# Latest

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## [Can we prevent others from using the image resources on our discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-prevent-others-from-using-the-image-resources-on-our-discourse/105572)

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**Author:** [@parkdoor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/parkdoor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-prevent-others-from-using-the-image-resources-on-our-discourse/105572 "2019-01-03T13:31:02Z")

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If I upload an image on discourse, others can get this image’s link by right-clicking it. Then others can use this link in their sites but using our server’s resource. For example, they can just add an image like this:…

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## [Error with Blur Spoiler](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-with-blur-spoiler/105342)

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**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-with-blur-spoiler/105342 "2019-01-03T13:56:30Z")

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I’m not sure what’s going on. But the photo is not displayed, or in some cases they are shifted. Created a post on the demo site: https://try.discourse.org/t/test-blur-spoiler/1330

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## [Install a new language for Highlight.JS via a theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-a-new-language-for-highlight-js-via-a-theme-component/292480)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-a-new-language-for-highlight-js-via-a-theme-component/292480 "2019-01-03T16:47:47Z")

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I’ve just added a hook to our HighlightJS code so now you can use the plugin API to add a custom language for Highlight.JS. Example (using the beancount language definition): const beancountLang = function(e){var c="\[A…

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## [Some content does not post to Slack via the chat integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-content-does-not-post-to-slack-via-the-chat-integration/105514)

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**Author:** [@cori](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-content-does-not-post-to-slack-via-the-chat-integration/105514 "2019-01-03T19:37:22Z")

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I’ve configured a few channels to post to slack in the discourse-chat-integration configuration. One of the channels is being posted to via the Discourse API and under certain circumstances those posts end up in Discours…

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## [Edit Vote Count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-vote-count/78767)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-vote-count/78767 "2019-01-03T21:12:59Z")

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On occasion, we have the need to include a total from another source, let’s say “Likes from Facebook” for a specific subject. It would be great if it was possible to edit the current vote count. Appreciating this could…

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## [Integration with Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-ghost/105426)

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**Author:** [@Zyniker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zyniker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-ghost/105426 "2019-01-03T23:14:30Z")

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I have a copy of this topic open over on the (naturally) powered-by-Discourse Ghost forum, but, in thinking about the issue, I realized I don’t actually know if the problem lies in my Ghost configuration or in my Discour…

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## [CategoryTag no\_content message doesn't describe what is happening](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categorytag-no-content-message-doesnt-describe-what-is-happening/102333)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categorytag-no-content-message-doesnt-describe-what-is-happening/102333 "2019-01-03T19:06:42Z")

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If a tag cannot be used in a category because the tag is either a CategoryTag or in a CategoryTagGroup for another category, the message that appears when trying to add the tag doesn’t tell the user why the tag cannot be…

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## [/admin/users/list/active returns users with active=false](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-users-list-active-returns-users-with-active-false/105649)

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**Author:** [@Dalmiro\_Granas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dalmiro_Granas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-users-list-active-returns-users-with-active-false/105649 "2019-01-04T00:41:37Z")

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Background A long time ago we migrated from Tender to Discourse. In the process we programatically re-created every single Tender user in Discourse. At the time of writing this, we have ~4k users that were created with …

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## [Fast way to link to existing topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-way-to-link-to-existing-topic/105603)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-way-to-link-to-existing-topic/105603 "2019-01-04T01:04:47Z")

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When creating a new topic, sometimes I think of an old topic to which I would like to link and currently I am going to find that topic in the search box and then copying the link there and pasting it into my new topic. I…

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## [Website looks different on different browsers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-looks-different-on-different-browsers/105561)

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**Author:** [@Edwin\_Mhoy\_Silva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edwin_Mhoy_Silva)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-looks-different-on-different-browsers/105561 "2019-01-04T01:25:48Z")

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I have customized my discourse website. The website look good on chrome, but when using safari a lot of the element on the website har positioned differently. I read a lot of articles only, and found something which coul…

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## [Problems clicking topic links in IE11](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619)

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**Author:** [@ky\_metro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ky_metro)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619 "2019-01-04T02:12:11Z")

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I’m getting complaints just lately that topic list links aren’t working for users on IE11. They click the link but it does nothing, or loads a white page. The URL changes, but the page stays the same, or it goes blank. O…

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## [WP Discourse now supports the WordPress Block Editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-now-supports-the-wordpress-block-editor/103856)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-now-supports-the-wordpress-block-editor/103856 "2019-01-04T03:53:08Z")

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WordPress 5.0 has been released. The biggest change is that it comes with a new Block Editor. The Block Editor only has limited support for meta-boxes. This breaks some of the functionality of the Discourse meta-box. To…

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## [Confused about TL3 promotion and silencing vs suspending](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-tl3-promotion-and-silencing-vs-suspending/105537)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-tl3-promotion-and-silencing-vs-suspending/105537 "2019-01-04T04:44:45Z")

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So a user was spamming emojis a lot. So I silenced him. During the silence, the TL3 requirement for him said that he doesn’t meet the expectation due to being silenced. After the silence expired, it said that he never go…

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## [Discourse Team Tweaks theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-tweaks-theme-component/105690)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-tweaks-theme-component/105690 "2019-01-04T13:37:28Z")

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A theme component that helps distinguish team whispers, team categories, and moderator posts (not for aesthetic reasons, but to help avoid mistakes): https://github.com/chrisbeach/discourse-team-tweaks Team categories…

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## [Yahoo Login Setup Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yahoo-login-setup-issue/105688)

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**Author:** [@AbhishekVerma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AbhishekVerma)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yahoo-login-setup-issue/105688 "2019-01-04T13:42:43Z")

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I am getting this message: “The following strings are not allowed: yahoo, yahoo! and y!” What’s the issue here. Is the callback url changed for yahoo?

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## [Adding command line tools support for user api keys](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-command-line-tools-support-for-user-api-keys/103803)

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**Author:** [@vsoch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vsoch)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-command-line-tools-support-for-user-api-keys/103803 "2019-01-04T15:53:35Z")

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I can give you my use case to help a bit with next steps! I’ve added a discourse endpoint to the “helpme” client → HelpMe | HelpMe - a command line tool for helping you out. and Journal of Open Source Software: HelpMe Co…

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## [Change Send As in Email Notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-send-as-in-email-notifications/31881)

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**Author:** [@Jared\_Needell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jared_Needell)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-send-as-in-email-notifications/31881 "2019-01-04T16:55:03Z")

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When I setup email notifications, the email it’s being set as is the noreply email I set in the settings but the display name is the username of who posted. Is there anyway to set the display name to something standarize…

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## [How to change the LIKE icon to a font awesome icon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-like-icon-to-a-font-awesome-icon/105697)

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**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-like-icon-to-a-font-awesome-icon/105697 "2019-01-04T18:42:34Z")

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https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-replacing-the-heart-icon-with-a-thumbs-up-icon-for-likes/86408 :up\_arrow:︎ That post was helpful before the latest font awesome changes. As of today, what is the best way to change ou…

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## [Add IE11 Support for pasting images in the composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-ie11-support-for-pasting-images-in-the-composer/22037)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-ie11-support-for-pasting-images-in-the-composer/22037 "2019-01-04T19:44:46Z")

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Turns out pasting images into composer is workable in IE11 https://github.com/layerssss/paste.js We should get it working.

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## [2018: The Year in Review](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2018-the-year-in-review/105700)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2018-the-year-in-review/105700 "2019-01-05T01:51:01Z")

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2018's top Users Most Time Reading User Hours Read …

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## [Transfer passwords from Wordpress to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-passwords-from-wordpress-to-discourse/105733)

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**Author:** [@ibbybenali](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ibbybenali)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-passwords-from-wordpress-to-discourse/105733 "2019-01-05T03:07:06Z")

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Hi, just asking this as I want to know all options in advance… I was wondering if it would be possible to transfer passwords from Wordpress to Discourse if one would decide to delete their Wordpress at one point in time …

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## [Citing Discourse in an Academic paper](https://meta.discourse.org/t/citing-discourse-in-an-academic-paper/105661)

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**Author:** [@albertocottica](https://meta.discourse.org/u/albertocottica)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/citing-discourse-in-an-academic-paper/105661 "2019-01-04T22:29:34Z")

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How would one cite Discourse in an academic paper? There are guidelines for folks who use LATEX and Bibtex, but I am not sure where to find the relevant information, specifically the author and the year. This is the rec…

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## [Colors changed in beta7?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colors-changed-in-beta7/105647)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colors-changed-in-beta7/105647 "2019-01-05T04:45:46Z")

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Some of my theme colors have changed after upgrading like the buttons and the quote highlight, etc. Is this a permanent change that I need to tweak via css or a mistake? Seems like a step backwards. Before: After: …

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## [Question about the extent of data tracking / pseudo-AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-the-extent-of-data-tracking-pseudo-ai/105740)

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**Author:** [@MichelleBasey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichelleBasey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-the-extent-of-data-tracking-pseudo-ai/105740 "2019-01-05T06:27:47Z")

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I’m reading this in the Terms Of Service: That special license allows the company to copy, publish, and analyze content you submit to the forum. I wanted to double-check on the meaning before making wild promises to …

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## [Image Lazy Loading - THANK YOU](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-lazy-loading-thank-you/105737)

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**Author:** [@SouperC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SouperC)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-lazy-loading-thank-you/105737 "2019-01-05T07:33:04Z")

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Just wanted to say thanks so much for lazy loading images, we get a lot of image-heavy posts and this makes the speed demon in me very happy.

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## [Move create topic to the top](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-create-topic-to-the-top/105717)

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**Author:** [@PatrickH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PatrickH)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-create-topic-to-the-top/105717 "2019-01-05T10:08:51Z")

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Would it be great if we can move the create new topic button to the top and make it already completely visible? That everybody could see for example this: and then a dropdown for more info just like now the ‘create …

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## [Link broken in activation email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-broken-in-activation-email/105726)

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**Author:** [@talesky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/talesky)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-broken-in-activation-email/105726 "2019-01-05T14:12:39Z")

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I followed the setup document from this link: Set up Discourse in the cloud in under 30 minutes I have a domain name registered on namecheap and created an A record on digitalOcean, pointing to the IP address of the d…

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## [Side bar Icons for posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/side-bar-icons-for-posts/105543)

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**Author:** [@kgreed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgreed)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/side-bar-icons-for-posts/105543 "2019-01-05T06:26:06Z")

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Is there any way to add a side bar icon for a post? Similar to the Icons in the “For Dummies” books or indeed the Coding Horror Icon in the Code Complete book?

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## [Not receiving mails from forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-mails-from-forum/105802)

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**Author:** [@defodanmark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/defodanmark)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-mails-from-forum/105802 "2019-01-06T09:42:53Z")

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Hi everyone I have been setting up discourse with mailgun, and followed this youtube video from Paul Nicholson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAPuHBlcOms&t=441s My forum works as it should, and have been for weeks. …

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## [Diary feature for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diary-feature-for-discourse/105776)

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**Author:** [@habeycole](https://meta.discourse.org/u/habeycole)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diary-feature-for-discourse/105776 "2019-01-06T10:07:14Z")

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Just wanna know: Does Discourse have a Diary-like feature where the only person allowed to post in the Diary category is the Original Poster/Author alone, and maybe, staffs, just for the sake of it. With this feature, c…

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