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## [Navigating between Discourse fora on DiscourseHub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-between-discourse-fora-on-discoursehub/217523)

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**Author:** [@ryanjamurphy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryanjamurphy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigating-between-discourse-fora-on-discoursehub/217523 "2022-02-21T15:05:40Z")

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I recently remembered that I could install iOS’s DiscourseHub on macOS on a new laptop. It looks a little odd, but that doesn’t really matter—it’s a great way of managing multiple fora at the same time. However, I find …

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## [Creating a test or garbage category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-test-or-garbage-category/218894)

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**Author:** [@poyrazdursuncan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/poyrazdursuncan)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-test-or-garbage-category/218894 "2022-02-21T11:06:16Z")

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Topics and posts created in this category; Not included in notifications. Pages such as recent posts, categories will also not appear. Is this a special request or can it be done with the current settings?

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## [Searching for deleted topics with a keyword in title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-deleted-topics-with-a-keyword-in-title/173271)

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**Author:** [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-deleted-topics-with-a-keyword-in-title/173271 "2022-02-21T10:39:19Z")

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How do I search for a deleted post that has a specific keyword in the title? Adding ?status=deleted to the basic search URL doesn’t seem to work.

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## [Customizing text in auth plugin outside of after\_initialize](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-text-in-auth-plugin-outside-of-after-initialize/217638)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-text-in-auth-plugin-outside-of-after-initialize/217638 "2022-02-21T10:17:10Z")

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I’m trying to make the authenticate button text for an external authentication provider configurable. However, since the auth\_provider call must be outside of after\_initialize (because it must be loaded before OmniAuth …

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## [Update to latest version error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-to-latest-version-error/218877)

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**Author:** [@daming](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daming)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-to-latest-version-error/218877 "2022-02-21T05:51:15Z")

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When I upgrade the version of discourse from 2.8.0 to 2.9.0 it always shows this error. OS is centos 8.0，1C2G Can someone help me？ error.txt (3.3 KB)

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## [Question about max username length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-max-username-length/80022)

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**Author:** [@Philip\_Colmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Philip_Colmer)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-max-username-length/80022 "2022-02-13T16:14:47Z")

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In Usernames on top, lifting username length restrictions, there is a lengthy discussion about lifting the max username length restriction. The first post gives an example of the length being increased to 40, but Userna…

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## [Upgrade Postgres with REALLY limited space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-postgres-with-really-limited-space/201937)

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**Author:** [@Wingtip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wingtip)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-postgres-with-really-limited-space/201937 "2022-02-21T04:12:25Z")

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The documented procedure on the forums lists two methods of upgrading Postgres. Just let Discourse handle it. This requires 3 times the disk space. So if your DB is 100GB, you would need an additional 200GB free to do …

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## [Failed to upgrade discourse instance to Feb 15 2022](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-upgrade-discourse-instance-to-feb-15-2022/218204)

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**Author:** [@balupton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/balupton)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-upgrade-discourse-instance-to-feb-15-2022/218204 "2022-02-16T12:04:13Z")

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Upgrading from Commits · discourse/discourse · GitHub to the latest has caused the site to go down, here is notable segments of the logs: I, \[2022-02-15T05:27:48.995821 #1\] INFO -- : Replacing (?-mix:^host.\*all.\*all.\*1…

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## [Understanding anonymous metrics on a login required site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-anonymous-metrics-on-a-login-required-site/108457)

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**Author:** [@caduspa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/caduspa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-anonymous-metrics-on-a-login-required-site/108457 "2019-02-06T23:31:21Z")

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My Discourse is open only to active patrons of my Patreon site. In looking at metrics in the consolidate pageviews section I see that a good number of views are listed as from anonymous users and a few crawlers. Is there…

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## [Show component only to a specific group via script?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-component-only-to-a-specific-group-via-script/218906)

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**Author:** [@InSync](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InSync)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-component-only-to-a-specific-group-via-script/218906 "2022-08-16T07:44:16Z")

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Hey :vulcan\_salute: I want to create a component (header) in a theme that will only be visible to a certain group of users. I’m use this script: \<script type='text/x-handlebars' data-template-name='/connectors/above-m…

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## [DNS Settings for Digital Ocean Droplet - Root Domain?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-settings-for-digital-ocean-droplet-root-domain/218903)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns-settings-for-digital-ocean-droplet-root-domain/218903 "2022-02-20T22:48:44Z")

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This isn’t a Discourse issue per se, but perhaps people who have set up digital ocean droplets can comment. I’m trying to get the basic domain to resolve properly. The “www” domain is fine and has been operating for th…

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## [Rtl direction is broken in quotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-direction-is-broken-in-quotes/217639)

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**Author:** [@hnaseri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hnaseri)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-direction-is-broken-in-quotes/217639 "2022-02-20T20:07:10Z")

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I have a forum in rtl language .Recently quotes show text in ltr direction instead of rtl.

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## [Backups failing, and admin page inaccessible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-failing-and-admin-page-inaccessible/101536)

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**Author:** [@Aquarion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aquarion)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-failing-and-admin-page-inaccessible/101536 "2019-02-06T16:41:43Z")

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Since the most recent update, I’ve been getting error messages like this daily: The backup has failed. Here’s the log: BackupRestore::BackupStore::StorageError /var/www/discourse/lib/backup\_restore/s3\_backup\_store.rb:…

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## [Bootstrap failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failing/218852)

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**Author:** [@knewt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knewt)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failing/218852 "2022-02-20T17:27:37Z")

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The UI upgrade said I needed to do a cli upgrade, so trying a bootstrap, but it’s failing. I’ve tried commenting out all the plugins apart from docker\_manager in case there was an issue with them, but no change. Here are…

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## [Keros Accessibility pass failures](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keros-accessibility-pass-failures/87013)

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**Author:** [@Niko\_Taitano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Niko_Taitano)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keros-accessibility-pass-failures/87013 "2018-05-11T00:16:12Z")

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Hello Discourse team, We recently ran an automated Accessibility pass using Keros on our site, and had quite a few fail instances. A lot of the failures related to things like Landmarks not having unique roles (aria-lab…

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## [How to solve the Discourse comment not showing with Ghost for applying the official tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-solve-the-discourse-comment-not-showing-with-ghost-for-applying-the-official-tutorial/218865)

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**Author:** [@honggian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honggian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-solve-the-discourse-comment-not-showing-with-ghost-for-applying-the-official-tutorial/218865 "2022-02-20T08:52:28Z")

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I would like to configure Ghost and Discourse comment. I already follow the official instruction, however nothing happened. I installed Ghost and Discourse in my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server. Ghost and Discourse working very…

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## [Imgur GIF link is no longer embedding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imgur-gif-link-is-no-longer-embedding/218132)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imgur-gif-link-is-no-longer-embedding/218132 "2022-02-20T08:23:16Z")

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Before I posted a link and it already incorporated the GIF, now I post the link and it doesn’t embed anymore Some IMGUR links embed as GIFS, while other LINKS just stay LINKS I always left this site open, and it …

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## [Disable saving drafts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-saving-drafts/217981)

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**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-saving-drafts/217981 "2022-02-20T05:04:07Z")

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Several of our users have reported issues with drafts being overwritten when going from device to device, as well as wanting to be able to draft several posts at once in separate tabs. Is there any way to disable drafts…

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## [Embedding discourse categories in confluence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-categories-in-confluence/218821)

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**Author:** [@floriankammermann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/floriankammermann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-categories-in-confluence/218821 "2022-02-20T01:16:02Z")

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I would like to embed the topics of a category on a atlassian confluence page. I was searching for a confluence plugin, but couldn’t find one. Anybody who had the same requirement and investigated in this topic?

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## [Create a link that will bring a user to their own profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-that-will-bring-a-user-to-their-own-profile/37614)

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**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-link-that-will-bring-a-user-to-their-own-profile/37614 "2022-02-19T19:51:43Z")

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I would like to create a link that will tell members where to find their badges in their profile. In this post I would like to direct members to their profile with a link. For example: https://meta.discourse.org/users/…

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## [Auto populate custom userid identifier field on user creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-populate-custom-userid-identifier-field-on-user-creation/108466)

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**Author:** [@tc3driver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tc3driver)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-populate-custom-userid-identifier-field-on-user-creation/108466 "2019-02-06T07:00:03Z")

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I have searched and searched … then searched some more… google … no love, duck duck go … nope, even bing (yes I tried it because I was out of options)… not a chance, these forums… no… So what I am looking to do is have …

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## [Do I need to install NGINX and PHP to optimize my Discourse forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-nginx-and-php-to-optimize-my-discourse-forum/218816)

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**Author:** [@apgar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/apgar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-nginx-and-php-to-optimize-my-discourse-forum/218816 "2022-02-19T16:50:51Z")

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Hello everyone! I just started my Discourse journey yesterday. To give you a brief overview, I don’t have any computer background as I work in healthcare. Nevertheless, I studied during my 4-day off and was able to set…

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## [Voting plugin: hiding closed topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-plugin-hiding-closed-topics/214847)

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**Author:** [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-plugin-hiding-closed-topics/214847 "2022-02-19T15:15:21Z")

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When using the Voting plugin, you will most likely want users to vote for topics that should be handled somehow. For example, voting for feature requests, or thinks like that. In that regards, it should be very useful t…

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## [ATTN: Creative Text Formatters—Is there a "Text Format Showcase" Topic for reference?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attn-creative-text-formatters-is-there-a-text-format-showcase-topic-for-reference/218815)

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**Author:** [@10DesignPrinciples](https://meta.discourse.org/u/10DesignPrinciples)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attn-creative-text-formatters-is-there-a-text-format-showcase-topic-for-reference/218815 "2022-02-19T15:00:11Z")

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Is there an Example Topic that demonstrates all normal and creative uses of text formatting? If you had to maximize the function + aesthetics of a text-only Topic, what’s “everything” text formatting can do, on a single…

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## [How to change the length of existing excerpts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-length-of-existing-excerpts/278722)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-length-of-existing-excerpts/278722 "2022-02-19T11:18:48Z")

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This is a great theme component. It seems to be the case that to adjust the length of the excerpts you adjust the “topic excerpt maxlength” setting in /admin/site\_settings… It also looks like if you change the length of …

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## [Report of users and their status towards Trust Level 3 requirements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-of-users-and-their-status-towards-trust-level-3-requirements/35954)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-of-users-and-their-status-towards-trust-level-3-requirements/35954 "2019-02-06T02:10:32Z")

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Now that my site has been running for about a year, I’d like to evaluate the requirements for trust level 3 which so far only 3 people have managed to attain. My gut instinct tells me that the main issue is the 50% in la…

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## [Docker update not working due to space requirements?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-update-not-working-due-to-space-requirements/218747)

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**Author:** [@ajfriesen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ajfriesen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-update-not-working-due-to-space-requirements/218747 "2022-02-19T00:24:24Z")

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Hey folks, I am running the official docker setup. So far so gut. I was always able to update everything from the web interface. I am on 2.9.0.beta1 and 2.9.0.beta2 is available. Suddenly I see this: You are running…

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## [Migrating discourse forum to a new discourse with different domain name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-discourse-forum-to-a-new-discourse-with-different-domain-name/218725)

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**Author:** [@Jeremie\_Leroy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jeremie_Leroy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-discourse-forum-to-a-new-discourse-with-different-domain-name/218725 "2022-02-19T00:03:14Z")

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What would you like done? I would like to migrate francais-a-londres.org to francaisalondres.com/forum I own both domain and both are on digitalocean. When do you need it done? No rush What is your budget, in $ USD …

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## [Do the team have plan to release the banner as a theme component?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-the-team-have-plan-to-release-the-banner-as-a-theme-component/218646)

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**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-the-team-have-plan-to-release-the-banner-as-a-theme-component/218646 "2022-02-18T22:51:40Z")

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The one shows on the front page of meta. I think it looks great and would like to know if it will be released as a theme component. Thanks! Also, is the image crop also a theme component or plugin?

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## [How is the Banner at meta.discourse.org created?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-banner-at-meta-discourse-org-created/206264)

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**Author:** [@simon.dueckert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon.dueckert)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-banner-at-meta-discourse-org-created/206264 "2022-02-18T22:26:17Z")

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I like the “Welcome to Discourse Meta!” banner on the frontpage of this platform. How can this be configured? Would like to have that on my discourse instance, too :slight\_smile:

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