# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1067 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1068 --- ## [Need help adding external links at top of page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-adding-external-links-at-top-of-page/129513)
**Author:** [@zavala](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zavala)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-adding-external-links-at-top-of-page/129513 "2019-09-26T00:06:20Z")
I’m not sure if this is a theme issue or not, but our Discoures pages are part of a bigger website. The website look and feel is changing and I am trying to figure out how to make our discourse pages match. I have been s… --- ## [CTRL + F when site is under extreme load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ctrl-f-when-site-is-under-extreme-load/129517)
**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ctrl-f-when-site-is-under-extreme-load/129517 "2019-09-26T01:56:33Z")
Okay, so, this is less a bug and more an unanticipated side effect of a design choice. However, I wanted to log this as a potential issue. When a site is overloaded, Search may be disabled. If this happens, CTRL + F di… --- ## [Min password length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-password-length/129518)
**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-password-length/129518 "2019-10-15T19:21:39Z")
Why I cant reduce min password length to less than 8? :thinking: --- ## [Lottie files in place for category icons?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lottie-files-in-place-for-category-icons/129525)
**Author:** [@anon8108424](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon8108424)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lottie-files-in-place-for-category-icons/129525 "2019-09-26T13:58:58Z")
Hey guys! I am a web developer. My client is very interested in Lottie files, designed by airbnb and he wants to use some of those animations as icons for his forum. Do you think there is a way for me to get that on ther… --- ## [Personal Messages only for paid accounts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-messages-only-for-paid-accounts/129527)
**Author:** [@BishopV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BishopV)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-messages-only-for-paid-accounts/129527 "2019-09-30T20:59:26Z")
i would like build a social forum , so i would like limited them cannot direct exchange contact at the forum but once they as paid member they will have Personal Message feature to PM the people they like , may i know ho… --- ## [Rake migrate\_to\_s3 errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-migrate-to-s3-errors/129528)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-migrate-to-s3-errors/129528 "2020-02-04T20:54:31Z")
So I tested the waters migrating a smaller Discourse forum to s3 successfully. I’m having issues migrating this larger forum however. I might end up resorting to using this method shared by @marcozambi Migrate\_to\_s3 task… --- ## [PHPBB3 Import failling at first stage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-failling-at-first-stage/129556)
**Author:** [@robtech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robtech)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb3-import-failling-at-first-stage/129556 "2019-10-02T11:29:12Z")
I’ve set up a brand new Discourse, I’ve activated it and it works fine. No changes have been applied at all. I’m trying to perform a PHPBB3 import, but it’s failing very early on, before the sql dump has even been called… --- ## [Elegant Category Permissions Fix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/elegant-category-permissions-fix/129559)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/elegant-category-permissions-fix/129559 "2019-09-26T12:07:08Z")
When attempting to add group permissions to a private subCategory, when the group permissions have not been added to the Parent Category, the following message displays: I think it would be awesome if Discourse then p… --- ## [Discourse Install on Lightsail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-install-on-lightsail/129583)
**Author:** [@PensiveCyborg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PensiveCyborg)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-install-on-lightsail/129583 "2019-09-27T16:41:32Z")
Hello world, I’m trying to get my first Discourse forum running, and I need some help… I recently set up a 1G instance on Lightsail and followed these install instructions: discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · di… --- ## [Notifications but not emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-but-not-emails/129587)
**Author:** [@chriscant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chriscant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-but-not-emails/129587 "2019-09-28T21:16:10Z")
Hello. Thanks very much for making this software available as open-source which we’re hosting ourselves for our UK non-profit volunteers. The flexibility is in general great, as there are some volunteers who want to do … --- ## [Make rate limit configurable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-rate-limit-configurable/129589)
**Author:** [@ValdikSS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ValdikSS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-rate-limit-configurable/129589 "2021-01-29T13:17:30Z")
Current version of the plugin allows non-staff users to perform only 3 translations per minute. This may be limiting in a multi-lingual forum. Please make this limit configurable. --- ## [Email stopped working, 550-Bad HELO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-stopped-working-550-bad-helo/129592)
**Author:** [@willemb2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willemb2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-stopped-working-550-bad-helo/129592 "2019-10-01T14:13:48Z")
I’m running a test setup (currently 2.4.0.beta4) at home on a local mini-PC with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Installed it using the excellent 30 minutes install guide. It does have a FQDN. Sending out email via a mailbox at my ISP… --- ## [Reward being read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reward-being-read/129593)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reward-being-read/129593 "2019-09-26T17:21:43Z")
Hi, I believe that one of the important insights of the Discourse team is to place a value on reading. It is good to have readers of the discussions in a community. However, there is nothing to read unless others write… --- ## ["Move" doesn't work if one of the posts is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-doesnt-work-if-one-of-the-posts-is-deleted/129600)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-doesnt-work-if-one-of-the-posts-is-deleted/129600 "2019-09-28T20:03:31Z")
Hi, I had a user coat-tail on an old thread of his with what I considered to be a new question. Even better, he provided the logs in a 2nd followup post. As I was about to move his 2 posts to a new thread, I noticed th… --- ## [Title quality enforcement for moving posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-quality-enforcement-for-moving-posts/129601)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-quality-enforcement-for-moving-posts/129601 "2019-09-28T20:00:13Z")
Hi, I recently experienced multiple frustrations moving posts to a new topic. This was the icing: First, only people with high trust levels (only moderators?) get access to this function, so I kinda feel like if the… --- ## [Where do you save the "download count" counter for attachments?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-you-save-the-download-count-counter-for-attachments/129607)
**Author:** [@영광\_임](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%EC%98%81%EA%B4%91_%EC%9E%84)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-you-save-the-download-count-counter-for-attachments/129607 "2019-09-27T04:23:42Z")
Where do you save the “download count” counter for attachments? db table? --- ## [Adding a background to staff replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-background-to-staff-replies/129616)
**Author:** [@tkearsley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkearsley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-background-to-staff-replies/129616 "2019-09-28T10:48:36Z")
To help make staff replies stand out, I would like to add color to the reply area on posts that are made by the staff members. See the example from our existing site. What needs to be added to the CSS to make this ch… --- ## [Lightbox for images comes by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lightbox-for-images-comes-by-default/129618)
**Author:** [@seanmavley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanmavley)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lightbox-for-images-comes-by-default/129618 "2021-05-24T17:19:07Z")
Sorry folks but I gotta ask When I upload an image into a topic on my discourse installation, I can’t click on the image to bring up the lightbox of of the image. Is that an extra plugin to get, or lightbox behaviour c… --- ## [Bounce rate of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounce-rate-of-users/129621)
**Author:** [@Phillip\_Rooney](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Phillip_Rooney)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounce-rate-of-users/129621 "2019-09-28T19:55:41Z")
Hey team. Wonderful forum and always has been helpful to me :slight\_smile: I am just wondering if I can see the bounce rate of users, and how long they spend on the site? Or will I have to implement GA in some way? R… --- ## [Rake uploads:migrate\_to\_s3 fails because DISCOURSE\_S3\_CDN\_URL env var is empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-uploads-migrate-to-s3-fails-because-discourse-s3-cdn-url-env-var-is-empty/129624)
**Author:** [@chetan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chetan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-uploads-migrate-to-s3-fails-because-discourse-s3-cdn-url-env-var-is-empty/129624 "2019-09-27T01:32:43Z")
rake uploads:migrate\_to\_s3 fails because DISCOURSE\_S3\_CDN\_URL environment variable is empty How to tackle this? I’m not using CDN - so I’m not sure what to put there. Please help. --- ## [What is the reason behind reopening the model class?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-reason-behind-reopening-the-model-class/129627)
**Author:** [@rimian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rimian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-reason-behind-reopening-the-model-class/129627 "2019-09-27T02:53:29Z")
I’ve noticed the backup model defines a model then reopens it a few lines below in the same file, adding functions like find, start, cancel etc. I’m wondering what is the reasoning behind that? Why does the class need to… --- ## [Hosting a mid-size to large forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-a-mid-size-to-large-forum/129636)
**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-a-mid-size-to-large-forum/129636 "2020-01-08T22:34:12Z")
Hey, I’m in the process of planning to move a well settled forum to discourse and am thinking about the hosting. I do use Hetzner VPSs a lot and am quite happy with it but didn’t yet run a larger discourse. I wonder if… --- ## [Different colour welcome notices?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-colour-welcome-notices/129642)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-colour-welcome-notices/129642 "2019-09-27T15:40:39Z")
Hello, I am wondering why the welcome notices are blue ad sometimes grey: And there is also a blue version of the smiley face one Why is this? Thanks --- ## [Connecting Redis and Postgres server over TLS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-redis-and-postgres-server-over-tls/129643)
**Author:** [@Gopiraj\_Dorairaj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gopiraj_Dorairaj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-redis-and-postgres-server-over-tls/129643 "2023-01-04T10:40:17Z")
Is there an env config option which works with TLS connection between the discourse web app and t Redis, Postgres? --- ## [Highlighted posts from a Group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlighted-posts-from-a-group/129647)
**Author:** [@Fraffel\_Media](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fraffel_Media)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlighted-posts-from-a-group/129647 "2019-09-28T01:29:07Z")
Hey, I’ve noticed a couple of Discourse forums that have the post highlight feature displayed below. Is this a plugin, theme component, and if so is it released here? Sorry if wrong area :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Escalating and Deescalating w a Ticket System](https://meta.discourse.org/t/escalating-and-deescalating-w-a-ticket-system/129661)
**Author:** [@Daquantics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daquantics)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/escalating-and-deescalating-w-a-ticket-system/129661 "2019-09-27T17:15:05Z")
We’ve done all of our support on Discourse for the last few years, other than billing which is done over email. It’s been a big success for us, and customers frequently help each other without input from our staff, who … --- ## [Filter for posts not created by users of a specific group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-for-posts-not-created-by-users-of-a-specific-group/129666)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Foster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon_Foster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-for-posts-not-created-by-users-of-a-specific-group/129666 "2019-09-30T14:10:20Z")
Hi Folks, I’ve been playing around with the advanced search and haven’t been able to find a way to do this: I’d like to find all posts with no replies (status:noreplies) while excluding posts created by users in speci… --- ## [Defining links in a category where we can configure URL as parameter/config](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defining-links-in-a-category-where-we-can-configure-url-as-parameter-config/129671)
**Author:** [@alank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defining-links-in-a-category-where-we-can-configure-url-as-parameter-config/129671 "2019-09-27T16:40:50Z")
If I insert via the API a URL into a Category description such as \[http:something1/project… \] but in the future I might want \[http:something2/project… \] , that is that the referencing url could change or not be the same … --- ## [E-Mails only for watched categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-mails-only-for-watched-categories/129681)
**Author:** [@DDo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DDo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-mails-only-for-watched-categories/129681 "2019-09-30T15:20:19Z")
Have searched but didn’t find… What do I have to set if I want the users of a certain group get an E-Mail Notification when a new Topic / Reply is posted in a certain category - but not for all else categories? Managed… --- ## [Notice about user not seen for a long time above post they just wrote](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notice-about-user-not-seen-for-a-long-time-above-post-they-just-wrote/129683)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notice-about-user-not-seen-for-a-long-time-above-post-they-just-wrote/129683 "2019-09-27T16:50:07Z")
I just noticed this on the Agenda community forum: As you can see this user posted 21hrs ago. So shouldn’t that notice disappear? Or is it only updated once every 24hrs or so? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1066) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1068)