# Product Support **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=662 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 663 --- ## [Allow non-admin to edit category logo, details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-non-admin-to-edit-category-logo-details/40744)
**Author:** [@Ian\_Hitchcox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ian_Hitchcox)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-non-admin-to-edit-category-logo-details/40744 "2019-12-19T22:43:10Z")
Hi I cannot find any documentation to allow users to edit their category logo without being an admin. Is this possible? We have clans in our game and wanted to let the leader(s) of the clan to edit their own category l… --- ## [Prevent TL0 from embedding images?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-tl0-from-embedding-images/136526)
**Author:** [@orchardstreet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orchardstreet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-tl0-from-embedding-images/136526 "2019-12-19T21:21:22Z")
I can make it so TL0 cannot upload images, but how about preventing them from embedding as well? I feel like the answer if obvious, but I can’t figure it out :frowning: --- ## [Patreon social login not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-social-login-not-working/136539)
**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-social-login-not-working/136539 "2019-12-19T20:32:19Z")
I’m getting this error message when a user clicks on ‘Patreon’ social login. Any ideas please? --- ## [Yahoo Groups Importation Errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yahoo-groups-importation-errors/136277)
**Author:** [@Soretna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Soretna)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yahoo-groups-importation-errors/136277 "2019-12-19T20:19:32Z")
Working through a Yahoo Groups mbox import and hitting some errors. Not sure what direction to take at this point regarding debug and importation. Here are the errors I’m seeing so far: https://pastebin.com/raw/2WTN3GTj … --- ## [Unread/new topic count on home page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-new-topic-count-on-home-page/136541)
**Author:** [@lliddell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lliddell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-new-topic-count-on-home-page/136541 "2019-12-19T19:36:50Z")
Hello, We had the active unread and new topic count displaying on the home page of our community, however now it only shows the number of topics per month. Is there a setting or possible reason why these aren’t showing … --- ## [How to debug a post on WP having the incorrect comment number](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-debug-a-post-on-wp-having-the-incorrect-comment-number/134453)
**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-debug-a-post-on-wp-having-the-incorrect-comment-number/134453 "2019-12-19T17:37:13Z")
I just noticed a post on our WP site that displayed as having no comments, but I knew that it did receive on in Discourse. I left another one on that topic, and it also failed to show up. However, there are other posts r… --- ## [Login on discourse using mastodon credentials](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-on-discourse-using-mastodon-credentials/91445)
**Author:** [@amit\_ncert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amit_ncert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-on-discourse-using-mastodon-credentials/91445 "2019-12-19T17:31:34Z")
Is there any way to integrate mastodon login on disocurse? If yes then how can I do that. --- ## [Issues with pulling in Sub Category Posts w/ Slack Plug-In?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-pulling-in-sub-category-posts-w-slack-plug-in/127528)
**Author:** [@Curtis\_Kephart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Curtis_Kephart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-pulling-in-sub-category-posts-w-slack-plug-in/127528 "2019-12-19T17:27:46Z")
Following up on the thread: Pulling in Sub Category Posts w/ Slack Plug-In? I am unable to pull in sub-category posts with the slack plugin. The thread above suggests that we need to specify all sub-categories specific… --- ## [Using Discourse in private VPN: What about email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-in-private-vpn-what-about-email/136442)
**Author:** [@phixx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phixx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-in-private-vpn-what-about-email/136442 "2019-12-19T09:44:46Z")
Hi! I’d like to use Discourse in a special Setup: The webserver will only be accessible for a number of privately known users inside a VPN. The servers IP will be something like 10.0.0.1, so it is clear that I cannot ha… --- ## [Translation support about the topic content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-support-about-the-topic-content/136303)
**Author:** [@nianiaJR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nianiaJR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-support-about-the-topic-content/136303 "2019-12-19T06:32:38Z")
My company decide to use discourse service as our forum, but there is one thing we care about: Do the Discourse provide the translation of topic content for those who want to read the content in their own native language… --- ## [Issue using custom icon with Tag Icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-using-custom-icon-with-tag-icons/272372)
**Author:** [@kristof\_mulier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kristof_mulier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-using-custom-icon-with-tag-icons/272372 "2019-12-19T05:01:19Z")
Hi @pmusaraj , I’ve installed the Tag icons theme component. These are my current settings: I’ve defined three tags that are attached to a Font Awesome icon: bug-showstopper attached to skull-crossbone bug-major … --- ## [Question about anonymized usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-anonymized-usernames/276047)
**Author:** [@acesoftheace](https://meta.discourse.org/u/acesoftheace)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-anonymized-usernames/276047 "2019-12-18T20:00:41Z")
Is this user also anonymized since he has the “anon” :roll\_eyes::roll\_eyes: --- ## [Is there an easy way to set a discouse instance temporarly in read-only mode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-set-a-discouse-instance-temporarly-in-read-only-mode/136380)
**Author:** [@GuidoD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GuidoD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-set-a-discouse-instance-temporarly-in-read-only-mode/136380 "2019-12-18T18:34:36Z")
is there an easy way to set a discourse instance temporarly in a read-only mode without changing all categories? We would like to give our moderators team a christmas/new years break, therefore we are looking for a poss… --- ## [Using Discourse as SSO for desktop app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-sso-for-desktop-app/136429)
**Author:** [@Marc\_Montecalvo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marc_Montecalvo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-sso-for-desktop-app/136429 "2019-12-18T18:25:29Z")
So I’ve read over the Use Discourse as an identity provider (SSO, DiscourseConnect) article and it seemed to be what I needed. But I seem to have hit a roadblock and can’t get it actually working. Here is a little abou… --- ## [Tag manager implemetion error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-manager-implemetion-error/136411)
**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-manager-implemetion-error/136411 "2019-12-18T16:51:17Z")
hello friends, when i trying to add below code in body from customize section i get unexpected start token error . How can i solve this ? Thanks. --- ## [Slack: '/discourse watch all' doesn't seem to work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-discourse-watch-all-doesnt-seem-to-work/135348)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Hendriks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arnold_Hendriks)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-discourse-watch-all-doesnt-seem-to-work/135348 "2019-12-18T14:42:56Z")
I’m trying to setup the chat integration plugin to watch and post about any topic to a channel. I’ve got it working before but I’m trying to set it up on a new channel, and no luck yet As far as I understood I should be… --- ## [How to prevent user deletion if it has posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-user-deletion-if-it-has-posts/136392)
**Author:** [@carlosjcabello](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlosjcabello)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-user-deletion-if-it-has-posts/136392 "2019-12-18T14:31:52Z")
Hi, I’ve created this topic because I don’t fully understand how the user deletion process works. I thought that it was not possible to delete a user if it had posts. It seems there is even an informative message for t… --- ## [Discourse-saml, choosing solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-saml-choosing-solution/136216)
**Author:** [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-saml-choosing-solution/136216 "2019-12-18T12:40:27Z")
I read this article: This is good, but is the cloud service. Can you recommend a similar service, but self-hosted? Maybe there is software tested with Discourse? --- ## [Best free option to protect discourse from many requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-free-option-to-protect-discourse-from-many-requests/113350)
**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 5:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-free-option-to-protect-discourse-from-many-requests/113350 "2019-12-18T05:46:45Z")
I tried to get to our website an hour ago and found it down this looks like an attack to me, how we can stop, cloudflare is a good option for such a scenarios but that service is not suitable for discourse, please ad… --- ## [Inconsistent Signed-In State behind fastly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-signed-in-state-behind-fastly/136371)
**Author:** [@JackCA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JackCA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-signed-in-state-behind-fastly/136371 "2019-12-18T05:43:50Z")
I’m having a bit of a strange issue but there are a lot of factors at play. Issue: when I am logged in and I navigate directly to my forum’s home page, it appears as if I’m not logged in, in the UI e.g. the navbar has … --- ## [1GB RAM vs 2GB vs better CPU - Is it really a big difference? How to check?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1gb-ram-vs-2gb-vs-better-cpu-is-it-really-a-big-difference-how-to-check/136298)
**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1gb-ram-vs-2gb-vs-better-cpu-is-it-really-a-big-difference-how-to-check/136298 "2019-12-18T00:11:55Z")
I don’t know if it’s a weak server or not, but I think 1GB Ram is a blur. But I’m not convinced. How can I find out if the server is too weak or not? I mean I know I can check the processes on Linux but I don’t think th… --- ## [Add approved blue tick indicator to accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-approved-blue-tick-indicator-to-accounts/136327)
**Author:** [@AtakanYildirim1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AtakanYildirim1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-approved-blue-tick-indicator-to-accounts/136327 "2019-12-17T18:18:39Z")
Hi community! I need to make some accounts with an approved blue tick. How can I do it? --- ## [Default category not being assigned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-category-not-being-assigned/134440)
**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-category-not-being-assigned/134440 "2019-12-17T18:14:45Z")
Using wp-discourse, we have a default category assigned in the settings, so that new posts go into our public section on Discourse. Recently I’ve noticed that I’m not getting notified of some of our new posts via Discou… --- ## [Can't access profile of new user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-access-profile-of-new-user/135893)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-access-profile-of-new-user/135893 "2019-12-17T13:49:07Z")
Hi, I’m trying to understand why we can’t access the profile of a user who was created earlier today. When looking in the logs, I see: Started GET "/u/blender.bender/" for xx.xx.xx.xx at 2019-12-13 20:15:18 +0000 Proce… --- ## [Submit a free plan](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-a-free-plan/71690)
**Author:** [@romano97002](https://meta.discourse.org/u/romano97002)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-a-free-plan/71690 "2017-10-31T14:23:13Z")
Hello, I would like to use Discourse to open my community. I can not afford to pay to use the standard plan. So I would like to have a Free Plan available so that we can benefit from a free community. What do you thin… --- ## [How to use \`iptables\` inside Discourse docker container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-iptables-inside-discourse-docker-container/136305)
**Author:** [@maltfield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maltfield)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-iptables-inside-discourse-docker-container/136305 "2019-12-17T14:32:56Z")
How can I configure iptables in the Discourse docker container? I specifically need the firewall controls inside the docker container because I want to be able to add conditional rules based on user id. I was first jus… --- ## [How can I use multiple hostnames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-use-multiple-hostnames/136306)
**Author:** [@Callum\_OKane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Callum_OKane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-use-multiple-hostnames/136306 "2019-12-17T14:06:10Z")
So I setup my discourse just fine, for support.maniabots.xyz, but after Google adsense kept declining maniabots.xyz, I changed the discourse host name to www.maniabots.xyz but I want the support subdomain to still work w… --- ## [How to fix "container is marked for removal and cannot be started" without reboot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-container-is-marked-for-removal-and-cannot-be-started-without-reboot/136301)
**Author:** [@maltfield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maltfield)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-container-is-marked-for-removal-and-cannot-be-started-without-reboot/136301 "2019-12-17T11:05:16Z")
My ./launcher rebuild app step is failing with the following error \[root@osestaging1 discourse\]# time ./launcher rebuild app ... + /bin/docker start app Error response from daemon: container is marked for removal and ca… --- ## [How to temporarily turn off email notifications of all kinds?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-temporarily-turn-off-email-notifications-of-all-kinds/136052)
**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-temporarily-turn-off-email-notifications-of-all-kinds/136052 "2019-12-16T05:12:03Z")
I’m about to import several tens of thousands of old posts into a system and would like to be sure that no email notifications are not sent out during this process. Is there a way to turn off all email notifications tem… --- ## [SSO with overlapping usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-with-overlapping-usernames/136273)
**Author:** [@hollyw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hollyw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-with-overlapping-usernames/136273 "2019-12-17T06:12:25Z")
I’m on a team that’s currently working to setup our own Discourse forum. We’re using SSO, so people’s usernames are based on an external value and are not editable to users. In our case there’s the possibility of two or … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=661) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=663)