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## [Is there a way to hide Seen column?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-seen-column/93411)

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**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-hide-seen-column/93411 "2025-01-19T16:38:57Z")

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Some of my users dont like this option:

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## [Users who are 'activated' but not 'approved'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-who-are-activated-but-not-approved/347363)

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**Author:** [@marvi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marvi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-who-are-activated-but-not-approved/347363 "2025-01-19T16:03:20Z")

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This is not a request for support, but I just wanted to share something we finally figured out, in case it may be helpful for others. Our site requires staff approval for joining the community. But on several occasions,…

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## [Discourse instance stops running in every midnight](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-instance-stops-running-in-every-midnight/347795)

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**Author:** [@keithkhl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keithkhl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-instance-stops-running-in-every-midnight/347795 "2025-01-19T14:51:22Z")

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I have recently copied a discourse instance to another folder in my server and assigned a new domain. The new one has nearly identical settings, but runs with different logo, categories, and policy, but other than that,…

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## [How to show adsense ads in topic list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-adsense-ads-in-topic-list/347904)

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**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-adsense-ads-in-topic-list/347904 "2025-01-19T14:48:04Z")

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with the Adplugin, could plug in ad bars in the post stream, between the posts. seems could not show adsense bar in the topic list ? and with houseAd, could show self defined info presented in the topic list, every N …

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## [Mail-receiver sending reply-to address as from address?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-receiver-sending-reply-to-address-as-from-address/346447)

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**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-receiver-sending-reply-to-address-as-from-address/346447 "2025-01-19T12:25:41Z")

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We have been struggling with getting our emails to send correctly using netcore (formerly pepipost). To summarize the emails we are generating with their service places the reply-to address in the from address. When bri…

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## [Turbowarp plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turbowarp-plugin/347880)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turbowarp-plugin/347880 "2025-01-19T07:34:35Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Embed Scratch projects inside your posts via turbowarp :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/thoka/discourse-turbowarp :open\_book: Install Guide How to install…

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## [Online toggle removes custom status](https://meta.discourse.org/t/online-toggle-removes-custom-status/339152)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/online-toggle-removes-custom-status/339152 "2024-11-28T22:18:34Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Hide presence toggle works in reverse: Is it possible to have my custom status? Could it be that having Online as my presence is stopping that? If so, when I try clicking ‘Online’ to turn…

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## [“Forwarded the above email” banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forwarded-the-above-email-banner/347626)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forwarded-the-above-email-banner/347626 "2025-01-19T09:08:16Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Text of forwarded emails don't show up in posts: I have rules set up in outlook to forward into per sub-category inbound email address on discourse. I have auto-create staged users disabl…

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## [Are you experiencing AI based spam?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-you-experiencing-ai-based-spam/292707)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-you-experiencing-ai-based-spam/292707 "2025-01-19T00:30:48Z")

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Im curious to hear from community members whether they are experiencing any or an uptake in AI powered spam This would be specifically seeing answers to questions that look like they are ChatGPT based and seem either no…

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## [Block RSS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-rss/347751)

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**Author:** [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-rss/347751 "2025-01-19T00:17:06Z")

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Hey, Is there a way to block RSS? I know its can be done with nginx. But how? I tried to search through the search tool but I couldn’t find it.

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## [Titles on graphs in community health dashboard are not localized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/titles-on-graphs-in-community-health-dashboard-are-not-localized/302776)

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**Author:** [@schneeland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schneeland)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/titles-on-graphs-in-community-health-dashboard-are-not-localized/302776 "2025-01-18T16:25:29Z")

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As the title already says: it seems that the strings for the titles on graphs in the community health dashboard are not localized: When switching to the reports tab, the localized titles are shown: However, when …

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## [Twilio - for SMS notifications to users - Anyone Else Interested?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twilio-for-sms-notifications-to-users-anyone-else-interested/44132)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twilio-for-sms-notifications-to-users-anyone-else-interested/44132 "2024-02-08T18:11:21Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Plugin to send 'private' SMS or Instant Messages from Categories: Has anyone tried this yet? I’m really interested in this as a way to improve user engagement in our forums. I am very co…

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## [Help Needed: Discourse Sending Excessive Email Notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-discourse-sending-excessive-email-notifications/347391)

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**Author:** [@Qing\_Shi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Qing_Shi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-discourse-sending-excessive-email-notifications/347391 "2025-01-18T09:01:58Z")

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Hello everyone, I recently deployed Discourse on my own server, and while everything is generally running smoothly, I’ve encountered a significant issue. My Discourse instance is sending out an excessive number of email…

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## [Differentiate Admin and Moderator Shield Icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differentiate-admin-and-moderator-shield-icons/106114)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differentiate-admin-and-moderator-shield-icons/106114 "2025-01-18T08:52:46Z")

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Hi all, When using the Admin page to view who has access and at what level, clicking on the level 4 / leader level (/admin/users/list/leader) indicates users who are Admins and/or Moderators, there is the use of a shiel…

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## [How to fix light theme images in Dark mode for Modern Category Group Boxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-light-theme-images-in-dark-mode-for-modern-category-group-boxes/346325)

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**Author:** [@Danny\_Dainton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Danny_Dainton)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-light-theme-images-in-dark-mode-for-modern-category-group-boxes/346325 "2025-01-18T08:49:38Z")

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Hey folks :wave:, I’m likely just missing some setting or something else trivial so I’m reaching out for some guidance. I’m using the Modern Category + Group Boxes component on my site and I have themed images created …

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## [More data in user approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-data-in-user-approval/323565)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-data-in-user-approval/323565 "2025-01-18T08:15:52Z")

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As one strategy to combat a current spam wave, we’ve enabled user approval. When I’m looking at a as-yet-unapproved user, I see only the info they filled in in the signup form: But we’ve realized that the problem is…

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## [Support linked topics with the experimental Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-linked-topics-with-the-experimental-templates/347802)

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**Author:** [@Mate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-linked-topics-with-the-experimental-templates/347802 "2025-01-18T06:42:55Z")

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Hello, we should support the linked topics option with Templates, as if you select it it just shows the form and does not do the linked topics message.

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## [Temporarily show quoted post from ignored user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-show-quoted-post-from-ignored-user/346895)

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**Author:** [@Mkoll](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mkoll)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-show-quoted-post-from-ignored-user/346895 "2025-01-18T06:29:25Z")

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There are several users I’ve ignored on a forum that uses the Discourse forum software. I don’t want to see their posts 95%+ of the time. I understand that I can see their post if I click “VIEW # HIDDEN REPLY”. However, …

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## [When is a trust-level-badge-related user title set or not?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-is-a-trust-level-badge-related-user-title-set-or-not/346208)

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**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-is-a-trust-level-badge-related-user-title-set-or-not/346208 "2025-01-18T01:53:31Z")

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Some of my users have the Leader or Regular badge, but the associated user title is not set (selected). Some of my users have the Leader badge, but they remained with the user title of the previous level (Regular). I m…

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## [Get category ID from topic - Deprecation notice: controller:navigation/category no longer exists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-category-id-from-topic-deprecation-notice-controller-navigation-category-no-longer-exists/347733)

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**Author:** [@robertkibet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robertkibet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-category-id-from-topic-deprecation-notice-controller-navigation-category-no-longer-exists/347733 "2025-01-17T21:59:08Z")

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We currently have \<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="1.4.0"\> const controller = container.lookup('controller:topic'); const controllerNavCategory = container.lookup('controller:navigation/category'); …

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## [Current Projects - January 2025](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-projects-january-2025/347311)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-projects-january-2025/347311 "2025-01-17T21:51:36Z")

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Welcome to Current Projects, a monthly newsletter about what we’re currently working on at Discourse. Your questions and feedback are welcome! Kicking off Admin config pages for site appearance We’re just about to sh…

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## [Add more scopes to discord login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-scopes-to-discord-login/347719)

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**Author:** [@AEW745](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AEW745)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-scopes-to-discord-login/347719 "2025-01-17T21:39:50Z")

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Can you make it where scopes can be customized for Discord so we can get more information like the guild member scope to get user’s nicknames?

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## [Progress of deleting posts - 422 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/progress-of-deleting-posts-422-error/340841)

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**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/progress-of-deleting-posts-422-error/340841 "2025-01-17T17:45:59Z")

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I’m trying to ward off some evil spammers. But I keep running into 422 error every time i delete their posts. I have increased delete all posts max to 50. Still I see this error.

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## [Discover popular conversations in your community with Hot topic sorting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discover-popular-conversations-in-your-community-with-hot-topic-sorting/296747)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discover-popular-conversations-in-your-community-with-hot-topic-sorting/296747 "2024-11-28T12:05:46Z")

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Keeping up with the content in active communities can be challenging. Outside of reading everything created in your community, how can you be sure that you’re reading what’s resonating most with your members? Introducin…

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## [Is there an alias for user u/username links that can be used to link users to a specific page on their profile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-alias-for-user-u-username-links-that-can-be-used-to-link-users-to-a-specific-page-on-their-profile/347698)

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**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-alias-for-user-u-username-links-that-can-be-used-to-link-users-to-a-specific-page-on-their-profile/347698 "2025-01-17T15:40:04Z")

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Hi, Is there an alias for user u/username links that can be used to link users to a specific page on their profile? I’m sure I’ve seen this but I can’t find it by searching https://racket.discourse.group/u/\<somethingh…

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## [Preloading custom data and fields in the topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preloading-custom-data-and-fields-in-the-topic-list/57389)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preloading-custom-data-and-fields-in-the-topic-list/57389 "2025-01-17T15:36:46Z")

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Certain plugins need the ability to “preload” data in the topic list. Some specific examples: Discourse solved adds an icon on the topic list when a topic is solved Discourse assign will display the username the topic…

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## [Preloading data and dealing with N+1 Query problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preloading-data-and-dealing-with-n-1-query-problems/347688)

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**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preloading-data-and-dealing-with-n-1-query-problems/347688 "2025-01-17T14:41:19Z")

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When working with the Discourse rails application, whether building a plugin, or making a pull request to discourse/discourse there are a number of contexts where you’ll encounter N+1 query problems. This topic explains …

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## [Topics overlay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-overlay/347649)

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**Author:** [@Feel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Feel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-overlay/347649 "2025-01-17T13:54:53Z")

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English below Bonjour, Je n’arrive pas à résoudre un problème d’affichage apparaissant au sein de mes catégories. En entrant dans une catégorie, les sujets s’empilent mal, se chevauchent et débordent même sur le foote…

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## [What is the canonical approach for a plugin to create bots?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-canonical-approach-for-a-plugin-to-create-bots/347647)

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**Author:** [@av203](https://meta.discourse.org/u/av203)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-canonical-approach-for-a-plugin-to-create-bots/347647 "2025-01-17T10:23:42Z")

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Hey, I’m looking into a implementing a plugin that creates and manages bots as part of its’ functionality. My requirements for these bots are: There is a dynamic number of them, not a predefined set amount They need …

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## [Admin status keeps on changing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-status-keeps-on-changing/347609)

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**Author:** [@ErinCan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ErinCan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-status-keeps-on-changing/347609 "2025-01-17T09:06:52Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m currently a moderator in our community forum and I am doing a UX update that needs admin access. Our admins granted me admin access but my access keeps on going back to moderator after a day?Does anyone…

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