# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=570 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 571 --- ## [Mysterious entries in topic\_users table](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mysterious-entries-in-topic-users-table/44080)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mysterious-entries-in-topic-users-table/44080 "2016-05-16T21:22:34Z")
I’m running a Data Explorer query to see which users read a specific post: -- \[params\] -- integer :topic = 0 SELECT \*, total\_msecs\_viewed / (1000 \* 60) as mins\_read FROM topic\_users WHERE topic\_id = :topic ORDER BY tot… --- ## [Change right gutter to vertical timeline + topic controls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-right-gutter-to-vertical-timeline-topic-controls/44096)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-right-gutter-to-vertical-timeline-topic-controls/44096 "2016-05-31T19:02:48Z")
:bell: This feature is now merged into master as of May 31 One of our targets for 1.6 is to radically revamp the right gutter, per previous discussions. More specifically, it will be a vertical scrollbar that bette… --- ## [Extra latency due to ads every nth reply?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extra-latency-due-to-ads-every-nth-reply/44098)
**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extra-latency-due-to-ads-every-nth-reply/44098 "2016-05-17T03:47:32Z")
i know our community has got some heavy optional features like signatures and auto-play video, but a number of our core users are complaining about latency that seems to get worse after having been logged on for a while … --- ## [Hack to enable invitations for Trust level 1 users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hack-to-enable-invitations-for-trust-level-1-users/44103)
**Author:** [@envieme](https://meta.discourse.org/u/envieme)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hack-to-enable-invitations-for-trust-level-1-users/44103 "2018-04-09T20:20:17Z")
My community is based on invitations and I would really like to turn on the feature of inviting friends for my trust level 1 members. I have a lot of members in trust level 1 and its going to take some time before they c… --- ## [Params\[:file\] attributes lost within Scheduler::Defer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/params-file-attributes-lost-within-scheduler-defer/44107)
**Author:** [@williamherry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/williamherry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/params-file-attributes-lost-within-scheduler-defer/44107 "2019-01-19T00:09:15Z")
I deployed a instance manually on a centos host, image upload does not work, after several hours of debug, I find file in Scheduler::Defer block lost some attribites, see debug code below def create type = params.re… --- ## [Anti spam suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anti-spam-suggestions/44113)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anti-spam-suggestions/44113 "2017-01-04T02:10:55Z")
Make location field required Do not show URLs in profile publicly for TL0 members Comparing specified location and IP location is a great tool in fighting spam (often the location as specified as west, yet IP is east) … --- ## [Emphasis links do not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emphasis-links-do-not-work/44114)
**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emphasis-links-do-not-work/44114 "2017-06-26T14:23:10Z")
Hello guys, there is some problem with italic links when the URL has "(" and ")", example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse\_(software) Steps for replay: Put the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse\_(sof… --- ## [Redirecting vbulletin urls to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirecting-vbulletin-urls-to-discourse/44116)
**Author:** [@anandm09](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anandm09)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirecting-vbulletin-urls-to-discourse/44116 "2016-07-16T18:26:39Z")
I have moved to discourse (hosted on DigitalOcean) from vbulletin forum long back, however Google Search Console shows thousands of broken links of the following formats. member.php?xxxx-xxxx showthread.php?xxxx-xxxx/x… --- ## [Removing the extra hr and centering "x days later"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-extra-hr-and-centering-x-days-later/44118)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-extra-hr-and-centering-x-days-later/44118 "2016-05-13T18:16:13Z")
I see the “x days later” separator has been tightened up a bit, and I like it. I’m still annoyed by the double hr separator though: I suggest removing the lower hr, and centering the “x months later” text to break it… --- ## [Cannot add tags via the API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-tags-via-the-api/44120)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-tags-via-the-api/44120 "2019-07-06T23:51:25Z")
I’m trying to add tags via the API, but I’m doing something wrong. Here’s a good request made from the website: PUT https://example.com/t/ueber-die-kategorie-organisation/74 HTTP/1.1 Host: example.com Connection: keep-… --- ## [Problem with email on non-default SMTP port](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email-on-non-default-smtp-port/44122)
**Author:** [@peercafe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peercafe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email-on-non-default-smtp-port/44122 "2016-05-12T21:14:01Z")
Ok. I can’t get email to work with my Discourse install. I’ve got it setup on a DigitalOcean 2gb Droplet and the domain name is on Namecheap. I was able to do the workaround discribed in this post https://meta.discourse.… --- ## [Bounce Score Setting Description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounce-score-setting-description/44125)
**Author:** [@lrossouw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lrossouw)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounce-score-setting-description/44125 "2023-10-12T05:35:37Z")
Just read the code on bounce score as I was not sure what happens with it. The description in Settings says: The maximum user bounce score before the they are deactivated. A soft bounce adds 1, a hard bounce adds 2. … --- ## [Problem with email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email/44133)
**Author:** [@Roxelle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roxelle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email/44133 "2016-05-20T18:55:08Z")
I received this error: Probably this error I received it because mandrill has become a fee. How do I set my personal email hosting so that users receive emails from the site and a registered activation email? --- ## ["Topic Footer" "Flag" button broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-flag-button-broken/44134)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-flag-button-broken/44134 "2016-05-12T17:53:13Z")
Steps to reproduce Visit any open topic Scroll to bottom Click “Flag” button Expected Modal dialog to be displayed Actual No visual change Error in console. Additional Info Console displays Uncaught TypeError: C… --- ## [Trouble enabling https for hosted instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-enabling-https-for-hosted-instance/44162)
**Author:** [@AlphaWolfSam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlphaWolfSam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-enabling-https-for-hosted-instance/44162 "2016-05-12T19:30:53Z")
Hey there! We’re relatively new to discourse and my boss has given me the task of enabling https for Discourse. I turned on “use https” but I didn’t have much success… nothing seemed to change and I reach this error page… --- ## [Category Image Logo and Background Specifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-image-logo-and-background-specifications/44171)
**Author:** [@Karthik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karthik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-image-logo-and-background-specifications/44171 "2017-02-04T11:08:08Z")
Hey Guys. So I wasn’t sure what the image logo and background specifications were, but did a check on the element width and figured it’d be best to add an image 831 x 150 for logo. My assumption is that logo was meant … --- ## [Are there any examples in Discourse of decorating a widget after an ajax request?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-there-any-examples-in-discourse-of-decorating-a-widget-after-an-ajax-request/44175)
**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-there-any-examples-in-discourse-of-decorating-a-widget-after-an-ajax-request/44175 "2016-11-26T17:08:30Z")
I would like to use api.decorateWidget after an Discourse.ajax has run. api.decorateWidget('post-contents:before', dec =\> { const attrs = dec.attrs; const result = \[\]; Discours… --- ## ["uncategorized" wont disappear](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncategorized-wont-disappear/44177)
**Author:** [@emiosllc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emiosllc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncategorized-wont-disappear/44177 "2016-05-18T17:01:18Z")
Hi, I disabled “uncategorized” from the admin and the dropdown menu with the categories still displays the “uncategorized” tab. What’s the issue? --- ## [How to find only wiki topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-find-only-wiki-topics/44183)
**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhyolight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-find-only-wiki-topics/44183 "2016-05-13T15:03:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from Wiki tag for wiki topic: I know I can tag a topic as wiki in the future, but I have a bunch of wikis already created, and I don’t remember them all. Is there any way I can find them so I c… --- ## [\[fixed\] Can not send the email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixed-can-not-send-the-email/44190)
**Author:** [@sandybeauty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sandybeauty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixed-can-not-send-the-email/44190 "2016-05-16T11:05:14Z")
I use sparkpost mail to send email. tested with CURL can send email successfully. but with discourse, always get this error: Sent mail to MYEMAIL@gmail.com (695.6ms) Job exception: 500 5.5.2 unrecognized command Sen… --- ## [Difficult to find way to open oneboxed google doc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficult-to-find-way-to-open-oneboxed-google-doc/44191)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficult-to-find-way-to-open-oneboxed-google-doc/44191 "2016-08-10T15:16:17Z")
When a google spreadsheet is embedded in a onebox, it’s hard to figure out how to actually open the doc in Google. For example: --- ## [Missing English text \`\[en.admin.embedding.embed\_classname\_whitelist\]\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-english-text-en-admin-embedding-embed-classname-whitelist/44198)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-english-text-en-admin-embedding-embed-classname-whitelist/44198 "2016-05-13T17:53:53Z")
On the page /admin/customize/embedding … … the English text for \[en.admin.embedding.embed\_classname\_whitelist\] is missing --- ## [What is the difference between "entered" and "read"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-entered-and-read/44199)
**Author:** [@rhyolight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhyolight)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-entered-and-read/44199 "2016-05-13T21:17:50Z")
On the users page, what’s the difference between a user “entering” a topic vs “reading” a topic? Is there some count of how long a user is viewing a post? --- ## [Remove emails from send queue?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-emails-from-send-queue/44205)
**Author:** [@MrSteve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrSteve)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-emails-from-send-queue/44205 "2016-05-13T23:05:57Z")
I had Discourse running for several months without emails working. This was fine for the time, but now I’m trying to get emails working and there’s a huge backlog of unsent messages. I’m using SES and I’m about to take… --- ## [Searching results not displaying expected topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-results-not-displaying-expected-topics/44209)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 7:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-results-not-displaying-expected-topics/44209 "2016-07-25T07:50:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Missing English text \`\[en.admin.embedding.embed\_classname\_whitelist\]\`: I was expecting a search for embed\_classname\_whitelist to return results that mentioned \[en.admin.embedding.embed\_cl… --- ## [Hide Reply button in emails if you don't have permission](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-reply-button-in-emails-if-you-dont-have-permission/44211)
**Author:** [@Jared\_Needell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jared_Needell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-reply-button-in-emails-if-you-dont-have-permission/44211 "2016-07-05T12:45:28Z")
Is it possible to suppress the reply button in emails if the user doesn’t have permission to reply. This can be misleading to someone who can’t reply in a category they get emails on. --- ## [Deeply integrating Discourse into website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deeply-integrating-discourse-into-website/44214)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Windeck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Christian_Windeck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deeply-integrating-discourse-into-website/44214 "2022-02-17T14:32:55Z")
Hi, I’m new to discourse. How well is it possible to integrate discourse into a complex website or integrate a website into discourse. I need high integration, graphically and technically. These should be no optical d… --- ## ["X new topics" has a gap at the top which can lead to accidental sorting of categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/x-new-topics-has-a-gap-at-the-top-which-can-lead-to-accidental-sorting-of-categories/44227)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/x-new-topics-has-a-gap-at-the-top-which-can-lead-to-accidental-sorting-of-categories/44227 "2017-05-19T15:07:24Z")
The “x new topics” (button?) doesn’t cover the whole topic sorting header: If I click on that spot, meaning to click on the “Click to show” button, I accidentally sort the topics by category instead. Here’s a screens… --- ## [Creating a Mega Forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-mega-forum/44228)
**Author:** [@TeacherMac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TeacherMac)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-mega-forum/44228 "2016-05-14T09:28:01Z")
Please consider this a feasibility study for a project I would like to implement asap. I need to verify that Discourse is the resources I need for the creation of a “Super Forum”: the basics outlined below. I would appr… --- ## [Need some quick queries written, paid work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-some-quick-queries-written-paid-work/44229)
**Author:** [@anon34394924](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon34394924)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-some-quick-queries-written-paid-work/44229 "2016-05-14T09:10:34Z")
My S3 bill has got too expensive and I moved back to using local uploads. I still have a huge amount of my site referencing S3 which I need to delete. The amount of uploads I have on S3 is too big for the disk I have on … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=569) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=571)