# Latest

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## [Problems getting new Discourse install to work with Rackspace email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-getting-new-discourse-install-to-work-with-rackspace-email/104653)

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**Author:** [@madeye](https://meta.discourse.org/u/madeye)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-getting-new-discourse-install-to-work-with-rackspace-email/104653 "2018-12-19T11:31:44Z")

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I have just installed Docker Discourse on a CentOS 7 server - no issue at all getting it configured and started. However when I attempt to register the admin account, although I get the message “We’ve re-sent the activa…

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## [Poll results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-results/275147)

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**Author:** [@JanJoost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JanJoost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-results/275147 "2018-12-19T10:56:49Z")

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Hi all, I just wrote a post here on how our users mis-use (abuse?) the poll-feature to create their own pub quiz. I created a small query that gets the results of a post with N polls, including which user voted for w…

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## [Newsletter Subscribe](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newsletter-subscribe/104631)

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**Author:** [@damthanhbinh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/damthanhbinh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newsletter-subscribe/104631 "2018-12-19T07:24:27Z")

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Anyone please help me how to make a newsletter subcribtion like this forum?

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## [Is there any way to edit/delete default badges?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-edit-delete-default-badges/17329)

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**Author:** [@bankerrahul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bankerrahul)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-edit-delete-default-badges/17329 "2018-12-19T07:29:45Z")

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Hi, I figured out that there’s no way to remove or edit the default badges in discourse. Is there any way to do it?

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## [Allow sending test emails when mail is disabled?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-sending-test-emails-when-mail-is-disabled/103931)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-sending-test-emails-when-mail-is-disabled/103931 "2018-12-19T03:49:13Z")

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Now that we allow sending mail to admins when mail is disabled, might we enable sending mail go ANY address in the mail test field? I’ve been wondering for longer than I care to admin why none of my mail tests were appea…

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## [Why is the Apple Touch Icon loaded via HTTP instead of HTTPS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-apple-touch-icon-loaded-via-http-instead-of-https/104501)

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**Author:** [@Graphiwiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Graphiwiz)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-apple-touch-icon-loaded-via-http-instead-of-https/104501 "2018-12-19T01:46:40Z")

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Every other image is loaded via HTTPS, this is the only exception. I need to fix this in order to force HTTPS site-wide. Am I doing something wrong?

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## [Blog post announcing and describing community.snowdrift.coop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blog-post-announcing-and-describing-community-snowdrift-coop/104597)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blog-post-announcing-and-describing-community-snowdrift-coop/104597 "2018-12-18T23:25:22Z")

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Includes notes about our Discourse tweaks

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## [Specific Requirements for Input on Customized User fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-requirements-for-input-on-customized-user-fields/104593)

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**Author:** [@DiscoWebmaster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DiscoWebmaster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-requirements-for-input-on-customized-user-fields/104593 "2018-12-18T22:39:06Z")

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Just a brief Feature Request for the Custom User Fields option for Admins (located in admin/customize/user\_fields ) Would love to see the ability to set additional requirements on customized user fields. For example: N…

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## [/conduct permalink redirect to /guidelines failing internally](https://meta.discourse.org/t/conduct-permalink-redirect-to-guidelines-failing-internally/104502)

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**Author:** [@wolftune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wolftune)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/conduct-permalink-redirect-to-guidelines-failing-internally/104502 "2018-12-18T21:41:27Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Permalink normalizations don't work for internal links: We prefer the term “conduct” as in Code of Conduct, and we added a permalink /conduct to go to /guidelines. That works from external…

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## [Does discourse have styling conditionals to distinguish between anonymous and logged-in users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-have-styling-conditionals-to-distinguish-between-anonymous-and-logged-in-users/39496)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-have-styling-conditionals-to-distinguish-between-anonymous-and-logged-in-users/39496 "2016-02-12T19:26:22Z")

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That you can use to show/hide stuff from guests or members? I want to show a message for guests only in the header - is this possible?

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## ["Latest" view showing "Categories" on right](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-view-showing-categories-on-right/104529)

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**Author:** [@MartyMeh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MartyMeh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-view-showing-categories-on-right/104529 "2018-12-18T18:42:36Z")

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Hey there Just curious about the thinking behind “Latest” being default home page? Is it well established that this increases engagement? I would have thought people would be coming to the forum looking for something in…

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## [Default Tracking Options for New Members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-tracking-options-for-new-members/104527)

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**Author:** [@DiscoWebmaster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DiscoWebmaster)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-tracking-options-for-new-members/104527 "2018-12-18T16:54:02Z")

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Hello Discourse! I am setting up a number of new users on my Discourse forum. Iw ant to set up new users to receive email notifications by default when they register for a new account. Our specific use case is to have t…

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## [URI::InvalidURIError in SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uri-invalidurierror-in-sso/104129)

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**Author:** [@Richard\_Benson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richard_Benson)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uri-invalidurierror-in-sso/104129 "2018-12-18T15:49:46Z")

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Upgraded an existing multisite configuration that was on 2.0.0 to latest and now all SSO requests generate the following error: URI::InvalidURIError (bad URI(is not URI?): \["https://\<forum\_url\>/session/sso\_login", "http…

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## [Activation mail not received and logs says it sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-mail-not-received-and-logs-says-it-sent/104546)

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**Author:** [@randikam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/randikam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-mail-not-received-and-logs-says-it-sent/104546 "2018-12-18T15:41:17Z")

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Im not receiving activation mail but my production.log says it been successfully sent please find below production.log stack Started GET "/finish-installation/confirm-email" for 220.247.229.50 at 2018-12-18 11:18:01 +…

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## [What's included in your Welcome PM?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-included-in-your-welcome-pm/103024)

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**Author:** [@Jumanji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jumanji)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-included-in-your-welcome-pm/103024 "2018-12-18T15:39:52Z")

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Hey all, Wanted to get some feedback on what changes, if any, you’ve made to your Welcome PM? Do you point your community to specific places? Intro topics? Forums FAQs? How-tos? I’d like to get my new members posti…

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## [Category Images Enlarged](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-images-enlarged/104556)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-images-enlarged/104556 "2018-12-18T13:40:03Z")

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After the most recent update the Category Images on our Size are blown up. Looks like its coming from the topic-list.scss setting the width=100% The original images are only 50x50

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## [Need 'ProCourse Memberships plugin' configured](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-procourse-memberships-plugin-configured/104554)

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**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-procourse-memberships-plugin-configured/104554 "2018-12-18T13:38:31Z")

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RE: GitHub - procourse/procourse-memberships: Allow users to purchase access to a user group on Discourse. · GitHub Hi all, I need a confident Discourse developer to configure the ‘‘ProCourse Memberships plugin’’ on my…

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## [Incorrect handling of reply-by-E-mail in topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-handling-of-reply-by-e-mail-in-topics/102059)

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**Author:** [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-handling-of-reply-by-e-mail-in-topics/102059 "2018-12-18T10:47:45Z")

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In the last few months I’ve seen a handful of users reply by E-mail, creating posts that reiterate, either as an exact duplicate or with some formattng issues, the post to which they are replying. The content they actua…

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## ["Delete Topic" tooltip is capitalized, but nothing else is](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-tooltip-is-capitalized-but-nothing-else-is/73252)

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**Author:** [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-tooltip-is-capitalized-but-nothing-else-is/73252 "2018-12-18T07:52:30Z")

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At the bottom of a post, “post admin actions,” “edit this post,” “you’ve read this post; click to bookmark it,” “begin composing a reply to this post,” “privately flag this post,” and “share a link” are in all lowercase.…

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## [How to upload bulk question answers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-upload-bulk-question-answers/104396)

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**Author:** [@ProThoughts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ProThoughts)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-upload-bulk-question-answers/104396 "2018-12-18T03:53:34Z")

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I do have questions and answers in xls, how to upload this to newly setup forum? thanks!

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## [Does the server need 2GB of RAM?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-server-need-2gb-of-ram/23630)

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**Author:** [@Swathi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Swathi)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-server-need-2gb-of-ram/23630 "2017-07-27T15:04:29Z")

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Hi, Is it mandatory that we should have 2GB of Ram for Discourse. I am planning to use discourse for one of my forum. Please help me. Thanks

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## [Difference between topics, posts and replies?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topics-posts-and-replies/104327)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-topics-posts-and-replies/104327 "2018-12-18T03:27:44Z")

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I’m still new enough to using Discourse that this leaves me completely confused and makes me realize I don’t understand the basics. I’ve had in my mind that a “Topic” differs from a “Reply” in that Topics are first, eve…

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## [Anyone using Discourse for a Job Board](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-discourse-for-a-job-board/104493)

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**Author:** [@shiva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shiva)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-discourse-for-a-job-board/104493 "2018-12-17T22:02:40Z")

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I run a popular job board for techies looking to find Jobs on a Visa. Im now running into limitations of my CMS. I need several features that are already baked into Discourse, like Membership Discussion Board Badges (…

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## [Command to turn on mailing list mode per user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/command-to-turn-on-mailing-list-mode-per-user/39373)

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**Author:** [@optimus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/optimus)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/command-to-turn-on-mailing-list-mode-per-user/39373 "2016-02-10T23:22:48Z")

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Hi, I’d like to be able to run a command from rails console to enable mailing list mode for specific users so that I can make sure some specific people get emails for new topics posted in categories they are interested i…

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## [I get a 422 response when calling the create post API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-get-a-422-response-when-calling-the-create-post-api/104479)

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**Author:** [@bswitala](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bswitala)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-get-a-422-response-when-calling-the-create-post-api/104479 "2018-12-17T17:39:40Z")

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Hi Discourse, I’m pretty new to this platform, I like the way it looks and I’ve noticed some neat features so far. Cool! I’m trying to to integrate a Discourse installation with another system, and I’m starting off by…

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## [Number of posts on topics where poster is not the author?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-of-posts-on-topics-where-poster-is-not-the-author/104472)

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**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-of-posts-on-topics-where-poster-is-not-the-author/104472 "2018-12-17T17:32:31Z")

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Let’s suppose the following: A user creates a new discussion and responds 2 (two) times to his topic. At the same time, the same user in other topics that other people published, responds with five messages. The user’s…

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## [Mail address spuriously deactivated due to delay notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-address-spuriously-deactivated-due-to-delay-notifications/104273)

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**Author:** [@Ekleog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ekleog)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-address-spuriously-deactivated-due-to-delay-notifications/104273 "2018-12-17T16:26:32Z")

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Hello, I have just noticed that I stopped receiving mail from a discourse (nixos1@discoursemail.com) about 14 days ago. My email address is still correct. In my PM on the discourse instance (that obviously I don’t go c…

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## [Internal Server Error when editing users posts after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-server-error-when-editing-users-posts-after-update/104445)

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**Author:** [@Garrick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Garrick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-server-error-when-editing-users-posts-after-update/104445 "2018-12-17T13:52:57Z")

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Just updated today ( v2.2.0.beta6 +5 and now my staff nor I cant edit posts. If we try too then we get an internal server error and it doesnt go thru. 7 NameError (uninitialized constant DiscoursePoll::POLLS\_CUSTOM\_…

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## [Avatar flair not displaying correctly in groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-flair-not-displaying-correctly-in-groups/104360)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Heraud](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Heraud)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-flair-not-displaying-correctly-in-groups/104360 "2018-12-17T10:30:02Z")

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I was making some changes to our group flairs and I noticed that the circle (or the flair itself) is offset in the groups interface. However, if I click on a user card or go to a topic, there is no offset. I’m pretty sur…

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## [CSS Problem after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-problem-after-update/104409)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-problem-after-update/104409 "2018-12-17T11:46:45Z")

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Hello guys, I have some problem with CSS after the latest update. I just want to align the site header with the rest of the page. Adding max-width: 1160px; is enough ??

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