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## [Notification levels (Watching, etc.) - All descriptions incorrect for Private Messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-levels-watching-etc-all-descriptions-incorrect-for-private-messages/87826)

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**Author:** [@jerry0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerry0)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-levels-watching-etc-all-descriptions-incorrect-for-private-messages/87826 "2018-06-11T09:36:56Z")

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The four different editable notification descriptions for private messages in Discourse have the following names js.topic.notifications.watching\_pm.description js.topic.notifications.tracking\_pm.description js.topic.no…

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## [How To Fix / Remove All Facebook Logins For Updated AppID](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-remove-all-facebook-logins-for-updated-appid/87831)

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**Author:** [@yyhmsg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yyhmsg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-remove-all-facebook-logins-for-updated-appid/87831 "2018-05-23T12:34:23Z")

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Due to recent fb changes, I created a new app for my forum facebook login (one that didn’t include unnecessary permissions as I had setup before). Upon adding this and trying to login I get: Oops The software powering…

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## [Docker Manager - remote commit hash should diff vs the installed version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-manager-remote-commit-hash-should-diff-vs-the-installed-version/87832)

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**Author:** [@Maisy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maisy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-manager-remote-commit-hash-should-diff-vs-the-installed-version/87832 "2018-05-18T18:46:05Z")

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Just had a bit of a brainwave regarding the Docker Manager. At present, when you see an update in the Docker Manager, you have the option of clicking on the commit hash of the new version: I would expect this to com…

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## [IP address being blocked, that isn't on the blocked list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-address-being-blocked-that-isnt-on-the-blocked-list/87833)

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**Author:** [@tim.smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tim.smith)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-address-being-blocked-that-isnt-on-the-blocked-list/87833 "2018-05-21T14:02:49Z")

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One of my users is unable to log in. He’s getting the error “You can’t log in as username from that IP address” (where username is his actual username). I’ve whitelisted 148.64.0.0/21, which should match his public IP. I…

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## [How to make people register on your forum and stay longer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-people-register-on-your-forum-and-stay-longer/87838)

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**Author:** [@ttttt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ttttt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-people-register-on-your-forum-and-stay-longer/87838 "2018-05-19T00:27:04Z")

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Hey guys i just started making the forum and noone seems register any idea how to promote my forum? any opinion would be appriciated

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## [User preferences: plugin-outlet "user-preferences-desktop-notifications" not translated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preferences-plugin-outlet-user-preferences-desktop-notifications-not-translated/87840)

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**Author:** [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preferences-plugin-outlet-user-preferences-desktop-notifications-not-translated/87840 "2018-05-18T14:49:09Z")

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I noticed that the text “Prefer push notifications on desktop” in the user preferences here on meta is not localised: The relevant code is here: Is this a “Discourse Meta”-specific plugin outlet?

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## [Inviting staged users on a site with SSO enabled?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-staged-users-on-a-site-with-sso-enabled/87841)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-staged-users-on-a-site-with-sso-enabled/87841 "2019-09-04T19:49:47Z")

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I have a handful of staged users who got deleted (don’t ask) and now am seeking to bring them back. I created them originally by addressing new PMs to them, and thought I could bring them back by inviting them to their m…

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## [Apps - collect/display last usage information](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apps-collect-display-last-usage-information/87842)

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**Author:** [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apps-collect-display-last-usage-information/87842 "2018-08-20T23:57:34Z")

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The Apps section in the User Preferences displays when an access has been approved. I suggest collecting and displaying information about when each access was last used, ideally per granted permission. (This data cou…

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## [Personal topic pinning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-topic-pinning/87848)

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**Author:** [@VegasVed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VegasVed)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-topic-pinning/87848 "2019-02-24T20:49:07Z")

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Hi, I wanted to suggest the ability for users to pin topics just for themselves. There are certain topics I follow regularly and bookmarks just don’t cut it. I’d like access to them at the top of my feed. Thoughts? Th…

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## [Possible to remove/suppress small\_action](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-remove-suppress-small-action/87851)

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**Author:** [@jordan1909](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan1909)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-remove-suppress-small-action/87851 "2018-05-18T19:01:28Z")

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Is it possible to delete the add\_small\_action item that shows up in some cases. I have written a plugin that will round-robin assign our support team to specific support cases, the issue however is if the topic gets mov…

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## [Allow '{comment\_url}' to be used when customizing comments using wpd\_comment\_body filter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-comment-url-to-be-used-when-customizing-comments-using-wpd-comment-body-filter/87852)

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**Author:** [@Sudaraka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sudaraka)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-comment-url-to-be-used-when-customizing-comments-using-wpd-comment-body-filter/87852 "2018-05-26T03:26:56Z")

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Hello all, I was working on customizing the comment content using wpd\_comment\_body filter. One of the requirements was to add the link to the exact comment in the end of the comment posted in wordpress site. I made a sm…

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## [When groups filter has no matches, filter field disappears](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-groups-filter-has-no-matches-filter-field-disappears/87858)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-groups-filter-has-no-matches-filter-field-disappears/87858 "2018-05-18T19:30:31Z")

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When filtering the members of a group by username or email using the field above the users list, the following happens: enter text which matches no users: The filter field disappears, and the message improperly s…

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## [Rebuilt Admin Dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilt-admin-dashboard/87860)

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**Author:** [@Nichalas\_Petranek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nichalas_Petranek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilt-admin-dashboard/87860 "2018-05-23T00:45:26Z")

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I just upgraded my instance of discourse to version 2.0.0.beta10 and upon first glance of the admin dashboard, it’s absolutely wonderful! I love being able to have a quick glance at the health of my community by graphs b…

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## [Shadow Banning Info?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shadow-banning-info/87863)

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**Author:** [@cori\_online](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori_online)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shadow-banning-info/87863 "2018-05-19T15:26:15Z")

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Can someone please point me to info about shadow banning? I’ve searched and searched and don’t see anything… Thanks!

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## [Restrict themes to certain groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-themes-to-certain-groups/87868)

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**Author:** [@Flower\_Child](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Flower_Child)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-themes-to-certain-groups/87868 "2019-05-14T08:56:43Z")

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I’d like a way to restrict themes to particular groups - for example, I’m hoping to give the donators group access to certain exclusive themes and ones that aren’t ready to be released publicly. There any way to do this? …

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## [Mix of Wordpress blog comments, public and hidden Discourse threads?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mix-of-wordpress-blog-comments-public-and-hidden-discourse-threads/87869)

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**Author:** [@Tjeef](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tjeef)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mix-of-wordpress-blog-comments-public-and-hidden-discourse-threads/87869 "2018-05-19T17:31:52Z")

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I have been searching around, and not being able to find a clear answer to this. (Partly maybe also because I am not so familiar with the Discourse terminology yet). I am assessing usecases in the hope that Discourse can…

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## [How to remove the "topics \_per week\_" count?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-the-topics-per-week-count/87873)

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**Author:** [@Anton1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anton1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-the-topics-per-week-count/87873 "2022-02-16T23:09:17Z")

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I have an active but low traffic forum. How can I remove the “topics per week” counter? Seeing “1 topic per week” or so in a category makes the forum look a bit deserted. Ideally I would just have a “Topics” counter wit…

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## [Removing the private message link/icon in header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-private-message-link-icon-in-header/87876)

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**Author:** [@jerry0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerry0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-private-message-link-icon-in-header/87876 "2018-05-21T14:09:04Z")

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Hi all, Would anyone have a CSS or code suggestion for removing the private message (PM) link in the header drop-down? We are aiming to add a PM inbox link to the top header and having two different links for the sa…

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## [Parsing RSS feed missing quotes + apostrophes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parsing-rss-feed-missing-quotes-apostrophes/87880)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_David](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Patrick_David)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parsing-rss-feed-missing-quotes-apostrophes/87880 "2018-05-31T05:22:44Z")

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Hi all! We’ve recently upgraded to 2.0.0.beta10~git49.9f422c93f6 and our latest RSS pull for comment embedding nuked apostrophes and quotes from the posts: The image example is from this page: The feed it’s pulli…

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## [Turning a topic into interactive fiction ;)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-a-topic-into-interactive-fiction/87885)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-a-topic-into-interactive-fiction/87885 "2020-02-05T07:47:44Z")

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:information\_source: check out the plugin version of this here: Discourse Frotz 🧙 After whitelisting the URL, I embedded this iframe into a post in the Lounge for a bit of fun. Result?: A fully working piece of clas…

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## [Building a more open internet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-a-more-open-internet/87886)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-a-more-open-internet/87886 "2018-05-19T19:19:44Z")

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Saw this tweet this morning: Happy to see people sharing knowledge in places that are: Open to anyone Referenced by a URL Referenced by a URL that is human readable Open for comment and discussion Based on Open Sour…

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## [BAD CSRF Response When Trying to Delete User by API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-csrf-response-when-trying-to-delete-user-by-api/87887)

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**Author:** [@ATPJD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ATPJD)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-csrf-response-when-trying-to-delete-user-by-api/87887 "2018-08-01T18:52:15Z")

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I am trying to delete a user by API following the docs. We use SSO, which seems to make the API require a cookie header coming from SSO authentication. I got past that, and as long as I supply the cookie, other types of…

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## [Mass operations dialog – long i18n texts overlap with button boundaries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mass-operations-dialog-long-i18n-texts-overlap-with-button-boundaries/87891)

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**Author:** [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mass-operations-dialog-long-i18n-texts-overlap-with-button-boundaries/87891 "2018-07-10T21:10:54Z")

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The mass operations dialog doesn’t look very well in locales with longer words (e.g. German):

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## [How to setup google oAuth2 on site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-google-oauth2-on-site/87895)

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**Author:** [@Garrick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Garrick)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-google-oauth2-on-site/87895 "2018-05-21T19:47:58Z")

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I see the options but cant find a tutorial of how this is setup?

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## [What are those variables in dump.sql](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-those-variables-in-dump-sql/87896)

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**Author:** [@uptownyumiko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uptownyumiko)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-those-variables-in-dump-sql/87896 "2018-05-20T16:20:01Z")

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Hi, I am trying to figure out information such as the people who posted the most, the people who responded the most, the pairs who interacted the most. I have downloaded dump.sql file but not sure what each variable rep…

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## [What is "Category Slug"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-category-slug/87897)

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**Author:** [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-category-slug/87897 "2018-05-20T05:52:18Z")

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I can’t wrap my head around it. What is that?

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## [Using Discourse for a short while, majorly impressed!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-for-a-short-while-majorly-impressed/87898)

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**Author:** [@JanJoost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JanJoost)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-for-a-short-while-majorly-impressed/87898 "2018-05-22T13:38:21Z")

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This may (probably is) not the best place to say this - but thank you! I’ve only been using Discourse for a short while now, but am majorly impressed! Not just with the software (a forum with 1000 members of which betwe…

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## [Custom footer disappears on some profile pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-footer-disappears-on-some-profile-pages/87900)

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**Author:** [@sarahann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sarahann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-footer-disappears-on-some-profile-pages/87900 "2018-07-16T12:30:44Z")

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Hey, @zogstrip I noticed a few more pages missing the custom footer that weren’t in the Groups section. (related to: Custom footer disappears in group -\> activity -\> topics) Prerequisites: Have a custom footer in your…

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## [Discourse hacked via sophisticated social engineering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hacked-via-sophisticated-social-engineering/87905)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hacked-via-sophisticated-social-engineering/87905 "2018-05-21T01:43:50Z")

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@pfaffman brought this story to our attention, and I’m glad he did, because it is fascinating: I’ll break down the specifics, and how we mitigate each one, in a reply.

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## [Accessing Custom Plugin Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-custom-plugin-settings/87930)

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**Author:** [@Gnisha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gnisha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-custom-plugin-settings/87930 "2018-05-21T06:35:44Z")

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Hello. I’ve read some of the guides on creating your own plugins along with accessing custom plugin settings, but so far I haven’t been able to get anything to work. So, I have the following in my settings.yml: plugin…

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