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## [Is it possible to locally host Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-locally-host-discourse/107144)

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**Author:** [@Teddy\_H](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Teddy_H)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-locally-host-discourse/107144 "2019-03-09T18:11:24Z")

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I want to host discource locally just to test the forums, I don’t have a card to verify with atm so I can’t use the discource free trial. But is it possible and how would I accomplish that?

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## [PM autoresponder for admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pm-autoresponder-for-admins/107153)

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**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pm-autoresponder-for-admins/107153 "2023-03-06T23:59:46Z")

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Update 07.03.2023: Updated and tested with 3.0 stable. The toggle has been moved, for more info, click here. First, let me say that I am no developer, I only sponsored this work. I will not be able to support this in an…

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## [UI not loading after git pull update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-not-loading-after-git-pull-update/107154)

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**Author:** [@sindork](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sindork)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-not-loading-after-git-pull-update/107154 "2019-01-22T10:22:48Z")

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Just ran a git pull and rebuild my discourse instance. Webserver is running. Background loads. But there is no UI. Pretty much nothing in the body tags loads. I’ve tried rebuilding the app and restarting my server. Still…

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## [Private message keyword scanner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-keyword-scanner/107155)

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**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-keyword-scanner/107155 "2023-04-10T09:57:42Z")

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Updated on 07.03.2023 and tested for 3.0 stable. A new feature is included! A chat scanner. The same keywords set for your PM scan will trigger text inside chat conversations. However, to avoid lots of notifications, the…

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## [User\_name\_suggester will become buggy when in non-english version discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-name-suggester-will-become-buggy-when-in-non-english-version-discourse/107161)

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**Author:** [@lisbethw1130](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisbethw1130)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-name-suggester-will-become-buggy-when-in-non-english-version-discourse/107161 "2019-10-01T18:42:22Z")

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Hi, this is Lisbeth from Taiwan. We use Traditional Chinese version discourse here, and we found this bug when our anonymous username become random hex which looks creepy for friendly users LOL. Our first 100 anonymous…

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## [When do category descriptions appear in the category list box?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-do-category-descriptions-appear-in-the-category-list-box/107162)

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**Author:** [@dave\_odiakaose](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dave_odiakaose)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-do-category-descriptions-appear-in-the-category-list-box/107162 "2019-01-22T10:25:33Z")

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hello i managed to install discourse through Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting) but now im having challenges on building my first community. First i need help with category placement. i want my categories to be arran…

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## [Customize discobot certificate logo image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-discobot-certificate-logo-image/107163)

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**Author:** [@AndreaG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndreaG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-discobot-certificate-logo-image/107163 "2019-01-22T12:05:15Z")

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Hi Guys, is it possible to change the “logo-small” image with a custom image?

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## [BlogRoll (Blog List)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blogroll-blog-list/107174)

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**Author:** [@leopedrini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leopedrini)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blogroll-blog-list/107174 "2019-01-22T18:40:02Z")

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Hello, Does discourse have some feature similar to Blogroll? https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-blogroll-3476580

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## [Can I display a Font Awesome class icon next to a user Title?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-display-a-font-awesome-class-icon-next-to-a-user-title/107180)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-display-a-font-awesome-class-icon-next-to-a-user-title/107180 "2020-06-23T21:10:48Z")

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As per title really, can I somehow display a badge icon in / alongside a Title, like the Shield icon here? When we create new badges we use the Font Awesome class to generate the icon, eg: The icon then shows up …

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## [I have a dream ☺](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-dream/107184)

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**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-dream/107184 "2019-01-22T21:52:11Z")

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Since i discovered this software i fell in love with it, its something can give you almost everything to build a proper community online but i still have a dream :smiling\_face: The 1st is i wish to see one click plugin …

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## [AUFS was not found in /proc/filesystems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aufs-was-not-found-in-proc-filesystems/107186)

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**Author:** [@pirmax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pirmax)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aufs-was-not-found-in-proc-filesystems/107186 "2019-01-22T16:56:29Z")

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AUFS is recommended to install Discourse on dedicated server with Docker. I try since 5 days to install Discourse on my CT (container with Ubuntu). It’s a fresh installation of Ubuntu. When I type dockerd in console, …

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## [Using Discourse to add a forum feature to our current application?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-add-a-forum-feature-to-our-current-application/107192)

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**Author:** [@Hailee\_Miu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hailee_Miu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-add-a-forum-feature-to-our-current-application/107192 "2019-01-23T00:27:45Z")

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I am researching different avenues that my company can to take for adding a forum feature to our current application. Can it be integrated with Node, JS, and React? Can we use our current user login information to also…

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## [Consolidated Pageviews accuracy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consolidated-pageviews-accuracy/107193)

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**Author:** [@L30110](https://meta.discourse.org/u/L30110)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consolidated-pageviews-accuracy/107193 "2019-08-25T11:05:58Z")

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Not sure if this really relates to the consolidated view or a more basic issue, but I’m seeing the stats claim a lot of “anonymous user” page views on my site, which ONLY permits access by logged-in users. Other than pag…

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## [Data Explorer "Created By" Missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-created-by-missing/107195)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-created-by-missing/107195 "2019-01-28T09:26:54Z")

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Just spotted this and I think it may be a bug but thought I’d run it passed you all first. I created a new query, then after a couple of tweaks chose to delete it, from within the query editor view itself. Whilst still…

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## [Shortcut to reply prints an "R" into the composer window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shortcut-to-reply-prints-an-r-into-the-composer-window/107202)

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**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shortcut-to-reply-prints-an-r-into-the-composer-window/107202 "2019-01-23T15:10:34Z")

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Looks like we’ve got a regression where hitting R to bring up the reply composer while viewing a post prints an “R” in the composer window, where it should be a blank composer. I can reproduce this on both meta and try. …

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## [Categories icon in Mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-icon-in-mobile/107203)

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**Author:** [@ElForoViajero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ElForoViajero)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-icon-in-mobile/107203 "2019-01-23T19:56:47Z")

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Hi! Is there any way that the categories list in mobile view, the icon gets next to the Category title? I am doing my best, but I don’t know how to do that with css…yet :slight\_smile: Thanks a lot!

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## [Categories in mobile are missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-in-mobile-are-missing/107204)

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**Author:** [@Merlls\_Rizzini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Merlls_Rizzini)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-in-mobile-are-missing/107204 "2019-01-22T20:39:05Z")

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This happend after I upgrade.

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## [No connection to db issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-connection-to-db-issue/107210)

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**Author:** [@James\_Park](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Park)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-connection-to-db-issue/107210 "2019-01-23T17:34:28Z")

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Hi All, I am trying to set up Discourse on Windows subsystem for Linux and keep running into this issue. I must have gone through the steps at least 3 times now. I got to the part of starting redis and postgres and suc…

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## [Backwards SiteNavigationElement in structured data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backwards-sitenavigationelement-in-structured-data/107212)

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**Author:** [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backwards-sitenavigationelement-in-structured-data/107212 "2019-01-23T15:30:48Z")

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According to Google Structured Data Testing Tool, the URL is “next page -\>” and the name is “https://example.example/latest?page=1” for meta https://search.google.com/structured-data/testing-tool/u/0/#url=https%3A%2F…

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## [Missing field mainEntity.acceptedAnswer.text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-field-mainentity-acceptedanswer-text/107230)

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**Author:** [@Kampfkarren](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kampfkarren)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-field-mainentity-acceptedanswer-text/107230 "2022-12-06T18:13:52Z")

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Hello. Currently, we are getting this message in our Google Search Console. I’m not entirely sure what it means, but I feel it’s related to the solved plugin. Can I get more insight on what this is? A fix?

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## [Question Answer Website for patients](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-answer-website-for-patients/107248)

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**Author:** [@doctor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/doctor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-answer-website-for-patients/107248 "2019-01-23T06:49:44Z")

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I want to have a website much like stack overflow but it will be directed for helping patients and answering their questions. It would basically be a question answer website with gamification( points system and leaderbo…

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## [What do we mean by 'anonymous'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-we-mean-by-anonymous/107262)

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**Author:** [@rizka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rizka)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 6:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-do-we-mean-by-anonymous/107262 "2019-01-24T06:10:07Z")

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The word ‘anonymous’ currently means a few things in Discourse. The user is not logged in or doesn’t have an account. The user is logged in but is in anonymous mode. Furthermore, a staff member can anonymize a u…

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## [ActivityPub Implementation for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-implementation-for-discourse/107263)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-implementation-for-discourse/107263 "2019-01-23T10:27:53Z")

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Description of work With thousands of Discourse instances on the Web, it became difficult to participate meaningfully in more than a handful of them. One usually sticks to a few so as to avoid spreading oneself too thin.…

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## [Native app auth questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/native-app-auth-questions/107264)

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**Author:** [@ymi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ymi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/native-app-auth-questions/107264 "2019-01-23T10:09:42Z")

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I am not sure if this is the correct thread for my question. I currently have a native app with API backend system and I am looking to integrate with Discourse API for our app forum module. I am wondering will it be pos…

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## [Integration Zendesk/Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-zendesk-discourse/107274)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Benghozi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan_Benghozi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-zendesk-discourse/107274 "2021-02-23T07:24:52Z")

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Hi everyone, We are thinking of setting up a community platform and already have a help center via zendesk + support via zendesk. Wondering if any of you have already integrated discourse with zendesk to: 1- have disco…

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## [Content of incoming emails shouldn't be deleted when the "Mailing list mirror" setting is enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-of-incoming-emails-shouldnt-be-deleted-when-the-mailing-list-mirror-setting-is-enabled/107280)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-of-incoming-emails-shouldnt-be-deleted-when-the-mailing-list-mirror-setting-is-enabled/107280 "2019-01-23T12:33:34Z")

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Currently incoming emails go through a process to delete signatures, entire replies quoted, and basically any noise not part of the actual new message. While this is working well for the Reply Via Email use cases, for th…

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## [Add support for better oneboxing of Reddit images?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-better-oneboxing-of-reddit-images/107282)

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**Author:** [@marcozambi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcozambi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-better-oneboxing-of-reddit-images/107282 "2019-05-27T12:50:39Z")

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Not sure if this is expected and how to check if it is, but sometimes the oneboxing of reddit topics returns a properly formatted Onebox, like in this case: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/ain1kk/elon\_musk\_why\_…

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## [Stop using Amazon s3 for uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-using-amazon-s3-for-uploads/107286)

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**Author:** [@discourseuser100](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discourseuser100)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-using-amazon-s3-for-uploads/107286 "2021-08-22T19:19:40Z")

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I want to stop using Amazon s3 for uploads. I’ve not done a rake task like this so want to check things before I run on the live environment. My plan is to use a clone of my live server to test the rake task uploads:mi…

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## [Who has visited your topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-has-visited-your-topic/107287)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-has-visited-your-topic/107287 "2019-01-25T08:46:45Z")

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it’s really not that important who has visited your topics, but it’d definitely engage inexpert people to write better and more structured topics if they know that best people of the forum has visited their topic, trying…

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## [Dutch language email link text bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dutch-language-email-link-text-bug/107303)

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**Author:** [@Rogier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rogier)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dutch-language-email-link-text-bug/107303 "2019-01-23T20:14:47Z")

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Discourse sends emails that includes links to the topic; the link text in English is “Visit topic”. This is fine. When setting the interface language to Dutch the link text includes the article, and this is wrong: Curr…

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