diff --git a/templates/ProjectsTable.php b/templates/ProjectsTable.php
index 4ee7bbeb..26855ec8 100644
--- a/templates/ProjectsTable.php
+++ b/templates/ProjectsTable.php
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ $includeStatus = $includeStatus ?? true;
 				<td class="producer">
 					<? if($project->ProducerEmail !== null){ ?>
 						<a href="mailto:<?= Formatter::EscapeHtml($project->ProducerEmail) ?>"><?= Formatter::EscapeHtml($project->ProducerName) ?></a>
+					<? }elseif($project->DiscussionUrl !== null){ ?>
+						<a href="<?= Formatter::EscapeHtml($project->DiscussionUrl) ?>"><?= Formatter::EscapeHtml($project->ProducerName) ?></a>
 					<? }else{ ?>
 						<?= Formatter::EscapeHtml($project->ProducerName) ?>
 					<? } ?>
diff --git a/www/ebook-placeholders/post.php b/www/ebook-placeholders/post.php
index f60347dd..d9bff187 100644
--- a/www/ebook-placeholders/post.php
+++ b/www/ebook-placeholders/post.php
@@ -73,15 +73,6 @@ try{
 		$ebookPlaceholder->FillFromHttpPost();
 		$ebook->EbookPlaceholder = $ebookPlaceholder;
 
-		$ebook->FillIdentifierFromTitleAndContributors();
-		try{
-			$existingEbook = Ebook::GetByIdentifier($ebook->Identifier);
-			throw new Exceptions\DuplicateEbookException($ebook->Identifier);
-		}
-		catch(Exceptions\EbookNotFoundException){
-			// Pass and create the placeholder. There is no existing ebook with this identifier.
-		}
-
 		// Do we have a `Project` to create at the same time?
 		$project = null;
 		if($ebookPlaceholder->IsInProgress){
@@ -92,6 +83,15 @@ try{
 			$project->Validate();
 		}
 
+		$ebook->FillIdentifierFromTitleAndContributors();
+		try{
+			$existingEbook = Ebook::GetByIdentifier($ebook->Identifier);
+			throw new Exceptions\DuplicateEbookException($ebook->Identifier);
+		}
+		catch(Exceptions\EbookNotFoundException){
+			// Pass and create the placeholder. There is no existing ebook with this identifier.
+		}
+
 		// These properties must be set before calling `Ebook::Create()` to prevent the getters from triggering DB queries or accessing `Ebook::$EbookId` before it is set.
 		$ebook->Tags = [];
 		$ebook->LocSubjects = [];