# Hot

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1208

[Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 1209

---

## [Remove Limit for Voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-limit-for-voting/159846)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@AntiMetaman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AntiMetaman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-limit-for-voting/159846 "2020-08-05T13:51:00Z")

</div>

It seems there is a hardcoded limit for the number of votes allowed per category. I want to allow users to vote once for each topic. Thus, it should not matter how many times they have cast a single vote for a single top…

---

## [\[Paid\] Migrate Disqus blog comments to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-disqus-blog-comments-to-discourse/159849)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@anthonygore](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anthonygore)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-disqus-blog-comments-to-discourse/159849 "2020-08-05T14:17:53Z")

</div>

What would you like done? Migrate Disqus comments/users to Discourse. Basically what’s described here: Migrate from another forum to Discourse I already have Discourse setup and I don’t need frontend work done, just th…

---

## [Post Install Email Issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-install-email-issues/159851)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@TUNCasiesruocsid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TUNCasiesruocsid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-install-email-issues/159851 "2020-08-05T15:35:58Z")

</div>

I don’t really fancy giving malign my credit card info, so I’m trying to set up a discourse install with Sendgrid. So far, I have completed the install, but email fails, so I can’t actually make an admin account. I cre…

---

## [Bulk Category Creation via CSV](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-category-creation-via-csv/159867)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-category-creation-via-csv/159867 "2020-08-05T22:53:33Z")

</div>

I’ve been looking into bulk category creation. The best I’ve found is this solution: Administrative Bulk Operations Though creating those json files for the purpose of bulk creating new custom categories seems quite te…

---

## [Anonymous mode not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-mode-not-working/159869)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-mode-not-working/159869 "2020-08-05T14:34:35Z")

</div>

I’ve just tried using anon mode on my Discourse instance and when I click to enter, nothing happens. This is the error I see in the JS logs: iPhone / Safari Message (12 copies reported) NoMethodError (undefined metho…

---

## [About Category Auto-Created Topic - Sitewide Options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-category-auto-created-topic-sitewide-options/159870)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-category-auto-created-topic-sitewide-options/159870 "2023-08-08T21:37:57Z")

</div>

When a new category is created, the ‘About the \_ Category’ topic is auto-created. I think it would be a nice addition to add some sitewide settings to configure the auto-creation. Some ideas below: category about topic…

---

## [Sticky user card contents theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-user-card-contents-theme/159875)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@sonicb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sonicb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-user-card-contents-theme/159875 "2020-08-13T13:21:30Z")

</div>

I’ve created a more elaborate user-card-contents theme, adding some custom user fields. I’d like to make the card sticky, with a close button - in a similar manner to the “Create a new Topic” component. Am I right in th…

---

## [How can I host more than 1 Discourse forum on 1 VPS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-host-more-than-1-discourse-forum-on-1-vps/159881)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Aiden12114](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aiden12114)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-host-more-than-1-discourse-forum-on-1-vps/159881 "2020-08-07T13:34:09Z")

</div>

Hello! I as wondering if I can host more than one Discourse on 1 VPS. Since i’m a beginner, can I please have clear, step-by-step instructions? Thanks.

---

## [What's the fastest and easiest way to add a persistent javascript file or snippet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-fastest-and-easiest-way-to-add-a-persistent-javascript-file-or-snippet/159888)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@nate\_x](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nate_x)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-fastest-and-easiest-way-to-add-a-persistent-javascript-file-or-snippet/159888 "2020-08-05T10:40:10Z")

</div>

I’m a total noob and have just been granted admin rights to a discourse instance. I’d like to run a jQuery snippet on page load sitewide. What is the easiest and fastest way for me to do that? I’m a web developer, so I …

---

## [How to enable Google Analytics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-google-analytics/159891)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-google-analytics/159891 "2020-08-06T22:44:17Z")

</div>

I cant see anywhere I can enable setup for Google Analytics. Nor can I find a plugin. So how does one do this in Discourse?

---

## [Mute tag in settings seems to be broken? The muted tag topics still show up in the /latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-tag-in-settings-seems-to-be-broken-the-muted-tag-topics-still-show-up-in-the-latest/159893)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Moksh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moksh)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-tag-in-settings-seems-to-be-broken-the-muted-tag-topics-still-show-up-in-the-latest/159893 "2020-08-26T20:49:05Z")

</div>

The “default tags muted” setting together with “remove muted tags from latest” doesn’t seem to work. The users can still view the muted tag topic in the /latest. Could anyone pls check and confirm if this is broken?

---

## [Few improvement ideas - grouping queries, duplicate queries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/few-improvement-ideas-grouping-queries-duplicate-queries/159897)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@loginerror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loginerror)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/few-improvement-ideas-grouping-queries-duplicate-queries/159897 "2020-08-05T10:38:43Z")

</div>

With time, the amount of queries that we have is reaching a state where these are hard to manage. Thus, a few suggestions, and I am sure others will (hopefully) chime in with more :slight\_smile: (1) Collapsible query g…

---

## [Post-install, Curl can send email, but Discourse cannot. Help to fix?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-install-curl-can-send-email-but-discourse-cannot-help-to-fix/159900)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@onar3d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/onar3d)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-install-curl-can-send-email-but-discourse-cannot-help-to-fix/159900 "2020-08-06T11:51:30Z")

</div>

Hi! In the below text replace \<DOT\> with . - as I am a new user discourse doesn’t let me post links. I installed Discourse on a newly created Hetzner cloud computer, the URL to it resolves well: forum\<DOT\>thewizardofos…

---

## [Multiple paywalls with common communication hub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-paywalls-with-common-communication-hub/159906)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Matt\_Shields](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Matt_Shields)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-paywalls-with-common-communication-hub/159906 "2020-08-05T20:00:45Z")

</div>

Hi All I’m new here so just getting into the possibility of the discourse platform. I wanted to see if it was possible to set up essentially a membership program where users could interact on a few common topics and th…

---

## [Keep Custom HTML/CSS when Updating Theme Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-custom-html-css-when-updating-theme-components/159918)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@AntiMetaman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AntiMetaman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-custom-html-css-when-updating-theme-components/159918 "2020-08-05T14:20:17Z")

</div>

Hi, I have a lot of custom css in some of my theme components. Is there an easy way to update theme components without having all my custom css being wiped?

---

## [Setting up bounced emails with Elastic Email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-bounced-emails-with-elastic-email/159959)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Wedgebert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wedgebert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-bounced-emails-with-elastic-email/159959 "2020-08-06T06:32:23Z")

</div>

I’ve seen a few posts from a couple of years ago regarding this, but no resolution or activity since. Does anyone know how, if it’s even possible, to configure Elastic Email so that we can see bounced emails in the admi…

---

## [Best Discourse plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-discourse-plugins/159962)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ArcticF0xx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ArcticF0xx)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-discourse-plugins/159962 "2020-08-06T15:15:52Z")

</div>

What are your favorite plugins for Discourse? What do you think are the must-haves?

---

## [Improve Discourse performance with content-visibility: auto](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-discourse-performance-with-content-visibility-auto/159967)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 5:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-discourse-performance-with-content-visibility-auto/159967 "2020-08-06T05:44:11Z")

</div>

This looks amazing. In particular, it looks like it could minimize or eliminate the need to do virtual scrolling in JavaScript on Android Chrome, allowing Discourse to considerably reduce the amount of JavaScript that …

---

## [Category description not showing up for higher trust levels?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-description-not-showing-up-for-higher-trust-levels/159969)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@xioian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xioian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-description-not-showing-up-for-higher-trust-levels/159969 "2020-08-06T01:51:08Z")

</div>

Not sure if this is a bug or I somehow screwed something up by messing with the settings. Basically, the descriptions of my categories don’t show up on the drop down menu. If you hover over them you can see the descript…

---

## [Increase the max post length setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-max-post-length-setting/159974)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dithub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dithub)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-the-max-post-length-setting/159974 "2021-06-02T10:33:12Z")

</div>

The max post length setting is 99k , in my case,as a knowledge management, there will always be posts longer than 100k or 150k. I tend not to cut them into replies or even install a plugin, increasing the max number nat…

---

## [Ability to delete tags with \< N topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-delete-tags-with-n-topics/159979)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-delete-tags-with-n-topics/159979 "2023-04-18T15:16:29Z")

</div>

I just stumbled across this wonderful feature, “delete unused tags”. And it left me wanting more! Continuing the discussion from A comprehensive guide to Discourse tags: We have many tags with “count: 1” as tag creati…

---

## [Rename tag should pre-populate text field with existing name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-tag-should-pre-populate-text-field-with-existing-name/159980)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-tag-should-pre-populate-text-field-with-existing-name/159980 "2020-09-10T16:26:08Z")

</div>

When renaming a tag, the text field is currently blank to begin with. Usually, I’m just trying to make small tweaks, like adding a dash between words. It’d be helpful if the field were set to the current name initially. …

---

## [Button to dismiss unread topics when list is filtered by tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-to-dismiss-unread-topics-when-list-is-filtered-by-tag/159992)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/button-to-dismiss-unread-topics-when-list-is-filtered-by-tag/159992 "2020-08-28T04:47:42Z")

</div>

When you go to the “unread” on a topic list filtered by tag, there is no “Dismiss” button. At some point in the past, this was also an issue when filtered by category: But I think it works in that case now… It’d be he…

---

## ["Reply by email" is not posting the reply when a user replies by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-is-not-posting-the-reply-when-a-user-replies-by-email/159995)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Froyo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Froyo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-is-not-posting-the-reply-when-a-user-replies-by-email/159995 "2020-08-06T10:53:58Z")

</div>

Hello I am trying to setup reply by email, as far everything works except when you reply that thread via email it does not post in the thread. I am using my own custom mail server using iredmail. I am not sure how to dia…

---

## [One plugins.yml file for two discourse sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-plugins-yml-file-for-two-discourse-sites/160005)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-plugins-yml-file-for-two-discourse-sites/160005 "2020-08-06T11:28:39Z")

</div>

Hey all, Is it possible to use a cmd to include a file from a remote location into the app.yml file? I have two sites that i would like to have a standard list of plugins. Instead of copy and pasting it everything, and…

---

## [Is any possibility for Typeform instead of default sign-up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-any-possibility-for-typeform-instead-of-default-sign-up/160009)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Velmurugan\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Velmurugan_M)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-any-possibility-for-typeform-instead-of-default-sign-up/160009 "2020-08-06T17:39:46Z")

</div>

Need get better data from the customer. so we planned Typeform(https://www.typeform.com) instead of signup is there any possibility achieved in discourse

---

## [Data Explorer + Tableau](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-tableau/160010)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Konrad\_Sopala](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Konrad_Sopala)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-tableau/160010 "2020-08-06T13:00:00Z")

</div>

Hey there Community! Pretty much as in the title. We want to get some data from our Data Explorer queries to Tableau report. Is there any guide / community thread that will guide us how to connect Tableau to our Discour…

---

## [Setting up Trust Levels along with Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-trust-levels-along-with-groups/160012)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Hugh\_Roberts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hugh_Roberts)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-trust-levels-along-with-groups/160012 "2020-08-06T10:38:44Z")

</div>

I was playing around with the settings and trying to figure out how you might setup a Discourse that has multiple user groups. We are setting this up for a dual sided marketplace (think Uber with Riders and Drivers) and …

---

## [CSS on setup wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-on-setup-wizard/160013)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-on-setup-wizard/160013 "2020-08-06T11:21:56Z")

</div>

Just going through the setup wizard on a new install and noticed this when opening the dropdown. Seems to need a css tweak.

---

## [Possible to customize digest emails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-customize-digest-emails/160014)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@salamandea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/salamandea)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-customize-digest-emails/160014 "2020-08-06T19:03:18Z")

</div>

Hi all! I was wondering if it’s possible to customize the digest emails? For example, showing pinned / globally pinned or admin-created topics first, and then user-created ones below that. Thank you!

[Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1207)

[Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1209)
