diff --git a/core/modules/forum/config/forum.settings.yml b/core/modules/forum/config/forum.settings.yml
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+block:
+    active:
+        limit: '5'
+    new:
+        limit: '5'
+containers: []
+topics:
+    hot_threshold: '15'
+    order: '1'
+    page_limit: '25'
+vocabulary: '0'