# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=539 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 540 --- ## [How to check for new users (The newest ones?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-for-new-users-the-newest-ones/40066)
**Author:** [@AnonymousPerson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AnonymousPerson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-for-new-users-the-newest-ones/40066 "2016-02-27T07:55:38Z")
Hey! So each week on the Hopscotch Forum, we use to tag the new people in a welcome topic. Each week, that is, until now. I think @Liza\_Conrad (one of the customers of your amazing forum setup) stopped doing it, or forgo… --- ## ["Disable Markdown" Button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-markdown-button/40068)
**Author:** [@anon58331930](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon58331930)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-markdown-button/40068 "2016-02-24T20:52:15Z")
Is it possible to include a button that allows you to disable Markdown? It would be useful for using the two asterisks without italicizing. --- ## [Try to upgrade Discourse - didn't work. Then, when trying to log in got "Unkown Error" message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/try-to-upgrade-discourse-didnt-work-then-when-trying-to-log-in-got-unkown-error-message/40072)
**Author:** [@Frisk19](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frisk19)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/try-to-upgrade-discourse-didnt-work-then-when-trying-to-log-in-got-unkown-error-message/40072 "2016-02-24T05:53:13Z")
Hey Everyone, I just tried upgrading the newest version of Discourse and unfortunately it did not work. When I tried logging into my Discourse website with my admin username/password (after the unsuccessful upgrade), I… --- ## [(minor) Broken link in Admin -\> Settings -\> Security](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-broken-link-in-admin-settings-security/40074)
**Author:** [@evert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 7:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-broken-link-in-admin-settings-security/40074 "2018-08-30T07:53:48Z")
Hi all, When I go to http://\[domain\]/admin/site\_settings/category/security there’s an option with ‘enable escaped fragments’. This has the following description: ‘Fall back to Google’s Ajax-Crawling API if no webcrawler… --- ## [Backup isn't including all uploads folder data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-isnt-including-all-uploads-folder-data/40075)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-isnt-including-all-uploads-folder-data/40075 "2016-02-26T13:56:07Z")
So I recently migrated a server from Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting) to DO. There is one issue on the new instance, the previous server had the a folder called db1234 (4 digit numerical value) in the var/discours… --- ## [Clear Onebox Cache](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clear-onebox-cache/40080)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clear-onebox-cache/40080 "2021-01-18T18:32:03Z")
I’m developing a small Onebox plugin and testing it in my production install. It appears that Discourse is caching the Oneboxes: When I paste a link I once saw oneboxed into a new post, the preview is still looking as i… --- ## [Mail failed because of exception](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-failed-because-of-exception/40081)
**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-failed-because-of-exception/40081 "2016-02-24T16:42:01Z")
Error: undefined method \`address\_list’ for #Mail::UnstructuredField:0x007f429f99b388 Return-Path: \*\*@remobjects.com Message-Id: 56CC7966.1070606@remobjects.com In-Reply-To: topic/7503/38746@talk.remobjects.com Date F… --- ## [Some issues with staged users and their (in)ability to visit topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-issues-with-staged-users-and-their-in-ability-to-visit-topics/40084)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-issues-with-staged-users-and-their-in-ability-to-visit-topics/40084 "2016-02-29T14:55:29Z")
Imagine an unknown user mailing to a category that has restricted access. One of the known users reply there, so the unknown user gets a notification by mail. In that mail there is the line that says Visit Topic or repl… --- ## [Password reminders are not sent to staged users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-reminders-are-not-sent-to-staged-users/40085)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-reminders-are-not-sent-to-staged-users/40085 "2017-06-05T17:36:51Z")
Case: Staged user requests mail to reset password Nothing happens The staged user was created by sending a mail to a secured category, in case that makes any difference. --- ## [Mails from outlook.com stripped of newlines](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mails-from-outlook-com-stripped-of-newlines/40087)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mails-from-outlook-com-stripped-of-newlines/40087 "2016-03-15T10:47:15Z")
When sending a mail from outlook.com, newlines are stripped. Related? https://meta.discourse.org/t/newlines-stripped-in-html-email-replies-to-notifications/21062/7?u=sander78 --- ## [Can't mark a post as wiki anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-mark-a-post-as-wiki-anymore/40090)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 5:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-mark-a-post-as-wiki-anymore/40090 "2017-01-25T05:36:15Z")
Reproduce: Be an admin, mod, or TL3 (default for min trust to allow self wiki) site setting. Find one of your own posts that’s not yet a wiki post. Follow these instructions to wiki-fy: Expected behavior: Option t… --- ## [Is there a way to require access codes on sign-up or password-protect categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-require-access-codes-on-sign-up-or-password-protect-categories/40099)
**Author:** [@mattdis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-require-access-codes-on-sign-up-or-password-protect-categories/40099 "2016-02-24T16:42:47Z")
I’ve set up Discourse and don’t see an option to require an access-code on sign-up, perhaps through a plugin? Or can I password-protect categories? Basically I want to make a private Discourse site where I don’t have to … --- ## [Discourse Username in Embedded Comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-username-in-embedded-comments/40103)
**Author:** [@micpringle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/micpringle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-username-in-embedded-comments/40103 "2016-02-25T13:13:00Z")
Hi, I’ve been trying to get the embedded Discourse comments to work with multiple users, via the discourseUserName field that’s part of embed.js. The generated embedding URL seems to be correct (creating the discourse\_… --- ## [Ambiguous error text when inviting a user already invited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ambiguous-error-text-when-inviting-a-user-already-invited/40106)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ambiguous-error-text-when-inviting-a-user-already-invited/40106 "2016-03-01T19:02:30Z")
Anyone agree that this error message is ambiguous? (e.g., When inviting a user ID who that had already been invited to the topic.) Validation failed: Topic has already been taken Perhaps something like this? Sorry,… --- ## [Img class and Group name length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/img-class-and-group-name-length/40109)
**Author:** [@ccdw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ccdw)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/img-class-and-group-name-length/40109 "2016-02-24T19:07:05Z")
Hi, I’d like to request a couple of small changes to the standard install. Could we possibly whitelist the class attribute for the image tag? This would allow float to be added. I can currently target images with CSS … --- ## [Minimal Version of Discourse for (Jekyll) Blogs - Any Examples?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimal-version-of-discourse-for-jekyll-blogs-any-examples/40117)
**Author:** [@themoment](https://meta.discourse.org/u/themoment)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimal-version-of-discourse-for-jekyll-blogs-any-examples/40117 "2016-02-27T15:15:15Z")
I’m trying to find a minimal discussion platform to use for my Jekyll blog and considering Discourse as an option. Is there a minimal version of Discourse for personal blogs? So far the only post I saw on this was \[this… --- ## [Composing a Message starts with subject?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composing-a-message-starts-with-subject/40120)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composing-a-message-starts-with-subject/40120 "2016-02-25T22:37:31Z")
Does it seem strange to anyone that that when you compose a new Message to a user (or group), that the first text field highlighted is the subject rather than the recipient? (Recipient is the top field.) This has confus… --- ## [Muted topics still notifying me on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124)
**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124 "2020-05-22T00:38:18Z")
I just noticed on Meta a bug where muting a topic is still sending me notifications about the topic. Upon looking into this specific case, it’s even stranger. Here’s the scenario: I am “Watching” the plugin category. … --- ## [Hashtags for categories ...and not tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hashtags-for-categories-and-not-tags/40126)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hashtags-for-categories-and-not-tags/40126 "2016-02-25T10:18:14Z")
Has this only just been added? :blush: When typing a post and adding a hashtag a list of categories come up, which when clicked on get inserted as a link. I think it’s great to add short cuts like this, but categories … --- ## [Creating badge via API query works, but returns 422](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-badge-via-api-query-works-but-returns-422/40127)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-badge-via-api-query-works-but-returns-422/40127 "2018-11-15T14:14:31Z")
I want a way to make groups of badges: bronze → submitted with certain tag silver → submitted tag, liked by me gold → submitted tag, liked by me and 3 other people I need to make a bunch of them and it’s tedious doing… --- ## [What to do if your Discourse is compromised](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-do-if-your-discourse-is-compromised/40129)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-do-if-your-discourse-is-compromised/40129 "2016-02-24T23:39:47Z")
We’ve recently had two reports of Discourse sites that were compromised, likely due to weak admin account passwords. So we’d like to document: what to do when compromise happens what we can do to better prevent this in… --- ## [Consequences of not validating email addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consequences-of-not-validating-email-addresses/40132)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consequences-of-not-validating-email-addresses/40132 "2016-02-25T15:01:40Z")
I’m using Discourse with SSO. The guidelines say: I’m tempted to :fire: open the gates of hell :fire: and not send require\_activation=true although I’m not validating addresses. There are good reasons why I cannot forc… --- ## [Solved plugin: post menu button now hidden at far right, used to be on the left?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-plugin-post-menu-button-now-hidden-at-far-right-used-to-be-on-the-left/40137)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-plugin-post-menu-button-now-hidden-at-far-right-used-to-be-on-the-left/40137 "2016-02-25T05:48:47Z")
With Discourse Solved (Accepted answer plugin) installed, is there any particular reason why now the solved button on the post menu is on the far right for posts by others, when it used to be on the far left? On my own p… --- ## [One-click install or Docker install?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-click-install-or-docker-install/40144)
**Author:** [@mansoorix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mansoorix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-click-install-or-docker-install/40144 "2016-02-25T08:29:35Z")
Hi Folks, I am going to install Discourse on Digital Ocean. Just figured out that they have a One-click install through their own panel. I also noticed this tutorial by Docker. Which one do you recommend? First one see… --- ## [How to remove the plugin config from the WP database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-the-plugin-config-from-the-wp-database/40145)
**Author:** [@jacotec](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jacotec)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-the-plugin-config-from-the-wp-database/40145 "2016-02-26T20:40:49Z")
Hi, unfortunately I did a mistake in my wordpress database and as a result the plugin seems to write some data into a wrong section :frowning: Each time a comment of a news article is pulled to the Wordpress installati… --- ## [Discourse installation on CentOS 6.5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installation-on-centos-6-5/40149)
**Author:** [@Niki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Niki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 11:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installation-on-centos-6-5/40149 "2016-02-25T11:59:12Z")
Dear Discourse community, I would like to install Discourse software on my dedicated server that uses CentOS 6.7, but I have received the following reply from my support team: \*\* In order to install discourse, it will … --- ## [Staged users are emailed a link to visit topics in private categories they can't access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-are-emailed-a-link-to-visit-topics-in-private-categories-they-cant-access/40151)
**Author:** [@wityr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wityr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-are-emailed-a-link-to-visit-topics-in-private-categories-they-cant-access/40151 "2016-02-25T13:30:12Z")
Not actually sure if this is a bug or a UX issue. Please move the post as needed. Use case is a private email support portal. We’re on v1.5.0.beta11 +164 We have a private category that a handful of users can access. T… --- ## [Creating Auto login from android app to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-auto-login-from-android-app-to-discourse/40154)
**Author:** [@chitale\_prasad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chitale_prasad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-auto-login-from-android-app-to-discourse/40154 "2016-08-16T10:08:01Z")
Hi! I have an android app. Inside android app I have called my Discourse forum using Web browser activity. My users need to login again in Discourse due to this. Is their any way by which I can auto login them if discou… --- ## [Limit for new topics when admin moves a post !?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-for-new-topics-when-admin-moves-a-post/40155)
**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-for-new-topics-when-admin-moves-a-post/40155 "2016-02-25T13:32:19Z")
Hello, this is the case. A new user registered into the forum. That “new user” earn TL1, and replayed some thread. An admin see that post (from “new user”), select the post, and check the options to “move to new topic… --- ## [Split a post in two](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-a-post-in-two/40156)
**Author:** [@MiguelAngelLV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MiguelAngelLV)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-a-post-in-two/40156 "2016-02-26T07:15:53Z")
Any way of split a post / reply in two? Sometimes, I need divide the first post in two for become the first post in wiki and hold the content of the first post as reply of this. My actual “solution” is make a new threa… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=538) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=540)