# Latest

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## [Search 502 errors in 2.5.0.beta6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-502-errors-in-2-5-0-beta6/154050)

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**Author:** [@ravenzachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ravenzachary)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-502-errors-in-2-5-0-beta6/154050 "2020-06-11T06:22:47Z")

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I just upgraded to 2.5.0.beta6. After the successful upgrade completed, all searches fail resulting in the following message after an extended period of think time (animating circle): I have tried rebooting the se…

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## [Should I have regular web pages too?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-have-regular-web-pages-too/81343)

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**Author:** [@Donald\_Swofford](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Donald_Swofford)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-have-regular-web-pages-too/81343 "2018-02-24T00:57:32Z")

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Question part A. Some marketing folks have recommended I implement some regular web pages such as a call to action to explain the forum and an FAQ and contact page. How do you all feel about that? is there some smooth…

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## [Plugins for writing coding text in the topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-for-writing-coding-text-in-the-topics/154460)

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**Author:** [@Thamer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thamer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-for-writing-coding-text-in-the-topics/154460 "2020-06-11T00:31:14Z")

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Hi there, I would like to know if there is any plugins at Discourse which I can write a topic with codes like in the picture bellow?? With colors, idents and so on.

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## [Forum Users in China](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-users-in-china/154322)

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**Author:** [@rpl\_user](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rpl_user)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-users-in-china/154322 "2020-06-10T22:35:23Z")

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Does a hosted Discourse site work well for users in China? We are located in BC, Canada, and creating a discussion program for people here and in two cities in China – Xiamen and Qingdao – so we need to make sure that they will…

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## [Sort by likes in 2.5.0.beta6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-by-likes-in-2-5-0-beta6/154333)

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**Author:** [@jabeler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jabeler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-by-likes-in-2-5-0-beta6/154333 "2020-06-10T22:23:31Z")

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Previously, we were using @sam’s suggestion to provide an option to sort topics in a category by likes, but as of 2.5.0.beta6 this appears to no longer be working. TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating 'Disc…

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## [How do I add tags via the post api endpoint](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-add-tags-via-the-post-api-endpoint/154418)

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**Author:** [@Ghazal\_Taimur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ghazal_Taimur)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-add-tags-via-the-post-api-endpoint/154418 "2020-06-10T21:50:39Z")

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I need to add a tags in my post api. How i do this? I have already tried with tags array parameter in my api. But the post is created without any tag. I also add minimum tags check in admin settings. Then it gives me a…

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## [Moving from sub-categories to tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-sub-categories-to-tags/153968)

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**Author:** [@Tayyab\_Anwar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tayyab_Anwar)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-sub-categories-to-tags/153968 "2020-06-10T20:57:47Z")

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Is there a limit to the number of tags a category/community can have?

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## [How to implement drop-downs in post body](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-implement-drop-downs-in-post-body/154397)

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**Author:** [@sharkdeng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sharkdeng)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-implement-drop-downs-in-post-body/154397 "2020-06-10T20:46:01Z")

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Hello, do you know how to impletment this feature in the post content? Thank you!!

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## [Unable to connect to PostgreSQL despite configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-connect-to-postgresql-despite-configuration/154449)

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**Author:** [@Crell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crell)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-connect-to-postgresql-despite-configuration/154449 "2020-06-10T20:18:41Z")

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Hi all. I have a fresh 2.4.5 install, not upgrade. When I try to run any database-interacting Rake command, I get this error: rake aborted! PG::ConnectionBad: could not connect to server: No such file or directory …

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## [New Group Tab To Show Permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-group-tab-to-show-permissions/154444)

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**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-group-tab-to-show-permissions/154444 "2020-06-10T20:02:31Z")

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Hi, In larger Discourse communities, there can be many dozens of groups and many dozens of Categories and subCategories. It would be helpful, in managing permissions/access between the groups and Categories, to have a …

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## [Discourse messaging guide for new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-messaging-guide-for-new-users/154382)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-messaging-guide-for-new-users/154382 "2020-06-10T19:12:01Z")

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The New User Guide does not mention Messaging. Is there anything written on this in this simple tutorial mode? I need to educate my users to message instead of clogging threads with PM’s. I see that messaging is not obvi…

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## [Wrench tools/post options menu color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrench-tools-post-options-menu-color/154230)

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**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrench-tools-post-options-menu-color/154230 "2020-06-10T18:42:18Z")

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I did a search but got hundreds of results, I did look for quite a while. Our forum does not the option to change from white to grey or dark, so it’s blindingly white all the time. Recently, the Wrench Tools & Post Opt…

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## [Discourse 2.5.0.beta7 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-5-0-beta7-release-notes/154432)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-5-0-beta7-release-notes/154432 "2020-06-10T17:42:51Z")

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New features in 2.5.0.beta7 Improved UX support for multiple email addresses Discourse has supported secondary email addresses for quite some time. However, the feature was hidden, and required console access to add, rem…

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## [Adding new content type to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-new-content-type-to-discourse/154190)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed\_Abdelfattah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahmed_Abdelfattah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-new-content-type-to-discourse/154190 "2020-06-10T16:27:28Z")

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Is it possible to develop a plugin for discourse to add a new content type (e.g. books), this object would have a profile with some information and attributes and users can link their posts to a particular object via tag…

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## [Allow the contact url setting to be an email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-the-contact-url-setting-to-be-an-email/112879)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-the-contact-url-setting-to-be-an-email/112879 "2020-06-10T15:33:20Z")

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We currently are leaving our contact url setting blank, so that the contact email setting is used, which shows our support email address unlinked on the about page. But because we’ve also set up our support email address…

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## [How find tags id to add tags when create topic via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-find-tags-id-to-add-tags-when-create-topic-via-api/84387)

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**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-find-tags-id-to-add-tags-when-create-topic-via-api/84387 "2020-06-10T15:21:17Z")

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I wanna create topic via API How find tags id to add tags when create topic via API Thank!

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## [How to hide the last post date on homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-the-last-post-date-on-homepage/154402)

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**Author:** [@SForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SForum)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-the-last-post-date-on-homepage/154402 "2020-06-10T11:52:22Z")

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Is there a setting to hide the last post date on threads on the homepage? E.g when it says 1d for example. Or is custom CSS needed for this?

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## [FR: Auto close after solved timer paused for weekends](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fr-auto-close-after-solved-timer-paused-for-weekends/154206)

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**Author:** [@eherman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eherman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fr-auto-close-after-solved-timer-paused-for-weekends/154206 "2020-06-10T10:37:53Z")

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I use Discourse as an internal knowledge base at work. I have the “solved topics auto close hours” set to 48 hours to allow some discussion before closing topics. I have a slight issue in that topics which are solved on…

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## [Filter option labels for showing subcategory topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-option-labels-for-showing-subcategory-topics/154269)

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**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-option-labels-for-showing-subcategory-topics/154269 "2020-06-10T10:36:29Z")

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Hey, for this new feature to prevent subcategory topics from bubbling up, apparently it is not quite working yet (which is fine, @vinothkannans said he’d be addressing it soon, and that is very much appreciated). Howeve…

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## [Trouble with embedding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-embedding/154395)

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**Author:** [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-embedding/154395 "2020-06-10T09:26:41Z")

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I’ve ran into an issue while setting up Discourse as a comment system for our blog. We’ve set up a proper whitelist: And we’re using this embed code: \<div id='discourse-comments'\>\</div\> \<script type="text/javascri…

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## [Help with mounting the new filesystem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-mounting-the-new-filesystem/154378)

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**Author:** [@Headless](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Headless)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-mounting-the-new-filesystem/154378 "2020-06-10T09:18:33Z")

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Hello! I am having an issue mounting a new space for uploads. I am getting this when I look at the dashboard and a lot of the profile pictures arent showing up when you access someones profile. I also indeed did go …

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## [Achievement 500 likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/achievement-500-likes/154154)

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**Author:** [@Yu\_Gong1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yu_Gong1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/achievement-500-likes/154154 "2020-06-10T08:16:05Z")

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Anyone realized that this achievement (Ahievement 500 likes) works really weird? People who say they never liked 500 things in a single day also achieved this? :smiley: or is it just a bad translation and the validation…

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## [How to know why posts in the queue require approval?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-know-why-posts-in-the-queue-require-approval/154328)

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**Author:** [@deucesrgood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/deucesrgood)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-know-why-posts-in-the-queue-require-approval/154328 "2020-06-10T07:15:25Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to have a clear idea of why a topic or comment is pending approval? I understand it could range from a simple “User typing too fast” (bot warning) to profanity. But having the reason behind could …

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## [GlobalSetting.use\_s3? - false](https://meta.discourse.org/t/globalsetting-use-s3-false/145088)

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**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/globalsetting-use-s3-false/145088 "2020-06-10T06:47:10Z")

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Try to solve the problem with file migration to s3. The first thing is that the command returns GlobalSetting.use\_s3? false And now the question. If loading new images works (i.e. S3 is set well) then what causes thi…

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## [Twitter link preview broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-link-preview-broken/154381)

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**Author:** [@Yu\_Gong1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yu_Gong1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-link-preview-broken/154381 "2020-06-10T06:30:33Z")

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Twitter links preview seems to be broken on our site hosted my discourse but works on Meta :open\_mouth:

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## [Any objection to adding an SSO IDP parameter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-objection-to-adding-an-sso-idp-parameter/154299)

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**Author:** [@Amethi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amethi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-objection-to-adding-an-sso-idp-parameter/154299 "2020-06-09T14:54:07Z")

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I would like to add an optional parameter to the /session/sso path that the controller would add onto the IDP request URL. The purpose is to tell the IDP which authentication flow to initiate, i.e. social login or local …

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## [Two-layered conversations (shadow topic)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941)

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**Author:** [@Virgo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Virgo)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941 "2020-06-10T05:54:33Z")

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Consider a community of “experts” on some topic. Experts would like to post articles or questions on this board, to be discussed only by the other members, who are also experts. For this part, they can use any reasonable…

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## [Should I set TL4 for staff users (moderators)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-set-tl4-for-staff-users-moderators/81211)

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**Author:** [@ThiefMaster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ThiefMaster)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-set-tl4-for-staff-users-moderators/81211 "2018-02-22T19:51:13Z")

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I just checked in my forum and some of our staff members are set as moderators but just have TL2. Is there any reason why I should / should not grant them TL4 as well? I guess being a moderator overrides all TL-based res…

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## [Try to mute some user but it has a private profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/try-to-mute-some-user-but-it-has-a-private-profile/154336)

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**Author:** [@Yu\_Gong1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yu_Gong1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/try-to-mute-some-user-but-it-has-a-private-profile/154336 "2020-06-10T02:03:50Z")

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Hi, Some of user community members are trying to mute some other person, but they hit into a problem where the user that they want to mute has a private profile. So it seems that they cant mute them. Strange thing is th…

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## [Tl0 restrictions on users from trusted sources](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl0-restrictions-on-users-from-trusted-sources/154366)

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**Author:** [@chaddyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chaddyer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl0-restrictions-on-users-from-trusted-sources/154366 "2020-06-10T01:47:39Z")

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What are the non-SSO techniques?

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