# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=697 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 698 --- ## [Embed Discourse comments with on-page commenting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-comments-with-on-page-commenting/61609)
**Author:** [@robypez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robypez)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-comments-with-on-page-commenting/61609 "2019-01-19T00:49:54Z")
Do you think is possible to add the opportunity to reply comments directly on the page using api’s? I need to trash my comment system and I don’t want Disqus :frowning: --- ## [Secret Text Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secret-text-plugin/61615)
**Author:** [@logannc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/logannc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secret-text-plugin/61615 "2018-08-25T17:37:07Z")
I posted this in the Dev section because I do not think such a plugin exists. If I’m wrong, I would love to be corrected. I would like to create a Discourse plugin that allows ‘secret’ text in the midst of a post. This … --- ## [How to create post with ruby api?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-post-with-ruby-api/61616)
**Author:** [@sessionstart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sessionstart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-post-with-ruby-api/61616 "2017-04-26T04:57:40Z")
Hello, Can somebody tell me how to create post with ruby api? It seems that there is only create topic api in discourse\_api gem (GitHub - discourse/discourse\_api: Ruby API for Discourse · GitHub). --- ## [Mobile – Android, iOS: if home defaults to categories (or latest), then a switch from year to week causes the higher menu selection to change from 'Top' to 'Categories' (or 'Latest')](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-android-ios-if-home-defaults-to-categories-or-latest-then-a-switch-from-year-to-week-causes-the-higher-menu-selection-to-change-from-top-to-categories-or-latest/61621)
**Author:** [@grahamperrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grahamperrin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-android-ios-if-home-defaults-to-categories-or-latest-then-a-switch-from-year-to-week-causes-the-higher-menu-selection-to-change-from-top-to-categories-or-latest/61621 "2017-05-01T11:36:03Z")
Top, defaulting to Year: After switching from Year to Week: Environment At /admin/site\_settings/category/basic desktop category page style is Categories and Latest Topics – I wonder whether the style that’s in… --- ## [The right way to go about collecting emails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-right-way-to-go-about-collecting-emails/61625)
**Author:** [@kissmyui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kissmyui)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-right-way-to-go-about-collecting-emails/61625 "2017-05-02T17:30:41Z")
Hi, What would you say would be the ethical way to collect user emails, that could potentially go into a Mailing List? Is there a way to collate them when a user joins a community, and would this be ethical? Or possibl… --- ## [SMTP setting problem with Office365](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-setting-problem-with-office365/61630)
**Author:** [@jianwei.lu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jianwei.lu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-setting-problem-with-office365/61630 "2019-02-16T11:52:41Z")
I encounter a problem when I try to set the Email SMTP using Office365 online email server. the SMTP setting of Office365 is: Server name: smtp.partner.outlook.cn Port: 587 Encryption method: STARTTLS The discourse’s … --- ## [Email reply includes inline styles with "incoming email prefer html" site setting on](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-reply-includes-inline-styles-with-incoming-email-prefer-html-site-setting-on/61639)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-reply-includes-inline-styles-with-incoming-email-prefer-html-site-setting-on/61639 "2018-04-14T22:33:35Z")
We have had the Site Setting “incoming email prefer html” turned on for the past year. It’s been working great, but yesterday, an email reply from a user came in with a bunch of inline styles showing up: a {word-wrap:n… --- ## [Is it possible to get a list of topics in a category read by a specific user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-list-of-topics-in-a-category-read-by-a-specific-user/61641)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-list-of-topics-in-a-category-read-by-a-specific-user/61641 "2017-04-26T17:44:57Z")
I realize this is an oddball request but is it possible, perhaps via a data explorer query, to retrieve a full list of posts in a specific category that has been read by a specific user? Is it possible to create a list o… --- ## [Missing forum title in summary email footer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-forum-title-in-summary-email-footer/61643)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-forum-title-in-summary-email-footer/61643 "2017-04-28T16:52:44Z")
At the bottom of all digest emails I get, from my own forum, and from others (e.g. Commonmark), the site title is missing from the footer Should be “…sent from \ when we…” --- ## [Signature delimiter isn't working as expected for email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signature-delimiter-isnt-working-as-expected-for-email/61646)
**Author:** [@awlogan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awlogan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signature-delimiter-isnt-working-as-expected-for-email/61646 "2017-04-26T17:05:50Z")
We’ve been using the standard usenet signature delimiter and it’s been working well, but I was informed last night that it’s also catching other things. My understanding is that it follows the signature rule from RFC 367… --- ## [\`read\` filter in top menu showing new topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-filter-in-top-menu-showing-new-topics/61654)
**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-filter-in-top-menu-showing-new-topics/61654 "2017-04-27T02:22:11Z")
ex: https://meta.discourse.org/read While visiting /read and /c/:category/l/read URLs new topics are displaying along with read topics. I hope it is a bug. So I created PR below FIX: 'read' filter in top menu showing n… --- ## [Translate Discourse to persian](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translate-discourse-to-persian/61661)
**Author:** [@l3est](https://meta.discourse.org/u/l3est)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translate-discourse-to-persian/61661 "2017-05-01T06:13:25Z")
Hello dear discourse team, I have started to translate the discourse to Persian in Transifex Can you give Persian Reviewer rights to me? --- ## [Propose to add an ability to highlight the XML Schema Definitions (XSD)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/propose-to-add-an-ability-to-highlight-the-xml-schema-definitions-xsd/61664)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/propose-to-add-an-ability-to-highlight-the-xml-schema-definitions-xsd/61664 "2017-04-27T02:51:28Z")
--- ## [Better way for my users to invite others?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-way-for-my-users-to-invite-others/61665)
**Author:** [@shaundefense](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shaundefense)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-way-for-my-users-to-invite-others/61665 "2020-10-14T22:49:33Z")
I have an invite only site and I’m interested in growing my members by allowing my members to invite others. I understand there is the invite to topic feature, but is there a way for my users to send general invites? --- ## [Adding Custom field to Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-field-to-topics/61667)
**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-custom-field-to-topics/61667 "2018-04-20T23:14:03Z")
Hi, I have searched this forum up and down and can’t find what I am looking for. I’d like to have a custom field available at each topic creation where the user can enter / select a specific version. Our forum is suppo… --- ## [Bulk addition of tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-addition-of-tags/61670)
**Author:** [@mariolevitin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mariolevitin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-addition-of-tags/61670 "2018-10-15T09:02:43Z")
Hi, Is there a place where I can add a large list of tags (as an admin). Thanks --- ## [Rebuilding User Preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-user-preferences/61675)
**Author:** [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-user-preferences/61675 "2017-05-12T19:36:46Z")
I’m tackling one of the last items on our 1.8 task list: breaking up the user preferences page into tabs. Some goals: Clear organization Update fewer fields at a time Avoid confusing messages about a mandatory field b… --- ## [Loving Discourse so far](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loving-discourse-so-far/61680)
**Author:** [@goindeep](https://meta.discourse.org/u/goindeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/loving-discourse-so-far/61680 "2017-04-26T23:27:22Z")
What’s up Discoursers! Andrei here from Discountalk. I am probably only days (not even a week I think) into Discourse and I am absolutely loving it! Some background; I have been developing websites and blogs for years… --- ## [Importers for large forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importers-for-large-forums/61681)
**Author:** [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importers-for-large-forums/61681 "2018-05-05T09:01:42Z")
Discourse already has around 40 importers in order to cover a wide range of community software. These importers work very well, but they tend to be slow for very large forums. That’s why we’ve built the bulk importers. … --- ## [Digest mail link failed to open](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-mail-link-failed-to-open/61682)
**Author:** [@sessionstart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sessionstart)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-mail-link-failed-to-open/61682 "2017-04-27T08:27:56Z")
Hello awesome guys! I found that the links in the digest mail sent by mailgun are all failed to open. The browser shows me that it took too long to respond. Please help! --- ## [Opening /admin/users/list in a new tab fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-admin-users-list-in-a-new-tab-fails/61686)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-admin-users-list-in-a-new-tab-fails/61686 "2017-04-27T03:06:52Z")
In /admin, clicking on Users routes to /admin/users/list/active. However, the href value is /admin/users/list which is not valid if opened in a new tab. I looking into adding a PR, but it seems the value comes from a r… --- ## [Changing discourse home view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-discourse-home-view/61692)
**Author:** [@JoyalV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoyalV)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-discourse-home-view/61692 "2017-04-27T03:24:22Z")
When I setup discourse there was an option to list only posts like in this discourse or list categories on the side with posts on the right. I choose the latter. How can I go back? --- ## [Feature request: Please add "Dismiss All" notifcations link to User Activty Widget box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-please-add-dismiss-all-notifcations-link-to-user-activty-widget-box/61694)
**Author:** [@goindeep](https://meta.discourse.org/u/goindeep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-please-add-dismiss-all-notifcations-link-to-user-activty-widget-box/61694 "2017-04-27T03:56:33Z")
Feature request. When there is a notification there is no way to mark all unread notifications as read (AKA Dismiss all) from the same user activity widget (or whatever you call it) see image below. But if you go to… --- ## [Extract the data for each event by category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extract-the-data-for-each-event-by-category/61699)
**Author:** [@Ranga\_TA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ranga_TA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extract-the-data-for-each-event-by-category/61699 "2017-04-27T11:23:23Z")
Hi From where we can able to find the data to extract for each user events by each category from discourse. We want to analyse by each user , action and events over a class. Thanks Ranga --- ## [Summary email colors change recently?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-colors-change-recently/61700)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-colors-change-recently/61700 "2017-05-03T19:19:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from Summary Email feedback: Sometime in the past few weeks, the background behind the logo in the summary emails changed, which makes things look odd in our case. Ours used to be this: \ **Author:** [@Ranga\_TA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ranga_TA)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-user-id-information/61701 "2017-04-27T15:04:37Z") Hi How to do we extract the username and user ID information for all the users Thanks Ranga --- ## [Our HBB Forum is active now! Thank you Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-hbb-forum-is-active-now-thank-you-discourse/61714)
**Author:** [@pradeepkumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pradeepkumar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-hbb-forum-is-active-now-thank-you-discourse/61714 "2017-08-17T19:20:23Z")
I wanted to share this long back, but decided to learn more about Discourse first. I integrated Discourse on our sub-domain long back, but it took some time for me to learn the platform and see how it benefits me in term… --- ## [Large no of rows post\_timings table](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-no-of-rows-post-timings-table/61718)
**Author:** [@junaid\_pk14](https://meta.discourse.org/u/junaid_pk14)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-no-of-rows-post-timings-table/61718 "2017-04-28T14:11:08Z")
Hello Guys, After running Discourse forum, records in the post\_timings table has grown to much. Now there are 13,373,115 rows in this table. Can we clear this table? Regards, Junaid --- ## [Discourse Rails as a proxy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rails-as-a-proxy/61719)
**Author:** [@EndruK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EndruK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rails-as-a-proxy/61719 "2017-05-04T16:04:43Z")
Hi, I want to use my Discourse as a proxy. For that the rails server should work as a proxy between the ember frontend and a registered remote URL. Currently I am able to forward the HTTP response to ember and render … --- ## [Very long emails can break admin page layout when shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-long-emails-can-break-admin-page-layout-when-shown/61726)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-long-emails-can-break-admin-page-layout-when-shown/61726 "2017-04-27T22:20:18Z")
OT, but always usefull to identified spammers Today I see a user (or a bot, i don’t know) open 2 topics in the same category asking for support. The topics have been copied and pasted from this indian forum http://www.… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=696) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=698)