# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=609 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 610 --- ## [Editor markup issues when toggling text attributes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editor-markup-issues-when-toggling-text-attributes/49957)
**Author:** [@Remah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editor-markup-issues-when-toggling-text-attributes/49957 "2022-07-22T00:57:09Z")
It is nice that Discourse allows toggling of text attributes. Many forums I use simply insert the codes around the selected text and do not toggle the attributes if I apply the same attribute to the same selection. When… --- ## [User page stops loading when I add a link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-page-stops-loading-when-i-add-a-link/49961)
**Author:** [@Novice](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Novice)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-page-stops-loading-when-i-add-a-link/49961 "2016-09-10T09:28:17Z")
Hi, I am new to discourse. Firstly, a big ups to the discourse team for creating such a beautiful site. I am trying to add a button to the user-profile-controls plugin outlet. I have gone through the guides available on… --- ## [Insert, Read and Update Post custom fields from plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-read-and-update-post-custom-fields-from-plugin/49962)
**Author:** [@ShankarG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ShankarG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-read-and-update-post-custom-fields-from-plugin/49962 "2016-09-11T12:21:32Z")
I’m new to rails and ember and also i can’t find any documentation for using post custom fields in plugin. I have added two additional fields to post composer form (using plugin outlet) like below I need to save this… --- ## [TypeError: Discourse.Dialect.postProcessText is not a function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typeerror-discourse-dialect-postprocesstext-is-not-a-function/49963)
**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typeerror-discourse-dialect-postprocesstext-is-not-a-function/49963 "2016-09-11T23:40:12Z")
I’m writing my first plugin for Discourse, modeled after the plugin in this tutorial, but I’m encountering an error. In my error log, I see the error “TypeError: Discourse.Dialect.postProcessText is not a function” for t… --- ## [Safe for Work Mode - No Images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-for-work-mode-no-images/49965)
**Author:** [@seaninsound](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seaninsound)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-for-work-mode-no-images/49965 "2016-09-17T12:17:04Z")
A few of the users on http://community.drownedinsound.com have asked if it’s possible to have the option to set the site in a safe for work mode. A lot of them are concerned about NSFW images appearing whilst they’re acc… --- ## [How to show registered users the ability to add title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-registered-users-the-ability-to-add-title/49968)
**Author:** [@AshishS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AshishS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-registered-users-the-ability-to-add-title/49968 "2016-09-10T19:50:24Z")
The way codinghorror has ‘cofounder’ - how can I have this field for all registered users (and preferably during onboarding)? I am on V. 1.7 beta. --- ## [Youtube Onebox not shown in expanded quotes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-onebox-not-shown-in-expanded-quotes/49976)
**Author:** [@Alankrit\_Choudh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alankrit_Choudh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-onebox-not-shown-in-expanded-quotes/49976 "2017-05-11T20:55:10Z")
For more info: Here This was reported by a community member. Unable to see youtube one box when quoting a post with a particular YT video. --- ## [How to integrate a stronger markdown editor other than the basic one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-a-stronger-markdown-editor-other-than-the-basic-one/49982)
**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-a-stronger-markdown-editor-other-than-the-basic-one/49982 "2016-09-14T11:13:55Z")
This markdown editor integrated in Discourse is not strong enough. You see, we cannot write tables easily, cannot write latex formulas easily. Look at the editor of www.zhihu.com, a famous Chinese website. You can w… --- ## [User able to post exceeding maximum length restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-able-to-post-exceeding-maximum-length-restrictions/49983)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-able-to-post-exceeding-maximum-length-restrictions/49983 "2016-09-19T14:43:37Z")
Filing this as a bug, feel free to change to support if not the case. Over at Stonehearth we had a user post a log directly as text in the editor, and was able to submit it. The post exceeds the maximum length allowed … --- ## [How to redefine method in Ember Component?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-redefine-method-in-ember-component/49988)
**Author:** [@sevenmaxis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sevenmaxis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-redefine-method-in-ember-component/49988 "2016-09-12T15:19:47Z")
I need to modify method \_dock in discourse/components/topic-progress.js.es6 file from my plugin. What is the syntax of modifying this component? So far I came to this construction, but it doesn’t work: import topicProg… --- ## [How can I add a custom class to every 2nd message?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-custom-class-to-every-2nd-message/49990)
**Author:** [@ziptofaf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ziptofaf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-custom-class-to-every-2nd-message/49990 "2016-09-11T20:37:40Z")
Okey, there’s a huge chance I am just very stupid and can’t see the obvious but I am wondering on how to write a plugin/extension that will simply add one extra class to every 2nd .topic-body. Reason for why I need it is… --- ## [Defining Trust By An External API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defining-trust-by-an-external-api/49994)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Ball](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Ball)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/defining-trust-by-an-external-api/49994 "2016-09-12T06:33:46Z")
Hello, We’re working on setting up an discourse forum for a social networking type site. We would like to be able to define (or at least add as a parameter) Trust levels based on external data, like “Number of Projects … --- ## [Font awesome icon breaks plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-awesome-icon-breaks-plugin/49995)
**Author:** [@auryn\_macmillan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/auryn_macmillan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-awesome-icon-breaks-plugin/49995 "2016-09-12T14:43:58Z")
I’ve installed a couple of OAuth2 plugins, and noticed that they all seem to use a bit of an ugly hack in order to place the an icon on their relative login button. Being the genius that I am, I figured I’d go ahead and … --- ## [Is it possible to run discourse without redis cache on aws elasticache?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-run-discourse-without-redis-cache-on-aws-elasticache/50000)
**Author:** [@aedensixty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aedensixty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-run-discourse-without-redis-cache-on-aws-elasticache/50000 "2016-09-12T07:30:18Z")
Currently we are discourse on an ec2 instance and elasticache redis instance deploying with docker. Is there anyway of running discourse without redis? We are getting charged quite highly for it especially because we n… --- ## [Plugin using own gem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-using-own-gem/50007)
**Author:** [@kgish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgish)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-using-own-gem/50007 "2016-09-14T22:03:56Z")
I am developing a plugin that needs to use an external gem, namely docx in order to generate word docs. Is there someway to do this or do I have to append it to the Gemfile? --- ## [How can I remove post history?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-remove-post-history/50010)
**Author:** [@bek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-remove-post-history/50010 "2022-04-26T15:33:51Z")
Hi there! I just want to know how can I remove post history? For example my post have 6 revision. But I want to remove 5 of them. They waste my disk usage. OK, I know maybe it is not too much. But if you think about tot… --- ## [Change "Top" to "Hot"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-top-to-hot/50013)
**Author:** [@Asoul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Asoul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-top-to-hot/50013 "2016-09-12T13:41:17Z")
Hi, Is there a way to Modify the default “Top” to “Hot”? I cannot find this setting in admin panel, maybe I should change the translation file? Thanks --- ## [Reassigning Discourse Category on Wordpress Published Article](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reassigning-discourse-category-on-wordpress-published-article/50018)
**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reassigning-discourse-category-on-wordpress-published-article/50018 "2016-09-13T22:23:41Z")
I was wondering if this is possible at the moment, because if it is I may have missed something? I needed to change an article’s Discourse category so I assumed selecting the dropdown for a different category and hittin… --- ## [Display user location (and custom field) on group members page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-user-location-and-custom-field-on-group-members-page/50020)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-user-location-and-custom-field-on-group-members-page/50020 "2020-05-21T22:38:26Z")
I’d like to be able to display the user location on the group members page. Also potentially a custom field, which displays organization affiliation. Is this something that others are interested in? Could it be handled b… --- ## [Trust level changes while automatic groups do not change](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-changes-while-automatic-groups-do-not-change/50026)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2016, 7:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-changes-while-automatic-groups-do-not-change/50026 "2016-09-14T07:46:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Change all exsisting users to trust level 2: I used the above lines to change the trust level of bulk users, and it worked. So now all of the users in our forum are let’s say tl0. but … --- ## [Can discourse do this (Pinterest style squares per topic with pictures)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-do-this-pinterest-style-squares-per-topic-with-pictures/50027)
**Author:** [@nur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-do-this-pinterest-style-squares-per-topic-with-pictures/50027 "2016-09-13T02:41:29Z")
poll --- ## [Delivering messages \[\] to client](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delivering-messages-to-client/50028)
**Author:** [@kgish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delivering-messages-to-client/50028 "2016-09-12T20:05:12Z")
I’m trying to debug my plugin but the output is getting cluttered by a bunch of messages that look like this: Delivering messages \[\] to client e4bd097558e54dcc8719aa68a4b5fc Where does this come from, and how can I dis… --- ## [How to convert vBulletin 4 database to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-convert-vbulletin-4-database-to-discourse/50029)
**Author:** [@Matheeus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Matheeus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-convert-vbulletin-4-database-to-discourse/50029 "2016-09-22T10:58:13Z")
Hi, I’ve a big board with a database of over 8GB size with vBulletin 4 and I’m evaluating to switch my forum to Discourse. So, I’m trying to convert my vB4 db to Discourse: how to do this? I’ve noticed the script at th… --- ## [What sets suppress\_welcome\_message for SSO logins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-sets-suppress-welcome-message-for-sso-logins/50030)
**Author:** [@eriko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eriko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-sets-suppress-welcome-message-for-sso-logins/50030 "2016-09-13T16:07:11Z")
So for some users login in via SSO they are getting the ‘welcome\_message’ each time they login. I think that it has something to do with https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/app/models/discourse\_single\_si… --- ## [Does civilized discourse entail tone policing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-civilized-discourse-entail-tone-policing/50039)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-civilized-discourse-entail-tone-policing/50039 "2016-09-13T21:53:06Z")
The company that runs Discourse is “Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.” One of the primary roles of Discourse is to help promote civilized discourse, especially as expressed in the default FAQ. This is a Civili… --- ## [Lack of spaces in title prevents topic from being created](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lack-of-spaces-in-title-prevents-topic-from-being-created/50046)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lack-of-spaces-in-title-prevents-topic-from-being-created/50046 "2016-09-13T03:49:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Title is invalid; try to be a little more descriptive" - why?: The issue mentioned in the linked post fixed the issue with periods, but it turns out colons are still an issue. This preven… --- ## [Nginx and Discourse is redirect looping with SSL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-and-discourse-is-redirect-looping-with-ssl/50048)
**Author:** [@Semaphorism](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Semaphorism)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-and-discourse-is-redirect-looping-with-ssl/50048 "2016-09-13T05:16:45Z")
I have Discourse on port 5001 (HTTP), and 5002 (HTTPS), but the problem is that its redirect looping, also known as ERR\_TOO\_MANY\_REDIRECTS on Chrome. My Nginx configuration, with SSL. I got this configuration from Digit… --- ## [XenForo Import Failing (config/application.rb:2)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xenforo-import-failing-config-application-rb-2/50049)
**Author:** [@Padraig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Padraig)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xenforo-import-failing-config-application-rb-2/50049 "2016-09-14T01:44:10Z")
Hi everyone. Just got Discourse set up and now I am attempting to import my content from my XenForo Database Follow this guide, I get to Step 11 - Migrate a XenForo forum to Discourse You are set to go now, run the i… --- ## [Sort columns on group members page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-columns-on-group-members-page/50051)
**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-columns-on-group-members-page/50051 "2016-12-08T03:52:27Z")
It should be possible to sort by column on the members page of a group, to see the most recently active users (or the opposite) in the group. Would a PR be welcome for this feature? --- ## [Twitter Card image meta uses relative URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-card-image-meta-uses-relative-url/50052)
**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-card-image-meta-uses-relative-url/50052 "2016-10-05T19:30:44Z")
Since I began using Discourse, the Twitter Card image meta URL has always used relative URLs for topics with uploaded images. I think Facebook can handle relative image URLs, but Twitter does not seem to like them, so no… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=608) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=610)