# Latest

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## [Google Algorithm Core Update (May 2020) rollout is complete](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-algorithm-core-update-may-2020-rollout-is-complete/151958)

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**Author:** [@abrambailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abrambailey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-algorithm-core-update-may-2020-rollout-is-complete/151958 "2024-07-24T19:18:51Z")

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Curious to hear from other site admins with large / active communities. How did you fare? My rankings dropped about 1/3 based on impressions in GSC.

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## [LLMs and the impact on customer support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/llms-and-the-impact-on-customer-support/260181)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/llms-and-the-impact-on-customer-support/260181 "2024-07-24T18:52:15Z")

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As AI models advance, help and support tickets in forums will become AI-driven. Midjourney is for art, which skips the manual work for art. For-fun sections on forums won’t change that much, due to the fact that AI isn’t…

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## [Unable to delete backups - Aws::S3::Errors::AccessDenied in logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-backups-aws-accessdenied-in-logs/316356)

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**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-backups-aws-accessdenied-in-logs/316356 "2024-07-15T16:58:41Z")

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I run a number of Discourse instances, all self-hosted. All of them have backups in Amazon S3, and I set up a custom IAM user and Policy for each forum, which gives access to just one S3 Bucket. Some of the forums are n…

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## [Live updates of components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-updates-of-components/318126)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-updates-of-components/318126 "2024-07-24T16:55:11Z")

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I have a component that looks like this: \<td class="topic-rating"\> \<span class="rating-title"\>{{ratingName}}\</span\> \<form\> \<input type="hidden" name="topic\_id" value="{{topic.id}}"\> {{#unless use…

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## [I'm getting a 500 error on Approve Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-getting-a-500-error-on-approve-post/301851)

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**Author:** [@scavin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scavin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-getting-a-500-error-on-approve-post/301851 "2024-07-24T16:33:10Z")

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ajax-error.js:35 SyntaxError: Unexpected token '\<', "\<!DOCTYPE "... is not valid JSON at Function.parse \[as parseJSON\] (\<anonymous\>) at l (ajax-error.js:31:20) at p (ajax-error.js:95:21) at \_ (rsvp.js:43…

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## [Problem updating data in the separate database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-updating-data-in-the-separate-database/317847)

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**Author:** [@Leonardosilva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Leonardosilva)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-updating-data-in-the-separate-database/317847 "2024-07-24T15:06:27Z")

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Hello everyone, how are you? Guys, I’m facing a problem like this: I separated the database from my application in Discourse, but every time I upload the application it bugs the images as if it couldn’t update the data …

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## [Meta Branded theme and all categories header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-theme-and-all-categories-header/317472)

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**Author:** [@Westcan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Westcan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-theme-and-all-categories-header/317472 "2024-07-24T13:41:35Z")

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From what I’m finding the “Meta Branded” them is not open source and available for install? Love the look of the “All Categories” header page as attached below. Just wondering if this is a plugin available? Or if this…

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## [User stats plus email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-stats-plus-email/317793)

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**Author:** [@Heather13](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather13)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-stats-plus-email/317793 "2024-07-24T10:55:21Z")

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How would I add a column for time read, posts read, and user visits to this? Essentially I’d like to combine the following query with the one you have posted here, plus add the time read (if possible): select user\_id…

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## [Adding Search option](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-search-option/318030)

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**Author:** [@SS03](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SS03)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-search-option/318030 "2024-07-24T07:37:20Z")

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Is there a way to add Search option on the categories page with Admin settings ? Similar to one as highlighted in below image. We are using Blackout theme(Blackout - A Theme For OLED Displays) for our Discourse environm…

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## [Is there anything else that needs to be done after click "Solved"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-anything-else-that-needs-to-be-done-after-click-solved/317997)

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**Author:** [@Zoe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zoe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-anything-else-that-needs-to-be-done-after-click-solved/317997 "2024-07-24T07:27:47Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m currently learning how to manage our Forum community and would love some advice. After marking a topic as “solved,” is there anything else I should do, such as locking the topic? Today, I noticed tw…

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## [How was Meta (discourse site) installed on my Windows PC as an app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-was-meta-discourse-site-installed-on-my-windows-pc-as-an-app/318005)

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**Author:** [@Bathinda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bathinda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-was-meta-discourse-site-installed-on-my-windows-pc-as-an-app/318005 "2024-07-24T06:46:44Z")

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Today I opened meta and somehow got a prompt to install this site (i.e. Meta) on my Pc? I clicked ‘yes’ and it got installed in my windows pc as any other program (or as Chrome App). In the below SShot, background is sho…

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## [Issue with Font Family Styling on Mobile Devices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-font-family-styling-on-mobile-devices/317814)

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**Author:** [@sandeep\_jadhav.N](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sandeep_jadhav.N)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-font-family-styling-on-mobile-devices/317814 "2024-07-24T06:30:56Z")

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I am encountering an issue with applying font family styling to my title. The styling works correctly on desktop browsers, but when viewing the same text on a mobile device, the font family is not applied. Could you ple…

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## [Import Previous Emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-previous-emails/96035)

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**Author:** [@YoavNordmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/YoavNordmann)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-previous-emails/96035 "2024-07-24T06:06:13Z")

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Is there a way to import older mails into discourse which hold discussions. I have a lot of chain mails which contains valuable Q&A sessions. I want to import all of this data into discourse and make it searchable. All…

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## [Mass create categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mass-create-categories/80125)

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**Author:** [@jasondgray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jasondgray)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mass-create-categories/80125 "2018-02-09T13:11:49Z")

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Is there a way to mass create categories? Ideally, with parent relationship?

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## [Email typos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-typos/317986)

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**Author:** [@Genisis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genisis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-typos/317986 "2024-07-24T03:25:04Z")

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I saw a discussion from a few years back about email typos, I noticed on my instance users sometimes make typos with their email, some don’t even bother to make a new account again, I’d love if discourse implemented an e…

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## [After invite users can't create or have access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-invite-users-cant-create-or-have-access/317860)

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**Author:** [@eagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eagle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-invite-users-cant-create-or-have-access/317860 "2024-07-24T01:23:29Z")

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Sent invitations but users get caution message that they can’t create or access the site. Stuck now to invite even a couple friends to test the community out.

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## [Button are more square now?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-are-more-square-now/317749)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-are-more-square-now/317749 "2024-07-24T01:04:00Z")

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Hey everyone. I recently noticed that both the buttons on another Discourse forum and this one, have all got sharper corners? E.g. the reply button, create topic button, even the Latest/Categories/Unread one. Did somethi…

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## [Relative time specifications should use days for longer instead of immediatly jumping to months](https://meta.discourse.org/t/relative-time-specifications-should-use-days-for-longer-instead-of-immediatly-jumping-to-months/317961)

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**Author:** [@binarycat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/binarycat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/relative-time-specifications-should-use-days-for-longer-instead-of-immediatly-jumping-to-months/317961 "2024-07-24T00:55:10Z")

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i noticed this recently and it led to some confusion, a gap of ~80 days between posts will lead to a “3 months later” banner, which is quite confusing on the rust forums, since threads auto-lock after 3 months. addition…

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## [Allow Permalinks under /.well-known/ regardless of login-required](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-permalinks-under-well-known-regardless-of-login-required/317935)

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**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-permalinks-under-well-known-regardless-of-login-required/317935 "2024-07-23T22:06:22Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Static dir + file for Domain verification: A convenient trick to the solve the problem of I need to host a static file at /path is to use a Permalink to redirect that path somewhere e…

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## [Why are old topics closed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-old-topics-closed/317656)

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**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-old-topics-closed/317656 "2024-07-23T21:47:52Z")

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Well if nothing else, system ends up going through and bumping really old topics to the topic of the topic list.

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## [Understanding the admin interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-the-admin-interface/315108)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-the-admin-interface/315108 "2024-07-23T21:17:39Z")

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:bookmark: This topic defines and explains essential terms and concepts that are or will be used as we continue to improve our admin interface. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrators The different …

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## [Email does not work; Net::SMTPAuthenticationError](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-does-not-work-net-smtpauthenticationerror/317828)

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**Author:** [@wal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-does-not-work-net-smtpauthenticationerror/317828 "2024-07-23T20:45:14Z")

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I am hosting the Discourse server on DigitalOcean, domain from PorkBun, mail server with MailGun. My MailGun account is activated and the domain (discourse.mydomain.com) is verified for use with mg.mydomain.com. All the…

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## [\[PAID\] Custom header and Fishbowl-like profiles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-header-and-fishbowl-like-profiles/317907)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Kidd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Christopher_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-header-and-fishbowl-like-profiles/317907 "2024-07-23T20:12:42Z")

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What would you like done? I would like to use discourse similarly to the old Fishbowl/new Glassdoor Community. This will be hosted by discourse but accessed through our website via subdomain (community.ourwebsite.com). …

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## [Customizing FAQs and Guidelines](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-faqs-and-guidelines/286911)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-faqs-and-guidelines/286911 "2023-11-29T00:55:03Z")

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:bookmark: This is a guide for administrators on customizing the FAQs and Guidelines pages on a Discourse site. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Customizing the FAQ and Guidelines pages in Dis…

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## [Incorrect French translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-french-translation/301886)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-french-translation/301886 "2024-07-23T19:42:29Z")

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Hi, this variable is incorrectly translated in French: js.topic.status\_update\_notice.auto\_bump The word “dans” (in) is repeated twice like this: “Ce sujet sera automatiquement remonté dans dans 2 jours.”

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## [Showing the security status in all external link using Google Safe Browsing Lookup API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-the-security-status-in-all-external-link-using-google-safe-browsing-lookup-api/313015)

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**Author:** [@kokoloman001](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kokoloman001)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-the-security-status-in-all-external-link-using-google-safe-browsing-lookup-api/313015 "2024-07-23T19:39:57Z")

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A while ago, I was looking for a strategy to protect my website from external links provided by forum members. I’m trying to create my own database of harmful URLs. But it’s harder than you think. The sheer volume of lin…

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## [How to use custom OAuth verification with DiscourseConnect?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-custom-oauth-verification-with-discourseconnect/315808)

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**Author:** [@lawmixeraintalive](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lawmixeraintalive)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-custom-oauth-verification-with-discourseconnect/315808 "2024-07-23T19:12:42Z")

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I’m in the middle of trying to switch everything over to use my OAuth methods, and Discourse is the last thing on my list. The things would love to complete if it is a feature: How would I create public/private user f…

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## [Configuring Discourse AI for Summarization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-discourse-ai-for-summarization/317276)

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**Author:** [@PeakProsperity](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PeakProsperity)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-discourse-ai-for-summarization/317276 "2024-07-23T19:00:40Z")

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I’m struggling to get Discourse AI configured and working, so we can use summarization. I’ve installed it on my server and have input my OpenAI organization ID and API keys. Is it not working because something needs to…

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## [Plug-in to place a level bumps in users profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plug-in-to-place-a-level-bumps-in-users-profile/317888)

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**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plug-in-to-place-a-level-bumps-in-users-profile/317888 "2024-07-23T18:27:13Z")

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I’d like to see a plug-in option where users can see the same level up chart admins do for their accounts, if they can see this They may work harder towards achieving it

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## [What is the best way to add an external chat bot in our community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-add-an-external-chat-bot-in-our-community/317406)

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**Author:** [@efuetatem1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/efuetatem1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-add-an-external-chat-bot-in-our-community/317406 "2024-07-23T17:30:36Z")

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Greetings, So we just made a bot for our two websites using the Microsoft bot service. I wondered about the best way to add the bot to our Discourse instance. Any ideas will be of great help. Here is a script the devel…

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