# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1073 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1074 --- ## [How to get on the customer list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-on-the-customer-list/130674)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Gehrhardt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mike_Gehrhardt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-on-the-customer-list/130674 "2019-10-10T13:56:29Z")
Hi all, we would like to join the customer list (Discourse customers | Discourse - Civilized Discussion) but i can’t see any contact there. We are running the website https://www.wer-weiss-was.de a german Q&A website b… --- ## [Ssl\_error\_bad\_cert\_domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-error-bad-cert-domain/130676)
**Author:** [@nephilim75](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nephilim75)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-error-bad-cert-domain/130676 "2019-10-10T10:06:23Z")
Hello I just followed this guide to change the FQDN of my forum. But it looks like the LetsEncrypt certificate hasn’t been updated yet. Any idea how I can get this fixed? Kind regards //neph --- ## [Programming community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/programming-community/130682)
**Author:** [@weulerfilho](https://meta.discourse.org/u/weulerfilho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/programming-community/130682 "2019-10-10T13:39:22Z")
def testing(): print("Hello World!") question = input() print("My question is ", question) Hi, I’m willing to create a Python programming community with Discourse. I have three main questions: How much am I abl… --- ## [Discourse 2.4.0.beta6 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-0-beta6-release-notes/130693)
**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-0-beta6-release-notes/130693 "2019-10-10T15:25:21Z")
New features in 2.4.0.beta6 Redesigned GitHub Oneboxes GitHub onebox links have now been redesigned to feature the appropriate glyph indicating a PR, commit, issue, etc. See the below links for examples: https://github… --- ## [Auto-remove accounts when SSO ID is not longer valid](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-remove-accounts-when-sso-id-is-not-longer-valid/130697)
**Author:** [@rlaliberty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlaliberty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-remove-accounts-when-sso-id-is-not-longer-valid/130697 "2019-10-10T15:33:31Z")
Our community relies on a user owning our software product in order to start posting on the site. When their account is deleted internally (say, they return the product or factory reset), we’d like to also nuke the Disco… --- ## [Total posts on categories page should count subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/total-posts-on-categories-page-should-count-subcategories/130705)
**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/total-posts-on-categories-page-should-count-subcategories/130705 "2019-10-16T22:57:29Z")
I have a two-level hierarchy for my forum - three high-level categories, each with three sub-categories. The category page shows this structure quite well but the “posts / month” figure only seems to be for the top-level… --- ## [How to serve .xml files directly from /uploads/default/original/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-serve-xml-files-directly-from-uploads-default-original/130708)
**Author:** [@Pramvir\_Rathee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pramvir_Rathee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-serve-xml-files-directly-from-uploads-default-original/130708 "2019-10-11T08:39:42Z")
My discourse site is very big and I had created custom sitemaps for my site. The traditional discourse sitemap plugin is crashing because the topics query is too big and is timing out for my Database. It is exceeding all… --- ## [Do we have a channel plugin already?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-have-a-channel-plugin-already/130730)
**Author:** [@zgzud8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zgzud8)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-have-a-channel-plugin-already/130730 "2019-10-13T12:34:25Z")
I need a channel plugin. Features like youtube’s channel, each user can open their own channel and post a lot of related topics on the channel. This is different from the tags. I want to know if there is such a plugin. I… --- ## [Censored Categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censored-categories/130753)
**Author:** [@bloodshot\_pico](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bloodshot_pico)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censored-categories/130753 "2019-10-24T11:48:49Z")
Is there any way to get a prompt to pop up for certain categories for example if some of the content is for people over 18+ would there be anyway to do this currently? I’m looking into as the community I have, some of t… --- ## [Development install on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-install-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts/130754)
**Author:** [@JimmyX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-install-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts/130754 "2019-10-11T07:14:58Z")
I just successfully installed Discourse into a VirtualBox instance of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Server edition. Here are the things I had to do to get it working conveniently from my host machine. I followed these instructions f… --- ## [Help with poll creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-poll-creation/130755)
**Author:** [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-poll-creation/130755 "2019-10-11T06:08:32Z")
If I disable the polls for everyone in my Discourse instance, not even admins can create polls. How can I get admins to create polls but not allowing regular users to create them? --- ## [How can I disable Cakeday?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-disable-cakeday/130758)
**Author:** [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-disable-cakeday/130758 "2019-10-11T13:57:34Z")
I want to disable birthdays and anniversaries, and I don’t want the user to be able to choose their Date of Birth. How can I do this? --- ## [How to install Discourse behind Apache mod\_proxy?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-behind-apache-mod-proxy/130763)
**Author:** [@hexadecagram](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hexadecagram)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-behind-apache-mod-proxy/130763 "2019-10-16T23:15:25Z")
Hi all. I am trying to set up Discourse in a Docker container. The host environment (Debian) is running an Apache httpd server (I can’t run nginx because I’m hosting other sites on Apache). I want to use mod\_proxy to re… --- ## [Multisite restores uploads to 'default' instead of actual db name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-restores-uploads-to-default-instead-of-actual-db-name/130778)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-restores-uploads-to-default-instead-of-actual-db-name/130778 "2019-10-23T21:45:17Z")
On Discourse latest beta, docker install, multisite. Trying to restore a backup with original database REDACTED to current database db8015. Uploads end up in default, both on filesystem and in database. This happens bo… --- ## [Migrate a MyBB forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-mybb-forum-to-discourse/130789)
**Author:** [@enigmaty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/enigmaty)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-mybb-forum-to-discourse/130789 "2023-03-21T14:45:24Z")
In this tutorial, we will learn how to migrate MyBB forum to :discourse: platform using the official MyBB Importer script. What can be migrated Categories Root category =\> root category Child category =\> sub category R… --- ## [PG::ReadOnlySqlTransaction: ERROR: cannot execute SELECT in a read-only transaction](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-error-cannot-execute-select-in-a-read-only-transaction/130799)
**Author:** [@Shubham\_Ranjan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shubham_Ranjan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-error-cannot-execute-select-in-a-read-only-transaction/130799 "2019-10-12T12:35:35Z")
I wanted to close some old topics by running a query in data explorer and setting the closed field to true by running a query. It appears that I cannot modify the data even with admin rights. Is there any way I can accom… --- ## [“Signup After Approval” Email Template Won't Save](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-after-approval-email-template-wont-save/130801)
**Author:** [@kimardenmiller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kimardenmiller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-after-approval-email-template-wont-save/130801 "2019-10-11T18:32:08Z")
Error: The following interpolation key(s) are invalid: "email\_token" I see this solution below, but doesn’t the user need the token to click and complete their signup? Just removing %{email\_token} is ok? Here is the… --- ## [Add CTA for users who don't post in a while](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-cta-for-users-who-dont-post-in-a-while/130805)
**Author:** [@DNSTARS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DNSTARS)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-cta-for-users-who-dont-post-in-a-while/130805 "2019-10-13T19:20:11Z")
What are the chances of expanding the utility of the native CTA a little do you think? Specifically looking to use it as a one off (or once a week etc) nudge for users who regularly use the platform but haven’t posted in… --- ## [ZohoDesk Integration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zohodesk-integration/130809)
**Author:** [@Mary\_Condit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mary_Condit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zohodesk-integration/130809 "2021-07-05T09:56:47Z")
Has anyone ever integrated with Zoho Desk? We’re moving to ZohoDesk as our ticketing software for our success team, and the only way I can see getting new posts turned into tickets is through Zapier. Was looking to see i… --- ## [Cannot access Discourse installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-discourse-installation/130812)
**Author:** [@koltl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/koltl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-discourse-installation/130812 "2019-12-29T17:05:18Z")
I spun up a free tier VM with AWS to solely run Discourse. First setup went fine, I could view the success page, but I needed to redo it as I made a mistake with setting it up. Anyway, after making a new VPS, I followed … --- ## [Time frame filter on Top lacks a highlight state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-frame-filter-on-top-lacks-a-highlight-state/130815)
**Author:** [@Kypster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kypster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-frame-filter-on-top-lacks-a-highlight-state/130815 "2020-02-13T08:49:35Z")
Problem: While using tabbing navigation functionality, the time frame filter lacks a highlight state which can cause accessibility users to miss that functionality of the forum. Repro Steps: Navigate to the forum home… --- ## [Seeing true IP with Cloudflare and user deletion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-true-ip-with-cloudflare-and-user-deletion/130844)
**Author:** [@MentalNomad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MentalNomad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-true-ip-with-cloudflare-and-user-deletion/130844 "2019-10-12T16:59:11Z")
Is there a setting to disable the IP blocking when a user is deleted? Default behavior blocks the user’s IP when you delete them, but we’re behind Cloudflare, so this merely blocks a random IP in Cloudflare’s ranges, wh… --- ## [Searching a topic for a specific keyword](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-a-topic-for-a-specific-keyword/130853)
**Author:** [@Brixey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brixey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-a-topic-for-a-specific-keyword/130853 "2019-10-12T18:56:57Z")
Some users on the Amazon forum of discourse are querying whether it is possible to do a browser search on an infinite scroll page for a key term on a given page of a thread instantaneously The complaint being Since A… --- ## [Plugin to embed pdfs in a static page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-embed-pdfs-in-a-static-page/130871)
**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-embed-pdfs-in-a-static-page/130871 "2019-10-15T20:34:40Z")
Hello friends, I need a plugin can create a static page, embed pdfs file which are i uploaded in a post in this static page and change uploaded file link via this static page link in the post. statics pages should be… --- ## [Discourse not using brotli or gzip compression?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-using-brotli-or-gzip-compression/130874)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-using-brotli-or-gzip-compression/130874 "2019-10-14T22:50:19Z")
Hi. I installed Discourse on a CentOS server. I also use Centos web panel. It appears that the files aren’t compressed on Discourse though it is supposed to use brotli by default and fallback to gzip. Example for this … --- ## [Cannot use 2FA to reset password](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-2fa-to-reset-password/130875)
**Author:** [@koltl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/koltl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-2fa-to-reset-password/130875 "2019-10-13T16:31:52Z")
I just installed Discourse on a VPS and recovered from a backup. I have 2FA on my account and when I sign on using the email (and link it sends me) w/o using password, it will ask for 2FA code which does work. But when… --- ## [Selecting emoji on mobile unpins reply box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-emoji-on-mobile-unpins-reply-box/130879)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-emoji-on-mobile-unpins-reply-box/130879 "2019-12-09T14:41:37Z")
When replying to a post on mobile (when the keyboard is visible), the rest of the topic is hidden behind the reply box. However, when you select an emoji after typing a colon (not from the editor menu bar) it “unpins” th… --- ## [Password validation for variations on username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-validation-for-variations-on-username/130880)
**Author:** [@nylen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nylen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-validation-for-variations-on-username/130880 "2019-10-15T05:47:48Z")
Not directly related but prompted by Pwned Passwords Validator since we have been looking into stronger password validation lately. Discourse does not appear to block a password like myusername123 or 4myusername for the… --- ## [404 on various categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-on-various-categories/130892)
**Author:** [@chrispanag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrispanag)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-on-various-categories/130892 "2019-10-16T20:55:53Z")
Hello all, after we upgraded our forum to 2.4.0beta6, we noticed that various categories lead to a 404 error page. And after you reach this 404 error page, when you hit the forum logo (to go the home page) it just stay… --- ## [Understanding-discourse-trust-levels - warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse-trust-levels-warning/130894)
**Author:** [@Lure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lure)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse-trust-levels-warning/130894 "2019-10-13T11:43:52Z")
When user is promoted to TL1, he/she gets PM with the following link: But when you click it, you get this warning on Chrome/Mac: Is this something with my install at pojalabanda.com or browser? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1072) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1074)