# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1744 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1745 --- ## [Top Contributor missing the first user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributor-missing-the-first-user/287418)
**Author:** [@saba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saba)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributor-missing-the-first-user/287418 "2022-07-01T16:30:22Z")
Thank you @meghna! Very cool and helpful component! I added it to my Air Theme and the first user was missing from the list of top contributors. I think this should fix it: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-top-co… --- ## [Performance optimization, what about max\_wal\_size?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/performance-optimization-what-about-max-wal-size/287422)
**Author:** [@Paracelsus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paracelsus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/performance-optimization-what-about-max-wal-size/287422 "2023-12-04T14:10:30Z")
Hi, Latest update from beta-3 to beta-4 was more “cumbersome” than usual for us and something like the following kept coming up because of the logs: Consider increasing the configuration parameter "max\_wal\_size". Sinc… --- ## [Top Contributors is displaying the Likes Received values rather than Likes Given](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-is-displaying-the-likes-received-values-rather-than-likes-given/287423)
**Author:** [@packman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/packman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-is-displaying-the-likes-received-values-rather-than-likes-given/287423 "2023-12-12T16:16:28Z")
Is that still true? The TC has an option to select by “likes given” and “likes received”, although at the moment it doesn’t seem to change anything. Unless there’s a huge coincidence changing between the two options doe… --- ## [Can I increase the number of Top Contributors displayed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-increase-the-number-of-top-contributors-displayed/287424)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-increase-the-number-of-top-contributors-displayed/287424 "2023-12-04T12:46:36Z")
How can I increase the # of top contributors listed? Thanks --- ## [Exclude groups from Top Contributors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-groups-from-top-contributors/287425)
**Author:** [@paul.bradley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paul.bradley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-groups-from-top-contributors/287425 "2023-12-04T12:49:08Z")
Hi @meghna – this is very cool, great work! I know you mentioned your plan to expand it beyond Likes, which I definitely look forward to. Would also be cool for it to be able to exclude groups (i.e. mods and admins). --- ## [Rename 'Contributors' in Top Contributors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-contributors-in-top-contributors/287426)
**Author:** [@Zup](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zup)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-contributors-in-top-contributors/287426 "2023-12-04T12:53:50Z")
Fun TC! I thought this was about monetary contributors. Perhaps a different term such as “top likers” or “top hearters” would be more descriptive? --- ## [Top Contributors sidebar persistently stretches across the screen when using bulk actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-persistently-stretches-across-the-screen-when-using-bulk-actions/287427)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-persistently-stretches-across-the-screen-when-using-bulk-actions/287427 "2023-12-05T14:25:21Z")
This is super! Great way to keep track of the most valued members I came across this. I wanted to bulk select topics but when I do this happens --- ## [Exempt TL4 from \`max consecutive replies\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempt-tl4-from-max-consecutive-replies/287432)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exempt-tl4-from-max-consecutive-replies/287432 "2023-12-04T20:00:48Z")
TL4+ users should be exempt from the message. No more than 2 consecutive replies are allowed. Specific noted post start with this post. As a TL4 user Created a summary with the Discourse AI bot and posted it as a re… --- ## ['bundle exec rake db:migrate' taking a long time due to calendar migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-exec-rake-db-migrate-taking-a-long-time-due-to-calendar-migration/287434)
**Author:** [@Sikamikanico](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sikamikanico)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-exec-rake-db-migrate-taking-a-long-time-due-to-calendar-migration/287434 "2023-12-05T16:00:20Z")
Hi all, hoping for some help! Has anyone experienced this before? ./launcher rebuild app is running, get’s to this point and just hangs here. Now it is doing something, but it’s doing it extremely slowly. I’ve been… --- ## [Add social media handles on home page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-social-media-handles-on-home-page/287436)
**Author:** [@Vasan\_Cannane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vasan_Cannane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-social-media-handles-on-home-page/287436 "2023-12-05T23:34:25Z")
Is there a way to add company’s social media handles on home page? --- ## [Is there a list of 'Discourse-Validated' freelancers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-list-of-discourse-validated-freelancers/287441)
**Author:** [@cebri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cebri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-list-of-discourse-validated-freelancers/287441 "2023-12-04T15:34:27Z")
I also need a custom theme. Is there a “discourse validated” list of freelance somewhere ? or maybe you ? thanks ! --- ## [Spacing on mobile when on latest view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spacing-on-mobile-when-on-latest-view/287456)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Bond](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Bond)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spacing-on-mobile-when-on-latest-view/287456 "2023-12-04T19:42:11Z")
When on a mobile ( device agnostic / browser agnostic ) there is some incorrect spacing of the time since last post. It appears to be missing a space My build is 3.2.0.beta4-dev (cf8961e1c1) --- ## [Save Edit not complete, continual "You have draft..." loop prevents replying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/save-edit-not-complete-continual-you-have-draft-loop-prevents-replying/287490)
**Author:** [@Judy\_Hawkins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Judy_Hawkins)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/save-edit-not-complete-continual-you-have-draft-loop-prevents-replying/287490 "2023-12-04T20:31:52Z")
I created a reply which had some language that jammie-dodger flagged for me by reopening my edit window (I agree, I expressed annoyance too strongly) and showing me in yellow what was not good. I immediately accepted th… --- ## [I am so enjoying discourse facilitating my writing and thinking and community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-so-enjoying-discourse-facilitating-my-writing-and-thinking-and-community/287494)
**Author:** [@Judy\_Hawkins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Judy_Hawkins)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-so-enjoying-discourse-facilitating-my-writing-and-thinking-and-community/287494 "2023-12-04T22:14:50Z")
I first started using Discourse on the Nanowrimo forum back in 2021, and I found it a little difficult to find documentation of how to use it. I’m old school, I still want the VAX/VMS orange wall of binders when I go lo… --- ## [How to retrieve all topics of a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-retrieve-all-topics-of-a-category/287557)
**Author:** [@Calabrone76](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Calabrone76)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-retrieve-all-topics-of-a-category/287557 "2023-12-06T08:51:11Z")
Hi everyone, i need to get all and only topics of a particular category. So, according to the documentation, it seems the right way is to use the search.json end-point. The problem is i didn’t understand how to set th… --- ## [Occasional backup to S3 failure: "multipart upload failed: no tomes available"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/occasional-backup-to-s3-failure-multipart-upload-failed-no-tomes-available/287570)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/occasional-backup-to-s3-failure-multipart-upload-failed-no-tomes-available/287570 "2023-12-05T12:44:50Z")
Hi there, I’ve been running automatic nightly backups of my Discourse installation to S3 for close to a year with no issues. However, during the past month or so the backups have been randomly failing to upload a few tim… --- ## [Overlapping text and menus after upgrade to 3.2.0.beta4-dev](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlapping-text-and-menus-after-upgrade-to-3-2-0-beta4-dev/287580)
**Author:** [@aaronpk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaronpk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlapping-text-and-menus-after-upgrade-to-3-2-0-beta4-dev/287580 "2023-12-06T16:19:25Z")
I just upgraded a forum to 3.2.0.beta4-dev, and have been getting some strange bug reports from users. The most puzzling one is this screenshot illustrating overlapping text and menus on her phone. This is an Android dev… --- ## [Using Discourse as an account provider and PBKDF2 problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-an-account-provider-and-pbkdf2-problems/287596)
**Author:** [@polyzium](https://meta.discourse.org/u/polyzium)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-an-account-provider-and-pbkdf2-problems/287596 "2023-12-07T02:49:04Z")
Hi. This is probably a stupid question, but we have been migrating our forum from XenForo over to Discourse. We have a backend server for authorization which involves connecting to the database and verifying credentials … --- ## [How to find how long a user has viewed a topic/who has posted new topics/country of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-find-how-long-a-user-has-viewed-a-topic-who-has-posted-new-topics-country-of-users/287604)
**Author:** [@Maayan\_Mizrahi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maayan_Mizrahi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-find-how-long-a-user-has-viewed-a-topic-who-has-posted-new-topics-country-of-users/287604 "2023-12-06T11:16:16Z")
Hello, I would like to know: How long do users stay on the page of specific topic? Can I get the information from post\_timings table? or should I take it from other source? Where can I find the data of users who have … --- ## [Discourse on DigitalOcean with SMTP server on HostGator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-digitalocean-with-smtp-server-on-hostgator/287615)
**Author:** [@Varlov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Varlov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-digitalocean-with-smtp-server-on-hostgator/287615 "2023-12-05T20:54:48Z")
Hey everyone, apologies in advance for the probably very novice question… I don’t really specialize in the web development realm but I need to set up a community for an organization. I currently run some web servers on … --- ## [User profile links redirect to 404 page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-links-redirect-to-404-page/287654)
**Author:** [@mflorido1987](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mflorido1987)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-links-redirect-to-404-page/287654 "2023-12-08T07:24:37Z")
Hello, We are having issues when viewing user profile links like these: https://forum.gfavip.com/u/admin/summary https://forum.gfavip.com/u/admin/activity https://forum.gfavip.com/u/admin/invited https://forum.gfavi… --- ## [Disabling chat quote "Thread" behavior](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-chat-quote-thread-behavior/287660)
**Author:** [@hello-smile6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hello-smile6)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-chat-quote-thread-behavior/287660 "2023-12-15T12:53:56Z")
Is there some way to prevent this from happening when quoting chat messages? We do not use threads for chat, so it tends to be annoying. Here’s an example of a post where it happened. https://amcforum.wiki/t/fun-qu… --- ## [Is the flagging dialog broken on Meta?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-flagging-dialog-broken-on-meta/287664)
**Author:** [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-flagging-dialog-broken-on-meta/287664 "2023-12-06T07:35:22Z")
When I flag things on this site, I’m getting this dialog box (on Chrome and Firefox): It’s missing buttons and the X does nothing. For comparison, here’s what I see on my own site, which is on 3.2.0.beta4-dev: Th… --- ## [Seeking help for migrating from Discuz 3.4 to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-help-for-migrating-from-discuz-3-4-to-discourse/287669)
**Author:** [@psete](https://meta.discourse.org/u/psete)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-help-for-migrating-from-discuz-3-4-to-discourse/287669 "2023-12-06T05:48:08Z")
I want to migrate my Discuz site to Discourse. I saw there are migration scripts in the GitHub repository, but I don’t know how to use them. If someone can help me, I am willing to pay a fee. Thank you :folded\_hands:. --- ## [Install theme button not working on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-theme-button-not-working-on-meta/287711)
**Author:** [@Ahmed26](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahmed26)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-theme-button-not-working-on-meta/287711 "2023-12-06T18:34:45Z")
Error: the ‘modal-theme-install’ modal needs updating to work with the latest version of Discourse. See Converting modals from legacy controllers to new DModal component API. --- ## [Customised text as introduction to every system PM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customised-text-as-introduction-to-every-system-pm/287712)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customised-text-as-introduction-to-every-system-pm/287712 "2023-12-06T12:55:54Z")
Would it be possible to add some text (along the lines of “This is an automated message”) to every PM sent by the system, e.g. on promotion or when badges are awarded? Alternatively, is there any way to identify and edi… --- ## [Your Discourse installation is out of date. Click here to upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-discourse-installation-is-out-of-date-click-here-to-upgrade/287720)
**Author:** [@Resul\_Ravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Resul_Ravi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-discourse-installation-is-out-of-date-click-here-to-upgrade/287720 "2023-12-06T14:31:41Z")
Hi, My current version is 3.2.0.beta3-dev showing the Latest version is 3.2.0.beta3 , and getting a notification like “Your Discourse installation is out of date. Click here to upgrade.” Is there any manual on how to u… --- ## [The goal meter isn't working for me](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-goal-meter-isnt-working-for-me/287721)
**Author:** [@oopsyscoops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oopsyscoops)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-goal-meter-isnt-working-for-me/287721 "2023-12-06T13:30:28Z")
The meter that shows the progress of donations remains at 0 despite there being contributions. Is there a known quirk with this? --- ## [Alt Attribute for Profile Picture](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alt-attribute-for-profile-picture/287727)
**Author:** [@musab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/musab)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alt-attribute-for-profile-picture/287727 "2023-12-06T14:37:44Z")
We use Semrush’s Site Audit to detect SEO issues, we’ve a Discourse forum, and Semrush detected that “images don’t have alt attributes”. How a user can add an HTML image alt attribute to their profile picture, and how w… --- ## [Ability to sort event category by upcoming events versus past events, THEN by event start date](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-sort-event-category-by-upcoming-events-versus-past-events-then-by-event-start-date/287728)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-sort-event-category-by-upcoming-events-versus-past-events-then-by-event-start-date/287728 "2023-12-06T14:29:48Z")
When having an events category, events should really have a double sort. First sorting by upcoming events versus past events, then sorting by event date. Example: Event 3 \[in 2 hours\] Event 4 \[in 2 days\] Event 1 \[1 day… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1743) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1745)