# Latest

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## [List formatting is broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-formatting-is-broken/309995)

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**Author:** [@Arnold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arnold)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-formatting-is-broken/309995 "2024-06-27T13:48:37Z")

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Example: \* 1932. Those are suprisingly working: \* 1917-32. 1917-32. Im using the newest 3.3.0.beta3-dev without any plugins.

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## [Double Showcased Categories on Mint Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-showcased-categories-on-mint-theme/312657)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-showcased-categories-on-mint-theme/312657 "2024-06-27T13:04:36Z")

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When activating the Mint Theme I’m seeing a double-up of the showcased categories at the top: It’s happening both in the Theme Creator preview as well as when I install it on my test site (Theme Creator) Showcased C…

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## [How to retrieve Topics/Topics List, Replies from Activity Tab using Ruby?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-retrieve-topics-topics-list-replies-from-activity-tab-using-ruby/313529)

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**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-retrieve-topics-topics-list-replies-from-activity-tab-using-ruby/313529 "2024-06-27T11:21:24Z")

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Hi!, Is there any way we can retrieve Topics/Topics List ,Replies From Activity Tab using Ruby? Any help would be appreciated. Image 1 : (Non admin User) Image 2 : (Admin User)

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## ['Last edit by @user at xx:xx' footer on topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-edit-by-user-at-xx-xx-footer-on-topics/313962)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-edit-by-user-at-xx-xx-footer-on-topics/313962 "2024-06-27T11:00:51Z")

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On Meta, in the Customization \> Plugin category, at the bottom, is shows who made the last edit at what time. However, looking in the post, I don’t see anything there. Is this some sort of theme component or plugin used …

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## [Allow bypassing min post length for certain groups or trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-bypassing-min-post-length-for-certain-groups-or-trust-levels/106293)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-bypassing-min-post-length-for-certain-groups-or-trust-levels/106293 "2024-06-27T10:49:39Z")

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Idea: Allow some groups or trust levels or admins to bypass limits such as min post length, min personal message post length, body min entropy, etc. We’ve found that we like the limits for everybody except our stakehold…

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## [Images broken in emails due to Discourse being behind a private firewall](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-broken-in-emails-due-to-discourse-being-behind-a-private-firewall/42829)

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**Author:** [@Jared\_Needell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jared_Needell)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-broken-in-emails-due-to-discourse-being-behind-a-private-firewall/42829 "2018-02-03T12:45:13Z")

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When a user sends an email, the avatar and attachments are broken. Avatars are default with their first name initial being the avatar.

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## [:) Thanx](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanx/313950)

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**Author:** [@savas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/savas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanx/313950 "2024-06-27T09:33:28Z")

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Thanx! @Discourse P.S. My name is Mindaugas :rofl: Last name Bartusevicius :smiley: so sort name definatly not Bart :smiley:

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## [Documentation: Tips & tricks how to use search?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-tips-tricks-how-to-use-search/234507)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-tips-tricks-how-to-use-search/234507 "2024-06-27T10:06:39Z")

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First some general meta :wink: On my forum I used decent amount of categories. Mostly because of I had same structure on another sites and everybody is doing same. But as everyone knows, or should know, a lot of categor…

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## [User cards customization on Meta Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cards-customization-on-meta-discourse/313951)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cards-customization-on-meta-discourse/313951 "2024-06-27T09:57:50Z")

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The user cards here on Meta have well designed and implemented extra spice that I can’t find in Discourse vanilla or the theme components I have searched. Can someone explain how the extra data fields and different locat…

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## [Unassigning not working in the Assign screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unassigning-not-working-in-the-assign-screen/309776)

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**Author:** [@jenmck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenmck)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 9:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unassigning-not-working-in-the-assign-screen/309776 "2024-06-27T09:20:42Z")

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I have a user reporting an issue with unassigning themselves. Their report is below; they’re running Safari and Firefox and have issues with both. Description On the “Assigned” screen (/u/username/activity/assigned), I …

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## [Job exception: undefined method \`name' for an instance of String](https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-undefined-method-name-for-an-instance-of-string/313704)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-undefined-method-name-for-an-instance-of-string/313704 "2024-06-27T08:41:29Z")

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There is an error related to the rss-polling plugin. It happens when the polling starts, but not always. Maybe a race condition type of problem? I believe you need several feeds (say five or more) to reproduce it. Job e…

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## [Personal Message notification showing incorrect reply count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-notification-showing-incorrect-reply-count/313383)

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**Author:** [@Farhan\_Hossen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Farhan_Hossen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-notification-showing-incorrect-reply-count/313383 "2024-06-27T03:51:21Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m sending a private message through the user api. using the username ‘system’’ const postData = { title: messageTitle, raw: messageBody, username: 'system', category: 22,…

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## [Is there a way to automatically expand the reply composer box by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-automatically-expand-the-reply-composer-box-by-default/313471)

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**Author:** [@Isaac.Eiland-Hall](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isaac.Eiland-Hall)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-automatically-expand-the-reply-composer-box-by-default/313471 "2024-06-27T02:07:10Z")

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While I appreciate the default size of the box, I’m always expanding it, and some of my users have asked if there’s a way to automatically expand it by default. I can’t find an option in the admin that seems to allow for…

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## ['in posts by' search option does not work when clicked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-posts-by-search-option-does-not-work-when-clicked/312916)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-posts-by-search-option-does-not-work-when-clicked/312916 "2024-06-26T22:20:03Z")

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To reproduce the issue: Navigate to a user’s profile, for example, Profile - Discourse - Discourse Meta. Click the magnifying glass icon :mag: Click ‘in posts by Discourse’ Expected result: @Discourse is added to th…

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## [Does Discourse support ChatGPT or Gemini AI translations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-support-chatgpt-or-gemini-ai-translations/313063)

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**Author:** [@Roman\_Kropachek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roman_Kropachek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-support-chatgpt-or-gemini-ai-translations/313063 "2024-06-26T22:04:44Z")

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Hey! I’m looking for a way to translate my English forum into the top 10 languages, but I’m not satisfied with Google Translate and other services supported by the plugin. Any ideas? I even considered adding local catego…

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## [Restricting maximum length for search query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricting-maximum-length-for-search-query/313871)

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**Author:** [@Mudit\_Maheshwari](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mudit_Maheshwari)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricting-maximum-length-for-search-query/313871 "2024-06-26T21:47:53Z")

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Hi, Can anyone assist with setting maximum length for search query for forum? Is there a setting for that? Thanks

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## [Easier Tag adding in search bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-tag-adding-in-search-bar/313866)

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**Author:** [@Arnold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arnold)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-tag-adding-in-search-bar/313866 "2024-06-26T21:32:26Z")

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When clicking now on my-hero-academia with the intention to faster add a tag it will replace everything. When adding multiple Tags in search it would be a good function to use this feature as more easy adding of mo…

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## [Question regarding data removal requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853)

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**Author:** [@anotherusername](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anotherusername)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-data-removal-requests/313853 "2024-06-26T20:14:04Z")

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Hello there! I accidentally uploaded sensitive images (containing a name and address) to a different Discourse forum recently, and I’ve heard that it’s easy to find such images simply by changing a url. I’d like to req…

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## [Creating rich link previews with Onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-rich-link-previews-with-onebox/98088)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-rich-link-previews-with-onebox/98088 "2018-09-26T09:26:52Z")

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:bookmark: This is a guide for creating rich link previews with Onebox in Discourse. It explains how to create Oneboxes, use inline Oneboxing, avoid Oneboxing, use hyperlinks, and handle advanced iFrames. …

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## [Subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories/313664)

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**Author:** [@David\_n\_Boquete](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_n_Boquete)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories/313664 "2024-06-26T19:35:48Z")

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I am trying to build a Discourse site but I’m having trouble with Categories and subcategories I need to have a Category show on the left and when someone clicks on it, it shows subcategories on the page that opens. The…

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## [Suggested messages possibly bypassing see-permissions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-messages-possibly-bypassing-see-permissions/149650)

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**Author:** [@gh\_irina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gh_irina)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-messages-possibly-bypassing-see-permissions/149650 "2020-05-03T13:58:33Z")

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I recently noticed that the suggested message following one of my PMs was in fact private between another admin and another user. Of course as admin I can see other people’s PMs, but it seems odd for them to be recommend…

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## [Working around the 10,000 result limit of data explorer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-around-the-10-000-result-limit-of-data-explorer/315395)

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**Author:** [@vladyslav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vladyslav)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-around-the-10-000-result-limit-of-data-explorer/315395 "2024-06-26T17:49:44Z")

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Is there any way to bypass this limit? I want to download all unlisted topics, and there are a lot of them. A lot more than 10k

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## [Errors not shown correctly when saving Discourse automation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-not-shown-correctly-when-saving-discourse-automation/313464)

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**Author:** [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-not-shown-correctly-when-saving-discourse-automation/313464 "2024-06-26T17:30:38Z")

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trying to use it but the repot dont generates and i have no erro in the logs. is there any problem with my config? i tested using gpt 4 and claude 3. The 2 api keys is in the discourse ai section is it not a probl…

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## [Custom Avatars "gone" after updating to 3.3.0beta1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-avatars-gone-after-updating-to-3-3-0beta1/308395)

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**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-avatars-gone-after-updating-to-3-3-0beta1/308395 "2024-06-26T15:54:46Z")

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Hi, I recently updated our testforums to 3.3.0beta1. The testforum basically is a bit of an outdated copy (content wise) of our live forums. We use it to test updates and new features. It uses the same Amazon S3 connect…

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## [Quick Access juggling things around after a delay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-access-juggling-things-around-after-a-delay/305043)

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**Author:** [@pgr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pgr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-access-juggling-things-around-after-a-delay/305043 "2024-06-26T15:23:41Z")

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Hi. In a Discourse site that I use daily, I am experiencing an annoyance with the Quick Access menu (the one on the top right that shows the recent notifications, etc), I click to open and then after a small but noticeab…

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## [Is it possible to mark a user as ignored if they have a hidden profile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-mark-a-user-as-ignored-if-they-have-a-hidden-profile/313814)

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**Author:** [@xylar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xylar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-mark-a-user-as-ignored-if-they-have-a-hidden-profile/313814 "2024-06-26T15:19:09Z")

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If I visit the user profile page it just says This user’s public profile is hidden. I’d like to ignore them via this:

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## [Add a "Contact information" on topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-contact-information-on-topics/313749)

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**Author:** [@IKab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IKab)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-contact-information-on-topics/313749 "2024-06-26T14:55:53Z")

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Hello everyone :wave: I have a rather open question for a rather specific problem I’m building a disourse for a team of several establishment and each establishmentwill have a topic to present the institution. I’d lik…

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## [Could a List of Recommended Topics Be Added to the Top Menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-a-list-of-recommended-topics-be-added-to-the-top-menu/289323)

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**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-a-list-of-recommended-topics-be-added-to-the-top-menu/289323 "2024-06-26T15:04:44Z")

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I love the Discourse AI - Related Topics: Enhancing Content Exploration, but sadly its scope appears to be defined by Topic I’m currently reading. I’m wondering if, with recent advancements in LLMs, would it be possible…

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## [Getting error from api while editing post or topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-error-from-api-while-editing-post-or-topic/313810)

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**Author:** [@Priyanka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Priyanka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-error-from-api-while-editing-post-or-topic/313810 "2024-06-26T14:50:08Z")

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Can someone help me how to edit post or topics? In react native mobile app i am using this api to edit post https://{defaultHost}/posts/{id}.json

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## [How to disable items from Menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-items-from-menu/313778)

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**Author:** [@Nestor\_Matias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nestor_Matias)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-items-from-menu/313778 "2024-06-26T14:44:58Z")

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Hi for the items in the MENU can i remove or disable the Channles and Messages section is it something that relevant and why? also as an admin user for example i can see all the entire menu but a non admin user should t…

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