# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=582 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 583 --- ## [Force Lowercase slug URLs when set to "encoded"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-lowercase-slug-urls-when-set-to-encoded/46036)
**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-lowercase-slug-urls-when-set-to-encoded/46036 "2016-06-20T22:26:43Z")
I wanted to know if there is an option to force lowercase slugs instead of the same capitilization it is written. I prefer lowercase URLs than mixed ones. --- ## [Gradual migration from vBulletin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gradual-migration-from-vbulletin/46044)
**Author:** [@IbnAdam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IbnAdam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gradual-migration-from-vbulletin/46044 "2016-06-20T15:48:14Z")
I have a large forum and resident members do not like abrupt changes. I am planning to introduce gradual migration to discourse by adding discourse based topics at the end of each thread on current vB forum, and encourag… --- ## [Naming bookmarks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/naming-bookmarks/46052)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/naming-bookmarks/46052 "2017-04-16T08:19:58Z")
Sometimes when I look at a bookmark, I’ll think “Why did I even bookmark this?” Just before posting this, I spent an hour trying to find a post only to find that I had already bookmarked it but didn’t notice it because o… --- ## [Invite group doesn't update "users"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-group-doesnt-update-users/46054)
**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-group-doesnt-update-users/46054 "2016-06-21T06:03:06Z")
as per Cannot invite a group to a message - #9 by sam (fantastic feature btw!) this doesn’t get updated to reflect sales is now part of the message (reopening shows it fine though) --- ## [Topic admin actions is invisible if there is no right gutter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-admin-actions-is-invisible-if-there-is-no-right-gutter/46055)
**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-admin-actions-is-invisible-if-there-is-no-right-gutter/46055 "2016-06-22T00:58:57Z")
I apologize if it has already been reported My discourse is on v1.6.0.beta8 +104 . If topic has not right gutter there is no topic admin actions icon on post. Is this bug or I miss something --- ## [Admin topic actions menu positioning issue on short topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-topic-actions-menu-positioning-issue-on-short-topics/46060)
**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-topic-actions-menu-positioning-issue-on-short-topics/46060 "2016-06-21T06:53:44Z")
When I click the admin topic actions buttons, the menu appears much higher above the button and some parts of it below the header. Here’s an image showing the issue. Testing in Chrome latest version / Windows 7 --- ## [Discourse vs Slack](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-slack/46065)
**Author:** [@Greg11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greg11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-slack/46065 "2016-06-20T12:49:42Z")
We are assessing platforms for team learning online platform. Basically, we are going to read book(s), share our findings, impressions and will explain to each other what we learned. Also do code katas and compare our … --- ## [Unlisted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-categories/46066)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-categories/46066 "2016-06-21T00:52:06Z")
By now we’ve dealt with a couple different customers who for various reasons would like to have categories in the thousands. The main scalability problem with regards to categories is the /categories view, e.g. this one: … --- ## [Is there a live communication element to Discourse? More like IRC than forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-live-communication-element-to-discourse-more-like-irc-than-forum/46068)
**Author:** [@Greg11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greg11)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-live-communication-element-to-discourse-more-like-irc-than-forum/46068 "2022-02-13T17:18:52Z")
Is there a live or private communication element to Discourse? More like IRC or chat than forum? --- ## [Exclude category from search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-category-from-search/46069)
**Author:** [@jmamazo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmamazo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-category-from-search/46069 "2016-10-04T15:09:36Z")
Hello guys Is there a way to exclude a category from “search” I mean forum wide. I know I can use advanced filter but most users just dont bother about checking those and we would like to always exclude a category from … --- ## ["Host is invalid" error when TLD is longer than 7 characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/host-is-invalid-error-when-tld-is-longer-than-7-characters/46081)
**Author:** [@flimm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flimm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/host-is-invalid-error-when-tld-is-longer-than-7-characters/46081 "2022-07-22T00:52:03Z")
When setting the allowed hosts for embedding, I get this error: Host is invalid. This is because it is not passing this regex in the source code, line 26 in the source code of embeddable\_host.rb: Link def host\_must\_be\_… --- ## [Link activation already expired when sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-activation-already-expired-when-sent/46090)
**Author:** [@brunoedigital](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brunoedigital)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-activation-already-expired-when-sent/46090 "2016-06-21T08:47:34Z")
Hey folks. We developed a custom plugin to integrate my payment system with Discourse. Basically what it does is that it creates a new user based on a POST notification sent by my payment system where it creates a new u… --- ## [Switch to Monaco Editor from Ace Editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-monaco-editor-from-ace-editor/46099)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-monaco-editor-from-ace-editor/46099 "2016-06-21T14:54:14Z")
Microsoft recently announced the Monaco Editor, that powers Visual Studio Code, is now open-source. It can be added to a webpage, and provides Rich IntelliSense and CSS Validation. It looks like a good fit for the C… --- ## [Delete topic doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-doesnt-work/46101)
**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-topic-doesnt-work/46101 "2016-06-22T11:25:18Z")
I click the wrench icon and choose ‘Delete Topic’. The invite button is grayed out, but the topic is not removed. I go back to the main page and I can still see it. I hard refresh the page and the topic is still there. … --- ## [Session/sso wrong redirect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-sso-wrong-redirect/46103)
**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-sso-wrong-redirect/46103 "2016-06-23T07:56:44Z")
Hey guys. I have this weird thing and I’m not sure what to do next. So, I have this set up: Discourse behind nginx, because I have a couple of extra sites on the same sever. The forum is private, on a subdomain The au… --- ## [Topnav buttons are not aligned in some languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topnav-buttons-are-not-aligned-in-some-languages/46110)
**Author:** [@brunoedigital](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brunoedigital)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topnav-buttons-are-not-aligned-in-some-languages/46110 "2016-06-21T07:26:11Z")
I think it’s a small CSS thing, but on my forum I’ve changed the default language to Portuguese, which words tend to be bigger. That plus some categories having a larger a name produced this: You can see the “Edit” … --- ## [Whispers show up in embedded comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-show-up-in-embedded-comments/46116)
**Author:** [@jmamazo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmamazo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 8:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-show-up-in-embedded-comments/46116 "2016-06-23T08:42:23Z")
Hello guys I think there is an undesirable behavior of whispers when you are using embedded posts. You can see them as regular posts (even for unauthenticated users) this should not be happening. How to reproduce: cr… --- ## [Git Hub Profile Image Not Importing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/git-hub-profile-image-not-importing/46117)
**Author:** [@michaelhenderson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaelhenderson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/git-hub-profile-image-not-importing/46117 "2019-02-26T21:57:07Z")
Hi, I am having an issue in my forum where user’s github images are not porting over to the forum, they are having to manually set their profile picture.. Does anyone know how I can diagnose this issue? or, better yet, h… --- ## [Translation of tagging selector does not change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-of-tagging-selector-does-not-change/46119)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-of-tagging-selector-does-not-change/46119 "2016-12-27T20:56:05Z")
when i change the text in the tag-selector from “all tags” to the string i want, it remains unaffected: it shouldn’t be cache issue, since i’ve just updated the site. update: i just checked and it seems this happens… --- ## [Notice of new messages won't disappear after clicking New](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notice-of-new-messages-wont-disappear-after-clicking-new/46121)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notice-of-new-messages-wont-disappear-after-clicking-new/46121 "2017-05-15T20:57:42Z")
Steps to reproduce: Wait til a new message is posted, causing the blue notice bar to appear above the topics Don’t click it to refresh the list. Click New in the menu bar The notice will stay --- ## [Input validation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/input-validation/46126)
**Author:** [@piratdavid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piratdavid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/input-validation/46126 "2016-06-22T07:44:10Z")
Could someone point me in the right direction for input validation of fields in a plugin. Thanx in advance. I’d like to have the same popup-tip behavior as a missing required field in the post composer. /david --- ## [Configure Apache proxy with Let's Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-apache-proxy-with-lets-encrypt/46139)
**Author:** [@tarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tarek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-apache-proxy-with-lets-encrypt/46139 "2016-06-21T18:06:35Z")
:warning: Using Apache as a proxy is not recommended as Apache Httpd uses thread-per-connection model, and will likely run out of threads very fast as Discourse uses long polling. (related). The goal of this post is t… --- ## [Is there a plugin for adding form entry to a topic; or all topics in a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-plugin-for-adding-form-entry-to-a-topic-or-all-topics-in-a-category/46141)
**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-plugin-for-adding-form-entry-to-a-topic-or-all-topics-in-a-category/46141 "2016-06-21T18:40:13Z")
I am wondering if there is a plugin that can turn a new topic into a structured form, which is set up in the back end by admin. This could be used to turn a blank topic into an incident report, a data collection event, o… --- ## [Problem after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-after-upgrade/46155)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Davis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Davis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-after-upgrade/46155 "2016-06-22T00:02:46Z")
My last upgrade had a failure. And now I am seeing email errors. Jobs::UserEmail {“type”=\>“digest”, “user\_id”=\>134, “current\_site\_id”=\>“default”} Jobs::HandledExceptionWrapper: Wrapped ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid:… --- ## [Snippet completion in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/snippet-completion-in-discourse/46157)
**Author:** [@mrjn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrjn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/snippet-completion-in-discourse/46157 "2016-06-22T01:33:29Z")
Hey guys, Instead of asking for this feature, let me quickly explain my workflow, and see if you guys can relate to it. I primarily stick to my vim editor because of the powerful snippet plugin, like: https://github.c… --- ## [Style broken on user-activity-bottom-outlet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-broken-on-user-activity-bottom-outlet/46158)
**Author:** [@nikdavis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nikdavis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-broken-on-user-activity-bottom-outlet/46158 "2016-06-22T02:43:18Z")
This outlet is inserted inside the \ on the left pane of the user profile, presumably so you can add activity list items. However Ember wraps this in a div which breaks the styling. I don’t see a way (w/o modifying di… --- ## [How to Assign Usernames?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-usernames/46163)
**Author:** [@sjmscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjmscott)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-usernames/46163 "2016-07-22T21:00:41Z")
Is there a way to assign usernames to new users during the invite process? I’m asking everyone to use first\_last in our community to make it easier to mention people in posts. Ideally, when I invite someone and it acce… --- ## [Pagination / composing in android Mobile view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pagination-composing-in-android-mobile-view/46164)
**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pagination-composing-in-android-mobile-view/46164 "2016-07-01T04:35:13Z")
the pagination shortcut goes to the top if I scroll down. This is happening in Firefox browser in android 6.0. Also if I tap in the post composer window at any position it immediately gets into selection mode. This h… --- ## [Embedding backticks twice collapses whitespace](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-backticks-twice-collapses-whitespace/46171)
**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-backticks-twice-collapses-whitespace/46171 "2017-06-26T13:57:10Z")
If I include preformatted text which has a backtick, twice, in a paragraph, whitespace is removed. Recap Markdown to embed a backtick is double-backticks instead of single ones: \`\`embedded \`backtick\`\` LIke this - text… --- ## [Using the API to create a user on an SSO only system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-api-to-create-a-user-on-an-sso-only-system/46184)
**Author:** [@Alexander\_Wright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander_Wright)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-api-to-create-a-user-on-an-sso-only-system/46184 "2018-08-24T16:56:29Z")
Is it possible to create users via the API with disable local login and SSO enabled? I’m getting error 500 in response to my API REST calls. other functions work fine. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=581) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=583)