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## [Editing Sign Up form](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-sign-up-form/180041)

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**Author:** [@jsouthgate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsouthgate)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-sign-up-form/180041 "2021-02-17T22:10:04Z")

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Hi there I have question whether it’s possible to edit the sign up form text? Thanks

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## [Import WordPress \> wpForo posts, messages, etc into Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-wordpress-wpforo-posts-messages-etc-into-discourse/179388)

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**Author:** [@Yalmar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yalmar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-wordpress-wpforo-posts-messages-etc-into-discourse/179388 "2021-02-17T21:14:24Z")

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Hi there I’m not sure whether this is the correct category. If not, please advise. We are currently using WordPress with wpForo, but we’re ready to an external discussion platform. Is there any way for us to import ou…

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## [Broken Link Checking in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-link-checking-in-discourse/179781)

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**Author:** [@chrismalone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrismalone)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-link-checking-in-discourse/179781 "2021-02-17T20:26:32Z")

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I am wondering what the best current way to check the entire forum for Broken Links is. I saw the post about the discourse\_link\_checker. But I see that it’s almost two years old. Is the a different way to achieve this no…

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## [Testing on non-latin languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-on-non-latin-languages/179662)

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**Author:** [@chrispanag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrispanag)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-on-non-latin-languages/179662 "2021-02-17T20:17:37Z")

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Después de 3 años usando Discourse para un foro griego, he identificado varios pequeños errores que pasan desapercibidos entre las actualizaciones y que tienen que ver principalmente con caracteres no latinos. Por ejemplo: Algunas categorías están rotas: "Lo…

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## [Discourse can't reach hotmail/yahoo mailboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cant-reach-hotmail-yahoo-mailboxes/92675)

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**Author:** [@jfbourdeau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jfbourdeau)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cant-reach-hotmail-yahoo-mailboxes/92675 "2018-07-20T14:07:12Z")

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Hello, I am sure some of you went trough the process. eMails generated by our discourse system, has problem reaching yahoo/hotmail Not even reaching the spam folder in some cases Beside DNS : SPF(for the domain sen…

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## [Message to display to only users without accounts/logged in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-to-display-to-only-users-without-accounts-logged-in/180069)

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**Author:** [@Ben10](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ben10)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-to-display-to-only-users-without-accounts-logged-in/180069 "2021-02-17T17:44:08Z")

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Is there a way to have a message similar to the one that displays at the top for admins only, but for those visiting your forum who aren’t logged in? (Example of the admin message below)

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## [Onebox embeds too much content when target page has malformed HTML](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-embeds-too-much-content-when-target-page-has-malformed-html/21193)

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**Author:** [@twicedd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twicedd)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-embeds-too-much-content-when-target-page-has-malformed-html/21193 "2021-02-17T17:30:10Z")

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Hi, I had an issue with the following link: Le charlatanisme de Galuel | ⊔Foundation Put on a one-line, it almost imports the whole page. I think this is not a normal behaviour, isn’t it?

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## [Onebox Image optimization / caching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-image-optimization-caching/19843)

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**Author:** [@Lid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lid)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-image-optimization-caching/19843 "2021-02-17T17:28:57Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Image optimisation (work in progress): The following onebox, The image that is loaded as a thumbnail is 2500x1667 4MB http://www.wired.com/business/2013/03/five-google-products-at-risk/ …

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## [How to render template component variables as html](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-render-template-component-variables-as-html/180068)

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**Author:** [@OlivierLambert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OlivierLambert)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-render-template-component-variables-as-html/180068 "2021-02-17T17:02:34Z")

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Hey! A quick one here. I’ve got this code right here: \<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="/connectors/discovery-below/sidebar" \> {{#if missions}} \<h2\>{{#if userName}}{{i18n (theme-prefix "…

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## [User email is not hidden under Single Sign On area of admin page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-email-is-not-hidden-under-single-sign-on-area-of-admin-page/160657)

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**Author:** [@Karl\_Romanowski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karl_Romanowski)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-email-is-not-hidden-under-single-sign-on-area-of-admin-page/160657 "2021-02-17T16:45:44Z")

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When viewing a User on the admin/users page the Primary Email and Secondary Email fields are hidden, and require permissions to view: But the same email is shown unprotected when using SSO further down the page: E…

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## [Option to not show Padlock symbol on trust level 0 locked categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-not-show-padlock-symbol-on-trust-level-0-locked-categories/179908)

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**Author:** [@Ben10](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ben10)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-not-show-padlock-symbol-on-trust-level-0-locked-categories/179908 "2021-02-17T16:16:18Z")

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I am going about making most of my forum’s categories need trust level 0 (as a workaround to needing an account to view them). As it is for 90% of the categories on my site it looks rather bad having padlocks everywhere…

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## [Unable to find Edit HTML/CSS for default selected Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-edit-html-css-for-default-selected-theme/178516)

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**Author:** [@Ravi\_Teja\_Varma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ravi_Teja_Varma)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-edit-html-css-for-default-selected-theme/178516 "2021-02-17T15:48:44Z")

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I did some CSS customization to my theme, but now I am unable to find the Edit HTML/CSS button.

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## [Badges not being granted for restricted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-not-being-granted-for-restricted-categories/68141)

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**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-not-being-granted-for-restricted-categories/68141 "2021-02-17T15:15:41Z")

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I have a strange behavior on my forum. Basic badges (such as first like, first emoji etc.) that should be grated to users are not granted. Only admin users are granted these badges, while normal users are not. So for e…

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## [What is the new best way to tweak distant theme component?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-new-best-way-to-tweak-distant-theme-component/180000)

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**Author:** [@oca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-new-best-way-to-tweak-distant-theme-component/180000 "2021-02-17T14:02:39Z")

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Months ago (or maybe more, I’ve never been that up to date), we could modify HTML/CSS of any theme components, not only the local one. There was just an alert saying «be careful, if this component were to be updated, yo…

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## [Waiting the activation email, been hours still not received](https://meta.discourse.org/t/waiting-the-activation-email-been-hours-still-not-received/179926)

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**Author:** [@CristianoBarone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CristianoBarone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/waiting-the-activation-email-been-hours-still-not-received/179926 "2021-02-17T13:43:09Z")

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I think you can all read the title, basically upon finishing the installation and having to register the admin account the activation email does not come, it’s been 3 hours so I am starting to have some doubts. What must…

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## [SEO Value of Hosted v Self-Hosted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-value-of-hosted-v-self-hosted/180005)

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**Author:** [@Tperera9](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tperera9)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-value-of-hosted-v-self-hosted/180005 "2021-02-17T13:41:52Z")

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Does self-hosting add more SEO value than if it were hosted by Discourse?

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## [Replies to last comment in topic indistiguishable from replies to first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-to-last-comment-in-topic-indistiguishable-from-replies-to-first-post/179946)

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**Author:** [@Benjamin\_J](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjamin_J)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-to-last-comment-in-topic-indistiguishable-from-replies-to-first-post/179946 "2021-02-17T07:30:24Z")

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When someone responds to me and their reply goes right under mine, there is no indicator (as is the case with replies to comments further up). Am I misunderstanding something about the way discourse works? I think it w…

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## [LDAP user Profile Pics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ldap-user-profile-pics/179980)

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**Author:** [@SantoshKM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SantoshKM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ldap-user-profile-pics/179980 "2021-02-17T04:48:22Z")

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Dear All, i have managed to get LDAP working with discourse but user profile pics from AD are not showing. what to be done to get the user pics from AD profile associated automatically Thanks

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## [Is there a setting to prevent old topics from getting bumped after n days?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-setting-to-prevent-old-topics-from-getting-bumped-after-n-days/179831)

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**Author:** [@hyd504](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hyd504)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-setting-to-prevent-old-topics-from-getting-bumped-after-n-days/179831 "2021-02-17T03:05:13Z")

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I cannot find a setting that would allow me to specify the number of days after which if someone replies to a topic, it doesn’t get bumped up to the top on the “latest” tab.

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## [\[PAID\] Custom welcome message based on external API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-welcome-message-based-on-external-api/179974)

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**Author:** [@OlivierLambert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OlivierLambert)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-welcome-message-based-on-external-api/179974 "2021-02-17T01:42:43Z")

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Hi! I run this instance of discourse: forum.latranchee.com I’ve implemented a mission system where people must complete actions in order to gain XP points level up. Everything is setup and already running on the non-f…

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## [Open internal links in same browser tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-internal-links-in-same-browser-tab/172353)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-internal-links-in-same-browser-tab/172353 "2021-02-17T00:22:55Z")

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Many of us put discourse in a subdomain and also have a site in the root, eg, meta.discourse.org and discourse.org. However when the global setting of default other external links in new tab is set to Open external links…

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## [Can't deactivate "Only allow specific users to send me personal messages"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-deactivate-only-allow-specific-users-to-send-me-personal-messages/179413)

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**Author:** [@Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Disco)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-deactivate-only-allow-specific-users-to-send-me-personal-messages/179413 "2021-02-16T23:44:41Z")

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$USER/preferences/users Me or other admin got a blocking sign when trying to remove the hook. #### Installed ### 2.7.0.beta3 #### Latest ### 2.7.0.beta3 greetings Disco

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## [Emoji and Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-and-discourse/37292)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-and-discourse/37292 "2021-02-16T23:02:55Z")

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Originally published at: Emoji and Discourse We’ve always had a strong relationship with Emoji. From the earliest days of Discourse, you could add Emoji to your posts by by typing : and using our handy Emoji autocomp…

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## [Levels and Staff roles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/levels-and-staff-roles/154901)

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**Author:** [@chaddyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chaddyer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/levels-and-staff-roles/154901 "2021-02-16T22:09:29Z")

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I feel there must be a doc somewhere I’m missing but I’m stumped so asking here I want to get my head around levels - what are the choices to be made around levels. What are the categories of permissions controlled by l…

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## [Unable to send a PM to user who is not accepting PMs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-send-a-pm-to-user-who-is-not-accepting-pms/179924)

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**Author:** [@lpoolrob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lpoolrob)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-send-a-pm-to-user-who-is-not-accepting-pms/179924 "2021-02-16T22:05:55Z")

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On a Discourse forum I have just spent 10 minutes writing a PM to a member. On clicking the SEND button I am told that this member is not currently accepting messages. Shouldn’t expected behaviour be to either disable t…

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## [Polls - add all poll options to CSV export](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-add-all-poll-options-to-csv-export/179949)

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**Author:** [@bobbysmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bobbysmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-add-all-poll-options-to-csv-export/179949 "2021-02-16T21:55:15Z")

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Hi, The poll feature and the Data Explorer plugin are fantastic, as is the ability to export the poll results data with one click from the poll itself. The one thing I would like to add to the exported results is a lis…

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## [New Features Admin Module](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-features-admin-module/179945)

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**Author:** [@401Ott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/401Ott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-features-admin-module/179945 "2021-02-16T20:35:08Z")

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I really like having the new feature announcements pushed to the admin panel! Always looking for better ways to keep up to date with Discourse changes and features - On particularly busy days, this helps a lot! Thank yo…

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## [Reports \> Top Traffic Sources - Topics Stat Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reports-top-traffic-sources-topics-stat-issue/179850)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reports-top-traffic-sources-topics-stat-issue/179850 "2021-02-16T18:11:09Z")

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So for the report ‘Top Traffic Sources’, I believe there is a bug for the ‘Topics’ stats. Unless I am misunderstanding the report. The issue is that when you adjust the date range, the Topics count doesn’t seem to adjus…

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## [Move Topic to Category History](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topic-to-category-history/179904)

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**Author:** [@tisawyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tisawyer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topic-to-category-history/179904 "2021-02-16T16:54:04Z")

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One of my admins moved a Topic to another Category. Is there a way to see who moved the Topic and when it was moved?

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## [Muted Tags Topics Still Showing in Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-tags-topics-still-showing-in-latest/179398)

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**Author:** [@JoiConverse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoiConverse)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-tags-topics-still-showing-in-latest/179398 "2021-02-16T16:53:09Z")

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I am attempting to clean up our community and thought the mute tags feature would keep these topics from appearing in latest list. I followed the instructions in this post: Mute tag in settings seems to be broken? The mu…

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