# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1361 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1362 --- ## [Using Discourse as an authentication provider](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-an-authentication-provider/193461)
**Author:** [@arvindb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arvindb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-an-authentication-provider/193461 "2021-06-10T23:28:23Z")
I’m building a custom site with a Discourse forum alongside it. I am implementing an image upload feature, and I’d like to use the existing Discourse forum to authenticate users on my site with their existing credentials… --- ## [Rendering bugs in new commit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-bugs-in-new-commit/193463)
**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-bugs-in-new-commit/193463 "2021-06-15T06:25:53Z")
Noticed two bugs when I upgraded to the latest: Editing a post and saving it keeps the transparency even after saving. You need to refresh to see the post normally. First posts in a topic aren’t affected but subsequent… --- ## [Backtick issue due to font](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backtick-issue-due-to-font/193475)
**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backtick-issue-due-to-font/193475 "2021-08-11T15:26:49Z")
Changing the default font to NotoSans creates a strange bug where backticks are not rendered properly in any text box (See video below for reference): Only a single backtick is displayed irrespective of how many are ty… --- ## [Link preview not working after removing "everyone" from category's security group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-preview-not-working-after-removing-everyone-from-categorys-security-group/193478)
**Author:** [@harrylee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/harrylee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-preview-not-working-after-removing-everyone-from-categorys-security-group/193478 "2022-03-16T21:41:08Z")
Hello, It’s my first post and I am sorry that it’s not something that helps others rather asking for help. :sweat: We have been using our installation of Discourse on our local server for internal communications for tw… --- ## [Fatal error when trying to start Docker (Oracle VM)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-error-when-trying-to-start-docker-oracle-vm/193482)
**Author:** [@Meathead40](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Meathead40)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-error-when-trying-to-start-docker-oracle-vm/193482 "2021-08-03T18:41:34Z")
Hi all - new to Discourse (looks awesome!) and although I have a some general technical skill, I think I’d classify myself as a relative noob in the docker/linux VM world. I have a free oracle VM running Oracle Linux. … --- ## [Broken upgrade - forum down, unhelpful error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-upgrade-forum-down-unhelpful-error/193490)
**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-upgrade-forum-down-unhelpful-error/193490 "2021-06-11T07:23:33Z")
Just got this while upgrading Discourse: Oops The software powering this discussion forum encountered an unexpected problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Detailed information about the error was logged, and an … --- ## [Font changed after updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-changed-after-updating/193496)
**Author:** [@Yariv\_Cohen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yariv_Cohen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-changed-after-updating/193496 "2021-06-13T20:00:50Z")
Hi I updated my discourse a week ago. Unfortunately, after updating, all my discourse Arial font changed to different one. I tried to understand why it happened even rebuild discourse image again but nothing helped. Can… --- ## [Invites not populating Invite URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invites-not-populating-invite-url/193502)
**Author:** [@hyphalos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hyphalos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 9:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invites-not-populating-invite-url/193502 "2021-06-18T09:41:37Z")
Hi Discourse Team! We recently updated to 2.7.4, and we’re having issues with the invite functionality. It shows up blank, and it doesn’t allow for invites to be sent. Here’s a video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1go… --- ## [Multi-site upgrade leaves \_some\_ sites unavailable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-site-upgrade-leaves-some-sites-unavailable/193509)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-site-upgrade-leaves-some-sites-unavailable/193509 "2021-06-13T21:10:55Z")
With the recent upgrade frenzy, leading to 2.8.0.beta2, something strange happened that I’m currently investigating. The effect is that on a multi-site install, some but not all secondary sites do not respond anymore. Th… --- ## [Convert existing votes to likes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-existing-votes-to-likes/193513)
**Author:** [@KatA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KatA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-existing-votes-to-likes/193513 "2021-06-15T10:00:12Z")
Our little forum ended up launching while I was away on unplanned leave and due to, let’s say, a miscommunication, voting was enabled on multiple categories (such as General Discussion) at launch. Having returned from l… --- ## [Looking for the good price for hongkong server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-the-good-price-for-hongkong-server/193515)
**Author:** [@dew02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dew02)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-the-good-price-for-hongkong-server/193515 "2021-06-11T20:13:48Z")
i want 8G 10M 1ip. what are you recommand for the server? --- ## [Safari's new privacy features might be bad for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safaris-new-privacy-features-might-be-bad-for-discourse/193526)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Vega](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Vega)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safaris-new-privacy-features-might-be-bad-for-discourse/193526 "2021-06-11T18:04:59Z")
Now that Safari hides IP addresses by default, it would allow for trolls and banned users to create multiple accounts on a Discourse community and wreak absolute havoc, right? Even worse, the whole iCloud+ private relay… --- ## [Send category summaries to mailing lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-category-summaries-to-mailing-lists/193529)
**Author:** [@bfisher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bfisher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-category-summaries-to-mailing-lists/193529 "2021-06-11T13:24:48Z")
My organization has mailing list for various topics, and over time we are hoping to move discussions currently on those lists over to discourse. It would be helpful if I could have a summary of a category to the correspo… --- ## [Unread Alerts will not remain read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-alerts-will-not-remain-read/193531)
**Author:** [@donnay1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/donnay1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-alerts-will-not-remain-read/193531 "2021-06-12T17:02:15Z")
When I attempt to mark the Notifications as read, they do not change They remain unread. --- ## [Default notifications for new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-notifications-for-new-users/193551)
**Author:** [@bcardarella](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bcardarella)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-notifications-for-new-users/193551 "2021-06-11T16:31:02Z")
Can I as an admin set the default notification types for a given user or create new users with pre-set notifications for given Topics? --- ## [Obfuscating mailto:foo@bar.com when importing mail archives](https://meta.discourse.org/t/obfuscating-mailto-foo-bar-com-when-importing-mail-archives/193584)
**Author:** [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/obfuscating-mailto-foo-bar-com-when-importing-mail-archives/193584 "2021-06-12T09:12:36Z")
Bonjour, After a successful import of mail archives ( mbox ), the content of the messages will display email addresses that would have been obfuscated by Gmane or the mailman2 archive server. This allows bots collecting… --- ## [Test failure on HEIC image detection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-failure-on-heic-image-detection/193585)
**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-failure-on-heic-image-detection/193585 "2021-06-11T22:13:41Z")
It seems like my local ImageMagick doesn’t know how to decode HEIC, and this is throwing an error in the test for ImageMagick recognizing that it’s actually a JPEG. $ identify spec/fixtures/images/should\_be\_jpeg.heic i… --- ## [Uncaught ReferenceError: img is not defined due to broken old theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-referenceerror-img-is-not-defined-due-to-broken-old-theme/193597)
**Author:** [@AntiMetaman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AntiMetaman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-referenceerror-img-is-not-defined-due-to-broken-old-theme/193597 "2021-06-12T04:03:35Z")
Hello, I recently upgraded to 2.8 beta. I have zero errors on rebuild. My site functions fine. However, if I go to inspect element, I now see a new jquery error, “Uncaught ReferenceError: img is not defined”. Basically… --- ## [HOWTO migrate from mailman2 to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/howto-migrate-from-mailman2-to-discourse/193608)
**Author:** [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/howto-migrate-from-mailman2-to-discourse/193608 "2021-06-12T08:26:42Z")
Bonjour, mailman2discourse is a command line tool to import a mailman2 configuration (as found in the config.pck file) into a discourse category available on PyPI. A user is created for each member of the mailing list a… --- ## [Reading occasional "New" topics - return return to place in list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reading-occasional-new-topics-return-return-to-place-in-list/193609)
**Author:** [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reading-occasional-new-topics-return-return-to-place-in-list/193609 "2021-06-15T05:43:15Z")
People, I currently have 29 Discourse sites that I scan every day. Some of these sites have high volumes of posts. For reading the high volume sites on my Android phone, when scanning down a list of hundreds of topics… --- ## [Allow users to donate to pay hosting fees for a site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-donate-to-pay-hosting-fees-for-a-site/193630)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://meta.discourse.org/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-donate-to-pay-hosting-fees-for-a-site/193630 "2022-01-12T17:38:02Z")
For the sites which are hosted on Discourse, would it be possible to add a way for people to help pay for the hosting fees directly? So rather than someone giving the money to administrators on the hosted site and then … --- ## [If you want to edit this theme, out of luck?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-you-want-to-edit-this-theme-out-of-luck/193635)
**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-you-want-to-edit-this-theme-out-of-luck/193635 "2021-06-13T22:23:57Z")
I tried to search and found a bit , I wanted to try fakebook again and quickly remembered why I hadn’t before, ad conflicts I need to make adjustments for it to work with native ads and other small incidentals An… --- ## [Post-links full browser load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-links-full-browser-load/193651)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-links-full-browser-load/193651 "2021-06-14T19:56:50Z")
Hello, On the posts bottom post links loading in full browser after click. Edit: All links in posts has full browser loading. For example Homepage Feature Component --- ## [Clarification needed in Direct email delivery setup instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clarification-needed-in-direct-email-delivery-setup-instructions/193664)
**Author:** [@nachotester](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nachotester)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clarification-needed-in-direct-email-delivery-setup-instructions/193664 "2022-02-14T15:02:08Z")
Thanks so much for putting together the Direct-reply-to email. I think it’s one of the most underrated features of Discourse! The guide is excellent. However, one minor yet error-prone detail is letsencrypt key file s… --- ## [Ability to \_NOT\_ show ads to anonymous visitors?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-not-show-ads-to-anonymous-visitors/193669)
**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-not-show-ads-to-anonymous-visitors/193669 "2021-06-13T13:16:02Z")
In the official House Ads plugin, would it be possible to add a “don’t show ads to anonymous visitors” preference? Use case… My community is set up that anyone can join/create-an-account. So I have a banner that encour… --- ## [500 Server Error after Upgrade to 2.8.0.beta2 due to third party broken plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-server-error-after-upgrade-to-2-8-0-beta2-due-to-third-party-broken-plugin/193682)
**Author:** [@CJtheSiteWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CJtheSiteWizard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-server-error-after-upgrade-to-2-8-0-beta2-due-to-third-party-broken-plugin/193682 "2021-06-13T16:12:45Z")
Hi! After upgrading to 2.8.0.beta2 last night, I’m unable to access Site Settings. I get a 500 server error. It seems like everything else is working okay–including all the other tabs in admin (customize/plugins/backups… --- ## [Error message when editing posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-message-when-editing-posts/193692)
**Author:** [@Wingtip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wingtip)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-message-when-editing-posts/193692 "2021-06-15T09:33:28Z")
Our users are intermittently but frequently seeing “That post was edited by another user and your changes can no longer be saved.” when editing a post. After clicking OK and submitting again it goes through. Running 2.8.… --- ## [Can not edit topics with picture with S3 backend](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-edit-topics-with-picture-with-s3-backend/193727)
**Author:** [@dirien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dirien)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-edit-topics-with-picture-with-s3-backend/193727 "2021-07-09T00:18:12Z")
Hi everybody, we stumbled over a strange issue. Our setting: Discourse: 2.8.0.beta2 S3: Minio CDN: Myra The S3 is configured: root@assets-prod-app01:~# sudo -u minio mc admin policy info minio readwrite-discourse {… --- ## [Edit Conflict: That post was edited by another user and your changes can no longer be saved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-conflict-that-post-was-edited-by-another-user-and-your-changes-can-no-longer-be-saved/193749)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-conflict-that-post-was-edited-by-another-user-and-your-changes-can-no-longer-be-saved/193749 "2021-06-18T16:10:17Z")
If I try to edit a post which I have just created, I get the following error: That post was edited by another user and your changes can no longer be saved eg: The “Save Edit” button also renames itself to “Overwrit… --- ## [Link topics after they have already been closed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-topics-after-they-have-already-been-closed/193766)
**Author:** [@Konrad\_Sopala](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Konrad_Sopala)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-topics-after-they-have-already-been-closed/193766 "2022-01-17T21:30:48Z")
Pretty much what in the subject. As a user I would like to have the ability to link related issues. Items dealing with the same subject, or one has answered the other. There is this kind of feature on Jira, GitHub, Stac… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1360) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1362)