# How to get Discourse forum engine version from a user forum environment (for example from a web browser)

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [November 18, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-discourse-forum-engine-version-from-a-user-forum-environment-for-example-from-a-web-browser/209556 "2021-11-18T18:47:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-discourse-forum-engine-version-from-a-user-forum-environment-for-example-from-a-web-browser/209556/2 "2021-11-18T19:12:19Z")

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> [@alven](#):
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> how to realize the app version on a Discourse forum website?

There is a generator tag in the `head` of the document with the current version.

You can check it easily with:

```plaintext
curl https://meta.discourse.org -s 2>&1 | grep generator

```

Or by checking the same tag in the browser dev tools by pressing F12.

> [@alven](#):
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> why forum engine version is not required in bug reports?

It’s easier to ask for links and then we can go and check the version in the link looking the the HTML. There are lots of non-technical users in here.

> [@alven](#):
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> does the front-end and the back-end parts of the Discourse forum engine are always the same (equals to each other, strictly “linked” together)?

Yes.

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