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## [How to make topic titles render LaTeX?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-topic-titles-render-latex/234373)

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**Author:** [@attj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/attj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-topic-titles-render-latex/234373 "2022-07-29T08:15:05Z")

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Is there simple way to add LaTeX rendering to topic titles? I use a self-hosted Discourse instance.

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## ["1 new or updated topic" on user's topic list page after straight after replying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-new-or-updated-topic-on-users-topic-list-page-after-straight-after-replying/30252)

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**Author:** [@Chili](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chili)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-new-or-updated-topic-on-users-topic-list-page-after-straight-after-replying/30252 "2022-07-29T07:01:51Z")

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I apologise if this has been covered before, I’ve looked but I have not seen this talked about. It has been happening since as long as I can remember. Read to bottom of topic Type a reply and as soon as you finish and…

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## [Can not sent email on user sign up!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-sent-email-on-user-sign-up/234254)

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**Author:** [@binh\_nguyen\_ndb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/binh_nguyen_ndb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-sent-email-on-user-sign-up/234254 "2022-07-29T04:14:16Z")

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Hi everyone, I installed Discourse on GCP by using bitnami on makert application. Discourse version is : 2.8.5 I configured SMTP on /opt/bitnami/discourse/config/discourse.conf with setting as below smtp\_address = 's…

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## [Email threading broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-threading-broken/221879)

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**Author:** [@tomtjes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomtjes)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-threading-broken/221879 "2022-07-29T01:24:45Z")

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My email client no longer groups emails from Discourse in threads. I assume it has to do with the fact that In-Reply-To never matches a previous Message-ID: First post: Message-ID: \<topic/1084.23319831779de465ac375ecf@…

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## [Activation email not received, sometimes, for some people, because DMARC was broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-email-not-received-sometimes-for-some-people-because-dmarc-was-broken/233989)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-email-not-received-sometimes-for-some-people-because-dmarc-was-broken/233989 "2022-07-28T20:53:05Z")

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I had a complaint that a user had tried multiple times to register but never got a activation email. I tried on that site and didn’t get an email until I clicked the “resend” button. I saw the same behavior on try.disco…

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## [Unable to create user in Discourse from WP with new registration form](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-create-user-in-discourse-from-wp-with-new-registration-form/233700)

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**Author:** [@Himanshu\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Himanshu_Singh)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-create-user-in-discourse-from-wp-with-new-registration-form/233700 "2022-07-28T18:59:07Z")

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I have Discourse Connect setup with WP as the main register and login instance. I have two user registration forms with different flows Standard registration from Homepage (this is the old one and still creates a user…

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## [Have some problems to configure embed Twitter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-some-problems-to-configure-embed-twitter/233102)

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**Author:** [@MystereEugene](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MystereEugene)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-some-problems-to-configure-embed-twitter/233102 "2022-07-28T17:49:23Z")

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Hello all, have a self hosted server on DigitalOcean using the “30 minutes” install via docker. Run well, but I’ve some problems with the onebox embed on twitter post. I’ve used the config manual here I set my dev k…

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## [Why are my avatar thumbnails so low res?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-my-avatar-thumbnails-so-low-res/234203)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-my-avatar-thumbnails-so-low-res/234203 "2022-07-28T16:29:42Z")

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Hi! This is the way my avatar thumbnails look. Yet on everything else they look like the original res. What is causing this? I didn’t do anything to the compression, and avatars display perfectly fine everywhere …

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## [Unable to type message in new chat in docked mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-type-message-in-new-chat-in-docked-mode/234142)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-type-message-in-new-chat-in-docked-mode/234142 "2022-07-28T15:59:53Z")

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When the chat is in ‘docked’ mode and I start a new chat, I don’t get the line with the input box where I can type a message. Docked: Full screen: The input does appear in an existing chat.

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## [How to Be Notified of New Releases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-be-notified-of-new-releases/230675)

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**Author:** [@zjpcyo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zjpcyo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-be-notified-of-new-releases/230675 "2022-07-28T15:16:53Z")

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To later visitors looking for help: You can be notified of new releases by subscribing to the RSS feed: Release Notes RSS Feed (Direct Link) RSS Discussion | “New Version Notifications” | Discourse I’ve come to Suppo…

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## [Open ID Connect Troubleshooting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-id-connect-troubleshooting/224063)

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**Author:** [@sports\_dev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sports_dev)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-id-connect-troubleshooting/224063 "2022-07-28T14:52:39Z")

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Hello I’m working with a high-traffic self-hosted instance of Discourse. It’s hosted on Digital Ocean. It uses the discourse-openid-connect plugin and Auth0 to do authentication. For authorization we use a third-party …

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## [Can’t scroll forum rightaway when chat is open, and vice versa](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-scroll-forum-rightaway-when-chat-is-open-and-vice-versa/234276)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-scroll-forum-rightaway-when-chat-is-open-and-vice-versa/234276 "2022-07-28T14:32:25Z")

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After 2.9.0beta7 ugrade scrolling forum itself is impossible if chat is open. Same thing happends here. I’m using Hub and iPad. I don’t know if this can be counted as a bug, but I’m quite sure it worked just fine earlie…

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## [S3 Backup not working with EC2 IAM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-backup-not-working-with-ec2-iam/234191)

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**Author:** [@paresy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paresy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-backup-not-working-with-ec2-iam/234191 "2022-07-28T11:24:23Z")

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I think i have searched and worked through all the topics and tutorials on this matter. I am always getting this error when trying to open the Backups page: Error while trying to load /admin/backups.json When i open…

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## [Making Search Banner TL/group enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-search-banner-tl-group-enabled/273644)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-search-banner-tl-group-enabled/273644 "2022-07-28T10:42:07Z")

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Is there any way to display it only to tl0 + tl1 users?

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## [I want to change Search icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-change-search-icon/234253)

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**Author:** [@thimiraonline](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thimiraonline)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-change-search-icon/234253 "2022-07-28T10:33:26Z")

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I want to change the following icons in my forum. I tried to find it in this forum, but I could not be able to find it. Could you please help me?

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## [Is it possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible/234221)

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**Author:** [@Lai\_Chau\_Koi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lai_Chau_Koi)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible/234221 "2022-07-28T09:22:05Z")

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Hello, members! Hope you are all doing well. I built one discourse forum and tried to connect with my Web site(ASP.NET). First, I used Discourse-Connect and success, however, with it users can’t log in and sign up in …

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## [Help with handlebars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-handlebars/234185)

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**Author:** [@alanost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alanost)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-handlebars/234185 "2022-07-28T09:21:42Z")

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Hello, I have researched a lot on the Internet and tried myself but found nothing. I must also say that I am new to Ember.js. The more I am happy if someone can help me. It’s about the bottom code to display a div unde…

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## [Adding links in user fields will automatically convert to HTML tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-links-in-user-fields-will-automatically-convert-to-html-tag/233220)

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**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-links-in-user-fields-will-automatically-convert-to-html-tag/233220 "2022-07-28T08:03:22Z")

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Couple of weeks old issue, also present here, on Meta: adding an URL inside a user field will automagically convert it to escaped HTML tag.

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## [500 error when saving category security settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-when-saving-category-security-settings/231055)

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**Author:** [@hierocles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hierocles)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-when-saving-category-security-settings/231055 "2022-07-28T06:48:53Z")

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When adding a group to the restricted replies setting in a category, clicking the “save category” button results in a 500 error. This is occurring in Chrome and Safari, I have not tested in any other browsers. Currently …

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## [Is there any way I can get how many times the topic has been clicked?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-get-how-many-times-the-topic-has-been-clicked/234118)

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**Author:** [@WJsirius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WJsirius)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-i-can-get-how-many-times-the-topic-has-been-clicked/234118 "2022-07-28T05:39:32Z")

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I want to change the number on the topic list item and make the number of view into number of click.Is it possible?

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## [Reengaging lurkers by PM drip campaign](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reengaging-lurkers-by-pm-drip-campaign/234223)

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**Author:** [@Jumanji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jumanji)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reengaging-lurkers-by-pm-drip-campaign/234223 "2022-07-28T04:35:16Z")

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We’re hoping to convert lurkers to active participants, by way of PMing them on a schedule, until they convert damm\*t! Actually, just a handful of PMs over the course of a month or two. We’ve been able to ID them, and …

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## [After restoring a backup, discourse is 'loading...' and broke](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-restoring-a-backup-discourse-is-loading-and-broke/234212)

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**Author:** [@avndp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/avndp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-restoring-a-backup-discourse-is-loading-and-broke/234212 "2022-07-28T02:01:25Z")

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I have a backup file of around 700 MB. I have setup a new Discourse instance, uploaded the backup file and clicked restore. It begun the process, and after a few minutes, I was logged out of Admin automatically and the s…

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## [Creating PMs outside of our dedicated Discourse forum pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-pms-outside-of-our-dedicated-discourse-forum-pages/234196)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Vollstädt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Vollst%C3%A4dt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-pms-outside-of-our-dedicated-discourse-forum-pages/234196 "2022-07-27T22:39:33Z")

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Hi everyone, I wanted to ask if it is possible to use Discourse API Docs to also create a new Private Message from outside of the Discourse forum pages, e.g. in our Marketplace user profile page. This is given we would …

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## [How To Make The HomePage Contain Category While using Mobile Phone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-homepage-contain-category-while-using-mobile-phone/233982)

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**Author:** [@Lord\_Praise](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lord_Praise)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-homepage-contain-category-while-using-mobile-phone/233982 "2022-07-27T22:28:26Z")

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as you can see, if you view the website on mobile phone, you will not be able to see a category on the home page(https://theantsforum.allstarunion.com/), I was wondering if there is any way to have the category option…

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## [Unable to upgrade via command line and web](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-via-command-line-and-web/234190)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-via-command-line-and-web/234190 "2022-07-27T21:58:18Z")

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Hi! Today I tried upgrading to 2.9.0beta8, but after upgrading docker I got this When I tried upgradifng on the command line this is all that happened icecavern@icecavern:/var/discourse$ sudo git pull \[sudo\] passwo…

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## [2.9.0.beta8: Security fixes, revamped wizard, bug fixes, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0-beta8-security-fixes-revamped-wizard-bug-fixes-and-more/234165)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0-beta8-security-fixes-revamped-wizard-bug-fixes-and-more/234165 "2022-07-27T20:34:11Z")

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New features in 2.9.0.beta8 :warning: Rebuild required. The rebuild will update package versions to latest, and must be completed to apply the security updates. Revamped wizard We’ve revamped the wizard to make it eve…

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## [2.8.7: Security Release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-7-security-release/234169)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-7-security-release/234169 "2022-07-27T20:34:10Z")

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Discourse 2.8.7 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc…

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## [No notification for fast replies?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-notification-for-fast-replies/234178)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-notification-for-fast-replies/234178 "2022-07-27T20:08:33Z")

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We had a user complain he didn’t receive a response to his post. In fact, he did get a response - just 8min after he posted. I checked his notification preferences & noticed the caveat about notifications: Does thi…

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## [Select-kit is completely missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-kit-is-completely-missing/234052)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-kit-is-completely-missing/234052 "2022-07-27T17:58:54Z")

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With my theme, clicking on the gear does nothing. All of it is hiding below the screen. CSS Code: // Change background image here body{ background-image:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(var(--secondary-rgb), 1) 0%…

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## [Looking for examples of Discourse Communities that visually call out answered/closed topics on feeds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-examples-of-discourse-communities-that-visually-call-out-answered-closed-topics-on-feeds/234094)

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**Author:** [@sleslie99](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sleslie99)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-examples-of-discourse-communities-that-visually-call-out-answered-closed-topics-on-feeds/234094 "2022-07-27T17:11:09Z")

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Hello Experts, We were wondering if any customers have customized the content feed to visually call out answered/closed/solved topics? I included some examples for reference from a different platform. Thank you, Exam…

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