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## [Private Communities: What They Are and How to Build One | Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-communities-what-they-are-and-how-to-build-one-blog/215109)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-communities-what-they-are-and-how-to-build-one-blog/215109 "2022-01-17T16:59:38Z")

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A private community is similar to its counterpart, public online communities, in that it’s a place for a group of people to come together for a common purpose, interest, or vision – doing so via the Internet. This is a…

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## [Avatar service somewhat broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-service-somewhat-broken/215061)

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**Author:** [@calmh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calmh)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-service-somewhat-broken/215061 "2022-01-17T16:36:08Z")

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It seems like as of recently, users who sign up (edit: or maybe just have the “system avatar” but not cached in my browser) don’t get the typical colored-character system avatar, instead they just get a white / nothing p…

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## [Redirect non-www to www.mydomain.com](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-non-www-to-www-mydomain-com/107037)

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**Author:** [@foros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/foros)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-non-www-to-www-mydomain-com/107037 "2019-01-21T21:30:47Z")

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Hi, So, I have Ubuntu 18.04. I did not install any web server (as far as I know). All I want to do is to tell the web browser that when someone type my website like forosdeinmigracion.com, the URL box should show https:…

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## [Allow my application users to login to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-my-application-users-to-login-to-discourse/215059)

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**Author:** [@Ranjith\_Reddy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ranjith_Reddy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-my-application-users-to-login-to-discourse/215059 "2022-01-17T15:31:32Z")

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Hi, I installed Discourse and launched discourse.mysite.com. Now we need to implement SSO kind of a thing. we are having lot of users who is using our application all the users signd up under my application www.mysite.c…

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## [System assigned profile picture not synced to Discourse Connect client sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-assigned-profile-picture-not-synced-to-discourse-connect-client-sites/211749)

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**Author:** [@tanius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tanius)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-assigned-profile-picture-not-synced-to-discourse-connect-client-sites/211749 "2022-01-17T14:14:42Z")

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We use one Discourse installation as the Discourse Connect provider (formerly “Discourse SSO provider”) and another as a connected Discourse Connect client site. That client site allows logins exclusively via our Discour…

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## [New "Has your question been answered" popup can't be permanently dismissed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-has-your-question-been-answered-popup-cant-be-permanently-dismissed/213025)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-has-your-question-been-answered-popup-cant-be-permanently-dismissed/213025 "2022-01-17T14:28:52Z")

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The new “Has your question been answered” popup (pictured below) is too aggressive and can’t actually be dismissed. You can dismiss it temporarily by clicking the x, but if you come back to the topic later it prompts you…

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## [Is it possible to create a custom group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-custom-group/215089)

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**Author:** [@tenzan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tenzan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-custom-group/215089 "2022-01-17T13:13:41Z")

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Is it possible to create custom groups? When creating a category, we’re restricted to use predefined groups.

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## [Emoji dialog out of screen when opened from the toolbar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-dialog-out-of-screen-when-opened-from-the-toolbar/210206)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-dialog-out-of-screen-when-opened-from-the-toolbar/210206 "2022-01-17T11:11:32Z")

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Reproduction steps: Start editing. Click on “full screen editing” icon. Click on “hide preview” icon. Click on the “emoji” icon in the toolbar. Note how the emoji dialog is off the viewport.

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## [Disable media download in onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-media-download-in-onebox/214777)

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**Author:** [@martin9973](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin9973)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-media-download-in-onebox/214777 "2022-01-14T00:37:34Z")

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hello, I saw there is an option to disable audio download: \<audio controls #{@options\[:disable\_media\_download\_controls\] ? 'controlslist="nodownload"' : ""}\> at onebox/lib/onebox/engine/audio\_onebox.rb at main · discour…

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## [Missing emoji on Apple's set: frowning\_face\_with\_open\_mouth](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-emoji-on-apples-set-frowning-face-with-open-mouth/194025)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-emoji-on-apples-set-frowning-face-with-open-mouth/194025 "2022-01-14T22:10:38Z")

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We use the Apple/International emoji set and we just noticed there’s one missing in it: It’s this emoji. We recently upgraded to 2.7.4, but this emoji seems to be missing here on meta too: Twitter: https://emoji.di…

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## [Reviewing a topic before publishing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reviewing-a-topic-before-publishing/214944)

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**Author:** [@Anton\_Akhmerov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anton_Akhmerov)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reviewing-a-topic-before-publishing/214944 "2022-01-16T19:26:45Z")

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I am running discourse for a relatively large course (200 students, 10-strong course team) and use it to publish all course announcements among other things. I am searching for best practices in preparing these announcem…

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## [Ability to do inline commands](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-do-inline-commands/210352)

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**Author:** [@ninermac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ninermac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-do-inline-commands/210352 "2021-12-01T22:25:12Z")

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I’d suggest the ability to do inline commands in the chat similar to other dedicated chat platforms like

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## [Full page chat height issue with composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-page-chat-height-issue-with-composer/214728)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-page-chat-height-issue-with-composer/214728 "2022-01-13T07:52:25Z")

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Hello, If I go to the full page chat with open composer and after minimize the composer the chat keeps the previous height. Thanks :slightly\_smiling\_face:

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## [Is there an API call to set the logo image of a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-api-call-to-set-the-logo-image-of-a-category/214899)

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**Author:** [@ariznaf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ariznaf)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-api-call-to-set-the-logo-image-of-a-category/214899 "2022-01-16T17:08:39Z")

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We use API calls from an external program to create some topics authomatically. We now want to change authomatically the logo image of some categories, extracting the image from some posts previously created in discours…

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## [Make groups invisible to the public](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-groups-invisible-to-the-public/59574)

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**Author:** [@axim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/axim)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-groups-invisible-to-the-public/59574 "2022-01-16T16:22:01Z")

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hello discourse community. here is axim from freiLand cultural center in Potsdam. We use discourse for our internal organisation and we are over 150 people using ist. It works fine. I have a question: We do not want t…

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## [Real performance data for Lighthouse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/real-performance-data-for-lighthouse/214920)

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**Author:** [@rrit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rrit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/real-performance-data-for-lighthouse/214920 "2022-01-16T15:10:52Z")

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Can we exclude the user-agent “Chrome-Lighthouse” from crawlers and thereby show Lighthouse the real application view? https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/15592 Application-view performance This enables Lightou…

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## [Approving posts doesn't seem to bump topics in muted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-posts-doesnt-seem-to-bump-topics-in-muted-categories/214977)

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**Author:** [@Zeemah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zeemah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-posts-doesnt-seem-to-bump-topics-in-muted-categories/214977 "2022-01-16T14:47:08Z")

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Hello, Just noticed that when I approve a post it doesn’t seem to bump the topic afterward, is this intentional behaviour?

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## [Add New Users/ Change Post Timestamp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-users-change-post-timestamp/160081)

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**Author:** [@MichelleBarnett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichelleBarnett)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-users-change-post-timestamp/160081 "2022-01-16T09:54:05Z")

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Hi there, I have a couple questions. If I wanted to transfer new users from one site over to a different site, can this be done? Is it possible to change the date of a post? How do I disable a banner at the top of the…

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## [Download remote images to local silently failing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-remote-images-to-local-silently-failing/105473)

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**Author:** [@marcozambi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcozambi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-remote-images-to-local-silently-failing/105473 "2019-01-02T15:08:31Z")

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Hi everybody! Back asking support about the download of remote images after this Let me outline my problem first. I have to make sure that images linked in about 1400 posts in my foru are correctly downloaded and impo…

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## [Include original poster's username in mobile-category-topic component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-original-posters-username-in-mobile-category-topic-component/214999)

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**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-original-posters-username-in-mobile-category-topic-component/214999 "2022-01-16T07:38:12Z")

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I was trying to use api.modifyClass("component:mobile-category-topic", {}) to filter the mobile topic list and excluded ignored users’. It’s impossible to achieve at this time because this component doesn’t pass OP(origi…

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## [Noob install problem: WARNING: Port 443 of computer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/noob-install-problem-warning-port-443-of-computer/214261)

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**Author:** [@GetReadyMan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GetReadyMan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/noob-install-problem-warning-port-443-of-computer/214261 "2022-01-16T01:54:15Z")

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A Noob here trying to install Discourse on a Digital Ocean droplet and getting the Port 443 warning. Hostname for your Discourse? \[discourse.example.com\]: discourse.chaffeespeaks.com Checking your domain name . . . WAR…

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## [Skipping the configuration wizard after installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skipping-the-configuration-wizard-after-installation/59214)

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**Author:** [@squidboylan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/squidboylan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skipping-the-configuration-wizard-after-installation/59214 "2019-01-21T07:49:04Z")

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I’m writing an Ansible playbook to deploy discourse automatically. The problem is that I would like to automate the configuration that is done in the web browser after the installation. This would make it so that things …

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## [How does Discourse detect/infer virtual keyboards?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-detect-infer-virtual-keyboards/214950)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-detect-infer-virtual-keyboards/214950 "2022-01-15T22:50:08Z")

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I have a non-Discourse related project in which I’d really like to be able to detect whether a mobile browser’s virtual keyboard is active or not. I just realised, after days of thinking and looking for solutions, that t…

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## [How to protect myself from bots crawling my Discourse instance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-protect-myself-from-bots-crawling-my-discourse-instance/106962)

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**Author:** [@PoojaPatel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PoojaPatel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-protect-myself-from-bots-crawling-my-discourse-instance/106962 "2019-01-21T05:38:10Z")

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Currently I have faced issued in one of my wordpress site that someone has setup bot to crawl my whole site. Q: How I know that bot crawl my site? Ans: I have seen +500% clicks on my affiliate dashboard from my website…

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## [Using Discourse as a newsletter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-newsletter/141308)

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**Author:** [@tornasolada](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tornasolada)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-newsletter/141308 "2022-01-15T15:50:05Z")

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The objective is to link users from an external website to Discourse signup form in order to subscribe to a specific group that will be used as a newsletter. However in its current form Discourse signup form requires the…

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## [Postfix setup for remote discourse configuration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postfix-setup-for-remote-discourse-configuration/214957)

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**Author:** [@f1r4s](https://meta.discourse.org/u/f1r4s)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postfix-setup-for-remote-discourse-configuration/214957 "2022-01-15T15:00:45Z")

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Hello, I have setup Postfix with mailgun on seperated VPS for sending mails using this topic; after finish i still cannot find how or what information i should update the app.yml file for the setting to connect there…

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## [How to test themes or theme components?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-test-themes-or-theme-components/142788)

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**Author:** [@agmontpetit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agmontpetit)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-test-themes-or-theme-components/142788 "2022-01-15T12:57:13Z")

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I found this topic about testing plugins (automatically), but haven’t come across any mentioning how to test themes or theme components. Are there any examples of how to use QUnit (or similar) with themes?

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## [Discourse stopped working with 404 errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopped-working-with-404-errors/106997)

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**Author:** [@Bruce\_Bates](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bruce_Bates)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stopped-working-with-404-errors/106997 "2019-01-21T04:11:10Z")

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Discourse was working great for a few months, then I wake up to find the page won’t load. Not sure if something changed in my system’s config or what. I tried sudo ./launcher rebuild app that didn’t seem to help. Then I …

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## [Tab order in message creation form](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-order-in-message-creation-form/195644)

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**Author:** [@amundo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amundo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-order-in-message-creation-form/195644 "2022-01-15T03:24:07Z")

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I find the tab order in the message creation form counterintuitive. It goes: Recipient This is an official warning. Body Message (send) Cancel Note that the subject line isn’t in this sequence at all, which also seems…

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## [Private vs Public space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813)

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**Author:** [@Julaye](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julaye)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813 "2022-01-15T03:20:55Z")

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Dear, I’m looking for a visual way of distingue between private and public space when the user is editing a message. For exemple, have a specific theme when I’m editing a direct and private message. Thanks,

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