# Latest

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## [Restore: uncompressed file to big](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-uncompressed-file-to-big/134302)

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**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-uncompressed-file-to-big/134302 "2019-11-24T19:29:43Z")

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Hey there, I’m probing a restore on a migrated forum. The restore package is around 25g and when trying the restore it fails with this message in the log: \[2019-11-24 08:33:00\] The uncompressed file is too big. Conside…

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## [Auto-suspend inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-suspend-inactive-users/65444)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-suspend-inactive-users/65444 "2019-11-24T19:18:31Z")

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A very simple plugin which automatically suspends users after they haven’t logged in for a while. It has a very narrow use case, but thought I’d share it in case someone else finds it useful. The plugin simply uses the …

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## [New googlebot detection?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-googlebot-detection/134306)

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**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-googlebot-detection/134306 "2019-11-24T12:53:57Z")

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We noticed a spike in anonymous (not bot) page views at forum.makerforums.info and discovered that they were associated with crawl-$IP.googlebot.com hostnames in the 66.249/16 netblock. I found that Google recently annou…

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## [\[PAID\] automatically change user email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-automatically-change-user-email/133146)

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**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-automatically-change-user-email/133146 "2019-11-24T08:21:05Z")

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I want to be able to automatically change user email, without needing to send confirmation email, with admin api call. I’m OK with this plugin being opensourced or even be merged to core discourse as a pull request(If ma…

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## [Make Staff Notice send a Mailing List email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-staff-notice-send-a-mailing-list-email/134301)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-staff-notice-send-a-mailing-list-email/134301 "2019-11-24T08:20:14Z")

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We come from a mailing list background and many of our users still use Discourse as a mailing list. Those users never see a Staff Notice. Is there a way to make a Staff Notice send a mailing list email, like normal posts…

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## [Generic URL for User Settings page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-url-for-user-settings-page/72371)

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**Author:** [@Gunnar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gunnar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-url-for-user-settings-page/72371 "2017-10-18T19:36:46Z")

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Hi! Is there a way to link to a user’s settings page without knowing the user’s username? I.e., I’d like to create a generic link somewhere for people to get to their settings/preferences page, something like this: Pl…

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## [Composer image resizer does not visually indicate the current size (%) anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-image-resizer-does-not-visually-indicate-the-current-size-anymore/133096)

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**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-image-resizer-does-not-visually-indicate-the-current-size-anymore/133096 "2019-11-23T22:03:05Z")

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I’m certain that the currently selected size for an upload used to be in black, bold and un-clickable text. I noticed this last week, is this the side-effect of another change?

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## [Disable commenting in the category description post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-commenting-in-the-category-description-post/134285)

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**Author:** [@Yuri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yuri)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-commenting-in-the-category-description-post/134285 "2019-11-23T21:27:19Z")

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I recently found that people posted comments under the category description instead of creating new posts in that category. The category description i think is not the same as a standard post, for that reason it is part…

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## [Trouble connecting drupal and discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-connecting-drupal-and-discourse/34168)

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**Author:** [@tbecker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tbecker)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-connecting-drupal-and-discourse/34168 "2017-10-18T14:18:19Z")

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Setup a hosted discourse instance and trying the Drupal Discourse Module: Client Challenge Reading the Drupal module’s README says: Log into the Discourse instance as an admin and go to the site settings screen /admin…

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## [Put user custom field on the user account page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-user-custom-field-on-the-user-account-page/134090)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-user-custom-field-on-the-user-account-page/134090 "2019-11-23T15:16:19Z")

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Someone wants user custom fields on the account page (they don’t like the profile page for reasons). It seems like I should be able to do this in a theme component. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/ap…

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## [How to Embed Recent and Popular Topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-recent-and-popular-topics/133947)

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**Author:** [@Tino\_Augustine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tino_Augustine)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-recent-and-popular-topics/133947 "2019-11-23T10:38:32Z")

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Does anyone know how to embed the discourse recent and popular posts to another website? What I am looking for is similar to the below layout can someone provide the document for embedding discourse on another site?

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## [How to optimize storage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-optimize-storage/134237)

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**Author:** [@bck055](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bck055)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-optimize-storage/134237 "2019-11-23T00:34:03Z")

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My server is 55GBs, We are running a small community. I have 5 backup files, each file est. 100 MBs. I dont know why the docker occupancy over 30GB storage? Could you help me to remove unused files or cleaning old upd…

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## [\[PAID\] Update existing theme component to use header authentication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-update-existing-theme-component-to-use-header-authentication/134048)

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**Author:** [@alxpck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxpck)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-update-existing-theme-component-to-use-header-authentication/134048 "2019-11-22T18:48:02Z")

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What would you like done? We have a custom theme component that recently started returning an error. In the admin dashboard it lists the error as being related to the depreciation o…

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## [Share icons colour](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-icons-colour/134187)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-icons-colour/134187 "2019-11-22T18:14:10Z")

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Hello, Since beta7 I have had this issue on all discourse sites. When you press a post to share it the box should be blue but they are white Is this known? Thanks all

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## [Get "badge-notification" from API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-badge-notification-from-api/106614)

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**Author:** [@rbrlortie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rbrlortie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-badge-notification-from-api/106614 "2019-11-22T17:23:55Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to get the number of notications from the API? The one next to the user’s avatar: We did find this call /notifications.json?recent=true&limit=5 however this returns more than only the badge and wou…

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## [Tags for WP Discourse topic are not displayed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-for-wp-discourse-topic-are-not-displayed/134129)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-for-wp-discourse-topic-are-not-displayed/134129 "2019-11-22T15:51:52Z")

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I tried to set a tag for a topic created by wp discourse. It’s set successfully, but is not displayed in the topic nor the rest forum itself: I tested adding tags to other topics in same category (with empty tag setti…

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## [Share Button Popup not Working on Android without HTTPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-button-popup-not-working-on-android-without-https/134177)

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**Author:** [@Akshay\_Gadekar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Akshay_Gadekar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-button-popup-not-working-on-android-without-https/134177 "2019-11-22T15:47:56Z")

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Share Popup not opening on Share Button click Like meta.discourse.org how can I enable this? Expected :point\_down:: Current Behaviour :point\_down::

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## [API request for anonymizing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-request-for-anonymizing-users/134171)

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**Author:** [@op\_ukrop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/op_ukrop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-request-for-anonymizing-users/134171 "2019-11-22T15:05:56Z")

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Hello. Do we have an opportunity for anonymizing many users at the same time? API or maybe database requests? Thanks.

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## [Delete a post that's no longer needed with moderation tools](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-post-thats-no-longer-needed-with-moderation-tools/134169)

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**Author:** [@native-api](https://meta.discourse.org/u/native-api)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-post-thats-no-longer-needed-with-moderation-tools/134169 "2019-11-22T15:00:49Z")

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As a moderator, I’d like to clean up a completed topic that has much noise so that it’s more useful to future readers: merge useful information that’s scattered across many posts delete the posts that are redundant/no …

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## [Can I anonymize a user via the API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-anonymize-a-user-via-the-api/276049)

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**Author:** [@op\_ukrop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/op_ukrop)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-anonymize-a-user-via-the-api/276049 "2019-11-22T14:55:42Z")

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Hello. Do we have an opportunity to do this action via API?

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## [Migrate a PunBB forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-punbb-forum-to-discourse/134167)

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**Author:** [@enigmaty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/enigmaty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-punbb-forum-to-discourse/134167 "2019-11-22T14:05:33Z")

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In this tutorial, we will learn how to migrate PunBB forum to :discourse: platform using the official Importer script. Let’s get started :slight\_smile: What can be migrated Topics & replies =\> topics & posts Catego…

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## [CORS Error when embedding comments in Gitlab-hosted Jekyll static site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cors-error-when-embedding-comments-in-gitlab-hosted-jekyll-static-site/72194)

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**Author:** [@chrishiero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrishiero)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cors-error-when-embedding-comments-in-gitlab-hosted-jekyll-static-site/72194 "2017-10-17T00:08:22Z")

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New Discourse user here just trying to get a basic site skeleton up. So far, almost everything has been smooth except for getting the comment-embedding/post-generating functionality to work. I have my Discourse instance…

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## [How to add social meta tags to my site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-social-meta-tags-to-my-site/134111)

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**Author:** [@iraszl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iraszl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-social-meta-tags-to-my-site/134111 "2019-11-22T12:28:24Z")

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I’m running this site: https://www.graphicdesignforum.com Whenever I share a post on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin), the post looks barren without the social media meta tags, such as og:image, og:description…

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## [Using Discourse as a SSO on a headless WP install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-sso-on-a-headless-wp-install/131546)

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**Author:** [@Lucas\_Meijer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lucas_Meijer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-sso-on-a-headless-wp-install/131546 "2019-11-22T12:20:37Z")

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Hey! I’d love to use Discourse as a SSO on a headless WP installation. Is it possible with the current WP discourse plugin? I’d like to use it for auth in WP so I can build functionality in WP, while avoiding for the use…

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## [Discourse docker rebuild failed with Unknown Migration Version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-rebuild-failed-with-unknown-migration-version/134109)

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**Author:** [@dhsathiya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dhsathiya)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-rebuild-failed-with-unknown-migration-version/134109 "2019-11-22T11:29:40Z")

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I was rebuilding with ./launcher rebuild myapp and got following error : I, \[2019-11-22T04:39:11.739534 #1\] INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' rake aborted! ArgumentError…

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## [Getting YAML syntax error while adding plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-yaml-syntax-error-while-adding-plugins/134105)

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**Author:** [@Nikhil\_Darji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikhil_Darji)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-yaml-syntax-error-while-adding-plugins/134105 "2019-11-22T03:05:53Z")

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Hello, i’m trying to install plugins with this code ## Plugins go here ## see https://meta.discourse.org/t/19157 for details hooks: after\_code: - exec: cd: $home/plugins cmd: - git clon…

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## [Upload remapping is a bit too enthousiastic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-remapping-is-a-bit-too-enthousiastic/118889)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-remapping-is-a-bit-too-enthousiastic/118889 "2019-11-21T23:45:58Z")

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When a backup is restored to a database with a different name, there is a neat little piece of code in restorer.rb that attempts to fix this. However, this renames ALL upload filenames, not just the ones that were ext…

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## [Discord\<-\> Discourse Selective Group Sync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-discourse-selective-group-sync/134083)

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**Author:** [@Valiantiam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Valiantiam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-discourse-selective-group-sync/134083 "2019-11-21T22:50:58Z")

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I’m not sure if I’m just having trouble finding it, but I’m looking for a feature/plugin that would allow me ultimately achieve the following user flow. User signs up and connects their discord account to discourse (ei…

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## [Discord login and obtain discord roles in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-login-and-obtain-discord-roles-in-discourse/113070)

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**Author:** [@chagara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chagara)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-login-and-obtain-discord-roles-in-discourse/113070 "2019-11-21T22:00:30Z")

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Hello, I was looking around and was wondering if anyone has been able to use the discord login and been able to obtain the roles assigned in the discord server? for example: My Discord server is mydiscord. I have 20 u…

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## [All image uploads to Azure return Internal Server Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-image-uploads-to-azure-return-internal-server-error/133981)

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**Author:** [@LlamaSensei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LlamaSensei)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-image-uploads-to-azure-return-internal-server-error/133981 "2019-11-21T21:18:20Z")

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After upgrading to 2.4.0.beta7 today, all image uploads are returning “Internal Server Error” & I think it is related to our Azure Blob Storage. Here’s the Logs we’re receiving: Error: Unexpected call to method or prope…

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