# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=410 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 411 --- ## [Include anonymous users in site stats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-anonymous-users-in-site-stats/20109)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-anonymous-users-in-site-stats/20109 "2014-09-18T08:00:20Z")
The site stats in admin panel could do with a redesign. By providing a just a few key metrics there we could reduce the need to use google analytics etc. for many forum owners and provide them with better data to underst… --- ## [Cleaner handling of multiple consecutive replies by the same user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cleaner-handling-of-multiple-consecutive-replies-by-the-same-user/20116)
**Author:** [@cregox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cregox)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cleaner-handling-of-multiple-consecutive-replies-by-the-same-user/20116 "2018-11-28T00:27:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from Several post warnings: I’m quite positive I’ve posted about this myself, but I can’t find it! :o Have you thought of merging the posts into one, instead of giving a warning? If not, and i… --- ## [Invitations need to be visible by group, not individuals](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invitations-need-to-be-visible-by-group-not-individuals/20125)
**Author:** [@joshfrank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshfrank)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invitations-need-to-be-visible-by-group-not-individuals/20125 "2015-06-13T21:20:36Z")
Right now it seems that invitations come from individuals, and if someone sends one, that person has to follow up. I think there ought to be a way for all admins to see all invitations, take action on dead invitations, e… --- ## [Move to existing topic should show category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-to-existing-topic-should-show-category/20128)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-to-existing-topic-should-show-category/20128 "2014-09-19T15:42:57Z")
As an admin (or moderator?) I want to be able to see the categories of posts when searching for a topic for which to move a post/reply, so I can more clearly identify the actual “correct” topic. The current UI allows se… --- ## [Topic search doesn't search for user names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-search-doesnt-search-for-user-names/20171)
**Author:** [@heinrich5991](https://meta.discourse.org/u/heinrich5991)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-search-doesnt-search-for-user-names/20171 "2014-09-20T12:36:42Z")
Basically the issue the title describes. When I press CTRL+F and search for a user that posted in a specific thread, I only find the people quoting them. This is unexpected, because with the browser search I’d expect to… --- ## [Downloading backups should include Content Length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloading-backups-should-include-content-length/20175)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloading-backups-should-include-content-length/20175 "2014-09-22T23:27:31Z")
When downloading backups from the admin page the browser is unable to display a progress bar due to Content Length header not being included. When backups get large it is difficult to know how far though the download… --- ## [Typo in prepended text for invited users in welcome message, not editable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typo-in-prepended-text-for-invited-users-in-welcome-message-not-editable/20210)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typo-in-prepended-text-for-invited-users-in-welcome-message-not-editable/20210 "2014-09-22T18:41:08Z")
The welcome message gets some prepended text if the new user came to the forum by way of an invitation. There’s a minor typo in there - see screenshot. But the real issue for me is that this template text is not editable… --- ## [Suppress images for short emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-images-for-short-emails/20235)
**Author:** [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-images-for-short-emails/20235 "2014-10-01T07:41:14Z")
To prevent Discourse emails being detected as spam, we should suppress images from short emails (having text length 2800 Bytes or less). Currently short emails with images are detected as spam by Apache SpamAssassin, du… --- ## [Discourse team appreciation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-appreciation/20266)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-appreciation/20266 "2014-09-22T12:46:15Z")
Just to break up the monotony… Word: multi-hatting v. Definition: The the status of managing concerns across disciplines. What multi-hatting might look like: Use in a sentence: Many of the Discourse developers and… --- ## [Onebox: for Github Issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-github-issue/20275)
**Author:** [@Lid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-github-issue/20275 "2014-10-04T11:46:57Z")
https://github.com/discourse/onebox/pull/235 There is a minor fix pending to be merged for this feature to work on next deployment. Image preview --- ## [API Functionality for invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-functionality-for-invites/20278)
**Author:** [@alxnik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxnik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-functionality-for-invites/20278 "2014-09-22T18:05:23Z")
I have deployed a discourse installation which is invite only and I am looking for a way to trigger invitations from another website. However, I don’t want to invite users to a specific topic, but to the forum in general… --- ## [Ability to not bump topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-not-bump-topics/20286)
**Author:** [@Qwertie\_](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Qwertie_)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-not-bump-topics/20286 "2014-09-21T15:36:43Z")
One common problem with forums is you can’t reply to really old topics because you will bump it to the top of the forum which annoys other users of the forum because they don’t want to see old topics again. But sometimes… --- ## [Pre approval email in the dashboard waiting to go](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pre-approval-email-in-the-dashboard-waiting-to-go/20292)
**Author:** [@tradpainter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tradpainter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pre-approval-email-in-the-dashboard-waiting-to-go/20292 "2015-04-25T12:02:25Z")
Where all new users are to be approved after signing up, I send them a standard “vetting” email via my email client “Please explain who are you are and why you are interested in being on the forum” (It isn’t as blunt as … --- ## [How to scale discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-scale-discourse/20299)
**Author:** [@tkiblin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkiblin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-scale-discourse/20299 "2015-02-09T19:34:22Z")
Folks, I’ve seen the question a few times, but really haven’t seen any good answers… How does one scale and make Discourse highly available? Like, how can I setup a PGSQL cluster, and have a bunch of web “front-ends” t… --- ## [Archive Topics via Bulk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-topics-via-bulk/20302)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-topics-via-bulk/20302 "2015-06-19T00:38:19Z")
I noticed that the Bulk actions permit the following: Would supplying a change that permitted Archive Topics (next to Close Topics) be accepted? --- ## [Ability to mark private messages as unread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-mark-private-messages-as-unread/20320)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 6:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-mark-private-messages-as-unread/20320 "2019-06-06T06:10:15Z")
Hi, Quite often, I read a private message but I can’t answer immediately, so I’d like to mark it as “unread” to answer it later. Did I miss something or this feature is really missing? Thanks --- ## [Post reply via Twitter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-reply-via-twitter/20332)
**Author:** [@Ricardo\_Viteri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ricardo_Viteri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-reply-via-twitter/20332 "2014-09-24T22:12:36Z")
Would it be possible for users to post a short reply via Twitter to a forum discussion? --- ## [Is anyone working on a Discourse Wiki?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-working-on-a-discourse-wiki/20349)
**Author:** [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-working-on-a-discourse-wiki/20349 "2020-05-15T20:44:51Z")
I would love to replace my Mediawiki installation with a Discourse styled wiki. Same CommonMark preview/editor, similar Discourse look and feel, etc. It doesn’t seem to me that just using Discourse with “wiki” posts wo… --- ## [Why is hosting so expensive?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-hosting-so-expensive/20362)
**Author:** [@rubydoob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rubydoob)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-hosting-so-expensive/20362 "2014-10-01T20:14:14Z")
I was exciting that discourse would be a hosted service (run by the founders), but the price point seems very high at this point . $100 for 100K page views $200 for 250K page views etc. I’m curious, is the cost of ho… --- ## [Submit Link (Similar to Reddit or Hacker News)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-link-similar-to-reddit-or-hacker-news/20382)
**Author:** [@johnarce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johnarce)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-link-similar-to-reddit-or-hacker-news/20382 "2016-01-08T03:08:05Z")
How about a feature to submit link similar to reddit or hacker news? --- ## [Onebox - Github - API Authentication & pull request and build status](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-github-api-authentication-pull-request-and-build-status/20389)
**Author:** [@Lid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-github-api-authentication-pull-request-and-build-status/20389 "2014-10-15T21:07:15Z")
https://github.com/discourse/onebox/pull/238 ##Github authenticated api requests Onebox when using the github api to fetch information about a commit or a pull request is currently using unauthenticated request. W… --- ## [GPG signed emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gpg-signed-emails/20390)
**Author:** [@funvill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/funvill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gpg-signed-emails/20390 "2014-09-24T15:37:36Z")
My overly security conscious group is looking for the emails that are sent from discourse to be GPG signed by discourse. Not encrypted emails but signed. Over half of our group primarily interacts with discourse via emai… --- ## [Failed to install Discourse in Ubuntu14.04: docker problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-install-discourse-in-ubuntu14-04-docker-problems/20399)
**Author:** [@craft37](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craft37)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-install-discourse-in-ubuntu14-04-docker-problems/20399 "2015-01-25T11:44:45Z")
Tried to install Discourses through Docker with this article http://www.howtoinstalldiscourse.com/how-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu/: Have an error on Launch Discourse step (./launcher bootstrap app , ./launcher start … --- ## [Avoid "naughty" words in avatar list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoid-naughty-words-in-avatar-list/20438)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoid-naughty-words-in-avatar-list/20438 "2014-09-25T06:52:58Z")
A bug… debatably. This one is pretty innocent, but I could easily see worse words being spelled out: --- ## [What happens when you flag a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-you-flag-a-post/20473)
**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-you-flag-a-post/20473 "2014-09-25T20:45:10Z")
I’m having trouble understanding what exactly happens or is expected to happen when posts get flagged. I have issues on my forums with users posting unhelpful, spammy content (not spam as in the sense that Discourse term… --- ## [Can you use "www" for the install subdomain?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-use-www-for-the-install-subdomain/20496)
**Author:** [@TheLoneCuber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheLoneCuber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-use-www-for-the-install-subdomain/20496 "2014-09-26T21:06:35Z")
Can you avoid the subdomain-look, and achieve a top-level domain look, by installing Discourse to a “www” subdomain? I want to use Discourse for a site at the root-level of the domain. --- ## [Resend any email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resend-any-email/20502)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resend-any-email/20502 "2014-09-26T19:41:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Re-inviting/resending invites to users?: I’m sure that having a “resend” next to any of the emails here could be a very handy troubleshooting tool. Feature requested. --- ## [Emoticons should not count toward the post character minimum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoticons-should-not-count-toward-the-post-character-minimum/20503)
**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoticons-should-not-count-toward-the-post-character-minimum/20503 "2014-09-29T21:41:41Z")
:smile: :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [How can I custom share button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-custom-share-button/20529)
**Author:** [@longshun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/longshun)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-custom-share-button/20529 "2015-03-23T19:44:40Z")
As the image shows below: Only these types sharing are available. What if my user want to share any other site, they have no way. So my question is how can I custom my share button or make a plugin to make it possibl… --- ## [Punitive measures against idiots - locking trust level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/punitive-measures-against-idiots-locking-trust-level/20549)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/punitive-measures-against-idiots-locking-trust-level/20549 "2014-10-03T15:39:30Z")
Had a dipshit user register and power-level himself up to trust level 1, then begin sending inane PMs and posting inane messages to threads. Rather than allow flags to accumulate, I’d rather take direct action. Banning’s… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=409) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=411)