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## [Floating comment section on external url // opening external link in frame within forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/floating-comment-section-on-external-url-opening-external-link-in-frame-within-forum/115603)

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**Author:** [@RobMa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/floating-comment-section-on-external-url-opening-external-link-in-frame-within-forum/115603 "2019-04-23T08:53:28Z")

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Hello all. I am looking for a specific feature in any forum software: I would like that the user would be able to go straight to an external url (for instance a news article) and in the new page, to see either a frame, …

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## [Hack for sorting Badges?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hack-for-sorting-badges/55656)

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**Author:** [@Lutz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lutz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hack-for-sorting-badges/55656 "2019-04-23T07:47:25Z")

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Badges are becoming increasingly important on our pages. Is there a hack for sorting them, besides adding more badge groups? We have a lot of custom badges for xxx messages or xxx likes - so more groups are not really th…

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## [Any release notes (not just commit log) available?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-release-notes-not-just-commit-log-available/55431)

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**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Howard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jeremy_Howard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-release-notes-not-just-commit-log-available/55431 "2019-04-23T07:12:36Z")

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I’m always a little nervous of upgrading something when it’s working well, so was looking to see if there are release notes for 1.8 that mention if there are any critical security fixes or major feature additions that mi…

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## [10 principles for great translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/10-principles-for-great-translations/115664)

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**Author:** [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/10-principles-for-great-translations/115664 "2019-04-23T01:58:17Z")

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Hello guys, I wanted to share with you an article that I found interesting: https://uxdesign.cc/10-principles-for-great-translations-95bcf7f0d0dd

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## [Automatic Night Mode Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-night-mode-plugin/86174)

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**Author:** [@BlackKnob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlackKnob)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-night-mode-plugin/86174 "2019-04-23T04:27:56Z")

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Some users have been asking about automatic switching between a light and a dark theme. Could this be accomplished with a plugin? I assume this would need two parts: a theme component with a javascript switching them…

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## [Global Replace across database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-replace-across-database/55930)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-replace-across-database/55930 "2017-01-18T16:39:16Z")

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On a new importer, I included a wonder feature that includes a link to the post on the original site so that it’s easy to see what the post looked like on the old system to make it easier to find problems. It’s great. B…

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## [How to disable indexing by crawlers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-indexing-by-crawlers/39267)

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**Author:** [@omfg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omfg)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-indexing-by-crawlers/39267 "2017-01-18T03:43:15Z")

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I wonder what’s the best place to disable indexing (set noindex) on the entire site, and I mean across the board. Is it enough to simply insert NOINDEX in Discourse header (I wonder if that would apply to all pages/URLs…

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## ["New Theme" button doesn't work on Themes page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-theme-button-doesnt-work-on-themes-page/115642)

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**Author:** [@sodevious](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sodevious)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-theme-button-doesnt-work-on-themes-page/115642 "2019-04-22T20:20:16Z")

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When clicked, this button doesn’t do anything. No console errors. I wonder if this is due to an \<a\> living inside of a \<button\>?

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## [Migrate my vBulletin site to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-my-vbulletin-site-to-discourse/115653)

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**Author:** [@absi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/absi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-my-vbulletin-site-to-discourse/115653 "2019-04-22T19:55:49Z")

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Looking for someone to transfer my existing forum working on vBulletin to Discourse.

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## [Broken link management](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-link-management/115613)

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**Author:** [@rhow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-link-management/115613 "2019-04-22T12:26:24Z")

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discourse I’m a member of has broken inter-thread links after porting (twice) from other forum soft. Is there any automated way to find broken links?

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## [Greek language URL transliteration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/greek-language-url-transliteration/115599)

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**Author:** [@jtsagata](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtsagata)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/greek-language-url-transliteration/115599 "2019-04-22T19:16:48Z")

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I like to have the Greek language URL for articles in Latin. I have found the file that seems to be able to do the job. Can I just put it under 'config/locales/transliterate.el.yml' or is there more to do? Thanks in advance…

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## [Group name validation doesn't allow UTF-8 characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-name-validation-doesnt-allow-utf-8-characters/55823)

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**Author:** [@Glamdring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Glamdring)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-name-validation-doesnt-allow-utf-8-characters/55823 "2019-04-22T18:12:07Z")

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I’m trying to create a group with a name in cyrillic script and the error message is "that “only letters, digits and underscore” is allowed. My guess is there’s an a-zA-Z regex, which doesn’t cover UTF-8. So please have …

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## [Is there anyway to change the style of the pinned topics in the topic list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-change-the-style-of-the-pinned-topics-in-the-topic-list/115588)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-anyway-to-change-the-style-of-the-pinned-topics-in-the-topic-list/115588 "2019-04-22T17:09:53Z")

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There are two added classes to pinned topics in the topic list: has-excerpt pinned how can one change the style of these topics using these two styles? e.g. use larger fonts for the topic title in the topic list, or ch…

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## [CSS tweak for bigger avatar icons in polls?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-tweak-for-bigger-avatar-icons-in-polls/115575)

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**Author:** [@Cozdabuch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cozdabuch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-tweak-for-bigger-avatar-icons-in-polls/115575 "2019-04-22T16:56:07Z")

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Can anyone identify a quick CSS tweak to make the user thumbnails within polls display a different size (say 2x for example sake)?

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## [Something is occupying port 80 so I can’t install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/something-is-occupying-port-80-so-i-can-t-install/115635)

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**Author:** [@Parminio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parminio)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/something-is-occupying-port-80-so-i-can-t-install/115635 "2019-04-22T16:49:31Z")

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Long story as short as possible: I want to set up Discourse on Ubuntu 18.04. I installed the Docker application and it’s running. I went to install discourse and got the same “port 80 is occupied” error that so many get.…

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## [Is it possible to show Pending replies (after requiring moderator approval) and mark them as pending?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-show-pending-replies-after-requiring-moderator-approval-and-mark-them-as-pending/115461)

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**Author:** [@omayya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omayya)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-show-pending-replies-after-requiring-moderator-approval-and-mark-them-as-pending/115461 "2019-04-22T16:23:16Z")

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I was wondering if it’s possible to have a column (or any other way) to have replies that aren’t approved yet by a moderator or an admin, but mark them as pending so that other members could tell it’s not yet seen by a m…

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## [Why are users able to have 2 post read but 0 time read?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-users-able-to-have-2-post-read-but-0-time-read/115626)

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**Author:** [@Hazel\_Teng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hazel_Teng)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-users-able-to-have-2-post-read-but-0-time-read/115626 "2019-04-22T14:09:18Z")

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Anyone has a clue? :smiley:

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## [Receive a badge for a post into a topic containing specific tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receive-a-badge-for-a-post-into-a-topic-containing-specific-tag/35397)

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**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receive-a-badge-for-a-post-into-a-topic-containing-specific-tag/35397 "2019-04-22T07:03:55Z")

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I’d like to assign a badge when my members reply to a topic with the “welcoming” tag How can I do this?

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## [Supporting Gitea in a onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supporting-gitea-in-a-onebox/115611)

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**Author:** [@JustinBack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinBack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supporting-gitea-in-a-onebox/115611 "2019-04-22T03:46:11Z")

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Not sure if this is the right category here but is it possible to support Gitea in a onebox the same behaviour github is showing code? I’ve switched over to my own git but I love the code preview for github which isn’t …

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## [Problem changing 'Uncategorized' category name via 'Text Content'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-changing-uncategorized-category-name-via-text-content/115531)

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**Author:** [@jobfath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jobfath)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-changing-uncategorized-category-name-via-text-content/115531 "2019-04-21T05:19:58Z")

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I am trying to change the name of the ‘Uncategorized’ category since I want a forum for the Korean community. As suggested, I am trying to do this via ‘Customize / Text Content’ by changing ‘uncategorized\_category\_name’. …

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## [How to disable SSO via SSH](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-sso-via-ssh/55717)

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**Author:** [@ashleeyoung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashleeyoung)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-sso-via-ssh/55717 "2017-01-13T22:38:08Z")

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Hi, I’m now seeing a bunch of messages about SSO combined with HTTPS redirection, but for now, I’m currently unable to login as Admin to toggle the settings. Is there a way to do the same thing via SSH? Thanks, Ash

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## [Timeline vs. Time-Progress on mobile -- a 3rd way](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-vs-time-progress-on-mobile-a-3rd-way/115463)

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**Author:** [@agemo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agemo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-vs-time-progress-on-mobile-a-3rd-way/115463 "2019-04-20T22:26:29Z")

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I am of the opinion that the Time-Progress widget is a whole stand alone feature that if implemented fully to it’s logical conclusion, would do something really special, particularly for mobile users reading experience. I…

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## [Can't click "All notifications" in the notifications bar of a user as a moderator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-click-all-notifications-in-the-notifications-bar-of-a-user-as-a-moderator/115519)

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**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-click-all-notifications-in-the-notifications-bar-of-a-user-as-a-moderator/115519 "2019-04-20T22:18:47Z")

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Repro steps: You have to be a moderator, not an admin Go to someone’s user profile other than yours. Go to notifications Try to click all notifications It should be blocked. https://gph.is/g/a95mxBa

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## [Should be enjoying Christmas! badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-be-enjoying-christmas-badge/281536)

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**Author:** [@Alexander\_Wright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander_Wright)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-be-enjoying-christmas-badge/281536 "2019-04-20T20:53:45Z")

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Should be enjoying Christmas! This code give every user who logs in between ‘Day of Year’ = 358 and 2 days into the new year a badge. Word it as you like! SQL: SELECT distinct(user\_id), CURRENT\_DATE as granted\_at FROM…

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## [How Exactly should I add cloudflare CDN to discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-exactly-should-i-add-cloudflare-cdn-to-discourse/55706)

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**Author:** [@azaleas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/azaleas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-exactly-should-i-add-cloudflare-cdn-to-discourse/55706 "2017-01-13T17:04:54Z")

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I’ve been trying to add cloudflare cdn to my discourse forum. Couldnt find any direct tutorials or faqs. I added my domain to cloudflare, configured the cdn option, got my cloudflare name servers and then changed my digi…

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## [Syntax error in my YAML file](https://meta.discourse.org/t/syntax-error-in-my-yaml-file/55048)

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**Author:** [@itamerlanium](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itamerlanium)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/syntax-error-in-my-yaml-file/55048 "2017-01-13T11:00:56Z")

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Does anyone knows what could cause this issue by rebuilding app? Last login: Mon Jan 2 03:50:07 2017 from 122.60.253.1 root@organic:~# cd /var/discourse root@organic:/var/discourse# ./launcher rebuild app E…

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## ["Auto close topic hours" setting is missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-close-topic-hours-setting-is-missing/115355)

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**Author:** [@ggurbet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ggurbet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-close-topic-hours-setting-is-missing/115355 "2019-04-20T12:36:04Z")

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Hi. I have been using “auto close topic hours” setting to automatically close topics if they are inactive for 30 days. Now I can’t find it in the admin settings. The new posts still state they will be closed after being …

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## [Which icon/setting controls this icon in the Discourse Hub app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-icon-setting-controls-this-icon-in-the-discourse-hub-app/115501)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-icon-setting-controls-this-icon-in-the-discourse-hub-app/115501 "2019-04-19T23:06:46Z")

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## [Direct connect to the Discourse Database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-connect-to-the-discourse-database/115485)

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**Author:** [@Shashikant\_Sharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shashikant_Sharma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-connect-to-the-discourse-database/115485 "2019-04-19T17:47:03Z")

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Hi, I am looking for some custom aggregates and stats. I have seen the Postgres schema tables, I can get what I want using joins and queries. I am using NodeJS to connect to Postgres. Also, this server is different than…

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## [Ability to follow a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-follow-a-group/115478)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-follow-a-group/115478 "2019-04-19T17:38:05Z")

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Hello, is it possible to track or watch all @mentions of a group? Here’s our use case: We work on a project basis. The decision makers of every project is in a Discourse group tied to that project. Let’s say the online-…

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