# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=528 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 529 --- ## [Staff Now a Banner posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-now-a-banner-posts/54753)
**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-now-a-banner-posts/54753 "2017-03-16T21:43:15Z")
Not a big deal, only that I’m curious if it’s an oversight, intentional, or more work than it’s worth doing anything about. While doing tests involving posts read counts I noticed that a lot of actions are small actions… --- ## [Embedding quote outside of Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-quote-outside-of-discourse/59239)
**Author:** [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-quote-outside-of-discourse/59239 "2017-03-16T20:27:35Z")
I have a blog (Jekyll) which uses a Discourse instance for commenting. It’s becoming more and more common that I want to quote someone from Discourse in a blog post. Essentially, this would be a copy/paste of the current… --- ## [User TL3 Requirements page missing on refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-tl3-requirements-page-missing-on-refresh/59261)
**Author:** [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-tl3-requirements-page-missing-on-refresh/59261 "2017-03-16T16:13:37Z")
I was working to adjust the TL3 settings for one of my sites and pulled up the TL3 requirements page for a few TL2 users to use as a gauge. That worked fine but when I refreshed the page to see the edits I had made to th… --- ## [Problems with the new-user webhook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-the-new-user-webhook/59133)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-the-new-user-webhook/59133 "2017-03-16T15:55:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse Webhooks and Zapier: I want to get notified for every new user which is created in our forum. The setup is below, and my forum is configured as follows: The public can view a … --- ## [Specifying port for embeddable host given an IP results in error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specifying-port-for-embeddable-host-given-an-ip-results-in-error/59209)
**Author:** [@kennym](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kennym)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specifying-port-for-embeddable-host-given-an-ip-results-in-error/59209 "2017-03-16T15:23:53Z")
When I try to add an embeddable host with the host: http://192.168.1.167:3000 then it tells me that the host is invalid. If I remove the port number, as so: http://192.168.1.167, then everything works. Here’s a video o… --- ## [Slack is introducing threaded messaging later this year](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-is-introducing-threaded-messaging-later-this-year/42512)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-is-introducing-threaded-messaging-later-this-year/42512 "2017-03-16T12:56:34Z")
I find this announcement interesting and wonder if its becoming more like Discourse?.. Your thoughts? Any opinions whether this is relevant at all to Discourse? --- ## ["Leave Group" button on /groups page doesn't give any feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leave-group-button-on-groups-page-doesnt-give-any-feedback/57359)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leave-group-button-on-groups-page-doesnt-give-any-feedback/57359 "2017-03-16T03:36:08Z")
Steps Click hamburger menu \> Groups Click “Leave Group” to leave a public group that you’re a member of Expected: Button changes to “+ Join Group”, or some similar feedback is displayed to user Actual: Button remains … --- ## [Is there a way to track profile page views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-track-profile-page-views/32385)
**Author:** [@OnceWas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OnceWas)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-track-profile-page-views/32385 "2017-03-16T03:00:38Z")
I know Discourse tracks topic and post views and reads, but does it also track the number of views on user profiles? I would really like to run some statistics on how user activity relates to profile views. I could alwa… --- ## ["Join Group" button position on Group page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/join-group-button-position-on-group-page/59054)
**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/join-group-button-position-on-group-page/59054 "2017-03-15T07:05:36Z")
I think if we move “Join Group” button into the top right corner of the group info panel then it will look better. We have plenty of empty spaces on the right side. Also if we move then the button will be accessible … --- ## [Who has seen/read a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-has-seen-read-a-post/59113)
**Author:** [@XieLong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/XieLong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-has-seen-read-a-post/59113 "2017-03-15T06:49:40Z")
The users of my forum would love to see, who has read their posts (and who didn’t), just like it’s the case with facebook groups: To clarify, I administrate a fairly small discourse instance, with about 30 users. We … --- ## [Poll Plugin - Min / Max / Step Ranges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-plugin-min-max-step-ranges/58677)
**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-plugin-min-max-step-ranges/58677 "2017-03-15T02:57:18Z")
Hi, I wouldn’t say this is a huge issue, but something that may be worth being aware of. Whilst experimenting with the poll functionality this evening I initially assumed that the range was set at 1 to 20. I then noti… --- ## [Change Timestamp only for admin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-timestamp-only-for-admin/54094)
**Author:** [@Manfred\_Bayer-Lemerz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Manfred_Bayer-Lemerz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-timestamp-only-for-admin/54094 "2017-03-15T02:44:34Z")
Hallo! When I use the timestamp as admin it works fine. But as Moderator or User with user level 4 the user sees the menu item as above but when he wants to change the date the error message “There was an error chan… --- ## [Let's Encrypt does not respect changes to \`DISCOURSE\_DEVELOPER\_EMAILS\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-does-not-respect-changes-to-discourse-developer-emails/59118)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-does-not-respect-changes-to-discourse-developer-emails/59118 "2017-03-15T02:21:48Z")
tl;dr: If you need to change the address LETSENCRYPT\_ACCOUNT\_EMAIL you need to delete the lets encrypt directory before running it again. I enabled Let’s Encrypt on a site today. I used a script that copied DISCOURSE\_DE… --- ## [Indicating user experience/reputation on the avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indicating-user-experience-reputation-on-the-avatar/59082)
**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indicating-user-experience-reputation-on-the-avatar/59082 "2017-03-15T00:35:55Z")
Continuing the discussion from What is the best practice for displaying user's Authority, "flair" or "role" in the forum?: One thing I miss after moving my forum to Discourse was the indication of contribution/authority… --- ## [Avatars in the PM view on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-in-the-pm-view-on-mobile/58965)
**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-in-the-pm-view-on-mobile/58965 "2017-03-14T21:17:48Z")
Hi, when I go through the messages in my inbox (mobile UI), I’m often having troubles to find the message I am searching for and end up opening various to find the one I was looking for. In mobile UI, there is often only… --- ## [Make a category unmutable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-category-unmutable/59086)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-category-unmutable/59086 "2017-03-14T20:27:14Z")
As far as I can tell there is no way to prevent a user from muting a category. I use the “Site Feedback” category for discussions with users, and for announcements. I also have a separate read only category for User Guid… --- ## ["Show subcategory list" is weird](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-subcategory-list-is-weird/25789)
**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-subcategory-list-is-weird/25789 "2017-03-14T17:11:33Z")
So I enabled “show subcategory list” feature, I like Discourse this way much better. But main category also shows topics from all subcategories - why? :yuno: Shouldn’t it show topics from main category only? Like thi… --- ## [Image Onebox breaks on Wikimedia links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-onebox-breaks-on-wikimedia-links/41197)
**Author:** [@phw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phw)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-onebox-breaks-on-wikimedia-links/41197 "2017-03-14T16:25:19Z")
If you link to Wikimedia with a link like File:Stones members montage2.jpg - Wikimedia Commons the image onebox is triggered, trying to display this link as an image (which it isn’t, it is just the info page about that i… --- ## [Meta.discourse.org - Bugs / Features list page contents not listed as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-org-bugs-features-list-page-contents-not-listed-as-expected/24245)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-org-bugs-features-list-page-contents-not-listed-as-expected/24245 "2017-03-14T03:44:27Z")
The link from the top level Bugs link at the top Links to this URL: https://meta.discourse.org/c/bug?order=op\_likes&status=open However the display of the page shows Latest as selected This does not accurately … --- ## [Group Join/Leave button not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-join-leave-button-not-working/58924)
**Author:** [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-join-leave-button-not-working/58924 "2017-03-14T03:40:13Z")
Continuing the discussion from Joining a group doesn't take effect unless the browser is hard-refreshed: This issue is back again for me. Not sure it related to the linked “topic list” refresh issue so starting a new t… --- ## [Try bot, a bot that teaches staff about Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/try-bot-a-bot-that-teaches-staff-about-discourse/26004)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/try-bot-a-bot-that-teaches-staff-about-discourse/26004 "2017-03-13T22:40:21Z")
I think it would be nice to have a bot, somewhat like slackbot that you can use to learn and interact with on https://try.discourse.org Interacting with trybot would be achieved either by replying directly to a trybot p… --- ## [Zapier or another IFTTT service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zapier-or-another-ifttt-service/58296)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zapier-or-another-ifttt-service/58296 "2017-03-13T22:19:36Z")
Zapier: https://zapier.com/ Integromat: https://www.integromat.com/en/ See also here: https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-in-a-vote-for-discourse-in-zapier-apps/21858 --- ## [Discourse mobile app search engine](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mobile-app-search-engine/59022)
**Author:** [@liberaltech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/liberaltech)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mobile-app-search-engine/59022 "2017-03-13T19:19:55Z")
An easier way to search and find new Discourse made forums. Has there been talk about adding a search feature to the mobile app? I wanted to know if there was a search engine being developed for the mobile app version … --- ## [Notifications menu shows raw backslash escapes in titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-menu-shows-raw-backslash-escapes-in-titles/58028)
**Author:** [@LeoDavidson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoDavidson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-menu-shows-raw-backslash-escapes-in-titles/58028 "2017-03-13T14:02:48Z")
This is quite minor, at least in the situation I saw it in. The notifications menu looks like it shows raw topic titles, without applying the backslash escaping rules. Compare left and right red boxes: Here’… --- ## [Suggest Modification to "Updated Topic" Count Notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggest-modification-to-updated-topic-count-notification/58947)
**Author:** [@mblatz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mblatz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggest-modification-to-updated-topic-count-notification/58947 "2017-03-13T13:02:29Z")
Hello. I am a Discourse user on another private forum. I noticed that even though I may have muted some topics, if those topics are updated they are still then reflected in the count displayed in the notification at to… --- ## [Groups link to group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-to-group/58880)
**Author:** [@Sara\_Noel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sara_Noel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-to-group/58880 "2017-03-13T00:00:03Z")
Can the groups listings page, possibly have a link to the group versus just join/leave/group members list options? Like here being clickable to take you to the group’s forum: Or did I do something wrong? My members… --- ## [Allow user to edit post that is older than the allowed edit time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-user-to-edit-post-that-is-older-than-the-allowed-edit-time/43151)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-user-to-edit-post-that-is-older-than-the-allowed-edit-time/43151 "2017-03-13T11:24:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from A plugin for adding layout classes to post elements: Problem So this comes up every so often on Meta - a user creates a topic, some time passes, discussion resumes months later, now the … --- ## [Tags container not scrolling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-container-not-scrolling/58966)
**Author:** [@acinonyxjubatus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/acinonyxjubatus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-container-not-scrolling/58966 "2017-03-13T10:24:33Z")
When go to myforum/tag\_groups/1 there is a container with all tags in this group. I have a few dozens of them and they are all not fit to the field. However, there is no scrollbars, and container has fixed height. I thi… --- ## [Missing RSS-Feed on some Pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-rss-feed-on-some-pages/58808)
**Author:** [@Lutz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lutz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-rss-feed-on-some-pages/58808 "2017-03-13T10:22:27Z")
I do not know exactly in what category this fits. There are the urls Discourse Meta and Discourse Meta - Top topics. There are also Discourse Meta (and daily / monthly), but the respective RSS links Discourse Meta - Top… --- ## [Feature request: "Show badge on user card" setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-show-badge-on-user-card-setting/31968)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-show-badge-on-user-card-setting/31968 "2017-03-12T23:23:31Z")
We have many badges that are nice to award to folks but that do not need to be given prominence on user cards. I’d appreciate having an option on the badge settings to “show badge on user card” which allows us to optiona… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=527) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=529)