# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1611 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1612 --- ## [A clarification on the IP Lookup feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-clarification-on-the-ip-lookup-feature/257755)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-clarification-on-the-ip-lookup-feature/257755 "2023-03-11T15:19:30Z")
Hey, I see that the latest topic about this function is from 2021 and not exactly what I’m going to ask about. Since the start of our adoption of Discourse, I’m slowly discovering all the tools at the staff disposal. T… --- ## [Upload not completed yet despite success message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-not-completed-yet-despite-success-message/257765)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-not-completed-yet-despite-success-message/257765 "2023-03-11T01:02:42Z")
I observed that when one uploads a file, we see the message “100% uploaded” but in fact the file is not at all yet 100% uploaded. On faster systems and networks you won’t notice the problem, but for less advantaged user… --- ## [Add an option to not send a message when deleting a post in the queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-an-option-to-not-send-a-message-when-deleting-a-post-in-the-queue/257768)
**Author:** [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-an-option-to-not-send-a-message-when-deleting-a-post-in-the-queue/257768 "2023-03-11T01:52:54Z")
Im a mod on Replit Ask and we send messages when deleting a post referring to the exact rule that post was in violation of. And to prevent sending them more messages, we agree with the flag but keep the post then manuall… --- ## [Discourse Policy plugin does not work with Terms of Service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy-plugin-does-not-work-with-terms-of-service/257769)
**Author:** [@markschmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markschmucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy-plugin-does-not-work-with-terms-of-service/257769 "2023-03-14T07:52:27Z")
I want to add Discourse Policy tags to the Terms of Service at /tos. I click “Edit this page” and edit the post at /t/terms-of-service, adding the \[policy\] tags. I see the Accept Policy button and list of acceptors at th… --- ## [Problem with WordPress \<\> Discourse SSO for logged in users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-wordpress-discourse-sso-for-logged-in-users/257770)
**Author:** [@smileBeda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smileBeda)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-wordpress-discourse-sso-for-logged-in-users/257770 "2023-03-13T08:45:52Z")
I am working on a WordPress website that has a Discourse Forum connected to it with approximately 200K users. Using the OAuth Single Sign On - SSO (OAuth client) and WP-Discourse plugins, we connect the posts from WP to… --- ## [Browser flies to random spot on deleted links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-flies-to-random-spot-on-deleted-links/257771)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-flies-to-random-spot-on-deleted-links/257771 "2023-03-11T06:40:21Z")
I found bug: if you click on a link to a deleted article, the browser just flies to some random spot. Test with: https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-100-ugly-truth/257677 There should probably be a message, just like o… --- ## [Search not displaying on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-not-displaying-on-mobile/257775)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Dickens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Dickens)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-not-displaying-on-mobile/257775 "2023-03-20T01:08:40Z")
Hi, I have installed the plugin and connected with Algolia and everything is working fine on desktop But on mobile the search input does not show, I can see it in devtools and can get it to show with extra css but the f… --- ## [Discussing and responding to post/topic approvals](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discussing-and-responding-to-post-topic-approvals/257777)
**Author:** [@flarsric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flarsric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discussing-and-responding-to-post-topic-approvals/257777 "2022-05-06T15:06:39Z")
I’m not sure if this is the right topic to add to, but I wasn’t sure where else to put it. Our forum has a feature request category where all topics are queued for review. (The majority are rejected because either the … --- ## [Where can I test Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-test-discourse/257782)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-test-discourse/257782 "2023-03-12T13:11:07Z")
Could there be a group created, just for running tests, so as to not bother any regular readers? The tests could be deleted by the author in a day or so. I just want to test, e g, Post saved succesfully before image up… --- ## [Installing Discourse on regular domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-regular-domain/257783)
**Author:** [@yhh9xdq7dc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yhh9xdq7dc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-regular-domain/257783 "2023-03-11T15:50:10Z")
Can anyone explain to me why it is often said that Discourse can be installed on a regular domain without having to install it on a subdomain, but only some dns support this? I really don’t understand why only some dns s… --- ## ["Update failed: The update cannot be installed because some files could not be copied"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failed-the-update-cannot-be-installed-because-some-files-could-not-be-copied/257788)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-failed-the-update-cannot-be-installed-because-some-files-could-not-be-copied/257788 "2023-03-11T13:13:36Z")
Got this error on WP-Discourse latest update: Update failed: The update cannot be installed because some files could not be copied. This is usually due to inconsistent file permissions. I updated 3 other plugins with… --- ## [After putting cloudflare on my discourse forum, people's IP disappeared!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-putting-cloudflare-on-my-discourse-forum-peoples-ip-disappeared/257811)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-putting-cloudflare-on-my-discourse-forum-peoples-ip-disappeared/257811 "2023-03-11T22:51:51Z")
actually they didn’t disappear, I meant that the original IP disappeared and a fake one appeared --- ## [Moving a topic from a category to another](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-a-topic-from-a-category-to-another/257813)
**Author:** [@commercial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/commercial)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-a-topic-from-a-category-to-another/257813 "2023-03-11T19:10:51Z")
I didn’t find how, in the interface or the doc, I probably missed something … --- ## [New avatar is scaling wrongly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-avatar-is-scaling-wrongly/257814)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-avatar-is-scaling-wrongly/257814 "2023-03-14T11:45:07Z")
When I’m trying upload new avater on my self-hosted I’m getting all the time warning: we’ve cropped your image; width and height were not equal. And that isn’t true, it is nice square. After that cancel isn’t doing anyth… --- ## [Three remarks about custom emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/three-remarks-about-custom-emoji/257818)
**Author:** [@H4M5TER](https://meta.discourse.org/u/H4M5TER)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/three-remarks-about-custom-emoji/257818 "2023-03-13T20:39:00Z")
Discourse version 2.9.0.beta14 This page is /admin/customize/emojis I tried to use unicode character (Chinese actually) for new emoji name, but it turned into \_. I can’t edit the emoji name or category. The number … --- ## [How to change the default user status emoji?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-default-user-status-emoji/257819)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-default-user-status-emoji/257819 "2023-03-14T03:08:36Z")
--- ## [Docker install error :Job exception: end of file reached](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-error-job-exception-end-of-file-reached/257832)
**Author:** [@caol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/caol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-error-job-exception-end-of-file-reached/257832 "2023-03-12T05:20:46Z")
Started POST "/finish-installation/register" for 111.18.132.97 at 2023-03-12 05:01:02 +0000 Processing by FinishInstallationController#register as HTML Parameters: {"authenticity\_token"=\>"uUlFHJ2U1-Gbj-ecBp1Whl\_8kiQro3… --- ## [Failing rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-rebuild/257842)
**Author:** [@Ashwani\_K\_Goel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ashwani_K_Goel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-rebuild/257842 "2023-03-13T02:44:43Z")
I have done everything I could I used to have Ubuntu 14.04 on my server. I upgraded it sequentially to Ubuntu 20.04 Upgraded Ruby to 3.2.0 Updated all Gems, and even run Bundle install successfully after a few tries B… --- ## [Emoji issue when rendering on webkit - Issue with how HTML is rendered](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-issue-when-rendering-on-webkit-issue-with-how-html-is-rendered/257850)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-issue-when-rendering-on-webkit-issue-with-how-html-is-rendered/257850 "2023-03-14T14:48:07Z")
We have lots of users that uses Apple devices and/or webkit based browser report issue when scrolling the topics to the point of the forum being unusable. An example, taken on video here. After doing quite some digging… --- ## [Forum Offline, Trouble Updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-offline-trouble-updating/257851)
**Author:** [@jidetheblogger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidetheblogger)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-offline-trouble-updating/257851 "2023-06-14T22:11:08Z")
My forum is offline And I tried updating it but below is the error I get 102:signal-handler (1678624734) Received SIGTERM scheduling shutdown... 2023-03-12 12:38:54.291 UTC \[41\] LOG: aborting any active transactions … --- ## [Restricting users to join any one private group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricting-users-to-join-any-one-private-group/257859)
**Author:** [@Krsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krsh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricting-users-to-join-any-one-private-group/257859 "2023-03-17T03:37:39Z")
Hi, I am running a private forum for educational purpose, it is exclusively for the students enrolled with us. In the forum there are many private categories which are allowed to students based on their subject of enro… --- ## [Generate onebox previews for links in imported posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generate-onebox-previews-for-links-in-imported-posts/257879)
**Author:** [@shyguy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shyguy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generate-onebox-previews-for-links-in-imported-posts/257879 "2023-03-12T19:36:17Z")
am i correct that onebox previews won’t be generated for links in imported posts? for example, i’m not seeing it in youtube links on a phpbb migration. any pointers for accomplishing this? thanks --- ## [Is it possible to sort and/or filter my bookmarks by due date?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sort-and-or-filter-my-bookmarks-by-due-date/257880)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-sort-and-or-filter-my-bookmarks-by-due-date/257880 "2023-05-17T12:45:27Z")
I’m coming to rely on this feature heavily! Maybe a little too much. It’s time to do some spring cleaning! In doing so, I realized it would be nice to sort by due date — and ideally to filter out bookmarks scheduled for … --- ## [Use discourse as a commenting system in wordpress but integrate natively (not as an IFRAME)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-discourse-as-a-commenting-system-in-wordpress-but-integrate-natively-not-as-an-iframe/257884)
**Author:** [@Jane\_Jojo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jane_Jojo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-discourse-as-a-commenting-system-in-wordpress-but-integrate-natively-not-as-an-iframe/257884 "2023-03-12T21:38:02Z")
Context: Been a long-time happy user, but over time I learned that not having an active NATIVE commenting system impacts SEO for food bloggers. With an IFRAME embed, Google does NOT recognize the discourse comment for … --- ## [Is there a way to increase "max post length" for a specific topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-increase-max-post-length-for-a-specific-topic/257889)
**Author:** [@tessus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tessus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-increase-max-post-length-for-a-specific-topic/257889 "2023-03-13T06:27:57Z")
I am updating a specific topic via the API. Unfortunately I ran into the following error a few times: {"errors":\["Body is limited to X characters; you entered Y."\]} The problem is that I don’t want to increase max post… --- ## [Weird loading behavior when viewing this topic https://meta.discourse.org/t/66812](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-loading-behavior-when-viewing-this-topic-https-meta-discourse-org-t-66812/257899)
**Author:** [@anon59994034](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon59994034)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-loading-behavior-when-viewing-this-topic-https-meta-discourse-org-t-66812/257899 "2023-03-13T15:17:58Z")
repro steps: (tested in firefox 110.0, chrome 110.0.5481.104, edge 110.0.1587.50) log out open one of the first several posts in the topic Quick image resizing and markdown image dimensions open one of the remaining … --- ## [How to activate users after a large import of mbox archives](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-activate-users-after-a-large-import-of-mbox-archives/257903)
**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-activate-users-after-a-large-import-of-mbox-archives/257903 "2023-03-13T22:26:25Z")
So I succeeded in importing 20 years of mbox archives of an existing mailing list thanks to the good instructions on this list. Over the time period in question there are more than 6.5K unique users. They have been creat… --- ## [Discourse Hub app crashing on open after being closed for a while](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-app-crashing-on-open-after-being-closed-for-a-while/257907)
**Author:** [@trs80](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trs80)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-app-crashing-on-open-after-being-closed-for-a-while/257907 "2023-03-14T16:16:05Z")
Since I think 1.8.7, and still in 1.8.9, Discourse Hub crashes when I open it after being closed for a while. Immediately reopening it works fine. --- ## [Show Profile Headline in the Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-profile-headline-in-the-posts/257917)
**Author:** [@Kushalghosh9899](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kushalghosh9899)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-profile-headline-in-the-posts/257917 "2023-04-17T10:29:16Z")
I want to add Profile Headline field below the full name, tried finding the way but there isn’t a way Apart from this there is bug/ problem as in I had enable\_name to true in the post and hide the usernames from the … --- ## [When a topic is locked because reaching the replies limit, tags are not added to the next part automatically created](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-topic-is-locked-because-reaching-the-replies-limit-tags-are-not-added-to-the-next-part-automatically-created/257918)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-a-topic-is-locked-because-reaching-the-replies-limit-tags-are-not-added-to-the-next-part-automatically-created/257918 "2023-03-13T09:45:30Z")
As visibile here: It’s pretty simple to test as well, set a topic limit to something very low to replicate. While on the subject, I’ll add that it would be beneficial if the newly created topic would quote the la… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1610) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1612)