# Latest

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## [Trust Level 0 as a way of "punishment" lead to unexpected results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-0-as-a-way-of-punishment-lead-to-unexpected-results/272365)

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**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-0-as-a-way-of-punishment-lead-to-unexpected-results/272365 "2023-08-30T10:44:05Z")

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First of all, I am not sure this is the right category so, forgive me and if it’s not, move to the right one at your discretion. As a way to have a “warning” phase of sort to some problematic users, we opted to try and …

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## [Modifying the database inside of a backup to remove a duplicate key tag so that it doesn't fail when restoring](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modifying-the-database-inside-of-a-backup-to-remove-a-duplicate-key-tag-so-that-it-doesnt-fail-when-restoring/273039)

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**Author:** [@Drew-ART](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew-ART)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modifying-the-database-inside-of-a-backup-to-remove-a-duplicate-key-tag-so-that-it-doesnt-fail-when-restoring/273039 "2023-08-30T10:21:23Z")

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This is a post is a very condensed version of my last 24hrs, although it hasn’t actually worked yet so i’m also hoping someone will post where it went wrong below this. My Discourse update failed due to a duplicate key,…

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## [TextDecoder is not defined when register asset to vendor\_pretty\_text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/textdecoder-is-not-defined-when-register-asset-to-vendor-pretty-text/277153)

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**Author:** [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/textdecoder-is-not-defined-when-register-asset-to-vendor-pretty-text/277153 "2023-08-30T09:33:53Z")

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I am registered a UMD module to :vendored\_pretty\_text, but got MiniRacer errors on the server side. Since it working fine on the client side, so I’m asking here not the module reop issues. register\_asset "vendor/javas…

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## [Full Site CDN Using AWS CloudFront](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-site-cdn-using-aws-cloudfront/208161)

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**Author:** [@jaffadog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jaffadog)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-site-cdn-using-aws-cloudfront/208161 "2023-08-30T08:06:26Z")

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Hello All. I recently got my Discourse installation setup using AWS CloudFront (CF) for full site acceleration - and SSL offloading using AWS certs in CF. Note that this installation deviates from the official guide rega…

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## [How to allow uploading videos?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-uploading-videos/276801)

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**Author:** [@Isla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isla)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 4:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-uploading-videos/276801 "2023-08-30T04:24:28Z")

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I was surprised to see people were able to post a video here, and then I noticed the icon at the bottom of my comment which allows me to do that. Do you know if there is capability for Discourse to support video posts on…

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## [Discourse none admin side not working returning error 500](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-none-admin-side-not-working-returning-error-500/72314)

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**Author:** [@edgar4](https://meta.discourse.org/u/edgar4)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-none-admin-side-not-working-returning-error-500/72314 "2017-10-19T16:42:37Z")

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we have a private discourse community hosted here http://discourse.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/ now what is interesting is that nothing on that is not on /admin/ route works for example the main page it self or any o…

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## [Merging accounts keeps the likes from the account before the merge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-accounts-keeps-the-likes-from-the-account-before-the-merge/277121)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-accounts-keeps-the-likes-from-the-account-before-the-merge/277121 "2023-08-30T02:16:23Z")

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There is a bug where your own posts stay liked when account a likes account b then account B. gets merged into account A. It also causes a graphical bug. Reproduction: Create your user account, user B. Like user A’s p…

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## [API fails on secondsite, worked on primary/default site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-fails-on-secondsite-worked-on-primary-default-site/276937)

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**Author:** [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-fails-on-secondsite-worked-on-primary-default-site/276937 "2023-08-30T01:04:24Z")

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I’m splitting a site into two separate sites using the multi-site method and it’s Bang Your Head against the API time–again. Now what I’m trying to do is inactive the users from list 1 (the default site) on list 2 (the …

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## [Hide 'Done' box for users who can't use it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-done-box-for-users-who-cant-use-it/277118)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-done-box-for-users-who-cant-use-it/277118 "2023-08-30T00:00:42Z")

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As part of the ‘Append last check by’ Automation script, an interactive box is added to the relevant topics. However, when a user is not at the correct Trust Level to be able to use it they can still see it: And pres…

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## [GIF size 1.2M but Discourse says - over 4 MB?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-size-1-2m-but-discourse-says-over-4-mb/276921)

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**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lejeczek)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gif-size-1-2m-but-discourse-says-over-4-mb/276921 "2023-08-29T19:25:25Z")

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Hi guys. What might be the issue here? What to check, how to fix? Discourse is in a container.

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## [New user registration activation email not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-registration-activation-email-not-working/195622)

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**Author:** [@tkdhanasekar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkdhanasekar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-registration-activation-email-not-working/195622 "2023-08-29T18:49:29Z")

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i installed discourse server version 2.7.0 in ubuntu without docker it works fine , when users make registration by their email id the server gives the message " You’re almost done! we sent activation mail to email pr…

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## [Admin setting search is too fuzzy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-search-is-too-fuzzy/276236)

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**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-search-is-too-fuzzy/276236 "2023-08-29T17:46:33Z")

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FWIW Those settings appear when I search for tag in the admin page. Did you flip to the ‘tags’ tab?

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## [How to speed up container instantiation - if possible at all?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-speed-up-container-instantiation-if-possible-at-all/277020)

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**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lejeczek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-speed-up-container-instantiation-if-possible-at-all/277020 "2023-08-29T17:02:52Z")

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Hi guys. Is it possible - even if not officially covered/supported - to tweak Discourse/container to start/boot faster? (outside of tweaking resources of the host |& container itself)

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## [Is there a way to remove the lock badge for some categories but not for others?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-lock-badge-for-some-categories-but-not-for-others/92610)

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**Author:** [@franzmutschler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/franzmutschler)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-lock-badge-for-some-categories-but-not-for-others/92610 "2023-08-29T16:54:21Z")

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Hello guys, as the title suggests, I am looking for a way to remove the lock badge for some categories, but not for others. I managed to do this for the category-drop-header, since I can use the category ID to only rem…

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## [Help configuring rubocop, eslint, and so on in vscode and the command line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-configuring-rubocop-eslint-and-so-on-in-vscode-and-the-command-line/277070)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-configuring-rubocop-eslint-and-so-on-in-vscode-and-the-command-line/277070 "2023-08-29T16:42:45Z")

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I am sick of submitting code that fails linting tests. Sometimes, I can copy-paste the rubocop or yarn eslint (and so on) commands from github into my terminal and get that to work, but that’s not working either right no…

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## [Large space in between posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-space-in-between-posts/277040)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-space-in-between-posts/277040 "2023-08-29T13:58:37Z")

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In a topic that I was in, I encountered the issue of a large space in between posts. As you can see, a large space is present. Note that refreshing the page removes the bug, but it is still a bug nonetheless.

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## [Credit per post and answer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/credit-per-post-and-answer/276980)

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**Author:** [@Renato\_Mendes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Renato_Mendes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/credit-per-post-and-answer/276980 "2023-08-29T13:09:15Z")

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Hey, guys! There’s an american writing community called Critique Circle that has an interesting feature for such niche (which is mine too): making a new post costs 3 credits, while answering gives you from 0.5 up to 2 c…

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## [Allow a poll to be public but don't show who votes for what](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-a-poll-to-be-public-but-dont-show-who-votes-for-what/276429)

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**Author:** [@Vincentvd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vincentvd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-a-poll-to-be-public-but-dont-show-who-votes-for-what/276429 "2023-08-29T12:11:30Z")

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For transparency and fraud protection, the community I am part of always creates public votes. This means that everybody can see who voted for what. This situation is not always desirable, but anonymous votes are also no…

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## [Access Denied. You were logout 'Refresh'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-denied-you-were-logout-refresh/277023)

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**Author:** [@Farhan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Farhan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-denied-you-were-logout-refresh/277023 "2023-08-29T11:22:48Z")

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We are using discourse in react-native-web-view with some of the APIs to login, create user and notification to show in app redirect to discourse when user opens it. There is a behavior that has been puzzling us: User …

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## [No hyperlink for new follower](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-hyperlink-for-new-follower/271038)

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**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-hyperlink-for-new-follower/271038 "2023-08-29T10:26:12Z")

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I assume this is a bug and not a default behavior. When you get a notification for someone who followed you their username isn’t clickable. I even tried to run a script and something seems to be in the original script t…

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## [TL4 can't undelete their own posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4-cant-undelete-their-own-posts/217913)

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**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4-cant-undelete-their-own-posts/217913 "2023-08-29T07:44:34Z")

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We just upgraded to 2.8.0 and TL4’s can’t undelete their own posts. I mean, they can as long they don’t refresh the page: once they do, their (deleted) post no longer shows on the topic and it is not behind a “view hidd…

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## [Tweak to trust level badges to simplify running a tight selection of badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tweak-to-trust-level-badges-to-simplify-running-a-tight-selection-of-badges/206191)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tweak-to-trust-level-badges-to-simplify-running-a-tight-selection-of-badges/206191 "2023-08-29T01:25:35Z")

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I suggest: Only display trust level badges for the ‘active trust level’ on /my/badges Display the active trust level badge as the first badge on the user card and badge pages Suggestion 1 - Active Trust Level only Thi…

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## [Display current trust level badge only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-current-trust-level-badge-only/181317)

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**Author:** [@reclaimedpress](https://meta.discourse.org/u/reclaimedpress)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-current-trust-level-badge-only/181317 "2023-08-29T01:14:59Z")

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Is there any way to show a user count of badges for the users at that trust level only? The discourse I’m building out currently has 7 users, all of whom are “Leaders”. The issue is that it’s showing 7 members for all t…

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## [Member unable to copy and paste on android phone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-unable-to-copy-and-paste-on-android-phone/276798)

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**Author:** [@Isla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isla)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/member-unable-to-copy-and-paste-on-android-phone/276798 "2023-08-29T01:10:29Z")

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I’m not sure if this is a bug or not, but a couple of members have mentioned this. One member closes down and reopens the app and it solves the problem. The other has restarted their phone, updated their software and upd…

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## [How to limit some of markdown features for first post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-limit-some-of-markdown-features-for-first-post/276939)

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**Author:** [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-limit-some-of-markdown-features-for-first-post/276939 "2023-08-29T01:09:21Z")

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I want to limit some markdown features for the topic’s first post, which is from my plugin. It could easily be implemented on the client side by accessing the topicFirstPost attribute of the composer model. However, on …

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## [Add PM for promotion to TL3 (to be consistent with TL1 and TL2)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-pm-for-promotion-to-tl3-to-be-consistent-with-tl1-and-tl2/276753)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-pm-for-promotion-to-tl3-to-be-consistent-with-tl1-and-tl2/276753 "2023-08-28T22:39:41Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Customise text for TL3 promotion PM: I’d like to propose that there be a PM (with customisable text) sent to users on promotion to TL3. This would make it consistent with promotion to TL1…

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## [Discourse jumps back 20 posts in post history when navigating to new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-jumps-back-20-posts-in-post-history-when-navigating-to-new-topic/242739)

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**Author:** [@bsawicki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bsawicki)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-jumps-back-20-posts-in-post-history-when-navigating-to-new-topic/242739 "2023-08-28T20:48:21Z")

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Recently our users have noticed (myself included) that sometimes when navigating to a new topic Discourse will jump back 20 posts (consistently 20) in post history. It’s driving people crazy. We are on the latest versi…

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## [Deleted user can signup for an account but with the same username they had](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-user-can-signup-for-an-account-but-with-the-same-username-they-had/276942)

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**Author:** [@LxmasWasntHere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LxmasWasntHere)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-user-can-signup-for-an-account-but-with-the-same-username-they-had/276942 "2023-08-28T20:46:34Z")

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(This can be confusing since i’m locked in TL0, so i cannot post any attachments.) When someone was deleted yesterday, i wanted to try out if they can still sign up but with the same usermame. I was shocked when it said…

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## [Configuring anonymous posting for specific categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-anonymous-posting-for-specific-categories/271583)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-anonymous-posting-for-specific-categories/271583 "2023-08-28T20:01:01Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to create a group for anonymous users and configure category-specific permissions for anonymous posting. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Before proceeding w…

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## [Adding custom global sections to the sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-global-sections-to-the-sidebar/315546)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-global-sections-to-the-sidebar/315546 "2023-08-28T18:09:33Z")

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Is there a way to add the links for Unread, New and Latest in the sidebar? Those are very handy links that are easy to access in the non-sidebar layout but it makes it difficult to access that once the sidebar is enabled…

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