# Latest

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## [Redirect Article- possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461)

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**Author:** [@knebb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knebb)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461 "2022-07-04T12:04:39Z")

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Hi, we are using Discourse as KnowledgeBase. As articles evolve we frequently merge some tickets. But obviously links from other articles exists to both articles. Is there a way to redirect from one article to another? …

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## [POP3 polling and SMTP sending both suddenly failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-and-smtp-sending-both-suddenly-failing/231857)

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**Author:** [@JamesNorth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesNorth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-and-smtp-sending-both-suddenly-failing/231857 "2022-07-04T10:38:47Z")

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Hey Folks, I have a strange issue here and wonder if someone’s random brainstorm might help me solve it! For several years I’ve run a Discourse forum with no issues. Suddenly in the last few days I’ve had errors in my…

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## [How to set the default for the mobile version to display as a desktop version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-the-default-for-the-mobile-version-to-display-as-a-desktop-version/231691)

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**Author:** [@Juraj\_Štefánik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juraj_%C5%A0tef%C3%A1nik)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-the-default-for-the-mobile-version-to-display-as-a-desktop-version/231691 "2022-07-04T10:00:10Z")

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Please, I have the mobile version and when I open the dropdown menu and there is an option to display the desktop version, I would like to ask how do I set the default so that it is displayed on the mobile as the desktop…

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## [Discourse not downloading remote images anymore?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-downloading-remote-images-anymore/231275)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-downloading-remote-images-anymore/231275 "2022-07-04T09:53:40Z")

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Hi, My discourse install (2.9.0.beta5 f73796b258) doesn’t download remote images. It only creates the previews. It seems to be the same on try.discourse, and I suppose it’s the same on meta? Let’s try. After postin…

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## [What is supposed to go in “DISCOURSE\_HOST”?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-supposed-to-go-in-discourse-host/253933)

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**Author:** [@nachocardozop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nachocardozop)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-supposed-to-go-in-discourse-host/253933 "2022-07-04T09:44:20Z")

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Hi Robin, quick question: The callback URL I have been using is https://1.hosted-by-discourse.com/auth/oauth2\_basic/callback - and it doesn’t seem to be working. Does it look like I’m doing anything wrong? What is sup…

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## [One User Unable to View the Top Topic in a Certain Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-user-unable-to-view-the-top-topic-in-a-certain-category/231855)

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**Author:** [@WesPenre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WesPenre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-user-unable-to-view-the-top-topic-in-a-certain-category/231855 "2022-07-04T09:26:51Z")

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For some reason, this user can see all topics in Discourse, except one that is the top listed topic under a certain category. I needed to give him the direct URL to that topic for him to see it. This happened suddenly. …

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## [Unable to find discourse version 2.9.0.beta6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-discourse-version-2-9-0-beta6/231511)

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**Author:** [@41821](https://meta.discourse.org/u/41821)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-discourse-version-2-9-0-beta6/231511 "2022-07-04T08:49:48Z")

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hello, We’ve received an alert from this CVE that an instance of discourse is vulnerable to https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31096 It is said that the fix is in 2.9.0.beta6 but I’m unable to find and upgrade t…

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## [ICO is too large How to repair](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ico-is-too-large-how-to-repair/231822)

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**Author:** [@zengyunsi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zengyunsi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ico-is-too-large-how-to-repair/231822 "2022-07-04T07:16:56Z")

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How to repair thank you

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## [Error viewing voting activity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-viewing-voting-activity/231844)

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**Author:** [@tmm1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmm1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-viewing-voting-activity/231844 "2022-07-04T06:14:56Z")

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I’m getting an error trying to look at a user’s voting activity, via /u/\<username\>/activity/votes TypeError: this.isCurrentUser is not a function

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## [How to style the \`/categories\` page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-style-the-categories-page/49030)

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**Author:** [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-style-the-categories-page/49030 "2022-07-04T02:57:39Z")

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Today, I added the desktop\_category\_page\_style site setting which allows you to select the style of the categories page. The default is “Categories and Latest Topics” which list the categories on the left and the lates…

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## [How can I add a new button to the topbar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-new-button-to-the-topbar/231835)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-new-button-to-the-topbar/231835 "2022-07-03T23:26:55Z")

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I was wondering how I could make a simple topbar button component to the right of my site logo I already have HTML code for adding the button, I just dont know how to add it. \<a href="https://discord.gg/TBA" rel="Click…

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## [Test installation on aarch64 - Failed to report error: Error connecting to Redis on localhost:6379](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-installation-on-aarch64-failed-to-report-error-error-connecting-to-redis-on-localhost-6379/212763)

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**Author:** [@esk8builders](https://meta.discourse.org/u/esk8builders)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-installation-on-aarch64-failed-to-report-error-error-connecting-to-redis-on-localhost-6379/212763 "2022-07-03T22:57:18Z")

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Hello All, I am trying to test installation on aarch64 - Linux XXXXXX 5.4.17-2136.302.6.1.el8uek.aarch64 #2 SMP Tue Dec 14 12:00:21 PST 2021 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux and following errors appear: I, \[2021-12-2…

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## [Allow us to have 3 favorited badges, and have the amount of badges on your user card depend on space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-us-to-have-3-favorited-badges-and-have-the-amount-of-badges-on-your-user-card-depend-on-space/229695)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-us-to-have-3-favorited-badges-and-have-the-amount-of-badges-on-your-user-card-depend-on-space/229695 "2022-07-03T18:51:27Z")

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Right now only 2 badges can be favorited at a time, which doesn’t make sense. Favorite brings them to the top of your user card, so there should be 3, because there’s 3 badges on the user card. I dont think there’s any …

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## [Discourse comments in Vuejs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comments-in-vuejs/106128)

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**Author:** [@ahab4ik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ahab4ik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comments-in-vuejs/106128 "2022-07-03T13:46:41Z")

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I have a website that uses Vuejs. And a forum in Discourse. I am trying to insert a javascript in the template file that will connect comments from the forum to a specific page on Vuejs site. But I get the error: Templa…

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## [Embed comments from Discourse in your single page app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-comments-from-discourse-in-your-single-page-app/231798)

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**Author:** [@MK2k](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MK2k)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-comments-from-discourse-in-your-single-page-app/231798 "2022-07-03T13:45:38Z")

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When trying to implement \[1\] in your Single Page Application (SPA) which does not provide server side rendered pages, you will ultimately run into issues, see: \[2\] So after a bit of tinkering, I’d like to present the fo…

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## [Plugin: Ask me anything or Q&A format (threaded replies)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-ask-me-anything-or-q-a-format-threaded-replies/44950)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 53\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-ask-me-anything-or-q-a-format-threaded-replies/44950 "2022-07-02T21:00:40Z")

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This is what I’ll try to establish a spec for here. There’s an example of an AMA being carried out with Discourse here: Here’s why it gets problematic: Imagine a “Q&A mode” which would do the following: The “X …

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## [Discourse through chrome on android phone crashing for some topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-through-chrome-on-android-phone-crashing-for-some-topics/231533)

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**Author:** [@albheim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/albheim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-through-chrome-on-android-phone-crashing-for-some-topics/231533 "2022-07-02T18:40:48Z")

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I have had some problems with discourse crashing when used on chrome on an android phone. The crash is that chrome stops responding and then after a while I get “The app is not responding” popup from android. Sometimes …

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## [Email rejection to "holding pen"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-rejection-to-holding-pen/54308)

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**Author:** [@sjmscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjmscott)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-rejection-to-holding-pen/54308 "2019-04-10T13:56:56Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Misleading email rejection when reply permissions not available: Currently, the rejected email gets buried in my gmail server. I have no idea who is trying to respond. Typically, I crea…

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## [MathJax seems broken in v2.9.0.beta5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mathjax-seems-broken-in-v2-9-0-beta5/231702)

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**Author:** [@dguest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dguest)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mathjax-seems-broken-in-v2-9-0-beta5/231702 "2022-07-02T09:56:48Z")

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Mathjax seems to be broken in v2.9.0.beta5. We would expect \\frac{1}{2} to render when it’s enabled, but it’s not currently working. I’ll point additional admins for our instance to this post. We plan on updating to beta…

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## [New chat ux on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-ux-on-mobile/231744)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-ux-on-mobile/231744 "2022-07-02T08:35:20Z")

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I just want to report my confusion with the new interface. When I clicked on the channel name I thought nothing happened, because the channel was opened below my screen. Then I had to scroll through all messages t…

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## [Code block outlook doesn't work well](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-block-outlook-doesnt-work-well/231616)

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**Author:** [@SkyLin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SkyLin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-block-outlook-doesnt-work-well/231616 "2022-07-02T06:10:45Z")

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The code block works fine in the past. However, there is an user created a new post with code block yesterday, and I found the format failed. Not only this post with block code, but also whole site. I just rebuild disco…

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## [Cannot use tags in private message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-tags-in-private-message/219228)

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**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-tags-in-private-message/219228 "2022-07-02T05:22:04Z")

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I’m using Discourse 2.9.0.beta2. While doing a PM as an admin to one of my moderators, I get an error message when using tags, either existing or creating a new one. Is there a setting I should enable somewhere? Or is t…

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## [Admin Private Messages Views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-private-messages-views/231586)

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**Author:** [@kynic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kynic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-private-messages-views/231586 "2022-07-01T23:24:32Z")

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Hello I have not enabled “Log personal message views by Admin for other users/groups” but still admin private messages views counts and shows in view count? how to fix this?

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## [Top Contributor missing the first user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributor-missing-the-first-user/287418)

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**Author:** [@saba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saba)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributor-missing-the-first-user/287418 "2022-07-01T16:30:22Z")

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Thank you @meghna! Very cool and helpful component! I added it to my Air Theme and the first user was missing from the list of top contributors. I think this should fix it: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-top-co…

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## [Plugin for Post/Reply-Level Anonymization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-post-reply-level-anonymization/231699)

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**Author:** [@Geoffrey\_Challen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Geoffrey_Challen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-post-reply-level-anonymization/231699 "2022-07-01T15:44:24Z")

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Providing anonymization capabilities more similar to Piazza or CampusWire has been discussed previously (here, elsewhere). I’m wondering if anyone has made any progress on this, or would like to work on a plugin together…

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## [Create-account-form](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-account-form/231686)

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**Author:** [@Juraj\_Štefánik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juraj_%C5%A0tef%C3%A1nik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-account-form/231686 "2022-07-01T14:16:09Z")

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Hello, How I add custom fields or something else to create-account-form ? Thank you

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## [User mention limit: clarify the error message?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-mention-limit-clarify-the-error-message/231649)

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**Author:** [@yrodiere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yrodiere)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-mention-limit-clarify-the-error-message/231649 "2022-07-01T09:10:24Z")

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Hello, There’s a feature in Discourse that limits the number of user mentions in messages, and limits it even more for “new” users (trust level 0). If you don’t know what I mean, here is the implementation in the sourc…

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## [Non-moderator access to whispers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-moderator-access-to-whispers/226756)

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**Author:** [@Colin\_Mueller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Colin_Mueller)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-moderator-access-to-whispers/226756 "2022-07-01T08:33:05Z")

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At our company, we use whispers extensively to communicate internally about topics. Almost every role in our organization (Sales, Services, Developers, PMs, Community Management, UX, Docs) plays a role in our user Commu…

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## [Add topic navigation with range slider using finger)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-topic-navigation-with-range-slider-using-finger/231629)

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**Author:** [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-topic-navigation-with-range-slider-using-finger/231629 "2022-07-01T01:53:04Z")

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It will be very convenient! I constantly try to scroll through the topic by clicking on the message indicator. But unfortunately this feature is not available. You need to expand the message indicator to fit the width of…

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## [2.9.0.beta6: Whisper Improvements, Loading Splash Screen, Security Fix, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0-beta6-whisper-improvements-loading-splash-screen-security-fix-and-more/231585)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0-beta6-whisper-improvements-loading-splash-screen-security-fix-and-more/231585 "2022-06-30T19:33:08Z")

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New features in 2.9.0.beta6 Whispers now support groups Whispers are a great way for staff to communicate within a topic, without their post becoming public. Staff might share their thoughts on how to reply to a post, or…

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