# Latest

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## [Two columns in sidebar on iPad Mini 7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-columns-in-sidebar-on-ipad-mini-7/335031)

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**Author:** [@schneeland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schneeland)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-columns-in-sidebar-on-ipad-mini-7/335031 "2024-11-07T21:28:36Z")

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Recently bought an iPad Mini 7 and it’s the only device on which I get two columns in the sidebar. Is this intentional? Because UX-wise it is a bit inconvenient for my muscle memory.

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## [Delete all the likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-all-the-likes/65102)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-all-the-likes/65102 "2017-06-26T02:54:55Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to remove all existing likes on your Discourse instance. It’s intended for users with console access. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: System Administrator :warning: Consol…

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## [How do I prevent unicode heart from become ❤️ when posting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-unicode-heart-from-become-when-posting/334850)

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**Author:** [@connrrr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/connrrr)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-unicode-heart-from-become-when-posting/334850 "2024-11-07T19:58:40Z")

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Hello! I frequent a forum that switched to Discourse back in April. I used to leave the U+2661 white heart suit unicode character in my posts but since the switch when I do that it turns into the red heart emoji. I don’t…

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## [Setting DISCOURSE\_S3\_REGION: whatever no longer works](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-discourse-s3-region-whatever-no-longer-works/335025)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-discourse-s3-region-whatever-no-longer-works/335025 "2024-11-07T19:24:07Z")

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My rebuild with a Digital Ocean Spaces S3 setup started failing with this error: , \[2024-11-07T19:09:38.615466 #1\] INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && sudo -E -u discourse bundle exec rake s3:upload\_assets …

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## [Discourse AI Gemini Embeddings Failing to Enable, But Other Features Work Fine](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-gemini-embeddings-failing-to-enable-but-other-features-work-fine/334872)

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**Author:** [@joo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-gemini-embeddings-failing-to-enable-but-other-features-work-fine/334872 "2024-11-07T17:34:52Z")

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I’m having trouble enabling the “Enable the embeddings module” feature in Discourse AI. When I enable it, Discourse throws an error, and the logs show the following: Message (multiple occurrences) Google Gemini Emb…

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## [Show where chat channel settings are more clearly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-where-chat-channel-settings-are-more-clearly/335002)

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**Author:** [@T\_Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/T_Disco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-where-chat-channel-settings-are-more-clearly/335002 "2024-11-07T16:48:48Z")

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It’s not immediately obvious (at least to me :slight\_smile: ) that the Settings and Members sections are to be found by clicking on the name of the channel. Suggestion: Add a cog icon next to the channel name? Maybe…

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## [Clarify that chat channel settings apply to the individual user, not all members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clarify-that-chat-channel-settings-apply-to-the-individual-user-not-all-members/335007)

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**Author:** [@T\_Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/T_Disco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clarify-that-chat-channel-settings-apply-to-the-individual-user-not-all-members/335007 "2024-11-07T17:16:26Z")

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Suggestion: To help make it clearer, in the chat channel settings page, change the title above the ‘Settings’ section to ‘My Settings’. There’s a related comment here: Thanks for the clarification. I had actually t…

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## [Topic title problem in post review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-problem-in-post-review-queue/334988)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-problem-in-post-review-queue/334988 "2024-11-07T15:39:58Z")

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In the post review queue, when editing a post, changing the sub-category undoes any change just made to the topic title.

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## [I need help with install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-help-with-install/330861)

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**Author:** [@woozievert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/woozievert)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-help-with-install/330861 "2024-11-07T15:42:24Z")

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(Before asking, did you search first? Press :magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left: at the upper right to search) : Yea, I searched but there have no solutions. Error: ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound: Couldn't find Upload with …

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## [How to move back the top dismiss button to topics template?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-back-the-top-dismiss-button-to-topics-template/298672)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-back-the-top-dismiss-button-to-topics-template/298672 "2024-11-07T14:17:36Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: Since this commit the top dismiss button moved from topics template. UX: Move top dismiss button from \`topics\` to \`d-navigation\` (#26032) · discourse/discourse@5c1147a · GitHub My theme needs to the…

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## [Trust Level Progress Display on Profile Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-progress-display-on-profile-page/334951)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-progress-display-on-profile-page/334951 "2024-11-07T12:48:57Z")

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It would be helpful to have a “Trust Level Progress” section added to each user’s profile page, similar to what’s shown in the Trust Level Requirements view (for admins). This section could display a breakdown of the …

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## [Python request to forum keeps getting 401 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/python-request-to-forum-keeps-getting-401-error/334899)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/python-request-to-forum-keeps-getting-401-error/334899 "2024-11-07T10:58:13Z")

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When I try to make a Python request to my own dev forum, I get a status code of 401. My credentials are all correct (I think), so why should this happen? import requests url = "https://bookish-garbanzo-x5wxpxv7xp96396w…

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## [Category Style](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-style/334932)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-style/334932 "2024-11-07T10:54:18Z")

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Where can I set the category style? I’ve been searching settings and the forum. I could be wrong, but was there not a style setting for categories also? Not just tags? A setting that controls the style shown here: …

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## [Click a category to open a subcategory page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/click-a-category-to-open-a-subcategory-page/334923)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Gray1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jason_Gray1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/click-a-category-to-open-a-subcategory-page/334923 "2024-11-07T09:42:27Z")

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In the meta discourse site, if I click a category e.g. Documentation, it opens a page with the subcategories listed and a drop-down above each subcategory. How is this done?

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## [Where would I find documentation on auto-bumping?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-would-i-find-documentation-on-auto-bumping/334293)

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**Author:** [@Mitchel\_Sheppard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mitchel_Sheppard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-would-i-find-documentation-on-auto-bumping/334293 "2024-11-07T09:05:57Z")

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Ideally, I’m hoping to find a way to tag or mark a post as “response needed” or similar, and that would trigger an autobump every x hours until there’s a response.

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## [Issues with replies in custom fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-replies-in-custom-fields/334859)

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**Author:** [@jafab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jafab)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-replies-in-custom-fields/334859 "2024-11-07T07:41:13Z")

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Hey this is primarily a question for @angus but if anyone has any insight it would be greatly appreciated. I have implemented the topic field from once again, angus’ infamous post and I am running into issue pertaining t…

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## [DiscourseHub on iPad is closing unexpectedly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-on-ipad-is-closing-unexpectedly/327190)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-on-ipad-is-closing-unexpectedly/327190 "2024-11-07T06:46:21Z")

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Sorry, this will be the most useless bug report ever. When I’m reading several topics, the Hub will close unexpectedly. I can’t pinpoint the exact number of topics needed to cause this, but I red new topics here last ni…

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## [How are mentions supposed to work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-mentions-supposed-to-work/334595)

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**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-mentions-supposed-to-work/334595 "2024-11-07T06:39:08Z")

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Hi everyone, Just noticed that the dropdown list of usernames doesn’t appear when you press “@” like it used to. It only pops up when you type in the first letter of a username. Is it something that can be fixed? It wa…

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## [When you click on the AI button on the top menu while in the chat section, it does not show the editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-you-click-on-the-ai-button-on-the-top-menu-while-in-the-chat-section-it-does-not-show-the-editor/327324)

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**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-you-click-on-the-ai-button-on-the-top-menu-while-in-the-chat-section-it-does-not-show-the-editor/327324 "2024-11-07T05:51:39Z")

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When you click on the AI ​​button on the top menu while in the chat section, it does not show the editor. When you go back to the main page, the text area appears. I think the AI ​​text editor opens in the background whi…

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## [How can I add title to topic detail url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-title-to-topic-detail-url/334703)

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**Author:** [@Jun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-title-to-topic-detail-url/334703 "2024-11-07T03:16:34Z")

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On my website, topic detail url is like: domainname/t/topic/25. I want to make title as member of the url, so it’s more searchable like stackoverflow. How to add topic title to it? The id field is too short and can be …

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## [Using discourse to track issues?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-track-issues/334811)

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**Author:** [@blaisep](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blaisep)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-track-issues/334811 "2024-11-06T17:19:50Z")

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I’m a contributor to a (17 yr old ) open source project and we’re deprecating our legacy issue tracker. The structure and features of Discourse seem very close to our ideal issue tracker Future proof Import/export of …

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## [What tactics have folks found effective against "customer refund" spam?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-tactics-have-folks-found-effective-against-customer-refund-spam/333898)

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**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-tactics-have-folks-found-effective-against-customer-refund-spam/333898 "2024-11-05T02:58:46Z")

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We’ve been seeing an intermittent onslaught of spam posts that seem to be trying to poison the web (and I suspect trying to get into LLM training datasets) with bad phone numbers for customer support — often for mobile p…

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## [Email to custom address fails: "lost connection after EHLO"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-to-custom-address-fails-lost-connection-after-ehlo/333553)

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**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-to-custom-address-fails-lost-connection-after-ehlo/333553 "2024-11-07T00:47:32Z")

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I have a category with a ‘Custom incoming email address’ set – \[CATEGORY\]@forum.tasat.org When I email directly from Gmail to the address, messages are processed as expected and land in the category. mail-receiver logs…

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## [Copy and paste image link without formatting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-and-paste-image-link-without-formatting/218081)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-and-paste-image-link-without-formatting/218081 "2024-11-07T00:00:25Z")

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When I right-click on an image and go to “copy image” and paste it somewhere, a formatting like How do I make it paste only the image link and not this formatting? I know that if I right-click and click “Copy link add…

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## [Issue with Customize About Page Feature Mixing with Old js.about.contact\_info Text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-customize-about-page-feature-mixing-with-old-js-about-contact-info-text/334450)

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**Author:** [@TheBaby5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBaby5)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-customize-about-page-feature-mixing-with-old-js-about-contact-info-text/334450 "2024-11-06T22:33:04Z")

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I’m experiencing an issue with the new Customize About Page feature after updating to the latest Discourse Version 3.4.0.beta3-dev (d853b5384b). I confirmed there are no further updates available as of today. Here’s the …

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## [Automatic dark mode for embedded comments as well?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-dark-mode-for-embedded-comments-as-well/184347)

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**Author:** [@stromfeldt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stromfeldt)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-dark-mode-for-embedded-comments-as-well/184347 "2024-11-06T20:52:37Z")

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Automatic Dark Mode color scheme switching is a fantastic addition, thanks for integrating it! With (automatic) color scheme switching available, I’m wondering if there might also be some way to switch back and forth be…

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## [Hiding elements of the /about page with CSS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-elements-of-the-about-page-with-css/334264)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-elements-of-the-about-page-with-css/334264 "2024-11-06T14:08:31Z")

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Hi everyone, Is there a way to hide these individual elements of the new /about page using some CSS?

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## [Is there a way to have a free forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-a-free-forum/295820)

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**Author:** [@ssityeghd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ssityeghd)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-a-free-forum/295820 "2024-03-01T14:18:46Z")

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My friends and I are on a forum that have very tight rules, so we can never interact. We were hoping we could find a forum that free, where you can chat, is that possible? @not-ethan, how does this work?

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## [Edits not displayed and timing out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edits-not-displayed-and-timing-out/328907)

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**Author:** [@cmahns](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmahns)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edits-not-displayed-and-timing-out/328907 "2024-11-06T11:32:53Z")

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Background: My Discourse instance was upgraded to 3.3.1 a few weeks ago. My mods and myself have noticed our forum is currently timing out when trying to load post edits like below: Is there a good place to look at w…

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## [Where i can hire a API dev to connect to discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-i-can-hire-a-api-dev-to-connect-to-discourse/329271)

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**Author:** [@Nuno\_Martins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nuno_Martins)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-i-can-hire-a-api-dev-to-connect-to-discourse/329271 "2024-11-06T11:27:58Z")

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Hi This is my first post so pardon me if it is misplaced. I am looking to hire a dev to create an api to connect a external DB to discourse. Could you guys advise me where to find it. Thanks

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