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## [Setup fails curl not installed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-fails-curl-not-installed/191495)

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**Author:** [@marianord](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marianord)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-fails-curl-not-installed/191495 "2021-05-25T13:30:37Z")

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Hi all, I’m installing Discourse in a newly boot up instance with Debian 10. Although this is not an issue for me, I think it could be an issue for most beginners as the installation says nothing about the need of curl o…

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## [Have trouble connecting mail server (mailgun)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-trouble-connecting-mail-server-mailgun/191525)

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**Author:** [@jaylee9710](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jaylee9710)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-trouble-connecting-mail-server-mailgun/191525 "2021-05-25T11:34:16Z")

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Hello community I have a little trouble connecting mail server I set this up like the picture above but still have no connection The annoying thing is I cannot put more than 1 dot in hostname when I use type CNAM…

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## [URL to start new post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-to-start-new-post/191559)

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**Author:** [@Whiskey\_Victor\_LLC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Whiskey_Victor_LLC)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-to-start-new-post/191559 "2021-05-25T11:25:56Z")

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How can I create a link to start a new post? What’s the URL? Is there a list of these kinds of links available somewhere? Thanks!

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## [How to have "…" open automatically?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-have-open-automatically/62580)

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**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-have-open-automatically/62580 "2021-05-25T08:51:47Z")

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As a moderator I click on the “…” (tooltip “show more”) button below posts (left to Reply) all the time: Delete a post, edit a post, flag a post - each one takes two clicks. Is there a way to have this open automatica…

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## [If Category Logo Image Too Wide - Hides content in 'Category' view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-category-logo-image-too-wide-hides-content-in-category-view/49933)

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**Author:** [@JamesNorth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesNorth)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-category-logo-image-too-wide-hides-content-in-category-view/49933 "2021-05-25T08:44:04Z")

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If the ratio and subsequently the width of the Category Logo Image is too wide, it hides all ‘latest posts’ on the right when in Category view.

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## [Display top menu in post display page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-top-menu-in-post-display-page/191548)

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**Author:** [@Sachin\_Kumar\_J](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sachin_Kumar_J)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-top-menu-in-post-display-page/191548 "2021-05-25T07:33:51Z")

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Hello Is there a way to add top menu bar in post viewing page \<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="/connectors/topic-above-posts/foobartyyy"\> \<div class="list-controls"\> \<div class="container"\> …

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## [Use color scheme color if dark scheme, otherwise use my color in theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-color-scheme-color-if-dark-scheme-otherwise-use-my-color-in-theme/191365)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_P](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_P)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-color-scheme-color-if-dark-scheme-otherwise-use-my-color-in-theme/191365 "2021-05-25T05:21:47Z")

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I want to do something like this .some-link { @if var(--scheme-type) == 'dark' { color: var(--primary); } @else { color: #3b5998; } but of course it is not possible because there is no if in CSS and SCSS is…

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## [Is it possible to install the "Discourse Reactions" plugin without self-hosting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-install-the-discourse-reactions-plugin-without-self-hosting/191415)

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**Author:** [@rodypl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodypl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-install-the-discourse-reactions-plugin-without-self-hosting/191415 "2021-05-25T03:32:38Z")

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I really like what this plugin does, but I can’t figure out how to install it on my site. Is having a self-hosted forum the only way to install plugins? My forum is hosted by Discourse.

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## [How about featuring or pinning users on homepage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-featuring-or-pinning-users-on-homepage/117521)

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**Author:** [@thegurjyot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thegurjyot)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-featuring-or-pinning-users-on-homepage/117521 "2021-05-25T01:22:41Z")

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For this a theme component would be best. The idea is to feature or pin users at the homepage. These users can either be either genuinely featured for their good work or pinned for money. And it’ll also motivate other us…

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## [Some icons vanish when tabbed over](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-icons-vanish-when-tabbed-over/191094)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-icons-vanish-when-tabbed-over/191094 "2021-05-21T22:33:37Z")

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When some post action buttons (e.g. :link: ) are tabbed over, they vanish: instead of highlighting (e.g. Reply below:

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## [How can I use shortUrls inside my plugins initializers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-use-shorturls-inside-my-plugins-initializers/191522)

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**Author:** [@danilogit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danilogit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-use-shorturls-inside-my-plugins-initializers/191522 "2021-05-24T23:07:55Z")

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I am trying to write a plugin and use the upload://3211.mp4 shortURL format with it. Is that possible? Basically I am trying to reuse a uploaded file inside my tag \<source src="upload://3211.mp4 "/\>

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## [How to re-execute scripts in theme components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-re-execute-scripts-in-theme-components/191394)

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**Author:** [@Marvelxy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marvelxy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-re-execute-scripts-in-theme-components/191394 "2021-05-24T22:17:48Z")

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Scripts in theme components execute only once; how do I re-execute them when there is a route change(not full page refresh)? For example, I want the scripts in a component to execute even after navigating between tags.

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## [Turkish character problem in title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turkish-character-problem-in-title/190526)

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**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turkish-character-problem-in-title/190526 "2021-05-24T17:21:20Z")

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hi, I have a problem as below; site language is Turkish. when i paste a word as a title like GIDA it shown as gida. But it must be gıda. Because GIDA has I not İ. Any idea please. Thanks.

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## [Lightbox for images comes by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lightbox-for-images-comes-by-default/129618)

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**Author:** [@seanmavley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanmavley)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lightbox-for-images-comes-by-default/129618 "2021-05-24T17:19:07Z")

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Sorry folks but I gotta ask When I upload an image into a topic on my discourse installation, I can’t click on the image to bring up the lightbox of of the image. Is that an extra plugin to get, or lightbox behaviour c…

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## [Is it possible to use live chat software with Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-live-chat-software-with-discourse/158836)

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**Author:** [@RyanUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RyanUK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-live-chat-software-with-discourse/158836 "2021-05-24T17:06:49Z")

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I have spent the morning trying various live chat software including HelpScout and Chatra and I can’t get the live chat to work with Discourse. I have the threads below and I am still lost. https://meta.discourse.org…

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## [Push Notifications/Emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-emails/191481)

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**Author:** [@PhantomR1982](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PhantomR1982)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-emails/191481 "2021-05-24T15:18:12Z")

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Hiya All, I’m not sure what’s going on recently or where to pinpoint things down which this is unusual. In the last 3 weeks things have changed in the community I’ve been part of and as no warnings when the discourse s…

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## [Convert Forum to iOS App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-forum-to-ios-app/86885)

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**Author:** [@katiesmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/katiesmith)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-forum-to-ios-app/86885 "2018-05-07T03:43:21Z")

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I’ve just downloaded the Discourse iOS app (it is very responsive and user-friendly, I might add), and I would love to create an App like this for my existing forum. Does anyone have experience and guidance for this?

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## [\[FTE\] Online Community Manager](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fte-online-community-manager/191471)

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**Author:** [@dunebuggie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dunebuggie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fte-online-community-manager/191471 "2021-05-24T14:32:37Z")

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Hiya folks! :wave: We’re looking for an Online Community Manager at NEAR. If you’re interested in blockchain tech, opensource and communities, this might be just for you! We’re specifically looking for someone with deep…

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## [Archive.is has trouble oneboxing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-is-has-trouble-oneboxing/190533)

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**Author:** [@diakopter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/diakopter)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-is-has-trouble-oneboxing/190533 "2021-05-24T13:03:37Z")

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Hello! I am curious if there’s a way to extend the Onebox parsing feature to customize how it generates the Twitter-like cards for certain URL pre-fetches. For instance, I would like it to generate a preview for URLs s…

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## [Adsense blank ads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-blank-ads/107703)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-blank-ads/107703 "2020-01-20T18:45:09Z")

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Hello Guys, I have seen that ads in some of the page is not visible some times. Some times I have to reload multiple times to make it visible. Sometimes like this: Sometimes like this: Need some help guys! Than…

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## [Difference between deactivate and supend](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-deactivate-and-supend/191431)

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**Author:** [@Per\_Jacobsson1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Per_Jacobsson1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-deactivate-and-supend/191431 "2021-05-24T10:01:34Z")

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What is the difference between deactivating a user and suspending a user? I have an integration with Memberpress where users purchase a subscription. When their subscription expires on Memberpress I want to restrict the…

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## [Calculation of topic\_count incorrect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calculation-of-topic-count-incorrect/191395)

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**Author:** [@fkohrt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fkohrt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calculation-of-topic-count-incorrect/191395 "2021-05-24T08:13:10Z")

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I noticed a glitch where topics that are only in a parent category are not counted as part of the API’s topic\_count. The forum in question where I am a user is running Discourse v2.4.0.beta11, so I can imagine that this…

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## [How to add logo in category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-logo-in-category/79683)

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**Author:** [@Oussema\_Tayzon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Oussema_Tayzon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-logo-in-category/79683 "2021-05-24T07:32:03Z")

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hi i try to do this

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## [Editing posts cause notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-posts-cause-notification/104873)

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**Author:** [@DiscoWebmaster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DiscoWebmaster)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-posts-cause-notification/104873 "2021-05-24T04:54:45Z")

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Hello, I have been updated some featured/pinned topics and they seem to be sending out updates every time that I update them. Is there a way to disable this? “Watch first Post” shouldn’t trigger if the post is just slig…

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## [Need To Reopen All Topics!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-reopen-all-topics/191276)

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**Author:** [@rahulMasal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahulMasal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-reopen-all-topics/191276 "2021-05-24T04:53:08Z")

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Dear Support, how to Reopen All Closed Topic in bulk! i have access of console! so please share me the command! and what is value i need to set to prevent auto close the topic!

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## [Non-English Group name cause Error 500 for group message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-english-group-name-cause-error-500-for-group-message/183244)

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**Author:** [@lhkjacky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lhkjacky)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-english-group-name-cause-error-500-for-group-message/183244 "2021-05-24T03:35:04Z")

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My discourse default language is set to Japanese. And some of the default Group names have converted to Japanese, the group url (Slug) are in Japanese too. For example, The staff group url is /g/スタッフ Staff activity pa…

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## [Need to change fonts I chose in setup wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-change-fonts-i-chose-in-setup-wizard/191404)

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**Author:** [@bhx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bhx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-change-fonts-i-chose-in-setup-wizard/191404 "2021-05-23T23:24:26Z")

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Hi all - our team just signed up for a discourse trial, and I believe I already regret the fonts I chose in the onboarding process. I ended up here looking for ways to change fonts and theming but the theme tab doesn’t …

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## [ERROR: Unexpected token: punc «)» from qunit helper during a rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-unexpected-token-punc-from-qunit-helper-during-a-rebuild/190052)

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**Author:** [@space1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/space1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-unexpected-token-punc-from-qunit-helper-during-a-rebuild/190052 "2021-05-23T18:40:13Z")

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FYI: I am having a upgrade of discourse currently running, I believe it is stuck as there is no progress anymore and a stacktrace is printed. Done compressing google-tag-manager-207e4e7db708ead224f0e2ee6d92492abfe9a29e7…

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## ["Mailto" links without "to" field are stripped off](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailto-links-without-to-field-are-stripped-off/136993)

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**Author:** [@jack2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailto-links-without-to-field-are-stripped-off/136993 "2021-05-23T13:05:20Z")

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This works correctly: \[my link\](mailto:alice@alice.com&subject=Hi) This doesn’t work (an empty \<a\> tag is generated): \[my link\](mailto:&subject=Hi) The later formatting allows a user to send a message to whoever he w…

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## [Members in trust level X can only make 1 topic a day in X section?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/members-in-trust-level-x-can-only-make-1-topic-a-day-in-x-section/191337)

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**Author:** [@ykcorner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ykcorner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/members-in-trust-level-x-can-only-make-1-topic-a-day-in-x-section/191337 "2021-05-23T03:14:43Z")

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Hey everyone. Just had a quick question about discourse. Is there a way to edit a category to where users in groups (for example) trust level 2 and under can only post 1 topic every 24 hours? If not, would there be a w…

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