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## [Expected Number of Redis Connections](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expected-number-of-redis-connections/227000)

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**Author:** [@dotnetnate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dotnetnate)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expected-number-of-redis-connections/227000 "2022-05-14T13:41:41Z")

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We are running a number of Discourse instances on Azure and are using a shared Redis service for this. For around 20 instances, I see a peak of 350 connections to Redis and it’s hovering around 330-340, averaging out to …

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## [X86\_64 arch detected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/x86-64-arch-detected/227013)

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**Author:** [@Muat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/x86-64-arch-detected/227013 "2022-05-14T10:29:01Z")

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hello, when I do ./launcher rebuild app, I get the following error. Please help me Aborting failed to update Launcher updated, restarting... x86\_64 arch detected. Ensuring launcher is up to date Fetching origin Updating…

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## [Poll: Export poll results in CSV for quiz creator?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-export-poll-results-in-csv-for-quiz-creator/94265)

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**Author:** [@JanJoost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JanJoost)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-export-poll-results-in-csv-for-quiz-creator/94265 "2022-05-12T18:07:05Z")

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Hi, Would it be possible for the poll results to be exported to a CSV file or so? Context: Users in my forum created a pub quiz (see here if you’re interested to know more), but to tally the results one of the users is…

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## [Nick or name customize, colorful and icon, how to do it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nick-or-name-customize-colorful-and-icon-how-to-do-it/225005)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nick-or-name-customize-colorful-and-icon-how-to-do-it/225005 "2022-05-14T01:19:09Z")

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I’m seeing a lot of forums based on Discourse, that you can customize the nick/name of users with colored and stylized fonts and icons, how do you do that?

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## [Emails not working after upgrade: certificate verify failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-working-after-upgrade-certificate-verify-failed/226978)

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**Author:** [@pratyushmittal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pratyushmittal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-working-after-upgrade-certificate-verify-failed/226978 "2022-05-13T20:51:49Z")

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We use our own SMTP server for sending emails. It has been working fine with Discourse for the last few years. We recently updated Discourse from 2.8 (beta) to 2.9 (beta). We are unable to send the emails now. Output o…

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## [Account Spammer / Troll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-spammer-troll/92666)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-spammer-troll/92666 "2018-07-23T01:39:21Z")

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Are there any easy ways that people can think of to stop an account troll in our forums. We are having a problem where a person keeps creating new accounts (using temporary/disposable email addresses) and creating nasty…

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## [Inconsistent internal onebox spacing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-internal-onebox-spacing/83890)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-internal-onebox-spacing/83890 "2022-05-13T20:10:57Z")

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When two internal links are added to a topic the spacing between them is inconsistent. If no blank line is between the links the spacing is significantly greater than if a blank line is provided. https://meta.discourse.…

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## [Change all the colors of a theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-all-the-colors-of-a-theme/226967)

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**Author:** [@yhh9xdq7dc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yhh9xdq7dc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-all-the-colors-of-a-theme/226967 "2022-05-13T19:21:29Z")

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I can’t figure out how to change all the colors of a theme. From “Customize / Colors” you can change the color palette but only from “primary” to “love”. There are 10 but in the file “color\_definitions\_\*\*\*” there are man…

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## [Discourse not loading on legacy browsers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-loading-on-legacy-browsers/221412)

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**Author:** [@Ian\_W](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ian_W)\
**Replies:** 50\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-loading-on-legacy-browsers/221412 "2022-05-13T17:11:10Z")

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I am a user of community(dot)jenkins(dot)io (sorry can only post 2 links) which according to one of the admins, uses a Discourse instance sponsored by the official discourse group. Meta tag in the header/source says Disc…

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## [How can I add a link to the top menu area?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-link-to-the-top-menu-area/226952)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-link-to-the-top-menu-area/226952 "2022-05-13T12:24:55Z")

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I would like to add a link to the top menu area here: Is this possible with a plugin, theme component or another method available? Thanks!

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## [\[PAID\] Theming and new feature requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-theming-and-new-feature-requests/226835)

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**Author:** [@chadkoh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chadkoh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-theming-and-new-feature-requests/226835 "2022-05-13T10:54:28Z")

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Hello there, We are looking for a capable Discourse dev that we can build a longer term relationship with. Our company and wider developer community is run on Discord and Discourse, so we take these tools seriously and …

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## [Hiding Parent Categories when Creating topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-parent-categories-when-creating-topics/226941)

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**Author:** [@NPDeehan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NPDeehan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-parent-categories-when-creating-topics/226941 "2022-05-13T10:41:32Z")

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Hello Folks! When people are creating new topics, for a certain parent category I’d like them to see only the name of the sub category rather than than seeing Partent Category Sub Category is there a way of achieving t…

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## [Activation email on Spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-email-on-spam/226930)

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**Author:** [@Tulika\_Dasgupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tulika_Dasgupta)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-email-on-spam/226930 "2022-05-13T10:39:22Z")

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Is there a way to prevent discourse login activation email to not land in spam? Need help urgently.

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## [Request: Custom Badge SQL for total Like count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-custom-badge-sql-for-total-like-count/226489)

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**Author:** [@rapphann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rapphann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-custom-badge-sql-for-total-like-count/226489 "2022-05-13T10:38:40Z")

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Hello! There’s a default badge shipped with the software that I quite like, but would like it tweaked a little. The original: This badge is granted when you have 100 liked posts and give 100 or more likes in return. …

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## [Forming a mastermind group for community managers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forming-a-mastermind-group-for-community-managers/212194)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forming-a-mastermind-group-for-community-managers/212194 "2022-05-13T10:13:50Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Would it help to have a strategists community?: I’m still interested in this idea… I’m looking for 2 or 3 people to join me in a mastermind group. This is big and complicated. If that’s …

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## [Original Poster Avatars not working well with Who's Online](https://meta.discourse.org/t/original-poster-avatars-not-working-well-with-whos-online/313785)

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**Author:** [@Fma965](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fma965)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/original-poster-avatars-not-working-well-with-whos-online/313785 "2022-05-13T10:07:53Z")

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Hey, it seems this theme component doesn’t work well with the Who’s Online plugin When i check my mobile view i get this on desktop i get As you can see on mobile it’s saying that F150Chief is online (represent…

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## [Update from 2.9.0 beta 3 to beta 4 failed - Site is down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-from-2-9-0-beta-3-to-beta-4-failed-site-is-down/226913)

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**Author:** [@Caswal\_Parker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Caswal_Parker)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-from-2-9-0-beta-3-to-beta-4-failed-site-is-down/226913 "2022-05-13T08:55:17Z")

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Hi, Went to update from 2.9.0 beta 3 to beta 4. From the web interface Has failed. Followed git pull, /launcher rebuild app doesn’t help. Finishes with: FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discour…

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## [Apple app site association file](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apple-app-site-association-file/226942)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apple-app-site-association-file/226942 "2022-05-13T08:49:12Z")

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I need to get a json file with a specific name into .well-known in an extremely, uncannily similar requirement to: How to add the assetlinks.json file Should I create a plugin to perform the same duty for a different fi…

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## [Letters cut for certain fonts in the category name (home page)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letters-cut-for-certain-fonts-in-the-category-name-home-page/226936)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letters-cut-for-certain-fonts-in-the-category-name-home-page/226936 "2022-05-13T07:48:06Z")

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Please check hub.diverseaustralia.org.au - for that exact combination of fonts, the letters are cut at the home page. This is a tiny UI issue.

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## [Theme Component Idea: Icon Grid Instead of Hamburger Menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-idea-icon-grid-instead-of-hamburger-menu/226909)

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**Author:** [@Decorbuz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Decorbuz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-idea-icon-grid-instead-of-hamburger-menu/226909 "2022-05-13T00:18:15Z")

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Would anybody be interested in a Customization \> Theme component like this? Here’s an example of what I mean. Google’s implementation works really well, which is why I’d like to see something like it in Discourse. I…

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## [Avatars not showing on plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-not-showing-on-plugin/226901)

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**Author:** [@natasha\_selvidge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/natasha_selvidge)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-not-showing-on-plugin/226901 "2022-05-12T22:40:14Z")

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Hi, I am trying to get avatars to show up on my plugin, but when I pull the avatar\_template its shows up like this… src=“/user\_avatar/sitename/natasha/{size}/630932\_2.png” I think it has something to do with size varia…

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## [Reverse-engineering markdown image urls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-engineering-markdown-image-urls/226899)

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**Author:** [@Sören\_Geier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/S%C3%B6ren_Geier)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-engineering-markdown-image-urls/226899 "2022-05-12T21:42:58Z")

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Hi, I am looking into ways to get our wiki pages printed out to Word of PDF. I tried going the Print → PDF → Word route and found that simple formatting was lost along the way. Now I want to work with the raw markdown …

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## [Incorrect unread-post counter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-unread-post-counter/226898)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-unread-post-counter/226898 "2022-05-12T20:42:46Z")

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I’m seeing an incorrect value being displayed for the new-posts / unread posts counter on some topics here on meta. It seems to be tracking posts which have been deleted:

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## [Create topic using API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-topic-using-api/112148)

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**Author:** [@texxxo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/texxxo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-topic-using-api/112148 "2019-03-20T13:53:34Z")

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Hello I use Integromat service and want to create new topics using the dicourse api, Now I have tried a few things in Integromat and nothing helps, I get no error message the message I get is that everything worked and …

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## [\#\<Net::OpenTimeout: execution expired\>](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-execution-expired/225756)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-execution-expired/225756 "2022-05-12T16:05:07Z")

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Helping @rakekniven sort out forum performance issues and users are no longer able to upload images. This error has been cropping up a lot. Seems this person is also having similar errors and is also unable to upload i…

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## [Failing to get message.cooked for chat composer reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-to-get-message-cooked-for-chat-composer-reply/226630)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-to-get-message-cooked-for-chat-composer-reply/226630 "2022-05-12T13:47:34Z")

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I’m trying to create a blockquote-like style for the chat reply and I have it working for the chat message but not for the chat-composer-message-details.hbs. This is chat-composer-message-details.hbs: \<div class="chat-…

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## [Page indicates 1 unread and there is two](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-indicates-1-unread-and-there-is-two/226424)

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**Author:** [@jkwilborn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jkwilborn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-indicates-1-unread-and-there-is-two/226424 "2022-05-12T13:32:12Z")

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Currently running 05bf262c53 :smiley\_cat:

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## [Overriding PostStream or Store methods with plugin API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overriding-poststream-or-store-methods-with-plugin-api/226858)

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**Author:** [@frank.manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frank.manuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overriding-poststream-or-store-methods-with-plugin-api/226858 "2022-05-12T12:13:09Z")

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Hello, Is it possible to override Store and PostStream methods from a plugin? I tried using Plugin API with “model:store” and “model:post-stream”, but they don’t work. Using Prototype as a hack to force the override do…

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## [Leaderboard Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaderboard-plugin/106050)

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**Author:** [@jousefm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jousefm)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaderboard-plugin/106050 "2022-05-12T12:07:44Z")

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Hi guys! Is there a plugin apart from the one in the admin section where you can show a leaderboard on the landing page of the forum? Appreciate your help!

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## [Change color of personal messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-color-of-personal-messages/108816)

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**Author:** [@oca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oca)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-color-of-personal-messages/108816 "2022-05-12T09:34:04Z")

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For some time I borrowed @ChrisBeach’s CSS snippet, so I converted it into a theme component, find the result here: What it does It changes the appearance of the page when a personal message is being read: the head…

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