# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1150 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1151 --- ## [Some users getting White Screens](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-users-getting-white-screens/147691)
**Author:** [@Shaneod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shaneod)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-users-getting-white-screens/147691 "2020-05-19T11:22:30Z")
Hey guys - some of my users are having difficultly logging in since I upgraded to the most recent upgrade. They all seem to be using iPhones and they are seeing a white screen. If they Google the site and find a link the… --- ## [View entered password while sign-up and sign-in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-entered-password-while-sign-up-and-sign-in/147709)
**Author:** [@ultrakiller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ultrakiller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-entered-password-while-sign-up-and-sign-in/147709 "2020-04-13T03:56:06Z")
I wonder how this is not already asked or I’m missing something. Is there any plugin or a setting (not any that I saw) that allows users to view their entered password to avoid typos? Like the :eye: toggle to view and h… --- ## [Posting from shared drafts doesn’t respect wiki, mailing list mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-from-shared-drafts-doesn-t-respect-wiki-mailing-list-mode/147712)
**Author:** [@tomtjes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomtjes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-from-shared-drafts-doesn-t-respect-wiki-mailing-list-mode/147712 "2020-05-19T15:50:31Z")
I don’t know if this is intentional, but to me it feels counter-intuitive: When I’m posting a topic from shared drafts to a category that has Make new topics wikis by default enabled, it does not get posted as a wiki. E… --- ## [Update and add features to the Category Lockdown plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-and-add-features-to-the-category-lockdown-plugin/147714)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-and-add-features-to-the-category-lockdown-plugin/147714 "2020-04-17T16:34:56Z")
What would you like done? Update the Category Lockdown plugin to ensure it keeps working in the future. It is considered broken, but I have been using it in production with no problems for quite some time now, so I don’… --- ## [Acess-Control-Allow-Headers CORS Error with API after updating discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/acess-control-allow-headers-cors-error-with-api-after-updating-discourse/147716)
**Author:** [@pablogg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pablogg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/acess-control-allow-headers-cors-error-with-api-after-updating-discourse/147716 "2020-07-22T07:27:17Z")
I upgrade discourse yesterday and I get all the API callbacks with error I have found that the problem is the autentications headers (1) but I trying with some calls and I get this error: Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'ht… --- ## [Tiny point of consistency on App Stores](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tiny-point-of-consistency-on-app-stores/147727)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tiny-point-of-consistency-on-app-stores/147727 "2020-04-12T18:46:07Z")
Was pointed out to me that the iOS app is ‘Discourse Hub’ and the Android counterpart is ‘DiscourseHub’. :man\_shrugging: Most search engines don’t mind the inconsistency, thankfully. --- ## [Site not showing after following official installation walkthrough](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-not-showing-after-following-official-installation-walkthrough/147734)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Perkins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_Perkins)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-not-showing-after-following-official-installation-walkthrough/147734 "2020-04-13T19:53:59Z")
Hey guys, really excited to get set up with Discourse, but run into a problem whereby my site just doesn’t load. I have followed this walkthrough on Discourse GH to set up using Digital Ocean. The domain I am using was… --- ## [\[PAID\] Prevent domination of a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-prevent-domination-of-a-topic/147736)
**Author:** [@Judith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Judith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-prevent-domination-of-a-topic/147736 "2020-04-13T04:45:51Z")
What would you like done? My political community board has a persistent problem with some people being online all day and completely drowning out others who can only log in once a day. The “dominating\_topic” popups do n… --- ## [Some TL3 users became TL2 after most recent update due to PM counts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-tl3-users-became-tl2-after-most-recent-update-due-to-pm-counts/147784)
**Author:** [@Cazadividendos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cazadividendos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-tl3-users-became-tl2-after-most-recent-update-due-to-pm-counts/147784 "2020-04-13T18:06:54Z")
Hi, Our installation had 30 TL3 users. Yesterday we installed Discourse 2.5.0beta2. After the installation, 6 of them downgraded to TL2. One of the requirements to get TL3 is 400 topics seen. After installing Discou… --- ## [Embed variables in footer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-variables-in-footer/147801)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-variables-in-footer/147801 "2020-04-13T21:22:24Z")
Hi, I’d like to embed the SSO external\_id in some custom Javascript I’m pasting into my theme footer (using the ‘Custom HTML/CSS’ button)… is there a way to access the external\_id from that template? i.e. something sorta… --- ## [Large image uploads by users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-image-uploads-by-users/147836)
**Author:** [@vpx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vpx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-image-uploads-by-users/147836 "2020-04-13T17:33:43Z")
I am on a hosted plan with Discourse (Standard) and very happy so far. We have quite an enthusiastic user base that loves to upload pictures of their horses (it’s a horse forum after all). Problem - some of these pics ar… --- ## [User mail not working, preview-digest is ok?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-mail-not-working-preview-digest-is-ok/147848)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Ronsse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ben_Ronsse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-mail-not-working-preview-digest-is-ok/147848 "2020-04-15T18:53:32Z")
Not sure where to look. I noticed that new users can’t register (anymore). And a test mail is sent out, but not arriving? But on the other hand, the preview-digest mail is working fine? So it means that my mail connect… --- ## [How can I get external\_id from the user object?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-get-external-id-from-the-user-object/147864)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-get-external-id-from-the-user-object/147864 "2020-04-14T19:02:02Z")
When I use the API to get the Discourse user object, it works fine, but I don’t see the external\_id included in there. If I have a Discourse user ID or username, how can I get the external\_id from that? --- ## [Where are post loves/reactions stored in the database?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-post-loves-reactions-stored-in-the-database/147871)
**Author:** [@007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/007)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-post-loves-reactions-stored-in-the-database/147871 "2020-04-13T21:32:53Z")
I can’t seem to find where those heart clicks go in the Discourse database. Can somebody point me in the right direction? Thanks! --- ## [Configuring CSS for topics with over X views or replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-css-for-topics-with-over-x-views-or-replies/147889)
**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-css-for-topics-with-over-x-views-or-replies/147889 "2020-04-14T20:27:41Z")
Is there a way to more prominently call out topics that reached certain thresholds of replies or views on a category page? --- ## [How to make the database (or part of it) accessible to a cloud data processor?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-database-or-part-of-it-accessible-to-a-cloud-data-processor/147915)
**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-database-or-part-of-it-accessible-to-a-cloud-data-processor/147915 "2020-04-20T08:20:42Z")
I was interested in using ETL services like Stitch Data or Skyvia to integrate different data sources (including my Discourse database), but I have been told by someone at Skyvia that this is not possible: Skyvia can c… --- ## [Best strategy for member who wants to "pause"? Suspend may not be it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-strategy-for-member-who-wants-to-pause-suspend-may-not-be-it/147917)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-strategy-for-member-who-wants-to-pause-suspend-may-not-be-it/147917 "2020-04-14T19:27:45Z")
Hey, I run a membership site which uses Discourse for the forums (via SSO). On my main site, members have their own accounts, profiles, etc. Currently, members can temporarily suspend their main profiles, which is fine.… --- ## [Why is Google not crawling my site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-google-not-crawling-my-site/147919)
**Author:** [@dunebuggie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dunebuggie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-google-not-crawling-my-site/147919 "2020-04-15T15:25:56Z")
Hey all, Previously we used to get a good number of discussions from our community forum when we search for some topics on Google. But recently, we noticed that we don’t see any results from the community in the search … --- ## [How to force avatar update with SSO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-avatar-update-with-sso/147929)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-avatar-update-with-sso/147929 "2020-04-14T18:03:24Z")
I’m using SSO and passing this array when the user logs in: // and finally build the big array we're passing to discourse $userParams = \[ 'external\_id' =\> $userObject-\>getID(), 'email' =\> $userOb… --- ## [Can Trust Level 0 users respond to personal messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-trust-level-0-users-respond-to-personal-messages/147930)
**Author:** [@szhorvat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/szhorvat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-trust-level-0-users-respond-to-personal-messages/147930 "2020-04-14T21:16:36Z")
Can Trust Level 0 users respond to personal messages? In the blog post on this topic it is explained that they cannot send personal messages. If a moderator sends them a message, can they respond to it? EDIT: I am ask… --- ## [Custom field name in report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-field-name-in-report/147935)
**Author:** [@evantill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evantill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-field-name-in-report/147935 "2020-04-14T10:15:11Z")
I need to create a data report with custom fields? Where can I find the custom field name ? --- ## [How can I change user primary email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-user-primary-email/147939)
**Author:** [@evantill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evantill)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-user-primary-email/147939 "2020-04-15T14:34:42Z")
As an administrator, how can I change a user email address ? --- ## [Will I be following my topic by default when I post it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-be-following-my-topic-by-default-when-i-post-it/147953)
**Author:** [@afrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/afrin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-be-following-my-topic-by-default-when-i-post-it/147953 "2020-04-14T12:48:47Z")
Will i be following my post by default when i post ? --- ## [How can I add a message to the login modal?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-message-to-the-login-modal/147956)
**Author:** [@rimase](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rimase)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-message-to-the-login-modal/147956 "2020-04-15T17:57:42Z")
Hi there! I would like to be able to add a permanent message like the attached image. Please, how could I achieve that? Thanks! --- ## [How can I write a plugin to allow TL1 to ignore users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-write-a-plugin-to-allow-tl1-to-ignore-users/147958)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-write-a-plugin-to-allow-tl1-to-ignore-users/147958 "2021-02-15T22:01:58Z")
I found this code, which seems to be exactly the place I want to override: I see where it checks the user’s trust level and only allows them if their level is \>= :member …I think if I change that to :basic it will let… --- ## [How to make Discourse sort by latest (default) -- especially when viewing on mobile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-discourse-sort-by-latest-default-especially-when-viewing-on-mobile/147962)
**Author:** [@VoskCoin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VoskCoin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-discourse-sort-by-latest-default-especially-when-viewing-on-mobile/147962 "2020-04-14T14:42:21Z")
I not only want to change my personal settings, but I want to make it the default for anyone browsing the forum – regardless of if they’re logged in or not too. reference www.voskcointalk.com I also notice that thi… --- ## [Dumb question: do I want to make a theme, plugin or component?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dumb-question-do-i-want-to-make-a-theme-plugin-or-component/147964)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dumb-question-do-i-want-to-make-a-theme-plugin-or-component/147964 "2020-04-14T15:04:14Z")
I want to make some changes to the user card .hbs file: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-card-contents.hbs I can change this .hbs file but he… --- ## [When updating a site setting, ERROR: zero-length delimited identifier](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-updating-a-site-setting-error-zero-length-delimited-identifier/147969)
**Author:** [@nevscope](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nevscope)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-updating-a-site-setting-error-zero-length-delimited-identifier/147969 "2020-04-24T17:21:33Z")
In the admin I am not able to change any fields which have turned to orange/yellow -so in other words I can only save things once (those not yet updated) - any ideas what the problem could be? --- ## [Allow messages to show up in global search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-messages-to-show-up-in-global-search/147982)
**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-messages-to-show-up-in-global-search/147982 "2020-04-15T03:29:31Z")
Is there a way to allow personal messages that you have sent or received to show up in the global search results? or to toggle this option on/off? I figured out that you could type in a keyword from a message and then: … --- ## [Discourse is the "best in class" community building platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-the-best-in-class-community-building-platform/147998)
**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-the-best-in-class-community-building-platform/147998 "2021-03-09T20:49:26Z")
Ahhhhh! I just can’t help myself… I have to express my excitement and gratitude to the Discourse team and this amazing community!!! I’ve been following Discourse development for many many years. I can’t remember who it … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1149) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1151)