# Hot

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## [Overview: Single Sign-On (SSO) / OAuth2 (is this chart correct?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overview-single-sign-on-sso-oauth2-is-this-chart-correct/90231)

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**Author:** [@forumquestions](https://meta.discourse.org/u/forumquestions)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overview-single-sign-on-sso-oauth2-is-this-chart-correct/90231 "2018-06-20T08:00:41Z")

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I’m slightly confused between SSO, OAuth2, etc. so I tried to create a simple chart to get a general understanding. Is this correct? \[I’m not a developer but I need to understand this to make some decisions - thanks!…

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## [Menu does not get properly hidden](https://meta.discourse.org/t/menu-does-not-get-properly-hidden/90242)

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**Author:** [@anton1226](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anton1226)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/menu-does-not-get-properly-hidden/90242 "2018-06-20T05:10:33Z")

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The sort menu blocks the cateogry menu as in the image above. The version is 2.1.0.beta1 +316 and the browser is Safari iOS 11.4.

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## [Markdown table missing from edit history](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-table-missing-from-edit-history/90243)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-table-missing-from-edit-history/90243 "2018-07-12T07:11:07Z")

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Markdown tables are not appearing when viewing edit history for a post. The screenshot below should show a table with the first 11 elements of the periodic table: Actual topic: It should be noted that the HTML it…

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## [Cannot upgrade due to old version of docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-due-to-old-version-of-docker/90246)

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**Author:** [@Vaping\_Community](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vaping_Community)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-due-to-old-version-of-docker/90246 "2018-06-19T20:12:33Z")

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Went to admin/upgrade and was greeted with You are running an old version of the Discourse image. Upgrades via the web UI are disabled until you run the latest image. To do so log in to your server using SSH and run: …

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## [Incredibly impressed and not just with your software](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incredibly-impressed-and-not-just-with-your-software/90250)

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**Author:** [@Vaping\_Community](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vaping_Community)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incredibly-impressed-and-not-just-with-your-software/90250 "2018-06-19T20:29:01Z")

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So, Ive been using discourse for a few months now and I am incredibly impressed with this software, it is just not like anything I have used before, I admit I was very nervous at first, coming from a wordpress / PHPBB ba…

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## [Error on rebuild : No child processes (Errno::ECHILD) from /pups/lib/pups/exec\_command.rb:88:in \`block in spawn'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-rebuild-no-child-processes-errno-echild-from-pups-lib-pups-exec-command-rbin-block-in-spawn/90263)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-rebuild-no-child-processes-errno-echild-from-pups-lib-pups-exec-command-rbin-block-in-spawn/90263 "2018-06-20T10:29:41Z")

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Hi. wanted to install a plugin (data explorer) so I added the git line in my app.yml. The rebuild failed: 2018-06-19 23:24:37.160 UTC \[74\] LOG: shutting down 186:M 19 Jun 23:24:37.218 # User requested shutdown... 186:…

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## [Adding designs to pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-designs-to-pages/90264)

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**Author:** [@Blinq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blinq)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-designs-to-pages/90264 "2018-06-20T04:47:12Z")

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Hi, I was wondering how I can design a homepage with a quick one-time introduction page that can be closed out? Or even customize a login/signup box similar to Reddits’?

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## [Discourse activate account URL error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-activate-account-url-error/90271)

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**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-activate-account-url-error/90271 "2018-06-20T06:26:34Z")

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Hi, I set up new Discourse forum. But links in activation mails doesn’t work. When i click that link: " Not Found The requested URL /u/activate-account/ecdc121ef393c3530\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* was not found on this server. Addition…

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## [Auto activated accounts for WP Discourse SSO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-activated-accounts-for-wp-discourse-sso/90272)

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**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-activated-accounts-for-wp-discourse-sso/90272 "2018-06-20T08:47:58Z")

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Hi, I set up WP Discourse and configure it. I use Wordpress login system. I enabled “Sync user data.” option on WP Discourse. But when i create new account on Wordpress, it created on Discourse too but not activated. D…

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## [Seeing subcategories inline beneath main category in overview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-subcategories-inline-beneath-main-category-in-overview/90278)

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**Author:** [@Mister\_Leroy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mister_Leroy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-subcategories-inline-beneath-main-category-in-overview/90278 "2018-06-20T08:34:47Z")

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Hey, I’m trying to figure out how to configure discourse to show the subcategories in the main category overview, like so: Top is discourse, and bottom is our implementation. The important information category has a…

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## [Discourse live examples & a few questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-live-examples-a-few-questions/90279)

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**Author:** [@TCW](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TCW)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-live-examples-a-few-questions/90279 "2022-09-07T09:29:35Z")

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Hi all, I’m launching a product review website and I am interested in using Discourse. First question: can you show me your site where you’re using Discourse? Second question: Rather than just having a single thread of…

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## [Two line breaks in a row](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-line-breaks-in-a-row/90280)

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**Author:** [@Rene\_Hagspiel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rene_Hagspiel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-line-breaks-in-a-row/90280 "2018-06-20T09:23:26Z")

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Hello How can i get “\[Two line breaks in a row” and not only 1 ? regards Rene

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## [Uninitialized constant EXIFR::JPEG](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uninitialized-constant-exifr-jpeg/90281)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uninitialized-constant-exifr-jpeg/90281 "2018-07-09T02:31:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Uninitialized constant when uploading JPG: This bug is back. Happening right now here on meta…

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## [Migration: suppressing system topic close/re-open messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-suppressing-system-topic-close-re-open-messages/90292)

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**Author:** [@bletch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bletch)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-suppressing-system-topic-close-re-open-messages/90292 "2018-06-22T06:40:07Z")

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tl;dr can I suppress the system response to community flags during a migration? Hi, I’ve written a migrator for MVC Forum which has community flags (up and downvote). I wanted to maintain our downvotes as well as our up…

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## [Admin/dashboard-next.json TypeError (no implicit conversion of Date into String)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-dashboard-next-json-typeerror-no-implicit-conversion-of-date-into-string/90293)

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**Author:** [@ZackFea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ZackFea)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-dashboard-next-json-typeerror-no-implicit-conversion-of-date-into-string/90293 "2018-06-20T12:44:53Z")

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I did splited the installation of my discourse from standalone into data and web containers with basically an new clean install and restore from backup. After the restore was complete everything looks fine expect the da…

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## [Generating mailing logs for console to check installation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generating-mailing-logs-for-console-to-check-installation/90301)

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**Author:** [@Zooey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zooey)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generating-mailing-logs-for-console-to-check-installation/90301 "2018-06-20T14:09:59Z")

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I seem to be running with mailing errors after a local install with docker (I want to tamper with discourse, planning to use it on some sites in the future). The problem is that it requires mail to create admin. I’ve ch…

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## [Using Discourse to power comments in an event system or blog?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-power-comments-in-an-event-system-or-blog/90308)

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**Author:** [@Andy02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy02)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-power-comments-in-an-event-system-or-blog/90308 "2023-08-25T18:15:58Z")

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Now that Disqus has been taken over by Zeta Global a big marketing and harvesting firm, a lot of developers are hesitant to keep using it, leaving those needing a modular comments system without an obvious alternative. L…

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## [Invite tokens accepted and ROT13 transformed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-tokens-accepted-and-rot13-transformed/90316)

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**Author:** [@alxpck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxpck)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-tokens-accepted-and-rot13-transformed/90316 "2018-06-22T17:30:11Z")

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TLDR: Anti-virus software / Email client URL checking-bot is likely to blame. We’ve experienced strange behavior with three of our sites, that results in the user not being able to use the invite link we sent them—and i…

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## [The proper way to completely delete hundred of topics via rails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-proper-way-to-completely-delete-hundred-of-topics-via-rails/90323)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-proper-way-to-completely-delete-hundred-of-topics-via-rails/90323 "2018-07-06T14:20:18Z")

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Hi. I would like to delete ALL topics from a single category (~5000 topics) in order to re-import these topics from phpbb. I could delete these topics, but since Discourse doesn’t really delete them but hide them, my p…

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## [Sorry, that user has already been invited. You may only invite a user to a topic once](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-that-user-has-already-been-invited-you-may-only-invite-a-user-to-a-topic-once/90355)

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**Author:** [@jtlindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtlindsey)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-that-user-has-already-been-invited-you-may-only-invite-a-user-to-a-topic-once/90355 "2018-06-21T11:32:49Z")

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I was trying to invite a user to a forum topic a second time. The first time i did the invite, i didn’t have the user in the right group. I was thinking that the system was going to throw a error during the invitation, o…

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## [Webhook triggered groups on flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-triggered-groups-on-flags/90361)

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**Author:** [@sarahann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sarahann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-triggered-groups-on-flags/90361 "2018-06-21T05:07:44Z")

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Prerequisites : Have a group with some users in it (mine is called ‘forum-mods’ and has trust level 4 users in it) Steps In the /admin/api/web\_hooks panel, create a webhook with the following settings Login a…

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## [YouTube titles with single quote(s) causes topic title to get cut off](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-titles-with-single-quote-s-causes-topic-title-to-get-cut-off/90370)

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**Author:** [@cmwebdev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmwebdev)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-titles-with-single-quote-s-causes-topic-title-to-get-cut-off/90370 "2018-06-25T05:39:13Z")

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To reproduce: Paste YouTube link with title containing single quote in new topic title field Example link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6EbORDmpNY YouTube Title: Colin Wolfe & ‘The Chronic’ Fetched title cuts…

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## [Extend S3 configuration for other S3 API compatible services](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-s3-configuration-for-other-s3-api-compatible-services/90371)

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**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\
**Replies:** 56\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-s3-configuration-for-other-s3-api-compatible-services/90371 "2020-04-22T22:58:33Z")

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Hi everyone :grinning: This feature was requested by a lot of community members in this post. I’m planning to add support for DigitalOcean Spaces because it’s fully S3 compatible but if the community prefers another cl…

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## [Check whether a category name is available. API dry-run / custom slug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-whether-a-category-name-is-available-api-dry-run-custom-slug/90373)

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**Author:** [@ryancey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryancey)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-whether-a-category-name-is-available-api-dry-run-custom-slug/90373 "2018-06-27T05:35:16Z")

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I’m facing an issue where I need to check wether creating a category with a given name is possible with the API — in other words, if a category slug is not already taken. Right now, I check it by fetching /c/foobar.json …

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## [Category-wise RTL direction forcing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-wise-rtl-direction-forcing/90383)

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**Author:** [@yaron](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yaron)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-wise-rtl-direction-forcing/90383 "2020-01-22T17:53:36Z")

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Hey guys! I was wondering if there’s a way to force RTL for a specific category so if I have several communities from around the world and each one has it’s own category I’ll be able to let all the RTL languages categor…

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## [Admin -\> settings visual bug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-settings-visual-bug/90387)

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**Author:** [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-settings-visual-bug/90387 "2018-06-21T14:40:36Z")

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This happens on the default theme. If i enter the settings view and press the “Only show overridden”, the menu on the left side (Required, Basic setup, Login, etc.) modifies its height → it gets just a little bigger.

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## [I cant setup smtp. I tried everything](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-setup-smtp-i-tried-everything/90399)

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**Author:** [@bereno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bereno)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-setup-smtp-i-tried-everything/90399 "2018-06-25T16:48:24Z")

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I tried first Gmail bu it did not work. Than I tried Elastic mail and it did not work too. I cant see any error or problem but mails are not arrive. I used Intuz on AWS. I opened port. What should I do?

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## [Generate funding through CodeFund - now integrated into the discourse-adplugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generate-funding-through-codefund-now-integrated-into-the-discourse-adplugin/90406)

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**Author:** [@coderberry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/coderberry)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generate-funding-through-codefund-now-integrated-into-the-discourse-adplugin/90406 "2020-07-03T08:57:04Z")

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When you install or update the discourse-adplugin, you will see a new advertising option. CodeFund (formerly Code Sponsor) is an ethical advertising platform for the developer community. What does this mean? Releva…

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## [Discourse Oops message error 500 due to plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-oops-message-error-500-due-to-plugin/90407)

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**Author:** [@Ensar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ensar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-oops-message-error-500-due-to-plugin/90407 "2018-06-21T16:29:43Z")

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Hello, today I’m having this issue it came randomly It only happens on my account and everyone else is fine, and something that I notice is that I’m site admin, like owner of site and first admin account created. I …

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## [Set language interface on bulk invite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-language-interface-on-bulk-invite/90414)

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**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-language-interface-on-bulk-invite/90414 "2018-06-21T19:37:22Z")

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Hi, As I start to bulk invite users from different parts of our organization’s global operations, it would be nice if the bulk invite .csv file could take in a fourth column that sets the invited users default language …

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