# Latest

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## [Control CSS based on user's logged in state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/control-css-based-on-users-logged-in-state/116570)

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**Author:** [@alexs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/control-css-based-on-users-logged-in-state/116570 "2019-05-01T14:05:17Z")

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I’m trying to add a link to our site’s menubar, next to the search icon. It’s positioned correctly when a user’s signed in but overlaps the login / signup buttons if someone’s not signed in. Is it possible to set th…

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## [How to import pre-sso discourse users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-import-pre-sso-discourse-users/47858)

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**Author:** [@michaelr524](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaelr524)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-import-pre-sso-discourse-users/47858 "2019-05-01T13:53:40Z")

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Hi, I have the admin user which was created before discourse was set to use SSO. How could I possibly “convert” it to an SSO user? Thanks, Michael

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## [Recommended Organization for Categories and Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-organization-for-categories-and-tags/116229)

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**Author:** [@John\_Lehmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Lehmann)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-organization-for-categories-and-tags/116229 "2019-05-01T13:01:28Z")

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I’m setting up a forum and wanted to get input on how best to structure things. I realize that “I won’t get it right the first time” like the docs said, but I think I can foresee some issues here. Plus there are a numbe…

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## [Min post length includes images and links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-post-length-includes-images-and-links/116518)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-post-length-includes-images-and-links/116518 "2019-05-01T11:40:21Z")

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It seems the min post length setting counts all the characters in a post, including the markdown for images and links. This leads to quite a few people posting image-only posts without any comment. Bumping the setting to…

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## [Deleting user - notification if they re-join](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-user-notification-if-they-re-join/116464)

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**Author:** [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-user-notification-if-they-re-join/116464 "2019-05-01T11:32:30Z")

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We have a user who has asked that their account be deleted including specifically requesting that all their posts be deleted. We don’t want to anonymize since the posts would still be there even though no longer attribut…

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## [Undo/Redo buttons on the editor toolbar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undo-redo-buttons-on-the-editor-toolbar/116524)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_Jefferies](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tim_Jefferies)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undo-redo-buttons-on-the-editor-toolbar/116524 "2019-05-01T08:00:21Z")

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I just realized that when typing a post on my mobile phone, there is no way to undo a mistake. Most commonly I need to undo if I want to move the text around by highlighting, and then doing a cut & paste. This is fiddly…

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## [Url changes after adding tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-changes-after-adding-tags/115932)

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**Author:** [@Rahul\_Goswami](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahul_Goswami)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 5:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-changes-after-adding-tags/115932 "2019-05-01T05:42:03Z")

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Hi I am facing a weird issue, url of the post changes when i add/delete tags. For example https://kotoba.wiki/t/isothermal/9618 is a word isothermal with topic id 9618, after editing it changes to ’ https://kotoba.wiki/…

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## [CSV export of reports is broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/csv-export-of-reports-is-broken/116501)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/csv-export-of-reports-is-broken/116501 "2019-05-01T05:17:40Z")

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Attempting to export a variety of reports (\*.discourse.org/admin/reports/likes and topics and posts and pageviews and more…) yields a javascript error in the console: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'category' …

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## [Users should have a way to appeal a suspension](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-should-have-a-way-to-appeal-a-suspension/116508)

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**Author:** [@Tueflisch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tueflisch)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 4:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-should-have-a-way-to-appeal-a-suspension/116508 "2019-05-01T04:38:58Z")

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Ok so I’ll explain here because the title prob isn’t long enough Why isn’t there a button to appeal for a ban

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## [Grouped liked notifications should sort by the most recent like](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-liked-notifications-should-sort-by-the-most-recent-like/116489)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-liked-notifications-should-sort-by-the-most-recent-like/116489 "2019-05-01T03:13:53Z")

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When someone likes a bunch of your posts, they sometimes get grouped like this: However, this still shows the timestamp for the oldest of the likes and sorts it that way as well (see individual likes below for compar…

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## [How to create a scroll top?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-scroll-top/116321)

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**Author:** [@Merlls\_Rizzini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Merlls_Rizzini)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-scroll-top/116321 "2019-05-01T02:30:58Z")

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Just saw it on https://community.naturephotographers.network Looks like a theme component.

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## [Good Free SMTP for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-free-smtp-for-discourse/116504)

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**Author:** [@Teddy\_H](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Teddy_H)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-free-smtp-for-discourse/116504 "2019-05-01T02:13:30Z")

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Hey, is there any good free SMTP?

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## [New Topic URL shortcut not working from \`/latest\` route](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-url-shortcut-not-working-from-latest-route/113799)

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**Author:** [@thegurjyot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thegurjyot)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-url-shortcut-not-working-from-latest-route/113799 "2019-04-30T22:58:19Z")

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/new-topic used to work perfectly with Tab-Bar component in mobile. But after the Discourse 2.3 beta 5 update, it stopped working (or rather it stopped working from a lot of routes). I notified Osama for this at the Tab …

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## [Science: Community Guideline reminders work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/science-community-guideline-reminders-work/116444)

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**Author:** [@tomtjes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomtjes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/science-community-guideline-reminders-work/116444 "2019-04-30T22:05:35Z")

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On r/science they did an experiment: Does adding a sticky comment with a brief reminder of the community guidelines make a difference? A scientific study says: yes. I think this could be a good use of the new staff not…

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## [Documents on emails settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documents-on-emails-settings/57128)

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**Author:** [@Scott\_Grigor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Scott_Grigor)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documents-on-emails-settings/57128 "2019-04-30T21:12:04Z")

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When the digest email is sent, it is sent to inactive users. What are the parameters to determine a inactive user? Are there are docs on the email setting definitions?

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## [Send messages to multiple Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-messages-to-multiple-groups/116474)

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**Author:** [@Jon\_Silvers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jon_Silvers)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-messages-to-multiple-groups/116474 "2019-04-30T20:01:02Z")

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We are contemplating creating private groups for each of our enterprise customers; each customer would be its own Group. If/When we have a product update or security patch, we would want to contact every group with the n…

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## [Anonymous by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-by-default/116326)

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**Author:** [@Jon\_Silvers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jon_Silvers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-by-default/116326 "2019-04-30T18:44:56Z")

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Is it possible to make all users in a Group anonymous by default? We want to create some private groups for our Enterprise customers, but we need to make all users anonymous. If a user is added to the group (by invitatio…

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## [Checking if post or thread - Ruby](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-if-post-or-thread-ruby/116437)

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**Author:** [@jackkelly-bayliss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jackkelly-bayliss)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-if-post-or-thread-ruby/116437 "2019-04-30T18:13:22Z")

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Hello fellow Discourse users, I’m currently attempting to build upon an already existing plugin called ‘discourse-chat-integration’ for which I’ve forked and attempted to customize for a certain community but I’m having…

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## [Redirect to main site after email approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-to-main-site-after-email-approval/116434)

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**Author:** [@squarepants](https://meta.discourse.org/u/squarepants)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-to-main-site-after-email-approval/116434 "2019-04-30T17:57:36Z")

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I have a blog for which I am using discourse as SSO provider. What I have currently setup is to use wp-discourse shortcode for login link and hardcoded link for signup that is, https://forum.example.com/signup. Now I wan…

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## [Automatically add a space before the emoji if the user is typing Chinese and uses emoji picker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-a-space-before-the-emoji-if-the-user-is-typing-chinese-and-uses-emoji-picker/83285)

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**Author:** [@snakeninny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/snakeninny)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-add-a-space-before-the-emoji-if-the-user-is-typing-chinese-and-uses-emoji-picker/83285 "2019-04-30T16:46:59Z")

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Hi Discourse team: I have been using Discourse for 4 years and love the modern design and quick updates. Thank you! Recently, I have noticed some issues in my forum: in China, we seldom use spaces like you do in English…

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## [Emoji picker should use entered text as search term](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-picker-should-use-entered-text-as-search-term/70487)

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**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-picker-should-use-entered-text-as-search-term/70487 "2019-04-30T15:38:35Z")

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When you partially enter an emoji’s name which includes a fairly common string – for example, :cross – there are often more results than can be displayed in the picklist. It’d be great if clicking “More” opened the picke…

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## [Logo is not appearing showing broken after upload](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-is-not-appearing-showing-broken-after-upload/116414)

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**Author:** [@Brajmohan\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brajmohan_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-is-not-appearing-showing-broken-after-upload/116414 "2019-04-30T15:35:34Z")

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Hi team, To refresh everything I tried to delete all the logo uploaded by me previously. I connected my site through FTP and deleted all the image from /var/discourse/shared/standalone/uploads/default/original/1X Now,…

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## [REDIS swap memory problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-swap-memory-problems/116429)

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**Author:** [@pgr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pgr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-swap-memory-problems/116429 "2019-04-30T14:08:10Z")

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Hi. I just a ran a big import job on the server (Docker standard install, updated 2 weeks ago) that I am getting ready for production. The import went well up to the point where it was updating reply counts, then it fai…

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## [Can the 'site contact username' be the name of the discobot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-site-contact-username-be-the-name-of-the-discobot/116415)

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**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-site-contact-username-be-the-name-of-the-discobot/116415 "2019-04-30T11:55:57Z")

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Sorry, didn’t find an easy way to test this.

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## [I don't see the staff wrench on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-see-the-staff-wrench-on-posts/116425)

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**Author:** [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-see-the-staff-wrench-on-posts/116425 "2019-04-30T11:55:45Z")

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I am confused now, Where can I find the “post admin actions”? I can see the wrench “topic admin actions” and using the “select posts…” only gives me the options: “delete post”, “move to” and “change ownership”

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## [There's too many unclickable parts in the badge info](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theres-too-many-unclickable-parts-in-the-badge-info/116110)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theres-too-many-unclickable-parts-in-the-badge-info/116110 "2019-04-30T10:45:03Z")

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Recent updates in discourse made badges super hard to click. You used to be able to click anywhere in the badge info to redirect to the badge page, but now some parts are restricted. As shown here: The area within th…

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## [New and Unread Topic Lists Disappeared!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-and-unread-topic-lists-disappeared/116421)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-and-unread-topic-lists-disappeared/116421 "2019-04-30T10:21:21Z")

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Ooops, although I have 15 new topics and 139 unread ones here on Meta, none appear in either tab. I run v2.3.0.beta9 +48 at home, and this issue is not there yet.

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## [Event when a tag is removed from the topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-when-a-tag-is-removed-from-the-topic/115926)

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**Author:** [@Pooja08](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pooja08)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-when-a-tag-is-removed-from-the-topic/115926 "2019-04-30T10:10:58Z")

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Hi, In our system, we want to fetch and update user data based on tags. For that, is there any event we can get when tag/tags are removed or new tags are added while editing the topic?

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## [How to read from cache only using onebox gem?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-read-from-cache-only-using-onebox-gem/116121)

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**Author:** [@enigmaty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/enigmaty)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-read-from-cache-only-using-onebox-gem/116121 "2019-04-30T09:57:14Z")

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I am using onebox as standalone gem. In my use case I want to read from cache only. Is there an easy way to fetch urls from cache only without any network hit? I am using Rails 5.1. Thanks.

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## ["auto silence first post regex" For all first posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-silence-first-post-regex-for-all-first-posts/116408)

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**Author:** [@om26er](https://meta.discourse.org/u/om26er)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-silence-first-post-regex-for-all-first-posts/116408 "2019-04-30T09:01:39Z")

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We want all new users that are posting for the first time to go through a moderation. So I put a \* in the field " auto silence first post regex", but found out today that a first time comment-er’s post appeared without a…

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