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## [Testing emails are sent out successfully, but invitation emails are never sent out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-emails-are-sent-out-successfully-but-invitation-emails-are-never-sent-out/210725)

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**Author:** [@jiayouwyhit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jiayouwyhit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-emails-are-sent-out-successfully-but-invitation-emails-are-never-sent-out/210725 "2021-12-01T19:12:27Z")

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Hi I encountered a weird issue. I can send out testing emails successfully in the admin widget. However, when I tried to send invitation emails to others, the emails are never received, even if the testing emails can be…

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## [New behavior when Copy/Pasting links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-behavior-when-copy-pasting-links/210721)

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**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-behavior-when-copy-pasting-links/210721 "2021-12-01T18:36:17Z")

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There are several sites we use in my forum that we use a link to make a one-box. Starting this morning, this behavior has changed. I usually do a copy and then a “paste as plain text” to only paste the link. This mornin…

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## [2.8.0.beta9: Tag Descriptions, Recent Searches, Sticky Avatars, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta9-tag-descriptions-recent-searches-sticky-avatars-and-more/210700)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta9-tag-descriptions-recent-searches-sticky-avatars-and-more/210700 "2021-12-01T16:44:13Z")

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New features in 2.8.0.beta9 Tag descriptions Staff can now add descriptions to tags, just like categories. Descriptions are displayed when hovering over a tag in the topic list. To add/edit a tag description, as staf…

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## [2.7.10: Security Release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-10-security-release/209179)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-10-security-release/209179 "2021-11-15T16:26:54Z")

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Discourse 2.7.10 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, in…

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## [Ability to disable trust level auto-promotion?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-disable-trust-level-auto-promotion/28677)

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**Author:** [@childofsol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/childofsol)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-disable-trust-level-auto-promotion/28677 "2020-09-07T05:28:45Z")

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I’m setting up a community and we’d like to disable auto-promotion so that we can use the trust system but have more manual control over it. More specifically, we’d like to leave levels 0 and 1 working with auto-promotio…

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## [New install nginx errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-install-nginx-errors/210686)

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**Author:** [@Kyle3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-install-nginx-errors/210686 "2021-12-01T14:24:04Z")

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I’m trying to set up on a clean install on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS This is on a virtual machine inside a corporate network, the DNS A records point to the firewall that will use host headers to direct to the server, the inte…

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## [Set the homepage to Categories page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-homepage-to-categories-page/210674)

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**Author:** [@halfoyster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/halfoyster)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-the-homepage-to-categories-page/210674 "2021-12-01T14:16:40Z")

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Hello. Newly installed on our server. Fully functional but need to set the default landing page to Categories. Can’t seem to see where to do that. Thanks for your assistance

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## [Read-only static HTML copy to retire Discourse instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-static-html-copy-to-retire-discourse-instance/210644)

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**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-static-html-copy-to-retire-discourse-instance/210644 "2021-12-01T12:46:48Z")

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I’m considering to retire the Discourse instance I’m hosting since it doesn’t get much traction. But I would like to know if it’s possible to host an read-only copy. Because the topics are useful for others to find. Is i…

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## [Reaction columns on the user list / leaderboard?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reaction-columns-on-the-user-list-leaderboard/210666)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reaction-columns-on-the-user-list-leaderboard/210666 "2021-12-01T12:46:28Z")

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Continuing from: Discourse Reactions Would it be possible to add reaction options to the new (well, not so new now, but you know) leaderboard? Particularly, it seems like it’d be nice have: an option to to replace th…

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## [How measure number members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-measure-number-members/210670)

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**Author:** [@Patricia.Caravelli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Patricia.Caravelli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-measure-number-members/210670 "2021-12-01T12:47:22Z")

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Hi everyone! For my analytics, I normally export the sheet via ADMIN\>\>USERS\>\>EXPORT. But I noticed that the numbers of members aren’t the same if I check the page MEMBER\>\> MONTH (usually higher than the sheet) Via spr…

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## [Can't make the subscription plugin work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-make-the-subscription-plugin-work/210652)

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**Author:** [@Hana\_Kanjaa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hana_Kanjaa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-make-the-subscription-plugin-work/210652 "2021-12-01T11:57:25Z")

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Hi, I have been trying to use the subscription plugin for my Discourse forum, but I am a tech noob and I don’t find the instructions that I found here specific enough for me. So far I have: But when I get to the next …

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## [How do I change order of categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-order-of-categories/197377)

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**Author:** [@JayCCC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JayCCC)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-order-of-categories/197377 "2021-12-01T09:01:06Z")

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I’d like some categories show on the top or in certain orders.

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## [How to get the original view of the screen after applying header and fonts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-original-view-of-the-screen-after-applying-header-and-fonts/210641)

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**Author:** [@dhanya29](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dhanya29)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-original-view-of-the-screen-after-applying-header-and-fonts/210641 "2021-12-01T08:07:56Z")

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Hi I am new to discourse. I started customizing the view after applying heading and fonts.While saving I am getting preview mode. When I can see the screen after modification in non preview mode? Thanks

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## [Customize discourse-crowd login screen html](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-discourse-crowd-login-screen-html/194168)

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**Author:** [@fdanard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fdanard)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-discourse-crowd-login-screen-html/194168 "2021-12-01T08:04:23Z")

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Hi Everyone. I’m newbe on Discourse, and I must to change something in Login page but I don’t know where is the target and is content. The URL looks like this: my.domain.com/auth/crowd and I get a Login page but I’m no…

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## [Move auto silence first post regex to the Watched Words section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-auto-silence-first-post-regex-to-the-watched-words-section/162197)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-auto-silence-first-post-regex-to-the-watched-words-section/162197 "2021-05-31T15:59:03Z")

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Really minor suggestion, but I think it would make more sense if the ‘auto silence first post regex’ option was moved to the ‘Watched Words’ section. The main reasons being: It’s quite similar to those options. Moderat…

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## [Can I effectively make a topic read-only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-effectively-make-a-topic-read-only/41582)

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**Author:** [@carninglipartners](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carninglipartners)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-effectively-make-a-topic-read-only/41582 "2018-12-31T18:38:02Z")

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Last year I installed a Discourse instance set up on a Digital Ocean droplet. It has worked fine, but now I want to make a series of related posts on a certain topic over a period of several months and make them read onl…

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## [Add a badge count column to the user directory?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-badge-count-column-to-the-user-directory/246334)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-badge-count-column-to-the-user-directory/246334 "2021-12-01T03:57:48Z")

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Would it be possible to add badge count to the list?

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## [Error when "./discourse rebuild app" due to theme error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-discourse-rebuild-app-due-to-theme-error/210207)

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**Author:** [@Huey\_Le](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Huey_Le)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-discourse-rebuild-app-due-to-theme-error/210207 "2021-12-01T01:10:36Z")

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Not sure what happened but when I try to use command ./discourse rebuild app today, it just fail to update and my forum has been down. This never happened to me before. Please help me. root@huey:/var/discourse# ./launch…

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## [Harmonizing Discourse icons and emojis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/harmonizing-discourse-icons-and-emojis/99424)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/harmonizing-discourse-icons-and-emojis/99424 "2021-11-30T23:58:37Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Actions and markup: Icons vs Tags: From time to time I’m writing documentation for new users and end up typing : to trigger the emoji completion and find the :bookmark: icon, or the :pin: …

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## [Uppy not working on Firefox 68 - Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uppy-not-working-on-firefox-68-android/210601)

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**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uppy-not-working-on-firefox-68-android/210601 "2021-11-30T21:40:27Z")

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Their example page does not work on my setup. Android 9 Firefox for Android 68.11.0 (the last version with user script support) File upload on Discourse had always been working with my setup. https://github.com/trans…

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## [Web app logout request CORS issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-app-logout-request-cors-issues/210591)

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**Author:** [@emurillo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emurillo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-app-logout-request-cors-issues/210591 "2021-11-30T22:12:43Z")

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Hey everyone, thanks for Discourse I’ve find it pretty easy to set up, up until this point. I have a SSO setup that works fine with my web app, however when I trigger the admin/users/:id/logout endpoint, it won’t work f…

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## [Blurry spoiler button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blurry-spoiler-button/210595)

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**Author:** [@Solarus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Solarus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blurry-spoiler-button/210595 "2021-11-30T21:55:52Z")

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Hello! How do i add the blurry spoiler button to my toolbar? On my “grind” icon, I only have Poll Details Is this Discourse native or a plugin?

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## [How to bump 10k records csv export limit in Data Explorer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-bump-10k-records-csv-export-limit-in-data-explorer/210520)

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**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-bump-10k-records-csv-export-limit-in-data-explorer/210520 "2021-11-30T19:25:45Z")

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I need a CSV export of data that goes beyond 10k rows in the CSV export, this is resulting in not all records being exported. Assuming this line is responsible for the said limit What will be the right way to bump thi…

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## [Very minor issue about hovering a user's avatar who's currently replying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-minor-issue-about-hovering-a-users-avatar-whos-currently-replying/210497)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-minor-issue-about-hovering-a-users-avatar-whos-currently-replying/210497 "2021-11-30T19:18:32Z")

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When we hover the mouse on a user’s avatar who’s replying, the title tag that appears is their full name: I was confused at first, I was like “who’s Douglas? Does he already have posted in this thread?” Yes, he did m…

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## [I can not add tags to a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-can-not-add-tags-to-a-category/210530)

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**Author:** [@hequaye](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hequaye)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-can-not-add-tags-to-a-category/210530 "2021-11-30T18:38:24Z")

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I can not check Also allow other tags for a category in my forum. I am trying to add a tag for a tool I use, but the tag is also used in another category and I can not add it here.

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## [S3 upload: Bypass Discourse local storage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-upload-bypass-discourse-local-storage/92275)

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**Author:** [@amoncadot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amoncadot)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-upload-bypass-discourse-local-storage/92275 "2021-11-30T17:08:31Z")

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Hello, We would like our users to upload files (images specifically but hopefully video later), however since we are running Discourse using Docker, there’s no point in Discourse storing the files locally before the fil…

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## [\[PAID\] Discourse Forum Design](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-discourse-forum-design/210517)

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**Author:** [@brandonhobbs1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brandonhobbs1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-discourse-forum-design/210517 "2021-11-30T17:00:51Z")

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What would you like done? Format changes to my current discourse and better integration with WordPress When do you need it done? 12/04/2021 What is your budget, in $ USD that you can offer for this task? $200

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## [Save draft of chat message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/save-draft-of-chat-message/210509)

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**Author:** [@oshyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oshyan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/save-draft-of-chat-message/210509 "2021-11-30T15:27:11Z")

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Requesting drafts for chat as well (auto-save anything typed in chat message composer). Slack does this, and Discourse is already really good with drafts. It should either just transparently save and then show a “drafts …

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## [Handle Stripe-initiated refunds for campaigns](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-stripe-initiated-refunds-for-campaigns/210447)

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**Author:** [@jochen\_weber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jochen_weber)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-stripe-initiated-refunds-for-campaigns/210447 "2021-11-30T14:07:49Z")

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As a requested continuation / follow-up to \[Stripe Campaign donated amount fails to update\]: It would be wonderful if the Stripe payments plugin (for campaigns in this instance) would correctly reflect refunded payments…

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## [Unable to change default email digest frequency](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-default-email-digest-frequency/210492)

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**Author:** [@NRaj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NRaj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-default-email-digest-frequency/210492 "2021-11-30T13:35:31Z")

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I am unable, as Admin, to change the default email digest frequency for users. I can sure select one of the other options, say “daily”. but nothing happens when I change and click on the green arrow button. Its seems s…

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