# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1390 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1391 --- ## [iOS App “admins (#)” Notice Not Updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-app-admins-notice-not-updating/202350)
**Author:** [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-app-admins-notice-not-updating/202350 "2021-09-01T15:07:01Z")
I’ve waited a week after clearing the counts, but it’s still showing that it has unread admin notices… They’re all cleared out on both… App is updated. Forums are updated. Waited for caching. No dice. Assume i… --- ## [Dump all conversations in a file and structured data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dump-all-conversations-in-a-file-and-structured-data/202351)
**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dump-all-conversations-in-a-file-and-structured-data/202351 "2021-09-15T13:03:18Z")
This question is similar to this one: Does Discourse support export conversations as an organized bulk of data? but we are looking for a way to do some NLP on all conversations of our Discourse site. Someone in our team… --- ## [2.8.0.beta5: PM Improvements, Unseen View, Allow Uploaded Avatar by Trust Level, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta5-pm-improvements-unseen-view-allow-uploaded-avatar-by-trust-level-and-more/202357)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta5-pm-improvements-unseen-view-allow-uploaded-avatar-by-trust-level-and-more/202357 "2021-09-01T17:34:13Z")
New features in 2.8.0.beta5 Personal/Group messaging improvements We’ve added a number of improvements to the Messages interface. Easily switch between personal and group inboxes. all inboxes view to see messages fro… --- ## [Discourse Security](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-security/202361)
**Author:** [@cristy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cristy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-security/202361 "2021-09-01T16:50:53Z")
Is there an architectural or network diagram available for Discourse? Or are there documents that discuss Discourse security? Which ports are in use? Which services? Anything to convince a security review team that D… --- ## [View Summary Digest as a Web Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-summary-digest-as-a-web-page/202365)
**Author:** [@ked](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ked)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-summary-digest-as-a-web-page/202365 "2021-09-01T16:27:22Z")
Might it be a nice addition to the Summary Digest to have a link at the top with the anchor text of: “View this email as a web page”? --- ## [2.7.8: Security Release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-8-security-release/202366)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-7-8-security-release/202366 "2021-09-01T17:21:21Z")
Discourse 2.7.8 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc… --- ## [Any way for users to reset their own bounce scores?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-for-users-to-reset-their-own-bounce-scores/202370)
**Author:** [@adamengst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamengst)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-for-users-to-reset-their-own-bounce-scores/202370 "2021-09-03T17:22:46Z")
I periodically get people who have email outages, are marked as bouncing, and then have to write to me once they realize they’re not receiving email notifications. I reset their bounce score and all is well. Is there an… --- ## [Letsencrypt issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-issues/202398)
**Author:** [@srwsol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srwsol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-issues/202398 "2021-09-02T00:02:47Z")
Apparently some changes have occurred with the letsencrypt service as of August 1st. My certificate didn’t expire until today, so I was only affected by the changes today. The scripts that discourse uses to manage th… --- ## [Mail sending problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-sending-problem/202406)
**Author:** [@GiorgiB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GiorgiB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-sending-problem/202406 "2021-09-06T19:33:48Z")
Hello, I’ve installed Discourse from Google Cloud Marketplace (It’s not Bitnami). First time I’ve start using Bitnami, but mail server do not worked, I’ve started using another template from GCP Marketplace. But there … --- ## [Users can block private messages from forum staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-block-private-messages-from-forum-staff/202412)
**Author:** [@metalspork](https://meta.discourse.org/u/metalspork)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-block-private-messages-from-forum-staff/202412 "2021-09-02T06:52:56Z")
During some routine flag handling, our staff encountered a situation where a user had his PMs set to a whitelist that did not include moderators. As such, we were not able to privately address the flag with the user wit… --- ## [Which instant messenger do you use with Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-instant-messenger-do-you-use-with-discourse/202440)
**Author:** [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-instant-messenger-do-you-use-with-discourse/202440 "2021-09-06T08:00:39Z")
poll --- ## [Giving Beverage Tip](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giving-beverage-tip/202442)
**Author:** [@BERN\_SHANFIELD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BERN_SHANFIELD)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giving-beverage-tip/202442 "2021-09-12T16:47:58Z")
Sorry if I missed finding this if it exists. Is there a built-in way or plugin or perhaps link to another site to leave another forum member a tip like buying someone a coffee if they provided support for your issue and … --- ## [How to know the followers of a specific topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-know-the-followers-of-a-specific-topic/202448)
**Author:** [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-know-the-followers-of-a-specific-topic/202448 "2021-09-02T15:59:16Z")
I wonder if it’s possible for an admin to list the followers (watchers) of a specific topic, or at least know how many are watching it? --- ## [Bug in onebox - link being rendered as a Gist when it isn't](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-onebox-link-being-rendered-as-a-gist-when-it-isnt/202463)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-onebox-link-being-rendered-as-a-gist-when-it-isnt/202463 "2021-09-09T03:20:25Z")
There seems to be a bug in Onebox where a link is being shown as a Gist when it’s just a Medium article, here’s the link: https://medium.com/pragmatic-programmers/circuit-breakers-and-you-ab1281c88f99 (Same thing happe… --- ## [2.8.0.beta6: Bug fix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta6-bug-fix/202470)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta6-bug-fix/202470 "2021-09-02T18:28:56Z")
New features in 2.8.0.beta6 beta6 is a bug fix update to beta5 released yesterday, September 1 Downgrade dependency causing memory issues One of the open source dependencies Discourse relies on appears to have memory is… --- ## [Request: allow "Unseen" as default home page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-unseen-as-default-home-page/202474)
**Author:** [@JoeD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoeD)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-unseen-as-default-home-page/202474 "2021-09-03T18:52:29Z")
I love the new “Unseen” page, it’s a much better use-case for my forum than the split “New” and “Unread”. Is it possible to have it added to the list of options for Default Home Page? Thanks! --- ## [Beta 6 showing header errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beta-6-showing-header-errors/202481)
**Author:** [@Amicable](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amicable)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beta-6-showing-header-errors/202481 "2021-09-04T13:18:41Z")
I just upgraded to 2.8.0.beta6 and the header area (default theme) shows a text link in the top left corner Skip to main content and what seems to be a broken all categories link. The all categories box doesn’t appear on… --- ## [Slow loading on private-message-topic-tracking-state.json](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-loading-on-private-message-topic-tracking-state-json/202482)
**Author:** [@blattersturm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blattersturm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-loading-on-private-message-topic-tracking-state-json/202482 "2021-10-04T01:39:50Z")
Since 2.8.0.beta5, loading a group PM inbox takes 4+ seconds with most time (2-3 seconds) taken on private-message-topic-tracking-state.json’s huge SQL query. We have ~800k topics, ~3.8M users, and probably a large grap… --- ## [Summary email needs a width limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-needs-a-width-limit/202483)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-needs-a-width-limit/202483 "2022-10-03T16:57:04Z")
Looks like we are missing a max-width on the email summary post content: Current: With 700px max-width: Thanks @pepa for the heads up! --- ## [Getting extreme load warning while server resources are not being used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-extreme-load-warning-while-server-resources-are-not-being-used/202490)
**Author:** [@Caliph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Caliph)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-extreme-load-warning-while-server-resources-are-not-being-used/202490 "2021-09-02T21:54:42Z")
We are a game company and use discourse for our community forum. Each time we release a patch to our game and patch notes on the forum we get a spike in traffic. We are using DigitalOcean to host and recently increased… --- ## [Reduce upgrade to fewer steps](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reduce-upgrade-to-fewer-steps/202501)
**Author:** [@anon23840344](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon23840344)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reduce-upgrade-to-fewer-steps/202501 "2021-09-03T01:20:35Z")
I fall for this trap repeatedly. Steps to upgrade Discourse: Visit the admin page. Click the “click here to upgrade” link. Now on the admin/upgrade page, click the button for the desired item to upgrade, or click the … --- ## [Error while importing topics from Flarum (users, groups import OK)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-importing-topics-from-flarum-users-groups-import-ok/202503)
**Author:** [@oshyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oshyan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-importing-topics-from-flarum-users-groups-import-ok/202503 "2021-09-03T23:23:48Z")
Hey folks, I’m really hoping someone can help me out with a Flarum to Discourse migration I’m working on. I’ve hacked my way through a huge amount of missing knowledge on my part, and solved a couple of errors based on a… --- ## [Category View Like this?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-view-like-this/202509)
**Author:** [@Reaxgrim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Reaxgrim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-view-like-this/202509 "2021-09-03T09:39:53Z")
Anyone able to tell me how you get this look for the category page? not the colours but the way it has categorys then in same line the latest 3 topics from that category. cant seem to find anything that does it. the… --- ## [Thank You from Gavin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-from-gavin/202512)
**Author:** [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-from-gavin/202512 "2021-09-03T08:29:13Z")
Good day Discourse, Yesterday i launched a Coffee Community Forum powered by Discouse. I just want to again Thank everyone that has put in some effort into discourse. The install was easy, the setup was easy. the only… --- ## [Regarding possibility to use Discourse as an alternative to JIRA or Zendesk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-possibility-to-use-discourse-as-an-alternative-to-jira-or-zendesk/202515)
**Author:** [@tenzan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tenzan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-possibility-to-use-discourse-as-an-alternative-to-jira-or-zendesk/202515 "2021-09-05T06:34:29Z")
Hi, Just wondering if there are plugins that allow us to use Discourse as an alternative to JIRA or Zendesk, for example? Specifically, is there a way to export a report to Excel file, creating charts. Thanks! --- ## [Recursive Impersonation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recursive-impersonation/202522)
**Author:** [@bloomingcrystals](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bloomingcrystals)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recursive-impersonation/202522 "2021-09-03T12:30:20Z")
Hello everyone, I set up a discourse server for a client and let them create test accounts, which I knew will ultimately become obsolete once the SSO was in place. I set everything up, customised my theme and wrote cate… --- ## [Deep link to new topic or account creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-new-topic-or-account-creation/202523)
**Author:** [@sampoullain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sampoullain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deep-link-to-new-topic-or-account-creation/202523 "2021-10-07T14:22:33Z")
Hi To make use of the new google.new domain, we would like to redirect users who click on our custom google.new domain to either set up an account, login or create new post on our Discourse forum. Is there a deeplink f… --- ## [Discourse app on my mobile phone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-app-on-my-mobile-phone/202524)
**Author:** [@Muhammed\_Bawady](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muhammed_Bawady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-app-on-my-mobile-phone/202524 "2021-09-03T11:27:09Z")
Why I get now notifications on here while I get them on my computer Community page? --- ## [Simple local install of Discourse (not for development)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simple-local-install-of-discourse-not-for-development/202531)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simple-local-install-of-discourse-not-for-development/202531 "2021-09-03T14:13:15Z")
I’d like to install Discourse on a local machine to troubleshoot some issues with SSO between Discourse and our PHP-based website. I don’t need to develop Discourse itself and so the guide for setting up How do I set up … --- ## [Quote reply / Share popup breaks "Open all external links in a new tab" setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-reply-share-popup-breaks-open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-setting/202539)
**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-reply-share-popup-breaks-open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-setting/202539 "2021-09-03T16:26:54Z")
Hello and sorry for posting yet another “Open all external links in a new tab” related topic! :sweat\_smile: Setup Go to My Preferences: Interface Make sure “Open all external links in a new tab” option is enabled Conf… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1389) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1391)