# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=611 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 612 --- ## [How can I get the topic status](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-get-the-topic-status/50180)
**Author:** [@kgish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-get-the-topic-status/50180 "2016-09-15T15:07:21Z")
How can I get the topic status? I see that the method topic.closed? is available, but I’d like to get the status string back. Similar to topic.category.name. --- ## [Discourse blocking with password reset](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-blocking-with-password-reset/50193)
**Author:** [@Socioneers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Socioneers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-blocking-with-password-reset/50193 "2016-09-16T21:27:22Z")
We imported a group of 45.000 users on a discourse installation and send them an invitation link with a separate mailing program. After activating and password resetting about 300 users about 40 people could not reset th… --- ## [Add ability to filter by both username or group on /admin/email/sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-ability-to-filter-by-both-username-or-group-on-admin-email-sent/50195)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-ability-to-filter-by-both-username-or-group-on-admin-email-sent/50195 "2017-03-12T17:46:38Z")
It would be a help to me to be able to filter by both username and group on /admin/email/sent. We’re using groups alot more to manage members involved in various activities and events, and so we have some time sensitive … --- ## [Why are some people on two trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-some-people-on-two-trust-levels/50199)
**Author:** [@sjmscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjmscott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-some-people-on-two-trust-levels/50199 "2016-09-15T20:27:48Z")
I am confused that I have some people at two trust levels: trust\_level\_0, trust\_level\_1 It seems like once you move to level 1, level 0 should go away. . . . or am I missing something? edit: is it possible to search … --- ## [When changing forum language, do URLs update?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-forum-language-do-urls-update/50204)
**Author:** [@mackk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mackk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-forum-language-do-urls-update/50204 "2016-09-16T15:55:31Z")
I just switched one of my Discourse installs to a different language via the admin panel, and I am wondering if the URLs for things like the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy are supposed to change? or will they always … --- ## [Migration from vBulletin 4.2.3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-vbulletin-4-2-3/50205)
**Author:** [@kourou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kourou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-vbulletin-4-2-3/50205 "2016-09-15T17:46:58Z")
Hello. What would you like done? We use vBulletin 4.2.3 for our community, but we are thinking of switching to Discourse. Currently our forum has 1.660.000 posts and 14.000 members. Moreover, our forum’s database (my… --- ## [1.7.0-beta 4 / Topic List Previews - mobile UI bug - topic ages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-7-0-beta-4-topic-list-previews-mobile-ui-bug-topic-ages/50209)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-7-0-beta-4-topic-list-previews-mobile-ui-bug-topic-ages/50209 "2016-09-15T21:27:22Z")
UPDATED: think this relates to the Topic List Previews plugin. I thought the topic ages had perhaps been intentionally removed in 1.7.0-beta4. Then I saw this while scrolling, which suggests it’s actually a rendering bu… --- ## [Welcome message translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-message-translation/50211)
**Author:** [@uptownyumiko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uptownyumiko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-message-translation/50211 "2016-09-17T19:13:14Z")
Hi, we are in need of Portuguese(Brazil) and Japanese translation of Welcome Message and wondering if there is anyone who has already translated it. Is there anyone know about it or can direct me to the relevant informat… --- ## [Disable plugin without downtime?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-plugin-without-downtime/50213)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-plugin-without-downtime/50213 "2016-09-15T23:41:40Z")
I’m having some trouble with a plugin and I’d like to disable it. Unfortunately there’s no plugin setting to do so, so I’ll need to remove it via my app.yml Question is - can I do this in a way that minimises downtime? … --- ## [Support for Twitter Cards with large images?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-twitter-cards-with-large-images/50215)
**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-twitter-cards-with-large-images/50215 "2016-09-20T03:56:54Z")
Looking through Discourse’s code, it looks like only standard Twitter Summary Cards are supported. I’d prefer to use Summary Cards with large images, which is a simple change to make, but I’m not sure how to hook into th… --- ## [Better use of screen space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-use-of-screen-space/50220)
**Author:** [@mrjn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrjn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-use-of-screen-space/50220 "2016-09-16T04:28:17Z")
As shown by this screenshot of discourse on my 14" Thinkpad: There’s a lot of whitespace on both left and right of the topic. It’s wasted screen real estate. The height of the topic gets reduced quite significantly … --- ## [Maybe the network flow compress it not enough for phone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maybe-the-network-flow-compress-it-not-enough-for-phone/50234)
**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maybe-the-network-flow-compress-it-not-enough-for-phone/50234 "2016-09-17T09:12:46Z")
I just tried to log on the discourse forum with my android phone 4G network(not wifi). Reading is quite good on the phone. But Writting is not. When I want to post many sentences, suddenly it stucked there and after a… --- ## [Sharing our experience changing the Discourse UI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-our-experience-changing-the-discourse-ui/50236)
**Author:** [@maigaard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maigaard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-our-experience-changing-the-discourse-ui/50236 "2019-07-02T10:27:53Z")
Hi We would like to share something we have worked on for a few months. We run a startup where companies can post challenges which a community can post ideas to on how to solve them. It is essentially a way to crowdso… --- ## [Event on widget's creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-on-widgets-creation/50237)
**Author:** [@sevenmaxis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sevenmaxis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-on-widgets-creation/50237 "2016-09-17T10:48:34Z")
Is it possible to generate event when the widget created html-elements on page? I want to manipulate with this widget when it’s ready. --- ## [New user unable to post - 500 (Internal Server Error)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-unable-to-post-500-internal-server-error/50240)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-unable-to-post-500-internal-server-error/50240 "2016-09-16T21:21:49Z")
Just got a report from a new user that they are unable to post after making an account. I was able to reproduce this myself with a sock account. Repro steps: Create new account. Activate account. Attempt to create ne… --- ## [Validation error: unique\_post\_validator() doesn't know who the acting user is](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validation-error-unique-post-validator-doesnt-know-who-the-acting-user-is/50241)
**Author:** [@mc0e](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mc0e)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validation-error-unique-post-validator-doesnt-know-who-the-acting-user-is/50241 "2016-09-16T21:05:20Z")
I’m seeing similar errors on at least 2 different discourse installations. Does anyone have any idea what the following is about? The most serious manifestation is when trying to post from the web interface, which fail… --- ## [Cannot upload a downloaded backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-a-downloaded-backup/50250)
**Author:** [@kuyashi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuyashi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-a-downloaded-backup/50250 "2016-09-16T19:23:46Z")
I want to move my discourse instance to a new server, however when I download a backup form current server and try to upload to new server, I get the following: There has been an error while uploading ‘cs-uni-2016-09-1… --- ## [Failed to Bootstrap due to out of memory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252)
**Author:** [@KevinWorkman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KevinWorkman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-due-to-out-of-memory/50252 "2016-09-16T19:45:36Z")
I’m trying to create a new Discourse, falling the steps here: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu-14-04 I get to the ./launcher bootstrap app part, and it goes off for abo… --- ## [Add "approve new topics unless trust level" setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-approve-new-topics-unless-trust-level-setting/50253)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-approve-new-topics-unless-trust-level-setting/50253 "2020-04-13T20:02:11Z")
I would like to be able to allow trust level 1 users to post responses to existing topics (both posts and replies) without moderation, while new topics should go to an approval queue. Is this doable with the current set… --- ## [Category logo deleted after some edit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-logo-deleted-after-some-edit/50254)
**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-logo-deleted-after-some-edit/50254 "2016-09-21T20:12:18Z")
I noticed a little bug on Discourse, and I managed to find the steps to reproduce it : Edit a category that has a logo and change the parent category After 24/48 hours, the logo image will give an error 404, you’ll hav… --- ## [What happens if I delete a badge?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-if-i-delete-a-badge/50255)
**Author:** [@hross](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hross)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-if-i-delete-a-badge/50255 "2016-12-22T13:21:56Z")
We are currently rethinking badges - looking to align them more with our specific community goals and the level of participation we are seeing. As part of this, there are some “out of the box” badges we are considering d… --- ## [Slugs that start with numbers parsed as IDs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slugs-that-start-with-numbers-parsed-as-ids/50258)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slugs-that-start-with-numbers-parsed-as-ids/50258 "2016-09-19T17:32:30Z")
http://site/some-slug gets redirected to http://site/some-slug/ID. That’s awesome. But, http://site/21st-some-slug gets redirected to http://site/whatever-slug-it-is-for-id/21. Is there a way to fix this? I’m poking ar… --- ## [Posting Poetry in Discourse (Question)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-poetry-in-discourse-question/50262)
**Author:** [@Karin3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karin3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-poetry-in-discourse-question/50262 "2016-09-18T03:58:09Z")
My small writers group (5 people) has been using a mini-Ning for years. That service is about to be discontinued, and we are looking for alternatives. We have long discussions about our writing and writing-related topics… --- ## [Adding terms of use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-terms-of-use/50273)
**Author:** [@mariolevitin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mariolevitin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-terms-of-use/50273 "2017-11-09T19:27:30Z")
How can I add a sentence like “By registering, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.” on the registration page. To a similar question an answer before was this: Admin, customize, user fields, required c… --- ## [Many ruby processes on my client machine](https://meta.discourse.org/t/many-ruby-processes-on-my-client-machine/50281)
**Author:** [@mariolevitin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mariolevitin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/many-ruby-processes-on-my-client-machine/50281 "2016-09-18T10:16:12Z")
Hi, I have just launched my discourse site on a server. When I try to use the site, after a while my client machine got slow down. I checked the running processes and saw 5 ruby processes each of which uses approx. 250 … --- ## [Are automatic badge triggers still available?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-automatic-badge-triggers-still-available/50284)
**Author:** [@jsonnull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsonnull)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-automatic-badge-triggers-still-available/50284 "2019-03-12T00:59:06Z")
Hi, I’m trying to create a badge that is automatically granted, and I can’t find where to enter the SQL query while editing the badge. Is this somewhere else? Has the feature been removed? Any help is appreciated, of co… --- ## [Discourse Upgrade fails every time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-upgrade-fails-every-time/50295)
**Author:** [@Yassine\_Yousfi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yassine_Yousfi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-upgrade-fails-every-time/50295 "2016-09-18T20:08:22Z")
Hi, My upgrade fails everytime, here is a screenshot: when left for sometime, the “upgrade” page and decedent pages are all not working and return “ERROR 500”. i had to restart discourse to get the pages working ag… --- ## [Cannot Locate Images Folder for Logo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-locate-images-folder-for-logo/50299)
**Author:** [@dustinmatlock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dustinmatlock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-locate-images-folder-for-logo/50299 "2016-09-18T18:22:06Z")
Hello, I’m not exactly a server administrator but never had this problem before. I installed Discourse using a DigitalOcean droplet. If I go to the Discourse admin panel, it tells me where the images folder is located: /… --- ## [Advertising for the site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertising-for-the-site/50300)
**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertising-for-the-site/50300 "2016-09-18T18:24:33Z")
I propose to make an official function within the engine --- ## [Move topic stats underneath the topic title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topic-stats-underneath-the-topic-title/50301)
**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topic-stats-underneath-the-topic-title/50301 "2016-09-19T16:59:32Z")
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