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## [Custom Labels for Leaders?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-labels-for-leaders/59818)

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**Author:** [@JoshTheNerd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoshTheNerd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-labels-for-leaders/59818 "2017-03-24T03:05:57Z")

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Hello, all. This is my first post here, so be nice. :winking\_face\_with\_tongue: Anyways, is there a way to create a custom label for myself if I’m a leader on another forum? I’m not part of the people that set up the BBS…

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## [Dynamic Templates for plugin-outlet UIs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dynamic-templates-for-plugin-outlet-uis/59786)

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**Author:** [@mandarbapaye](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mandarbapaye)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dynamic-templates-for-plugin-outlet-uis/59786 "2017-03-23T18:15:00Z")

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Hi All I am trying to extend the discourse UI by leveraging the plugin-outlets. Currently trying to add a custom header on top of the discourse header by leveraging ‘above-site-header’ plugin-outlet. I would like to mak…

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## [Schema of internal link meta itemprop url showing http version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/schema-of-internal-link-meta-itemprop-url-showing-http-version/59784)

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**Author:** [@Vikas\_Dangi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vikas_Dangi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/schema-of-internal-link-meta-itemprop-url-showing-http-version/59784 "2017-03-23T17:57:55Z")

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my forum has installed ssl and all is working fine. But a single problem I am facing is that in the source code the schema internal links has http version of forum. Because of this google first index https version of the…

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## [Slow loading times for a topic's title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-loading-times-for-a-topics-title/59579)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-loading-times-for-a-topics-title/59579 "2017-03-23T17:56:03Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Can I add a loading image like slack has while the app is loading?: I’ve seen this behavior a number of times recently, it’s kind of ironic that the topic I clicked on which ended up promp…

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## [Problems with INSTALL-cloud.md directions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-install-cloud-md-directions/43314)

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**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-install-cloud-md-directions/43314 "2017-03-23T17:51:32Z")

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I haven’t tried following the INSTALL-cloud.md instructions for a while, and they’ve changed and now there’s this new ./discourse-setup script. Problem is, it doesn’t work, at least on the base Ubuntu image for DigitalOc…

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## [Clicking outside category creation/edit panel closes it without warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-outside-category-creation-edit-panel-closes-it-without-warning/59782)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-outside-category-creation-edit-panel-closes-it-without-warning/59782 "2017-03-23T17:02:48Z")

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We’re doing a major reorganization on one of my sites, so we’ve been in the category settings panel quite a lot. With this, we’ve noticed an annoying UX quirk that has tripped us up a few times. In the image below (cro…

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## [“referred clicks” referrer list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/referred-clicks-referrer-list/59781)

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**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/referred-clicks-referrer-list/59781 "2017-03-23T16:51:29Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Confused about the "Nice Share" badge: Would it be OK to have a list of referrers in the page where we see all posts that triggered those badges (Nice Share, etc.) ? Only for ours at leas…

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## [Broken CSS for solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-css-for-solution/59761)

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**Author:** [@johno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johno)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-css-for-solution/59761 "2017-03-23T13:46:17Z")

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Hi there, I am running Discourse version v1.8.0.beta8 +16 with Solved plugin 0.1, but the CSS seems to be broken. The icon is not green a the text is not aligned. Any tips?

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## [vCash Betting Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vcash-betting-plugin/59714)

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**Author:** [@ron\_jeremy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ron_jeremy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 12:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vcash-betting-plugin/59714 "2017-03-23T12:22:37Z")

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\###What would you like done? I would like to know if it’s possible to build a ‘virtual cash’ plugin for Discourse. Users would each start off with say $500 vCash and be able to ‘bet’ their cash on polls posted on the fo…

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## [Show Total Topics/Replies in /categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-total-topics-replies-in-categories/36207)

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**Author:** [@mei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mei)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-total-topics-replies-in-categories/36207 "2017-03-23T11:59:36Z")

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Instead of showing daily and weekly counts of topics in each category (in the /categories view), is it possible to show the total topics AND replies? I feel like this is the standard with most other forum software (altho…

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## [User API key instead of Admin API key?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-api-key-instead-of-admin-api-key/59713)

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**Author:** [@jamescobalt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamescobalt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-api-key-instead-of-admin-api-key/59713 "2017-03-23T02:41:03Z")

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When entering a user API key and the username associated with that key, I get the “You are connected to Discourse!” message. When I go into a Wordpress post, I see the list of Discourse categories I can publish to. Howev…

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## [Possible "take me back to where I was" button on progress bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-take-me-back-to-where-i-was-button-on-progress-bar/30484)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-take-me-back-to-where-i-was-button-on-progress-bar/30484 "2017-03-22T22:33:01Z")

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One thing that comes up time and time again is that once you start navigating in a topic stream, jumping down to later replies, jumping back up to earlier replies… .. you lose track of where you were in the stream…

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## [Possibility to lock a topic to a specific user only + staff members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possibility-to-lock-a-topic-to-a-specific-user-only-staff-members/59623)

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**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possibility-to-lock-a-topic-to-a-specific-user-only-staff-members/59623 "2017-03-21T23:49:04Z")

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It would be great if the following was achievable. I note that I’m new to Discourse. Here’s my use case. We use Discourse for a closed forum among a small team that coordinate a bigger initiative within an institution. …

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## [Adding a custom emoji broke the site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-custom-emoji-broke-the-site/59687)

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**Author:** [@adundovi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adundovi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-custom-emoji-broke-the-site/59687 "2017-03-22T14:30:57Z")

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I’m not exactly sure how, but it seems that one of admins on my site, while adding a new emoji to the site, managed to tear down the whole discourse. Rebuilding of the container didn’t help. Clearing the cache also. I c…

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## [Help with the email prefix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-the-email-prefix/49208)

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**Author:** [@alankeny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alankeny)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-the-email-prefix/49208 "2017-03-22T08:50:46Z")

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The description of the variable email prefix says: The \[label\] used in the subject of emails. It will default to ‘title’ if not set. We’ve found that setting email prefix replaces the variable site title throughout the…

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## [Topic Marked as Solution Query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-marked-as-solution-query/55107)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-marked-as-solution-query/55107 "2017-03-22T07:31:57Z")

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Just a quick query… I noticed on our hosted solution that if a post is marked as a solution it appends the text to the first post of the topic, which in turn links down to the post marked as a solution, which, in turn, …

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## [Can we change our user page so it renders consistently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-change-our-user-page-so-it-renders-consistently/59656)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-change-our-user-page-so-it-renders-consistently/59656 "2017-03-22T02:38:01Z")

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When I click through to my user page I see: I like my background, it is nice, and tells a story about a TV series that is important to me and is going to air fairly soon, but rendering wise this has 2 serious defects. …

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## [Translations of the word "Backup"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/es-traducciones-de-la-palabra-backup/59610)

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**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/es-traducciones-de-la-palabra-backup/59610 "2017-03-21T23:07:49Z")

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I wanted to know if we agree that the word "Backup" will be translated as "Backup" or as "Copia de seguridad" (Backup copy). I am updating the modifications in Server and Client. It seems more logical to leave: Backup: ...

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## [Cannot use back button to exit Site Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-back-button-to-exit-site-settings/58824)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-back-button-to-exit-site-settings/58824 "2017-03-21T20:15:45Z")

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The following sequence traps you in site settings Click hamburger Click Site Settings Type “Test” in box Click back → back → back → … This raises two issues: We are way way too eager on pushState here, we should be…

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## [Grok Pattern for Nginx logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grok-pattern-for-nginx-logs/59372)

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**Author:** [@jackzampolin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jackzampolin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grok-pattern-for-nginx-logs/59372 "2017-03-21T19:38:20Z")

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It looks like discourse spits out custom Nginx logs. There wouldn’t happen to be a grok pattern for those logs anywhere? I looked and was unable to find anything.

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## [Changes in omni auth strategies/custom auth plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-in-omni-auth-strategies-custom-auth-plugin/59630)

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**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changes-in-omni-auth-strategies-custom-auth-plugin/59630 "2017-03-21T19:29:23Z")

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We’ve had a custom OAuth2 based authentication which looks like: require 'auth/oauth2\_authenticator' require 'omniauth-oauth2' class OmniAuth::Strategies::RoOauth \< OmniAuth::Strategies::OAuth2 SITE\_URL = '\*\*\*\*\*\*' …

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## [Install v1.7.2 using Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-v1-7-2-using-docker/59635)

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**Author:** [@Kel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-v1-7-2-using-docker/59635 "2017-03-21T18:51:20Z")

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Hi there, First post so hello :slight\_smile: I am trying to install Discourse on a Digital Ocean Droplet all goes well, except I need to run a script that only works with v1.7.2 (long story just trust me!) Tried every…

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## [How to not ignore leading whitespaces in MessageFormat?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-not-ignore-leading-whitespaces-in-messageformat/59641)

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**Author:** [@SafaAlfulaij](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SafaAlfulaij)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-not-ignore-leading-whitespaces-in-messageformat/59641 "2017-03-21T18:20:00Z")

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Hello. So in MessageFormat strings, whenever a string that starts with a white space, the white spaces get trimmed out. I found this issue regarding this: Preserve leading whitespace · Issue #144 · messageformat/messag…

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## [External links in new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-in-new-tab/59640)

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**Author:** [@arun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-links-in-new-tab/59640 "2017-03-21T18:17:09Z")

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How do I open all external links in a new tab? External links on my current Discourse setup open on the same page. Could do with some help. Thanks!

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## [No Topics Under 'Top' Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-topics-under-top-category/59622)

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**Author:** [@TimothyDonaghue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimothyDonaghue)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-topics-under-top-category/59622 "2017-03-21T15:45:56Z")

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I migrated my previous forum to a Discourse forum yesterday. At the moment, no topics appear under the ‘Top’ category. Does it require a certain amount of time to calculate the top topics?

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## [Benefits of Discourse - have I missed anything?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/benefits-of-discourse-have-i-missed-anything/39849)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/benefits-of-discourse-have-i-missed-anything/39849 "2017-03-21T14:56:15Z")

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I’ve jotted down some thoughts on the benefits of running a Discourse forum - can anyone think of anything I have missed?

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## [Structure and Functionality for Public and Private Forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structure-and-functionality-for-public-and-private-forums/59566)

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**Author:** [@cklester](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cklester)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structure-and-functionality-for-public-and-private-forums/59566 "2017-03-21T14:26:31Z")

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Let’s imagine I’m setting up a site for readers that will allow its members to create reading groups. I have my own login system (via Laravel’s Auth system), so I’ll need Discourse to recognize that (which I think is pos…

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## [User Preferences | Date of Birth](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preferences-date-of-birth/59615)

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**Author:** [@Vladimir\_Atanov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vladimir_Atanov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preferences-date-of-birth/59615 "2017-03-21T14:06:34Z")

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Hi there! Within this forum we have ability to manage date\_of\_birth. But in this view app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/preferences.hbs we don’t have this ability. Could you explain how to add date\_of\_birth…

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## [Webhooks feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-feedback/49046)

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**Author:** [@fantasticfears](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fantasticfears)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-feedback/49046 "2017-03-21T08:00:40Z")

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Webhook is merged to master. See Setting up webhooks for instructions. Webhooks is my GSoC projects which ends in Aug 23. It’s fully operating but I would keep improving it on more event types as well as payload improve…

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## [G Suite/google cloud](https://meta.discourse.org/t/g-suite-google-cloud/59585)

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**Author:** [@travisdeeth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/travisdeeth)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/g-suite-google-cloud/59585 "2017-03-21T00:32:38Z")

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I am attempting to configure Discourse which is running through google cloud to use SMTP through G Suite. I am editing the “discourse.conf” found in “/opt/bitnami/apps/discourse/htdocs/config” to contain the following i…

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