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## [Top Referred Topics and Trending search via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-referred-topics-and-trending-search-via-api/92142)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Walkom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Walkom)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-referred-topics-and-trending-search-via-api/92142 "2018-07-18T02:53:19Z")

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It’d be super great if these was available via an API call that could be iterated over time. That way we use it to identify trending topics/content.

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## [Get server-side controller method to be called via plugin route](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-server-side-controller-method-to-be-called-via-plugin-route/92186)

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**Author:** [@kleinfreund](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kleinfreund)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-server-side-controller-method-to-be-called-via-plugin-route/92186 "2018-07-13T09:33:50Z")

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Assume I setup a route in my plugin like this: plugin.rb: get '/css/styles.css' =\> 'plugin\_routes#show' ./app/controllers/plugin\_routes\_controller.rb: class PluginRoutesController \< ApplicationController def show …

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## [Moderators can IP ban Admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-ip-ban-admins/92204)

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**Author:** [@Karl\_Romanowski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karl_Romanowski)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-ip-ban-admins/92204 "2018-07-13T03:34:24Z")

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Moderators have access to the Screened IPs admin area and can block the IP address of an Admin, preventing admin login. The admin sees “There is a problem with your account. …” Expected: Moderators should either not hav…

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## [Private message without seeing other targeted users using API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-without-seeing-other-targeted-users-using-api/92212)

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**Author:** [@Martyr2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martyr2)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-without-seeing-other-targeted-users-using-api/92212 "2018-07-12T23:58:05Z")

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I did a search and looked around a bit but didn’t quite see quite like what I am looking for. I know you can private message users through the API and you can specify several target usernames as part of that which works …

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## [Do unlinked files get auto-deleted?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-unlinked-files-get-auto-deleted/92215)

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**Author:** [@ChameleonScales](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChameleonScales)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-unlinked-files-get-auto-deleted/92215 "2018-07-13T03:46:28Z")

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Say I drop an image in a post and some time later I decide to remove it by editing the post and erasing the markdown image link. Does the file get deleted from the server after some time? If not, is there any way I can…

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## [Cannot Backup my Development Instance (Fails)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-backup-my-development-instance-fails/92223)

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**Author:** [@ParticlProject](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ParticlProject)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-backup-my-development-instance-fails/92223 "2018-07-14T05:04:58Z")

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Hey, First time setting up Discourse here! I’m trying to backup my development instance of Discourse as I am ready to host it online, but when going in Admin\>Backups\>Backup, it says Backup Failed. Here’s my log: \[2018-0…

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## [What if badges could optionally synchronize group membership?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-if-badges-could-optionally-synchronize-group-membership/92232)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-if-badges-could-optionally-synchronize-group-membership/92232 "2023-10-11T10:46:03Z")

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I was looking at this topic today: Thinking through the problem one area Discourse is a bit weak is around defining “dynamic” groups of users. Give me a group of users that signed up more than 1 month ago Give me…

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## [Patreon SSO Login Button is confusing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-sso-login-button-is-confusing/92257)

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**Author:** [@Jay\_Dee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay_Dee)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-sso-login-button-is-confusing/92257 "2018-12-14T04:32:17Z")

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I was looking around and saw I should ping @awesomerobot about this. If I’m wrong, my apologies, and please point me in the right direction. Is there any way to make the Login with Patreon clearer that that’s what it i…

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## [Can't scroll through list of user's groups if more than one page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-scroll-through-list-of-users-groups-if-more-than-one-page/92259)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-scroll-through-list-of-users-groups-if-more-than-one-page/92259 "2018-08-20T09:13:11Z")

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If a user is in more groups than will fit on a page, there’s a bug because the load\_more\_rows URL doesn’t include the username. Here’s what in https:/FORUM/groups.json?username=some\_user 1. extras:{type\_filters: \["pu…

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## [S3 upload: Bypass Discourse local storage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-upload-bypass-discourse-local-storage/92275)

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**Author:** [@amoncadot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amoncadot)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-upload-bypass-discourse-local-storage/92275 "2021-11-30T17:08:31Z")

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Hello, We would like our users to upload files (images specifically but hopefully video later), however since we are running Discourse using Docker, there’s no point in Discourse storing the files locally before the fil…

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## [What are the steps for migrating Discourse DB to Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-steps-for-migrating-discourse-db-to-wordpress/92277)

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**Author:** [@paulmasri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paulmasri)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-steps-for-migrating-discourse-db-to-wordpress/92277 "2018-07-15T13:03:32Z")

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Starting from an instance of Discourse that’s already set up and running using its own database, if I want to switch over to embedding it in a Wordpress site using the Discourse Wordpress plugin and I want to migrate ove…

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## [How can I add custom hamburger menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-custom-hamburger-menu/92282)

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**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-custom-hamburger-menu/92282 "2020-04-12T07:33:20Z")

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Hi. I want to create new menu like Discourse’s hamburger menu and add some links to in it. What is the best way to do this? Thanks.

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## [JavaScript not loading on certain pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-not-loading-on-certain-pages/92297)

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**Author:** [@davisonio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davisonio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 7:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-not-loading-on-certain-pages/92297 "2018-07-17T07:07:37Z")

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An example is when I visit a 404 page and the custom brand header child theme is installed. The theme component works on most pages but on this page it fails with references errors After closer inspection it seems t…

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## ["Suppress category from latest topics" Unless it has comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-category-from-latest-topics-unless-it-has-comments/92307)

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**Author:** [@gerald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerald)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-category-from-latest-topics-unless-it-has-comments/92307 "2018-07-14T10:27:49Z")

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Hi, I suppress from the homepage a category that has many many posts that will otherwise flood the homepage. 99% of them are uninteresting posts, so no big loss… but a few of them are interesting, and because of that t…

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## [When a "Notify Author"-flagged post is deleted, @system says thanks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-notify-author-flagged-post-is-deleted-system-says-thanks/92323)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-notify-author-flagged-post-is-deleted-system-says-thanks/92323 "2018-07-18T21:18:46Z")

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DM thread on meta (admins only): https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-post-in-beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-on-macos-for-development/92110 I sent a DM flag to @mrded to suggest he edit previous posts instead of dele…

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## [Uncaught Errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-errors/92331)

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**Author:** [@grahamtrump](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grahamtrump)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-errors/92331 "2018-07-14T15:56:15Z")

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I got many errors as below: ▶ Summary How can I fix?

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## [Too many redirects after enabling https](https://meta.discourse.org/t/too-many-redirects-after-enabling-https/92338)

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**Author:** [@KevinWorkman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinWorkman)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/too-many-redirects-after-enabling-https/92338 "2018-07-15T08:04:04Z")

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I’m trying to enable https on an existing forum using this guide: Set up HTTPS support with Let's Encrypt I ran ./discourse-setup and entered my email address for Let’s Encrypt, and then rebuilt the app. However, now w…

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## [Is there CSS code to put HTML banner beside post topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-css-code-to-put-html-banner-beside-post-topic/92345)

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**Author:** [@Tungki\_Reza\_Prasakti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tungki_Reza_Prasakti)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-css-code-to-put-html-banner-beside-post-topic/92345 "2018-07-14T10:48:15Z")

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As the title say is there any way to put banner beside the whole Discourse interface like this , i tried some plugins but its warped with the topic

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## [Is there any online course to learn Discourse development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-online-course-to-learn-discourse-development/92353)

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**Author:** [@AbhishekVerma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AbhishekVerma)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-online-course-to-learn-discourse-development/92353 "2018-07-15T23:57:36Z")

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Hello Discourse, I am interested in learning Discourse development, can anyone suggest me an online course for that. That would be helpful! Thanks :smiley:

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## [Markdown css styles not shown when RTL is enable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-css-styles-not-shown-when-rtl-is-enable/92356)

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**Author:** [@YaserAlnajjar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/YaserAlnajjar)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-css-styles-not-shown-when-rtl-is-enable/92356 "2018-07-16T21:26:58Z")

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Hi I noticed that if I am using an RTL language in discourse, like Arabic or Hebrew, the LTR language markdown styles won’t show properly, sample:

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## [“Back to top” floating upward arrow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-to-top-floating-upward-arrow/92361)

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**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-to-top-floating-upward-arrow/92361 "2018-11-06T15:42:39Z")

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The lack of Home on smartphones is usually addressed by many websites by a floating up arrow button/link that, when clicked, puts you back to the top of the current page. Here we already have such tool inside a topic (t…

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## [How to change directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-directory/92362)

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**Author:** [@zyouchi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zyouchi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-directory/92362 "2018-07-17T08:54:17Z")

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Hello, My site uses Japanese by default. I wanted to change the permalink of the URL, I asked a question this time. It is now like …/t/topic/16(article number), and is it possible to make it like ../16? Or is it poss…

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## [User scores / Reputation plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-scores-reputation-plugin/92364)

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**Author:** [@eatcodetravel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eatcodetravel)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-scores-reputation-plugin/92364 "2023-08-16T12:36:36Z")

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Hello everyone, I developed a Scores plugin that calculates user scores from Discourse stats. This plugin is not ready to be shipped, but I would like to get feedback from you and see if there’s enough interest on t…

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## [Removing Let's Encrypt from installation choice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-lets-encrypt-from-installation-choice/92366)

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**Author:** [@KWCT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KWCT)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-lets-encrypt-from-installation-choice/92366 "2018-07-16T10:46:31Z")

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Hi there, Due to a copy/paste mess up when running ./discourse-setup on a new installation the last option is: Let's Encrypt : SMTP username I can’t get rid of this even when I re-run the setup. I guess that I’ll have…

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## [Notification Question](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-question/92367)

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**Author:** [@Nichalas\_Petranek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nichalas_Petranek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-question/92367 "2018-07-14T21:46:57Z")

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So I noticed that I had a notification in my panel that I have never seen before… I have two questions from this: What triggered the notification? What type of notification is it and is there a setting associated with …

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## [Copyrighted Youtube videos are not oneboxing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copyrighted-youtube-videos-are-not-oneboxing/92369)

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**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copyrighted-youtube-videos-are-not-oneboxing/92369 "2018-07-15T20:29:24Z")

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This happens occasionally, sometimes it works and it doesnt. I try refreshing and closing the page too but doesnt change anything. Even after trying hours later

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## [Onebox in a Details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-in-a-details/92374)

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**Author:** [@nlebl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nlebl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-in-a-details/92374 "2018-07-15T02:41:53Z")

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Simple question: how can I get a YouTube link to OneBox while in a spoiler? \<details\>\<summary\>example\</summary\>(Youtube Link)\</details\> ▶ example

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## [Website fails to fully load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-fails-to-fully-load/92380)

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**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-fails-to-fully-load/92380 "2018-07-15T07:41:01Z")

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This just randomly happened, any ideas? You cant access the site, just shows a blank backgroud :confused: I’ve tried cleaning the disk drive and rebuilding app too

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## [Plugin for auto posting to social media?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-auto-posting-to-social-media/92386)

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**Author:** [@Fsantiago](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fsantiago)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-auto-posting-to-social-media/92386 "2018-07-17T18:49:59Z")

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Are there any openings anywhere that will auto post new topics to your chosen social media accounts? Such as Twitter or Facebook? I saw one plugin for placing a live Twitter feed on your discourse site but what I’m look…

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## [Potential bug in store when hydrating find results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/potential-bug-in-store-when-hydrating-find-results/92394)

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**Author:** [@kleinfreund](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kleinfreund)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/potential-bug-in-store-when-hydrating-find-results/92394 "2018-07-17T15:14:17Z")

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What is the following line doing: discourse/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/store.js.es6 ? return this.\_hydrate(type, result\[Ember.String.underscore(type)\], result); In particular, why is the second argument o…

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