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## [How do I change my display name?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-my-display-name/226389)

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**Author:** [@oiclid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oiclid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-my-display-name/226389 "2022-05-07T01:33:35Z")

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It’s been a while since I visited Meta.DIscourse and I recently got back and decided I wanted to change my display (ie, real) name, but couldn’t find a way to do that. Is it possible? Or was (is) requirements that we al…

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## [Domain is not resolvable. How can I fix this?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/domain-is-not-resolvable-how-can-i-fix-this/226315)

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**Author:** [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/domain-is-not-resolvable-how-can-i-fix-this/226315 "2022-05-07T01:14:04Z")

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Hello, I am new to Discourse and look forward to starting my own community. I have a Plesk installation that controls my domain name servers. My discourse installation will be on a subdomain. I created an A record to my…

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## [How would you make statistics of power relations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-would-you-make-statistics-of-power-relations/226367)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-would-you-make-statistics-of-power-relations/226367 "2022-05-06T23:32:33Z")

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I have a Discourse instance where people tend to use the forum in quite surprising ways. At first, the forum was organized by groups-categories, where each group (reflecting an actual human group in a shared physical spa…

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## [Need Discourse comments integrated into ZoxPress theme (paid work)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-discourse-comments-integrated-into-zoxpress-theme-paid-work/226316)

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**Author:** [@steelmaiden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steelmaiden)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-discourse-comments-integrated-into-zoxpress-theme-paid-work/226316 "2022-05-06T22:13:26Z")

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I need help integrating Discourse comments into ZoxPress Wordpress theme because at the moment it doesnt work properly. You will probably need to do some simple coding + create CSS styling. I would send you the theme, s…

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## [Help with integrations between wordpress and Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-integrations-between-wordpress-and-discourse/226377)

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**Author:** [@kkemp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kkemp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-integrations-between-wordpress-and-discourse/226377 "2022-05-06T22:12:39Z")

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What would you like done? We have an existing discourse site and want to find someone to help support and clean up a few bugs. we would like to have a conversation offline When do you need it done? ongoing What is your…

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## [Prevent deletion of backups from interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-deletion-of-backups-from-interface/226173)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-deletion-of-backups-from-interface/226173 "2022-05-06T22:08:35Z")

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I was thinking about the worst case: one of your admins getting hacked - now hacker can do a lot, but also deleted your backups on an external location from the Backups dashboard. Which could completely destroy your Disc…

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## [Missing theme-javascripts assets (http 404) on 2.8 stable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-theme-javascripts-assets-http-404-on-2-8-stable/226124)

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**Author:** [@dmorlock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmorlock)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-theme-javascripts-assets-http-404-on-2-8-stable/226124 "2022-05-06T21:38:00Z")

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We run into an error where the theme-javascripts seems to be missing: $ curl https://mydomain.com | grep "theme-javascript" \<script src="/theme-javascripts/ff7f780a40bfd1e31a2cdc99c7dbc616f619d7d9.js?\_\_ws=mydomain.com"\>\<…

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## [Not able to write '@' in console at DigitalOcean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-write-in-console-at-digitalocean/225827)

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**Author:** [@macr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/macr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-write-in-console-at-digitalocean/225827 "2022-05-06T20:13:24Z")

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Hi! I’m following the steps to install Discourse with DigitalOcean. I managed to create a droplet and add Discourse to it, my problem is that I’m not able to type ‘@’ in the console (I only get a ‘2’), and I’m not able t…

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## [RFE: dark/light mode options for custom emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfe-dark-light-mode-options-for-custom-emoji/207558)

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**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfe-dark-light-mode-options-for-custom-emoji/207558 "2022-05-06T20:05:25Z")

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So, I’m using and love Discourse Reactions - Beyond Likes. I have some custom emoji, like :classic\_smiley: (My gen-z teenagers tell me that :slightly\_smiling\_face: does not mean what I, gen-x, think it does. But they …

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## [How do you re-associate a WordPress post with its respective Discourse topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-re-associate-a-wordpress-post-with-its-respective-discourse-topic/226318)

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**Author:** [@oopsyscoops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oopsyscoops)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-re-associate-a-wordpress-post-with-its-respective-discourse-topic/226318 "2022-05-06T19:25:45Z")

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My setup consists of auto-creating Discourse topics for respective WordPress posts as they’re published and replacing the default WordPress comments. I have this all set up correctly and it’s been working fine for a few…

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## [Help changing Help Guide Permalink](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-changing-help-guide-permalink/224790)

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**Author:** [@David\_Herrera](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Herrera)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-changing-help-guide-permalink/224790 "2022-05-06T19:15:11Z")

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Hi Folks, Looking to change the permalink on our Help guide tool. I did not set up our discourse page. The link connects to a notion page of a previous administrator- and they were the only ones who had full access to t…

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## [Hi Meta, we are back. Let's talk about Markdown-it and BBcode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hi-meta-we-are-back-lets-talk-about-markdown-it-and-bbcode/226260)

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**Author:** [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hi-meta-we-are-back-lets-talk-about-markdown-it-and-bbcode/226260 "2022-05-06T18:54:04Z")

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Disclaimer: I know that trying to shove BBCode back into Discourse is unconventional but its one of the few things stopping us from completely moving to Discourse and I’ve seen some really large sites (not many) use cust…

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## [How can i host with your hosted service and not use www](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-host-with-your-hosted-service-and-not-use-www/226352)

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**Author:** [@tahoetech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tahoetech)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-host-with-your-hosted-service-and-not-use-www/226352 "2022-05-06T18:47:44Z")

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how can i host with your hosted service and not use www

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## [Missing letter avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-letter-avatars/111834)

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**Author:** [@Mkoll](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mkoll)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-letter-avatars/111834 "2019-03-17T15:33:54Z")

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Hello, I’m a regular forum member at discourse.suttacentral.net. Not so long ago, avatars have been missing, as in the picture below, the top is Chrome where they’ve disappeared and the bottom is Edge where they’re an “…

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## [Upgrades available but the upgrade buttons are ghosted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrades-available-but-the-upgrade-buttons-are-ghosted/226339)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrades-available-but-the-upgrade-buttons-are-ghosted/226339 "2022-05-06T17:20:06Z")

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See here, all but one upgrade button ghosted: Where can I read about this? thanks much

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## [Redirect the home page of the forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-the-home-page-of-the-forum/226304)

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**Author:** [@Jacky2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacky2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-the-home-page-of-the-forum/226304 "2022-05-06T16:29:39Z")

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Hi discourse community I discover step by step discourse and i need to redirect the home page to a landing page like this forum.domain.org/landing-page (create with the plugin discourse-landing-pages) The wizard setup …

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## [External image lightbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-image-lightbox/226189)

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**Author:** [@pinkd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pinkd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-image-lightbox/226189 "2022-05-06T15:23:52Z")

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With the “Do not save external image locally” setting, the external image is just an image link. There is no lightbox. It looks a little old … UX is not good for forums with lots of external images Required UX Exte…

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## ["Take Action" button doesn't really indicate what it does](https://meta.discourse.org/t/take-action-button-doesnt-really-indicate-what-it-does/226171)

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**Author:** [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/take-action-button-doesnt-really-indicate-what-it-does/226171 "2022-05-06T15:03:55Z")

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After I used this button, another mod on the same forum asked how to hide individual posts. I pointed out where it was, but they still didn’t get it. I wound up having to tell them to use the button that “weirdly enough…

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## [Color palette pickers not showing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-palette-pickers-not-showing/226311)

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**Author:** [@vl-2022](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vl-2022)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-palette-pickers-not-showing/226311 "2022-05-06T12:10:26Z")

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Hi everyone, For some reason, color palette pickers are not showing at all for any color scheme. Creating a new palette based on an existing one did not help. Any suggestions where the problem could be and how to fi…

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## [How to Set a Closable Banner at the Top of site？](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-a-closable-banner-at-the-top-of-site/226302)

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**Author:** [@daming](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daming)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-a-closable-banner-at-the-top-of-site/226302 "2022-05-06T12:05:59Z")

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I spend much time to find closable banner setting, but I did’t found, can someone help me ? Or is this feature a plugin? like the picture below：

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## [Reply By Email Configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-configuration/101155)

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**Author:** [@brianemwd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brianemwd)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-configuration/101155 "2022-05-06T11:13:46Z")

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I have a working installation of Discourse setup. I have a test mailgun account setup that is working with this installation. Discourse is successfully sending out verification emails and topic replies. However I am not …

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## [How can I force users to fill in a custom field when it’s empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-force-users-to-fill-in-a-custom-field-when-it-s-empty/225929)

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**Author:** [@Jacky2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacky2)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-force-users-to-fill-in-a-custom-field-when-it-s-empty/225929 "2022-05-06T08:12:48Z")

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Hello Discourse community! I’m new to Discourse and trying to use my few ruby ​​knowledge. Thanks for your help ! Here is my project : I created custom fields to get to know a new user better and now I want to update …

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## [GDPR tooling on Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-tooling-on-discourse/224466)

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**Author:** [@Wintermute](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wintermute)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-tooling-on-discourse/224466 "2022-05-06T07:41:35Z")

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Hi Folks, Just wondering, where does Discourse stand on GDPR compliance right now? Do we have a convenient way to respond to either A. Right to be Forgotten Requests, or B. Request for a dump of all user data I searc…

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## [I could not edit tags for old topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-could-not-edit-tags-for-old-topics/226222)

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**Author:** [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-could-not-edit-tags-for-old-topics/226222 "2022-05-06T06:15:56Z")

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I have some topics have “no tag” before I use tags in forum Now I could not edit to add tags for these old topics Do you know this case?

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## [Description for the Anniversary badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-for-the-anniversary-badge/76115)

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**Author:** [@rizka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rizka)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-for-the-anniversary-badge/76115 "2022-05-06T02:16:43Z")

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Continuing a discussion with @ljpp at our forum. Technically speaking the current description is ok, but otherwise I think it needs to be changed. I think that it is clumsy and can even be mislead a user to think that th…

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## [How do mobile members behave on Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-mobile-members-behave-on-discourse/226121)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-mobile-members-behave-on-discourse/226121 "2022-05-05T23:14:25Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Alternatives to sidebar for Chat?: This got me thinking about how I imagine many of my members will be using mobile first, if not mobile only, and how I worry they won’t contribute much to…

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## [Timezone bug with GMT?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timezone-bug-with-gmt/226180)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timezone-bug-with-gmt/226180 "2022-05-05T22:00:17Z")

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I’m not sure whether this is a bug or I’m misunderstanding the behavior. Example 1 Code: \[date=2022-05-06 time=01:00:00 timezone="America/Los\_Angeles"\] (Los Angeles is GMT-7.) Result: 2022-05-06T08:00:00Z (UTC) Exa…

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## [How to easily encourage users to notify about wrong category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-easily-encourage-users-to-notify-about-wrong-category/226249)

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**Author:** [@camilaoliveira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/camilaoliveira)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-easily-encourage-users-to-notify-about-wrong-category/226249 "2022-05-05T20:56:28Z")

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I’d like to encourage users indicate if the topic was classified in a wrong category. And I\`d like to do it in a way that could be easily processed by staff members. I thought the flag button could be a way that people …

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## [How to install focused sidebar on my Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-focused-sidebar-on-my-discourse/226084)

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**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-focused-sidebar-on-my-discourse/226084 "2022-05-05T19:56:02Z")

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I found an amazing theme “focused sidebar” and I selected it on meta as default. I would like to add it as additional theme to my discourse. I didn’t find any git repository around. Any hint?

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## [Teach Discobot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teach-discobot/226248)

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**Author:** [@Marcell\_Csendes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marcell_Csendes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/teach-discobot/226248 "2022-05-05T19:12:51Z")

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Is there a way to teach discobot to do certain things? For example, I have a little ticket category, where I would adjust the title of the topic or react to replies, etc?.

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