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## [Show hidden categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-hidden-categories/401256)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-hidden-categories/401256 "2026-04-22T17:23:52Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Show hidden categories :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - literatecomputing/discourse-show-hidden-categories: Make a placeholder for categories a user can't see due to permi…

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## [Forum threads don't load from logged in users after reboot + upgrade from admin panel - how to speed it up?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-threads-dont-load-from-logged-in-users-after-reboot-upgrade-from-admin-panel-how-to-speed-it-up/400446)

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**Author:** [@InquilineKea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InquilineKea)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-threads-dont-load-from-logged-in-users-after-reboot-upgrade-from-admin-panel-how-to-speed-it-up/400446 "2026-04-22T17:08:41Z")

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So I can barely post threads anymore when logged in. When logged off, the threads work fine. An upgrade failed mid-way and the forum went offline. we used codex to fix the upgrade and it worked again. Hosted on Digita…

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## [Portuguese translation does not render markdown correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/traducao-para-portugues-nao-executa-o-markdown-corretamente/401269)

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**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/traducao-para-portugues-nao-executa-o-markdown-corretamente/401269 "2026-04-22T16:30:49Z")

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I have noticed that some topics, especially those that are Customization \> Theme component and Customization \> Plugin, are not being displayed correctly in the automatic translation.

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## [Google photo album onebox is confusing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-photo-album-onebox-is-confusing/401234)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-photo-album-onebox-is-confusing/401234 "2026-04-22T16:27:00Z")

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A link to a google photo album appears as if it’s a single image, with no hint that it’s a link to content. For example: Edit: link is https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ne7A14xQeMzeMZvh9 T…

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## [More charting options for Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-charting-options-for-data-explorer/401130)

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**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-charting-options-for-data-explorer/401130 "2026-04-22T14:57:19Z")

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The Data Explorer plugin lets you dive deep into your community’s data with custom queries. It’s now easier to visualize the results of those queries, thanks to a few recent updates that expand the plugin’s charting capa…

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## [Introducing permanently delete post functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-permanently-delete-post-functionality/207109)

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**Author:** [@nbianca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nbianca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-permanently-delete-post-functionality/207109 "2026-04-22T14:10:01Z")

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When a post is deleted in Discourse, we perform a soft-delete. This means that post is still present in the database in case an administrator wants to recover it later. A soft-delete is not sufficient when the deleted po…

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## [AI Translation skips Portuguese (pt) locale - post translated to all languages except Portuguese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-skips-portuguese-pt-locale-post-translated-to-all-languages-except-portuguese/400612)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Kovalenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Kovalenko)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-skips-portuguese-pt-locale-post-translated-to-all-languages-except-portuguese/400612 "2026-04-22T14:00:09Z")

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I have AI translation enabled with 14 languages including Portuguese (pt). When a new post is created, all languages are translated automatically except Portuguese — it’s simply missing from the translations list. Other …

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## [Improving Discourse API documentation for building fully custom frontend community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-discourse-api-documentation-for-building-fully-custom-frontend-community/401236)

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**Author:** [@Mohamed\_Ahmed2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohamed_Ahmed2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-discourse-api-documentation-for-building-fully-custom-frontend-community/401236 "2026-04-22T13:15:05Z")

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Hi everyone :waving\_hand: I’ve been building a custom frontend using Discourse as a headless backend (Next.js-based architecture), and I’d like to share some practical gaps I’ve encountered in the current API design fro…

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## [Delete Draft post from the API - getting not\_found error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-draft-post-from-the-api-getting-not-found-error/401220)

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**Author:** [@nitinkg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nitinkg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-draft-post-from-the-api-getting-not-found-error/401220 "2026-04-22T10:32:31Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to delete a draft using the API: DELETE /drafts/{draft\_key}.json The draft exists (verified via GET /drafts.json) and I’m using the correct draft\_key and sequence. API Request (Postman / backend) DELET…

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## [Tag management for non-staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-management-for-non-staff/155299)

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**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-management-for-non-staff/155299 "2026-04-22T10:02:42Z")

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What would it take to allow tag management for non-moderators? Ideally, a group that would have access to this functionality. What I have in mind is something like the system Ao3 has, where they have a group of trusted i…

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## [Coping with deprecated columns in Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264)

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**Author:** [@ted](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ted)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264 "2026-04-22T09:46:53Z")

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One infrequent but annoying problem is Data Explorer queries can start breaking when columns are dropped and renamed in core or plugins. Downstream this can cause automations to start failing. To that end, I have opened…

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## [Idea: on mobile, show anons signup and login buttons on hamburger menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-on-mobile-show-anons-signup-and-login-buttons-on-hamburger-menu/401173)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-on-mobile-show-anons-signup-and-login-buttons-on-hamburger-menu/401173 "2026-04-22T07:58:45Z")

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I just had someone sign up for my discourse while on the phone with them, and she could not find the sign up button. I hadn’t realized this before, but on narrow screens (eg on mobile phones held vertically) the sign up …

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## [ESR Usage Help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/esr-usage-help/401203)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/esr-usage-help/401203 "2026-04-21T21:13:17Z")

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Here it is!.. It’s taken me over an hour to track this down. It seems members are not getting the Discobot greetings anymore? I had to sign up on another account that I know uses an old version of Discourse to see this…

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## [I'd like to ask what this file /var/www/discourse/vendor/data/RT\_sRGB.icm is used for?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/var-www-discourse-vendor-data-rt-srgb-icm/401148)

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**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/var-www-discourse-vendor-data-rt-srgb-icm/401148 "2026-04-22T03:51:12Z")

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I understand that /var/www/discourse/vendor/data/ is used to store the GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb and GeoLite2-City.mmdb map files. I noticed there is also an RT\_sRGB.icm file in /var/www/discourse/vendor/data/. What is this file used for? What is its main purpose? I am deploying Discourse using containers and want to mount /var/www/discourse/vendor/data/ to the host machine…

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## [Resolving MaxMindDB warnings in error logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxminddb/401193)

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**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxminddb/401193 "2026-04-22T02:13:40Z")

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Server Environment: VPS, Discourse deployed via Docker in 1Panel This applies to scenarios where the maxmind ID and key are not configured in app.yml, and instead, GeoLite2-City.mmdb and GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb are automatically downloaded periodically via a GitHub mirror. This resolves the following two MaxMindDB warnings in the error logs: MaxMindDB (/var/www/discourse/vendor/data/GeoLite2-City.mmdb) cou…

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## [Grouped Messages and collaboration posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-messages-and-collaboration-posts/401088)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grouped-messages-and-collaboration-posts/401088 "2026-04-21T23:10:37Z")

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Hello I am here with two feature requests. First one Grouped PM’s What this is: Grouped PM’s are where the forum automatically groups each user’s Personal messages to make them easier to find. E.X. One group may be …

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## [Discourse mail daily summary plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mail-daily-summary-plugin/306214)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mail-daily-summary-plugin/306214 "2026-04-21T22:59:06Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Send all new posts in one daily or weekly update :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/thoka/discourse-mail-daily-summary :open\_book: Install Guide How to inst…

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## [Updating how categories are organized on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-how-categories-are-organized-on-meta/396306)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 69\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-how-categories-are-organized-on-meta/396306 "2026-04-21T21:36:51Z")

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As part of updating meta’s theme and structure, we are planning to make some changes to the organization of categories here. We’ve explored a few different ideas so far, and we expect this will still go through some add…

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## [Discourse Chat Integrations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat-integrations/66522)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat-integrations/66522 "2026-04-21T21:21:29Z")

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:information\_source: Chat Integration is for using an external chat system together with Discourse — you may be looking for Discourse Chat which adds Chat functionality directly to Discourse. :discourse2: Su…

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## ["personal message enabled groups" is confusingly titled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-enabled-groups-is-confusingly-titled/290414)

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**Author:** [@mqmenchaca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mqmenchaca)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-enabled-groups-is-confusingly-titled/290414 "2024-03-09T00:08:05Z")

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Not sure if this is the best category for this topic. I didn’t see any one else post about this, but I just want to say I think the SIteSetting personal message enabled groups is confusingly labelled. Discourse has a …

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## [Meta Branded redesign: theme refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-redesign-theme-refresh/397246)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-redesign-theme-refresh/397246 "2026-04-21T16:47:49Z")

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Over the past few hours, I’ve noticed the Meta Branded theme having some changes, like an increased border radius on buttons and text fields, etc. Over the past 15 something minutes, I noticed that the primary color cha…

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## [Discourse Teambuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-teambuild/134907)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-teambuild/134907 "2019-12-02T20:31:20Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Discourse Teambuild allows you to run your own team building activity inside Discourse :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-teambuild :open\_book: …

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## [Truncated very long button label on user deletion modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/truncated-very-long-button-label-on-user-deletion-modal/401116)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/truncated-very-long-button-label-on-user-deletion-modal/401116 "2026-04-21T16:29:44Z")

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Not sure how this should be improved:

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## [Communiteq Power Tools plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communiteq-power-tools-plugin/401064)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communiteq-power-tools-plugin/401064 "2026-04-21T16:28:04Z")

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:information\_source: Summary A collection of practical enhancements and admin tools for Discourse :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-communiteq-powertools …

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## [API error 500](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/401118)

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**Author:** [@shixiaochi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shixiaochi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/401118 "2026-04-21T16:27:59Z")

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What are the common causes of a 500 error when calling the /discourse-ai/embeddings/semantic-search endpoint?

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## [API user with granular access cannot read about.json | Discourse MCP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-user-with-granular-access-cannot-read-about-json-discourse-mcp/398792)

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**Author:** [@aangi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aangi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-user-with-granular-access-cannot-read-about-json-discourse-mcp/398792 "2026-04-21T15:06:46Z")

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We’ve been setting up the Discourse MCP server to connect our Discourse instance to Claude Desktop via config files. When using a single-use API key with granular access controls, the MCP server throws a 403 Forbidden er…

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## [Still not receiving email notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/still-not-receiving-email-notifications/401077)

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**Author:** [@smilitello](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smilitello)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/still-not-receiving-email-notifications/401077 "2026-04-21T13:54:28Z")

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I don’t know if our AssociationSphere is live yet (our website is, though), but several of our staff have been testing our AssociationSphere forum. We set our email preferences, both in Discourse, and also directly in ou…

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## [Event's date next to the title lacks styling on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-date-next-to-the-title-lacks-styling-on-mobile/401114)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-date-next-to-the-title-lacks-styling-on-mobile/401114 "2026-04-21T13:53:12Z")

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Desktop: Mobile (I was really confused when I read it :sweat\_smile:):

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## [Improving the experience in our support categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-experience-in-our-support-categories/397742)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-experience-in-our-support-categories/397742 "2026-04-21T13:47:35Z")

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I’d like to explore how we might improve the experience of our support categories – Support and all of its subcategories. A couple recent discussions\[1\] have focused on how we might more consistently use the solved plug…

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## [How can I add custom category icons to the sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-custom-category-icons-to-the-sidebar/401106)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed26](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahmed26)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-custom-category-icons-to-the-sidebar/401106 "2026-04-21T13:41:42Z")

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sample website Canadian Football Fan Forum - Canadian Football Fan Forum

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