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## [Best way to achieve MLM daily summary today?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-achieve-mlm-daily-summary-today/172798)

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**Author:** [@MentalNomad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MentalNomad)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-achieve-mlm-daily-summary-today/172798 "2020-12-16T19:33:35Z")

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I’m part of a relatively new private Discourse which has rapidly become super-active – in part because it’s a migration from prior solutions to a new one. And Discourse is better. We have several critical members who ar…

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## [Edit dates, polls, tables, and more in the rich text editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-dates-polls-tables-and-more-in-the-rich-text-editor/411468)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-dates-polls-tables-and-more-in-the-rich-text-editor/411468 "2026-09-16T09:56:56Z")

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The rich text editor can now display and edit complex content types — dates, polls, tables, graphviz diagrams, and charts — without requiring a switch back to the Markdown editor. Each of these content types now has nati…

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## [How to run discourse on subdirectory of external domain?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-discourse-on-subdirectory-of-external-domain/134788)

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**Author:** [@UltraLuz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UltraLuz)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-discourse-on-subdirectory-of-external-domain/134788 "2019-12-13T17:15:02Z")

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We are moving away from our wordpress website to a cloud hosted e-commerce platform, which will use our bare domain due to our high SEO ranking. I want to move our posts to discourse, but run it under the same domain is…

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## [3.1.0: Major Release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-1-0-major-release/273447)

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**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-1-0-major-release/273447 "2023-08-01T09:25:56Z")

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Today, we release Discourse 3.1 :rocket: We’ve completed the 3.1.0 development cycle and pushed out the final release. Check out our blog post, as well as all the 3.1.0.betaX release-notes topics for details.

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## [Twitter links are no longer oneboxing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-links-are-no-longer-oneboxing/269371)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-links-are-no-longer-oneboxing/269371 "2023-06-25T00:11:10Z")

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Having updated to latest this morning (3.1.0.beta5 ( 303fcf303c )), we’re finding that Twitter links are no longer oneboxing: https://twitter.com/UKDroneClub/status/1670504740096974848 https://twitter.com/discourse/s…

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## [Two Factor Backup Codes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-factor-backup-codes/90935)

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**Author:** [@maja](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maja)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-factor-backup-codes/90935 "2018-06-28T09:59:55Z")

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Backup codes option for two factor authentication is now available. :fireworks: To turn on backup authentication, navigate to your user preferences → account. You’ll have to have primary 2fa authentication (TOTP) set up…

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## [The Discourse Encouragement Fund](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-discourse-encouragement-fund/57504)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-discourse-encouragement-fund/57504 "2017-02-17T09:48:24Z")

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Originally published at: The Discourse Encouragement Fund For almost a year now, we’ve been doing something that’s considered quite risky for an open source project: Paying contributors. Communities like ours are fun…

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## [How to make the recommanded topics collection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-recommanded-topics-collection/254801)

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**Author:** [@H4M5TER](https://meta.discourse.org/u/H4M5TER)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-recommanded-topics-collection/254801 "2023-02-12T14:50:32Z")

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I want to make a place for the “praised” / “verified” / “good to see” topics. My idea: Let the moderators set the tag for topics, and there will be a button to see those topics quickly (like Latest or Top button) The …

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## [Like notifications in private messages should be green not blue 😄](https://meta.discourse.org/t/like-notifications-in-private-messages-should-be-green-not-blue-smile/39751)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/like-notifications-in-private-messages-should-be-green-not-blue-smile/39751 "2016-03-22T03:42:21Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Like notifications in private messages: It seems to me that if someone :heart: my message, the notification should be a message notification, not a topic notification. So it should be gree…

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## [Frontend on Prod Site Down -- Ember/Test error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/frontend-on-prod-site-down-ember-test-error/221704)

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**Author:** [@Mycobee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mycobee)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/frontend-on-prod-site-down-ember-test-error/221704 "2022-03-23T15:15:17Z")

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My discourse instance front end is completely blank and wont load after the new upgrade. This is not a good thing, and I am a bit panicked as users are unhappy. Backend seems to be up. This happened after the newest upg…

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## [3.3.0.beta1: Discourse Discover opt in, Hot topics page, "It's illegal" flag reason, and more!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-3-0-beta1-discourse-discover-opt-in-hot-topics-page-its-illegal-flag-reason-and-more/298236)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-3-0-beta1-discourse-discover-opt-in-hot-topics-page-its-illegal-flag-reason-and-more/298236 "2024-03-15T11:56:41Z")

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New features in 3.3.0.beta1: Opt in to Discourse Discover if you have not already! We added a new include in discourse discover admin setting. When enabled, your site will be considered for inclusion in a showcase site o…

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## [General moderation policies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/general-moderation-policies/358201)

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**Author:** [@Architect](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Architect)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/general-moderation-policies/358201 "2025-10-20T10:55:42Z")

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Hi, Would like to talk about the effects of various different moderation polices for discourse community sites. I have seen a few different methodologies have significant impacts on the way people communicate at differe…

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## [Ember deprecation warning for Translator plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-deprecation-warning-for-translator-plugin/288655)

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**Author:** [@packman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/packman)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-deprecation-warning-for-translator-plugin/288655 "2023-12-13T23:13:54Z")

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I’m seeing an Ember deprecation warning for this plugin… \` DEPRECATION: \[PLUGIN discourse-translator-085393fc180a351d3e74518ec7971e580d749bf93686b725cf4995ffeeb614ba\] Usage of the Ember Global is deprecated. You should…

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## [Scrolling through large topics with 'j' instead of mouse sometimes gets stuck](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scrolling-through-large-topics-with-j-instead-of-mouse-sometimes-gets-stuck/46686)

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**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scrolling-through-large-topics-with-j-instead-of-mouse-sometimes-gets-stuck/46686 "2017-06-02T19:01:59Z")

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My reason for coming into meta today. Enter a large topic (\> 100 posts is good, but sometimes it happens on smaller topics). Read the topic and use j to move from post to post. Eventually the scrolling just stops. Right…

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## [Staff will not delete or anonymize my account, what can I do?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-will-not-delete-or-anonymize-my-account-what-can-i-do/89940)

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**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-will-not-delete-or-anonymize-my-account-what-can-i-do/89940 "2018-06-28T11:35:58Z")

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Suppose a community has only one admin (who is biased) and refuses to delete/anonymize my account. What is the way I have to simply leave that community and take out my name from there?

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## [S3 CDN URL ignored when uploading into posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-cdn-url-ignored-when-uploading-into-posts/54898)

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**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-cdn-url-ignored-when-uploading-into-posts/54898 "2020-12-03T12:18:09Z")

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All of our traffic goes through CloudFront, and static content is fetched by CloudFront from one of several S3 buckets. With uploads being sent to S3, Discourse embeds the content with a generic bucket URL despite our h…

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## [Two factor auth consistently returns invalid authentication code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-factor-auth-consistently-returns-invalid-authentication-code/84979)

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**Author:** [@fero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fero)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-factor-auth-consistently-returns-invalid-authentication-code/84979 "2018-06-14T04:31:07Z")

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Hi, I registered myself in a discussion forum that uses your system. I tried to set up 2 factor authentication there but it failed in the last step. When I entered back the code from my device it responded with error: I…

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## [New 'accept invitation' prompt feature causing issues with invitation links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-accept-invitation-prompt-feature-causing-issues-with-invitation-links/245115)

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**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-accept-invitation-prompt-feature-causing-issues-with-invitation-links/245115 "2022-11-22T09:34:17Z")

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We’ve been using invitation links to help our users move between platforms and into discourse; however, the new prompt that started to appear with the latest discourse update is causing delay and confusion. Users using …

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## [Unexpected Default Dark on Ubuntu Budgie / Android 11 Firefox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-default-dark-on-ubuntu-budgie-android-11-firefox/239639)

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**Author:** [@Chandra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chandra)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-default-dark-on-ubuntu-budgie-android-11-firefox/239639 "2022-09-21T16:15:22Z")

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Hi, the default seems to be dark mode on some devices. Is there a way to change this? I see this on: Ubuntu budgie desktop - default color scheme is always dark. Android mobile (Firefox browser) defaults to dark. Det…

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## [Arxiv onebox plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arxiv-onebox-plugin/44312)

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**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhyolight)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arxiv-onebox-plugin/44312 "2016-05-23T19:36:39Z")

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Anyone know if there is a plugin for Arxiv links? Our community references a lot of scientific papers from this website. Here’s an example link: The important data for the onebox would be the title, author, submission…

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## [Webhooks: how best to differentiate a PM from a public post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-how-best-to-differentiate-a-pm-from-a-public-post/76363)

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**Author:** [@johnaschroeder](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johnaschroeder)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-how-best-to-differentiate-a-pm-from-a-public-post/76363 "2019-09-24T23:48:19Z")

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Hi All, I’ve been scrutinizing the various JSON post results from our webhooks. We record and react to public posts that contribute to our common knowledge-base differently than PMs or discobot conversations. For exam…

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## [Problem with create\_second\_factor\_totp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-create-second-factor-totp/142158)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-create-second-factor-totp/142158 "2020-02-21T17:49:05Z")

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Started POST "/u/create\_second\_factor\_totp.json" for 209.249.35.130 at 2020-02-19 14:21:20 +0000 Processing by UsersController#create\_second\_factor\_totp as JSON Completed 500 Internal Server Error in 5ms (ActiveRecord: 0…

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## [Login Modal not shown when login page is accessed directly in a private forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-modal-not-shown-when-login-page-is-accessed-directly-in-a-private-forum/105188)

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**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-modal-not-shown-when-login-page-is-accessed-directly-in-a-private-forum/105188 "2019-05-09T07:36:56Z")

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We have a discourse setup with the following configuration Settings - Login only access Looks like a Bug - When the site is accessed as https://sitename/login, it is not showing the login modal. Expected - When the s…

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## [Disabling full name changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-full-name-changes/53944)

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**Author:** [@thekoalaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thekoalaz)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-full-name-changes/53944 "2021-04-16T14:29:09Z")

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Hi, I have just begun operating a small discourse for real life friends and I wanted to enforce a Real Name policy. I’ve required full name on sign up and an approval only policy, but after sign up users can edit their…

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## [Docker: copying bootstrap data to pipe caused "write init-p: broken pipe"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-copying-bootstrap-data-to-pipe-caused-write-init-p-broken-pipe/108947)

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**Author:** [@daath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daath)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-copying-bootstrap-data-to-pipe-caused-write-init-p-broken-pipe/108947 "2019-02-13T00:07:26Z")

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Hi there, I am currently out of the country, and silly as I am, I wanted to update my discourse server - usually that goes without issues. After the update, the forum didn’t come back up. I tried git pull and launcher …

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## ['768 worker\_connections are not enough' Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/768-worker-connections-are-not-enough-error/192376)

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**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/768-worker-connections-are-not-enough-error/192376 "2022-02-18T19:54:11Z")

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Hey! Since rebuilding today we’re experiencing a high number of server errors. It seems to be an nginx connection issue; in nginx/error.log I sometimes see bursts of 768 worker\_connections are not enough messages like t…

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## [Full markdown support in Chat for bots](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-markdown-support-in-chat-for-bots/312003)

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**Author:** [@37Rb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/37Rb)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-markdown-support-in-chat-for-bots/312003 "2026-05-31T22:52:06Z")

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It would be nice if the Chat window had full markdown support. Currently, it appears to intentionally not render markdown headers, as discussed here. I agree that most people would not type markdown headers in a chat …

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## [Users losing disproportionate amount of cheers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-losing-disproportionate-amount-of-cheers/236855)

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**Author:** [@hiddenseal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hiddenseal)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-losing-disproportionate-amount-of-cheers/236855 "2023-01-06T18:50:31Z")

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Hello! I’ve sent this in chat, but I’m unsure if you’ve seen it Originally sent in @Falco hiddenseal So some of my users notice that the Cheer score goes down by 10-20 points after some time I guess it could…

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## [Npm install fails due to package.json misconfiguration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/npm-install-fails-due-to-package-json-misconfiguration/101193)

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**Author:** [@kleinfreund](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kleinfreund)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/npm-install-fails-due-to-package-json-misconfiguration/101193 "2018-11-05T20:30:01Z")

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Since the commit Use Yarn to manage dependencies, cleanup unused bootstrap libs (#6436) · discourse/discourse@dc8a16b · GitHub, running npm install fails. Looking at the log file … 880 silly fetchPackageMetaData error …

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## [Encrypted PGP Messaging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encrypted-pgp-messaging/19149)

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**Author:** [@n30](https://meta.discourse.org/u/n30)\
**Replies:** 54\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encrypted-pgp-messaging/19149 "2021-01-19T21:15:57Z")

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Would it be feasible to potentially build in a secure encrypted PGP messaging system and/or encrypted chat into Discourse or have a plugin for individual installs? I really like https://encrypt.to and it could potentiall…

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## [Old topic containing newly deleted post still appears at the top](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-topic-containing-newly-deleted-post-still-appears-at-the-top/31627)

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**Author:** [@chrisalley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisalley)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-topic-containing-newly-deleted-post-still-appears-at-the-top/31627 "2019-07-30T06:14:12Z")

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A spam user recently revived some old topics from years ago, pushing the topics to the top of the list (when ordering topics by “Latest”). Upon deleting the user, and their posts, the topics still appear at the top of th…

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## [Slow Sidekiq + Postmaster using 95%+ CPU (32 cores) after Postgresql Version Upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-sidekiq-postmaster-using-95-cpu-32-cores-after-postgresql-version-upgrade/152983)

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**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-sidekiq-postmaster-using-95-cpu-32-cores-after-postgresql-version-upgrade/152983 "2020-05-29T13:10:56Z")

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So I did an upgrade today and the postgresql version seems to have been updated in the process. Since doing this, this issue (or similar) has returned (old topic is closed now): I tried what solved this issue before: c…

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## [Auto-quoting early posts and why its so needed for big communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-quoting-early-posts-and-why-its-so-needed-for-big-communities/117713)

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**Author:** [@Merlls\_Rizzini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Merlls_Rizzini)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-quoting-early-posts-and-why-its-so-needed-for-big-communities/117713 "2019-05-15T16:35:57Z")

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Continuing the discuss from here: Unfortunately I had to pull the plug - #64 by Merlls\_Rizzini Let me try to explain the main issue here. (sorry for any bad grammar). A topic has 500 replies. Imagine I’m right now rea…

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## [Ability to find topic for top links displayed on profile summary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-find-topic-for-top-links-displayed-on-profile-summary/42708)

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**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-find-topic-for-top-links-displayed-on-profile-summary/42708 "2016-04-20T21:05:13Z")

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The profile summary has a section for Top Links: It’s not possible to find out where the profile owner has mentioned those links though using this interface. This section of the profile summary would be more useful i…

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## [How i can change the Staff Icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-can-change-the-staff-icon/135129)

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**Author:** [@Nisutec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nisutec)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-can-change-the-staff-icon/135129 "2019-12-07T09:29:15Z")

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Hallo, Is it possible to change the staff Icon from Admins and Mods to an other icon ?

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## [More & granular privacy for user profiles and fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-granular-privacy-for-user-profiles-and-fields/86249)

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**Author:** [@RCheesley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RCheesley)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-granular-privacy-for-user-profiles-and-fields/86249 "2020-09-01T01:38:36Z")

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It could be helpful to enable end-users of forums to have some say over what information is displayed on their profiles on a granular level, and to set their profile to not be indexable. Please note I am new to Discours…

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## [How exactly do I get people to use my forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-exactly-do-i-get-people-to-use-my-forum/374916)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-exactly-do-i-get-people-to-use-my-forum/374916 "2026-02-02T01:28:49Z")

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A lot of people have told me that they don’t want to use a forum because of how slow it is. I’ve been advertising for about a year and I only have 3 other users. What is the best strategy to get people to use it?

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## [Net Promoter, Satisfaction scoring?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-promoter-satisfaction-scoring/218589)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-promoter-satisfaction-scoring/218589 "2022-09-17T09:58:03Z")

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We’re considering how to measure community “success”. Net Promoter Score and Satisfaction ratings were raised as default options. I’m not seeing any plugins or theme components that could be used to prompt users for thi…

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## [How do you guys deal with users that use AI to automatically reply to threads so they can gain trust level?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-guys-deal-with-users-that-use-ai-to-automatically-reply-to-threads-so-they-can-gain-trust-level/410556)

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**Author:** [@Divinebaboon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Divinebaboon)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-guys-deal-with-users-that-use-ai-to-automatically-reply-to-threads-so-they-can-gain-trust-level/410556 "2026-08-21T14:27:05Z")

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This question is for all the forum owners/moderators, what are your thoughts on users who use ai to automatically browse the forum, automatically read the past few comments, and the ai would automatically write a respons…

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## [Has anyone added a custom footer to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-added-a-custom-footer-to-discourse/31745)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-added-a-custom-footer-to-discourse/31745 "2021-02-24T07:49:45Z")

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Hi everyone, Props to whomever can help. Does anyone customized the footer of Discourse to include copyright text, links, etc.? I am looking to do this for my site but honestly cannot figure out how to properly code th…

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## [Bounce score not updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounce-score-not-updated/44694)

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**Author:** [@pixelsoffreedom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixelsoffreedom)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounce-score-not-updated/44694 "2018-05-09T14:43:52Z")

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Hi, I’ve followed your guide on migrating to mailgun but I’m having some issues with the bounce score - it’s not getting updated when email sending fails. I can see the bounces in mailgun, but when checking the email …

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## [Increase the post cloaking threashold, or check first if media is playing before cloaking a post on scroll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-post-cloaking-threashold-or-check-first-if-media-is-playing-before-cloaking-a-post-on-scroll/43026)

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**Author:** [@anon36895752](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36895752)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-post-cloaking-threashold-or-check-first-if-media-is-playing-before-cloaking-a-post-on-scroll/43026 "2017-04-18T20:43:24Z")

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A lot of posts on my forum are mixes. If the mix is posted at the top of the thread, and the user hits play, and then scrolls down the page to join the discussion and read the responses, eventually the player is unloade…

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## [Is there any support for user-made bots?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-support-for-user-made-bots/76224)

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**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-support-for-user-made-bots/76224 "2017-12-18T11:49:37Z")

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I did some searching but was only able to find a Hubot adapter - is there any way to create a bot that could be used to accomplish relatively complex tasks such as running a forum game? I’ve seen some forums running on o…

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## [SSO with Wordpress but users cannot change their username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-with-wordpress-but-users-cannot-change-their-username/30600)

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**Author:** [@namtrok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/namtrok)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-with-wordpress-but-users-cannot-change-their-username/30600 "2020-03-29T09:06:53Z")

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I have the SSO for Wordpress installed configured and working,… users are able to signup/login as expected. However users cannot change their username. I’ve set the username change period to 90 days but that still does…

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## [Custom Emojis loaded from S3/R2 bypass CDN routing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emojis-loaded-from-s3-r2-bypass-cdn-routing/406384)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emojis-loaded-from-s3-r2-bypass-cdn-routing/406384 "2026-07-02T02:29:48Z")

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Overview when using S3 or cloudflare R2 for uploads alongside a custom CDN URL, custom emoji uploads do not respect the CDN configuration and attempt to load directly from the raw bucket URL. The issue when an admin upl…

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## [Bug with "search\_banner.search\_button\_text" shown in search banner theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-with-search-banner-search-button-text-shown-in-search-banner-theme-component/273628)

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**Author:** [@Luke\_Cousins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luke_Cousins)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-with-search-banner-search-button-text-shown-in-search-banner-theme-component/273628 "2024-05-06T17:38:26Z")

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We’re using Advanced Search Banner and having this issue. AFAIK this has only started happening following a recent update. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

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## [Adding links in user fields will automatically convert to HTML tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-links-in-user-fields-will-automatically-convert-to-html-tag/233220)

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**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-links-in-user-fields-will-automatically-convert-to-html-tag/233220 "2022-07-28T08:03:22Z")

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Couple of weeks old issue, also present here, on Meta: adding an URL inside a user field will automagically convert it to escaped HTML tag.

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## [Initial impressions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-impressions/161056)

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**Author:** [@rylandg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rylandg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-impressions/161056 "2020-08-22T17:34:18Z")

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I’m Ryland and I’m in charge of the product effort at Temporal (an open source startup). We have a relatively small community (500 - 1500) of very passionate users which has taken years to grow. When the team initially h…

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## [Non-staff users are missing link to Messages in UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-staff-users-are-missing-link-to-messages-in-ui/241109)

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**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-staff-users-are-missing-link-to-messages-in-ui/241109 "2022-11-09T08:38:29Z")

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I have a test-TL1 user I use to test things or permissions etc. But today I noticed “Messages” is not available for this user. I can send a message, or open it from notifications, or via direct URL but, there is no mess…

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## [Is there a way to change the redis connection timeout?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-redis-connection-timeout/104476)

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**Author:** [@Shane\_Liebling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shane_Liebling)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-redis-connection-timeout/104476 "2019-01-04T04:09:22Z")

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I keep getting timeouts from redis/hiredis and would like to increase the timeout to see if it fixes the issue. (I am connecting to a remote redis instance, not on the same instance as Discourse.) Additionally I need to…

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