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## [Incorrect disk space available showing after ./launcher rebuild app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-disk-space-available-showing-after-launcher-rebuild-app/179742)

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**Author:** [@AveyBD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AveyBD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-disk-space-available-showing-after-launcher-rebuild-app/179742 "2021-02-15T06:07:14Z")

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I have 30GB VPS, running discourse 2.7.0.beta1 . I want to update my discourse. Previously my VPS was 20GB then then provider has upgraded my VPS to 30 GB. Now when I am trying to upgrade my discourse it saying wrong s…

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## [Bootstrap Container Hangs on su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-container-hangs-on-su-discourse-c-bundle-exec-rake-db-migrate/179319)

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**Author:** [@neounix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neounix)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-container-hangs-on-su-discourse-c-bundle-exec-rake-db-migrate/179319 "2021-02-15T04:06:28Z")

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We are currently running this recent release: It’s still running in our production container (no issues). I’m trying to bootstrap based on this release: I’ve tried a number of times today, and each time it hangs h…

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## [How to change directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-directory/92362)

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**Author:** [@zyouchi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zyouchi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-directory/92362 "2018-07-17T08:54:17Z")

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Hello, My site uses Japanese by default. I wanted to change the permalink of the URL, I asked a question this time. It is now like …/t/topic/16(article number), and is it possible to make it like ../16? Or is it poss…

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## [Discourse Database Question/Support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-database-question-support/179703)

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**Author:** [@Seren\_Modz\_211](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seren_Modz_211)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-database-question-support/179703 "2021-02-15T00:46:52Z")

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Hello. I am here today to ask a short question. I was wondering if you could tell me if and how I could connect to a PostgreSQL database differently to shown in the install guide. Currently, it is currently trying to con…

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## [Activate audio in autoplay video](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-audio-in-autoplay-video/179638)

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**Author:** [@PaulinaMX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaulinaMX)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-audio-in-autoplay-video/179638 "2021-02-14T21:48:10Z")

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Hi, I am using a video on my login page, this is the code: \<video width="100%" controls autoplay loop\> \<source src="https://forosmx.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Portada+forosmx.mp4" type="video/mp4"\> \</video\> Ev…

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## [How to show post thumbnail on twitter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-post-thumbnail-on-twitter/179706)

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**Author:** [@edgarriba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/edgarriba)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-post-thumbnail-on-twitter/179706 "2021-02-14T20:29:22Z")

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Hi! Is it possible to show the topic thumbnail when the post is shared on Twitter ? Currently we obtain a default image like this, Thanks in advance !!

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## [Essential Discourse Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/essential-discourse-plugins/179702)

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**Author:** [@Rahim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/essential-discourse-plugins/179702 "2021-02-14T20:23:13Z")

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Hello Community, Hope you are fine. I am looking for the list of essential Discourse plugins? The plugins which should be installed right after the new installation. Regards.

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## [\[PAID\] - Looking for Discourse developer to build forum plugin for wordpress site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-looking-for-discourse-developer-to-build-forum-plugin-for-wordpress-site/179689)

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**Author:** [@fonifade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fonifade)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-looking-for-discourse-developer-to-build-forum-plugin-for-wordpress-site/179689 "2021-02-14T19:49:06Z")

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We’re a team of two looking for consultation advice as well as a developer who can build/set up a local community forum that can scale well. Happy to provide more details to anyone interested.

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## [Unable to install Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-install-discourse/179667)

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**Author:** [@Minecraft\_Ciach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Minecraft_Ciach)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-install-discourse/179667 "2021-02-14T19:19:32Z")

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Hello, I just bought a Droplet on DigitalOcean, preinstalled with Discourse. The problem is that I cannot complete the installation. When I enter the domain, it says that the ports 443 and 80 are not accessible. The sub…

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## [Add to serializer only for staff and current user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-serializer-only-for-staff-and-current-user/155261)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-serializer-only-for-staff-and-current-user/155261 "2021-02-13T21:23:24Z")

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I’m working on a plugin that needs to add stuff to the user serializer. It’s working! :tada: But I need to add it to the user serializer only for staff and the current user. But . . . backing up, perhaps, I really need…

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## [FYI comp.lang.c has been banned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fyi-comp-lang-c-has-been-banned/179651)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fyi-comp-lang-c-has-been-banned/179651 "2021-02-14T13:46:47Z")

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I know the title will be very confusing to many but for those who have been around since the days before dial-up modems this has some interesting touch points with running a forum. In short, after BBS (Bulletin Board Sy…

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## [Why We Love Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-we-love-discourse/179588)

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**Author:** [@dadberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dadberg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-we-love-discourse/179588 "2021-02-14T11:48:26Z")

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@codinghorror @sam @eviltrout Well, some people may think that I’m over emphasizing, but I trust that I’m pretty accurate, Jeff Atwood, Sam Saffron, and Robin Ward have literally allowed a highly premium, and “enterpris…

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## [Arrow keys when updating timestamp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arrow-keys-when-updating-timestamp/179567)

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**Author:** [@fhe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fhe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arrow-keys-when-updating-timestamp/179567 "2021-02-14T11:13:56Z")

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When updating the timestamp of a topic via the UI, using up/down arrow keys to adjust time changes both time and date simultaneously. It would be great if only the value in the current active field (be it date or time s…

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## [Discourse for business environment and closed source projects](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-business-environment-and-closed-source-projects/40327)

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**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-business-environment-and-closed-source-projects/40327 "2021-02-14T03:55:50Z")

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Hi, I’m looking for some ways to improve my workflows for working with new team members and 3rd parties inside Discourse. What are you thinking about the following features? Require Agreement All users and guests wi…

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## [Recover from filesystem backup: can't rebuild nor start](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recover-from-filesystem-backup-cant-rebuild-nor-start/179624)

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**Author:** [@ulysses4ever](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ulysses4ever)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recover-from-filesystem-backup-cant-rebuild-nor-start/179624 "2021-02-14T02:58:44Z")

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Server’s RAID died couple days back and we’re trying to bring back to life our Discourse instance from a filesystem backup. No luck so far. I get this error message from ./launcher rebuild app: FAILED -----------------…

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## [Install and hosted related issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-and-hosted-related-issues/179627)

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**Author:** [@vel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-and-hosted-related-issues/179627 "2021-02-14T02:54:41Z")

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Encountering 2 issues that have come up a few times. I have a hosting company for a few years now but to install Discourse I’m having to sign up to a new hosting company. It’s been difficult to even setup an account wit…

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## [Can we automatically combat Sea-lioning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-automatically-combat-sea-lioning/112258)

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**Author:** [@nick\_DMS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nick_DMS)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-automatically-combat-sea-lioning/112258 "2021-02-14T02:16:01Z")

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So there is a behavior of Sea-Lioning happening in my forum. Here is a link to explain the idea further. Sealioning - Wikipedia The behavior as I see it on the forum is an issue when a member attempts to shut down discu…

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## [Uploading badge images instead of typing the URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-badge-images-instead-of-typing-the-url/179611)

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**Author:** [@cosdesign](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cosdesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-badge-images-instead-of-typing-the-url/179611 "2021-02-13T23:31:57Z")

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I have only images for my badges and it takes a lot of time to upload the images inside a private topic or private message, copy the image link and paste the link inside the image URL field, scroll down at the bottom of …

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## [Setting up SAML with ADFS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-saml-with-adfs/141616)

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**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-saml-with-adfs/141616 "2021-02-14T00:31:46Z")

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We are attempting to use the SAML plugin: GitHub - discourse/discourse-saml: Support for SAML in Discourse · GitHub to add support for SAML logins with ADFS. However, I don’t seem to be getting very far. I would gladly w…

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## [Auto play video in login page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-play-video-in-login-page/179155)

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**Author:** [@PaulinaMX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaulinaMX)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-play-video-in-login-page/179155 "2021-02-13T23:30:28Z")

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What would you like done? My forum is private and you need to login to enter, that looks a bit empty, I would like to put a video on autoplay before users have access, I would also like the video to be adapted to mobile…

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## [Filter by solved dropdown display issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-by-solved-dropdown-display-issues/179502)

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**Author:** [@dschaper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dschaper)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-by-solved-dropdown-display-issues/179502 "2021-02-13T19:00:50Z")

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It looks like the solutions.scss is missing a display item. .select-kit appears to be display: inline-block; and that leaves .select-kit.solved-status-filter as the same. That makes the filter box display differently th…

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## [Decoupled Discourse Application - Managed Redis, Managed Postgres, and DIgital Ocean Volume with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decoupled-discourse-application-managed-redis-managed-postgres-and-digital-ocean-volume-with-discourse/179546)

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**Author:** [@Bmorrical](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bmorrical)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decoupled-discourse-application-managed-redis-managed-postgres-and-digital-ocean-volume-with-discourse/179546 "2021-02-13T18:52:05Z")

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I’m trying to connect Discourse to Redis on Digital Ocean Managed Redis Database. I was able to get the postgres working fine with Digital Ocean Managed Postgres Database, but Redis give me an error. What can you make …

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## [RSS for tags subscription](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-for-tags-subscription/179581)

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**Author:** [@petesim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/petesim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-for-tags-subscription/179581 "2021-02-13T16:06:26Z")

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Users happy to subscribe to arbitrary topics: thank you! But when user tries to subscribe to a tag, then it goes away disappointed, since he have no option to receive news on the tag of his interest. It would complete pe…

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## [Documentation on Client Api](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-on-client-api/179556)

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**Author:** [@Fausto\_Dassenno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fausto_Dassenno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-on-client-api/179556 "2021-02-13T15:22:46Z")

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Hi all, I am struggling to find documentation on the clients API like events fired for API onAppEvent purposes. Suggestions? F.

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## [Creating 2 tables in the same line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-2-tables-in-the-same-line/179431)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_G)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-2-tables-in-the-same-line/179431 "2021-02-13T13:34:29Z")

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Hey everyone, does anyone know whether it’s possible to create 2 tables in the same line? Like having one on the left and one on the right side? Left Side

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## [Using Adsense plugin for banners](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-adsense-plugin-for-banners/107811)

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**Author:** [@Arta\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arta_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-adsense-plugin-for-banners/107811 "2021-02-13T11:47:01Z")

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Hey guys, Is this plugin restricted to be used for AdSense or can we use it for any type of banner advertisement? Like HTML or Image banner. Thank you

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## [Good guidelines for a community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-guidelines-for-a-community/179480)

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**Author:** [@png](https://meta.discourse.org/u/png)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-guidelines-for-a-community/179480 "2021-02-13T11:05:51Z")

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Hello, it’s @png again. I’d like a template for guidelines for a community I’m going to make soon. I’ve been think of some for little while but it hasn’t been looking too good compared to other community forums …

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## [Web manifest warnings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-manifest-warnings/179318)

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**Author:** [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-manifest-warnings/179318 "2021-02-13T05:39:31Z")

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Chrome shows these warnings for the manifest: Just wanted to put this out, probably not of any big concern.

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## [Amazon Woots Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-woots-theme/179511)

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**Author:** [@dadberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dadberg)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-woots-theme/179511 "2021-02-13T04:56:59Z")

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While randomly exploring new themes I’ve discovered this incredible piece of art which IMO should be a reference for how modern, and uncluttered Discourse theme should be: I wonder, is there any possibility to replica…

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## [Make it clearer that you can select month and year in date picker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-clearer-that-you-can-select-month-and-year-in-date-picker/179149)

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**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-clearer-that-you-can-select-month-and-year-in-date-picker/179149 "2021-02-13T04:48:15Z")

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Currently the date picker in the admin ( /admin/reports/signups ) wants us to pick a date by selecting it from the pop-up calendar. For a date far in the past it’s cumbersome to click the left arrow to decrement by one m…

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