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## [Cannot use zoom for lightbox images on phones](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-zoom-for-lightbox-images-on-phones/19646)

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**Author:** [@lucas\_maximus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucas_maximus)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-zoom-for-lightbox-images-on-phones/19646 "2022-08-08T13:56:52Z")

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If a image is resized to smaller dimensions in discourse I cannot zoom the image either when it is in the lightbox or in the actual thread. This makes viewing larger images that have been linked difficult without browsi…

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## [Link resolution (Onebox) stopped working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-resolution-onebox-stopped-working/213566)

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**Author:** [@ti0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ti0)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-resolution-onebox-stopped-working/213566 "2022-08-08T12:42:24Z")

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I was able to insert links to other topics and Discourse would automatically load the title for the topic but recently it fails to do this. For example, when I paste a link to another topic I created earlier on Meta: Vid…

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## [Creating a User - Tag relation plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-user-tag-relation-plugin/235208)

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**Author:** [@attj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/attj)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-user-tag-relation-plugin/235208 "2022-08-08T10:02:19Z")

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Hello, I am currently working on a specific plugin but couldn’t figure where to start yet (I read the introductory material here and installed some simple plugins and played with their source a bit). The setup: I have a…

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## [Does Discourse have a user access log?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-have-a-user-access-log/235413)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eric_Lee)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-have-a-user-access-log/235413 "2022-08-08T09:59:22Z")

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we want to analyze user access activity on internal forum, to prevent abnormal user crawl our sensitive pages, so I want to collect user access log, if Discourse have user access log？ where I can find it?

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## [Focused sidebar icon grid background source](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focused-sidebar-icon-grid-background-source/235426)

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**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/focused-sidebar-icon-grid-background-source/235426 "2022-08-08T08:22:16Z")

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Hi, I was wondering, could you please share the source of the icon grid, the one seen below. I want to replace the pattern with the icons of the community I’m hosting in Discourse. Of course creating a grid and then…

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## [Is it possible to edit meta description for SEO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-edit-meta-description-for-seo/162130)

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**Author:** [@nik\_belov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nik_belov)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-edit-meta-description-for-seo/162130 "2022-08-08T07:35:55Z")

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Hey guys, We have our small community and we have the need to change meta descriptions for next pages: https://community.flowmapp.com/ https://community.flowmapp.com/c/news https://community.flowmapp.com/categories ht…

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## [Is there a way to auto archive a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-auto-archive-a-topic/138904)

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**Author:** [@Avraham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Avraham)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-auto-archive-a-topic/138904 "2022-08-08T06:50:04Z")

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I saw this post, but my question is a bit different in nature. Is there a way to: Automatically archive or delete a topic after a certain amount of time – in a specific category (not across the whole platform?) Gi…

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## [How to resend activate email when I close the tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-resend-activate-email-when-i-close-the-tab/235405)

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**Author:** [@Sherran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sherran)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 6:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-resend-activate-email-when-i-close-the-tab/235405 "2022-08-08T06:47:11Z")

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how to resend activate email when i close the tab and find myself didn’t receive the activiation email afterwards? cannot login with the registration and cannot signup with the same email now

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## [Available Email Template Variables?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/available-email-template-variables/235400)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/available-email-template-variables/235400 "2022-08-08T00:28:43Z")

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I feel as though I’ve looked and searched extensively, but does anyone know where I can find all of the available email template variables, so I know what values are available to work with?

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## [Restrict what can be in a userfield](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-what-can-be-in-a-userfield/235372)

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**Author:** [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-what-can-be-in-a-userfield/235372 "2022-08-07T22:25:10Z")

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On Replit Ask we have a user field for your replit username. I have realized that any string would work and you can even include HTML. Is there a way to limit what can be input into a template? For example, it already ha…

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## [Email not sending](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-not-sending/235385)

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**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Carter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jennifer_Carter)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-not-sending/235385 "2022-08-07T18:36:20Z")

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My Emails are not sending. I deployed discourse via render and emails are not sending…

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## [Can I run Update queries with the data-explorer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-run-update-queries-with-the-data-explorer/249460)

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**Author:** [@nobodyfrm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nobodyfrm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-run-update-queries-with-the-data-explorer/249460 "2022-08-07T16:11:36Z")

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Hey, is it possible to run an update statement with this plugin? if not is there any other simple way to run an update statement?

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## [GitLab OmniAuth plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitlab-omniauth-plugin/24382)

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**Author:** [@axil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/axil)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitlab-omniauth-plugin/24382 "2022-08-07T15:25:13Z")

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Source code: GitLab.org / discourse-omniauth-gitlab · GitLab :warning: Attention This is supported on GitLab 7.7+. Installation First, register a new system application in GitLab by visiting /admin/applications/new. …

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## [Various "errors" during recent install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/various-errors-during-recent-install/235361)

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**Author:** [@epskpsdsc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/epskpsdsc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/various-errors-during-recent-install/235361 "2022-08-07T11:24:29Z")

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After installing Discourse 2.0.20220720-0049 on a clean Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with current Docker, I noticed some “errors” and warnings in the installation log that I wanted to bring to attention. I used the default launch…

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## [Lost my Facebook App access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-my-facebook-app-access/235359)

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**Author:** [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mr.X_Mr.X)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-my-facebook-app-access/235359 "2022-08-07T11:18:39Z")

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I’ve been using the Facebook app to login and to display oembed but Facebook suspended my app for no reason and doesn’t reply to my repeated appeals. I really need members to login with their Facebooks and also I need In…

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## [Redirect URL with Nginx in Digital Ocean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-url-with-nginx-in-digital-ocean/235297)

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**Author:** [@Alshain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alshain)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-url-with-nginx-in-digital-ocean/235297 "2022-08-07T11:13:01Z")

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I have a ready-made Discourse setup on Digital Ocean. I want to redirect from Flarum to Discourse but I couldn’t find the nginx folder. I looked in /etc/ - /usr/ folders but couldn’t find it. I can’t find it because Do…

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## [Including a member first/surname in any email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/including-a-member-first-surname-in-any-email/63121)

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**Author:** [@roshni.duttagupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roshni.duttagupta)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/including-a-member-first-surname-in-any-email/63121 "2019-04-26T10:55:38Z")

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Hi! Is there a way to include a member’s first name, surname or username in an email?

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## [Topics should not be closed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-should-not-be-closed/235322)

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**Author:** [@elibroftw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elibroftw)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-should-not-be-closed/235322 "2022-08-06T19:27:10Z")

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There is no reason for topics to be auto-closed by the system. If something is stale, it doesn’t mean it won’t become unstale in the future. Why make users start a new thread for the same discussion rather than continuin…

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## [Discourse Assign, seperate user groups for assigning and being assigned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-seperate-user-groups-for-assigning-and-being-assigned/235309)

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**Author:** [@attj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/attj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-seperate-user-groups-for-assigning-and-being-assigned/235309 "2022-08-06T15:41:02Z")

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I don’t understand why the assigners and the assignees should belong to the same group. As an example scenario: I think the admin should be able to assign everyone without giving them the ability to assign others.

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## [Custom Fields for Groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fields-for-groups/153580)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fields-for-groups/153580 "2022-08-06T14:03:13Z")

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Is it possible to create custom fields for Groups, just like we can add (and retrieve) custom fields for Users? I have seen mention of this as a request here and there (like here). If it’s not built into Discourse righ…

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## [How do I get a report of total topics by subcategory for all subcategories please?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-get-a-report-of-total-topics-by-subcategory-for-all-subcategories-please/235296)

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**Author:** [@DGForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DGForum)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-get-a-report-of-total-topics-by-subcategory-for-all-subcategories-please/235296 "2022-08-06T11:58:04Z")

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Couldn’t find anything specific to my request please. I’d just like to see total topics per subcategory for all time. It’s only been 3 years in our case. Thank-you.

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## ["Install PWA" and native app install banner not appearing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-pwa-and-native-app-install-banner-not-appearing/234774)

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**Author:** [@Kuro22](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kuro22)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-pwa-and-native-app-install-banner-not-appearing/234774 "2022-08-06T09:55:27Z")

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(By “install PWA button”, I mean a button like that in the image.) Hello, I realized lately that this button doesn’t show up for my site. It appears on a fresh install, but once I restored my backup, the button disa…

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## [How do I disable or hide download button from image lightbox?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-or-hide-download-button-from-image-lightbox/235200)

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**Author:** [@riteshsaini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riteshsaini)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-or-hide-download-button-from-image-lightbox/235200 "2022-08-06T08:44:48Z")

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How do I remove or hide this button: Original image button should stay. Thanks

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## [Anonymous mode users shouldn't be shown a tip to add a profile picture](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-mode-users-shouldnt-be-shown-a-tip-to-add-a-profile-picture/235282)

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**Author:** [@curi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/curi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-mode-users-shouldnt-be-shown-a-tip-to-add-a-profile-picture/235282 "2022-08-06T05:23:27Z")

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Anonymous users generally aren’t new and don’t need to see tips aimed at new accounts. Plus I don’t want users to set profile pictures when they’re in anonymous mode. I like having the anonymous users be visually distinc…

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## [User Card Preview in Preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-preview-in-preferences/235270)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-preview-in-preferences/235270 "2022-08-06T04:28:49Z")

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I mean something like this quick mockup I made This would be helpful for a few reasons; You get to see what it looks like Make sure the image fits correctly The existing image preview is ok, it’s just it doesn’t s…

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## [Restrict topic access by topic tag - user group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-topic-access-by-topic-tag-user-group/235277)

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**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-topic-access-by-topic-tag-user-group/235277 "2022-08-06T03:22:05Z")

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Use case: I have 2 categories that focus on different theme, and topics in them have rating tags, I would like to restrict the access to topics with a specific tag to a group. It could be done by creating a rating sub-ca…

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## [Understanding mail concept](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-mail-concept/235241)

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**Author:** [@rsx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rsx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-mail-concept/235241 "2022-08-06T03:22:00Z")

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I could not find documentation about technical concept of mail within discourse. I’ve followed the simple installation instructions and configured variables using my gmx account. However, I did get any mail. For me it’s…

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## [Downloaded pages are broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloaded-pages-are-broken/235087)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloaded-pages-are-broken/235087 "2022-08-06T01:30:46Z")

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This is a pretty simple bug If you try downloading a site from any Discourse forum via Ctrl+S, all it does is this; https://community.icecavern.xyz Either that, or there’s a strange footer http://meta.dis…

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## [Use discourse for SSO in a non-web app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-discourse-for-sso-in-a-non-web-app/40584)

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**Author:** [@chris\_beck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chris_beck)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-discourse-for-sso-in-a-non-web-app/40584 "2022-08-05T20:15:51Z")

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I am building a desktop application (not a web app) which includes a networking component, and I would like to be able to have a discourse forum associated to it and use the same authentication credentials for the applic…

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## [Published page not visible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-visible/234215)

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**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-visible/234215 "2022-08-05T19:00:39Z")

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I was playing around with the Page Publishing feature and noticed that pages that are also “docs” (Discourse Docs) do not appear as published pages. That is to say, I can publish them and the page is generated but th…

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