# Latest

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## [Reloading the activation email sent page does not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reloading-the-activation-email-sent-page-does-not-work/105258)

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**Author:** [@lmy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lmy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reloading-the-activation-email-sent-page-does-not-work/105258 "2018-12-31T07:59:27Z")

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When resending email for signing up, if users refresh the page, the content will be shown as below: We sent another activation email to you at \[missing {{currentEmail}} value\] . It might take a few minutes for it to ar…

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## [Header on responsive window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-on-responsive-window/105204)

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**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-on-responsive-window/105204 "2018-12-31T06:34:43Z")

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Hi, I use a lot of responsive windows on desktop and since the last two weeks, I noticed that the padding (or margin) has changed on both sides of the header: So when I have a notification, the notification icon i…

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## [Renaming category does not rename about category post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-category-does-not-rename-about-category-post/56961)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-category-does-not-rename-about-category-post/56961 "2018-12-31T05:26:31Z")

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Sorry if this is by design but I thought I’d mention it: I just created a new category (“Website feedback”) and then realized that there already is a category named “Site feedback” so I edited my new category to be call…

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## [Bulk Invitations need a confirmation dialog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-invitations-need-a-confirmation-dialog/19950)

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**Author:** [@joshfrank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshfrank)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-invitations-need-a-confirmation-dialog/19950 "2018-12-31T04:32:41Z")

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This is probably not a bug as such, but a very troublesome feature. I was trying to Bulk Invite From File, and got a nasty shock when I uploaded the file and it immediately sent the email to 30 people. I guess I assumed …

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## [Category images are huge after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-images-are-huge-after-update/105343)

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**Author:** [@mig5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mig5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-images-are-huge-after-update/105343 "2018-12-31T02:44:43Z")

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Hi, I just upgraded from beta4 to v2.2.0.beta6 +121 and suddenly the category images have been resized in the theme to much larger than they previously were. Best to visit https://forums.whonix.org to see what I mean. …

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## [Is it possible to replace/change an embedded post's behavior?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-replace-change-an-embedded-posts-behavior/105208)

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**Author:** [@FoohonPie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FoohonPie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-replace-change-an-embedded-posts-behavior/105208 "2018-12-31T01:18:35Z")

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Hello, Last year I hooked up my Ghost blog to my Discourse forum and went about my blogging ways. However, I’ve since decided to kill the blog, but I want to preserve the content on Discourse directly. I’m editing the…

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## [How to disable this tip when posting a topic for first time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-this-tip-when-posting-a-topic-for-first-time/105305)

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**Author:** [@parkdoor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/parkdoor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-this-tip-when-posting-a-topic-for-first-time/105305 "2018-12-31T00:36:43Z")

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Hi, all This tip hides the topic preview, which is important for a newbie that post a topic for the first time. Can I disable it? Thanks

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## [ETA for language request review in Transifex - Armenian language request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/eta-for-language-request-review-in-transifex-armenian-language-request/104220)

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**Author:** [@tig3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tig3)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/eta-for-language-request-review-in-transifex-armenian-language-request/104220 "2018-12-30T19:54:35Z")

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Hi everyone, me and my team wanted to start the translation for Armenian language, I did a request in Transifex a few days ago, but no notifications so far, so wanted to touch base about that. Thanks

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## [Hosting my own mailserver for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-my-own-mailserver-for-discourse/105316)

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**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Johnston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjamin_Johnston)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-my-own-mailserver-for-discourse/105316 "2018-12-30T19:42:01Z")

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I have looked around but all the tutorials say to use a service like Mailgun, but I would rather not. Anyone know how I would host my own mailserver to use with Discourse.

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## [Email auth problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-auth-problem/105223)

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**Author:** [@xanita](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xanita)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-auth-problem/105223 "2018-12-30T13:34:35Z")

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Hi all! So I have discourse up and running fine on a docker, but I just can’t get it to work with a specific email. I get it to work with my private email running on a small server and with a gmail account. But I need …

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## [Locking Posts (preventing users from undoing staff edits)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locking-posts-preventing-users-from-undoing-staff-edits/79111)

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**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locking-posts-preventing-users-from-undoing-staff-edits/79111 "2018-12-30T08:59:42Z")

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As of this commit Discourse staff members now have the ability to lock posts. Locking a post prevents its author from editing it. Why would you want to do this? Sometimes a user posts something bad, so a staff member wi…

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## [How can I enable new users to delete their own topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-enable-new-users-to-delete-their-own-topics/105292)

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**Author:** [@lmy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lmy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-enable-new-users-to-delete-their-own-topics/105292 "2018-12-30T07:57:41Z")

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Hi all, Currently, new users do not have permission to delete their topics. They have to contact a moderator to delete topics. How can I give them permission to delete their own topics? Actually, I wish all new users c…

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## [Removing personal messages from posts.rss](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-personal-messages-from-posts-rss/41312)

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**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-personal-messages-from-posts-rss/41312 "2016-03-21T13:12:08Z")

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When I type http://my\_site/posts.rss I see lot of “welcome” msg (the other admin change the settings on the panel admin to send it, insteed of @system) that are very annoying. A user have a private conversation with…

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## [Only Seeing "Index of /" after install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-seeing-index-of-after-install/105251)

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**Author:** [@FAXES](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FAXES)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-seeing-index-of-after-install/105251 "2018-12-29T13:52:36Z")

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Hey! Basic System Info Running apache Ubuntu Issue So I have installed Discourse and all but all I see when going to the domain link is: Is there a step I missed. Please note Thats its not a Digital Ocean Syste…

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## [Tagging someone who does not have access to a personal message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagging-someone-who-does-not-have-access-to-a-personal-message/105235)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagging-someone-who-does-not-have-access-to-a-personal-message/105235 "2018-12-29T10:01:15Z")

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Hi all, Happy holidays! :slight\_smile: Quick question… if one or more users are tagged within a message, but are not invited to that message, do they get notified/see the message at all? My feeling is that they don’t …

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## [Return/enter in search box doesn’t trigger search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-enter-in-search-box-doesn-t-trigger-search/105203)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-enter-in-search-box-doesn-t-trigger-search/105203 "2018-12-29T09:50:36Z")

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At least in Safari on Mac and iOS, I’ve noticed that hitting “return” in the search box on the search results page doesn’t cause a new search to happen.

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## [Email failing with network timeout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-failing-with-network-timeout/105246)

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**Author:** [@nrbrt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nrbrt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-failing-with-network-timeout/105246 "2018-12-29T08:15:11Z")

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After I updated from v2.2.0.beta5 version ed546a0 to v2.2.0.beta6 version 6213e02, our outgoing mail stopped working. When I try to send a test mail, it tells me to check my app.yml, but that has not changed since early …

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## [S3 migration issues- some images got pointed to S3, but with the wrong URL format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-migration-issues-some-images-got-pointed-to-s3-but-with-the-wrong-url-format/40927)

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**Author:** [@ckshen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckshen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-migration-issues-some-images-got-pointed-to-s3-but-with-the-wrong-url-format/40927 "2018-12-29T07:58:24Z")

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Hi, I ran an migration of system images to an S3 bucket using the rake task here: # ./var/discourse/launcher enter app # rake uploads:migrate\_to\_s3 Two issues: - Some images’ link didn’t get rewritten to the S3 imag…

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## [Limit registration to specific educational domain email address?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-registration-to-specific-educational-domain-email-address/41193)

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**Author:** [@kalihman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kalihman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-registration-to-specific-educational-domain-email-address/41193 "2016-03-17T14:30:47Z")

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Hello, I am currently building a community website that only accept the student from my campus. What I’m trying to do is to customize the email format of the registration form. Every student in my campus has one’s own em…

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## [Isolate conversations by user groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/isolate-conversations-by-user-groups/105239)

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**Author:** [@mcki0127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcki0127)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/isolate-conversations-by-user-groups/105239 "2018-12-29T02:57:51Z")

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I am considering using Discource for my web app. I have a networking site where groups of people can create and join separate “networks.” I want them to have the ability to hold private in-network conversations. I’m h…

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## [Trouble upgrading from 1.9.0.beta11](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-upgrading-from-1-9-0-beta11/105219)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-upgrading-from-1-9-0-beta11/105219 "2018-12-29T02:18:40Z")

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I’m trying to upgrade from Discourse 1.9.0.beta11 that needed a postgres upgrade. Postgres upgrade seemed OK, but now rebuild fails with: Caused by: …

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## [Change communication with Matrix from notice to message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-communication-with-matrix-from-notice-to-message/93874)

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**Author:** [@Tgr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tgr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-communication-with-matrix-from-notice-to-message/93874 "2018-12-28T23:46:23Z")

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The chat-integration plugin does not support IRC so I have connected it to Matrix a channel bridged to the target IRC channel. That works but the bot is sending channel notices instead of plain messages, which is causing…

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## [\[Hiring\] Platform stand-up and retainer for maintenance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-platform-stand-up-and-retainer-for-maintenance/105198)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Bateman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Bateman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-platform-stand-up-and-retainer-for-maintenance/105198 "2018-12-28T17:57:33Z")

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What would you like done? We’re looking for development and strategic help launching our community. Significant items for consideration pre-launch are: Customization of platform (front-end) to meet wcag accessibility …

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## [Edit button is not clickable in Safari](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-button-is-not-clickable-in-safari/105039)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-button-is-not-clickable-in-safari/105039 "2018-12-28T17:27:05Z")

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This button is not clickable in safari, its an SVG oddity. I know that cause when I add text around it, it works. Safari: Version 12.0.2 (14606.3.4) @pmusaraj can you add to your list next week some time.

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## [THANK YOU Discourse Team](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-discourse-team/105196)

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**Author:** [@dfriestedt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfriestedt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-discourse-team/105196 "2018-12-28T15:47:32Z")

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I just upgraded the docker\_manager, plugins, and core app. Everything went EXACTLY as planned. Honestly, how often does that happen. This software and the development team are so amazing. Thank you very much for all…

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## [How to restart Discourse after server reboot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restart-discourse-after-server-reboot/105181)

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**Author:** [@iraszl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iraszl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restart-discourse-after-server-reboot/105181 "2018-12-28T15:18:30Z")

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I have a DO droplet. And I installed discourse with docker as recommended. It was working fine. I also restored Discourse from a backup. Still worked fine. Then, I wanted to restart the server so the new backup takes ful…

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## [Help with migrating and onboarding users to a private Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-migrating-and-onboarding-users-to-a-private-discourse/40855)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-migrating-and-onboarding-users-to-a-private-discourse/40855 "2016-03-14T17:43:58Z")

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I’m migrating a private community from Ning to Discourse. I’m confused about how to onboard and manage our users. Our Discourse is closed to the public (login required). Our users are all from specific higher ed instiu…

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## [Discourse site loads via IP but via domain only header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-site-loads-via-ip-but-via-domain-only-header/104564)

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**Author:** [@guapic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guapic)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-site-loads-via-ip-but-via-domain-only-header/104564 "2018-12-28T09:08:31Z")

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Hi guys Anyone aware of an issue that prevents a site from loading over the domain? only the Header loads. But If i try to load via the IP of the vps everything works just fine? Thanks

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## [Changing a user's email address via api](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-a-users-email-address-via-api/41027)

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**Author:** [@paully21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paully21)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-a-users-email-address-via-api/41027 "2016-03-14T17:05:58Z")

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We have a section on our website that allows users to manage their Discourse account preferences. Most of our users only use Discourse as a sort of mailing list, so we made it easy for them to manage that activity within…

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## [Queries for inactive and active users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/queries-for-inactive-and-active-users/39819)

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**Author:** [@will\_io](https://meta.discourse.org/u/will_io)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/queries-for-inactive-and-active-users/39819 "2018-12-28T06:51:34Z")

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I intend to do some house cleaning on my discourse install. I want to identify two similar types of users: Inactive users without posts (pre-Discourse signups) Active users without posts and excessive read times (lurk…

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