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## [Double-clicking on usernames to show profiles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-clicking-on-usernames-to-show-profiles/198737)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-clicking-on-usernames-to-show-profiles/198737 "2024-05-01T21:49:05Z")

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I used to double-click on user names to view the profiles, but it seems like that was removed recently. I wanted to provide some feedback that the feature was useful, and the UI is a bit more confusing now, because doubl…

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## [Pie-in-the-sky idea: arbitrary automation scripts via docker image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pie-in-the-sky-idea-arbitrary-automation-scripts-via-docker-image/306324)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pie-in-the-sky-idea-arbitrary-automation-scripts-via-docker-image/306324 "2024-05-01T21:44:45Z")

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Discourse Automation is really cool and useful, but the available automations are quite limited. Many of them seem like one-off hacks\[1\] meant to address some particular CDCK customer’s specific use case, rather than gen…

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## [SSL on new host](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-on-new-host/306299)

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**Author:** [@Genisis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genisis)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-on-new-host/306299 "2024-05-01T19:03:17Z")

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I’ve been up all night! I changed host, but I realize lets encrypt is the culprit, now I can’t use full ssl, only Cloudflare edge, I changed host, same app.yml file, same everything, why won’t lets encrypt work? I also …

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## [How to install discourse on shared hosting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-shared-hosting/306293)

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**Author:** [@jugigi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jugigi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-shared-hosting/306293 "2024-05-01T18:34:51Z")

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Hi all, it seems for me that i cant find tutorial how to install discourse on dedicated hosting by simply copying files to public\_html and starting intallation. I own bare metal machine with Windows Server 2022. Can any…

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## [User preference to show/hide Signatures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preference-to-show-hide-signatures/307380)

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**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preference-to-show-hide-signatures/307380 "2024-05-01T17:41:45Z")

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Unfortunately people in one of the forums I run are complaining about signatures, too. “This is a thing from the 90s, also many signatures are too heavy and even if not they distract too much from the content of the thr…

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## [The JS code stops working when the page is refreshed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-js-code-stops-working-when-the-page-is-refreshed/306317)

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**Author:** [@ogulcan1787](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ogulcan1787)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-js-code-stops-working-when-the-page-is-refreshed/306317 "2024-05-01T16:56:02Z")

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Hello, How can we fix that please help me :pray: \<script\> let intervalId = setInterval(() =\> { const tags = document.querySelectorAll('.discourse-tag'); if (tags.length \> 0) { Array.prototype.forEach.call(tags,…

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## [Cannot upload images in mobile discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-images-in-mobile-discourse/305782)

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**Author:** [@Yunpeng\_Tai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yunpeng_Tai)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-images-in-mobile-discourse/305782 "2024-05-01T15:37:14Z")

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When I upload images in mobile discourse, the image can not show even though it has been fully uploaded. When I upload images in PC discourse, everything is fine. Some infos: - discourse: 3.3.0.beta2-dev - force\_https:…

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## [Chat replies missing excerpt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-replies-missing-excerpt/305991)

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**Author:** [@dsims](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dsims)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-replies-missing-excerpt/305991 "2024-05-01T14:50:42Z")

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I recently rebuilt my self-hosted discourse and I see now that all chat replies lost the excerpt text. The reply-to avatar is still visible though and the href id is correct and clicking takes you to the correct post. M…

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## [Error uploading CSV file for bulk invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-uploading-csv-file-for-bulk-invites/306326)

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**Author:** [@ajohnson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ajohnson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-uploading-csv-file-for-bulk-invites/306326 "2024-05-01T14:49:09Z")

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Hi - I have a new (hosted) Discourse site. I’m attempting to upload a CSV file in order to invite 100+ new members. However, every time I try to do this Discourse instantly produces an error: Sorry, there was an error…

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## [Ampersands getting over-escaped going from Wordpress to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersands-getting-over-escaped-going-from-wordpress-to-discourse/300004)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersands-getting-over-escaped-going-from-wordpress-to-discourse/300004 "2024-05-01T14:16:21Z")

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When WordPress articles have an & in the title, like Infra & RelEng Update - Week 9, 2024 – Fedora Community Blog, they land on our Discourse site with an HTML entity &amp; instead: Infra &amp; RelEng Update - Week …

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## [Plan to support sheet music](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plan-to-support-sheet-music/306257)

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**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plan-to-support-sheet-music/306257 "2024-05-01T13:49:31Z")

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write, and render sheet music notes in posts? seems there are some js libs, wonder if easy way to add this support :slight\_smile:

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## [Discourse Offline Indicator Hack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-offline-indicator-hack/297679)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-offline-indicator-hack/297679 "2024-05-01T11:27:00Z")

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Hello :wave: This is a small hack (redesign) to the official offline indicator. Site Setting: enable offline indicator I’ve override the offline indicator template to add icons to it. To add the icon, I put the follow…

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## [Creating groups in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-groups-in-discourse/197220)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-groups-in-discourse/197220 "2024-05-01T10:57:02Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to create groups in your Discourse community. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator (or Moderator when moderators\_manage\_groups is enabled) Groups in Discourse al…

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## [Do Watched Words function in PMs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-watched-words-function-in-pms/306294)

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**Author:** [@abrambailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abrambailey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-watched-words-function-in-pms/306294 "2024-05-01T04:25:05Z")

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Is there a way to alert the admin to watched words in PMs? I’m unfortunately experiencing an issue with one banned user who keeps signing up to the forum again with a new IP and PM’ing our users.

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## [Group triggers in Automation should include a placeholder for the full name and not just the stub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-triggers-in-automation-should-include-a-placeholder-for-the-full-name-and-not-just-the-stub/306276)

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**Author:** [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-triggers-in-automation-should-include-a-placeholder-for-the-full-name-and-not-just-the-stub/306276 "2024-05-01T04:15:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse Automation: The triggers for adding or removing someone from a group include a handy placeholder for group\_name. Unfortunately, it’s set to the stub (e.g., support-enthusiasts) a…

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## [Backup and limited storage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-and-limited-storage/306212)

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**Author:** [@Genisis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genisis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-and-limited-storage/306212 "2024-04-30T21:40:06Z")

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I’m planning on changing host later but I need help with backup, 15.0 GB (29.4 GB free) shouldn’t it still back up without saying I have no storage? I also have " include thumbnails in backups" turned on, I saw someth…

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## [Lots of Spam New User Registrations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lots-of-spam-new-user-registrations/38925)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lots-of-spam-new-user-registrations/38925 "2020-04-07T22:15:08Z")

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The past few days I’ve been getting a ton of spam “signups” (but strangely no spam from these accounts yet). They seem to all have unique IP addresses which is strange (correction - many have unique addresses, some have…

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## [Restore Mailing List Mode Daily Summary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-mailing-list-mode-daily-summary/64761)

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**Author:** [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)\
**Replies:** 102\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-mailing-list-mode-daily-summary/64761 "2024-04-30T20:23:34Z")

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For a variety of reasons the option for mailing list mode users to receive a daily summary email was removed. It turns out there are a handful of communities that relied on this feature and as such it provoked a good dis…

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## [How to obtain the ID of the reply to the first post in a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-obtain-the-id-of-the-reply-to-the-first-post-in-a-topic/306187)

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**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-obtain-the-id-of-the-reply-to-the-first-post-in-a-topic/306187 "2024-04-30T19:49:42Z")

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Hi! I’ve encountered an issue, and I’m unsure whether it’s a problem or not. Whenever user1 creates a new topic, and user2 replies to the first post in that topic, it shows ‘reply\_to\_post\_number = nil’ and ‘reply\_to\_use…

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## [Ars Technica article - A history of online public messaging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ars-technica-article-a-history-of-online-public-messaging/306139)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ars-technica-article-a-history-of-online-public-messaging/306139 "2024-04-30T18:51:42Z")

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## [Emoji letter-avatars 😁](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-letter-avatars/306159)

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**Author:** [@dsims](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dsims)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-letter-avatars/306159 "2024-04-30T17:29:33Z")

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I just implemented this on my site and it’s great! (and kinda hilarious) Requires a new emoji font for the letter-avatars service, and a plugin to add options to the system avatar template url. I considered a variet…

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## [Topic admin actions wrench showing to non staff users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-admin-actions-wrench-showing-to-non-staff-users/306018)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-admin-actions-wrench-showing-to-non-staff-users/306018 "2024-04-30T17:09:27Z")

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:wave: As you can see in the image below, the topic admin actions wrench is visible to non staff users. Nothing comes of it when pressed just shows some lines but obviously I’m not meant to see it.

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## [Is it possible to change the location of the tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-location-of-the-tags/306184)

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**Author:** [@ogulcan1787](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ogulcan1787)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-location-of-the-tags/306184 "2024-04-30T16:39:57Z")

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Is it possible ?

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## [Could someone please let me know the version of Discourse as of May 11, 2023?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-someone-please-let-me-know-the-version-of-discourse-as-of-may-11-2023/306173)

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**Author:** [@Alienazk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alienazk)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-someone-please-let-me-know-the-version-of-discourse-as-of-may-11-2023/306173 "2024-04-30T16:16:58Z")

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I need to roll back my site to that specific version. :smiling\_face\_with\_tear: Thanks very much.

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## [The backup failed: unable to sign request without credentials set](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-backup-failed-unable-to-sign-request-without-credentials-set/305968)

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**Author:** [@Leonardosilva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Leonardosilva)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-backup-failed-unable-to-sign-request-without-credentials-set/305968 "2024-04-30T15:42:51Z")

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Good afternoon everyone, I have a question and I’m getting an error that The backup failed, has anyone had this error or knows the solution.

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## [Why so many options in the gear editor menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-so-many-options-in-the-gear-editor-menu/239497)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-so-many-options-in-the-gear-editor-menu/239497 "2024-04-30T15:33:05Z")

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On desktop where there is plenty of room in the main menu bar, why are so many options hidden behind the gear menu option? Weren’t Preformatted text, Bulluted List and Numbered List in the main menu bar previously?

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## [Problem Error 429 with Reverse proxy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-error-429-with-reverse-proxy/171858)

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**Author:** [@barto\_95](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barto_95)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-error-429-with-reverse-proxy/171858 "2024-04-30T14:34:50Z")

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Hi, My Discourse is run with reverse proxy (NPM) the discourse don’t it does not support the x-forwarded field and therefore shows me all the time the ip address of my reverse proxy when we look for example from which i…

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## [Help with community styling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-community-styling/306155)

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**Author:** [@Maartje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maartje)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-community-styling/306155 "2024-04-30T14:30:29Z")

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Hey all! I just started a Discourse community but Im completely new to the space. How can I make my dicouse community look better, just a few simple tips? https://forum.tebi.com/ I would love to get your opinion. …

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## [Bookmark times - bring back more of the old list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-times-bring-back-more-of-the-old-list/306157)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-times-bring-back-more-of-the-old-list/306157 "2024-04-30T14:17:05Z")

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So the bookmarking UI has changed. I like that it’s moved to a dropdown from the button, rather than the popup. And I miss some of the time options I used to have. Please re-expand the list.

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## [SEO applied to Discourse Official Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-applied-to-discourse-official-plugins/305743)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-applied-to-discourse-official-plugins/305743 "2024-04-30T14:18:48Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Discourse needs better search: @JammyDodger FYI per :arrow\_double\_up: I started applying SEO to Discourse plugins. As a guideline… for official plugin topics the name should be: “Offici…

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