# Latest

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## [Request to join a group feature——How to remind people to add personal information?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-join-a-group-feature-how-to-remind-people-to-add-personal-information/63334)

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**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-join-a-group-feature-how-to-remind-people-to-add-personal-information/63334 "2018-11-24T22:11:11Z")

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Now, when sb request to join a group, the message is so simple I would like to apply for membership in @GroupName But, I want them to add the information below (and I believe most people would think it usefull): T…

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## [Ability to upload files in chunks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-upload-files-in-chunks/204008)

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**Author:** [@kinetiksoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinetiksoft)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-upload-files-in-chunks/204008 "2021-09-20T11:28:58Z")

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Today we ran into unexpected problem, raising max file size limit to 300MB, but unable to upload anything higher than 100MB, despite all configs are correct. The case is that Cloudflare limits uploads to 100MB at Free & …

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## [Watching/tracking, a thread help text doesn't update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-tracking-a-thread-help-text-doesnt-update/203686)

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**Author:** [@Noone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-tracking-a-thread-help-text-doesnt-update/203686 "2021-09-20T09:28:34Z")

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Hello folks while on mobile, when we try to watch/track a thread, the help text doesn’t update accordingly. Have to reload the page for it to update.

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## [Can't add tags to category anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-add-tags-to-category-anymore/203923)

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**Author:** [@joreg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joreg)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-add-tags-to-category-anymore/203923 "2021-09-20T08:35:21Z")

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I used to be able to be able to add tags to categories here: but lately, when i try to add e.g. “foo” it tells me “no matches found” but doesn’t allow me to add the tag? am i doing something wrong?

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## [How to add table of content sidebar beside a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-table-of-content-sidebar-beside-a-topic/203999)

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**Author:** [@jainashrith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jainashrith)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-table-of-content-sidebar-beside-a-topic/203999 "2021-09-20T08:21:54Z")

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Hey guys, I was just scrolling through a few threads and found that there’s a sidebar having ‘Index’ like feature. I’ve attached the same below. Could anyone tell me how to achieve this?

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## [Security Advisory regarding group messages title and participants being leaked within a 30 minutes window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-advisory-regarding-group-messages-title-and-participants-being-leaked-within-a-30-minutes-window/203995)

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**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-advisory-regarding-group-messages-title-and-participants-being-leaked-within-a-30-minutes-window/203995 "2021-09-20T05:45:33Z")

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Hi All, We have published a new security advisory regarding a bad commit that was made on the tests-passed branch which resulted in group private messages having their title and participants leaked to all users. The ba…

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## [View own topics only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-own-topics-only/102665)

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**Author:** [@rlaria](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlaria)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-own-topics-only/102665 "2018-11-24T14:09:37Z")

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Is it possible te create a category where users can see own topics only? (I need it to create a “support” category, but I don´t want users to see other users questions) Thanks for your help!

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## [Website is so slow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-is-so-slow/203964)

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**Author:** [@Zackie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zackie)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-is-so-slow/203964 "2021-09-20T02:52:36Z")

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Hey guys! I hope you’re doing all fine I’m having problems with my website, Yesterday I installed discourse on fresh domain and on fresh droplet with 2GB ram , 1 CPU and 50 GB hard disk, It was running fine .. and this…

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## [Looking for a developer to make a moderation add-on plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-developer-to-make-a-moderation-add-on-plugin/203929)

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**Author:** [@TheBaby5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBaby5)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-developer-to-make-a-moderation-add-on-plugin/203929 "2021-09-19T21:12:07Z")

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The task is simple! We need below as plugin for our discourse based website. currently we message users about the reason their post is not accepted. it’s a bit of work, as in a message you need to say hi and bye… This…

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## [Can I change the domain name - without a clean install?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-change-the-domain-name-without-a-clean-install/203968)

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**Author:** [@Hugh\_Evans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hugh_Evans)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-change-the-domain-name-without-a-clean-install/203968 "2021-09-19T18:55:55Z")

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I have been trying Discourse and really like it… knowing what I know now I would like to change the domain name. Is it possible to change the domain name of my deployment?

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## [What problems do you have when using Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-problems-do-you-have-when-using-discourse/203959)

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**Author:** [@Bruhnicorn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bruhnicorn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-problems-do-you-have-when-using-discourse/203959 "2021-09-19T18:53:10Z")

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Hi everyone! I help small and medium-sized French enterprises at my work about their digital presence. In this regard, I’m currently investigating different community platforms. Discourse seems very appealing, but I’d…

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## [How to render decorated cooked post content in a template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-render-decorated-cooked-post-content-in-a-template/203962)

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**Author:** [@JonathanShaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JonathanShaw)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-render-decorated-cooked-post-content-in-a-template/203962 "2021-09-19T16:33:21Z")

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I want to render the decorated cooked content of a post in a template. Simple {{{ post.cooked }}} works but doesn’t give me the decoration. The decoration happens in the post-contents widget which is loaded by the post …

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## [Different number of folders in Blackblaze bucket for 2 discourse sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-number-of-folders-in-blackblaze-bucket-for-2-discourse-sites/203952)

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**Author:** [@tenzan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tenzan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-number-of-folders-in-blackblaze-bucket-for-2-discourse-sites/203952 "2021-09-19T13:58:47Z")

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I have 2 discourse app installed on a different DO droplets. For both sites, I used blackblaze and cloudflare and settings are same. Today, accidentally I found out one of buckets have additionally tombstone folder. C…

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## [Can someone please help me to add avatar flair image?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-please-help-me-to-add-avatar-flair-image/203943)

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**Author:** [@jainashrith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jainashrith)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-please-help-me-to-add-avatar-flair-image/203943 "2021-09-19T10:01:37Z")

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Hey there! Could anyone please tell me how to add badge beside profile picture? Something like this? Any help would be appreciated!

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## [Managed discourse hosting for a couple of friends](https://meta.discourse.org/t/managed-discourse-hosting-for-a-couple-of-friends/203023)

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**Author:** [@fzzz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzzz)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/managed-discourse-hosting-for-a-couple-of-friends/203023 "2021-09-19T01:22:43Z")

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Hello. Please, what is the best way to host a private Discourse instance just for a group of 7 people? I know how to install on a VPS and such but I rather to pay for it. Tho, the most suitable option I could find so fa…

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## [Restarted VM; now \`/admin/upgrade\` page fails to load, JS requests fail, some avatar images 404ing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restarted-vm-now-admin-upgrade-page-fails-to-load-js-requests-fail-some-avatar-images-404ing/203465)

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**Author:** [@alxndr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxndr)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restarted-vm-now-admin-upgrade-page-fails-to-load-js-requests-fail-some-avatar-images-404ing/203465 "2021-09-18T18:48:22Z")

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Background info: site is lot.almost-dead.net, version 2.8.0.beta4, hosted on Google Cloud/Compute; I followed the official docker-based guide to set it up. (I’m proficient with browser front-end tech and understand the b…

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## [How do I make automated weekly summary newsletter to community members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-automated-weekly-summary-newsletter-to-community-members/203910)

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**Author:** [@aabulkhairov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aabulkhairov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-automated-weekly-summary-newsletter-to-community-members/203910 "2021-09-18T18:28:23Z")

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Ghost Forum (https://forum.ghost.org, which is a discourse engine) sends me a weekly newsletter about top discussions/threads last week. I like this. I want to implement the same feature in my own discourse community. Ho…

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## [Users cannot change the color of links (with BBCode) anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-cannot-change-the-color-of-links-with-bbcode-anymore/203894)

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**Author:** [@eisprinzessin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisprinzessin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-cannot-change-the-color-of-links-with-bbcode-anymore/203894 "2021-09-18T13:46:24Z")

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Before our forum software got updated to 2.8.0.beta6, I used to nest the color tag in links - e.g.: \[\[color=cyan\]Discourse\[/color\]\](https://www.discourse.org/) Now I need to use HTML… which does not work here either: \[\<…

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## [Do description help in the seo?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-description-help-in-the-seo/203888)

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**Author:** [@Zackie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zackie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-description-help-in-the-seo/203888 "2021-09-18T12:20:38Z")

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Does the description of community help in the SEO (optimization) of the website?

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## [Setting up Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse/203873)

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**Author:** [@Zackie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zackie)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse/203873 "2021-09-18T11:09:56Z")

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Hi all! I hope you’re doing good, I’m a newbie to all of this I’m stuck on connecting these three mailgun, with my domain and with the digital ocean -I have my Mailgun account -Domain (also have professional email and…

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## [Never ever saw such unique and powerful open source platform!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/never-ever-saw-such-unique-and-powerful-open-source-platform/203891)

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**Author:** [@Zeexu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zeexu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/never-ever-saw-such-unique-and-powerful-open-source-platform/203891 "2021-09-18T10:41:27Z")

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To Discourse Team, I want to say that I really acknowledge your efforts towards open source platform. This software empowers those who have limited resources but great thoughts. I love the way you guys even reply to peo…

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## [Plugin to show full name only to users of the same group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-show-full-name-only-to-users-of-the-same-group/203813)

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**Author:** [@matewka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matewka)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-show-full-name-only-to-users-of-the-same-group/203813 "2021-09-18T10:12:21Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m googling my problem for a few weeks already and I’m pretty close to giving up. The background: I develop and maintain a multi-tenant admin panel for sport clubs. My self-hosted discourse forum is ava…

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## [Meta Discourse Post not loading till the End in Mobile | Stuck at the last](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-post-not-loading-till-the-end-in-mobile-stuck-at-the-last/203879)

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**Author:** [@UnicornX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UnicornX)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-post-not-loading-till-the-end-in-mobile-stuck-at-the-last/203879 "2021-09-18T08:16:27Z")

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Hey Awesome Discoures Team! I was browsing your forum meta.discourse.com on mobile and found a glitch when I scroll the posts in a topic ( Topics with large replies like 30 -40 or more) till the end. The first 90% of …

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## [Meta email lands in spam (gmail)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-email-lands-in-spam-gmail/203865)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-email-lands-in-spam-gmail/203865 "2021-09-18T06:27:47Z")

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Hmm, just changed my mail, maybe team can improve this.. But meta mails are landing in Gmail spam.

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## [Solved Plugin broke site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-plugin-broke-site/203857)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-plugin-broke-site/203857 "2021-09-18T01:15:03Z")

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Hello, We have a problem with Solved Plugin after update to the latest today. Discourse e316467169 Solved Plugin FEATURE: Enable solved for topics with specific tags. (#164) · discourse/discourse-solved@66999ee · GitH…

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## [More details on how the Redis cache is utilized?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-details-on-how-the-redis-cache-is-utilized/203678)

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**Author:** [@griegm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/griegm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-details-on-how-the-redis-cache-is-utilized/203678 "2021-09-17T21:49:08Z")

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Hey there! I’ve been performing some load tests on a Discourse instance and I noticed that when repeatedly fetching the same comment thread over and over the Redis cache hit rate went down, rather than up, which was a b…

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## [Gsub producing different results running the same code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gsub-producing-different-results-running-the-same-code/203837)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gsub-producing-different-results-running-the-same-code/203837 "2021-09-17T20:47:49Z")

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Maybe this is a stackoverflow question and I don’t understand what gsub does~~, but this looks like bizarre ruby behavior that I wonder if it could somehow be the ruby image?~~ I get the same results in irb on my local m…

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## [Blog page categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blog-page-categories/202274)

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**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blog-page-categories/202274 "2021-09-17T19:51:43Z")

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:wave: Over at https://blog.discourse.org/category/ the category boxes don’t fit on my mobile screen. Chrome Android Sony Xperia XZ Thanks! :wink:

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## [‘Register’ button not switching to ‘join’](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-button-not-switching-to-join/297583)

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**Author:** [@nadhem.hanin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nadhem.hanin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-button-not-switching-to-join/297583 "2021-09-17T18:28:43Z")

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Hi! Thanks for the amazing work. I believe this is a big feature for all discourse isntances. On my case, I successfuly integrated the plugin via the API. made the configurations required and I’m now able to create web…

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## [Group activity shows it for all groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-activity-shows-it-for-all-groups/203820)

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**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-activity-shows-it-for-all-groups/203820 "2021-09-17T16:38:55Z")

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In groups management page, clicking on the members tab shows all members of the group. Same for messages, it shows the messages exchange within the group. But clicking on activity shows the activity not just for the sele…

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