# Latest

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## [Self hosting options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-options/348592)

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**Author:** [@Tarun\_Sharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tarun_Sharma)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-options/348592 "2025-01-23T23:41:31Z")

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Can we use firebase as hosting options.And what are the best hosting options aws and google cloud.

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## [Reply to - topic bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-topic-bug/348692)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-topic-bug/348692 "2025-01-23T22:18:41Z")

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Forum bug happening on the latest version of Discourse installed in forum.creative.gimkit.com The version of the forum running is 3.4.0.beta4-dev right now. Also reproduced this bug on try.discourse.org :

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## [Searching email logs doesn't find emails in cc:](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-email-logs-doesnt-find-emails-in-cc/348688)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-email-logs-doesnt-find-emails-in-cc/348688 "2025-01-23T21:53:45Z")

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We were trying to find records of outbound email to a user, but they only show up when you explicitly search for group\_smtp emails. This is counterintuitive and confusing for the admin: ^ you can see here a normal …

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## [Clicking "customize" as a moderator does not take you to "watched words"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-customize-as-a-moderator-does-not-take-you-to-watched-words/348697)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-customize-as-a-moderator-does-not-take-you-to-watched-words/348697 "2025-01-23T21:28:20Z")

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When clicking “customize” as a moderator with the old layout, it does not take you to the right place. https://forum.creative.gimkit.com , the forum just got updated to 3.4.0.beta4-dev ( 2b63830496 )

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## [What LLM to use for Discourse AI?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-llm-to-use-for-discourse-ai/348696)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-llm-to-use-for-discourse-ai/348696 "2025-01-23T21:22:10Z")

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It’s important to understand the needs of you as the community admin and your members when choosing a Large Language Model (LLM) to power Discourse AI features. Several factors may influence your decisions: Performanc…

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## [Drag&select doesn’t work in composer (iPad)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drag-select-doesn-t-work-in-composer-ipad/348480)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drag-select-doesn-t-work-in-composer-ipad/348480 "2025-01-23T20:53:13Z")

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iPad (Safari and DiscourseHub) and some days now I can’t select text in the composer. I can double click but I can’t drag selection any wider. And there is more, of course. It isn’t bother every time, but the most of ti…

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## [Website showing error on every topic/page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-showing-error-on-every-topic-page/348676)

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**Author:** [@Abbas\_Muhammad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abbas_Muhammad)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-showing-error-on-every-topic-page/348676 "2025-01-23T20:18:51Z")

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Hello All My website applenow.io is having issues. Every page its showing connection error although website is up and updated. Hosted on Digital Ocean

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## [PHP - Data Explorer API Example](https://meta.discourse.org/t/php-data-explorer-api-example/348668)

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**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/php-data-explorer-api-example/348668 "2025-01-23T20:09:03Z")

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I am working on pulling data out of Discourse using PHP and the Data Explorer API. Here is the skeleton of my PHP code for others as a starting point. PHP Code \<?php // Set API key $api\_key = '\<your key goes here\>'; // …

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## [Discourse AI - AI usage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-ai-usage/348677)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-ai-usage/348677 "2025-01-23T19:56:58Z")

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:bookmark: This guide covers the AI usage page which is part of the Discourse AI plugin. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator The AI usage page is designed for admins to understand how the communi…

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## [Reporting on Clicks within posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reporting-on-clicks-within-posts/348653)

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**Author:** [@ked](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ked)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reporting-on-clicks-within-posts/348653 "2025-01-23T18:15:22Z")

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I’d sure enjoy seeing a native Report available on clicks within Posts.

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## [Can't complete build on Lightsail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-complete-build-on-lightsail/348410)

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**Author:** [@martim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martim)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-complete-build-on-lightsail/348410 "2025-01-23T18:54:59Z")

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Hi, it seems like I’m having the same problem as Rebuild app has stuck and Background saving terminated with success, except that I retried the build process many times, with and without rebooting. I have a Lightsail in…

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## [Failed to restore from the backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-restore-from-the-backup/270015)

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**Author:** [@klein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/klein)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-restore-from-the-backup/270015 "2023-07-05T00:25:34Z")

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I tried Restore a backup from the command line but i got following: root@my\_server:/var/www/discourse# discourse restore my\_server-2023-06-20-033008-v20210922064213.tar.gz Starting restore: my\_server-2023-06-20-033008-v…

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## [Discussion Forum Schema improvements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discussion-forum-schema-improvements/287347)

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**Author:** [@hiccup](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hiccup)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discussion-forum-schema-improvements/287347 "2025-01-23T17:52:42Z")

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Hello. We are currently receiving this message in our Google Search Console. I’m not entirely sure what it signifies. Could I get more clarity on this issue? Is there a solution? Additionally, I would like to mention tha…

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## [Adjusting Calendar Size in Desktop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adjusting-calendar-size-in-desktop/348571)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adjusting-calendar-size-in-desktop/348571 "2025-01-23T16:50:47Z")

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I was inspecting inside the html class containing desktop-view not-mobile-device, to reduce the calendar size on desktop, and have found where the CSS might need to be changed to achieve this task. the class fc-month v…

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## [How to get all topics from a specific category using offset/page param in the API query?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-all-topics-from-a-specific-category-using-offset-page-param-in-the-api-query/348554)

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**Author:** [@Shubham\_G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shubham_G)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-all-topics-from-a-specific-category-using-offset-page-param-in-the-api-query/348554 "2025-01-23T16:37:42Z")

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I have found an API which can list all the topics from a specific subject (whose slug is “mlt-kb”) from between a certain date range. Here is the endpoint: https://{default\_host}/search.json?q=%23courses%3Amlt-kb%20afte…

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## [Allow setting critical notifications to admin emails (not just the one displayeds on /about. Visible to anonymous users on public sites)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-setting-critical-notifications-to-admin-emails-not-just-the-one-displayeds-on-about-visible-to-anonymous-users-on-public-sites/348609)

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**Author:** [@Joseph\_Blasi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Blasi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-setting-critical-notifications-to-admin-emails-not-just-the-one-displayeds-on-about-visible-to-anonymous-users-on-public-sites/348609 "2025-01-23T16:28:22Z")

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allow setting critical notifications to admin emails (not just the one displayeds on /about. Visible to anonymous users on public sites)

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## [Option to close on import](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-close-on-import/348149)

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**Author:** [@paulswithers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paulswithers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-close-on-import/348149 "2025-01-23T16:19:08Z")

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We have a blog category. We use the RSS Polling plugin to allow members to syndicate blog posts from their own websites. But understandably they don’t want to have to check for comments in multiple places. It would be go…

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## [Manually adding members to a chat channel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-adding-members-to-a-chat-channel/342164)

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**Author:** [@Shoq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shoq)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-adding-members-to-a-chat-channel/342164 "2025-01-23T16:15:13Z")

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I’m new here, and struggling with adding users to an existing CHAT channel. When I click on "Members (# ) for the channel, i see those in the channel, and can find them, but there is no ADD MEMBER button. Auto-add is d…

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## [Notification email setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-email-setting/348626)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-email-setting/348626 "2025-01-23T16:00:15Z")

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In this post: it says: Be sure to set the notification email from: address correctly in your site settings But I am unable to find any setting for notification in all the site settings. Any advice?

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## [AI helper is hiding. Again](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-helper-is-hiding-again/348481)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-helper-is-hiding-again/348481 "2025-01-23T15:43:03Z")

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This has reborned. iPad.

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## [Discourse hub on web or as PWA?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-on-web-or-as-pwa/348485)

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**Author:** [@mdbraber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mdbraber)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-on-web-or-as-pwa/348485 "2025-01-23T15:21:06Z")

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Is there a way to have the Discourse Hub functionality available on web? I can use the app on iOS, but I’d be interested if it’s also possible to use it on web / as PWA?

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## [Sidebar links lose active state on the Hot list filter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-links-lose-active-state-on-the-hot-list-filter/348468)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-links-lose-active-state-on-the-hot-list-filter/348468 "2025-01-23T14:57:12Z")

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Links for categories and tags lose active state on the Hot list:

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## [(deprecated) Plugin outlet locations theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecated-plugin-outlet-locations-theme-component/100673)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecated-plugin-outlet-locations-theme-component/100673 "2025-01-23T14:47:48Z")

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:mega: the ability to debug plugin outlets is now included in core. Check out this topic for more details ▶ Original theme component info

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## [Change sending New Version email to developer email (or configurable group)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-sending-new-version-email-to-developer-email-or-configurable-group/286170)

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**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-sending-new-version-email-to-developer-email-or-configurable-group/286170 "2024-02-14T16:19:41Z")

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Yes, That’s a pain point. It should rather default to the developer\_emails as defined in app.yml because the dev/sysadmin is far more interested in pushing the update than website support (which could be a non-tech team…

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## [Text-to-speech AI summary (Discourse summary podcast plugin?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-to-speech-ai-summary-discourse-summary-podcast-plugin/348604)

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**Author:** [@ncaming215](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncaming215)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-to-speech-ai-summary-discourse-summary-podcast-plugin/348604 "2025-01-23T14:13:01Z")

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So, Wondercraft.ai used to have an example podcast of Hacker News; it was essentially a prompt that leveraged a summary of the top 10 posts, and read them—in the voice of a couple of hosts—recapping the day’s posts, what…

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## [Upgrade MermaidJS to 11.4.1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-mermaidjs-to-11-4-1/348379)

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**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-mermaidjs-to-11-4-1/348379 "2025-01-23T12:25:22Z")

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Would it be possible to upgrade mermaid library to the latest? Currently it is on 10.6.1. Full Changelog Breaking Changes refactor!(git): default to useMaxWidth true (#5723) @aloisklink refactor!(sankey): default to u…

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## [Meta Branded font update?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332 "2025-01-23T08:48:24Z")

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Description Was the Meta Branded there’s font updated? It seems cleaner and less weighted than before. Repro Steps Look anywhere with the Meta Branded theme selected. Screenshots Platform Android (mobile) Browser C…

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## [DiscourseConnect SSO with Google login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-sso-with-google-login/348555)

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**Author:** [@Szymon\_Mendla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Szymon_Mendla)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-sso-with-google-login/348555 "2025-01-23T08:43:24Z")

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Hello, I configured DiscourseConnect SSO and it worked correctly for me - I can log in using our own login provider. However, I realized that DiscourseConnect SSO completely replaces the Discourse authentication as desc…

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## [Turn Chat Thread to a Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-chat-thread-to-a-topic/330925)

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**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-chat-thread-to-a-topic/330925 "2024-10-15T09:02:57Z")

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When threads in the chat are enabled, sometimes they turn into more meaningful discussion. It would be powerful if I could select certain chat-thread and turn it into full fledged Topic. Additional features to consider…

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## [Why are bubbles blinking around my avatar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-bubbles-blinking-around-my-avatar/348270)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-bubbles-blinking-around-my-avatar/348270 "2025-01-23T07:51:22Z")

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Why is my avatar blinking with orbital bubbles? I can’t make it go. I tried dismissing all notifications, it’s sticking there and making me crazy. Please remove this! I don’t seem to have access to any meaningful chat c…

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