# Latest

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## [How do URL & Topic Title updates work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-url-topic-title-updates-work/83633)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-url-topic-title-updates-work/83633 "2018-03-23T09:53:41Z")

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When you update a Topic Title, I’ve noticed that the link is updated, but the old URLs still work? e.g https://www.example.com/t/draft-today-was-interesting still directs ultimately to the updated, despite the origina…

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## [Passing params to delete API method using golang](https://meta.discourse.org/t/passing-params-to-delete-api-method-using-golang/83502)

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**Author:** [@richp10](https://meta.discourse.org/u/richp10)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/passing-params-to-delete-api-method-using-golang/83502 "2018-03-21T21:56:25Z")

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Using Go, I am trying to remove a user from a group using the api. I am confident the endpoint is correct - /groups/148/members.json where 148 is the ID of the group. From the API spec - it seems I use the DELETE metho…

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## [Odd behaviour of the "New Topics" count?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-behaviour-of-the-new-topics-count/83547)

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**Author:** [@thorbenegberts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thorbenegberts)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-behaviour-of-the-new-topics-count/83547 "2018-03-23T10:14:47Z")

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Hi there, one of our users reported an odd behaviour of the “New Topics” count in /new/. He reported it in January. I tried to reproduce it ever since to recognize a pattern, but I wasn’t able to. So I’m reaching out to…

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## [Design feedback from the perspective of Humane Tech](https://meta.discourse.org/t/design-feedback-from-the-perspective-of-humane-tech/83530)

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**Author:** [@Samuel\_Klein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samuel_Klein)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/design-feedback-from-the-perspective-of-humane-tech/83530 "2018-03-23T10:44:25Z")

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Reposting from a good conversation with @erlend\_sh over at humanetech.org: Some specific feedback on design with a calm-tech perspective, to help people preserve focus and avoid distraction. 1: On the topic overview, le…

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## [WP Discourse - Relinking Comments After Moving Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-relinking-comments-after-moving-blog/81942)

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**Author:** [@yyhmsg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yyhmsg)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-relinking-comments-after-moving-blog/81942 "2018-03-23T13:32:17Z")

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I currently use discourse as our forum and comment engine for our wordpress blog. For a number of reasons I’m considering moving the blog to a subomain - from domain.com to blog.subdomain.com The wordpress part of thi…

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## [Is there a way to allow non-admins to approve users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646)

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**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646 "2018-03-23T14:47:42Z")

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We have a closed forum that requires approval of all new users, I’d like to give some people the rights to invite and approve users. Reason is that they’ll be in a different timezone from the admin staff and this would …

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## [Is there a faster way to develop plugin theme CSS / JS (e.g. livereload)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-faster-way-to-develop-plugin-theme-css-js-e-g-livereload/63859)

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**Author:** [@kara-todd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kara-todd)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-faster-way-to-develop-plugin-theme-css-js-e-g-livereload/63859 "2018-03-23T15:15:21Z")

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Hey there, I’m trying develop a custom theme/plugin which will add a few additional templates and some general styling to discourse. In pursuit of this, it would be great to get some kind of livereload/auto-injected CS…

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## [Create, add tags is wonky](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-add-tags-is-wonky/82312)

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**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-add-tags-is-wonky/82312 "2018-03-23T19:54:52Z")

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i use tags religiously so any changes in UI / UX (this might go better there…?) is something i notice. I used to be able to create tags effortlessly and very, very quickly, and I was able to tab through the process v…

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## [Staff Topic Generation Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-topic-generation-plugin/83677)

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**Author:** [@jordan1909](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan1909)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-topic-generation-plugin/83677 "2018-03-23T20:29:21Z")

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Repo: GitHub - hms-networks/discourse-staff-topic-generation · GitHub Description: Frequently in our installation we had a need to have administrators or staff send emails to users. Previously we we had to open our m…

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## [Embedded discourse topic names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedded-discourse-topic-names/83670)

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**Author:** [@Bar\_Smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bar_Smith)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedded-discourse-topic-names/83670 "2018-03-23T21:52:37Z")

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I’ve just set up embedded comments in our discourse forum from a website (amazing!). All is working except that the topics which are being created all have the name “undefined” How is that name generated, and how do …

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## [Is there a setting to add Facebook, twitter , Instagram profile links?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-setting-to-add-facebook-twitter-instagram-profile-links/83532)

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**Author:** [@Donald\_Swofford](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Donald_Swofford)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-setting-to-add-facebook-twitter-instagram-profile-links/83532 "2018-03-23T22:46:54Z")

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I have the Facebook , Twitter Google Auth installed but wondering if there is a switch I can flip to post my Facebook and social media profile links?

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## [Copying a link includes the click count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copying-a-link-includes-the-click-count/83531)

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**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yanokwa)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copying-a-link-includes-the-click-count/83531 "2018-03-23T23:30:37Z")

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Sometimes I have text with a URL that folks have clicked on, say 9 times. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet https://example.com/NQoiffrCbcaZHcKQe5syENZiKWsvEc onsetetur sadipscing elitr. Someone copies that text and pastes …

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## [Discourse in Outreachy Summer 2018](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-outreachy-summer-2018/82945)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-outreachy-summer-2018/82945 "2018-03-22T22:38:23Z")

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Originally published at: Discourse in Outreachy Summer 2018 tl;dr: Discourse will be participating in Outreachy Summer. If you are eligible to participate in this internship, please consider applying! For more infor…

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## [Recreating Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recreating-latest/83701)

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**Author:** [@Bolarinwa\_Balogun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bolarinwa_Balogun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recreating-latest/83701 "2018-03-24T04:48:17Z")

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How would I be able to recreate how the structure and style of how latest topics are displayed like above. I would like to recreate this for a plugin. I would love any suggestions on how I can recreate this. Thanks.

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## [Proposed improvements to tag pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposed-improvements-to-tag-pages/83643)

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**Author:** [@anon36484860](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36484860)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposed-improvements-to-tag-pages/83643 "2018-03-24T08:43:48Z")

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I think in its current state the tag feature in discourse has a lot of potential. Here are two ideas for improvement differentiation of /tag/ pages At it’s current state /tag/ pages look exactly like the regular topic…

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## [How to assign a theme to a group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-a-theme-to-a-group/83521)

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**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-a-theme-to-a-group/83521 "2018-03-24T08:57:45Z")

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I’m working on a customised theme that adds functionality. Currently I’m the only user / tester of it, but I’d like to make it available for certain members, without listing it for everyone. Is there any way to easily …

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## [Suggestion for good VPS to host Discourse ? Digital ocean or Linode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852)

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**Author:** [@srikyada](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srikyada)\
**Replies:** 43\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-good-vps-to-host-discourse-digital-ocean-or-linode/8852 "2018-03-24T15:52:29Z")

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Any suggestions for a good vps provider to host discourse? Any feedback for Liniode vs Digital ocean? Digital Ocean’s $20 plan seems to be good. It has 2GB RAM and 2 cores. Not sure if 2GB RAM is sufficient though? Plea…

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## [Making a user's primary group non-visible (eventually) leads to a missing page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-a-users-primary-group-non-visible-eventually-leads-to-a-missing-page/65261)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-a-users-primary-group-non-visible-eventually-leads-to-a-missing-page/65261 "2018-03-24T16:13:25Z")

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I’m guilty of trying something weird. But the system does allow it :blush: All the users in our Discourse are automatically members of groups based on their institutional affiliation (@myuni.edu or whatever). I’ve made …

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## [I want to customize UI based on the users group membership](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-customize-ui-based-on-the-users-group-membership/83786)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-customize-ui-based-on-the-users-group-membership/83786 "2018-03-24T17:16:23Z")

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This reminds me that the issue of wanting to customize the UI based on the users membership in groups has come up in various forms before (can’t find too many topics though, so maybe it was just in my head). For example: …

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## [Sorry for another Haproxy/Apache port 80 post but](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-for-another-haproxy-apache-port-80-post-but/83513)

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**Author:** [@subtenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/subtenko)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-for-another-haproxy-apache-port-80-post-but/83513 "2018-03-22T22:15:17Z")

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Im going in circles confused for about 1-2 weeks now. Here’s what Ive done since originally I found port 80 is already in use by apache (I have other sites on the service btw) I tried to run ./discourse-setup as you …

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## [Help with js to insert into a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-js-to-insert-into-a-topic/83772)

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**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-js-to-insert-into-a-topic/83772 "2018-03-24T21:56:57Z")

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Hello! I need to insert \<script src="https://xxxxx.js" async\>\</script\> into a topic, just ONE topic. I knew this: But it is possible to use javascript to check the url and if it match, insert the js? :thinking:

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## [Getting tags from post in plugin 'addPostTransformCallback(...)' function?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-tags-from-post-in-plugin-addposttransformcallback-function/83678)

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**Author:** [@Anton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anton)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-tags-from-post-in-plugin-addposttransformcallback-function/83678 "2018-03-25T00:35:47Z")

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I’m working on a plugin that will transform the output of replies to a topic if there’s a particular tag on the topic itself. I’m doing my mangling in a callback I registered using something like: api.addPostTransformCa…

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## [Welcoming topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcoming-topic/83705)

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**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcoming-topic/83705 "2018-03-25T09:57:16Z")

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Every Monday I say hi to my new members who joined over the last week. Usually I extract the full user list and elaborate a bit with my spreadsheet editor: cutting old members, ordering by creation date.. Then I elabor…

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## [Did not find expected '-' indicator in app.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/did-not-find-expected-indicator-in-app-yml/83800)

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**Author:** [@adrianbblk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adrianbblk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/did-not-find-expected-indicator-in-app-yml/83800 "2018-03-25T14:56:42Z")

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Hi Everyone, I just try to rebuild the app and I get this error: (\<unknown\>): did not find expected '-' indicator while parsing a block collection at line 11 column 3 -e LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 YAML syntax error. Please check…

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## [Excessively large numeric value in site settings causes emails not to be sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excessively-large-numeric-value-in-site-settings-causes-emails-not-to-be-sent/83775)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excessively-large-numeric-value-in-site-settings-causes-emails-not-to-be-sent/83775 "2018-03-25T10:38:10Z")

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I checked my logs, I changed the setting ‘delete\_digest\_email\_after\_days’ from 9999 to 99999999 (to disable this feature) in 2016, this was the same day that the digest emails stopped sending. I have since noticed th…

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## [Issues moving from Elastic to Mailgun](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-moving-from-elastic-to-mailgun/83813)

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**Author:** [@Francois\_Douville](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Francois_Douville)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-moving-from-elastic-to-mailgun/83813 "2018-03-25T18:27:45Z")

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I switched from Elastic to Mailgun, but there is something bugging with my 443 port. My site is not working and I received this message : Check your networking configuration to see that connections to port 443 are allow…

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## [Seeing multiple posts per topic in search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-multiple-posts-per-topic-in-search-results/83782)

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**Author:** [@Ellibereth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ellibereth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-multiple-posts-per-topic-in-search-results/83782 "2018-03-25T21:47:38Z")

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Right now the only way that I have found to have multiple posts from the same topic (when you aren’t searching in a specific topic) to display in search results is by setting it to “Most Liked”. I expected “Latest Post”…

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## [Topic timer doesn't work for fa\_IR locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-doesnt-work-for-fa-ir-locale/83702)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-doesnt-work-for-fa-ir-locale/83702 "2018-03-26T03:37:26Z")

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The topic timer does not work when using the fa\_IR locale. That is, nothing happens if I choose to close the topic after 1 day in these locales. However, when I set a timer in the English locale and then change the locale to fa\_IR, the timer…

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## [Suspend doesn't work for Persian language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-doesnt-work-for-persian-language/81509)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-doesnt-work-for-persian-language/81509 "2018-03-26T03:41:02Z")

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when I am in the fa\_IR locale, as an admin I can suspend a user. but as soon as I refresh the user profile page, the suspension is undone. but when I change the locale to En, and suspend a user, he is suspended; even if I …

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## [S3 back-up auto-delete of old files?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-back-up-auto-delete-of-old-files/83655)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-back-up-auto-delete-of-old-files/83655 "2018-03-23T15:40:57Z")

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Does Discourse also send a deletion request to S3 to keep the number of back-ups limited to the number requested, or does this have to be done manually? My site is keeping my back-ups to the last 5, but this isn’t refle…

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