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## [Direct URL for the "email me a login link" feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-url-for-the-email-me-a-login-link-feature/343627)

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**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-url-for-the-email-me-a-login-link-feature/343627 "2025-01-17T09:05:05Z")

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There is already a direct URL to reset a user’s password: /password-reset Is there a similar URL to take a user directly to the “email me a login link” feature?

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## [Automation: Create event + related topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-create-event-related-topic/347619)

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**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-create-event-related-topic/347619 "2025-01-17T07:53:04Z")

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I’m wondering how to set up the following workflow. I need to set something like Seth Godin has on his Purple Space: In the perfect scenario I’d have a recurring event on the calendar that would automatically create …

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## [Admin/Update screen is blank. How to manually updtate docker via SSH Console?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-update-screen-is-blank-how-to-manually-updtate-docker-via-ssh-console/347318)

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**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-update-screen-is-blank-how-to-manually-updtate-docker-via-ssh-console/347318 "2025-01-17T07:39:27Z")

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Today when I went into our Admin Dashboard we had the notification: Your Discourse installation is out of date. Click here to update. I first clicked the button to Update Docker. When the completed, from the Admin …

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## [Cannot Ctrl+A to select and entire topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-ctrl-a-to-select-and-entire-topic/336047)

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**Author:** [@artenaki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/artenaki)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-ctrl-a-to-select-and-entire-topic/336047 "2025-01-17T06:22:10Z")

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I send the highlighted text to the Text to Speech program to avoid eye fatigue. The engine forbids this and the selection disappears. Could you please tell me why and how to fix it?

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## [Disabling image uploads in private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-image-uploads-in-private-messages/347273)

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**Author:** [@Mollyvog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mollyvog)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-image-uploads-in-private-messages/347273 "2025-01-17T02:25:06Z")

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Hello Is there a way to disable image uploads in private messages only, or is it impossible due to way Discourse treats PMs and public conversations? Thanks in advance!

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## [One attempt at keeping a Dev environment up to date](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-attempt-at-keeping-a-dev-environment-up-to-date/347535)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-attempt-at-keeping-a-dev-environment-up-to-date/347535 "2025-01-17T02:18:50Z")

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As I lamented here, I often feel like I spend more time trying to keep my dev environment up to date than I do writing code. I have a script that I use to start up Discourse with a bunch of ENV settings that also does a…

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## [Date/timezone issue: scrolling timeline shows previous month](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-timezone-issue-scrolling-timeline-shows-previous-month/347561)

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**Author:** [@alxndr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxndr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-timezone-issue-scrolling-timeline-shows-previous-month/347561 "2025-01-17T02:15:40Z")

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I’ve got a topic created by a user at 12:43am on the 1st of November in my timezone, and in most places (topic list, and the topic itself) the date for the post appears as the 1st of November — however in the scrolling t…

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## [How to get rid of Stats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-rid-of-stats/347558)

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**Author:** [@good\_guy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/good_guy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-rid-of-stats/347558 "2025-01-17T02:14:49Z")

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how do I get rid of this section in /about?

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## [Allow Group Inboxes to use default outbound SMTP settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-inboxes-to-use-default-outbound-smtp-settings/347537)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-group-inboxes-to-use-default-outbound-smtp-settings/347537 "2025-01-16T22:18:08Z")

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Summary Presently there is no way to use the Group Inboxes feature without configuring an additional user account specifically for sending mail. However, a site may be in an environment where it can send email from…

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## [Enabling category banners causes duplicate category icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-category-banners-causes-duplicate-category-icons/347510)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-category-banners-causes-duplicate-category-icons/347510 "2025-01-16T20:23:12Z")

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This is a fresh install of category-banners, on a category with an icon. For some reason, it duplicates the icon. Is there a way to default to the original category icon being hidden when the category banners theme comp…

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## [PostRevisor can't revise posts in deleted topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postrevisor-cant-revise-posts-in-deleted-topics/347130)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postrevisor-cant-revise-posts-in-deleted-topics/347130 "2025-01-16T19:16:50Z")

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tl;dr For some posts, calling PostRevisor sets the post\_id to nil. Am I crazy? Answer: No. PostRevisor accesses post.topic, which is nil for a post in a deleted topic. And then it sets post.topic to nil, which in turn s…

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## [Can't reset password on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-reset-password-on-meta/347303)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-reset-password-on-meta/347303 "2025-01-16T18:57:20Z")

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This seems improbable to to be my fault somehow, but I’ve tried several times in a logged in session and in a Linux Chrome incognito window and can’t set a password. I get to the set password screen and then it says inva…

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## [Bug: Wordpress plugin repost to forum got broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-wordpress-plugin-repost-to-forum-got-broken/347488)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Pletnev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Pletnev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-wordpress-plugin-repost-to-forum-got-broken/347488 "2025-01-16T17:27:56Z")

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Hi, I have WP plugin to repost new posts to forum automatically. It had worked ok for a few months, until it stopped - now the link is broken (see pic). I updated Discourse WP plugin, but nothing changed. Any ideas? …

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## [Login disabled in read only mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-disabled-in-read-only-mode/347464)

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**Author:** [@Shubhangi\_Satpathy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shubhangi_Satpathy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-disabled-in-read-only-mode/347464 "2025-01-16T14:27:57Z")

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Hey We use Discourse for our Community and have been getting this error for a few days when a Staff user/Admin is trying to login as well. Could we get some help with this please ?

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## [Display first 5 lines of every post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-first-5-lines-of-every-post/347455)

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**Author:** [@AL\_YB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AL_YB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-first-5-lines-of-every-post/347455 "2025-01-16T14:25:13Z")

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I’m in my free trial and was wondering: is there a setting to display the first five lines of every message in the message list?

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## [Automatically create Discourse user on Wordpress registration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-create-discourse-user-on-wordpress-registration/347107)

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**Author:** [@37Rb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/37Rb)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-create-discourse-user-on-wordpress-registration/347107 "2025-01-16T02:13:02Z")

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My site uses DiscourseConnect Provider so Wordpress manages logins to Discourse. When a user registers in Wordpress, I would like a Discourse user to be immediately created for them and the Discourse activation email se…

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## [Could we consider adding a nested comments plugin to our forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-we-consider-adding-a-nested-comments-plugin-to-our-forum/347036)

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**Author:** [@wenqin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wenqin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-we-consider-adding-a-nested-comments-plugin-to-our-forum/347036 "2025-01-16T08:43:04Z")

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Could we consider adding a nested comments plugin to our forum? It would be even better if Discourse already has this feature built-in. Take a look at the example in the image. When I see an interesting comment or one t…

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## [How to post more than 3 posts in a row?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-post-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row/347395)

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**Author:** [@Keph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Keph)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-post-more-than-3-posts-in-a-row/347395 "2025-01-16T08:00:47Z")

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We have a limit on the number of consecutive posts a user can make (3). How can I give members (TL0-4) the opportunity to make more posts in a row? I spent 2 hours searching the admin panel intensively and couldn’t fin…

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## [I need help with webhook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-help-with-webhook/347386)

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**Author:** [@曲阿玖](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E6%9B%B2%E9%98%BF%E7%8E%96)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-help-with-webhook/347386 "2025-01-16T06:51:54Z")

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hello every one i have some trouble with use webhook.i use self-host on vmware to deploy discourse and diy a host like bbs.test.com 127.0.0.1.that is work,i can access it to use.but when i want use webhook to dev,i fail…

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## [Discourse Update page is blank](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-page-is-blank/347367)

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**Author:** [@nanohits](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nanohits)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-page-is-blank/347367 "2025-01-16T06:30:31Z")

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Ok so kind of a strange issue. So I can access all parts of admin in Discourse and also the forums etc. However when I clock on the Update Discount button, it is blank. I have cleared cache, tried in Incognito, tried di…

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## [Selfhost Discourse in Mainland China Under the GFW](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selfhost-discourse-in-mainland-china-under-the-gfw/347038)

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**Author:** [@J\_J1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/J_J1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selfhost-discourse-in-mainland-china-under-the-gfw/347038 "2025-01-16T06:25:36Z")

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Background The self-hosting documentation for Discourse is excellent, and the installation process went smoothly. However, I encountered issues when deploying my server in mainland China, behind the Great Firewall. Issu…

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## [Revoke moderators in bulk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/revoke-moderators-in-bulk/347215)

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**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/revoke-moderators-in-bulk/347215 "2025-01-16T06:13:02Z")

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Is there a way to revoke moderators in bulk? When I try to remove them from the moderators group it doesn’t work, so I need to go to each user via admin and revoke.

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## [Replies and Views Orange Color, help!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-and-views-orange-color-help/347218)

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**Author:** [@crazzybat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crazzybat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replies-and-views-orange-color-help/347218 "2025-01-16T05:39:47Z")

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I just freshly installed the discourse, I want to change the color of replies and views in orange color don’t know how to do it? Help me out with this… I need like this

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## [Topic Footer Buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-buttons/116968)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-buttons/116968 "2025-01-16T01:06:36Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Custom Topic Button defines a button visible at the bottom of your topic to open a URL of your choice. Custom Group Topic Button defines a button visible at the bottom of your topic to op…

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## [Admin missing from /about page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-missing-from-about-page/347264)

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**Author:** [@jeanas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jeanas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-missing-from-about-page/347264 "2025-01-16T00:13:30Z")

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On my Discourse instance https://lilypond.community, there are three admins as confirmed by the admin group page https://lilypond.community/g/administrateurs (not public), namely jeanas (me), vincent and jacquesmenu. But…

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## [SSL is not valid for www.domain.com](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-is-not-valid-for-www-domain-com/346525)

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**Author:** [@good\_guy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/good_guy)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-is-not-valid-for-www-domain-com/346525 "2025-01-15T23:56:10Z")

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My SSL is not valid for www.domain.com but it is with domain.com How would I make it secure with www? I have the free SSL you get upon self hosting discourse

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## [RSS feeds disappearing misteriously](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feeds-disappearing-misteriously/343372)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feeds-disappearing-misteriously/343372 "2025-01-15T22:03:59Z")

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We use the rss-polling plugin to import entries from dozens of feeds. From time to time, some feeds will just vanish from the list. We don’t know under which conditions, we don’t know how, and we cannot find any log of s…

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## [Creating quick access links to Discourse preference pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-quick-access-links-to-discourse-preference-pages/276375)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-quick-access-links-to-discourse-preference-pages/276375 "2025-01-15T20:54:26Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to create easy-to-use links that direct users to specific sections of their Discourse preferences. These links work for any user on your Discourse instance. :person\_raising\_hand: Requ…

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## [Clicking username in chat settings results in loading an empty chat window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-username-in-chat-settings-results-in-loading-an-empty-chat-window/347164)

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**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-username-in-chat-settings-results-in-loading-an-empty-chat-window/347164 "2025-01-15T19:33:50Z")

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When using chat, clicking on the username at the top of the window takes you to the chat settings. Clicking on it again makes the chat window appear empty with no way to fix besides a refresh. Video of it happening: …

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## [Double click on username reveals blank/white screen in small chat overlay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-click-on-username-reveals-blank-white-screen-in-small-chat-overlay/347265)

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**Author:** [@Magie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Magie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-click-on-username-reveals-blank-white-screen-in-small-chat-overlay/347265 "2025-01-15T19:33:25Z")

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Dear Discourse team, I hope I am not reproducing an existing bug report but I couldn’t find it so far. Priority/Severity: Minor (but confusing for users) Platform: Problem does not appear on mobile. All desktop and o…

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