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## [Images cannot be seen after backup-recovery](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-cannot-be-seen-after-backup-recovery/207303)

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**Author:** [@ITAS-Isti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ITAS-Isti)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-cannot-be-seen-after-backup-recovery/207303 "2021-10-28T06:47:01Z")

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Hi, we have recovered a backup file of a cloud installation (of Discourse) on an own premise server. The site runs currently without https, this is the only difference between the two instances. After recovering the b…

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## [Regression in showing 'optional tags' when tags are required](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-in-showing-optional-tags-when-tags-are-required/152068)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 4:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regression-in-showing-optional-tags-when-tags-are-required/152068 "2021-10-28T04:29:26Z")

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This bug is back:

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## [How was this posted in 1984?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-was-this-posted-in-1984/207180)

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**Author:** [@Ondrashek06](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ondrashek06)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-was-this-posted-in-1984/207180 "2021-10-28T00:59:13Z")

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Apparently, this thread has been posted in January 1 of the year 1984. I set up my Discourse forum just yesterday, and Discourse wasn’t even a thing back then.

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## [How to debug? \`Compiler said: ReferenceError: console is not defined\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-debug-compiler-said-referenceerror-console-is-not-defined/207317)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-debug-compiler-said-referenceerror-console-is-not-defined/207317 "2021-10-27T23:59:40Z")

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I’ve seen on two different sites lately with this error. Now this is on my development site with a plugin that is working in production. . . Is this what I’m supposed to do instead of console.log? EDIT: So apparently…

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## [Change individual topics to default to reply in a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-individual-topics-to-default-to-reply-in-a-new-topic/206841)

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**Author:** [@eisprinzessin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisprinzessin)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-individual-topics-to-default-to-reply-in-a-new-topic/206841 "2021-10-28T00:03:11Z")

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We have certain FAQ topics (mostly owned by staff), which are closed, so that people do not start a discussion in them. But then they also do not get the quote option, if they highlight parts of them. Other topics (usua…

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## [Community Feedback - Did you find your answer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-feedback-did-you-find-your-answer/207304)

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**Author:** [@Suzie\_Ring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Suzie_Ring)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-feedback-did-you-find-your-answer/207304 "2021-10-27T22:49:18Z")

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Hello all! Our Community is trying to gauge how many customers service calls are avoided by neighbors finding their answer in our community. I was thinking of doing a pop up or add on to solutions like the below. Do any…

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## [No login is possible after recovery a Discourse Backup on a new server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-login-is-possible-after-recovery-a-discourse-backup-on-a-new-server/205951)

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**Author:** [@ITAS-Isti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ITAS-Isti)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-login-is-possible-after-recovery-a-discourse-backup-on-a-new-server/205951 "2021-10-24T15:41:52Z")

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Hi, I have recovered a Discourse Backup on a new VM. The recovery itself seems to work. I see the the correct start GUI. If I try to log in I receive an unknown error: Processing by UsersController#create as \*/\* Pa…

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## [Discourse API - whitelist IP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-whitelist-ip/207307)

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**Author:** [@4ong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/4ong)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-whitelist-ip/207307 "2021-10-27T21:53:33Z")

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Is it possible to whitelist possible IPs for API keys? Thank you!

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## [\[PAID\] Adalo needs someone to create a custom theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-adalo-needs-someone-to-create-a-custom-theme/207294)

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**Author:** [@adalo\_jesse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adalo_jesse)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-adalo-needs-someone-to-create-a-custom-theme/207294 "2021-10-27T20:40:45Z")

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Hello all! My name is Jesse and I’m the Community Manager for Adalo, a platform that enables you to create mobile apps without code. We are searching for a developer to make us a custom theme for our forum. I’d love to…

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## [Facebook login was flagged as non compliant by Facebook after change to Let's Encrypt certificate system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-login-was-flagged-as-non-compliant-by-facebook-after-change-to-lets-encrypt-certificate-system/207253)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-login-was-flagged-as-non-compliant-by-facebook-after-change-to-lets-encrypt-certificate-system/207253 "2021-10-27T20:41:11Z")

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Since around September 30th 2021 (as far as I can tell) my site has been generating certificate errors your connection is not private NET::ERR\_CERT\_COMMON\_NAME\_INVALID’ security warning. This server couldn’t prove th…

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## [Better navigation for (structured) tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-navigation-for-structured-tags/206826)

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**Author:** [@ncaming215](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncaming215)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-navigation-for-structured-tags/206826 "2021-10-27T20:50:54Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to ensure tags get more structured visibility in navigation, especially for those of us who rely on Parent \> Children. We have just over 40 tags, so structured navigation for tags (which, soapbox aler…

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## [Change login link param (return\_path)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-login-link-param-return-path/207246)

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**Author:** [@tjot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tjot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-login-link-param-return-path/207246 "2021-10-27T20:10:31Z")

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I’ve implemented DiscourseConnect in my forum with success, but now I need to display terms of service. My idea was to show a modal with terms and an accept button, something like a cookie consent), but I couldn’t find …

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## [Restricting number of pm threads between two users to one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricting-number-of-pm-threads-between-two-users-to-one/207290)

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**Author:** [@Remy\_Vuillemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remy_Vuillemin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricting-number-of-pm-threads-between-two-users-to-one/207290 "2021-10-27T20:04:00Z")

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Dear Discourse Community This is my first post on discourse meta, please let me know if I am posting in the wrong category or if the question has been answered - I couldn’t find any topic about this though. We built a …

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## [Any way to block incoming qq spam that generates backscatter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-block-incoming-qq-spam-that-generates-backscatter/104215)

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**Author:** [@adamengst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamengst)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-block-incoming-qq-spam-that-generates-backscatter/104215 "2018-12-13T22:57:54Z")

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My Discourse installation is getting a TON (10-50 incoming messages per hour) of spam aimed at the submission address for the site’s main category, which is also used heavily by members of the site (it’s a conversion of …

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## [Generic “userN” usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-usern-usernames/207237)

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**Author:** [@kevinherron](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kevinherron)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-usern-usernames/207237 "2021-10-27T16:39:56Z")

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Was there a recent change that is leading to the influx of generic users named “userN” (where N is some number) on our Discourse instance and if so it possible to disable this? I haven’t been able to find anything in the…

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## [Tab order of login and Skip password / email me a login link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-order-of-login-and-skip-password-email-me-a-login-link/183425)

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**Author:** [@leandrodimarco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leandrodimarco)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-order-of-login-and-skip-password-email-me-a-login-link/183425 "2021-10-27T16:39:08Z")

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Some of our users complained about the behavior of the TAB key when logging in. According to their perspective, after entering username and hitting the TAB key, the cursor should jump to the password field and not to th…

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## [Vous devez sélectionner au moins 1 tag - même si un a été créé](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-select-at-least-1-tag-even-though-one-was-created/199612)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-select-at-least-1-tag-even-though-one-was-created/199612 "2021-10-27T15:45:08Z")

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Users aren’t unable to post new Topics by creating new tags (when the category has a minimum of at least one tag), they get the error: You must select at least 1 tag. I am guessing this is a regression as I’m pretty sur

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## [There is an error in the page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-an-error-in-the-page/206638)

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**Author:** [@tachibanalolo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tachibanalolo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-an-error-in-the-page/206638 "2021-10-27T14:39:19Z")

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It looks like this: However, if it display correctly, it will looks like this: Category is higher than other choice. There is no problem in the 2.6.0.beta6(beta branch, not main branch), but 2.6.0.beta6(main bran…

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## [Discourse CVE RSS Feed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cve-rss-feed/207257)

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**Author:** [@ishan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ishan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cve-rss-feed/207257 "2021-10-27T14:09:13Z")

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Hi there! I manage a few Discourse instances and I usually have a fixed update schedule. (Every two weeks) A RCE vulnerability was recently reported in discourse which was then reported by someone via our Bug bounty sy…

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## [Beta 6 header errors finally cleared](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beta-6-header-errors-finally-cleared/207228)

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**Author:** [@Amicable](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amicable)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beta-6-header-errors-finally-cleared/207228 "2021-10-27T12:48:10Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Beta 6 showing header errors: @pmusaraj thought you may find it useful to know the header errors cleared with recent upgrades. I’ve upgraded more or less daily since this issue appeared, s…

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## [WP-dicourse opens images in a new window, not in a popup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-dicourse-opens-images-in-a-new-window-not-in-a-popup/203372)

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**Author:** [@Mikhail\_Tyuftyaev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikhail_Tyuftyaev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-dicourse-opens-images-in-a-new-window-not-in-a-popup/203372 "2021-10-27T10:34:20Z")

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Hello everyone. I have a wordpress site I use the WP-Discourse plugin for comments The wordpress site uses the Easy FancyBox plugin to open images in a pop-up When a post from Wordpress is added to the forum, the i…

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## [Invite existing user to topic in staff categrory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-existing-user-to-topic-in-staff-categrory/207223)

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**Author:** [@tmomas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmomas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-existing-user-to-topic-in-staff-categrory/207223 "2021-10-27T10:13:48Z")

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How can I invite an existing non-staff user to a topic in the staff category? Previously there was an “invite” button, but no I only see a “Notify” button. :frowning:

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## [How to display "-\>" as an arrow?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-as-an-arrow/207232)

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**Author:** [@tmomas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmomas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-as-an-arrow/207232 "2021-10-27T10:08:32Z")

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In a different discourse forum I have noticed that “-\>” gets automatically replaced by “→”. How is this done? Is there some configuration that needs to be changed or a plugin?

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## [What is the purpose of a group? What can we do with it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-group-what-can-we-do-with-it/160463)

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**Author:** [@Camille\_Augereau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Camille_Augereau)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-group-what-can-we-do-with-it/160463 "2021-10-27T09:31:41Z")

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Hi, I understand how to manage the settings of a group, how we put in private and public. But I don’t understand the purpose because we can just see the activity of the member and that is ? To be relevant, we have a cr…

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## [Cannot tab-complete some emojis: Quota exceeded](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-tab-complete-some-emojis-quota-exceeded/206950)

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**Author:** [@fuzzyk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fuzzyk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-tab-complete-some-emojis-quota-exceeded/206950 "2021-10-27T06:33:34Z")

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Until clearing my browser cache, I faced the following issue: When trying to insert (some) emojis by entering :, then typing part of the name, then pressing Tab or clicking on it, I encounter an error: DOMException: The…

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## [Add 'open in a new tab' option (checkbox)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-open-in-a-new-tab-option-checkbox/206235)

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**Author:** [@stockmaker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stockmaker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-open-in-a-new-tab-option-checkbox/206235 "2021-10-27T03:50:27Z")

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I’d like to add an option(=checkbox) for ‘open in a new tab’ below popup panel when users insert a hyperlink. Is there a theme for this feature? Otherwise, do I have to create it programatically?

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## [How to charge members for my Discourse website?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-charge-members-for-my-discourse-website/31836)

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**Author:** [@potentialuse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/potentialuse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-charge-members-for-my-discourse-website/31836 "2021-10-27T01:53:24Z")

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I’m considering charging my users for creating an account on my Discourse website. How can I do that?

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## [Self hosted Reply by Email stopped working after latest update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosted-reply-by-email-stopped-working-after-latest-update/206973)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosted-reply-by-email-stopped-working-after-latest-update/206973 "2021-10-26T23:26:16Z")

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My forum no longer responds to replies sent by email. Reply by email has previously been working well, but it looks like this functionality stopped working around September 29th I have no definitive evidence for this t…

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## [Chat plugin? And Gallery Viewer plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-plugin-and-gallery-viewer-plugin/194022)

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**Author:** [@ignatus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ignatus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-plugin-and-gallery-viewer-plugin/194022 "2021-10-27T01:15:38Z")

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Are there no other chat plugins that works within discourse, except Babble? (that is Not an external chatprogram)? Also, I didnt get the Gallery Viewer-addon to work? is there no working Gallery Viewer-plugin?

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## [Bulk PM actions button outside page margins on user messages page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-pm-actions-button-outside-page-margins-on-user-messages-page/186292)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-pm-actions-button-outside-page-margins-on-user-messages-page/186292 "2021-10-26T20:17:22Z")

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The new bulk PM actions button is now showing way outside the normal column margins. I don’t think it was like this a few weeks ago. (I updated to tests-passed yesterday.)

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