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## [Multiple CloseTopic jobs per topic in Sidekiq](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-closetopic-jobs-per-topic-in-sidekiq/37754)

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**Author:** [@Yuun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yuun)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-closetopic-jobs-per-topic-in-sidekiq/37754 "2016-01-13T08:08:41Z")

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As seen here: I have one topic which is set to close 7 days after the last post, which is generating a new job for each new post. I’m not sure how much of a problem this is (maybe the duplicate jobs just painlessly c…

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## [Progressively worse 500 errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/progressively-worse-500-errors/37860)

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**Author:** [@anon34394924](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon34394924)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/progressively-worse-500-errors/37860 "2016-01-12T23:10:11Z")

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I’m on a fresh docker install about a week old upgraded to the latest docker container. After a day or two of operation, Discourse starts throwing 500 errors on nearly any sort of action. Thread views, attempts to access…

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## [Magic Markdown tag for links to tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/magic-markdown-tag-for-links-to-tags/37852)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/magic-markdown-tag-for-links-to-tags/37852 "2016-01-12T23:13:48Z")

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In the editor typing @ or # offers completion to link to users and categories, respectively. Stackexchange offers a \[tag:tag-name\] tag to link to messages of a tag. I cannot seem to find such functionality here. Am I mi…

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## [From DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ADDRESS in discourse\_docker to /var/www/discourse/config/discourse.conf](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-discourse-smtp-address-in-discourse-docker-to-var-www-discourse-config-discourse-conf/37841)

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**Author:** [@Blaisorblade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blaisorblade)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-discourse-smtp-address-in-discourse-docker-to-var-www-discourse-config-discourse-conf/37841 "2016-01-12T21:15:46Z")

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I’m trying to diagnose a major issue with AUFS affecting my forums, and need to understand some detail in Docker startup to do this properly. Question Does stopping or starting up Discourse modify /var/www/discourse/con…

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## [Could I update the SMTP setting through discourse.config](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-update-the-smtp-setting-through-discourse-config/27892)

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**Author:** [@berniegao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/berniegao)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-update-the-smtp-setting-through-discourse-config/27892 "2016-01-12T16:29:25Z")

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Hi @sam I manually install discourse, how could I update the SMTP setting besides through the config/environment/development.rb. Does the discourse.config fit the need?

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## [Time Delay Required Between Posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-delay-required-between-posting/37817)

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**Author:** [@Tia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tia)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-delay-required-between-posting/37817 "2016-01-12T13:04:09Z")

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One of our users has posted 3 or 4 (legitimate) posts in a row and got suspended for 24 hours. I haven’t found such parameter in the settings (rate limits yes, but nothing about the 24 hours suspension). It’s a basic us…

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## [Press back to hide post window in android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/press-back-to-hide-post-window-in-android/37812)

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**Author:** [@zh99998](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zh99998)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/press-back-to-hide-post-window-in-android/37812 "2016-01-12T10:55:50Z")

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in android, when users editing a post and click back, they may want to hide the edit window. not go back to last page and keep the edit button. Could we do something to handle back event and contract the window rather th…

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## [Prevent email addresses from being counted as mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-email-addresses-from-being-counted-as-mentions/37763)

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**Author:** [@damien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/damien)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-email-addresses-from-being-counted-as-mentions/37763 "2016-01-12T08:53:48Z")

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Hi there, Is there any built-in way to prevent this behaviour or is a plugin ? Thanks!

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## [How to delete/clear notifications?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-clear-notifications/37783)

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**Author:** [@Ninetailz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ninetailz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-clear-notifications/37783 "2016-01-12T03:31:54Z")

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As the title says, i want to know how do you clear notifications in discourse forum. I mean any discourse forum.

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## [Setting: min trust to wiki-fy post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-min-trust-to-wiki-fy-post/32265)

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**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-min-trust-to-wiki-fy-post/32265 "2016-01-11T19:07:10Z")

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I would like to allow my users to have access to the wiki feature, so that a user can turn their own posts into wiki topics. There is already a setting for “min trust to edit wiki post”. I am suggesting a that a new se…

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## [Plugin for signatures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-signatures/32906)

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**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Replies:** 75\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-signatures/32906 "2016-01-11T17:37:30Z")

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Our users are clamoring for signatures. It’s the one thing that has become the most consistent issue brought up so far. We cannot just ignore our audience, so I wanted to see what could be done. While I understand the d…

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## [Links to Amazon cause a TLS mixed content warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-amazon-cause-a-tls-mixed-content-warning/37743)

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**Author:** [@vks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vks)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-amazon-cause-a-tls-mixed-content-warning/37743 "2016-01-11T16:24:20Z")

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Linking to Amazon in a topic causes a mixed content warning when using https, presumably because the thumbnail is loaded from a third party over http. Would it be possible to load the thumbnail using https instead?

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## [Login with Google on try.discourse.org doesn't work anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-with-google-on-try-discourse-org-doesnt-work-anymore/28719)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-with-google-on-try-discourse-org-doesnt-work-anymore/28719 "2016-01-11T13:05:34Z")

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I wanted to login with Google on try.discourse.org, but it doesn’t work anymore. :frowning:

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## [Google Authentication Bug On Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-authentication-bug-on-discourse/37734)

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**Author:** [@Alankrit\_Choudh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alankrit_Choudh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-authentication-bug-on-discourse/37734 "2016-01-11T13:05:02Z")

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Signup or try to login via a new (possibily old) Google Account This is what you get This is the bug on meta and i presume on all the boards with the latest update?

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## [What does posts.word\_count column mean in the database?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-posts-word-count-column-mean-in-the-database/37719)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-posts-word-count-column-mean-in-the-database/37719 "2016-01-11T10:16:50Z")

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I need word count per topic for a badge query. I found the word\_count column in the posts table, but it seems not what I need. For instance, this raw text: так тут і питання, що якщо без вакцин ніяк, то обійдусь без …

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## [How to tell the difference between Admin & Moderator from Staff list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-admin-moderator-from-staff-list/37725)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-admin-moderator-from-staff-list/37725 "2016-01-11T05:54:03Z")

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Seems like a minor issue, but looking at the staff list one cannot tell who is an admin and who is a moderator without mousing over the icons. Take a look at the image below, can you tell who is who? In case you wer…

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## ["Personal Page" badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-page-badge/37721)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-page-badge/37721 "2016-01-11T03:50:25Z")

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I’d like to share a badge that I developed for a contest in forum.kozovod.com. Personal Page badge Created a topic in a particular category Wrote at least 1000 words in the topic (in one or multiple messages) Wrote in …

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## [Edit message per section for long messages (aka wikipedia)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-message-per-section-for-long-messages-aka-wikipedia/37717)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-message-per-section-for-long-messages-aka-wikipedia/37717 "2016-01-11T01:46:48Z")

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Sometimes, our messages are way too long. For example, a first message in the contest topic where the rules are explained, examples and advices are given. Still, we promote “less but longer messages” in our forum, other…

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## [Is "liking" a post too intimidating?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-liking-a-post-too-intimidating/37695)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-liking-a-post-too-intimidating/37695 "2016-01-10T21:34:08Z")

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On one of the Discourse forums I participate in, someone posted a feature request. Three posts below the original one, someone posted a poll with the choices “Yes add this feature” and “no don’t add this feature”. The or…

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## [Subscribe/watch uncategorized posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscribe-watch-uncategorized-posts/37708)

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**Author:** [@danieln](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danieln)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscribe-watch-uncategorized-posts/37708 "2016-01-10T17:30:54Z")

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Due to low traffic, most posts in my forum are not categorized. I cannot switch to “uncategorized” forum, so I don’t see the button to watch all posts from that “category”. Is there a way to watch them, or will I have to…

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## [How to install wordpress in the Secondary directory?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-wordpress-in-the-secondary-directory/37699)

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**Author:** [@saluzi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saluzi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-wordpress-in-the-secondary-directory/37699 "2016-01-10T13:00:07Z")

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ask for advice , if “www.xxx.com” installation Discourse, how to install wordpress in the secondary directory “XXX.com - XXX Sex Videos - Free Porn Movies” ? Specifically how to set up? thank you very much.

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## [Search input in pop-up is clipped](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-input-in-pop-up-is-clipped/32865)

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**Author:** [@johnmuhl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johnmuhl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-input-in-pop-up-is-clipped/32865 "2016-01-10T08:44:18Z")

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Note the way the search input looks like its outline is being clipped on the right and left sides compared the topic title input.

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## [Praise: ability to navigate in the site while editing a post is AMAZING](https://meta.discourse.org/t/praise-ability-to-navigate-in-the-site-while-editing-a-post-is-amazing/892)

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**Author:** [@eran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eran)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/praise-ability-to-navigate-in-the-site-while-editing-a-post-is-amazing/892 "2016-01-10T05:41:10Z")

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Just noticed it, I call back my feature request for inline editing, having the edit panel open while browsing is simply great. please port to stackoverflow :smile:

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## [Has discourse-details moved into discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-discourse-details-moved-into-discourse/37682)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-discourse-details-moved-into-discourse/37682 "2016-01-09T22:54:29Z")

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My update to 1.5.0.beta8 today failed (I think it was when I attempted the upgrade from the web interface) because discourse-details, which I had in my plugins, was not empty. It looks like this means that discourse-deta…

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## [New Messaging Workflow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-messaging-workflow/37248)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-messaging-workflow/37248 "2016-01-09T20:07:21Z")

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We have been lacking decent workflows for dealing with messages. At small scale it is not much of a problem, if you only have 3 messages, you don’t need too much fancy. But as you accumulate messages working with them be…

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## [Can't get CTV news video to embed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-get-ctv-news-video-to-embed/37652)

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**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-get-ctv-news-video-to-embed/37652 "2016-01-09T18:53:47Z")

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I have this video link that I would like to embed, but it is appearing only as a link upon posting: Vancouver: Latest Video News, Interviews & Analysis I went to Admin/Settings/Onebox and whitelisted the domain the vide…

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## [Emails reply shows date, emails and «wrote» from gmail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-reply-shows-date-emails-and-wrote-from-gmail/30747)

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**Author:** [@MiguelAngelLV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MiguelAngelLV)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-reply-shows-date-emails-and-wrote-from-gmail/30747 "2016-01-09T04:12:57Z")

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If you reply using email, gmail add El 2/7/2015 3:11 p. m., “MiguelAngelLV” hacklabalmeria.discourse@gmail.com escribió: The format is: datetime, nick of last user, email address that send the email, and “wrote” o “e…

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## [Old user suspension reasons have gone missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-user-suspension-reasons-have-gone-missing/37305)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-user-suspension-reasons-have-gone-missing/37305 "2016-01-09T03:18:55Z")

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Not going to post a full report here, as I have no repro steps or real details, but I just noticed that Reason field for suspended users has gone blank. I have no date as to when this occurred, but we have 3 suspended u…

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## [Display profile header and navigation when reading messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-profile-header-and-navigation-when-reading-messages/37651)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-profile-header-and-navigation-when-reading-messages/37651 "2016-01-09T02:47:34Z")

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I’m loving the new messages features with inbox, sent, archive folders. Nice job. :smile: It would be improved by displaying the profile header and horizontal navigation (activity, notifications, messages, badges etc) w…

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## [Natively install Discourse in Arch Linux](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647)

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**Author:** [@HLFH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HLFH)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647 "2016-01-08T20:20:14Z")

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Hi, I’m using ruby 2.3.0p0 (2015-12-25 revision 53290) \[x86\_64-linux\]. I wanted to install Discourse, so after a sudo -u discourse -s /usr/bin/bash -c "cd /srv/http/discourse; bundle install --no-cache --no-prune --de…

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