# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=605 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 606 --- ## [Existing Feature or Plugin for Featured Image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-feature-or-plugin-for-featured-image/49406)
**Author:** [@GioLogist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GioLogist)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-feature-or-plugin-for-featured-image/49406 "2016-08-29T21:21:16Z")
Just like the wordpress “featured image” function, is there a similar function for discourse? I’m interested in this for both categories and topics alike. Essentially, latest topics on the homepage will show a featured … --- ## [Question about Locking Users at New User level, and PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-locking-users-at-new-user-level-and-pms/49407)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-locking-users-at-new-user-level-and-pms/49407 "2016-08-29T22:21:10Z")
How does the locking out of users from PMs work, when we lock a user at “New User” level. I thought that it prevented PMs. But we have a situation where a person (actually two people - both the recipient and the sender… --- ## [Now should I only do myself? No. We should both do ourselves](https://meta.discourse.org/t/now-should-i-only-do-myself-no-we-should-both-do-ourselves/49417)
**Author:** [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/now-should-i-only-do-myself-no-we-should-both-do-ourselves/49417 "2017-08-16T00:31:10Z")
Apologies for the bad title, but I’m trying to make a point. Every single word in my title (until someone changes it, and then for the record it was "Now should I only do myself? No. We should both do ourselves. ") is o… --- ## [Wrap subcategory + new topic number in \](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrap-subcategory-new-topic-number-in-span/49424)
**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrap-subcategory-new-topic-number-in-span/49424 "2016-08-30T08:27:32Z")
Might be nice if the name of the category and the number of new topics were wrapped in a span, so that we could try to have them align in columns by setting a width. This is how our categories look currently. https://w… --- ## [Why have I not yet received the EMPATHETIC badge on my site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-have-i-not-yet-received-the-empathetic-badge-on-my-site/49425)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-have-i-not-yet-received-the-empathetic-badge-on-my-site/49425 "2016-08-31T05:05:07Z")
Hi all - my 11 year old son and I were looking over the badges on my site and he pointed out that I should have received the EMPATHETIC badge for receiving 500 likes and giving 1000 likes. It appears I have not. Has any… --- ## [Square Emoji site setting does not work as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/square-emoji-site-setting-does-not-work-as-expected/49429)
**Author:** [@gkln](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gkln)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/square-emoji-site-setting-does-not-work-as-expected/49429 "2018-09-13T17:47:35Z")
Hi, Our goal is to upload non squared Emoji (more like tiny reaction gifs) so we disabled the enforce square emoji setting. The images are not resized on upload but are still squares when including them in posts because… --- ## [Speccing out a full page chat plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speccing-out-a-full-page-chat-plugin/49430)
**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speccing-out-a-full-page-chat-plugin/49430 "2022-08-21T04:36:36Z")
I am in the early planning stages for a chat plugin that fulfills the goals mentioned here. When the initial version of the plugin is created I will create a new topic, however this topic is a good place to think about h… --- ## [Cloak/mask outgoing links?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloak-mask-outgoing-links/49432)
**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloak-mask-outgoing-links/49432 "2016-08-30T12:35:04Z")
Hey there, we’re using Discourse a private setup with only a few people posting in a small team forum. We would like to cloak/mask outgoing links so the forums URL isn’t visible through referal statistics. Is there any… --- ## [How can i help in the translation of missing strings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-help-in-the-translation-of-missing-strings/49435)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-help-in-the-translation-of-missing-strings/49435 "2016-08-30T13:27:02Z")
there are some few strings which can not be translated through the “admin → customize → site\_texts” tab; I mean if you change the text in the admin-text panel, nothing will happen in the main forum. some of them are in … --- ## [Localized email templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localized-email-templates/49438)
**Author:** [@JohnP\_BlitWise](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JohnP_BlitWise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localized-email-templates/49438 "2016-08-31T00:43:18Z")
Hello everyone, I was wondering if there was a way to allow for multi-lingual emails to be sent out from Discourse. I am fimiliar with the already-existing localization system, but want to extend that functionality out … --- ## [Is there a way to create a tag visible to mods only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-tag-visible-to-mods-only/49442)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-tag-visible-to-mods-only/49442 "2019-11-12T01:43:08Z")
I’d like to create hidden collections of topics for internal use, then run queries in data explorer with using these collections. For this to happen, I’ll need internal use only tags, which are not visible to the public… --- ## [How to rebake Bios](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-rebake-bios/49443)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-rebake-bios/49443 "2016-08-31T16:47:06Z")
I’ve written an importer that pulls in a database of email addresses and Bios and sticks the bio into the About (aka bio\_raw) field. It works fine, but the bios don’t show up because they aren’t getting baked. Inquiring … --- ## [Cannot merge first and second post in a topic even though both are written by the same author](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-merge-first-and-second-post-in-a-topic-even-though-both-are-written-by-the-same-author/49444)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-merge-first-and-second-post-in-a-topic-even-though-both-are-written-by-the-same-author/49444 "2018-07-24T04:14:27Z")
If you select the first and the second posts of a topic, no “Join” option appears in the admin wrench menu. Is this a bug? Please note that both messages are written by the same author. --- ## [No Status Message After New User Clicks invitation link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-status-message-after-new-user-clicks-invitation-link/49445)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-status-message-after-new-user-clicks-invitation-link/49445 "2016-08-31T15:30:52Z")
My site is site up for accounts created by invitation only. When a new user is sent an invite, either by email or direct link, it sends them to the site. I thought there was a status message that/should appear letting th… --- ## [Update current user fields through JavaScript?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-current-user-fields-through-javascript/49448)
**Author:** [@OzRamos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OzRamos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-current-user-fields-through-javascript/49448 "2016-09-06T14:40:03Z")
Hi! So I’m starting a “How To” type community and wanted to give users the ability to create forms. For example, typing: \[\] Checkbox () Radio \_\_ Text Field … would autoconvert to their respective HTML fields. The plan… --- ## [Incorrect incoming email parsing case (Ukrainian language)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-incoming-email-parsing-case-ukrainian-language/49450)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-incoming-email-parsing-case-ukrainian-language/49450 "2016-08-31T07:10:50Z")
Here is how it appeared in a topic: Спасибо еще раз, Антон. “Вилли милк” окончательно-точное))))) 30 серп. 2016 р. 20:45 “Антон” no-reply@kozovod.com пише: The second line should not have been included. Hope this w… --- ## [Are custom\_fields on posts/topics available via the API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-custom-fields-on-posts-topics-available-via-the-api/49455)
**Author:** [@cappslock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cappslock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-custom-fields-on-posts-topics-available-via-the-api/49455 "2018-10-24T09:09:51Z")
I see from some digging that a custom\_fields property exists on posts/topics and plugins make extensive use of it. Is this field available through the API? Can it be set? Can it be queried against? Could a search be mad… --- ## [Can't create new topic going from categories -\> latest page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-new-topic-going-from-categories-latest-page/49460)
**Author:** [@nikdavis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nikdavis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-new-topic-going-from-categories-latest-page/49460 "2016-08-30T23:36:09Z")
Starting with a a fresh categories view, click on latest. If you try you click on New Topic the composer complains that it was opened w/o a draft key. This is reproducible on Meta right now. edit: adding gif --- ## [Invite button for all](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-button-for-all/49461)
**Author:** [@thomasschmit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thomasschmit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-button-for-all/49461 "2016-10-16T17:55:44Z")
The Invite button located at the end of the topics seems to be hide for non-admins. Why ? Shouldn’t be anyone able to invite other people to a given topic ? Thanks for your support :slight\_smile: --- ## [Inaccuracies with post count stats on User page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inaccuracies-with-post-count-stats-on-user-page/49464)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inaccuracies-with-post-count-stats-on-user-page/49464 "2016-08-31T02:02:09Z")
/users?order=post\_count&period=monthly implies that it displays all users that made a post in the last month, ordered by post count. If I scroll down to the end of the list there are users with replies logged for the pe… --- ## [Can't add plugin outlet to view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-add-plugin-outlet-to-view/49465)
**Author:** [@sevenmaxis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sevenmaxis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-add-plugin-outlet-to-view/49465 "2016-09-01T20:17:58Z")
I want to add some extra plugin outlet for plugins For example I added line {{plugin-outlet "bread-and-tee" tagName="li"}} to app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/bread-crumbs.hbs in development envir… --- ## [Request header field Dont-Chunk is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Headers in preflight response](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-header-field-dont-chunk-is-not-allowed-by-access-control-allow-headers-in-preflight-response/49469)
**Author:** [@brahn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brahn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-header-field-dont-chunk-is-not-allowed-by-access-control-allow-headers-in-preflight-response/49469 "2016-08-31T03:37:10Z")
After setting up Full site CDN acceleration for Discourse I am seeing the following in chrome console: XMLHttpRequest cannot load https://mydomain.com/message-bus/d487d3e56113405b95d297fbc468c99d/poll?dlp=t. Request he… --- ## [Top Menu Removal Crashes Site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-removal-crashes-site/49471)
**Author:** [@charles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charles)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-removal-crashes-site/49471 "2018-08-30T06:12:55Z")
It seems if I remove each item for top menu, save and then try to refresh the main page, it “crashes” and gives me a blank page. If I then go back and reset, the blank page goes back to regular view. Anyone else having … --- ## [Last message vs Seen - inconsistent minutes value in user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-message-vs-seen-inconsistent-minutes-value-in-user-profile/49476)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-message-vs-seen-inconsistent-minutes-value-in-user-profile/49476 "2016-08-31T15:53:12Z")
Here: last message says 29 minutes seen says 30 minutes I think it is impossible for “seen” to be earlier than “last message”. If last message was written 29 minutes ago, then the user was for sure seen 29 minutes a… --- ## [Make permissions visible on private categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-permissions-visible-on-private-categories/49480)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-permissions-visible-on-private-categories/49480 "2019-06-14T08:14:44Z")
We are trying to partly use Discourse as replacement for Basecamp. To that end, we have small groups that discuss in private categories. I’m using a customised “watch category plugin” that makes users of a group watch a… --- ## [Option to create categories for Topic Replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-create-categories-for-topic-replies/49481)
**Author:** [@Chetan\_Jain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chetan_Jain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-create-categories-for-topic-replies/49481 "2016-08-31T12:23:20Z")
Is it possible to categorize replies within a forum Topic. For Example I’ve created a topic related to a Book that is newly published. Now i want to categorize all the replies to the topic like About the Author, About th… --- ## [Handling trolls with multiple accounts over VPNs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-trolls-with-multiple-accounts-over-vpns/49489)
**Author:** [@carmalonso](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carmalonso)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-trolls-with-multiple-accounts-over-vpns/49489 "2020-02-03T17:18:38Z")
Hey all, we’re seeing an increase in troll users (usually users that have been suspended in the past for abusing other members) over on our Discourse forum. We can usually establish when it’s a troll account based on the… --- ## [Username check at account creation doesn't handle CaSe properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-check-at-account-creation-doesnt-handle-case-properly/49491)
**Author:** [@jooize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jooize)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-check-at-account-creation-doesnt-handle-case-properly/49491 "2016-08-31T13:54:26Z")
Issue Attempting to register as Administrator gives the impression it will succeed until you press Create New Account. Trying with administrator correctly presents the username as disallowed. Reproduce Press Sign Up bu… --- ## [Avatar of OP displayed on categories page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-of-op-displayed-on-categories-page/49499)
**Author:** [@mbajur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbajur)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-of-op-displayed-on-categories-page/49499 "2016-08-31T20:38:32Z")
Hey! I’m not sure if that’s intended or not but i can’t find any info about that here on meta.discourse.org. Basically, when i’m visiting my forum on a mobile device, “Active” topics page shows me, on the left side of a… --- ## [Badges list on user profile - bottom line alignment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-list-on-user-profile-bottom-line-alignment/49503)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-list-on-user-profile-bottom-line-alignment/49503 "2016-08-31T23:15:14Z")
Please see on the following screenshot how the badges list UX could be improved a bit by making all items in a single row same height: Not sure if it’s a trivial CSS change though… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=604) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=606)