# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1718 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1719 --- ## [Total views across multiple topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/total-views-across-multiple-topics/281553)
**Author:** [@Tiago\_Amaral](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tiago_Amaral)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/total-views-across-multiple-topics/281553 "2021-05-05T01:00:58Z")
Hey guys! I’m trying some badge queries out here :slight\_smile: Some are working fine and others I’m still trying out. Anyone konw how could I create a query that would grant a badge to a user that has X views in topic… --- ## [Leaderboard Top 50 (per month)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaderboard-top-50-per-month/281554)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/leaderboard-top-50-per-month/281554 "2023-10-08T19:59:38Z")
What about quering the \>50 (monthly) leaderboard members? That’s better than selecting overall cheers because it push the permanent contributions. That badge should enable an specific event in our instance … --- ## [Users included in a poll?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-included-in-a-poll/281555)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-included-in-a-poll/281555 "2020-04-01T08:12:14Z")
Hey guys We run monthly photocontest (all in one single category) including a final poll of 5 user accounts to choose the monthly winner. Is there any way to set up an automatic badge query for that? I already tested m… --- ## [Limit category selections for topics based on tag restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-category-selections-for-topics-based-on-tag-restrictions/281563)
**Author:** [@jlc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jlc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-category-selections-for-topics-based-on-tag-restrictions/281563 "2023-10-12T21:13:45Z")
I have a tag named “category-specific” that should only be used within the category named “target-category”. I have added the “category-specific” tag to the “Restrict these tags to this category” list for “target-catego… --- ## [Which is more SEO friendly; Flarum Or Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-is-more-seo-friendly-flarum-or-discourse/281568)
**Author:** [@Zakir\_Khan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zakir_Khan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-is-more-seo-friendly-flarum-or-discourse/281568 "2023-10-12T13:25:54Z")
Flarum is easy and supported by most of the hosting and I was able to install it within 5 minutes. For discourse, I am searching for affordable hosting that provides me with the installation of my plugins and themes but … --- ## [Explanation of "forwarded emails behavior" (hide/quote/create\_replies)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/explanation-of-forwarded-emails-behavior-hide-quote-create-replies/281586)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/explanation-of-forwarded-emails-behavior-hide-quote-create-replies/281586 "2023-10-11T00:23:47Z")
I searched around, but couldn’t find documentation of the purpose and effect of the settings for “forwarded emails behavior”: hide / quote / create\_replies. I tested by forwarding messages to a Category email address, a… --- ## [Mailing list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list/281590)
**Author:** [@Habib](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Habib)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list/281590 "2023-10-09T15:02:10Z")
Good morning! I wanna confirm if I can send email to more than one mailing lists at the same time. I have tried it but it has failed on my side, but when I send to one at a time it does work, so is it generally like th… --- ## [Accessibility and Patronizing language and euphemisms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-and-patronizing-language-and-euphemisms/281591)
**Author:** [@speeps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/speeps)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessibility-and-patronizing-language-and-euphemisms/281591 "2023-10-10T17:11:36Z")
When JS is off, you get: “Works best with Javascript” Yet it obviously does not work without JS at all. The german translation does that even more patronizing. Also please make content viewable without JS. This i… --- ## [Is there a way to bulk delete replies by a specific user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-bulk-delete-replies-by-a-specific-user/281592)
**Author:** [@PrettyGirl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PrettyGirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-bulk-delete-replies-by-a-specific-user/281592 "2023-10-09T13:49:54Z")
Scenario: A user replied to existing topics, which 8 out of 10 replies are spam. Now, I want to select only the 8 spam replies, then delete them in one go. How to do that? I don’t want to ban the user or delete all. I … --- ## [Redundant 'New Topic' option appears alongside post-voting toggle](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redundant-new-topic-option-appears-alongside-post-voting-toggle/281593)
**Author:** [@PrettyGirl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PrettyGirl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redundant-new-topic-option-appears-alongside-post-voting-toggle/281593 "2023-10-10T12:00:07Z")
When the plugin is installed, and when you click the “+” and then “post voting”, you’ll be able to compose the discussion with the expected post voting format. Plugin works fine and no errors. However, when you click th… --- ## [Posting chat message from discourse chat bot to some API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-chat-message-from-discourse-chat-bot-to-some-api/281618)
**Author:** [@Ashok\_kumar2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ashok_kumar2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-chat-message-from-discourse-chat-bot-to-some-api/281618 "2023-10-09T12:44:29Z")
I have been trying to figure out that how can we post discourse bot chat message to some API? Is there any way to this? --- ## [Can I change the default behavior of Discourse taking me to the unread topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-change-the-default-behavior-of-discourse-taking-me-to-the-unread-topic/281626)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_P\_Z](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dennis_P_Z)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-change-the-default-behavior-of-discourse-taking-me-to-the-unread-topic/281626 "2023-10-09T12:11:46Z")
Hello everyone. Is it possible to change the default behavior of Discourse taking me to the unread topic when clicking from the topic list? By default, if I haven’t read a topic, it will take me to the very first topic … --- ## [Random assignment in user list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-assignment-in-user-list/281632)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-assignment-in-user-list/281632 "2023-10-12T11:51:47Z")
Someone left the company recently & I thought (for the first time) to check his assignments. He had done a pretty good job of transferring his assignments before he left, so only one showed up: The thing is, the thre… --- ## [How do I send email newsletters in bulk to my members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-email-newsletters-in-bulk-to-my-members/281639)
**Author:** [@taylorkasa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taylorkasa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-email-newsletters-in-bulk-to-my-members/281639 "2023-10-09T14:58:13Z")
I cannot find a way to send email newsletters in bulk to my members. This is essential. --- ## [Is it possible to select or limit the type of categories that appear on the home page of a specific group already created?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-select-or-limit-the-type-of-categories-that-appear-on-the-home-page-of-a-specific-group-already-created/281658)
**Author:** [@Laiane\_Angelina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Laiane_Angelina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-select-or-limit-the-type-of-categories-that-appear-on-the-home-page-of-a-specific-group-already-created/281658 "2023-10-09T16:47:27Z")
Is it possible to select or limit the type of categories that appear on the home page of a specific group already created? --- ## [Removing users from directory but keeping their post info](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-users-from-directory-but-keeping-their-post-info/281662)
**Author:** [@kiefferr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kiefferr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-users-from-directory-but-keeping-their-post-info/281662 "2023-10-09T21:07:46Z")
We have a membership site setup whereby expired users get auto-suspended via an API call. Is there a way for suspended users to not be visible in the user directory? We don’t want to delete users or anonymize them as th… --- ## [Can no longer create new accounts due to old multi-select user field plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-no-longer-create-new-accounts-due-to-old-multi-select-user-field-plugin/281700)
**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-no-longer-create-new-accounts-due-to-old-multi-select-user-field-plugin/281700 "2023-10-11T02:26:24Z")
For some reason it seems the ‘Create Your Account’ button no longer works in the sign up dialog for my forum - clicking it after all user fields are completed (as far as I can see correctly) elicits no response (not even… --- ## [Bulk creating users with rails etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-creating-users-with-rails-etc/281716)
**Author:** [@PrettyGirl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PrettyGirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-creating-users-with-rails-etc/281716 "2023-10-14T18:30:26Z")
I want to add bulk usernames (to create initial dummy users to create posts). So I was trying with creating a rake file, and loading it and then running it. But had no success. The rake file doesn’t even gets loaded som… --- ## [How to implement distributed deployment of Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-implement-distributed-deployment-of-discourse/281717)
**Author:** [@Alex\_王](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_%E7%8E%8B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-implement-distributed-deployment-of-discourse/281717 "2023-10-10T15:11:26Z")
My goal is to build a website that responds to at least 500 requests per second, for which I may need distributed deployment. I currently have the site deployed on a free AWS EC2 server with free RDS Postgresql and S3 as… --- ## [Composer Inserted and Deleted Text Formatting Buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-inserted-and-deleted-text-formatting-buttons/281719)
**Author:** [@denvergeeks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denvergeeks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-inserted-and-deleted-text-formatting-buttons/281719 "2023-10-10T07:19:13Z")
:information\_source: Summary Adds an Inserted Text button and a Deleted Text button to the composer in Discourse. Wraps the selected text in HTML \\ and \\ tags. :eyeglasses: Preview discou… --- ## [Would like an update on the username settings if possible!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-an-update-on-the-username-settings-if-possible/281725)
**Author:** [@wenqin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wenqin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-an-update-on-the-username-settings-if-possible/281725 "2023-10-10T09:51:52Z")
Usernames are now limited to a combination of letters and numbers. My forum customer base is all Japanese. So if possible, I would like the username to be a Japanese kana and kanji. --- ## [How to install SSL certificate?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-ssl-certificate/281728)
**Author:** [@wenqin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wenqin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-ssl-certificate/281728 "2023-10-11T01:01:09Z")
I had trouble getting someone else to install my forum for me. Recently my friend was traveling for a while. I would like to ask where the certificate for ssl is installed? I have downloaded the ssl certificate to my … --- ## [Remap command issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remap-command-issues/281731)
**Author:** [@Krusty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krusty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remap-command-issues/281731 "2023-10-10T11:05:57Z")
Hi, I am moving Hardwaremana.community to hardwaremana.net I have updated the DNS, email and app.yml to new domain how can I run the discourse remap command it shows, discourse:command not found rake is also not w… --- ## [Which color scheme does the preloader use?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-color-scheme-does-the-preloader-use/281735)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-color-scheme-does-the-preloader-use/281735 "2023-10-10T12:15:34Z")
Were you able to figure out how to change the colors of the dots on the splash screen? I noticed on my site it’s all blue, where as on this discourse site it’s red to blue gradients. --- ## ['New Topic' menu option has wrong description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-menu-option-has-wrong-description/281746)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-menu-option-has-wrong-description/281746 "2023-10-10T12:08:40Z")
The ‘New Topic’ option in the composer menu has the wrong description. Creating a topic from the main page should not be described as creating a linked topic: --- ## [Why is there a 'New Topic' option in the composer menu when creating a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-a-new-topic-option-in-the-composer-menu-when-creating-a-topic/281748)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-a-new-topic-option-in-the-composer-menu-when-creating-a-topic/281748 "2023-10-10T12:17:24Z")
Currently, when creating a new topic and opening the composer menu as a regular user you can see what looks like an option to create a new topic: Ignore the current accompanying description about ‘linked topic’, it … --- ## [Use SSO to auto create Discourse login/password after signed up in my SaaS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-sso-to-auto-create-discourse-login-password-after-signed-up-in-my-saas/281753)
**Author:** [@seanmt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanmt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-sso-to-auto-create-discourse-login-password-after-signed-up-in-my-saas/281753 "2023-10-10T13:12:17Z")
I’m asking this question here in Support as I could not find a definitive answer in the community. In summary, I want Discourse user profiles to be automatically created after a user joins my SaaS. In other words, I wil… --- ## [New Topic composer menu inherits previous 'reply' options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-composer-menu-inherits-previous-reply-options/281754)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-composer-menu-inherits-previous-reply-options/281754 "2023-10-10T12:23:56Z")
When creating a new topic from the main page, the composer menu can inherit extra reply options from the previous reply: Go to an existing topic and click on a reply button to open the composer Close composer and na… --- ## [Overriding .gjs files - not possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overriding-gjs-files-not-possible/281759)
**Author:** [@Sören\_Geier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/S%C3%B6ren_Geier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overriding-gjs-files-not-possible/281759 "2023-10-10T16:36:38Z")
Hello, with a recent update one of our components broke. The component was previously extending the inline quote button which was quote-button.hbs. This file doesnt exist enymore - instead all the code was moved into a … --- ## [How to Customize text another language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-text-another-language/281761)
**Author:** [@LoveMCJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LoveMCJ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-text-another-language/281761 "2023-10-10T16:33:57Z")
I cannot find what “Created” refers to when I search in “Customize → Text” because there are too many instances of the word. I want to change the English word “Created” to another language. What keywords should I … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1717) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1719)