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## [How to schedule a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-schedule-a-topic/197051)

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**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-schedule-a-topic/197051 "2021-07-14T00:40:36Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to publish a topic in the future? It seems to be possible: sending a PM to myself then planing the publication in the future Is it the simplest way? How can I set tags with this method?

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## [Rename Users to People](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-users-to-people/196930)

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**Author:** [@rudzainy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rudzainy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-users-to-people/196930 "2021-07-14T00:31:48Z")

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Don Norman, a person who is well-known and respected for pioneering the UX field in the 1990s and beyond, often reminds us that wording is important and we should focus on our goal of helping real, thinking, feeling peo…

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## [Enforcing Hard Refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enforcing-hard-refresh/197030)

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**Author:** [@giovanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/giovanni)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enforcing-hard-refresh/197030 "2021-07-13T20:32:38Z")

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Hello all, I’m enabling the voting feature on our site, but it seems like it requires a hard refresh for the feature to be enabled on a browser. Is there a way to force users to have a hard refresh? Or is there an easi…

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## [Next js application as custom front end replacement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/next-js-application-as-custom-front-end-replacement/196796)

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**Author:** [@LukasBombach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LukasBombach)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/next-js-application-as-custom-front-end-replacement/196796 "2021-07-13T19:07:42Z")

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I am sorry if this has been discussed before, but I could not find any posts related to this and the developer docs do not explain this either. Instead of creating a theme by customizing the stock ember js app, i would …

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## [Help on how to mock creating categories with custom fields for Acceptance tests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-on-how-to-mock-creating-categories-with-custom-fields-for-acceptance-tests/197010)

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**Author:** [@Connor\_Parrish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Connor_Parrish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-on-how-to-mock-creating-categories-with-custom-fields-for-acceptance-tests/197010 "2021-07-13T17:27:29Z")

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Hello, the title sums it up pretty well. How can I mock categories with custom fields?

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## [Throttling user agents and settings format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throttling-user-agents-and-settings-format/99499)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Walkom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Walkom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throttling-user-agents-and-settings-format/99499 "2018-10-18T23:43:24Z")

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In the slow down crawler user agents setting, is the value case insensitive as per the blacklisted crawler user agents. eg is YandexBot a valid setting or does it need to be the complete thing - Mozilla/5.0 (compatible;…

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## [On slow connection, often pictures are not uploaded and "Uploading..." link remains in the post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-slow-connection-often-pictures-are-not-uploaded-and-uploading-link-remains-in-the-post/51844)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-slow-connection-often-pictures-are-not-uploaded-and-uploading-link-remains-in-the-post/51844 "2021-07-13T16:14:50Z")

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We’re introducing a group of people in East Africa to our discourse as part of a learning exchange, and I have to say discourse has been holding up well! Even on slow 2g connections I am able to keep up on discourse and …

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## [Programmatically create user with OAuth2 user ID](https://meta.discourse.org/t/programmatically-create-user-with-oauth2-user-id/196920)

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**Author:** [@gnuletik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gnuletik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/programmatically-create-user-with-oauth2-user-id/196920 "2021-07-13T13:15:12Z")

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Is there a way to insert a row inside the user\_associated\_account table from the REST API ? To give you some context, I need to be able to create users on our Discourse instance and link them to our OAuth2 provider. Wh…

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## [Fathom Analytics counting way more Page Views than Discourse's own stats. Any ideas?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fathom-analytics-counting-way-more-page-views-than-discourses-own-stats-any-ideas/196975)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fathom-analytics-counting-way-more-page-views-than-discourses-own-stats-any-ideas/196975 "2021-07-13T12:29:47Z")

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Hey guys we managed to set up fathom analytics for our discourse forum following the steps here: https://talk.fission.codes/t/fathom-analytics-simple-website-analytics-without-tracking-or-storing-your-visitors-personal…

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## [Recent update removed icon flair from all users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-update-removed-icon-flair-from-all-users/196959)

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**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-update-removed-icon-flair-from-all-users/196959 "2021-07-13T11:01:29Z")

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I’m not sure what happened. I recently did an upgrade and now I notice that the flairs from users have been removed. People can still reconfigure this, and then it’s fixed. But people have to do this themselves. I’m the …

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## [How can I embed tracking JS into Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-embed-tracking-js-into-discourse/161129)

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**Author:** [@jakubgs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jakubgs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-embed-tracking-js-into-discourse/161129 "2021-06-25T21:57:56Z")

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I’m using Fathom Analytics and trying to embed some JS script for site tracking, which looks like this: \<!-- Fathom - simple website analytics - https://github.com/usefathom/fathom --\> \<script\> (function(f, a, t, h, o, …

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## [ToS3MigrationError: uploads not migrated to S3, leading to broken attachments. How to fix this error?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tos3migrationerror-uploads-not-migrated-to-s3-leading-to-broken-attachments-how-to-fix-this-error/196115)

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**Author:** [@ipoopfool](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ipoopfool)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tos3migrationerror-uploads-not-migrated-to-s3-leading-to-broken-attachments-how-to-fix-this-error/196115 "2021-07-13T00:15:51Z")

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FileStore::ToS3MigrationError: 182 of 21512 uploads are not migrated to S3. S3 migration failed for db ‘default’. then some stack trace from ‘raise\_or\_log’, ‘migration\_successful?’, ‘migrate\_to\_s3’, ‘migrate’, ‘block…

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## [How to access Category custom fields in Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-access-category-custom-fields-in-plugins/196374)

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**Author:** [@Connor\_Parrish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Connor_Parrish)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-access-category-custom-fields-in-plugins/196374 "2021-07-08T19:12:01Z")

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Prefacing, this is for a plugin that needs to know Category custom\_fields for creating a button in the before-create-topic plugin-outlet. I also need to use this in the after-topic-footer-main-buttons connector. I’m lik…

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## [Adding tags to an existing topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-tags-to-an-existing-topic/196898)

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**Author:** [@Rich\_Morin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rich_Morin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-tags-to-an-existing-topic/196898 "2021-07-12T20:45:16Z")

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I recently ran into an issue in using the Elixir Forum, which uses Discourse. I had posted a topic several years ago and wanted to revive it. In the interim, some new technology (liveview) has appeared, so I wanted to …

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## [Option to disable "likes" on official moderation posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-disable-likes-on-official-moderation-posts/183141)

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**Author:** [@joshtriplett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshtriplett)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-disable-likes-on-official-moderation-posts/183141 "2021-07-12T20:28:44Z")

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When a moderator posts an official moderation post (with the full highlighted-box formatting), that post still allows “likes” on it. Such a post tends to be required in an already unpleasant situation, and while the mode…

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## [View unlisted topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-unlisted-topics/175923)

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**Author:** [@guildai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guildai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-unlisted-topics/175923 "2021-01-12T23:27:48Z")

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I’ve gotten in the habit of starting topics (e.g. doc docs, guides, etc.) that I mark as Unlisted - but then forget about! I thought I saw a way to list the Unlisted topics, but I’m not able to rediscover this. Is there …

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## [Customize # of Votes per User](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-of-votes-per-user/196887)

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**Author:** [@giovanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/giovanni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-of-votes-per-user/196887 "2021-07-12T18:04:13Z")

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Hello, I’m about to enable this Voting feature: Discourse Topic Voting. How can one customize the # of votes a user gets? Can it be customized by user level, manually, etc.? Thanks!

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## [A specific Discourse topic isn't updated when the WP article is updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-specific-discourse-topic-isnt-updated-when-the-wp-article-is-updated/196855)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-specific-discourse-topic-isnt-updated-when-the-wp-article-is-updated/196855 "2021-07-12T15:10:44Z")

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Hi! For an unknown reason, when this article is updated, the corresponding Discourse topic isn’t, thought it was recently. The title is updated, but not the post content anymore. The issue doesn’t seem to appear on ot…

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## [Solution alignment on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solution-alignment-on-mobile/196554)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solution-alignment-on-mobile/196554 "2021-07-12T13:39:37Z")

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Hello, There is a little align issue on mobile. Thanks :slightly\_smiling\_face:

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## [Topic creation panel top of the topic list container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-creation-panel-top-of-the-topic-list-container/196845)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-creation-panel-top-of-the-topic-list-container/196845 "2021-07-12T11:42:05Z")

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Hello, I need some instruction to move me the right way to make this. So what I would like and looking for solution is a panel which contains the current user profile avatar and a new topic button which place in discove…

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## [SMF2 to Discourse Migration Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-to-discourse-migration-issue/196837)

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**Author:** [@JustinZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinZ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-to-discourse-migration-issue/196837 "2021-07-12T12:08:06Z")

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I’ve followed the guides and I’m up to here, but cannot seem to get past this point. I have even created a new user on the MySQL server with a native password and tried but to no avail. su discourse -c "bundle exec ruby…

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## [Link header anchors from unicode to latin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-header-anchors-from-unicode-to-latin/196834)

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**Author:** [@datvnn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/datvnn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-header-anchors-from-unicode-to-latin/196834 "2021-07-12T08:59:31Z")

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I found that anchors create links like this ## h2 Tiêu đề Anchor link created: \<h2\> \<a name="h2-tiu-1" class="anchor" href="#h2-tiu-1"\>\</a\>h2 Tiêu đề\</h2\> Mean: h2 Tiêu đề → h2-tiu-1 So how to: h2 Tiêu đề → h2-tieu-…

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## [MyBB importer exposes deleted posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mybb-importer-exposes-deleted-posts/34023)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mybb-importer-exposes-deleted-posts/34023 "2021-07-12T07:39:46Z")

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After going through a thread with 400+ posts to see why the original thread had 415 posts while the imported one had 417, it appears that the importer doesn’t mark deleted posts in any way. MyBB soft-deleted posts and t…

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## [Impersonating anon user then quit anon mode will let admin know who the anon is](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-anon-user-then-quit-anon-mode-will-let-admin-know-who-the-anon-is/196529)

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**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-anon-user-then-quit-anon-mode-will-let-admin-know-who-the-anon-is/196529 "2021-07-12T07:10:18Z")

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Is this behavior expected? Even after enough days the user will be given a new anon account when they enter anon mode, the old ones still point back to this specific user.

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## [Maintain community culture without disappointing interested users - give ready only access to users pending approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintain-community-culture-without-disappointing-interested-users-give-ready-only-access-to-users-pending-approval/196790)

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**Author:** [@Himanshu\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Himanshu_Singh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintain-community-culture-without-disappointing-interested-users-give-ready-only-access-to-users-pending-approval/196790 "2021-07-11T20:33:15Z")

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Hey all I am trying to do right by users while maintaining the culture in the community. I have the following scenario and would appreciate insights from folks here - I have login\_required enabled to access the commun…

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## [Migrating off S3 ... Just wondering ... would rclone + minio be an option?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-off-s3-just-wondering-would-rclone-minio-be-an-option/196508)

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**Author:** [@darix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darix)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-off-s3-just-wondering-would-rclone-minio-be-an-option/196508 "2021-07-11T14:25:05Z")

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The idea would be to sync the files from S3 with rclone and then hope that minio and s3 use the same paths. Did anyone try this already? would this be workable in general?

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## [Finding PMs sent to users who never posted in the topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-pms-sent-to-users-who-never-posted-in-the-topic/88412)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-pms-sent-to-users-who-never-posted-in-the-topic/88412 "2021-07-11T12:37:01Z")

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On our site, we use messages as a ticket system so we don’t drop any balls. However, I’ve just realized that only admins have a view into user messages. Moderators can’t see them except in the moderators inbox. I’m not …

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## [SQL query for users who have posted on a date (or date range)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-query-for-users-who-have-posted-on-a-date-or-date-range/99301)

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**Author:** [@cjk77](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cjk77)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-query-for-users-who-have-posted-on-a-date-or-date-range/99301 "2018-10-18T11:30:06Z")

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Can anyone help me figure out how to select users who’ve posted on a particular date or range of dates? Thanks in advance!

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## [Category-Specific Moderators, phase 1 RFC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-moderators-phase-1-rfc/21900)

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**Author:** [@jmay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmay)\
**Replies:** 71\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-moderators-phase-1-rfc/21900 "2021-07-10T21:59:28Z")

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Preliminary spec for this feature. Overview Moderator authority may optionally be assigned for a particular category and its subcategories rather than over the entire site. This feature does not replace the existing w…

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## [About A's installation document](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-as-installation-document/196685)

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**Author:** [@hon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-as-installation-document/196685 "2021-07-10T12:34:37Z")

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Where is the complete document of discourse? I haven’t been able to find it. I often see some configurations from the Internet, but I haven’t been able to see it from the installation instructions of the official git rep…

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