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## [Get topic id when the topic show page loads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-topic-id-when-the-topic-show-page-loads/155620)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-topic-id-when-the-topic-show-page-loads/155620 "2020-06-24T14:38:11Z")

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In my theme, when a topic show page is loaded, I need to get the id of that topic (and name too, if possible, but id would be sufficient). I then use this information in my theme to make an API call to get information a…

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## [How can I set up invites by members so admins control what invitees see?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-set-up-invites-by-members-so-admins-control-what-invitees-see/379740)

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**Author:** [@famousamos.1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/famousamos.1)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-set-up-invites-by-members-so-admins-control-what-invitees-see/379740 "2025-12-17T22:12:21Z")

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I’d also like to see it where the admin can set what group and what post all invites made by members see, no matter who creates that invite. We have a standard topic and group that all members come into first - however b…

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## [SSO Plugin Account login timed out, please try logging in again](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-plugin-account-login-timed-out-please-try-logging-in-again/37341)

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**Author:** [@depeters](https://meta.discourse.org/u/depeters)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-plugin-account-login-timed-out-please-try-logging-in-again/37341 "2020-06-11T13:46:13Z")

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I have a link that goes directly to http://discourse.abecorn.com/users/{username}/messages. If it has been a while since visiting that link the user will get “Account login timed out, please try logging in again.” If I…

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## [Using Cloudflare for HTTPS, empty preview pane in edit page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-cloudflare-for-https-empty-preview-pane-in-edit-page/69146)

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**Author:** [@pokapow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pokapow)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-cloudflare-for-https-empty-preview-pane-in-edit-page/69146 "2017-09-02T17:41:52Z")

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In my new Discourse install, I have a problem I never had before: Le right div of text edit section rest always blank, not update the text in left section: And that the case for Chrome and firefox, for every user… V…

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## [Ratio of topics to posts - and what does this tell us about our communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ratio-of-topics-to-posts-and-what-does-this-tell-us-about-our-communities/31605)

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**Author:** [@gingerling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerling)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ratio-of-topics-to-posts-and-what-does-this-tell-us-about-our-communities/31605 "2015-08-03T12:07:21Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Detailed understanding of the dashboard statistics and data: Hi, out of interest, can anyone tell me their ratio of Topics to Posts in discourse and on other forum software (perhaps what y…

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## [White\_listed\_spam\_host\_domains setting not being honoured for New Users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-listed-spam-host-domains-setting-not-being-honoured-for-new-users/130348)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-listed-spam-host-domains-setting-not-being-honoured-for-new-users/130348 "2019-10-18T19:52:12Z")

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I’m not sure if this is a bug or if I’m missing a setting somewhere. The following four items landed in my Moderators Inbox earlier today: Clicking on the bottom one in the list, New user martincook posts blocked du…

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## [How to migrate Discourse from one server to another with the same DNS name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-discourse-from-one-server-to-another-with-the-same-dns-name/175572)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-discourse-from-one-server-to-another-with-the-same-dns-name/175572 "2024-04-12T12:08:14Z")

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I’m trying to migrate discourse from a personal hosting to a Amazon LightSail server. I’ve searched the forum and read all the posts about migrating servers and settings up discourse: Move your Discourse Instance to a D…

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## [Topic Content in Chronological Order](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-content-in-chronological-order/104114)

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**Author:** [@Lee\_Davy2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lee_Davy2)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-content-in-chronological-order/104114 "2019-06-02T23:17:26Z")

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The attached screenshot is of a course I am running using Discourse. It’s spread over four weeks, and the students are asking for me to order the assignments chronologically. I can’t find a way to do this? Is it possi…

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## [White blank page on mobile app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-blank-page-on-mobile-app/113209)

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**Author:** [@GeertClaes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GeertClaes)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-blank-page-on-mobile-app/113209 "2019-04-03T13:53:01Z")

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Our Discourse forum now works on desktop but connecting via the Discourse app shows a blank white page? On the browser on iOS it also shows a blank page. Even “request the desktop site” shows the blank page? I am host…

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## [Switch icons with name in the user menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-icons-with-name-in-the-user-menu/75505)

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**Author:** [@TristanSchaaf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TristanSchaaf)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-icons-with-name-in-the-user-menu/75505 "2017-12-06T22:44:40Z")

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I’m unsure if this has been said before, as I just joined (i’ve used the search function). But what I’m talking about is this: I think the “@username” and the icons should be switched around. Personally I don’t see t…

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## [DIY Discourse. would love to install Discourse on my own](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diy-discourse-would-love-to-install-discourse-on-my-own/86604)

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**Author:** [@dave\_odiakaose](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dave_odiakaose)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diy-discourse-would-love-to-install-discourse-on-my-own/86604 "2018-05-03T17:17:48Z")

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can i DIY Discourse?

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## [Comments not being embedded in wordpress plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comments-not-being-embedded-in-wordpress-plugin/40345)

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**Author:** [@Alankrit\_Choudh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alankrit_Choudh)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comments-not-being-embedded-in-wordpress-plugin/40345 "2016-05-20T16:06:10Z")

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First of all thanks for this awesome plugin. Currently i have set my wp-discourse permission as follows + Still not being able to get the discourse comments embeded on the blog.

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## [Discourse hub and influitive site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-and-influitive-site/239090)

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**Author:** [@asirota](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asirota)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-and-influitive-site/239090 "2022-09-15T18:03:37Z")

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Influitive is a company in Canada that has forked Discourse as the engine behind their custom community platform. When using one of those community sites in discourse the site continuously asks you to login and authorize…

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## [Unable to edit tag groups under category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-edit-tag-groups-under-category/369571)

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**Author:** [@tknospdr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tknospdr)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-edit-tag-groups-under-category/369571 "2025-07-09T17:08:35Z")

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When attempting to manage a tag group under a category, I get a generic Internal Server Error pop up window. I can manage tags under the category, and I can edit tag groups under admin just fine. It’s just under ANY ca…

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## [Discourse 0.9.. 14 years later](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-0-9-14-years-later/400647)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-0-9-14-years-later/400647 "2026-04-16T13:41:27Z")

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I had nothing to do this afternoon so I was browsing GitHub out of boredom and found a Discourse fork from 14 years ago. Given I was bored I decided I’d take it for a spin in Ubuntu 14.02. All it took was using rvm to ge…

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## [1 forum for multiple languages or 1 forum per language?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-forum-for-multiple-languages-or-1-forum-per-language/52915)

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**Author:** [@alwayslookright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alwayslookright)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-forum-for-multiple-languages-or-1-forum-per-language/52915 "2018-09-25T19:16:25Z")

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I have some forums setup in English and wanted to get them setup in multiple languages as well. For each language I’d like the user to see the registration details and their settings to be in their language rather than …

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## [Allow @mention notifications in muted topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-mention-notifications-in-muted-topics/373978)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-mention-notifications-in-muted-topics/373978 "2025-07-12T17:03:20Z")

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I run a forum for my website and I can’t always keep track of every single topic so I want to mute some that are not relevant to me. But every now and then something will come up which needs me to look over (maybe someo…

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## [Core dump when running the MyBB import script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/core-dump-when-running-the-mybb-import-script/34332)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/core-dump-when-running-the-mybb-import-script/34332 "2016-05-03T11:27:14Z")

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I get the same error message as in this post when running the MyBB importer as I’ve described here: $ RAILS\_ENV=production ruby mybb2.rb loading existing groups... loading existing users... loading existing categories..…

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## [GA4 page views are inflated compared to Discourse page views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ga4-page-views-are-inflated-compared-to-discourse-page-views/285373)

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**Author:** [@Shaneod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shaneod)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ga4-page-views-are-inflated-compared-to-discourse-page-views/285373 "2023-11-22T09:57:40Z")

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Hi Sam, Okay so let’s forget about Adsense. What you are describing for Google Analytics on Discourse is what I understood to be the case. But the data since I moved suggests Discourse was generating way too many PageVi…

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## [Discobot tutorial errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-tutorial-errors/70058)

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**Author:** [@joey.blake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joey.blake)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-tutorial-errors/70058 "2017-09-28T17:51:52Z")

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I’ve been going through the discobot tutorial, and after a certain point in the walkthough, clicking the “Reply” button results in a javascript error being thrown. It does not stop you from closing the error window a…

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## [Inserting date/time into new topic's title field (ie, right here \> !)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inserting-date-time-into-new-topics-title-field-ie-right-here/270201)

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**Author:** [@meave](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meave)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inserting-date-time-into-new-topics-title-field-ie-right-here/270201 "2026-07-23T12:33:14Z")

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Is that possible ? Could there be an “insert date/time” button (date picker) for the thread/topic’s title field ?

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## [Unlisting a thread breaks links that have old thread names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisting-a-thread-breaks-links-that-have-old-thread-names/68440)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisting-a-thread-breaks-links-that-have-old-thread-names/68440 "2017-08-21T18:44:31Z")

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The Bug: A Discourse topic link looks like this: https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-meta-discourse-org/1?silent=true Normally the title, the bit between the /t/ and /topicId at the end, does not matter, so I could…

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## [Open the login popup immediately when accessing the website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-the-login-popup-immediately-when-accessing-the-website/265094)

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**Author:** [@Đạt\_Hoàng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%C4%90%E1%BA%A1t_Ho%C3%A0ng)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-the-login-popup-immediately-when-accessing-the-website/265094 "2023-05-16T12:57:47Z")

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How can I configure the website to open the login popup as soon as it is accessed?

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## [Infinite loop when scrolling in chrome on android in landscape mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-loop-when-scrolling-in-chrome-on-android-in-landscape-mode/345635)

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**Author:** [@programmerjake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/programmerjake)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-loop-when-scrolling-in-chrome-on-android-in-landscape-mode/345635 "2025-01-07T04:33:14Z")

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when going to \[RFC\]\[GlobalISel\] Adding FP type information to LLT - #37 by qcolombet - Common CodeGen Infrastructure - LLVM Discussion Forums and scrolling down a bit more it goes into an infinite loop of scrolling down …

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## [Private message disappear when sender is same as receiver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-disappear-when-sender-is-same-as-receiver/218782)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-disappear-when-sender-is-same-as-receiver/218782 "2022-02-22T07:28:51Z")

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I don’t know if this is a bug or a feature, but because something unexpected happends I’m counting it as a bug :wink: I tried send a private message to myself, mostly because of drafts fail sometime. Composer nagged to …

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## [Titles on graphs in community health dashboard are not localized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/titles-on-graphs-in-community-health-dashboard-are-not-localized/302776)

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**Author:** [@schneeland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schneeland)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/titles-on-graphs-in-community-health-dashboard-are-not-localized/302776 "2025-01-18T16:25:29Z")

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As the title already says: it seems that the strings for the titles on graphs in the community health dashboard are not localized: When switching to the reports tab, the localized titles are shown: However, when …

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## [New Discourse post only created on update of WP post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-discourse-post-only-created-on-update-of-wp-post/89907)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-discourse-post-only-created-on-update-of-wp-post/89907 "2018-06-27T14:55:41Z")

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When I first create a new post in Wordpress, it’s no longer auto-posting to Discourse. (Yes, the checkbox is selected.) It posts immediately if I click “update” on the post in Wordpress, though. There’s no error when I …

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## [Discourse isn't starting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-isnt-starting/53228)

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**Author:** [@nstemp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nstemp)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-isnt-starting/53228 "2016-11-22T20:10:38Z")

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I recently run out of disk space and following this https://meta.discourse.org/t/var-lib-docker-aufs-diff-increasing-in-size/31438/13 my discourse isn’t even starting now… I have no idea what to do now and I need help …

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## [Manual Backup to my Computer Not Working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-backup-to-my-computer-not-working/219016)

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**Author:** [@WesPenre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WesPenre)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manual-backup-to-my-computer-not-working/219016 "2022-05-12T09:02:04Z")

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I have always been able to back up Discourse manually every evening and then download the file to my computer. An email is sent to me with a download link to click. That worked fine until about three days ago. The link d…

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## [Errors with Reactions After Upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-with-reactions-after-upgrade/293846)

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**Author:** [@BogacErkan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BogacErkan)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-with-reactions-after-upgrade/293846 "2024-02-05T22:17:09Z")

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After upgrading to 3.3.0.beta1-dev, the plugin stopped working. And when enabled, forum stops loading. Is there something that I need to do? Thank you.

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## [\[quote\] & \<blockquote\> aren't parsing a URL in a citation as per BBCode & HTML](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-blockquote-arent-parsing-a-url-in-a-citation-as-per-bbcode-html/82572)

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**Author:** [@TEU](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TEU)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-blockquote-arent-parsing-a-url-in-a-citation-as-per-bbcode-html/82572 "2018-03-10T01:28:05Z")

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I’m a newbie so apologies in advance if this isn’t the correct location to flag this. I searched Google, discourse.org, & commonmark.org but haven’t found anything yet. Citing a URL in addition to just a name or article…

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## [Release v2025.11.0: AI translations improvements, chat search, new review queue, and improvements for posts with images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-11-0-ai-translations-improvements-chat-search-new-review-queue-and-improvements-for-posts-with-images/389615)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-11-0-ai-translations-improvements-chat-search-new-review-queue-and-improvements-for-posts-with-images/389615 "2025-11-26T11:02:53Z")

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New features in v2025.11.0 New version numbering scheme Perhaps you noticed we just jumped from version 3.6.0.beta2 to version 2025.11.0. We have updated our version numbers for releases to be based on the current year a…

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## [More charting options for Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-charting-options-for-data-explorer/401130)

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**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-charting-options-for-data-explorer/401130 "2026-04-22T14:57:19Z")

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The Data Explorer plugin lets you dive deep into your community’s data with custom queries. It’s now easier to visualize the results of those queries, thanks to a few recent updates that expand the plugin’s charting capa…

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## [Error While Trying to load, New and Admin accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-trying-to-load-new-and-admin-accounts/29050)

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**Author:** [@DreamOnPvP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DreamOnPvP)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-trying-to-load-new-and-admin-accounts/29050 "2015-07-20T10:11:04Z")

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So whenever I try and access a users account from the ‘Users’ Tab on the admin panel I get this error. Error When trying to load, go back or retry It only happens on non ‘Normal User’ Accounts. aka, Admin Accounts, Mod…

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## [User incorrectly identified as spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-incorrectly-identified-as-spam/91887)

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**Author:** [@swamidass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swamidass)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-incorrectly-identified-as-spam/91887 "2020-03-13T05:11:19Z")

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A user was incorrectly flagged by @system as a sapmmer. These posts were not spam. I’ve cleared the flag, and unsilenced her, but the system has grayed out the user’s post. How do I fix that? She is not a spammer.

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## [URLs for avatars & emoticons adding :80 to the end of the domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-for-avatars-emoticons-adding-80-to-the-end-of-the-domain/79090)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-for-avatars-emoticons-adding-80-to-the-end-of-the-domain/79090 "2018-01-28T23:51:25Z")

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Guys, I am having an issue where some avatars are missing where you’ve quoted someone in a post. On investigating I noticed ‘:80’ being added to the end of each domain in the image URL for some avatars, but not others.…

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## [Add to route headers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-route-headers/111929)

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**Author:** [@Dev\_Work](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dev_Work)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-to-route-headers/111929 "2019-03-26T15:17:25Z")

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Route site.local/logs/messages.json Note, that Cache-Control headers are missing in the response headers Ideally, the web server should return the following HTTP headers in all responses containing sensitive content: …

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## [Sending suggestions without involving legal terms, TOS, external agencies etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-suggestions-without-involving-legal-terms-tos-external-agencies-etc/40964)

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**Author:** [@Spirit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Spirit)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-suggestions-without-involving-legal-terms-tos-external-agencies-etc/40964 "2016-03-14T15:11:45Z")

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Basically I’d like to contribute to a Forum without attaching myself to other legal-speak / TOS stuff which I see as unrelated to improving parts of this site. I think we can still use Discourse in some way without all …

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## [Is there a way to limit who can use a certain tag?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-limit-who-can-use-a-certain-tag/298796)

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**Author:** [@civitas\_john](https://meta.discourse.org/u/civitas_john)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-limit-who-can-use-a-certain-tag/298796 "2024-06-04T10:45:01Z")

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For example, we may want a specific tag called “Homepage”, and then display recent “Homepage” posts on our main website. If we allow all users to choose this tag, it would become a mess. So, I wonder if there is a way to…

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## [IP Spoofing Attack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-spoofing-attack/67890)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-spoofing-attack/67890 "2017-08-28T16:58:55Z")

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Of late after an upgrade I’ve seen a whole bunch of errors in the logs like ActionDispatch::RemoteIp::IpSpoofAttackError (IP spoofing attack?! HTTP\_CLIENT\_IP="74.103.19.54" HTTP\_X\_FORWARDED\_FOR="138.164.23.59, 46.166.14…

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## [Edit actions not clear on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-actions-not-clear-on-mobile/257178)

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**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-actions-not-clear-on-mobile/257178 "2023-03-10T09:42:54Z")

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Here the user sees a mysterious pencil notification: He clicks it but can’t figure out what it’s trying to tell him. There’s nothing different about the post he can tell.

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## [Ability to pin messages in chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-pin-messages-in-chat/276793)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-pin-messages-in-chat/276793 "2026-03-03T20:59:23Z")

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There is currently no “pin” feature in Discourse chat. There should be a pin feature for the chat, in case important messages need to be pinned for users to read. Pinning messages can be done if you are a moderator/admin…

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## [Ampersand incorrectly encoded in onebox images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersand-incorrectly-encoded-in-onebox-images/126108)

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**Author:** [@manyoyo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manyoyo)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersand-incorrectly-encoded-in-onebox-images/126108 "2019-08-19T13:33:02Z")

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Hello, I’ve noticed that some links aren’t loading on the Discourse I help administer. This one, for instance: The same thing happens here, so I’m assuming it is something which some sites are doing differently? Ev…

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## [Site cannot be reached after install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-cannot-be-reached-after-install/154751)

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**Author:** [@Yucheng\_Jiang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yucheng_Jiang)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-cannot-be-reached-after-install/154751 "2020-06-13T15:45:57Z")

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Hi, I followed this instruction guide, but the “site can’t be reached” error occurs after installation. Does anyone have an idea how to fix this?

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## [Oneboxing URLs with two dashes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-urls-with-two-dashes/84568)

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**Author:** [@danekhollas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danekhollas)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-urls-with-two-dashes/84568 "2022-01-07T11:13:13Z")

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Ok, here’s a weird bug. When an URL contains --, the markdown converts it do – For example, this URL: cs--preview.khanacademy.org If I explicitly insert a link, it works, even though it is rendered incorectly: \[http…

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## [Composer more menu partly hidden behind header and composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-more-menu-partly-hidden-behind-header-and-composer/372859)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-more-menu-partly-hidden-behind-header-and-composer/372859 "2025-07-17T11:56:56Z")

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The Composer More menu is a little difficult to use on my tablet. It would be easier if it didn’t open behind the Composer and the header. I prefer the menu with limited height like on my forum (updated ~2 days ag…

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## [\-1 replies even though I have imported Posts properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-replies-even-though-i-have-imported-posts-properly/170272)

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**Author:** [@Christian\_Suntay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Christian_Suntay)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-replies-even-though-i-have-imported-posts-properly/170272 "2020-11-20T17:09:16Z")

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Here below are from Vanilla and imported to Discourse

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## [Discouse takes up a lot of disk space, mainly the redis\_data folder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discouse-takes-up-a-lot-of-disk-space-mainly-the-redis-data-folder/255331)

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**Author:** [@Alienazk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alienazk)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discouse-takes-up-a-lot-of-disk-space-mainly-the-redis-data-folder/255331 "2023-03-15T04:25:54Z")

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Hello! I’ve been running the community on discouse for almost a year now and my backup files are now up to 2.5G. But we are running out of disk space (120G). After investigation, the folder redis\_data is taking up 59G…

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## [How to hide all posts from a specific user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-all-posts-from-a-specific-user/295496)

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**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-all-posts-from-a-specific-user/295496 "2025-01-04T11:55:38Z")

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Is there a way to hide all posts for a specific user (without deleting them). The use case is to temporarily hide them until a legal issue is resolved after which then can be un-hidden. That’s why I don’t simply want to …

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## [Email threading dates confusing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-threading-dates-confusing/109399)

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**Author:** [@Json\_Blob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Json_Blob)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-threading-dates-confusing/109399 "2019-02-20T03:13:53Z")

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Hello, I’m receiving feedback from my users that emails threading in specifically Gmail are rather confusing to follow. let’s make an example case: 1/1/19 I start a thread on our forum, an email notification goes out t…

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