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## [Period Forum Stats - Weekly/Monthly etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/period-forum-stats-weekly-monthly-etc/61511)

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**Author:** [@mikechristopher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikechristopher)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/period-forum-stats-weekly-monthly-etc/61511 "2017-10-13T15:09:59Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Visualised traffic statistics: Rather than just having the start & end date - Would it possible to get another filter on the timeframe i.e. day, week, month, year That way we could pull s…

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## [Need to confirm that digest mails are being sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-confirm-that-digest-mails-are-being-sent/71651)

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**Author:** [@nicop91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicop91)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-confirm-that-digest-mails-are-being-sent/71651 "2017-10-13T12:06:28Z")

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Hello all, Sorry for this probably quite trivial question, but I can’t really find any resource on that here… I see that some of my users have the setting “Email digest” set to “every 3 days” from their user preference…

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## [Daily usage streak and badges (for building a habit)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-usage-streak-and-badges-for-building-a-habit/71900)

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**Author:** [@jonobacon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonobacon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-usage-streak-and-badges-for-building-a-habit/71900 "2017-10-13T11:39:57Z")

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Hi Everyone, When I roll out Discourse to my clients, a key point I always emphasize is the importance that (a) people across the organization use it (not just “community managers”, and (b) they use it on a daily basis. …

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## [Approving an already-existing user through API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-an-already-existing-user-through-api/71998)

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**Author:** [@Frank\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Bailey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 10:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-an-already-existing-user-through-api/71998 "2017-10-13T10:17:40Z")

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I have created 17500 users via the Discourse API and uploaded all user avatars with the help of some very nice people here on Meta Discourse. All these users are in a “pending” state, and I would like to approve these u…

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## [Moderating content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderating-content/71884)

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**Author:** [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 9:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderating-content/71884 "2017-10-13T09:11:23Z")

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Hi all, If I set up different categories, can I allow people to post freely in some but moderate the content before goes live in others? If I set the category to Watching it will notify me of new posts but i won’t be a…

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## [Outlook 365 and/or MobileIron causing email replies not to strip out earlier messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/outlook-365-and-or-mobileiron-causing-email-replies-not-to-strip-out-earlier-messages/30166)

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**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/outlook-365-and-or-mobileiron-causing-email-replies-not-to-strip-out-earlier-messages/30166 "2017-10-13T04:30:34Z")

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This seems like a regression this old bug… Our company recently switched to Outlook 365 (the cloud-based one) and MobileIron mobile email client. However, this switch has led to the old bug rearing its head again: email…

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## [Should welcome message for invited users come from the inviter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-welcome-message-for-invited-users-come-from-the-inviter/14466)

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**Author:** [@angelim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angelim)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-welcome-message-for-invited-users-come-from-the-inviter/14466 "2017-10-13T04:27:48Z")

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When someone accepts an invitation, he receives a welcome notification. The text of that message is being addressed to the inviter, instead of the invited: {inviter.username} Welcome to... I’m trying to debug it but I r…

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## [Mentioning @trust\_level\_0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-trust-level-0/71933)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-trust-level-0/71933 "2017-10-12T23:57:42Z")

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I just sent a message on my system mentioning a sub-group (@foo), as well as @trust\_level\_0. Another group (@bar) is set to “watch first post” on that category. What I thought would happen: everyone in my system would g…

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## [Issues with word-based "Flags"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-word-based-flags/71853)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-word-based-flags/71853 "2017-10-12T22:39:53Z")

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Guys, We’ve started using the word-based flags to help us identify people who may be causing issues or violating our usage terms. But - the system is also going back through old PMs - which I really don’t care about. …

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## [Discourse with Redis Cluster mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-redis-cluster-mode/71944)

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**Author:** [@p\_shant\_gohel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/p_shant_gohel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-redis-cluster-mode/71944 "2017-10-12T21:23:31Z")

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Hello, I am trying to connect Discourse with Redis cache cluster. I have multiple nodes in my redis cluster. I get following error in log. “CROSSSLOT Keys in request don’t hash to the same slot (Redis::CommandError)” A…

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## [Pop out editor pane](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop-out-editor-pane/67482)

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**Author:** [@AndreKR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndreKR)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop-out-editor-pane/67482 "2017-10-12T21:03:55Z")

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It should be possible to open the New Topic (and preferably even the Reply editor) pane in a new tab/window. This annoys me every time I use a Discourse. I was hoping the feeling will go away, but even after years of us…

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## [Is it possible for a non admin/mod to delete a PM from an admin/mod?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-for-a-non-admin-mod-to-delete-a-pm-from-an-admin-mod/71960)

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**Author:** [@Jumanji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jumanji)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-for-a-non-admin-mod-to-delete-a-pm-from-an-admin-mod/71960 "2017-10-12T20:52:28Z")

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I’ve been able to archive the PM as a regular user, but I don’t see the option to delete it. I don’t think it exists. I have a user claiming he deleted a PM sent by a admin/mod. Thanks!

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## [WordPress / Discourse API Strategy: Get Reply Count via API Efficiently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-api-strategy-get-reply-count-via-api-efficiently/71943)

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**Author:** [@Berto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Berto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-discourse-api-strategy-get-reply-count-via-api-efficiently/71943 "2017-10-12T17:28:27Z")

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Hi all, I’m going to use a hybrid of WP-Discourse + Embedded Comments via JS on our blog. I’d like to show the number of replies / comments each post has, at least within the single post (single.php), but don’t want to…

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## [Anywhere to host free Discourse instance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anywhere-to-host-free-discourse-instance/71950)

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**Author:** [@BenM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BenM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anywhere-to-host-free-discourse-instance/71950 "2017-10-12T18:24:51Z")

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Hello everyone and Discourse team, I would like to ask whether there is a service or a place, where I can run a mini (100 users, 2 posts a day, 5 replies on each post) Discouse instance. Although, I do know “there ain’t…

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## [Unable to launcher rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-launcher-rebuild/71945)

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**Author:** [@SMT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SMT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-launcher-rebuild/71945 "2017-10-12T17:17:37Z")

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Getting the following error when ./launcher rebuild app. Docker version 17.05.0-ce not supported, please upgrade to at least 17.06.2, or recommended 17.06.2

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## [Why don't posts appear directly under the post they're in response to?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-dont-posts-appear-directly-under-the-post-theyre-in-response-to/71941)

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**Author:** [@communitygal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/communitygal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-dont-posts-appear-directly-under-the-post-theyre-in-response-to/71941 "2017-10-12T16:25:51Z")

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Hi all, I’m not sure if there is a setting I need to enable or what, but I don’t think I have found it yet. My colleagues would like their reply to be directly under the post they’re responding to. Is there a way to mak…

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## [API call to unmask all emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-unmask-all-emails/71851)

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**Author:** [@Geoffrey\_Challen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Geoffrey_Challen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-unmask-all-emails/71851 "2017-10-12T13:56:51Z")

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In the web interface there is an option for administrators to unmask all emails when examining the active user list. I don’t think that there is an API equivalent, although it would be useful. We have a case where we nee…

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## [Sending emails without SMTP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-emails-without-smtp/71816)

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**Author:** [@simbul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simbul)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-emails-without-smtp/71816 "2017-10-12T13:04:30Z")

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Hi all. First post here :slight\_smile: We’re considering using Discourse in my company as it fits our requirements quite well. The only snag is that our preferred email platform is Salesforce Marketing Cloud (nee Exact…

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## [Email domain blacklist with wildcards (revisited)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-domain-blacklist-with-wildcards-revisited/70088)

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**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-domain-blacklist-with-wildcards-revisited/70088 "2017-09-20T09:21:56Z")

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The current implementation already matches black-listed domains with EndsWith type string matching. I would like to propose adding regex type matching as well. Reason: Recently a lot of spammers come from email addre…

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## [Links don't open in a new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-dont-open-in-a-new-tab/71898)

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**Author:** [@jonobacon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonobacon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-dont-open-in-a-new-tab/71898 "2017-10-12T12:25:32Z")

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Currently using v1.9.0.beta12 +21 in a deployment and have the option checked to open links in a new tab and it opens in the same tab. I am testing this in Chrome on a Mac. The issue occurs in both starting posts in a n…

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## [\[PAID\] Plugin for structured data input/display/edit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-plugin-for-structured-data-input-display-edit/70796)

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**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-plugin-for-structured-data-input-display-edit/70796 "2017-10-12T11:06:36Z")

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What would you like done? A plugin that would create the necessary tables in the database holding structured data (in our case, sales orders and fields related to each order). When a topic is created in a category with …

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## [Setting for scan email-in posts with Akismet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-scan-email-in-posts-with-akismet/43393)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-scan-email-in-posts-with-akismet/43393 "2017-10-12T07:45:52Z")

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Does the Akismet plugin scan posts that are processed via incoming “anonymous” email that stages an account for that user? If not, can that happen somehow? We’ve gotten a lot of typical looking spam (invoice due, etc.) …

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## [Writable directories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/writable-directories/71787)

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**Author:** [@tdutrion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tdutrion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/writable-directories/71787 "2017-10-12T00:29:11Z")

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Hi! I know this use case is not supported, but even though I am currently trying to install on platform.sh, I am running into a read-only filesystem exception (trying to create a folder apparently). E, \[2017-10-10T20:5…

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## [\[PAID-job\] CSS customizations - for person with CSS experience in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-job-css-customizations-for-person-with-css-experience-in-discourse/71854)

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**Author:** [@torb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/torb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-job-css-customizations-for-person-with-css-experience-in-discourse/71854 "2017-10-11T16:47:10Z")

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What would you like done? Some CSS customizations of the Latest/Top/New and the Topic pages, incl. adding a Likes in Latest/Top/New pages, changing the order of columns, moving Likes and Solutions to the left on Topic …

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## [Comparing stats for fun](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-stats-for-fun/71832)

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**Author:** [@dosch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dosch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-stats-for-fun/71832 "2017-10-11T16:45:59Z")

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I took the time to look at the public stats on three somewhat larger discourse installations. One thing that struck me is that the total amount of likes given does not correlate at all to the amount of users on a forum! …

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## [Rename custom domain of hosted Discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-custom-domain-of-hosted-discourse-forum/71852)

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**Author:** [@Jan\_Curn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jan_Curn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-custom-domain-of-hosted-discourse-forum/71852 "2017-10-11T16:17:43Z")

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Hi there, we have a hosted Discourse forum running at https://forum.apifier.com/ and we’d like to rename it to https://forum.apify.com/ Ideally without disruption for our readers. Please can you advice how to do this?

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## [Unable to mention groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-mention-groups/71746)

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**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-mention-groups/71746 "2017-10-11T15:17:27Z")

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It happens here on Meta and also on my forum (just updated). When typing @ followed by a group name, the auto complete pop up shows only username and not groups name I’ve tried it with both moderators and admins, I do …

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## [API returning user ID of -1 when uploading avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-returning-user-id-of-1-when-uploading-avatar/71784)

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**Author:** [@Frank\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Bailey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-returning-user-id-of-1-when-uploading-avatar/71784 "2017-10-11T09:36:45Z")

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I’m trying to use the Dischord API to upload user avatars. I’m testing with Postman because I couldn’t get it working with curl in PHP. With Postman I can see that the POST to the API is actually succeeding, but that the…

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## [Gitter integration for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitter-integration-for-discourse/65881)

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**Author:** [@jafeth.diazc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jafeth.diazc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitter-integration-for-discourse/65881 "2017-10-11T05:08:47Z")

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Hi all! I have been working on a Gitter integration for Discourse as an alternative service to the Slack plugin and I’d like to share the current state of it. It’s necessary to create a custom integration in each room …

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## [Embed Discourse forum in a Wordpress website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-forum-in-a-wordpress-website/71747)

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**Author:** [@Vanina\_Yordanova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vanina_Yordanova)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-forum-in-a-wordpress-website/71747 "2017-10-10T18:04:26Z")

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Hello everybody! I have a running Discourse forum on a web server and a Wordpress website on a localhost. What I want to do is the following: I want to embed the forum in a page of my website. Every user registered with…

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