# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=537 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 538 --- ## [Should search limited to category also search subcategories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-search-limited-to-category-also-search-subcategories/41100 "2017-02-08T14:22:59Z")
I have a category for challenges/assignments that is empty except for its subcategories. I thought that I could search that category and find things in subcategories, but I can’t. Here on meta, click on Customization \> … --- ## [Turkish Translation needs some love](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turkish-translation-needs-some-love/57101)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turkish-translation-needs-some-love/57101 "2017-02-08T09:19:34Z")
I’m reaching out on behalf of someone else who doesn’t have access to Meta anymore. I don’t recall the username, but on Sitepoint he goes by @ogsocials (his username on Meta was @o.g). In short, he is having issues with… --- ## [Category security: Obfuscate topic content from admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-obfuscate-topic-content-from-admin/57089)
**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-obfuscate-topic-content-from-admin/57089 "2017-02-08T00:52:57Z")
I am operating Discourse as a closed intranet for an organization. I use groups and category permission settings to create private sections for different groups of users. But the admin user is still able to access topic… --- ## [Downloading points](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloading-points/51005)
**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloading-points/51005 "2017-02-07T07:24:29Z")
In the forum, sometimes we we have to upload files for downloading. I wonder why there is no downloading points system in Discourse. You see in almost every forum, downloading files should have to pay something, like do… --- ## [Put TL4 in the "moderator/admin" category instead of trust level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-tl4-in-the-moderator-admin-category-instead-of-trust-level/56985)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-tl4-in-the-moderator-admin-category-instead-of-trust-level/56985 "2017-02-07T02:47:42Z")
TL4 is confusing. It can only be attained by manual promotion and it grants you some potentially destructive abilities i.e. splitting & merging topics. It is my understanding that it started out as a trust-level because… --- ## [I'd like to send a bi-weekly email to all of my users via my Discourse. is that possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/id-like-to-send-a-bi-weekly-email-to-all-of-my-users-via-my-discourse-is-that-possible/56957)
**Author:** [@Andy02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy02)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/id-like-to-send-a-bi-weekly-email-to-all-of-my-users-via-my-discourse-is-that-possible/56957 "2017-02-06T08:50:37Z")
i’d like to send a very simple bi-weekly reminder to all of the members of my team to remind them that its time to perform an action, if they’d like to join in this round of action on a project. i’d like to give users t… --- ## [Action reminders for moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/action-reminders-for-moderators/56893)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/action-reminders-for-moderators/56893 "2017-02-05T23:14:01Z")
Every now and then someone creates a post on our forum which raises my attention, but my reaction isn’t immediate. Two examples: A user creates a post online complaining that they can’t submit via email. I go and look … --- ## [How to Add Custom Menu to Header Nav like Sitepoint](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-custom-menu-to-header-nav-like-sitepoint/56906)
**Author:** [@bRionZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bRionZ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-custom-menu-to-header-nav-like-sitepoint/56906 "2017-02-05T01:30:49Z")
When I visit SitePoint, it was incredible. It has full-width menu and has any custom button/ links. I really love that, and I want to realize it in my site. https://www.sitepoint.com/community thanks before. --- ## [Don't merge topics!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-merge-topics/56892)
**Author:** [@Remah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remah)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-merge-topics/56892 "2017-02-04T11:58:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from Moving posts into an existing topic doesn't keep chronology: I don’t agree with any of the options proposed to resolve how to merge posts and my comments have moved too far from the topic … --- ## [A tooltip for the backend dashboard statistics shows raw HTML tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-tooltip-for-the-backend-dashboard-statistics-shows-raw-html-tags/56890)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-tooltip-for-the-backend-dashboard-statistics-shows-raw-html-tags/56890 "2017-02-04T10:43:02Z")
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**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-tagging-core-functionality-adds-multiple-pages-with-the-same-human-content-but-different-to-google-to-serp/56787 "2017-02-03T21:16:44Z")
The first link when JavaScript is disabled: The second link when JavaScript is disabled: --- ## [Showing only excerpts (selectively) for not logged in users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-only-excerpts-selectively-for-not-logged-in-users/56874)
**Author:** [@ewanly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ewanly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-only-excerpts-selectively-for-not-logged-in-users/56874 "2017-02-03T20:51:01Z")
What if we have the ability to show only excerpts for not logged in users in a chosen topics. But this excerpt position and length are defined when needed by the author of the topic. This could be defined into any topic… --- ## [Dismissed banner not showing up again after being updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissed-banner-not-showing-up-again-after-being-updated/56662)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissed-banner-not-showing-up-again-after-being-updated/56662 "2017-02-03T20:08:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from New "Banner Topic" pin type: we use the same topic in the moderators lounge as banner, updating it as needed when a new banner needs to be displayed. weirdly I am noticing that the new ban… --- ## [Import profile from other communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-profile-from-other-communities/56852)
**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-profile-from-other-communities/56852 "2017-02-03T16:06:55Z")
I think that a good feature to include to Discourse would be to import your profile (with images, settings, etc.) from other communities. For example, I’m an user of , and now I’ve registered in Meta Community, but I do… --- ## [Duplicate invite can raise cryptic messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-invite-can-raise-cryptic-messages/56739)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-invite-can-raise-cryptic-messages/56739 "2017-02-03T09:02:20Z")
To repo: Go to user profile → invites Invite user User accepts invite Try to invite user again You are presented with the cryptic error: “You are not permitted to view the requested resource.” Instead we should say: … --- ## [Group owners cannot see group if "Group is visible to all users" is off](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owners-cannot-see-group-if-group-is-visible-to-all-users-is-off/56688)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owners-cannot-see-group-if-group-is-visible-to-all-users-is-off/56688 "2017-02-03T08:53:02Z")
When working to add custom styling via CSS, we had to make a custom group for the users. To help manage the group going forward, all moderators were added to the group as owners. However, the moderators aren’t able to … --- ## [Why can't users invite others to messages when account approval is enabled?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-users-invite-others-to-messages-when-account-approval-is-enabled/56743)
**Author:** [@XieLong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/XieLong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-users-invite-others-to-messages-when-account-approval-is-enabled/56743 "2017-02-03T07:53:03Z")
Hi! In my Discourse instance I have the problem that users would like to invite (and remove) other users to (group) messages - but they can’t although all of them have trust level 2 (it’s just a small user base). What … --- ## [Owner clicking on group link on profile page does not show owner functions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/owner-clicking-on-group-link-on-profile-page-does-not-show-owner-functions/56690)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/owner-clicking-on-group-link-on-profile-page-does-not-show-owner-functions/56690 "2017-02-03T07:34:10Z")
With this bug I was trying to remember the name of the group I am an owner for. I eventually found it linked from my profile. However, clicking the link does not allow me to see the owner tabs. Refreshing the page or … --- ## [The «Bulk Actions» dialog in the moving topics scenario shows a GitHub onebox content as an empty rectangle](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-bulk-actions-dialog-in-the-moving-topics-scenario-shows-a-github-onebox-content-as-an-empty-rectangle/56788)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-bulk-actions-dialog-in-the-moving-topics-scenario-shows-a-github-onebox-content-as-an-empty-rectangle/56788 "2017-02-03T03:53:46Z")
The topic is: What is the Magento\_Tax module for? - Magento 2 --- ## [Updating a category topic fails with the message «NoMethodError (undefined method \`inner\_html' for nil:NilClass)» when the topic's contents starts with a GitHub onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-a-category-topic-fails-with-the-message-nomethoderror-undefined-method-inner-html-for-nil-nilclass-when-the-topics-contents-starts-with-a-github-onebox/56785)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-a-category-topic-fails-with-the-message-nomethoderror-undefined-method-inner-html-for-nil-nilclass-when-the-topics-contents-starts-with-a-github-onebox/56785 "2017-02-03T03:53:18Z")
Step 1 Step 2 The log entry: NoMethodError (undefined method inner\_html' for nil:NilClass) lib/post\_revisor.rb:445:in update\_category\_description’ Stack trace: lib/post\_revisor.rb:445:in \`update\_category\_descri… --- ## [Slack plugin: automatically subscribe a channel to updates on a topic when link is shared](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-plugin-automatically-subscribe-a-channel-to-updates-on-a-topic-when-link-is-shared/56520)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-plugin-automatically-subscribe-a-channel-to-updates-on-a-topic-when-link-is-shared/56520 "2017-02-03T00:59:14Z")
In our company, Slack channels proliferate with wild abandon. This is a topic of discussion in of itself, but it will likely be a challenge to work towards having a more curated set of Slack channels… some folks have wo… --- ## [Only count posts types of regular when calculating time to first response for admin stats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-count-posts-types-of-regular-when-calculating-time-to-first-response-for-admin-stats/56605)
**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-count-posts-types-of-regular-when-calculating-time-to-first-response-for-admin-stats/56605 "2017-02-02T22:29:52Z")
When looking at the admin stats for time to first response, I noticed the following: https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-first-response-definition-please/30957/17?u=wesochuck Thanks for considering. --- ## [If you leave notifications open forever, you never get notified](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-you-leave-notifications-open-forever-you-never-get-notified/56740)
**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-you-leave-notifications-open-forever-you-never-get-notified/56740 "2017-02-02T16:01:13Z")
(Topic title might need finessing.) Be logged in to a Discourse forum. Click on your user icon in the upper right to see the list of likes, replies, mentions, etc. Walk away from that computer with the menu open. Log i… --- ## [Dashboard tooltips broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-tooltips-broken/56754)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-tooltips-broken/56754 "2017-02-02T15:56:48Z")
Tooltips might be the wrong word… The onhover % change in the stats is no longer displaying properly. --- ## [Night Mode Switch for Mobile Devices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/night-mode-switch-for-mobile-devices/56772)
**Author:** [@mitchellk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mitchellk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/night-mode-switch-for-mobile-devices/56772 "2017-02-02T09:40:23Z")
Hi everyone While testing a new forum I have setup using Discourse, one of my beta testers said it would be neat if the forum has a night mode switch for mobile devices which could reverse the scheme or switch to a dark… --- ## [Show subcategory list UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-subcategory-list-ui/56734)
**Author:** [@needlestack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/needlestack)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-subcategory-list-ui/56734 "2017-02-02T05:02:02Z")
My forum uses the “show subcategory list” feature to display subcategories prominently when a user goes into a top-level category. However the UI as it stands shows each subcategory as a page-wide blank bar. I was wonder… --- ## [Canned Replies preview is raw (not cooked)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-preview-is-raw-not-cooked/56761)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-preview-is-raw-not-cooked/56761 "2017-02-02T02:49:00Z")
Previously, when opening the Canned Replies dialog to insert a reply we would see a preview of what it would look like. However, we now only see the raw (markdown) text. Current view: Expected view (poorly photosho… --- ## [Is there a way that I can pull the title from latest topics from discourse to my app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-that-i-can-pull-the-title-from-latest-topics-from-discourse-to-my-app/56675)
**Author:** [@railsnoob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/railsnoob)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-that-i-can-pull-the-title-from-latest-topics-from-discourse-to-my-app/56675 "2017-02-02T01:19:29Z")
i want to pass data, for example: titles of the latest questions from forum.example.com to example.com is this possible? i want to have a section on example.com that says: Latest Questions and then a list of those ques… --- ## [Views tooltip isn't behaving for 1.0k - 1.9k views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/views-tooltip-isnt-behaving-for-1-0k-1-9k-views/56680)
**Author:** [@AlbionsRefuge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlbionsRefuge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/views-tooltip-isnt-behaving-for-1-0k-1-9k-views/56680 "2017-02-01T18:17:09Z")
When looking at a list of topics, and hovering over the number in the Views column, the tooltip for views in the 1.0k-1.9k range displays “this topic has been viewed 1 time” instead of the correct number of views like th… --- ## [Blob.jpg? Change? Remove?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blob-jpg-change-remove/56630)
**Author:** [@crash7800](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crash7800)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blob-jpg-change-remove/56630 "2017-02-01T07:34:03Z")
I recently noticed that when posting an image and changing the display resolution that the image displays with “blob.jpg” on mouse-over. Is this something that I can change? Blob.jpg is not something that is flattering … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=536) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=538)