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## [Notification button for Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-button-for-category/56935)

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**Author:** [@Alavi1412](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alavi1412)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-button-for-category/56935 "2017-02-05T11:05:17Z")

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one widget exits called topic-notifications-button. This widget is used for button for each topics that users can watch or track or … a topic but I need a widget like this for category but nothing was found except this a…

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## [How to Add Custom Menu to Header Nav like Sitepoint](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-custom-menu-to-header-nav-like-sitepoint/56906)

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**Author:** [@bRionZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bRionZ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-custom-menu-to-header-nav-like-sitepoint/56906 "2017-02-05T01:30:49Z")

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When I visit SitePoint, it was incredible. It has full-width menu and has any custom button/ links. I really love that, and I want to realize it in my site. https://www.sitepoint.com/community thanks before.

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## [Database wont migrate Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-wont-migrate-discourse/56902)

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**Author:** [@mrabalogu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrabalogu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-wont-migrate-discourse/56902 "2017-02-04T12:49:55Z")

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I am new to Discourse and I am looking to make a forum.. I cloned the discourse repo and “bundle install worked” but “bundle exec rake db:migrate” keeps throwing an error. Would appreciate a better approach to hosting di…

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## [Don't merge topics!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-merge-topics/56892)

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**Author:** [@Remah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remah)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-merge-topics/56892 "2017-02-04T11:58:03Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Moving posts into an existing topic doesn't keep chronology: I don’t agree with any of the options proposed to resolve how to merge posts and my comments have moved too far from the topic …

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## [Category Image Logo and Background Specifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-image-logo-and-background-specifications/44171)

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**Author:** [@Karthik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karthik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-image-logo-and-background-specifications/44171 "2017-02-04T11:08:08Z")

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Hey Guys. So I wasn’t sure what the image logo and background specifications were, but did a check on the element width and figured it’d be best to add an image 831 x 150 for logo. My assumption is that logo was meant …

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## [A tooltip for the backend dashboard statistics shows raw HTML tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-tooltip-for-the-backend-dashboard-statistics-shows-raw-html-tags/56890)

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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-tooltip-for-the-backend-dashboard-statistics-shows-raw-html-tags/56890 "2017-02-04T10:43:02Z")

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## [Email in stopped working... halp 😕](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-stopped-working-halp-confused/56885)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-stopped-working-halp-confused/56885 "2017-02-04T06:59:33Z")

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Today, @smcalear informed me that emails she was sending to our Discourse instance were no longer showing up. I checked some things out and found the following: Nothing I know of changed on the system between when it…

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## [The «Tagging» core functionality adds multiple pages with the same human content (but different to Google) to SERP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-tagging-core-functionality-adds-multiple-pages-with-the-same-human-content-but-different-to-google-to-serp/56787)

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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-tagging-core-functionality-adds-multiple-pages-with-the-same-human-content-but-different-to-google-to-serp/56787 "2017-02-03T21:16:44Z")

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The first link when JavaScript is disabled: The second link when JavaScript is disabled:

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## [Showing only excerpts (selectively) for not logged in users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-only-excerpts-selectively-for-not-logged-in-users/56874)

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**Author:** [@ewanly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ewanly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-only-excerpts-selectively-for-not-logged-in-users/56874 "2017-02-03T20:51:01Z")

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What if we have the ability to show only excerpts for not logged in users in a chosen topics. But this excerpt position and length are defined when needed by the author of the topic. This could be defined into any topic…

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## [Dismissed banner not showing up again after being updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissed-banner-not-showing-up-again-after-being-updated/56662)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissed-banner-not-showing-up-again-after-being-updated/56662 "2017-02-03T20:08:27Z")

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Continuing the discussion from New "Banner Topic" pin type: we use the same topic in the moderators lounge as banner, updating it as needed when a new banner needs to be displayed. weirdly I am noticing that the new ban…

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## [Import profile from other communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-profile-from-other-communities/56852)

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**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-profile-from-other-communities/56852 "2017-02-03T16:06:55Z")

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I think that a good feature to include to Discourse would be to import your profile (with images, settings, etc.) from other communities. For example, I’m an user of , and now I’ve registered in Meta Community, but I do…

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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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