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## [How to add a welcome message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-welcome-message/91735)

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**Author:** [@ChrisLuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisLuck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-welcome-message/91735 "2018-07-06T21:03:57Z")

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Does anyone know how we can add a custom welcome message like you can see in the blue box that was done at https://discuss.howtogeek.com?

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## [No "Light scheme" colour scheme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-light-scheme-colour-scheme/81854)

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**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-light-scheme-colour-scheme/81854 "2018-07-06T18:32:06Z")

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Our default theme is based on the “Light Scheme” colour scheme. It seems to be working, but: While viewing admin \> customise \> theme, I can see “Light Scheme” in the drop down list. However, there’s no “Light Scheme” l…

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## [Trying to update an old staging instance getting errors about repo changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-update-an-old-staging-instance-getting-errors-about-repo-changes/91717)

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**Author:** [@jerdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerdog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-update-an-old-staging-instance-getting-errors-about-repo-changes/91717 "2018-07-06T17:12:44Z")

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So I am in the process of upgrading an old staging instance so that I can do some testing of changes before rolling out to production, and when I run ./launcher rebuild app it goes through the process of downloading late…

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## [Using Wordpress top menu bar on the Discourse side?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-top-menu-bar-on-the-discourse-side/91716)

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**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-wordpress-top-menu-bar-on-the-discourse-side/91716 "2018-07-06T17:10:15Z")

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Hi, We are using BuddyPress + Wordpress and Discourse. We configured SSO settings. We set WordPress instance as the SSO provider. We have user profile menu on Wordpress top menu bar. I wonder, is this possible to use t…

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## [Plugin sync category Evernote to category Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-sync-category-evernote-to-category-discourse/91465)

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**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-sync-category-evernote-to-category-discourse/91465 "2018-07-06T16:53:27Z")

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What would you like done? I wanna Sync a Category evernote to category Discourse When do you need it done? Now! What is your budget, in $ USD that you can offer for this task? My available: 200$

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## [\[Paid\] Migration from CMNTY to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migration-from-cmnty-to-discourse/90814)

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**Author:** [@John\_Waltrip1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Waltrip1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migration-from-cmnty-to-discourse/90814 "2018-07-06T14:49:02Z")

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What would you like done? We would like to migrate our CMNTY forum to Discourse. The community is fairly small, \<100 users, \<5,000 posts. This is our original forum; we didn’t move to it from something else. We don’t…

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## [Upload button disappeared?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-button-disappeared/91714)

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**Author:** [@VerticalVeg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VerticalVeg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-button-disappeared/91714 "2018-07-06T14:38:38Z")

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I’ve just started running a self hosted discourse and recently upgraded for the first time. It seemed to update OK - but I’ve just noticed that the image upload button seems to have disappeared? Is this due to the la…

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## [Periodic editor cursor misalignment on Android Chrome](https://meta.discourse.org/t/periodic-editor-cursor-misalignment-on-android-chrome/84275)

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**Author:** [@zaidsal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zaidsal)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/periodic-editor-cursor-misalignment-on-android-chrome/84275 "2018-07-06T13:58:18Z")

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So when i type a comment (NOT A TOPIC) on a smartphone, touch-misalighnment occurs. More info:- https://community.infinite-flight.com/t/touch-mis-alignment-during-the-typing-mode-commenting/201711

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## [Changing topic title permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-topic-title-permissions/91696)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-topic-title-permissions/91696 "2018-07-06T12:04:05Z")

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In our system we have a category where we change the title to indicate status. So, for example, “Resource #1 \[active\]” or “Resource #2 \[polling\]”. The person who posts the original topic is responsible for maintaining th…

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## [Turning off editing comments counting as new activity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-off-editing-comments-counting-as-new-activity/91699)

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**Author:** [@Jon\_Moss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jon_Moss)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-off-editing-comments-counting-as-new-activity/91699 "2018-07-06T11:59:39Z")

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Hello! We have been using Discourse for over 6 months now and are very pleased with it :slight\_smile: A community member has asked something that we are not too sure about: Turning off editing comments counting as new…

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## [Letter avatars still displayed after importing phpbb3 avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatars-still-displayed-after-importing-phpbb3-avatars/69553)

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**Author:** [@marguerite](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marguerite)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letter-avatars-still-displayed-after-importing-phpbb3-avatars/69553 "2017-09-27T14:58:36Z")

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Hello, Sorry for being new here. I’m a former phpbb3 forum owner and I decided to import phpbb3 to discourse. The importer ran successfully. I even found a bug and it was fixed by our forum user, PR#5133 sent. I did en…

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## [I can't log in with SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-log-in-with-sso/91659)

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**Author:** [@Dmitriy\_Gryn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dmitriy_Gryn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-log-in-with-sso/91659 "2018-07-06T05:39:48Z")

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Forum has sso. And only one button “Log in”, i tried to add “Sign in” button by adding to CSS .login-button::after { content: " | Sign up"; } after testing, i delete this and save. But now i can\`t log in to forum, …

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## [AWS installation stuck in Read only mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aws-installation-stuck-in-read-only-mode/90226)

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**Author:** [@amoncadot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amoncadot)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aws-installation-stuck-in-read-only-mode/90226 "2018-07-06T04:47:23Z")

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Hello, We’ve had our internal Discourse site for around 3 months now and suddenly it has gone into read only mode. Based on other topics (Stuck in 'Read Only' Mode) I have already tried the following: Login to docker…

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## [Hiding Plugin config links for moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-plugin-config-links-for-moderators/91651)

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**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-plugin-config-links-for-moderators/91651 "2018-07-06T00:53:29Z")

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This is kinda always popping up from our community mods as to why they get a 404 page when trying to access a plugin’s settings. I’m not sure if it’s on any roadmap to allow mods to change plugin settings and I see no r…

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## [Strip down Discourse Hosted - paid](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strip-down-discourse-hosted-paid/91652)

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**Author:** [@Innovativethinker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Innovativethinker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strip-down-discourse-hosted-paid/91652 "2018-07-05T20:35:29Z")

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What would you like done? I am trying to strip down a hosted version of discourse to make it pathetically easy to use (for members, not admins). Think nextdoor like simple. I have seen other posts that bring up replac…

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## [Installing Discourse on a cPanel Server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-a-cpanel-server/91648)

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**Author:** [@anon94352520](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon94352520)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-a-cpanel-server/91648 "2018-07-05T19:56:31Z")

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Yes, before you say that it can’t be installed on shared hosts, I have root access. I run CentOS 6 on my VPS, along with 2gb ram on an OVH VPS. Is it possible? If yes, how? Thanks :slight\_smile:

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## [Thank you Hawk, Jay, & Discourse for awesome service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-hawk-jay-discourse-for-awesome-service/91639)

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**Author:** [@John\_Waltrip1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Waltrip1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-hawk-jay-discourse-for-awesome-service/91639 "2018-07-05T18:14:41Z")

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I recently migrated from CMNTY to Discourse with the help of @pfaffman and several wonderful folks over at Discourse, including @dax, @simon and probably others I’m forgetting. They were all great at helping resolve lit…

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## [Error deleting a topic + WP plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-deleting-a-topic-wp-plugin/91618)

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**Author:** [@goxonline](https://meta.discourse.org/u/goxonline)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-deleting-a-topic-wp-plugin/91618 "2018-07-05T17:55:28Z")

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I dont know if is a bug or just an error. I link my WP and my discourse, I publish a post on WP without problems, but I went to delete complete a post on WP then I try to delete the topic linked to that post in WP (alrea…

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## [SSO users aren't automatically added to email domain-based groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-users-arent-automatically-added-to-email-domain-based-groups/66980)

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**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-users-arent-automatically-added-to-email-domain-based-groups/66980 "2018-07-05T14:22:53Z")

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When a user is created via SSO, it appears that their membership in groups based on their email domain isn’t firing. That is, I have a group set up like so: …but users coming in via SSO don’t seem to be added to thi…

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## [Local-dates displaying incorrectly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-dates-displaying-incorrectly/91597)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-dates-displaying-incorrectly/91597 "2018-07-05T08:59:21Z")

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Not sure if this is a regression but I haven’t seen it before.

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## [Single Sign On with social and standard login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-sign-on-with-social-and-standard-login/91460)

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**Author:** [@hardik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hardik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-sign-on-with-social-and-standard-login/91460 "2018-07-05T08:48:21Z")

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Hi, We have an existing platform. We offer standard registration and login with email and password. Now we want to integrate discourse with our platform. The login data for discourse should be the same as our platform.…

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## [Retrieving user information via REST API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retrieving-user-information-via-rest-api/90425)

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**Author:** [@sarahann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sarahann)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retrieving-user-information-via-rest-api/90425 "2018-07-05T01:54:29Z")

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Hello! I have been looking for some specific user data. The users flagged data: number\_of\_flagged\_posts number\_of\_suspensions warnings\_received\_count I found that this information is part of the user class but is …

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## [Return\_sso\_url is blank but provided](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-sso-url-is-blank-but-provided/91541)

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**Author:** [@tchncs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tchncs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-sso-url-is-blank-but-provided/91541 "2018-07-04T17:29:21Z")

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Hello there, i’d like to annoy you with this even tho i already created an issue on github. However it’s been some hours without any answer and i am kinda in a hurry - and not even sure if this is the projects fault or…

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## ["Insert Date" rendering may break when mixed with HTML](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-date-rendering-may-break-when-mixed-with-html/90959)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-date-rendering-may-break-when-mixed-with-html/90959 "2018-07-04T23:28:24Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Date selector in Topic Timer: Problem I tried to reproduce here, using multiple dates, and inserting code fences blocks, but it didn’t reproduce until https://try.discourse.org/t/test…

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## ["Consider replying to multiple posts" counts lock/unlist actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consider-replying-to-multiple-posts-counts-lock-unlist-actions/91411)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consider-replying-to-multiple-posts-counts-lock-unlist-actions/91411 "2018-07-04T20:52:03Z")

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Sometimes I’ll have to close+unlist a thread, and I usually post why the thread was closed so the OP and other participants understand why it was taken down. When drafting that post, I receive the “Consider replying to m…

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## [API - Get count of latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-get-count-of-latest/91580)

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**Author:** [@rbrlortie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rbrlortie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-get-count-of-latest/91580 "2018-07-04T19:33:47Z")

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Hi, We need to display statistics about our Discourse instance on our main website. We managed to display the total number of posts (call site.json, loop categories and addition all topic\_count together). However, we …

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## [Over aggressive Gmail eliding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/over-aggressive-gmail-eliding/90853)

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**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/over-aggressive-gmail-eliding/90853 "2018-07-04T18:05:27Z")

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Yesterday one of our users got an incoming email rejection, with the error that their body was too short. The email html Gmail had produced was like the following: \<div dir="ltr"\> Hi Team, \<div class="gmail\_quote"\> …

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## [Download\_cache bug strikes back](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-cache-bug-strikes-back/91228)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-cache-bug-strikes-back/91228 "2018-07-04T16:19:43Z")

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The download\_cache removal code turns out not to be working again (or: still) Older bug report including fix here. The file selection works fine now, but the xargs rm -f does not. Since the code is not entering the do…

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## [How to export data for analysis?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-export-data-for-analysis/43395)

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**Author:** [@mfiga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mfiga)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-export-data-for-analysis/43395 "2016-04-28T20:49:49Z")

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Is there a way to connect Discourse data to Tableau? Or download discourse data so we can cross reference it with our association data and analyze it?

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## [Read time & badgers on custom pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-time-badgers-on-custom-pages/90933)

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**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-time-badgers-on-custom-pages/90933 "2018-07-04T13:28:38Z")

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We are running some custom documentation pages at custom routes. I’d love to know how to hook into Discourse’s built-in read-time metrics on these pages. Ideally I’d like to solve this usecase: Grant a ‘Bookworm badge…

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