# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=508 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 509 --- ## [Way to show only posts/replies from users in a particular group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-show-only-posts-replies-from-users-in-a-particular-group/35448)
**Author:** [@rchoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rchoi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-show-only-posts-replies-from-users-in-a-particular-group/35448 "2015-11-11T19:44:35Z")
Use case is to treat a view/filter of posts/replies as a backlog of tickets to reply to for my team. I’m not seeing how to do this in the admin, and can’t seem to find a simple plugin that might do the same. Any sugges… --- ## [Code blocks not working correctly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-blocks-not-working-correctly/35451)
**Author:** [@gmanjapan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gmanjapan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-blocks-not-working-correctly/35451 "2017-12-11T01:37:42Z")
Here’s a code block below showing how to do code blocks. It works \`\`\`JavaScript function some(JavaScript, "code") {} \`\`\` Then here’s the same code block without the indent. That works too function some(JavaScript, "co… --- ## [Splitting a category does not get removed from notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-category-does-not-get-removed-from-notifications/35453)
**Author:** [@henrikbg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/henrikbg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-category-does-not-get-removed-from-notifications/35453 "2015-11-13T14:35:57Z")
I’ve pressed this notifications several times, but it always stays blue. It doesn’t go away. --- ## [PAID: link to change user avatar from outside via URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-link-to-change-user-avatar-from-outside-via-url/35457)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-link-to-change-user-avatar-from-outside-via-url/35457 "2015-11-11T13:52:55Z")
We use SSO and display identical profile details on our wordpress site and in discourse. Most profile details are updated via wordpress gravity forms, but the avatar is handled via discourse user settings. Since avatar i… --- ## [Emoji modal's width incorrect on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-modals-width-incorrect-on-mobile/35460)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-modals-width-incorrect-on-mobile/35460 "2015-11-12T02:27:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from Help us test the rewritten Composer: Hmm it seems like the blurry emojis is a webkit specific issue. The use of transform was removed in FIX: Don't use transform for the emoji popup, i… --- ## [URL in browser address bar doesn't change anymore after accessing a faq anchor link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-in-browser-address-bar-doesnt-change-anymore-after-accessing-a-faq-anchor-link/35461)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-in-browser-address-bar-doesnt-change-anymore-after-accessing-a-faq-anchor-link/35461 "2015-11-12T17:04:05Z")
Replication steps on meta: visit FAQ, click on an anchor link click anywhere else look at address bar --- ## [What is the best way to integrate member applications?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-integrate-member-applications/35467)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Davis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Davis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-integrate-member-applications/35467 "2018-11-23T03:32:14Z")
We need to add a member application to recruitment process. In mapping out how this will work, it seems pretty complicated. So I am hoping there is a better way like integrating it with new user registration. Terms … --- ## [Portal or Front Page for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/portal-or-front-page-for-discourse/35469)
**Author:** [@Alankrit\_Choudh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alankrit_Choudh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/portal-or-front-page-for-discourse/35469 "2015-11-11T18:35:03Z")
Is there any plugin / feature that would enable a portal or a front page which pulls topics to the front page? --- ## [«max topic title length» does not conform to the database field capacity because the database field is unable to store more than 255 characters anyway](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-topic-title-length-does-not-conform-to-the-database-field-capacity-because-the-database-field-is-unable-to-store-more-than-255-characters-anyway/35480)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-topic-title-length-does-not-conform-to-the-database-field-capacity-because-the-database-field-is-unable-to-store-more-than-255-characters-anyway/35480 "2015-11-12T06:31:58Z")
So when an administrator set a «max topic title length» value which is great than 255 then it can lead to the database error ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid (PG::StringDataRightTruncation: ERROR: value too long for type … --- ## [Discourse hurts the SEO by automatically adding the «Topics» suffix to HTML Title of category pages for Google](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hurts-the-seo-by-automatically-adding-the-topics-suffix-to-html-title-of-category-pages-for-google/35481)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 7:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hurts-the-seo-by-automatically-adding-the-topics-suffix-to-html-title-of-category-pages-for-google/35481 "2015-11-12T07:08:11Z")
A category page for Google: The same page for humans: --- ## [How to avoid upstream timeouts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-avoid-upstream-timeouts/35483)
**Author:** [@pieterhoogenboom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pieterhoogenboom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-avoid-upstream-timeouts/35483 "2019-02-25T04:05:39Z")
My Discourse is doing great, but I’ve been checking my logs and sometimes the connection times out. I know this is not a Discourse problem per se, and more of a Docker one, but it might be useful for newbies (like me) t… --- ## [View total topics per category/sub category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-total-topics-per-category-sub-category/35486)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-total-topics-per-category-sub-category/35486 "2015-11-18T22:05:32Z")
So I am probably missing it…but I cannot seem to find a quick way to view the number of topics per category? I know I can go into “edit” on the category page, and get the number of topics from that page where it states … --- ## [Suggested admin user list UI improvements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-admin-user-list-ui-improvements/35487)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-admin-user-list-ui-improvements/35487 "2017-09-25T06:13:05Z")
--- ## [PAID: Migrate a VBulletin Site to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-a-vbulletin-site-to-discourse/35497)
**Author:** [@olidale](https://meta.discourse.org/u/olidale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-a-vbulletin-site-to-discourse/35497 "2015-11-12T14:43:17Z")
Hi, Im looking for someone who can help migrate a fairly large forum over to discourse, 948,297 Posts in total. I have discourse installed on Google Cloud. Thanks :slight\_smile: --- ## [Category-specific banner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-banner/35501)
**Author:** [@CCSAwebdev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CCSAwebdev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-banner/35501 "2015-11-13T02:44:38Z")
We would have a need (if possible) for creating banner topics that are shows only within a certain category. If we have 2 major categories (only for example, we certainly use more): Students Faculty Having a differen… --- ## [File URLs broken after moving to a different domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-urls-broken-after-moving-to-a-different-domain/35502)
**Author:** [@CharlesBarouch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CharlesBarouch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-urls-broken-after-moving-to-a-different-domain/35502 "2015-11-12T20:11:46Z")
We created our server as discourse.redacted.com and then changed it to faq.redacted.local. Some links show up as faq.redacted.local and the DO work. Some links show up as discourse.redacted.com and the don’t work. If … --- ## [Can we display custom fields in user directory list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-display-custom-fields-in-user-directory-list/35506)
**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-display-custom-fields-in-user-directory-list/35506 "2023-03-02T02:31:23Z")
Hey! I’m wondering if there is any way to display a custom field in the user directory. While having statistics is nice to see how users at large are using the site, a user directory should also have an associated list … --- ## [Disabling automatic topic unpinning?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-automatic-topic-unpinning/35507)
**Author:** [@dictoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dictoon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-automatic-topic-unpinning/35507 "2017-05-16T12:45:46Z")
Like others, I was confused by this: One use case of pinned topics are long-running devlogs / diaries. Having the topic unpin itself is rather inconvenient as it will eventually get lost. Can automatic unpinning of to… --- ## [Safari in iOS 9.1 hangs after logging in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-in-ios-9-1-hangs-after-logging-in/35512)
**Author:** [@kuyashi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuyashi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-in-ios-9-1-hangs-after-logging-in/35512 "2015-11-22T15:29:32Z")
Hi there, I’ve noticed this behaviour in the Safari browser in iOS 9.1 on an iPhone 6: User clicks on login and fills out modal login box. After submitting log in credentials - Safari attempts to log in but modal stic… --- ## [Our New Datacenter Cabinet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-new-datacenter-cabinet/35513)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-new-datacenter-cabinet/35513 "2015-11-13T00:39:34Z")
As Discourse grows, we’re adding more server capacity and newer servers to make sure our hosting remains blazing fast. We have one server cabinet at Hurricane Electric, which we have been very happy with, and we just up… --- ## [Free to edit post at any time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-to-edit-post-at-any-time/35516)
**Author:** [@cregox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cregox)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-to-edit-post-at-any-time/35516 "2023-05-22T11:15:59Z")
NOTE: If admins want to allow edits at any given time, enable the following setting: post edit time limit Set it to 0 to make editing available forever. I vow users should be able to freely edit their own posts. And … --- ## [How to add dreamhost smtp in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-dreamhost-smtp-in-discourse/35530)
**Author:** [@Aravinthraj\_N](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aravinthraj_N)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-dreamhost-smtp-in-discourse/35530 "2016-09-30T12:15:08Z")
how to add Dreamhost SMTP in discourse. I have a problem with mandrill and Dreamhost SMTP both not sending mail. --- ## [Why is Guidelines called FAQ? Can we link to GUIDELINES and FAQ from hamburger menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-guidelines-called-faq-can-we-link-to-guidelines-and-faq-from-hamburger-menu/35534)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-guidelines-called-faq-can-we-link-to-guidelines-and-faq-from-hamburger-menu/35534 "2018-03-02T14:24:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hamburger menu: how to change FAQ to Guidelines, add Help link, remove About or make About customizable? I am back to wanting to clean up the presentation of FAQ and GUIDELINES on my disco… --- ## [How to allow user-agent access to private discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-user-agent-access-to-private-discourse/35537)
**Author:** [@Joey\_Tuan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joey_Tuan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-user-agent-access-to-private-discourse/35537 "2015-11-15T22:52:09Z")
I’m trying to allow Swifttype’s crawler (Swiftbot) to crawl our private discourse instance and they’re telling me I need to allow authentication access on discourse itself. Except I’m finding no documentation for such. … --- ## [Email-in to multiple categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-to-multiple-categories/35549)
**Author:** [@brianmcdonald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brianmcdonald)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-to-multiple-categories/35549 "2022-03-14T18:13:21Z")
Hi all, We are using discourse as a replacement to our mailing list system whereby we email to certain email addresses which in turn post to associated categories and then notify the users. http://comms.southsudanngofor… --- ## [Making a category that can only be accessed with a badge?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-a-category-that-can-only-be-accessed-with-a-badge/35550)
**Author:** [@Nathaniel\_Mattocks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nathaniel_Mattocks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-a-category-that-can-only-be-accessed-with-a-badge/35550 "2015-11-14T21:38:50Z")
I was wondering if you can make a category that you can only access with a specific badge? --- ## [DSM 5.2 \\ Docker Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dsm-5-2-docker-discourse/35555)
**Author:** [@skamikaze](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skamikaze)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dsm-5-2-docker-discourse/35555 "2015-11-14T19:06:37Z")
Hi, Install the add-on packages Docker Discourse (Packages | Synology Inc.) for Synology DSM 5.2 (https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/5.2). Having problems with the activation of the account administrator. Any solution… --- ## [Can't click Add when adding an existing member to a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-click-add-when-adding-an-existing-member-to-a-group/35556)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-click-add-when-adding-an-existing-member-to-a-group/35556 "2015-11-14T19:37:53Z")
repro: As an admin, go to a group’s page, click on Members https://meta.discourse.org/groups/discourse/members type in the name of an existing member (easy to do in my case, with 200+ group members click Add, I’d ex… --- ## [Can we post outgoing urls like reddit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-post-outgoing-urls-like-reddit/35573)
**Author:** [@Aymane\_Shuichi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aymane_Shuichi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-post-outgoing-urls-like-reddit/35573 "2015-11-15T18:17:26Z")
I’m trying to build a community like reddit, but with discourse features. Can I post topics that redirect to other URLs ? Thanks --- ## [Estimating required server capacity for a popular forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/estimating-required-server-capacity-for-a-popular-forum/35574)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/estimating-required-server-capacity-for-a-popular-forum/35574 "2017-01-08T03:48:00Z")
I am planning to move a rather popular forum from SMF to Discourse. The site has been running very stable of a 1GB Rackspace cloud server, but now I am trying to figure out what would be the minimum requirements with thi… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=507) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=509)