# \#discourse

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## [\[Discourse\] Can't include links in my post](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-cant-include-links-in-my-post/134854)

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**Author:** [@nidoro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nidoro)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-cant-include-links-in-my-post/134854 "2026-01-03T20:18:17Z")

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Hello! I just tried to post an announcement of a new package, but when I tried to publish it, I got this message: Sorry, you can’t include links in your post. This is a new account, maybe that’s why? I was hoping so…

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## [Why is the backtick misfunctioning now?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-the-backtick-misfunctioning-now/131463)

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**Author:** [@WalterMadelim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/WalterMadelim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-the-backtick-misfunctioning-now/131463 "2025-08-08T01:28:20Z")

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I want to type: there is an \`x\` and an \`y\` there is an \`x\` there is an \`xand any there is an x and an y. Here’s what it looks like. I encounter it today.

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## [My Topics icon missing in Julia Discourse](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/my-topics-icon-missing-in-julia-discourse/124925)

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**Author:** [@raman\_kumar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/raman_kumar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/my-topics-icon-missing-in-julia-discourse/124925 "2025-01-20T20:09:45Z")

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I want to see topics that i created much early. I think there used to be My topics icon :upside\_down\_face: in Julia Discourse. How to retrieve it?

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## [Trying to merge redundant Discourse tags](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trying-to-merge-redundant-discourse-tags/121427)

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**Author:** [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trying-to-merge-redundant-discourse-tags/121427 "2024-10-24T19:13:16Z")

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There are currently at least three tags relating to the Language Server Protocol: https://discourse.julialang.org/tag/languageserver https://discourse.julialang.org/tag/lsp https://discourse.julialang.org/tag/language…

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## [Wave of spam today](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wave-of-spam-today/116082)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wave-of-spam-today/116082 "2024-06-22T13:42:55Z")

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For some reason we’re getting a lot of spam today so here’s a reminder: the best thing you can do against that is keep flagging inappropriate posts and their replies. If they get enough flags, spammers are silenced autom…

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## [Where should Julia feature requests go?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-should-julia-feature-requests-go/102835)

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**Author:** [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-should-julia-feature-requests-go/102835 "2024-03-18T10:34:32Z")

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The PR by @Sukera on a new issue template triggered a wider discussion about what GitHub issues are for, and how they should be used in the Julia language repo. On the aspect of feature requests, @viralbshah said the fol…

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## [ModelingToolkit.jl and type-based equation deciding: best practices?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modelingtoolkit-jl-and-type-based-equation-deciding-best-practices/107491)

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**Author:** [@Datseris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Datseris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modelingtoolkit-jl-and-type-based-equation-deciding-best-practices/107491 "2024-01-12T11:13:33Z")

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What do people recommend for ModelingToolkit.jl with variable equations that change depending on some input “type” specification? By that I mean that I have some sort of physical process that has a couple of different wa…

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## [Discourse not showing preview for Julia docs](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-not-showing-preview-for-julia-docs/106803)

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**Author:** [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-not-showing-preview-for-julia-docs/106803 "2023-11-27T14:38:44Z")

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https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/base/io-network/#Base.readuntil

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## [Auto-block or fix necro-posting (take 2)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/auto-block-or-fix-necro-posting-take-2/95184)

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**Author:** [@devel-chm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/devel-chm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/auto-block-or-fix-necro-posting-take-2/95184 "2023-02-26T03:22:00Z")

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This is a follow up idea to my previous question and discussion. Is it possible to have a sort of statute of limitations for reply posts to Discourse threads but handled a bit differently? I was thinking that replies…

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## [How to read the description of a Specific Domain subsection?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-read-the-description-of-a-specific-domain-subsection/86709)

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**Author:** [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-read-the-description-of-a-specific-domain-subsection/86709 "2022-09-04T13:42:24Z")

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Some descriptions are cut off, even after zooming out:

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## [\[Discourse plugin\] Saving searches](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-plugin-saving-searches/86545)

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**Author:** [@lrnv](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lrnv)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-plugin-saving-searches/86545 "2022-08-30T16:17:51Z")

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Hey, i would love to be able to make a search and watch that search: get notified if anything new pops up in this research. After a look on discourse’s forum there : Watching and sending notifications for keywords? - #…

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## [LaTeX Support for Julia Discourse?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/latex-support-for-julia-discourse/85411)

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**Author:** [@danrib07](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/danrib07)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/latex-support-for-julia-discourse/85411 "2022-08-06T21:38:44Z")

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Hi everyone, I was wondering if there is some sort of LaTeX support that works with this Discourse? For example, I would like to write \\Delta and have Δ rendered. Any suggestions/comments are greatly appreciated.

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## [Bookmark button not working on firefox](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bookmark-button-not-working-on-firefox/81659)

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**Author:** [@albheim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/albheim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bookmark-button-not-working-on-firefox/81659 "2022-05-25T15:27:43Z")

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I just noticed that the bookmark button didn’t work for me on firefox, seems to work fine on chrome. When pressed there is no popup for the “Create Bookmark” settings, and after moving to a new post there is an error pop…

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## [Discourse layout changed (for worse) on phone](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-layout-changed-for-worse-on-phone/80934)

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**Author:** [@albheim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/albheim)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-layout-changed-for-worse-on-phone/80934 "2022-05-12T20:24:06Z")

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Today discourse looked different on my phone. The site decided to be much wider than my screen so e.g. the titles in the list didn’t fold and the number of responses and time since last response appeared far outside of t…

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## [Adding a \`Priority\` besides normal and mute](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-a-priority-besides-normal-and-mute/76795)

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**Author:** [@adamwillisMastery](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/adamwillisMastery)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-a-priority-besides-normal-and-mute/76795 "2022-02-24T23:04:14Z")

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We’re interested in so many Topics, over a variety of Rich Categories It’s So easy to lose track time and of what’s interesting and truly Worthwhile Hence, it would be better to add a mini-feature, a ‘Priority’ choice …

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## [Make "Please read" post a pop up in new threads](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/make-please-read-post-a-pop-up-in-new-threads/76837)

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**Author:** [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/make-please-read-post-a-pop-up-in-new-threads/76837 "2022-02-24T14:32:34Z")

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The post is quite useful and we are always directing new users to it. Can Discourse add a warning or pop up whenever a user it typing a new thread?

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## [Return to same place on discourse page](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/return-to-same-place-on-discourse-page/76349)

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**Author:** [@TheLateKronos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheLateKronos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/return-to-same-place-on-discourse-page/76349 "2022-02-13T20:08:31Z")

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When browsing discourse (on a phone), a common pattern of mine is clicking a topinc, reading it, and pressing “back” to find other topics. Some pages return you to the same scroll-depth after pressing “back”, but discour…

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## [Can I change my username so that it matches my GitHub username?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-change-my-username-so-that-it-matches-my-github-username/70173)

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**Author:** [@giancarloantonucci](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/giancarloantonucci)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-change-my-username-so-that-it-matches-my-github-username/70173 "2022-02-03T17:00:02Z")

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As per title: Can I change my username so that it matches my GitHub username?

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## [Copy codeblock contents to clipboard](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/copy-codeblock-contents-to-clipboard/73658)

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**Author:** [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/copy-codeblock-contents-to-clipboard/73658 "2021-12-27T17:14:30Z")

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Discourse has the ability to display a copy button for codeblocks - see here: Do we already have this feature? How do we do it? If not, could it be enabled?

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## [Allow package names in tags](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-package-names-in-tags/71408)

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**Author:** [@jzr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jzr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-package-names-in-tags/71408 "2021-11-13T09:31:23Z")

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I want to tag my questions with the name of the package I’m asking about I want to follow the tags of some packages Currently it is not possible to use the name of a package as a tag because dots are not allowed, e.g…

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## [Ok to use Discourse for package-specific tech support?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ok-to-use-discourse-for-package-specific-tech-support/65379)

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**Author:** [@miles](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/miles)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ok-to-use-discourse-for-package-specific-tech-support/65379 "2021-09-26T10:41:12Z")

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I am one of the developers of the Julia package ITensors.jl GitHub - ITensor/ITensors.jl: A Julia library for efficient tensor computations and tensor network calculations. Currently we run our own support forum (link he…

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## [Collapsible code sections in discourse?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collapsible-code-sections-in-discourse/64803)

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**Author:** [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collapsible-code-sections-in-discourse/64803 "2021-07-17T10:00:11Z")

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Sorry if this might be trivial but have no idea of how to do it: Saw on a number of occasions “collapsible” Julia code blocks in discourse posts. Cannot find an example right now but basically the hidden code expands a…

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## [Unsubscribe from all posts from a specific member](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unsubscribe-from-all-posts-from-a-specific-member/60771)

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**Author:** [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unsubscribe-from-all-posts-from-a-specific-member/60771 "2021-05-08T13:00:00Z")

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Is it possible to unsubscribe from all posts from a specific member? I am subscribed to various domains to help people when I have time, but as the community grows we start to get lots of beginners that simply spam other…

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## [Auto-switch between discourse's light and dark theme](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/auto-switch-between-discourses-light-and-dark-theme/52448)

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**Author:** [@carstenbauer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/carstenbauer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/auto-switch-between-discourses-light-and-dark-theme/52448 "2020-12-29T20:37:38Z")

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Is it somehow possible to auto-switch between the light and dark theme of our discourse depending on my macOS light/dark mode? That would be awesome… Manual switching takes way too many clicks (7-8). Alternatively, it w…

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## [Bumping posts by adding tags](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bumping-posts-by-adding-tags/3592)

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**Author:** [@ChrisRackauckas](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChrisRackauckas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bumping-posts-by-adding-tags/3592 "2017-05-08T14:10:05Z")

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I went back to add tags to some of my old posts, and it looks like it bumped them to the “Latest” panel. But for others it didn’t do anything. Does anyone know what’s going on here? I’d like to be able to add the metadat…