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## [Add tags to the site.json, if tags plugin is installed and active](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-tags-to-the-site-json-if-tags-plugin-is-installed-and-active/41290)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-tags-to-the-site-json-if-tags-plugin-is-installed-and-active/41290 "2017-02-03T15:59:47Z")

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Currently, site.json API does not list tags, yet it lists can\_tag\_topics, can\_create\_tag and tags\_filter\_regexp . Let’s add the tags list to the site.json as well.

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## [Net::ReadTimeout when sending email after install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-readtimeout-when-sending-email-after-install/56856)

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**Author:** [@gpson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gpson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-readtimeout-when-sending-email-after-install/56856 "2017-02-03T14:17:38Z")

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The Problem I get the error on first registration: tail -f /var/discourse/shared/standalone/log/rails/production.log Sent mail to robotas@magveda.lt (61113.9ms) Job exception: Net::ReadTimeout What I tried I received…

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## [PluginStore API - get row by attribute](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pluginstore-api-get-row-by-attribute/46251)

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**Author:** [@EndruK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EndruK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pluginstore-api-get-row-by-attribute/46251 "2017-02-03T09:30:48Z")

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Hello, is there any better way to get data from the plugin store not only by the key? For example, I have an attribute “name” and I want to get only the row out of the plugin store with a given name. For now I just ge…

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## [Duplicate invite can raise cryptic messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-invite-can-raise-cryptic-messages/56739)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-invite-can-raise-cryptic-messages/56739 "2017-02-03T09:02:20Z")

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To repo: Go to user profile → invites Invite user User accepts invite Try to invite user again You are presented with the cryptic error: “You are not permitted to view the requested resource.” Instead we should say: …

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## [Group owners cannot see group if "Group is visible to all users" is off](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owners-cannot-see-group-if-group-is-visible-to-all-users-is-off/56688)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owners-cannot-see-group-if-group-is-visible-to-all-users-is-off/56688 "2017-02-03T08:53:02Z")

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When working to add custom styling via CSS, we had to make a custom group for the users. To help manage the group going forward, all moderators were added to the group as owners. However, the moderators aren’t able to …

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## [Why can't users invite others to messages when account approval is enabled?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-users-invite-others-to-messages-when-account-approval-is-enabled/56743)

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**Author:** [@XieLong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/XieLong)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-users-invite-others-to-messages-when-account-approval-is-enabled/56743 "2017-02-03T07:53:03Z")

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Hi! In my Discourse instance I have the problem that users would like to invite (and remove) other users to (group) messages - but they can’t although all of them have trust level 2 (it’s just a small user base). What …

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## [Owner clicking on group link on profile page does not show owner functions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/owner-clicking-on-group-link-on-profile-page-does-not-show-owner-functions/56690)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/owner-clicking-on-group-link-on-profile-page-does-not-show-owner-functions/56690 "2017-02-03T07:34:10Z")

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With this bug I was trying to remember the name of the group I am an owner for. I eventually found it linked from my profile. However, clicking the link does not allow me to see the owner tabs. Refreshing the page or …

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## [The «Bulk Actions» dialog in the moving topics scenario shows a GitHub onebox content as an empty rectangle](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-bulk-actions-dialog-in-the-moving-topics-scenario-shows-a-github-onebox-content-as-an-empty-rectangle/56788)

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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-bulk-actions-dialog-in-the-moving-topics-scenario-shows-a-github-onebox-content-as-an-empty-rectangle/56788 "2017-02-03T03:53:46Z")

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The topic is: What is the Magento\_Tax module for? - Magento 2

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## [Updating a category topic fails with the message «NoMethodError (undefined method \`inner\_html' for nil:NilClass)» when the topic's contents starts with a GitHub onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-a-category-topic-fails-with-the-message-nomethoderror-undefined-method-inner-html-for-nil-nilclass-when-the-topics-contents-starts-with-a-github-onebox/56785)

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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-a-category-topic-fails-with-the-message-nomethoderror-undefined-method-inner-html-for-nil-nilclass-when-the-topics-contents-starts-with-a-github-onebox/56785 "2017-02-03T03:53:18Z")

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Step 1 Step 2 The log entry: NoMethodError (undefined method inner\_html' for nil:NilClass) lib/post\_revisor.rb:445:in update\_category\_description’ Stack trace: lib/post\_revisor.rb:445:in \`update\_category\_descri…

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## [Slack plugin: automatically subscribe a channel to updates on a topic when link is shared](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-plugin-automatically-subscribe-a-channel-to-updates-on-a-topic-when-link-is-shared/56520)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-plugin-automatically-subscribe-a-channel-to-updates-on-a-topic-when-link-is-shared/56520 "2017-02-03T00:59:14Z")

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In our company, Slack channels proliferate with wild abandon. This is a topic of discussion in of itself, but it will likely be a challenge to work towards having a more curated set of Slack channels… some folks have wo…

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## [Only count posts types of regular when calculating time to first response for admin stats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-count-posts-types-of-regular-when-calculating-time-to-first-response-for-admin-stats/56605)

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**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-count-posts-types-of-regular-when-calculating-time-to-first-response-for-admin-stats/56605 "2017-02-02T22:29:52Z")

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When looking at the admin stats for time to first response, I noticed the following: https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-first-response-definition-please/30957/17?u=wesochuck Thanks for considering.

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## [Development server consistently dying - 'V8 Isolate was forked'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-server-consistently-dying-v8-isolate-was-forked/55878)

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**Author:** [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-server-consistently-dying-v8-isolate-was-forked/55878 "2017-02-02T20:07:02Z")

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I’ve been having some fairly consistent trouble with the Discourse development server throwing the following error message, which appears to kill the server pid. WARNING: V8 isolate was forked, it can not be disposed an…

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## [If you leave notifications open forever, you never get notified](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-you-leave-notifications-open-forever-you-never-get-notified/56740)

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**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-you-leave-notifications-open-forever-you-never-get-notified/56740 "2017-02-02T16:01:13Z")

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(Topic title might need finessing.) Be logged in to a Discourse forum. Click on your user icon in the upper right to see the list of likes, replies, mentions, etc. Walk away from that computer with the menu open. Log i…

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## [Dashboard tooltips broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-tooltips-broken/56754)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-tooltips-broken/56754 "2017-02-02T15:56:48Z")

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Tooltips might be the wrong word… The onhover % change in the stats is no longer displaying properly.

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## [Commercial turnkey phpBB to Discourse migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/commercial-turnkey-phpbb-to-discourse-migration/56800)

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**Author:** [@zdenek.svarc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zdenek.svarc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/commercial-turnkey-phpbb-to-discourse-migration/56800 "2017-02-02T15:54:22Z")

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Hi guys, we are looking for commercial support for 300 MB sqldump phpBB (v3.1.10) forum. It would be great to just get volume file for dockerized Discourse. Does anybody provide support like that? Thanks. Z.

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## [Night Mode Switch for Mobile Devices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/night-mode-switch-for-mobile-devices/56772)

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**Author:** [@mitchellk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mitchellk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/night-mode-switch-for-mobile-devices/56772 "2017-02-02T09:40:23Z")

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Hi everyone While testing a new forum I have setup using Discourse, one of my beta testers said it would be neat if the forum has a night mode switch for mobile devices which could reverse the scheme or switch to a dark…

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## [Sso overrides avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-overrides-avatar/56715)

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**Author:** [@homebrewhops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/homebrewhops)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-overrides-avatar/56715 "2017-02-02T05:50:44Z")

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I’ve read through these: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0791c2c96636e9af5992d5d0ea6f991018cf4ef6 Users who have set their avatar (via picture upload) in wordpress display a default gravatar in Discours…

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## [Show subcategory list UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-subcategory-list-ui/56734)

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**Author:** [@needlestack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/needlestack)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-subcategory-list-ui/56734 "2017-02-02T05:02:02Z")

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My forum uses the “show subcategory list” feature to display subcategories prominently when a user goes into a top-level category. However the UI as it stands shows each subcategory as a page-wide blank bar. I was wonder…

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## [Google SSO error 400](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-sso-error-400/56766)

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**Author:** [@David\_Collantes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Collantes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-sso-error-400/56766 "2017-02-02T03:22:43Z")

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I am getting error 400 when trying to sign up with Google on my install. My install URL is https://politicians.pub, and the URI I have set as redirect–as per instructions–is https://politicians.pub/auth/google\_oath2/call…

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## [Canned Replies preview is raw (not cooked)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-preview-is-raw-not-cooked/56761)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-preview-is-raw-not-cooked/56761 "2017-02-02T02:49:00Z")

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Previously, when opening the Canned Replies dialog to insert a reply we would see a preview of what it would look like. However, we now only see the raw (markdown) text. Current view: Expected view (poorly photosho…

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## [Is there a way that I can pull the title from latest topics from discourse to my app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-that-i-can-pull-the-title-from-latest-topics-from-discourse-to-my-app/56675)

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**Author:** [@railsnoob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/railsnoob)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-that-i-can-pull-the-title-from-latest-topics-from-discourse-to-my-app/56675 "2017-02-02T01:19:29Z")

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i want to pass data, for example: titles of the latest questions from forum.example.com to example.com is this possible? i want to have a section on example.com that says: Latest Questions and then a list of those ques…

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## [Garmin Connect Course Onebox Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/garmin-connect-course-onebox-plugin/19854)

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**Author:** [@ewan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ewan)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/garmin-connect-course-onebox-plugin/19854 "2016-07-29T01:44:46Z")

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Simple plugin to embed garmin connect courses, GitHub - mrloop/garmin\_connect\_onebox: Garmin connect Onebox for embeding garmin courses · GitHub An example of it being used: http://elgin.cc/t/sun-19th-oct-14-spey-moor/7…

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## [Admin versus moderator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-versus-moderator/56750)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Ralph1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Ralph1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-versus-moderator/56750 "2017-02-01T21:53:31Z")

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What’s the difference between the admin and mod rights? Do admins have more power?

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## [Views tooltip isn't behaving for 1.0k - 1.9k views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/views-tooltip-isnt-behaving-for-1-0k-1-9k-views/56680)

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**Author:** [@AlbionsRefuge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlbionsRefuge)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/views-tooltip-isnt-behaving-for-1-0k-1-9k-views/56680 "2017-02-01T18:17:09Z")

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When looking at a list of topics, and hovering over the number in the Views column, the tooltip for views in the 1.0k-1.9k range displays “this topic has been viewed 1 time” instead of the correct number of views like th…

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## [On new user registration and activation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-new-user-registration-and-activation/56424)

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**Author:** [@homebrewhops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/homebrewhops)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-new-user-registration-and-activation/56424 "2017-02-01T13:56:14Z")

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Can anyone discuss best practices, plugins, gotchas in regards to Wordpress New User registration. Out of the box, it appears that users must be created by the wordpress admin. The new user then logs in to the forum wit…

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## [Blob.jpg? Change? Remove?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blob-jpg-change-remove/56630)

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**Author:** [@crash7800](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crash7800)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blob-jpg-change-remove/56630 "2017-02-01T07:34:03Z")

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I recently noticed that when posting an image and changing the display resolution that the image displays with “blob.jpg” on mouse-over. Is this something that I can change? Blob.jpg is not something that is flattering …

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## [Embed an iframe on a Discourse hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-an-iframe-on-a-discourse-hosted-site/56676)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-an-iframe-on-a-discourse-hosted-site/56676 "2017-02-01T07:24:46Z")

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I have a client who would like to be able to embed an iframe on a Discourse hosted site. As far as I can tell, it isn’t currently possible to whitelist an iframe through a site customization - the post is cooked on the s…

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## [Best practices for populating user field via a link?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-populating-user-field-via-a-link/56697)

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**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 6:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-populating-user-field-via-a-link/56697 "2017-02-01T06:43:35Z")

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I want users to be able to click a link containing their user ID in a different application so that it can be stored in their Discourse profile. For example, https://discourse.example.com/script?uid=1 It’s a simple idea…

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## [Unexpected censoring in topic title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-censoring-in-topic-title/56616)

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**Author:** [@cm0nt0y4](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cm0nt0y4)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-censoring-in-topic-title/56616 "2017-02-01T01:29:33Z")

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I am getting an error on my Discourse forum that I can’t figure out. When trying to post a topic with the letter k in the title, I get the following error: There is no “k” in my censored words list. Removing the let…

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## [I'm automatically upgraded to admin!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-automatically-upgraded-to-admin/56649)

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**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-automatically-upgraded-to-admin/56649 "2017-01-31T14:44:24Z")

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Hey guys, I have this weird issue, where my user is automatically upgraded to admin. In logs i can see the action of revoking admin, but not the other way around. Does the email format is important? I’m using foo@gmail…

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