# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1562 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1563 --- ## [Impossible to add staged users to a group via /groups -\> add user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-add-staged-users-to-a-group-via-groups-add-user/245870)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-add-staged-users-to-a-group-via-groups-add-user/245870 "2022-11-17T05:57:22Z")
Continuing the discussion from What happens when you add a staged user to a discourse group?: When you go to a group and press the “Add User” button, the user “cannot be found” through the subsequent dialog if the user… --- ## [Login user to discourse from external page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-user-to-discourse-from-external-page/245875)
**Author:** [@Justinvolved](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justinvolved)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-user-to-discourse-from-external-page/245875 "2022-11-17T07:59:20Z")
Hi all, (quick repost hoping my question is in a better visible place here :slight\_smile: ) I think I understand the process where a user navigates to the Discourse login, and then get’s redirected to the SSO login page… --- ## [Latest.json contains admin and trustlevel field - when not logged in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-json-contains-admin-and-trustlevel-field-when-not-logged-in/245876)
**Author:** [@arbakker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arbakker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-json-contains-admin-and-trustlevel-field-when-not-logged-in/245876 "2022-11-18T07:26:09Z")
Hi, our Discourse instance shows user admin and trustlevel fields in the /latest.json (latest topics) response body for unauthenticated users. For instance a user in the in the /latest.json list shows up as: { "use… --- ## [Chat button in user card should hide if disable direct message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-button-in-user-card-should-hide-if-disable-direct-message/245877)
**Author:** [@topological](https://meta.discourse.org/u/topological)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-button-in-user-card-should-hide-if-disable-direct-message/245877 "2022-11-17T22:44:57Z")
Hello, I allow user to chat in channel but disable them in direct message. In this case, a non-staff user can still see Chat button in others’ user card. But they may get wrong message after click it. I read the code, … --- ## [Bug in translator plugin: Posts that contain links or images are not translated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-translator-plugin-posts-that-contain-links-or-images-are-not-translated/245889)
**Author:** [@Oliver530](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Oliver530)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-translator-plugin-posts-that-contain-links-or-images-are-not-translated/245889 "2022-11-17T09:44:17Z")
I enthusiastically use the Translate plugin in our forum. First of all, thank you very much for the fantastic work! Some users have reported that posts containing links or images are not translated. We are using plugin … --- ## [Make muting category apply retrospectively](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-muting-category-apply-retrospectively/245899)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-muting-category-apply-retrospectively/245899 "2022-11-17T12:03:20Z")
I’ve muted a category on my forum but the topics that already had appeared on /latest still are there. New topics are muted when they are created, as expected. Is there any way to get rid of the old topics from the /late… --- ## [Can not find the light/dark theme toggle when sidebar enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-find-the-light-dark-theme-toggle-when-sidebar-enabled/245900)
**Author:** [@yitie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yitie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-find-the-light-dark-theme-toggle-when-sidebar-enabled/245900 "2022-11-18T08:07:17Z")
Can not find the light/dark theme toggle when sidebar enabled. With default theme and dark-light toggle component installed and enabled. Sth more need to config? --- ## [Error installing this plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-installing-this-plugin/245903)
**Author:** [@Bodrit\_Bodrit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bodrit_Bodrit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-installing-this-plugin/245903 "2022-11-21T09:45:22Z")
Through git: Import Error: about.json does not exist, or is invalid. Are you sure this is a Discourse Theme? --- ## [Localization/Icon Issues on Local Development Instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localization-icon-issues-on-local-development-instance/245911)
**Author:** [@SilK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SilK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localization-icon-issues-on-local-development-instance/245911 "2022-11-17T13:54:29Z")
Hey there! (Sorry if dev is not the correct category for this) For a while now, I’ve been attempting to get my local development instance back up and working. Both my production and development instances are on the lat… --- ## [Linked Watch Words break link preview?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linked-watch-words-break-link-preview/245920)
**Author:** [@vanclute](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vanclute)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linked-watch-words-break-link-preview/245920 "2022-11-17T15:35:39Z")
I did a search but I think the terms are too broad and I couldn’t really find anything. I have a word I’m automatically linking. But that words is also sometimes used in a link being manually posted on the forum. If I… --- ## [Wish list: SQL for canned reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wish-list-sql-for-canned-reports/245938)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wish-list-sql-for-canned-reports/245938 "2022-11-17T19:32:48Z")
I semi-regularly find myself wanting to take one of the standard reports (today it’s Consolidated Pageviews) and go a little farther with it. Rather than having to start from scratch, it would be an amazing … --- ## [Can I make a custom button with CSS and HTML?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-make-a-custom-button-with-css-and-html/245958)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-make-a-custom-button-with-css-and-html/245958 "2022-11-18T08:37:22Z")
I want to make a button like this, but this one says it’s CSS with HTML, where do I customize HTML in Discourse? In the same link that I put CSS? Cool Glowing Effect on Buttons using HTML & CSS | CodingNepal - YouTube --- ## [Restore failed \`entity2char already exists' RDS Postgres 13.7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-failed-entity2char-already-exists-rds-postgres-13-7/245964)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-failed-entity2char-already-exists-rds-postgres-13-7/245964 "2022-11-19T01:50:49Z")
I’m trying to restore a database created on "Discourse 2.9.0.beta10 - https://github.com/discourse/discourse version 8d3fe3ddc5d38ab02a8f5c6aed7ebf7a6bcfbfec"\> and restore to Discourse 2.9.0.beta12 - https://github.com/… --- ## [Custom relative tag filter on the nav bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-relative-tag-filter-on-the-nav-bar/245968)
**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-relative-tag-filter-on-the-nav-bar/245968 "2022-11-18T10:25:59Z")
Facing that problem now. I’d love to have an “FAQ” tag which users can filter by, simply by clicking FAQ at the top of the nav bar. To fix this, it looks like the category id needs to be fetched and then included in the… --- ## [Issues editing posts on linode image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-editing-posts-on-linode-image/245978)
**Author:** [@NotGael](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NotGael)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-editing-posts-on-linode-image/245978 "2022-11-17T22:50:00Z")
Same kind of problem, getting a 500 when trying to edit a post. Started PUT "/t/tutoriel-fiches-modeles/21195" for xxxxx.142 at 2022-11-15 11:20:30 +0000 Processing by TopicsController#update as \*/\* Parameters: {"titl… --- ## [WP Discourse comments - shows "X responses" but no comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-comments-shows-x-responses-but-no-comments/245993)
**Author:** [@LeeNeighoff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeeNeighoff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-comments-shows-x-responses-but-no-comments/245993 "2022-12-24T07:44:54Z")
Hey, just got my Discourse forum up yesterday. Working on the Wordpress side today. I’ve been able to get WP Discourse connected to my forum, but I am experiencing odd behavior when the Wordpress site shows comments on … --- ## [Possible to disable topics at top-level category view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-disable-topics-at-top-level-category-view/245999)
**Author:** [@vanclute](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vanclute)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-disable-topics-at-top-level-category-view/245999 "2022-11-19T01:58:57Z")
Tried to search for this but as is so often the case, keywords are too broad. We have a fairly structured forum we’re implementing with Discourse. It has 6 top level categories, with from 0 to 20 sub-categories in each… --- ## [Cannot send email - problem with port 465](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-email-problem-with-port-465/246004)
**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-email-problem-with-port-465/246004 "2022-11-20T04:37:07Z")
I would like to change the SMTP provider, but it doesn’t seem to work although I’m certain that the server can send emails. I have this in app.yml: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ADDRESS: \<\\> DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PORT: 465 … --- ## [Link to FAQ broken (SAML)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-faq-broken-saml/246015)
**Author:** [@sbernhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sbernhard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-faq-broken-saml/246015 "2022-11-21T18:01:53Z")
Discourse instance with version 2.8.10, SAML (keycloak) works fine but found one major issue: Link from external app (e.g. in Gmail on another browser tab) to /faq forwards to /login and doesn’t display FAQ (fail) Link… --- ## [Retrieve data (e.g. topic posts) via (OS independent) Go utility](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retrieve-data-e-g-topic-posts-via-os-independent-go-utility/246018)
**Author:** [@toc-rox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/toc-rox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retrieve-data-e-g-topic-posts-via-os-independent-go-utility/246018 "2022-11-18T09:26:16Z")
‘discourse-reader’ retrieves data (e.g. site, category, topic) from Discourse forum on behalf of user. The utility can be found here: https://github.com/Klaus-Tockloth/discourse-reader discourse-reader … --- ## [Why nothing embeds in my forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-nothing-embeds-in-my-forum/246030)
**Author:** [@Ael](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ael)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-nothing-embeds-in-my-forum/246030 "2022-11-19T10:32:54Z")
How to embed links such as: tik tok, reels, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter ? --- ## [Tags rendering weird on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-rendering-weird-on-mobile/246041)
**Author:** [@ncaming215](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncaming215)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-rendering-weird-on-mobile/246041 "2022-11-18T16:55:03Z")
Is this right? --- ## [Option to allow Category Moderators to use canned-replies?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-allow-category-moderators-to-use-canned-replies/246047)
**Author:** [@HamMan2118](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HamMan2118)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-allow-category-moderators-to-use-canned-replies/246047 "2022-11-17T03:39:18Z")
Will there be an option in the future to allow Category Moderators to use Canned Messages? I ask since Full-Moderators can use these and there are certain messages I have to type a whole bunch :slight\_smile: . --- ## [Allow Category Moderators to set Auto-Delete topic timers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-set-auto-delete-topic-timers/246049)
**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-set-auto-delete-topic-timers/246049 "2022-12-16T18:14:26Z")
I’ve also just noticed that Category Mdoerators cannot set Topic Timers. The auto-delete functionality is very useful for us to remove content which won’t be useful in the future. Are there any plans to include this func… --- ## [Enable 'bulk topic selection' for category moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-bulk-topic-selection-for-category-moderators/246051)
**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-bulk-topic-selection-for-category-moderators/246051 "2022-11-21T00:36:19Z")
Category Moderator is very helpful and nicely done. Kudos for the work. One feature which is missing is the bulk topic selector which enables bulk actions. It would help moderators in a big way. (In case it is already … --- ## [Allow Category Moderators to Pin/Unpin topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-pin-unpin-topics/246054)
**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-pin-unpin-topics/246054 "2021-03-09T21:06:00Z")
If there a way to add the ability to pin/unpin topics either officially or through an add-on? --- ## [Is it possible to change via CSS the Category Moderator shield?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-via-css-the-category-moderator-shield/246055)
**Author:** [@ckshen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckshen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-via-css-the-category-moderator-shield/246055 "2020-12-27T19:32:42Z")
Is it possible to change via CSS the shield of category moderators to something else so we can differentiate category moderators from moderators? Or phrased differently, am I able to target the .svg-icon (which is now a… --- ## [Can Category Moderators move topics between categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-category-moderators-move-topics-between-categories/246056)
**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-category-moderators-move-topics-between-categories/246056 "2021-02-06T05:28:51Z")
Does a category moderator have the privilege to move topic to another category? Does he need to be a category moderator of both categories (source and target category)? --- ## [Group id length limit arbitrarily(?) short](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-id-length-limit-arbitrarily-short/246060)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-id-length-limit-arbitrarily-short/246060 "2022-11-18T16:38:03Z")
I created a new group this morning. I wanted to key it AzureDevOps\_extension but that was one char too long. I shortened it to ADO\_extension The limit of 20 characters seems pretty tight to me. Expressive naming is supp… --- ## [Add a specific class to enable targeting Category Moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-specific-class-to-enable-targeting-category-moderators/246063)
**Author:** [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-specific-class-to-enable-targeting-category-moderators/246063 "2022-11-18T16:12:33Z")
Would it be possible to add the “admin role” of the user (e.g. is-admin, is-moderator, is-cat-moderator) as a CSS class to this wrapper (or somewhere more global): \