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## [More details for settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-details-for-settings/223305)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-details-for-settings/223305 "2022-04-06T02:19:29Z")

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The settings all have a name and a sentence describing them. Sometimes the sentence isn’t adequate except as a reminder of something already known. The answer is the to search this forum, eg Automatically removed quote…

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## [Do you routinely do 'docker system prune' or anything else to maintain your Discourse instances?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-routinely-do-docker-system-prune-or-anything-else-to-maintain-your-discourse-instances/141708)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-routinely-do-docker-system-prune-or-anything-else-to-maintain-your-discourse-instances/141708 "2022-04-06T02:17:39Z")

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I’m having a tidy up and just reclaimed 28GB by doing this. Ensure all forums are running (so NOT stopped) then: docker system prune And confirm with Y. Does anybody else do it? Is it (and/or anything else) routinel…

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## [How to show total of topics per category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-total-of-topics-per-category/223375)

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**Author:** [@artinnok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/artinnok)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-total-of-topics-per-category/223375 "2022-04-05T22:22:55Z")

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I’m using following config: desktop category page style - categories\_and\_top\_topics Today I have created a few of topics inside some categories, but topic counter doesn’t update itself :pensive:: Total in first cate…

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## [Moderator Whisper Bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-whisper-bug/165164)

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**Author:** [@lucaviness](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucaviness)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-whisper-bug/165164 "2022-04-05T20:38:13Z")

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Hi, all! I ran into this bug a few minutes ago. A moderator replied to the topic with a whisper but their avatar is shown on the homepage. I have seen this issue multiple times and am guessing this is not by design. Bel…

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## [How to show category image before category name on listing pages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-category-image-before-category-name-on-listing-pages/223390)

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**Author:** [@asugar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asugar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-category-image-before-category-name-on-listing-pages/223390 "2022-04-05T19:59:14Z")

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How do I show category image (small thumbnail) before category Title below topics on listing pages?

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## [Private uploads in a certain category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-uploads-in-a-certain-category/222180)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-uploads-in-a-certain-category/222180 "2022-04-05T18:58:08Z")

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For one category of question, it’s quite common to ask the user to share - privately - sensitive data. To do that, staff initiates a private message with the user and then the user uploads into that private thread. But …

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## [Restrict answers to trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-answers-to-trust-levels/223032)

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**Author:** [@j3ang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j3ang)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-answers-to-trust-levels/223032 "2022-04-05T18:29:04Z")

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Hi, I’m wondering if there’s way to restrict answers/replies to certain trust levels or user custom fields? Our users are migrated from WordPress with different membership level. We don’t want to give all user the capab…

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## [Instagram and Facebook oEmbed API to stop working, what about Onebox?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instagram-and-facebook-oembed-api-to-stop-working-what-about-onebox/164242)

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**Author:** [@rmens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rmens)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instagram-and-facebook-oembed-api-to-stop-working-what-about-onebox/164242 "2020-12-02T08:37:56Z")

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On the 24th of October the unauthenticated oEmbed API from Facebook and Instagram will stop working. They will require authentication to fetch oEmbed objects. Are there any consequences for Onebox? I couldn’t find any c…

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## [Excellent Discourse Sites?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excellent-discourse-sites/197369)

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**Author:** [@natehilpert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/natehilpert)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excellent-discourse-sites/197369 "2022-04-05T17:40:45Z")

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Hey all, Looking for examples of excellent Discourse sites to learn what’s being done well on the platform. Any recommendations? -Nate

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## [Onebox for Instagram](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-instagram/222498)

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**Author:** [@undasein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/undasein)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-instagram/222498 "2022-04-05T17:37:08Z")

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I have a problem with onebox for Instagram, the links are not displayed. Has there been any change in the facebook app? I’m missing something? The onebox config in admin seems to be ok.

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## [List numbers rendered incorrectly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-numbers-rendered-incorrectly/222266)

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**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-numbers-rendered-incorrectly/222266 "2022-04-05T16:57:58Z")

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Was I able to repro here? Edit: Yes I was. The first line contains: 12345678.

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## [File upload from google drive or dropbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-upload-from-google-drive-or-dropbox/223306)

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**Author:** [@Hemant\_Raju1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hemant_Raju1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-upload-from-google-drive-or-dropbox/223306 "2022-04-05T16:55:14Z")

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Is there any plugins available for google drive/dropbox integration Use case is : 1)Normal users should be able to upload files from google drive. 2)Every user should be able to connect their google drive account so …

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## [PNG with transparency getting converted to JPG after uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/png-with-transparency-getting-converted-to-jpg-after-uploads/198265)

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**Author:** [@Stanzilla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stanzilla)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/png-with-transparency-getting-converted-to-jpg-after-uploads/198265 "2022-04-05T16:54:17Z")

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Feature is neat but it looks like it converts images with a transparent background (png) to jpg by default. Would be nice if it asked if you want to keep the transparency or not and then choose a format to convert to. Fr…

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## [Bootstrap app container in 2 steps](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-app-container-in-2-steps/116865)

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**Author:** [@lucasbasquerotto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucasbasquerotto)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-app-container-in-2-steps/116865 "2020-01-02T23:41:31Z")

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In this topic @sam said: Internally when we deploy we use a “pre-bootstrapped” image as our base image and then simply run “assets:precompile” and “rake db:migrate” as our only bit of custom bootstrapping code. Is th…

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## [Sharepoint Online spfx webpart](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharepoint-online-spfx-webpart/149044)

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**Author:** [@glwolverton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/glwolverton)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharepoint-online-spfx-webpart/149044 "2022-04-05T15:16:29Z")

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Anyone built or know of an xpfx webpart for SP online?

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## [Invites account creation screen shows password as "optional"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invites-account-creation-screen-shows-password-as-optional/206969)

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**Author:** [@philipp2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philipp2)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invites-account-creation-screen-shows-password-as-optional/206969 "2022-04-05T15:00:31Z")

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Installiert 2.8.0.beta7 ( cbd7898d1d ) Priority/Severity: 2 Platform: desktop: latest versions of Firefox, Opera, Edge, Chrome mobile: latest versions of Firefox, DuckDuckGo Browser, Chrome Description: Invites…

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## [Troubleshooting help wanted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-help-wanted/223338)

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**Author:** [@Amanda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amanda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-help-wanted/223338 "2022-04-05T12:58:43Z")

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Hoping to get in touch with you about troubleshooting why site Discourse site hosted through Digital Ocean is down. Is this something you’d be able to help with? Thanks!

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## [Customize summary email for large images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-summary-email-for-large-images/169967)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-summary-email-for-large-images/169967 "2022-03-29T06:16:58Z")

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What would you like done? To make the images in the summary email be large, ideally around 500-600px wide and display above (or below is okay) the excerpt text like this: When do you need it done? No rush What is …

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## [Can't edit a message as an admin: you don't have permissions to create a poll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-edit-a-message-as-an-admin-you-dont-have-permissions-to-create-a-poll/223334)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-edit-a-message-as-an-admin-you-dont-have-permissions-to-create-a-poll/223334 "2022-04-05T12:09:17Z")

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On a forum I imported, I encounter an issue on a post: On this topic, remote image downloading won’t work for some reason. And I can’t edit the post: Any idea why?

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## [Patreon Creator's access and refresh token values are incorrect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-creators-access-and-refresh-token-values-are-incorrect/139148)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-creators-access-and-refresh-token-values-are-incorrect/139148 "2022-04-05T02:21:43Z")

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Our Patreon plugin was working for months, but now I have the message in the admin panel “Patreon Creator’s access and refresh token values are incorrect”. This has happened before and we’ve followed the instructions and…

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## [First steps on installing Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-steps-on-installing-discourse/110372)

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**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-steps-on-installing-discourse/110372 "2019-02-28T19:09:33Z")

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I’m a developer but I’m not very familiar with the “forum/community” field. I would like to learn all about it. I decided to create a forum which will have the label “Math, CS and Physics” (Does not really matter). I f…

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## ["double" notification when @mentioned in chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-notification-when-mentioned-in-chat/223146)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-notification-when-mentioned-in-chat/223146 "2022-04-05T02:53:38Z")

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I saw that you added notifications for @mentions in the chat. However, are these “double notifications” really useful? I’d rather have only the chat icon notification. The mention that triggered this:

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## [How to add quote link below the posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-quote-link-below-the-posts/223190)

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**Author:** [@asugar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asugar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-quote-link-below-the-posts/223190 "2022-04-05T01:42:32Z")

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How do we add a link with text Quote before Reply?

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## [HTML stripped from content when watch/replace, but not when written directly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-stripped-from-content-when-watch-replace-but-not-when-written-directly/223125)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-stripped-from-content-when-watch-replace-but-not-when-written-directly/223125 "2022-04-04T23:47:26Z")

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I don’t know if this is a real bug. But Discourse is acting not so consistent, so? Basically this can be a feature/support/help-request too, so moderators/admins know what to do :wink: It is easier to open what I was do…

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## [Tuning a Discourse server for performance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tuning-a-discourse-server-for-performance/94927)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tuning-a-discourse-server-for-performance/94927 "2022-04-04T22:43:56Z")

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Are there any guides (or Topics here on the forum) that provide tips on tuning a server that hosts Discourse sites for performance? I ran the ./Discourse-set and it set a quarter of the ram (to 4096mb) and added 8 unico…

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## [Looking for usage examples of add\_api\_key\_scope](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-usage-examples-of-add-api-key-scope/198939)

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**Author:** [@Hooksmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hooksmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-usage-examples-of-add-api-key-scope/198939 "2021-08-02T20:30:53Z")

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Hey all, I’m trying to work with this method on Plugin::Instance: discourse/lib/plugin/instance.rb at 06c60b017c86ddab489fd3d30c951c10b5c4d281 · ayampenyetan/discourse · GitHub I tried to search for existing usages of …

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## [API 500 on user creation if username is integer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-500-on-user-creation-if-username-is-integer/222281)

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**Author:** [@Seluj78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seluj78)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-500-on-user-creation-if-username-is-integer/222281 "2022-04-04T21:23:01Z")

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Hi, We’ve been having some trouble with the discourse API, and the responsible is the fact that the API sends a 500 when the username is an integer. If you cast that into a string it works… I’ll fix this on my end and …

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## [Issue opening external links in new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-opening-external-links-in-new-tab/222732)

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**Author:** [@santiyounger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/santiyounger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-opening-external-links-in-new-tab/222732 "2022-04-04T21:01:32Z")

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I really need this too. Would love to have any hyperlink posted in my community open in a new tab? Is there any solution for this, happy to use a plugin or use workarounds Thanks Edit: I found this setting in Admin \> …

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## [What is difference between post reply and topic reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-difference-between-post-reply-and-topic-reply/223194)

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**Author:** [@asugar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asugar)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-difference-between-post-reply-and-topic-reply/223194 "2022-04-04T20:30:05Z")

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I can’t figure out what is difference between Post Reply and Topic Reply?

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## [Problems installing Spoiler plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-installing-spoiler-plugin/223113)

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**Author:** [@Niik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Niik)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-installing-spoiler-plugin/223113 "2022-04-04T20:12:26Z")

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@techAPJ Hey, thanks for the plug-in. I have discourse in a droplet on digitalocean, and I followed your instructions to the letter. (appended the YAML file without - sudo -E …) but when I rebuild, it just throws me a…

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