# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=378 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 379 --- ## [Disabled Uncategorized shows in category dropdowns](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabled-uncategorized-shows-in-category-dropdowns/370541)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabled-uncategorized-shows-in-category-dropdowns/370541 "2026-07-10T05:24:21Z")
Is this back in it’s latest form? It’s disabled and all: But shows in various category dropdowns. Probably not such an issue on the backend, but it’s also suggested in search: --- ## [Mass create categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mass-create-categories/80125)
**Author:** [@jasondgray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jasondgray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mass-create-categories/80125 "2018-02-09T13:11:49Z")
Is there a way to mass create categories? Ideally, with parent relationship? --- ## ["First post only" filter to take into account edits/merge into category after the fact?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-post-only-filter-to-take-into-account-edits-merge-into-category-after-the-fact/119325)
**Author:** [@Hooksmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hooksmith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-post-only-filter-to-take-into-account-edits-merge-into-category-after-the-fact/119325 "2020-01-31T18:43:21Z")
Hey all, On our self-hosted Discourse instance with the chat-integration plugin, we have it set up so that new threads in a certain category trigger notifications in our company Slack in a certain channel via “First pos… --- ## [Create and share a color scheme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-and-share-a-color-scheme/61196)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-and-share-a-color-scheme/61196 "2025-08-01T18:49:05Z")
Discourse now supports importing color schemes from remote repository. Here I will demonstrate how you would go about doing this. Navigate to colors and add a color scheme. Head to /admin/customize/colors on your site… --- ## [Replace bbPress/buddyPress with Discourse on a Wordpress site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-bbpress-buddypress-with-discourse-on-a-wordpress-site/323698)
**Author:** [@Maël\_Shanti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ma%C3%ABl_Shanti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-bbpress-buddypress-with-discourse-on-a-wordpress-site/323698 "2024-09-30T07:33:48Z")
Hello, I am currently building a WordPress site for a community of about 3000 members. This WP site would feature several community-building functions, such as forums, events calendar (in which each user can add events)… --- ## [Session/current always returns api\_user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-current-always-returns-api-user/72875)
**Author:** [@rodeezy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodeezy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 6:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-current-always-returns-api-user/72875 "2017-10-27T06:01:20Z")
/session/current.json gives the current user just fine when entered as url. /session/current.json?api\_key=\[my\_api\_key\]&api\_user=\[my\_user\_name\] always returns me as the current user-- even when I’m logged in as a differe… --- ## [From: siteName \](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-sitename-noreply-domain/318124)
**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-sitename-noreply-domain/318124 "2024-07-25T23:27:05Z")
can anyone tell “From: siteName noreply@domain” is site setting possible to change this siteName --- ## [Read/delivered for Chat DMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-delivered-for-chat-dms/403370)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-delivered-for-chat-dms/403370 "2026-07-07T21:34:10Z")
Hello. I have a suggestion. When you DM someone you don’t know if’ they read it till they respond but sometimes it’s read but not something a user wishes to respond to yet. So my question is once you send a chat mess… --- ## [Generic \[wrap\]/Markdown-it Custom Token Types causing errors in RTE](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-wrap-markdown-it-custom-token-types-causing-errors-in-rte/377922)
**Author:** [@Alteras](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alteras)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-wrap-markdown-it-custom-token-types-causing-errors-in-rte/377922 "2026-01-16T18:22:15Z")
Priority/Severity: Low? Platform: Devices using new RTE. Description: Creating custom token types, which previously worked fine with just the markdown-it engine, causes errors with ProseMirror. As without a ProseMirror… --- ## [Theme Developer Tutorial: 7. Wrapping up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-developer-tutorial-7-wrapping-up/357802)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-developer-tutorial-7-wrapping-up/357802 "2025-03-18T15:59:12Z")
This tutorial has been a whistle-stop tour through the process of creating a Discourse theme and experimenting with a few of the most common APIs. Of course, there’s plenty more to learn, so let’s map out some more place… --- ## [Dalle-3 not outputting images in personal messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dalle-3-not-outputting-images-in-personal-messages/316184)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dalle-3-not-outputting-images-in-personal-messages/316184 "2024-07-14T13:16:02Z")
This was working yesterday but just suddenly stopped working today. So far tested on Safari and Chrome on MacOS and iOS. The image file extensions are allowed and the bot itself hasn’t been changed. Any ideas? … --- ## [Understanding User Visits and Active Users in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-user-visits-and-active-users-in-discourse/71358)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-user-visits-and-active-users-in-discourse/71358 "2017-10-03T22:51:34Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains and differentiates two key metrics in Discourse: User Visits and Active Users. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator, Moderator “User Visits” and “Active Users” are t… --- ## [Admin not accessible because of auto-minify for Cloudflare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-not-accessible-because-of-auto-minify-for-cloudflare/315594)
**Author:** [@Harshit\_Dave](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Harshit_Dave)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-not-accessible-because-of-auto-minify-for-cloudflare/315594 "2024-07-10T14:34:12Z")
Hello, I was trying to create a plugin in discourse by following this page: Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 1 - Create a basic plugin and I have uploaded plugins folder on server. After that, I was not able to acces… --- ## [Understanding the notifications menu in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-the-notifications-menu-in-discourse/3059)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 7:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-the-notifications-menu-in-discourse/3059 "2013-02-14T07:37:50Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how the notifications menu works in Discourse, including the different types of notifications and where they appear in the interface. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: All users … --- ## [Uploads Path Should Update When URL Changes in app.yml During Container Rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploads-path-should-update-when-url-changes-in-app-yml-during-container-rebuild/315364)
**Author:** [@tumbleweed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tumbleweed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploads-path-should-update-when-url-changes-in-app-yml-during-container-rebuild/315364 "2024-07-09T06:21:03Z")
When Discourse is restored from a backup, it automatically updates the paths for all uploaded content to match the current site URL. However, if the site’s DNS settings are changed and app.yml is modified and the contain… --- ## [How do I send someone(s) and email when I create a new Topic, etc.?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-someone-s-and-email-when-i-create-a-new-topic-etc/314651)
**Author:** [@David\_n\_Boquete](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_n_Boquete)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-send-someone-s-and-email-when-i-create-a-new-topic-etc/314651 "2024-07-02T21:41:01Z")
I’ve been trying to figure out how to notify via email a person, group, all members, etc. when I create a Topic or make a comment. Also I can’t seem how to chat with a specific person either. Do chats to someone also g… --- ## [Create and share a font theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-and-share-a-font-theme-component/62462)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-and-share-a-font-theme-component/62462 "2025-08-19T22:34:35Z")
Discourse supports importing themes containing assets from a remote repository. This allows theme authors to share fonts and images. Create a new git repository with the font mkdir discourse-roboto-theme cd discourse-r… --- ## [Question of complexity of work for a price point](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-of-complexity-of-work-for-a-price-point/314402)
**Author:** [@James\_Dean](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Dean)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-of-complexity-of-work-for-a-price-point/314402 "2024-07-01T07:32:38Z")
Hi folks, I’ve been given a budget from a community I am a part of to seek out some development for our site and was given some advice on price points from someone who works in software development but it seems that his … --- ## ["Not permitted" error occured after trying to apply topic timer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-permitted-error-occured-after-trying-to-apply-topic-timer/314481)
**Author:** [@Tisme](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tisme)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-permitted-error-occured-after-trying-to-apply-topic-timer/314481 "2024-07-02T14:46:23Z")
I am on my own forum, with my account email in the DEVEPER\_EMAIL list. I have full permissions yet im not allowed to set a topic timer on my own post. It results in error I screenshotted. error log does not show anythin… --- ## [Selecting the programming language used in code blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-the-programming-language-used-in-code-blocks/19247)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-the-programming-language-used-in-code-blocks/19247 "2014-08-25T06:25:53Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to select the programming language used in code blocks within Discourse posts, along with how to suppress syntax highlighting. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: All users W… --- ## [Vote for the SOLUTION as helpful](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vote-for-the-solution-as-helpful/143840)
**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vote-for-the-solution-as-helpful/143840 "2020-03-10T21:45:29Z")
We use discourse-solved plugin in our forum and works fine but we need to add extra functions that way we can observe how much the provided solutions are working with people. we need to measure how effective these solut… --- ## [Unable to save wiki update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-save-wiki-update/143726)
**Author:** [@mbbroberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbbroberg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-save-wiki-update/143726 "2020-03-10T18:38:37Z")
I made some edits to an existing wiki and I can no longer save it. I thought I might have added something odd, so I removed the update and it still won’t save. It is saving the update to drafts, so that’s nice at least. … --- ## [Job exception: undefined method \`name' for an instance of String](https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-undefined-method-name-for-an-instance-of-string/313704)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-undefined-method-name-for-an-instance-of-string/313704 "2024-06-27T08:41:29Z")
There is an error related to the rss-polling plugin. It happens when the polling starts, but not always. Maybe a race condition type of problem? I believe you need several feeds (say five or more) to reproduce it. Job e… --- ## [How to edit the preview digest layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-preview-digest-layout/142832)
**Author:** [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-preview-digest-layout/142832 "2020-02-27T22:44:38Z")
Hi community, How can I edit the layout of preview digest? Also, how can I see the html of this email? Thank you. --- ## [Installing discourse app on linux](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-app-on-linux/141210)
**Author:** [@James\_R](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_R)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-app-on-linux/141210 "2020-02-10T18:50:34Z")
Hi all, I’m new to this app and also linux so bear with me. How does one install the discourse app in linux so I can see an overview of all the forums I’m connected to. Its straightforward on android of course since the… --- ## [How to temporary halt emails of a specific account with SSO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-temporary-halt-emails-of-a-specific-account-with-sso/141074)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-temporary-halt-emails-of-a-specific-account-with-sso/141074 "2020-02-10T07:52:42Z")
The documentation for SSO makes clear that email validation should be made beforehand on the side of the SSO provider and that doing otherwise is not wise. That makes sense. However, that validation state may change aft… --- ## [Anyone tried embedding folding@home statistics into your forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-tried-embedding-folding-home-statistics-into-your-forum/145440)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-tried-embedding-folding-home-statistics-into-your-forum/145440 "2020-03-24T19:07:56Z")
Our community is experimenting with folding@home and wondering if there is a way to embed foldingathome statistics into a Discourse thread. Any ideas or tips appreciated! Here is more info on the project related to Cor… --- ## [Failed to machine-translate Post#9153 to en: quoted string not terminated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-machine-translate-post-9153-to-en-quoted-string-not-terminated/364564)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-machine-translate-post-9153-to-en-quoted-string-not-terminated/364564 "2025-05-22T08:27:45Z")
Backfilling is stuck. Failed to machine-translate Post#9153 to en: quoted string not terminated (after translation) at line 1, column 100 \[parse.c:251\] in '{"translation":"CNN news from 10 years ago, when things were be… --- ## [Renaming badges and translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-badges-and-translations/142684)
**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-badges-and-translations/142684 "2020-02-26T18:15:25Z")
If I have a set locale from accept language header, I have to edit each badge name manually for each language ? Is it possible to skip it somehow and not to translate it ( leave everything about badges in english) ?? --- ## [Avatars that are generated with divs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-that-are-generated-with-divs/140297)
**Author:** [@Rina\_Fallingstar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rina_Fallingstar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-that-are-generated-with-divs/140297 "2020-02-03T15:20:52Z")
I have on my own portal a way where users can basically dress up their full characters. But on the forums I wish to display them as their avatars. So far I have managed to make an image out of their full characters. But … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=377) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=379)