# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=394 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 395 --- ## [Pinned/sticky post in messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-sticky-post-in-messages/127615)
**Author:** [@shaundefense](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shaundefense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-sticky-post-in-messages/127615 "2019-09-04T16:02:24Z")
Are there any plugins that would allow me to pin a post within a private message? The idea is I want to be able to pin a post that would stay at the top or bottom of the private message thread, for quick viewing, to ess… --- ## [Remove filter by user on any link click](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-filter-by-user-on-any-link-click/127614)
**Author:** [@Ellibereth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ellibereth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-filter-by-user-on-any-link-click/127614 "2019-09-04T15:58:36Z")
I previously brought this up here (in ux, not feature): "Go to quote" and "Was a reply to" filter interactions - #2 by Ellibereth Right now when you’re on filter by user mode, you’re stuck in filter mode when you click … --- ## [Brand Header making main header jerky on scroll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/brand-header-making-main-header-jerky-on-scroll/312643)
**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Abrams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jennifer_Abrams)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/brand-header-making-main-header-jerky-on-scroll/312643 "2019-10-14T13:58:01Z")
Does anyone know how to keep this new header from making the main header jerky when scrolling down? It will make the main discourse header dissapear then reappear quickly once when scrolling down for the first time afte… --- ## [Warning on "clear bookmarks"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warning-on-clear-bookmarks/127487)
**Author:** [@Ellibereth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ellibereth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warning-on-clear-bookmarks/127487 "2019-09-03T14:36:11Z")
It’s perhaps too easy to accidentally click/tap on clear bookmarks at the bottom of a topic right now, especially relevant with bookmarked posts in a long topic. Might be worth having some sort of popup confirming delet… --- ## [Allow users to request topic split in formal manner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-request-topic-split-in-formal-manner/127440)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-request-topic-split-in-formal-manner/127440 "2019-09-03T06:36:46Z")
I did not find this as a previous request, apologies if it is. At our hosted site (SWI-Prolog) we have begun to encourage long topics to be split but ask the users to help decide where and what to split. Also, AFAIK, on… --- ## [Google Classic Emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-classic-emoji/127439)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-classic-emoji/127439 "2019-09-03T00:38:56Z")
It looks like there’s an incorrect icon set in the Google Classic emoji set — the images for :man\_facepalming: are showing the images for :woman\_facepalming:. The directory is here: https://github.com/discourse/discour… --- ## [Found a visual overflow with votes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-visual-overflow-with-votes/127412)
**Author:** [@Callum\_OKane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Callum_OKane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/found-a-visual-overflow-with-votes/127412 "2019-09-02T23:21:40Z")
I found this while looking at this topic on this site --- ## [Stop ignoring replyto address for incoming email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-ignoring-replyto-address-for-incoming-email/127429)
**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-ignoring-replyto-address-for-incoming-email/127429 "2019-09-02T19:12:12Z")
I think it makes sense when processing incoming email and staging users to pick up the “replyto” address rather than the “from” address. If there is an explicit “replyto” address on a message, and you stage the “from” ad… --- ## [Bug - possible for admin to assign PM to moderator who does not have access to the PM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-possible-for-admin-to-assign-pm-to-moderator-who-does-not-have-access-to-the-pm/116571)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-possible-for-admin-to-assign-pm-to-moderator-who-does-not-have-access-to-the-pm/116571 "2019-09-02T18:14:09Z")
I have noticed what I think is a bug with the Discourse Assign - #117 plugin. It is possible for an admin to assign a PM to a moderator who does not have access to the PM. They are notified, but when they click through t… --- ## [Federation features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/federation-features/18982)
**Author:** [@michaelmd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaelmd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/federation-features/18982 "2019-09-02T11:44:30Z")
I’d love to see a decent forum platform with federation. (eg decentralised forums across multiple sites and connectivity to federated social networks such as Diaspora, Friendica, Pump.io, etc) anyone working on an addo… --- ## [Using Babble to extend functionality of private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-babble-to-extend-functionality-of-private-messages/33501)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-babble-to-extend-functionality-of-private-messages/33501 "2016-02-08T00:45:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from Babble - A Chat Plugin: Babble (i.e. Chat) as an extension of PMs, as seen on Facebook As opposed to a shoutbox or public chat, I’d like to see Babble incorporated into PMs. Pretty much ex… --- ## [Add IsTransactional:true to SMTP Mail Headers to satisfy ElasticEmail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-istransactional-true-to-smtp-mail-headers-to-satisfy-elasticemail/122438)
**Author:** [@lorddevil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lorddevil)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-istransactional-true-to-smtp-mail-headers-to-satisfy-elasticemail/122438 "2019-09-02T08:38:34Z")
Hey there, I did not find a way to add SMTP Email Headers when sending email? Since I am using elasticemail - they require to send all transactional emails with a “IsTransactional”:true header. I checked the SMTP setti… --- ## [Browser tab notification count numbers are off / out of sync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-tab-notification-count-numbers-are-off-out-of-sync/127055)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-tab-notification-count-numbers-are-off-out-of-sync/127055 "2019-09-02T00:55:18Z")
Hi, As far as I can tell, the numbers that show up in the page title are entirely random. For me, our local community forum has been stuck on ‘12’ for at least a day and a half now: And when I say “stuck on… --- ## [Finding Discourse Stable Release update info on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-discourse-stable-release-update-info-on-meta/127339)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/finding-discourse-stable-release-update-info-on-meta/127339 "2019-09-01T18:21:33Z")
I often use the release-notes tag to follow what’s new in Discourse (watching first post). Looking up the stable release 2.3.1, I could not find any relevant topic for that release. It would be useful to maintain links… --- ## [How to finely scroll out custom header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-finely-scroll-out-custom-header/101869)
**Author:** [@rootsh3ll](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rootsh3ll)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-finely-scroll-out-custom-header/101869 "2019-08-31T13:21:31Z")
I see the top header of discourse.ubuntu.com and when I scroll down, the extra header smoothly scrolls out. Unlike other discourse forums like: https://talk.turtlerockstudios.com Notice the glitchy behaviour… --- ## [Automatically refresh Latest topics on the Categories + Latest page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-refresh-latest-topics-on-the-categories-latest-page/127274)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-refresh-latest-topics-on-the-categories-latest-page/127274 "2019-08-31T11:09:43Z")
We’re exploring shifting towards making Categories + Latest the default home page. One thing I just tested was how the Latest stream on that page behaves when new topics are posted. From what I can tell, there is no auto… --- ## [Refreshing at 'all categories' and individual category level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/refreshing-at-all-categories-and-individual-category-level/20729)
**Author:** [@aran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aran)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/refreshing-at-all-categories-and-individual-category-level/20729 "2019-08-31T10:39:43Z")
Hi folks - I’m sticking this in support rather than features because I’m not sure what the state of play is with it… At the ‘all categories’ level, refreshing for new material is dealt with very well, with the tab alert… --- ## [Arabic Language Trial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/127242)
**Author:** [@Hakan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hakan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/127242 "2019-08-31T02:26:28Z")
Does this forum support the Arabic language? How can I use the Arabic version? --- ## [Allow hiding of muted topics from categories page on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-hiding-of-muted-topics-from-categories-page-on-mobile/85613)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-hiding-of-muted-topics-from-categories-page-on-mobile/85613 "2019-08-30T22:07:39Z")
I’m using https://community.wanikani.com. On mobile, if I go to the home page, I see each category and the most recent three topics in each category. However, this list of topics sometimes include topics that have been m… --- ## [Automatically set category incoming email address based on slug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-set-category-incoming-email-address-based-on-slug/57841)
**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-set-category-incoming-email-address-based-on-slug/57841 "2019-08-30T18:06:29Z")
This is work I’ve just started doing in a plugin, but requires me to submit a PR to add a DiscourseEvent.trigger to the category model \*, so I wondered if the whole feature might have a place upstream. \* I mean I could … --- ## ["harr" HTML entity not rendered properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/harr-html-entity-not-rendered-properly/127131)
**Author:** [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/harr-html-entity-not-rendered-properly/127131 "2019-08-30T05:07:43Z")
It looks like ↔ is rendered as :left\_right\_arrow: for some reason. Why? This is inconsistent and should be considered a bug. a ← b a → b a ↔ b a ← b a → b a ↔ b --- ## [Do topic links need to redirect to the canonical URL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-topic-links-need-to-redirect-to-the-canonical-url/126972)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-topic-links-need-to-redirect-to-the-canonical-url/126972 "2019-08-30T00:19:57Z")
There were two recent discussions around issues related to topic links redirecting when the topic title in the URL didn’t completely match the expected value (\[1\], \[2\]). Then when I was on Amazon I realized that they als… --- ## [Admin Dashboard broken with 2.3.2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-dashboard-broken-with-2-3-2/126974)
**Author:** [@bpetty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bpetty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-dashboard-broken-with-2-3-2/126974 "2019-08-29T20:00:45Z")
I’ve just upgraded from Discourse 2.2.5 to 2.3.2, and there seems to be a regression in processing admin dashboard statistics that’s resulting in a 500 error that prevents me from loading the admin dashboard. All other a… --- ## [Error In changing site texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-changing-site-texts/126039)
**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-changing-site-texts/126039 "2019-08-29T15:43:43Z")
Hi, Today I’m trying to change some of the site text in the admin panel. when I click save changes I get server error 500. After that every time I search for text id or text body I got server error 500. I think transl… --- ## [Incoming email customizable POST parameter name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incoming-email-customizable-post-parameter-name/105707)
**Author:** [@tomsmyth1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomsmyth1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incoming-email-customizable-post-parameter-name/105707 "2019-08-28T19:22:25Z")
Discourse wants incoming emails to arrive as raw MIME in a POST param called email. Mailgun sends its raw MIME body in a POST parameter called body-mime. Bummer! I saw that someone wrote a plugin for accepting incoming… --- ## [Is there any reason why small images don't have thumbnails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-why-small-images-dont-have-thumbnails/61806)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-why-small-images-dont-have-thumbnails/61806 "2019-08-28T17:57:05Z")
When large images are made smaller than their full size, they get a preview thumbnail that can then be expanded, like so: But if we have an image like this: it does not get a thumbnail: This forces poster to … --- ## [\[en.user.desktop\_notifications.currently\_disabled\] in user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/en-user-desktop-notifications-currently-disabled-in-user-profile/126991)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/en-user-desktop-notifications-currently-disabled-in-user-profile/126991 "2019-08-28T14:06:21Z")
This is shown on User Profile Notification settings: Viewing that page as an admin with locale set to EN. The user’s locale is RU. --- ## [How to edit tag help text?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-tag-help-text/126879)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Selby](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Selby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-tag-help-text/126879 "2019-08-27T14:44:58Z")
Hello, (Screenshot below) I am trying to figure out how to edit the help text that shows when before someone selects a tag, but I only want this changed for one specific category. It defaults to saying “Select at least … --- ## [Bug: uninitialized constant SiteCategorySerializer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-uninitialized-constant-sitecategoryserializer/126551)
**Author:** [@nicktrav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicktrav)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-uninitialized-constant-sitecategoryserializer/126551 "2019-08-27T08:30:15Z")
I’m seeing the following when trying to re-build Discourse with the voting plugin: NameError: uninitialized constant SiteCategorySerializer /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.3/lib/active… --- ## [Moving the voting box to the right side of the screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-the-voting-box-to-the-right-side-of-the-screen/126752)
**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-the-voting-box-to-the-right-side-of-the-screen/126752 "2019-08-27T08:21:48Z")
I use the voting plugin and my forum is in Hebrew so its RTL. But the voting box is on the left side and not on the right side: Is it possible to add an option to move it to the right side of the screen? maybe some … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=393) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=395)