# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=585 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 586 --- ## [Code Fences Highlighting Buttons Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-fences-highlighting-buttons-plugin/46661)
**Author:** [@Mazzen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mazzen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-fences-highlighting-buttons-plugin/46661 "2021-06-19T10:42:50Z")
Hey guys, I’ve created a plugin for Discourse, which adds additional code fences and syntax highlighting buttons to the composer toolbar. The plugin, documentation and all future updates can be found here: GitHub - Tho… --- ## [Predetermined Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/predetermined-tags/46668)
**Author:** [@julopes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/julopes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/predetermined-tags/46668 "2016-06-30T15:37:41Z")
Hi, I need to predetermine TAGs in my community, so then my users can select only the options available. I’m trying to decide which way is best for multi-language.I’m reading a lot about this, like this link. To do th… --- ## [Introducing GitHub Issues to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-github-issues-to-discourse/46671)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-github-issues-to-discourse/46671 "2016-07-06T03:33:22Z")
:warning: This tool is no longer maintained. Check out Discourse Code Review instead. The Discourse Team and I are pleased to announce our Import GitHub Issues into Discourse tool. The idea behind it is fairly simple,… --- ## [How do I embed one topic inside another?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-embed-one-topic-inside-another/46679)
**Author:** [@jasonwhat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jasonwhat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-embed-one-topic-inside-another/46679 "2019-02-06T10:12:09Z")
I feel dumb asking, but I couldn’t find the answer in seach. I see users embedding one topic inside another and it gets a nice preview box that can be expanded to the full viewl. However, this doesn’t work when I try it … --- ## [decorateWidget does not return vDom element](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decoratewidget-does-not-return-vdom-element/46680)
**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/decoratewidget-does-not-return-vdom-element/46680 "2016-06-30T20:44:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Accessing topic.views from widget or plugin initializer: I was encountering issues, as per the linked topic and I have boiled it down to this: I cannot seem to return a virtual-dom elemen… --- ## [User avatars are not displaying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-avatars-are-not-displaying/46683)
**Author:** [@drazisil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/drazisil)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-avatars-are-not-displaying/46683 "2016-07-01T00:09:15Z")
Trying to get user avatars working. The default letter ones work. When I upload, I get no errors, but the images are broken / do not exist. The image url is in this format: http://forum.mcouniverse.com:8080/user\_avatar… --- ## [Scrolling through large topics with 'j' instead of mouse sometimes gets stuck](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scrolling-through-large-topics-with-j-instead-of-mouse-sometimes-gets-stuck/46686)
**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scrolling-through-large-topics-with-j-instead-of-mouse-sometimes-gets-stuck/46686 "2017-06-02T19:01:59Z")
My reason for coming into meta today. Enter a large topic (\> 100 posts is good, but sometimes it happens on smaller topics). Read the topic and use j to move from post to post. Eventually the scrolling just stops. Right… --- ## [Youtube fullscreen button transfers you to another post in topic (2)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-fullscreen-button-transfers-you-to-another-post-in-topic-2/46709)
**Author:** [@ampburner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ampburner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-fullscreen-button-transfers-you-to-another-post-in-topic-2/46709 "2016-07-01T19:21:36Z")
I am experiencing this same issue as described here. https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-fullscreen-button-transfers-you-to-another-post-in-topic/41420 The topic was locked due to “cannot reproduce” so here is some mo… --- ## [When I drag photos after each other from Windows Explorer into Firefox, "Uploading..." is displayed multiple times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-drag-photos-after-each-other-from-windows-explorer-into-firefox-uploading-is-displayed-multiple-times/46712)
**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-drag-photos-after-each-other-from-windows-explorer-into-firefox-uploading-is-displayed-multiple-times/46712 "2016-07-06T15:58:57Z")
Hey all, I couldn’t find a related topic, so I started a new one. We are running Discourse v1.6.0.beta9 +3 on the Fairphone Forum. I was composing a post with multiple photos (~6MB each) and dragged them into post compo… --- ## [How to increase Header avatar size?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-header-avatar-size/46719)
**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-header-avatar-size/46719 "2019-01-09T22:43:54Z")
Other than editing the header file, is there an easy way to increase the header avatar size (menu icon)? If I scale the current image, it gets blurry. I think the medium avatar image is used and is closer to 32px. I want… --- ## [Polls UX: Problems and solutions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-ux-problems-and-solutions/46722)
**Author:** [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-ux-problems-and-solutions/46722 "2016-07-28T22:12:46Z")
I like Discourse’s poll feature, but I see a few minor problems: Problem 1: New users have difficulties identifying a poll as such. Explanation: There are only implicit (i.e. no explicit) visual aids to help identify a… --- ## [Giving each user a unique discourse powered blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giving-each-user-a-unique-discourse-powered-blog/46731)
**Author:** [@LastDance](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LastDance)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giving-each-user-a-unique-discourse-powered-blog/46731 "2016-07-03T08:33:41Z")
Ive seen elsewhere on the net, people using discourse as a blogging platform. I was wondering if it was possible (or really if anyone has done it), for discourse to actually give each user their own “blog” (a.k.a. a post… --- ## [Last poster is missing from Suggested topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-poster-is-missing-from-suggested-topics/46737)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-poster-is-missing-from-suggested-topics/46737 "2016-07-05T00:10:58Z")
The last poster info is missing from the Suggested topics list. This is comes up in mobile or with custom themes for desktop, such as Sam's personal "minimal" topic list design. A few screenshots from Meta on Chrome/Andr… --- ## [GnuPG Encrypted outgoing topic notification emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gnupg-encrypted-outgoing-topic-notification-emails/46745)
**Author:** [@frigidaire\_amer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frigidaire_amer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gnupg-encrypted-outgoing-topic-notification-emails/46745 "2016-07-03T02:09:13Z")
Hello, We switched our encrypted mailing list to a Discourse forum with no regret. Thanks for the great work! When we switched to Discourse (obviously forcing https usage), we agreed to disable email notifications to p… --- ## [Recovering Discourse from a failed update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recovering-discourse-from-a-failed-update/46752)
**Author:** [@barryparr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryparr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recovering-discourse-from-a-failed-update/46752 "2016-07-02T22:50:00Z")
I wrecked my installation while trying to update Docker and nothing is working now. And I don’t have a backup. How to do I tell what the state of my docker and in discourse installations are and figure out how to put th… --- ## [Issue with vagrant version following the dev guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-vagrant-version-following-the-dev-guide/46760)
**Author:** [@chagara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chagara)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-vagrant-version-following-the-dev-guide/46760 "2016-07-03T15:40:10Z")
helo, I was following the guide in https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/VAGRANT.md and I’m running into a couple of issues: Can someone update the vagrant VM listed in the guide above? I install th… --- ## [Impersonating a user should allow me to go back to my user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user-should-allow-me-to-go-back-to-my-user/46762)
**Author:** [@robbyoconnor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbyoconnor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonating-a-user-should-allow-me-to-go-back-to-my-user/46762 "2016-07-03T23:08:15Z")
So I recently impersonated a user and then when going back, I got Push notifications for both his account and mine…not sure if that’s a bug or not… --- ## [When changing category watch state, prompt to also change state of all topics in that category at the time of change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-category-watch-state-prompt-to-also-change-state-of-all-topics-in-that-category-at-the-time-of-change/46767)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-category-watch-state-prompt-to-also-change-state-of-all-topics-in-that-category-at-the-time-of-change/46767 "2016-07-08T07:10:12Z")
Looking at the Discourse Version 1.6 release topic, I saw this awesome checkmark: This sounds like I should always get that question when changing the category watch state. However, it looks like @sam decided this shou… --- ## [How do you set alternating colors in the list of topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-set-alternating-colors-in-the-list-of-topics/46768)
**Author:** [@Greg11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greg11)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 9:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-set-alternating-colors-in-the-list-of-topics/46768 "2023-03-14T09:43:54Z")
How do you set alternating colors in the list of topics? It helps usability a lot, but it is all white by default. example: --- ## [Who is extensively using the badge system?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-is-extensively-using-the-badge-system/46770)
**Author:** [@Yetidragon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yetidragon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-is-extensively-using-the-badge-system/46770 "2016-07-19T10:10:55Z")
Our little community is loving the badge system, and we have made quite a few custom badges to reflect real-world actions. We are a car club, so we really wanted to gamify some of the real world stuff we do, like going … --- ## [How to set text color of topic that was read already?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-text-color-of-topic-that-was-read-already/46773)
**Author:** [@Greg11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greg11)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-text-color-of-topic-that-was-read-already/46773 "2019-09-17T18:11:13Z")
How to set text color of topic that was read already in the list of topics? It is grayed out too much and it hurts usability. --- ## [Site down after enabling SSL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-down-after-enabling-ssl/46778)
**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-down-after-enabling-ssl/46778 "2016-07-05T06:16:44Z")
I bought a PositiveSSL from Namecheap today and followed the instructions at: Which included placing ssl.key and ssl.crt at /var/discourse/shared/standalone/ssl/ and adding the additional templates to app.yml. I have s… --- ## [Redesigning the default category page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redesigning-the-default-category-page/46783)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redesigning-the-default-category-page/46783 "2017-04-18T20:51:31Z")
I feel that our default categories page is a bit too confusing and unfamiliar. When you compare this to a more traditional /categories page which looks like When you compare the “traditional” look I think there a… --- ## [Integrate discordapp into discourse plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-discordapp-into-discourse-plugin/46785)
**Author:** [@Drakon\_Dawn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drakon_Dawn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-discordapp-into-discourse-plugin/46785 "2017-10-05T21:27:01Z")
I’d like to request a feature/plugin to be made so that discordapp can be put smack in the forum or wherever the site admin wants it so that people can not only post on the forum but chat with those who are not on the fo… --- ## [\[PAID\] RSS Feed Poster (raised to $300...please help!)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-rss-feed-poster-raised-to-300-please-help/46786)
**Author:** [@JoeZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoeZ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-rss-feed-poster-raised-to-300-please-help/46786 "2016-10-10T22:08:38Z")
What would you like done? Would like to have plugin created to allow for an RSS feed to create a post. This would be very similar to what is already built into VBulletin. There are really two main requirements: An … --- ## [Missing translations error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-translations-error/46788)
**Author:** [@rimian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rimian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-translations-error/46788 "2016-07-05T00:34:12Z")
I accidentally corrupted my translations config when I installed a plugin I was working on. So, most of my translations were missing for a while. I’ve fixed it now. I still have some missing translations rendering in po… --- ## [When site is login required you can not onebox any local topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-site-is-login-required-you-can-not-onebox-any-local-topics/46797)
**Author:** [@thorbenegberts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thorbenegberts)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-site-is-login-required-you-can-not-onebox-any-local-topics/46797 "2016-11-03T21:52:08Z")
Hi there, I’m experiencing issues with OneBox links. If I open a topic, I get an error code 404. The boxes worked before. Any idea why this is? Here’s the error message: Here are my settings: Reproducible on ou… --- ## [Modal Window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modal-window/46798)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Rabolin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Rabolin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modal-window/46798 "2016-10-19T13:03:02Z")
modal-window Repo: GitHub - AlexRabolin/modal-window: A modal window style plugin for Discourse. · GitHub A modal window style plugin for Discourse. Hello, this plugin will open a modal window from a forum post. But, … --- ## [Tags show in tag menu even when they cannot exist in that category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-show-in-tag-menu-even-when-they-cannot-exist-in-that-category/46806)
**Author:** [@sampattuzzi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sampattuzzi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-show-in-tag-menu-even-when-they-cannot-exist-in-that-category/46806 "2016-07-08T21:30:51Z")
This bug is in the context of tags that can only be used in a category or sub-category. In this exampleI have added a tag “testloungepublic” to the sub-category “Public” under the category “Lounge”. As you might expect,… --- ## [Nominate Discourse for CMS Critic Awards 2016](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nominate-discourse-for-cms-critic-awards-2016/46807)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nominate-discourse-for-cms-critic-awards-2016/46807 "2016-09-30T08:36:55Z")
Please take 2 minutes aside and go nominate Discourse for the CMS Critic Awards 2016! It seems we forgot about this in 2015, so let’s have a proper go at it this time around. There’s really just one category to conce… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=584) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=586)