# Latest

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## [Random Admin Promotion Message?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-admin-promotion-message/165611)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-admin-promotion-message/165611 "2020-09-28T11:34:39Z")

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I just noticed that 6 days ago that I had sent an automated admin promotion message, but in the past 6 days there’s no admin promotions.

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## [Defer doesn't work on New?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defer-doesnt-work-on-new/165095)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defer-doesnt-work-on-new/165095 "2020-09-28T10:57:38Z")

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I’m a big fan of the Defer feature and use it all the time to postpone something to read later. This works great when navigating through my Unread. But when opening a topic listed on my New though, it also includes the …

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## [ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint "index\_users\_on\_username"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint-index-users-on-username/165601)

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**Author:** [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint-index-users-on-username/165601 "2020-09-28T10:56:59Z")

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We’re gettings lots of these errors in our logs: We invited about 40.000 users via bulk email invite. What is this?

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## [Discourse check the user IP for block list only on login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-check-the-user-ip-for-block-list-only-on-login/165599)

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**Author:** [@volas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-check-the-user-ip-for-block-list-only-on-login/165599 "2020-09-28T10:24:04Z")

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We have a user that has been banned on our forum couple of times. But seems like he can easily bypass the IP ban by using the VPN/proxy to log in only, and then he can continue the work with forum from his main address, …

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## [A staff action log entry is created every time someone changes their own username or name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-staff-action-log-entry-is-created-every-time-someone-changes-their-own-username-or-name/165338)

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**Author:** [@Vortico](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vortico)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-staff-action-log-entry-is-created-every-time-someone-changes-their-own-username-or-name/165338 "2020-09-28T10:12:24Z")

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On my forum, members are allowed to change their own name and username. But when they do, it is logged as a Staff Action so there’s a lot of clutter among actual staff actions of my moderators. In the following screensho…

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## [Lock Downloads in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lock-downloads-in-discourse/165578)

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**Author:** [@sushant098123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sushant098123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lock-downloads-in-discourse/165578 "2020-09-28T08:07:22Z")

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hi i want to lock downloads. When user try to download file that is uploaded in topic. he need to be logged in how to do that?

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## [What is the code for centering an uploaded image?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-code-for-centering-an-uploaded-image/77446)

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**Author:** [@McBlu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/McBlu)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-code-for-centering-an-uploaded-image/77446 "2020-09-28T07:20:27Z")

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I would like to center the image at the top of the topic starter which doubles as my blog for people to comment on. Or better yet, make the photo expand to the width of the box. What would be the code for that? Thanks. …

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## [Secure way of encrypting payload in Javascript for user authentification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-way-of-encrypting-payload-in-javascript-for-user-authentification/160259)

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**Author:** [@owengot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/owengot)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-way-of-encrypting-payload-in-javascript-for-user-authentification/160259 "2020-09-28T04:02:25Z")

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I have created a login flow that authenticates a front end application (written in Vue.js) to retrieve the user\_api\_key of a Discourse user, following the guidelines written by @sam here. The authentification works, how…

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## ["Solved" on stable v2.5.x](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-on-stable-v2-5-x/165368)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-on-stable-v2-5-x/165368 "2020-09-28T03:50:25Z")

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I have made a pull request so the solved plugin keeps working on stable v2.5.x. Newer commits will remove the “solved” search option from the advanced search. https://github.com/discourse/discourse-solved/pull/92 Add…

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## [Allow members to invite while "approval required"—or similar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-members-to-invite-while-approval-required-or-similar/165110)

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**Author:** [@paulrudy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paulrudy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-members-to-invite-while-approval-required-or-similar/165110 "2020-09-27T23:13:58Z")

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I’m running a Discourse for professionals that asks new signups to certify some membership and training info on the signup page (through custom user fields), so staff approval is required for entry. I understand that wh…

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## [Users kicked out of topic, more memory required?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-kicked-out-of-topic-more-memory-required/163855)

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**Author:** [@Alec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alec)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-kicked-out-of-topic-more-memory-required/163855 "2020-09-27T23:10:22Z")

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Today my forum had its first bike spike in traffic, and users experienced their first big issue. They were receiving logged out messages every 5-10 minutes, returned to the home screen, but in most instances remained lo…

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## [Does rebuilding app fixes restoration problems?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-rebuilding-app-fixes-restoration-problems/165468)

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**Author:** [@SaeedAshifAhmed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaeedAshifAhmed)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-rebuilding-app-fixes-restoration-problems/165468 "2020-09-27T18:30:57Z")

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I was changing my server. I installed Discourse in a new server and and restoring the old backup in read-only mode. All of sudden, in the middle of the restoring process, the account got logout showing the message of Rea…

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## [Chat integrations: Send notifications for restricted categories to another channel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-integrations-send-notifications-for-restricted-categories-to-another-channel/81214)

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**Author:** [@ThiefMaster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ThiefMaster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-integrations-send-notifications-for-restricted-categories-to-another-channel/81214 "2018-02-22T10:35:50Z")

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I have two Matrix channels, one public one and one for team members. Currently all notifications go to the public channel - including notifications for posts in restricted categories. Is there any way to send these noti…

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## [Javascript error + content missing after update 2.6.0.beta3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-error-content-missing-after-update-2-6-0-beta3/165464)

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**Author:** [@ygramoel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ygramoel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-error-content-missing-after-update-2-6-0-beta3/165464 "2020-09-27T08:15:45Z")

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I am running self-hosted discourse site forum.embeetle.com and updated yesterday to 2.6.0.beta3 using the " one-click browser upgrade". Before the update, the forum worked fine. After it, the forum no longer displays …

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## [How to register a helper in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-register-a-helper-in-discourse/41904)

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**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-register-a-helper-in-discourse/41904 "2020-09-27T07:33:29Z")

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I’m trying to figure out the best way to register a handlebars helper for my Discourse plugin. I have an ajax call in my initializer that determines whether the currentUser is part of a particular group. If they are, th…

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## [CSS topic-admin-popup-menu overflow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-topic-admin-popup-menu-overflow/165506)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-topic-admin-popup-menu-overflow/165506 "2020-09-27T06:10:56Z")

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The topic-admin-popup-menu jumps to the top of the screen when clicked on the wrench icon. There is something wrong with the css. How to change this in my custom css?

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## [Any Cheap VPS for Indians?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-cheap-vps-for-indians/165501)

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**Author:** [@sushant098123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sushant098123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-cheap-vps-for-indians/165501 "2020-09-27T05:45:14Z")

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Hi I am from India and I can not do international Payments. So is there any cheap VPS available that will support UPI & PAYTM?

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## [Disable Email Verification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-email-verification/165498)

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**Author:** [@Doniel\_Zoldan1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Doniel_Zoldan1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-email-verification/165498 "2020-09-27T01:32:41Z")

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How can I disable email verification on sign up?

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## [No subfolder prefixing for some resources](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-subfolder-prefixing-for-some-resources/165491)

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**Author:** [@tdiam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tdiam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-subfolder-prefixing-for-some-resources/165491 "2020-09-26T23:55:56Z")

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Version: v2.6.0.beta2 Setup: Subfolder /forum/discourse setup running on Docker w/ Apache reverse proxy on host /forum/discourse I have followed the instructions here for the subfolder setup and the installation works …

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## [Admin / Mod post in different color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-mod-post-in-different-color/165473)

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**Author:** [@MidnightCheesePizza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MidnightCheesePizza)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-mod-post-in-different-color/165473 "2020-09-26T23:42:08Z")

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Hey I was wondering if by default, Discourse has a way to highlight admins, mods and selected folks of the community to display their posts in a different color or style. I’m thinking along the longs of Blizzard’s “Blue…

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## [SSL discourse site is not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-discourse-site-is-not-working/165480)

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**Author:** [@Coolwo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Coolwo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-discourse-site-is-not-working/165480 "2020-09-26T21:59:14Z")

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I have installed discourse with docker by changing the default port 80 and 443 Using proxy redirect I have forwarded both http and HTTPS and my http version is working fine but https shows (site can’t be reached refused…

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## [Report actions button title attributes missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-actions-button-title-attributes-missing/165474)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-actions-button-title-attributes-missing/165474 "2020-09-26T19:59:39Z")

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Hi, Only “Agree” and “Delete” have a title attribute: Plus, the attribute is on set the small text container, thus the title won’t be displayed if the mouse is somewhere else on the button:

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## [Add dark mode for Kanban](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-dark-mode-for-kanban/281889)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-dark-mode-for-kanban/281889 "2020-09-26T18:45:57Z")

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Hi David, I just sent my first PR. Can you check it to everything ok? Thank you! :slight\_smile: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-kanban-theme/pull/10

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## [Removing New Users Count in Digest Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-new-users-count-in-digest-banner/165412)

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**Author:** [@401Ott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/401Ott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-new-users-count-in-digest-banner/165412 "2020-09-26T18:16:59Z")

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I was curious if there’s an easy way to remove the “New users since your last visit” count in the top right of digest emails? I tried finding the email in the text section to manipulate but the results I get aren’t edita…

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## [Fixing discourse after disk full](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixing-discourse-after-disk-full/165426)

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**Author:** [@dhoop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dhoop)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixing-discourse-after-disk-full/165426 "2020-09-26T15:27:04Z")

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My AWS ec2 instance ran out of disk space (it has 16GB). I ran rm -rf /var/lib/docker/overlay2 and journalctl --vacuum-time=10d to free up space, and now df says I have 7GB of free space. after rebooting the instance I g…

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## [2.6.0 beta 3 update failed on disk and/or memory space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-6-0-beta-3-update-failed-on-disk-and-or-memory-space/165438)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-6-0-beta-3-update-failed-on-disk-and-or-memory-space/165438 "2020-09-26T14:48:21Z")

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I was prompted to update my 2.6.0 beta 2 site to beta 3, but the update process reportedly failed for me both times I tried it (disconcerting because I don’t recall any previous updates thus far throwing errors) Weirdl…

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## [SSO wordpress failed when cookies are blocked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-wordpress-failed-when-cookies-are-blocked/165318)

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**Author:** [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-wordpress-failed-when-cookies-are-blocked/165318 "2020-09-26T13:47:59Z")

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Hi, I use discourse plugin to sso with wordpress (user will login by discourse login form, and I use google account to login) When I test in normal session, discourse could create new user normally when login by Google…

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## [Users by sso logins are not display in users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-by-sso-logins-are-not-display-in-users/165315)

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**Author:** [@aksoforever](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aksoforever)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-by-sso-logins-are-not-display-in-users/165315 "2020-09-26T13:11:30Z")

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Dear Discourse team As the title says, how can i make the users by sso logins display in users page？

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## [Likes from muted users aren't visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-from-muted-users-arent-visible/165437)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-from-muted-users-arent-visible/165437 "2020-09-26T12:41:19Z")

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I’m putting this in Contribute \> Bug because it feels wrong to me, but if this is working as intended feel free to move to Contribute \> Feature for further discussion. One of my posts was liked, but I didn’t get a noti…

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## [How to organize some of my multiple language categories as I import them to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-organize-some-of-my-multiple-language-categories-as-i-import-them-to-discourse/164556)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-organize-some-of-my-multiple-language-categories-as-i-import-them-to-discourse/164556 "2020-09-26T12:40:34Z")

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Hi, The forum I’m importing is in English, and had a few categories in other languages: Only the German category is active nowadays. Others have very little use. See the last activity dates: We’re going to ke…

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