# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=594 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 595 --- ## [Private message via URL doesn't work for automatic groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-via-url-doesnt-work-for-automatic-groups/47825)
**Author:** [@Martyn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martyn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-via-url-doesnt-work-for-automatic-groups/47825 "2016-07-27T17:17:25Z")
I’m trying to use the message URL feature to create a button to easily message the automatic @staff group but even though messaging and mentions for that group is enabled, using the URL results in a “Sorry, you can’t sen… --- ## [Adding links to Discourse header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-links-to-discourse-header/47830)
**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-links-to-discourse-header/47830 "2016-09-13T13:46:56Z")
I noticed that the Sitepoint forums have links within the Discourse header itself. How was this achieved? I came across a post that suggested adding links above the header and then using CSS to position them so it looks… --- ## [Does this software allow admin to put Adsense ads in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-this-software-allow-admin-to-put-adsense-ads-in/47832)
**Author:** [@Gavin\_Pedley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gavin_Pedley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-this-software-allow-admin-to-put-adsense-ads-in/47832 "2016-07-26T19:55:05Z")
As the title suggests really. I am looking at discourse as an option to transfer or xenforo forum too. I need to know though if admin can simply add ads into the forum. Also is there a migration script or anything? --- ## [Should I set up a masked redirect to my Disclosure VPS? Is there an alternative?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-set-up-a-masked-redirect-to-my-disclosure-vps-is-there-an-alternative/47838)
**Author:** [@JustJasper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustJasper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-set-up-a-masked-redirect-to-my-disclosure-vps-is-there-an-alternative/47838 "2016-07-26T21:11:26Z")
First of all, I should preface this with the fact that I am a newby when it comes to SSH and VPSs. That said, I have managed to get a Disclosure instance up and running on a OVH VPS over the course of the afternoon (inc… --- ## [A question on user filters in a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-question-on-user-filters-in-a-topic/47841)
**Author:** [@laughingriver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/laughingriver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-question-on-user-filters-in-a-topic/47841 "2016-07-27T01:41:54Z")
Hi, I have a question on filtering users within a topic. I’m on a forum where there is a pretty troublesome poster and I noticed that when I am in a topic I can click on the users in that topic and filter to just those u… --- ## [Adding visited class to topic-details instead of just topic-title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-visited-class-to-topic-details-instead-of-just-topic-title/47850)
**Author:** [@andrewroth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andrewroth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-visited-class-to-topic-details-instead-of-just-topic-title/47850 "2016-07-27T15:27:31Z")
Hi all, The team I’m working with is using the topic previews plugin, and we want to make the plugin text the same as the title’s visited style if the topic has been visited. I quickly found out that that plugin caches… --- ## [Title tag for the forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-tag-for-the-forum/47854)
**Author:** [@victoria](https://meta.discourse.org/u/victoria)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-tag-for-the-forum/47854 "2019-05-08T15:25:31Z")
Hello! I want to use a title tag for my forum. The idea is that it shows up in the search bar browsers, is visible in a search engine result and does not show up on all the emails we send out to users. In emails it … --- ## [How to import pre-sso discourse users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-import-pre-sso-discourse-users/47858)
**Author:** [@michaelr524](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaelr524)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-import-pre-sso-discourse-users/47858 "2019-05-01T13:53:40Z")
Hi, I have the admin user which was created before discourse was set to use SSO. How could I possibly “convert” it to an SSO user? Thanks, Michael --- ## [How to specify a different port (not 80) during installation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-specify-a-different-port-not-80-during-installation/47859)
**Author:** [@brucify](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brucify)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-specify-a-different-port-not-80-during-installation/47859 "2020-04-07T22:32:41Z")
I am installing this on the production server, which I already have a website running on port 80. How do I specify a different port to install Discourse? Currently it won’t let me install and says: # ./discourse-setup… --- ## [Render server response to ember main view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-server-response-to-ember-main-view/47861)
**Author:** [@EndruK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EndruK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-server-response-to-ember-main-view/47861 "2016-08-04T10:01:39Z")
Hi, I retrieve some content from my server and want to render it to the Ember Main View. Currently I add a div called disraptorView and append via jQuery the Content retrieved from the server controller. The Problem i… --- ## [Use API to get mail address for given username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-api-to-get-mail-address-for-given-username/47872)
**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-api-to-get-mail-address-for-given-username/47872 "2016-07-31T19:53:19Z")
Hello, I want to hack a script that routes incoming mails @association.org from the server to the private mail accounts of the association members. I assume that all members have a forum account and want to reuse the al… --- ## [Can I set a default trust level based on email address host?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-set-a-default-trust-level-based-on-email-address-host/47875)
**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-set-a-default-trust-level-based-on-email-address-host/47875 "2016-07-27T20:04:48Z")
https://disourse.company.invalid/ Users with email from @company.invalid should start with a higher trust level than other users. Is this easy to do? --- ## [Adding a new Avatar Size in Admin Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-new-avatar-size-in-admin-settings/47877)
**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-new-avatar-size-in-admin-settings/47877 "2016-07-27T21:07:44Z")
In Admin Settings you can specify different avatar sizes. On our altered Discourse profiles, I set the height and width of the image to be 220px. The image looks a bit pixelated. If I stick 220 in avatar sizes, will t… --- ## [Suggestion: Add 'Delete topics, delete and block users' to bulk actions menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-add-delete-topics-delete-and-block-users-to-bulk-actions-menu/47879)
**Author:** [@wityr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wityr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-add-delete-topics-delete-and-block-users-to-bulk-actions-menu/47879 "2016-07-28T07:58:02Z")
As I’m sure is the case for any install that allows some level of email posting by non-registered users, eg: email support portal, we receive a moderate amount of spam. About 3-5 messages a day in our case. In the mornin… --- ## [Invisible timeline buttons are still clickable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invisible-timeline-buttons-are-still-clickable/47880)
**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invisible-timeline-buttons-are-still-clickable/47880 "2016-08-02T15:34:59Z")
When you scroll to the bottom of a thread, the timeline reply and notification buttons disappear. However, they can still be clicked, which causes some confusing behavior. To reproduce, scroll to the bottom of a topic an… --- ## [Tags are wonky, a default set seems to have been assigned to each category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-are-wonky-a-default-set-seems-to-have-been-assigned-to-each-category/47886)
**Author:** [@AlbionsRefuge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlbionsRefuge)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-are-wonky-a-default-set-seems-to-have-been-assigned-to-each-category/47886 "2016-07-28T16:32:01Z")
About two weeks ago, tags started acting a bit wonky for us. For example, I want to tag a topic as “python”. I already have a python tag: Here is what I see when I try to select the tag: I know I have a python … --- ## [Strip PGP signatures](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strip-pgp-signatures/47891)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strip-pgp-signatures/47891 "2016-08-03T15:56:51Z")
I have a small request, very similar to this one: Could Discourse also strip PGP signatures, named signature.asc? --- ## [Safe to delete postgres\_data\_old?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-to-delete-postgres-data-old/47892)
**Author:** [@kcoop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kcoop)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-to-delete-postgres-data-old/47892 "2016-07-27T22:34:55Z")
Running low on disk space, discovered 5.5Gb postgres\_data\_old in /var/discourse/shared/standalone. File dates at least a few weeks old. See it referenced in a few places here, guessing it’s part of a backup that’s no lo… --- ## [Can we have page specific css classes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-page-specific-css-classes/47904)
**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-page-specific-css-classes/47904 "2016-07-28T11:42:44Z")
Currently we have css classes like desktop-view not-mobile-device no-touch for html tag Like this can we have page specific css classes in html tag or in any other tag like #main-outlet div? For example .home class in h… --- ## [Forum upgrade crashing at Upgrade \`docker\_manager\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-upgrade-crashing-at-upgrade-docker-manager/47909)
**Author:** [@modius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/modius)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-upgrade-crashing-at-upgrade-docker-manager/47909 "2016-08-05T06:41:09Z")
My forum is crashing at this point in a web based upgrade; sends CPU to 100% and I have to reboot the server to recover; standard vanilla 2GB Droplet at DigitalOcean. In Upgrade docker\_manager \*\*\* Bundling assets. Thi… --- ## [Discourse server FQDN & email settings help?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-server-fqdn-email-settings-help/47922)
**Author:** [@Mattzees](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mattzees)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-server-fqdn-email-settings-help/47922 "2016-07-28T21:52:20Z")
Hello World, I’ve got a Discourse server running at home for testing purposes (it looks awesome, btw) but I’m confused about how to configure the FQDN and email settings. I had to gain access to an administrative accou… --- ## [How to search for special characters like \`:=\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-search-for-special-characters-like/47923)
**Author:** [@pluranium](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pluranium)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-search-for-special-characters-like/47923 "2016-07-28T21:49:37Z")
Hi - we use Discourse for our forum web site http://forum.skookumscript.com/. It’s for a programming language, so users want to occasionally search for special characters sequences like :=. This does not seem to work. Al… --- ## [Missing blanks in server.en.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-blanks-in-server-en-yml/47926)
**Author:** [@fantasticfears](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fantasticfears)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-blanks-in-server-en-yml/47926 "2016-08-12T21:46:24Z")
I found system\_messages.usage\_tips.text\_body\_template is missing some blanks in front of some img tags. I downloaded the source file https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/serverenyml/ and the file is not the … --- ## [Event Listeners for footer loaded](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-listeners-for-footer-loaded/47929)
**Author:** [@e\_division](https://meta.discourse.org/u/e_division)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-listeners-for-footer-loaded/47929 "2017-11-12T22:25:15Z")
Hi! I was looking through old forum posts looking for a way to listen for page loads, specifically the footer but found possible outdated or deprecated solutions. The problem I am facing is that there is no current way o… --- ## [Meta.discourse.org User Profile SummaryTop Badges issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-org-user-profile-summarytop-badges-issue/47936)
**Author:** [@RChesley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RChesley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-org-user-profile-summarytop-badges-issue/47936 "2016-07-28T20:27:35Z")
Looking at the profile summary today and saw Top Badges… The Basic User Badge is displaying html it should not display. I tested on my own Discourse and it works as expected. --- ## [When does the "System" user read topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-does-the-system-user-read-topics/47947)
**Author:** [@Tyler\_Humphress](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tyler_Humphress)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-does-the-system-user-read-topics/47947 "2016-07-28T23:43:14Z")
Working with the API and I’m curious both what the ‘unseen’ entails for topics, and when the system user “reads” a topic? I’m looking to posting new threads to a Discord server and was going to base it off of the unseen … --- ## [Tag intersections page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-intersections-page/47952)
**Author:** [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-intersections-page/47952 "2022-08-31T15:59:15Z")
I’m currently working with @bedhed in the preliminary stages of working on the bidirectional nav / Table of Contents features described here. One slightly large piece missing from this work is a page which could display… --- ## [Can't disable "Watching first post"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961)
**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-watching-first-post/47961 "2016-08-02T15:22:33Z")
Hello Guys. Steps for replay: Go to Support (here at discourse). Clic and enable “Watching first post” Go outside, see the sun, run, play with your dog, etc… Visit Support again. Disable “Watch the first post” … --- ## [«\> 19. TEXT» is rendered as «\> 1. TEXT» Is it a markdown parser bug?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/19-text-is-rendered-as-1-text-is-it-a-markdown-parser-bug/47963)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/19-text-is-rendered-as-1-text-is-it-a-markdown-parser-bug/47963 "2016-07-29T15:52:51Z")
TEXT Discourse editor: dillinger.io editor --- ## [Hide features for non-admin users through plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-features-for-non-admin-users-through-plugin/47973)
**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-features-for-non-admin-users-through-plugin/47973 "2016-07-29T16:39:46Z")
tldr: I would like to hide certain features in the page & api backend for non-admin users. For example, I would like to show the list of liked users only for admin users and not for everyone. The count can be seen by e… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=593) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=595)