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## [Configure your hosted Discourse site to run at the root or apex domain (e.g. example.com)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-your-hosted-discourse-site-to-run-at-the-root-or-apex-domain-e-g-example-com/60951)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-your-hosted-discourse-site-to-run-at-the-root-or-apex-domain-e-g-example-com/60951 "2025-03-18T18:16:01Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to configure a hosted Discourse site to run at the root or apex domain (for example, example.com instead of forum.example.com). The general process for changing your site’s domain name…

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## [Secure email mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-email-mode/56296)

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**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-email-mode/56296 "2017-04-27T20:27:15Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Very secret info and email notifications: Definition “Secure email mode” site setting ensures that no content is leaked to the outside via emails when the site’s content is sensitive. U…

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## [Additional email address per user account support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-email-address-per-user-account-support/59847)

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**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-email-address-per-user-account-support/59847 "2021-03-18T19:42:09Z")

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After some chat with the @team, we’re moving forward with this feature request cautiously together, and in phases. Phase 1 Phase 1 won’t change anything but the architecture of how a user’s email address(es) are stored.…

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## [The Universal Rules of Civilized Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-universal-rules-of-civilized-discourse/4705)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-universal-rules-of-civilized-discourse/4705 "2014-09-08T01:47:20Z")

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Feel free to comment on the blog, too, but I wanted to open this up to a fuller discussion here as well: The principles in the default Discourse community behavior FAQ were distilled, as best we could, from the commo…

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## [QR Code Shareables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qr-code-shareables/341948)

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**Author:** [@Alteras](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alteras)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qr-code-shareables/341948 "2025-12-29T03:52:18Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Adds a QR Code generator to share link sources :eyeglasses: Preview https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Alteras/qr-code-shareables :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository https://g…

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## [Getting Discourse running on JRuby](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-discourse-running-on-jruby/81273)

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**Author:** [@headius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/headius)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-discourse-running-on-jruby/81273 "2018-03-05T08:25:21Z")

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Hello friends! I work on the JRuby project, and have recently (a couple times in the past year) attempted to get Discourse running. It would mean you can run a single Discourse process for a whole site, and probably use…

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## [Unlock All Discourse AI Features with Our Hosted LLM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlock-all-discourse-ai-features-with-our-hosted-llm/390985)

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**Author:** [@keegan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keegan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlock-all-discourse-ai-features-with-our-hosted-llm/390985 "2026-03-13T16:54:59Z")

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We’re thrilled to announce that our hosted customers can now power every Discourse AI feature using our own hosted, open-weights LLM\[1\], pre-configured and included free of charge with your hosting service. This means e…

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## [Easily create Support categories using the discourse-solved plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-support-categories-using-the-discourse-solved-plugin/398338)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-support-categories-using-the-discourse-solved-plugin/398338 "2026-05-29T21:58:17Z")

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We’ve made it easier to create support / question-and-answer type categories on Discourse! This update leverages our existing Discourse Solved plugin, but simplifies the setup process and establishes new defaults for thi…

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## [Discourse Units - Convert durations, lengths and masses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-units-convert-durations-lengths-and-masses/149360)

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**Author:** [@dan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-units-convert-durations-lengths-and-masses/149360 "2020-11-03T02:52:44Z")

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Discourse Units discourse-units is a theme component that automatically detects and converts durations, lengths and masses between various scales to make them easier to comprehend. Example: The theme component can…

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## [Providing data for GDPR](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-data-for-gdpr/83595)

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**Author:** [@richp10](https://meta.discourse.org/u/richp10)\
**Replies:** 81\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-data-for-gdpr/83595 "2018-12-20T22:02:34Z")

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Sorry I am late to this conversation, but this is a very important issue and it does not appear it reached resolution. It strikes me that GDPR compliance does mean changes to Discourse - maybe this is all in hand but I …

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## [Add a warning when checking personal messages from a user public profile, as an admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-warning-when-checking-personal-messages-from-a-user-public-profile-as-an-admin/215630)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-warning-when-checking-personal-messages-from-a-user-public-profile-as-an-admin/215630 "2023-04-07T16:34:11Z")

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I won’t discuss here how and why an admin should be able to read direct messages from other people (it has been discussed many times). Also, renaming them “direct messages” rather than “private message” here was smart. I…

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## [Using Discourse as a internal Knowledge Base / Intranet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-internal-knowledge-base-intranet/33857)

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**Author:** [@georgeguimaraes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/georgeguimaraes)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-internal-knowledge-base-intranet/33857 "2022-12-23T10:40:42Z")

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Anyone using Discourse as a internal Knowledge Base for a company? Think about discussing “how we do stuff at the company” and then curating the content to be a live version of it. (maybe that’d be similar to a wiki, bu…

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## [Configure an app token for Instagram oneboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-an-app-token-for-instagram-oneboxes/223548)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-an-app-token-for-instagram-oneboxes/223548 "2025-08-26T06:57:47Z")

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:warning: Important updates since this guide was originally written: App Review is now required. Since September 2021, Meta requires your app to pass App Review and be approved for the oEmbed Read permission (now call…

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## [Improving how we detect and flag likely crawlers in your traffic data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-how-we-detect-and-flag-likely-crawlers-in-your-traffic-data/409316)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-how-we-detect-and-flag-likely-crawlers-in-your-traffic-data/409316 "2026-08-21T05:07:27Z")

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The admin dashboard can now identify likely crawler traffic — automated bots and scrapers that use real browser JavaScript but aren’t human visitors — and separate those pageviews from your genuine traffic numbers. In t…

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## [Now in Beta: Plugin to see TL3 Progress for TL2 users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/now-in-beta-plugin-to-see-tl3-progress-for-tl2-users/408543)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/now-in-beta-plugin-to-see-tl3-progress-for-tl2-users/408543 "2026-08-17T01:43:43Z")

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Hi everyone! Over the past few days, I tried my hand at Allow users to see trust level 3 progress on user profile using a plugin. Here is the current plugin: I use the amazing Gauge.js for the gauges. It used t…

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## [Rename @discobot's start new user command](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-discobots-start-new-user-command/116703)

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**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-discobots-start-new-user-command/116703 "2019-05-13T02:40:58Z")

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I think that something like @discobot start tutorial Start a tutorial to learn how to use this forum. Earn a :medal\_sports: at the end. @discobot start advanced tutorial Start a tutorial to learn how to use this f…

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## [Launching a Successful Discourse Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launching-a-successful-discourse-community/94067)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launching-a-successful-discourse-community/94067 "2021-12-05T13:35:57Z")

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Originally published at: Launching a Successful Discourse Community While we’ve offered general tips for building a Discourse community, we also get a lot questions about how specifically to launch a Discourse commun…

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## [Allow multiple ‘new topic’ drafts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-multiple-new-topic-drafts/194427)

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**Author:** [@anon23840344](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon23840344)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-multiple-new-topic-drafts/194427 "2025-01-30T14:45:04Z")

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Following a meeting, I volunteered for two separate tasks, requiring two separate threads. I open a browser tab and begin one of them. I open a second tab to begin the second, and the “New Topic” button is replaced with…

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## [Backup location](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-location/100397)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-location/100397 "2019-03-14T14:56:08Z")

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A few days ago we added a new feature that allows you to select where backups are stored. The new site setting is called backup\_location and currently supports “Local” and “Amazon S3”. The setting defaults to “Local” un…

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## [Discourse 2.4.0.beta8 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-0-beta8-release-notes/135183)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-0-beta8-release-notes/135183 "2019-12-05T18:58:08Z")

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New features in 2.4.0.beta8 Tag Synonyms Discourse now supports tag synonyms, as well as tag merging. Similar tags, common tag mis-spellings, colloquialisms, and more can now be combined into a single tag. Further, if th…

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## [How to make contributing to Meta more enjoyable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-contributing-to-meta-more-enjoyable/222806)

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**Author:** [@geoff777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geoff777)\
**Replies:** 59\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-contributing-to-meta-more-enjoyable/222806 "2023-05-18T19:25:03Z")

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I’ve reported/confirmed three albeit minor bugs in the last three weeks - not any acknowledgement that the posts have even been read by a team member … they’ll edit my sarcy gif fast enough though … I was thinking abo…

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## [Group related enhancements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-related-enhancements/44357)

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**Author:** [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-related-enhancements/44357 "2017-12-28T00:56:18Z")

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I would like to revisit the suggestion of @tobiaseigen and others for certain group-related enhancements. initial request show group members (not posts) on the group landing page the URL http://example.com/groups/group…

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## [Install Discourse on an isolated CentOS 7 server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-an-isolated-centos-7-server/73538)

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**Author:** [@nil4](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nil4)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-an-isolated-centos-7-server/73538 "2022-07-05T11:15:17Z")

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Here is what worked for me to install Discourse on an isolated CentOS 7 server. In a nutshell, on a machine with internet access I prepared: the Git repos that Discourse setup needs: SamSaffron/pups, discourse/discours…

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## [Add English and translated aliases for Emojis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-english-and-translated-aliases-for-emojis/86641)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-english-and-translated-aliases-for-emojis/86641 "2026-04-22T21:27:43Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Add alias support to emoji picker: Our Emoji picker could be greatly improved by adding support for English and translated search aliases. The Unicode Consortium provides all the data we n…

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## [Composer positioning issues in iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-positioning-issues-in-ios/388476)

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**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-positioning-issues-in-ios/388476 "2026-01-03T13:43:33Z")

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Just want to let you all know we are working on a fix to improve the composer on iOS. Hopefully something should come out this week.

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## [Quick-add Tags To Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-add-tags-to-topic/383271)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-add-tags-to-topic/383271 "2025-10-23T02:52:34Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Add tags to a topic with a click of a button :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - NateDhaliwal/quick-add-tags · GitHub :question: Install Guide How to install a theme or the…

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## [I suggest to replace the words on the mobile version with icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-suggest-to-replace-the-words-on-the-mobile-version-with-icons/72491)

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**Author:** [@11145](https://meta.discourse.org/u/11145)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-suggest-to-replace-the-words-on-the-mobile-version-with-icons/72491 "2017-11-01T10:28:29Z")

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In my opinion, the mobile version of the word is superfluous, and enough of some icons, for clarity I show an example. How does this block look now And how would he look I apologize for my English

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## [Redesign editor to improve the writing experience \[on Desktop\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redesign-editor-to-improve-the-writing-experience-on-desktop/34957)

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**Author:** [@madrush](https://meta.discourse.org/u/madrush)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redesign-editor-to-improve-the-writing-experience-on-desktop/34957 "2025-03-13T12:09:28Z")

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I’m really interested in having good and conscientious writers on my Discourse site—writers who not only write well, but also enjoy the aesthetics of writing, and who feel that their own writing process is served by the …

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## [Discourse Tag Cloud](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tag-cloud/218014)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tag-cloud/218014 "2024-03-26T13:01:43Z")

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Adds a traditional(ish), responsive tag “cloud” to the Tag page and optionally to the top of the Discovery List for ease of navigation. The tags are automatically arranged in a cloud, whilst their relative size represen…

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## [Admin Reporting & Analysis: Incremental Changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-reporting-analysis-incremental-changes/395768)

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**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-reporting-analysis-incremental-changes/395768 "2026-07-01T15:06:43Z")

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We’re beginning a broader rework of the admin dashboard. This first step focuses on making the Reporting & Analysis section clearer and easier to navigate. In this topic, we’ll review the first incremental changes and …

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## [Feature to allow uservoice/getsatisfaction suggestions and voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812)

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**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812 "2016-01-30T15:35:49Z")

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I’m mostly after the use-case where users can make feature requests and vote on them. I would rather not split my community into two different systems and discourse seems to be a great fit for this. The way think it cou…

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## [Migrated from XenForo to Discourse: Overview of the Migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-from-xenforo-to-discourse-overview-of-the-migration/374245)

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**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-from-xenforo-to-discourse-overview-of-the-migration/374245 "2025-12-07T08:08:33Z")

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We’ve successfully migrated our community (techenclave.com) from XenForo to Discourse. Total Posts: 2.5 million Total Users: 79K (active and banned) Total Private Messages: 0.7 million It is a 20 year old community s…

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## [Improved code block sizing & color scheme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-code-block-sizing-color-scheme/333946)

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**Author:** [@fitzy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fitzy)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-code-block-sizing-color-scheme/333946 "2024-11-27T11:19:14Z")

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We’re experimenting with reducing the size of text and the line height, and increasing the height of code blocks, in order to improve readability of larger blocks of code. This is mostly problematic for large blocks of c…

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## [Discourse 2.4.0.beta7 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-0-beta7-release-notes/132752)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-0-beta7-release-notes/132752 "2019-11-06T17:37:12Z")

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New features in 2.4.0.beta7 Admin API key improvements The Discourse API is a powerful tool for interacting with a Discourse site. In the latest beta we’ve made a number of improvements to the API key system, improving b…

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## [Do we need a help button on the composer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-need-a-help-button-on-the-composer/72505)

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**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-need-a-help-button-on-the-composer/72505 "2023-12-14T10:00:36Z")

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A help button could be useful either way

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## [Dumbcourse – Old-browser friendly UI at /dumb (D-pad + small screens)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dumbcourse-old-browser-friendly-ui-at-dumb-d-pad-small-screens/395104)

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**Author:** [@TripleU](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TripleU)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dumbcourse-old-browser-friendly-ui-at-dumb-d-pad-small-screens/395104 "2026-08-30T15:58:51Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Dumbcourse adds a lightweight, old-browser friendly Discourse UI under /dumb, designed for D-pad navigation, small screens, and older Android WebViews where the standard Discourse …

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## [Some common badge queries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-common-badge-queries/31859)

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**Author:** [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-common-badge-queries/31859 "2015-08-07T07:20:03Z")

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:warning: Enabling Badge SQL entails security and performance risks so it is not available by default. For more information, see: Enable Badge SQL Here are some common badge queries which you can use to create your …

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## [Better theme settings on user front-end](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-theme-settings-on-user-front-end/78477)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-theme-settings-on-user-front-end/78477 "2019-12-12T13:18:00Z")

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Continuing the discussion from We need a "large fonts" and "small fonts" theme to ship with Discourse: Our themes now support dark/light/{any-color-scheme} toggles as well as variable font sizes :tada: But user interfa…

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## [Updates to the Meta Branded theme homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-to-the-meta-branded-theme-homepage/401100)

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**Author:** [@derek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/derek)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-to-the-meta-branded-theme-homepage/401100 "2026-04-27T17:51:52Z")

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We’ve rolled out an update to the Meta Branded theme homepage to make it easier to find conversations and get a better sense of what’s happening across the community. This builds on the existing latest topics view so you…

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## [Canned Replies Plugin Update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-plugin-update/64904)

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**Author:** [@nbianca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nbianca)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-plugin-update/64904 "2017-07-12T17:36:54Z")

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Hello everyone! :wave: Some of you are probably already familiar with @adrapereira 's canned replies plugin. For those who are not, canned replies are quick replies that can be inserted into the editor. The current plug…

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## [Add a "merge multiple responses" admin post selection action](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-merge-multiple-responses-admin-post-selection-action/14904)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-merge-multiple-responses-admin-post-selection-action/14904 "2016-07-27T04:48:45Z")

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For users that insist on posting multiple sequential replies, especially short ones, it would be nice to have a “merge posts” option appear when you use the admin wrench to begin selecting posts in a topic, and then sele…

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## [YouTube Timestamps Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-timestamps-component/147091)

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**Author:** [@balupton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/balupton)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-timestamps-component/147091 "2025-08-23T10:57:58Z")

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Converts timestamps within a post, to timestamp hyperlinks to the post’s (otherwise the topic’s) associated YouTube video. https://github.com/bevry/discourse-component-youtubetimestamps See it in action here Maps of M…

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## [Discourse Stickers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stickers/280873)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stickers/280873 "2026-08-14T14:31:04Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Add Stickers :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - VaperinaDEV/discourse-stickers: With this theme component you can add stickers. · GitHub …

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## [Merging tags - Tag Synonyms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-tags-tag-synonyms/81869)

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**Author:** [@vaibhavmule](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vaibhavmule)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-tags-tag-synonyms/81869 "2020-01-22T20:11:25Z")

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There are two ways to say the same thing as Bangalore city also known as Bengaluru. As this topics has both tags. Are there any ways I can merge these tags and can have the main tag and others as synonyms as mentioned …

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## [Topic Preview Modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-modal/409712)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 81\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-modal/409712 "2026-09-15T07:25:51Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Topic Preview Modal – open and interact with topics without leaving the topic list :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - VaperinaDEV/discou…

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## [User preference for default home page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preference-for-default-home-page/74171)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preference-for-default-home-page/74171 "2017-11-17T05:52:05Z")

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Users can now set their own preference for their homepage. If you’d rather land on New instead of Latest when going to forum.example.org you’ll want this setting. Head to user preferences → interface and select the h…

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## [Override existing Discourse methods in plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-existing-discourse-methods-in-plugins/83389)

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**Author:** [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-existing-discourse-methods-in-plugins/83389 "2025-12-10T17:36:56Z")

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I’ve been running into a bunch of instances recently of needing to override existing ruby methods from plugins, and thought I’d share my best practices here. Overriding an instance method class ::TopicQuery module Bab…

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## [Breadcrumb Links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/breadcrumb-links/325372)

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**Author:** [@denvergeeks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denvergeeks)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/breadcrumb-links/325372 "2026-07-28T01:41:33Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Breadcrumb Links :eyeglasses: Preview README :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - denvergeeks/discourse-breadcrumb-links: Breadcrumb Navigation for Discourse · GitHub …

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## [Removal of full quotes from direct replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removal-of-full-quotes-from-direct-replies/106857)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removal-of-full-quotes-from-direct-replies/106857 "2019-01-17T22:53:31Z")

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Discourse 2.2.0.beta6 added a new feature to Discourse: Remove full quotes of direct replies. We’ve received quite a few questions about how it works, so I wanted to provide all the details here. How does this feature w…

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## [Discourse-home-page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-home-page/139416)

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**Author:** [@syl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/syl)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-home-page/139416 "2024-02-20T21:34:40Z")

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discourse-home-page This Discourse plugin allows to set any existing Discourse page (a topic, a category, etc.) as the home page of your Discourse instance. The repo is here: https://github.com/sylque/discourse-home-pa…

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