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## [Flairs don't show on automatic groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flairs-dont-show-on-automatic-groups/192762)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flairs-dont-show-on-automatic-groups/192762 "2021-06-05T12:52:30Z")

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Just tried to set up group flairs on a new instance ( 2.8.0.beta1). For automatic groups, they do show for admins, but not for the other groups (mods, team, trust-levels).

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## [Show group only to members of other group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-group-only-to-members-of-other-group/192754)

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**Author:** [@nicolailang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicolailang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-group-only-to-members-of-other-group/192754 "2021-06-05T11:46:28Z")

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Hi all, searched for the last half hour and did not find any threads about this: I would like to have a group only to be joinable (and if possible only be shown) to members of another group. As far as I can see this is…

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## [Jobs::DownloadAvatarFromUrl times out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jobs-downloadavatarfromurl-times-out/191905)

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**Author:** [@bytegoose](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bytegoose)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jobs-downloadavatarfromurl-times-out/191905 "2021-06-05T01:41:10Z")

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Hi, we just started using avatar\_url via discourseconnect. Override avatar is enabled and force avatar update is set to true on the SSO side. Login works as intended but the avatars won’t get synced. Enabling verbose f…

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## [Enable Push Notification generates error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-push-notification-generates-error/192009)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-push-notification-generates-error/192009 "2021-05-29T13:18:11Z")

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Hello, On the latest 06e1af2b1d Repro: Go to Notifications Enable Notifications (The success notification not arrive) Check console By the way the notifications seems to also works after this. Error in console: …

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## [How to tell if page is loading in theme component / widget?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-page-is-loading-in-theme-component-widget/190190)

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**Author:** [@Zach\_Swinehart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zach_Swinehart)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-page-is-loading-in-theme-component-widget/190190 "2021-06-04T21:24:43Z")

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I feel like I’m probably missing something obvious here, but I can’t figure it out. I have a theme component that loads up some widgets, and I’m using the following code to re-render them after the user navigates to a ne…

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## [Wiki Updates and Tab for Wikis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-updates-and-tab-for-wikis/98142)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-updates-and-tab-for-wikis/98142 "2021-06-04T20:29:39Z")

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Hi all, Two questions if I may; I’ve just updated one of our wikis and noted that it didn’t cause it to be bumped, I’ve had a little dig around on meta and it looks like there are some topics asking for the opposite.…

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## [Pre-filled private message to many users at once?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pre-filled-private-message-to-many-users-at-once/192700)

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**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pre-filled-private-message-to-many-users-at-once/192700 "2021-06-04T19:25:23Z")

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I noticed one post from a few years ago but there was no activity there and wanted to double check. Is it possible to create a pre-filled URL to start a new message and address it to a few users? For example: /new-mes…

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## [2.7.2: Minor Patch Release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-2-minor-patch-release/193159)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-2-minor-patch-release/193159 "2021-06-04T15:25:00Z")

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Discourse 2.7.2 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc…

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## [PG::StringDataRightTruncation (ERROR: value too long for type character varying(500) )](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-stringdatarighttruncation-error-value-too-long-for-type-character-varying-500/182426)

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**Author:** [@chrispanag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrispanag)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-stringdatarighttruncation-error-value-too-long-for-type-character-varying-500/182426 "2021-06-04T13:32:23Z")

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When I try to edit the first post of this topic I get back an HTTP 500 error code. The error logs are reporting this fatal error happening: Message (7 copies reported) PG::StringDataRightTruncation (ERROR: value too l…

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## [Teams Sidebar on Self-Hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teams-sidebar-on-self-hosted-discourse/192663)

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**Author:** [@biyaniyash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/biyaniyash)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teams-sidebar-on-self-hosted-discourse/192663 "2021-06-04T13:22:47Z")

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Hi Community, When I was using discourse teams, one of my favourite UI features was the sidebar! You could easily navigate between categories and even collapse it when not needed. Any ideas on how to achieve …

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## [Post action menu is cut off on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-action-menu-is-cut-off-on-mobile/192610)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-action-menu-is-cut-off-on-mobile/192610 "2021-06-04T12:39:37Z")

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Hey :waving\_hand: When using Discourse on mobile the post action menu is cut off and you can’t scroll left or right to view what has been cut off so I need to turn my device landscape to like a post sometimes. There use…

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## [Sub-sub-categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-sub-categories/139309)

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**Author:** [@rogerco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rogerco)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-sub-categories/139309 "2021-06-04T11:06:23Z")

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The release notes for 2.4.0.beta9 make various references to sub-sub-categories. Are these actually enabled in this release, or are they coming soon? On a related point is there a roadmap for future releases available …

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## [Alert to national IP address account creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-to-national-ip-address-account-creation/27657)

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**Author:** [@jasonstevanhill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jasonstevanhill)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-to-national-ip-address-account-creation/27657 "2015-04-16T21:35:06Z")

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I have a problem user. He creates new accounts from different IPs. Thankfully, he’s from a relatively small country. Is there any way that I can set up Discourse to give me an alert whenever someone from an IP address a…

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## [Discourse Connect on Local instance is not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-connect-on-local-instance-is-not-working/192653)

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**Author:** [@Vairav\_Lakshmanan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vairav_Lakshmanan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-connect-on-local-instance-is-not-working/192653 "2021-06-04T08:30:28Z")

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When I tried to set up discourse in my local machine following the below article: Install Discourse on macOS for development. Set up is fine and the discourse is running locally. But when I enable discourse-connect to u…

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## [Logout POST Request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-post-request/192601)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-post-request/192601 "2021-06-04T07:48:48Z")

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Hi, I’ve recently been trying to create a single sign out system where I can log off on my website and it will automatically log the user off of their Discourse account as well. According to this website https://meta.dis…

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## [Issue when zooming large image in lightbox on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-when-zooming-large-image-in-lightbox-on-mobile/192258)

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**Author:** [@Heddson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heddson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-when-zooming-large-image-in-lightbox-on-mobile/192258 "2021-06-04T07:21:59Z")

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This issue appears in safe-mode on theme-creator.discourse.org and on my own site, but not on Meta or try.discourse.org. Don’t know if this is a bug or if I’m missing something. Theme Creator is currently on 2.7.0.beta8 …

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## [Feature suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestions/192364)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestions/192364 "2021-06-04T00:01:40Z")

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Hi, I just want to suggest a few feature changes. Been using this for a year so I have a lot of feedback Can you implement a dedicated shoutbox? One that’s already opened when the page loads – the Babble plugin does…

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## [Activate Email Redirect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-email-redirect/192612)

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**Author:** [@mynameisausten](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mynameisausten)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activate-email-redirect/192612 "2021-06-03T23:41:25Z")

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I have just installed and setup Discourse on an Ubuntu v20 EC2 instance with Sendgrid as my smtp and all is well except for the email that is sent out on user signup - it seems that while the text is correct, something i…

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## [Gaming the trust level system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gaming-the-trust-level-system/189606)

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**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gaming-the-trust-level-system/189606 "2021-06-03T23:22:30Z")

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I know that Discourse was designed with intention to motivate beneficial behaviour. (See Because Reading is Fundamental). Trust levels are based on number of posts and topics that user reads. My question is - is it poss…

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## [Not receiving activation email for admin on multisite installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-activation-email-for-admin-on-multisite-installation/192400)

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**Author:** [@Rina\_Fallingstar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rina_Fallingstar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-activation-email-for-admin-on-multisite-installation/192400 "2021-06-03T22:36:31Z")

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After about 2 years of successful usage of discourse forum I’ve decided to add another one as a multisite. I’ve been testing this on my test server so I can play around and not mess with the live one (with exactly the s…

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## [Link image resizing issue (setting)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-image-resizing-issue-setting/192157)

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**Author:** [@Alec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alec)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-image-resizing-issue-setting/192157 "2021-06-03T20:59:48Z")

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I am sure it’s a really easy fix, but can’t seem to find the right setting. When I post a link from a third party website eg a bbc news or CBC news article, the image is not scaled correctly It shows fine in preview …

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## [2.7.1: Security Release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-1-security-release/193156)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-1-security-release/193156 "2021-06-03T19:00:00Z")

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Discourse 2.7.1 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc…

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## [How to replace text in the composer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-replace-text-in-the-composer/159526)

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**Author:** [@Newuser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Newuser)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-replace-text-in-the-composer/159526 "2021-06-03T16:51:02Z")

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Hi all, I have a very simple question, but I can’t find the answer anywhere. I want to create custom BBcode without a closing tag, how do I do that? Thanks to this topic I already figured out how to replace \[something…

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## [Link a featured image back to its Wordpress post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-a-featured-image-back-to-its-wordpress-post/192560)

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**Author:** [@RichardC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RichardC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-a-featured-image-back-to-its-wordpress-post/192560 "2021-06-03T13:46:38Z")

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Send your featured image from Wordpress to Discourse so that clicking on the image in Discourse takes you back to the wordpress post. Here’s what works for me. Hope it helps: add\_filter( 'discourse\_publish\_format\_html',…

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## [Wordpress is linked, but doesn't show it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-is-linked-but-doesnt-show-it/192423)

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**Author:** [@RichardC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RichardC)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-is-linked-but-doesnt-show-it/192423 "2021-06-03T13:10:04Z")

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This problem has come and gone and come back again. My wordpress post is linked to the Discourse topic and I can update the topic. But, when I refresh the wordpress edit post page the topic is no longer shown as linked. …

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## [Is there a way to restrict/flag explicit videos automatically?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-restrict-flag-explicit-videos-automatically/192523)

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**Author:** [@Ank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ank)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-restrict-flag-explicit-videos-automatically/192523 "2021-06-03T10:49:39Z")

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Hi, First I would like to thank all the members on this site. Great community! Good to be a part of it :slight\_smile: So in a custom app for community where people engages by commenting, posting topics with pictures and…

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## [Subcategory serializer only on single subcategory page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-serializer-only-on-single-subcategory-page/192530)

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**Author:** [@Zach\_Swinehart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zach_Swinehart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-serializer-only-on-single-subcategory-page/192530 "2021-06-03T09:56:36Z")

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I am building a category map sort of functionality, and each subcategory holds data for nearby cities that I want to add to the serializer when viewing just that individual subcategory. BUT when the user is looking at th…

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## [How is Sidekiq started?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-sidekiq-started/192053)

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**Author:** [@supercobra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supercobra)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-sidekiq-started/192053 "2021-06-03T02:05:35Z")

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Can someone indicate how sidekiq is starting when we run rails server? I looked everywhere in the code and can’t figure it out.

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## [Update Google Login to address "Inactive registered OAuth URIs" warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-google-login-to-address-inactive-registered-oauth-uris-warning/192497)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-google-login-to-address-inactive-registered-oauth-uris-warning/192497 "2021-06-03T01:51:16Z")

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Google has started sending out messages with the subject: \[Action Advised\] Inactive registered OAuth URIs for your project(s) will be removed from Google Developer Console by July 12, 2021, for non-compliance with URI …

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## [SSO stopped working, disabled SSO, now I'm being ip blocked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-stopped-working-disabled-sso-now-im-being-ip-blocked/192491)

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**Author:** [@TheKingEagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheKingEagle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-stopped-working-disabled-sso-now-im-being-ip-blocked/192491 "2021-06-03T01:17:44Z")

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Hello! I am completely unable to login to my admin account on my site, to attempt to diagnose why SSO suddenly decided to stop working. I disabled SSO from the console, and enabled local logins. Now I am still unable to …

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