# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=391 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 392 --- ## [The effect of endless scrolling = Bad for Google / SEO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-effect-of-endless-scrolling-bad-for-google-seo/13034)
**Author:** [@katie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/katie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-effect-of-endless-scrolling-bad-for-google-seo/13034 "2014-02-24T22:23:37Z")
Hi, I’ve been involved in SEO for several years since 2007 and been following Google and its changes every year with all the changes and algorithm they’ve brought like Penguin, Hummingbird, and Panda. But has Discourse … --- ## [Marketing Features / Guide for Marketers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marketing-features-guide-for-marketers/13037)
**Author:** [@codetricity](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codetricity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/marketing-features-guide-for-marketers/13037 "2014-03-11T19:14:24Z")
I’m a bit of the odd man here since I’m a marketer. I’ve been using Discourse here and at Ubuntu to gain experience with the features. I am quite excited that this is open source as it should leave the door open for mo… --- ## [View all users in a community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-all-users-in-a-community/13039)
**Author:** [@Grif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grif)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-all-users-in-a-community/13039 "2014-02-25T03:48:09Z")
We are using Discourse as the primary discussion tool for MIT’s Learning Creative Learning online course, which launches March 18. It seems like the only way to view other user’s profiles is by clicking on their avatar i… --- ## ["Your topic is similar to" for hyperlinks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-topic-is-similar-to-for-hyperlinks/13040)
**Author:** [@Grif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grif)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-topic-is-similar-to-for-hyperlinks/13040 "2014-02-25T03:42:38Z")
Is it possible to extend the “your topic is similar to” popup box to include hyperlinks that community members have already posted? If, for instance, I post a link here, it would be very useful for me to be notified of o… --- ## [Styling email digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/styling-email-digest/13061)
**Author:** [@joallard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joallard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/styling-email-digest/13061 "2014-02-25T17:08:05Z")
I’m looking at the digest email on my forum, and since my logo is on a dark background (white logo), it doesn’t come out great in the email header which has a light grey background. I’d settle for providing a dark-on-l… --- ## [Initial Discourse badge design spec](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-discourse-badge-design-spec/13088)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-discourse-badge-design-spec/13088 "2014-07-15T21:15:47Z")
Thanks to a generous grant from an awesome member of our community we now have the opportunity to hire someone on a contract basis to work on implementing a basic badge system in Discourse. But first, we have to explain… --- ## [Reddit Style picture thumbnail on the left](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-style-picture-thumbnail-on-the-left/13089)
**Author:** [@aaroleung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaroleung)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-style-picture-thumbnail-on-the-left/13089 "2017-04-26T22:52:04Z")
I would like discourse to have this feature : On the left hand side of each post , there is a thumbnail showing the 1st uploaded / linked picture. The thumbnail doesn’t need to be large, for example Reddit is just usin… --- ## [Upload photo ability in mobile mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-photo-ability-in-mobile-mode/13090)
**Author:** [@aaroleung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaroleung)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upload-photo-ability-in-mobile-mode/13090 "2014-03-21T02:47:42Z")
This is a really important feature… Users should be able to upload pictures when they are using their smartphones, no matter they post new threads or reply to other threads, or between PMs. --- ## [Replacing Mailing lists: Email-In](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-mailing-lists-email-in/13099)
**Author:** [@lightyear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lightyear)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-mailing-lists-email-in/13099 "2014-10-04T11:37:17Z")
Hello everyone, Update: I’ve finished developing this. You can find the entire patchset at the pull-request with the three features as three commits in the same order. I am on the quest on supporting discourse to repla… --- ## [About the SSO category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-sso-category/13110)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-sso-category/13110 "2014-02-26T21:36:48Z")
For queries specifically about SSO (single sign-on) and login using third-party providers (Google, Facebook, GitHub etc). See the official documentation on DiscourseConnect SSO. --- ## [A quick review of Communiteq](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-quick-review-of-communiteq/13113)
**Author:** [@zenkamal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zenkamal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-quick-review-of-communiteq/13113 "2014-03-01T14:58:00Z")
Haven’t seen any formal reviews of paid discourse hosting, so here’s a brief one. Requirements: I’m starting/helping two new forums, using Discourse for each, and chose Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting) to get the … --- ## [Features for code sharing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/features-for-code-sharing/13148)
**Author:** [@codetricity](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codetricity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/features-for-code-sharing/13148 "2014-03-01T01:29:39Z")
what’s the best way to share code? I have a hobby of teaching my kids to program. my hobby extended to an online site. Every week some kid wants to share code. They don’t know how to use github. With discourse, d… --- ## [Getting sidetracked and correction](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-sidetracked-and-correction/13168)
**Author:** [@nv6136xxxxxxxxx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nv6136xxxxxxxxx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-sidetracked-and-correction/13168 "2014-02-27T19:10:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from Don’t need a modal after flagging a topic: Can we edit existing Reply and repost it as “Reply as new Topic”. It should be allowed. --- ## [Ability to remove "in reply to" when editing posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-remove-in-reply-to-when-editing-posts/13181)
**Author:** [@Gweebz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gweebz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-remove-in-reply-to-when-editing-posts/13181 "2014-02-28T00:18:43Z")
While using the http://discuss.atom.io/ instance of Discourse, I was reading through a topic. I thought I had reached the end and I wanted to reply to the topic as a whole. I hit the “Reply” button at (what I thought was… --- ## [Moving only part of a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-only-part-of-a-post/13284)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-only-part-of-a-post/13284 "2014-03-01T18:20:25Z")
I’ve run into this problem a couple of times. Often people write posts that contain many parts: replies to multiple other posts, an answer to one question and a question of their own or basically anything that could just… --- ## [OneBoxes for PubMed are here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxes-for-pubmed-are-here/13294)
**Author:** [@ematsen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ematsen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxes-for-pubmed-are-here/13294 "2014-03-01T18:07:30Z")
My fork for oneboxes for PubMed, the definitive index of medical/biological literature in the US and many other places has been merged. Here are some examples: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7288891 http://www.nc… --- ## [Option to show reply number (position) of replied posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-show-reply-number-position-of-replied-posts/13307)
**Author:** [@aaroleung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aaroleung)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-show-reply-number-position-of-replied-posts/13307 "2019-04-05T03:34:29Z")
When there are many replies inside a topic, it will be hard to know which position of reply post for reference . Now the reply number is shown when searching , but it doesn’t show up in the topic flow. I think it shou… --- ## [Nickname collision](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-collision/13315)
**Author:** [@larry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/larry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-collision/13315 "2014-03-03T02:46:15Z")
I’m working on setting up a new discourse instance and found that I can’t use the same username @larry that I’m using on Meta even if I try to register with the same email. Upon further investigation, it seems that ther… --- ## [Nickname or username?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316)
**Author:** [@larry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/larry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316 "2014-03-10T19:55:49Z")
Are they called nicknames or usernames? Obviously, they’re the same thing, but wouldn’t it be better to pick one term and use it consistently throughout the project? --- ## [I SO get it! This thing rocks :)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-so-get-it-this-thing-rocks/13345)
**Author:** [@gingerling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerling)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-so-get-it-this-thing-rocks/13345 "2015-04-17T14:48:22Z")
Hi, just wanted to say that I really really get this - I was reading the about page and was like, hey! this is my life right now! :smile: So I got a fab job as a community manager for phpList, but I was shocked to find … --- ## [If my post/topic is deleted, shouldn't I get warning / PM or a reason?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-my-post-topic-is-deleted-shouldnt-i-get-warning-pm-or-a-reason/13373)
**Author:** [@hrishikesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hrishikesh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-my-post-topic-is-deleted-shouldnt-i-get-warning-pm-or-a-reason/13373 "2014-03-04T07:54:16Z")
I wanted to request on my yesterday’s bug post to be closed as it is not reproducible. It might have happened due to user’s typing / editing mistake. But then I am not even seeing my yesterday’s topic. Shouldn’t I get w… --- ## [Polls can't be altered (even by Moderators) after 5 minutes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-cant-be-altered-even-by-moderators-after-5-minutes/13393)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-cant-be-altered-even-by-moderators-after-5-minutes/13393 "2018-04-30T02:18:51Z")
Is this a setting somewhere? As I think moderators/staff should be able to alter a poll regardless of the time limit. What if a regular user creates a poll that is “unfitting” or one of the options isn’t permitted by fo… --- ## [Bright Cove Video Support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bright-cove-video-support/13404)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bright-cove-video-support/13404 "2014-03-05T02:39:12Z")
It would be very nice if BrightCove (the leading corporate video provider - and what Slate.com and Reuters use for their videos) was supported in Discourse the way that Youtube was supported: http://www.reuters.com/news… --- ## [Instant notification for every new topic/reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instant-notification-for-every-new-topic-reply/13409)
**Author:** [@BrandonMathis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrandonMathis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instant-notification-for-every-new-topic-reply/13409 "2014-08-29T09:28:43Z")
Hi guys. I was thinking about working on a Pull Request to expand Discours’ functionality to allow users to opt-in to receive notification for new topics and replies as they are posted much like a true mailing list. The… --- ## [Anyone successful with running Discourse on Google App Engine?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-successful-with-running-discourse-on-google-app-engine/13413)
**Author:** [@pa5tabear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pa5tabear)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-successful-with-running-discourse-on-google-app-engine/13413 "2015-08-18T10:43:47Z")
I’ve read that Google App Engine often requires an app to be written specifically for it. Does this apply to Discourse? Have there been successful instances of it? I want to figure out a good free starting point for run… --- ## [Setting up discourse for a small business: digital ocean? Communiteq? or discourse.org?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse-for-a-small-business-digital-ocean-communiteq-or-discourse-org/13434)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse-for-a-small-business-digital-ocean-communiteq-or-discourse-org/13434 "2018-10-22T03:08:41Z")
We are excited to try out discourse to communicate with our relatively small community of users, (usually employees of other businesses, professional freelancers) and partners. Think hundreds of users, not tens of thousa… --- ## [Category for translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-for-translations/13450)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-for-translations/13450 "2014-04-21T17:19:37Z")
I think there should be a category here for topics related to translations. --- ## [Migrating or merging existing topics in categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-or-merging-existing-topics-in-categories/13478)
**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-or-merging-existing-topics-in-categories/13478 "2014-03-07T17:21:43Z")
Is there any support for merging/migrating categories? --- ## [Add child model for User](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-child-model-for-user/13493)
**Author:** [@iyulanov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iyulanov)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-child-model-for-user/13493 "2014-03-08T02:30:19Z")
Hi guys! Maybe you advise me, how I can add child model for User? --- ## [Discourse blog - blog.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-blog-blog-discourse-org/13518)
**Author:** [@zenkamal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zenkamal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-blog-blog-discourse-org/13518 "2014-03-08T00:01:45Z")
The Discourse blog seems to be mostly for big announcements, with a post every month or two. Is there a place where a Discourse potential customer or current aficionado can read about updates to the software? (not meta p… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=390) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=392)