# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=387 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 388 --- ## [Looking for a developer for Discourse Customization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-developer-for-discourse-customization/11571)
**Author:** [@andanthor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andanthor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-developer-for-discourse-customization/11571 "2013-12-24T18:12:17Z")
We are looking to hire someone for a series of customizations for our Discourse installation. Initially we have a short list of simple needs for our forum’s MVP (adding a couple fields to the user model, some UI tweaks,… --- ## [This made me think of you](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-made-me-think-of-you/11615)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-made-me-think-of-you/11615 "2013-12-30T13:58:04Z")
Dear Discourse, you´re not like the others, and that´s what I love about you. Merry Christmas, and a prosperous New Year! --- ## [What is your favorite plugin directory and why?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-your-favorite-plugin-directory-and-why/11681)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-your-favorite-plugin-directory-and-why/11681 "2014-02-02T17:56:57Z")
We’ve got people from all walks of web life in here, so I’m curious to hear some good (and bad) examples of plugin directories. There will be at least one plugin directory built for Discourse plugins, so maybe we can hel… --- ## [Defining a custom Title for a Trust Level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defining-a-custom-title-for-a-trust-level/11693)
**Author:** [@Torrelles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Torrelles)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defining-a-custom-title-for-a-trust-level/11693 "2014-01-02T20:03:51Z")
Hey there! I’ve actually been searching for a bit and haven’t found an answer for this question, so I hope some people on here can help me out to sort this. I’m wondering if I could change the end title of a trust leve… --- ## [What is the point of limiting new users to three replies per topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-limiting-new-users-to-three-replies-per-topic/11696)
**Author:** [@zeynel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zeynel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-limiting-new-users-to-three-replies-per-topic/11696 "2014-05-03T22:44:50Z")
I am trying to install Discourse and I ran into a problem and I asked a question in the forum and \[trident\] is trying to help but I cannot reply to his questions!! What is the point of this? How am I supposed to reply to… --- ## [Get notified about unanswered questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-notified-about-unanswered-questions/11732)
**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Lowrey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kenneth_Lowrey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-notified-about-unanswered-questions/11732 "2014-07-04T17:27:44Z")
One issue I’m having with my Discourse community is unanswered questions. How can I get notified that a question has been left unanswered for X time? For example can I have a email sent to someone when a new topic has no… --- ## [How to balance confidentiality with openness in Discourse configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-balance-confidentiality-with-openness-in-discourse-configuration/11740)
**Author:** [@lamp515](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lamp515)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-balance-confidentiality-with-openness-in-discourse-configuration/11740 "2018-08-15T00:07:56Z")
This is my first post here, though I’ve been reading for several months. For 15 years I’ve run a little forum in a walled garden. Our community of about 400 subscribers is for parents of children with a certain medical… --- ## [Discourse topics as Google Calendar events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-topics-as-google-calendar-events/11794)
**Author:** [@xrvk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xrvk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-topics-as-google-calendar-events/11794 "2016-07-14T07:36:15Z")
I want to have a category where Discourse topics are going to be events. I want to display them on a Google Calendar. What’s the best way about going with this? How to associate dates with topics? Discourse already allo… --- ## [Hierarchical Categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hierarchical-categories/11809)
**Author:** [@jgordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jgordon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hierarchical-categories/11809 "2018-03-12T21:10:11Z")
We have a use case that if implemented today would require the use of many sub-categories. That sounds a bit kludgey to me so I’m wondering where I can get more info on the planned feature: hierarchical categories - and… --- ## [Search engine traffic share and level to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-engine-traffic-share-and-level-to-discourse/11822)
**Author:** [@MaSe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaSe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 7:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-engine-traffic-share-and-level-to-discourse/11822 "2014-01-08T07:21:25Z")
I am interested in Discourse SEO. As I know there are big live instances (partners and meta itself) of Discourse at the moment. What is a share of traffic to the site that comes from Google? What should be an expected s… --- ## [The Road to Discourse 1.0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-road-to-discourse-1-0/11835)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-road-to-discourse-1-0/11835 "2014-06-21T01:16:30Z")
Discourse launched at version 0.8.0.0 which was my off the cuff estimate of how “done” we were with our first public release on February 5th, 2013 — about eighty percent done, I thought, once you factor in the ninety-nin… --- ## [Combining multiple sequential replies from the same poster?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-multiple-sequential-replies-from-the-same-poster/11845)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-multiple-sequential-replies-from-the-same-poster/11845 "2021-10-04T17:37:01Z")
Continuing the discussion from Real-time updates: --- ## [Communiteq is now accepting BTC payments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communiteq-is-now-accepting-btc-payments/11866)
**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communiteq-is-now-accepting-btc-payments/11866 "2014-01-10T15:17:28Z")
We have decided we will be accepting Bitcoin as a payment method for Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting) from now on. For more information, read our blog post. This week, one BTC buys you one year of hosting in the B… --- ## [Retrieve avatar automatically from Google/Facebook/X](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retrieve-avatar-automatically-from-google-facebook-x/11879)
**Author:** [@peter\_imai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peter_imai)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retrieve-avatar-automatically-from-google-facebook-x/11879 "2016-05-17T11:10:50Z")
Definitely a somewhat frivolous question: I just signed up with my google ID, but was given this geometric pattern as an avatar instead of my normal profile pic associated with my google account. Any reason for this or… --- ## [First Admin GUI utility](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-admin-gui-utility/11894)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-admin-gui-utility/11894 "2014-01-11T14:34:34Z")
Now that installation gets more easier with Docker, why don’t we get it even more easier with a GUI utility to create the very first admin right from your browser? I enjoyed few types and 5 mins installation with Docker… --- ## [Explicitly disallowed file types?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/explicitly-disallowed-file-types/11907)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/explicitly-disallowed-file-types/11907 "2014-01-12T21:17:46Z")
In the Site Settings, the Discourse administrator can configure a list of allowed file types for uploaded files. Which file types should be explicitly disallowed - such that we prevent (or at least pop up VERY SEVERE WA… --- ## [How should we implement polls?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-we-implement-polls/11911)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-we-implement-polls/11911 "2014-10-04T11:57:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from So, you want to help out with Discourse: Almost all forum software out there supports “polls”. They can be quite fun and allow you to easily gauge what people like / dislike. @Hunter was… --- ## [Viewing open / archived or closed topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-open-archived-or-closed-topics/11915)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-open-archived-or-closed-topics/11915 "2015-01-03T20:22:27Z")
FYI I added a “hidden” query string so you can filter down topic lists to open / closed or archived topics. For example, the following will display all the open bugs in meta. https://meta.discourse.org/category/bug/l/l… --- ## [Editing reason for Suspension](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-reason-for-suspension/11935)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-reason-for-suspension/11935 "2014-01-14T18:38:44Z")
I made a typo in my “reason for suspension” of a recently banned user. It would be nice to be able to go back and edit that reason. Right now it seems there is no way to edit the reason. --- ## [Two-layered conversations (shadow topic)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941)
**Author:** [@Virgo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Virgo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941 "2020-06-10T05:54:33Z")
Consider a community of “experts” on some topic. Experts would like to post articles or questions on this board, to be discussed only by the other members, who are also experts. For this part, they can use any reasonable… --- ## [How far to take user documentation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-far-to-take-user-documentation/11943)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-far-to-take-user-documentation/11943 "2014-01-14T19:19:46Z")
In pull request 1821, @eviltrout asked: "About rails s: I wouldn’t be against adding it but at what point do we stop holding their hand and expect them to know how rails works? I’m sure rails documentation could do a b… --- ## [Improve numbered lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-numbered-lists/11951)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-numbered-lists/11951 "2017-06-26T19:45:32Z")
We’re struggling a bit with the parser and automatic formatting of posts. In particular, numbered lists. There are a couple of ways in which they drive our posters mad: You can’t start a list from any other number than… --- ## [Daily Active Users, Monthly Active Users - Statistics Need](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-active-users-monthly-active-users-statistics-need/11957)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-active-users-monthly-active-users-statistics-need/11957 "2016-05-16T10:26:11Z")
Two key metrics for measuring activity on web sites are daily active users (DAUs) and Monthly Active Users (MAUs). It would be really nice to have these statistics calculated in the admin interface so that we can easily… --- ## [Deleting lots of (but not all) posts from a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-lots-of-but-not-all-posts-from-a-user/11958)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-lots-of-but-not-all-posts-from-a-user/11958 "2014-01-14T18:54:39Z")
On our forums we get users occasionally who come in when I’m not watching (i.e. at night, etc.) and post a ton of marginal or questionable posts. Right now its a real pain to moderate and delete these because you have t… --- ## [Can email digest have links to updated topics (For smaller forums)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-email-digest-have-links-to-updated-topics-for-smaller-forums/11972)
**Author:** [@hrishikesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hrishikesh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-email-digest-have-links-to-updated-topics-for-smaller-forums/11972 "2014-11-19T03:41:49Z")
My forum being very small, this week I had only two new topics but decent updates to other 5-6 topics. When the digest email went it had a mention of only two topics and no mention of the updates ones. Is is possible t… --- ## [Excluding categories from the top view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excluding-categories-from-the-top-view/11981)
**Author:** [@radq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/radq)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excluding-categories-from-the-top-view/11981 "2014-01-15T23:57:47Z")
Is there any way to exclude a category from the “top” view? The -categoryname that we’re using for the latest section doesn’t seem to be working. --- ## [Installation nearly installs on Centos 6.5 with Apache/Phusion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-nearly-installs-on-centos-6-5-with-apache-phusion/11985)
**Author:** [@printec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/printec)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-nearly-installs-on-centos-6-5-with-apache-phusion/11985 "2014-08-20T19:36:32Z")
I did a clean install on Centos 6.5 64 bit with following shell commands ran as root: $ ./printec-basic-setup.sh $ ./discourse-install.sh Rather than flood this post with bash commands I have uploaded my script conten… --- ## [Specific customization for each category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-customization-for-each-category/11992)
**Author:** [@nXqd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nXqd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specific-customization-for-each-category/11992 "2014-04-26T14:32:44Z")
I think it’s a good idea that we can assign a class for a body based on category name or something like that. In that way, we can customize each category to have a difference styling. I know not everyone needs this, but… --- ## [Create topic in the future](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-topic-in-the-future/11997)
**Author:** [@sil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sil)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-topic-in-the-future/11997 "2018-07-13T21:05:56Z")
I’d like to be able to, via the API, create a Discourse topic but not have it show up until a defined time in the future. This is really handy for things like announcement posts, so I can create a new topic to announce a… --- ## [Notification on Stale Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-on-stale-posts/12015)
**Author:** [@jgordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jgordon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-on-stale-posts/12015 "2014-01-21T05:49:39Z")
Continuing the discussion from Email notifications: We have the need to be notified when a post is older than X hours. Any plans for this? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=386) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=388)