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<comments removed> If you have questions or comments about this proposal, please use 'create new discussion' below. Thanks. – Robert Cartaino Oct 22 '12 at 13:28

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What are the advantages of using the Stash add-on over traditional embed tags? Should we avoid embeds as much as possible, now?
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:56
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What is the best way to keep the dev and staging database in sync?
added by Jeremiah Calvino Oct 15 '12 at 23:41
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:56
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What are some easy ways to decrease the number of queries needed to execute a page?
added by Jeremiah Calvino Oct 15 '12 at 23:18
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino Oct 18 '12 at 14:14
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:57
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Best ways to optimize site performance? I'm talking about queries, assets and caching. Go!
added by Timo Häkkinen Oct 16 '12 at 15:24
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:57
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What are your best tips for creating multilingual sites? Which add-ons would you recommend?
added by Timo Häkkinen Oct 16 '12 at 15:20
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino Oct 18 '12 at 14:14
Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:58
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My ExpressionEngine database is having CPU problems when traffic to the site spikes. What are my options?
added by Anna_MediaGirl Oct 19 '12 at 17:35
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:59
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Why is my 404 page not displaying even when I've defined it within my control panel? I'm seeing my homepage shown for invalid URLs.
added by John Morton Oct 15 '12 at 17:49
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(This is a sample question only.) – John Morton Oct 15 '12 at 17:50
Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:57
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What's the most user-friendly addon for building a member-based photo gallery in ExpressionEngine? Can I build a gallery without addons?
added by Christopher Robert Kennedy Oct 15 '12 at 17:49
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:58
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I see CSS and JS are template types in ExpressionEngine. Why would I use them instead of just adding in my CSS and JS with regular HTML?
added by John Morton Oct 15 '12 at 18:19
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino Oct 18 '12 at 14:13
Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 18:59
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Besides Membrr are there any other subscription based ecomm solutions for membership sites?
added by Natetronn Oct 19 '12 at 20:24
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I'm developing a module with a control panel. How can I execute module functions within my control panel?
added by John Morton Oct 15 '12 at 18:10
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Is there a method anyone has used to create an auction site in ExpressionEngine, preferably using an integrated ecommerce system? (CartThrob, etc.)
added by Christopher Robert Kennedy Oct 15 '12 at 18:17
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How can I resuse html code in multiple places in my templates?
added by Patrick Pohler Oct 15 '12 at 18:34
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino Oct 18 '12 at 14:12
Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 19:00
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How can I make a bunch of entries related to a bunch of other entries (many to many relationship)?
added by Jeremiah Calvino Oct 15 '12 at 23:25
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I have a channel with fields First-Name & Last-Name. The Title field is redundant, I have to retype the name. How can I get rid of the title field?
added by Jeremiah Calvino Oct 15 '12 at 23:33
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 19:00
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Is multiple site manager (MSM) something to embrace or run away from? Any reason it shouldn't be used? Any problems with popular add-ons?
added by Timo Häkkinen Oct 16 '12 at 15:29
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 19:09
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How do you go about the upgrading process? We've seen some strange bugs in new versions lately that could be hard to catch before it's too late.
added by Timo Häkkinen Oct 16 '12 at 15:32
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 19:09
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How can I let users upload PDFs to admins without having them get blocked by EE's native XSS filtering? Is there a secure way w/o disabling filtering?
added by alexroper Oct 18 '12 at 10:18
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How much do I have to worry about security when setting up an e-commerce site with EE?
added by alexroper Oct 18 '12 at 20:39
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Furthermore what is the difference between PCI compliance and "out-of-scope" gateway solutions. – David Dexter Oct 19 '12 at 17:32
Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 19:08
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How can ExpressionEngine be leveraged to control content in a "Mobile App"? Are there any examples of an app using EE?
added by Wedodan Oct 19 '12 at 17:21
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 19:08
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What are some best practices for creating EE add-ons?
added by Kelly Packer Oct 19 '12 at 17:25
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I keep getting redirected back to the login page when I try to log into the EE control panel. How do I login?
added by Anna_MediaGirl Oct 19 '12 at 17:38
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How do you handle upgrades from EE1 to EE2 that contain add-ons that are not compatible with EE2? Can't change the fieldtype after successful upgrade.
added by Tiffany Taunton Oct 19 '12 at 17:50
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How can I activate template caching only in production and not in local and dev environments?
added by Dennis Frank Oct 19 '12 at 18:42
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 19:07
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Can someone explain the difference between dynamic = no/yes/off/on and what it does?
added by Natetronn Oct 19 '12 at 20:21
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Recommended best practices for updating from an EE1 site using Gypsy?
added by kgrote Oct 19 '12 at 20:29
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Please only vote on questions with a score of less than 10 – Adrian Macneil Oct 20 '12 at 19:08
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I have an EE 1.x site that heavily uses the Photo Gallery Module. What are my options for upgrading them to EE 2.x?
added by Ryan Battles Oct 19 '12 at 20:30
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How do I optimize a Linux VPS server for ExpressionEngine?
added by alexroper Oct 19 '12 at 20:40
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What does "Enable Strict URLs" really mean and is there any security implications if I choose to not use strict urls?
added by Turn and Face Oct 19 '12 at 20:45
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Which hosting service provider/s are the best equipped to handle ExpressionEngine sites with high amounts of traffic?
added by Natetronn Oct 19 '12 at 20:51
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How can I publish "draft" entries, and allow certain members to moderate and approve changes to entries?
added by Adrian Macneil Oct 19 '12 at 20:51
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How well does ExpressionEngine scale? Are there any examples of large sites built using ExpressionEngine?
added by Adrian Macneil Oct 19 '12 at 20:54
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Is there a good Control Panel theme that won't cause problems with third-party add-ons?
added by alexroper Oct 19 '12 at 20:54
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Why do EllisLab not allow third-party ExpressionEngine developers to provide support on the official forums? Do they care about their community?
added by Adrian Macneil Oct 19 '12 at 20:57
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Where can I purchase themes for ExpressionEngine?
added by Adrian Macneil Oct 19 '12 at 20:58
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How does ExpressionEngine differ to WordPress? What are some of the major advantages/disadvantages?
added by Adrian Macneil Oct 19 '12 at 21:01
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Can someone explain to me the difference between snippets and global variables and what's this low variables add-on I keep hearing about?
added by Natetronn Oct 19 '12 at 21:25
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How do I set up Varnish with ExpressionEngine?
added by Ryan Battles Oct 19 '12 at 23:21
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How can I change the maximum character limit of a field like the title or textarea?
added by lealea Oct 19 '12 at 23:38
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What is the process of setting up Varnish Caching on an ExpressionEngine site?
added by Anna_MediaGirl Oct 20 '12 at 20:43
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