhere on the website. E.G. we tag a few topics “to-be-promoted-next-week”. General users shouldn’t see it.

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## [Configuring a CDN - massive rebake coming up?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-a-cdn-massive-rebake-coming-up/82754)

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**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-a-cdn-massive-rebake-coming-up/82754 "2018-03-12T19:37:50Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Disable CDN causes old images with CDN URL can not be shown: @zogstrip I may looking at a global rebake in the near future, and I have hundreds of thousands of posts. Unless CloudFlare fi…

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## [Highlight color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-color/82757)

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**Author:** [@alekstrust](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alekstrust)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-color/82757 "2019-09-10T21:21:56Z")

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Hi, I’ve been playing with the color schemes. I’m trying to set the highlight color but when applied, the results are not the same colors, some kind of weird transformation is going on. See the next image: Is it th…

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## [Can a tag from a tag group be renamed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-tag-from-a-tag-group-be-renamed/82769)

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**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-tag-from-a-tag-group-be-renamed/82769 "2018-03-12T04:41:33Z")

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Pretty much what says. I’m on 1.9.4 stable. I defined a tag group and added a few tags but made a typo in one tag, then the tag got used many times on posts. I can’t find a GUI way to rename a tag - is there? I obvious…

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## [Full screening .mp4 videos fails on Chrome](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-screening-mp4-videos-fails-on-chrome/82772)

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**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-screening-mp4-videos-fails-on-chrome/82772 "2018-03-19T22:03:41Z")

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Sample .mp4 video: Niclas Lucenius - #129 käyttäjältä Desperado - Ex-Tapparat - Tappara.co On Chrome browsers (Android, desktop), if you click on the video player to make it full screen, the full screen players closes a…

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## [Site fails to load with js errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-fails-to-load-with-js-errors/82789)

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**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-fails-to-load-with-js-errors/82789 "2018-03-12T12:35:35Z")

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Our site (https://talk.remobjects.com/) started failing to load with the last few updates: Laden voor het &lt;script&gt; met bron ‘https://talk.remobjects.com/assets/ember\_jquery-27e777857b8c0730dacfe09cb11711365d21a5db…

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## [Match spaces in search with underscores in text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/match-spaces-in-search-with-underscores-in-text/82795)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/match-spaces-in-search-with-underscores-in-text/82795 "2018-03-22T22:45:32Z")

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When I searched for "enable local logins via email" (a site setting) an hour ago, I was surprised not to find a single post. Now I noticed that there actually are some posts containing enable\_local\_logins\_via\_email. How…

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## [Is there a way to change a core URL, e.g. /guidelines](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-a-core-url-e-g-guidelines/82837)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-a-core-url-e-g-guidelines/82837 "2018-03-14T04:47:18Z")

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I’d rather /conduct or similar. Is there a way to actually make the URL different? Or is the best we can get that we change the page content and link titles etc. but the URL is fixed?

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## [Discourse related niche domains e.g. DiscourseApps.com](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-related-niche-domains-e-g-discourseapps-com/82839)

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**Author:** [@rubydoob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rubydoob)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-related-niche-domains-e-g-discourseapps-com/82839 "2018-03-12T20:36:49Z")

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I purchased these discourse related domains a long while ago and if anyone is interested in buying them please get in touch: discourseaddons.com discourseapps.com discoursehelp.com discoursemembership.com If anyone…

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## [Checkboxes for custom flag reasons and anonymous feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkboxes-for-custom-flag-reasons-and-anonymous-feedback/82860)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checkboxes-for-custom-flag-reasons-and-anonymous-feedback/82860 "2018-03-18T15:26:37Z")

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Continuing the discussion from "Subflags"/anotations as part of flags: I found that older topic searching exactly for this sort of thing before posting anew. To add new perspective: We have a Code of Conduct with a li…

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## [Category settings: Anon email access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-settings-anon-email-access/82867)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_White1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy_White1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-settings-anon-email-access/82867 "2018-03-13T03:12:26Z")

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Hi. Setting up one of our Categories to allow anon users to email into the category. (We have a contact form that sends the output to the Category email address) On Category settings we had toggled this on Accept email…

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## [Widget attribute clarifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/widget-attribute-clarifications/82870)

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**Author:** [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/widget-attribute-clarifications/82870 "2018-03-13T19:09:04Z")

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As I have been continuing down the rabbit-hole that is Discourse dev, I came to something that I could use some clarification on if possible. I could be missing something extremely obvious, but here’s where I need some h…

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