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## [ERROR: You are running an old version of the Discourse image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-you-are-running-an-old-version-of-the-discourse-image/188860)

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**Author:** [@nelly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nelly)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-you-are-running-an-old-version-of-the-discourse-image/188860 "2021-05-04T08:50:02Z")

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Hello, this is my first topic! I am Nelly Eggsy, and I am building a website using Ghost and Discourse. I usually lurk the forums and read topics in the shadows. If I’m stuck, I search the forums for an answer, and that…

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## [Programmatically log users out of discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/programmatically-log-users-out-of-discourse/189104)

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**Author:** [@Per\_Jacobsson1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Per_Jacobsson1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/programmatically-log-users-out-of-discourse/189104 "2021-05-04T08:41:33Z")

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Using SSO, it seems that when a user is deleted in Wordpress, they are not logged out of Discourse. this is a problem for my setup as I want to stop users from accessing discourse when their subscription in Memberpress …

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## [Intercom page rules doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intercom-page-rules-doesnt-work/189101)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intercom-page-rules-doesnt-work/189101 "2021-05-04T06:57:52Z")

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With the intercom page rules… Show intercom on a specific page only. It works, but it only work if you refresh the screen otherwise it just stays on all pages all the time. Is there any solution to this. Kind regards.

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## [\[FTE\] GitHub Operations Manager](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fte-github-operations-manager/188742)

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**Author:** [@ettaboyle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ettaboyle)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fte-github-operations-manager/188742 "2021-05-04T06:27:18Z")

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Hi Community Folks! We just opened a role for a Community Operations Manager at @GitHub! :tada: Come join our amazing team and help build the future for our global community of developers now 65+ million strong! The pos…

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## [Navigating Back to Bookmarks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-back-to-bookmarks/188912)

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**Author:** [@blake.sorrell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blake.sorrell)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-back-to-bookmarks/188912 "2021-05-04T04:31:28Z")

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Click a bookmarked item Then hit back It doesn’t navigate back to where you were in bookmarks, it goes back to the previous bookmarked post/pm/etc that you visited instead.

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## [Why is my mobile logo weird](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-mobile-logo-weird/189090)

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**Author:** [@SettingDust](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SettingDust)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-mobile-logo-weird/189090 "2021-05-04T04:23:34Z")

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It’s 3:1. But show as 1:1. It’s a SVG. The style of logo elements are as same as here Edit: Same without any components Edit#2: It’s caused by svg’s viewBox. How can I make a svg compatible with Discourse?

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## [Discourse hub add site - "site was not found"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-add-site-site-was-not-found/189087)

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**Author:** [@duckybsd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/duckybsd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-add-site-site-was-not-found/189087 "2021-05-04T03:14:50Z")

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I have looked through all the previous discussions, no luck so far. I am on the latest version: 2.7.0.beta8 SSL check seems okay: SSL Server Test: forum.australia.cmu.edu (Powered by Qualys SSL Labs) This link d…

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## [Full Name Required UI Confusion when Accepting Invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-name-required-ui-confusion-when-accepting-invites/188225)

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**Author:** [@weallwegot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/weallwegot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-name-required-ui-confusion-when-accepting-invites/188225 "2021-05-04T03:06:44Z")

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When users get invited to a community via Invite Link, their signup form has a red asterisk next to the Name field even if the full name is optional based on site settings. The helper text shows “your full name (optional…

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## [No more links to replies in original post on mobile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-more-links-to-replies-in-original-post-on-mobile/188811)

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**Author:** [@Astra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Astra)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-more-links-to-replies-in-original-post-on-mobile/188811 "2021-05-04T02:06:48Z")

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Since the previous upgrade we no longer have links to replies in the original post on mobile. Is this intentional? It was a highly appreciated feature and users are asking if it is possible to get this back. Is it?

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## [Suppress notifications on topics that haven't been read since last notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-notifications-on-topics-that-havent-been-read-since-last-notification/189074)

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**Author:** [@trumpetinc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trumpetinc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-notifications-on-topics-that-havent-been-read-since-last-notification/189074 "2021-05-04T01:33:08Z")

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We are migrating away from phpBB for a small forum for internal use in our company. One feature of phpBB that we’ve come to rely on is to minimize email notifications for a topic by not sending an update email if the us…

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## [504 error on trying to set a topic timer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/504-error-on-trying-to-set-a-topic-timer/188756)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/504-error-on-trying-to-set-a-topic-timer/188756 "2021-05-04T01:09:02Z")

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I created a new topic. After a few seconds I tried to set a topic timer to automatically close after 7 days. The page just hung there for about a minute and then gave me a 504 error. I clicked OK to close the error and t…

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## [How to take backup of Discourse hourly in a day](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593)

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**Author:** [@pprp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pprp)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593 "2018-09-10T13:28:12Z")

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Hi, Could you please help on below: How to take backup of Discourse hourly in a day. Is it possible to do it from “/admin/site\_settings/category/backups” ? or should check PostgreSQL backup mechanism? Can you con…

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## [Broken site... I added js to the /body Please help!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-site-i-added-js-to-the-body-please-help/189054)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-site-i-added-js-to-the-body-please-help/189054 "2021-05-03T22:26:28Z")

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Long story… But I have added this to the /body Now my site is just loading and I cant access anything. Is there any solution please!

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## [Self Hosting A Discourse Forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-a-discourse-forum/189015)

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**Author:** [@NateJones](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateJones)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-a-discourse-forum/189015 "2021-05-03T22:20:20Z")

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Hello, Im looking to self host a forum for my community. But im wondering if someone could do it for me. I dont want to spend any money on it. Ive spent all morning looking for something to work out but I cant. Can anyo…

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## [Discourse/discourse-segment-io-plugin installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-discourse-segment-io-plugin-installation/188980)

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**Author:** [@Fares\_Droubi1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fares_Droubi1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-discourse-segment-io-plugin-installation/188980 "2021-05-03T22:16:43Z")

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Hi, I see that you have in your Github repo you have a plugin to sync data with Segment, which is great. But I need to know if I want to install it on a Discourse hosted instance, what plan I need. Note that we are cu…

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## [How do I add labels to categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-add-labels-to-categories/188936)

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**Author:** [@TwoBrake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TwoBrake)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-add-labels-to-categories/188936 "2021-05-03T20:01:52Z")

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How do I add labels/tags to categories like the image I provided below? I really want to do this in order to improve the experience of my community. Image:

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## [Url to join a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-to-join-a-group/135784)

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**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-to-join-a-group/135784 "2021-05-03T19:14:25Z")

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I would like to provide a link in a topic which lets users join a certain group on click. Is there an url for that? Thanks!

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## [Links posted to a category page doesn't generate a one box link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-posted-to-a-category-page-doesnt-generate-a-one-box-link/169623)

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**Author:** [@Rhidian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rhidian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-posted-to-a-category-page-doesnt-generate-a-one-box-link/169623 "2021-05-03T18:13:04Z")

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If I include links to specific posts in Discourse I get a nice one box. If I include a link to the category page though it only generates a link. e.g. Would it be possible to get category links to generate a nice one…

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## [It Is Necessary to select Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004)

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**Author:** [@MuhammadMansuri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MuhammadMansuri)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004 "2021-05-03T17:13:00Z")

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Hi, I am Creating a Droplet for Forum. I saw a tutorial on Youtube. so, it is Necessary to select a Discourse? Because at Domain I want to host any other site which is not related to discourse.

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## [Not finding the Wiki select in the wrench menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-finding-the-wiki-select-in-the-wrench-menu/188907)

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**Author:** [@Steveg1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steveg1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-finding-the-wiki-select-in-the-wrench-menu/188907 "2021-05-03T17:12:41Z")

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I’m following the How to Create a Wiki post, but there is no wiki option in my wrench menu. I can’t seem to find among the topics after 2017 where anyone else has had this problem. Can someone help, please? Thanks. E…

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## [Add Custom User field option to hide custom field from signup dialogue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-custom-user-field-option-to-hide-custom-field-from-signup-dialogue/189016)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-custom-user-field-option-to-hide-custom-field-from-signup-dialogue/189016 "2021-05-03T16:31:30Z")

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Sometimes it is nice to have a bunch of custom user fields to ask for information that you don’t want to bother people with on signup. For example, you might want to have the ability for someone to provide their address,…

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## [How do I add group titles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-add-group-titles/188916)

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**Author:** [@TwoBrake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TwoBrake)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-add-group-titles/188916 "2021-05-03T15:10:34Z")

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How would I add a group title for users that are in groups? For say, a user joins the moderator group, then they get a title called “Moderator”. How would I do this?

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## [Updating to Beta8 from Beta7 made everyone admin visually](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-to-beta8-from-beta7-made-everyone-admin-visually/189002)

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**Author:** [@anon60302432](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon60302432)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-to-beta8-from-beta7-made-everyone-admin-visually/189002 "2021-05-03T14:57:13Z")

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Last night I updated our forums to Beta8 from Beta7, shortly after updating I started getting messages saying that everyone was receiving everyone else’s notifications. I also started getting messages that everyone wa…

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## [Allow URLs in posts to be escaped](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-urls-in-posts-to-be-escaped/188622)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-urls-in-posts-to-be-escaped/188622 "2021-05-03T14:50:13Z")

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Some top level domains are automatically converted to URLs in posts, such as .com. Sometimes when you’re talking about a website, it makes sense to talk about it from a URL-perspective, not a company name perspective, bu…

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## [Installing intercom chat manually (not using discourse plugin). I need to find some variables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-intercom-chat-manually-not-using-discourse-plugin-i-need-to-find-some-variables/188989)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-intercom-chat-manually-not-using-discourse-plugin-i-need-to-find-some-variables/188989 "2021-05-03T14:44:53Z")

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Hello, Please can somebody help me with an issue with intercom script. I have installed it and everything works perfect except for 2 variables which I really need. The image below shoes the script for logged in users: …

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## [Onebox support for all datatypes on archive.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-support-for-all-datatypes-on-archive-org/28516)

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**Author:** [@sujato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sujato)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-support-for-all-datatypes-on-archive-org/28516 "2021-05-03T14:31:23Z")

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Archive.org supports folders that contain multiple audio files (probably other kinds of files, I guess). When I paste the URL in Discourse, it gives me an audio player for just the first file. There doesn’t seem to be an…

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## [SSO redirect loop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-redirect-loop/117898)

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**Author:** [@nikod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nikod)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-redirect-loop/117898 "2021-05-03T14:02:01Z")

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Hey there, we’re using Discourse \[v2.3.0.beta2 +130\] with SSO. For a few months now (sorry that I can’t pinpoint the exact update that caused the issue) collegues are reporting SSO redirect loops (followed by 429 errors…

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## [Discourse PWA on iOS often loses login. Force quitting restores it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-pwa-on-ios-often-loses-login-force-quitting-restores-it/150586)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-pwa-on-ios-often-loses-login-force-quitting-restores-it/150586 "2021-05-03T09:08:51Z")

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I like the new Discourse PWA support for iOS. However, since I’ve been trialling it I’ve found myself inexplicably logged out a number of times (at least once a week). And oddly, if I force quit the app and re-enter, I a…

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## [“Default other external links in new tab” information](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-other-external-links-in-new-tab-information/188723)

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**Author:** [@mstm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mstm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-other-external-links-in-new-tab-information/188723 "2021-05-03T07:55:00Z")

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Hi everyone, I have activated the option but I don’t understand how it works. Is this option also valid for users who are not logged in and for all external links? If I try in my forum onebox links open in another wind…

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## [Backup on external drive fails for no obvious reason](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-on-external-drive-fails-for-no-obvious-reason/188820)

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**Author:** [@fkohrt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fkohrt)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-on-external-drive-fails-for-no-obvious-reason/188820 "2021-05-03T07:04:28Z")

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We have set up automatic backups and have also moved /var/discourse/shared/standalone/uploads and /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups according to this guide to an external drive, i.e. we have the following app.yml …

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