# Latest

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## [Missing Category my web](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category-my-web/137763)

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**Author:** [@Bank\_Live](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bank_Live)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category-my-web/137763 "2020-01-05T09:07:47Z")

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Normal I can see but now missing category elecplaza only. If I login cannot see but logout can

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## [Download and restore of site settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-and-restore-of-site-settings/65230)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-and-restore-of-site-settings/65230 "2020-01-05T06:49:01Z")

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For sites interested in moving to Discourse from another forum or trying out Discourse before an import, it’s tedious to see that settings get moved from a test site to the live one, or that settings done on a live insta…

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## [Unidentified Crawler with High Amounts of Pageviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unidentified-crawler-with-high-amounts-of-pageviews/137738)

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**Author:** [@anthonylavado](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anthonylavado)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unidentified-crawler-with-high-amounts-of-pageviews/137738 "2020-01-05T01:42:43Z")

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Hi all! When we look at our crawler page view count, there seems to be an unidentified entry that is racking up over 500k page views in a month: Is there any easy way to find out what this could be? It seems to aver…

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## [TOS translated but stayed in English](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tos-translated-but-stayed-in-english/137517)

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**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tos-translated-but-stayed-in-english/137517 "2020-01-04T23:07:35Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Is there a Spanish version? Right now, here on Meta. I’m using the Spanish language interface, but TOS still on English. Why? Capture: The source is fine: discourse/config/locales/s…

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## [Set watch\_first\_post via API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-watch-first-post-via-api/137581)

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**Author:** [@DDo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DDo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-watch-first-post-via-api/137581 "2020-01-04T17:53:12Z")

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Can someone push me in the right direction? I want to set a certain category to watch first post when creating a new user via the api. Didn’ t find it in the fine doc :frowning:

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## [Uncategorized description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncategorized-description/136792)

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**Author:** [@Sceko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sceko)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncategorized-description/136792 "2020-01-04T17:47:37Z")

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Fix category.uncategorized\_description not work in new version

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## [Share link is not a text box on touch devices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-is-not-a-text-box-on-touch-devices/137688)

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**Author:** [@jsha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsha)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-is-not-a-text-box-on-touch-devices/137688 "2020-01-04T16:36:53Z")

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On both https://community.letsencrypt.org/ and here, when I click the “share link” button I get a rendered link rather than the text box I’m used to. This is surprising because it requires a right click on the link in or…

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## [Homepage doesn't have canonical URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/homepage-doesnt-have-canonical-url/50450)

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**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/homepage-doesnt-have-canonical-url/50450 "2020-01-04T16:02:56Z")

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Long story short: it seems like the homepage doesn’t have a canonical URL tag… ? That’s relevant when you change the hostname of the site and don’t want to redirect everything yet, and in order to avoid search index en…

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## [Highlight-based quoting ruby text messes up formatting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-based-quoting-ruby-text-messes-up-formatting/125282)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-based-quoting-ruby-text-messes-up-formatting/125282 "2020-01-04T12:42:45Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Inline language markup? (language learning site): Not sure if this would be considered a bug or a request for enhancement. Basically, when you quote ruby text, the quote doesn’t show up co…

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## [Update failed - forum not working, says it's up to date](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failed-forum-not-working-says-its-up-to-date/137643)

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**Author:** [@Rina\_Fallingstar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rina_Fallingstar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failed-forum-not-working-says-its-up-to-date/137643 "2020-01-04T09:57:32Z")

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I’ve tried updating the docker manager yesterday but it failed the update. This are the logs: https://pastebin.com/f7LBM1Vi I tried to restart the update after checking what went wrong. But it said that the docker mana…

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## ["Let's start a discussion" message shows wrong number of posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-start-a-discussion-message-shows-wrong-number-of-posts/137740)

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**Author:** [@Shachar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shachar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-start-a-discussion-message-shows-wrong-number-of-posts/137740 "2020-01-04T09:21:11Z")

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I am wondering whether I misunderstand what a “post” is, or whether this is a bug. Ths site has 3 public categories, one of which has 6 public topics. If I understand correctly, the message should say “There are 6 po…

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## [Verification emails not sending](https://meta.discourse.org/t/verification-emails-not-sending/134938)

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**Author:** [@Schallmeister](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Schallmeister)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/verification-emails-not-sending/134938 "2020-01-04T08:51:53Z")

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Hello again, I’ve read over this topic here and the issue I’m having is really similar to what’s going on in here: Except the fact that verification emails aren’t being sent period - whether it’s a new member or an e…

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## [Discourse setup halted by apparent website hijack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-halted-by-apparent-website-hijack/137680)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-halted-by-apparent-website-hijack/137680 "2020-01-04T05:04:59Z")

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Hi, I am in the process of setting up Discourse on a Digital Ocean droplet I completed the one-click install steps successfully, (no errors at least), but on completion of that script, typing the url of my new installat…

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## [Could Discourse run on 000webhost?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-discourse-run-on-000webhost/137720)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-discourse-run-on-000webhost/137720 "2020-01-04T03:37:21Z")

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Could 000webhost host Discourse? I think it might because they have a Mail Server, Bandwidth, and Storage so it must be able to run Discourse, right?

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## [Updating old Polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-old-polls/137551)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-old-polls/137551 "2020-01-03T23:59:37Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse 2.4.0.beta8 Release Notes: Fantastic to see pie charts! I guess it’s not possible to retro-actively change a Poll to pie chart format e.g. by sneakily inserting chartType=pie in…

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## [Can't restore to external DB](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-to-external-db/137696)

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**Author:** [@NotAnonymous](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NotAnonymous)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-restore-to-external-db/137696 "2020-01-03T23:54:07Z")

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I’m trying to change my install to use an external postgres database. I have it set up to connect to the database with a new install, which seems to work fine. But when I try and do a restore from the old internal datab…

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## [\-1 on statistics (Userprofile)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-on-statistics-userprofile/137682)

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**Author:** [@hallo1142](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hallo1142)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-on-statistics-userprofile/137682 "2020-01-03T22:54:00Z")

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I noticed that I have on my own profile - statistics

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## [Don't remove space before "?" in title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-remove-space-before-in-title/137670)

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**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-remove-space-before-in-title/137670 "2020-01-03T17:43:26Z")

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Hi, Discourse seems to remove automaticaly space before “?” in post titles. But in French, the space is needed. How not to have this auto-correct? Or better, follow the French rules if the forum is in French. Thanks

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## [Trust level 3 user title disappearing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-3-user-title-disappearing/137554)

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**Author:** [@Yu\_Gong1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yu_Gong1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-3-user-title-disappearing/137554 "2020-01-03T17:24:07Z")

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Anyone faced a issue when it comes to trust level 3 users? They can set their own title, but when they set it, it disappears at some point by its own ? We do use SSO through API, ill check if its related to that.

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## [How to parse custom bb codes when migrating from phpbb?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-parse-custom-bb-codes-when-migrating-from-phpbb/137673)

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**Author:** [@Queth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Queth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-parse-custom-bb-codes-when-migrating-from-phpbb/137673 "2020-01-03T17:04:04Z")

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Hello, I’m migrating my current phpbb2 forum to discourse. (first converting to phpbb3 and then to discourse using the converter). On my forum we have a lot of custom bb codes. for example \[title\] and \[com\]. When I use…

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## [Plugin discourse-multilingual-support does not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-discourse-multilingual-support-does-not-work/137659)

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**Author:** [@andre.mendes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andre.mendes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-discourse-multilingual-support-does-not-work/137659 "2020-01-03T15:25:09Z")

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Hey guys! I’m working in my discourse application and I installed the multilingual-support plugin, but it does not work. I can’t configure it or do anything with. Could someone help me? In attachment follows the link t…

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## [How can I hide new posts for a specific category from site home page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-new-posts-for-a-specific-category-from-site-home-page/137584)

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**Author:** [@taonmatt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taonmatt)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-new-posts-for-a-specific-category-from-site-home-page/137584 "2020-01-03T12:04:23Z")

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Hi I have a category on my site called MEMEX which is a space for practitioners to chat about tools and techniques that I don’t want to “pollute” the rest of the site (since it’s more active right now than the rest of t…

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## [Show part of post only for specific group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-part-of-post-only-for-specific-group/137609)

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**Author:** [@Antichrist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Antichrist)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-part-of-post-only-for-specific-group/137609 "2020-01-03T10:35:51Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if it’s possible to show specific parts of posts only for a specific group? EG: Only Group A and B can see links in the post. If someone could help me out, I’d appreciate it a lot. Regards.

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## [Latest update broke my forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-update-broke-my-forum/137620)

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**Author:** [@RaviJayagopal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaviJayagopal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-update-broke-my-forum/137620 "2020-01-03T08:36:35Z")

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I upgraded to the latest version from my admin panel, and now the burger menu doesn’t work (nothing happens when I click on it) and if I try to go to the admin page (indirectly through some other page), I get a “Oops! Th…

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## [SSO with non-unique email addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-with-non-unique-email-addresses/68125)

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**Author:** [@cbhp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cbhp)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-with-non-unique-email-addresses/68125 "2020-01-03T03:27:05Z")

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Is it possible to use Discourse with SSO and email addresses which are not unique? That means users have multiple accounts with different usernames but same email addresses.

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## [Opened the forum doors at midnight](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opened-the-forum-doors-at-midnight/137525)

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**Author:** [@soraiden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/soraiden)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opened-the-forum-doors-at-midnight/137525 "2020-01-03T02:23:54Z")

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We did a countdown with the New Years ball dropping. People cheered when it happened. It was a whole thing. :laughing: Anyway, we opened the doors at midnight and, so far, the feedback from the new community has been s…

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## [Age-restricted category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669)

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**Author:** [@GZhynko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GZhynko)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669 "2020-01-02T22:46:15Z")

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Hello everyone, Is there a way to make a category age-restricted? For example, only users who are over 18 can read and post topics in this category. Thanks in advance!

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## [Add a "curated personal learning" page for users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-curated-personal-learning-page-for-users/132897)

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**Author:** [@taonmatt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taonmatt)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-curated-personal-learning-page-for-users/132897 "2020-01-02T21:59:21Z")

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I came to Discourse through Seth Godin’s “The Marketing Seminar” which is run on Discourse instances. Something I constantly found myself wanting in my experience there through TMS6 and TMS7 was a page of my own where I…

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## [Fireside.fm Player](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fireside-fm-player/137580)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fireside-fm-player/137580 "2020-01-02T17:42:43Z")

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This theme enables adding the https://fireside.fm embedded player to various locations in the Discourse UI. It’s recommended to use the Latest Episode player found on your podcast’s admin dashboard. :link: Repository Li…

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## [Wildcard URL checker has hardcoded protocol allow list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcard-url-checker-has-hardcoded-protocol-allow-list/137414)

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**Author:** [@blattersturm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blattersturm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcard-url-checker-has-hardcoded-protocol-allow-list/137414 "2020-01-02T16:53:07Z")

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Since the following commit: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d8360b4c82ca34a5c570a4af28b628f68fb23908#diff-cafbd2eee0eb3198218bc6b0ef1c0fa0R4 a hardcoded list of allowed protocols has been added, ignoring …

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