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## [How to disable the header button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-the-header-button/279138)

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**Author:** [@hoangphuctran93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoangphuctran93)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-the-header-button/279138 "2023-03-22T14:51:07Z")

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I want to ask how to disable the header button? Tên gọi cộng đồng By Tên một số thành viên ban quản trị cộng đồng Link Link truy cập Giới thiệu ngắn về cộng đồng Một số chủ đề chính được thảo luận tron…

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## [Docu-centric Discourse: Docs, Spreadsheets, Math Editor, Charts, Forms?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docu-centric-discourse-docs-spreadsheets-math-editor-charts-forms/45781)

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**Author:** [@Muiran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muiran)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docu-centric-discourse-docs-spreadsheets-math-editor-charts-forms/45781 "2023-03-22T14:45:12Z")

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Bernhard Fürst appears to have done a great job putting together an Etherpad Lite plugin. My problem is the Etherpad Lite is an evolutionary cul de sac. Nobody is planning on it becoming a word-processor. I found CODE w…

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## [Having a sub + sub category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-a-sub-sub-category/258869)

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**Author:** [@EchoBilisim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EchoBilisim)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-a-sub-sub-category/258869 "2023-03-22T13:22:37Z")

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Hello, there is a sub-category. It would be good to have six features in the sub-category. It would be good to have the option to add sub-category sub-category in multiple categories.

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## [Force users to select a sub-category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-users-to-select-a-sub-category/216648)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-users-to-select-a-sub-category/216648 "2023-03-22T13:07:54Z")

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The users of the forum I’m importing would like to have a parent category that serves as a “label” (similar to what they had on phpBB). A category that contains nothing but subcategories. No topics in the parent category…

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## [Email notifications turned on by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-turned-on-by-default/259009)

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**Author:** [@SophieRice1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SophieRice1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-turned-on-by-default/259009 "2023-03-22T11:12:40Z")

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Hi everyone, Hopefully a quick one to answer - are the summary/digest emails sent out to users by default (when they haven’t been active for a while), or do they have to be opted into? I can’t remember if I ever activel…

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## [Can we host discourse community in a subdirectory for example: companyname.com/community under business plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-host-discourse-community-in-a-subdirectory-for-example-companyname-com-community-under-business-plan/259001)

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**Author:** [@Vivek\_Choksi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vivek_Choksi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-host-discourse-community-in-a-subdirectory-for-example-companyname-com-community-under-business-plan/259001 "2023-03-22T09:25:32Z")

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We want to host our community on companyname.com/community and NOT on subdomain community.companyname.com Is self-hosting is the only option available? Does Business/Standard plan support subdirectory hosting?

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## [Users not receiving emails after a restore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-not-receiving-emails-after-a-restore/258205)

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**Author:** [@Hyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hyan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-not-receiving-emails-after-a-restore/258205 "2023-03-22T08:53:00Z")

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I use mailgun 587 port for my self-hosting site. And I can receive email when setting up admin account to complete installation. However, when sign up new users my site doesn’t send “Confirm your new account” email. Mai…

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## [Get currently signed-in username on external site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-currently-signed-in-username-on-external-site/258768)

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**Author:** [@Felixkruemel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Felixkruemel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-currently-signed-in-username-on-external-site/258768 "2023-03-22T06:34:58Z")

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I’m trying to develop an external application at app.example.com which is linked on my discourse forum discourse.example.com. I would like to display the current signed-in username from my discourse instance on the exte…

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## [Auto convert upload to JPG?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-convert-upload-to-jpg/258309)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-convert-upload-to-jpg/258309 "2023-03-22T05:49:21Z")

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I have noticed that some image uploads always convert to jpeg, this creates ugly situations with images with transparent elements and dark/light mode. I couldn’t find a setting for this, can we somehow turn this off? I’…

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## [Inserting Javascript yields 403 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inserting-javascript-yields-403-error/154738)

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**Author:** [@Judith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Judith)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inserting-javascript-yields-403-error/154738 "2023-03-22T04:18:15Z")

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According to previous posts in this forum, it should be possible to insert custom Javascript code into the or fields of the default theme, but whenever I try to do so, I get a popup saying “403 error”. Given that I am …

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## [How to change user fields with API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-user-fields-with-api/147999)

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**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-user-fields-with-api/147999 "2023-03-22T03:07:12Z")

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(Edit: see 2nd post for solution: how to change user fields with API) @sam, you mentioned (in a post in a topic now closed) with regards to someone who wanted to use the API to update a custom field in a user record: “th…

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## [SMTP email stopped working 10 days ago (curl works; server doesn't have SMTPS)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-email-stopped-working-10-days-ago-curl-works-server-doesnt-have-smtps/258966)

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**Author:** [@gi1242](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gi1242)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-email-stopped-working-10-days-ago-curl-works-server-doesnt-have-smtps/258966 "2023-03-22T02:31:12Z")

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Hi All, I’ve had my site running for a few years without issue now. All of a sudden, SMTP simply stopped working. (I made no config changes on host or in the container). I’m using SMTP (not SMTPS). I entered the discou…

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## [TypingDNA-based Identification and Banning Plugin Solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typingdna-based-identification-and-banning-plugin-solution/258961)

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**Author:** [@Noah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noah)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typingdna-based-identification-and-banning-plugin-solution/258961 "2023-03-21T22:59:26Z")

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For more than a year, we have encountered a persistent user who continually returns using multiple IPs, emails, names, and other methods to bypass our existing security measures. This has become a significant concern for…

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## [Poll gating?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-gating/258802)

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**Author:** [@Icedcool](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Icedcool)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-gating/258802 "2023-03-21T22:22:33Z")

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Hi Discourse community! I am part of a hosted discourse that we would like to gate the polls based on user roll or tag(ideally a roll obtained from discord). Is there a plugin, or way to do this? Thanks for all help, …

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## [Does resetting a user's bounce score unrevoke their email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-resetting-a-users-bounce-score-unrevoke-their-email/120310)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-resetting-a-users-bounce-score-unrevoke-their-email/120310 "2023-03-21T21:48:36Z")

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A user has had a lot of bounced emails and their email address has been revoked. If I click “Reset” in their admin account page, does that unrevoke their email address? As a secondary feature request, I think there shou…

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## [Default sidebar categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-sidebar-categories/258871)

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**Author:** [@Rafael\_Melo\_Silva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rafael_Melo_Silva)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-sidebar-categories/258871 "2023-03-21T19:53:38Z")

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I have set 4 categories as sidebar default, they are all restricted. When i invite a user to join discourse with group permission to some of that categories sidebar still empty for that user. Can someone help out? Thank…

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## [Flat view of both topics and posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flat-view-of-both-topics-and-posts/258947)

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**Author:** [@asc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flat-view-of-both-topics-and-posts/258947 "2023-03-21T19:11:29Z")

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I’m not sure if this is plugin territory or even possible so I thought I’d ask before I try to dig into it–in theory would it be possible to collect both topics and replies to present on a group’s activity page or in /la…

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## [Error connecting to Redis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-connecting-to-redis/135678)

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**Author:** [@CRUGG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CRUGG)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-connecting-to-redis/135678 "2023-03-21T19:04:22Z")

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When I try to start discourse, I can’t access it in my browser. I found some information in the log files which might cause this. Does somebody know what the problem is? # /var/discourse/standalone/log/rails/unicorn.std…

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## [Cannot find package.json](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-find-package-json/258924)

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**Author:** [@Nasser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nasser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-find-package-json/258924 "2023-03-21T17:28:29Z")

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Hello, Whenever I ./launcher rebuild app I get the following message Browserslist: caniuse-lite is outdated. Please run: npx update-browserslist-db@latest Why you should do it regularly: GitHub - browserslist/update…

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## [Add an option to not send a message when deleting a post in the queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-an-option-to-not-send-a-message-when-deleting-a-post-in-the-queue/257768)

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**Author:** [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-an-option-to-not-send-a-message-when-deleting-a-post-in-the-queue/257768 "2023-03-11T01:52:54Z")

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Im a mod on Replit Ask and we send messages when deleting a post referring to the exact rule that post was in violation of. And to prevent sending them more messages, we agree with the flag but keep the post then manuall…

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## [Are badges customizable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-badges-customizable/258903)

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**Author:** [@Rafael\_Nasser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rafael_Nasser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-badges-customizable/258903 "2023-03-21T15:25:06Z")

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Hey whats up everyone? I was wanting to customize emblems so I can engage with my community in a sort of Gamification model. This way I can get them to engage, respond to posts and more.. I feel if I cant use gamificat…

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## [How does the online presence work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-online-presence-work/258498)

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**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon_tomes)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-online-presence-work/258498 "2023-03-21T15:20:00Z")

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I like the online presence indicator. In our instance, it looks like a green border around the profile picture. I find it particularly useful to see in Chat Channels. I’m curious how it works and when it switches “on…

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## [One column categories legacy menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-column-categories-legacy-menu/258884)

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**Author:** [@Rafael\_Melo\_Silva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rafael_Melo_Silva)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-column-categories-legacy-menu/258884 "2023-03-21T12:23:20Z")

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Is possible to set categories in legacy in one column like this:

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## [Sidebar question about Admins configuring defaults for visitors and new members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-question-about-admins-configuring-defaults-for-visitors-and-new-members/253433)

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**Author:** [@c12gene](https://meta.discourse.org/u/c12gene)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-question-about-admins-configuring-defaults-for-visitors-and-new-members/253433 "2023-03-21T11:40:53Z")

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I’m trying to solve this problem with the sidebar. I need my members to see the default categories we set up for them in the sidebar. How do I do this? "Admins can configure defaults for visitors and new members, and ev…

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## [Can it be set for only the topic creator to mark as solved?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-it-be-set-for-only-the-topic-creator-to-mark-as-solved/258853)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-it-be-set-for-only-the-topic-creator-to-mark-as-solved/258853 "2023-03-21T09:19:34Z")

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Is there a way for only the topic creator to choose which answer is the solution? (Instead of other people choosing)

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## [Can I make chat visible for users who aren't logged in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-make-chat-visible-for-users-who-arent-logged-in/258837)

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**Author:** [@KevinWorkman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinWorkman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-make-chat-visible-for-users-who-arent-logged-in/258837 "2023-03-21T09:55:41Z")

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I’ve started to play with Discourse Chat, and I can already see the value of it on top of Discourse’s traditional forum-style communication. But from what I can tell, only users who are logged in can see that the chat e…

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## [Category page layout in 2 columns](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-page-layout-in-2-columns/258739)

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**Author:** [@Joart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joart)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-page-layout-in-2-columns/258739 "2023-03-21T07:38:46Z")

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Hello, I am trying to modify the layout of the category page. Each category is a table, so the category page is a list of tables. But, I would like to have a layout in 2 columns like that: Would you have any ide…

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## [What type of details does redis store?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-type-of-details-does-redis-store/258334)

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**Author:** [@deepak\_bisht](https://meta.discourse.org/u/deepak_bisht)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-type-of-details-does-redis-store/258334 "2023-03-21T06:52:13Z")

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We have discourse official docker image installation in our AWS EC2. What is the usage of redis here?What type of details redis is storing?

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## [In standard plan, what’s the usage of the feature Public Access?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-standard-plan-what-s-the-usage-of-the-feature-public-access/258835)

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**Author:** [@Frankz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frankz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-standard-plan-what-s-the-usage-of-the-feature-public-access/258835 "2023-03-21T05:38:58Z")

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Hi, What is the usage of the feature Public Access? Thank you, Frank

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## [Calendar DE localization not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-de-localization-not-working/180491)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-de-localization-not-working/180491 "2023-03-21T05:37:00Z")

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In the current discourse calendar the localization for DE seems to be buggy: I checked the code at GitHub - discourse/discourse-calendar: Adds the ability to create a dynamic calendar in the first post of a topic. · …

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