# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=678 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 679 --- ## [Problem with permalinks, or regex?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-permalinks-or-regex/58686)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-permalinks-or-regex/58686 "2017-03-09T20:11:08Z")
I’m trying to improve the permalink redirects on the vbulletin importer. Vbulletin can have any of several URL formats. My solution is to create generic permalinks which will then be handled by permalink normalizations.… --- ## [Best practice for reply by email address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practice-for-reply-by-email-address/58687)
**Author:** [@modius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/modius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practice-for-reply-by-email-address/58687 "2017-03-09T02:11:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Set up reply via email support: Am in need of a sanity check :scream: I have set up a dedicated Google Apps account with aliases configured in Discourse in the following way: hello@gorg… --- ## [Plugin idea — in-post Ecwid embedding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-idea-in-post-ecwid-embedding/58688)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-idea-in-post-ecwid-embedding/58688 "2017-03-09T01:35:06Z")
Ecwid is a server-less shopping cart: I would use it as means for our users to embed their mini-shopping-carts right into their “personal pages-topics”. It can be embedded with inserting JS / HTML embed code. Would … --- ## [SSO Override local username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-override-local-username/58697)
**Author:** [@anon60302432](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon60302432)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-override-local-username/58697 "2017-03-09T04:50:50Z")
Hello, We’ve been running into this problem where if you change your external name, it will still show your old name on the forums. We’ve tried changing the name, logging out of the forums, then logging back in but that… --- ## [How to catch click events on a link in order to fire a pixel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-catch-click-events-on-a-link-in-order-to-fire-a-pixel/58704)
**Author:** [@alonle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alonle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-catch-click-events-on-a-link-in-order-to-fire-a-pixel/58704 "2017-03-13T15:38:14Z")
Hi @team, Is there any way to catch click event on a link and fire a pixel to google adwords. I want to know if user click on an amazon link on my site. I saw this topic https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-catch-click… --- ## [Custom additional info next to user profile within post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-additional-info-next-to-user-profile-within-post/58705)
**Author:** [@zbor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zbor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-additional-info-next-to-user-profile-within-post/58705 "2017-03-09T21:14:34Z")
Is it possible to have additional info around user name in the post? Something like Full name but other required field… That will have priority upon name, location, info.. etc… --- ## [Advanced search: posts from members of a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-posts-from-members-of-a-group/58716)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-posts-from-members-of-a-group/58716 "2023-05-09T10:14:41Z")
The seen/unseen filter is great. Would it be a great deal of work to include a groups filter? It wouldn’t need any UX real estate, it could just be a part of “Posted by”. --- ## [Just a general shout out to the Discourse team](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-a-general-shout-out-to-the-discourse-team/58724)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-a-general-shout-out-to-the-discourse-team/58724 "2017-03-09T12:36:23Z")
The level of thought which has gone into Discourse isn’t apparent when you first start working with it, but over time it really is impressive to see how rich the feature set is. Well done! --- ## [Problem with \`details\` tag in lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-details-tag-in-lists/58729)
**Author:** [@evgeny-k](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evgeny-k)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-details-tag-in-lists/58729 "2017-03-09T14:31:18Z")
details tag doesn’t work if it is inside list: Bulleted list item ▶ Summary the same for numbered lists --- ## [Discourse makes difference when it comes to a very tiny niche market](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-makes-difference-when-it-comes-to-a-very-tiny-niche-market/58733)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-makes-difference-when-it-comes-to-a-very-tiny-niche-market/58733 "2022-11-06T20:18:40Z")
As of today, in the beginning of 2017, I’ve been using Discourse for ~2 years. The wide range of Discourse tools, as well as its intelligence that comes out of the box, made it possible for our community to thrive — des… --- ## [Display Like Counts on Home Page Topic List](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-like-counts-on-home-page-topic-list/58742)
**Author:** [@Aislinn\_Chen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aislinn_Chen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-like-counts-on-home-page-topic-list/58742 "2018-07-20T17:11:20Z")
Is it possible to display like counts on the home topic list next to “Replies”? --- ## [Personalized posts via username KEYWORD substitution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personalized-posts-via-username-keyword-substitution/58744)
**Author:** [@Russ\_Ennis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Russ_Ennis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personalized-posts-via-username-keyword-substitution/58744 "2017-03-09T16:56:15Z")
Is it possible to create a link to a user’s Preferences page (for example) that appears to each logged in user as a link to their own preferences? Some way to have something like https://meta.discourse.org/users/$USERNA… --- ## [How to undo a Discourse Category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-undo-a-discourse-category/58746)
**Author:** [@anon29908737](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon29908737)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-undo-a-discourse-category/58746 "2017-03-09T18:24:09Z")
I posted a blog post to a discourse forum, and selected the wrong forum. Is there a way to unpublish and then republish to a different one? @simon --- ## [Paid , PPT uploader and slide show not embeder plugin for discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-ppt-uploader-and-slide-show-not-embeder-plugin-for-discourse/58762)
**Author:** [@geetvemuri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geetvemuri)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-ppt-uploader-and-slide-show-not-embeder-plugin-for-discourse/58762 "2017-03-10T15:50:06Z")
I am teacher in medical University and i have power point collections That’s all my work but now i am struck with this like, In other platforms i should upload them on other places and embed them in wordpress or other cm… --- ## [Avatar image path in quoted text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-image-path-in-quoted-text/58788)
**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-image-path-in-quoted-text/58788 "2017-03-10T02:46:50Z")
Would it be possible for the avatar image src in quoted text to be changed so that it get’s the absolute path to the avatar image instead of the relative path? Currently, with the wp-discourse plugin, if a comment with … --- ## [Missing RSS-Feed on some Pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-rss-feed-on-some-pages/58808)
**Author:** [@Lutz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lutz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-rss-feed-on-some-pages/58808 "2017-03-13T10:22:27Z")
I do not know exactly in what category this fits. There are the urls Discourse Meta and Discourse Meta - Top topics. There are also Discourse Meta (and daily / monthly), but the respective RSS links Discourse Meta - Top… --- ## [Bookmark labels to save for later](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-labels-to-save-for-later/58815)
**Author:** [@sudhirkhanger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sudhirkhanger)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-labels-to-save-for-later/58815 "2018-04-13T14:06:45Z")
Hi, We use Discourse at work. I spend a couple of hours a day on it replying and reading all the posts. When I read something but I don’t have time to reply I would like a way to save the post. There is Bookmarking fea… --- ## [Where can I find API key?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-find-api-key/58816)
**Author:** [@Rajesh\_Choudhary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rajesh_Choudhary)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-find-api-key/58816 "2017-03-10T14:29:01Z")
Hi I am new to Discourse. I want to add this kind of forum in my wordpress site. I have installed the Discourse plugin. Plz help me to get api key. I did not find exactly the url from where i can get api. --- ## [How can I link to the preferences page in a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-link-to-the-preferences-page-in-a-topic/58819)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Meeuwsen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Meeuwsen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 11:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-link-to-the-preferences-page-in-a-topic/58819 "2017-03-10T11:37:57Z")
I am in the process of streamlining the onboarding for new invited users. We use a csv file to invite 90+ users. After they click on the link in the mail they go immediately to a topic in a closed group where we can give… --- ## [Admin Users list improvements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-users-list-improvements/58822)
**Author:** [@Shrike](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shrike)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-users-list-improvements/58822 "2017-03-10T16:31:02Z")
I have some suggestion for improvements of usability in Admin / Users area totals In Users section we can see users list with filters “Active”, “New”, “Staff” and so on. But there’re no total count for every set. Th… --- ## [Create hundreds or thousands groups/categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-hundreds-or-thousands-groups-categories/58823)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-hundreds-or-thousands-groups-categories/58823 "2017-03-12T22:24:01Z")
Hi, I’m the founder of a training company. I’m thinking to create a private space (a category?) for each session. What the simple way to do that and is it a good idea to use Discourse for that? I should create a group … --- ## [Cannot use back button to exit Site Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-back-button-to-exit-site-settings/58824)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-back-button-to-exit-site-settings/58824 "2017-03-21T20:15:45Z")
The following sequence traps you in site settings Click hamburger Click Site Settings Type “Test” in box Click back → back → back → … This raises two issues: We are way way too eager on pushState here, we should be… --- ## [Need a Discourse Expert to identify issues and assist with our issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-discourse-expert-to-identify-issues-and-assist-with-our-issues/58834)
**Author:** [@Dustin\_Andres](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dustin_Andres)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-discourse-expert-to-identify-issues-and-assist-with-our-issues/58834 "2017-04-25T01:54:00Z")
Hi all, non-coder here, but I am a project manager for tech projects in international development work. I’ve got some major problems with my instance of Discourse. I am seeking help. About a year ago, my company hired … --- ## [How to Hide sub categories in hamburger menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-sub-categories-in-hamburger-menu/58835)
**Author:** [@Vikas\_Dangi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vikas_Dangi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-sub-categories-in-hamburger-menu/58835 "2018-10-31T15:52:37Z")
How do I hide sub categories in the hamburger menu ? I found the solution here but I can’t find the show subcategory list in site\_settings. --- ## [Amazing forum platform, really glad I found it!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazing-forum-platform-really-glad-i-found-it/58836)
**Author:** [@mpsocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpsocial)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazing-forum-platform-really-glad-i-found-it/58836 "2017-03-10T17:10:33Z")
Been reading the forum for a couple of months as I’ve created my very own forum based on this script. I just finally got the time to register and my first post here definitely needs to be a big #Thanks You’ve created a… --- ## [WP-discourse: how to deal with shortcodes in post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-how-to-deal-with-shortcodes-in-post/58838)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-how-to-deal-with-shortcodes-in-post/58838 "2019-09-30T18:15:10Z")
I noticed that what WP-discourse is publishing to Discourse are the raw texts from the WordPress posts, not the rendered html. And I guess that makes some sense, given how complex wordpress pages can be. But it’s also a … --- ## [Trouble setting up email server with NameSilo, SparkPost, and Digital Ocean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-setting-up-email-server-with-namesilo-sparkpost-and-digital-ocean/58844)
**Author:** [@Knigel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Knigel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-setting-up-email-server-with-namesilo-sparkpost-and-digital-ocean/58844 "2017-03-11T01:57:47Z")
I’m trying to install Discourse on Digital Ocean, but I’m having trouble setting up the email server. I’m using to suggested SparkPost, but am unable to get it verified. I’ve used NameSilo to purchase my domain, but I’m … --- ## [Quotes that start new topic do not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-that-start-new-topic-do-not-work/58845)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-that-start-new-topic-do-not-work/58845 "2017-03-10T19:39:21Z")
I’m seeing some very strange behaviour on Try when trying to use Quotes in a closed topic in order to reply with a new topic: In some topics the quote isn’t grabbed at all In other topics (just the one that… --- ## [Translucent quote button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translucent-quote-button/58849)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translucent-quote-button/58849 "2017-03-10T22:22:04Z")
For a while now our quote button has been translucent; did we do this intentionally? I certainly don’t see any benefit to it. --- ## [Customizing About page and other pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-about-page-and-other-pages/58853)
**Author:** [@Shrike](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shrike)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-about-page-and-other-pages/58853 "2018-10-29T10:46:10Z")
There’re some special pages in Discourse: About, FAQ, ToS, Privacy. All of them can be changed except About. I like the idea to have some fixed standard pages in every forum. But why About cannot be customized? What I … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=677) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=679)