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## [‘Register’ button not switching to ‘join’](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-button-not-switching-to-join/297583)

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**Author:** [@nadhem.hanin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nadhem.hanin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-button-not-switching-to-join/297583 "2021-09-17T18:28:43Z")

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Hi! Thanks for the amazing work. I believe this is a big feature for all discourse isntances. On my case, I successfuly integrated the plugin via the API. made the configurations required and I’m now able to create web…

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## [Group activity shows it for all groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-activity-shows-it-for-all-groups/203820)

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**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-activity-shows-it-for-all-groups/203820 "2021-09-17T16:38:55Z")

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In groups management page, clicking on the members tab shows all members of the group. Same for messages, it shows the messages exchange within the group. But clicking on activity shows the activity not just for the sele…

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## [UI (admin) For Custom Badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-admin-for-custom-badges/203819)

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**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-admin-for-custom-badges/203819 "2021-09-17T15:01:41Z")

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I’m using badges to recognize attendees and presenters for an online conference hosted in discourse. Some issues would be nice to see addressed. It takes a lot of back and forth to go from the editing in admin settings…

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## [POP3 polling: "Sorry an error has occured"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-sorry-an-error-has-occured/203810)

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**Author:** [@NRaj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NRaj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-sorry-an-error-has-occured/203810 "2021-09-17T12:21:03Z")

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I have Discourse up and running and wish to enable POP3 polling. I have our office mail server and I checked that POP3 works with plain text on port 110 (unencrypted is ok because it is on private LAN) There is now a me…

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## [Sending a private message automatically to new users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-a-private-message-automatically-to-new-users/150205)

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**Author:** [@omerk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omerk)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-a-private-message-automatically-to-new-users/150205 "2021-09-17T11:33:03Z")

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Is there a way for me to automatically send a private message from my account to every new user? I’m running a members-only forum and want to start a private message thread with every new user. Instead of waiting for th…

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## [Hide Category Topics From Latest Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-category-topics-from-latest-topics/203734)

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**Author:** [@kyle\_boyce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyle_boyce)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-category-topics-from-latest-topics/203734 "2021-09-17T10:09:35Z")

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Hi there, I’m wondering if it’s possible to hide topics posted under a certain category from the latest topics section

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## [Do not show deleted post history any more to regular users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-show-deleted-post-history-any-more-to-regular-users/203705)

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**Author:** [@kwinz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kwinz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-show-deleted-post-history-any-more-to-regular-users/203705 "2021-09-17T09:48:55Z")

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Hi! If a user deletes their post it is shown as “deleted by user”. The problem that I see is that all forum members can view the full edit history of the post and can read everything even if it has already been deleted…

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## [Disable email verification for SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-email-verification-for-sso/148086)

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**Author:** [@mat-mcloughlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mat-mcloughlin)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-email-verification-for-sso/148086 "2021-09-17T09:26:47Z")

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Hey, I’ve set up discourse to use Auth0 as the SSO provider. The problem I have is that when a user registers they are recieving two verification emails. One from auth0 and one from discourse. Is there anyway to disabl…

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## [Why I can see all other users activity in the in site notification?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-i-can-see-all-other-users-activity-in-the-in-site-notification/203741)

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**Author:** [@outanhei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outanhei)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-i-can-see-all-other-users-activity-in-the-in-site-notification/203741 "2021-09-17T03:43:49Z")

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I just published my community, but I found that I can see all the users’ activities in the notification on the top right corner. Even for the message between other two people. Why is that? Is there any settings about not…

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## [Have a question about plugin development and ember](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-a-question-about-plugin-development-and-ember/203755)

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**Author:** [@edwardila](https://meta.discourse.org/u/edwardila)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-a-question-about-plugin-development-and-ember/203755 "2021-09-16T20:08:16Z")

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Hi guys I developing new plugin with drag and drop sorting list for my requirements. How can i use ember package like ember i ember-drag-sort? Is it possible? I use discourse-docker for deployment and i need to create …

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## [Show customisable message on private topics/categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-customisable-message-on-private-topics-categories/102473)

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**Author:** [@gnyma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gnyma)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-customisable-message-on-private-topics-categories/102473 "2018-11-22T09:26:36Z")

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Hi guys, I’m running an online school with the forum, and was wondering if there’s a theme component or a plugin that will display a customizable message to display on private categories? Here’s my scenario: I’ve set …

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## [Permissions in certain category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permissions-in-certain-category/203739)

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**Author:** [@kyle\_boyce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyle_boyce)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permissions-in-certain-category/203739 "2021-09-16T18:30:28Z")

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Is it possible to have posts in a certain category: Allow everyone to create a post Only allow author and staff to reply Allow everyone to see posts - only author and staff can reply

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## [Bizarre off-by-one post update error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bizarre-off-by-one-post-update-error/203669)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bizarre-off-by-one-post-update-error/203669 "2021-09-15T19:14:08Z")

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I’m trying to update a set of posts in a script in rails. It seems that there is some strange off-by-one behavior where one post gets updated with the previous post’s value. I moved all of these updates to directly do a…

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## [GitHub Plugin: Support for Issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617)

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**Author:** [@robbiet480](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbiet480)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617 "2019-10-02T22:46:05Z")

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Glad to see a PR recently added to use the GitHub API for badges thanks to @Osama. I know that previously @codinghorror has said that issue linkback support won’t be added as Discourse doesn’t use GitHub issues but we a…

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## [Is this a sane idea to setup discourse on App Engine flexible environment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-a-sane-idea-to-setup-discourse-on-app-engine-flexible-environment/84761)

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**Author:** [@ballistic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ballistic)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-a-sane-idea-to-setup-discourse-on-app-engine-flexible-environment/84761 "2021-09-16T15:55:50Z")

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There is a community post about how to set up discourse on App Engine Flexible environment: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/community/blob/master/tutorials/setting-up-ruby-discourse.md I have difficulty to deplo…

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## [Reply by email stops working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-stops-working/203742)

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**Author:** [@nachotester](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nachotester)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-stops-working/203742 "2021-09-16T15:33:34Z")

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I have reply-by-email set up working back in June with the mail receiver docker container. I’m not sure what has happened (I haven’t done any upgrade since), but the server can no longer process incoming emails. Mail r…

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## [Buttons of Discourse in text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/buttons-of-discourse-in-text/203733)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/buttons-of-discourse-in-text/203733 "2021-09-16T14:54:12Z")

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Quite basic question, I reckon. I’m trying to write docs to my users (mostly from Facebook with veri limited skills and will to learn). So just text like ”click button where stands Answer is not quite enough. I have to …

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## [Implement a support level differentiation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implement-a-support-level-differentiation/203709)

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**Author:** [@lavrenkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lavrenkov)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implement-a-support-level-differentiation/203709 "2021-09-16T12:59:56Z")

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Hi! We are planning to implement multi-tier pricing. Each package will have different terms of support. So we need to make it convenient on the forum for customers and the support team. Let’s say we have 3 tiers: Free…

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## [Plugin: Smart badge nominations based on Flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-smart-badge-nominations-based-on-flags/32175)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-smart-badge-nominations-based-on-flags/32175 "2015-08-16T08:21:20Z")

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Continuing the discussion from What is the most awesome plugin for Discourse, that does not yet exist?: I would like to see a nomination plugin for badges, which could easily be extended to encompass Trust Level 3/4 nom…

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## [SSO is forcibly creating the user as an admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-is-forcibly-creating-the-user-as-an-admin/203386)

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**Author:** [@ohm-s](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ohm-s)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-is-forcibly-creating-the-user-as-an-admin/203386 "2021-09-16T11:11:02Z")

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Hello I am integrating discourse SSO, however I am facing a problem where the user being created is getting admin privileges even though that the SSO payload explicitly states that he shouldn’t be. I am on the latest b…

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## [Discourse with SSO from Nextcloud](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-sso-from-nextcloud/174851)

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**Author:** [@ifeabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ifeabc)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-sso-from-nextcloud/174851 "2021-09-16T06:57:04Z")

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Couldn’t find a guide for this. But what I’d like to do is to “integrate” Discourse as an “app” inside the open source collaborative environment Nextcloud. I believe this is done by opening Discourse - kind of like an if…

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## [New install email not working "shadowed so this will be ignored"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-install-email-not-working-shadowed-so-this-will-be-ignored/203682)

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**Author:** [@AndreTechExec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndreTechExec)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-install-email-not-working-shadowed-so-this-will-be-ignored/203682 "2021-09-16T01:41:33Z")

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After a brand new clean install, I’ve been unable to get email to function. I have followed every step of the troubleshooting guide here I am using Zoho mail The mail settings are pretty simple: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ADDRES…

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## [User menu messages glyph in header with new message indicator?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-menu-messages-glyph-in-header-with-new-message-indicator/164494)

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**Author:** [@paulrudy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paulrudy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-menu-messages-glyph-in-header-with-new-message-indicator/164494 "2021-09-15T19:46:23Z")

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Hello Discourse wizards, I’d like to do some or all of the following, if possible, within a theme (I don’t have think I have the chops to do understand how to make a plugin yet): insert the messages glyph from the use…

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## [How many viewers viewed a topic during a certain period?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-viewers-viewed-a-topic-during-a-certain-period/203486)

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**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-viewers-viewed-a-topic-during-a-certain-period/203486 "2021-09-15T19:23:44Z")

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I am trying to figure out a way to find out how many viewers (logged in or not) viewed a certain topic during a certain period. I searched for an answer but couldn’t find an exact solution. Using the Data Explorer, I tri…

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## [Embeddable Discourse activity widget](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embeddable-discourse-activity-widget/203454)

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**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embeddable-discourse-activity-widget/203454 "2021-09-15T19:11:18Z")

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Currently we’re able to embed Discourse comments into pages, which allows us to link our community activity per-post. But what happens when we want more embedding power? Proposal Create an activity widget to display on …

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## [Congrats to discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/congrats-to-discourse/203658)

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**Author:** [@OverloadedTech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OverloadedTech)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/congrats-to-discourse/203658 "2021-09-15T18:00:45Z")

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Discourse is a great software! Contrats to the developers!!!

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## [Muted categories showing for anonymous users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-categories-showing-for-anonymous-users/202122)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-categories-showing-for-anonymous-users/202122 "2021-09-15T16:58:01Z")

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I have a site with a bunch of muted categories. These categories and topics are hidden when visiting as a logged-in user, but anonymous users see these categories (on /categories) and topics from those appear in /latest. …

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## [How to check that email summaries are being received](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-that-email-summaries-are-being-received/203652)

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**Author:** [@Fraudoctor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fraudoctor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-that-email-summaries-are-being-received/203652 "2021-09-15T16:26:36Z")

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Hello! Is there a way to make sure people are receiving email updates from the site? I have directly messaged (to see if they are getting notifications in email) a few people without reply. Could something be off on the…

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## [After Installation Discourse is unable to send Verification email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-installation-discourse-is-unable-to-send-verification-email/202834)

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**Author:** [@Hitesh\_Dubey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hitesh_Dubey)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-installation-discourse-is-unable-to-send-verification-email/202834 "2021-09-15T15:05:36Z")

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Hi, I have installed Discourse and after that i view following register page but email confirmation email not receiving. Even i have written email settings in app.xml also during discourse setup script. But No success i…

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## [Dump all conversations in a file and structured data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dump-all-conversations-in-a-file-and-structured-data/202351)

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**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dump-all-conversations-in-a-file-and-structured-data/202351 "2021-09-15T13:03:18Z")

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This question is similar to this one: Does Discourse support export conversations as an organized bulk of data? but we are looking for a way to do some NLP on all conversations of our Discourse site. Someone in our team…

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