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## [Properly shut down Discourse when host shuts down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/properly-shut-down-discourse-when-host-shuts-down/34493)

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**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/properly-shut-down-discourse-when-host-shuts-down/34493 "2015-10-14T17:28:00Z")

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About a year ago, @tobiaseigen asked how to properly shut down Discourse: The conclusion was that a ./launcher stop app should now suffice. This is great, but it still is a separate step. It won’t help you if another s…

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## [Use display name for email if possible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-display-name-for-email-if-possible/34474)

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**Author:** [@coderanger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/coderanger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-display-name-for-email-if-possible/34474 "2015-10-14T01:40:58Z")

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It would be cool if emails would use the user’s display name for the From header, and fall back to the username if that isn’t set.

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## [Email notifications not grouping nicely in Mail.app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-not-grouping-nicely-in-mail-app/14137)

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**Author:** [@shivermetimbers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shivermetimbers)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 8:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-not-grouping-nicely-in-mail-app/14137 "2015-10-14T08:12:52Z")

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This was actually brought to our attention by @lightbody. Any idea why emails don’t seem to be getting grouped properly in OS X Mail?

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## [Thank you very much](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-very-much/34479)

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**Author:** [@david.hetherington](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david.hetherington)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-very-much/34479 "2015-10-14T04:17:08Z")

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Hello, I like to say a huge thank you to the Discourse development team for creating this wonderful forum stack. I use it on my tiny new \[forum\]\[1\]. I am loving the speed and the simplicity of this software. \[1\]: http:…

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## [Changing profile page url to my own website's profiles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-profile-page-url-to-my-own-websites-profiles/34478)

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**Author:** [@pieterhoogenboom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pieterhoogenboom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-profile-page-url-to-my-own-websites-profiles/34478 "2015-10-14T03:40:10Z")

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Hi! Can I change the Discourse profile page to my own website’s profiles? e.g. replace this: with https://nomadlist.com/u/levelsio I’ve searched the repo for usernameUrl How can I modify the templates within th…

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## [Pinned topic not appearing when navigating away and back to latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topic-not-appearing-when-navigating-away-and-back-to-latest/34433)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topic-not-appearing-when-navigating-away-and-back-to-latest/34433 "2015-10-14T02:06:54Z")

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## [DISCOURSE\_ENABLE\_CORS not impacting Nginx config](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-enable-cors-not-impacting-nginx-config/34434)

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**Author:** [@ckamps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckamps)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-enable-cors-not-impacting-nginx-config/34434 "2015-10-13T21:03:07Z")

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I was able to modify the /etc/nginx/conf.d/discourse.conf file to include several Access-Control-... headers to avoid the Unknown error during log in when using SSO. Now I want to trigger these Nginx settings via app.ym…

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## [Embedding: "username for topic creation" is not required](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-username-for-topic-creation-is-not-required/34162)

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**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-username-for-topic-creation-is-not-required/34162 "2015-10-13T20:36:42Z")

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The “username for topic creation” is currently not a required field in the embedding settings. However, without that value, embedding will not work. There is a check for valid username on that input field, it should be…

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## [Default open external links in a new tab by default doesn't work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-open-external-links-in-a-new-tab-by-default-doesnt-work/34452)

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**Author:** [@Marius\_Corici](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marius_Corici)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-open-external-links-in-a-new-tab-by-default-doesnt-work/34452 "2015-10-13T12:51:38Z")

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After checked the box for “Open external links in a new tab by default” the system seems not to work. It does not open links from Discourse in new tab in Firefox/Ubuntu. Any suggestions?

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## [Improve automatic respond message when disagreeing with a flag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-automatic-respond-message-when-disagreeing-with-a-flag/34447)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-automatic-respond-message-when-disagreeing-with-a-flag/34447 "2015-10-13T09:32:50Z")

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disagreed: "Thanks for letting us know. We're looking into it." deferred: "Thanks for letting us know. We're looking into it." Currently when we disagree or defer a flag, there is no distinction between either of the ac…

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## [QuotaExceededError - storage - exceeded the quota](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotaexceedederror-storage-exceeded-the-quota/24151)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotaexceedederror-storage-exceeded-the-quota/24151 "2015-10-13T08:22:51Z")

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From Error logs Discourse 1.2.0.beta4 - https://github.com/discourse/discourse version 3cea85e09a5a86d7a965fb2ffd8b132659b79db0 ###Info QuotaExceededError: DOM Exception 22: An attempt was made to add something to sto…

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## [Discourse embed blocked on "Loading Discussion..."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-embed-blocked-on-loading-discussion/34411)

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**Author:** [@Anthony\_Lethuillier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anthony_Lethuillier)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-embed-blocked-on-loading-discussion/34411 "2015-10-13T06:49:42Z")

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Hello, I have set up a Discourse instance on my server and it works fine. But when I try to embed it on my Ghost blog the Discourse frame just shows “Loading Discussion…” Here is the code I insert : \<div id='discour…

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## ["Promoter" Badge broken?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/promoter-badge-broken/34413)

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**Author:** [@uppfinnarn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uppfinnarn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/promoter-badge-broken/34413 "2015-10-13T01:32:50Z")

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It looks like the “Promoter” badge isn’t getting assigned properly, at least on our forum. The SQL for it is: SELECT u.id user\_id, current\_timestamp granted\_at FROM users u WHERE u.id IN ( SELECT invited\_by\_id FROM…

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## [Subfolders - after impersonating redirected to the wrong URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subfolders-after-impersonating-redirected-to-the-wrong-url/34422)

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**Author:** [@wglass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wglass)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subfolders-after-impersonating-redirected-to-the-wrong-url/34422 "2015-10-12T19:15:02Z")

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I have my site set up with subfolders. When (as an admin) I impersonate a user, it redirects to the root level of the domain. It should redirect to the subfolder instead.

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## [Should not "unread" count not disappear until I open the unread things?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-not-unread-count-not-disappear-until-i-open-the-unread-things/34236)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-not-unread-count-not-disappear-until-i-open-the-unread-things/34236 "2015-10-12T15:21:01Z")

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So, talking about my profile picture at the top. Assume I have 7 unread updates and number (7) is shown in a blue circle. As soon as I click my profile image, the blue circle disappears. But wait… I have not read any of…

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## [Wiki and avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-and-avatar/33658)

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**Author:** [@joao\_pimentel\_ferrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joao_pimentel_ferrei)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-and-avatar/33658 "2015-10-12T00:53:33Z")

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Imagine a user posts a very small text and then converts it to wiki appealing everyone to contribute. Afterwards someone makes a very important and huge contribution! Though the “author” of the post is the first author, …

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## [Can I change the owner of a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-change-the-owner-of-a-post/34282)

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**Author:** [@Juan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-change-the-owner-of-a-post/34282 "2015-10-11T18:48:59Z")

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Our initial installation used local users, and some posts were created by “team generic accounts”, then we enabled sso and those accounts became invalid, having every employee his own personal account. Those first posts…

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## [Is this CSS for background imagery good?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-css-for-background-imagery-good/34358)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-css-for-background-imagery-good/34358 "2015-10-11T15:59:53Z")

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Hi, A friend of mine gave me this code to use on Discourse for background imagery. It works fine but I was wondering if the way it is coded could be perfected a little more? // solid white background for content body:b…

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## [Adding members to groups via CSV](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-members-to-groups-via-csv/34298)

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**Author:** [@Joey\_Tuan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joey_Tuan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-members-to-groups-via-csv/34298 "2015-10-11T05:03:30Z")

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I recall that there was a way to mass-invite people to the site by copying and pasting a CSV. I want to do the same thing for groups, but instead I have to manually enter one username at a time. My use case is that I’m…

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## [Looking to hire someone to migrate Wordpress bbPress to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-to-hire-someone-to-migrate-wordpress-bbpress-to-discourse/34354)

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**Author:** [@payetteforward](https://meta.discourse.org/u/payetteforward)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-to-hire-someone-to-migrate-wordpress-bbpress-to-discourse/34354 "2015-10-10T21:18:55Z")

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I have a Wordpress website with a bbPress forum with about 400 users and maybe 40 topics. I’d like to find someone who is willing and able to migrate the old forum to Discourse. Shoot me a message if you’re interested an…

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## [Sticking footer to the bottom](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticking-footer-to-the-bottom/34214)

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**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticking-footer-to-the-bottom/34214 "2015-10-10T04:29:59Z")

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Has anyone found (good) solutions to sticking the footer to the bottom of the page? For short pages (like empty unread list) it looks quite ugly sitting in the middle of the browser window.

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## [Problems after import from semi-large forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-after-import-from-semi-large-forum/34033)

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**Author:** [@huulbaek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/huulbaek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-after-import-from-semi-large-forum/34033 "2015-10-09T16:51:00Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Importing from Vanilla: It took about 30 hours to import from Vanilla MySQL database. However, I have encountered a couple of issues that I hope someone could help me with. System repor…

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## [Send a Private Message to a User Group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-a-private-message-to-a-user-group/34318)

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**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-a-private-message-to-a-user-group/34318 "2015-10-09T16:41:52Z")

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Feature: I would like to be able to use the name of a user group in the ‘To:’ field of a Private Message, instead of names of individual users. Use Case: I run a medium-sized Discourse forum of Health Informatics profes…

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## [Feature suggestion: add Name column to Admin Users tab views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestion-add-name-column-to-admin-users-tab-views/34273)

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**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestion-add-name-column-to-admin-users-tab-views/34273 "2015-10-09T13:00:30Z")

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As a Discourse admin with an instance on a corporate intranet, it would be very useful to have a Name column next to the Username column on the Users tab in the Admin views. I find myself often clicking through to users …

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## [Make username the first field in the sign up forms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-username-the-first-field-in-the-sign-up-forms/34303)

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**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-username-the-first-field-in-the-sign-up-forms/34303 "2015-10-09T06:50:23Z")

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I propose we make Username the first field in the sign up forms, because that is the most important field in the mind of the user (i.e. registering a username for themself). The email field is currently not validated in…

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## [Windows XP Google Chrome unable to get avatar from avatars.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/windows-xp-google-chrome-unable-to-get-avatar-from-avatars-discourse-org/34268)

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**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/windows-xp-google-chrome-unable-to-get-avatar-from-avatars-discourse-org/34268 "2015-10-09T04:32:22Z")

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Our forum is on standard docker update. We using letters avatar whit default values for external system avatars url https://avatars.discourse.org/letter/{first\_letter}/{color}/{size}.png Since we updated to 1.5.0.beta…

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## [Overlapping "5 Likes" and heart icon buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlapping-5-likes-and-heart-icon-buttons/34246)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlapping-5-likes-and-heart-icon-buttons/34246 "2015-10-08T12:01:45Z")

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When I clicked on the heart to like it, this weird overlap went away.

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## [Possible to customize site for paid vs. free membership?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-customize-site-for-paid-vs-free-membership/34213)

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**Author:** [@rlauriston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlauriston)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 9:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-customize-site-for-paid-vs-free-membership/34213 "2015-10-08T09:24:05Z")

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I’d like to have an integrated payment system that would disable the built-in banner ads and maybe give paid users access to a lounge-type category. So that’s really three features. Is there anything like any of them al…

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## [Available statistics on server requirements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/available-statistics-on-server-requirements/34211)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/available-statistics-on-server-requirements/34211 "2015-10-08T03:24:12Z")

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Are there any available statistics on the server requirements of current Discourse installations relative to their number of users, number of posts, and number of concurrent users?

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## [When not all subcategories have images, their list looks not so good](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-not-all-subcategories-have-images-their-list-looks-not-so-good/34242)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-not-all-subcategories-have-images-their-list-looks-not-so-good/34242 "2015-10-07T22:03:08Z")

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The screenshot below demonstrates how weird the subcategories list looks when not all of them have an image. It also shows a few possible improvements: Make the title above image, so that all titles are always aligned …

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