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## [Interactive SVG using \<object\>?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interactive-svg-using-object/173747)

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**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interactive-svg-using-object/173747 "2021-01-31T23:49:40Z")

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I’m trying to embed an interactive, SVG-based, data visualization. I’m generating SVG from a separate system, (but still in the same second-level domain as my Discourse installation.) I’ve tried bringing the SVG in using…

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## [How to migrate from Yahoo groups to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-from-yahoo-groups-to-discourse/132662)

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**Author:** [@danb35](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danb35)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-from-yahoo-groups-to-discourse/132662 "2019-11-05T15:13:19Z")

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I’d started a topic (Migration from Yahoo! Groups) for some guidance on this, and another topic (Yahoo Groups to Discourse migration?) asks about it, so here’s what I came up with to migrate. Background Yahoo announced …

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## [Can money be the only moderator of a forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-money-be-the-only-moderator-of-a-forum/410209)

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**Author:** [@scoresby](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scoresby)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-money-be-the-only-moderator-of-a-forum/410209 "2026-08-27T19:20:28Z")

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Here is a concept for a forum moderated by money: Each post costs a small fee (paid to a community reward pool) Replies cost a small fee (paid to a community reward pool) Upvotes cost a small fee (paid to the poster/co…

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## [Change the default font on your site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-default-font-on-your-site/21282)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-default-font-on-your-site/21282 "2019-01-28T13:54:00Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to change the default font on your Discourse site, either for specific elements or by using a font library other than Google Fonts. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administ…

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## [Allow users to star or favorite categories then list them at the top](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-star-or-favorite-categories-then-list-them-at-the-top/38643)

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**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-star-or-favorite-categories-then-list-them-at-the-top/38643 "2016-08-04T06:04:01Z")

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I’m using Discourse internally at a large organization that has people working in many different offices on vastly different types of research projects. We’re getting complaints that users are unable to really “parse” th…

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## [Discobot didn't recognize link in tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-didnt-recognize-link-in-tutorial/229146)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-didnt-recognize-link-in-tutorial/229146 "2025-02-25T03:09:46Z")

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I was going through the Discobot tutorial on the Gitcoin forum. It made me copy/paste a link out of three. Did that, Discourse expanded the link, but Discobot didn’t recognize the link. I was on the desktop: When I t…

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## [How to block a spam attack?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-block-a-spam-attack/31255)

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**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-block-a-spam-attack/31255 "2017-02-20T18:46:32Z")

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Hi, Since this morning, my Discourse is under a spam attack. They create a new account and post 5 messages. I delete the spammer each time, but since they continue to create new accounts, I don’t know what to do. Here…

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## [Dismissing autocomplete of username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissing-autocomplete-of-username/39092)

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**Author:** [@redbassett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/redbassett)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissing-autocomplete-of-username/39092 "2016-02-10T11:53:33Z")

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I like the implementation of user tagging that autocompletes usernames after I type a @ symbol. The autocomplete window that pops up, however, is hard to dismiss. Attempts to either use the right-arrow key or clicking th…

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## [Unable to rebuild discourse due to no space left on device](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-rebuild-discourse-due-to-no-space-left-on-device/174774)

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**Author:** [@seshu\_ram](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seshu_ram)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-rebuild-discourse-due-to-no-space-left-on-device/174774 "2022-11-19T22:48:14Z")

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I get the aforementioned error while attempting to do an operation. I have no idea as to why this is happening.

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## [Discourse links not opening in new tabs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-links-not-opening-in-new-tabs/156355)

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**Author:** [@Monika\_Gupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monika_Gupta)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-links-not-opening-in-new-tabs/156355 "2022-11-18T03:38:15Z")

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Hi All, When I am using links other than discourse articles, it’s opening in a new tab. But when I gave the link of the posts on discourse in one of our other articles, it opened in the same tab. How do resolve this? …

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## [How to change a site setting via the Console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-a-site-setting-via-the-console/32761)

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**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-a-site-setting-via-the-console/32761 "2020-04-01T14:55:11Z")

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So while investigating https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-menu-item/32731/21?u=cpradio I enabled SSO, then logged out (yikes!), and now I can’t log back in, as it wants me to use SSO to do so :frowning: How can I dis…

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## [Connecting to a SMTP server on localhost:25 without auth?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-to-a-smtp-server-on-localhost-25-without-auth/156849)

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**Author:** [@maltfield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maltfield)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-to-a-smtp-server-on-localhost-25-without-auth/156849 "2022-02-14T14:58:52Z")

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What are the correct settings passed to ./discourse-setup for connecting to an smtp server on localhost:25 without auth? I’m very surprised that this isn’t supported OOTB; it’s the default config on most linux installs.…

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## [Extra latency due to ads every nth reply?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extra-latency-due-to-ads-every-nth-reply/44098)

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**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extra-latency-due-to-ads-every-nth-reply/44098 "2016-05-17T03:47:32Z")

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i know our community has got some heavy optional features like signatures and auto-play video, but a number of our core users are complaining about latency that seems to get worse after having been logged on for a while …

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## [Craziest Discourse Modifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/craziest-discourse-modifications/274476)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/craziest-discourse-modifications/274476 "2024-04-19T20:22:25Z")

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Hello :waving\_hand: I am incredibly curious to discover the most extraordinary modifications you have managed to achieve with your Discourse platform. I know that many individuals use the default themes, plugins but I a…

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## [Anyone using gmail for SMTP?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-gmail-for-smtp/41371)

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**Author:** [@JimmyX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyX)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-gmail-for-smtp/41371 "2017-10-08T16:46:29Z")

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Trying to get discourse up and running I used gmail for the SMTP mentoned in app.yml. A feature of gmail is allowing this according to this article. It doesn’t work. My settings are something like this (I changed my emai…

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## [After the upgrade of discourse-solved today, my site collapsed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-the-upgrade-of-discourse-solved-today-my-site-collapsed/282577)

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**Author:** [@Dennis\_P\_Z](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dennis_P_Z)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-the-upgrade-of-discourse-solved-today-my-site-collapsed/282577 "2023-10-18T06:08:44Z")

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The site is blank and seems always loading, finally out of memory… When I disable the plugin, site is coming back to nomal as usual :rofl:

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## [Hostname does not match server certificate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hostname-does-not-match-server-certificate/65350)

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**Author:** [@danirdzlpz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danirdzlpz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hostname-does-not-match-server-certificate/65350 "2022-02-04T03:47:51Z")

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Guys, I’ve tried all you have previously suggested but definitely I cannot succeed with that. Log says that the hostname does not match the server certificate. Any bit of help? Thanks for your time, it’s bit frustratin…

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## [Improved “letter avatar” generation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-letter-avatar-generation/86325)

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**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-letter-avatar-generation/86325 "2018-04-29T04:44:51Z")

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Saw this on another forum, thought the shadow looked quite nice and wondered if it might be an easy addition to the code that generates default avatars for Discourse users?

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## [Login required to see topic info](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-to-see-topic-info/78512)

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**Author:** [@tetra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tetra)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-to-see-topic-info/78512 "2021-03-31T20:05:53Z")

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Is there a way to make the topic list visible of a given category, but remove the ability to see the content of the topic without logging in?

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## [Suggestion to change topic-subscription descriptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-to-change-topic-subscription-descriptions/41287)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-to-change-topic-subscription-descriptions/41287 "2017-04-16T23:42:04Z")

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Currently we have: Watching You will be notified of every new reply in this topic, and a count of new replies will be shown. Tracking A count of new replies will be shown for this topic. You will be notified if so…

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## [Remove the pure white on text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-the-pure-white-on-text/408966)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-the-pure-white-on-text/408966 "2026-08-01T21:16:09Z")

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As a dark-mode user, I always struggle with websites that use pure black for background and pure white for text. The current Discourse forum UI has a good background, but still using pure white (or close enough) for the …

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## [Discourse Persistent banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-persistent-banner/330575)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-persistent-banner/330575 "2024-10-20T08:42:56Z")

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:information\_source: Summary A persistent banner is shown at the top of every page that can only be hidden by Admins. :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - NateDhaliwal…

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## [Search for tag with checkbox not showing results on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-tag-with-checkbox-not-showing-results-on-mobile/222735)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-tag-with-checkbox-not-showing-results-on-mobile/222735 "2023-08-11T23:53:10Z")

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:warning: Aug 2023 Note: The earlier examples in this topic contain references to tags that no longer exist, however the issue with blank results persists. If I visit https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/theme/61/theme-c…

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## [The translate API isn't free](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translate-api-isnt-free/121490)

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**Author:** [@adrianpunkt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adrianpunkt)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translate-api-isnt-free/121490 "2019-12-20T16:55:06Z")

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WARNING! This plugin can generate huge unexpected charges. In seems to check every post to detect its language and that can add up to $$$. We were surprised by a $1000 charge by Google, maybe something the developers mig…

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## [JS embed fails with "Job exception: invalid stored block lengths (Zlib::DataError)"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/js-embed-fails-with-job-exception-invalid-stored-block-lengths-zlib-dataerror/209867)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/js-embed-fails-with-job-exception-invalid-stored-block-lengths-zlib-dataerror/209867 "2021-12-10T21:56:00Z")

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Hi, we cannot get JS embed to work in our setup. I have read all the other similar topics and I have got this embedding to work in a total different project in the past. This one looks like something different… On the e…

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## [Inviting existing users to topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-existing-users-to-topics/51071)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-existing-users-to-topics/51071 "2022-06-13T10:48:58Z")

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Do you currently use the “Invite” feature to point existing users to topics you think they’d be interested in? I just noticed the customize invite message feature doesn’t exist for sending invites to existing users. I …

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## [Allow email in for moderators, staff, and admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-email-in-for-moderators-staff-and-admins/212147)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-email-in-for-moderators-staff-and-admins/212147 "2023-08-12T00:53:10Z")

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The option “Custom incoming email address” is not available for automatic groups. That is fine for everyone and the trust\_level groups, but I’m not sure it makes sense for staff/admins/moderators. I’ve had to make a sep…

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## [System user replaces wrong URL when it downloads local copy of image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-user-replaces-wrong-url-when-it-downloads-local-copy-of-image/68487)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-user-replaces-wrong-url-when-it-downloads-local-copy-of-image/68487 "2018-12-03T10:05:31Z")

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Hmm, a bit off-topic, but did the system user replace the wrong image URL (within the code fences) after downloading the local copy? That looks wrong to me.

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## [Allow subscription of predetermined length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-subscription-of-predetermined-length/246395)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-subscription-of-predetermined-length/246395 "2024-02-08T22:06:50Z")

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Feature request: I would like to be able to offer a subscription which lasts for one period only. At the end of that period: The user should be removed from the subscription’s Discourse group (which I don’t think happe…

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## [How can I make my forum look like this one?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-my-forum-look-like-this-one/381525)

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**Author:** [@sweet\_Girl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sweet_Girl)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-my-forum-look-like-this-one/381525 "2025-09-08T12:39:41Z")

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I found a very beautiful forum and I want to have a forum with the same interface and functions, but I don’t know what theme and plugins it uses. Can someone help me identify them? Thank you very much. https://communit…

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## ["Block" renamed to "Silence"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-renamed-to-silence/73991)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-renamed-to-silence/73991 "2017-11-13T20:36:16Z")

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We’ve heard feedback over the years that “block”, the staff tool to prevent users from posting on the site was unclear. Without knowing what “block” meant in a Discourse sense, one could just as easily infer that it mean…

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## [Hide Users Column](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-users-column/143506)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-users-column/143506 "2025-01-02T03:46:02Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Hide Users Column hides the Users column from the Latest and Top pages of your site. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https…

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## [iOS app 1.5.0 no longer allowing content blockers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-app-1-5-0-no-longer-allowing-content-blockers/117489)

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**Author:** [@gingerbeardman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerbeardman)\
**Replies:** 43\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-app-1-5-0-no-longer-allowing-content-blockers/117489 "2020-11-03T23:29:31Z")

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I use content blockers to improve my web experience. This includes hiding page elements and images, and blocking some styles and scripts. This worked well inside the Discourse Hub app, until the recent 1.5.0 update (the…

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## [Custom flag not showing text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-flag-not-showing-text/76244)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chris_S)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-flag-not-showing-text/76244 "2017-12-23T01:03:28Z")

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Received flag does not show user entered text reason. This makes it difficult to moderate posts as moderators have to Pm the user to see why the flag was submitted. Steps to Reproduce: User flags a post. Flag is sent …

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## [Measures taken against bad behaviour in League of Legends](https://meta.discourse.org/t/measures-taken-against-bad-behaviour-in-league-of-legends/26084)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/measures-taken-against-bad-behaviour-in-league-of-legends/26084 "2022-03-24T21:28:43Z")

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Here’s an interesting read for community managers and web-anthropologists. It’s about the measures taken against toxic players in online games. As I read it I was constantly reminded of similarities in Discourse’s des…

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## [A Bot to match random users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-bot-to-match-random-users/181631)

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**Author:** [@dinoscool3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dinoscool3)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-bot-to-match-random-users/181631 "2023-02-21T20:21:14Z")

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Hi all, I hope this is in the right forum! I run a number of community book club forums, and one feature we were thinking of starting was a bot that could connect two random users. The idea came from a bot I came across…

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## [Changing s3 bucket for uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-s3-bucket-for-uploads/188553)

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**Author:** [@Jite](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jite)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-s3-bucket-for-uploads/188553 "2021-05-11T20:49:26Z")

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Hi there! We are migrating all our uploads/images between two different s3 compatible services (both are digital ocean spaces if it matters) and I have decided that we are stuck in a quite bad state. I’ll start with ex…

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## [Ads between topic lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ads-between-topic-lists/143598)

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**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ads-between-topic-lists/143598 "2020-03-25T08:18:05Z")

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hello everyone, Is there a way to show ads between topic list. Thank you in advance.

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## [Crash after attempting to update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/crash-after-attempting-to-update/403196)

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**Author:** [@TroLLoBlogger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TroLLoBlogger)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/crash-after-attempting-to-update/403196 "2026-05-19T07:10:02Z")

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After trying to update Discourse through the admin panel, the process crashed, and my forum wouldn’t load. Fortunately, there is a solution to the problem :slight\_smile: Open a terminal on your server, then run the foll…

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## [Implosion after 2.7beta7 upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implosion-after-2-7beta7-upgrade/187956)

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**Author:** [@BryanV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BryanV)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implosion-after-2-7beta7-upgrade/187956 "2021-04-27T19:14:27Z")

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Hi all, We have run a self-hosted Discourse instance at https://discourse.bokeh.org for a number of years. Generally speaking, it has been rock-solid an almost no effort to maintain, and in particular, performing update…

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## [Trying to hyper-target our lurkers and incentivize sign-ups 🚀 (and run a JS on login)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-hyper-target-our-lurkers-and-incentivize-sign-ups-and-run-a-js-on-login/70074)

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**Author:** [@Justin\_Veenema](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Veenema)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-hyper-target-our-lurkers-and-incentivize-sign-ups-and-run-a-js-on-login/70074 "2017-09-18T01:48:36Z")

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Hey all, So we’re trying to use Unbounce Convertables (which are 100% custom overlays that you can target based on various parameters) to help drive more signups in our Community. Here’s an example: The neat thing a…

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## [New beta causing frequent logouts in Safari on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-beta-causing-frequent-logouts-in-safari-on-mobile/123133)

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**Author:** [@alexs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexs)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-beta-causing-frequent-logouts-in-safari-on-mobile/123133 "2019-07-16T23:09:36Z")

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I’m using Safari to access several Discourse sites on mobile & being logged out of those sites every ~10 minutes, since the new beta went live. I’m on iOS 13 but another user who’s reported this is on 12.3.1. If there’…

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## [Android Auto-Rotate Disabled Not Respected with Discourse PWA](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-auto-rotate-disabled-not-respected-with-discourse-pwa/99396)

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**Author:** [@abass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abass)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-auto-rotate-disabled-not-respected-with-discourse-pwa/99396 "2018-10-12T23:24:03Z")

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This only happens with Discourse after you “add to homepage” (creating a Progressive Web App), once added, they don’t respect Auto-Rotate settings and keep rotating even when the setting is disabled on Android. It’s inc…

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## [Users reporting lots of 502 errors when attempting to post due to "max consecutive replies" check](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-reporting-lots-of-502-errors-when-attempting-to-post-due-to-max-consecutive-replies-check/104921)

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**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-reporting-lots-of-502-errors-when-attempting-to-post-due-to-max-consecutive-replies-check/104921 "2019-01-18T22:33:18Z")

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Over at the Quarter to Three forum, we have a number of users that report troubles with posting to various topics. When attempting to post, they are told that there was a 502 error. It’s being discussed in this topic. I’…

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## [Multiple repeated summary mail entries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-repeated-summary-mail-entries/296539)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-repeated-summary-mail-entries/296539 "2024-11-02T02:05:43Z")

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My idle test user just received its weekly summary mail and it contains 5 times the same topic (it’s a topic which was edited and pinned a few times, but still it should only show up once, especially if it shows the exac…

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## [Vertical Mobile Scroll Bar Post / Date Text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vertical-mobile-scroll-bar-post-date-text/51823)

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**Author:** [@JamesNorth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesNorth)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vertical-mobile-scroll-bar-post-date-text/51823 "2016-11-25T22:59:16Z")

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The awesome new change that @sam committed for the mobile scroll bar works great. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1bf0b2a5f44ec0c8d62fe62285f9cd20364cbcfb I have found though that if you are a right-hande…

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## [How to move Topics in Category into their own Pinned Topic inside new Categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-topics-in-category-into-their-own-pinned-topic-inside-new-categories/147586)

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**Author:** [@waffleslop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/waffleslop)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-topics-in-category-into-their-own-pinned-topic-inside-new-categories/147586 "2020-04-22T00:37:35Z")

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Use case: I have a single category (course name) with 8 topics within (8 lessons). These topics have a few dozen replies each. I want to create a new Category for each Lesson and pin that lesson at the top. I want to ma…

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## [Allow “Mark as Solution” in group messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-mark-as-solution-in-group-messages/370496)

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**Author:** [@Gerard\_Cobas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gerard_Cobas)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-mark-as-solution-in-group-messages/370496 "2026-02-09T13:30:59Z")

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In group messages, the “Mark as Solution” button—provided by the discourse‑solved plugin—is no longer visible to users who previously had access to it. The button still appears correctly in topics: This is a group mes…

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## [Missing brotli assets](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-brotli-assets/113559)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-brotli-assets/113559 "2019-04-11T02:56:22Z")

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I’ve got a site that I upgraded yesterday (and moved to a new server). Some assets are failing and have URLs like: https://xyz-91d3.kxcdn.com/brotli\_asset/locales/en-2767e8d4317a5d4ca60e61187a74d85225d46c78928d59aacab8…

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## [How to embed private videos?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-private-videos/121931)

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**Author:** [@Nina\_11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nina_11)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-private-videos/121931 "2019-12-04T18:57:40Z")

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Hi - My team is using a private Discourse forum right now, and we’d like to embed videos in our forum. However, we want to keep our videos private so we don’t want to host these videos on YouTube or Vimeo. Do we have an…

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