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## [What is the template for customizing the Users Directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-template-for-customizing-the-users-directory/108656)

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**Author:** [@zaino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zaino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-template-for-customizing-the-users-directory/108656 "2019-02-09T02:37:27Z")

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I have searched for quite a long time, so forgive me if this is already answered somewhere else. I want to customize the template that displays the User Directory ( /u or Users from hamburger menu). I am working on my …

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## [My broken Discourse install prevents theme import](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-broken-discourse-install-prevents-theme-import/108657)

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**Author:** [@ahmed\_alamiry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ahmed_alamiry)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-broken-discourse-install-prevents-theme-import/108657 "2019-03-04T13:00:59Z")

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## [Discourse-math not working on imported / migrated posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-math-not-working-on-imported-migrated-posts/108672)

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**Author:** [@Alfarhan\_Zahedi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alfarhan_Zahedi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-math-not-working-on-imported-migrated-posts/108672 "2019-02-08T13:41:55Z")

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I installed the plugin discourse-math and activated it from the admin panel. But, MathJax does not render the imported posts (imported from OSQA) correctly. However, if I edit the post (just clicking on ‘edit’ and not c…

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## [Comprehensive list of SiteSettings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comprehensive-list-of-sitesettings/108678)

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**Author:** [@tuttle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tuttle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comprehensive-list-of-sitesettings/108678 "2019-02-12T11:55:23Z")

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Hi, Is there a list some where of values I can set using the command line? It would be really helpful. Cheers! :slight\_smile:

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## [Category icons are suddenly HUGE (broken?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-icons-are-suddenly-huge-broken/108679)

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**Author:** [@Lafitte\_Bomee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lafitte_Bomee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-icons-are-suddenly-huge-broken/108679 "2019-02-08T15:05:03Z")

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Hi, starting from a few hours ago, the category Icons in the front page of our user community forum appear HUGE therefore pixilated and It doesn’t seem re-uploading the icons do anything to change it. We didn’t change …

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## [Social share component with WhatsApp Web](https://meta.discourse.org/t/social-share-component-with-whatsapp-web/108684)

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**Author:** [@dave\_odiakaose](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dave_odiakaose)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/social-share-component-with-whatsapp-web/108684 "2019-02-11T20:13:25Z")

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i just installed the social share component then added Whatsapp link: When i tried to share i got this message: see image! how can this be fixed?

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## [How can I see what external service I used to log in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-what-external-service-i-used-to-log-in/108685)

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**Author:** [@TallTed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TallTed)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-what-external-service-i-used-to-log-in/108685 "2019-02-21T19:11:00Z")

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I have multiple accounts on multiple services (Twitter, Github, etc.). Same avatar, same handle, different credentials. How can I tell which external service account I used to create my meta.discourse.org account? Not…

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## [Discourse 2.3.0.beta2 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-3-0-beta2-release-notes/108690)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-3-0-beta2-release-notes/108690 "2019-02-08T16:26:44Z")

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New features in 2.3.0.beta2 New shortcut (g s) to access first suggested topic Ever opened a topic, read the first post, and realized you don’t need to read the rest? Then find you have to scroll through all the posts to…

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## [Is formal German available?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formal-german-available/108696)

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**Author:** [@DDo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DDo)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formal-german-available/108696 "2022-08-11T10:09:24Z")

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After some searching on this, I must admit that I am confused. Do I understand correctly that there is no possibility to run a Discourse forum with formal German? In the business world, informal German is not ver…

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## [Allow moderators to change topic timestamp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-change-topic-timestamp/108702)

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**Author:** [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-change-topic-timestamp/108702 "2019-02-22T09:10:15Z")

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Admin should have the option to permit Moderators to change topic timestamps. We have employees tasked with posting specific topics that need to be backdated. Currently, my options are Grant these additional employee…

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## [Calling POST on /posts.json returns null](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calling-post-on-posts-json-returns-null/108704)

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**Author:** [@JakeFromStateFarm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JakeFromStateFarm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calling-post-on-posts-json-returns-null/108704 "2019-02-11T01:01:32Z")

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I’m trying to create a new post using the API (Discourse 2.2.0). In the settings, approve post count is set to 3 and approve unless trust level is set to 1: basic user. When posting valid data, the response is an HTTP 2…

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## [Rebuild fails from theme error, site won't start](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-fails-from-theme-error-site-wont-start/108713)

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**Author:** [@FoohonPie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FoohonPie)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-fails-from-theme-error-site-wont-start/108713 "2019-02-08T23:10:48Z")

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Hello, this morning my Discourse failed for me mid-usage, and rebuilding has me stuck. Initially I had the “Oops!” page, but after my first rebuild it won’t start at all. I’ve removed all plugins, official or otherwis…

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## [Moving posts to new PM did not invite all participants](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-posts-to-new-pm-did-not-invite-all-participants/108714)

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**Author:** [@danekhollas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danekhollas)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-posts-to-new-pm-did-not-invite-all-participants/108714 "2019-02-11T12:59:34Z")

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Hi all, let me just preface the new interface for moving posts around is great. :sunny: But, I got recently burnt when moving posts from a topic to a new PM. I moved around 6 post from 3 different people (one of them m…

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## [Rake users:merge on former admin account throws error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-users-merge-on-former-admin-account-throws-error/108716)

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**Author:** [@Jim.Morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jim.Morrison)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-users-merge-on-former-admin-account-throws-error/108716 "2019-02-12T22:07:06Z")

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A former admin has left the company and I am trying to merge his old account into his personal account and encountering errors: rake users:merge\['source','target'\] rake aborted! ArgumentError: ArgumentError /var/www/…

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## [Using Font Awesome 5 icon in JS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-font-awesome-5-icon-in-js/108727)

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**Author:** [@zaino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zaino)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-font-awesome-5-icon-in-js/108727 "2019-02-09T15:38:27Z")

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I need some help here. I have read through all the threads regarding FA 5 and I am still not sure how to do this. I want to use the FA icon as the link in an a tag within javascript. Here is how I would normally use the…

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## [Moderators can see the move posts to PM button but can't use it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-see-the-move-posts-to-pm-button-but-cant-use-it/108737)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-see-the-move-posts-to-pm-button-but-cant-use-it/108737 "2019-02-18T06:09:12Z")

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There seems to be a bug where moderators can see the option to move posts to a new PM, but can’t actually use it. Isn’t it reasonable to just remove the option to moderators instead? Here’s the image of what happens if y…

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## [Allow Sorting by Vote for Tag Filters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-sorting-by-vote-for-tag-filters/108738)

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**Author:** [@John\_B](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_B)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-sorting-by-vote-for-tag-filters/108738 "2019-02-09T09:22:08Z")

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Currently, using status tags is a good way to model the different stages for a feature request. See this topic for a general discussion. We also use the voting plugin in this way. However, one thing is sadly missing - w…

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## [How to consolidate the Pageviews by Tag?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-consolidate-the-pageviews-by-tag/108745)

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**Author:** [@Viki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Viki)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-consolidate-the-pageviews-by-tag/108745 "2019-02-11T18:06:26Z")

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Hello everyone, How to Consolidate the Pageviews of topics by particular tag? For example, I posted 30 topics under one tag called Support.

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## [Emoji upload fails - regression?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-upload-fails-regression/108746)

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**Author:** [@JSey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JSey)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-upload-fails-regression/108746 "2020-05-29T11:26:31Z")

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Hi all, I tried to upload a larger patch of emoji into my instance. At first, everything worked fine. Then, I increased the number of files I can upload to 20, and started dropping emoji onto the customize page. I had a…

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## [Identity Verification for public figures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/identity-verification-for-public-figures/108756)

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**Author:** [@swamidass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swamidass)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/identity-verification-for-public-figures/108756 "2019-02-11T00:40:41Z")

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What is the current best practice for identity verification? I’m running a forum that has more and more public figures coming. I want to prevent impersonation and sock puppetting.

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## [Moving a topic doesn't update post's toolbar with relevant tool options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-a-topic-doesnt-update-posts-toolbar-with-relevant-tool-options/108762)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-a-topic-doesnt-update-posts-toolbar-with-relevant-tool-options/108762 "2019-02-09T19:58:13Z")

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Hi, I noticed recently that if you have a category which does not use the Solved feature, but then edit the topic to be placed into a category that does, the toolbars (expanded from the ellipsis next to the Reply button…

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## [Where to Upload a File](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-upload-a-file/108766)

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**Author:** [@foros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/foros)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-upload-a-file/108766 "2019-12-12T00:05:59Z")

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Hi, I want users to download files I can store in my server. I created a folder at /var/discourse/, where I uploaded a .doc file so that users can download it just by clicking on the link, example https://www.example.co…

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## [Moderators can see the "show associated accounts" button but can't use it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-see-the-show-associated-accounts-button-but-cant-use-it/108772)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-can-see-the-show-associated-accounts-button-but-cant-use-it/108772 "2019-02-26T12:47:07Z")

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It seems like moderators can see the “show email”/“show associated accounts” button in user preferences of other users but can’t use it. Returning an error saying it’s forbidden(Error: 403) in the console. Here’s a scree…

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## [The order of badges in the "testing" section is wrong](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-order-of-badges-in-the-testing-section-is-wrong/108773)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-order-of-badges-in-the-testing-section-is-wrong/108773 "2019-02-10T07:15:59Z")

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I just noticed that there was a slight fault in the ordering in the testing section of badges. Instead of Bug reporter-\>Senior tester-\>Tester, it should be Bug reporter-\>Tester-\>Senior tester

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## [Multiple Cursor support in the composer / editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-cursor-support-in-the-composer-editor/108779)

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**Author:** [@B-iggy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/B-iggy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-cursor-support-in-the-composer-editor/108779 "2019-02-10T12:34:13Z")

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Hey Discourse Team, would it be possible to implement multiple cursors for the editor? Or does someone knows how I could make it happen (script)? Grav CMS (also a markdown editor) has this for example: CTR…

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## [Possible wrong counter of pageviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-wrong-counter-of-pageviews/108780)

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**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-wrong-counter-of-pageviews/108780 "2019-02-10T23:03:59Z")

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I just logged in to our Admin Dashboard, and I found this: I’m talking about the peak on 9th February However, neither in Cloudflare and Google Analytics, there is such peak in pageviews What can have caused t…

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## [Install Discourse on Synology directly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-synology-directly/108786)

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**Author:** [@chrisonline](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisonline)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-synology-directly/108786 "2021-10-12T19:17:28Z")

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Does anymore know if it is possible to install Discourse on my Synology NAS? I have tried the Package Manager Discourse Install but this is very old (version 1.2.1). So I want to install it manual via “discourse-setup”…

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## [Docker engine with 443 port already occupied](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-engine-with-443-port-already-occupied/108788)

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**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-engine-with-443-port-already-occupied/108788 "2019-02-11T19:39:25Z")

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It seems that my containers running on the docker have problems listening to the 443 port. root@vultr:/var/discourse# docker ps -a CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED …

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## [Backups have started failing due to server time being wrong](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-have-started-failing-due-to-server-time-being-wrong/108802)

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**Author:** [@modius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/modius)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-have-started-failing-due-to-server-time-being-wrong/108802 "2019-02-14T11:30:52Z")

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Out of the blue our backups have started failing. I’ve updated to the very latest version of Discourse and still have the same issue. Everything else appears to be working correctly. System reports the following backu…

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## [Apostrophe terms not being indexed for searching?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apostrophe-terms-not-being-indexed-for-searching/108803)

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**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apostrophe-terms-not-being-indexed-for-searching/108803 "2019-02-11T08:54:44Z")

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Has there possibly been a regression of this issue: Apostrophes cause strange search behavior On my forum, when I attempt to search “What’s”, I get no results, even though the word “What’s” is in the title of several to…

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