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## [Discourse wants to send you notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wants-to-send-you-notifications/254192)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wants-to-send-you-notifications/254192 "2023-02-06T13:14:05Z")

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So there I am and every 5 minutes this pops up on my screen: Okay, now as we recall I represent the average user. I mean my grandmother. So here we are being faced with a tough choice. We don’t know what to do. Be…

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## [How to change the default column names?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-default-column-names/270660)

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**Author:** [@bquast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bquast)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-default-column-names/270660 "2023-02-06T12:54:46Z")

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Is there a way to change the column names to e.g. A, B, C, etc. (that is, without forking the component repo). Thank you!

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## [Dissenter browser no longer supported?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dissenter-browser-no-longer-supported/254187)

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**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dissenter-browser-no-longer-supported/254187 "2023-02-06T12:19:22Z")

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Morning! I have users who browse with “Dissenter” browser. They are receiving the “not supported browser” banner when they use it. Any idea why?

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## [How to have one more category and subcategory level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-have-one-more-category-and-subcategory-level/254149)

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**Author:** [@Igor\_Rezende](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Igor_Rezende)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-have-one-more-category-and-subcategory-level/254149 "2023-02-06T06:01:21Z")

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Does anyone know what component asana is using or how they did it in the forum to have an extra category and subcategory layer?

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## [Table of Contents sometimes cut off on smaller screens](https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-of-contents-sometimes-cut-off-on-smaller-screens/276600)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-of-contents-sometimes-cut-off-on-smaller-screens/276600 "2023-02-06T05:29:08Z")

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Unfortunately, the table of contents runs off the screen in Docs. Which doesn’t happen on the regular topic view.

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## [Unable to download backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-download-backups/254065)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-download-backups/254065 "2023-02-05T20:53:15Z")

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I am unable to download any backups of my Discourse. My backups are automatically stored in a AWS S3 bucket. The file does exist and I can download it manually by browsing to the S3 bucket via AWS console. I am runnin…

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## [Adding post count to user card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-post-count-to-user-card/254128)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-post-count-to-user-card/254128 "2023-02-05T18:56:17Z")

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Hi there, I know that Discourse doesn’t emphasize a user’s post count and instead focuses on reading time. But for my large migrated traditional forum userbase, post count is an important metric. It would be good to have…

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## [Delete user feature stopped working on staging/production docker setups, but works on local (no docker setup)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-user-feature-stopped-working-on-staging-production-docker-setups-but-works-on-local-no-docker-setup/254108)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Brighiu\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Brighiu_M)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-user-feature-stopped-working-on-staging-production-docker-setups-but-works-on-local-no-docker-setup/254108 "2023-02-05T18:29:50Z")

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Hi everyone, I have an issue where the delete user secondary window (the one that actually deletes the user, does not show on staging/prod (docker setup), but works fine locally - no docker setup) Nothing happens …

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## [Amazonbot abusive crawling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazonbot-abusive-crawling/188803)

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**Author:** [@deeplow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/deeplow)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazonbot-abusive-crawling/188803 "2023-02-05T18:14:06Z")

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Hi there, I wanted to report some aggressive crawling by the bot with the user agent Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10\_10\_1) AppleWebKit/600.2.5 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/8.0.2 Safari/600.2.5 (Amazonbot/0.1; +…

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## [How hide description category in Subcategory List Style (Boxs, Rows,...)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-hide-description-category-in-subcategory-list-style-boxs-rows/254107)

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**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-hide-description-category-in-subcategory-list-style-boxs-rows/254107 "2023-02-05T16:53:20Z")

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I want to hide description category in Subcategory List Style. How can we do it? Thank you!

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## [Installation and compatibility with IPv6 only VPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-and-compatibility-with-ipv6-only-vps/254064)

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**Author:** [@mstm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mstm)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-and-compatibility-with-ipv6-only-vps/254064 "2023-02-05T15:12:55Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to install Discourse on a VPS (ubuntu server 22.04 LTS) with only IPv6 but I get this error 103:M 04 Feb 2023 17:27:33.313 # Redis is now ready to exit, bye bye... FAILED -------------------- Pups:…

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## [How can I keep post views on lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-keep-post-views-on-lists/254069)

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**Author:** [@ProjeDEV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ProjeDEV)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-keep-post-views-on-lists/254069 "2023-02-05T00:58:12Z")

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Hi, We have a poetry forum. In a single post, it looks normal like a poem, but the excerpt display view becomes a paragraph or combined text style on the homepage or category listings. The original post views are los…

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## [Privacy Policy does't meet Google's requirements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-policy-doest-meet-googles-requirements/236271)

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**Author:** [@riteshsaini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riteshsaini)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-policy-doest-meet-googles-requirements/236271 "2023-02-04T23:33:36Z")

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Hi, I created a Google Console app for Discourse login using this tutorial: Configure Google login for Discourse Google has sent me this email: I think the possible reason is point 3: the privacy policy is accessib…

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## [Override user profile template based on group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-user-profile-template-based-on-group/253528)

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**Author:** [@asc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-user-profile-template-based-on-group/253528 "2023-02-04T19:22:28Z")

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I’m trying to make a theme component that overrides the user profile template based on the viewed user’s group membership. I’d like profiles for anonymous users to not show the #user-content area at all unless the curre…

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## [Sidebar default categories applied historically, but no change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-default-categories-applied-historically-but-no-change/254067)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-default-categories-applied-historically-but-no-change/254067 "2023-02-04T19:07:42Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to set the default sidebar categories for all users: However, despite selecting Yes both of my normal user test accounts have a different set of sidebar categories. On at least one of them I’m su…

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## [Docker/Kubernetes: Location of launcher](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-kubernetes-location-of-launcher/121026)

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**Author:** [@technik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/technik)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-kubernetes-location-of-launcher/121026 "2023-02-04T18:48:55Z")

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Hi, I am trying to deploy the discourse base image into a kubernetes cluster. The build of the base image works but obviously the CMD part that should start the launcher is missing. I already tried to search the launc…

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## [Issue with Chat on iPad](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-chat-on-ipad/254054)

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**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-chat-on-ipad/254054 "2023-02-04T15:11:42Z")

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Hi all, when I open Chat in the iPad and want to write something, the soft keyboard overlapses most of the chat box. I also cannot scroll to see the compose area. I also noticed that scrolling down the page does not…

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## [How can I exchange Discourse icons for others?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-exchange-discourse-icons-for-others/254025)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-exchange-discourse-icons-for-others/254025 "2023-02-04T16:21:25Z")

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I want to exchange for android icons Or by light icons

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## [What is the right way ban an email address?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-right-way-ban-an-email-address/254044)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-right-way-ban-an-email-address/254044 "2023-02-04T15:39:38Z")

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After 2 years I got first bad behaving individual. That went so badly over all borders that I didn’t bother start conversations and warnings. So I could delete the account, but she (yes, I know the sex, but of course it…

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## [Thank you For Another Successful Upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-for-another-successful-upgrade/254057)

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**Author:** [@dfriestedt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfriestedt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-for-another-successful-upgrade/254057 "2023-02-04T15:32:55Z")

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I wanted to thank the discourse team for creating such an amazing product. I just updated two instances of the forum without a hitch. In fact, I’ve been using the software for years. And I’ve never had a failed upgrad…

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## [Add moderation of wiki posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-moderation-of-wiki-posts/253915)

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**Author:** [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-moderation-of-wiki-posts/253915 "2023-02-03T05:49:16Z")

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Now any user with the necessary level of trust can edit a wiki post. But not all changes are useful. There are unscrupulous users or competitors who can ruin hundreds of posts and it takes a lot of time to restore them. …

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## [Oddity: A Wordpress comment was posted while using WP Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oddity-a-wordpress-comment-was-posted-while-using-wp-discourse/254045)

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**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oddity-a-wordpress-comment-was-posted-while-using-wp-discourse/254045 "2023-02-04T14:21:29Z")

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I ran into an oddity this morning. I’m running Wordpress and using WP Discourse for comments. Despite having this setting enabled, I had three spam comments in my WP dashboard. How is a spam bot or anyone able to p…

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## [Streamable - whole file is downloaded on mobile version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/streamable-whole-file-is-downloaded-on-mobile-version/252314)

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**Author:** [@Foriusz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Foriusz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/streamable-whole-file-is-downloaded-on-mobile-version/252314 "2023-02-04T14:04:29Z")

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On mobile full file is downloading after page load. https://streamable.com/67tfyf TEST

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## [Feedback on the new profile nav layout?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-the-new-profile-nav-layout/253366)

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**Author:** [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-the-new-profile-nav-layout/253366 "2023-02-04T02:03:39Z")

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I noticed that the tabs on our profiles changed. Is this going to be coming to all sites soon? And will it be by a setting by admin or the user? What you do all think about this?

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## [How to restart Sidekiq jobs after import](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restart-sidekiq-jobs-after-import/155133)

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**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restart-sidekiq-jobs-after-import/155133 "2023-02-04T12:50:21Z")

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We moved from phpBB today and as we used a bigger server for the import process we quickly created a backup in Discourse to move over to the live server. It looks like this has caused some jobs to cancel that usually ru…

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## [Can't enter categories on a cellphone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enter-categories-on-a-cellphone/254030)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-enter-categories-on-a-cellphone/254030 "2023-02-04T04:13:27Z")

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It is real hard to even activate the category field, here using Developer Tools emulator: On another Discourse site I had to pick the first few categories available, and have another person edit them, because I could…

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## [Discourse Publishing Link for Custom Post Type Disappears](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-publishing-link-for-custom-post-type-disappears/252473)

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**Author:** [@TEKFused](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TEKFused)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-publishing-link-for-custom-post-type-disappears/252473 "2023-02-04T01:50:44Z")

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Hello, The Discourse publish feature does create a topic for a custom post type, however, the link doesn’t appear in wp-admin. I have checked in the WordPress database under post\_meta, and the “discourse\_permalink” key …

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## [No categories -- tags only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-categories-tags-only/124563)

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**Author:** [@Joshua\_Kogan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joshua_Kogan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-categories-tags-only/124563 "2019-08-01T18:16:19Z")

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Can categories be removed or hidden entirely? I’d like my site to rely only on tags, as I’m running into issues where the same tags end up in either parent or child categories, and moving to a tag-only setup would elimi…

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## [Add integration to private channels on Slack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-integration-to-private-channels-on-slack/155057)

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**Author:** [@awlogan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awlogan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-integration-to-private-channels-on-slack/155057 "2023-02-03T21:25:05Z")

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I’m trying to figure out how to get the chat integration to be able to post to a private slack channel. I’ve been able to do this with Asana, our task manager, but Discourse doesn’t seem to allow me to do that. When I c…

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## [Teachable, Discourse and SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teachable-discourse-and-sso/253885)

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**Author:** [@waffleslop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/waffleslop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teachable-discourse-and-sso/253885 "2023-02-03T21:18:47Z")

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We have a Teachable account with approx 5 membership tiers. When a new member is added to a Teachable tier, we want them to have access to Discourse via SSO and be granted access to specific Categories (already defined b…

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