# Latest

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## [Improved @Discobot advanced training](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-discobot-advanced-training/173296)

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**Author:** [@TechAvi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechAvi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-discobot-advanced-training/173296 "2020-12-17T07:53:52Z")

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@discobot Is amazing for training my users, but it doesn’t show how to add dates/times, gifs, blur, polls, and placeholders. My users need this kind of training. So, could you add that to the training? Best, @TechAvi

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## [\[Help Needed\] How to get notified for repost from the community member](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-how-to-get-notified-for-repost-from-the-community-member/173071)

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**Author:** [@eric.kim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eric.kim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-how-to-get-notified-for-repost-from-the-community-member/173071 "2020-12-17T05:42:25Z")

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Post Lifecycle day1: new community member(smith) create a topic(questions, suggestions, etc) day2: company community manager(bob) response to the topic (asking more information question) day3: new community member(smit…

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## [Posts being made as HTML comments by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-being-made-as-html-comments-by-default/173403)

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**Author:** [@teward](https://meta.discourse.org/u/teward)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-being-made-as-html-comments-by-default/173403 "2020-12-17T06:45:34Z")

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An instance of Discourse I admin has had a complaint that multiple posts are being posted by default as HTML comments such as: \<!-- This is the actual content of a post. --\> However, there are no special plugins enabl…

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## [New requirements for trust level 3?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-requirements-for-trust-level-3/86615)

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**Author:** [@GuidoD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GuidoD)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-requirements-for-trust-level-3/86615 "2018-06-11T20:11:11Z")

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Hi, we noticed that two additional requirements were added for users to get into trust level 3, a value for silenced (total) and a value for blocked (total). But unlike the other requirements there is no way to edit th…

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## [Unread (1) displayed since 2.6.0beta5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-1-displayed-since-2-6-0beta5/171055)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-1-displayed-since-2-6-0beta5/171055 "2020-12-17T02:27:59Z")

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Our forum is now 2.6.0beta6 and will erroneously display Unread (1) even though user has no unread. Unsure on which specific logs to post. Are others seeing this?

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## [How best to queue a long-running job](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-best-to-queue-a-long-running-job/173533)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-best-to-queue-a-long-running-job/173533 "2020-12-16T23:06:48Z")

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So I’ve got a plugin that kicks off Ansible to do a Discourse installation (I really, really, want to stop using WordPress to take installation orders!). Initially, I was calling fork to kick it off, which worked fine i…

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## [Set wiki- and staff- background color per category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-wiki-and-staff-background-color-per-category/89592)

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**Author:** [@anon61128213](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon61128213)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-wiki-and-staff-background-color-per-category/89592 "2018-06-11T14:01:34Z")

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Is it possible to set different background colors for wiki posts and staff posts per category? I think it would be nice to have them be a pale version of the category-color.

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## [Possible to emulate old-style PHPBB like design?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-emulate-old-style-phpbb-like-design/64667)

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**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-emulate-old-style-phpbb-like-design/64667 "2018-11-13T03:51:15Z")

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Is it possible to configure Discourse in a way that makes it look more like old-style PHPBB like boards where the “homepage” is a list of categories, and not the more fire hose style list of topics it is by default?

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## [Install Discourse without docker with an existing Rails app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-without-docker-with-an-existing-rails-app/173528)

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**Author:** [@Attiq\_Rao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Attiq_Rao)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-without-docker-with-an-existing-rails-app/173528 "2020-12-16T19:55:19Z")

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hi, My rails app is running on www.myapp.com and i want to integrate discourse forum on www.myapp.com/forum Although there is installation guide available but most of them with docker. I want to set up discourse witho…

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## [Best way to achieve MLM daily summary today?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-achieve-mlm-daily-summary-today/172798)

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**Author:** [@MentalNomad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MentalNomad)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-achieve-mlm-daily-summary-today/172798 "2020-12-16T19:33:35Z")

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I’m part of a relatively new private Discourse which has rapidly become super-active – in part because it’s a migration from prior solutions to a new one. And Discourse is better. We have several critical members who ar…

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## [Comparison with new GitHub Discussions feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparison-with-new-github-discussions-feature/173432)

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**Author:** [@dabrahams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dabrahams)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparison-with-new-github-discussions-feature/173432 "2020-12-16T17:29:09Z")

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GitHub has a new Discussions feature, which you can see in action here. I’m trying to figure out whether to use Discourse for my software development community or go with the GitHub feature. Has anyone evaluated the di…

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## [How does a user become a Moderator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-a-user-become-a-moderator/173507)

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**Author:** [@khowie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/khowie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-a-user-become-a-moderator/173507 "2020-12-16T16:56:19Z")

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Hi All, How does a user become a moderator? Do they have to be granted this title by admin? Or does it happen after certain milestones are hit like trust levels?

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## [Can't edit wiki title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-edit-wiki-title/173370)

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**Author:** [@Oskar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Oskar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-edit-wiki-title/173370 "2020-12-16T16:53:28Z")

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Continuing the discussion from this comment: https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-titles-in-discourse/40287/21 It seems you need trust level 3 to edit wiki titles. Is there a way to change this? In my case, the Discour…

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## [I got example.com links. Where do they come from?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-got-example-com-links-where-do-they-come-from/173396)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-got-example-com-links-where-do-they-come-from/173396 "2020-12-16T15:46:13Z")

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Hello, I moved a Discourse instance from one host to another one, from multisite setup to a single host setup with a single container using backup export/import, and some links use www.example.com instead of the correct…

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## [Theme component to add a new search source](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-to-add-a-new-search-source/173484)

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**Author:** [@chrispanag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrispanag)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-to-add-a-new-search-source/173484 "2020-12-16T14:23:40Z")

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I’m thinking of developing a theme component to integrate a search engine from another site with my Discourse instance. This search engine has an API that can be queried with the necessary parameters. The idea is to mod…

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## [Adding invited user to group after invite was sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-invited-user-to-group-after-invite-was-sent/89464)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-invited-user-to-group-after-invite-was-sent/89464 "2018-06-11T01:30:45Z")

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Suppose I invite someone my forum and include in that invite membership in group A. After the invite email is sent, I realise that this user should also have access to group B. This can be achieved by simply sending anot…

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## [Receive entire topic in email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receive-entire-topic-in-email/173473)

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**Author:** [@Charlie\_C](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Charlie_C)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receive-entire-topic-in-email/173473 "2020-12-16T12:07:20Z")

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I can set to receive new posts by email, but is it possible to somehow receive as a one-off all the historical posts in that thread by email as well?

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## [After Gmail outage, how to bulk reset bounce scores?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-gmail-outage-how-to-bulk-reset-bounce-scores/173467)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-gmail-outage-how-to-bulk-reset-bounce-scores/173467 "2020-12-16T11:50:51Z")

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Gmail was down for a few hours and our forum’s emails to affected users were bouncing. Consequently we now have about 200 Gmail users with bounce scores over the limit. I’ve manually reset the bounce scores for two users…

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## [Launcher Rebuild failing at “'bundle exec rake themes:update assets:precompile' ”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-rebuild-failing-at-bundle-exec-rake-themes-update-assets-precompile/173377)

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**Author:** [@Divyaanand\_Sinha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Divyaanand_Sinha)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-rebuild-failing-at-bundle-exec-rake-themes-update-assets-precompile/173377 "2020-12-16T11:32:24Z")

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I trying to build a new discourse docker image however it seems like its failing at the migrate stage. I, \[2020-12-15T15:02:28.688540 #1\] INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:mig…

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## [Suggestions for managing Discourse chat group for 12 to 18 year old young people](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestions-for-managing-discourse-chat-group-for-12-to-18-year-old-young-people/172970)

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**Author:** [@Rainbow-Youth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rainbow-Youth)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestions-for-managing-discourse-chat-group-for-12-to-18-year-old-young-people/172970 "2020-12-16T10:06:39Z")

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Hi how is everyone going this is Caleb and Gus from The Rainbow :rainbow: Youth Collective

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## [Help with auto-close topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-auto-close-topic/173320)

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**Author:** [@catdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/catdog)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-auto-close-topic/173320 "2020-12-16T09:30:12Z")

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Hi there - I’m after a bit of advice about the best way to set up an automated step. We are using a discourse platform as an LMS. Our first cohort will close next week, and I would like to automate this as I won’t be at…

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## [Viewing all posts from one user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-all-posts-from-one-user/173147)

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**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-all-posts-from-one-user/173147 "2020-12-16T07:26:30Z")

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When viewing all posts from one user in a topic, there has been a new thing added at the bottom “Viewing (number) posts by (user)”. While this is a great improvement, I’m not getting the correct user at the bottom. This…

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## ["Open external links in a new tab by default" not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-external-links-in-a-new-tab-by-default-not-working/173344)

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**Author:** [@riteshsaini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riteshsaini)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-external-links-in-a-new-tab-by-default-not-working/173344 "2020-12-16T04:11:00Z")

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Hello, Lately, all the external links on my forum have stopped opening into a new tab. I’ve double-checked the option “open external links in a new tab by default” and it is ticked: I checked the HTML behind the lin…

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## [How to change user email if email account has been deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-user-email-if-email-account-has-been-deleted/173434)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-user-email-if-email-account-has-been-deleted/173434 "2020-12-16T03:21:17Z")

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I deleted my email account with a certain mail service. Now when changing email in preferences, it says to check the confirmation email sent to that address, now inaccessible. Even as the site administrator when changing…

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## [Need help with understanding how discourse search works](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-understanding-how-discourse-search-works/173342)

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**Author:** [@Ranjan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ranjan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-understanding-how-discourse-search-works/173342 "2020-12-16T02:23:31Z")

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Hi Team, Wanted to know bit about how content gets priority in search. So generally, the understanding is a Blog article gets searched via multiple keyword- tags related to the post. E.g. It can be keywords within th…

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## [When a site requires login, do not show "site is overloaded" banner, there is no anon access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-site-requires-login-do-not-show-site-is-overloaded-banner-there-is-no-anon-access/156688)

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**Author:** [@meriksson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meriksson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-site-requires-login-do-not-show-site-is-overloaded-banner-there-is-no-anon-access/156688 "2020-12-16T01:42:32Z")

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Now and then we get this notification at the top of our forum: Due to extreme load, this is temporarily being shown to everyone as a logged out user would see it. I have a few observations and questions about this: F…

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## [Translating Discourse with Transifex](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-discourse-with-transifex/15552)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-discourse-with-transifex/15552 "2020-12-15T23:23:30Z")

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:warning: As of July 2020, Discourse has switched from using Transifex to Crowdin as a localization platform. Have a look at Contribute a translation to Discourse for details about using the service. In Localizing D…

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## [Enabling YouTube embeds on posts in the review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-youtube-embeds-on-posts-in-the-review-queue/173422)

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**Author:** [@Lewis\_L](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lewis_L)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-youtube-embeds-on-posts-in-the-review-queue/173422 "2020-12-15T21:53:32Z")

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Hey there, We use the review queue as part of our bug reporting strategy. When a user creates a bug report, it is first reviewed by a member of staff to determine whether or not it is a valid issue. Often, users will i…

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## [White blank screen after user logging into his account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-blank-screen-after-user-logging-into-his-account/172127)

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**Author:** [@TheBaby5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBaby5)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-blank-screen-after-user-logging-into-his-account/172127 "2020-12-15T20:08:12Z")

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One of our forum user is getting issue after logging into his account and we have also checked the issue via Impersonate feature, we also faced the same white blank screen, and this happened with him twice, previously th…

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## [Conflict with Quantcast RGPD solution "choice" and ember.js](https://meta.discourse.org/t/conflict-with-quantcast-rgpd-solution-choice-and-ember-js/170896)

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**Author:** [@OsaAjani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OsaAjani)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/conflict-with-quantcast-rgpd-solution-choice-and-ember-js/170896 "2020-12-15T17:52:41Z")

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Hello, so this is quite a specific bug, but his impact may go far beyond this specific case, and so i’ve got a question about it. (Also, i apologize for my english, i’m french, so not a native speaker at all…) But fir…

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