# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=671 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 672 --- ## [Customizing create topic form to add more custom fields, what does add\_to\_serializer or register\_custom\_field\_type do?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-create-topic-form-to-add-more-custom-fields-what-does-add-to-serializer-or-register-custom-field-type-do/57774)
**Author:** [@net\_deamon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/net_deamon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-create-topic-form-to-add-more-custom-fields-what-does-add-to-serializer-or-register-custom-field-type-do/57774 "2017-02-23T01:47:22Z")
Hi I was looking into customizing create topic form. Removing the category option all together Adding custom field to the form. Now I was able to add custom field using the plugin outlet composer-fields-below, but ho… --- ## [Wordpress SSO - Restrict Content / user levels / groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-restrict-content-user-levels-groups/57776)
**Author:** [@tomobrien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomobrien)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-sso-restrict-content-user-levels-groups/57776 "2020-07-24T23:28:42Z")
I have WP discourse working for SSO and Restrict Content Pro for subscription, signup, but I am wondering how to set up levels during signup … That carry over to discourse? Eg reader level 1, contributor level 2, modera… --- ## [Forum Unusable due to "Can’t save in background: fork: Cannot allocate memory”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-unusable-due-to-can-t-save-in-background-fork-cannot-allocate-memory/57781)
**Author:** [@Goosy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Goosy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-unusable-due-to-can-t-save-in-background-fork-cannot-allocate-memory/57781 "2019-05-17T18:30:44Z")
I’m using a 2GB Digital Ocean Droplet and I keep getting 500 errors when users are trying to post new comments. I checked the server logs and I see them full of these 2 lines: 44:M 22 Feb 12:10:04.079 \* 1 changes in 90… --- ## [How are user titles generated?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-user-titles-generated/57792)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-user-titles-generated/57792 "2017-02-28T14:13:56Z")
Sorry if this is a very basic question but I could not find the answer on the forum: where do user titles come from apart from that Admins can set them manually for each user? --- ## [Occasional page loads with no post content due to plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/occasional-page-loads-with-no-post-content-due-to-plugins/57793)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/occasional-page-loads-with-no-post-content-due-to-plugins/57793 "2017-02-23T08:47:03Z")
Not sure if this is a bug or not. Since we updated to v1.8.0.beta5 +68 we’ve been seeing some occasional failures to load new posts. So far all I can say is: It happens with new posts only. It seems to happen when yo… --- ## [Discourse Wordpress plugin SSO wishlist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wordpress-plugin-sso-wishlist/57797)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wordpress-plugin-sso-wishlist/57797 "2017-02-22T23:23:18Z")
Our aim is to use Wordpress as a repository for static content such as photo and file libraries, and photo essays. We have a load of old static content which we wish to host on the Wordpress site, and our “For Sale/Wante… --- ## [Is there any way to remove subcategories from the hamburger menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-remove-subcategories-from-the-hamburger-menu/57799)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-remove-subcategories-from-the-hamburger-menu/57799 "2018-07-16T07:57:25Z")
in the meta drop down menu next to user avatar, only categories are shown . This keeps the menu clean . I couldn’t find any option in the setting searching for subcategory, how can I remove subcategories from the menu? --- ## [Require users to join at least one group at sign-up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-users-to-join-at-least-one-group-at-sign-up/57800)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-users-to-join-at-least-one-group-at-sign-up/57800 "2023-05-31T12:42:14Z")
Is there a way of requiring users to join at least one group when signing up for the forum? I was hoping that I would be able to create a required custom field that would then add the user to the selected group(s) but i… --- ## [Plugin with sidebar: how to modify small-width, medium-width, large-width?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-with-sidebar-how-to-modify-small-width-medium-width-large-width/57801)
**Author:** [@jack2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-with-sidebar-how-to-modify-small-width-medium-width-large-width/57801 "2017-02-23T19:30:04Z")
I am working on a plugin that adds a sidebar to discourse. Because of this sidebar, the width of the topic list is reduced. The consequence is that the small-width, medium-width and large-width media queries are now wro… --- ## [cURL error 35 when trying to connect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/curl-error-35-when-trying-to-connect/57804)
**Author:** [@Denki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denki)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/curl-error-35-when-trying-to-connect/57804 "2017-02-22T20:39:22Z")
Hello, After configuring correctly the plugin to connect to my discourse installation, I get the dreaded “You are not connected to a Discourse forum. Please check your settings for ‘Discourse URL’, ‘API Key’, and ‘Publi… --- ## [Why does Discourse not use the «Enhanced Link Attribution» Google Analytics feature?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-not-use-the-enhanced-link-attribution-google-analytics-feature/57821)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-not-use-the-enhanced-link-attribution-google-analytics-feature/57821 "2017-02-23T04:30:34Z")
The following code shows how to load the enhanced link attribution plugin: ga(‘create’, ‘UA-XXXXX-Y’, ‘auto’); ga(‘require’, ‘linkid’); ga(‘send’, ‘pageview’); As I see, Discourse currently does not use this fe… --- ## [🇪🇸 Spanish Translation Review](https://meta.discourse.org/t/es-revision-de-traducciones-en-espanol/57831)
**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/es-revision-de-traducciones-en-espanol/57831 "2019-11-13T13:20:35Z")
:warning: Please do not reply to this thread The idea of this topic is NOT to debate. If you have questions, please open a related topic, so as not to create a huge and endless thread with all the questions about c... --- ## [Hiding "toxic" messages using the Google Perspective API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-toxic-messages-using-the-google-perspective-api/57833)
**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-toxic-messages-using-the-google-perspective-api/57833 "2017-06-13T15:23:49Z")
What if technology could help improve conversations online? Interesting API to exclude “toxic” messages from the board: Perspective API Can you imagine this in discourse? :thinking: --- ## [Username lookup popup rendering offscreen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-lookup-popup-rendering-offscreen/57836)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-lookup-popup-rendering-offscreen/57836 "2017-02-24T03:10:10Z")
Reported today by a member of my forum: I also often see a similar problem when clicking on the cog in the editor: --- ## [Quote button on closed topics still does not behave as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-button-on-closed-topics-still-does-not-behave-as-expected/57840)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-button-on-closed-topics-still-does-not-behave-as-expected/57840 "2018-08-20T14:35:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Quote post from closed topic: I was trying to reply using selecting text and pressing the quote button, but the selected text was not appearing in the editor. Turns out the topic was close… --- ## [Automatically set category incoming email address based on slug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-set-category-incoming-email-address-based-on-slug/57841)
**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-set-category-incoming-email-address-based-on-slug/57841 "2019-08-30T18:06:29Z")
This is work I’ve just started doing in a plugin, but requires me to submit a PR to add a DiscourseEvent.trigger to the category model \*, so I wondered if the whole feature might have a place upstream. \* I mean I could … --- ## [Possible backup bugs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-backup-bugs/57847)
**Author:** [@Dmitry\_Krasnoperov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dmitry_Krasnoperov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-backup-bugs/57847 "2017-02-23T19:29:23Z")
Short story Backup files takes space on HDD but doesn’t shown in Backup section of Admin UI. Long story I do have DO plan that gives me 40GB total. Now I have only 2.2 GB free spaces. /var/discource takes 21.2GiB \[… --- ## [Discourse on CentOS 7.3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-centos-7-3/57851)
**Author:** [@napcok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/napcok)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-centos-7-3/57851 "2017-02-24T05:30:21Z")
I’m running CentOS 7.3. When I try to bootstrap this happens: # docker -v Docker version 1.13.1, build 092cba3 # cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611 (Core) # ./launcher bootstrap app FAILED --------… --- ## [Should Top Referred Topics (Last 30 Days) include PMs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-top-referred-topics-last-30-days-include-pms/57858)
**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-top-referred-topics-last-30-days-include-pms/57858 "2017-02-23T21:40:37Z")
Not sure if this is expected behavior or a bug - I’m on a very low traffic install, which means I’m getting the interesting corner case where top referred topics may be PMs. As an admin, there is of course no permission… --- ## [Attachment filename not set on download](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attachment-filename-not-set-on-download/57871)
**Author:** [@iamphi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamphi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attachment-filename-not-set-on-download/57871 "2017-02-24T22:11:54Z")
Hello I authorized my own extension, made a new post and uploaded a test file of my extension and the download does not have the original filename. I also attached an txt file and that doesn’t download, but it opens in… --- ## [Gmail & other popular email services not receiving my email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-other-popular-email-services-not-receiving-my-email/57873)
**Author:** [@Kimberly\_Boynton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kimberly_Boynton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-other-popular-email-services-not-receiving-my-email/57873 "2017-02-24T04:22:00Z")
DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ADDRESS: mail.domain.com # required DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PORT: 587 # (optional, default 587) DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_USER\_NAME: login # required #DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PASSWORD: pw … --- ## [Wordpress as SSO provider for Discourse and Discourse as SSO provider for WP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-as-sso-provider-for-discourse-and-discourse-as-sso-provider-for-wp/57887)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-as-sso-provider-for-discourse-and-discourse-as-sso-provider-for-wp/57887 "2017-02-28T23:20:42Z")
How about choosing between using Wordpress as SSO provider for Discourse and using Discourse as SSO provider for WP? My hunch is that if the discourse forum is the main reason why people need a login, then it makes sens… --- ## [Replying too quickly when flagging a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-too-quickly-when-flagging-a-post/57889)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Nicholson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Nicholson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-too-quickly-when-flagging-a-post/57889 "2017-05-11T07:55:49Z")
I’ve just flagged my own post further up a topic just after typing a new reply as “Something else” to ask the moderator to split the topic. I took the time to suggest a new topic title. Discourse annoying threw away my f… --- ## [How is the "top" order determined](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-top-order-determined/57890)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Nicholson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Nicholson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-top-order-determined/57890 "2019-05-27T21:22:48Z")
What’s the logic used to determine the default order of top topics? Why is “Discourse’s Fourth Birthday” above “Custom Layout Plugin” when the later has had more replies, more views and more recent activity? --- ## [Is there "Reply as new topic"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-reply-as-new-topic/57901)
**Author:** [@Shrike](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shrike)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-reply-as-new-topic/57901 "2017-02-24T15:45:44Z")
I read on https://www.sitepoint.com/community/t/discourse-cheat-sheet/733/1 that there’s operation “Reply as new topic” for post. But I can’t see such an operation in my setup. Is it some customization and non out-of-t… --- ## [Issue Onebox in HTTPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-onebox-in-https/57904)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-onebox-in-https/57904 "2017-05-18T23:43:18Z")
We set Nginx has a front-end proxy for discourse docker (with sock Add an offline page to display when Discourse is rebuilding or starting up). Then we set HTTPS Lets’ Encrypt outside the container (acme.sh) and everyth… --- ## [No email settings, only "Arguments -i"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-email-settings-only-arguments-i/57933)
**Author:** [@grodeska](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grodeska)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-email-settings-only-arguments-i/57933 "2017-02-27T16:51:24Z")
Hi all, Banging my head against an inexplicable (to me) problem which has arisen when moving off sandbox mailgun SMTP to a new domain. A few hours ago I switched the URL setting in app.yml to the new domain, and instal… --- ## [Small changes on the "Not Found" page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-changes-on-the-not-found-page/57937)
**Author:** [@youwiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/youwiki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-changes-on-the-not-found-page/57937 "2017-02-27T05:46:29Z")
Hello! In app/views/exceptions/not\_found.html.erb file (popular-topics bock), “See More” button should route to “/top” page, not “/latest”. And also topic slug value for Google search input on this page is not actual f… --- ## [Translation missing for Reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-missing-for-reply/57945)
**Author:** [@Sylvain7](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sylvain7)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-missing-for-reply/57945 "2017-02-28T00:00:17Z")
Hi there, Since last update, the “Reply” button is not translated anymore. The others translations are working good. See below (french discourse) : --- ## [How do you learn to build Discourse plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-learn-to-build-discourse-plugins/57946)
**Author:** [@net\_deamon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/net_deamon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-learn-to-build-discourse-plugins/57946 "2017-12-31T17:43:23Z")
How do you guys build such amazing plugins with discourse ? I am not even able to integrate a custom field to discourse topic using a custom plugin. Is there any documentation that can help me build an advanced plugin li… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=670) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=672)