# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=500 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 501 --- ## [When not all subcategories have images, their list looks not so good](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-not-all-subcategories-have-images-their-list-looks-not-so-good/34242)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-not-all-subcategories-have-images-their-list-looks-not-so-good/34242 "2015-10-07T22:03:08Z")
The screenshot below demonstrates how weird the subcategories list looks when not all of them have an image. It also shows a few possible improvements: Make the title above image, so that all titles are always aligned … --- ## [Overlapping "5 Likes" and heart icon buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlapping-5-likes-and-heart-icon-buttons/34246)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overlapping-5-likes-and-heart-icon-buttons/34246 "2015-10-08T12:01:45Z")
When I clicked on the heart to like it, this weird overlap went away. --- ## [Tab to see deactivated users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-to-see-deactivated-users/34255)
**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-to-see-deactivated-users/34255 "2015-10-09T15:56:25Z")
Would it make sense to have a Deactivated users tab under /settings/users/? You can sort of see that at /admin/logs/screened\_emails. --- ## [User can't delete their own topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-delete-their-own-topic/34256)
**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cant-delete-their-own-topic/34256 "2019-05-13T01:57:56Z")
I’ve just created a test user, logged in as tem, posted a first test post, but can’t delete it. Is this intended? UPDATE Apparently so. I can’t delete my own posts here on Meta either. Is there a setting to control t… --- ## ["You must choose a category" not showing for Admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262)
**Author:** [@Mischief](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mischief)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-must-choose-a-category-not-showing-for-admins/34262 "2015-10-20T20:35:59Z")
On our installation we do not allow topics to be created without a category. We have noticed however when admins post they can post without having one. The usual prompt saying “you must choose a category” doesn’t appea… --- ## [You can no longer press ctrl+f twice to use native Find](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-no-longer-press-ctrl-f-twice-to-use-native-find/34265)
**Author:** [@savef](https://meta.discourse.org/u/savef)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-no-longer-press-ctrl-f-twice-to-use-native-find/34265 "2015-10-16T19:33:07Z")
I’m not sure when this changed but it used to be that ctrl+f once would bring up Discourse’s Find feature and pressing it a second time would bring up the browser’s native Find feature. I thought this was quite useful, b… --- ## [Windows XP Google Chrome unable to get avatar from avatars.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/windows-xp-google-chrome-unable-to-get-avatar-from-avatars-discourse-org/34268)
**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/windows-xp-google-chrome-unable-to-get-avatar-from-avatars-discourse-org/34268 "2015-10-09T04:32:22Z")
Our forum is on standard docker update. We using letters avatar whit default values for external system avatars url https://avatars.discourse.org/letter/{first\_letter}/{color}/{size}.png Since we updated to 1.5.0.beta… --- ## [Search Results Limited to 50 each time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-results-limited-to-50-each-time/34270)
**Author:** [@Er00](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Er00)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-results-limited-to-50-each-time/34270 "2017-08-02T23:52:41Z")
Searching seems to only give me 50 results (no matter what I search for). I’m not sure if this truly is a bug or whether it’s an undocumented (as far as I can tell) feature. Showing it on both Discourse Meta and my own … --- ## [Search for Staff Colour Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-staff-colour-posts/34271)
**Author:** [@Er00](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Er00)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-staff-colour-posts/34271 "2016-07-17T11:14:47Z")
As in topic, really. Is it possible to search for posts based on whether they are marked as staff posts? --- ## [Feature suggestion: add Name column to Admin Users tab views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestion-add-name-column-to-admin-users-tab-views/34273)
**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-suggestion-add-name-column-to-admin-users-tab-views/34273 "2015-10-09T13:00:30Z")
As a Discourse admin with an instance on a corporate intranet, it would be very useful to have a Name column next to the Username column on the Users tab in the Admin views. I find myself often clicking through to users … --- ## [Can I change the owner of a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-change-the-owner-of-a-post/34282)
**Author:** [@Juan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-change-the-owner-of-a-post/34282 "2015-10-11T18:48:59Z")
Our initial installation used local users, and some posts were created by “team generic accounts”, then we enabled sso and those accounts became invalid, having every employee his own personal account. Those first posts… --- ## [Mentiong usernames with trailing underscore does not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentiong-usernames-with-trailing-underscore-does-not-work/34290)
**Author:** [@Blaisorblade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blaisorblade)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentiong-usernames-with-trailing-underscore-does-not-work/34290 "2015-11-10T20:25:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from UserNameSuggester suggests names with trailing underscores: But can you mention with @ a username ending in \_? With Discourse 1.4.1 it doesn’t seem to work, or at least the preview doesn’… --- ## [Adding members to groups via CSV](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-members-to-groups-via-csv/34298)
**Author:** [@Joey\_Tuan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joey_Tuan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-members-to-groups-via-csv/34298 "2015-10-11T05:03:30Z")
I recall that there was a way to mass-invite people to the site by copying and pasting a CSV. I want to do the same thing for groups, but instead I have to manually enter one username at a time. My use case is that I’m… --- ## [Make username the first field in the sign up forms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-username-the-first-field-in-the-sign-up-forms/34303)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-username-the-first-field-in-the-sign-up-forms/34303 "2015-10-09T06:50:23Z")
I propose we make Username the first field in the sign up forms, because that is the most important field in the mind of the user (i.e. registering a username for themself). The email field is currently not validated in… --- ## [Sporadic missing letter avatars (cache problem?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sporadic-missing-letter-avatars-cache-problem/34304)
**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sporadic-missing-letter-avatars-cache-problem/34304 "2016-06-22T22:25:21Z")
I’ve been seeing a sporadic problem with avatars loading as well. Seems to always be new members that I haven’t “seen” before. I’ve been having cable connection problems lately (finally found it was due to a sharply be… --- ## [Send a Private Message to a User Group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-a-private-message-to-a-user-group/34318)
**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-a-private-message-to-a-user-group/34318 "2015-10-09T16:41:52Z")
Feature: I would like to be able to use the name of a user group in the ‘To:’ field of a Private Message, instead of names of individual users. Use Case: I run a medium-sized Discourse forum of Health Informatics profes… --- ## [Why don't notifications disappear after being viewed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-dont-notifications-disappear-after-being-viewed/34322)
**Author:** [@ber-64](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ber-64)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-dont-notifications-disappear-after-being-viewed/34322 "2015-10-10T12:10:15Z")
Hi, If I get notification they show up in gravatar. If I read the messages they still show up in the list between profile and log out. Am I missing sth? --- ## [Change hyperlink keyboard shortcut to Ctrl+k](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325)
**Author:** [@hammer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hammer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-hyperlink-keyboard-shortcut-to-ctrl-k/34325 "2017-07-20T09:37:44Z")
Ctrl+k currently will apply the preformatted text style to selected text. Every other application I use will open the edit hyperlink dialog. It would be nice to bring Discourse in line with other applications. --- ## [Core dump when running the MyBB import script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/core-dump-when-running-the-mybb-import-script/34332)
**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/core-dump-when-running-the-mybb-import-script/34332 "2016-05-03T11:27:14Z")
I get the same error message as in this post when running the MyBB importer as I’ve described here: $ RAILS\_ENV=production ruby mybb2.rb loading existing groups... loading existing users... loading existing categories..… --- ## [Looking to hire someone to migrate Wordpress bbPress to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-to-hire-someone-to-migrate-wordpress-bbpress-to-discourse/34354)
**Author:** [@payetteforward](https://meta.discourse.org/u/payetteforward)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-to-hire-someone-to-migrate-wordpress-bbpress-to-discourse/34354 "2015-10-10T21:18:55Z")
I have a Wordpress website with a bbPress forum with about 400 users and maybe 40 topics. I’d like to find someone who is willing and able to migrate the old forum to Discourse. Shoot me a message if you’re interested an… --- ## [Is this CSS for background imagery good?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-css-for-background-imagery-good/34358)
**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-css-for-background-imagery-good/34358 "2015-10-11T15:59:53Z")
Hi, A friend of mine gave me this code to use on Discourse for background imagery. It works fine but I was wondering if the way it is coded could be perfected a little more? // solid white background for content body:b… --- ## [Keep posts unread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-posts-unread/34384)
**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-posts-unread/34384 "2016-01-19T17:03:54Z")
Sometimes I read posts from my mobile but can’t reply immediately but I postponed them since the reply is too long or simply I have no time. Can I have a button to keep posts (not entire topic) unread? Right now I’m us… --- ## [Cannot upload or backup to Amazon S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-or-backup-to-amazon-s3/34393)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-or-backup-to-amazon-s3/34393 "2015-10-14T18:30:11Z")
Hi, we’ve been trying to set up backup to S3 in the 1.4 stable version, hosted on Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting). Our access keys are correct and we can upload through their CLI. However, Discourse throws the fo… --- ## [How to show badges in the message list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-badges-in-the-message-list/34398)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-badges-in-the-message-list/34398 "2022-05-31T11:51:32Z")
Hi, I’m interested in using badges to gamify our community some more. While they’re great for people who receive them, badges are also still quite ‘invisible’ on the site, and I feel that doesn’t encourage the desired b… --- ## [Help Guidance for New Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-guidance-for-new-users/34403)
**Author:** [@JeffreyKeefer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JeffreyKeefer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-guidance-for-new-users/34403 "2017-06-10T19:42:25Z")
Has anybody found new participants get overwhelmed when they use Discourse for the first couple times? I know there is a welcome email they get, though wonder if anybody has found a need to simplify them or otherwise pos… --- ## [Discourse embed blocked on "Loading Discussion..."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-embed-blocked-on-loading-discussion/34411)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Lethuillier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anthony_Lethuillier)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-embed-blocked-on-loading-discussion/34411 "2015-10-13T06:49:42Z")
Hello, I have set up a Discourse instance on my server and it works fine. But when I try to embed it on my Ghost blog the Discourse frame just shows “Loading Discussion…” Here is the code I insert : \