# Forum Help

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/c/meta/help/10.md

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## [About the Forum Help category](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/about-the-forum-help-category/106)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 0

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Support with using the Node-RED forum.

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## [How can I pm a member I have had a conversation with](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-pm-a-member-i-have-had-a-conversation-with/97589)

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**Author:** [@ozpos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ozpos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 June 2025 18:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-pm-a-member-i-have-had-a-conversation-with/97589 "2025-06-12T18:32:18Z")

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How can I pm a member I have had a conversation with

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## [Sometimes this forum is as slow as](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sometimes-this-forum-is-as-slow-as/97522)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 June 2025 11:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sometimes-this-forum-is-as-slow-as/97522 "2025-06-10T11:05:45Z")

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I fully appreciate that there are quiet and BUSY times and the forum will (probably/could) be effected. Luckily not now, but recently I have been posting and I can be hitting the keys and nothing happening on screen. I…

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## [Discourse running slow?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [21 April 2025 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/discourse-running-slow/96679 "2025-04-21T16:04:43Z")

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Is it just me, or is Discourse now very slow to respond? Submitting a thread response and even updates to the new message list seem really slow. In fact, everything now seems slow.

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## [When trying to log in to flows.nodered.org, 400 error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/when-trying-to-log-in-to-flows-nodered-org-400-error/93393)

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**Author:** [@jevans](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jevans)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [24 November 2024 17:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/when-trying-to-log-in-to-flows-nodered-org-400-error/93393 "2024-11-24T17:56:07Z")

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Hi! I'm trying to log in (and create a new account) on flows.nodered.org and getting a 400 error response with the content TypeError: db.users.insert is not a function after authorizing on GitHub. I wasn't sure where…

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## ['\</\>' icon missing in the editor in browser?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/icon-missing-in-the-editor-in-browser/90574)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [31 August 2024 12:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/icon-missing-in-the-editor-in-browser/90574 "2024-08-31T12:06:17Z")

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the three backtick icon is missing or did i change some setting ? copied from another post

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## [Need help - why my post is removed?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-why-my-post-is-removed/88352)

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**Author:** [@elbertelena](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/elbertelena)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [29 May 2024 13:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-why-my-post-is-removed/88352 "2024-05-29T13:10:21Z")

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Hello guys! Recently I posted a reply on two posts and after few time my post has been deleted and showing me an error message: Why it is showing? I am not using AI for content and I just reply for myself. Thanks!

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## [Changing the theme of the forum](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-the-theme-of-the-forum/87540)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2024 07:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-the-theme-of-the-forum/87540 "2024-04-27T07:12:45Z")

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Looking / searching I get/find: But alas that is for an older version of the forum. I can't find the settings to adjust the theme. (or am I missing something?)

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## [(Off topic) The editor on this webpage](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/off-topic-the-editor-on-this-webpage/87087)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [10 April 2024 11:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/off-topic-the-editor-on-this-webpage/87087 "2024-04-10T11:46:28Z")

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When I am typing a question - or reply - and press an arrow key: Is it supposed to repeat? So if I am at the end of the line and want to go back a few characters to fix a spelling mistake and press (and hold) the left …

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## [Can I change my username in this forum?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-change-my-username-in-this-forum/86431)

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**Author:** [@tree-frog](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tree-frog)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [14 March 2024 22:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-change-my-username-in-this-forum/86431 "2024-03-14T22:44:02Z")

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I'd like to change my account username, but have access to my old posts and replies? What is the best way to do this? Create new account, then move the relationships of all old posts and replies to new name, then delet…

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## [Reopen Topics / Reply to closed topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reopen-topics-reply-to-closed-topic/36672)

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**Author:** [@PizzaProgram](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PizzaProgram)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [5 January 2024 17:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reopen-topics-reply-to-closed-topic/36672 "2024-01-05T17:33:03Z")

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Strange ... searched 2 hours long, but did not find a way to reopen a closed topic. There is a gray "setup gear" icon next to the \[Closed\] label at the bottom, that allows to send a message only to the SYSTEM. No Repl…

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## [View past message history with a person you've interacted with](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/view-past-message-history-with-a-person-youve-interacted-with/81181)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [11 September 2023 16:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/view-past-message-history-with-a-person-youve-interacted-with/81181 "2023-09-11T16:23:23Z")

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How do I view my message interactions with someone?

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## [Help Please , my last Post catch the system](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-please-my-last-post-catch-the-system/78136)

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**Author:** [@selfmade](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/selfmade)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 May 2023 09:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-please-my-last-post-catch-the-system/78136 "2023-05-03T09:36:32Z")

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oh my god, i write a post and now i get this message Akismet has temporarily hidden your post if is possible anybody can show about my last post, and maybe can help to make him online? Kind regards Achim aaah, okay…

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## [What's just happened with the notifications?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whats-just-happened-with-the-notifications/77838)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [23 April 2023 11:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whats-just-happened-with-the-notifications/77838 "2023-04-23T11:00:55Z")

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They seem to have changed from what I remember them being a few hours ago. How I am seeing a whole list of things in a different structure than what it used to be. EG: Ok, so I then click on the LIKES and get this: …

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## [What do we need to do to get JSON upload permissions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-do-we-need-to-do-to-get-json-upload-permissions/76561)

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**Author:** [@ZnarfHans](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ZnarfHans)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 March 2023 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-do-we-need-to-do-to-get-json-upload-permissions/76561 "2023-03-14T18:11:18Z")

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Topic states what I need to know.

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## [Akismet has temporarily hidden your post](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/akismet-has-temporarily-hidden-your-post/74749)

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**Author:** [@Bigrob55](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bigrob55)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [7 February 2023 11:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/akismet-has-temporarily-hidden-your-post/74749 "2023-02-07T11:35:21Z")

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My very first post on this forum has been flagged for review by the Akismet spam bot, can anyone suggest what I might do to expedite the release of my post? Second, any tips on what to avoid in the future to prevent thi…

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## [Node-red-contrib-oracledb-mod 0.6.3 - requestingNode.log is not a function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-oracledb-mod-0-6-3-requestingnode-log-is-not-a-function/73452)

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**Author:** [@akhiljakka](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/akhiljakka)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 January 2023 13:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-oracledb-mod-0-6-3-requestingnode-log-is-not-a-function/73452 "2023-01-10T13:24:54Z")

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Hi, I am currently doing a project where I collect data from one Oracle database and post it into another oracle database, it works perfectly fine in normal conditions, but when my wifi disconnects and reconnects, I am …

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## [Dark Theme of (discourse) Node-RED forum became too dark](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-of-discourse-node-red-forum-became-too-dark/67473)

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**Author:** [@PizzaProgram](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PizzaProgram)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [8 September 2022 10:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dark-theme-of-discourse-node-red-forum-became-too-dark/67473 "2022-09-08T10:52:36Z")

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A few minutes ago suddenly I could not read any forum entries any more with Dark Theme! The text became dark-gray. Had to switch the Theme back to Default at my profile. What happened? did someone tamper with disc…

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## [Emails to spam?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/emails-to-spam/61283)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2022 13:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/emails-to-spam/61283 "2022-04-14T13:41:21Z")

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Has anyone else recently had forum notification emails going to spam automatically (Gmail)? It's possible I accidentally marked one as spam (have undone this by marking as not spam in gmail now!) but just wondering...

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## [How to paste a Screenshot in the forum](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-paste-a-screenshot-in-the-forum/59315)

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**Author:** [@OriolFM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OriolFM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 March 2022 17:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-paste-a-screenshot-in-the-forum/59315 "2022-03-03T17:35:44Z")

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Just copy the screenshot in your computer's clipboard, then press Ctrl+V when you're typing, it will upload and display the picture (you can see the preview on the right).

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## [Anyone else having forum issues today?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-else-having-forum-issues-today/53484)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 November 2021 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-else-having-forum-issues-today/53484 "2021-11-10T14:15:07Z")

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Just getting the spinning GIF and I have to select home from main menu and then re-select forum to get in

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## [How do I post downloadable files on the forum?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-post-downloadable-files-on-the-forum/53370)

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**Author:** [@eddee54455](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eddee54455)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 November 2021 14:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-post-downloadable-files-on-the-forum/53370 "2021-11-08T14:55:15Z")

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Hi Y'all... Another newbie question... A zip file format seems to be blocked which would be ideal for sending a few ancillary files that are needed for some flows... (Yes, I am aware of the risk of viral content...) R…

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## [Hyperledger fabric for trusted iot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hyperledger-fabric-for-trusted-iot/48717)

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**Author:** [@70G37H3R](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/70G37H3R)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2021 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hyperledger-fabric-for-trusted-iot/48717 "2021-07-21T14:00:37Z")

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My name is Minh. I am just a student. I'm building a fabric network on docker swarm. For the web app, I use node-red. I'm having a little trouble connecting them. Can you guys help me? Please My fabric network 70G37H3R/…

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## [Rasperry Pi 4 Serial port RX issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rasperry-pi-4-serial-port-rx-issue/47202)

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**Author:** [@dsplitz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dsplitz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 June 2021 13:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rasperry-pi-4-serial-port-rx-issue/47202 "2021-06-18T13:32:08Z")

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I've been successfully using NODE-RED for a few weeks now on my laptop. It was decided we want to use a Raspberry Pi as our NODE-RED platform so I bought a Pi4 and IO board. I've started by enabling the mini-UART and us…

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## [How do send CO values from my Lopy4 to my gateway(Lora Hat + Raspberry pi 3)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-send-co-values-from-my-lopy4-to-my-gateway-lora-hat-raspberry-pi-3/41240)

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**Author:** [@bmavina](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bmavina)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2021 16:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-send-co-values-from-my-lopy4-to-my-gateway-lora-hat-raspberry-pi-3/41240 "2021-02-18T16:13:38Z")

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Hi, So im currently working on a project that that sends CO values from a sensor to TTN and from there to Node-red and from Node-Red to Grafana. I will also have to build a gateway to connect it to TTN and I will build …

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## [Problem installing TTN node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-installing-ttn-node/41100)

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**Author:** [@bmavina](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bmavina)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2021 21:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-installing-ttn-node/41100 "2021-02-16T21:34:01Z")

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Hi, I am using Node.js v14.15.5 Npm v6.14.11 I am trying to install the TTN node \[ node-red-contrib-ttn \] on my Node Red application but it keeps resulting in " Failed to install: node-red-contrib-ttn ". I have just …

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## [Node-red with Zwave](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-with-zwave/40497)

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**Author:** [@bruinsmm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bruinsmm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [6 February 2021 14:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-with-zwave/40497 "2021-02-06T14:48:31Z")

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I'm running Node-Red on Raspberry Pi with the 'Aeotec Z-Stick gen 5 ' USB stick. I have installed the following node: https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-zwave-js Who can help me with the setup with these …

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## [Node-RED "flows" page Search needs help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flows-page-search-needs-help/39507)

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**Author:** [@tree-frog](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tree-frog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 January 2021 18:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flows-page-search-needs-help/39507 "2021-01-21T18:23:21Z")

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Sirs, I am trying due diligence to find things on my own. "flows" Tab on the main page, I was searching "MQTT broker" which actually pulls up nothing as a result. I found by sheer luck searching "MQTT" I found " node-…

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## [Replies to specific posts not showing as such](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replies-to-specific-posts-not-showing-as-such/32527)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [8 September 2020 07:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replies-to-specific-posts-not-showing-as-such/32527 "2020-09-08T07:26:39Z")

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The forum used to show an icon/link pointing torwards the post replied to but its been missing for a while. Is it just my setup or is it a forum bug/mis-configuration?

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## [What's going on when making a post and the preview window?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whats-going-on-when-making-a-post-and-the-preview-window/32371)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 September 2020 07:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whats-going-on-when-making-a-post-and-the-preview-window/32371 "2020-09-03T07:58:00Z")

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I just posted a long question. The screen is split in the middle (left/right) to the edit and preview. Fair enough and until now it hasn't been too much of a problem. But today, the synchronisation between the two was…

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