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## [Issues in Like Count for OSQA Migration to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-in-like-count-for-osqa-migration-to-discourse/94880)

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**Author:** [@praveendhinwa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/praveendhinwa)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-in-like-count-for-osqa-migration-to-discourse/94880 "2018-08-21T18:51:32Z")

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Hi guys, I am trying to migrate from OSQA to Discourse. I am doing bulk migration due to our platform having a relatively large number of users and posts. I have imported all users, posts and all the likes. I am facing …

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## [Image downloader should be more resilient to download failures](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-downloader-should-be-more-resilient-to-download-failures/94883)

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**Author:** [@plcosta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/plcosta)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-downloader-should-be-more-resilient-to-download-failures/94883 "2018-08-16T23:16:23Z")

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I have the same problem. The images contain in links are broken after 5 minutes and I received a system notification. My discourse version is v2.1.0.beta3. In 1.9 version this problem didn’t occur. @Canapin Did you…

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## [Discourse can't send activation mails after subdomain change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cant-send-activation-mails-after-subdomain-change/94888)

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**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cant-send-activation-mails-after-subdomain-change/94888 "2018-08-16T17:53:18Z")

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I used SendGrid for Discourse. But after changing subdomain on Discourse activation mails not sending. Our SMPTP Settings: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ADDRESS: smtp.sendgrid.net DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PORT: 587 DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_USER…

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## [Manifest orientation property](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manifest-orientation-property/94900)

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**Author:** [@larsgw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/larsgw)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manifest-orientation-property/94900 "2018-10-29T14:43:52Z")

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A while back the manifest.json orientation property was changed from portrait to any. This, however, makes Chrome for Android ignore the native Android orientation lock, which makes it quite difficult basically impossibl…

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## [Unsolving a topic does not remove autoclose](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsolving-a-topic-does-not-remove-autoclose/94907)

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**Author:** [@tmomas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmomas)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsolving-a-topic-does-not-remove-autoclose/94907 "2018-09-03T00:20:04Z")

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Shortly after installation of the solved plugin we noticed some topics having the autoclose message " This topic will close 7 days after the last reply." at the bottom, but there was no posting marked as the solution. W…

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## [Fake iPhone Review Day?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fake-iphone-review-day/94908)

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**Author:** [@jameshahnii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jameshahnii)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fake-iphone-review-day/94908 "2018-08-16T18:58:46Z")

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What’s with the flood of fake reviews on the Discourse iPhone app today? Just started my trial and it ain’t a good look.

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## [Owners are not assignable when Group created via API call](https://meta.discourse.org/t/owners-are-not-assignable-when-group-created-via-api-call/94913)

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**Author:** [@typeoneerror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/typeoneerror)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/owners-are-not-assignable-when-group-created-via-api-call/94913 "2018-08-16T20:26:33Z")

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NOTE: please see my second post below for the real issue. I am attempting to programatically create groups via the DiscourseApi (ruby gem). The Groups module seems to indicate that owner\_usernames is an optional param: …

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## [Running Reports on User Activities for Specific Time Periods](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-reports-on-user-activities-for-specific-time-periods/94915)

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**Author:** [@ArMK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ArMK)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-reports-on-user-activities-for-specific-time-periods/94915 "2019-10-01T23:13:24Z")

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Admin can currently run report on user activity and download as CSV file… extremely useful for compiling and analyzing data. However, the current reports show data accumulated over all time. I’m wondering if there is a …

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## [Tuning a Discourse server for performance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tuning-a-discourse-server-for-performance/94927)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tuning-a-discourse-server-for-performance/94927 "2022-04-04T22:43:56Z")

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Are there any guides (or Topics here on the forum) that provide tips on tuning a server that hosts Discourse sites for performance? I ran the ./Discourse-set and it set a quarter of the ram (to 4096mb) and added 8 unico…

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## [Is this right for my community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-right-for-my-community/94946)

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**Author:** [@Smonge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Smonge)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-right-for-my-community/94946 "2018-08-17T04:07:00Z")

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I like Discourse a lot. The installation on DO was super simple; only problem was setting up SMTP which worked flawlessly when I finally had the right settings. Here’s a little bit of background. I’ve been on a niche vi…

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## [Invalid lang tags on "underlined" locales](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-lang-tags-on-underlined-locales/94954)

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**Author:** [@Artoria2e5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Artoria2e5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-lang-tags-on-underlined-locales/94954 "2018-08-20T11:58:47Z")

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Locales like zh\_CN and zh\_TW seem to simply copy to the root-level HTML lang attribute, causing malformed values with underscores in them. The practical downside to this is that the CSS :lang(zh) selector simply won’t work, …

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## [Disable specific Badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-specific-badges/94957)

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**Author:** [@samnazarko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samnazarko)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-specific-badges/94957 "2018-08-17T04:25:32Z")

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Hi I’d like to disable the User of the Month and Thanks for Spending Time With Us badges. It’s not clear how I can do this currently. Thanks Sam

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## [Inconsistent Profile Picture Hover Text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-profile-picture-hover-text/94958)

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**Author:** [@jmana9](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmana9)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-profile-picture-hover-text/94958 "2018-08-22T01:20:46Z")

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I’m setting up a Discourse site for a club (v2.1.0.beta3 +136). I’ve set it up to show full names first. In posts, the hover text/tooltip for profile pictures is the full name, but on the “Latest” view page, the hover …

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## [Inline Image post via Thunderbird not processed properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-image-post-via-thunderbird-not-processed-properly/94961)

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**Author:** [@jmana9](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmana9)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-image-post-via-thunderbird-not-processed-properly/94961 "2020-04-29T15:33:45Z")

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On the site I am test driving with a few willing participants (v2.1.0.beta3 +136), someone created a new topic via email using Thunderbird with three inline images. Something got messed up, as this is what came through …

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## [Is installing Discourse for free impossible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-installing-discourse-for-free-impossible/94964)

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**Author:** [@PortalPlayer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PortalPlayer)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-installing-discourse-for-free-impossible/94964 "2018-08-17T06:06:18Z")

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I’d like to use Discourse but if the only way to use this is to fork over 100$ then I would just stick to something like myBB or phpBB

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## [Staff notes to a post add the note to the user instead of post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notes-to-a-post-add-the-note-to-the-user-instead-of-post/94981)

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**Author:** [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-notes-to-a-post-add-the-note-to-the-user-instead-of-post/94981 "2018-08-17T09:33:03Z")

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I added a staff note,via the moderator wrench to a post. Then to a second post. Now it seems that in all my posts (disregarding the topic) i see near my username the staff notes icon. I thought i added the note only to …

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## [Contributor Interviews - Bhanu Sharma](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contributor-interviews-bhanu-sharma/94982)

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**Author:** [@robmc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robmc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contributor-interviews-bhanu-sharma/94982 "2018-08-17T09:48:53Z")

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Meet the fascinating individuals behind the most recognised avatars here on Meta with our series of user-interviews. This week, we speak to: Bhanu Sharma @itsbhanusharma Location: New Delhi (India) Tell us a bit a…

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## [List of reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-reports/94989)

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**Author:** [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-reports/94989 "2018-08-17T12:16:57Z")

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Hi, I love the default for the reports showing the count instead of the graph, and the “All reports” tab. Unless I missed this from a previous release, it is now so much easier to get our monthly stats!, Thanks guys! …

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## ["Latest view" infinite load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-view-infinite-load/94990)

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**Author:** [@DNSTARS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DNSTARS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-view-infinite-load/94990 "2018-08-17T12:42:57Z")

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Hi guys, We’re running build 2.1.0.beta4 +72 at the minute and users are reporting “infinite loading” on latest view across mixed browsers and devices. It loads the first 15/30 topics for mobile/desktop respectively an…

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## [Slow rebuild on a cloud server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-rebuild-on-a-cloud-server/94993)

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**Author:** [@sirideain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sirideain)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-rebuild-on-a-cloud-server/94993 "2018-08-24T11:41:56Z")

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I have two instances of Discourse, both on their own droplets at DigitalOcean. The droplets are both running Ubuntu 18.04 with 1 vCPU and 1GB of memory and configured similarly. The instances are very similar in configur…

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## [Displaced user-card, need some help with CSS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaced-user-card-need-some-help-with-css/95006)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaced-user-card-need-some-help-with-css/95006 "2018-08-18T15:08:36Z")

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Hello guys, The user-card on my site is displaced very badly in such a way that it is not visible entirely. I have made a lot of CSS changes on my site, previously. I don’t how to fix it, need some help from CSS experts…

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## [Onebox Twitter embedding failing when URL contains valid Markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-twitter-embedding-failing-when-url-contains-valid-markdown/95009)

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**Author:** [@marcozambi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcozambi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-twitter-embedding-failing-when-url-contains-valid-markdown/95009 "2018-08-17T16:24:55Z")

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It’s quite a rare case, but if the URL of a link to Twitter contains vaild Markdown syntax, this breaks the embedding. For example https://twitter.com/\_TomCross\_/status/1030208369116827652 won’t be embedded. https://tw…

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## [Changing Email Associated With Notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-email-associated-with-notifications/95017)

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**Author:** [@David\_Kwan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Kwan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-email-associated-with-notifications/95017 "2021-04-07T00:05:11Z")

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A member of my community asked if they could have email notifications go to a new address rather than the one they use for their Discourse account. Can they do this or can we do this as admin?

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## [Database schema issues when migration InvisionBoard v4.3 to Discourse v2.1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-schema-issues-when-migration-invisionboard-v4-3-to-discourse-v2-1/95019)

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**Author:** [@oncletom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oncletom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-schema-issues-when-migration-invisionboard-v4-3-to-discourse-v2-1/95019 "2018-08-17T18:25:19Z")

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Hello, Thank you @pfaffman for the work on the InvisionBoard converter. I’ve been able to set it up, to connect to my remote database but I have a few questions after browsing the code and facing script errors. What …

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## [Multiple "first quote" badges being given](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-first-quote-badges-being-given/95033)

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**Author:** [@tehspaceg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tehspaceg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-first-quote-badges-being-given/95033 "2018-08-19T21:05:01Z")

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On our forums, we’ve had a few users that are receiving a notification for the “First Quote” badge despite already having the badge. Are there any logs that would help troubleshoot why a badge is given multiple times?

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## [Mailing List Mode Email Interval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-mode-email-interval/95040)

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**Author:** [@jmana9](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmana9)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-mode-email-interval/95040 "2018-08-18T00:12:35Z")

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Is it possible to change the interval between when a new post is made and when the email messages are sent out to users who are in mailing list mode? It seems to take about 10 minutes for emails to be sent. I would lik…

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## [Change the category image location](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-category-image-location/95054)

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**Author:** [@Wqnted](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wqnted)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-category-image-location/95054 "2018-08-18T12:51:47Z")

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Hello, i try to change the image category location on the home page, but nothin change when I put this on admin/customize/themes … .category-list .category .category-name { float:right; width: 90%; } .category…

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## [Resurrecting a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resurrecting-a-plugin/95056)

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**Author:** [@timmch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/timmch)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resurrecting-a-plugin/95056 "2018-08-20T14:40:20Z")

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With the intention of having a plugin that allows users to rate each other, I am trying to resurrect this plugin that hasn’t been maintained for over a year. It seems like there are some parts of the code that were desig…

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## [GDPR compliance when using public user profiles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-compliance-when-using-public-user-profiles/95059)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-compliance-when-using-public-user-profiles/95059 "2018-08-22T23:06:27Z")

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Hello, European data protection law, namely the GDPR, lists as one of its core concepts the principle of privacy by default. I think, the option hide user profiles from public should be ticked by default for new Discou…

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## [Discourse Email does not work after fresh installation (Zoho SMTP server)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-email-does-not-work-after-fresh-installation-zoho-smtp-server/95068)

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**Author:** [@permacultureProgram](https://meta.discourse.org/u/permacultureProgram)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-email-does-not-work-after-fresh-installation-zoho-smtp-server/95068 "2018-08-20T23:14:27Z")

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After a fresh install of Discourse on a new Ramnode server following these instructions, I am trying to configure the email to interact properly with a Zoho email client. So far, I have not been able to send any emails u…

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