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## [Registration IP Address is duplicated for so many users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registration-ip-address-is-duplicated-for-so-many-users/121042)

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**Author:** [@Chi\_Duc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chi_Duc)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registration-ip-address-is-duplicated-for-so-many-users/121042 "2019-06-23T09:21:26Z")

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Sorry but I has a problem that I don’t know why. In our forum, registration IP Address is duplicated for so many users. It seems so strange. And I can’t understand. Please help me to make it more clear. It’s normal lo…

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## [Subcategory menu too narrow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-menu-too-narrow/66527)

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**Author:** [@phisch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phisch)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-menu-too-narrow/66527 "2017-07-20T17:57:51Z")

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Hey, As said in the title: Because we have rather long subcategory names, i’d like the menu to be as wide as needed and not fixed size. Best, Philipp

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## [\[Zotero extension +\] Firefox v116 on macOS broken Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zotero-extension-firefox-v116-on-macos-broken-discourse/275693)

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**Author:** [@glimfeather](https://meta.discourse.org/u/glimfeather)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zotero-extension-firefox-v116-on-macos-broken-discourse/275693 "2023-08-22T14:37:09Z")

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Upgraded my Firefox version this morning to 116.0.3 (64-bit) on macOS. Now every installation of Discourse where I am active (20+ systems) stalls when using the G-J shortcut from any of New, Unread or Unseen. Progress ba…

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## [Users arbitrarily notified after tags added](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-arbitrarily-notified-after-tags-added/175628)

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**Author:** [@Edward\_Weiss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edward_Weiss)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-arbitrarily-notified-after-tags-added/175628 "2021-01-11T22:16:19Z")

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Hi there, I’m wondering if someone can help me troubleshoot this situation. The organization whose Discourse installation I run has hired someone to go back and tag a lot of old topics, in order to make them easier to …

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## [Local installation internal use only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-installation-internal-use-only/298651)

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**Author:** [@rayman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rayman)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-installation-internal-use-only/298651 "2024-03-09T20:21:08Z")

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Hi all, Quick question , is there a way I can use discourse internally , on my network only , not over the internet . Say my domain at home is called testlabs.local , I want to be able for all users In this domain to b…

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## [Users are getting "Your account does not have the required trust level..." error message via email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-getting-your-account-does-not-have-the-required-trust-level-error-message-via-email/325299)

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**Author:** [@exlabs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/exlabs)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-getting-your-account-does-not-have-the-required-trust-level-error-message-via-email/325299 "2025-01-03T13:08:42Z")

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We are enjoying using Discourse very much be have a specific issues I’d like to resolve. We have two ways users can ask for support: Join the forum and ask a question Send a mail to our support email, which creates a …

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## [High Memory usage without traffic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/high-memory-usage-without-traffic/228601)

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**Author:** [@Haddoq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Haddoq)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/high-memory-usage-without-traffic/228601 "2022-06-01T16:48:29Z")

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So I’m testing out Discourse as a possible destination for our existing forum and I’m trying to figure out the requirements. Currently I’m running the Discourse droplet on a Digitalocean node with 4vCPUs and 8GB ram. W…

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## [Error after updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-after-updating/157695)

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**Author:** [@FuraXx\_Tv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FuraXx_Tv)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-after-updating/157695 "2020-07-14T15:39:30Z")

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hello i wanted to launch an update but now nothing works. I get its errors: can someone enlighten me? how modify this command: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle install --deployment --retry 3 --jobs …

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## [Can't complete build on Lightsail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-complete-build-on-lightsail/348410)

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**Author:** [@martim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martim)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-complete-build-on-lightsail/348410 "2025-01-23T18:54:59Z")

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Hi, it seems like I’m having the same problem as Rebuild app has stuck and Background saving terminated with success, except that I retried the build process many times, with and without rebooting. I have a Lightsail in…

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## [Error after installation - Discourse-doctor - antibiotics not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-after-installation-discourse-doctor-antibiotics-not-working/294494)

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**Author:** [@ElComputer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ElComputer)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-after-installation-discourse-doctor-antibiotics-not-working/294494 "2024-02-07T13:47:32Z")

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I see these errors - how can i find the full error log for the installation and post it here for diagnose and maybe fix? I, \[2024-02-07T04:52:47.464805 #1\] INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'yarn ins…

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## [No login is possible after recovery a Discourse Backup on a new server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-login-is-possible-after-recovery-a-discourse-backup-on-a-new-server/205951)

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**Author:** [@ITAS-Isti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ITAS-Isti)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-login-is-possible-after-recovery-a-discourse-backup-on-a-new-server/205951 "2021-10-24T15:41:52Z")

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Hi, I have recovered a Discourse Backup on a new VM. The recovery itself seems to work. I see the the correct start GUI. If I try to log in I receive an unknown error: Processing by UsersController#create as \*/\* Pa…

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## [Custom additional info next to user profile within post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-additional-info-next-to-user-profile-within-post/58705)

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**Author:** [@zbor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zbor)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-additional-info-next-to-user-profile-within-post/58705 "2017-03-09T21:14:34Z")

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Is it possible to have additional info around user name in the post? Something like Full name but other required field… That will have priority upon name, location, info.. etc…

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## [Need to confirm that digest mails are being sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-confirm-that-digest-mails-are-being-sent/71651)

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**Author:** [@nicop91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicop91)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-confirm-that-digest-mails-are-being-sent/71651 "2017-10-13T12:06:28Z")

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Hello all, Sorry for this probably quite trivial question, but I can’t really find any resource on that here… I see that some of my users have the setting “Email digest” set to “every 3 days” from their user preference…

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## [Can't delete deprecated theme component from CLI - failed to bootstrap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-deprecated-theme-component-from-cli-failed-to-bootstrap/194995)

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**Author:** [@pawelorzech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pawelorzech)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-deprecated-theme-component-from-cli-failed-to-bootstrap/194995 "2021-07-03T21:08:38Z")

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I do know that it’s because of Alternative Logos: I, \[2021-06-25T11:00:32.360020 #1\] INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake themes:update assets:precompile' Failed to update Alternative …

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## [Is there a reason why the forum won't connect?-The issue has been resolved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-reason-why-the-forum-wont-connect-the-issue-has-been-resolved/284168)

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**Author:** [@wenqin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wenqin)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-reason-why-the-forum-wont-connect-the-issue-has-been-resolved/284168 "2023-11-16T08:32:51Z")

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My forum is suddenly not connecting since this morning. After a ping query, my domain is still active. What exactly is causing my forum not to be connected for use? Updated November 16, 2023 The issue has been resolved…

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## [Bulk replacement in translated strings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-replacement-in-translated-strings/181080)

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**Author:** [@pqMMA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pqMMA)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-replacement-in-translated-strings/181080 "2024-07-10T10:12:33Z")

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I know that Discourse lets use now change text almost everyone on the site through the admin panel, but is there a way to do something like find and replace all? I know categories and topics are fundamental to how Disco…

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## [Can not edit topics with picture with S3 backend](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-edit-topics-with-picture-with-s3-backend/193727)

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**Author:** [@dirien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dirien)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-edit-topics-with-picture-with-s3-backend/193727 "2021-07-09T00:18:12Z")

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Hi everybody, we stumbled over a strange issue. Our setting: Discourse: 2.8.0.beta2 S3: Minio CDN: Myra The S3 is configured: root@assets-prod-app01:~# sudo -u minio mc admin policy info minio readwrite-discourse {…

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## [Website crashed while updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-crashed-while-updating/46876)

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**Author:** [@prateekvarma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/prateekvarma)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-crashed-while-updating/46876 "2016-07-06T02:23:25Z")

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Hi, I just tried to update my discourse forum, and it did not succeed. Following is the screenshot i took before my website messed up (and still is down) :expressionless:

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## [Delete user feature stopped working on staging/production docker setups, but works on local (no docker setup)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-user-feature-stopped-working-on-staging-production-docker-setups-but-works-on-local-no-docker-setup/254108)

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**Author:** [@Stefan\_Brighiu\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Brighiu_M)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-user-feature-stopped-working-on-staging-production-docker-setups-but-works-on-local-no-docker-setup/254108 "2023-02-05T18:29:50Z")

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Hi everyone, I have an issue where the delete user secondary window (the one that actually deletes the user, does not show on staging/prod (docker setup), but works fine locally - no docker setup) Nothing happens …

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## [Mail-receiver won’t deliver mail to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-receiver-won-t-deliver-mail-to-discourse/283811)

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**Author:** [@MathiasFoster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MathiasFoster)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-receiver-won-t-deliver-mail-to-discourse/283811 "2023-01-26T10:52:30Z")

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I made this mistake, and left discourse.example.com in the mail-receiver.yml file. I have fixed this now, but mail-receiver doesn’t seem to be ‘getting’ the new details. How do I ‘reset’ mail-receiver (e.g. what is th…

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## [Bulk deleting / mass modifying users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-deleting-mass-modifying-users/64362)

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**Author:** [@lead4good](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lead4good)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-deleting-mass-modifying-users/64362 "2018-02-10T13:06:04Z")

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Recently we’ve been migrating our bbpress forums to discourse at purism (a company that builds security focused laptops by trying to free the hardware from binary blobs) . I’ve already wrote a tutorial on how to import a…

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## [How to display user first name as username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-user-first-name-as-username/296769)

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**Author:** [@Celso\_Teixeira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Celso_Teixeira)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-user-first-name-as-username/296769 "2024-02-27T14:26:23Z")

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I prefer the username to consist of the user’s first name rather than their full name. Upon the user’s initial login, I would like the system to automatically set the username using only the first name. E.G Full name: M…

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## [Persistent SMTP Timeout Issue with Spacemail on Discourse (VPS, Docker)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-smtp-timeout-issue-with-spacemail-on-discourse-vps-docker/383452)

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**Author:** [@errorexee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/errorexee)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-smtp-timeout-issue-with-spacemail-on-discourse-vps-docker/383452 "2025-10-06T21:33:11Z")

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Hello Discourse Support/Community, I have been struggling for several days to resolve an issue with outgoing emails from my Discourse instance. I am running Discourse in a Docker container on a Spaceship VPS (Phoenix, U…

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## [Docker problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-problems/359438)

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**Author:** [@geoff777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geoff777)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-problems/359438 "2025-04-01T15:31:32Z")

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Having lots of problems installing discourse. Cant use two containers because of a weird ssh container problem. Single container.. app.yml leads to duplicate containers. Tried lots of ai assisted fixes but we’ve been…

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## [Possible to disable AI chat in personal DM and category topic discussion?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-disable-ai-chat-in-personal-dm-and-category-topic-discussion/330011)

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**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-disable-ai-chat-in-personal-dm-and-category-topic-discussion/330011 "2024-10-11T01:29:16Z")

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possible to disable AI chat in personal DM and/or category topic discussion? only allow to use it in group channel. AI bot discussion in category topic, that brings a lot of fun, but easily get a lot ai-generate cont…

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## [Dockerless Install Script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dockerless-install-script/26713)

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**Author:** [@pl3bs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pl3bs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dockerless-install-script/26713 "2015-04-07T22:30:56Z")

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Purpose## I’ve been working on figuring the ins-outs of installing discourse on VPS that doesn’t support docker. The issue with discourse currently is that it’s a bit of an advanced install without docker. The issue with…

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## [Bulk badge grant not working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-badge-grant-not-working/310024)

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**Author:** [@xomiamoore](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xomiamoore)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-badge-grant-not-working/310024 "2024-06-01T17:27:53Z")

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Hi all! I have a list of emails in a CSV file that I am awarding a badge to. I expected a group to not be matched on our forum (I am using the list of all attendees of an event, and not all of them have a forum account)…

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## [Discourse WP plugin blocking Paypal installation in Easy Digital Downloads WP Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wp-plugin-blocking-paypal-installation-in-easy-digital-downloads-wp-plugin/206172)

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**Author:** [@JMJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JMJ)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wp-plugin-blocking-paypal-installation-in-easy-digital-downloads-wp-plugin/206172 "2021-11-10T03:37:15Z")

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We discovered that the Discourse WP Plugin is causing an installation issue with the API/Webhook connection for a new version of Paypal in the Easy Digital Downloads WP Plugin (EDD). In other words, when the Discourse W…

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## [Reverting version after problematic update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverting-version-after-problematic-update/240656)

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**Author:** [@hiccup](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hiccup)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverting-version-after-problematic-update/240656 "2022-10-02T18:24:26Z")

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How I can revert? Thanks

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## [Slow queries in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-queries-in-discourse/152494)

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**Author:** [@wtune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wtune)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-queries-in-discourse/152494 "2020-05-25T07:29:10Z")

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From Database Log we find some queries with unnecessary ORDER BY in subquery produced by user.rb#L379.One of them is as follows: SELECT "group\_users"."group\_id" FROM "group\_users" WHERE "group\_users"."group\_i…

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## [Enable receiving and reply emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-receiving-and-reply-emails/341801)

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**Author:** [@Abdelrahman\_MoHamed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abdelrahman_MoHamed)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-receiving-and-reply-emails/341801 "2024-12-19T19:52:55Z")

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I’m using NetCore Coud as an email provider but I cannot enable receiving emails or reply to emails , Any idea how can I achieve this using NeCore Cloud Email ?

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## [GitHub logins using deprecated authentication API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-logins-using-deprecated-authentication-api/140566)

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**Author:** [@Curtis\_Rueden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Curtis_Rueden)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-logins-using-deprecated-authentication-api/140566 "2020-02-11T09:48:37Z")

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I just received the following email from GitHub: Hi @ctrueden, On February 4th, 2020 at 06:50 (UTC) your application (forum.image.sc) used an access token (with the User-Agent Faraday v1.0.0) as part of a query parame…

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## [Switching from SMTP to oAuth](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-from-smtp-to-oauth/367023)

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**Author:** [@Pierpinna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pierpinna)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-from-smtp-to-oauth/367023 "2026-04-18T09:39:12Z")

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Hi, Because of a new company policy need to switch our site email configurations from SMTP to oAuth. However, I can’t find that option in the admin panel. Any help? Thanks

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## [Tagged topics are not "Tracking" when tracking the tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagged-topics-are-not-tracking-when-tracking-the-tag/227998)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagged-topics-are-not-tracking-when-tracking-the-tag/227998 "2022-05-25T19:03:00Z")

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I’ve been tracking the chat tag now for a while, but new topics are still showing up as “Normal” for me. I thought perhaps that it was due to the tag being added after the topic was created initially, but I don’t see an…

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## [Where can I find steps for setting up email with my own SMTP server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-find-steps-for-setting-up-email-with-my-own-smtp-server/204422)

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**Author:** [@mamond](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mamond)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-find-steps-for-setting-up-email-with-my-own-smtp-server/204422 "2021-09-25T18:02:34Z")

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I see that in the docs recommend to use dedicated mail service and all of the blog that show how to set up the SMTP mail, they always use the dedicated mail service like mailgun. According to This " We strongly recomme…

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## [Feedback wanted for Janitor - Discourse development in the cloud](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-wanted-for-janitor-discourse-development-in-the-cloud/76727)

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**Author:** [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 8:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-wanted-for-janitor-discourse-development-in-the-cloud/76727 "2017-12-25T08:11:14Z")

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What the explative did I just watch? That’s the Janitor, an on-demand developer environment service for OSS projects. It uses Docker to allow lots of dev envs to be cheaply colocated on powerful bare-metal …

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## [API Search action too many times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-search-action-too-many-times/155773)

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**Author:** [@Bcat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bcat)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-search-action-too-many-times/155773 "2020-09-04T01:55:58Z")

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Error: You’ve performed this action too many times, please try again later. I have a website that needs to call Search on my discourse to export topics. Currently ~ 100 requests at high time. And I receive the error as…

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## [Math not rendering in embedded posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/math-not-rendering-in-embedded-posts/176699)

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**Author:** [@hammond](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hammond)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/math-not-rendering-in-embedded-posts/176699 "2021-02-18T04:48:23Z")

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I have some posts embedded within my website. The mathematics in them isn’t rendering within the embeds. Using the old plugin, we could patch the embed.js.erb file to get the math to render. Is there something we can do…

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## [Download a backup from an email link with \`wget\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-a-backup-from-an-email-link-with-wget/170623)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-a-backup-from-an-email-link-with-wget/170623 "2025-06-23T11:55:59Z")

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For a seasoned sysadmin, the favored way of moving large files is a tool like rsync or scp, but sometimes, you don’t have ssh access to the host where you need to retrieve a large backup file. Because backup files conta…

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## [Understanding what our users are posting about](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-what-our-users-are-posting-about/312382)

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**Author:** [@SStrong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SStrong)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-what-our-users-are-posting-about/312382 "2024-06-20T11:20:32Z")

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I would like to create a sql based report that can provide an understanding as to what type of thing our users are posting about. Categories, topics, tags - these are the fields I have ascertained that will provide this…

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## [Connectivity issues during installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connectivity-issues-during-installation/281990)

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**Author:** [@ojike](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ojike)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connectivity-issues-during-installation/281990 "2024-02-05T18:31:02Z")

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Checking your domain name . . . WARNING: Port 443 of computer does not appear to be accessible using hostname: \*\*\*.com. WARNING: Connection to http://shoutam.com (port 80) also fails. This suggests that \*\*\*.com reso…

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## [Error Updating from 3.4.0.beta3-dev to 3.4.0.beta3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating-from-3-4-0-beta3-dev-to-3-4-0-beta3/349847)

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**Author:** [@kapchew](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kapchew)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating-from-3-4-0-beta3-dev-to-3-4-0-beta3/349847 "2025-02-25T18:29:56Z")

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Hi, Today, after updating my self-hosted Discourse from 3.4.0.beta3-dev to 3.4.0.beta3 via command line, the site is not accessible. It shows Bad Gateway (nginx) page. May I know what’s gone wrong? P/s Currently, I ha…

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## [The "button" HTML5 tag renders in the editor previewer, but not rendered posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-button-html5-tag-renders-in-the-editor-previewer-but-not-rendered-posts/358811)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-button-html5-tag-renders-in-the-editor-previewer-but-not-rendered-posts/358811 "2025-03-26T10:09:12Z")

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Problem After saving the content of the post, it renders for approximately 4 ms in the rendered post, before a loading circle appears for 2 ms, and it’s gone: Solutions If it rendering in the previewer is accidental, …

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## [Adding custom global sections to the sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-global-sections-to-the-sidebar/315546)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-global-sections-to-the-sidebar/315546 "2023-08-28T18:09:33Z")

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Is there a way to add the links for Unread, New and Latest in the sidebar? Those are very handy links that are easy to access in the non-sidebar layout but it makes it difficult to access that once the sidebar is enabled…

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## [Hide specific content from admin (a different take)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-specific-content-from-admin-a-different-take/110667)

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**Author:** [@Cozdabuch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cozdabuch)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-specific-content-from-admin-a-different-take/110667 "2019-03-05T01:34:36Z")

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Ok, So we are using a discourse board for team collaboration within our professional representative organization. We have elected executive positions and elected representatives as well. I am a representative, however…

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## [Renamed our "uncategorized" Category at setup....backed myself into a corner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renamed-our-uncategorized-category-at-setup-backed-myself-into-a-corner/86235)

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**Author:** [@SouperC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SouperC)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renamed-our-uncategorized-category-at-setup-backed-myself-into-a-corner/86235 "2018-04-30T23:53:05Z")

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When I installed Discourse originally (Oct 16), I renamed the uncategorized category to “General Karting” The result is that on our homepage, the category for those topics shows as unlisted. My desired outcome is fo…

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## [Plugin: Smart badge nominations based on Flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-smart-badge-nominations-based-on-flags/32175)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-smart-badge-nominations-based-on-flags/32175 "2015-08-16T08:21:20Z")

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Continuing the discussion from What is the most awesome plugin for Discourse, that does not yet exist?: I would like to see a nomination plugin for badges, which could easily be extended to encompass Trust Level 3/4 nom…

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## [Bug(s) with color palettes and light/dark mode switcher](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-s-with-color-palettes-and-light-dark-mode-switcher/377013)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-s-with-color-palettes-and-light-dark-mode-switcher/377013 "2025-09-01T22:36:30Z")

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Sorry, I’m reposting this, because I was trying to set a bookmark on my original bug report, but I accidentally clicked on the trash can icon. I’m unable to restore the other topic, so I’m pasting the content here. I t…

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## [Check whether a category name is available. API dry-run / custom slug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-whether-a-category-name-is-available-api-dry-run-custom-slug/90373)

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**Author:** [@ryancey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryancey)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-whether-a-category-name-is-available-api-dry-run-custom-slug/90373 "2018-06-27T05:35:16Z")

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I’m facing an issue where I need to check wether creating a category with a given name is possible with the API — in other words, if a category slug is not already taken. Right now, I check it by fetching /c/foobar.json …

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## [What's the correct \`content-type\` when editing posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-correct-content-type-when-editing-posts/199921)

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**Author:** [@pedroleaoc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pedroleaoc)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-correct-content-type-when-editing-posts/199921 "2021-08-10T21:23:56Z")

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Hey folks, can I use application/json as Content-Type when updating a post via the API? The docs say I can, but I am starting to think I cannot.. I constantly get \["BAD CSRF"\] and I have no clue what that means. If I …

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