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## [Tooltip undefined](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltip-undefined/76448)

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**Author:** [@bombledmonk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bombledmonk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltip-undefined/76448 "2017-12-19T21:33:00Z")

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Minor bug. See the following screenshot:

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## [Need Step-up Assistance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-step-up-assistance/76392)

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**Author:** [@BrickWood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrickWood)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-step-up-assistance/76392 "2017-12-19T21:41:20Z")

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What would you like done? I’m 1 person trying to run an entire company - from product development to manufacturing to shipping. I do it all - therefore, I just don’t have time to properly set-up my Discourse forum. He…

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## [Google Analytics setting configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics-setting-configuration/46466)

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**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics-setting-configuration/46466 "2017-12-19T22:33:29Z")

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I don’t understand the Google Analytics settings. If I put the code that Google gives m in the ‘ga universal tracking code’, do I need to fill in the ‘ga tracking code’ and ‘ga domain name’ as well?

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## [Amend "flag to re-open" to topic-is-closed posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amend-flag-to-re-open-to-topic-is-closed-posts/76459)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amend-flag-to-re-open-to-topic-is-closed-posts/76459 "2017-12-19T23:11:42Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Contributor Interviews – Felix "fefrei" - #19 by vinothkannans This is a great idea, but it’s not quite as easily implemented as it may seem. Searching for closed in Customize → Text Con…

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## [Anyone built community first, then developed and sold new software to it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-built-community-first-then-developed-and-sold-new-software-to-it/75301)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-built-community-first-then-developed-and-sold-new-software-to-it/75301 "2017-12-20T01:26:00Z")

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Do you know of any cases when a community was built first by enthusiasts, and only then came an idea for industry-specific software, then the software was built and sold successfully to the community?

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## [Where is the Setting for Opening a Hyperlink in a New Window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-setting-for-opening-a-hyperlink-in-a-new-window/76463)

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**Author:** [@BrickWood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrickWood)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-setting-for-opening-a-hyperlink-in-a-new-window/76463 "2017-12-20T01:34:51Z")

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I hate to ask this rookie question - but I’m trying to find out why all of my hyperlinks in my forum DO NOT open in a new window - they just open in the existing window. Where is the checkbox / setting that makes hyperl…

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## [Minor CSS Change Proposal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-css-change-proposal/76435)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_David](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Patrick_David)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-css-change-proposal/76435 "2017-12-20T01:37:10Z")

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Hi all! Happy Holidays! I’ve got users on my instance (discuss.pixls.us) that have what I think is a reasonable request: the spacing between list elements could be increased a bit. At the moment, list items don’t have…

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## [Plugin howto self-announcement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-howto-self-announcement/76458)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-howto-self-announcement/76458 "2017-12-20T03:06:00Z")

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One of our customer’s sites gave me an idea earlier that was well-received by the team so I’d like to hear what the community thinks of it. Do you think it’d be pretty cool if plugins automatically injected a “how to u…

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## [Ability to set a topic reminder for someone else?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-set-a-topic-reminder-for-someone-else/76430)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-set-a-topic-reminder-for-someone-else/76430 "2017-12-20T03:55:11Z")

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I just came across a situation where I wanted to be able to set a topic reminder for another moderator and was unable to do so. I realize this is likely to be be abused by delegation happy admins but I still think it mig…

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## [DISCOURSE\_DB\_PASSWORD can not start with \`#\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-db-password-can-not-start-with/76409)

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**Author:** [@SimonWu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SimonWu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-db-password-can-not-start-with/76409 "2017-12-20T05:58:09Z")

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Even you quote the password as DISCOURSE\_DB\_PASSWORD=“#XXXXX”. You can pass db:rake. But you will meet with fe\_sendauth: no password supplied error when starting the discourse container.

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## [Custom menu with an AJAX call](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-menu-with-an-ajax-call/76267)

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**Author:** [@Happy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Happy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-menu-with-an-ajax-call/76267 "2017-12-20T08:14:16Z")

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Hello, I set up a forum and I would like to have the same menu as the site on the forum. So for that, I have a route that returns the menu. I see two solutions: make an ajax call and append the result in the dom or cre…

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## [\[API\] data loss caused by changed behaviour of custom user\_field update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-data-loss-caused-by-changed-behaviour-of-custom-user-field-update/74990)

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**Author:** [@PhALDan.test](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PhALDan.test)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-data-loss-caused-by-changed-behaviour-of-custom-user-field-update/74990 "2017-12-20T08:35:47Z")

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For example I have configured two custom user\_fields: 1 and 2 Executing the following request to update custom user\_field 2 clears the content of the custom user\_field 1: curl -X PUT -d 'user\_fields\[2\]=Lorem ipsum' htt…

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## [Characters that change post formatting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/characters-that-change-post-formatting/76469)

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**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/characters-that-change-post-formatting/76469 "2017-12-20T09:45:22Z")

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I discovered that placing = on the line after text makes it a heading, which is handy. I also noticed that ~~~ causes formatting changes, but I’m not sure what. Is there a list of all of these characters which impact f…

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## [Disable memory warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-memory-warning/76240)

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**Author:** [@thatawesomeguy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thatawesomeguy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-memory-warning/76240 "2017-12-20T11:46:05Z")

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Hi, I am hosting Discourse on a VPS with 1GB memory. I had some issues installing it initially because although it has 1GB installed the environment reports just under 1GB (991448 kB available). I modified the install …

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## [Ability to only backup uploaded data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-only-backup-uploaded-data/76474)

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**Author:** [@kyrias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyrias)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-only-backup-uploaded-data/76474 "2017-12-20T15:13:18Z")

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To make backup management easier and more consistent with the rest of our infrastructure we’re using an external PostgreSQL instance. This server has automatic backups separately from Discourse’s own, and the server is …

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## [What kind of data my web site need to provide so discource can onebox content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-kind-of-data-my-web-site-need-to-provide-so-discource-can-onebox-content/76479)

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**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-kind-of-data-my-web-site-need-to-provide-so-discource-can-onebox-content/76479 "2017-12-20T15:27:33Z")

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I am developing asp.net core web site. Parts of that site is going to be published to our discource. What I am looking is protocol or way to discource automatically onebox links from my sites. I know that my site h…

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## [Top Rare Disease Patient Community Runs on Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-rare-disease-patient-community-runs-on-discourse/76494)

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**Author:** [@Ben\_Munoz1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ben_Munoz1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-rare-disease-patient-community-runs-on-discourse/76494 "2017-12-20T17:12:45Z")

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Ben’s Friends Patient Communities is a 501c3 nonprofit that runs patient support communities for people with rare diseases. We have over 100k unique visitors every month on our sites. All of our discussions take place on…

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## [Deleting user images when using the rails console to delete users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-user-images-when-using-the-rails-console-to-delete-users/76497)

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**Author:** [@Frank\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Bailey)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-user-images-when-using-the-rails-console-to-delete-users/76497 "2017-12-20T17:45:49Z")

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I added over 17000 users to my client’s Discourse installation via the API. I have to delete them now because reasons. I’ve worked out how to delete the users themselves via the Rails app as explained here: Bulk delete …

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## [Patreon Plugin Not Updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-plugin-not-updating/74618)

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**Author:** [@ebourcier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ebourcier)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-plugin-not-updating/74618 "2017-12-20T17:47:51Z")

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Hey guys - I have a site that’s primarily validating logins using privacy tied to groups using the patreon plugin. It was working fine for the last two days, and all of a sudden today I can’t get it to sync. I checked al…

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## [Facebook debugger 403 response](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-debugger-403-response/76499)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-debugger-403-response/76499 "2017-12-20T18:08:21Z")

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Hello guys! Facebook give below mentioned error when trying to update the Privacy Policy in app settings.. You must submit a valid Privacy Policy URL in order to be compliant with Facebook Platform. Request failed wit…

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## [Variable width using the Youtube Onebox, which is currently fixed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/variable-width-using-the-youtube-onebox-which-is-currently-fixed/23319)

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**Author:** [@Moter8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moter8)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/variable-width-using-the-youtube-onebox-which-is-currently-fixed/23319 "2017-12-20T20:31:05Z")

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Continuing the discussion from How to embed youtube (and other) videos?: Would be great to be able to set it per video or automatically-wide as the post. I could not find another Plugin that lets me do this. Example po…

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## [Mailgun is not loving your login or password](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailgun-is-not-loving-your-login-or-password/73340)

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**Author:** [@kgreed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgreed)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailgun-is-not-loving-your-login-or-password/73340 "2017-12-20T21:25:32Z")

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I had cause to reset my SMTP password in mailgun. I re-ran the discourse set up ( twice double checking the password) but I still cannot send email. I followed the help at This Question and found the message “Mail…

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## [Timing topics max amount](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timing-topics-max-amount/76443)

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**Author:** [@jordan1909](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan1909)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timing-topics-max-amount/76443 "2017-12-20T21:32:05Z")

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Theoretically, is there a limit to the number of topics that may be timed at any one time? I am currently trying to create a plugin that when an admin or moderator replies to a topic it automatically sets a timer to rem…

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## [Is it possible to retrieve a users api key via the api?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-a-users-api-key-via-the-api/76520)

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**Author:** [@jordan1909](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan1909)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-a-users-api-key-via-the-api/76520 "2017-12-20T22:44:59Z")

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In my application I have created a little app on Heroku that sets a timer on topics for whoever is the owner when a customer replies to that topic. It works quite well. The challenge I have however is I have to statical…

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## [Composer appears when the topic is closed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-appears-when-the-topic-is-closed/75886)

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**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-appears-when-the-topic-is-closed/75886 "2017-12-20T22:54:34Z")

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Hello., I was reading about the new release: Discourse 1.9.0.beta16 Release Notes (:clap:) and I tried to post a new reply there… and found something strange. Try it now… if you press SHIFT + R to open the composer to …

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## [Only option shown for Flag \> Flagged Posts -\> Agree is "Agree and Keep post"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-option-shown-for-flag-flagged-posts-agree-is-agree-and-keep-post/76355)

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**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-option-shown-for-flag-flagged-posts-agree-is-agree-and-keep-post/76355 "2017-12-20T23:32:27Z")

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Does this make sense that the only thing I can do as a moderator is to agree, but keep the post unchanged? Appears on hosted community https://forum.ionicframework.com/

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## [Discourse 1.9.0.beta17 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta17-release-notes/76527)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta17-release-notes/76527 "2017-12-21T01:22:38Z")

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New features in 1.9.0.beta17 Full rebake of all old posts There have been a number of significant changes to post formatting over the last few major releases, but those changes only affect new/edited posts. To ensure the…

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## [Making "search messages" less prevalent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-search-messages-less-prevalent/37705)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-search-messages-less-prevalent/37705 "2017-12-21T01:31:32Z")

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Continuing the discussion from How do you search Your Private Messages?: Searching messages exists now (I honestly don’t know since when). There’s no “in:messages” directive yet though. But I think it’s a bit too preva…

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## [Developer Access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-access/76162)

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**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-access/76162 "2017-12-21T01:49:02Z")

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Hi, I’d like to propose a permissions level called “Developer”. It would give full access to the administrative backend of a Discourse site without giving any access to the categories and discussions that the user does …

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## [Open external links in new tab not working when link is within a quote block](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-external-links-in-new-tab-not-working-when-link-is-within-a-quote-block/68502)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-external-links-in-new-tab-not-working-when-link-is-within-a-quote-block/68502 "2017-12-21T02:01:06Z")

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I’ve noticed for a while that links are not opening in new tabs. I thought it was my imagination. I’ve finally managed to replicate it. I most recently noticed it here: Set up Zulip notifications using the chat integrat…

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