# Latest

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## [Category Banner Stopped Showing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-banner-stopped-showing/376041)

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**Author:** [@Cate\_Soule](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cate_Soule)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-banner-stopped-showing/376041 "2025-07-27T22:09:46Z")

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The category banners were displaying correctly earlier, but after I added more categories for them to appear in, they suddenly stopped showing both on desktop and mobile. Just to clarify: Theme Component: Category Bann…

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## [Force Mobile Homepage’ also stopped working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-mobile-homepage-also-stopped-working/376053)

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**Author:** [@Cate\_Soule](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cate_Soule)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-mobile-homepage-also-stopped-working/376053 "2025-07-27T22:09:34Z")

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After I reported that the Category Banner stopped working in my previous post, I also noticed that the ‘Force Mobile Homepage’ theme component is no longer functioning as expected. It seems to have stopped working around…

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## [Creating events doesn't respect user's 12 hour time locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-events-doesnt-respect-users-12-hour-time-locale/359845)

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**Author:** [@SkyeDragon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SkyeDragon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-events-doesnt-respect-users-12-hour-time-locale/359845 "2025-07-27T20:52:15Z")

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There is a small bug where the plugin does not respect the user’s 12-hour time locale when creating an event, and instead always shows 24-hour time locale. This makes entering events cumbersome and error-prone for US us…

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## [Controlling AI responses in forum discussions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/controlling-ai-responses-in-forum-discussions/376066)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/controlling-ai-responses-in-forum-discussions/376066 "2025-07-27T14:45:39Z")

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Could someone help me understand the difference between the two options ? Also, If I want to the bot to only respond once per user per topic OR only once per topic is there a way to do that?

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## [Hide "Other Notifications"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-other-notifications/376034)

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**Author:** [@Cate\_Soule](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cate_Soule)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-other-notifications/376034 "2025-07-27T13:13:41Z")

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Hi, I’m wondering if there’s a way to hide or disable the “Other Notifications” tab. I often get confused between that and the main “All Notifications” list, and I would prefer to just see everything in one place. For me…

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## [Discourse AI - AI triage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-ai-triage/281227)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-ai-triage/281227 "2025-07-07T13:59:37Z")

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AI triage is designed to enhance the management and moderation of forum posts by automating the process of classifying posts. Please note that this feature requires both the discourse-automation and discourse-ai plugins…

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## [Discourse AI - AI search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-ai-search/282420)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-ai-search/282420 "2025-07-02T18:43:21Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to enable and configure the AI search feature, which is part of the Discourse AI plugin. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Similar to Related topics, AI searc…

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## [Opening PDF after save to iOS home screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-pdf-after-save-to-ios-home-screen/376033)

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**Author:** [@Halden42](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Halden42)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-pdf-after-save-to-ios-home-screen/376033 "2025-07-27T10:18:38Z")

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i have found a workaround for this i’d like to share. if you use S3 or another external provider for uploads, you can safely ignore this topic. My workaround only applies to hosting’s where the uploads are stored local…

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## [Getting Cloudflare 521 Error After Upgrade to 3.5.0.beta8-dev](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-cloudflare-521-error-after-upgrade-to-3-5-0-beta8-dev/375963)

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**Author:** [@LW2333](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LW2333)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-cloudflare-521-error-after-upgrade-to-3-5-0-beta8-dev/375963 "2025-07-27T03:07:44Z")

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Hi everyone, After updating my Discourse site to 3.5.0.beta8-dev, I’m suddenly getting a 521 “Web server is down” error when accessing the site through Cloudflare. This is unexpected since I had previously configured it…

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## [Discourse OAUTH Not Working!?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-oauth-not-working/375908)

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**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-oauth-not-working/375908 "2025-07-26T23:16:29Z")

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The Github oath is also not working. Am I doing something wrong? It shows Be careful! The \`redirect\_uri\` is not associated with this application. The application might be misconfigured or could be trying to redirect …

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## [Group owners should not necessarily be group members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owners-should-not-necessarily-be-group-members/38394)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owners-should-not-necessarily-be-group-members/38394 "2025-07-26T20:48:21Z")

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On my site I have a use case for people being given the privilege of managing group membership without being a member of the group themselves. I assumed this is how it worked and was surprised to see that someone I added…

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## [Discourse Subscriptions (Core) - Server Error while trying to load /s/admin/products](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-core-server-error-while-trying-to-load-s-admin-products/375911)

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**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-core-server-error-while-trying-to-load-s-admin-products/375911 "2025-07-26T20:28:49Z")

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The core subscriptions functionality that was merged into Discourse does not work. When I go to “Admin” then click “Subscriptions” under “Plugins” it shows: Server Error while trying to load /s/admin/products Error cod…

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## [Error - one thread can't be replied to](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-one-thread-cant-be-replied-to/375920)

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**Author:** [@CrazyCaliope](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CrazyCaliope)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-one-thread-cant-be-replied-to/375920 "2025-07-26T15:09:56Z")

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Hey, So I have this thread on my forum that I’ve been hosting a load of questions on. Except in the past couple of days, I’m unable to do anything to the latter-half of this thread. I can’t reply, edit, copy the post u…

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## [Are deactivated users off the leaderboard?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-deactivated-users-off-the-leaderboard/375939)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-deactivated-users-off-the-leaderboard/375939 "2025-07-26T16:53:28Z")

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I noticed codinghorror is deactivated, but was still on the leaderboard. However, today I noticed that while the account still exists and is still deactivated, it is no longer on the leaderboard. What is the cause of th…

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## [Support BBCode/KaTeX or MathJax/HTML rendering in \[details=...\] titles when relevant plugins are installed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-bbcode-katex-or-mathjax-html-rendering-in-details-titles-when-relevant-plugins-are-installed/372813)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-bbcode-katex-or-mathjax-html-rendering-in-details-titles-when-relevant-plugins-are-installed/372813 "2025-07-26T16:01:48Z")

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I’m using both the Discourse Math and Discourse BBCode plugins on my instance. I’d like to request support for rendering inline BBCode and KaTeX (if using \\color) or MathJax (if using \\textcolor) (via $...$) inside \[deta…

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## [Improve documentation for discourse-categories-suppressed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-documentation-for-discourse-categories-suppressed/374886)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-documentation-for-discourse-categories-suppressed/374886 "2025-07-26T13:32:58Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Allow @mention notifications in muted topics?: Just revisiting this since I’ve been using the discourse-categories-suppressed plugin for a while now. It actually suppresses from Latest, N…

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## [When translated, use target language to identify original one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-translated-use-target-language-to-identify-original-one/375942)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-translated-use-target-language-to-identify-original-one/375942 "2025-07-26T11:34:16Z")

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I count this as an UX issue: If wanted to tell the original language there should be used same form thru whole sentence: for English speakers in suomi doesn’t mean anything and it should be in Finnish.

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## [Topic Title in French, when opening new tab from link in User Activity, Firefox in the UK](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-in-french-when-opening-new-tab-from-link-in-user-activity-firefox-in-the-uk/375943)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-in-french-when-opening-new-tab-from-link-in-user-activity-firefox-in-the-uk/375943 "2025-07-26T10:06:46Z")

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## [Target file directories to backup to ProtonDrive(besides R2 Media)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/target-file-directories-to-backup-to-protondrive-besides-r2-media/375687)

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**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/target-file-directories-to-backup-to-protondrive-besides-r2-media/375687 "2025-07-26T09:01:58Z")

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I am using Cloudflare R2 for media uploads but I believe it does not work for backing up the database. What file directories do I need to backup using rclone?

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## [User post deletion time limit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-post-deletion-time-limit/375900)

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**Author:** [@Cate\_Soule](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cate_Soule)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-post-deletion-time-limit/375900 "2025-07-26T09:03:08Z")

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Does anybody know how to set a time limit for when users can delete their own posts?

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## [Marketing Suggestion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marketing-suggestion/375373)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marketing-suggestion/375373 "2025-07-26T08:26:09Z")

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Marketing is perception management, not reality. With this in mind, I think it might be beneficial to do away with the word “forum.” When people think of forums, they have a lot of negative preconceptions. I think you s…

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## [Bug Report: Search Filter Issue with Persian Category Slug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-report-search-filter-issue-with-persian-category-slug/375924)

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**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-report-search-filter-issue-with-persian-category-slug/375924 "2025-07-26T06:38:09Z")

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Description: When using Discourse, I’ve encountered an issue with the search functionality when filtering by categories that have RTL Persian (Farsi) names, which are then automatically converted into URL-encoded slugs. …

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## [How to Install Discourse Plugins Hosted in Private Repositories Using SSH Key?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-plugins-hosted-in-private-repositories-using-ssh-key/375854)

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**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-plugins-hosted-in-private-repositories-using-ssh-key/375854 "2025-07-26T07:13:18Z")

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I followed the official Discourse guide for installing plugins on a self-hosted site (official tutorial), but it dates back to 2014, and I’m quite sure much of the information is now outdated. I also tried some of the m…

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## [Configure LinkedIn login using OpenID Connect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-linkedin-login-using-openid-connect/305366)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-linkedin-login-using-openid-connect/305366 "2025-07-26T01:14:12Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to set up LinkedIn OpenID Connect authentication on your Discourse site, allowing users to log in using their LinkedIn accounts. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrat…

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## [User Profile Background only available for TL 1 and greater](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-background-only-available-for-tl-1-and-greater/24231)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-background-only-available-for-tl-1-and-greater/24231 "2025-07-25T21:01:24Z")

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Okay, so we don’t get a lot of these, so consider this “theoretical” for now. But we just had a member sign up, alter their profile to have an advertising background, advertising about me, advertising user card (as well)…

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## [Admin setting for activity default sort order for Discourse Post Voting plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-for-activity-default-sort-order-for-discourse-post-voting-plugin/375869)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-for-activity-default-sort-order-for-discourse-post-voting-plugin/375869 "2025-07-25T19:33:00Z")

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About this Plugin: I wish to have an admin setting to set the default answers sort order to “Activity” (chronological order), by default it is set to “Votes” which is not natural for forums users. Thanks.

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## [Can not make my profile open even i uncheck the "Hide my public profile" checkbox in profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-make-my-profile-open-even-i-uncheck-the-hide-my-public-profile-checkbox-in-profile/375741)

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**Author:** [@oliver\_grant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oliver_grant)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-make-my-profile-open-even-i-uncheck-the-hide-my-public-profile-checkbox-in-profile/375741 "2025-07-25T18:42:33Z")

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can not make my profile open even i uncheck the “Hide my public profile” checkbox in profile

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## [Light theme palette previews as dark / breaks personal palette options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/light-theme-palette-previews-as-dark-breaks-personal-palette-options/374840)

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**Author:** [@BradCray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BradCray)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/light-theme-palette-previews-as-dark-breaks-personal-palette-options/374840 "2025-07-25T17:51:56Z")

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Hi Discourse Devs — I’ve been seeing some mysteries in the light theme on our hosted site this week, which are baffling me. These started when I accidentally changed the palette for our Light theme to “Dark”, mistakenl…

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## [Is there a free vps or container that can run Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-free-vps-or-container-that-can-run-discourse/333019)

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**Author:** [@14569](https://meta.discourse.org/u/14569)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-free-vps-or-container-that-can-run-discourse/333019 "2025-07-25T17:04:55Z")

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I don’t have a credit card or a TG account.There is not even a payment method. I know vpsfree.es, but this vps is out of stock. I believe it is difficult to solve this problem.

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## [Enable \[left\] / \[right\] BBCode Blocks Inside Table Cells](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-left-right-bbcode-blocks-inside-table-cells/375840)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-left-right-bbcode-blocks-inside-table-cells/375840 "2025-07-25T15:49:48Z")

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I’m using the official BBCode plugin on my Discourse site, and I’d love for \[left\] and \[right\] tags to be supported within table cells. :white\_check\_mark: Current working usage These tags work fine outside of tables: \[…

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