# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=687 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 688 --- ## [Inconsistency in code for watching first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistency-in-code-for-watching-first-post/60223)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistency-in-code-for-watching-first-post/60223 "2017-03-31T17:21:13Z")
After submitting this PR I discovered an inconsistency with watching first post that I am not sure how to resolve. Watching first post exists in two primary locations: the notification level dropdown on category pages,… --- ## [API username query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-username-query/60227)
**Author:** [@benp83](https://meta.discourse.org/u/benp83)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-username-query/60227 "2019-04-10T16:36:16Z")
I’ve run into a slight problem. My dev is on holiday and my client has asked me to supply our API\_username. Is this something I can easily locate? Any help/ guidance would be massively appreciated. Thanks in advance … --- ## [Urgent, can't create new Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-cant-create-new-topics/60231)
**Author:** [@Lutz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lutz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-cant-create-new-topics/60231 "2017-04-03T17:09:14Z")
After updating to latest, I can’t create new Topics in my forum. I got this updates. I did a rebuild from the console (./launcher rebuild app). Everything else, beside creating new topics seems to work! NoMethodErr… --- ## [Send a quote to social media](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-a-quote-to-social-media/60234)
**Author:** [@David\_Baker1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Baker1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 5:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-a-quote-to-social-media/60234 "2017-04-01T05:06:47Z")
As a reader who finds a funny or interesting passage in a topic post I’d like to highlight it and (in addition to reply-to-quote) have a way to send that quote to a social media site to draw others into the topic and to … --- ## [Bulk change user settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-change-user-settings/60238)
**Author:** [@sjmscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjmscott)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-change-user-settings/60238 "2017-03-31T15:37:13Z")
I’m sure this has been covered someplace, but I could not find it. How can I bulk change user settings? Most of my members are in mailing list mode. I wished I had made the default setting for “Include previous replie… --- ## [Free hosting to test out Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-hosting-to-test-out-discourse/60250)
**Author:** [@lsaredux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lsaredux)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-hosting-to-test-out-discourse/60250 "2017-04-01T04:11:09Z")
I just want to be able to upload Discourse to a host temporarily so I can test out the software and admin panel. I have a forum project going on and we are thinking about using this software but many of my colleagues are… --- ## [Discourse Webhooks - Help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-webhooks-help/60254)
**Author:** [@jackzampolin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jackzampolin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-webhooks-help/60254 "2018-02-26T10:12:37Z")
I’ve been working on implementing a webhook client in JS. In order to get the proper shape of the sent events I created a server to listen for the events and write the posts to a file. Then I TDDed the server to handle t… --- ## [Anonymous posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-posting/60258)
**Author:** [@lsaredux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lsaredux)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-posting/60258 "2017-04-03T08:54:51Z")
Don’t see how you can post anonymously on the boards. I set up a test/regular member account and do not see anonymous mode or anonymous posting options. Can Admins/Mods see which user posted anonymously too? Also can y… --- ## [Discobot timeout message broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-timeout-message-broken/60265)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-timeout-message-broken/60265 "2017-04-01T00:52:20Z")
I guess it’s because of some new variables that were recently added to the text. --- ## [Force signin plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-signin-plugin/60271)
**Author:** [@net\_deamon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/net_deamon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-signin-plugin/60271 "2017-11-12T20:41:32Z")
Why this plugin? The default option in discourse to force signin users is to completely hide the content behind, and show text to signin users. If you want something like Quora, where users will be shown login modal, y… --- ## [How to provide custom URL for notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-provide-custom-url-for-notification/60273)
**Author:** [@jafeth.diazc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jafeth.diazc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-provide-custom-url-for-notification/60273 "2017-04-07T14:00:53Z")
Hi, I know that if I create a custom type notification, I can provide a data.message field with a I18n scope value to form the text of the notification. This is the code in the notification-item widget: https://github.… --- ## [Anonymize user quotes keeps username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymize-user-quotes-keeps-username/60281)
**Author:** [@Patrick\_David](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Patrick_David)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymize-user-quotes-keeps-username/60281 "2018-05-18T13:08:24Z")
Not sure if this is going to suck or not (I feel like it probably will). I recently anonymized a user at their request. Everything appeared to work as intended with the exception of the retention of the username in all … --- ## [Plugin support for creating groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-support-for-creating-groups/60285)
**Author:** [@wichall](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wichall)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-support-for-creating-groups/60285 "2017-04-01T16:26:13Z")
Hello, I’m totally new to discourse and have tried to get myself stuck in to making a plugin straight away. Starting to work my around, but can anyone tell me what the best method would be for creating a new group withi… --- ## [Labels as markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/labels-as-markdown/60287)
**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/labels-as-markdown/60287 "2017-04-01T18:28:36Z")
Labels are a great general purpose UI element, also pure css: If there was a markdown extension for labels, they could be inserted into posts via the tool bar or markup: \[label style=default\]My cool label\[/label\] An… --- ## [Routing Error uninitialized constant TestController](https://meta.discourse.org/t/routing-error-uninitialized-constant-testcontroller/60294)
**Author:** [@Sudaraka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sudaraka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/routing-error-uninitialized-constant-testcontroller/60294 "2017-04-01T18:58:18Z")
Hi i wrote a simple plugin just for education purpose. I need to get a json by calling http://localhost:4000/admin/plugins/test/list url. I wrote the plugin.rb as # name: test-plugin # about: This is intended to be a t… --- ## [How does Discourse cloaking store cloaked data?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-cloaking-store-cloaked-data/60296)
**Author:** [@Saurek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saurek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-cloaking-store-cloaked-data/60296 "2017-04-01T20:28:18Z")
Hello! I’ve been very interested in how Discourse uses cloaking to unload off screen content. After looking at the source I didn’t see any client-side DBs being used, is post data stored in a variable while off screen? … --- ## [Logged out of forum on iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logged-out-of-forum-on-ios/60298)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logged-out-of-forum-on-ios/60298 "2017-09-25T04:23:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Reports of user logged out twice today - related to recent auth tokens changes?: Unfortunately this evening I found myself logged out of sessions on both the native iOS app and Safari. Po… --- ## [Throw warning when inviting user who is already tracking/watching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throw-warning-when-inviting-user-who-is-already-tracking-watching/60299)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throw-warning-when-inviting-user-who-is-already-tracking-watching/60299 "2017-04-08T04:54:42Z")
I sometimes invite people here on Meta to specific topics when I see they haven’t been involved yet but I know they’d have great input to share. I’m always a little hesitant to do so though, because they might have alrea… --- ## [Could you add the feature to "unmute" topics in bulk?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-you-add-the-feature-to-unmute-topics-in-bulk/60302)
**Author:** [@MiNi\_hopscotch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MiNi_hopscotch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-you-add-the-feature-to-unmute-topics-in-bulk/60302 "2017-04-29T15:20:57Z")
Hello Discoure, I have a question related to this topic: Way To "Unmute" Many Topics At Once I created that topic around a month ago and I was wondering if you could add a feature to “unmute” topics in bulk. It would … --- ## [Bug: changing the email subject for some templates is ignored](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-changing-the-email-subject-for-some-templates-is-ignored/60305)
**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-changing-the-email-subject-for-some-templates-is-ignored/60305 "2020-01-29T20:21:48Z")
I changed the subject for the “User Posted PM” email template to \[%{email\_prefix}\] \[PM\] %{username} sent you a private message but it is ignored and is still using \[%{email\_prefix}\] \[PM\] %{topic\_title} Using 1.8.0.beta9… --- ## [Error installing with vagrant for developent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-installing-with-vagrant-for-developent/60309)
**Author:** [@razaq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/razaq)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2017, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-installing-with-vagrant-for-developent/60309 "2017-04-02T06:09:35Z")
I installed according to Discourse as Your First Rails App | BlogDiscourse and after cloning the repository with Github for windows and running vagrant up I got this error I am using Virtualbox Version 5.1.18 r114002 … --- ## [Timeline - News Feed UI in Topic List View](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-news-feed-ui-in-topic-list-view/60312)
**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-news-feed-ui-in-topic-list-view/60312 "2017-04-13T07:04:15Z")
Location: GitHub - vinkashq/discourse-timeline · GitHub Latest unread post will be displayed in all topic list views. Currently this plugin is in beta stage. More features are planned and it will be added in next vers… --- ## [What's the different between rebuild and bootstrap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-different-between-rebuild-and-bootstrap/60315)
**Author:** [@gastrodia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gastrodia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-different-between-rebuild-and-bootstrap/60315 "2019-09-28T22:02:49Z")
what’s the different between ./launcher rebuild app ./launcher bootstrap app they both tool slow , is where any command to modify config like UNICORN\_WORKERS and then fast test it --- ## [Plugin working locally But not in live](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-working-locally-but-not-in-live/60316)
**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-working-locally-but-not-in-live/60316 "2020-04-16T20:39:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from Timeline - Social Network like News Feed UI in Topic List: My above plugin working perfectly on localhost as it in screenshots. But I can’t see any updates in live website. Looks like bel… --- ## [Error Log: "Job exception: undefined method \`closed' for nil:NilClass Did you mean? clone"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-log-job-exception-undefined-method-closed-for-nil-nilclass-did-you-mean-clone/60317)
**Author:** [@Lutz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lutz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-log-job-exception-undefined-method-closed-for-nil-nilclass-did-you-mean-clone/60317 "2017-04-03T01:07:58Z")
This is not exactly an error, because everything seems to work as it should. But I really have a lot (several hundred) of this error in the log files of the latest build: Job exception: undefined method \`closed' for nil… --- ## [Admin is allowed to make topic unlisted several times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-is-allowed-to-make-topic-unlisted-several-times/60320)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-is-allowed-to-make-topic-unlisted-several-times/60320 "2017-04-07T21:15:30Z")
as a result of slow web connection, I had unlisted this topic wrongly several times. perhaps after the first time I should have got a warning or whatever that the topic has already become unlisted. --- ## [Add a CC to email rejection notice sent by discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-cc-to-email-rejection-notice-sent-by-discourse/60337)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-cc-to-email-rejection-notice-sent-by-discourse/60337 "2019-05-16T15:51:33Z")
While looking at the rejected emails logged in discourse admin, I’m seeing that the vast majority are issues which would be faster for me to resolve directly & inform the user what happened. Doing that would also have p… --- ## [Allow for pre-registration of fully activated accounts via API without user interaction](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-pre-registration-of-fully-activated-accounts-via-api-without-user-interaction/60339)
**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-pre-registration-of-fully-activated-accounts-via-api-without-user-interaction/60339 "2017-04-03T16:42:22Z")
Using 1.8.0.beta9. I’m doing: curl -d "api\_key=\&api\_username=system&username=USER&name=USER&email=USER@example.com&password=1fe2fdd3b3939b8755a073557c74c0f5&approved=true&active=true" https://discuss.example.com N… --- ## [Double Invite Forum Mailer email template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-invite-forum-mailer-email-template/60340)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-invite-forum-mailer-email-template/60340 "2017-04-07T08:05:56Z")
I have 4 discourse, two which I’ve been using for a while & have edited, two which are newer and more generic. In all 4, I see double Invite Forum Mailer They have different URLS but the same english names /admin/cust… --- ## [Granting badge via admin gives false positive err](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granting-badge-via-admin-gives-false-positive-err/60345)
**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granting-badge-via-admin-gives-false-positive-err/60345 "2017-04-03T06:14:26Z")
Using the latest and greatest version: Nothing too unusual… “Imperium42 Staff” with a space, used a 32x32 png from a website. Shows fine. Just this err. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=686) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=688)