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

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**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [November 3, 2016, 10:30am 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:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-an-easier-way-to-determine-version-of-discourse-by-end-user/52428/23 "2017-02-13T17:07:49Z")

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> [@erlend\_sh](#):
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> Instead of a hidden route, how about a trust-level limitation?

I don’t think @codinghorror would be happy about that, this is not information tl1,2,3 normally need.

That said I am perfectly happy to add version info to `http://meta.discourse.org/safe-mode` as this page is specifically geared at the problem of “bad versions of stuff”

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