# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=524 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 525 --- ## [Suppress from homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-from-homepage/37966)
**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-from-homepage/37966 "2016-01-20T16:57:19Z")
Hi. I have a category which I want to suppress from our homepage (including all the subs), but I want all the subcategories to still show on the category page. This used to be working, but perhaps there was a recent chan… --- ## [Discourse to Power Q & A Site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-to-power-q-a-site/37974)
**Author:** [@StageAgent](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StageAgent)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-to-power-q-a-site/37974 "2016-01-15T10:36:02Z")
Hello, We are looking to add a Q&A section to our website, stageagent.com. The idea is primarily to give our users the ability to get feedback from our in-house experts. However, it’d be great if we could also let users… --- ## [Can't select some categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-select-some-categories/37980)
**Author:** [@john\_mardlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john_mardlin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-select-some-categories/37980 "2016-01-15T10:05:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Bitcoin Tipping Plugin: @erlend\_sh: Thanks for fixing the category. I for some reason am not able to select the “plugin” category. edit: @sam thanks for fixing that. :wrench: --- ## [Preventing malicious linking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-malicious-linking/37982)
**Author:** [@john\_mardlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john_mardlin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-malicious-linking/37982 "2017-12-24T12:58:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from How Coinbase Uses Discourse to Educate Customers and Improve SEO: If I understand, that warning would be shown to anyone who clicks on a link posted by a TL0 user? What if a TL0 users po… --- ## [Some questions on vbulletin import script (groups, likes, attachments)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-questions-on-vbulletin-import-script-groups-likes-attachments/37990)
**Author:** [@lrossouw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lrossouw)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-questions-on-vbulletin-import-script-groups-likes-attachments/37990 "2022-04-30T09:48:54Z")
I’m importing a community forum from vbulletin. And I can’t wait to get it done, because I want to start using discourse pronto. I’ve managed to get the script running and it can import: users, groups, categories, topi… --- ## [Groups should have a root directory page, just like Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-should-have-a-root-directory-page-just-like-users/37996)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-should-have-a-root-directory-page-just-like-users/37996 "2016-12-15T20:43:13Z")
Nothing urgent here, just adding this to ye olde TODO-list. Since we have pages like this: https://meta.discourse.org/groups/team There ought to be a page like this: https://meta.discourse.org/groups/ I doubt the te… --- ## [Censored words not being censored while under \[code\] tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censored-words-not-being-censored-while-under-code-tag/37997)
**Author:** [@Alankrit\_Choudh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alankrit_Choudh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/censored-words-not-being-censored-while-under-code-tag/37997 "2016-01-15T10:49:35Z")
The censored words i added to my community are not being censored inside a \[code\] tag. If i type the censored word outside like a normal post it works fine. Any one else getting this as well? --- ## [Can't pin topics because numbers are written in Hindu numerical system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-pin-topics-because-numbers-are-written-in-hindu-numerical-system/38006)
**Author:** [@Aymane\_Shuichi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aymane_Shuichi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-pin-topics-because-numbers-are-written-in-hindu-numerical-system/38006 "2017-05-10T20:05:09Z")
Hello, I’m using Discourse in Arabic. The numbers are Arabic : 0,1,2,3 … but they’re hindu after selection. When I set a date and click pin, it says that I should enter a date. I think the hindu numbers are not… --- ## [How to track user registration with gAnalytics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-track-user-registration-with-ganalytics/38007)
**Author:** [@Frez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-track-user-registration-with-ganalytics/38007 "2016-04-01T20:31:11Z")
Hi everybody, I’m trying to track user signup on our new Discourse Pokémon Go site but I can’t figure out how to proceed. I’ve read those two posts twice and it didn’t help me much. Any help would be much apprecia… --- ## [Link replies without replying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-replies-without-replying/38009)
**Author:** [@Aarskin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aarskin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-replies-without-replying/38009 "2016-01-17T13:25:30Z")
There are situations where it would be beneficial to link an existing topic to a new one without replying, however, I don’t know how to do this.The result is that people are linking topics together by replying with a lin… --- ## [Background of selected from category dropdown extends past menu on iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-of-selected-from-category-dropdown-extends-past-menu-on-ios/38017)
**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-of-selected-from-category-dropdown-extends-past-menu-on-ios/38017 "2016-01-15T20:41:16Z")
It’s hard to get a screenshot of this. On an ipad, when the ‘bullet’ category style is being used, after selecting a category from the category drop-down, the selected category’s background extends 10px past the edge of … --- ## [SendGrid needs root cert installed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sendgrid-needs-root-cert-installed/38022)
**Author:** [@rockylhotka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rockylhotka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sendgrid-needs-root-cert-installed/38022 "2016-01-15T23:51:30Z")
I am trying to set up my first discourse server, using docker and hosted in azure. I have it running, but can’t get email to send from discourse. Looking at the production.log file in the container it appears that the p… --- ## [Ability to view if PM has been read (Moderation ability?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-if-pm-has-been-read-moderation-ability/38033)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-if-pm-has-been-read-moderation-ability/38033 "2023-02-06T16:10:57Z")
So, this is a feature that many, but not all, communication platforms have. I would like an option to view if a user has “read” (seen) a PM sent to them. Facebook Messenger is the most prominent service that does this,… --- ## [Incorrect user attribution for wiki post edits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-user-attribution-for-wiki-post-edits/38034)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-user-attribution-for-wiki-post-edits/38034 "2016-03-08T20:59:37Z")
Summary: When mentioning users in a wiki post edit, the notifications received by those users comes from the original post author, not the user who made the edit. Steps to reproduce: User A creates a topic Moderator … --- ## [How do I validate my DNS settings for email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-validate-my-dns-settings-for-email/38040)
**Author:** [@Henrik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Henrik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-validate-my-dns-settings-for-email/38040 "2016-01-29T15:01:00Z")
Hi! I have encountered a small problem. Email delivery to any other email adress than my own still doesnt work, even tough I have done the DNS changes and waited ~2 days. I cant figure out what I have done wrong, and … --- ## [CSS overrides aren't working after restoring from backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-overrides-arent-working-after-restoring-from-backup/38049)
**Author:** [@axfelix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/axfelix)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-overrides-arent-working-after-restoring-from-backup/38049 "2016-01-18T17:47:42Z")
Hi folks, Just moved a Discourse instance to a new server using the builtin backup functionality. Everything went smoothly, except some of the old CSS overrides don’t seem to be working anymore, and there’s a lot of thi… --- ## [CDN Recommendation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-recommendation/38062)
**Author:** [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-recommendation/38062 "2023-02-08T13:27:43Z")
I’m about to launch a couple new communities in the upcoming weeks and I’m working out all of my hosting and plugin details. A concern I have is storage of uploads. It’s mostly a preemptive measure I’m considering. But I… --- ## [Looking for "Dev Tracker" Mod/Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-dev-tracker-mod-plugin/38063)
**Author:** [@Dopefish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dopefish)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-dev-tracker-mod-plugin/38063 "2016-05-27T17:43:48Z")
Forgive me if this isn’t the right place, this is new software for me, spending some time playing with it, and ran into the first thing I can’t seem to find on my own. It’s something called the “dev tracker”. I’ve spot… --- ## [S3 region vs. Discourse region](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-region-vs-discourse-region/38067)
**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-region-vs-discourse-region/38067 "2016-01-19T16:15:43Z")
My forum’s backups don’t work due to a mismatch between the region of the S3 bucket specified on Amazon’s site, and the region specified in the Discourse Files setting. Another user had the same problem: https://meta.d… --- ## [Use different smtp configure for digest and trigger email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-different-smtp-configure-for-digest-and-trigger-email/38069)
**Author:** [@zh99998](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zh99998)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-different-smtp-configure-for-digest-and-trigger-email/38069 "2017-06-05T11:12:16Z")
digest email is less important and more possibility to be marked as spam. other email is opposite. if digest email be marked as spam, email provider may block trigger email too. maybe it’s better to allow set 2 smtp co… --- ## [Ability for a user to post (images, updates) on their profile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-for-a-user-to-post-images-updates-on-their-profile/38075)
**Author:** [@arrancscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arrancscott)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-for-a-user-to-post-images-updates-on-their-profile/38075 "2016-01-18T10:31:12Z")
Is there currently any way that a logged in user can create, edit and update posts on their profile? Kind of like the Twitter feed, where a post can be made and people can view it etc? --- ## [PAID: Migrating existing PhpBB forum to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrating-existing-phpbb-forum-to-discourse/38076)
**Author:** [@moshe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/moshe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrating-existing-phpbb-forum-to-discourse/38076 "2016-01-17T16:02:42Z")
I have an existing (11 year old) site, which I want to port/migrate to Discourse. It is based on a combination of PhpBB 3, Drupal 5 and Gallery 2 (inactive, but has content). Site has 4000 users, 50K posts, 12K images … --- ## [SQL query to get the queue of all the PMs in the system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-query-to-get-the-queue-of-all-the-pms-in-the-system/38089)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sql-query-to-get-the-queue-of-all-the-pms-in-the-system/38089 "2016-01-27T01:52:35Z")
Please help - can’t figure out how PMs are stored in the database. Is it still in topics/posts? If yes, then how would I identify, which topic is private and for which users? --- ## [App.yml OVH SMTP config](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-yml-ovh-smtp-config/38098)
**Author:** [@hypertext](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hypertext)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/app-yml-ovh-smtp-config/38098 "2016-01-20T04:13:22Z")
Hello, Sorry for my sketchy english, I’ll try to do my best :pensive: I have registered a domain name with OVH and created a special email adress for discourse : no-reply@myOVHdomain.fr My Discourse forum is hosted on… --- ## [Discourse avatar's usage policy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-avatars-usage-policy/38103)
**Author:** [@Lewis\_Wright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lewis_Wright)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-avatars-usage-policy/38103 "2016-01-19T22:26:55Z")
Hi there, apologies if this information is already publicly accessible, I did do some research but couldn’t find anything. I was wondering what the usage policy was for hotlinking discourse’s avatar service? We’d like t… --- ## [More granular mailing list mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-granular-mailing-list-mode/38107)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-granular-mailing-list-mode/38107 "2016-05-31T11:15:28Z")
I’m making this proposal in response to the following topics: I think the vast majority of the problems & shortcomings discussed in the topics above would be solved by slightly more granular options for the “maili… --- ## [Google Auth Registration on Android Crashing Chrome with Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-auth-registration-on-android-crashing-chrome-with-plugins/38111)
**Author:** [@lrossouw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lrossouw)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-auth-registration-on-android-crashing-chrome-with-plugins/38111 "2016-01-19T18:10:41Z")
When I register on try.discourse.org using Google Auth my chrome browser closes with an “Unfortunately Chrome has Stopped” Android 5.0 / most recent chrome stable. --- ## [Uploaded avatars and Gravatar not working with subfolder installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploaded-avatars-and-gravatar-not-working-with-subfolder-installation/38114)
**Author:** [@Strikki\_Strik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Strikki_Strik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploaded-avatars-and-gravatar-not-working-with-subfolder-installation/38114 "2016-01-21T00:19:33Z")
Greetings I have a subfolder latest Discourse installation (use official how-to). I have a Gravatar account and Discourse used to load my picture with subdomain (default) installation. But when I made a clean new subf… --- ## [Cannot Post to Discourse instance, Published Category does not Display in settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-post-to-discourse-instance-published-category-does-not-display-in-settings/38136)
**Author:** [@Josiah\_Toppin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Josiah_Toppin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-post-to-discourse-instance-published-category-does-not-display-in-settings/38136 "2016-01-26T03:40:48Z")
Hi all, I’m receiving a number of different errors as per the logs depending on which page I’m on as per the following: Posting a post: 2016/01/18 12:52:51 \[error\] 4319#0: \*3320 FastCGI sent in stderr: “PHP message: … --- ## [Possible to remove heading in category view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-remove-heading-in-category-view/38144)
**Author:** [@maigaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maigaard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-remove-heading-in-category-view/38144 "2016-01-18T22:57:52Z")
I am trying to remove the heading for the category view. I want to get rid of the entire header table with the headers circled here: I think this should be possible in CSS - and I can remove entire columns - but I wa… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=523) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=525)