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## [Can we avoid updates that force me to debug on the command line please?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-avoid-updates-that-force-me-to-debug-on-the-command-line-please/379995)

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**Author:** [@Benjol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjol)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-avoid-updates-that-force-me-to-debug-on-the-command-line-please/379995 "2025-09-23T10:34:25Z")

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Sorry, little :scream: from a non-expert, but once again, I start off innocently clicking on the ‘update’ in the UI, then get booted to ‘go do a rebuild from the command line’, and then that fails and I’m pasting bash ou…

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## [Horizontal Scroll on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizontal-scroll-on-mobile/37858)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizontal-scroll-on-mobile/37858 "2016-01-23T17:09:00Z")

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There is a topic here on meta breaking the layout. I think some overflow hidden is needed.

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## [Rebuild taking ~3hours](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-taking-3hours/240859)

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**Author:** [@smileBeda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smileBeda)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-taking-3hours/240859 "2025-03-16T23:27:25Z")

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I appreciate that, but rebuilding the app takes about 3 hours! And this is on a massive VPS. Wouldn’t it be a cool thing to be able to remove plugins just like we can add and remove themes? Perhaps something to consi…

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## [Discourse version at forum.abc.com.au: NOT FOUND](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-at-forum-abc-com-au-not-found/124016)

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**Author:** [@Umashankar\_Ankuri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Umashankar_Ankuri)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-at-forum-abc-com-au-not-found/124016 "2022-07-25T23:33:41Z")

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Discourse installed using official guide on github Everything went well. but getting 502 error while accessing forum tried checking rails production logs, and nothing I could see production\_error or sidekiq logs did s…

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## [Why are we unable to create subcats for mods within the Staff category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-we-unable-to-create-subcats-for-mods-within-the-staff-category/148578)

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**Author:** [@InspektorCluzo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InspektorCluzo)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-we-unable-to-create-subcats-for-mods-within-the-staff-category/148578 "2020-07-19T05:52:38Z")

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This is what we get when we try to create a subcat for admins (same problem for mods) within the Staff category: “Any group that is allowed to access a subcategory must also be allowed to access the parent category. The…

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## [Help,I want to create a forum from 0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-i-want-to-create-a-forum-from-0/138982)

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**Author:** [@Pandabear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pandabear)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-i-want-to-create-a-forum-from-0/138982 "2020-02-06T01:05:07Z")

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What would you like done? Hi everyone, I want to create a forum with discourse that has the basic functionalities. And translated into Spanish If it’s like this forum it would be wonderful When do you need it done? …

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## [How to add a class attribute to a table created using markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-class-attribute-to-a-table-created-using-markdown/84338)

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**Author:** [@W.M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/W.M)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-class-attribute-to-a-table-created-using-markdown/84338 "2018-06-07T00:35:40Z")

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I understand that it is possible to create a table like this: | Col A | Col B | Col C | |---|---|---| My question, how to add a custom class attribute to the table? I mean, rendering it in HTML as, for example: \<table…

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## [Must approve own posts as staff?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/must-approve-own-posts-as-staff/29565)

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**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/must-approve-own-posts-as-staff/29565 "2015-06-05T16:37:09Z")

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I’ve just upgraded our forum to the latest, then was able to reproduce the following: View that a post is moderated approve it navigate to that post (\*) Post a reply Immediately get notified that I need to approve my p…

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## [RSS Polling setting to use pubDate to set the date of imported topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-setting-to-use-pubdate-to-set-the-date-of-imported-topics/312137)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-setting-to-use-pubdate-to-set-the-date-of-imported-topics/312137 "2024-07-13T21:25:52Z")

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What would you like done? A patch for RSS Polling that sets the date of imported posts to the corresponding pubDate values in the RSS feed. Even better if there is a setting to set the topic creation to pubDate or “now”…

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## [When wikis are edited, they should be bumped](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-wikis-are-edited-they-should-be-bumped/79121)

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**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-wikis-are-edited-they-should-be-bumped/79121 "2018-03-16T18:20:05Z")

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I believe when wikis get a non-trivial edit (X # of characters?), they should be bumped. Otherwise, the change is not evident to other participants. If it is a working document, it keeps drifting down the list of topics. …

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## [Bulk delete topics/content from select users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-delete-topics-content-from-select-users/147014)

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**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-delete-topics-content-from-select-users/147014 "2020-04-08T16:41:11Z")

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I have been pulling in content from RSS feeds but now I have stopped. I would now like to delete all that content, but from the admin/users page I can’t click a button to delete a user and all their posts/topics. Is the…

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## [Open the login popup Or trigger event when button is pressed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-the-login-popup-or-trigger-event-when-button-is-pressed/136385)

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**Author:** [@Bcat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bcat)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-the-login-popup-or-trigger-event-when-button-is-pressed/136385 "2024-03-11T16:43:06Z")

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There is a simple way like: button has class: sign-up-button When clicked will open the registered Popup. Instead of using a: href is a signup I used api.decorateWidget ('post: after', helper But there is NAME:LOCATI…

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## [Flashing warning when adding Font Awesome 5 to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flashing-warning-when-adding-font-awesome-5-to-discourse/79829)

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**Author:** [@foodaginnovators](https://meta.discourse.org/u/foodaginnovators)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flashing-warning-when-adding-font-awesome-5-to-discourse/79829 "2019-02-04T15:54:23Z")

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On self-hosted discourse instance, v2.0.0.beta2 +40, when logged in as basic user with no admin / moderation capability I am seeing the flashing warning with no explanation. The reason for it is recently installed https …

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## [Adding designs to pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-designs-to-pages/90264)

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**Author:** [@Blinq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blinq)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-designs-to-pages/90264 "2018-06-20T04:47:12Z")

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Hi, I was wondering how I can design a homepage with a quick one-time introduction page that can be closed out? Or even customize a login/signup box similar to Reddits’?

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## [I just joined a Discourse forum with thousands of old posts. I would like to mark all of them as "unread"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-joined-a-discourse-forum-with-thousands-of-old-posts-i-would-like-to-mark-all-of-them-as-unread/255687)

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**Author:** [@Buzz1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Buzz1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-joined-a-discourse-forum-with-thousands-of-old-posts-i-would-like-to-mark-all-of-them-as-unread/255687 "2023-02-21T19:04:35Z")

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This will enable me to keep track of which ones I eventually go through and read over time. Or is there an alternate way to keep track of which old posts you’ve read? Thank you!

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## [Can I implement Adobe Analytics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-implement-adobe-analytics/349220)

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**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-implement-adobe-analytics/349220 "2025-01-30T20:20:44Z")

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I manage a community on Discourse, and since GTM has some limitations, I would like to implement Adobe Analytics instead. Is it possible to implement Adobe Analytics on Discourse? If yes, any issues I should look out for…

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## [Preventing DDoS on a Discourse instance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-ddos-on-a-discourse-instance/133348)

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**Author:** [@chi\_noti\_info](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chi_noti_info)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-ddos-on-a-discourse-instance/133348 "2022-03-14T04:17:39Z")

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Hello. I had a discourse forum which got ddos’d to hell last month (it’s basically a community about news, and what got me ddos’d was the posting of news about ecuadorean protests a month ago. Real eyeopener too). Anywa…

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## [Update from 2.4.0.beta9 to 2.4.0.beta10 yields page with no content - Cloudflare Rocket Loader](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-from-2-4-0-beta9-to-2-4-0-beta10-yields-page-with-no-content-cloudflare-rocket-loader/139433)

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**Author:** [@sstillwell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sstillwell)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-from-2-4-0-beta9-to-2-4-0-beta10-yields-page-with-no-content-cloudflare-rocket-loader/139433 "2020-01-29T09:22:17Z")

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I got email notification this morning of a one-click browser upgrade, which I took as usual. Upon completion and return to the forums, all I get is a blank page with the expected background and header image, but no othe…

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## [Slow loading on private-message-topic-tracking-state.json](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-loading-on-private-message-topic-tracking-state-json/202482)

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**Author:** [@blattersturm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blattersturm)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-loading-on-private-message-topic-tracking-state-json/202482 "2021-10-04T01:39:50Z")

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Since 2.8.0.beta5, loading a group PM inbox takes 4+ seconds with most time (2-3 seconds) taken on private-message-topic-tracking-state.json’s huge SQL query. We have ~800k topics, ~3.8M users, and probably a large grap…

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## [Discourse Tagging Plugin Filter bugs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tagging-plugin-filter-bugs/35889)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tagging-plugin-filter-bugs/35889 "2016-07-25T19:45:27Z")

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Summary: Discourse Tagging Plugin show filter by tag function seems to have a few bugs Steps to reproduce: Install and enable Discourse Tagging Plugin Enable show filter by tag Create \>30 tags Open tag filter drop dow…

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## [Thank You So Much](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-so-much/39081)

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**Author:** [@AnonymousPerson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AnonymousPerson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-so-much/39081 "2016-02-05T02:32:07Z")

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▶ I'd like to say... @sam @codinghorror @admins

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## [Users can't change the category of a topic, if the category is not allowed to everyone (even with the right permission)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-cant-change-the-category-of-a-topic-if-the-category-is-not-allowed-to-everyone-even-with-the-right-permission/147563)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-cant-change-the-category-of-a-topic-if-the-category-is-not-allowed-to-everyone-even-with-the-right-permission/147563 "2020-08-21T20:58:48Z")

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imagine the permissions of a category is not completely public, i.e. only TL2 users and above can post into a topic, and others can only read. then if someone is TL2 or above, he can obviously create a topic into that c…

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## [Public group list shows inconsistent Name or Full Name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-group-list-shows-inconsistent-name-or-full-name/133069)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-group-list-shows-inconsistent-name-or-full-name/133069 "2019-12-13T12:55:21Z")

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On the group page, some groups are listed with their Name, and some with the Full Name. This creates a ugly overview, because of random usage of capitals in some groups and some being listed as the url slug. Example Ful…

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## [Need help with multisite configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-multisite-configuration/109831)

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**Author:** [@foros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/foros)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-multisite-configuration/109831 "2019-02-22T19:54:39Z")

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Is there any speceifics for a newbie (in both, Ubuntu server + nginx web server) in regard to how to set up two domains (two totally different forums) in one server? I have been searching about this, but all the stuff I…

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## [Option to mute notifications for certain badges?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-mute-notifications-for-certain-badges/373990)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-mute-notifications-for-certain-badges/373990 "2025-07-21T17:50:50Z")

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I get a lot of “Nice Reply” badges, being very active in my community. I have thousands of them. So every day when I log in I have to bulk-dismiss my badges. But that also dismisses any Watched topic alerts, because the…

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## [OpenID Connect issue with Azure AD](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openid-connect-issue-with-azure-ad/105706)

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**Author:** [@andy.czerwonka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andy.czerwonka)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openid-connect-issue-with-azure-ad/105706 "2020-04-23T10:16:20Z")

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We are getting a client secret error. (oidc) Authentication failure! invalid\_credentials: OAuth2::Error, invalid\_client: AADSTS70002: Error validating credentials. AADSTS50012: Invalid client secret is provided. Trace I…

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## [SEO for Thin Content or Modify Meta Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-for-thin-content-or-modify-meta-tags/125362)

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**Author:** [@sfoster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sfoster)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-for-thin-content-or-modify-meta-tags/125362 "2019-08-23T11:54:45Z")

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Is there a way to modify the SEO settings for certain topics? For example, sometimes forum content creates what is known as “thin content” (not alot of content on a page). Google penalizes sites with alot of thin content…

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## [YAML syntax error -- control characters are not allowed at line 1 column 1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yaml-syntax-error-control-characters-are-not-allowed-at-line-1-column-1/119422)

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**Author:** [@dlukefinch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dlukefinch)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yaml-syntax-error-control-characters-are-not-allowed-at-line-1-column-1/119422 "2019-06-04T13:16:39Z")

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On setting up I have the following error: (\<unknown\>): control characters are not allowed at line 1 column 1 -e LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 YAML syntax error. Please check your containers/\*.yml config files. My password does not …

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## [Failed to install Discourse in Ubuntu14.04: docker problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-install-discourse-in-ubuntu14-04-docker-problems/20399)

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**Author:** [@craft37](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craft37)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-install-discourse-in-ubuntu14-04-docker-problems/20399 "2015-01-25T11:44:45Z")

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Tried to install Discourses through Docker with this article http://www.howtoinstalldiscourse.com/how-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu/: Have an error on Launch Discourse step (./launcher bootstrap app , ./launcher start …

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## [Discord to discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-to-discourse/180391)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Kelly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sam_Kelly)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-to-discourse/180391 "2021-02-22T06:27:42Z")

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Hello, is there a way to create posts in discourse automatically from posts made in discord?

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## [Tracking button hover is misleading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-button-hover-is-misleading/386876)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-button-hover-is-misleading/386876 "2026-02-13T22:57:48Z")

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At present, the notifications-tracking-trigger-btn gives “Tracking” on hover: As you see in that example, the category is actually set to Normal. The problem with the use of the word “Tracking” is that it is one …

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## [No warning before destroying draft when composer is minimized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-warning-before-destroying-draft-when-composer-is-minimized/75046)

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**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-warning-before-destroying-draft-when-composer-is-minimized/75046 "2017-11-30T01:30:33Z")

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not sure if this has anything to do with the new composer, but it seems that drafts (both posts and topics) are not saved anymore if I press the close button here:

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## [PostgreSQL runaway IO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-runaway-io/91516)

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**Author:** [@JanJoost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JanJoost)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-runaway-io/91516 "2021-03-03T00:06:38Z")

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Hi all, I’ve got a problem I’d like to ask your help with. I’ve got a server installed with Discourse using the Docker-based installer. Every day around noon the server for an as of yet unknown reason to me becomes bus…

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## [Links in parentheses are not hyperlinked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-parentheses-are-not-hyperlinked/24121)

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**Author:** [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-parentheses-are-not-hyperlinked/24121 "2016-10-30T00:33:47Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Dealing with unwanted (and probably spam) accounts from other countries?: I noticed when typing the comment above that links in parentheses are not hyperlinked.

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## [Noob install problem: WARNING: Port 443 of computer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/noob-install-problem-warning-port-443-of-computer/214261)

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**Author:** [@GetReadyMan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GetReadyMan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/noob-install-problem-warning-port-443-of-computer/214261 "2022-01-16T01:54:15Z")

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A Noob here trying to install Discourse on a Digital Ocean droplet and getting the Port 443 warning. Hostname for your Discourse? \[discourse.example.com\]: discourse.chaffeespeaks.com Checking your domain name . . . WAR…

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## [Any chance to upgrade the postgres-client version?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-chance-to-upgrade-the-postgres-client-version/215063)

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**Author:** [@leoniscsem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leoniscsem)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-chance-to-upgrade-the-postgres-client-version/215063 "2022-02-05T18:00:56Z")

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We are using Discourse with an external database instead of the integrated, Docker-based Postgres. We recently had to upgrade our Postgres cluster to 14, thus the Discourse backup keeps failing. Log output \[2022-01-17 …

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## [Add support for secure uploads in chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-secure-uploads-in-chat/238782)

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**Author:** [@Alon1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alon1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-secure-uploads-in-chat/238782 "2026-07-01T18:17:09Z")

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Continuing the discussion from 2.9.0.beta9: Security fix, bug fixes and more: Why is this disallowed? In earlier versions it seemed to work fine with secure media.

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## [I can't delete a category or topic description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-delete-a-category-or-topic-description/96737)

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**Author:** [@Sevosik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sevosik)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-delete-a-category-or-topic-description/96737 "2018-09-11T16:59:56Z")

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I have no clue what happend but for some reason i just can’t delete category or its topic…

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## [The popup menu for quoting text is unresponsive on Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-popup-menu-for-quoting-text-is-unresponsive-on-android/407332)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-popup-menu-for-quoting-text-is-unresponsive-on-android/407332 "2026-07-15T10:33:52Z")

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I cannot highlight and quote text on Android atm. This has been the case for some time. What am I missing? (Android 16 & 17, Chrome)

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## [Add a "Personal Message" button on Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-personal-message-button-on-post/186183)

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**Author:** [@lhkjacky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lhkjacky)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-personal-message-button-on-post/186183 "2025-06-09T07:36:26Z")

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Do you think it is possible to add a “Private Message” button to the topic first post? :thinking: I am surprised that many users don’t know how to send PM to OP, because the PM button is not visible unless they click…

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## [\[Paid\] Embedding: Allowing one RSS feed and one username per host](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-embedding-allowing-one-rss-feed-and-one-username-per-host/83208)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-embedding-allowing-one-rss-feed-and-one-username-per-host/83208 "2018-04-30T09:02:53Z")

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What would you like done? Currently the Embedding feature allows to define multiple hosts, but only only one RSS feed and one username to import posts. The feature requested would allow to define RSS feed and username …

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## [Choose groups and watched categories on signup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/choose-groups-and-watched-categories-on-signup/197291)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/choose-groups-and-watched-categories-on-signup/197291 "2025-07-05T12:59:03Z")

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I know there can be custom user fields, but is there any way of sorting out group requests and category watching from the signup form? (Either the normal Discourse signup form, or using a plugin, or separately using the…

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## [How to install a plugin without rebuilding (or set a maintainance message)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-a-plugin-without-rebuilding-or-set-a-maintainance-message/88742)

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**Author:** [@Sir\_Reyowski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sir_Reyowski)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-a-plugin-without-rebuilding-or-set-a-maintainance-message/88742 "2020-07-22T14:34:36Z")

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Hi. I’m searching for a solution that don’t make me rebuild my Discourse when I install a new plugin, which cause a long downtime. On some forum scripts (like PHPBB, FluxBB, etc…), we can install a plugin without causi…

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## [Is it possible to change dropdown names?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-dropdown-names/276269)

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**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-dropdown-names/276269 "2023-08-25T11:57:13Z")

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Hi community :slight\_smile: Does anyone happen to know if there’s an option to change dropdown names inside a particular category? I’d love to customize ‘all’ and ‘all tags’ parts:

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## [Moving from S3 to Spaces](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-s3-to-spaces/93130)

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**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-s3-to-spaces/93130 "2019-07-20T13:15:51Z")

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I’m trying to figure out a Low-Risk strategy to move from AWS S3 to DO Spaces for Backup and uploads, Initially I am thinking of doing it the ‘long’ way i.e.: Migrating uploads to local Removing old S3 Config Adding n…

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## [Mailgun secret API key rejected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailgun-secret-api-key-rejected/61852)

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**Author:** [@lunikon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lunikon)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailgun-secret-api-key-rejected/61852 "2018-08-03T21:14:06Z")

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Hi everyone, I tried to set up Mailgun bounce handling today and therefore wanted to configure the secret Mailgun API key. But I can’t save the key and only get this error message: Value doesn’t match the required for…

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## [Search by badge and group, order by likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-by-badge-and-group-order-by-likes/33328)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-by-badge-and-group-order-by-likes/33328 "2015-09-16T00:02:06Z")

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I added 3 search predicates yesterday badge:"badge name" group:group\_name and order:likes We have said, repeatedly, that we place extra weight to all requests by customers and I needed a way of find open bugs with …

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## [Registration and Test Emails constantly going to Spam via Mailgun](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registration-and-test-emails-constantly-going-to-spam-via-mailgun/107073)

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**Author:** [@aronno755](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aronno755)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registration-and-test-emails-constantly-going-to-spam-via-mailgun/107073 "2020-07-28T06:58:05Z")

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We’re using DigitalOcean for our discourse community and mailgun as mail server on community.biafland.com. Everything is configured correctly and after testing the email on mail-tester.com we got 10/10 result. But the pr…

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## [What is discourse-livestream used for?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-discourse-livestream-used-for/322188)

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**Author:** [@oga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oga)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-discourse-livestream-used-for/322188 "2024-08-20T12:35:09Z")

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Ok, the name is intuitive enough, but, there are settings no details on how to use it. I mean this plugin https://github.com/discourse/discourse-livestream.git So, is it used for Live Streaming as in Showing something…

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## [Facing an issue while installing some gems in the plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facing-an-issue-while-installing-some-gems-in-the-plugin/161780)

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**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facing-an-issue-while-installing-some-gems-in-the-plugin/161780 "2020-08-31T04:20:39Z")

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@sam I’m unable to install some gems in the plugin, for e.g. google-protobuf. This gem is dependency for google-cloud-vision gem. Here’s a plugin trying to install it. GitHub - fzngagan/gem-issue · GitHub ▶ Logs The re…

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