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## [Adding classes to paragraphs for styling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-classes-to-paragraphs-for-styling/151590)

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**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-classes-to-paragraphs-for-styling/151590 "2020-05-15T12:42:22Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create some custom paragraph styles with CSS. p.custom-class { font-size: 30px; line-height: 40px; direction: rtl; } But when I call that class in Discourse editor it is not working: \<p class…

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## [Access to stats via API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-to-stats-via-api/62418)

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**Author:** [@niemeyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/niemeyer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-to-stats-via-api/62418 "2018-02-09T23:26:43Z")

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Is there any way to access the site statistics via the API? We’re trying to put some of these metrics inside a larger graph, and it would be great to be able to do that via the proper API instead of screen-scraping the …

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## [Category and tag filter dropdowns on home page (mobile view)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-and-tag-filter-dropdowns-on-home-page-mobile-view/151594)

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**Author:** [@tomwrench](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomwrench)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-and-tag-filter-dropdowns-on-home-page-mobile-view/151594 "2020-05-15T11:04:52Z")

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Hi, I’m needing to display the category and tag filter dropdowns on the homepage of mobile view, however I can’t seem to make this happen. For example, current behaviour simply shows the nav pills only (as a dropdown) o…

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## [How can I whitelist a class in a theme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-whitelist-a-class-in-a-theme/79520)

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**Author:** [@Johani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johani)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-whitelist-a-class-in-a-theme/79520 "2020-05-15T10:37:03Z")

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I have a working carousel which I would like to package as a theme: I’ve been trying to figure out how to whitelist a class or attribute for the script to target that would work with under a theme. I’ve read: https…

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## [Download remote images from older posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-remote-images-from-older-posts/146134)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-remote-images-from-older-posts/146134 "2020-05-15T09:02:33Z")

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Hi. I’ve imported a phpbb forum a while ago. I think I didn’t set the option to download the remote images during the importation since older posts have embedded images with external links. I would like to download al…

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## [How do I use regular expressions for title in embedding settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-use-regular-expressions-for-title-in-embedding-settings/151024)

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**Author:** [@spanrucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spanrucker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-use-regular-expressions-for-title-in-embedding-settings/151024 "2020-05-15T07:35:26Z")

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I’m trying to get embedding working on my website to use Discourse as a comment system. I’ve mostly got it working except when it imports a page on my site as a post in Discourse it pulls in the whole html title as the p…

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## [App Shortcut Menu support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-shortcut-menu-support/151565)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-shortcut-menu-support/151565 "2020-05-15T05:22:16Z")

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Discourse has support for the new App Shortcut Menu, which is a upcoming browser feature regarding installed PWAs. Right clicking, or long pressing in touch platforms, your Discourse instance PWA icon will bring a quick…

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## [Using Primetime SSO & wp-discourse plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-primetime-sso-wp-discourse-plugin/27447)

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**Author:** [@franwess](https://meta.discourse.org/u/franwess)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-primetime-sso-wp-discourse-plugin/27447 "2020-05-15T04:22:31Z")

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Hi there, just checking if someone is using Primetime Single Sign-on (PrimeTime WordPress + Discourse SSO – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org) with the wp-discourse plugin? Can these two co-exist happily with one another? …

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## [Sth wrong with "Draft is being edited in another window"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sth-wrong-with-draft-is-being-edited-in-another-window/151430)

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**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sth-wrong-with-draft-is-being-edited-in-another-window/151430 "2020-05-15T04:21:17Z")

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I don’t know whether my network got some problems, but recently I constantly get this problem: “Draft is being edited in another window. Please reload this page.” While I only have one webpage open, no other webpages…

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## [Discourse under 2 hostnames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-under-2-hostnames/80160)

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**Author:** [@Raphael\_Haase\_NL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Raphael_Haase_NL)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-under-2-hostnames/80160 "2018-02-09T16:24:48Z")

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What happens if I run Discourse under two different hostnames, i.e. the very same instance is connected to 2 different network interfaces with different IP addresses and different host names, but it is the same Discourse…

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## [Posting is taking multiple seconds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-is-taking-multiple-seconds/151505)

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**Author:** [@Wingtip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wingtip)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-is-taking-multiple-seconds/151505 "2020-05-15T00:33:40Z")

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We have 5M posts and searching is pretty snappy. Hosting on a 6 shared vcores of a 2.8Ghz Xeon E5-2680 with 16GB RAM and SSD storage. That said I don’t have metrics on how many simultaneous posts our users initiate, ther…

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## [Qunit in Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qunit-in-docker/138232)

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**Author:** [@AlexanderFillbrunn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexanderFillbrunn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qunit-in-docker/138232 "2020-05-14T21:33:38Z")

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Hi, I followed the Beginners Guide to Install Discourse for Development using Docker, wrote my plugin and would now like to write tests for it. However, the qunit site is not accessible at http://localhost:3000/qunit (E…

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## [Option for system flag tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-for-system-flag-tag/151400)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chris_S)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-for-system-flag-tag/151400 "2020-05-14T20:42:35Z")

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We receive a lot of system flags on a daily basis that generate a large number of messages in the moderator inbox. This makes it difficult to filter out legitimate messages from the system flags. Is there an option to a…

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## [How can I directly edit Discourse database from a GUI?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-directly-edit-discourse-database-from-a-gui/138520)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-directly-edit-discourse-database-from-a-gui/138520 "2020-05-14T20:18:13Z")

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I am looking for some sort of user friendly utility that can run SQL queries that can globally tidy up my current database containing posts and users imported from two different older forums - for example deleting topics…

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## [How to install discourse in Hosting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-in-hosting/151525)

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**Author:** [@Jose1992](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose1992)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-in-hosting/151525 "2020-05-14T19:54:47Z")

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Hello, I want to set up an foro atletico de madrid and I like Discourse is very fast. Can discourse be installed on a hosting? or does it have to be a VPS? What do you recomend me? I did not find a way to install Disco…

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## [Quotes containing code block must start with newline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-containing-code-block-must-start-with-newline/25369)

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**Author:** [@anon25879736](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon25879736)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-containing-code-block-must-start-with-newline/25369 "2020-05-14T19:11:03Z")

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When including a quote with a code block, it will not render correctly unless the quote starts with an extra newline character. For example, the following will display correctly: \[quote="abarker"\] Sample quote 1, withou…

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## [Adding special markup or text to user profile page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-special-markup-or-text-to-user-profile-page/151517)

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**Author:** [@Uninen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Uninen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-special-markup-or-text-to-user-profile-page/151517 "2020-05-14T18:26:06Z")

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I have a problem where my forum users get confused between the main site user profile and the forum user profile. Is there a way to add some kind of HTML element to the user profile page? No matter how much or how short…

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## [Different behavior when flagging as “Something Else”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-behavior-when-flagging-as-something-else/151478)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_G)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-behavior-when-flagging-as-something-else/151478 "2020-05-14T18:21:53Z")

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I wanted to flag a post with reasoning and saw that the expected behavior has changed and half of the Flag list is lost. Steps to repro: Press the flag icon Click “Something else” Then, the following should appear: …

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## [Domain.com/bookmarks is showing domain.com/u/user/activity/bookmarks-with-reminders](https://meta.discourse.org/t/domain-com-bookmarks-is-showing-domain-com-u-user-activity-bookmarks-with-reminders/149252)

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**Author:** [@exetico](https://meta.discourse.org/u/exetico)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/domain-com-bookmarks-is-showing-domain-com-u-user-activity-bookmarks-with-reminders/149252 "2020-05-14T17:16:39Z")

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Hi, A few of our users are using bookmarks (Yep, browser-bookmarks is still a thing, apparently), to the bookmark-filtering on the frontpage. Normally the user would use his browser-bookmark (pointing at domain.com/boo…

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## [Unable to get the verification email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-get-the-verification-email/131794)

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**Author:** [@Yankxcool](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yankxcool)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-get-the-verification-email/131794 "2019-10-24T16:58:39Z")

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Hello guys, after three hours I don’t know what more to test. I have re-installed many but anything is working properly. I have checked my SMTP configuration with an external site and is working fine. My domain provid…

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## [Upgraded to 2.5.0beta4 and now YouTube og:image is not being picked up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgraded-to-2-5-0beta4-and-now-youtube-og-image-is-not-being-picked-up/150474)

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**Author:** [@hjalali](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hjalali)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgraded-to-2-5-0beta4-and-now-youtube-og-image-is-not-being-picked-up/150474 "2020-05-14T16:35:19Z")

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After updating to the 2.5.0beta4 today I noticed that article posts that do not have an image but rather have a YouTube video are having a problem with the og:image and it no longer takes the video thumbnail to represent…

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## [Running Discourse on Docker for Mac](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-discourse-on-docker-for-mac/49682)

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**Author:** [@PabloC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PabloC)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-discourse-on-docker-for-mac/49682 "2020-05-14T16:18:21Z")

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Hi! I’m trying to install Discourse locally using the relatively new Docker for Mac. This is the error I’m getting while trying to rebuild for the first time: /launcher rebuild app Ensuring launcher is up to date Fetc…

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## [API Key as a query string parameter is a security risk, right?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-key-as-a-query-string-parameter-is-a-security-risk-right/67661)

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**Author:** [@SwisherSweet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SwisherSweet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-key-as-a-query-string-parameter-is-a-security-risk-right/67661 "2020-05-14T14:59:06Z")

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I’m working with the Discourse API, and have learned that in order to perform a GET one must include the API key and API username in the URL as a parameter: curl -X GET "http://127.0.0.1:3000/admin/users/list/active.jso…

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## [Restroring problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restroring-problems/151369)

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**Author:** [@pihentagy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pihentagy)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restroring-problems/151369 "2020-05-14T14:26:31Z")

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Based on the discourse\_docker repository I have written a small script to automate using it inside a vagrant machine (run with set -x to see what is actually done) Did I copy the backup to the wrong location? And what …

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## [Private forum and SEO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-forum-and-seo/151469)

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**Author:** [@Rahim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-forum-and-seo/151469 "2020-05-14T12:35:35Z")

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Hello community, Hope you are fine. I just wonder is there any side effects for SEO in private forums? I mean will google still crawl the forums and index the topics while the sitemap is not accessible for visitors li…

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## [Why is verified flair not showing up in the user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-verified-flair-not-showing-up-in-the-user-profile/100746)

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**Author:** [@Abhijeet\_Pal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abhijeet_Pal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-verified-flair-not-showing-up-in-the-user-profile/100746 "2020-05-14T12:29:08Z")

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Hello Everyone, hope you are doing great! I made a group of the verified user who will have a verified icon beside their avatar. Here is how it looks, But The problem is the badge isn’t showing up in group members …

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## [Why are posts withdrawn instead of being deleted immediately?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-posts-withdrawn-instead-of-being-deleted-immediately/75985)

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**Author:** [@David\_Kwan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Kwan)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-posts-withdrawn-instead-of-being-deleted-immediately/75985 "2020-05-14T12:27:21Z")

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Why are posts that users try to delete considered as “withdrawn” for a period of time as opposed to being immediately deleted. I know that you can change this period of time to zero but was just wondering about the reaso…

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## [Auto-delete or close posts/topics - basic housekeeping](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-or-close-posts-topics-basic-housekeeping/151061)

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**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-or-close-posts-topics-basic-housekeeping/151061 "2020-05-14T12:24:35Z")

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Hi, can’t seem to find this in the docs, so just wanted to ask-- does Discourse ever delete posts as part of housekeeping? For example, after a topic hits x posts the old ones are deleted off the top, or if a topic isn’t…

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## [SMF2 Conversion and Rake to S3 Help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-conversion-and-rake-to-s3-help/151325)

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**Author:** [@TheEngineer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheEngineer)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-conversion-and-rake-to-s3-help/151325 "2020-05-14T11:46:04Z")

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I searched, but can’t find a basic overview for how to move our uploads from DigitalOcean to S3. I successfully setup S3 for new uploads and our backups a few months back. I’d like to complete the move of our uploads (~1…

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## [Userlist /u Tableheader and periodcontrols sticky](https://meta.discourse.org/t/userlist-u-tableheader-and-periodcontrols-sticky/151463)

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**Author:** [@Matze](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Matze)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/userlist-u-tableheader-and-periodcontrols-sticky/151463 "2020-05-14T09:51:40Z")

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Hello I think it would be a improvement for usability to show the header and periodinfo (probably div .directory-controls) when scrolling down the long list of users. What is the best way to implement this? Could/S…

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