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## [Return only specific fields from the API GET response](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-only-specific-fields-from-the-api-get-response/244695)

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**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-only-specific-fields-from-the-api-get-response/244695 "2022-11-07T19:04:14Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse API Documentation: Hi I couldn’t find an answer to this, please. Does anyone know if it’s possible to specify that the Discourse API response to a GET request returns only the r…

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## [Any other way to authenticate user without redirecting to session/sso](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-other-way-to-authenticate-user-without-redirecting-to-session-sso/244297)

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**Author:** [@HariKannan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HariKannan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-other-way-to-authenticate-user-without-redirecting-to-session-sso/244297 "2022-11-07T17:22:17Z")

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Is there any other way to authenticate users to discourse using Discourse Connect without redirecting them to /session/sso. (Any apis or any other approaches). We have to check for user authentication on every page load…

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## [Lead Product Designer - Want to partner with a theme dev](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lead-product-designer-want-to-partner-with-a-theme-dev/244688)

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**Author:** [@wendellverli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wendellverli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lead-product-designer-want-to-partner-with-a-theme-dev/244688 "2022-11-07T17:02:46Z")

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I’m Dell, a Lead Product Designer looking to partner with a full stack developer to create a masterful Discourse Theme. Anyone interested, please reach out here or here: wendellverli@gmail.com :folded\_hands:t3:

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## [Vimeo video display problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vimeo-video-display-problem/244640)

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**Author:** [@Yann76](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yann76)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vimeo-video-display-problem/244640 "2022-11-07T16:40:40Z")

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Hello, With zapier, I automatically import from vimeo my videos with the url address (https://vimeo.com/767XXXXX). The problem I have is that the videos are displayed small and do not take the maximum possible size (see…

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## [Ignore certain tags when searching/filtering?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ignore-certain-tags-when-searching-filtering/62863)

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**Author:** [@MiGrandjean](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MiGrandjean)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ignore-certain-tags-when-searching-filtering/62863 "2022-11-07T13:14:22Z")

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Hi everyone! I really enjoy our Discourse installation, so thumbs up to everyone involved :thumbsup: We migrated from an old phpBB that also had a lot of german topics. We tagged those as “german” and encourage everyon…

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## [Immediately after creating a new category, pasting a link in new topic's title doesn't automatically fill the title and the post content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-after-creating-a-new-category-pasting-a-link-in-new-topics-title-doesnt-automatically-fill-the-title-and-the-post-content/217213)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/immediately-after-creating-a-new-category-pasting-a-link-in-new-topics-title-doesnt-automatically-fill-the-title-and-the-post-content/217213 "2022-11-07T08:32:21Z")

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Steps: Create a new category, click Save Category then Back to category Click New Topic Paste a link in the topic’s title field :warning: Nothing happens even if you wait. :warning:: Cancel and refresh …

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## [Links in titles not adding a clickable link for newly created categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-titles-not-adding-a-clickable-link-for-newly-created-categories/244565)

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**Author:** [@szcsl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/szcsl)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-titles-not-adding-a-clickable-link-for-newly-created-categories/244565 "2022-11-07T08:30:20Z")

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For some categories, creating a topic using a link is not working – or it isn’t supported for some reason. The title placeholder seems to be completely different for the two cases. Working: Result: topic title has …

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## [I’m considering moving a writing community to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-m-considering-moving-a-writing-community-to-discourse/244546)

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**Author:** [@renegdn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renegdn)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-m-considering-moving-a-writing-community-to-discourse/244546 "2022-11-06T20:24:02Z")

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Coming here as someone who runs a community on Circle and is looking for an alternative… Why? Because Circle has become extremely cluttered with features I don’t use (events, video streaming, courses, etc…). My communi…

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## [Discourse makes difference when it comes to a very tiny niche market](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-makes-difference-when-it-comes-to-a-very-tiny-niche-market/58733)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-makes-difference-when-it-comes-to-a-very-tiny-niche-market/58733 "2022-11-06T20:18:40Z")

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As of today, in the beginning of 2017, I’ve been using Discourse for ~2 years. The wide range of Discourse tools, as well as its intelligence that comes out of the box, made it possible for our community to thrive — des…

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## [Swiping to initiate a reply in chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/swiping-to-initiate-a-reply-in-chat/238212)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/swiping-to-initiate-a-reply-in-chat/238212 "2022-11-06T20:06:37Z")

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In many messaging / chat apps, swiping left (sometimes right) initiates a reply to the chat post that is swiped. Could we do that too? It is a nice quick way to reply to a specific post. The current way to do this requi…

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## [Show real name in review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-real-name-in-review-queue/230880)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-real-name-in-review-queue/230880 "2022-11-06T16:45:59Z")

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It would be nice if, when a post is held for moderation/review, the full name would be shown beside the username. There’s a site setting for this on published posts, so perhaps that setting could have the same effect he…

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## ["Reuse" allow list settings for a group of allowed hosts for Embedding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reuse-allow-list-settings-for-a-group-of-allowed-hosts-for-embedding/244559)

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**Author:** [@jbrains](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jbrains)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reuse-allow-list-settings-for-a-group-of-allowed-hosts-for-embedding/244559 "2022-11-06T15:58:23Z")

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I needed to duplicate the Embedding Allowed Host settings for 3 hosts, because they logically represent a single site. The duplication isn’t horrible, but it made me think about this feature as possibly useful: use the s…

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## [Disabling "Summarize This Topic" button broken?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-summarize-this-topic-button-broken/119627)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-summarize-this-topic-button-broken/119627 "2022-11-06T13:08:50Z")

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How can I remove the “Summarize This Topic” button? I’ve set the thresholds high but it still shows the button for some topics. In other topics it is removed. I don’t see why it affects only certain topics. It’s kind of…

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## [Akismet and Discourse default spam detection behavior on the review page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/akismet-and-discourse-default-spam-detection-behavior-on-the-review-page/244491)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/akismet-and-discourse-default-spam-detection-behavior-on-the-review-page/244491 "2022-11-06T12:04:17Z")

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I very often (almost every day) encounter this: On the second user deletion, there is this message: An error occurred: The requested URL or resource could not be found. Because the reviewed post belongs …

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## [500 server error on a specific user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-server-error-on-a-specific-user-profile/119618)

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**Author:** [@danekhollas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danekhollas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-server-error-on-a-specific-user-profile/119618 "2019-06-06T08:43:54Z")

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When I or some other user try to access my personal Profile page, I get 500 Internal Server ERROR Profiles of other users (mods or regular) are fine. The error persist in safe mode and I am running the latest test-p…

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## [How to use api.onPageChange with api.createWidget?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-api-onpagechange-with-api-createwidget/242744)

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**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-api-onpagechange-with-api-createwidget/242744 "2022-11-06T02:29:10Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to add an image banner to all pages that picks randomly from two random images. It works when I add it to my theme’s Head section and hard reload the homepage: EDIT: My attempt that gets closer to t…

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## [Migrate quickly to separate web and data containers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-quickly-to-separate-web-and-data-containers/153355)

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**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-quickly-to-separate-web-and-data-containers/153355 "2022-11-06T02:07:58Z")

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:warning: Warning: If you are not comfortable working as a Linux systems administrator, and do not have experience with docker containers, moving to a multi-container deployment will cause you difficulty, and both staf…

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## [Oval unread indicator in the categories section of the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oval-unread-indicator-in-the-categories-section-of-the-sidebar/244533)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oval-unread-indicator-in-the-categories-section-of-the-sidebar/244533 "2022-11-06T00:41:26Z")

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Category section: Community section, perfectly round (but will be stretched if we change the vertical-align value of the SVG icon, I talk about it after my screenshots): Category section on meta, perfectly round: …

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## [Discourse.stpl and discourse.tlp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stpl-and-discourse-tlp/244480)

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**Author:** [@spectre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spectre)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stpl-and-discourse-tlp/244480 "2022-11-06T01:20:42Z")

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Can anyone tell us where are those folders or files located?? I mean what’s the command SSH console to use to get inside them :bowing\_man:

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## [Emails automatically generated from the forum are not working. Any ideas?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-automatically-generated-from-the-forum-are-not-working-any-ideas/244528)

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**Author:** [@Freelancer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Freelancer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-automatically-generated-from-the-forum-are-not-working-any-ideas/244528 "2022-11-05T22:47:39Z")

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I’m asking for our forum moderator, she gave me this: There are 4215 email jobs that failed. Check your app.yml and ensure that the mail server settings are correct. See the failed jobs in Sidekiq. (there has been mor…

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## [Ability to reorder categories in the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-reorder-categories-in-the-sidebar/241730)

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**Author:** [@dylanb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanb)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-reorder-categories-in-the-sidebar/241730 "2022-11-05T20:14:05Z")

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Lots of thoughtful responses I love in this post from @LeoDavidson , but especially this: I would really appreciate this. Some indication of nesting for subcategories would be great too, if they were listed under their…

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## [Plugin development without a reference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-development-without-a-reference/244511)

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**Author:** [@michaelhenderson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaelhenderson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-development-without-a-reference/244511 "2022-11-05T19:07:32Z")

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For a week now I’ve tried to setup a custom route on my forum using a plugin. The route should be publicly accessible by anyone. I want the plugin to simply display HTML from a handlebar template at the specified route. …

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## [Allow users to choose font](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-choose-font/243458)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-choose-font/243458 "2022-11-05T15:47:34Z")

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How could this be achieved? Would it require multiple themes, each identical except for its font and name?

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## [Allow users to anonymize themselves](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-anonymize-themselves/243227)

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**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-anonymize-themselves/243227 "2023-09-11T18:54:42Z")

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Is it possible to have a button to anonymize themselves and kind of “delete” their account. I know us mods and admins can do that, but is it possible to allow a user to self-anonymize themselves?

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## [Group tagging notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-tagging-notification/244497)

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**Author:** [@Daan\_Seegers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daan_Seegers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-tagging-notification/244497 "2022-11-05T14:33:40Z")

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Hi Everyone, I was searching some documentation about discourse and the possibilities to tag groups in threads like you have in Slack, but I couldn’t find it yet. So I drop it over here :smiley:. Is there a possibility…

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## [Subscription campaigns - would be nice to have option for yearly or full amount raised](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscription-campaigns-would-be-nice-to-have-option-for-yearly-or-full-amount-raised/244473)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscription-campaigns-would-be-nice-to-have-option-for-yearly-or-full-amount-raised/244473 "2022-11-05T07:54:49Z")

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The problem If you want to raise a specific amount in a campaign, well, you can’t. There is an Amount option, but this actually gives you Monthly Amount Raised. This means in effect that all money raised is divided by 1…

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## [Stat graphs can go into halves](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stat-graphs-can-go-into-halves/238799)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stat-graphs-can-go-into-halves/238799 "2022-11-05T05:03:09Z")

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This is definitely not intended. What it should be doing is hiding any number that has a decimal, instead it’s showing it. I don’t think that 0.5 signups are possible lol

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## [Default tags appear in sidebar if user preference is empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-tags-appear-in-sidebar-if-user-preference-is-empty/239548)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-tags-appear-in-sidebar-if-user-preference-is-empty/239548 "2022-11-05T01:41:29Z")

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When I try to empty the tag list in the sidebar, “official” comes back.

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## [How to reduce the size of category logo image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reduce-the-size-of-category-logo-image/244436)

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**Author:** [@asugar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asugar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reduce-the-size-of-category-logo-image/244436 "2022-11-04T21:59:45Z")

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Hello all, I want to reduce the size of category logo image on home page and also on the category page. How to do it easily? P.S. I’ve done searching but, to my surprise, I couldn’t find any solution.

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## [Discourse report and superset integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-report-and-superset-integration/244400)

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**Author:** [@jjyao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jjyao)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-report-and-superset-integration/244400 "2022-11-04T20:17:49Z")

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Discourse has reports for admin as table and charts under /admin/reports. It also has Data explorer plugin that can run arbitrary SQLs. I’m wondering if there is integration with Apache superset so that I can visualize t…

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