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## [ZohoDesk integration in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zohodesk-integration-in-discourse/196032)

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**Author:** [@Esha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Esha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zohodesk-integration-in-discourse/196032 "2021-07-06T16:56:33Z")

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Can we integrate ZohoDesk with Discourse to run our ticketing system/support within Discourse?

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## [User menu buttons align on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-menu-buttons-align-on-mobile/196136)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-menu-buttons-align-on-mobile/196136 "2021-07-06T08:44:14Z")

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Hello, This section :arrow\_down: Some older and smaller screen device cannot show all buttons and for example the logout button not available. I try it in landscape view and sometimes it align buttons in two column …

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## [Any risk of upgrading Ubuntu 17.10 --\> 18.04.1 LTS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-risk-of-upgrading-ubuntu-17-10-18-04-1-lts/97922)

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**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-risk-of-upgrading-ubuntu-17-10-18-04-1-lts/97922 "2018-10-15T00:40:41Z")

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Im running at Ubuntu 17.10. When I log into my terminal it says New release ‘18.04.1 LTS’ available. Run ‘do-release-upgrade’ to upgrade to it. Is it safe to do? Will it break my docker and discourse?..

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## [Five Ways Support Communities Improve Customer Experience | Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/five-ways-support-communities-improve-customer-experience-blog/196189)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/five-ways-support-communities-improve-customer-experience-blog/196189 "2021-07-06T14:57:02Z")

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Here at Discourse, we utilize a support community to provide service to both our self-hosted and paid hosting customers. Our customers have direct access to the team that makes the software – resulting in faster support …

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## [Post link to Topic in Slack on demand?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-link-to-topic-in-slack-on-demand/196188)

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**Author:** [@jbrains](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jbrains)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-link-to-topic-in-slack-on-demand/196188 "2021-07-06T14:46:39Z")

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Hi, folks. I run an invite-only Discourse site and a corresponding Slack workspace. I have chat integration enabled and it works fine. When my “Forumbot” automatically posts a topic to Slack, I see the nice content previ…

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## [502 Bad Gateway and Discourse version NOT FOUND](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-bad-gateway-and-discourse-version-not-found/196134)

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**Author:** [@Pigeon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pigeon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-bad-gateway-and-discourse-version-not-found/196134 "2021-07-06T14:40:32Z")

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I’ve followed instructions to install Discourse on Centos 7 I set up email correctly and got a test email. But I always get 502 Bad Gateway. I previously had an issue with ssl\_stapling that I resolved by including the …

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## [Server Location in Asia](https://meta.discourse.org/t/server-location-in-asia/196139)

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**Author:** [@sana\_chiang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sana_chiang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/server-location-in-asia/196139 "2021-07-06T12:46:27Z")

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I noticed that I need to choose whether my server is in US or EU when I apply for free trial. If my server is in Asia (Singapore or Hong Kong ), can I use Discourse to build my forum? Thank you

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## [Can we rearrange categories on homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-rearrange-categories-on-homepage/196159)

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**Author:** [@Esha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Esha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-rearrange-categories-on-homepage/196159 "2021-07-06T11:46:12Z")

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I would like to rearrange categories on homepage in the order that I wish to display content. Can someone share steps or help guide?

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## [Why does pinning/closing a topic count as a reply?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-pinning-closing-a-topic-count-as-a-reply/42185)

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**Author:** [@Bluedevil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bluedevil)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-pinning-closing-a-topic-count-as-a-reply/42185 "2021-07-06T11:05:40Z")

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I’m setting up a new forum and one thing I’ve found odd so far is that pinning and closing topics both count as replies. While I understand that closing a topic is a kind of response to a topic, it is not a reply like t…

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## [How to create a link that doesn't reload the page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-link-that-doesnt-reload-the-page/196151)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-link-that-doesnt-reload-the-page/196151 "2021-07-06T10:27:35Z")

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When I click on the Discourse logo, the site shows the homepage but the header remains visible throughout. I’m assuming it uses some Ember magic. Is it possible to recreate this behavior when creating a link in a theme …

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## [Polls don't show additional results when you click the arrow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-dont-show-additional-results-when-you-click-the-arrow/195851)

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**Author:** [@tempsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tempsey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-dont-show-additional-results-when-you-click-the-arrow/195851 "2021-07-06T10:04:10Z")

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Click the arrow on “Yes” on this poll at the top. Doesn’t work. https://community.drownedinsound.com/t/i-dont-know-what-to-wear-anymore/59282

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## [currentUser.groups doesn't match group\_users table](https://meta.discourse.org/t/currentuser-groups-doesnt-match-group-users-table/196146)

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**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/currentuser-groups-doesnt-match-group-users-table/196146 "2021-07-06T09:56:57Z")

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I believe this is a bug, but feel free to recategorize it to Development Steps to reproduce Create a theme by going to Admin \> Themes \> Common \> \</head\> and paste this \<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.…

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## [Issue with private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-private-messages/195996)

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**Author:** [@Julien\_Kmeo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julien_Kmeo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-private-messages/195996 "2021-07-06T09:30:23Z")

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Hi, I have an 2 issues regarding the private messaging on our forum. Issue 1 : text disappearing Since an image is worth a thousand word, here are one screenshot explaining it : As you can see, the text is gone s…

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## [How do I change the address in the database?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-address-in-the-database/196142)

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**Author:** [@Mikhail\_Tyuftyaev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikhail_Tyuftyaev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-address-in-the-database/196142 "2021-07-06T09:01:16Z")

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Hello everyone I decided to reinstall my local installation of Discourse I deleted the /discourse folder I repeated all the steps from the manual Install Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian for Development But the database…

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## [Invite deleted user again](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-deleted-user-again/188105)

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**Author:** [@hcw-rohan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hcw-rohan)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-deleted-user-again/188105 "2021-07-06T08:33:56Z")

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Probably an edge case here but while testing an API endpoint (/invites.json) all works well. I then deleted the invited user and now I get a 422 response from that endpoint. Using the data explorer, I can see the user no…

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## [Https certificates valid period](https://meta.discourse.org/t/https-certificates-valid-period/196124)

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**Author:** [@youmustbekiddingme](https://meta.discourse.org/u/youmustbekiddingme)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/https-certificates-valid-period/196124 "2021-07-06T08:29:09Z")

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How long is the validity period of the https certificate?

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## [Can I rename "system" user permanently?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909)

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**Author:** [@BDub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BDub)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909 "2021-07-06T02:59:37Z")

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I’ve impersonated the system user to change the name and avatar to make it look way cooler and personalized for my forum. However every time I update the forum it renames the system user back to “system”. It’s not so b…

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## [Errors Ate My Discobot Certificates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-ate-my-discobot-certificates/192495)

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**Author:** [@griffin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/griffin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-ate-my-discobot-certificates/192495 "2021-07-06T02:53:10Z")

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I had just made my way through the first two @discobot tutorials in this community when my certificates were suddenly replaced with error messages…

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## [Tags become unusable if used once and then topic is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-become-unusable-if-used-once-and-then-topic-is-deleted/48401)

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**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-become-unusable-if-used-once-and-then-topic-is-deleted/48401 "2021-07-06T01:45:12Z")

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I have successfully set up Tag Groups on my Discourse but in doing so ran into some weird issues which I mentioned here. At the time I couldn’t figure out what was going on, but since playing with Tags and investigating…

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## [Latest post view reports new posts for filtered categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-post-view-reports-new-posts-for-filtered-categories/31057)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-post-view-reports-new-posts-for-filtered-categories/31057 "2021-07-06T01:27:11Z")

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Relatively straightforward one, we filter out one category from our latest view due to the sheer volume of posts which are filed under it. AFAIK the method we use to filter, Latest,-News, is the correct/supported way to…

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## [Marker element being striped out from uploaded SVG](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marker-element-being-striped-out-from-uploaded-svg/164432)

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**Author:** [@anthonydillon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anthonydillon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marker-element-being-striped-out-from-uploaded-svg/164432 "2021-07-06T01:08:38Z")

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When uploading an SVG the resulting SVG has removed marker elements. Is there a way to stop this from happening? Example: The raw image can be found here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juju-solutions/bundle-kub…

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## [Custom Lightbox Prototype](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-lightbox-prototype/191605)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-lightbox-prototype/191605 "2021-07-05T21:04:18Z")

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This is already available as a theme component. :arrow\_down\_small: Hello, My forum is really image heavy and I wanted to just make some changes in the default Magnific Popup lightbox to make it more friendly. I am not…

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## [Connecting Discourse invites to Marketo emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-discourse-invites-to-marketo-emails/195564)

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**Author:** [@davery](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davery)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-discourse-invites-to-marketo-emails/195564 "2021-07-05T17:31:43Z")

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Hello, does anybody have experience with connecting Marketo to the invite admin functions of Discourse? What I’d like to do is use a Marketo form fill that collects potential users info, generates an email that contains …

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## [A question re the Solved plugin and Badge SQL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-question-re-the-solved-plugin-and-badge-sql/99431)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-question-re-the-solved-plugin-and-badge-sql/99431 "2021-07-05T14:57:20Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m planning on installing the Discourse Solved tomorrow morning but I have a question around the awarding of badges to users for having posted answers when they get marked as solved. I wanted to have a fu…

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## [Feature Request: Sponsored Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-sponsored-posts/108412)

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**Author:** [@thegurjyot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thegurjyot)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-sponsored-posts/108412 "2021-07-05T13:03:09Z")

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Ads are one way of earning but the communities shine where members can pay to show their posts as ads. Like on FB and Twitter, people can pay to show their posts as ads and this way the layout of the ads still show like …

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## [Can't see page views on scrolling in Analytics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-see-page-views-on-scrolling-in-analytics/195619)

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**Author:** [@ddgnl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ddgnl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-see-page-views-on-scrolling-in-analytics/195619 "2021-07-05T12:55:59Z")

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First of all thanks for this great piece of software. We migrated our old forum to Discourse with more then 12M posts and it’s working like a charm. We hope to go live in this week. One problem: I’m now testing Analyt…

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## [How to edit an existing category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-an-existing-category/196042)

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**Author:** [@sharewoodsDavid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sharewoodsDavid)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-an-existing-category/196042 "2021-07-05T11:11:40Z")

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Hello, I have searched every for an answer. For the life of me, I can’t find where to go to edit an existing category. I have all permissions on my discourse. I can navigate to “Categories” but once there I can’t find …

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## [ZohoDesk Integration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zohodesk-integration/130809)

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**Author:** [@Mary\_Condit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mary_Condit)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zohodesk-integration/130809 "2021-07-05T09:56:47Z")

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Has anyone ever integrated with Zoho Desk? We’re moving to ZohoDesk as our ticketing software for our success team, and the only way I can see getting new posts turned into tickets is through Zapier. Was looking to see i…

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## [Grey bar when navigating topics on Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grey-bar-when-navigating-topics-on-android/196025)

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**Author:** [@ElForoViajero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ElForoViajero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grey-bar-when-navigating-topics-on-android/196025 "2021-07-05T09:30:41Z")

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Hi everyone, When i’m navigating on Android (no problem with IOS) I can see a grey bar all over the screens in my forum. My issue is that when I check on the developer console the bar doesn’t show…Is there anyone who kn…

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## [Profile links not updated after anonymizing an user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-links-not-updated-after-anonymizing-an-user/276039)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-links-not-updated-after-anonymizing-an-user/276039 "2021-07-05T08:29:15Z")

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Came across this strange detail when anonymizing a user. In an existing post the name was replaced, but the link stayed to the old username, as in: \[@anon14148923\](https://example.com/u/original\_username) And then it s…

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