# Development **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/dev/7.md?page=60 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 61 --- ## [Watching API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-api/237739)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-api/237739 "2022-09-01T12:53:13Z")
Hi, I am reviewing the REST API documentation, and am wondering if there is a way to gather a list of users watching/following any given topic? I hope to gather this information after posting the webhook of a new actio… --- ## [Tag-union implementation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-union-implementation/58121)
**Author:** [@ebadgley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ebadgley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-union-implementation/58121 "2022-08-29T13:57:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Tags: category restrictions, tag groups, relationships: I’m interested in building a tag union capability that would mimic how tag intersections are currently implemented (Tag intersection… --- ## [Announcements topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announcements-topics/237393)
**Author:** [@dorl-moveo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dorl-moveo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announcements-topics/237393 "2022-08-29T11:57:58Z")
Hey, I build my own theme and I would like to ask what is the best practice to display the announcements topics or any specific topics from single category? thanks --- ## [How can I add an attribute to User model?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-an-attribute-to-user-model/237348)
**Author:** [@Alienazk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alienazk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-an-attribute-to-user-model/237348 "2022-08-27T18:41:06Z")
I am trying to modify a plugin. The following code failed and threw an error like: # total\_points is a sum table with column "total\_earned\_points". module MyModel::UserExtension def self.prepended(base) base.… --- ## [How can I access composePrivateMessage from a post menu button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-access-composeprivatemessage-from-a-post-menu-button/237352)
**Author:** [@tarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tarek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-access-composeprivatemessage-from-a-post-menu-button/237352 "2022-08-27T18:38:52Z")
Hello, I wrote a plugin for mailing list type behaviour, where emails can be replied to (only the sender) and reply-all (to the whole topic). I want to recreate this in the web UI as well by having a “reply” and “reply … --- ## [Rendering Component in decorativeWidget API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-component-in-decorativewidget-api/58537)
**Author:** [@Clement\_Decou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Clement_Decou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-component-in-decorativewidget-api/58537 "2022-08-26T13:02:57Z")
Hello, I have a component to render ads in my discourse {{numeramaAdsBlock "side\_ad"}} and i want to render this component inside the sticky sidebar in a topic. So i use decorateWidget to add my component inside the wid… --- ## [Insert the hbs template into the plugin outlet on the page -\> user-preferences-interface to user-preferences-account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-the-hbs-template-into-the-plugin-outlet-on-the-page-user-preferences-interface-to-user-preferences-account/232948)
**Author:** [@Juraj\_Štefánik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juraj_%C5%A0tef%C3%A1nik)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-the-hbs-template-into-the-plugin-outlet-on-the-page-user-preferences-interface-to-user-preferences-account/232948 "2022-08-25T06:38:48Z")
Hello, when I want to add to the user-preferences-account so that users can choose whether they want dark mode or light mode, I try to add it using the code below and put it there using the plugin outlet, the problem is … --- ## [Getting a topic statistics with API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-a-topic-statistics-with-api/237052)
**Author:** [@Chittaranjan\_Jena](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chittaranjan_Jena)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-a-topic-statistics-with-api/237052 "2022-08-24T14:57:07Z")
How to get statistics of a topic (highlighted in red box in attached image) through API? I referred the discourse APIs and searched in forum but couldn’t get a proper answer. Can someone help please? Regards --- ## [Update Gemfile fast\_xor platform to :ruby](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-gemfile-fast-xor-platform-to-ruby/159064)
**Author:** [@bjfish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bjfish)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-gemfile-fast-xor-platform-to-ruby/159064 "2022-08-21T19:51:22Z")
The fast\_xor platform is listed as :mri. However, this gem appears to require C extensions but it is not specific to MRI: discourse/Gemfile at 0c7eaa57b26a22b0d0f85957ce0720be748d1fe6 · discourse/discourse · GitHub I ha… --- ## [Speccing out a full page chat plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speccing-out-a-full-page-chat-plugin/49430)
**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speccing-out-a-full-page-chat-plugin/49430 "2022-08-21T04:36:36Z")
I am in the early planning stages for a chat plugin that fulfills the goals mentioned here. When the initial version of the plugin is created I will create a new topic, however this topic is a good place to think about h… --- ## [Discourse synchronisation for multiple instances](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-synchronisation-for-multiple-instances/138227)
**Author:** [@Surendra-Patil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Surendra-Patil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-synchronisation-for-multiple-instances/138227 "2022-08-19T07:31:35Z")
I have a master server and I will be having more than 100-200 slave instance. Slave instance can be online/offline but will be used by users. But whenever an offline instance comes online it should be able to sync with m… --- ## [Suggestion: Migrating from ActiveModelSerializers to Alba](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-migrating-from-activemodelserializers-to-alba/233266)
**Author:** [@okuramasafumi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/okuramasafumi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-migrating-from-activemodelserializers-to-alba/233266 "2022-08-19T04:39:20Z")
Hi, I just noticed that Discourse uses older version of ActiveModelSerializer. It was released five years ago and I don’t think it’s good. It seems that it’s planned to fork AMS but there’s a better solution. My sug… --- ## [What does Discourse use Redis for?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-discourse-use-redis-for/155042)
**Author:** [@Francis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Francis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-discourse-use-redis-for/155042 "2022-08-18T19:34:14Z")
Currently my Discourse install uses a DigitalOcean managed PostgreSQL database and a DigitalOcean managed Redis instance. Is the managed Redis server necessary? Does Discourse store anything permanent in Redis or is it … --- ## [How to create Discourse posts automatically from Nolt webhook data?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-discourse-posts-automatically-from-nolt-webhook-data/236472)
**Author:** [@ramyzhang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ramyzhang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-discourse-posts-automatically-from-nolt-webhook-data/236472 "2022-08-18T11:34:12Z")
Hello! First time poster, please notify me if I’m breaking any convention in my question :grin: My team is currently using Nolt for our product’s user feedback and feature requests. We would like to create a thread on o… --- ## [Running custom ruby scripts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-custom-ruby-scripts/236408)
**Author:** [@attj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/attj)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-custom-ruby-scripts/236408 "2022-08-17T11:55:47Z")
I am able to accomplish the tasks that I would like to have using the rails console. However, these tasks need to run periodically and I don’t want to type each command one by one to the rails console. How can I run a ru… --- ## [Setup Nginx as a reverse proxy for discourse forum without dockers &any containers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-nginx-as-a-reverse-proxy-for-discourse-forum-without-dockers-any-containers/236409)
**Author:** [@hana1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hana1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-nginx-as-a-reverse-proxy-for-discourse-forum-without-dockers-any-containers/236409 "2022-08-17T11:46:47Z")
Hey, I have a problem by setting up the Nginx as a reverse proxy for discourse forum without docker. At the beginning I installed discourse forum without docker and any containers, I installed it on Digital ocean drople… --- ## [Topics extracted from API do not appear in discourse forums or vice versa](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-extracted-from-api-do-not-appear-in-discourse-forums-or-vice-versa/236030)
**Author:** [@darivadi\_factored](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darivadi_factored)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-extracted-from-api-do-not-appear-in-discourse-forums-or-vice-versa/236030 "2022-08-16T23:43:06Z")
Hi everyone! For the company I work in, we are extracting the topics created throughout all the Discourse’s forum of the company by doing requests to the url of each category (for example like:https://{organization\_url}… --- ## [How can I add margin to content?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-margin-to-content/236353)
**Author:** [@grousx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grousx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-margin-to-content/236353 "2022-08-16T21:12:24Z")
I want margin “tick” icon a bit down. i tried margin-bottom: 3px etc. but it margin borders not the icon. --- ## [Author name plus avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-name-plus-avatar/225337)
**Author:** [@P2W](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P2W)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/author-name-plus-avatar/225337 "2022-08-16T16:10:23Z")
Hey all - our community has a desire to see post author’s name in addition to their avatar. Any tips on emulating this display, as seen on Sam’s Simple Theme. --- ## [From light load to heavy load with rewards plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-light-load-to-heavy-load-with-rewards-plugin/236272)
**Author:** [@Alienazk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alienazk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-light-load-to-heavy-load-with-rewards-plugin/236272 "2022-08-16T13:54:31Z")
Hello！ Our server’s cpu usage has gone from 50% to 90% since we installed a plugin. I am new to ruby on rails/postgresql. I’m wondering if the plugin’s settings are causing the cpu usage to spike. It is just a points s… --- ## [Issue with Api](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-api/236297)
**Author:** [@Raj\_Kumar\_Sharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Raj_Kumar_Sharma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-api/236297 "2022-08-16T11:54:39Z")
I am facing issue with api request and cors errors when hitting api can you suggest me the right source to follow. --- ## [Why the topic item visited class doesn't update?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-topic-item-visited-class-doesnt-update/236276)
**Author:** [@WJsirius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WJsirius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-topic-item-visited-class-doesnt-update/236276 "2022-08-16T08:43:12Z")
I want to change the visited topics on topic-item-list into lower opacity, and I use the css code below: .topic-list-item.visited \>\*{ opacity: 0.7; } Then I found when I visited a topic,the topic didn’t add the visit… --- ## [How to use TagChooser in a theme component/plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-tagchooser-in-a-theme-component-plugin/236112)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-tagchooser-in-a-theme-component-plugin/236112 "2022-08-15T19:24:41Z")
I have added a user\_custom\_field that holds a array of tags. I want to add a TagChooser to the preferences page. So I put some stuff in a plugin out let and it displays the stuff that’s in the user preferences, so I hav… --- ## [Generating a login email via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generating-a-login-email-via-api/235737)
**Author:** [@davidevans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidevans)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generating-a-login-email-via-api/235737 "2022-08-11T08:58:01Z")
I’m looking to trigger the sending of a passwordless login email to a user from the API (that they would get if they hit ‘login by email’ themselves), and it doesn’t seem to be possible. I’ve used the ‘API reverse engine… --- ## [Make anonymous posts hidden/moderation by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-posts-hidden-moderation-by-default/225080)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-anonymous-posts-hidden-moderation-by-default/225080 "2022-08-10T14:49:40Z")
Hi everyone - is there a way to make posts by anonymous users appear hidden by default or go into the moderation queue? Thanks, Kirupa --- ## [How to display FullName on Topics in Fakebook theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-fullname-on-topics-in-fakebook-theme/235580)
**Author:** [@Pandiyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pandiyan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-fullname-on-topics-in-fakebook-theme/235580 "2022-08-10T04:28:18Z")
Can someone tell me how to display FullName on topics specifically in ‘…/latest’ page. I have disabled ’ prioritize username in ux ’ site settings. I have enabled ’ display name on posts ’ site settings. Even after do… --- ## [Updating Data in Plugin with JS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-data-in-plugin-with-js/235652)
**Author:** [@Alshain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alshain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-data-in-plugin-with-js/235652 "2022-08-10T03:59:50Z")
Hello friends, I’m trying to write a plugin in Discourse but I couldn’t update the data. There is no problem with adding and deleting data. It does this successfully. I’ve been struggling for hours, but only this part … --- ## [Creating a User - Tag relation plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-user-tag-relation-plugin/235208)
**Author:** [@attj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/attj)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-user-tag-relation-plugin/235208 "2022-08-08T10:02:19Z")
Hello, I am currently working on a specific plugin but couldn’t figure where to start yet (I read the introductory material here and installed some simple plugins and played with their source a bit). The setup: I have a… --- ## [Custom Fields for Groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fields-for-groups/153580)
**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fields-for-groups/153580 "2022-08-06T14:03:13Z")
Is it possible to create custom fields for Groups, just like we can add (and retrieve) custom fields for Users? I have seen mention of this as a request here and there (like here). If it’s not built into Discourse righ… --- ## [Use discourse for SSO in a non-web app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-discourse-for-sso-in-a-non-web-app/40584)
**Author:** [@chris\_beck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chris_beck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-discourse-for-sso-in-a-non-web-app/40584 "2022-08-05T20:15:51Z")
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