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## [Discourse's search broken? It is returning 'similar'/'partial' matches rather than 'exact' matches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-search-broken-it-is-returning-similar-partial-matches-rather-than-exact-matches/394348)

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**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emyoulation)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-search-broken-it-is-returning-similar-partial-matches-rather-than-exact-matches/394348 "2026-03-23T22:31:28Z")

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The search is returning dozens of matches rather than exact matches. It is also ignoring limit parameters placed in the Advanced Search. e.g., there was an interesting Subreddit posting and I wanted to check if that use…

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## [Color palette problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-palette-problem/357252)

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**Author:** [@tenisforum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tenisforum)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-palette-problem/357252 "2025-08-04T15:56:50Z")

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hello, I’m using mint theme on my website and having an issue about colors. there is dark/light mode button on the top, and whenever I change the color of background of the button, it also changing the button color so it…

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## [Error 500 when installing Avatar Size and Shape](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-when-installing-avatar-size-and-shape/296866)

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**Author:** [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-when-installing-avatar-size-and-shape/296866 "2024-02-27T10:56:38Z")

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hi, i get a “500 error” :frowning:

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## [Upgrade Error from v1.6.0.beta1 to 1.6.0.beta2?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-error-from-v1-6-0-beta1-to-1-6-0-beta2/42963)

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**Author:** [@Ninetailz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ninetailz)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-error-from-v1-6-0-beta1-to-1-6-0-beta2/42963 "2016-04-26T14:58:54Z")

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Hello, I tried to upgrade today from beta1 to beta2. In that process somehow it got stuck and it showed as upgrading… I reseted the upgrade now it shows i am at the latest version when i am not?

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## [Redirect Category to External URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-category-to-external-url/85691)

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**Author:** [@Zyniker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zyniker)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-category-to-external-url/85691 "2021-09-21T22:32:43Z")

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Is there some native facility for redirecting categories to external URLs? Customize \>\> Permalinks apparently does not support this use.

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## [Connection timed out while connecting to upstream on AWS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-timed-out-while-connecting-to-upstream-on-aws/46517)

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**Author:** [@stefanini.mf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stefanini.mf)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-timed-out-while-connecting-to-upstream-on-aws/46517 "2016-06-28T03:41:06Z")

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I’m hosting a discourse instance (running latest), on aws with 7.5gb ram and 2 CPU’s (it’s a m3.large). While sometimes discourse works okay, some other times requests seem to get stuck and people either see a infinite …

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## [Recommended approach for production discourse using PR (not merged)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-approach-for-production-discourse-using-pr-not-merged/353444)

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**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-approach-for-production-discourse-using-pr-not-merged/353444 "2025-02-21T02:32:08Z")

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Hello, We are needing to use this new feature/functionality for email: Since it is not merged (we assume it will be one day) what is the recommended way to run a production discourse and include a PR in review? I as…

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## [Censor specific text patterns](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censor-specific-text-patterns/26042)

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**Author:** [@optimus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/optimus)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censor-specific-text-patterns/26042 "2016-11-09T23:05:48Z")

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Hi, I saw in Discourse that there is a way to censor words in admin/site\_settings/category/posting - does anyone know of a way to censor specific patterns? For example, I foresee HR people eventually using the Discourse…

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## [How alert if admin/mods read users PM?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-alert-if-admin-mods-read-users-pm/218083)

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**Author:** [@RedBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RedBear)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-alert-if-admin-mods-read-users-pm/218083 "2022-02-14T16:05:12Z")

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Hey :wave: Today I saw a disgusting opportunity, the administrator can read private messages of users without leaving the admin panel. Also administrator can hide login in user account, bypassing the password and 2FA t…

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## [Missing text \`dashboard.problem.sidekiq\_check\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-text-dashboard-problem-sidekiq-check/395969)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-text-dashboard-problem-sidekiq-check/395969 "2026-07-24T18:25:00Z")

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I saw this on a forum today And I think Discourse is right: There is no dashboard.problem.sidekiq\_check. There are which are referenced here: But it seems Discourse refers to the name of that problem check instea…

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## [2.9.0.beta4: Security Fixes, Sitemaps, Discourse Connect Provider 2FA, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0-beta4-security-fixes-sitemaps-discourse-connect-provider-2fa-and-more/224271)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0-beta4-security-fixes-sitemaps-discourse-connect-provider-2fa-and-more/224271 "2022-04-14T14:14:30Z")

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New features in 2.9.0.beta4 :warning: Rebuild required. The rebuild will update package versions to latest, and must be completed if the site has not be been rebuilt from the command line in the past day. Security Upd…

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## [Error with very large file uploading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-with-very-large-file-uploading/80326)

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**Author:** [@Liviyahu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Liviyahu)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-with-very-large-file-uploading/80326 "2018-08-20T15:07:53Z")

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Hi! :slight\_smile: We are testing Discourse to use as a forum application for our community, and so far it looks quite great. In addition to normal forum functionality, we have some specific needs. From time to time w…

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## ['You have no notifications right now' with no internet connection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-have-no-notifications-right-now-with-no-internet-connection/24381)

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**Author:** [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-have-no-notifications-right-now-with-no-internet-connection/24381 "2015-01-25T01:29:34Z")

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When you have no internet connection (for example I was rebooting my router) and you click on the notifications bubble it tells you “You have no notifications right now” - It should instead give an indicator that it is h…

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## [Time to first response by group members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-first-response-by-group-members/275118)

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**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-first-response-by-group-members/275118 "2023-10-12T16:28:58Z")

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Time to first group response for topics created within a given time period Returns the time to first response by a member of a given group to “regular” (not Personal Message) topics created by a user who is not a member …

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## [Markdown nested lists have different vertical padding for different bullet depths](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-nested-lists-have-different-vertical-padding-for-different-bullet-depths/106166)

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**Author:** [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-nested-lists-have-different-vertical-padding-for-different-bullet-depths/106166 "2019-01-10T09:09:22Z")

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For some lists (blue arrows) there is no vertical space between list indent lvl 1 and indent lvl 2, while for other lists, which are constructed the same (from what i could see at least) there is a ~0.7 of a row of verti…

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## [\[Paid\] Import a phpBB Board into a Discourse forum (plesk)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-import-a-phpbb-board-into-a-discourse-forum-plesk/88536)

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**Author:** [@D.VE](https://meta.discourse.org/u/D.VE)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-import-a-phpbb-board-into-a-discourse-forum-plesk/88536 "2018-06-09T15:43:01Z")

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What would you like done? We have a medium phpBB 3.0 forum (5000 users, 500.000 posts) and want to integrate the old content into Discourse (just installed but already active) When do you need it done? No urgent time …

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## [Loading spinner spinning on a blank page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loading-spinner-spinning-on-a-blank-page/35668)

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**Author:** [@abba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abba)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loading-spinner-spinning-on-a-blank-page/35668 "2015-11-17T23:19:29Z")

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Hi Guys I’m from China and found Discourse awesome. A huge thank to the community. Just a quick one,when I click on a topic there’s always a loading spinner spinning on a blank page prior to the content of the topic be…

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## [A user is seeing UI issues in a very small screen iOS device](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-user-is-seeing-ui-issues-in-a-very-small-screen-ios-device/107032)

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**Author:** [@1101010](https://meta.discourse.org/u/1101010)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-user-is-seeing-ui-issues-in-a-very-small-screen-ios-device/107032 "2019-01-29T05:52:41Z")

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Hi, She has two issues: On her iPhone she cannot get to ‘Mute Topic’ because there is no scrollbar in the menu like there is on Android However, on iPad this isn’t an issue, presumably because the screen is larger. …

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## ['title' being used in digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-being-used-in-digest/16943)

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**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-being-used-in-digest/16943 "2014-12-20T14:53:04Z")

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lib/email/message\_builder.rb uses the forum’s SiteSetting title as the email sender. def site\_alias\_email(source) "#{SiteSetting.title} \<#{source}\>" end We have some customers using characters in the title that are n…

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## [Can't login to Discourse ID with Facebook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-to-discourse-id-with-facebook/388065)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-to-discourse-id-with-facebook/388065 "2025-11-25T17:20:58Z")

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I saw the banner on meta.discourse.org saying that my Facebook social login would be removed, recommending that I switch to Discourse ID. So, I clicked the link to Discourse ID and tried Sign in with Facebook, and it fai…

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## [Issue adding tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-adding-tags/81355)

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**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-adding-tags/81355 "2018-03-03T10:44:14Z")

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has happened a few times… trying to add a 3-character tag and i can’t seem to do it. the “create new tag” doesn’t always show up.

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## [\[Announce\] Search & replace / batch process Discourse posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announce-search-replace-batch-process-discourse-posts/34029)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announce-search-replace-batch-process-discourse-posts/34029 "2017-11-24T17:13:40Z")

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==\> Discourse-post-process \<== I’m happy to introduce this simple but powerful Node.js script that uses the Discourse API to mass-modify Discourse posts. It essentially performs a regexp-based search & replace across all…

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## [Errors were encountered while processing: postgresql-contrib-9.5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-were-encountered-while-processing-postgresql-contrib-9-5/52670)

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**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-were-encountered-while-processing-postgresql-contrib-9-5/52670 "2016-12-14T07:23:46Z")

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Hi! My instance failed to bootstrap (beta Git version). Here is the templates I’m using templates: - "templates/postgres.9.3.template.yml" - "templates/redis.template.yml" - "templates/sshd.template.yml" - "te…

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## [Can't access site after installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-access-site-after-installation/42200)

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**Author:** [@Kyle\_C](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_C)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-access-site-after-installation/42200 "2016-04-14T20:35:05Z")

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I installed Discourse per the instructions on github on a box with Ubuntu 15.04. Everything executed successfully however I did not purchase a domain name so I put my IP in the hostname field. Even after getting a succ…

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## [Discourse site loads via IP but via domain only header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-site-loads-via-ip-but-via-domain-only-header/104564)

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**Author:** [@guapic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guapic)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-site-loads-via-ip-but-via-domain-only-header/104564 "2018-12-28T09:08:31Z")

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Hi guys Anyone aware of an issue that prevents a site from loading over the domain? only the Header loads. But If i try to load via the IP of the vps everything works just fine? Thanks

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## [Buttons "text"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/buttons-text/340961)

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**Author:** [@king\_laurel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/king_laurel)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/buttons-text/340961 "2024-12-13T06:12:27Z")

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Why do buttons with icons only have this text &ZeroWidthSpace;? Curious what purpose it serves since it throws off my btn only icon styling :skull\_and\_crossbones:

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## [Implementing a new z-index system with SASS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implementing-a-new-z-index-system-with-sass/78236)

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**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implementing-a-new-z-index-system-with-sass/78236 "2018-01-18T17:20:03Z")

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Similar to font-size and line-height, we have a lot of various z-index definitions in Discourse. If you’ve worked in CSS before, you’ll be familiar with the values we use. They range from the reasonable: 1, 10, 20, 50 to…

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## [The copy button does not work on a mobile phone with the Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-copy-button-does-not-work-on-a-mobile-phone-with-the-android/289082)

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**Author:** [@Aizada\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aizada_M)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-copy-button-does-not-work-on-a-mobile-phone-with-the-android/289082 "2023-12-19T13:15:35Z")

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Greetings dear community :wave: The copy button does not work on a mobile phone with the Android operating system (Samsung, HUAWEI). At first I thought that this problem only occurred on my site, but I checked here in M…

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## [CORS error accessing API from javascript application](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cors-error-accessing-api-from-javascript-application/128785)

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**Author:** [@tdekoekkoek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tdekoekkoek)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cors-error-accessing-api-from-javascript-application/128785 "2023-04-09T01:11:55Z")

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This would be a good answer for me except that I cannot get header based auth to work so I am attempting to do it with forms and am also getting CSRF. Any solution? I am trying to create a new topic using the API.

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## [What font is used in meta.discourse.org editor?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-font-is-used-in-meta-discourse-org-editor/362964)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-font-is-used-in-meta-discourse-org-editor/362964 "2025-04-23T15:20:03Z")

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I notice the font is differn’t from the post/preview font. Really nice! Where is this setting? Seems to be this: Only related setting I found were for the general fonts: Thanks

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## [Category permissions and the new permission groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-permissions-and-the-new-permission-groups/409511)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-permissions-and-the-new-permission-groups/409511 "2026-08-16T23:28:02Z")

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When adding groups to a category, the options anonymous\_users and logged\_in\_users can be selected, but they don’t work.

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## ["Broken" quoting of/into email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-quoting-of-into-email/65705)

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**Author:** [@hudrob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hudrob)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-quoting-of-into-email/65705 "2017-07-18T18:45:31Z")

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Hi all, I wasn’t sure which category to put this in - I’m happy to have it moved. We have a community of around 400 users at present. We migrated from a purely mailing-list format (an old version of mailman, hacked to…

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## [Is it possible to test Discourse Embed comment on localhost?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-test-discourse-embed-comment-on-localhost/42724)

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**Author:** [@thangngoc89](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thangngoc89)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-test-discourse-embed-comment-on-localhost/42724 "2017-01-16T16:25:01Z")

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I’m testing Discourse Embed comment system for my static blog using React locally but I can’t get it to work. I’m sure that I read the instruction like 10 times. So I’m thinking that localhost should be the blocker here. …

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## [Docker-manager plugin not linking to github properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-manager-plugin-not-linking-to-github-properly/52308)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-manager-plugin-not-linking-to-github-properly/52308 "2016-12-09T17:40:38Z")

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I have a standard docker-based installation, and use the docker-manager plugin to keep things up to date. This works fine for most plugins, but for some reason some of the plugins don’t work properly. The link to the com…

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## [Navigation Panel Overlaps Header? (Mobile)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigation-panel-overlaps-header-mobile/106539)

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**Author:** [@YBB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/YBB)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigation-panel-overlaps-header-mobile/106539 "2019-01-16T17:12:26Z")

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Hello, In the past couple hours I believe an update was issued that has caused issues for mobile users on our site by pushing the navigation panel to overlap the header and making it so we can’t click to our profiles, n…

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## [External domain link blocklist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-domain-link-blocklist/287255)

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**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-domain-link-blocklist/287255 "2025-01-26T00:33:59Z")

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Is there a way to prevent a specific domain from being linked at all? The use-case is the following: a user keeps responding to any topic with links to their website, which is not necessarily bad nor dangerous, but the …

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## [Adding a privacy policy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-privacy-policy/107002)

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**Author:** [@Killian1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Killian1)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-privacy-policy/107002 "2019-01-20T07:21:41Z")

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There needs to be a terms of use or a privacy policy you have to agree to when joining discourse. Allow me to explain my position. Also, please excuse me for putting this in the wrong category, if I did, please change it…

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## [Digest email: logo color/background conflict (light/dark mode)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-email-logo-color-background-conflict-light-dark-mode/279472)

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**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-email-logo-color-background-conflict-light-dark-mode/279472 "2023-10-15T07:21:56Z")

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I’m using the default theme with no theme components or CSS customization. In Settings, I’ve specified my white “dark mode” logo for the digest email, because the logo background area of the digest is dark. Looks great –…

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## [Search section like on Reddit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-section-like-on-reddit/301331)

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**Author:** [@ogulcan1787](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ogulcan1787)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-section-like-on-reddit/301331 "2024-03-31T12:08:59Z")

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Hi everyone, Can I add a search field like this to my site? And I want to remove the search button from the right side Thank you :slight\_smile:

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## [How do I even install Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-even-install-discourse/364137)

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**Author:** [@Vixi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vixi)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-even-install-discourse/364137 "2025-05-01T06:37:15Z")

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I’ve been running nextcloud, vaultwarden, jellyfin etc in docker containers for years, but I cannot for the life of me figure out Dicourse. The setup script gives me some error about not being able to connect on port 80…

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## [Number of topics not showing beside categories in category dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-of-topics-not-showing-beside-categories-in-category-dropdown/163531)

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**Author:** [@riteshsaini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riteshsaini)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-of-topics-not-showing-beside-categories-in-category-dropdown/163531 "2020-09-16T12:51:21Z")

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Hello, The number of topics beside categories in category dropdown is not showing up. I even tried changing the category style but it doesn’t work. Is there any setting that I need to change? Regards

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## [404 page is missing sidebar and topbar links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-page-is-missing-sidebar-and-topbar-links/238940)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-page-is-missing-sidebar-and-topbar-links/238940 "2022-09-15T01:37:52Z")

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To reproduce just go to any Discourse site and go to /404.html Everything is missing. There should be the search button along with my pfp, and the sidebar.

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## [Can a banner be removed automatically at a specific time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-banner-be-removed-automatically-at-a-specific-time/61838)

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**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-banner-be-removed-automatically-at-a-specific-time/61838 "2019-05-30T22:40:56Z")

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Hi all, If I have a topic set as a banner will setting the auto close date/time also make the banner disappear, or does that always require admin intervention to un-banner-ise it? Thanks in advance.

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## [Handle external urls in topic body for subfolder installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-external-urls-in-topic-body-for-subfolder-installation/75330)

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**Author:** [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handle-external-urls-in-topic-body-for-subfolder-installation/75330 "2018-05-24T12:56:08Z")

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Hi, we have a forum installed in subfolder, https://www.cuba-platform.com/discuss . The main website has a store located at https://www.cuba-platform.com/store . I would like to share this link in some topic or post of o…

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## [Discourse can't reach hotmail/yahoo mailboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cant-reach-hotmail-yahoo-mailboxes/92675)

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**Author:** [@jfbourdeau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jfbourdeau)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-cant-reach-hotmail-yahoo-mailboxes/92675 "2018-07-20T14:07:12Z")

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Hello, I am sure some of you went trough the process. eMails generated by our discourse system, has problem reaching yahoo/hotmail Not even reaching the spam folder in some cases Beside DNS : SPF(for the domain sen…

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## [Solved Reminders Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-reminders-plugin/340336)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-reminders-plugin/340336 "2025-03-10T09:22:12Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Solved Reminders Plugin extends the functionality of Solved plugin by offering additional reminder capabilities for solved topics. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/…

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## [Bitnami installations are unsupported](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bitnami-installations-are-unsupported/142538)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bitnami-installations-are-unsupported/142538 "2020-02-25T00:55:27Z")

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Community support is only provided for installs that use the official instructions: discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub If you have installed with Bitnami and are having trouble, then …

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## [Invite option visible on profile, but leads to blank page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-option-visible-on-profile-but-leads-to-blank-page/31288)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-option-visible-on-profile-but-leads-to-blank-page/31288 "2015-07-23T01:32:43Z")

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I can see the Invites option on my profile here on meta, but visiting the page it’s blank, no option to invite visible:

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## [Trying to edit user.hbs with no results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-edit-user-hbs-with-no-results/43204)

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**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-edit-user-hbs-with-no-results/43204 "2016-04-26T20:32:30Z")

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I am trying to modify the user.hbs file my plugin. Doing the standard plugins/myplugin/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs and copying the original code and modifying what I need. However, the result is …

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## [How to show Full Name in Embeds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-full-name-in-embeds/255329)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Wass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Wass)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-full-name-in-embeds/255329 "2023-02-21T11:01:57Z")

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Hi Guys I just read through this post How to display full name in comments embeds I ran these commands. cd /var/discourse ./launcher enter app x86\_64 arch detected. root@discourse-app:/var/www/discourse# cd app/views/…

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