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## [Need to bulk change category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-bulk-change-category/208052)

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**Author:** [@cokestroke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cokestroke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-bulk-change-category/208052 "2021-11-02T21:47:48Z")

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Is there a way to bulk edit the category for a large number of topics in the admin settings? I’m trying to put a lot of uncategorised topics into a different category using the admin screen.

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## [Infinity loading in topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinity-loading-in-topic/207609)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinity-loading-in-topic/207609 "2021-11-02T21:39:38Z")

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Hello, With the latest cd8822cb50 update there is an issue with topic posts loading. It seems to only on mobile. I try with Android 10. Thanks :slightly\_smiling\_face:

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## [Hide topics and unread/new messages in category section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-topics-and-unread-new-messages-in-category-section/208031)

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**Author:** [@rudypenajr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rudypenajr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-topics-and-unread-new-messages-in-category-section/208031 "2021-11-02T20:40:18Z")

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Hello! I’m working on a custom theme. Our “desktop category page style” is Categories and Latest Topics. I’m attempting to style the Categories section to look more like cards (so sadly I’m fighting tables since it is b…

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## [Android PWA notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-pwa-notifications/208045)

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**Author:** [@jayarr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jayarr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-pwa-notifications/208045 "2021-11-02T20:18:47Z")

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Hi all, I run a Discourse forum that’s frequented mostly by Android users. Having the option for the PWA has been fantastic. It’s come to my attention, though, that notifications generated by the PWA end up being treat…

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## [Bug? discourse-category-banner theme component sometimes doesn't display the banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-discourse-category-banner-theme-component-sometimes-doesnt-display-the-banner/208013)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-discourse-category-banner-theme-component-sometimes-doesnt-display-the-banner/208013 "2021-11-02T19:48:42Z")

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Wow, I thought I was nuts until I sussed out exactly when this happens… Here’s a category banner. This is a category that anyone (anon visitors included) can see. I get this banner if I pick the category from the catego…

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## [Image Alignment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-alignment/15408)

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**Author:** [@itlo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itlo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-alignment/15408 "2021-11-02T19:31:08Z")

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Any plan to add a feature for Image Alignment and Wrapping Text Around Images? More formmating options for photos (uploaded or linked) would be very useful. Cheers.

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## [User login history](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-login-history/207564)

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**Author:** [@skins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skins)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-login-history/207564 "2021-11-02T16:53:38Z")

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Hello guys, Can I find the login history in one of the Discourses tables? I use the data explorer, but there are so many tables Any idea about this ?

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## [Private Message (read indicator)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-read-indicator/207991)

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**Author:** [@Maiseu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maiseu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-read-indicator/207991 "2021-11-02T16:31:16Z")

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Hello! :waving\_hand: I send private messages for the test and don’t understand how do I know that the other person has read my private message?

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## [Add (Datadog APM) initializer in custom plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-datadog-apm-initializer-in-custom-plugin/155804)

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**Author:** [@raph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raph)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-datadog-apm-initializer-in-custom-plugin/155804 "2021-11-02T16:20:43Z")

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Hi all! First time poster, sorry if I got the category wrong. I’d like to configure discourse for Datadog APM instrumentation and figured it would make sense to use a custom plugin for this purpose (following the idea o…

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## [Can't deselect group in user listing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-deselect-group-in-user-listing/206388)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-deselect-group-in-user-listing/206388 "2021-11-02T15:37:36Z")

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Just a small issue, but it seems the “all groups”-link in the user listing drop-down is not working:

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## [Suppressed category included in digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppressed-category-included-in-digest/203304)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppressed-category-included-in-digest/203304 "2021-11-02T14:35:51Z")

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We have an “Inappropriate” category where mods can move flagged posts, so they can still be discussed even they are not suitable for our public forum. We obviously don’t want that category included in the summary emails …

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## [Topic timer verwendet falschen Fall auf Deutsch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-uses-wrong-case-in-german/207965)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-uses-wrong-case-in-german/207965 "2021-11-02T13:58:26Z")

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In the German localization, the topic timer says “nach ein Monat”. After “nach” follows a Dativ, so it should be “nach einem Monat”. This used to be hackable by changing the translation key datetime.distance\_in\_words.a

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## [Filter topics not answered by Staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-topics-not-answered-by-staff/207739)

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**Author:** [@karen1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/karen1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-topics-not-answered-by-staff/207739 "2021-11-02T11:17:41Z")

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I am an admin for a discourse forum: forum.testproject.io and want to filter threads that have not yet been answered specifically by Staff members. The https://forum.testproject.io/latest?max\_posts=1 URL filters out onl…

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## [Mbox import: crash when Validation failed: Name is too long](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mbox-import-crash-when-validation-failed-name-is-too-long/207912)

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**Author:** [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mbox-import-crash-when-validation-failed-name-is-too-long/207912 "2021-11-02T10:06:09Z")

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Bonjour, While importing a spam (not on purpose :crazy\_face: ) the 2.7.9 mbox import script breaks on a name longer than 255 characters instead of gracefully discarding it. Here is the stack trace. Cheers Invalid emai…

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## [Azure-Ad sso Login issue in incognito mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/azure-ad-sso-login-issue-in-incognito-mode/207933)

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**Author:** [@vinayak\_gupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinayak_gupta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/azure-ad-sso-login-issue-in-incognito-mode/207933 "2021-11-02T04:56:13Z")

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I am trying to use azure ad authentication for my application. I have installed all the plugins and it is working fine, but I am facing one issue. If your azure id is logged in to the current browser session then login t…

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## [Problem displaying webview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-displaying-webview/207810)

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**Author:** [@Muhammed\_EKİCİ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muhammed_EK%C4%B0C%C4%B0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-displaying-webview/207810 "2021-11-02T09:57:52Z")

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We want to use discourse as a webview in a part of our native application, but we are having a problem with js. Webview application has js enabled but the forum cannot be displayed properly. How can i solve this problem.…

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## [Wrong number of fields in CSV export of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-number-of-fields-in-csv-export-of-users/203191)

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**Author:** [@alranel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alranel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-number-of-fields-in-csv-export-of-users/203191 "2021-11-02T09:33:58Z")

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I exported users in CSV format with the Admin \> Users \> Export button. While the file is substantially valid, it’s rejected by many tools (like miller or parsing libraries) because not all lines have the same number of c…

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## [Automatically link stock symbols in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-link-stock-symbols-in-posts/63595)

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**Author:** [@ide](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ide)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-link-stock-symbols-in-posts/63595 "2021-11-02T08:06:48Z")

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I’d like to customize the way posts are rendered on my hosted Discourse instance. For example, if I wanted to link stock symbols that start with a dollar sign (“cashtags”) like $AAPL, how would I do this?

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## [Disable email notifications for own posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-email-notifications-for-own-posts/28769)

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**Author:** [@dictoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dictoon)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-email-notifications-for-own-posts/28769 "2021-11-02T06:13:07Z")

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Hi all, I’ve enabled email notifications (“Send me an email for every new post”) in my profile. Unfortunately, I now receive notifications for my own posts and replies. Technically it makes sense, but it’s slightly ann…

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## [Reply to List has stopped working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-list-has-stopped-working/207367)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-list-has-stopped-working/207367 "2021-11-02T01:39:39Z")

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Reply to List is supported by many if not all mail programs. Suddenly after some upgrade or other the requisite header field is blank or missing. What has happened and how to fix? What mail header is involved, actually? …

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## [Sidekiq error message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-error-message/207788)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-error-message/207788 "2021-11-02T01:37:58Z")

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On my Admin Dasjboard I now see: A check for updates has not been performed lately. Ensure sidekiq is running. What is causing this? I have changed nothing, except applying all the latest updates.

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## [Creating & deleting a bookmark consistently generates an error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-deleting-a-bookmark-consistently-generates-an-error/207804)

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**Author:** [@joe90](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joe90)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-deleting-a-bookmark-consistently-generates-an-error/207804 "2021-11-02T01:19:33Z")

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To replicate… Create an untimed bookmark on a post on a topic. Refresh the page and delete the bookmark I’m using the Discourse official hosting.

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## [Add \`embed\_url\` parameter to topic update method](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-embed-url-parameter-to-topic-update-method/207914)

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**Author:** [@aaronpk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaronpk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-embed-url-parameter-to-topic-update-method/207914 "2021-11-02T01:00:00Z")

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Currently, the topic create method does accept an embed\_url when creating a new topic. This was pointed out to me in this thread about embedding comments via javascript. This is not yet in the docs, but I submitted a PR …

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## [How should category archiving work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-category-archiving-work/32895)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-category-archiving-work/32895 "2021-11-01T22:46:52Z")

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We have a request from a customer that I’ve been expecting for a while: We want to remove the beta and alpha categories, and all topics in those categories Meaning, there are a whole lot of posts in those alpha and b…

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## [Why is Guidelines called FAQ? Can we link to GUIDELINES and FAQ from hamburger menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-guidelines-called-faq-can-we-link-to-guidelines-and-faq-from-hamburger-menu/35534)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-guidelines-called-faq-can-we-link-to-guidelines-and-faq-from-hamburger-menu/35534 "2018-03-02T14:24:11Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Hamburger menu: how to change FAQ to Guidelines, add Help link, remove About or make About customizable? I am back to wanting to clean up the presentation of FAQ and GUIDELINES on my disco…

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## [Changing theme color for the forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-theme-color-for-the-forum/207773)

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**Author:** [@AviationChampion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AviationChampion)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-theme-color-for-the-forum/207773 "2021-11-01T17:34:46Z")

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I would like to change the theme color but don’t know how after searching through the settings. Anybody know how i can change it?

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## [Reference to topic when messaging gone?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reference-to-topic-when-messaging-gone/199630)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reference-to-topic-when-messaging-gone/199630 "2021-11-01T15:04:51Z")

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In the past when you click a users avatar to message them there would be a reference to the topic in the message, has this been removed? I didn’t see a mention in the release notes but I may have missed it. I used this a…

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## [Svg as custom badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/svg-as-custom-badge/207838)

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**Author:** [@drat3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/drat3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/svg-as-custom-badge/207838 "2021-11-01T14:46:02Z")

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Hi I would like to create custom badges, but I’m not allowed to upload an svg, is there a way to “hack” this? I have root acces to the server

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## [Error importing backup: "could not create unique index"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-importing-backup-could-not-create-unique-index/207766)

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**Author:** [@glynhudson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/glynhudson)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-importing-backup-could-not-create-unique-index/207766 "2021-11-01T02:12:14Z")

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Hi, I’m attempting to migrate a forum to a new server. Both servers are running the latest version of discourse docker. When importing the backup via command line, I get the following error: ERROR: could not create un…

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## [Data-explorer plugin for generic websites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-plugin-for-generic-websites/207816)

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**Author:** [@Ankit\_Mehra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ankit_Mehra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-plugin-for-generic-websites/207816 "2021-11-01T13:12:39Z")

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This is not necessarily a discourse related question. I love the data-explorer plugin and was wondering if there is a possibility of using this to integrate with other databases. I am trying to create a similar view for …

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