# Latest

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## [Changing post date format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-date-format/125741)

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**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-post-date-format/125741 "2019-08-14T20:12:25Z")

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So the good news is that I was a good lad and used search to locate an answer to my issue. The even better news is that I found it has been covered numerous times. And yet more good news is that the topics I found neatly…

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## [Bulk tag actions not working in tag view with category restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-tag-actions-not-working-in-tag-view-with-category-restrictions/125782)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-tag-actions-not-working-in-tag-view-with-category-restrictions/125782 "2019-08-14T18:57:03Z")

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When appending or replacing tags in a tag view and the tag has category restrictions it does not behave as expected, it gives an error that the tag is restricted to a category, but as you can see below the topic is in th…

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## [Most email notifications not being sent due to events plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/most-email-notifications-not-being-sent-due-to-events-plugin/125791)

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**Author:** [@LlamaSensei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LlamaSensei)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/most-email-notifications-not-being-sent-due-to-events-plugin/125791 "2019-08-14T18:38:05Z")

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I’m back, with more trouble to be caused. After updating to v.2.4.0.beta2+183, email notifications seem to have hit shrunk & email jobs are failing right & left. We are using mailgun.org as an smtp server & this issue b…

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## [Report on User Fields?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-on-user-fields/125768)

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**Author:** [@nedbat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nedbat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-on-user-fields/125768 "2019-08-14T15:07:35Z")

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I’ve added one User Field, editable and shown on profile. I’d like to see a list of users who have provided it, with the values. Is this possible? I found this old topic which seems to indicate it is not, but I’m hopi…

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## [Discourse Feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-feedback/125783)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-feedback/125783 "2019-08-14T14:59:34Z")

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So I have been a member of the Infinite Flight Community for quite some time. I think that Discourse is an amazing forum and I am most likely getting one for a cancer fighting community. Great Work! :+1:

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## [How To Resolve A User Request To Delete Their Account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-resolve-a-user-request-to-delete-their-account/123325)

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**Author:** [@TimothyDonaghue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimothyDonaghue)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-resolve-a-user-request-to-delete-their-account/123325 "2019-08-14T13:33:17Z")

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Hello There, Every once in a while, a user will ask to delete their account. I use Discourse because y’all have designed to accommodate a nice user experience. Can you share any suggestions on resolving a situation like…

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## [User can't log in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-log-in/125483)

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**Author:** [@nitz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nitz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-log-in/125483 "2019-08-14T13:14:57Z")

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Hi there, we proudly have a discourse installation v2.4.0.beta2 +12 for our community needs. A fex days ago, an user reported he wasn’t able to log in. Discourse says “vous ne pouvez pas vous connecter en tant XXX avec…

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## [Quoting in an unusual way... any clues why it doesn't do multiple paragraphs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-in-an-unusual-way-any-clues-why-it-doesnt-do-multiple-paragraphs/125620)

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**Author:** [@Cardinalflyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cardinalflyer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-in-an-unusual-way-any-clues-why-it-doesnt-do-multiple-paragraphs/125620 "2019-08-14T12:46:00Z")

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We are transitioning into our new community and need to pull a few messages from an old system in for a while. That involves quoting from external sources. Luckily there is a nice \[quote\] system. We should be able to pa…

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## [Failed Upgrade to 2.4.0.beta2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-upgrade-to-2-4-0-beta2/124355)

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**Author:** [@Jim.Morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jim.Morrison)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-upgrade-to-2-4-0-beta2/124355 "2019-08-14T05:47:24Z")

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When trying to upgrade to 2.4.0.beta2 from v2.4.0.beta1 +6 and I received the white page messaging asking for me to login directly on the server and run the ./launcher rebuild app command from the discourse folder. Howev…

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## [Anyone know of a free domain name service that has DKIM and SPF?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-know-of-a-free-domain-name-service-that-has-dkim-and-spf/125609)

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**Author:** [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-know-of-a-free-domain-name-service-that-has-dkim-and-spf/125609 "2019-08-14T00:35:47Z")

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I tried no IP, but: They make you pay for DKIM and SPF :confused:. So does anyone know of a free domain hosting service that has DKIM and SPF? Because I need those two for Discourse to send emails…

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## [Free Services for Non-Profit Organizations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-services-for-non-profit-organizations/125716)

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**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-services-for-non-profit-organizations/125716 "2019-08-13T23:22:27Z")

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What would you like done? A small discourse community for our Non-Profit Community that is needing a Discourse forum. We only need it small, like a 10gb max disk size. When do you need it done? ASAP What is your budg…

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## [Automatic badge for group members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-badge-for-group-members/125720)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-badge-for-group-members/125720 "2019-08-13T22:45:11Z")

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As discussed here: https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-sql-can-no-longer-be-edited-by-default/47894/44?u=jtbayly I was hoping for a setting to allow auto-badge granting (and removal) based on group membership. It would…

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## [Topic Redirection without topic ID sends you to a PM instead of a Public Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-redirection-without-topic-id-sends-you-to-a-pm-instead-of-a-public-topic/125697)

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**Author:** [@dje4321](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dje4321)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-redirection-without-topic-id-sends-you-to-a-pm-instead-of-a-public-topic/125697 "2019-08-13T21:40:02Z")

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Ive encountered a minor bug where this link Decent Discourse Tutorial - TL0 \[DRAFT\] - Decent Discourse Tutorial - Ordered Chaotic Discussions sends you to topic ID 374 which is a PM instead of topic ID 274 which is a pub…

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## [A use case for hashtags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-use-case-for-hashtags/125505)

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**Author:** [@chi\_noti\_info](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chi_noti_info)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-use-case-for-hashtags/125505 "2019-08-13T18:54:57Z")

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Hi. I think the tag feature in discourse, is awesome, however, there is a type of situation when it is not the best solution, and we need something that empowers the “bottom user” without giving him the ability to disru…

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## [Favorite theme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/favorite-theme/123540)

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**Author:** [@Joshua\_Kogan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joshua_Kogan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/favorite-theme/123540 "2019-08-13T15:43:35Z")

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Do you have a favorite theme? Is it yours? Is it someone else’s? Do you like its changes to layout, color, functionality, all or none of the above? Share links and rationale. So far, I’m feeling ghost, but I don’t k…

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## [The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news/125412)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news/125412 "2019-08-13T15:04:11Z")

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Interesting thoughts on moderating a large community. Notable passages: There are some people who don’t realize Hacker News is moderated at all “From our perspective, the big surprise is how little control we actu…

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## [Admin Email Template Editor Hides Some Content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-email-template-editor-hides-some-content/125327)

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**Author:** [@John\_Lehmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Lehmann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-email-template-editor-hides-some-content/125327 "2019-08-13T09:15:43Z")

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Despite the editor/preview pane being fairly large, as seen in the picture not all of the content is displayed on the lefthand side (that which is below the base\_url tag is not shown). Scrolling manually allows one to s…

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## [Edit the hamburger menu to have new hyperlink to a page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-the-hamburger-menu-to-have-new-hyperlink-to-a-page/125633)

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**Author:** [@codingblunder](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codingblunder)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-the-hamburger-menu-to-have-new-hyperlink-to-a-page/125633 "2019-08-13T06:36:18Z")

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Dear friends is there a way to add some links similar to what we see in the Menu \>\> About and FAQ Thank you in advance.

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## [Manual approval by me but seamless to WordPress SSO user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-approval-by-me-but-seamless-to-wordpress-sso-user/125585)

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**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-approval-by-me-but-seamless-to-wordpress-sso-user/125585 "2019-08-13T02:23:52Z")

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So, following up on my other post about automatic approval of users, I’ve decided that for launch of my forum I’m OK with manual approval initially (and will worry about automation later). But I still feel I am missing …

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## [Remote Taser function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remote-taser-function/125289)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remote-taser-function/125289 "2019-08-13T02:14:45Z")

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A feature suggested by one of our mods. NOT serious, but too funny not to share. :grin:

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## [Android push notification icon requirements?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-push-notification-icon-requirements/117317)

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**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-push-notification-icon-requirements/117317 "2019-08-13T01:44:28Z")

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Hi, I’ve set my push notification icon to my logo, however, a \[white\] circle appears instead. What am I doing wrong here?

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## [How to handle Discourse SSO when the authentication site allows users to change emails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-handle-discourse-sso-when-the-authentication-site-allows-users-to-change-emails/107374)

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**Author:** [@jp9](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jp9)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-handle-discourse-sso-when-the-authentication-site-allows-users-to-change-emails/107374 "2019-08-12T23:35:15Z")

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We use a Discourse SSO flow that we have implemented based on this guide: Setup DiscourseConnect - Official Single-Sign-On for Discourse (sso) It has worked well for us. But now we want to allow users in our system to c…

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## [Discobot advanced user tutorial stall?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-advanced-user-tutorial-stall/83400)

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**Author:** [@usulrasolas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/usulrasolas)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-advanced-user-tutorial-stall/83400 "2019-08-12T23:30:58Z")

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I’m having issues with the advanced user tutorial ending right after tagging, and before the polls. I’m currently running v2.0.0.beta4 +158 and have completed the tutorials here on meta. I can see that some stuff has to…

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## [Editor for Light/Dark theme does not clear between fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editor-for-light-dark-theme-does-not-clear-between-fields/125367)

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**Author:** [@Cardinalflyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cardinalflyer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editor-for-light-dark-theme-does-not-clear-between-fields/125367 "2019-08-12T21:53:08Z")

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While adding a copyright notice to the footer of my system I noticed that the “Edit CSS/HTML” theme editor did not ‘flush’ the edit buffer contents when moving from a field with data to an unused field. As a result, whe…

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## [Second factor landing page, register multiple TOTP keys](https://meta.discourse.org/t/second-factor-landing-page-register-multiple-totp-keys/116279)

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**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/second-factor-landing-page-register-multiple-totp-keys/116279 "2019-08-12T19:08:21Z")

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During some flight time, I got curious about how web authentication and auth schemas worked, since I know we want to start to support it as a factor method, and started to investigate how it was implemented in certain sp…

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## [Why are the Watched Words settings under Logs instead of under Settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-the-watched-words-settings-under-logs-instead-of-under-settings/125129)

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**Author:** [@nedbat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nedbat)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-the-watched-words-settings-under-logs-instead-of-under-settings/125129 "2019-08-12T18:50:14Z")

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It took me forever to find them…

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## [Forum Monetization (Without AdSense?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-monetization-without-adsense/125480)

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**Author:** [@calebs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calebs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-monetization-without-adsense/125480 "2019-08-12T18:44:09Z")

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Hello. When we started our forum, we thought it wouldn’t be a good idea to monetize it, so we decided to keep it as a non-profit, however with over 4.5k views/day, 90% from the States and Canada, maybe we could at least …

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## [Automatically approving a subset of WordPress users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-approving-a-subset-of-wordpress-users/125496)

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**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-approving-a-subset-of-wordpress-users/125496 "2019-08-12T18:24:43Z")

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I am sure my best approach is discoverable here and I am researching accordingly but as a relatively new user of Discourse (just installed on my own VPS a few days ago), I am hoping someone can point me in the right dire…

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## [TeamSpeak Usergroups Sync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teamspeak-usergroups-sync/119738)

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**Author:** [@SvenC56](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SvenC56)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teamspeak-usergroups-sync/119738 "2019-08-12T17:56:52Z")

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Hello together I’m currently working on a synchronization service between Discourse and TeamSpeak to sync user groups from Discourse to TeamSpeak 3. This service is already working and I’m tweaking it at the moment. Fi…

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## [Getting unexpected "Let's start the discussion!" message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-unexpected-lets-start-the-discussion-message/125554)

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**Author:** [@omerk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omerk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-unexpected-lets-start-the-discussion-message/125554 "2019-08-12T17:31:42Z")

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I recently re-organized my categories and created sub-categories. Ever since then I’ve started getting the following message at the top of site: Let’s start the discussion! There are 1 / 5 topics and 1 / 30 posts –…

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