# How about an easier way to determine version of Discourse by end user

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**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [03.Ноябрь.2016 10:30:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-an-easier-way-to-determine-version-of-discourse-by-end-user/52428 "2016-11-03T10:30:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![purldator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Post date:** [29.Ноябрь.2016 18:14:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-an-easier-way-to-determine-version-of-discourse-by-end-user/52428/13 "2016-11-29T18:14:20Z")

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I think @zogstrip refers to how script kiddies use google to search for a common phrase on every install of Discourse and thus randomly target any Discourse install not yet updated (thus harboring security bugs easily exploited).

This was how countless phpBB installs were compromised.

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