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**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-email-optional/227971 "2022-05-25T15:56:42Z")
I know everyone will hate me for this, but I need a way to make email optional, or at least make the email verification optional. The main problem is, i’m making a forum for a game, and mostly kids aged 8-12 play it. A … --- ## [What makes Discourse better than other platforms?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-makes-discourse-better-than-other-platforms/227979)
**Author:** [@Connor\_Pribaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Connor_Pribaz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-makes-discourse-better-than-other-platforms/227979 "2022-05-30T18:47:23Z")
I was recently introduced to Discourse as a platform to consider using in the future. Before using Discourse I wanted to ask the community what makes it different/better than other popular platforms, and what its strengt… --- ## [Tagged topics are not "Tracking" when tracking the tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagged-topics-are-not-tracking-when-tracking-the-tag/227998)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagged-topics-are-not-tracking-when-tracking-the-tag/227998 "2022-05-25T19:03:00Z")
I’ve been tracking the chat tag now for a while, but new topics are still showing up as “Normal” for me. I thought perhaps that it was due to the tag being added after the topic was created initially, but I don’t see an… --- ## [How do you set Topic Views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-set-topic-views/228002)
**Author:** [@natasha\_selvidge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/natasha_selvidge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-set-topic-views/228002 "2022-05-24T18:24:30Z")
I would like to update my topic views in my plugin, so when a user opens a modal of the topic it will update a the view count the same way it already counts them. (The topic view counts are reset once per 8 hours per IP)… --- ## [How do I get the latest topics from a specific category via API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-get-the-latest-topics-from-a-specific-category-via-api/228017)
**Author:** [@James\_Cribbs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Cribbs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-get-the-latest-topics-from-a-specific-category-via-api/228017 "2022-05-24T21:35:18Z")
I want to grab the latest topics for a specific category via the API, but I don’t see a parameter for category in the Topics call. How can I do this? --- ## [How to display full name in comments embeds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-full-name-in-comments-embeds/228020)
**Author:** [@j3ang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j3ang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-full-name-in-comments-embeds/228020 "2023-02-16T11:09:31Z")
In the embedded topics iframe, the user’s username is displayed instead of the full name. I have configured all the admin settings to display full name. but it’s not working? Any sugguestions? --- ## [Nginx not listen on IPv6 if not use HTTPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-not-listen-on-ipv6-if-not-use-https/228050)
**Author:** [@topological](https://meta.discourse.org/u/topological)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-not-listen-on-ipv6-if-not-use-https/228050 "2022-05-25T11:20:28Z")
I set up a test server in an internal network (cannot be reached from outside, so cannot set up let’s encrypt), and I found that the nginx does not listen on IPv6 when the server has an IPv6 address. The /etc/nginx/conf.… --- ## [Tighter integration between chat and forum - discussing ideas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tighter-integration-between-chat-and-forum-discussing-ideas/228088)
**Author:** [@oshyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oshyan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tighter-integration-between-chat-and-forum-discussing-ideas/228088 "2022-06-03T18:27:12Z")
My intention here is to discuss the overall idea of making Forum and Chat interactions less of a separate thing, and more like “modes” one can freely move in and out of, or at least that may be more tightly integrated in… --- ## ["Watched words" review queue seems broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-review-queue-seems-broken/228089)
**Author:** [@mholt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mholt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-review-queue-seems-broken/228089 "2022-05-26T17:50:45Z")
We use the “watched words” feature to enforce a forum rule that requires that crucial public information (like domain names) not be redacted when asking for help. I was pleased to see that they could be configured to go … --- ## ["Out of office" user indicator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-office-user-indicator/228096)
**Author:** [@Colin\_Mueller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Colin_Mueller)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 5:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-office-user-indicator/228096 "2022-08-02T05:44:10Z")
Hey there. I’m a Community Manager for a forum that does a lot of support for our users, and this typically means I have a lot of topics going on at once. When I’m going to be absent, it’s hard to indicate to everyone t… --- ## [Making Igbo, Yoruba and Uzbek languages available on Crowdin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-igbo-yoruba-and-uzbek-languages-available-on-crowdin/228104)
**Author:** [@Mahuton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mahuton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-igbo-yoruba-and-uzbek-languages-available-on-crowdin/228104 "2022-05-30T13:25:00Z")
Hi, Can someone please make the Igbo, Yoruba and Uzbek languages available in Crowdin interface for translation? Many thanks --- ## [Slow mode doesn’t apply to trust level 4 users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-doesn-t-apply-to-trust-level-4-users/228119)
**Author:** [@physixfan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/physixfan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-mode-doesn-t-apply-to-trust-level-4-users/228119 "2022-05-25T20:41:53Z")
It seems slow mode doesn’t apply to trust level 4 users. I think this does not make sense. Can you provide a choice to the admin whether to enforce slow mode to trust level 4 users? --- ## [When a topic is archived and like button pressed it shows notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-topic-is-archived-and-like-button-pressed-it-shows-notification/228121)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-topic-is-archived-and-like-button-pressed-it-shows-notification/228121 "2022-05-25T20:54:19Z")
Hello, When a topic is archived it removes the ability to like posts. However, the like icon still appears and can be pressed. This results in notifications like this. In total I pressed the like button 6 times and this… --- ## [Disabling starttls or certificate verification does not work any more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-starttls-or-certificate-verification-does-not-work-any-more/228148)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-starttls-or-certificate-verification-does-not-work-any-more/228148 "2022-06-08T15:28:20Z")
There are a lot of posts about this in Support so now we seem to have found the cause I thought it might be good to create a Contribute \> Bug topic about this containing only the actual issue described here Email Hostnam… --- ## [Failing job: undefined method \`cancel\_scheduled\_job' for Jobs::Jobs:Module](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-job-undefined-method-cancel-scheduled-job-for-jobs-module/228155)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-job-undefined-method-cancel-scheduled-job-for-jobs-module/228155 "2022-05-26T11:41:12Z")
during Jobs::ProcessPost I can recreate on command line: whereas I can successfully reach it by: Believe it might be related to this: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/bf6f8299a781922737fa01c408078f… --- ## [Schema Markup on topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/schema-markup-on-topic/228158)
**Author:** [@sca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sca)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/schema-markup-on-topic/228158 "2022-05-26T16:22:09Z")
I would like to add schema (article, recipe or product) in a topic for better recognition by Google. Is it possible to access the header of a topic to update it? If yes, how? --- ## [Badge query for topic views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-query-for-topic-views/228174)
**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-query-for-topic-views/228174 "2022-05-26T17:36:33Z")
Is there a badge query that gives the badge if any one of a users topic has over 1,000 views? --- ## [Forum End User (not webmaster) support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-end-user-not-webmaster-support/228175)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-end-user-not-webmaster-support/228175 "2022-05-26T15:37:35Z")
I was looking for a few basic things in a YouTube video to acclimate newbies to using the Discourse forum: searching, posting, navigating, configuring. The target is not the non-techie admins or miderators setting up th… --- ## [Badge Query for Profile Views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-query-for-profile-views/228182)
**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-query-for-profile-views/228182 "2022-06-01T23:10:42Z")
Is there a way to give a badge if a profile has more than X views? --- ## [Indicator that new chat channels are available](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indicator-that-new-chat-channels-are-available/228188)
**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indicator-that-new-chat-channels-are-available/228188 "2022-06-09T18:58:43Z")
Originally sent in The Chat Feedback topic jimkleiber Another small piece of feedback regarding the channels pencil icon on the focused sidebar theme: I think it would be helpful to have some icon to show if th… --- ## [Staff-generated invites bypass the must\_approve\_users requirement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-generated-invites-bypass-the-must-approve-users-requirement/228199)
**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-generated-invites-bypass-the-must-approve-users-requirement/228199 "2022-06-03T21:17:45Z")
We’ve had a serious security issue with the invite system. I guess it’s easily reproducible. Our site is on invite-only. In addition, we have checked “must approve users” in the settings. One of our staff issued an inv… --- ## [How to have a reply link with pre-filled information?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-have-a-reply-link-with-pre-filled-information/228209)
**Author:** [@mksafi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mksafi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-have-a-reply-link-with-pre-filled-information/228209 "2022-05-28T18:31:02Z")
Been doing a lot of work around Discourse lately and really love the software! Very well thought out, thank you! One feature request: a link that automatically opens the reply composer, or asks the user to login and red… --- ## [Is it possible to have public rss feeds with Discourse without plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-public-rss-feeds-with-discourse-without-plugins/228211)
**Author:** [@anon40545810](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon40545810)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-have-public-rss-feeds-with-discourse-without-plugins/228211 "2022-05-31T17:37:44Z")
Context of a question 1. problem I’m in these groups, I’m committed as a developer: https:// discourse .julialang.org/ https:// swi-prolog. discourse.group/ etc 2. Solution If Discourse had a public rss feed, I coul… --- ## [Add whisperers to responders list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-whisperers-to-responders-list/228240)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-whisperers-to-responders-list/228240 "2022-05-27T12:40:06Z")
The post list made it look like the OP had responded again: But he hadn’t; there was a whisper (after mine): I kinda get why I got the behavior I did, but it was misleading. At a minimum, the UI shouldn’t highlig… --- ## [Can't upload themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-upload-themes/228241)
**Author:** [@matt\_c](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matt_c)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-upload-themes/228241 "2022-05-30T13:56:27Z")
Hi, I just started using discourse. I followed this guide to install it on a Windows env using wsl2 and a Ubuntu VM. I want to upload a theme but every time I try, I get the same error : Error cloning git repository, acc… --- ## [Login error: The OAuth Client was deleted?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error-the-oauth-client-was-deleted/228266)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Eastwood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dan_Eastwood)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error-the-oauth-client-was-deleted/228266 "2022-05-27T18:41:25Z")
I have a user getting the following error, and I am able to replicate it when I try to sign-in using my Google account. Does anyone recognise this and know the cause and/or solution? I encountered this error a while … --- ## [Goofed Using Protonmail for Admin Account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/goofed-using-protonmail-for-admin-account/228281)
**Author:** [@Ravitch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ravitch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/goofed-using-protonmail-for-admin-account/228281 "2022-05-28T00:30:27Z")
Howdy All, I set up a new Discourse today with Communiteq. I used my Protonmail for the master Admin account, not realizing that it didn’t work with Protonmail. Now I can’t change my email to something else because it i… --- ## [\[PAID\] Query to return topics that meet certain conditions within a time period](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-query-to-return-topics-that-meet-certain-conditions-within-a-time-period/228286)
**Author:** [@mksafi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mksafi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-query-to-return-topics-that-meet-certain-conditions-within-a-time-period/228286 "2022-05-28T07:34:29Z")
I’d like to create a query in the Explorer plugin that will show me all topics that were tagged with tag Foo, or archived, or closed, within a certain time period by a certain user. For example, say today user Joe added… --- ## [E-mail sending stopped working after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-mail-sending-stopped-working-after-upgrade/228293)
**Author:** [@Mychel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mychel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-mail-sending-stopped-working-after-upgrade/228293 "2022-05-29T12:50:16Z")
Hi, I had updated my Discourse two days ago and sending mails does not work anymore. I’m unfortunately not sure exactly which version I had before the update, but as the new version is 2.9.0.beta4 and I do updates regul… --- ## [Uppy S3 multipart direct upload to DigitalOcean Spaces](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uppy-s3-multipart-direct-upload-to-digitalocean-spaces/228301)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uppy-s3-multipart-direct-upload-to-digitalocean-spaces/228301 "2022-08-23T22:13:53Z")
Hello, Yesterday I tried to enable the direct s3 upload (A new era for file uploads in Discourse) on DigitalOcean Spaces. I seted up a new test instance for this. Enabled the enable\_direct\_s3\_uploads hidden site setti… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1491) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1493)