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## [Is there a recommended way to get the current username from a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-recommended-way-to-get-the-current-username-from-a-post/178288)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-recommended-way-to-get-the-current-username-from-a-post/178288 "2021-02-03T20:08:03Z")

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I was wondering if it’s possible to create a post that references the username of whoever is logged in? Sort of like the /my route but for the frontend. My use case would be to customize a URL pointing outside of Discou…

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## [Is it possible to limit polling frequency per feed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-limit-polling-frequency-per-feed/284818)

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**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-limit-polling-frequency-per-feed/284818 "2021-02-03T20:00:07Z")

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Is it possible to limit polling frequency per feed in number in 24 hours? Like 2 articles in 24 hours?

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## [Editing Titles in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-titles-in-discourse/40287)

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**Author:** [@ChizbeJoe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChizbeJoe)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-titles-in-discourse/40287 "2021-02-03T18:42:10Z")

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What’s the deal with people being able to edit titles? Can only Regulars do this? I ask because on another forum, we are having some issues with people editing topic titles.

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## [What is the Discourse server resource consumption?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-discourse-server-resource-consumption/178270)

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**Author:** [@Muhammed\_EKİCİ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muhammed_EK%C4%B0C%C4%B0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-discourse-server-resource-consumption/178270 "2021-02-03T18:28:17Z")

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We are planning to use discourse as a webview in a part of our mobile application with more than 1 million users. We will direct users to the forum with notifications. This means 3-4K users instantly rushing to the forum…

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## [Negative category count (minus number) after unlisting/deleting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/negative-category-count-minus-number-after-unlisting-deleting/177556)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/negative-category-count-minus-number-after-unlisting-deleting/177556 "2021-02-03T17:46:00Z")

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I’ve unlisted and deleted some topics from the Uncategorised category today, and now the main category-list page says “-11 total” for that category. Thinking about it - most of the topics I deleted had previously been u…

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## [Welcome message adjusted to user's browser language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-message-adjusted-to-users-browser-language/178292)

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**Author:** [@roemer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roemer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-message-adjusted-to-users-browser-language/178292 "2021-02-03T17:28:53Z")

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Hi everyone! We would like the welcome message to be shown in the user’s browser language. We have tested diverse settings and were only able to set English as default. Before it worked, we had an English version if the…

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## [Messaging Multiple Members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messaging-multiple-members/178167)

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**Author:** [@GI-Joe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GI-Joe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messaging-multiple-members/178167 "2021-02-03T17:13:25Z")

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Due to a recent update/change, we are no longer able to paste a list of members in the recipient field to add them all at once. We need to actually add each member name, wait for the search to find that member and choose…

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## [How to hide the "views" column?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-the-views-column/128072)

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**Author:** [@chi\_noti\_info](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chi_noti_info)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-the-views-column/128072 "2021-02-03T11:08:03Z")

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My forum is rather new and it is somewhat embarrassing to show the low amount of views in the “views” column. Is it possible to hide it (also hide from little information panel at the end of each OP? Thanks in advance,

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## [Can I install Discourse with my own Redis and Postgres?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-discourse-with-my-own-redis-and-postgres/177943)

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**Author:** [@ann\_eav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ann_eav)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-discourse-with-my-own-redis-and-postgres/177943 "2021-02-03T10:29:58Z")

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Hello Everyone :blush: This is my first post, I hope this topic was not covered yet. If so, I apologize. I have been searching but I have not found a recent topic about this. I would like to install Discourse but with …

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## [SSO dynamic login and registration redirect URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-dynamic-login-and-registration-redirect-url/178106)

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**Author:** [@Golaxo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Golaxo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-dynamic-login-and-registration-redirect-url/178106 "2021-02-03T09:15:34Z")

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Hi, First of all thank you for building such an awesome plugin! I set my WP as an SSO client and now every time someone logs in it redirects to the forum and after the login it redirects back to WP (as it is expected).…

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## [Onebox for YouTube Music](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-youtube-music/134779)

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**Author:** [@D8vid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/D8vid)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-youtube-music/134779 "2021-02-03T08:29:03Z")

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An example YouTube Music Album (playlist) URL:

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## [\[PAID\] Bespoke Hierarchical Tagging And Filtering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-bespoke-hierarchical-tagging-and-filtering/178098)

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**Author:** [@sampattuzzi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sampattuzzi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-bespoke-hierarchical-tagging-and-filtering/178098 "2021-02-03T07:47:46Z")

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I’m part of the team running community.gamedev.tv. We use Discourse to provide Q&A and discussions around our catalogue of game development courses. We are looking to migrate the structure of our forum to a more useable…

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## [Change order of forums on Discourse Hub iOS app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-order-of-forums-on-discourse-hub-ios-app/178084)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-order-of-forums-on-discourse-hub-ios-app/178084 "2021-02-03T07:42:21Z")

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This would be a nice feature. At the moment I think it’s based on the date the forum was added. Otherwise I can’t think of anything to change. Thanks.

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## [Issues with Using disqus.rb Import Script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-using-disqus-rb-import-script/169984)

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**Author:** [@astuffedtiger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/astuffedtiger)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-using-disqus-rb-import-script/169984 "2021-02-03T01:14:22Z")

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Greetings, I’ve just setup Discourse but I would like to import my comments from Disqus. I noticed there’s a lovely import script, however it doesn’t seem to be working for me. UPDATE #2: Ok, it seems I had some malfor…

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## [Grant badges based on gender profile field?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grant-badges-based-on-gender-profile-field/178200)

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**Author:** [@cosdesign](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cosdesign)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grant-badges-based-on-gender-profile-field/178200 "2021-02-03T03:25:44Z")

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Hello! On my forum, I have two specific badges, King and Queen. Is it possible to grant the right badge based on which option the user has chosen from the gender dropdown profile field? Example: I have two badges, King…

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## [Can't delete this category because it has 1 topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-this-category-because-it-has-1-topic/174648)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-this-category-because-it-has-1-topic/174648 "2021-02-02T23:48:23Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Using topic.destroy(id) to delete illegal content: Unsure of how to remove this topic, because it spits back an error. Once this topic is removed, the category will be removed as well.

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## [Keep tag applied when switching category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-tag-applied-when-switching-category/156150)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-tag-applied-when-switching-category/156150 "2021-02-02T23:09:38Z")

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Depending on how the forum was set up, tags can exist in several or most/all categories. I think it would be a really nice ux improvement if when a user opens a tag, then changes to a category which the tag also exists …

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## [How to add the assetlinks.json file](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-the-assetlinks-json-file/178165)

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**Author:** [@MrDavis97](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrDavis97)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-the-assetlinks-json-file/178165 "2021-02-02T21:01:45Z")

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I don’t know if this is the right place to ask this, because technically I am hosting my discourse server (at mathbymiles.com) through Digital Ocean, but I asked a question on their website here but have yet to get a res…

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## [Problem in sso redirection for compose a new pre-filled topic via URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-in-sso-redirection-for-compose-a-new-pre-filled-topic-via-url/177916)

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**Author:** [@a.golmirzaei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/a.golmirzaei)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-in-sso-redirection-for-compose-a-new-pre-filled-topic-via-url/177916 "2021-02-02T20:53:12Z")

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Hello I am implementing my own authenticating service as SSO provider for discourse. Its working fine. But when my users (not logged in users) open a pre-filled topic URL then they wont see those pre-filled data after r…

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## [Category breaking and becoming undeletable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-breaking-and-becoming-undeletable/178149)

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**Author:** [@Capelo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Capelo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-breaking-and-becoming-undeletable/178149 "2021-02-02T20:41:15Z")

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Hello. I hope that this is the correct place to report this - I have found no other similar posts while searching and I think this definitely qualifies as a bug. What Happened I was creating a new subcategory for one of…

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## [Main banner doesn't appear when theme was changed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/main-banner-doesnt-appear-when-theme-was-changed/178099)

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**Author:** [@Eduardo\_Henrique](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eduardo_Henrique)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/main-banner-doesnt-appear-when-theme-was-changed/178099 "2021-02-02T20:29:10Z")

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I’m working in a project that use Discourse as community and i’ll do a theme change, but a problem arose, we have a main banner on top of all pages that is linked with the actual theme then when i changed the theme it do…

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## [Adding mention/emoji/tag adds trailing space but doesn't move cursor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-mention-emoji-tag-adds-trailing-space-but-doesnt-move-cursor/170201)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-mention-emoji-tag-adds-trailing-space-but-doesnt-move-cursor/170201 "2021-02-02T17:57:22Z")

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When you add a mention or emoji by typing @ / :, followed by whatever is required, and hitting Enter, it completes the rest of the username / emoji name, followed by a space. I assume this space is so that you can keep t…

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## [Prompt a warning when attempting to reply/quote a hidden post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prompt-a-warning-when-attempting-to-reply-quote-a-hidden-post/177699)

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**Author:** [@Meteor0id](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Meteor0id)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prompt-a-warning-when-attempting-to-reply-quote-a-hidden-post/177699 "2021-02-02T16:32:44Z")

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Sometimes an inappropriate post is triggering to many users. Even if it is hidden, we see many people unhide it and reply to it anyway. Before we know it we have 10 posts of heated discussion mixed in with the intended d…

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## [\[PAID\] Technical Route/Consulting to customize Discourse to our Project](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-technical-route-consulting-to-customize-discourse-to-our-project/178120)

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**Author:** [@rohan\_ix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rohan_ix)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-technical-route-consulting-to-customize-discourse-to-our-project/178120 "2021-02-02T15:53:31Z")

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We are an education tech startup, we want to use discourse and add it to our website. We would like an expert technical guidance \[not implementation\] on how to effectively tweak the website to our needs. \[Time\]: 2 hrs.

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## [How to get monthly pageviews programatically? Preferably using Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-monthly-pageviews-programatically-preferably-using-data-explorer/178103)

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**Author:** [@Konrad\_Sopala](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Konrad_Sopala)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-monthly-pageviews-programatically-preferably-using-data-explorer/178103 "2021-02-02T15:33:39Z")

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Hey there community! By any chance has anyone wrote a query using Data explorer to fetch monthly pageviews number? Is there any other programatic way to get those numbers than manually accessing my dashboard?

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## [Times / Dates of user logins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/times-dates-of-user-logins/178115)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/times-dates-of-user-logins/178115 "2021-02-02T14:29:47Z")

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Is it possible for the data explorer plugin to report on the times/dates a given user has logged in? For example, I’d provide a username and get a simple list back, ordered by the most recent timestamp?

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## [Extend HTML text for about page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-html-text-for-about-page/178108)

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**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-html-text-for-about-page/178108 "2021-02-02T13:29:45Z")

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How can I extend the text with HTML for the About page without effecting the page’s description which effect the description tag of the home page (scanned by Google)?

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## [Static page links in nav bar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-page-links-in-nav-bar/91819)

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**Author:** [@ChrisLuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisLuck)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-page-links-in-nav-bar/91819 "2018-07-08T14:51:41Z")

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Is it possible to put static page links up inside the nav bar?

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## [How to remove a category description and logo?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-a-category-description-and-logo/177491)

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**Author:** [@Pandabear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pandabear)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-a-category-description-and-logo/177491 "2021-02-02T12:02:55Z")

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I have used the search engine, sorry if it is repeated. Thanks

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## [Our discobot has stopped working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-discobot-has-stopped-working/167528)

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**Author:** [@ieahleen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ieahleen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-discobot-has-stopped-working/167528 "2021-02-02T12:13:25Z")

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I hail from forum.freecodecamp.org, our discobot has stopped working. It doesn’t answer anymore to being tagged, or to private messages, and doesn’t welcome new users anymore. What could be done?

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