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## [Error while updating Discourse, now header admin menu won't open nor /admin/ route](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-updating-discourse-now-header-admin-menu-wont-open-nor-admin-route/135782)

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**Author:** [@DavidFox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidFox)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-updating-discourse-now-header-admin-menu-wont-open-nor-admin-route/135782 "2019-12-12T17:27:49Z")

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Hi Guys, I was updating my Discourse today and ended up with an unsuable admin. Here is what happened: I updated via the admin notification, I updated docker first without any issues. Then when I tried to update Disco…

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## [How to run simple:press import script?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-simple-press-import-script/126259)

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**Author:** [@Steve\_Arnold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_Arnold)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-simple-press-import-script/126259 "2019-12-12T16:45:02Z")

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I see there is a ruby script for importing a simple:press forum into a Discourse forum here: However there don’t appear to be any instructions on how to run the script. Would someone please enlighten me on how to do t…

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## [\[Seeking quotes\] modify plugins + debug conflicts to create opensource plug-+-play project management system for peace and happiness charity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-quotes-modify-plugins-debug-conflicts-to-create-opensource-plug-play-project-management-system-for-peace-and-happiness-charity/135680)

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**Author:** [@Andy02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy02)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-quotes-modify-plugins-debug-conflicts-to-create-opensource-plug-play-project-management-system-for-peace-and-happiness-charity/135680 "2019-12-12T15:20:06Z")

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\[Seeking quotes\] modify plugins and debugging conflicts between them. Creating opensource plug-and-play project management system for peace and well-being charity We don’t really know how much it would take to complete …

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## [Problems posting to Discourse: Check that your Discourse Username is set correctly on your WordPress profile page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-posting-to-discourse-check-that-your-discourse-username-is-set-correctly-on-your-wordpress-profile-page/135479)

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**Author:** [@Neumannium](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neumannium)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-posting-to-discourse-check-that-your-discourse-username-is-set-correctly-on-your-wordpress-profile-page/135479 "2019-12-12T15:46:45Z")

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After updating my WP install of Discourse to the latest version, I can no longer publish posts from my front page to Discourse. Instead, in the Discourse pane inside WP it says: “Your post could not be published to Disc…

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## [What's the point of "X / week" topics in categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-point-of-x-week-topics-in-categories/135767)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_P](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_P)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-point-of-x-week-topics-in-categories/135767 "2019-12-12T15:07:54Z")

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There is “X / week” column in some category styles, like the one used on meta. I think it’s kind of useless and only distracts users. If for whatever reason you want to estimate how active a category is (which probably …

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## [Jforum import script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jforum-import-script/74616)

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**Author:** [@mayerale](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mayerale)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jforum-import-script/74616 "2019-12-12T14:59:11Z")

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I’ve written an import script for jforum, the great java-based forum software. Here is my github fork: https://github.com/mayerale/discourse/ It’s based on the phpBB import script (thank you for this great import scrip…

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## [Edit note carrying over when editing title (or category?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-note-carrying-over-when-editing-title-or-category/135764)

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**Author:** [@Zeemah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zeemah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-note-carrying-over-when-editing-title-or-category/135764 "2019-12-12T14:38:13Z")

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Just noticed that if you make an edit on a topic and add a note (for example ‘revised section #2’) and then afterward you edit the title in that same topic. The previous note will carry over on a different edit revision. …

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## [Some texts are missing on Transifex?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-texts-are-missing-on-transifex/135673)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_P](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_P)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-texts-are-missing-on-transifex/135673 "2019-12-12T13:22:25Z")

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I fixed some mistypes and wrong Russian translations in my Discourse and wanted to contribute it, but I cannot find some items on https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/translate/#ru/$/17538144, such as js.com…

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## [How to delete all user names?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-all-user-names/135737)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-all-user-names/135737 "2019-12-12T13:21:42Z")

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Hi. I imported from phpbb some time ago. The script guessed the user names from the email addresses. A user who didn’t post years before the migration found his real name on the forum and sent me a message to ask us re…

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## [Discourse with any SSO providers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-any-sso-providers/135748)

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**Author:** [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-any-sso-providers/135748 "2019-12-12T13:19:07Z")

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Hello! The number of services in our community began to require a normal SSO. What would be the SSO/IdM/IAM system that would NORMALLY work with Discourse using the SAML plugin, could you advise? System requirements - …

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## [Better theme settings on user front-end](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-theme-settings-on-user-front-end/78477)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-theme-settings-on-user-front-end/78477 "2019-12-12T13:18:00Z")

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Continuing the discussion from We need a "large fonts" and "small fonts" theme to ship with Discourse: Our themes now support dark/light/{any-color-scheme} toggles as well as variable font sizes :tada: But user interfa…

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## [Error on building latest version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-building-latest-version/135706)

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**Author:** [@russellwstanley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/russellwstanley)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-building-latest-version/135706 "2019-12-12T10:58:20Z")

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Hi. I get the following error when running ./installer rebuild web\_only on the latest releases of discoures. fs.js:114 throw err; ^ Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'root='/assets',url='/assets/ve…

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## [Ranking of post, based on user upvotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ranking-of-post-based-on-user-upvotes/135667)

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**Author:** [@jobro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jobro)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ranking-of-post-based-on-user-upvotes/135667 "2019-12-12T06:26:05Z")

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How can I have the post within the categories be ranked based off of user votes? I am trying to create a place where users can share their ideas, with the best ones gaining the most traction.

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## [Suggestion: Get notifications when people vote in polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-get-notifications-when-people-vote-in-polls/89010)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-get-notifications-when-people-vote-in-polls/89010 "2019-12-12T03:43:34Z")

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It would be nice if there was a way to “subscribe” to polls, so that you could get notified when anyone votes in the poll. While I certainly wouldn’t want to get notified about every poll I create, occasionally there is …

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## [Where to Upload a File](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-upload-a-file/108766)

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**Author:** [@foros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/foros)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-upload-a-file/108766 "2019-12-12T00:05:59Z")

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Hi, I want users to download files I can store in my server. I created a folder at /var/discourse/, where I uploaded a .doc file so that users can download it just by clicking on the link, example https://www.example.co…

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## [Show detailed timestamp for posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-detailed-timestamp-for-posts/126799)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-detailed-timestamp-for-posts/126799 "2019-12-11T11:43:35Z")

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I know you can hover/tap the timestamp to see the exact time, but why not show the full date visibly right away? It doesn’t really add that much text to the page, but I think it would add a lot of value and reduce some c…

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## [Track clicks on URL in user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-clicks-on-url-in-user-profile/135704)

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**Author:** [@ked](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ked)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-clicks-on-url-in-user-profile/135704 "2019-12-11T22:01:52Z")

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I would like to add click-tracking to the URL in a user’s profile. What would it take to add link tracking to the URL in a user profile so that people could see how many clicks their URL had received

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## [Can discourse do this? Putting users into groups, mass messaging those users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-do-this-putting-users-into-groups-mass-messaging-those-users/135698)

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**Author:** [@snow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/snow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-do-this-putting-users-into-groups-mass-messaging-those-users/135698 "2019-12-11T21:55:27Z")

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Sorry if this is basic, but I’m considering using Discourse as a platform to manage my group of 1-2000 users. Can Discourse do the following: Place individuals into “user groups” or roles that would have permission t…

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## [Username already exist error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-already-exist-error/134356)

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**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-already-exist-error/134356 "2019-12-11T20:40:55Z")

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why this error constantly happens in my forum? is it safe to be ignored? Job exception: PG::UniqueViolation: ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint "index\_users\_on\_username" DETAIL: Key (username)=(ghaz…

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## [Is it possible to archive entire categories, not just the topics/posts within them?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-archive-entire-categories-not-just-the-topics-posts-within-them/135684)

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**Author:** [@jiq2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jiq2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-archive-entire-categories-not-just-the-topics-posts-within-them/135684 "2019-12-11T20:39:46Z")

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Hello! I am interested in archiving entire categories - not just the posts within them. I have looked at about 10 different posts in this forum trying to figure out but am still stumped. I realized you can archive topic…

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## [Messages user to admin are blocked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messages-user-to-admin-are-blocked/135645)

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**Author:** [@David\_Pešava](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Pe%C5%A1ava)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messages-user-to-admin-are-blocked/135645 "2019-12-11T20:24:20Z")

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Hi, we heave issues with messaging Admin to common user. When we try to send message from common user to admin , we get message “You cant send message to this user”. Is it possible to set it up or fix in admin panel?

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## [How can one safely merge and reorganize categories without losing existing threads?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-one-safely-merge-and-reorganize-categories-without-losing-existing-threads/135328)

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**Author:** [@jiq2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jiq2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-one-safely-merge-and-reorganize-categories-without-losing-existing-threads/135328 "2019-12-07T02:26:59Z")

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Hello! I manage a discourse community that has gotten a bit out of hand with the number of categories we have. There are roughly 30 categories in operation that I would like to consolidate into about 10. However, I don’…

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## [After update, all the forum is disappeared but the bottom image (SOLVED)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-update-all-the-forum-is-disappeared-but-the-bottom-image-solved/135664)

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**Author:** [@aldobelus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aldobelus)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-update-all-the-forum-is-disappeared-but-the-bottom-image-solved/135664 "2019-12-11T17:04:14Z")

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Hi. I updated the forum yesterday and, today, this is the image I’ve found: What you see is the image I use for the Ibiscus theme, if I remember fine its name. As you can see, there is nothing else, no login, no foru…

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## [Amend badge query to include Unlisted topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amend-badge-query-to-include-unlisted-topics/281541)

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**Author:** [@Arcaxon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arcaxon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amend-badge-query-to-include-unlisted-topics/281541 "2019-12-11T16:07:16Z")

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Hi I’m trying to make a Badge Query that gives a badge when someone replies to an UNLISTED post. Sadly it seems the regular Query just ignores “UNLISTED” posts for some reason and doesn’t give the badges. Here’s the Qu…

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## [Editing the text on the mobile view of account registration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-the-text-on-the-mobile-view-of-account-registration/135498)

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**Author:** [@chi\_noti\_info](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chi_noti_info)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-the-text-on-the-mobile-view-of-account-registration/135498 "2019-12-11T16:01:53Z")

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Hello. I would like to edit and add some text in the registration screen of the mobile version (something like "check your spam folder, etc). I checked the words for email (in spanish) and there are several fields with …

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## [Imported users from other database are wipe out after night](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imported-users-from-other-database-are-wipe-out-after-night/135647)

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**Author:** [@David\_Pešava](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Pe%C5%A1ava)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imported-users-from-other-database-are-wipe-out-after-night/135647 "2019-12-11T14:58:06Z")

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Hi , after successful import users from other database into Discourse database is everything ok, but after night there are some users and data missing. Why is this happening? Is in discourse some “fix” option or back …

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## [How not to be sent to the spam folder?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-not-to-be-sent-to-the-spam-folder/135625)

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**Author:** [@chi\_noti\_info](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chi_noti_info)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 6:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-not-to-be-sent-to-the-spam-folder/135625 "2019-12-11T06:44:58Z")

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Hello. I am using namecheap’s email service (privateemail.com) but all my discourse emails are being sent to spam in the major email providers, namely yahoo.com, hotmail.com, except gmail. This is better than getting se…

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## [Is it possible to have a questionnaire topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-questionnaire-topic/135590)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Eagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Eagle)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-questionnaire-topic/135590 "2019-12-11T00:06:57Z")

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Would it be possible to have a whole topic dedicated to users answering questions? As a example say we are a car group and wish to work out issues as a community. The original post would have questions such as: What …

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## [Questions about moderator shield badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-moderator-shield-badge/75098)

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**Author:** [@maniacalmorgan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maniacalmorgan)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-moderator-shield-badge/75098 "2019-12-10T21:34:23Z")

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I poked around, but couldn’t find the right answers to my questions. I see that you can edit the title badges, but I haven’t quite figured out how. As an example, both admins and moderators have the shield icon next to …

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## [WP Discourse not displaying on WP self hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-not-displaying-on-wp-self-hosted-site/135601)

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**Author:** [@digitalgerry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/digitalgerry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-not-displaying-on-wp-self-hosted-site/135601 "2019-12-10T21:21:37Z")

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Hi all I’ve got a very vanilla Discourse site and I’m wanting it to display on my WP site. I’m using WP Discourse, its connected but I cannot workout how to get the Discource showing on the site… to then test if I can …

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