# Latest

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## [Hide post footer links pins etc info](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-post-footer-links-pins-etc-info/215954)

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**Author:** [@dkebler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dkebler)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-post-footer-links-pins-etc-info/215954 "2022-01-25T22:23:38Z")

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This information about the post (links, pins, etc) is visibile for all users. I don’t see a setting to hide it for all but say staff. The “topic map” is ok but where it is linked and pinned it is distracting (for noobs…

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## [Social share components do not appear](https://meta.discourse.org/t/social-share-components-do-not-appear/164172)

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**Author:** [@lyseoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lyseoy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/social-share-components-do-not-appear/164172 "2022-01-25T22:07:01Z")

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Installed the theme component and added link sharing for LinkedIn, which was confirmed to be working by another user. Link share icons do not appear.

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## [Containers/\*.yml LC\_ALL: en\_US.UTF-8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/containers-yml-lc-all-en-us-utf-8/215975)

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**Author:** [@jo-andre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jo-andre)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/containers-yml-lc-all-en-us-utf-8/215975 "2022-01-25T21:34:33Z")

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Hello! Ive got an issue when reinstalling Discourse. Here’s the error: (\<unknown\>): control characters are not allowed at line 1 column 1 -e LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 YAML syntax error. Please check your containers/\*.yml conf…

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## [Data explorer query - new topics for user by tag/category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-new-topics-for-user-by-tag-category/214303)

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**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-new-topics-for-user-by-tag-category/214303 "2022-01-25T21:08:47Z")

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I’m trying to build a “recommendation engine” for my users via the Discourse API that lists all topics a specific user hasn’t read yet by tag/category. I browsed through the various existing queries, but I have no clue …

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## [Trouble restoring backup--SiteSetting::Upload.s3\_base\_url is failing--because enable\_s3\_uploads was set in database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-restoring-backup-sitesetting-upload-s3-base-url-is-failing-because-enable-s3-uploads-was-set-in-database/215966)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-restoring-backup-sitesetting-upload-s3-base-url-is-failing-because-enable-s3-uploads-was-set-in-database/215966 "2022-01-25T18:44:49Z")

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I have a backup from the default site on a multisite instance. Uploads are on S3. I have successfully created a backup with include\_s3\_uploads\_in\_backups set to true. When I try to restore this from the command line on …

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## [Making Amazon Cloundfront SSL with Cloudflare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-amazon-cloundfront-ssl-with-cloudflare/44932)

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**Author:** [@ashishdungdung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashishdungdung)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-amazon-cloundfront-ssl-with-cloudflare/44932 "2016-05-28T04:29:12Z")

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How did you make your Amazon Cloudfront SSL Work with Cloudflare ?

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## [Create a PM via email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-pm-via-email/214006)

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**Author:** [@ode2code](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ode2code)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-pm-via-email/214006 "2022-01-25T19:25:05Z")

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A number of our forum community members have requested how to begin a PM to another member via email? Continuing a PM via email works great, but not starting one. Any suggestions?

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## [Thanks to our 2021 translators!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-to-our-2021-translators/190726)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-to-our-2021-translators/190726 "2022-01-25T18:23:09Z")

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Here’s a summary of everyone who contributed to translating Discourse in 2021. Thanks for your help in making Discourse available to people all around the world! :globe\_with\_meridians: Discourse 2.7 translators Afrikaan…

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## [Remove edit history, anonymous likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-edit-history-anonymous-likes/215852)

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**Author:** [@danilomatos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danilomatos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-edit-history-anonymous-likes/215852 "2022-01-25T18:06:36Z")

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I’m kind of lost in translation, sometimes the automatic translation gets in the way and distorts everything. I’m trying to remove some options for members: Edit history open to everyone, like without being logged in. h…

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## [SSO Login issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-issue/215952)

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**Author:** [@Kate2881](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kate2881)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-issue/215952 "2022-01-25T16:08:32Z")

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Hello everyone. Apologies, if this question was already posted on the forum. :pray: A simple question here: has anyone faced the problem with the SSO login these days? We are using a Discourse SSO on our forum (forum.…

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## [Custom user field that’s hidden from user and editable by API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-field-that-s-hidden-from-user-and-editable-by-api/215838)

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**Author:** [@Nerd\_Alert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nerd_Alert)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-field-that-s-hidden-from-user-and-editable-by-api/215838 "2022-01-25T16:04:27Z")

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is there any way to have a custom user field that is able to be edited through the api, that isn’t displayed anywhere to the user, and is in no way editable by the user?

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## [Category show page: what calls the topic-list component?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-show-page-what-calls-the-topic-list-component/215846)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-show-page-what-calls-the-topic-list-component/215846 "2022-01-24T17:46:45Z")

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Hi All. I’m trying to understand how the view for a category is rendered (ie, the category show page like here). Specifically: what calls the topic-list component? From what I can tell, the category show page’s main two…

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## [Problem with Enhanced category-box display theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-enhanced-category-box-display-theme-component/215933)

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**Author:** [@Julie\_Thézénas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julie_Th%C3%A9z%C3%A9nas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-enhanced-category-box-display-theme-component/215933 "2022-01-25T13:19:19Z")

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(EN) Hello everyone, i tried to use this code but as you can see (screen A), the text below the boxes are craching. I tryed in the SCSS to make the option : white-space: revert; and delete white-space: nowrap; when…

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## [The Eight Best Places to Build a Private Community | Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-eight-best-places-to-build-a-private-community-blog/215932)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-eight-best-places-to-build-a-private-community-blog/215932 "2022-01-25T13:09:58Z")

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Building and running private communities is becoming a more important endeavor for creators, cohorts, coaches, companies, and more. People are looking for a safe space to connect with others online, and a private communi…

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## [How to get two column layout and announcements blocks across the top?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-two-column-layout-and-announcements-blocks-across-the-top/215879)

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**Author:** [@nmoore](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nmoore)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-two-column-layout-and-announcements-blocks-across-the-top/215879 "2022-01-25T08:55:50Z")

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How can I get “Category” and “Latest” as their own columns in a two column layout as seen below? And how can I get announcement blocks across the top? Is there a way to tell if there is a theme the below example is bas…

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## [How do I know who accesses my Discourse user profile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-know-who-accesses-my-discourse-user-profile/215855)

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**Author:** [@anon40545810](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon40545810)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-know-who-accesses-my-discourse-user-profile/215855 "2022-01-25T08:46:30Z")

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For example, on LinkedIn there is a possibility to know who accessed my user profile. On Discourse, is there any way to find out who accessed my user profile? If anyone knows of any information and can share and help he…

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## [Temporary posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-posts/214602)

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**Author:** [@anon40545810](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon40545810)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-posts/214602 "2022-01-25T06:09:06Z")

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Feature name Temporary post Feature description Can I post something that will be removed according to the time I set. ui/ux descriptive image: I can select a period of time that the post will be removed, after 10 m…

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## [Request: obfuscate sender email when emailing topics to categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-obfuscate-sender-email-when-emailing-topics-to-categories/198584)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-obfuscate-sender-email-when-emailing-topics-to-categories/198584 "2022-01-24T04:43:56Z")

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Currently the senders full email is displayed. This request is to obfuscate the person’s email address, as done on other forums. Or, just display just their name instead. Thanks!

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## [What is the Global Notice useful for?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-global-notice-useful-for/107355)

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**Author:** [@Nichalas\_Petranek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nichalas_Petranek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-global-notice-useful-for/107355 "2019-01-24T04:19:33Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Global notice, where do I find that: While I was reading through the forum, I came across the topic linked above. That got me curious… what are some specific use cases for an URGENT, EMERG…

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## [Read topics stays black in category topic list page on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-topics-stays-black-in-category-topic-list-page-on-mobile/213030)

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**Author:** [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-topics-stays-black-in-category-topic-list-page-on-mobile/213030 "2022-01-25T00:44:06Z")

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We noticed that the topic title stays black instead of grey after the topic has been read. This happens in category topic list on mobile. Here are more details of the bug from our community: I believe it’s a recent b…

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## [Reply via email (mailing list mode) does not show up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-via-email-mailing-list-mode-does-not-show-up/215866)

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**Author:** [@deeplow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/deeplow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-via-email-mailing-list-mode-does-not-show-up/215866 "2022-01-24T20:58:29Z")

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On the topic “Gparted doesn´t show both SSDs and full disk space - #7 by anon41799949 - Hardware Issues - Qubes OS Forum” it only shows one response (see bellow). However, the user sent two emails (seen in the logs /admi…

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## [Does watching a parent category also watch the child subcategories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-watching-a-parent-category-also-watch-the-child-subcategories/44797)

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**Author:** [@Linds](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Linds)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-watching-a-parent-category-also-watch-the-child-subcategories/44797 "2016-05-26T18:44:25Z")

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Hi there—can someone let me know about watching and sub categories? My use case: We have categories and sub categories within them. If someone “watches” a category, does that also mean they are “watching” the sub categ…

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## [Formatting and accents in urls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-and-accents-in-urls/215734)

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**Author:** [@danilomatos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danilomatos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/formatting-and-accents-in-urls/215734 "2022-01-24T17:17:19Z")

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Hello everyone! I’m having trouble formatting the url. is being generated automatically in questions and adds accents. ex: https://cashlandia.com.br/c/dívidas/10 in the browser it looks like this: https://cashlandia.c…

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## [Sorry, \*\*\* is not accepting messages at the moment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-is-not-accepting-messages-at-the-moment/215837)

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**Author:** [@siqu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/siqu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-is-not-accepting-messages-at-the-moment/215837 "2022-01-24T16:21:54Z")

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Hallo, it doesn’t matter if in my Profil the “Allow other users to send me personal messages” is activated or not. Nobody (accept Admins) can send me a Message. They only get: Sorry, \*\*\* is not accepting messages at the…

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## [Data explorer - Power BI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-power-bi/215822)

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**Author:** [@Amine\_Akkar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amine_Akkar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-power-bi/215822 "2022-01-24T15:59:48Z")

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Hello, I’m using the following code to call data from Data Explorer to PBI through API (queryID) =\> let resultCount = 10000, otherNameForPage = 0, GetPage = (otherNameForPage) =\> let content…

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## [Show data for last X days](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-data-for-last-x-days/215810)

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**Author:** [@Amine\_Akkar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amine_Akkar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-data-for-last-x-days/215810 "2022-01-24T14:52:34Z")

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Hello I’m trying to run a report how shown the visits during the last 30 days, so I used this query but apparently, it’s wrong : select distinct user\_id, max(visited\_at) as visited\_at from user\_visits WHERE CAST(visit…

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## [Send PM/@mention if a topic hasn't received any replies in X time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-pm-mention-if-a-topic-hasnt-received-any-replies-in-x-time/275916)

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**Author:** [@kinetiksoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinetiksoft)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-pm-mention-if-a-topic-hasnt-received-any-replies-in-x-time/275916 "2022-01-24T13:54:16Z")

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Hi, Is is possible to mention or send PMs to specific users if topic fitting specific category had got no replies for XX hours since first post?

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## [Open image in posts in lightbox popup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-image-in-posts-in-lightbox-popup/214525)

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**Author:** [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-image-in-posts-in-lightbox-popup/214525 "2022-01-24T12:48:13Z")

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Hey! There are two forums, different versions, but the settings are the same. On one, images inside a post open in a lightbox on click, on the other they don’t. For example, everything is fine here (version 2.6.5): H…

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## [How do I stop myself from receiving email notifications for my own posts in mailing list mode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-stop-myself-from-receiving-email-notifications-for-my-own-posts-in-mailing-list-mode/26473)

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**Author:** [@dugjason](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dugjason)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-stop-myself-from-receiving-email-notifications-for-my-own-posts-in-mailing-list-mode/26473 "2016-05-26T16:39:32Z")

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We’ve recently set up Discourse, and I’ve found that every time I reply to a new topic, I will receive an email containing my reply. This seems similar to Getting notification when you reply to a topic, though this topic…

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## [SSO login appears to have stopped working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-appears-to-have-stopped-working/215691)

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**Author:** [@jeffbonasso](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jeffbonasso)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-appears-to-have-stopped-working/215691 "2022-01-24T10:23:39Z")

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I have had SSO integration from my site for a few years now with no issue. Recently users started saying that when they login it redirects to my site to login and then ends back up at Discourse still showing they need t…

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