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## [Group Private Message - Message Bus Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-private-message-message-bus-issue/181009)

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**Author:** [@danjw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danjw)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-private-message-message-bus-issue/181009 "2021-03-15T05:01:02Z")

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Context We have a system whereby we programmatically add users to groups, via the API, and automatically create private messages for individual groups, all via the API. For example, we might have a group called: cookin…

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## [Telegram Integration to our Discourse Site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/telegram-integration-to-our-discourse-site/183257)

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**Author:** [@dineshbabugopi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dineshbabugopi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/telegram-integration-to-our-discourse-site/183257 "2021-03-15T04:26:11Z")

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What would you like done? Looking for ‘Telegram’ integration with our existing Discourse site.

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## [Custom user post display](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-post-display/182963)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-post-display/182963 "2021-03-12T07:20:49Z")

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What would you like done? We would like to display additional user statistics on each post. In addition to the avatar, username, and title, we would like to display: Date joined Number of posts Number of likes receive…

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## [Changing the avatar flair of an automatically added group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-avatar-flair-of-an-automatically-added-group/94232)

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**Author:** [@zyouchi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zyouchi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-avatar-flair-of-an-automatically-added-group/94232 "2018-08-11T11:11:01Z")

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How do I change the avatar of a moderator group added automatically? Even if I look at the group setting screen, I can not find a place to change avatar. I want to set it like the image below

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## [422 Unprocessable Entity at sending emails with bitnami and plesk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/422-unprocessable-entity-at-sending-emails-with-bitnami-and-plesk/183237)

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**Author:** [@Captain464](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Captain464)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/422-unprocessable-entity-at-sending-emails-with-bitnami-and-plesk/183237 "2021-03-15T00:54:20Z")

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I was able to set up discourse using the bitnami docker image. As I was at the step where i’m trying to send a test email, and getting this error: There was a problem sending the test email. Please double-check your mai…

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## [Automate Badges with Webhooks for cross site integration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-badges-with-webhooks-for-cross-site-integration/183219)

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**Author:** [@oreillyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oreillyc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-badges-with-webhooks-for-cross-site-integration/183219 "2021-03-15T00:48:52Z")

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Is there any way to assign badges for people with webhooks? My specific use case is using Groundhogg to assign bages to folks who get particular tags: If it’s not a feature, are webhooks for badges in development? Th…

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## [\[Feature Request\] Allow | (pipe) in account names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-allow-pipe-in-account-names/183019)

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**Author:** [@ALIEN](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ALIEN)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-allow-pipe-in-account-names/183019 "2021-03-15T00:29:48Z")

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Hi, Can you allow | (pipe) in account names?

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## [Fact-checking information panels for posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fact-checking-information-panels-for-posts/182332)

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**Author:** [@chrisgalpin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisgalpin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fact-checking-information-panels-for-posts/182332 "2021-03-14T20:08:16Z")

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I found admin \> logs \> watched\_words \> require\_approval for individual users and it’s superb. However a fact-check information panel that would appear near/within/whatever all posts matching keywords would be very useful…

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## [Seeking pre-launch (or if-launch!) wisdom](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-pre-launch-or-if-launch-wisdom/183164)

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**Author:** [@Greg\_Brooks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greg_Brooks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-pre-launch-or-if-launch-wisdom/183164 "2021-03-14T19:43:02Z")

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I run a public-policy nonprofit; our audience is about 26,000 municipal staff and 4,000 local elected officials in the U.S. We’re exploring whether these two groups could use a forum. My questions to those who’ve been t…

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## [Fonts have changes since last update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fonts-have-changes-since-last-update/183094)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fonts-have-changes-since-last-update/183094 "2021-03-14T13:10:50Z")

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Hello, all my site font has changed since I upgraded. Is there anyway to change them back. Thank you

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## [Any good examples of well designed embedded topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-good-examples-of-well-designed-embedded-topics/182587)

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**Author:** [@MorganCarey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MorganCarey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-good-examples-of-well-designed-embedded-topics/182587 "2021-03-14T15:50:26Z")

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I am working on my main content pages of my site, for example Renaissance Real Estate Website Platform by Real Estate Webmasters Inc (looks like shit on a phone, not tested yet) And I’ planning on embedding 2 sections t…

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## [How to easily make Discourse bots?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-easily-make-discourse-bots/183069)

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**Author:** [@Bobby99as](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bobby99as)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-easily-make-discourse-bots/183069 "2021-03-14T14:34:24Z")

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Is there plans on releasing a feature to easily make bots that can use the API of the form and possibly make bot accounts

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## [Data Explorer query for number of users using mailing list mode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-for-number-of-users-using-mailing-list-mode/183146)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-for-number-of-users-using-mailing-list-mode/183146 "2021-03-14T13:19:16Z")

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After the recent upgrade, I’ve re-enabled mailing list mode, but wonder how many people are using it. How could I find this out? Thanks in anticipation.

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## [Huge increase in Redis use after changing hosts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/huge-increase-in-redis-use-after-changing-hosts/94327)

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**Author:** [@mmayo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mmayo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/huge-increase-in-redis-use-after-changing-hosts/94327 "2018-08-10T20:34:08Z")

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We recently had to bring our Discourse forum on prem, and overall had a pretty painless experience. We have noticed, though, a pretty massive (10-15x) increase in time spent in Redis per transaction. This is the last thr…

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## [Change Username Icons to Actual Usernames in PM List](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-username-icons-to-actual-usernames-in-pm-list/182256)

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**Author:** [@Scot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Scot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-username-icons-to-actual-usernames-in-pm-list/182256 "2021-03-13T21:58:45Z")

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I have had several requests for this over the years from my users but I have not looked into it in quite a while. Is there any way I can modify the user’s view of their PM list to show actual usernames instead of the def…

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## [Trust level character bug when logged out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-character-bug-when-logged-out/183124)

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**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-character-bug-when-logged-out/183124 "2021-03-13T18:00:01Z")

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The trust level comes up in Chinese characters when logged out: Shows up correctly when logged back in.

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## [Ordering categories using SQL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ordering-categories-using-sql/111960)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ordering-categories-using-sql/111960 "2021-03-13T15:24:02Z")

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The following code changes the order of categories to be alphanumeric using SQL. Preconditions. Postgres backend UPDATE categories SET POSITION = subquery.position FROM ( SELECT POSITION , CASE WHEN category\_id = 0 …

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## [Where does the common folder (for html) go in a plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-does-the-common-folder-for-html-go-in-a-plugin/183062)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-does-the-common-folder-for-html-go-in-a-plugin/183062 "2021-03-13T13:32:25Z")

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I want to change some basic html in a plugin I am experimenting with (would be convenient to have all changes in a single plugin). This would be html that I would put in the header section of the theme customizer on the …

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## [Dashboard - Segment number of Posts and Topics by team](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-segment-number-of-posts-and-topics-by-team/183087)

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**Author:** [@Brandon\_Khoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon_Khoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-segment-number-of-posts-and-topics-by-team/183087 "2021-03-13T01:59:20Z")

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Hi, I’m a Product Ops working with Engineering to better understand the level of effort and volume of questions that comes from different teams (Sales, CS, Support) on Discourse. Currently, the admin Dashboard only brea…

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## [Need help migrating from hosted Vanilla forums to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-migrating-from-hosted-vanilla-forums-to-discourse/183059)

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**Author:** [@Jon\_mad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jon_mad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-migrating-from-hosted-vanilla-forums-to-discourse/183059 "2021-03-13T01:56:52Z")

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Hello, Need help migrating from hosted Vanilla forums to Discourse. We are using this Docker image; and these instructions: However the step running import\_vanilla.sh failed at vanilla.rb pointing to csv file. Will…

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## [Auto-post videos from YouTube playlists?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-post-videos-from-youtube-playlists/284815)

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**Author:** [@renato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renato)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-post-videos-from-youtube-playlists/284815 "2021-03-13T00:55:13Z")

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I’d like to use RSS Polling to auto-post videos from YouTube playlists, which are in the form: https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?playlist\_id=ID. However, the link attributes are the videos themselves, like https:…

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## [Topics reappearing after deleting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-reappearing-after-deleting/285292)

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**Author:** [@CaptainZac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CaptainZac)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-reappearing-after-deleting/285292 "2021-03-13T00:41:05Z")

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Hi Simon, when I have mine active, It’s posting 20 topics at a time, but it’s the same topics getting posted every time. I delete them, but then they will show back up in 10 minutes. How would I make this not happen? An…

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## [\[PAID\] Rate Limit on Topics per Month](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-rate-limit-on-topics-per-month/182589)

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**Author:** [@MrDavis97](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrDavis97)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-rate-limit-on-topics-per-month/182589 "2021-03-12T22:55:44Z")

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What would you like done? Right now I have my instance setup so that all users are by default trust level 0 and cannot post; they can just peak around. Then, I use Discourse subscriptions so that any paying user gets up…

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## [Undescriptive Twitter topic titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undescriptive-twitter-topic-titles/181111)

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**Author:** [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undescriptive-twitter-topic-titles/181111 "2021-03-12T20:58:21Z")

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We have a community where people post a lot of Tweets. When you paste a link to a Twitter post into the title composer field it pulls the username for the topic title. This creates a lot of topics with undescriptive ti…

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## [Migrate from Vanilla (hosted) to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-vanilla-hosted-to-discourse/182962)

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**Author:** [@maxcap888](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maxcap888)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-vanilla-hosted-to-discourse/182962 "2021-03-12T20:39:20Z")

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I have a hosted site in Vanilla and want to migrate to Discourse. I cannot install : Vanilla Porter because the site is hosted with Vanilla. I requested a backup file of the data from Vanilla support and received a SQL …

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## [Discourse hub feature request - in-app browser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-feature-request-in-app-browser/183007)

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**Author:** [@aroom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aroom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-feature-request-in-app-browser/183007 "2021-03-12T15:08:34Z")

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hello it would be great to have the option to open web pages directly in the app, instead of jumping to safari.

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## [Making rolling and permanent quarterly backups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-rolling-and-permanent-quarterly-backups/182971)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-rolling-and-permanent-quarterly-backups/182971 "2021-03-12T18:56:52Z")

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I was wondering if there was a way (or a plugin) that would allow for multiple backup modes, for example rolling weekly backups (ie, upload one, delete the oldest) with permanent quarterly backups. I’m pretty sure this i…

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## [Arial heading font showing up as Times in 2.7.0.beta5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arial-heading-font-showing-up-as-times-in-2-7-0-beta5/182899)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arial-heading-font-showing-up-as-times-in-2-7-0-beta5/182899 "2021-03-12T18:44:17Z")

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I just updated to 2.7.0.beta5 8fcad73b36 and the font in my site started showing as Times (I assume this is the default when there’s a problem with the config). If I change “heading font” to something else (like Roboto)…

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## [2.7.0.beta5 has removed :root font-family and heading-font-family vars from custom themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-0-beta5-has-removed-root-font-family-and-heading-font-family-vars-from-custom-themes/183046)

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**Author:** [@ryantm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryantm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-0-beta5-has-removed-root-font-family-and-heading-font-family-vars-from-custom-themes/183046 "2021-03-12T18:06:57Z")

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I recently upgraded to 2.7.0.beta5 ( 36ec09a07b ) and themes that are not Dark and Light no longer seem to be setting the root CSS vars for font-family and heading-font-family. My font and heading font in the settings a…

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## [Install from git repository other than Github doesn't show public key](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-from-git-repository-other-than-github-doesnt-show-public-key/182668)

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**Author:** [@Yen\_Chieh\_Chen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yen_Chieh_Chen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-from-git-repository-other-than-github-doesnt-show-public-key/182668 "2021-03-12T17:38:43Z")

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Hello, We are moving the theme repository from Github to Backlog. It doesn’t show the public key after selecting Theme is in a private git repository Please see the screenshot: However, the request to generate\_key\_p…

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