This is the 4th beta release as we work toward the next major version release at the end of January. This release includes a number of new features including in particular some big improvements to chat and staff experience. Read on for more of the highlights and a full change log.
We are about halfway through the project of changing how access is given to features. Going forward you will be able to specify one or more groups whereas in the past you could only specify a trust level. Learn more and see which settings have been updated so far.
We will soon be upgrading our version of the Ember Javascript framework. 3.2.0.beta4 includes banners to warn admins about incompatible themes and plugins. For more information about the upgrade, and how to prepare your themes/plugins, check out the announcement.
Weâve made it easier to find and participate in your followed chat threads with the My threads link in the sidebar. You can also see all the active threads in your chat channels within the thread panel, so you can find conversations that are interesting to you. Learn more
Group chat channels got some much-needed improvements â they are easier to create, you can add users to existing group chats, and you can give your group chats fun or descriptive names. Learn more
Weâve updated chatâs design on mobile to make it easier to get around and more enjoyable to use. More improvements are planned here that will continue to improve upon chatâs mobile experience.
We have been working on some changes around how the navigation structure will work in the admin areas of Discourse. The first part of this work is moving the admin menu to a sidebar, hidden behind an experimental admin setting. Learn more
The installed plugins list now shows the author (âBy Discourseâ for all official plugins), a link to a documentation topic on meta, and a badge for plugins that are still considered experimental.
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But wait, thereâs more! We do our best to highlight new features and changes for you, but thereâs always too many changes to detail. For a full list of new features, bug fixes, UX improvements, and more, be sure to review the Additional Features and Fixes listed below.
Allow Categories to follow remote Actors (43 )
Improve federated category UX (36 )
Request signing and signature verification fixes (53 )
Add DallE support to AI helperâs illustrate post (404 )
Generate proper embeddings for posts/topics with embedded content (401 )
Try to automatically handle larger embedding indexes (403 )
AI Bot Gemini support. (402 )
Add Mixtral support for AI Bot (396 )
Per post embeddings (387 )
Allow easy sharing of bot conversations (385 )
Render Related Topics for Crawlers (386 )
Support for Gemini Embeddings (382 )
Mixtral for summarization (381 )
Allow sending AI based report to a topic (377 )
Generate post illustrations (367 )
Support sending AI report to an email address (368 )
LLM based peroidical summary report (357 )
DNS SRV support for TEI (363 )
AI suggestion buttons in move-to-topic modal (360 )
Support for Gemini in AiHelper / Search / Summarization (358 )
Proofread with post AI helper (359 )
Add custom prompts to post helper options (355 )
Add streaming to post AI helperâs explain option (344 )
Try including views/username/likes in search results (349 )
Scale up result count for search depending on model (346 )
Implement GPT-4 turbo support (345 )
Allow personas to provide command options (331 )
Llama2 support in AiHelper (339 )
User sentiment on profile summary page (329 )
HuggingFace Text Embeddings Inference compatibility (323 )
Backfill task for sentiment module (316 )
Azure OpenAI support for DALL*E 3 (313 )
DALL-E-3 persona for image generation (311 )
Remember previously selected persona (299 )
UI to update ai personas on admin page (290 )
Basic infrastructure for custom personas (288 )
Improve bot behavior (408 )
Bring back Azure support. (407 )
Donât include <details> in context (406 )
Array arguments not parsed correctly (405 )
Tools::DbSchemaâs tables parameter is a string (400 )
AI helper not working correctly with mixtral (399 )
500 error when reviewable has a missing message (397 )
Show illustrate post only if stability API key present (395 )
Correctly translate and read tools for Claude and Chat GPT. (393 )
Skip embeddings for blank content (392 )
Corner cases on post embedding and crawler related (391 )
Use async versions of clipboardCopy (389 )
Get topicâs category instead of arrayâs (388 )
Prevent no results label from showing when untrue (384 )
Use vLLM if TGI is not configured for OSS LLM inference (380 )
Exclude non visible topics from report context (375 )
Context menu should not appear if selected text is deleted (374 )
Undo issue (372 )
Under certain conditions we would get duplicate data from llm (373 )
Triage no longer working with claude (369 )
Illustrate post icon and translation not appearing correctly (371 )
Bedrock was complaining input was too long (365 )
Recover from Bedrock returning invalid base64 payloads during streaming (352 )
Custom instructions where missing when generating custom prompt input (348 )
Missing closing `>`` in input tag (347 )
Handle truncation in HyDE search (342 )
Make FoldContent strategy more resilient when using models with low token count. (341 )
Fallback to whole LLM response when XML fail (340 )
Donât echo prompt back on HF/TGI (338 )
Many fixes for huggingface and llama2 inference (335 )
Use Guardian.basic_user instead of new (anon) (332 )
Command selector behavior stopped working (330 )
Call the right method to summarize with truncation (328 )
Allow selection of persona when list gets too long (327 )
Explicitly load embedding strategies (325 )
Adjust tag composer input to avoid wrapping (324 )
Use XML tags in generate_titles prompt. (322 )
Too many requests from single search (318 )
Incorrect sort order label appearing when it should not (315 )
Chat titler was still using the old code after LLM migration (314 )
Implement tools framework for Anthropic (307 )
Make summaries more cohesive by tweaking prompt. (310 )
Bedrock uses slightly different model names
We donât need to prepend anthropic. to bedrock models (308 )
Error 500 from search with only filters (304 )
More results not appearing on scroll (302 )
Un-clickable AI Results (298 )
ChatChannel no longer inherits from RestModel. (292 )
Changes to the sentiment reports. (289 )
Add proper attribution to illustrate post images (398 )
Copy change (390 )
Menu placement bottom for AI (378 )
Hide suggest edit button in fast edit when triggering from AI (364 )
Improve focus state of post options item by making full width (362 )
Automatically detect text direction for AI generated text (361 )
Add title to button (334 )
Add copy button to generated suggestion (296 )
Graph surprise next to joy in post_emotion chart (291 )
Add title attribute to sparkles icon for AI search results (317 )
Allow to reassign to same user
Add a fallback to auto-assign
Various assignment status issues (536 )
Order items properly in user menu
Prepare for core modal styling changes (524 )
Support default values for scriptables (239 )
Skip sending PMs to non-existent users (243 )
Null is not a valid metadata value (241 )
Throw an error when PM creation fails (235 )
Add setting category label (57 )
Support count parameter on the events list component (513 )
Add âin_kaâ region for India (514 )
Site setting to include expired events on calendar views (499 )
Add holiday flair on timezones view if the user is on holiday (500 )
Customizable event colors by tags and adjustable max rows in calendar (482 )
Show all upcoming events for the next year (483 )
Use plugin outlets for decorating topic titles with event dates (474 )
Only render event-date-container for topics with event date (509 )
Events endpoint extension (507 )
Event sorting shows oldest events first (429 )
Migrate legacy hamburger menu links to sidebar (497 )
Updating custom fields with new value (495 )
Consider events without ends_at as expired on EOD (485 )
Remove duplicated holidays because of timezone change (489 )
Prevent holiday duplicates when username is changed (488 )
Regional public holidays day early (486 )
Show sub category events (478 )
âview allâ link on upcoming events list (518 )
Fix past events bg color (504 )
Summary serializer for events list (484 )
Donât visit posts multiple times (137 )
Fix usage of boolean custom field CATEGORY_ACCEPTING_ENDORSEMENTS (138 )
Form validation bugs, new modal api, glimmer (182 )
Update transcript handling following core updates (179 )
Donât error out when no associated PRs found (200 )
Change sidekiq jobs to low queue (199 )
Continue to send the PM to others when there is a group or user that does not exist (274 )
Update âLargest Uploadsâ queries to use the upload_references table (261 )
Warn in /logs when PM is not sent (271 )
Only perform search when enter key is pressed (159 )
Use the correct container (293 )
Correctly handle signature parsing for deleted/renamed users (288 )
Correctly handle encrypt timer destroys when user is deleted (289 )
Scope user score/cheers to default leaderboard date range (120 )
Scope leaderboard materialized view lookups to public schema (121 )
db:migrate rake could fail in dev environment (118 )
Use Guardian.basic_user instead of new (anon) (97 )
Include children filters on hidden tags (129 )
Donât error out when the tag in settings doesnât exist (130 )
Use Guardian.anon_user instead of Guardian.new with no args (126 )
Routing on /new-topic and /categories (125 )
Add parent global filter tag on /new-topic (122 )
Respect global filter matrix when filtering category drop (123 )
Use the correct container (5 )
Fetch issue fields from Jira when issue type id changed. (56 )
Display onboarding notice only to group members in setting. (87 )
Hide non-onboarded device alert on iPad & Chrome OS. (85 )
Use the correct container (78 )
Track when a policy version is bumped
Implement Flags on Post Voting Comments, Comment edit and delete for moderators, only_allow_post_voting_in_this_category (180 )
Use the correct container (2 )
Clarify font awesome use in setting (257 )
Uses new addPostAdminMenuButton api (70 )
Donât sync new user if API credentials are not available. (68 )
Expect error raised in specs (84 )
Use Guardian.basic_user instead of new (anon) (270 )
Make JSON_LD schema consistent with our microdata in core (269 )
Migrate legacy hamburger menu links to sidebar (66 )
Ensures compat with new chat draft (63 )
Use name not used elsewhere (60 )
Do not nest html with parents css class (59 )
Add padding to prevent outline cutoff (62 )
Use safe navigation operator for params (177 )
Rely on core for staff action logs (176 )
Avoid reclaiming un-reclaimable votes (175 )
Translate topic (130 )
LibreTranslate provider support (36 )
Broken LibreTranslate support (128 )
Show more friendly error messages for Google, LibreTranslate (127 )
Donât attempt to detect language of blank strings (125 )
Use the correct container (88 )
Admin notice config reminder (67 )
Fixes topic creation double-ups (69 )
Check for existing review topic by custom field (65 )
Include owner when removing webinar (66 )
Hide this plugin from the plugin list (199 )
Permit EMBER_VERSION env (200 )
Add copy quote button to post selection menu (25139 )
Cache embed contents in the database (25133 )
Used, unused, enabled, disabled component filter (25136 )
Filter themes and components (25105 )
Include username link in the microdata schema (25112 )
Show warning banner for critical JS deprecations to admins (25091 )
Buffer file names of failed uploads when bulk uploading (25068 )
Import Script for Fusionforge (22281 )
Topic crawler view bottom plugin outlet (25060 )
Change /invites.json api endpoint to optionally accept array of emails (24853 )
Chat header redesign on mobile (24938 )
Use native number fields for integer inputs (24984 )
Add API scope for /logs route (24956 )
Initial admin sidebar navigation (24789 )
Delete backups based on time window (24296 )
Add pagination to categories page (23976 )
My threads page (24771 )
Add copy link post menu button (24709 )
Site setting to display user avatars in user menu (24514 )
Add thumbnails for chat image uploads (24328 )
Add search menu outlet (24609 )
Increase tag description limit to 1000 (24561 )
Add threads support to chat archives (24325 )
Implements drafts for threads (24483 )
Admin plugin list redesign (24363 )
Add setting & preference for search sort default order (24428 )
Dedicated admin section for new features (24292 )
Allow users to confirm session with passkeys (24337 )
Allow /filter route to be accessible by anon users (24359 )
Add buildQuoteMarkdown for post toolbar (24326 )
Configure poll âpublicâ default via site setting (24348 )
Remove category badge style options, set bullet style as default (24198 )
Introduces group channels (24288 )
Remove all noscript elements, not just the first one (25145 )
Sort plugins by their setting category name (25128 )
Ensure that categories array is not undefined (25141 )
Stop optimizing WEBPs into JPGs (25140 )
Customise themes/components CSS (25127 )
move-topics topic search losing focus (25116 )500 error when reviewable has a missing message (25113 )
Drop down fix (25093 )
Do not allow setting admin and staff for TrustLevelSetting (25107 )
Include only author username in the schema (25106 )
Add required metadata schema for subsequent pages (25102 )
Syntax error (25101 )
Never skip push notifications (25099 )
Github onebox styles for commits (25098 )
Fixes for microdata schema rendering (25082 )
Allow the flags to be cleaned up (25085 )
Post copy link not working (25086 )
Allow styling of feedback on mobile (25072 )
Adding form template to category dropdown can some times be empty (25066 )
Handle deprecations correctly in server-side pretty-text (25059 )
Chat drawer routing fix for threads (25056 )
Copy link not working in non secure context (25053 )
Pass args in chat header logo plugin outlet (25050 )
Improve structured data based on recent changes (25043 )
CLS jumpiness in post-stream when ?page=N (25034 )
TL3 can convert their post to a wiki (25023 )
Scope PM background color to PMs (25020 )
Bind events properly in search-menu.js & fix focus issue (25006 )
Whitelist uploads before creating thumbnail variants (25013 )
Prevents audio container to overflow container (25012 )
Properly close search menu on click/touch outside (#25000 )" (25005 )
Correct typo minmin_trust_to_edit_wiki_post (24999 )
Properly close search menu on click/touch outside (25000 )
Vietnamese language native name
Update position on model when re-positioning record (24997 )
Show admin plugin route sub-links in sidebar (24982 )
Show true content of robots.txt after restoring to default (24980 )
Have file size restriction type return integers (24989 )
Remove old âwizardâ js script (24986 )
Add missing user search result name and styling (24974 )
Add gallery to lightbox for images in the same chat message (24962 )
Admin problem notification minor issues (24963 )
Chat navbar followups (24953 )
Chat navbar follow-ups (24951 )
Ensure file size restriction types are ints (24947 )
Inconsistent login label (24949 )
Better infinite scrolling on categories page (24831 )
Modal flash tracking (24923 )
Correct urls to account for subfolder setup (24941 )
Sort plugin list by name properly (24839 )
When showing edit invite form, display saved invite data in fields (24907 )
Excessive video data downloading from service worker (24924 )
Do not display chat replies as threads in transcripts (24768 )
Position Float Kit elements correctly in RTL mode (24908 )
Unable to move pm to public topic (24903 )
Discourse remap: fix output to avoid UX issue (24905 )
Do not notify users for quoted mentions in chat (24902 )
Donât use :true/:false symbols (24861 )
Ensures border and shadow of header is visible (24847 )
Remove duplicate spec example (24846 )
Incorrect spacing with my threads on ios (24843 )
Increase default max length of chat message excerpts (24842 )
Correct and improve autohighlight_all_code setting description (24828 )
Color of notification icons in user-notifications index (24826 )
Reload page after adding 2FA when it is enforced (24803 )
Resolve computed property override when inviting to PM (24823 )
Allow to click on thread indicator (24821 )
Ensures side panel is closed (24822 )
Allow quoting threadâs original message (24773 )
Navigating out of thread shows other unread threads (24693 )
Navigate search results using J/K keys (24787 )
Category selectors for lazy loaded categories (24533 )
Do not attempt S3 ACL call if secure status did not change (24785 )
Form template form error visiblity (24779 )
Validate each value in an array custom field separately (24659 )
Move the search-menu-results-top plugin outlet (24774 )
Prevent error when poster isnât present in message notification item (24776 )
Table builder spec (24775 )
Ensure bulk select toggle appears for non-admin on new/unread (24763 )
Saving tag changes without description (24753 )
Handle 404 correctly when transition has no path (24748 )
Use Guardian.basic_user instead of new (anon) (24705 )
Add checkbox-label to notification bulk actions (24734 )
Shortcut typo (24731 )
Escape category description text (24724 )
Account activation under ember-5 build (24722 )
Ensure slugless topic URLs are correctly redirected (24719 )
Correctly update replies_count on chat_threads (24711 )
Increments message version when processed (24713 )
Introduce Guardian::BasicUser for oneboxing checks (24681 )
Flaky table builder spec (24700 )
Donât refresh on topic search result click (24697 )
Donât apply extraClassName to all popup menus (24695 )
Multiple nested threads and duplicated messages in chat transcripts (24685 )
Ensure âuntaggedâ document title is set correctly (24689 )
Failing spec in sidebar tags (24682 )
Request html when fetching inline onebox data (24674 )
Update tag description field placeholder (24644 )
Ensure app-cdn CORS is not overridden by cors_origin setting (24661 )
Donât error out when trying to retrieve title and URL wonât encode (24660 )
Flashing when loading glimer search results (24658 )
Disables tooltip on desktop message menuâs reaction (24650 )
Show leave channel notice only on group channels (24653 )
Correctly show âchat withâ and not âchat inâ for users (24651 )
Flaky spec due to incorrect Rack response body (24640 )
Further improvements for plugin list (24622 )
Allow setting an array custom field to a singleton value (24636 )
Leaving a group channel should destroy membership (24631 )
Category-selector for top level categories (24627 )
Show only top categories in first category-drop (24575 )
Word wrap for quote buttons (24620 )
Escape topic titles when use_pg_headlines_for_excerpt true (24608 )
Use correct color for inputs (24616 )
Add setters for some group properties (24572 )
Lint unlinted file (24612 )
Add more specificity to outline (24611 )
Make category-drop work with lazy_load_categories (24187 )
Use subfolder-safe url for category in html view (24595 )
Add higher read & open timeouts for group SMTP emails (24593 )
With_secure_uploads? could return nil in some cases (24592 )
Remove trailing slashes and query params on meta-tag-updaterâs canonical url (24445 )
Handle failing to update parent category (24401 )
Ensure topic route does not replaceState after navigation (24563 )
Video placeholders not auto-linking post uploads (24559 )
Improve group mention copy for small groups (24558 )
A typo bug in an import script (24553 )
Disable browser history.scrollRestoration feature (24550 )
Use same names for category CSS variables (24527 )
Nullifies target message id when not readable (24540 )
Handle missing git repo details in plugin list (24539 )
Prevents input to reset at wrong moment (24536 )
Serialize parent categories first (24530 )
Correctly uses private_email site setting in chat (24528 )
plugin:install_all_gems Rake task not installing plugin gem (24522 )Remove multiple consecutive dashes from tag names (24520 )
Use plugin category name for plugin list (24477 )
Run bundle install before migration in d/boot_dev (24509 )
Wrong argument error being thrown in UrlHelper (24506 )
docker:test Rake task did not run system tests in parallel (24507 )Relies on mention mixin for size (24503 )
Fix custom login input label animations (24497 )
Preserve custom field array order (24491 )
Make fullscreen code modal occupy as much of the screen as needed (24403 )
Render page title on tag routes (24474 )
Only labels for bold & italic in composer when language doesnât match icon
Use history-store service to check isPoppedState()
Sorting toggles on topic list (24465 )
Modals on Android when keyboard is visible (24442 )
Rendering a single item in a grid (24464 )
Navigating to home via route name (24460 )
Invalid date when sending chat message in thread (24455 )
Include missing search service on login modal (24432 )
Correctly highlights message on reply click (24431 )
Regression when enforced 2FA is enabled (24415 )
Navigate to search result url on click (24414 )
Add desktop notification translation for watching_category_or_tag (24276 )
Min/max not passed to NumberField for site settings (24402 )
Preload the right fields on categories (24396 )
Redirect to highlighted search result on 'Enter` (24393 )
Recompile theme translations when fallback data changes (24371 )
Correct online indicator for non interactive (24364 )
BuildQuoteMarkdown fn was not passed down properly (24360 )
Only show passkeys button in login modal (24351 )
Hide chat message header with new argument (24346 )
EmberCli cache clearance issue in production (24343 )
Post moved small action links should respect subfolder installs (24336 )
Add a missing service injection (24341 )
Hide old min_trust_level_for_here_mention setting (24342 )
Load highlightjs bundle via CDN (24335 )
Updating presence status in readonly mode should fail gracefully (24333 )
Update tag-chooser & category-selector action (24318 )
Add missing button class to bulk-select (24758 )
Improve border-radius stuff in chat-message actions (25129 )
Update post background highlight (25094 )
Add gap between category and tags in suggested topics (25097 )
Add âeditâ link to theme colour palette selector (25073 )
Chat header style improvements (25057 )
Make sidebar title static (25040 )
Header avatar >` change to aria-label (25038 )
Resize pm composer inputs for narrow screens (25019 )
Adjust pm styles to enbubble controls (24996 )
Disable dropdown when filtering in edit nav menu tags modal (25010 )
File types site setting (24976 )
Adjust bootstrap mode tooltip color (25002 )
Add class to text select menu when fast-editing (24991 )
Chat navbar >` alignments part 2 (24985 )
Chat navbar header specific case (24972 )
Chat info area back button + styling tweaks (24966 )
Typo (24971 )
Align navbar and composer uploads (24970 )
Use same colour for thread icon as for indicator when unread (24967 )
Chat channel info area >` classname changes (24954 )
Align topic notification button + text vertically (24948 )
Fullscreen modal >` add missing modifier + sticky header (24920 )
Fix overlap obstructed anon topic reply (24927 )
Fix overlap obstructed anon topic reply (#24921 )" (24925 )
Fix overlap obstructed anon topic reply (24921 )
Revert icon colour change in alerts (24916 )
Have svg icons inherit colour (24871 )
User threads styling tweaks
Update âdiscourse-sparklesâ icon (24863 )
Align icon with username in menu panel (24854 )
Improve layout of avatar+icon notifications (24851 )
Prevent header buttons from wrapping text (24845 )
Adjust notification items when avatar is shown (24832 )
Add some missing hljs classes
Fix highlighting regressions (24825 )
Ensures emojis are correctly aligned in reactions (24814 )
Allow users to click thread title to open it (24816 )
Fix icon colour on signup CTA (24818 )
Prevent chat channel avatar from getting squished (24815 )
Ensure wizard previews display at correct width (24801 )
Login modal sizing fixes (24794 )
If no login options are configured, show a message (24777 )
Move monospace font to variable (24762 )
Minor fixes in topic action modal (24772 )
Fix edit navigation tags modal height too long on desktop (24765 )
Make github onebox styles more responsive (24761 )
Restore category badge colours on 404 page (24754 )
Fix double-scrollbar in keyboard-shortcuts-modal (24751 )
Improve poll text wrap (24732 )
Add a link from admin reports page to meta a topic (24707 )
More adjustments (24726 )
Fix alignment (24718 )
; scope details change (24715 )
Details tag background colour (24710 )
Fix sidebar modal (24646 )
Improve btn-transparent styling (24666 )
Fix info text color on custom field for login (24665 )
Make summary 100% height (24649 )
Chat leave info (24645 )
Properly align close button icon on composer messages (24632 )
Various improvements to JSON Schema editor (24543 )
Create category doesnât always need a dropdown (24610 )
Place login button text in span tag (24613 )
Fix disabled input styles (24603 )
Change direction of focus outline (24605 )
Submit security key edit form on Enter (24532 )
Add gift emoji styling for new features (24523 )
Fix new group chat cancel i18n label (24554 )
Fix date time modal on mobile (24531 )
Show on IP lookup if MaxMind key is missing (18993 )
Fix icon-lock size on email-login page (24529 )
Add category & section for syntax & BEM (24516 )
Add BEM documentation to styleguide (24512 )
Add height to non-highlighted mention (24490 )
Properly alight close button icon on topic navigation popup (24487 )
Adapt modal to new changes (24488 )
Adjust topic progress wrapper border radius (24470 )
Select kit name >` flex (24479 )
Set badge color for new category preview (24473 )
Vertically align the svg in checkbox slider component (24478 )
Ensure loading slider does not âresetâ halfway through a transition (24446 )
Ensure tag-info does not persist onto non-tag routes (24462 )
Revert grey search inputs (24459 )
Fixes login/create modal (24457 )
Smaller new feature emoji (24454 )
Normal cursor on custom sidebar link icon (24427 )
Improve json_schema setting styles (24424 )
Composer category dropdown height, truncation (24420 )
Small alignment tweaks for chat thread list header (24410 )
Expand enforce_second_factor setting description (24413 )
Apply decorators to small action posts (24397 )
Fix reply-where category display (24389 )
Html-safe dialog.message, clarify poll error (24388 )
Fix cmd-k position (24385 )
Full width table modal override (24382 )
Modal >` remove obsolete wrapper class (24381 )
Shorter copy link confirmation (24380 )
Refactor .d-modal to use BEM and improve styling (23967 )
Improve mobile user card button display (24311 )
Use mention mixin for chat mentions (24319 )
Shows editing title only on settings page (24330 )
Improves search of message creator
Create polls with public=true by default (24332 )
Number site setting validation message (24303 )
Update node_options during ember build for low end servers (24850 )
Only apply terser to production assets (24699 )
Avoid table scan while performing a very large update (24525 )
Switch plugins:update_all to git pull concurrently (24513 )
Switch plugin:install_all_official to clone plugins concurrently (24511 )
Cache results of Category.asyncSearch (23975 )
Only invalidate other translations when en changes (24443 )
Improve setting focus to a post (24786 )
Fix setting focus to a post (23367 )
Allow tab titles to use default translation (24727 )
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