# Hot

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=569

[Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 570

---

## [Underscores in mid-text in markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-mid-text-in-markdown/43944)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-mid-text-in-markdown/43944 "2016-05-09T15:52:29Z")

</div>

When emphasising text with underscore shouldn’t it ignore any underscores that are in\_side text? So this whole\_line should be italicised but it is not…

---

## [Happy Birthday E-mail?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/happy-birthday-e-mail/43951)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/happy-birthday-e-mail/43951 "2016-05-09T19:38:18Z")

</div>

Hi, everyone! In vBulletin, members would get e-mailed a short “Happy Birthday” greeting on their birthdays. Does a similar feature exist in Discourse that we can enable? Thanks, Kirupa :slight\_smile:

---

## [Looking for advice on how to create a different homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-advice-on-how-to-create-a-different-homepage/43967)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-advice-on-how-to-create-a-different-homepage/43967 "2016-05-11T12:15:00Z")

</div>

Hi folks, I have looked into the several topics in this category for either a blog-like homepage or a curated homepage but nothing yet fits what I am really looking to build. So, I came up with a mockup and I am wonder…

---

## [Embedding HTML inside posts by Admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-html-inside-posts-by-admin/43975)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@envieme](https://meta.discourse.org/u/envieme)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-html-inside-posts-by-admin/43975 "2019-05-12T21:28:28Z")

</div>

While it is good security practise to prevent arbitary HTML embeds inside posts, it is also restricting me as an admin from embedding iframes and some videos which are not yet onebox supported. I would like the functiona…

---

## [cPanel Mail server + D.O Droplet Discourse 1 click install = No mail sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cpanel-mail-server-d-o-droplet-discourse-1-click-install-no-mail-sent/43980)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Optiroot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Optiroot)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cpanel-mail-server-d-o-droplet-discourse-1-click-install-no-mail-sent/43980 "2016-05-10T15:38:18Z")

</div>

Hello everybody! I have a dedicated server on a local hosting provider. This server is CentOS 6.7 with cPanel. I created a Droplet with 1 click Discourse install in DigitalOcean too, and I managed domain setup. Discour…

---

## [Accessing site assets via the API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-site-assets-via-the-api/43985)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mcmcclur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcmcclur)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-site-assets-via-the-api/43985 "2016-05-10T12:41:01Z")

</div>

\##question Is it possible to access site assets (such as the site-logo and favicon image) or other information on the site (like the site title) via the API? Preferably, I’d like to do this as a non-validated user witho…

---

## [Sieve rules for Vacation Email Replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sieve-rules-for-vacation-email-replies/43987)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 11:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sieve-rules-for-vacation-email-replies/43987 "2016-05-10T11:59:37Z")

</div>

I’ve started collecting custom sieve rules for imap for all the vacation email replies we get, here’s my script if anyone is interested: require \["copy","fileinto"\]; # rule:\[sa\] if header :contains "x-spam-level" "\*\*\*\*\*…

---

## [Discourse update seems stuck after resolving 502 bad gateway?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-seems-stuck-after-resolving-502-bad-gateway/43993)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@larsiusprime](https://meta.discourse.org/u/larsiusprime)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-seems-stuck-after-resolving-502-bad-gateway/43993 "2016-05-10T15:06:09Z")

</div>

So last night I go ahead and update Discourse from the admin panel. It gets to the last step and I just leave the computer and go to bed (I mean the process is running on a remote server so it doesn’t need me to babysit,…

---

## [Flag modal changed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-modal-changed/44006)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-modal-changed/44006 "2016-05-11T00:21:07Z")

</div>

Putting this in feature for now, feel free to move to bug if this is, in fact, not-intentional. Turned out to be bug… Noticed earlier today that the flag modal removed the line separating message user from notify staff…

---

## [Links that are oneboxed not shown in context reply emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-that-are-oneboxed-not-shown-in-context-reply-emails/44007)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-that-are-oneboxed-not-shown-in-context-reply-emails/44007 "2016-05-11T12:06:35Z")

</div>

That’s one convoluted topic title, sorry — but it does explain the bug. Here’s a recap of the bug: Post something with a link that becomes onebox’ed (in my case it was an Amazon link) Have someone reply to it The op g…

---

## [Plugin can't retrieve SiteSetting configured in admin ui](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-cant-retrieve-sitesetting-configured-in-admin-ui/44008)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@KevinGlinski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinGlinski)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-cant-retrieve-sitesetting-configured-in-admin-ui/44008 "2018-04-05T00:00:34Z")

</div>

I have a new plugin which has custom settings. I’m able to get the settings to show up in the UI, but when i call SiteSetting.purecloud\_client\_id it returns back only the value that is set in the yml file and never the …

---

## [How to move topic-notifications-button and invite-reply-button from footer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-topic-notifications-button-and-invite-reply-button-from-footer/44013)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-topic-notifications-button-and-invite-reply-button-from-footer/44013 "2016-05-10T21:34:29Z")

</div>

There are two special buttons in discourse/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic-footer-buttons.js.es6: topic-notifications-button and invite-reply-button. I am exploring the possibility of moving these button…

---

## [User visit stats are not correct?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-visit-stats-are-not-correct/44015)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pdx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pdx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-visit-stats-are-not-correct/44015 "2017-01-20T05:39:42Z")

</div>

If I go into Discourse Meta, and select “Today” in the dropdown, I expect to see stats for today in the list below. If I then sort the list by Visits, I’ll see some visitors with 1 visit and some with 2 (I assume that i…

---

## [I don't like the gap between the topic list header and the topnav](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-like-the-gap-between-the-topic-list-header-and-the-topnav/44016)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@emiosllc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emiosllc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-like-the-gap-between-the-topic-list-header-and-the-topnav/44016 "2016-05-10T23:45:58Z")

</div>

Photo: Can you please fix this awkward gap?

---

## [Visual map of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visual-map-of-users/44020)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@MikeTaber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeTaber)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visual-map-of-users/44020 "2018-05-22T18:05:03Z")

</div>

Is there a way to create something like an embedded Google Map with the location of users embedded into it, either on a one-off basis (ie: manually created/updated 1x/month) or dynamically on the fly? We run a private c…

---

## [From / Reply / bounce email issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-reply-bounce-email-issue/44022)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@lrossouw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lrossouw)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/from-reply-bounce-email-issue/44022 "2016-05-23T19:42:58Z")

</div>

I’m not sure where this issue arises but I think this commit is causing me some hassles: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/84d4ebd9108cbe6c2d948401013ef869160fe666 What my site config has is an smtp account…

---

## [User avatar missing from Latest View](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-avatar-missing-from-latest-view/44023)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-avatar-missing-from-latest-view/44023 "2016-05-11T19:21:42Z")

</div>

In this topic, 3 users posted: @jomaxro, @codinghorror, and @cpradio. However, on the latest view, only myself and @codinghorror’s avatars are shown.

---

## [Unable to change tagging text (Customize -\> text)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-tagging-text-customize-text/44024)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tomwrench](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomwrench)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-tagging-text-customize-text/44024 "2016-06-13T15:31:54Z")

</div>

Hi I’m unable to customize the text for the ‘choose optional tags for this topic’. It leads me to the standard ‘page not found’ page. Is this a bug? Thanks

---

## [Hide staff tags from non-staff users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-staff-tags-from-non-staff-users/44025)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tomwrench](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomwrench)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-staff-tags-from-non-staff-users/44025 "2016-05-27T18:23:43Z")

</div>

When logged in as a non-staff user, I can still see a staff-only tag in the dropdown when creating a topic. Is this able to be hidden, so only staff members can see the staff tag in the dropdown? Thanks

---

## [Restrict tags to specific categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-tags-to-specific-categories/44026)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tomwrench](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomwrench)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-tags-to-specific-categories/44026 "2016-06-01T22:24:40Z")

</div>

Would it be possible to restrict tags to specific categories? This would be applicable where a tag list is only relevant in certain categories. For implementation I’m imagining an ‘allow tags in category’ flag in categ…

---

## ["Cannot allocate memory" when upgrading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-allocate-memory-when-upgrading/44029)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@prateekvarma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/prateekvarma)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-allocate-memory-when-upgrading/44029 "2016-05-24T21:54:33Z")

</div>

Hi, I just got a message on my new discourse forum to upgrade to the latest version. On proceeding to the installation (on the black console), i saw some error messages that i dont really remember about an older version…

---

## [Enable tracking from category on mobile view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-tracking-from-category-on-mobile-view/44032)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-tracking-from-category-on-mobile-view/44032 "2017-03-06T05:54:57Z")

</div>

Just noticed today that users cannot track a category easily from mobile view. I can understand why, but perhaps this should be given some additional thought. We have currently switched to category view for our homepage…

---

## [User preference: Latest vs categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preference-latest-vs-categories/44033)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-preference-latest-vs-categories/44033 "2017-12-02T09:26:21Z")

</div>

I’ve seen several discussions on one vs the other as the homepage. Is there a reason not to make this a user preference?

---

## [New version link contains extra www](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-version-link-contains-extra-www/44050)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@vulkanino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vulkanino)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-version-link-contains-extra-www/44050 "2016-05-16T18:35:24Z")

</div>

This is probably a misconfiguration at my side, but when I receive the “new version available” email, the link on “Upgrade using our easy one-click browser upgrade” brings to my site admin URL, having a “www.” prefix: h…

---

## [Force OAuth2 re-authentication after N days?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-oauth2-re-authentication-after-n-days/44058)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@aviflax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aviflax)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-oauth2-re-authentication-after-n-days/44058 "2016-05-11T21:40:47Z")

</div>

I’m using the OAuth2 plugin on my hosted site, so my co-workers can log in with Box. The main goal is to avoid having yet another credential to manage. Part of that is a requirement that if someone leaves and we deactiva…

---

## [Floating Signup CTA box at Footer like pinterest and disqus to increase members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/floating-signup-cta-box-at-footer-like-pinterest-and-disqus-to-increase-members/44059)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@SMT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SMT)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/floating-signup-cta-box-at-footer-like-pinterest-and-disqus-to-increase-members/44059 "2020-11-28T17:08:16Z")

</div>

Hi, Can we add floating signup CTA box at footer like pinterest and disqus to increase members?

---

## [Solved topics should automatically close, after a delay?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-topics-should-automatically-close-after-a-delay/44061)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zainab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zainab)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-topics-should-automatically-close-after-a-delay/44061 "2019-06-17T23:17:11Z")

</div>

Hi, If there can be setting that as soon as a topic is marked solved it should close immediately or after maybe an hour or a specified period which can be set for each category.. I think it would be great if this was a…

---

## [How to Intercept page scroll event](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-intercept-page-scroll-event/44069)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@itkin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itkin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-intercept-page-scroll-event/44069 "2020-08-27T12:40:15Z")

</div>

Hello, I’d like to add a little script to trigger a function when the header logo changes (when the window is scrolled down). Well i’m pretty lost at it, being a total newbie to ember and its ecosystem… Do you which f…

---

## [Multiple image upload on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-image-upload-on-mobile/44070)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-image-upload-on-mobile/44070 "2016-05-17T13:05:02Z")

</div>

Continuing the discussion from Multiple Image Upload: Uploading images on mobile is far more annoying process compared to desktop… … allowing multiple image uploads on mobile helps with some of that pain. Pull request…

---

## [Very impressed with Communiteq!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-impressed-with-communiteq/44075)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@emiosllc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emiosllc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-impressed-with-communiteq/44075 "2017-07-12T04:12:23Z")

</div>

Hey everyone, I just wanted to make a post to thank Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting). Started my week trial and it’s been amazing so far. One of the biggest issues I’ve had with self hosting this platform is email…

[Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=568)

[Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=570)
