# Support **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=599 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 600 --- ## [Lost ability to delete or edit my old posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-ability-to-delete-or-edit-my-old-posts/156737)
**Author:** [@kgreed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgreed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-ability-to-delete-or-edit-my-old-posts/156737 "2020-07-03T23:26:57Z")
I am a member of a club that uses Discourse I have lost the ability to delete or edit some of my old posts. Also I have lost the ability to edit some of my old topics. Yet I am assured that my access rights have not c… --- ## [How to enable a banner topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-a-banner-topic/63734)
**Author:** [@Ingrid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ingrid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-a-banner-topic/63734 "2020-07-03T20:07:30Z")
I was just reading this article about adding a banner topic, but in the Admin settings I do not have the setting ‘banner topic’ as described in the article. Is there a setting I have to activate first? --- ## [How to insert \ HTML tag to the post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-insert-select-html-tag-to-the-post/156421)
**Author:** [@sharkdeng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sharkdeng)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-insert-select-html-tag-to-the-post/156421 "2020-07-03T19:58:31Z")
Hello, I wonder how to insert following HTML code to the post? I found whitelist HTML but don’t know how to do this. Thank you!! \The Premier said genomic sequencing revealed a number of coronavirus cases can be l… --- ## [How To Link To A User's Tabs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-link-to-a-users-tabs/156725)
**Author:** [@Ariel\_Bissett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ariel_Bissett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-link-to-a-users-tabs/156725 "2020-07-03T19:46:43Z")
Hey! I have a plugin on my discourse that is for a reading event that allows people to track their reading. I want to have a button in our header or on our website that says “Track Reading” and sends people to this tab … --- ## [How to port GitHub issues to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-port-github-issues-to-discourse/156720)
**Author:** [@mrjn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrjn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-port-github-issues-to-discourse/156720 "2020-07-03T19:33:18Z")
At Dgraph, we’d like to switch a bunch of our GitHub public repository issues over to Discourse. Before shutting them down, we need to copy over all the existing open (or even closed) issues – so we don’t lose those. I s… --- ## [Cannot upgrade from 2.5.0beta2 to 2.6.0beta1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-from-2-5-0beta2-to-2-6-0beta1/156644)
**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-from-2-5-0beta2-to-2-6-0beta1/156644 "2020-07-03T17:47:44Z")
I first click via the admin UI to upgrade docker\_manager, and it runs for a while before I see this: Done compressing docker-manager-vendor-91af87077979e715f4d5034ea05c612f734c3aece05878051e901d07e84878ee.js : 0.17 secs… --- ## [Category Slug api](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-slug-api/156693)
**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Sardana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gaurav_Sardana)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-slug-api/156693 "2020-07-03T16:59:30Z")
Hey, I have to change the category slug for all the category in our forum. Is there is any API for that ? --- ## [Award Badges Immediately](https://meta.discourse.org/t/award-badges-immediately/156708)
**Author:** [@abgeter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abgeter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/award-badges-immediately/156708 "2020-07-03T16:25:46Z")
Hi there, I’m using badges as a system of challenges that we run yearly. I have it set up to where the badge awards if you go on a topic and say that you completed the challenge. I ran a beta test group as we have a lar… --- ## [Droplet install not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/droplet-install-not-working/156465)
**Author:** [@playford](https://meta.discourse.org/u/playford)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/droplet-install-not-working/156465 "2020-07-02T13:42:26Z")
Hi, I have created a discourse droplet. I have followed the instructions in the console screen and at the end it say the open the browser to go to the admin page. If i go to the domain I created, i get connection was re… --- ## [Can't delete topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-topics/156680)
**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-topics/156680 "2020-07-03T14:15:42Z")
Hi there, I’ve installed Discourse for the first time using Docker on a VM via Google Cloud’s compute engine. Everything is running smoothly (as far as I can see) and I’ve managed to set up the email too and it works f… --- ## [Removal of bio and suspension reason for staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removal-of-bio-and-suspension-reason-for-staff/155435)
**Author:** [@Hopscotch\_forum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hopscotch_forum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removal-of-bio-and-suspension-reason-for-staff/155435 "2020-07-02T20:30:54Z")
Hey there, I noticed that suspended users have their bio removed when clicking on their full summary, but it’s still available in the preview usercard. I think this is a feature, but I’m not sure why part of the b… --- ## [Unable to do restore. Error undefined method \`to\_i' for \["1", "1"\]:Array](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-do-restore-error-undefined-method-to-i-for-1-1-array/156474)
**Author:** [@Garrick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Garrick)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-do-restore-error-undefined-method-to-i-for-1-1-array/156474 "2020-07-03T13:06:17Z")
Logs Below. I was having trouble with a creating a backup. Got it going. Then moved to new server and this issue hits. How can I fix this? \[2020-07-01 13:11:28\] Marking restore as running... \[2020-07-01 13:11:28\] Making… --- ## [freeCodeCamp.org Discourse is Collapsing from Spammer Scripts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/freecodecamp-org-discourse-is-collapsing-from-spammer-scripts/155738)
**Author:** [@ossia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ossia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/freecodecamp-org-discourse-is-collapsing-from-spammer-scripts/155738 "2020-07-03T07:02:16Z")
We started seeing heightened loads on the freeCodeCamp.org Discourse on June 21. Our average CPU load started to grow to the point that the entire forum became unresponsive. Our Initial investigation We updated Discou… --- ## [Possible to add sub-category name next to the topic name in the 'Categories with Featured Topics' view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-add-sub-category-name-next-to-the-topic-name-in-the-categories-with-featured-topics-view/156661)
**Author:** [@ckshen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckshen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-add-sub-category-name-next-to-the-topic-name-in-the-categories-with-featured-topics-view/156661 "2020-07-03T03:11:08Z")
Does anyone know if its possible to add, via CSS, the name of the Sub category to the topic list in the ‘Categories with Featured Topics’ view? I know ‘Categories with Latest Topics’ has the category already. But we g… --- ## [Facebook Login - Your action is needed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-login-your-action-is-needed/156598)
**Author:** [@leopedrini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leopedrini)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-login-your-action-is-needed/156598 "2020-07-03T01:55:00Z")
Hello dears, I have receive a warning from Facebook, about the login i use in my discourse website. Does anyone here received similar warning? I just created the “mysite login” in Facebook, following all instructions … --- ## ["Connection refused" error and ISE while trying to enable POP3 polling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-refused-error-and-ise-while-trying-to-enable-pop3-polling/156362)
**Author:** [@stanislaw.grin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanislaw.grin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-refused-error-and-ise-while-trying-to-enable-pop3-polling/156362 "2020-07-03T00:36:52Z")
Hi, I’m facing issue when trying to enable pop3 polling with private email server. Mailer is configured correctly – we tested it on other client programs, as well as when working with gmail. When I try to switch on “P… --- ## [Group permissions for specific subcategory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-permissions-for-specific-subcategory/156541)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-permissions-for-specific-subcategory/156541 "2020-07-02T21:13:40Z")
Is it possible to set custom permissions for a specific group that applies only to a specific subcategory? To give a simple example, members of Group A are granted the permission to make any post in Subcategory X into a … --- ## [Adsense Banner Ad breaks Menu and user Icon on Mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-banner-ad-breaks-menu-and-user-icon-on-mobile/156618)
**Author:** [@seperatis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seperatis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-banner-ad-breaks-menu-and-user-icon-on-mobile/156618 "2020-07-02T16:39:08Z")
When I create an Adsense banner Ad 728\*90 like leader board, the ad displays perfectly but for some reason on mobile it makes the menu completely disappear along with the logged in users Avatar! Screen shots below. One … --- ## [English (United States) translation bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/english-united-states-translation-bug/156301)
**Author:** [@thekatertot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thekatertot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/english-united-states-translation-bug/156301 "2020-07-02T15:44:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse Translator: We recently activated the translation plugin, and it’s awesome. Our international community is going to benefit so much from it! Our only issue is the bug with the En… --- ## [Create new email address on forum domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-new-email-address-on-forum-domain/156587)
**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-new-email-address-on-forum-domain/156587 "2020-07-02T15:36:02Z")
I have my forum nzarchitecture.net.nz set up on Digital Ocean, and am using Mailgun for user notification emails from the forum. Mails are send from address ‘noreply@nzarchitecture.net.nz’ I want to create a new usable… --- ## [Line context for GitHub links in onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-context-for-github-links-in-onebox/156389)
**Author:** [@guildai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guildai)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/line-context-for-github-links-in-onebox/156389 "2020-07-02T13:21:21Z")
If a single line is specified for a GitHub link, onebox shows that line with context: https://github.com/guildai/guildai/blob/master/examples/get-started/mnist\_mlp.py#L16 If multiple lines are specified, onebox shows t… --- ## [How to let moderators change email addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-let-moderators-change-email-addresses/86972)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-let-moderators-change-email-addresses/86972 "2020-07-02T12:19:54Z")
Hi, our moderators also handle user account issues and would like to be able to change a user’s email address for them. How can I enable this? --- ## [Possible to semi-hide a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-semi-hide-a-category/156578)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-semi-hide-a-category/156578 "2020-07-02T11:01:29Z")
Our “Politics” category is getting a little hot, so I’d like to not hide it completely, but I would like to stop Suggested Topics and New Activity showing politics. (So if someone wants to find politics, they need to spe… --- ## [Returning to pinned topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/returning-to-pinned-topic/156486)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/returning-to-pinned-topic/156486 "2020-07-02T10:59:59Z")
I have a topic that is pinned, with about 100 messages. It seems like every time I go back to the topic, I return to the top, instead of to the last read message (which in my case is the last message). Other members of m… --- ## [Error on restore from command line (duplicate email)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-restore-from-command-line-duplicate-email/156528)
**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-restore-from-command-line-duplicate-email/156528 "2020-07-02T07:17:30Z")
I get this error: EXCEPTION: psql failed: DETAIL: Key (lower(email::text))=({REDACTED}@yahoo.com) is duplicated. How can I fix it? --- ## [Discourse Bad Gateway after reboot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bad-gateway-after-reboot/156446)
**Author:** [@nap](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nap)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bad-gateway-after-reboot/156446 "2020-07-02T02:25:19Z")
My server runs on in a Virtual Machine hosted by one of the major cloud providers. I successfully installed discourse on it and it’s been running fine for the last month. Today, I decided to change the specifications o… --- ## [Where is the setting that allows you to auto-close solved topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-setting-that-allows-you-to-auto-close-solved-topics/156537)
**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-setting-that-allows-you-to-auto-close-solved-topics/156537 "2020-07-02T01:49:41Z")
Our forum owner couldn’t find the setting in the category settings. Is there something we are doing wrong? --- ## [How do I run Discourse on a folder on my site running PHP on LAMP on DigitalOcean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-run-discourse-on-a-folder-on-my-site-running-php-on-lamp-on-digitalocean/156453)
**Author:** [@organizedfellow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/organizedfellow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-run-discourse-on-a-folder-on-my-site-running-php-on-lamp-on-digitalocean/156453 "2020-07-01T18:54:34Z")
My website has been active for a while. As the topic says, my php/msql site is on a DigitalOcean droplet. How would I install Discourse on a subfolder or subdomain? --- ## [Let's encrypt auto renewal and ipv6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-auto-renewal-and-ipv6/156458)
**Author:** [@gpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gpetrov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-auto-renewal-and-ipv6/156458 "2020-07-01T18:24:04Z")
It’d be great if you could create a new topic to debug this. Discourse fully supports IPv6. Meta works over IPv6, as do all our hosted sites. I’ve run multiple self-hosted sites with IPv6 working too. All have working S… --- ## [Can members ignore an entire category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-members-ignore-an-entire-category/156262)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-members-ignore-an-entire-category/156262 "2020-07-01T16:37:59Z")
My site has a ‘politics’ category. Some of my forums members don’t want to see any “suggested topics” from politics (new topics are created there often). Changing “politics” to an invite-only category (for example, limit… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=598) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=600)