# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1030 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1031 --- ## [Setting up Discourse on a machine with existing Nginx](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse-on-a-machine-with-existing-nginx/121869)
**Author:** [@thsnyzkn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thsnyzkn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse-on-a-machine-with-existing-nginx/121869 "2019-07-03T06:39:18Z")
I have a dedicated server that runs my website using Nginx. I am trying to follow the linked guide(discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub), but once I run ./discourse-setup command, it sto… --- ## [Gallery of discourse customization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gallery-of-discourse-customization/121875)
**Author:** [@PackElend](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PackElend)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gallery-of-discourse-customization/121875 "2019-07-02T14:49:40Z")
Hi there, it is quite a challenge to keep track of possible customization, same as for finding inspirations. How about creating a continuously maintained gallery showing a best-of (in the Theme Creator)? So far I have… --- ## [Upgrade fails while migrating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-fails-while-migrating/121894)
**Author:** [@klopsknoedel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/klopsknoedel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-fails-while-migrating/121894 "2019-07-11T02:22:57Z")
Hi, we are trying to update a very old installation of Discourse (v1.2.4) to the latest v2.3.1. Our first test-migrations using v2.2.0 done surprisingly well and the migration-process finished without any issues. But n… --- ## [Duplication of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplication-of-users/121923)
**Author:** [@Destry\_Hunt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Destry_Hunt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplication-of-users/121923 "2019-07-03T10:27:11Z")
When looking at the list of users via the Settings page, all users are listed twice: However, the list of users via the hamburger menu only lists the users once: --- ## [Lefthook support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lefthook-support/121929)
**Author:** [@Arkweid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkweid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lefthook-support/121929 "2019-07-10T16:15:12Z")
Hello, guys. Lefthook was merged in dev environment. I’m author so that I can help with any question about it. If anyone faced with issues or wants a feature, let me know :slight\_smile: --- ## [How to embed private videos?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-private-videos/121931)
**Author:** [@Nina\_11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nina_11)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-private-videos/121931 "2019-12-04T18:57:40Z")
Hi - My team is using a private Discourse forum right now, and we’d like to embed videos in our forum. However, we want to keep our videos private so we don’t want to host these videos on YouTube or Vimeo. Do we have an… --- ## ["Unsafe JavaScript attempt to initiate navigation"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsafe-javascript-attempt-to-initiate-navigation/121940)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsafe-javascript-attempt-to-initiate-navigation/121940 "2019-07-03T09:18:39Z")
I have a Typeform embedded in a post which allows users to certify that they meet certain qualifications. Upon completion, the form has a button to go to a topic. The button worked until recently; now it fails with: re… --- ## [Loss of Trust Level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loss-of-trust-level/121941)
**Author:** [@sarafina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sarafina)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loss-of-trust-level/121941 "2019-07-04T22:38:57Z")
I have a user who was stepped down from level 3 (which permitted Member Lounge access) to level 2, which does not. She had threads in the lounge area and was pretty bent when she couldn’t access her topics. Her assumpti… --- ## [German quotation marks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-quotation-marks/121944)
**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-quotation-marks/121944 "2019-07-19T07:12:10Z")
When typing quotation marks in Discourse like " " it renders them as “ ”. This is described in several posts here. Being from Germany and running a German language discussion forum, I would love to see an option to ren… --- ## [Javascript error in FireFox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-error-in-firefox/121951)
**Author:** [@mei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mei)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-error-in-firefox/121951 "2019-07-04T08:29:05Z")
Hi, We are getting this error in the Firefox console: And that error log shows this: It happens only in FireFox, we have tested with Chrome and Safari and both were working fine. Also, some of our members compl… --- ## [Get e-mail address for a user via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-e-mail-address-for-a-user-via-api/122006)
**Author:** [@paully21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paully21)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-e-mail-address-for-a-user-via-api/122006 "2019-07-03T13:25:05Z")
Is there a way to get a current e-mail address of a user via the API? Our use case is this: We allow users to manage their Discourse information via our website. In general, Discourse is only used as a mailing list and… --- ## [Mute a category but don't hide it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-a-category-but-dont-hide-it/122008)
**Author:** [@lkramer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lkramer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-a-category-but-dont-hide-it/122008 "2019-07-09T18:05:07Z")
Hello all. One of our categories is called “For Sale” and we figured it would be annoying if people’s “latest activity” emails were inundated with for sale topics so I set it to Muted. However, that seems to hide that c… --- ## [Unable to find image discourse/discourse-auth-proxy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-image-discourse-discourse-auth-proxy/122009)
**Author:** [@kkershaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kkershaw)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-image-discourse-discourse-auth-proxy/122009 "2019-07-03T16:50:27Z")
I’m trying to setup the discourse-auth-proxy to setup SSO for an app but am encountering the issue: Unable to find image ‘discourse/discourse-auth-proxy:latest’ locally docker: Error response from daemon: pull access … --- ## [Upgrades to dashboard charts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrades-to-dashboard-charts/122017)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrades-to-dashboard-charts/122017 "2019-07-03T15:37:05Z")
Hi, I would like to suggest some potential refinements to the dashboard charts: Optional overlay to indicate weekend days “Compare to last” checkbox to see difference between current time period and a previous time pe… --- ## [How to query an email list of users that are not actived](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-query-an-email-list-of-users-that-are-not-actived/122024)
**Author:** [@Phuong\_SuSu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Phuong_SuSu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-query-an-email-list-of-users-that-are-not-actived/122024 "2019-07-04T00:24:02Z")
Hello, I would like to have an email list of users who are not actived. So I can send them a reminder. I also suggest that Discourse have this feature: Auto resend an activation email after x day, or have a bulk-rese… --- ## [User Theme Selection Broken and Causes Performance Issues?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-theme-selection-broken-and-causes-performance-issues/122025)
**Author:** [@lcestou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lcestou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-theme-selection-broken-and-causes-performance-issues/122025 "2019-07-03T20:10:28Z")
Hello, First off thanks for how amazing Discourse is and we love it since migrated from bbPress plugin (migration wasn’t smooth but thats for another topic). One of the users in my discourse site noticed that when tryi… --- ## [Separate New Topic Drafts For Each Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-new-topic-drafts-for-each-category/122026)
**Author:** [@Anatolia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anatolia)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-new-topic-drafts-for-each-category/122026 "2019-07-03T22:04:23Z")
I can’t create a new topic in another category if I haven’t finished my draft in a category. For instance, I’m working on a long post in X category and wanted to take a break to continue after. In this case I am not able… --- ## [Connecting to Elasticache Redis with TLS enabled (in-transit encryption)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-to-elasticache-redis-with-tls-enabled-in-transit-encryption/122031)
**Author:** [@Yevhenii\_Baraniuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yevhenii_Baraniuk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-to-elasticache-redis-with-tls-enabled-in-transit-encryption/122031 "2020-03-05T22:29:38Z")
Our Discourse uses Redis cluster created in Amazon Elasticache which allows enabling in-transit encryption (TLS). However, once we enable TLS on Elasticache Discourse fails to connect to the Redis. Looks like Discourse … --- ## [Getting certain posts to Zapier](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-certain-posts-to-zapier/122036)
**Author:** [@rob.b](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rob.b)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-certain-posts-to-zapier/122036 "2019-07-09T19:59:56Z")
Hi there, I’m seeing if we can integrate Discourse with another tool we are using via Zapier. I was hoping to have some webhook triggering event that could be post specific and would send the post information through in … --- ## [How is the “signup cta” sign up URL set?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-signup-cta-sign-up-url-set/122050)
**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-signup-cta-sign-up-url-set/122050 "2019-07-04T01:20:40Z")
We’re using SSO (memberful.com if it helps) and the “Sign up” button in that footer block takes ppl to the login page. https://community.moversmindset.com/ if you want to see it in action. Can I set that URL to some th… --- ## [Send Invites button should not be visible if local logins are disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-invites-button-should-not-be-visible-if-local-logins-are-disabled/122054)
**Author:** [@JezPez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JezPez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-invites-button-should-not-be-visible-if-local-logins-are-disabled/122054 "2019-07-05T09:51:22Z")
No console errors, no error logs. I’m also not sure what the experience is supposed to be? Is a modal supposed to appear? Thanks guys. EDIT: We have enable\_local\_logins: false. As the invite feature needs local log… --- ## [Register User on External Site (External Form)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-user-on-external-site-external-form/122062)
**Author:** [@crisleo94](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crisleo94)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-user-on-external-site-external-form/122062 "2019-07-12T22:02:42Z")
Hi there, I’m trying to register new users on my discourse forum https://forum.mysite.com/, I’m using my own form to do that, so my question here is, how can I register new users if I’m not directly on my discourse websi… --- ## [How does tl 3 works?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-tl-3-works/122064)
**Author:** [@Khanhtrang832](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Khanhtrang832)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 9:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-tl-3-works/122064 "2019-07-04T09:41:41Z")
Uhhhh how does tl 3 works? I got flagged 5 times by 5 different user Can i get tl 3 if so ? --- ## [How to make backup files and database on a Discourse server and upload to Google Drive?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-backup-files-and-database-on-a-discourse-server-and-upload-to-google-drive/122067)
**Author:** [@Phuong\_SuSu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Phuong_SuSu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-backup-files-and-database-on-a-discourse-server-and-upload-to-google-drive/122067 "2019-07-04T11:04:09Z")
Normally on my VPS, I have a command that will automatically backup all databases and files of my wordpress sites to Google Drive. I wonder how can I do the similar to Discourse? Where are their files located? And how … --- ## [Hash/anchor in url prevents further url updates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hash-anchor-in-url-prevents-further-url-updates/122068)
**Author:** [@nickvaneijk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nickvaneijk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hash-anchor-in-url-prevents-further-url-updates/122068 "2019-07-10T08:45:55Z")
On our discourse powered website we have a separate section which links to certain headings using an anchor/hash in the url, https://mysite.com/my-page#faq When a user follows this link, the url is updated to that value… --- ## [Discourse throwing 500](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-throwing-500/122070)
**Author:** [@Vishal\_Kaushik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vishal_Kaushik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-throwing-500/122070 "2019-07-04T12:57:53Z")
I am trying to create topics in discourse in bunch as I have to create somewhere around 150000 topics. But when I am hitting the discourse server frequently : Its giving 429 error After some time it starts giving 500 e… --- ## [Is there an api call to get a Group by id](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-api-call-to-get-a-group-by-id/122072)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Locke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikki_Locke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-api-call-to-get-a-group-by-id/122072 "2019-07-05T07:15:39Z")
I can see an api call to get a Group by name, but not one to get by id. With categories, you can get the category by id by calling /c/{id}/show, but I haven’t been able to find something similar for groups. I tried /g/{… --- ## [Do pending users get a bulk invitation again?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-pending-users-get-a-bulk-invitation-again/122075)
**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-pending-users-get-a-bulk-invitation-again/122075 "2019-07-04T15:51:49Z")
If a user hasn’t accepted an invitation yet and gets invited again (via bulk invite), does he get another email? Edit: And if he was assigned to a group first and in the second invitation to set of different groups, doe… --- ## [Following users and getting notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/following-users-and-getting-notifications/122085)
**Author:** [@Yu\_Gong1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yu_Gong1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/following-users-and-getting-notifications/122085 "2019-07-04T10:10:24Z")
Is there any plan to add feature for following users and subscribing for notification if the followed user posts something new? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Free ways to automate sending Discoures invite emails with wordpress (and other platform)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-ways-to-automate-sending-discoures-invite-emails-with-wordpress-and-other-platform/122097)
**Author:** [@Phuong\_SuSu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Phuong_SuSu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-ways-to-automate-sending-discoures-invite-emails-with-wordpress-and-other-platform/122097 "2019-07-06T00:17:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from Automate sending Discourse invite emails with Zapier: On the way to reach my goals, I found this topic. That’s great, but Zapier is not free after all, :frowning: so I created these two, h… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1029) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1031)