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## [Unix:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/nginx.http.sock (2: No such file or directory) \[SOLVED\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unix-var-discourse-shared-standalone-nginx-http-sock-2-no-such-file-or-directory-solved/142342)

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**Author:** [@pr0cesor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pr0cesor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unix-var-discourse-shared-standalone-nginx-http-sock-2-no-such-file-or-directory-solved/142342 "2020-04-02T00:29:29Z")

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Hi everyone, I got a 502 Bad Gateway on my website and I can’t get pass this issue with nginx.http.sock Nginx error.log \[crit\] 14339#14339: \*1 connect() to unix:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/nginx.http.sock failed…

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## [Wordpress blog, comments and manually copying it to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-blog-comments-and-manually-copying-it-to-discourse/68801)

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**Author:** [@Quintin\_Par](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Quintin_Par)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-blog-comments-and-manually-copying-it-to-discourse/68801 "2017-11-11T19:10:10Z")

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I am setting up a discourse forum for my blog and as I understand, there is no way to sync migrate existing wordpress comments to discourse topics and as its replies. Since that is the case, I was thinking of doing this…

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## [Is there a difference between using CDN for files on s3 and holding files on the machine?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-difference-between-using-cdn-for-files-on-s3-and-holding-files-on-the-machine/146573)

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**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-difference-between-using-cdn-for-files-on-s3-and-holding-files-on-the-machine/146573 "2020-04-02T11:52:29Z")

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If the files are hosted together on the server and not on the outside, does this have an impact (better or worse) on cdn (cloudfront) ? I want to move the files to S3 in order to set up CDN (separate) as well. Is it wor…

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## [Determining if the authenticated API user has liked the post in the getTopic API response](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-if-the-authenticated-api-user-has-liked-the-post-in-the-gettopic-api-response/146566)

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**Author:** [@benbowler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benbowler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-if-the-authenticated-api-user-has-liked-the-post-in-the-gettopic-api-response/146566 "2020-04-02T11:41:29Z")

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I’ve been working on a Wordpress commenting plugin for the last week and have had great success connecting to, creating posts and updating data via the Discourse API and my fork of the discourse-php-API plugin - Work thr…

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## [Break down Dashboard by groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/break-down-dashboard-by-groups/105020)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/break-down-dashboard-by-groups/105020 "2020-04-02T10:23:51Z")

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I love the new Dashboard 2.0. I think some really helpful analytics could be helping compare the stats of different groups on that dashboard, as well as allowing us to track the health of various groups over time.

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## [Change forum header banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-forum-header-banner/145930)

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**Author:** [@LegacyTheTeam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LegacyTheTeam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-forum-header-banner/145930 "2020-04-02T09:42:19Z")

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What would you like done? Make my header banner look like this Forum address is http://forum.legacy-events.com/. Currently using Versatile banner. When do you need it done? This is not urgent. Within the next 2 wee…

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## [Availability of OpenID Connect in hosted plans](https://meta.discourse.org/t/availability-of-openid-connect-in-hosted-plans/146250)

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**Author:** [@pebble](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pebble)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/availability-of-openid-connect-in-hosted-plans/146250 "2020-04-02T08:57:28Z")

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This is just a clarification question. I have started running discourse locally, following the docker instructions I can see the options for setting up login with google but none of the options described in the OpenID …

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## [Why does the tags dropdown not show all tags? (on creating a new post)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-the-tags-dropdown-not-show-all-tags-on-creating-a-new-post/146546)

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**Author:** [@Sven\_Schatzl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sven_Schatzl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-the-tags-dropdown-not-show-all-tags-on-creating-a-new-post/146546 "2020-04-02T08:38:28Z")

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Hello, we have not too much tags and don’t allow our visitors to define their own. So when creating a new post, we would like that the visitors can “see” all the tags in the dropdown. The “famous” setting “max tags in…

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## [Pass muted/blocked users on SSO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pass-muted-blocked-users-on-sso/146298)

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**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pass-muted-blocked-users-on-sso/146298 "2020-04-02T07:31:29Z")

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Hi, I am integrating Discourse with a community site where members can already “block” each other. So when a member of my site SSO’s into Discourse, I’d like to also pass the list of blocked external\_id values. These can…

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## [Allow inbound email delivery to forum contact email for inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-inbound-email-delivery-to-forum-contact-email-for-inactive-users/146544)

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**Author:** [@md-misko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/md-misko)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-inbound-email-delivery-to-forum-contact-email-for-inactive-users/146544 "2020-04-02T07:20:33Z")

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After configuring Configure direct-delivery incoming email for self-hosted sites with Mail-Receiver Details below, please move the entire conversation from the original topic here if appropriate: https://meta.discours…

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## [How many hours does it take to install Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-hours-does-it-take-to-install-discourse/80399)

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**Author:** [@Openmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Openmind)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-hours-does-it-take-to-install-discourse/80399 "2020-04-02T06:58:36Z")

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Hi, I’m not a developer so I hired a company that has been creating my website. Now I want the team to add Discourse to my site. How do I calculate or estimate how many hours it will take the developers to install and in…

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## [How to reinstate a banned user and IP address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reinstate-a-banned-user-and-ip-address/146534)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reinstate-a-banned-user-and-ip-address/146534 "2020-04-02T06:15:44Z")

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How do I go about reinstating an absolved miscreant?

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## [Enabling discobot after forum creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-discobot-after-forum-creation/146394)

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**Author:** [@booleanbalaji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/booleanbalaji)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-discobot-after-forum-creation/146394 "2020-04-02T04:54:05Z")

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I’m currently managing a community on discourse which had the discobot disabled for a while. We have about 8k users right now, and are planning to enable it. Anyone know what’d happen for the existing users if we do enab…

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## [How to change font on my site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-font-on-my-site/107270)

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**Author:** [@MichelleBasey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichelleBasey)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-font-on-my-site/107270 "2020-04-02T04:33:32Z")

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:loudspeaker: Update 01/2019 The obsolete guide referred to in this post has been updated and is fully functional :loudspeaker: Continuing the discussion from How to change default font: Per instructions for the adm…

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## [Interest in (volunteer) formal UX evaluation of Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interest-in-volunteer-formal-ux-evaluation-of-discourse/146235)

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**Author:** [@Nick\_Research](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nick_Research)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interest-in-volunteer-formal-ux-evaluation-of-discourse/146235 "2020-04-02T00:56:00Z")

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Hi, I’m a Lecturer in Interaction Design here in Australia and I have a research project that is about ascertaining the value of novice UX research en masse. I would love to use this approach to the Discourse platform if…

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## [Removing timer doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-timer-doesnt-work/146461)

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**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-timer-doesnt-work/146461 "2020-04-02T00:30:46Z")

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I’ve got auto-close set after 48 hours since last post on a topic. When I try to remove timer it displays this error: I’m on the latest core.

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## [Is it possible to disable account self-deletion?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-account-self-deletion/146276)

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**Author:** [@blattersturm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blattersturm)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-account-self-deletion/146276 "2020-04-01T23:21:38Z")

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According to an earlier post: Discourse allows users to self-delete their account when they have \<X posts. Our issue is that we have payment functionality tied to forum account IDs and the Patreon plugin’s email linki…

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## [Enable Google Login to accept logins from more than one hosted domain (aka GSuite domain)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-google-login-to-accept-logins-from-more-than-one-hosted-domain-aka-gsuite-domain/91892)

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**Author:** [@aribadernatal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aribadernatal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-google-login-to-accept-logins-from-more-than-one-hosted-domain-aka-gsuite-domain/91892 "2020-04-01T23:19:30Z")

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Currently, the “google oauth2 hd” login setting can either be left blank (allowing login from any Gmail or GSuite/hosted domain account), can be set to \* (allowing login from any GSuite/hosted domain account), or can be …

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## [Change colour on hover for Custom Header Link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-colour-on-hover-for-custom-header-link/277627)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-colour-on-hover-for-custom-header-link/277627 "2020-04-01T22:56:56Z")

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Dude! You rock! Sorted. I’ve noticed that on hover, the link doesn’t change background colour like all the other ones in Discourse. I’ve tried to hack some CSS to cover that, which works well enough: .custom-header-li…

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## [User Experience on Discourse with optional touch-input](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-experience-on-discourse-with-optional-touch-input/40190)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-experience-on-discourse-with-optional-touch-input/40190 "2020-04-01T20:23:45Z")

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Continuing the discussion from here, here, here, and here… All the topics linked above have in common that there are issues with Discourse, generally related to UX, when a using Discourse on a system that has touch, but…

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## [How to restore avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-avatars/146353)

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**Author:** [@mattmon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattmon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-avatars/146353 "2020-04-01T19:01:32Z")

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Is there a way to redownload the avatars provided by initial account creation? For example, those that come from yahoo, gmail, etc? All user have uploaded\_avatar\_id: nil how can we get the avatar pictures back?

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## [Creating a survey for self-hosted Discourse communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-survey-for-self-hosted-discourse-communities/34541)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-survey-for-self-hosted-discourse-communities/34541 "2020-04-01T18:48:51Z")

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I’d like to put together a little survey for projects that are managing their own Discourse forum. Published results will be 100% anonymous. I wanna know things like: Who’s their hosting provider? How beefy is their h…

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## [Temporary Same Avatar for all Users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077)

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**Author:** [@Imperator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Imperator)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-same-avatar-for-all-users/47077 "2020-04-01T18:21:22Z")

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Hey Guys, a question is it possible that alle user have the same Avatar? only Temporary for a Event maybe over the CSS/HTML Settings? regards, Imperator

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## [Discourse not sending Emails to All Users in mailing list mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-sending-emails-to-all-users-in-mailing-list-mode/141036)

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**Author:** [@fidelio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fidelio)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-sending-emails-to-all-users-in-mailing-list-mode/141036 "2020-04-01T17:38:40Z")

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We have migrated from a Mailing List and lot of users are still using our forum predominately via Email. There are about 300 that are in Mailing List mode. But Discourse only seems to send out around 75 to 80 Mails when…

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## [Polls plugin causing 500 error on post save](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-plugin-causing-500-error-on-post-save/146248)

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**Author:** [@benbowler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benbowler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-plugin-causing-500-error-on-post-save/146248 "2020-04-01T17:08:25Z")

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On the latest version of Discourse on Docker I’m having the reverse of this issue: Polls disabled caused 500 error If polls are enabled replying to a topic shows a 500 error. Trace: NoMethodError in PostsController#cre…

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## [Multisite Config](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-config/146420)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_Spencer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Spencer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-config/146420 "2020-04-01T16:45:41Z")

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Hey guys, I’ve been trying to get Multisite working for a few days now, but no dice. Being self employed is pretty tough just now so I’m trying to consolidate everything onto one VM. I started with a single container s…

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## [How to set user's location string with Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-users-location-string-with-discourse-api/146301)

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**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-users-location-string-with-discourse-api/146301 "2020-04-01T15:27:03Z")

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It looks like there’s an endpoint to set a user’s info, including their location. However, I can’t figure out: How to pass the user ID instead of the username? When I post a new location to mydiscourse.com/u/my\_us…

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## [How to change a site setting via the Console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-a-site-setting-via-the-console/32761)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-a-site-setting-via-the-console/32761 "2020-04-01T14:55:11Z")

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So while investigating https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-menu-item/32731/21?u=cpradio I enabled SSO, then logged out (yikes!), and now I can’t log back in, as it wants me to use SSO to do so :frowning: How can I dis…

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## [PMs appearing in email but not in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pms-appearing-in-email-but-not-in-discourse/146433)

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**Author:** [@SherriM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SherriM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pms-appearing-in-email-but-not-in-discourse/146433 "2020-04-01T14:37:14Z")

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We launched to our membership yesterday. We’re synched with our membership database so that member are given permissions to the discussion groups for the sections they belong to… It went well but there is one thread th…

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## [Handling Marketplace Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-marketplace-topics/140319)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-marketplace-topics/140319 "2020-02-03T19:25:38Z")

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Almost every Marketplace topic ends as a Support topic lately. I’m not sure if this is good or bad.

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