# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1266 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1267 --- ## [Emails - can I send to all or groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-can-i-send-to-all-or-groups/170261)
**Author:** [@Classic\_Kinder](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Classic_Kinder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-can-i-send-to-all-or-groups/170261 "2020-11-20T12:17:48Z")
I’d like to understand the email options to members. We are a new community and I am sending lots of private messages to help build engagement. It is working but now I would like to assign members to different groups an… --- ## [Suggestion: show all details/summary blocks open on composer preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-show-all-details-summary-blocks-open-on-composer-preview/170268)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-show-all-details-summary-blocks-open-on-composer-preview/170268 "2020-11-16T12:12:40Z")
The post composer realtime preview is one of the best things about Discourse, but one remaining annoyance is when editing a \[details\] block: the content of the block is always closed on the preview while editing it. It’… --- ## [\-1 replies even though I have imported Posts properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-replies-even-though-i-have-imported-posts-properly/170272)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Suntay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Christian_Suntay)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-replies-even-though-i-have-imported-posts-properly/170272 "2020-11-20T17:09:16Z")
Here below are from Vanilla and imported to Discourse --- ## [What can user groups be used for?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-can-user-groups-be-used-for/170280)
**Author:** [@roemer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roemer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-can-user-groups-be-used-for/170280 "2020-11-19T23:05:02Z")
Hi everyone, I understand that I can create user groups and configure the visibility and the access of this group. Can these users then have an internal private communication thread? Is there an overview for which purp… --- ## [Why are alt accounts generally not allowed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-alt-accounts-generally-not-allowed/170286)
**Author:** [@ArcticTheHunter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ArcticTheHunter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-alt-accounts-generally-not-allowed/170286 "2020-12-01T13:52:20Z")
I have recently had my old account removed for being an alt. Two questions. One: Why are alt accounts not allowed? And two: How did my account get banned? It wasn’t an alt, it was my only account, so why did the system d… --- ## [Moderation on TL4 users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-on-tl4-users/170290)
**Author:** [@Deyner\_López](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deyner_L%C3%B3pez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-on-tl4-users/170290 "2020-11-16T21:44:13Z")
Hi! When you read the title of this thread you maybe will be surprised but i guess this is an specific use case. Our forum community.pynk.io belongs to an UK Company which is going to be regulated by some Financial Reg… --- ## [Change sticky note emoji to font awesome icon without disabling emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-sticky-note-emoji-to-font-awesome-icon-without-disabling-emoji/170292)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-sticky-note-emoji-to-font-awesome-icon-without-disabling-emoji/170292 "2020-11-16T18:45:18Z")
Hi, As you have probably guessed by the title I am wondering how to change the emoji to the font awesome icon sticky-note I have seen the change post via API topic Dax created but I can’t seem to get it working. Is i… --- ## [Wordpress emojis and Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-emojis-and-discourse/170298)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-emojis-and-discourse/170298 "2021-04-11T23:38:23Z")
Hi, I have default WP settings (if there is any…) regarding emojis. On WP, I wrote a text with character emojis in it: Wordpress automatically converts them to SVG twitter emoji: Here’s the generated HTML code … --- ## [Question about the email address domain used by Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-the-email-address-domain-used-by-discourse/170301)
**Author:** [@mk0r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mk0r)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-the-email-address-domain-used-by-discourse/170301 "2020-11-16T21:16:32Z")
Hi, I am getting ready to create a Discourse installation and am trying to plan ahead so I don’t have to backtrack. I am leaning toward installing Discourse on a domain example.com instead of the common subdomain.exampl… --- ## [How do I archive (or close) a topic without bumping it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-archive-or-close-a-topic-without-bumping-it/170313)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-archive-or-close-a-topic-without-bumping-it/170313 "2020-11-17T09:49:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Unlisted topics: Making them more useful: I’m trying to edit an expired event and how it has bumped back up to the top of recent topics because I attempted to archive. Not my intention. … --- ## [Unable to access one of our categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-one-of-our-categories/170314)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-one-of-our-categories/170314 "2021-01-01T20:26:00Z")
https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-6-0-beta5-release-notes/168756 Wondering about no longer being able to access one of our categories as of updating to beta5. Let me know on any logs needed. I’m an admin, but w… --- ## [First registration email return code lost](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-registration-email-return-code-lost/170319)
**Author:** [@jeff\_y](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jeff_y)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-registration-email-return-code-lost/170319 "2020-11-20T23:15:14Z")
For the first registration email, installed with latest docker image, my SMTP server is responding with: Unexpected return code 554 (expected 250): “Access denied: User \`arn:aws:iam::\[acct\]:user/\[user\]' is not authorize… --- ## [Lvl 1 user unable to create and edit Wiki Event topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lvl-1-user-unable-to-create-and-edit-wiki-event-topics/170320)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lvl-1-user-unable-to-create-and-edit-wiki-event-topics/170320 "2020-11-17T01:17:18Z")
Running Discourse Docker containers with testspass 2.6.0beta5 /admin/site\_settings/category/all\_results?filter=wiki Attempting to edit an Event topic I’ve converted into a wiki page. @trust\_level\_1 User sees Curre… --- ## [Ember Observer changes between Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-observer-changes-between-components/170323)
**Author:** [@feabila](https://meta.discourse.org/u/feabila)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-observer-changes-between-components/170323 "2020-11-17T02:13:37Z")
Yooo you all! I have been fighting against some points which I’m not getting scalable solutions. GOAL: I’m using Discourse Retort, so I’m modifying class with Plugin API, and my main target is when the user trigger the… --- ## [Upgrade ends with FAILED TO BOOTSTRAP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-ends-with-failed-to-bootstrap/170326)
**Author:** [@nesnera](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nesnera)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-ends-with-failed-to-bootstrap/170326 "2020-11-17T15:09:47Z")
I tried unsuccessfully to upgrade. Any advice? DISCOURSE DOCTOR output --- ## [Create a report of users including custom fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-report-of-users-including-custom-fields/170342)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-report-of-users-including-custom-fields/170342 "2020-11-17T09:40:46Z")
I’ve come up with this as an easy way to quickly get user info per group. It has been hacked together from the suggestions of others and from someone who knows SQL way more deeply than I ever will. It comes in handy if … --- ## [Installation not working!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-not-working/170356)
**Author:** [@akapetzoglou1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akapetzoglou1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-not-working/170356 "2020-12-02T14:04:40Z")
I’m trying to make a fresh install with the 1-click app from digital ocean. It’s the third time I created it from the beginning and I’m experiencing the same issue. Checking the dns, I see my domain pointing to the dro… --- ## ['System' user disabled remote image downloading, not sure why](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-user-disabled-remote-image-downloading-not-sure-why/170357)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-user-disabled-remote-image-downloading-not-sure-why/170357 "2020-11-18T09:01:54Z")
Hi, I realised our installation wasn’t downloading remote images anymore, and I found the following in our logs: We had no shortage of storage space at that time, so what other conditions would trigger this? --- ## [500 Error for TL0 Instagram & Youtube link posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-for-tl0-instagram-youtube-link-posts/170359)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-for-tl0-instagram-youtube-link-posts/170359 "2021-04-29T16:28:35Z")
So came across a weird error. This is on a test instance, running tests-passed (error occured on both beta and tests-passed). I tried uninstalling all plugins except docker manager and removing all theme components. I … --- ## [Issue with "New Poster" badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-new-poster-badge/170360)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Collins1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Collins1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-new-poster-badge/170360 "2020-11-26T18:19:40Z")
Hi everyone :waving\_hand:t2: I noticed on my forum that many users who have been part of the community for several years, and who have made lots of helpful posts, are still being listed as a “New Poster.” Here is one e… --- ## [New users can't post more than 2 links - URLs/links in logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364)
**Author:** [@MatthewGrovesCouchba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MatthewGrovesCouchba)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-cant-post-more-than-2-links-urls-links-in-logs/170364 "2020-11-17T17:24:27Z")
Hello, In some questions, users want to post log entries when they ask questions. These log entries can contain URLs. In a recent case, a user got a message “new users can’t post more than 2 links”. So this could turn p… --- ## [Issue with a newly created category due to accent character in category name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-a-newly-created-category-due-to-accent-character-in-category-name/170370)
**Author:** [@aminerj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aminerj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-a-newly-created-category-due-to-accent-character-in-category-name/170370 "2020-11-18T23:43:58Z")
Hi all, I am having trouble with newly created category. I don’t know if the problem came from the large image I set as a background or the name of the category (I used a french accent Matériel in the name). Now, the p… --- ## [What are the implications of letting oauth2 users change their email addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-implications-of-letting-oauth2-users-change-their-email-addresses/170371)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-implications-of-letting-oauth2-users-change-their-email-addresses/170371 "2020-11-18T02:34:05Z")
We are using oauth2 to keep user accounts synced to Fedora accounts. One user has noted that she does not want to interact with Discourse using that same email, for $REASONS. What are the implications of letting users ch… --- ## [Missing translations in noscript version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-translations-in-noscript-version/170384)
**Author:** [@pavelloz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pavelloz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-translations-in-noscript-version/170384 "2020-11-18T11:30:05Z")
Ive been looking at the source to get to know it a little better and i noticed a missing translation from rails, repeated multiple times. It should be easy to fix for anyone who already knows the system and did similar … --- ## [How to add users to the group when registering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-users-to-the-group-when-registering/170388)
**Author:** [@Eduardo\_Braga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eduardo_Braga)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-users-to-the-group-when-registering/170388 "2020-11-17T23:28:33Z")
I would like to know if it is possible to add a list on the registration page to allow the user to choose their group. example: Which country do you live? in the checkbox displayed the groups that I select for him to … --- ## [Character Bio Limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/character-bio-limit/170389)
**Author:** [@Samir\_Faci](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Faci)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/character-bio-limit/170389 "2020-11-18T00:05:06Z")
I have a user that asked to up the character limit for his Bio beyond 3000 characters. (About Me/ Bio). I couldn’t find a setting to change that value. Is that exposed anywhere? --- ## [Display-font: swap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-font-swap/170390)
**Author:** [@pavelloz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pavelloz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-font-swap/170390 "2020-11-18T23:50:48Z")
Hello, I noticed that google font is used (and in settings i know that more than one can be selected) To improve user experience before the font is loaded, its good to add &display=swap to the google css loader. So: c… --- ## [+ New Topic not showing to admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-not-showing-to-admin/170392)
**Author:** [@absi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/absi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-not-showing-to-admin/170392 "2020-11-18T19:39:34Z")
Suddenly I can no longer see the + New Topic button (when logged in as admin). But as a normal user I see it. Any ideas what happened? --- ## [Missing "edit html&css" and "uploads" button for components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-edit-html-css-and-uploads-button-for-components/170393)
**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-edit-html-css-and-uploads-button-for-components/170393 "2020-12-04T22:41:56Z")
The edit button on the component pages does not appear in one of the Discourse installations. That’s why I can’t edit the styles of the components. What could be the reason for this? Edit: Also “uploads” section is missi… --- ## [Is that possible the override Discourse variables?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-that-possible-the-override-discourse-variables/170407)
**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-that-possible-the-override-discourse-variables/170407 "2020-12-24T01:49:09Z")
Hi, I am trying to change typography like font-family, font-weight and font sizes with Discourse variables. $base-font-family: var(--font-family) !default; $heading-font-family: var(--heading-font-family) !default; So… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1265) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1267)