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## [New to Discourse? Start here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-to-discourse-start-here/1)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-to-discourse-start-here/1 "2013-02-01T04:52:28Z")

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:waving\_hand: We’re so glad you’re here! This is our official community, where you can connect, ask questions, and share ideas about Discourse, a powerful platform for support, teamwork, and everything community. You’ll…

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## [Allow "top menu" not to have "latest" tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-top-menu-not-to-have-latest-tab/413218)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-top-menu-not-to-have-latest-tab/413218 "2026-09-24T10:20:29Z")

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I’ve got the Categories page to show “Categories with Featured Topics” (Desktop category page style and Mobile category page style). I’d like to try simplifying the top menu (top menu) so that it doesn’t have the “Lates…

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## [Introducing Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-workflows/413163)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-workflows/413163 "2026-09-23T22:22:26Z")

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Community management has always involved a category of work that nobody wants to talk about - the repetitive and often mechanical overhead that accumulates in every active community and consumes the time you were suppose…

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## [Using service objects in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-service-objects-in-discourse/333641)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-service-objects-in-discourse/333641 "2024-10-30T15:56:38Z")

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Overview A service is a small object that encompasses business logic for a given action. From outside, it should be seen as a sort of black box. You provide it with parameters, it runs (including all the side effects it…

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## [Interactions API test should show specific errors like legacy API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interactions-api-test-should-show-specific-errors-like-legacy-api/413130)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interactions-api-test-should-show-specific-errors-like-legacy-api/413130 "2026-09-23T16:00:32Z")

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As the topic says, legacy API shows details errors like this when testing the API setup: Where as the interactions API shows this Then one has to got to the logs figure things out, DiscourseAi::Completions::Endp…

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## [September 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/september-2026-monthly-release/413037)

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**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/september-2026-monthly-release/413037 "2026-09-22T15:31:44Z")

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For more information on all the changes released in 2026.9, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.8.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.7.3 Changelog | Discourse Re…

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## [Locale fi\_FI.UTF-8 creates warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-fi-fi-utf-8-creates-warning/413030)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-fi-fi-utf-8-creates-warning/413030 "2026-09-22T14:49:05Z")

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This one is new when I entered inside web\_only.yml: root@foorumi-hel:/var/discourse# ./launcher enter web\_only x86\_64 arch detected. bash: warning: setlocale: LC\_CTYPE: cannot change locale (fi\_FI.UTF-8): No such file o…

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## [User cards should be shown in front of reaction lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cards-should-be-shown-in-front-of-reaction-lists/412927)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cards-should-be-shown-in-front-of-reaction-lists/412927 "2026-09-21T15:56:43Z")

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Click reaction list Click a user to show their user card User card is hidden by the reaction list In video:

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## [Only one category makes the browser blink](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apenas-uma-categoria-faz-o-navegador-piscar/412865)

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**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apenas-uma-categoria-faz-o-navegador-piscar/412865 "2026-09-20T17:02:51Z")

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For a while now, I've noticed that this anomaly only occurs in one category and only when I'm logged into my account. In the video, you can even see what looks like a square the same color as the body, and I tried to find something in the logs, but n…

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## [Going from quick search to advanced search sometimes replaces terms by "undefined"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/going-from-quick-search-to-advanced-search-sometimes-replaces-terms-by-undefined/412860)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/going-from-quick-search-to-advanced-search-sometimes-replaces-terms-by-undefined/412860 "2026-09-20T11:20:06Z")

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Steps: Write terms in the quick search input Click the advanced search icon Terms are replaced by “undefined” It’s reproductible, but sometimes it doesn’t happen and I don’t know what triggers the bug exactly. I…

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## [Developer Guides Index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-guides-index/308036)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-guides-index/308036 "2024-05-15T06:05:51Z")

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Documentation about extending Discourse with plugins, themes, and theme components, working with the core code, and using the Discourse API. Introduction Introduction: Introduction to Discourse Development Development…

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## [Using the AI bot via the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-ai-bot-via-the-discourse-api/412826)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-ai-bot-via-the-discourse-api/412826 "2026-09-19T05:45:35Z")

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Overview Discourse AI exposes an admin/API endpoint for streaming an AI Agent reply over a raw chunked HTTP response. Protocol: Raw chunked HTTP transfer encoding (NOT Server-Sent Events). Implementation: Hijacks the…

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## [Voice badges overwrote a custom badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-overwrote-a-custom-badge/412811)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-overwrote-a-custom-badge/412811 "2026-09-18T22:26:07Z")

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On the website https://forum.dark-gaming.com, there was a “Patron” badge. But after the owner of the site updated the forum, the Patron badge got partially overwritten by Discourse. Patron badge is overwritten since foru…

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## [Workflows for admin functions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/workflows-for-admin-functions/412766)

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**Author:** [@jkue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jkue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/workflows-for-admin-functions/412766 "2026-09-18T13:17:31Z")

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This is workflow feature request for SaaS (subscription) and self-hosted environments. generate and email to admin email one or more reports for a date range from admin \> logs & screening frequency: Daily, weekly, mon…

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## [What users are asking with Ask AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-users-are-asking-with-ask-ai/412735)

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**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-users-are-asking-with-ask-ai/412735 "2026-09-18T07:24:07Z")

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Ask AI now has its own section on your admin dashboard at /admin. As admins, you can now see how people are using it and what they’re asking about. You can track questions asked over time, how many users are askin…

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## [New Workflow nodes for Boards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-workflow-nodes-for-boards/412558)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-workflow-nodes-for-boards/412558 "2026-09-18T02:57:34Z")

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We’ve added three new nodes to support Boards so you can you use Workflows to create new boards, add columns to existing boards, and move cards between columns. :discourse: Workflows and Boards are available on the Bus…

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## [About translations on the Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sobre-traducoes-no-blog/412679)

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**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sobre-traducoes-no-blog/412679 "2026-09-17T17:53:17Z")

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I like how thorough the blog is with its explanations, such as the article on confidence levels. That said, I'd like to ask if there's any internal movement to also translate the blog content, just like...

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## [Improved event reminder preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-event-reminder-preferences/412427)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-event-reminder-preferences/412427 "2026-09-17T06:26:42Z")

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We are introducing new event reminder preferences. Currently, all event reminders are sent via a notification based on the organizer’s reminder settings: While this is useful for members who spend a lot of time in …

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## [Understanding user statuses, roles, and permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-user-statuses-roles-and-permissions/35171)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-user-statuses-roles-and-permissions/35171 "2015-11-02T03:36:48Z")

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:bookmark: This is a guide for understanding the various user statuses, roles, and permissions within Discourse, including how they affect user capabilities and how they are stored in the database. …

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## [Configure your domain name for hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-your-domain-name-for-hosted-discourse/21827)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
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**Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-your-domain-name-for-hosted-discourse/21827 "2014-11-04T22:08:46Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to change the domain name of your Discourse-hosted site, whether you want to switch to a different discourse.group address or configure a custom domain you own. …

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## [Using Workflows to send a Slack message when a topic or post is assigned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-workflows-to-send-a-slack-message-when-a-topic-or-post-is-assigned/412464)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-workflows-to-send-a-slack-message-when-a-topic-or-post-is-assigned/412464 "2026-09-15T15:39:42Z")

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You can use Workflows, Assign, and Chat Integration to automatically send a Slack message whenever a topic or post is assigned or unassigned on your site. This makes it easier to keep your teammates informed when somethi…

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## [Introducing \`@discourse/update-skeleton\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-update-skeleton/412460)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-update-skeleton/412460 "2026-09-15T12:05:20Z")

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We just published the @discourse/update-skeleton package on npm. This can be used to easily update existing themes and plugins to use the latest recommended config files for GitHub actions and linting. To use it, open y…

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## [Use a glossary with Discourse AI translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-a-glossary-with-discourse-ai-translations/412433)

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**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-a-glossary-with-discourse-ai-translations/412433 "2026-09-15T07:34:21Z")

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A translation glossary gives your AI translators the preferred names for products, features, and terms used in your community. For example, you can specify that a feature called “Launchpad” should be translated as “Start…

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## [Mutisite and Cloudflare R2 Objects](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mutisite-and-cloudflare-r2-objects/412414)

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**Author:** [@kcahtoor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kcahtoor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mutisite-and-cloudflare-r2-objects/412414 "2026-09-15T02:26:41Z")

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Using Cloudflare R2 on just one site in a Discourse multisite install If you run a multisite Discourse install and only want one of your sites on Cloudflare R2 (uploads, backups, and optionally static assets), the standa…

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## [Canonical tag not reset after client-side redirect from crawler ?page=N to /t/slug/id/\<post\_number\>](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canonical-tag-not-reset-after-client-side-redirect-from-crawler-page-n-to-t-slug-id-post-number/412370)

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**Author:** [@XIX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/XIX)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canonical-tag-not-reset-after-client-side-redirect-from-crawler-page-n-to-t-slug-id-post-number/412370 "2026-09-14T16:10:32Z")

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We’re seeing a large number of topic-permalink and pagination URLs land in Google Search Console’s “Crawled - currently not indexed” bucket (~35k URLs on a ~20-year-old imported forum, discourse version v2026.9.0-latest,…

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## [Forum Fortress 🛡️ - a fresh take on forum spam prevention](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-fortress-a-fresh-take-on-forum-spam-prevention/412350)

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**Author:** [@ashs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashs)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-fortress-a-fresh-take-on-forum-spam-prevention/412350 "2026-09-14T10:56:25Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Anti-spam checks for registrations, public posts, edits and supported profile changes :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - Forum-Fortress/discourse-forum-fortress: Forum …

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## [Advanced Google Analytics (v4)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-google-analytics-v4/412327)

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**Author:** [@AJ\_Quick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AJ_Quick)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-google-analytics-v4/412327 "2026-09-14T03:14:19Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Advanced Google Analytics 4 event tracking for Discourse :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/multidimension-al/discourse-google-analytics :open\_book: Install…

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## [Boards can now be archived 🗃️](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boards-can-now-be-archived/412326)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boards-can-now-be-archived/412326 "2026-09-14T01:17:53Z")

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Discourse Boards can now be archived. Archiving a board is a less destructive way of removing the board from the main list of boards than deleting it. This can be used when a project has naturally run its course, and you…

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## [Render the \`q\` element](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-the-q-element/412324)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-the-q-element/412324 "2026-09-14T00:14:26Z")

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Once upon a time, I stated: However, now, even \<q\> does not. This prevents inline quotation indicators from differentiating, based upon locale (like replacing U+201(C|D) with U+00(A|B)B/guillemets).

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## [About Zoom in Discourse Webinars (and plugins)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-zoom-in-discourse-webinars-and-plugins/412316)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-zoom-in-discourse-webinars-and-plugins/412316 "2026-09-13T18:23:02Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Webinar: Meet the Discourse Customer Projects Team: I just want to share that this problem unfortunately did not cease and, on the contrary, it is getting worse every day. I agree that tr…

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