# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=517 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 518 --- ## [Shared Redis caching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-redis-caching/36745)
**Author:** [@raRaRa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raRaRa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-redis-caching/36745 "2015-12-15T23:31:32Z")
Hey, I’m thinking about sharing a single Redis instance for Discourse and other applications. Is there any page that explains how Discourse does caching? Does it for example prefix everything with “DiscourseAppId\_”? An… --- ## [Topic progress indicator moves beyond last post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-progress-indicator-moves-beyond-last-post/36754)
**Author:** [@Hector](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hector)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-progress-indicator-moves-beyond-last-post/36754 "2015-12-18T12:45:16Z")
For anonymous users (when the popup reminder to register is present), the topic progress indicator moves beyond the last post when scrolling to the bottom. --- ## [Composer lets you edit someone else's post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-lets-you-edit-someone-elses-post/36758)
**Author:** [@jieshuang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jieshuang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-lets-you-edit-someone-elses-post/36758 "2015-12-16T13:59:59Z")
You can’t save an edit, which is good! But I’d suggest you shouldn’t even be able to open the composer. Simple repro: Go to bottom of a topic, hit J and/or K up to a few times to select a post. Then hit E and the com… --- ## [Migrate a Jive Clearspace forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-jive-clearspace-forum-to-discourse/36761)
**Author:** [@MikhailVink](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikhailVink)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-jive-clearspace-forum-to-discourse/36761 "2015-12-15T22:44:38Z")
Recently we’ve successfully migrated from Jive Clearspace platform to the Discourse for Kotlin community forums by JetBrains, so I’d like to share experience on such migration which some of you might find useful in the f… --- ## [Onebox for WordPress 4.4 sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-wordpress-4-4-sites/36765)
**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-for-wordpress-4-4-sites/36765 "2016-01-17T19:45:38Z")
Onebox used to work great for my site, but last week (I’m pretty sure after I upgraded to 4.4) it stopped working so nicely: The Iframely previews look ok except for the oEmbed HTML — it looks weird. This seems relev… --- ## [Set forum settings either before or after install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-forum-settings-either-before-or-after-install/36772)
**Author:** [@SnipersCode](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SnipersCode)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-forum-settings-either-before-or-after-install/36772 "2016-08-10T02:52:36Z")
Background: I’m currently creating a solution that automatically deploys the nginx, uwsgi, flask, and discourse containers using docker-compose. My flask application has an oauth2 endpoint that discourse uses (using the … --- ## [Style is lost if javascript is disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-is-lost-if-javascript-is-disabled/36778)
**Author:** [@cebe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cebe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-is-lost-if-javascript-is-disabled/36778 "2015-12-21T03:06:54Z")
Hi! We are evaluating discourse for replacing an existing forum and we found that the styling of page elements gets completely lost when javascript is disabled. I know that there is no point in actively using the forum … --- ## [Badge Granting in bulk or for a group of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-granting-in-bulk-or-for-a-group-of-users/36782)
**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-granting-in-bulk-or-for-a-group-of-users/36782 "2020-01-20T15:46:34Z")
So far as I can see there is no facility for granting Badges in bulk except for via the SQL query in the Badge Edit / New Badge page at /admin/badges/ In my Discourse instances we award Badges to people for accolades or… --- ## [Can't Manually Block/Whitelist an IP Address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-manually-block-whitelist-an-ip-address/36792)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-manually-block-whitelist-an-ip-address/36792 "2015-12-17T18:41:50Z")
A moderator at our instance tried to add an IP address to the blocked list, but nothing happens. It isn’t added (as far as I can tell) and there is no feedback. And the drop-down which I’m sure used to give options for… --- ## [Avatar generation with protocol independent URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-generation-with-protocol-independent-url/36793)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Pett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daniel_Pett)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-generation-with-protocol-independent-url/36793 "2015-12-17T03:16:37Z")
Hi all, Not sure if anyone else is getting this at the moment. I upgraded my forum to v1.5.0.beta6 +188 and all the avatars coming from gravatar are broken. Error log is below. Have rebuilt the app and run rails console… --- ## [Migrating assets from old installation into docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-assets-from-old-installation-into-docker/36799)
**Author:** [@stefanini.mf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stefanini.mf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-assets-from-old-installation-into-docker/36799 "2015-12-17T16:57:11Z")
Hi there. :smiley: I’m migrating a self-installed discourse to a docker install. As my database is setup with amazon RDS, I found no complication in just setting up the docker version and pointing to the old-good datab… --- ## [Search box gets stuck on Android Tablets](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-box-gets-stuck-on-android-tablets/36804)
**Author:** [@Sailsman63](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sailsman63)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-box-gets-stuck-on-android-tablets/36804 "2015-12-23T20:59:13Z")
When accessing the search box on chrome 47.0.2526.83, android 5.1.0 (nexus 10) there is no way to dismiss the box in normal workflow. taping outside the search has no effect browser back dismisses he search, but also t… --- ## [Profile, messages, bookmarks window: Include Full Name?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-messages-bookmarks-window-include-full-name/36813)
**Author:** [@ckamps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckamps)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-messages-bookmarks-window-include-full-name/36813 "2015-12-20T06:16:57Z")
I received feedback from one of our forum users that she was confused about whether or not she was logged in properly because when she clicked on the avatar: as a new user, the automatically assigned “M” didn’t mean an… --- ## [Anonymous Moderator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-moderator/36816)
**Author:** [@NewMod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NewMod)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-moderator/36816 "2019-12-05T23:55:39Z")
Hi. I moderate for a message board site which is possibly going to switch to Discourse. The moderators at this site post, but regular members are not aware of which other posters are moderators. We do this by having two… --- ## [Object object when replying in linked topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/object-object-when-replying-in-linked-topic/36834)
**Author:** [@omfg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omfg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/object-object-when-replying-in-linked-topic/36834 "2015-12-17T17:19:20Z")
On a site hosted by Discourse I tried to reply to a comment in a linked topic. But when I clicked on the link I got my editor pre populated with: \[object Object\] I am using Safari on current iPad Air. --- ## [Read-only account for sales prospects please?!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-account-for-sales-prospects-please/36837)
**Author:** [@mjarvis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mjarvis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-account-for-sales-prospects-please/36837 "2015-12-17T15:56:59Z")
Our discourse forum is only for customers who buy our software. All categories are closed to the public. But we want to entice prospects (close to buying but not yet customers) by giving them a read only account. They wo… --- ## [Non admin has access to closed category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-admin-has-access-to-closed-category/36851)
**Author:** [@AlexBCodecademy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexBCodecademy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-admin-has-access-to-closed-category/36851 "2015-12-17T21:25:33Z")
So I have a closed category for our forum moderators. A non moderator was able to comment on a thread in our category that’s locked. I looked at the category permissions and confirmed he does not meet any of those, chec… --- ## [Implementing Google Tag Manager with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implementing-google-tag-manager-with-discourse/36861)
**Author:** [@Jenn\_Briden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jenn_Briden)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implementing-google-tag-manager-with-discourse/36861 "2016-07-14T22:48:08Z")
I can see that there are settings to specify a Universal Analytics tracking code directly through Discourse. However, I’d prefer to use Google Tag Manager (GTM) since there are other settings that we’re using in our GTM … --- ## [Downloading attachments inside in app from a web view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloading-attachments-inside-in-app-from-a-web-view/36871)
**Author:** [@BerryBlue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BerryBlue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloading-attachments-inside-in-app-from-a-web-view/36871 "2015-12-18T04:27:55Z")
When you upload an attachment to a post your get a URL with an alphanumeric filename. Is there some way to decode the original file name or is this just random? Is there any way to get the uploaded file name? My app h… --- ## [Agreeing/Deferring/Disagreeing with Flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/agreeing-deferring-disagreeing-with-flags/36874)
**Author:** [@Swang007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Swang007)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/agreeing-deferring-disagreeing-with-flags/36874 "2015-12-18T17:57:01Z")
Hey there! Recently we’ve changed our site settings, reducing the number of flags it takes, increasing read posts, increased time spent reading, etc. to reach TL3. The goal was to make it more difficult to be promoted to… --- ## [Discourse installation on Azure not reachable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installation-on-azure-not-reachable/36880)
**Author:** [@Abhay\_Ghatpande](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abhay_Ghatpande)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installation-on-azure-not-reachable/36880 "2021-08-17T16:25:42Z")
I created a new Ubuntu 14.04 VM on Microsoft Azure and installed Discourse using the guide here: discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub The entire installation went perfectly, but the ins… --- ## [Delete the Staff Category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-the-staff-category/36892)
**Author:** [@ryan.a](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryan.a)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-the-staff-category/36892 "2019-02-16T22:33:54Z")
I can’t figure out for the life of me how to delete the “Staff” category. Have tried deleting all of the topics however 4 of them remain in the list. When I go to the Edit screen, it says cannot delete as it has 3 topic… --- ## [Oneboxing google drive videos does not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-google-drive-videos-does-not-work/36896)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-google-drive-videos-does-not-work/36896 "2022-12-17T04:20:44Z")
We make active use of google drive in my organization, and would like to encourage sharing of screencasts and webinar recordings using google drive via discourse. I just attempted this and it does not onebox properly. A… --- ## [How can I force the cache to be rebuilt after I enable new customizations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-force-the-cache-to-be-rebuilt-after-i-enable-new-customizations/36922)
**Author:** [@Vocino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vocino)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-force-the-cache-to-be-rebuilt-after-i-enable-new-customizations/36922 "2015-12-18T19:44:46Z")
It seems like adding and enabling new customizations in the admin is delayed until I do a full rebuild to upgrade Discourse. At first I thought it was just local cache but that doesn’t seem to be it. Is there any way to… --- ## [Make TL3 100 days a changeable Setting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-tl3-100-days-a-changeable-setting/36923)
**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-tl3-100-days-a-changeable-setting/36923 "2015-12-23T01:53:07Z")
Continuing the discussion from Agreeing/Deferring/Disagreeing with Flags: I’m just thinking out loud here, but I’m wondering if it could be done fairly easily if the hard coded “100 days” that the Trust Level 3 require… --- ## [I can't get a good backup - it fails after after\_create\_hook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-get-a-good-backup-it-fails-after-after-create-hook/36946)
**Author:** [@daath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daath)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-get-a-good-backup-it-fails-after-after-create-hook/36946 "2016-04-25T10:10:13Z")
My installation hasn’t been backed up in a while. Even though it’s set to be automatic - I didn’t get any failures either… Tonight I did a manual backup and it said it failed. This was the end of the log: \[2015-12-19 0… --- ## [Users who register on my site, register also on Discourse Vise Versa](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-who-register-on-my-site-register-also-on-discourse-vise-versa/36951)
**Author:** [@Aymane\_Shuichi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aymane_Shuichi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-who-register-on-my-site-register-also-on-discourse-vise-versa/36951 "2015-12-19T09:04:09Z")
Hello, For Users who sign up on my site to signup also on Discourse, I probably should make some API calls to Discourse instance. Can you tell me which one? For the way round , I probably should write a plugin. It’s … --- ## ["Join messages" button for admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/join-messages-button-for-admin/36960)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/join-messages-button-for-admin/36960 "2015-12-19T13:27:26Z")
I noticed some users put a lot of small messages in a row in the same topic. I suspect different possible reasons: Some don’t understand that there might be multiple “quoted replies” in a single message Others just wr… --- ## [Cannot split topic - see error logs in the topic body](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-split-topic-see-error-logs-in-the-topic-body/36962)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-split-topic-see-error-logs-in-the-topic-body/36962 "2015-12-29T20:55:15Z")
In the latest version (v1.5.0.beta7 +3), when I try to split topic, a server error occurs. Here are a few logs: Error #1 NameError (uninitialized constant UserAvatarsController::DOT) /var/www/discourse/app/controllers… --- ## [Make the view topic email option more visible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-view-topic-email-option-more-visible/36972)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-view-topic-email-option-more-visible/36972 "2015-12-21T07:39:53Z")
Ever since the %{respond\_instructions} footer got the topic URL wrapped in text, it’s been harder to use. Just now I ended up trying to unsubscribe from a topic because I found the Click here words first. some ideas… … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=516) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=518)