# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=554 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 555 --- ## [Emails initially skipped later sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-initially-skipped-later-sent/50464)
**Author:** [@ItsGhost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ItsGhost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-initially-skipped-later-sent/50464 "2016-09-21T22:32:50Z")
Skipping emails because a user has recently been online is great, but in our testing we’ve just noticed that there could be something the user doesn’t notice because they have only just closed the window. This may alrea… --- ## [Mobile (only) latest count same as new count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-only-latest-count-same-as-new-count/50455)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-only-latest-count-same-as-new-count/50455 "2016-09-21T20:58:59Z")
Is this a bug or a feature? On the mobile view, the list controls dropdown has consistently the same count for Latest and New. To reproduce, load a site (even meta) in desktop and also in mobile, with the same account. … --- ## [Closing brace missing in webhook JSON](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closing-brace-missing-in-webhook-json/50418)
**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closing-brace-missing-in-webhook-json/50418 "2016-09-21T02:54:25Z")
I set up a webhook in Discourse today for the first time. I’ve got a great use case for it and can’t wait to finish the code. :slight\_smile: But the post and topic event JSON sent by Discourse is not playing well with m… --- ## [Category logo deleted after some edit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-logo-deleted-after-some-edit/50254)
**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-logo-deleted-after-some-edit/50254 "2016-09-21T20:12:18Z")
I noticed a little bug on Discourse, and I managed to find the steps to reproduce it : Edit a category that has a logo and change the parent category After 24/48 hours, the logo image will give an error 404, you’ll hav… --- ## [Internal routing gets stuck in iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-routing-gets-stuck-in-ios/47799)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-routing-gets-stuck-in-ios/47799 "2016-09-21T16:01:08Z")
I’ve seen the following behavior a few times in the last weeks: I’m reading topic A I click a link to another suggested topic the spinner shows for a moment I’m back at the beginning of topic A reloading the page shows… --- ## [Tags Don't have canonical urls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-dont-have-canonical-urls/47766)
**Author:** [@Vikas\_Dangi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vikas_Dangi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-dont-have-canonical-urls/47766 "2016-09-21T14:50:48Z")
I have enabled tags in my forum and added some tags to my threads. Now when I checked the tags in google search they are showing like this example.com/tags/tag?page=1. I tired to check canonical url of tags but they don’… --- ## [Missing Category Logo Image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category-logo-image/50439)
**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category-logo-image/50439 "2016-09-21T14:26:10Z")
We have a live site where we have Category Logo’s for each category. Yesterday we noticed that all our category images were just gone… We thought that was odd and we added them back… today some of them are gone again. F… --- ## [Link user field type](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-user-field-type/50077)
**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-user-field-type/50077 "2016-09-20T22:44:52Z")
@tobiaseigen has a usecase with custom fields where he’s importing the name of an organisation, and a url, via sso, and wants to display it as a link with the name linking to the url. I can’t imagine user fields of this … --- ## [Limit group messaging and @mentioning by trust level or group(s)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-group-messaging-and-mentioning-by-trust-level-or-group-s/38733)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-group-messaging-and-mentioning-by-trust-level-or-group-s/38733 "2016-09-20T21:59:49Z")
Currently, admins can set who can message and @mention a group and only choose from Everyone, Nobody, Only moderators and Admins and Only group members, moderators and admins. I’d suggest adding trust levels to this lis… --- ## [User stats under avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-stats-under-avatar/50409)
**Author:** [@shaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shaz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-stats-under-avatar/50409 "2016-09-20T19:51:01Z")
I tried searching for this many times but didn’t find anyone that asked about it. In our community, things like post count, likes received, join date, etc are important to members and the respect they feel that they have… --- ## [Private tags incorrectly shown in tags drop-down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-tags-incorrectly-shown-in-tags-drop-down/32797)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-tags-incorrectly-shown-in-tags-drop-down/32797 "2016-09-20T18:34:39Z")
I was pleased to come across the “show filter by tag” admin setting today and tried it out. Unfortunately it displays private tags, or tags that are only being used for private categories whether or not the user has acc… --- ## [Allowable File Types](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowable-file-types/50398)
**Author:** [@Karin3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karin3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowable-file-types/50398 "2016-09-20T16:25:17Z")
I’ve been checking out using Discourse for my small writers group. We need to be able to upload Word docs (.doc and ideally .docx as well) and .pdf files to share our work. I’ve been searching and see that these file typ… --- ## [Link to another topic with Anchor doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-another-topic-with-anchor-doesnt-work/50363)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-another-topic-with-anchor-doesnt-work/50363 "2016-09-20T15:23:52Z")
Anchors are breaking topics links. Normal link Relative link Onebox: --- ## [Add Tags notification settings on user preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-tags-notification-settings-on-user-preferences/32913)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-tags-notification-settings-on-user-preferences/32913 "2016-09-20T11:44:07Z")
On my site we are considering replacing our category structure with cross-cutting tags. To make this work, we need to be able to let users see and set the tags they are watching, as they can now with categories. This wil… --- ## [Discourse as Android Application](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-android-application/22919)
**Author:** [@Webinsane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Webinsane)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-android-application/22919 "2016-09-20T07:59:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from What can Discourse learn from Slack?: @BCHK was extremely enthusiastic about discourse app so I mentioned it to my friend. In half an hour he created application just for him :smile: It … --- ## [Slugs that start with numbers parsed as IDs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slugs-that-start-with-numbers-parsed-as-ids/50258)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slugs-that-start-with-numbers-parsed-as-ids/50258 "2016-09-19T17:32:30Z")
http://site/some-slug gets redirected to http://site/some-slug/ID. That’s awesome. But, http://site/21st-some-slug gets redirected to http://site/whatever-slug-it-is-for-id/21. Is there a way to fix this? I’m poking ar… --- ## [Move topic stats underneath the topic title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topic-stats-underneath-the-topic-title/50301)
**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topic-stats-underneath-the-topic-title/50301 "2016-09-19T16:59:32Z")
I believe that the free space can be useful for example, for advertising, for chat, for important novovstey --- ## [User able to post exceeding maximum length restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-able-to-post-exceeding-maximum-length-restrictions/49983)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-able-to-post-exceeding-maximum-length-restrictions/49983 "2016-09-19T14:43:37Z")
Filing this as a bug, feel free to change to support if not the case. Over at Stonehearth we had a user post a log directly as text in the editor, and was able to submit it. The post exceeds the maximum length allowed … --- ## [Top Menu also in Category view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-also-in-category-view/50320)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Newsom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Newsom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-also-in-category-view/50320 "2016-09-19T09:18:13Z")
It would be nice to have a similarly configurable Top Menu when viewing a particular category as well as on the Front Page(s) My specific use case: Clicking this button results in a new page with the same menu at th… --- ## [Update state of topics when opening in new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-state-of-topics-when-opening-in-new-tab/50313)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-state-of-topics-when-opening-in-new-tab/50313 "2016-09-19T05:31:26Z")
I’m one of those people who queues up a whole lot of tabs for reading, and then reads them. When I do this in Discourse, the various attributes of posts aren’t updated when I open the new tab – the visited state, the new… --- ## [Auto-set profile picture when signing up using Facebook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-set-profile-picture-when-signing-up-using-facebook/17932)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_Lormand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Lormand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-set-profile-picture-when-signing-up-using-facebook/17932 "2016-09-19T05:14:35Z")
Continuing the discussion from Configuring Facebook login for Discourse: I think this should be a built in functionality, available as an option in settings. Having a smooth transition into the forum makes a big differ… --- ## [Advertising for the site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertising-for-the-site/50300)
**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertising-for-the-site/50300 "2016-09-18T18:24:33Z")
I propose to make an official function within the engine --- ## [Posting Poetry in Discourse (Question)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-poetry-in-discourse-question/50262)
**Author:** [@Karin3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karin3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-poetry-in-discourse-question/50262 "2016-09-18T03:58:09Z")
My small writers group (5 people) has been using a mini-Ning for years. That service is about to be discontinued, and we are looking for alternatives. We have long discussions about our writing and writing-related topics… --- ## [Welcome message translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-message-translation/50211)
**Author:** [@uptownyumiko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uptownyumiko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-message-translation/50211 "2016-09-17T19:13:14Z")
Hi, we are in need of Portuguese(Brazil) and Japanese translation of Welcome Message and wondering if there is anyone who has already translated it. Is there anyone know about it or can direct me to the relevant informat… --- ## [Better use of screen space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-use-of-screen-space/50220)
**Author:** [@mrjn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrjn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-use-of-screen-space/50220 "2016-09-16T04:28:17Z")
As shown by this screenshot of discourse on my 14" Thinkpad: There’s a lot of whitespace on both left and right of the topic. It’s wasted screen real estate. The height of the topic gets reduced quite significantly … --- ## [Possible to enable one level reply and display them automatically?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-enable-one-level-reply-and-display-them-automatically/49621)
**Author:** [@walker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/walker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-enable-one-level-reply-and-display-them-automatically/49621 "2016-09-02T09:26:29Z")
To my surprise, there are already some discussions on threading and it’s seems like a genius way. I understand that the default discourse put post in chronological order and each post can display its child posts. But I… --- ## [Safe for Work Mode - No Images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-for-work-mode-no-images/49965)
**Author:** [@seaninsound](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seaninsound)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-for-work-mode-no-images/49965 "2016-09-17T12:17:04Z")
A few of the users on http://community.drownedinsound.com have asked if it’s possible to have the option to set the site in a safe for work mode. A lot of them are concerned about NSFW images appearing whilst they’re acc… --- ## [Discourse 1.7.0.beta4 - Problems due to removal of fixed zoom \[Safari / iPhone\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-7-0-beta4-problems-due-to-removal-of-fixed-zoom-safari-iphone/50145)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-7-0-beta4-problems-due-to-removal-of-fixed-zoom-safari-iphone/50145 "2016-09-17T12:13:08Z")
I upgraded my Discourse instance recently to the latest code, and have noticed that I can now zoom in mobile Safari. I also upgraded to iOS10, so it may relate to an iOS change and not a Discourse change. This wouldn’t … --- ## [New user unable to post - 500 (Internal Server Error)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-unable-to-post-500-internal-server-error/50240)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-unable-to-post-500-internal-server-error/50240 "2016-09-16T21:21:49Z")
Just got a report from a new user that they are unable to post after making an account. I was able to reproduce this myself with a sock account. Repro steps: Create new account. Activate account. Attempt to create ne… --- ## [Cannot upload a downloaded backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-a-downloaded-backup/50250)
**Author:** [@kuyashi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuyashi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-a-downloaded-backup/50250 "2016-09-16T19:23:46Z")
I want to move my discourse instance to a new server, however when I download a backup form current server and try to upload to new server, I get the following: There has been an error while uploading ‘cs-uni-2016-09-1… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=553) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=555)