# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=607 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 608 --- ## [What makes a topic appear in the "Top" filter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-makes-a-topic-appear-in-the-top-filter/49668)
**Author:** [@keith1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keith1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-makes-a-topic-appear-in-the-top-filter/49668 "2016-09-04T07:09:19Z")
I’m trying to understand the heuristics used to determine the “top” posts, mostly because I want to use them to auto-propagate into tiles at my header. However, as the community hasn’t launched yet, I seem to be having … --- ## [Help on putting an opened search box instead of a clickable icon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-on-putting-an-opened-search-box-instead-of-a-clickable-icon/49673)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-on-putting-an-opened-search-box-instead-of-a-clickable-icon/49673 "2016-09-04T12:18:07Z")
trying to put the search box in the header by default, i.e. this opened up search box: can anyone help me? --- ## [Fix published date and author for topics created via wp-discourse-embed plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-published-date-and-author-for-topics-created-via-wp-discourse-embed-plugin/49681)
**Author:** [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-published-date-and-author-for-topics-created-via-wp-discourse-embed-plugin/49681 "2017-12-16T23:52:17Z")
I recently installed wp-discourse-embed plugin on Quarter to Three WordPress blog. As soon as I installed the plugin there was an influx of new topics being created for existing (old) WP posts. I ran this rake task to … --- ## [Running Discourse on Docker for Mac](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-discourse-on-docker-for-mac/49682)
**Author:** [@PabloC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PabloC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-discourse-on-docker-for-mac/49682 "2020-05-14T16:18:21Z")
Hi! I’m trying to install Discourse locally using the relatively new Docker for Mac. This is the error I’m getting while trying to rebuild for the first time: /launcher rebuild app Ensuring launcher is up to date Fetc… --- ## [Pointers for building a plugin for browser fingerprinting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pointers-for-building-a-plugin-for-browser-fingerprinting/49683)
**Author:** [@carmalonso](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carmalonso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pointers-for-building-a-plugin-for-browser-fingerprinting/49683 "2018-07-24T20:00:05Z")
Based on the discussion from my thread: I decided to try my hand at building a plugin that would help prevent suspended users from returning by blocking their browser fingerprint (see panopticlick.eff.org). My plan for… --- ## [What are the recommended Tools/setup config for Q&A Community based on Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-recommended-tools-setup-config-for-q-a-community-based-on-discourse/49687)
**Author:** [@Yassine\_Yousfi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yassine_Yousfi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-recommended-tools-setup-config-for-q-a-community-based-on-discourse/49687 "2019-03-04T01:00:56Z")
Hi, I have now 2 discourse installations, both of them are meant to be “Q&A discussion community websites”, but on different Topics, Both websites though are on the broad Niche of IT & Computing. So i have this questio… --- ## [Colored usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colored-usernames/49690)
**Author:** [@Drakon\_Dawn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drakon_Dawn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colored-usernames/49690 "2016-09-04T01:38:53Z")
So I’ve seen xenforo forum software has an option for people to set colored usernames for others and like a marketplace plugin for users to buy those cosmetic perks, does discourse have this? if not could it be implement… --- ## [Customized login auth plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customized-login-auth-plugin/49691)
**Author:** [@Asoul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Asoul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customized-login-auth-plugin/49691 "2016-09-04T14:31:13Z")
Hi, I’m new to discourse, I want to create a plugin for customized login that contains below feature: No signup button on homepage, and can not create new account in discourse After click signin button, user will be a… --- ## [Incoming mail is rejected if in-reply-to a post in a non-accessible topic even if sent to a group inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incoming-mail-is-rejected-if-in-reply-to-a-post-in-a-non-accessible-topic-even-if-sent-to-a-group-inbox/49711)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incoming-mail-is-rejected-if-in-reply-to-a-post-in-a-non-accessible-topic-even-if-sent-to-a-group-inbox/49711 "2019-06-04T16:37:09Z")
As recommended by @mpalmer, here’s a bug report for a phenomenon that caused some confusion for me: How to reproduce: Produce a messaging topic T that is inaccessible to user A, but deliver a mail from that topic to t… --- ## [Is there a way to get the uncached site.json for an anonymous user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-the-uncached-site-json-for-an-anonymous-user/49716)
**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-the-uncached-site-json-for-an-anonymous-user/49716 "2016-09-05T05:11:22Z")
I’m making an api call to site.json to get a site’s complete list of categories and subcategories. If I include an api key and username in the request I get the current list. If I make the request as an anonymous user I … --- ## [Hungarian Translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hungarian-translation/49727)
**Author:** [@Zoltan\_Szathmary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zoltan_Szathmary)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hungarian-translation/49727 "2016-09-05T11:38:23Z")
Hi there all! We were trying to make our discourse version appear in Hungarian - sadly, the translation of discourse into our language has stopped some time ago, and I could not figure out a way to get the already trans… --- ## [Bulk topic unsubscribe](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-topic-unsubscribe/49728)
**Author:** [@mbajur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbajur)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-topic-unsubscribe/49728 "2016-09-07T06:52:54Z")
Hello there One of my users reported me today that he’s receiveing a huge amount of mail notifications from our discourse forum. I signed-in on his account and checked what’s up - it turned out that he has a highest sub… --- ## [Auto-reply in a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-reply-in-a-category/49736)
**Author:** [@Cylae](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cylae)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-reply-in-a-category/49736 "2016-09-05T14:36:53Z")
Hello, I would like to know if it was possible to set up an automatic reply for a category. For example, if a user create new topic in the “bug” category, I wish that the system or another predefined user sends an autom… --- ## [How to "migrate" Discourse to Discourse without Site Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-discourse-to-discourse-without-site-settings/49741)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-discourse-to-discourse-without-site-settings/49741 "2019-03-04T22:42:05Z")
We need to migrate all our database to a new bigger server (digital ocean). We need to import only the database (users, passwords, posts, topics etc…) but we don’t want import the site settings, so we can’t use the norm… --- ## [Allow editing of post title in the moderation queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-editing-of-post-title-in-the-moderation-queue/49747)
**Author:** [@tkrunning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkrunning)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-editing-of-post-title-in-the-moderation-queue/49747 "2016-09-05T20:36:24Z")
Currently it’s possible to edit the post content before accepting a post in the moderation queue, but not its title. Is there a reason for this, or would it make sense to implement this? In our case we have very specifi… --- ## [Migrate a Ning forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-ning-forum-to-discourse/49749)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-ning-forum-to-discourse/49749 "2022-11-25T21:40:52Z")
Want to migrate from Ning to Discourse? Great! Let’s get started. What data can be imported? Users Avatars Directories/Categories Topics & Posts Images Attachments Prerequisites Set up Discourse development enviro… --- ## [Post.calculate\_avg\_time() taking up a long time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-calculate-avg-time-taking-up-a-long-time/49750)
**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-calculate-avg-time-taking-up-a-long-time/49750 "2019-05-06T05:47:59Z")
On forums with a lot of posts, we see the daily CalculateAvgTime job taking up a lot of time and even block other processes. The source code comments already say # PERF: these calculations can become exceedingly expnsi… --- ## [Importing users from an external database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-users-from-an-external-database/49754)
**Author:** [@kgish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgish)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-users-from-an-external-database/49754 "2016-09-12T11:48:59Z")
I have a list of users from an external database which i need to import into discourse and activate them. How should i do this? --- ## [Plugins and Continuous Integration Testing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-and-continuous-integration-testing/49757)
**Author:** [@rimian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rimian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-and-continuous-integration-testing/49757 "2016-09-06T00:44:57Z")
I’m looking at extending an existing plugin but it has no tests. I’d rather code to a TDD cycle but I cannot find much documentation on how to build plugins this way. Here’s an example of a plugin using Grunt as the tas… --- ## [A simple filter inside the topic page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-simple-filter-inside-the-topic-page/49762)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-simple-filter-inside-the-topic-page/49762 "2016-09-06T12:53:18Z")
currently the “search this topic” option works great, as you can find anyone or any known post simply inside long discussions. meanwhile the UI and the accessibility of the search result may be much better if the “searc… --- ## [How to get a user avatar from username?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-a-user-avatar-from-username/49763)
**Author:** [@mr8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mr8)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-a-user-avatar-from-username/49763 "2018-02-26T06:00:22Z")
What’s the recommended way to get a user’s avatar from their username in a plugin? I did find some reference to lookupAvatar(username) in quote.js.es6, but there doesn’t seem to be much out there regarding avatars. --- ## [Ordering by views count does not work on a tag page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ordering-by-views-count-does-not-work-on-a-tag-page/49772)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ordering-by-views-count-does-not-work-on-a-tag-page/49772 "2016-09-06T09:48:21Z")
--- ## [Document generator tool for ES6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/document-generator-tool-for-es6/49781)
**Author:** [@sevenmaxis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sevenmaxis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/document-generator-tool-for-es6/49781 "2016-09-06T19:47:31Z")
I’ve tried many javascript generator tool to generate docs for JavaScript ES6, all of them had problem with new syntax of ES6. Is there a tested js doc generator to build documentation from Discourse sources? --- ## [Categories Topic Replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-topic-replies/49782)
**Author:** [@ShankarG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ShankarG)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-topic-replies/49782 "2016-09-07T11:16:46Z")
I’m new to Ruby on Rails and Ember js(but have programming knowledge and working on PHP with laravel and also have experience with JavaScript). My requirement is while posting reply to a topic the user will select catego… --- ## [Destroying a users session via api](https://meta.discourse.org/t/destroying-a-users-session-via-api/49794)
**Author:** [@mb450](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mb450)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/destroying-a-users-session-via-api/49794 "2016-09-07T09:25:47Z")
Hi, I need to destory a session for a given user. (Using sso at the moment) but my users can logout of my main website but I want them to be able logged out of the forum at the same time. Here’s what I’ve tried (cut do… --- ## [Paginating while searching for multiple tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paginating-while-searching-for-multiple-tags/49795)
**Author:** [@cappslock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cappslock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paginating-while-searching-for-multiple-tags/49795 "2016-09-08T18:46:16Z")
I’d like to be able to search for topics matching an AND of multiple tags. I’ve determined that I can do this by playing around with the UI by making a query like this: I have two questions: Using the above method, I… --- ## [Discourse Version 1.8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-1-8/49801)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-1-8/49801 "2017-05-31T20:08:49Z")
Focus :white\_check\_mark: Improve usability and design of password reset page. :white\_check\_mark: “Get a room” reminder sent once per topic, to any user who replies to the same user in that topic 3 times in a row. … --- ## [Notification email for all posts on topic to users who even aren't tracking the topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-email-for-all-posts-on-topic-to-users-who-even-arent-tracking-the-topic/49802)
**Author:** [@naveedahmada036](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naveedahmada036)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-email-for-all-posts-on-topic-to-users-who-even-arent-tracking-the-topic/49802 "2016-09-09T08:06:17Z")
Question: What’s meaning of “user\_posted” on email report page(/admin/email/sent) ? and possible bug: Something is wrong with this specific topic in our discourse instance, lot of users are getting email for all pos… --- ## [\[PAID\] Configure Hosted Discourse for Private Members-Only Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-configure-hosted-discourse-for-private-members-only-community/49806)
**Author:** [@chris.crabtree](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chris.crabtree)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-configure-hosted-discourse-for-private-members-only-community/49806 "2016-09-08T13:49:18Z")
What would you like done? I need an expert to help me best configure Discourse for my private members-only website. The website itself is WordPress running MemberPress for membership management. The (brand new and empt… --- ## [Good Job Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-job-discourse/49816)
**Author:** [@FlyingSwitzerland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FlyingSwitzerland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-job-discourse/49816 "2016-09-07T10:58:54Z")
Hello all ! I’m new here but old on the IF Community, and I want to thank you all for your great and awesome work ! It’s just amazing how this community/forum work, how structured etc… When I compare to other forum ho… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=606) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=608)