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## [Hotkey for next suggested topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hotkey-for-next-suggested-topic/108406)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hotkey-for-next-suggested-topic/108406 "2019-02-06T19:27:10Z")

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Could we add a hotkey for going to the next suggested topic? I want to skim-read as much of Meta’s content as possible, but sometimes after glancing at the first post I already know my input is not needed and I can move …

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## [Can any user create a new category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-any-user-create-a-new-category/101747)

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**Author:** [@Avinash\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Avinash_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-any-user-create-a-new-category/101747 "2019-02-07T15:17:42Z")

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I am planning to use discourse as a forum site. While going through the discourse, I find as a user I am not able to create a new category. Is it the admin, only who can create a new category or any user can create it w…

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## [Problem to open modal windows for a post and whitelistTag html](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-to-open-modal-windows-for-a-post-and-whitelisttag-html/44443)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Rabolin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Rabolin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-to-open-modal-windows-for-a-post-and-whitelisttag-html/44443 "2019-02-07T13:18:54Z")

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Hello , I am part of the team “kitedor.info” with @babyfooter. I have made a modal window on our discourse. She is opened by clicking on a menu link in the header. This is the HTML of the modal window in the header c…

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## [Tooltips for "Activity Metrics" on admin dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltips-for-activity-metrics-on-admin-dashboard/108563)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltips-for-activity-metrics-on-admin-dashboard/108563 "2019-02-07T12:34:07Z")

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On the snazzy new admin dashboard, among other things, there’s a section for Activity Metrics: I was wondering what some of them meant… like… Time to first response. 14 what? If I click the link and go to the detail…

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## [View jumps all the way up to new post in 2.2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-jumps-all-the-way-up-to-new-post-in-2-2/108583)

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**Author:** [@wroot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wroot)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-jumps-all-the-way-up-to-new-post-in-2-2/108583 "2019-02-07T10:41:33Z")

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Our Discourse instance has been updated from 2.1 to 2.2 yesterday and i have noticed a change on how a topic is opened. When i open a topic with a new reply, the thread page is scrolled all the way down, so i only see t…

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## [Uploading a white SVG logo gets it styles removed and becomes black](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-a-white-svg-logo-gets-it-styles-removed-and-becomes-black/108575)

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**Author:** [@viktorsmari](https://meta.discourse.org/u/viktorsmari)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-a-white-svg-logo-gets-it-styles-removed-and-becomes-black/108575 "2019-02-07T11:09:46Z")

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I am uploading an SVG logo which has these styles included: \<style type="text/css"\> .st0{fill:#FFFFFF;} \</style\> When I view the image after upload I don’t see this section, and the logo becomes black. (The previous S…

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## [Categories stand out more and pull attention from topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-stand-out-more-and-pull-attention-from-topics/108581)

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**Author:** [@wroot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wroot)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-stand-out-more-and-pull-attention-from-topics/108581 "2019-02-07T10:37:31Z")

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Our Discourse instance has been updated from 2.1 to 2.2 yesterday and i have noticed a subtle change in the UI and wanted to discuss this. I have noticed that categories badges under topics names are more prominent (use…

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## [Support for automatic backup encryption (GPG?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-automatic-backup-encryption-gpg/25124)

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**Author:** [@jscinoz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jscinoz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-automatic-backup-encryption-gpg/25124 "2019-02-07T10:15:56Z")

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Hi there, I’m one of the IT officers of Pirate Party Australia, and last year set up a self-hosted Discourse instance for the party which has been going quite well. While we use the automated backup functionality, sadly…

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## [One status tag per topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-status-tag-per-topic/85779)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-status-tag-per-topic/85779 "2019-02-07T08:37:30Z")

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Over on the Ghost forum they’ve started tagging certain feature ideas with “planned”, “in progress” etc. This is a feature I’ve wanted in #plugin:voting for a long time. It’s a common convention in other feature voti…

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## [How to install Discourse on Apache server with existing site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-apache-server-with-existing-site/108499)

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**Author:** [@Johnny1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny1)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-apache-server-with-existing-site/108499 "2019-02-07T00:23:27Z")

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Hi, I have a Wordpress site on my server and I need to install Discourse. I followed this guide but it assumes I have a running instance of Discourse, which I do not have. I tried google, but I keep coming up with the sa…

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## [Feature Request - Push Authentication (Authy)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-push-authentication-authy/108540)

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**Author:** [@svagml](https://meta.discourse.org/u/svagml)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-push-authentication-authy/108540 "2019-02-06T22:36:16Z")

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Hello - I briefly looked around and didn’t notice this already requested or asked about. Is this feature on the road-map for discourse users? Examples:

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## [Trigger backup with uploads per api seems not to include uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trigger-backup-with-uploads-per-api-seems-not-to-include-uploads/108479)

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**Author:** [@brase](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brase)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trigger-backup-with-uploads-per-api-seems-not-to-include-uploads/108479 "2019-02-06T16:07:22Z")

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Hi there, I am playing around with triggering the creation of backups for discourse via the api. A strange thing I noticed is, that it seems not include the uploads. When triggered via the api the backup has a size of …

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## [Spanish translation (Spain): notes and considerations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spanish-translation-spain-apuntes-y-consideraciones/15805)

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**Author:** [@DavidGNavas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidGNavas)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spanish-translation-spain-apuntes-y-consideraciones/15805 "2019-02-06T15:54:32Z")

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These last days we've been working on the Spanish translation for Discourse, we're happy to see the progress bar on 100% (last week it was on 79%) \[sunglasses\] But there are many errors yet. Thanks to @Torrelles, we ca...

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## [POST /invites: add user name?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-invites-add-user-name/108505)

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**Author:** [@Jan\_Wielemaker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jan_Wielemaker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-invites-add-user-name/108505 "2019-02-06T15:28:22Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to invite people from an old list. I’ve seen bulk invite and the POST /invites API. Neither allows me to specify the known user name as default though. Would it be worthwhile adding an optional field…

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## [Issues while trying to edit posts and access admin/ user settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-while-trying-to-edit-posts-and-access-admin-user-settings/104679)

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**Author:** [@seshu\_ram](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seshu_ram)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-while-trying-to-edit-posts-and-access-admin-user-settings/104679 "2019-02-06T15:33:29Z")

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Error while editing post While accessing a profile/admin settings Pls let me know as soon as possible as to how I can fix this.

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## [Report charts don't display final week of data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-charts-dont-display-final-week-of-data/108497)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-charts-dont-display-final-week-of-data/108497 "2019-02-06T14:40:30Z")

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Go to any report and set your start and end date 8 weeks apart. View the data. So far so good. Now switch to graph form. The last full week will not get a data point on the chart.

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## [Hide the “About this Category” topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-the-about-this-category-topics/108489)

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**Author:** [@rawtaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rawtaz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-the-about-this-category-topics/108489 "2019-02-06T12:23:42Z")

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I find the first post made in a category, the “About category X” to be nothing but annoying. It just sits there polluting the list of posts in this category. Unless you change the title of it, it contains redundant infor…

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## ["Sorry, an error has occurred" on ad settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-an-error-has-occurred-on-ad-settings/108490)

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**Author:** [@Jeremy\_R](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jeremy_R)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-an-error-has-occurred-on-ad-settings/108490 "2019-02-06T12:20:15Z")

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Hello, I just add the plugin to my discourse but when i try to add my publisher code i have that error : This message appear for all the field of the ad plugin but not on the field of the core settings. Someone have …

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## [How do I embed one topic inside another?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-embed-one-topic-inside-another/46679)

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**Author:** [@jasonwhat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jasonwhat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-embed-one-topic-inside-another/46679 "2019-02-06T10:12:09Z")

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I feel dumb asking, but I couldn’t find the answer in seach. I see users embedding one topic inside another and it gets a nice preview box that can be expanded to the full viewl. However, this doesn’t work when I try it …

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## [Default category tag/name not showing on category view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-category-tag-name-not-showing-on-category-view/108359)

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**Author:** [@TheChachara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheChachara)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-category-tag-name-not-showing-on-category-view/108359 "2019-02-06T09:01:11Z")

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Hi, please take a look at this picture: This is the category view of our Discourse install. As you can see, we have a general/default category called “Chachara Basica”, and then other several categories. On the rig…

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## [Custom admin/user icons in header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-admin-user-icons-in-header/108337)

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**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-admin-user-icons-in-header/108337 "2019-02-06T07:57:13Z")

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I’ve used a script created by one of the team members here that placed an extra icon in the header. Depending on user type, it showed a different icon. However, since 2.2, this no longer works. \<script type="text/disco…

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## [Predetermined Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/predetermined-tags/46668)

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**Author:** [@julopes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/julopes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/predetermined-tags/46668 "2016-06-30T15:37:41Z")

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Hi, I need to predetermine TAGs in my community, so then my users can select only the options available. I’m trying to decide which way is best for multi-language.I’m reading a lot about this, like this link. To do th…

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## [Detect spam TL0 users when using Akismet plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/detect-spam-tl0-users-when-using-akismet-plugin/107731)

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**Author:** [@saurabhp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saurabhp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/detect-spam-tl0-users-when-using-akismet-plugin/107731 "2019-02-06T02:57:57Z")

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We would like to detect spam users using the Akismet plugin(when it is installed). User’s About me field will be used as an input to the Akismet to detect for spam users. This will only detect spam among TL0 users. This…

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## [Post too short error shouldn't keep shaking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-too-short-error-shouldnt-keep-shaking/108468)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-too-short-error-shouldnt-keep-shaking/108468 "2019-02-06T02:07:47Z")

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The error in the following picture shows up when you try to submit a post that is too short. However, even after you close the popup by clicking the x, it reappears and continuously shakes when you’re typing, until you h…

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## [How do I add lots of users to a group efficiently?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-add-lots-of-users-to-a-group-efficiently/108462)

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**Author:** [@rawtaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rawtaz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-add-lots-of-users-to-a-group-efficiently/108462 "2019-02-06T00:59:41Z")

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To follow up on this; When I have hundreds of users and create a new group and want to assign a lot of them to that group (too many to do manually for each one), how can I select and assign multiple users at a time? I wo…

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## [Adding social share buttons to all badges when rewarding them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-social-share-buttons-to-all-badges-when-rewarding-them/108455)

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**Author:** [@thegurjyot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thegurjyot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-social-share-buttons-to-all-badges-when-rewarding-them/108455 "2019-02-06T00:31:43Z")

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Badges is a good way to reward members and to keep them motivated. But that moment of getting a new badge is also a happy moment which, I think would be worth sharing within their social circle. Can that sharing process …

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## [Avoiding the forum name in the email sender?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoiding-the-forum-name-in-the-email-sender/108352)

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**Author:** [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoiding-the-forum-name-in-the-email-sender/108352 "2019-02-05T18:49:40Z")

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In the latest version, the email sender is shown as, eg: Peter N Lewis via Keyboard Maestro Discourse How do I under that change? I don’t see any setting to control it, and my users are complaining about it. Thanks.

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## [Oauth2 json avatar path not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth2-json-avatar-path-not-working/108349)

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**Author:** [@kueda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kueda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth2-json-avatar-path-not-working/108349 "2019-02-05T18:26:07Z")

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I’m trying to get the oauth2 basic plugin working on a trial version of hosted Discourse. Everything seems to work, except for the oauth2 json avatar path, so I suspect I’m just doing something wrong. The response to the…

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## [How to change theme on the fly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-theme-on-the-fly/108342)

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**Author:** [@ggurbet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ggurbet)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-theme-on-the-fly/108342 "2019-02-05T14:23:17Z")

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Hi. I am trying to figure out how to change the theme on the fly as under User → Preferences → Interface → Theme. When you choose a theme from this dropdown box you can see the effect immediately. I want to have this…

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## [In narrow window sizes, New Topic button has no ARIA description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-narrow-window-sizes-new-topic-button-has-no-aria-description/108374)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-narrow-window-sizes-new-topic-button-has-no-aria-description/108374 "2019-02-05T11:34:07Z")

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Resize your browser window to be slightly less than 850px wide. The “+ New Topic” button will collapse to a + button. Using a screen reader like macOS VoiceOver, select the button. (I’ve also reproduced this in JAWS on …

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