# Latest

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## [Terms & Data Protection in Easy Responsive Footer without login in closed community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/terms-data-protection-in-easy-responsive-footer-without-login-in-closed-community/356598)

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**Author:** [@blindzero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blindzero)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/terms-data-protection-in-easy-responsive-footer-without-login-in-closed-community/356598 "2025-03-11T10:56:07Z")

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Hi everybody, I am self-hosting discourse for a closed community (registration + login nececssary). However for legal reasons we want to make two pages (pre-created “terms & conditions” & “data protection” pages) availa…

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## [Displaying Subcategories like the Discourse Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-subcategories-like-the-discourse-community/356753)

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**Author:** [@becl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/becl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-subcategories-like-the-discourse-community/356753 "2025-03-11T07:42:36Z")

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Hi, I wonder if anyone can tell me how I create my subcategories to display like this as boxes, as they do on the discourse documentation category. https://meta.discourse.org/c/documentation/10 I found this link on my…

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## [Discobot Tutorial does not recognize link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-tutorial-does-not-recognize-link/356494)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-tutorial-does-not-recognize-link/356494 "2025-03-11T07:15:20Z")

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In the new User Tutorial where you are supposed to reply with a link, the bot does not recognize it. Maybe This is because the new preview embedder only Shows the preview but not the link anymore? This is confusing to ne…

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## [Issue about X preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-about-x-preview/354678)

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**Author:** [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-about-x-preview/354678 "2025-03-11T06:40:50Z")

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There’s an issue with the preview when sharing X posts. What could be the cause? The previews are not loading at all. There was no such issue 1-2 days ago. Thanks!

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## [Why is my site not showin up in Discourse Discover (hhf tech)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-site-not-showin-up-in-discourse-discover-hhf-tech/355968)

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**Author:** [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-site-not-showin-up-in-discourse-discover-hhf-tech/355968 "2025-03-11T01:29:36Z")

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my forum is not discoverable. i didn’t knew it. my users told me HHF Technology Forums - We invite you to dive into discussions, ask questions, and share your insights with fellow members. Your participation enriches o…

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## [Translation missing: en.dashboard.problem.sidekiq\_check](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-missing-en-dashboard-problem-sidekiq-check/355343)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-missing-en-dashboard-problem-sidekiq-check/355343 "2025-03-11T00:41:14Z")

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Does anyone know if there’s a way to fix this in the dashboard, or is it a bug? The dashboard says: Translation missing: en.dashboard.problem.sidekiq\_check but when I search through Site Texts, I don’t see a setting…

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## [Looking for a freelancer to implement a custom Discourse theme (based on an existing mockup)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-freelancer-to-implement-a-custom-discourse-theme-based-on-an-existing-mockup/356480)

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**Author:** [@Jerome-cockpitLAB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jerome-cockpitLAB)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-freelancer-to-implement-a-custom-discourse-theme-based-on-an-existing-mockup/356480 "2025-03-10T23:01:56Z")

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Hello Discourse community, I am looking for an experienced freelance developer/integrator to help implement a custom Discourse theme for our CockpitLab forum. We have already created a functional mockup with Lovable (an…

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## [Determining whether my VPS needs any upgrades (generally)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-whether-my-vps-needs-any-upgrades-generally/351398)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-whether-my-vps-needs-any-upgrades-generally/351398 "2025-03-10T20:02:34Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Upgrade failed spectacularily: What is the best way to check whether my VPS needs any upgrades, before performing a Discourse update? Thanks.

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## [Inappropriate posts are spamming the Anthias Discourse forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inappropriate-posts-are-spamming-the-anthias-discourse-forums/356644)

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**Author:** [@nicomiguelino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicomiguelino)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inappropriate-posts-are-spamming-the-anthias-discourse-forums/356644 "2025-03-10T17:39:06Z")

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Inappropriate (almost all of them being explicit) topics have been flooding the Anthias Discourse forums (https://forums.screenly.io/) this weekend. We would like to ask for help about this issue. We already added rule…

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## [How to add more emojis to like button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-more-emojis-to-like-button/356629)

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**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-more-emojis-to-like-button/356629 "2025-03-10T15:47:16Z")

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My Discourse only shows a heart for the like button. There is no set of choices. But this forum shows 14 choices when the like button is selected. How does one enable that?

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## [Why is 2FA incompatible with Associated Accounts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-2fa-incompatible-with-associated-accounts/355387)

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**Author:** [@aidanheerdegen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aidanheerdegen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-2fa-incompatible-with-associated-accounts/355387 "2025-03-10T12:09:31Z")

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It seems 2FA is mutually exclusive with associated accounts: Why is this? We’d like our users to add an external OpenID Connect service, but currently they have to make their accounts less secure to do so.

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## [Require\_accept\_tos\_for\_new\_users options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-accept-tos-for-new-users-options/356468)

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**Author:** [@JINFU-555](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JINFU-555)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-accept-tos-for-new-users-options/356468 "2025-03-09T09:33:02Z")

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Why doesn’t the 3.5.0.beta1-dev version have a tos page? https://your-discourse-site.com/tos page is empty and there is no option to open terms of service.

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## [Changing discourse instance apperance!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-discourse-instance-apperance/356438)

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**Author:** [@Mira\_Iranpour](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mira_Iranpour)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-discourse-instance-apperance/356438 "2025-03-09T08:06:45Z")

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What would I like done? Hi I’m looking for someone who has both a good taste and a good understanding of discourse to pretty up our discourse instance! I can offer some references! When do I need it done? one or two d…

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## [Wp discourse username generation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-username-generation/356454)

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**Author:** [@Mira\_Iranpour](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mira_Iranpour)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-username-generation/356454 "2025-03-09T07:52:46Z")

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Hi I successfully connected wp discourse and made it a provider for my discourse however it automatically fetches the username from wordpress when someone logs in for the first time into discourse. I know this makes sen…

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## [A little help with a CSS selector?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-little-help-with-a-css-selector/356153)

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**Author:** [@Turtle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Turtle)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-little-help-with-a-css-selector/356153 "2025-03-08T21:08:27Z")

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Hey, Since there’s no shield icon or any indication of being a staff user for messages in chat, I wanted to slightly color their usernames. I found the selector but I ran into trouble figuring out a way to select staff …

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## [How to change moderator icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-moderator-icon/356417)

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**Author:** [@KeepBotting](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KeepBotting)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-moderator-icon/356417 "2025-03-08T19:36:25Z")

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Hey, I read through this: Replace Discourse's default SVG icons with custom icons in a theme Created a spritesheet (I think I have done this correctly): \<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?\> \<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.…

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## [Forum updated, several bugs (sidekiq not running)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-updated-several-bugs-sidekiq-not-running/351039)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-updated-several-bugs-sidekiq-not-running/351039 "2025-03-08T14:40:45Z")

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Our forum updated 2 days ago to the “February 2025 stable” version (not sure how to find the exact version number). Our members have noticed several bugs: People aren’t getting notifications for replies. People are ha…

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## [Stopping spam on a site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stopping-spam-on-a-site/356385)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stopping-spam-on-a-site/356385 "2025-03-08T11:13:53Z")

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I’m on a discourse site that looks like it’s being hosted by discourse dig community.taiga.io | grep taiga ; \<\<\>\> DiG 9.10.6 \<\<\>\> community.taiga.io ;community.taiga.io. IN A community.taiga.io. 3939 IN CNAME taiga.hos…

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## [CPU usage increases steadily](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cpu-usage-increases-steadily/356007)

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**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cpu-usage-increases-steadily/356007 "2025-03-08T06:01:49Z")

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I see this Sidekiq CPU usage pattern (the growing part is Sideqik): Maybe connected with Increased CPU Usage since 3.4.0.beta4-dev ( 58f75ed205 ) upgrade? How should I investigate?

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## [Issues with Blocked Words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-blocked-words/356310)

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**Author:** [@ARMADILLO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ARMADILLO)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-blocked-words/356310 "2025-03-07T23:41:42Z")

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Hi, So, on this forum I am an admin on, I was trying to update moderation guidelines I had set. Anyways, when I went to save the edit, the system told me that the words “short,” and “shouldn’t” were banned. I went into …

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## [What have I done? lol. Notifications copy in "admins" inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-have-i-done-lol-notifications-copy-in-admins-inbox/356290)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-have-i-done-lol-notifications-copy-in-admins-inbox/356290 "2025-03-07T16:36:53Z")

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I don’t know if this is one of the changes that came with the last upgrade. Most likely, I think I touched a setting and created this issue myself. In the past week, I started for the first time getting messages in the …

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## [PAID - Seeking Discourse Developer for Custom Portfolio Feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-seeking-discourse-developer-for-custom-portfolio-feature/356302)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Wilbur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jason_Wilbur)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-seeking-discourse-developer-for-custom-portfolio-feature/356302 "2025-03-07T18:57:25Z")

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We have a completed Figma prototype for a custom image-based portfolio and cataloging system, integrated into Discourse. This feature will allow users to upload, showcase, and comment on entries within their profile, wit…

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## [How to disable zoom on mobile PWA and Safari?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-zoom-on-mobile-pwa-and-safari/356316)

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**Author:** [@Yt.w](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yt.w)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-zoom-on-mobile-pwa-and-safari/356316 "2025-03-07T17:54:05Z")

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I want to disable zoom on mobile PWA and Safari, it’s quite annoying. I tried adding the following meta tag: \<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" /\> …

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## [Why does my sidebar menu colour differ on different laptops](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-my-sidebar-menu-colour-differ-on-different-laptops/356212)

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**Author:** [@Darun\_DP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Darun_DP)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-my-sidebar-menu-colour-differ-on-different-laptops/356212 "2025-03-07T17:01:29Z")

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Hi, I have setup my Discourse platform but the sidebar menu has one highlighted color in my Laptop and a darker color in other laptop.

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## [How to Use Ollama With Embeddings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-ollama-with-embeddings/356292)

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**Author:** [@dubwoc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dubwoc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-ollama-with-embeddings/356292 "2025-03-07T13:58:01Z")

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Happy to start another thread if that is more appropriate. Very helpful overall in this thread with getting Ollama up and running thank you! I am trying to get Ollama working with embeddings as well and despite entering…

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## [How to add Assign to the post menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-assign-to-the-post-menu/356145)

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**Author:** [@appeltaartje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/appeltaartje)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-assign-to-the-post-menu/356145 "2025-03-07T15:42:46Z")

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After enabling the Assign plugin I cannot find how to add the Assign button to the post menu. Does anyone know how to do this? Is it related to this update that Assign is not available in the Post menu settings? Upcoming…

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## [Getting discourse ai to work with ollama locally](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-discourse-ai-to-work-with-ollama-locally/353614)

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**Author:** [@hendersj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hendersj)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-discourse-ai-to-work-with-ollama-locally/353614 "2025-02-20T20:43:51Z")

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Curious if anyone has gotten this to work with ollama locally?

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## [Unexpected formatting in triple-tick code blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-formatting-in-triple-tick-code-blocks/356101)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-formatting-in-triple-tick-code-blocks/356101 "2025-03-07T12:59:43Z")

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I know a new editor is in the works, but presumably the underlying markdown will be the same, and its interpolation will stay the same, so… In triple-backtick (\`\`\`) code blocks, I’ve noticed that some formatting is impr…

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## [Uploaded images are broken after subdomain change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploaded-images-are-broken-after-subdomain-change/356144)

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**Author:** [@Mako-Poisoned](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mako-Poisoned)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploaded-images-are-broken-after-subdomain-change/356144 "2025-03-06T20:51:17Z")

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I recently changed the subdomain of my existing self hosted discourse. Upon doing so, every uploaded image (including gifs posted from tenor from the discourse gifs plugin) is broken. Is there a way to fix this? edit: …

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## [YouTube Autoembeds for Live Streams](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-autoembeds-for-live-streams/350920)

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**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-autoembeds-for-live-streams/350920 "2025-03-06T19:20:59Z")

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I run a few live events using Streamyard that go directly to YouTube. The stream becomes the recording, so the link is always good. I notice that Discourse does not seem to embed the different URL format YouTube uses fo…

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