# Hot

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## [When editing a category, clicking "edit description" redirects without saving](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-editing-a-category-clicking-edit-description-redirects-without-saving/111797)

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**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-editing-a-category-clicking-edit-description-redirects-without-saving/111797 "2019-03-17T15:21:27Z")

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I was editing a category and changed the name / slug. Then clicked the “Edit Description” button. It wasn’t clear to me that this would redirect to a different page (the description topic); makes sense though I thought …

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## [Toggling shared draft causes encoding issue when title has quotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggling-shared-draft-causes-encoding-issue-when-title-has-quotes/111798)

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**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 7:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggling-shared-draft-causes-encoding-issue-when-title-has-quotes/111798 "2019-03-25T07:46:00Z")

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See video below!

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## [Can Discourse limit topics to single users? Can these topics be created automatically upon new user registration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-limit-topics-to-single-users-can-these-topics-be-created-automatically-upon-new-user-registration/111799)

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**Author:** [@waffleslop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/waffleslop)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-limit-topics-to-single-users-can-these-topics-be-created-automatically-upon-new-user-registration/111799 "2019-03-17T20:32:42Z")

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I have a simple need for a forum/discussion platform for the features listed below. So far, I’ve found Wordpress + BBPress + MemberMouse to be adequate, but I really like some of Discourse’s functionality. Therefore, is…

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## [Idea: Reject topic reason](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-reject-topic-reason/111803)

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**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-reject-topic-reason/111803 "2019-09-23T13:49:10Z")

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For heavy moderated instances like mine, where we vet new members for a few days/weeks, a reject reason box that sends a notification to the topic starter would be great. Currently, if a topic/post gets rejected under th…

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## [Either 'acceptedAnswer' or 'suggestedAnswer' should be specified](https://meta.discourse.org/t/either-acceptedanswer-or-suggestedanswer-should-be-specified/111809)

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**Author:** [@Arta\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arta_S)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/either-acceptedanswer-or-suggestedanswer-should-be-specified/111809 "2019-03-19T05:50:38Z")

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I am getting this in Google Webmaster Console. Should I be worried?

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## [Access the current user's language in a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-the-current-users-language-in-a-plugin/111814)

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**Author:** [@permacultureProgram](https://meta.discourse.org/u/permacultureProgram)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-the-current-users-language-in-a-plugin/111814 "2019-03-17T20:57:39Z")

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Is it possible to access a logged in user’s language settings via the plugin api in javascript? I.e.: in my plugin initializer: function initializePlugin(api) { const currentUser = api.getCurrentUser(); console.log…

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## [Splitting topic into a new message for moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-topic-into-a-new-message-for-moderation/111825)

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**Author:** [@Zeemah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zeemah)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-topic-into-a-new-message-for-moderation/111825 "2019-03-18T01:58:36Z")

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I recently came across a situation where I needed to talk to a user about further clarification about what his topic was about, to ensure that they didn’t disobey the rules. I initially started the conversation on the or…

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## [Archiving the public data of a forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archiving-the-public-data-of-a-forum/111829)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archiving-the-public-data-of-a-forum/111829 "2019-03-17T21:21:26Z")

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I’d like to enquire about what options there are for the public archiving of a forum. We have recently migrated from phpBB, and we previously had a script that would archive the public posts to a text file. Are there an…

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## [Migrate to minio](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-to-minio/111830)

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**Author:** [@zh99998](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zh99998)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-to-minio/111830 "2019-03-18T11:16:30Z")

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I configured minio as image upload storage, it works well for new uploads, but I can’t migrate olds into that. root@9c9267547230:/var/www/discourse# rake uploads:migrate\_to\_s3 Migrating uploads to S3 for 'default'... So…

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## [Missing letter avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-letter-avatars/111834)

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**Author:** [@Mkoll](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mkoll)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-letter-avatars/111834 "2019-03-17T15:33:54Z")

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Hello, I’m a regular forum member at discourse.suttacentral.net. Not so long ago, avatars have been missing, as in the picture below, the top is Chrome where they’ve disappeared and the bottom is Edge where they’re an “…

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## [Issues Configuring Respond by Email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-configuring-respond-by-email/111851)

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**Author:** [@Timelord](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timelord)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-configuring-respond-by-email/111851 "2019-03-17T19:44:44Z")

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Hey gang. I am finally getting around to setting up the respond via email functionality. I have followed the official guide, however I am seeing the following in the /logs \`Email can not be processed: Email::Receiver:…

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## [Better error message for uneditable "user\_notifications.confirm\_old\_email" texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-error-message-for-uneditable-user-notifications-confirm-old-email-texts/111853)

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**Author:** [@Ankhamax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ankhamax)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-error-message-for-uneditable-user-notifications-confirm-old-email-texts/111853 "2019-04-02T12:21:28Z")

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The following two strings are missing on the latest version (Discourse 2.3.0.beta5). 1. requestedUrl: "/admin/customize/site\_texts/user\_notifications.confirm\_old\_email.subject\_template" 2. responseJSON: {errors: Array(1…

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## [Installation fails on my Debian server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-fails-on-my-debian-server/111859)

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**Author:** [@DustVoice](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DustVoice)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-fails-on-my-debian-server/111859 "2019-03-18T22:15:38Z")

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Undortunately I can’t get the basic discourse setup working. It always stops at the exact same point: I, \[2019-03-17T15:32:36.676696 #14\] INFO -- : \> cp /var/www/discourse/config/nginx.sample.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/dis…

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## [Upgrade failed - could use some help to try and fix using SSH](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failed-could-use-some-help-to-try-and-fix-using-ssh/111869)

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**Author:** [@asampal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asampal)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failed-could-use-some-help-to-try-and-fix-using-ssh/111869 "2020-11-04T17:51:44Z")

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Yesterday I had an admin message about upgrades. From the web UI, I did the Docker upgrade first and this seemed to go well. After it finished, the upgrade button for Discourse was enabled and I initiated that. At some p…

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## [Custom avatars and images not showing after upgrade, setting favicon/custom avatars in web UI gives "Access Denied"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-avatars-and-images-not-showing-after-upgrade-setting-favicon-custom-avatars-in-web-ui-gives-access-denied/111875)

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**Author:** [@asampal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asampal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-avatars-and-images-not-showing-after-upgrade-setting-favicon-custom-avatars-in-web-ui-gives-access-denied/111875 "2019-03-22T05:40:12Z")

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I just upgraded to the latest and for some reason avatars are no longer showing. Searching here led me to this command RAILS\_ENV=production bundle exec rake avatars:clean which looks like it might help fix this, but I’m …

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## [What does the timeline back button do?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-the-timeline-back-button-do/111883)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-the-timeline-back-button-do/111883 "2019-06-03T09:37:20Z")

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If I scroll up a bunch in a topic, the back button appears next to the Discourse post scroll bar. But depending on how far I scroll up, I often have to click the button several times to get back to where I was. I’m havin…

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## [Showing the Invite button in a subcategory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-the-invite-button-in-a-subcategory/111885)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-the-invite-button-in-a-subcategory/111885 "2019-03-18T02:11:12Z")

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Sometimes we have categories with the invite button. Sometimes we don’t. What settings have to be in place for the Invite button to be shown on a subcategory?

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## [Imported user unable to log in if no SSO details in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imported-user-unable-to-log-in-if-no-sso-details-in-discourse/111886)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imported-user-unable-to-log-in-if-no-sso-details-in-discourse/111886 "2019-03-18T17:25:30Z")

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If a user who was imported and does not have an external ID in Discourse tries to log in to Discourse for the first time since importing he will get the There is a problem with your account. Please contact the site’s adm…

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## [Avatars are broken after migrating to minio](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-are-broken-after-migrating-to-minio/111888)

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**Author:** [@zh99998](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zh99998)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-are-broken-after-migrating-to-minio/111888 "2019-03-18T06:18:38Z")

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after I migrating to minio, some uploads and avatars are broken. Failed to process hijacked response correctly : undefined method \`path' for nil:NilClass /var/www/discourse/app/controllers/user\_avatars\_controller.rb:15…

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## [Uncaught TypeError: o.lookupFactory is not a function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-typeerror-o-lookupfactory-is-not-a-function/111892)

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**Author:** [@dimka88](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dimka88)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-typeerror-o-lookupfactory-is-not-a-function/111892 "2019-03-18T07:22:18Z")

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Hello, I have an error in js like topic name if open forum page as guest user. Uncaught TypeError: o.lookupFactory is not a function at e.default (\_plugin-third-party-fc7d5d9e0f9bbf621f5e6a0c0536d2bda6a5dcd10875…

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## [Add Times clicked, and GitHub Gists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-times-clicked-and-github-gists/111895)

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**Author:** [@c0ry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/c0ry)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-times-clicked-and-github-gists/111895 "2022-05-11T01:34:55Z")

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as the title stands, I really like the ability to see how many times a person has clicked on the link in the discussion. Also, I wanted to know if I am missing something. I try to embed gists and they do not show up. It…

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## [User label for users in multiple groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-label-for-users-in-multiple-groups/111899)

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**Author:** [@michele\_minno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michele_minno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-label-for-users-in-multiple-groups/111899 "2019-03-18T15:01:45Z")

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Hi, I noticed that users who belong to more than one group keep the label of the first group they joined. Is there a way to select something like a priority among joined groups, so that the label near the user icon wold…

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## [Browser history issue when the home page is not "Latest"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-history-issue-when-the-home-page-is-not-latest/111909)

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**Author:** [@jack2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack2)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-history-issue-when-the-home-page-is-not-latest/111909 "2019-03-19T14:04:41Z")

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How to reproduce: Go to a Discourse website where the landing page is not “Latest”, for example Funcom. From the home page, click Hamberger menu \> Latest :right\_arrow: this gets you to the “Latest” page. Click the top …

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## [Broken Thai translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-thai-translation/111912)

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**Author:** [@Fecon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fecon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-thai-translation/111912 "2019-03-18T11:28:23Z")

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When I switch to the Thai language and go to Preferences/Account, the profile menu displays broken HTML. How can I fix this? I am using version 2.2.0 beta1 on Ubuntu 18.04 from a DigitalOcean application instance.

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## [External system letter avatars fail to download](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-system-letter-avatars-fail-to-download/111919)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-system-letter-avatars-fail-to-download/111919 "2019-03-19T12:58:24Z")

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I’ve got a high-volume site (~2 million page views/month) that I have just migrated from Hosted. There are no non-official plugins. I have a bunch of rails logs like: Failed to process hijacked response correctly : und…

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## [Users lists: sort by Last Emailed not supported](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-lists-sort-by-last-emailed-not-supported/111920)

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**Author:** [@Lure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lure)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-lists-sort-by-last-emailed-not-supported/111920 "2019-03-19T21:22:46Z")

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In admin list of users, like Active Users, there is Last Emailed column, but it cannot be used as sort criteria for the list - if I click on label, it does not sort the list? Is this intentional or bug? I find it useful…

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## [Differing topics between information and questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differing-topics-between-information-and-questions/111922)

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**Author:** [@Donna\_Askew](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Donna_Askew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differing-topics-between-information-and-questions/111922 "2019-03-19T04:28:45Z")

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We’d like to differentiate our topics between questions or issues and information articles like recommended practices, or a blog describing a method to build something. In other forums we have seen this by having these …

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## [Request to become English (UK) reviewer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-become-english-uk-reviewer/111923)

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**Author:** [@sau226](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sau226)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-become-english-uk-reviewer/111923 "2019-03-18T13:59:24Z")

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I’ve been taking a dabble at looking at the English (UK) translations for Discourse due to the date format that is different from US English. Could I please be added as a reviewer for the English (UK) team in Transifex …

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## [Expected 99th percentile performance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expected-99th-percentile-performance/111924)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expected-99th-percentile-performance/111924 "2021-05-21T11:14:22Z")

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I have migrated a high-volume site from Hosted to self-hosted for someone else to manage. I would like to provide them with as much information as possible to have them be successful in managing the site. This person is …

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## [Cannot read property 'whiteListIframe' of undefined](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-read-property-whitelistiframe-of-undefined/111927)

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**Author:** [@Rahul\_Goswami](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahul_Goswami)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-read-property-whitelistiframe-of-undefined/111927 "2019-03-19T04:25:48Z")

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Hi I am getting this error “Cannot read property ‘whiteListIframe’ of undefined”. I am loading a iframe into my Discourse. Because of this error the javascript function of the website which is loaded in iframe is not wo…

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