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## [I want to change the summary email like glyph](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-change-the-summary-email-like-glyph/62719)

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**Author:** [@goindeep](https://meta.discourse.org/u/goindeep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-change-the-summary-email-like-glyph/62719 "2017-05-15T13:41:03Z")

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Here is the email snapshot: But as you can see my site uses thumbs up button instead: Any solution to this? Cheers

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## [User roles and ACLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-roles-and-acls/21609)

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**Author:** [@naggar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naggar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-roles-and-acls/21609 "2017-05-15T11:14:06Z")

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I am more concern on user Roles. Is there a way that we can define multiple roles in it and provide different accessibility to them according to there role? For ex. if there is 2 role A and B then what i want that Role…

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## [Can I copy or adapt the FAQ for another site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-copy-or-adapt-the-faq-for-another-site/62712)

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**Author:** [@feugen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/feugen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-copy-or-adapt-the-faq-for-another-site/62712 "2017-05-15T09:12:24Z")

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Hi, I would like to copy the rules of conduct for another “forum”. Is that ok, if yes under what conditions?

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## [Quote reply not working in IE 11](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-reply-not-working-in-ie-11/62595)

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**Author:** [@blake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blake)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-reply-not-working-in-ie-11/62595 "2017-05-15T00:28:15Z")

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When using IE 11 highlighting text does not reveal the “quote” pop up. It works fine in chrome and I confirmed myself that this doesn’t work in IE 11. Apparently we support back to IE 10. When you highlight text these e…

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## [Sortable Users -\> All Time -\> Time Read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sortable-users-all-time-time-read/34822)

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**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sortable-users-all-time-time-read/34822 "2017-05-14T23:54:16Z")

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OK, the column is only present on the Users “All Time” page. And I don’t know if the usefulness would be worth the effort to make it so. But having “Time Read” sortable would make it consistent and IMHO it would be nice…

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## [Change Refresh Time For Admin Statistics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-refresh-time-for-admin-statistics/62692)

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**Author:** [@sulliops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sulliops)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-refresh-time-for-admin-statistics/62692 "2017-05-14T21:33:23Z")

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I have my forum working perfectly, but I’m going to eventually monetize the forum (basically renting out categories for a lower price than VPS hosting). My issue is that I need to track page views in real time, but the …

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## [Android mobile app - lose my place when I switch apps](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-mobile-app-lose-my-place-when-i-switch-apps/62553)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-mobile-app-lose-my-place-when-i-switch-apps/62553 "2017-05-14T16:20:30Z")

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I’ve been using the android mobile app for a few months now, and I like it. I’m having a problem with it though and have what I think is a feature request. When I am reading discussions using the app I keep losing my p…

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## [Image chosen for onebox / opengraph on category page is unexpected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-chosen-for-onebox-opengraph-on-category-page-is-unexpected/62681)

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**Author:** [@grahamperrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grahamperrin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-chosen-for-onebox-opengraph-on-category-page-is-unexpected/62681 "2017-05-14T14:09:23Z")

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The blackness: https://experts.feverbee.com/t/twitter-black-rectangular-representation-of-a-discourse-category-in-a-tweet/5903?u=graham\_perrin – has anyone encountered that blackness before? An issue with Twitter, I a…

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## [\[Paid\] WP + Discourse user authentication for IRC or other chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-wp-discourse-user-authentication-for-irc-or-other-chat/61439)

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**Author:** [@Bluer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bluer)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-wp-discourse-user-authentication-for-irc-or-other-chat/61439 "2017-05-11T01:02:22Z")

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What would you like done? My Ubuntu 16.04 server has wordpress and discourse installed (wp-discourse & SSO) alongside vestacp/nginx and i need some way for the users to authenticate with a chat (IRC, slack or discord) s…

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## [Feature: Personal History of topics read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-personal-history-of-topics-read/25825)

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**Author:** [@badevguru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/badevguru)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-personal-history-of-topics-read/25825 "2015-03-01T06:48:27Z")

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I have been finding many times that I have read something early in the day that I later want to reference but cannot necessarily figure out how to get back to that topic. I often do this when scanning through top and ne…

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## [Account confirmation link for new registered users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-confirmation-link-for-new-registered-users/62671)

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**Author:** [@AnorakTech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AnorakTech)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-confirmation-link-for-new-registered-users/62671 "2017-05-14T09:45:58Z")

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Hei there! I have problems with the confirmation link that new users receive. I use mailgun, the setup of mailgun is correct and works. So sending mails is fine. The link the users receive looks like this: https://an…

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## [Shibboleth / SAML / SSO -- Working Implementation for Higher Ed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shibboleth-saml-sso-working-implementation-for-higher-ed/62605)

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**Author:** [@nmagee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nmagee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shibboleth-saml-sso-working-implementation-for-higher-ed/62605 "2017-05-12T19:11:50Z")

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Our campus, like many others around the US, is part of the InCommon federation, and shares a federated SAML authentication pool. So, while IT services had straightforward documentation for how to plug Shibboleth into Apa…

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## [Recommended way to close and archive a Discourse forum itself?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-way-to-close-and-archive-a-discourse-forum-itself/62664)

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**Author:** [@Nition](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nition)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-way-to-close-and-archive-a-discourse-forum-itself/62664 "2017-05-13T18:24:56Z")

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So far this thread covers archiving other forums to start a Discourse forum, but is there a currently-recommended way to close and archive a Discourse forum itself? I have a Discourse forum that ideally I’d like to conve…

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## [How to allow new users to attach attachments in topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-new-users-to-attach-attachments-in-topics/62658)

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**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-new-users-to-attach-attachments-in-topics/62658 "2017-05-13T17:15:01Z")

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How to let new users attach files to topics?

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## [Some topics that are read, inluding one authored by me, are listed as unread by me](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-topics-that-are-read-inluding-one-authored-by-me-are-listed-as-unread-by-me/62623)

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**Author:** [@grahamperrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grahamperrin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-topics-that-are-read-inluding-one-authored-by-me-are-listed-as-unread-by-me/62623 "2017-05-13T12:09:14Z")

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In views such as /latest I have two topics that inexplicably never become greyed out, no matter how many times I read each one carefully in its entirety: The first example (uppermost in the screenshot above): – j…

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## [Thumbnail is sometimes bigger in size than actual image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thumbnail-is-sometimes-bigger-in-size-than-actual-image/62641)

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**Author:** [@GlitchMr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GlitchMr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thumbnail-is-sometimes-bigger-in-size-than-actual-image/62641 "2017-05-13T09:08:08Z")

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EDIT: Nevermind, I never realized that the post I linked to is really old. I’m fairly sure by now it’s fixed? It still may be worth considering updatiing old images, but whatever, it’s probably not big of a deal. While …

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## [Decrease default session timeout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decrease-default-session-timeout/62621)

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**Author:** [@Volodymyr\_Fedak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Volodymyr_Fedak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decrease-default-session-timeout/62621 "2017-05-13T00:20:53Z")

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Hello, We’re launching discourse as a docker image where we have possibility to modify app.yml. Also we’re using SSO feature to log in/out users to discourse forum. And the problem is that existing framework doesn’t al…

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## [Adding to the comment css tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-to-the-comment-css-tags/62611)

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**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-to-the-comment-css-tags/62611 "2017-05-12T20:58:04Z")

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Comment from the answer is no different Is there a way to add a css tag For example: comment \<div class="topic-post clearfix comment regular"\>

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## [Rebuilding User Preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-user-preferences/61675)

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**Author:** [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-user-preferences/61675 "2017-05-12T19:36:46Z")

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I’m tackling one of the last items on our 1.8 task list: breaking up the user preferences page into tabs. Some goals: Clear organization Update fewer fields at a time Avoid confusing messages about a mandatory field b…

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## [A measure of success](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-measure-of-success/62604)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-measure-of-success/62604 "2017-05-12T19:01:11Z")

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If the success of the iPad is measured in how often we try to pinch-and-zoom a picture in a magazine, then a measure of success for discourse might be how often we catch ourselves wondering where the Quote-button is afte…

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## [Low Resolution Flickr/500px Onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/low-resolution-flickr-500px-onebox/55552)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_David](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Patrick_David)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/low-resolution-flickr-500px-onebox/55552 "2017-05-12T18:31:21Z")

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Howdy all! Just ran into this on my instance (v1.8.0.beta1 +33) at https://discuss.pixls.us. Oneboxing of images from image sites like Flickr and 500px are using low-resolution thumbnails: Flickr image: Mairi Mid-Air…

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## [Digest mail customization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-mail-customization/62594)

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**Author:** [@broz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/broz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-mail-customization/62594 "2017-05-12T16:00:53Z")

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It would be nice to have these features implemented: Change the color of the background behind the logo Change the color of button and links Change background color (blue) of the header of the mail

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## [Find a user by ID or username?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-a-user-by-id-or-username/62582)

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**Author:** [@Radulf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Radulf)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-a-user-by-id-or-username/62582 "2017-05-12T13:31:56Z")

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And another “simple” question from me and basically a follow up to Showing simple text with decorateWidget - #5 by vinothkannans I want to decorate the post with a custom field from the posting user. To do this, I want …

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## [Date bug looking weird](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-bug-looking-weird/62516)

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**Author:** [@brunoedigital](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brunoedigital)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-bug-looking-weird/62516 "2017-05-12T13:05:57Z")

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This is for sure just on my forum as here it’s not happening. So basically I just wanted some help to where start looking to fix this: Look at the dates there… Jun AMAMAM It might a custom plugin I’m using to manag…

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## [REST api or webservice?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-or-webservice/62490)

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**Author:** [@mikakun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikakun)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-api-or-webservice/62490 "2017-05-12T12:53:13Z")

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apologize i don’t know much about discourse & i’m not sure it’ll fit my requirements I want to develop a re-usable web application pretty much based on a forum (& its auth features) & a QA & extra features of my own. th…

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## [Showing simple text with decorateWidget](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-simple-text-with-decoratewidget/62521)

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**Author:** [@Radulf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Radulf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-simple-text-with-decoratewidget/62521 "2017-05-12T11:52:23Z")

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Hi I started developing plugins for Discourse this week. I already finished my first one, that adds a button below each post that links to a homepage, depending on the post. Now, I’m on to my second project and I merely…

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## [I can't start discourse on CentOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-start-discourse-on-centos/62555)

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**Author:** [@502647092](https://meta.discourse.org/u/502647092)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-start-discourse-on-centos/62555 "2017-05-12T03:06:18Z")

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System Info: LSB Version: :core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch:cxx-4.1-amd64:cxx-4.1-noarch:desktop-4.1-amd64:desktop-4.1-noarch:languages-4.1-amd64:languages-4.1-noarch:printing-4.1-amd64:printing-4.1-noarch Distributor …

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## [Is there a good membership management system that is opensource?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-good-membership-management-system-that-is-opensource/62391)

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**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-good-membership-management-system-that-is-opensource/62391 "2017-05-12T05:40:51Z")

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Hi, I’m now running a discourse system on a club server. All club members will have a discourse forum account. While it is not enough for the club running. We have to have more information of the club memebers. Is the…

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## ["Request to join group" not working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-join-group-not-working/62371)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-join-group-not-working/62371 "2017-05-12T01:38:16Z")

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When I set a group to accept join requests, I’m finding it’s listed as “closed” on the /groups page. Anyone else seeing this?

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## [How to adjust the location of the category logo, name and description displayed on the main page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-adjust-the-location-of-the-category-logo-name-and-description-displayed-on-the-main-page/62328)

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**Author:** [@ericjung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ericjung)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-adjust-the-location-of-the-category-logo-name-and-description-displayed-on-the-main-page/62328 "2017-05-12T01:33:27Z")

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Hi all, Could you provide a guide to adjust the location of the category logo, name and description displayed on the main page? I have tried find various ways in discourse forums, but I have not succeeded yet. The lin…

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