# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=700 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 701 --- ## [Out-of-the-box dark/light theme selection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-the-box-dark-light-theme-selection/62048)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-the-box-dark-light-theme-selection/62048 "2017-05-03T15:40:39Z")
For our upcoming release @codinghorror really wanted dark/light/large font theme selection out of the :card\_box: Following this commit our default installs will have this enabled: https://github.com/discourse/discours… --- ## [Ubuntu unattended security upgrades](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-unattended-security-upgrades/62049)
**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-unattended-security-upgrades/62049 "2017-05-03T18:36:17Z")
I just did a do-release-upgrade of the OS from Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04 (instructions). Seems to have gone well. Per the Discourse installation instructions I then performed dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrad… --- ## [Chrome 59 headless support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-59-headless-support/62060)
**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-59-headless-support/62060 "2017-08-21T14:48:36Z")
It would be possible to start using Headless Chrome for smoke tests instead of PhantomJS. The bare-bones implementation would be to run: % CHROME\_PATH=/opt/google/chrome-beta/google-chrome-beta % $CHROME\_PATH --headl… --- ## [Discourse Larger Font Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-larger-font-theme/62083)
**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-larger-font-theme/62083 "2018-02-02T13:40:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from We need a "large fonts" and "small fonts" theme to ship with Discourse: Discourse CSS, is perhaps not as simple as it might be. SCSS gets compiled into CSS which IMHO is a good thing that… --- ## [How do I count topics in sub-categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-count-topics-in-sub-categories/62085)
**Author:** [@OpusK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OpusK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-count-topics-in-sub-categories/62085 "2017-05-04T03:01:33Z")
I do not need to display it to anyone. I just want to see how many topics are in my sub-categories by Admin. While it’s easy to see the top-categories, we’re not looking for those features in sub-categories. Are these … --- ## [Different category description for writers and readers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-category-description-for-writers-and-readers/62096)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/different-category-description-for-writers-and-readers/62096 "2017-05-04T07:27:57Z")
the category description shown at top of the category page is usually for readers(consumers) of the content. while the category description in the drop-down menu of the editor window is for writers (producers). is it po… --- ## [Is it possible to change users SSO's external\_id after a DB migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-users-ssos-external-id-after-a-db-migration/62099)
**Author:** [@caub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/caub)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-users-ssos-external-id-after-a-db-migration/62099 "2019-06-01T19:39:55Z")
First I had issues with the external\_id field on SSO, because they were all initially strings of length 16, and later I stored 24chars strings, but it completely messed up, you could get logged under a different user, it… --- ## [Admin Dashboard Showing Problems Related to S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-dashboard-showing-problems-related-to-s3/62106)
**Author:** [@patrickbajao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickbajao)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-dashboard-showing-problems-related-to-s3/62106 "2018-01-18T01:16:54Z")
Hi, We have Discourse hosted on AWS EC2. We are also using S3 for our uploads and we enabled the s3\_use\_iam\_profile site setting. We don’t have problems with S3 integration. With that enabled, I don’t have to set the s… --- ## [Embed creating duplicate http / https topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-creating-duplicate-http-https-topics/62113)
**Author:** [@sckott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sckott)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-creating-duplicate-http-https-topics/62113 "2018-01-04T20:11:24Z")
First, thanks for Discourse - awesome product. I’m using embed in this category https://discuss.ropensci.org/c/blog for comments on our blog at rOpenSci | Blog After first implementing the embed, it worked great. Recen… --- ## [When deleting a remote theme, color schemes can not be deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-deleting-a-remote-theme-color-schemes-can-not-be-deleted/62120)
**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-deleting-a-remote-theme-color-schemes-can-not-be-deleted/62120 "2017-05-04T18:14:37Z")
I just uninstalled the theme, and the color schemes introduced by the theme remain. Furthermore, I cannot delete them: The “owned by” info is empty, and no Delete button is available. (I reinstalled the theme and t… --- ## [Cloudflare Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-community/62121)
**Author:** [@anon1494039](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon1494039)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-community/62121 "2017-05-04T23:30:49Z")
They are using Discourse :stuck\_out\_tongue: I wonder why they choose Discourse over other softwares? --- ## [Providing additional user information at registration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-additional-user-information-at-registration/62133)
**Author:** [@RSnie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RSnie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-additional-user-information-at-registration/62133 "2017-05-05T01:56:28Z")
Hi, I would like new users to give information about: the company they work for What their job description is. How can I enable this? Thanks, Rosanne --- ## [Discord Webhook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-webhook/62135)
**Author:** [@JoyalV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoyalV)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-webhook/62135 "2017-05-05T03:28:18Z")
Hello, How can I have posts from a category to post to a discord channel through webhooks without using as plugin? Thanks --- ## [Central master config for multi-tenant multi-forum solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/central-master-config-for-multi-tenant-multi-forum-solution/62148)
**Author:** [@modius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/modius)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/central-master-config-for-multi-tenant-multi-forum-solution/62148 "2019-09-16T18:49:43Z")
I’m looking at a little project where I need lots of tiny communities that are almost identical except for the users and content; that is, configuration, theme, SSO provider, etc. What’s the best way to lock down config… --- ## [Is it possible to hide the user listing page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-hide-the-user-listing-page/62149)
**Author:** [@modius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/modius)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-hide-the-user-listing-page/62149 "2017-05-05T11:10:08Z")
Is it possible to hide the user page? In the set up we need its ok for users to discover each others profiles via posts but not a list all users in the system. Assuming its not possible with a setting (i can’t find one… --- ## [Mentioning non-user emails / altering @-mention functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-non-user-emails-altering-mention-functionality/62155)
**Author:** [@jacksongs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jacksongs)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mentioning-non-user-emails-altering-mention-functionality/62155 "2017-05-06T00:56:40Z")
Hello, Love your work Discourse team, keep it up. I’m a journalist from Australia working on a Discourse-based platform for investigative journalism teams. I chose Discourse because it offers thoughtful community mana… --- ## [Unable to access after installation - HTTP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-after-installation-http/62156)
**Author:** [@and16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/and16)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 8:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-after-installation-http/62156 "2017-05-10T08:16:54Z")
Hi, I have a similar situation as: https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-after-installation/50977 However, even if I change port I am not able to acces the welcome page (I have never been able). Testing with p… --- ## [Badge Queries - data in csv or other db?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-queries-data-in-csv-or-other-db/62158)
**Author:** [@Er00](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Er00)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-queries-data-in-csv-or-other-db/62158 "2019-06-02T17:41:24Z")
Is it possible to run a badge query against data in another db or a csv? We’d like to give a badge to users who match certain criteria in our (ie non-Discourse) accounts database, but not just retroactively. --- ## [Help me understand the possibilities for using Discourse as a replacement for BBPress in a WP site with memberships](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-me-understand-the-possibilities-for-using-discourse-as-a-replacement-for-bbpress-in-a-wp-site-with-memberships/62181)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Starr2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jesse_Starr2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-me-understand-the-possibilities-for-using-discourse-as-a-replacement-for-bbpress-in-a-wp-site-with-memberships/62181 "2017-05-05T23:34:37Z")
I’m having trouble understanding if I can use the WP-Discourse plugin as a way replace our BBpress forum with Discourse and be able to manage users through our Wordpress member management tool. So, we’d want it to work … --- ## [Discourse for Developer Communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-developer-communities/62185)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-developer-communities/62185 "2017-05-05T20:25:37Z")
Originally published at: Discourse for Developer Communities Most early adopters of Discourse were developer communities, as is often the case with open source projects. Our own meta.discourse.org community is also a… --- ## [Live Stream Options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-stream-options/62200)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Cash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martin_Cash)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-stream-options/62200 "2017-05-05T23:15:31Z")
I’ve been thinking about holding some live stream events in our community…similar to Facebook Live. Are there any options available to do this in on the Discourse platform? --- ## [\[PAID\] CSS (potentially plugin) forum customization work!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-css-potentially-plugin-forum-customization-work/62201)
**Author:** [@cwmahan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cwmahan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-css-potentially-plugin-forum-customization-work/62201 "2017-05-22T13:43:29Z")
What would you like done? I’d like to hire someone on contract to help us get our new discourse community looking sexy before we launch. We like the way this community is styled and would want something similar: https:/… --- ## [Inconsistent margin for solved user summary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-margin-for-solved-user-summary/62206)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-margin-for-solved-user-summary/62206 "2017-05-08T14:31:37Z")
The “X solutions” stat added to the user summary page is not a \ like the other status, but a \ with a \ inside. Because of this, the likes received button is :last-of-type and has a CSS property of margin: 0.… --- ## [Add external change password link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-external-change-password-link/62216)
**Author:** [@thecellmc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thecellmc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-external-change-password-link/62216 "2017-05-06T20:16:52Z")
Hello, I am using Discourse with a WordPress website where WordPress is the SSO provider. As WordPress is the SSO provider, you can’t change your password within the Discourse user settings. Would it be possible to ad… --- ## [Better help text for adding categories to top menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-help-text-for-adding-categories-to-top-menu/62218)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-help-text-for-adding-categories-to-top-menu/62218 "2017-05-06T13:04:07Z")
It’s really great that it’s possible to include specific categories in the to menu (like “Bugs” and “Features” here on Meta). However, it took me a while to figure out how to do it. I played around with the top menu sett… --- ## [Hidden category not hidden in top menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-category-not-hidden-in-top-menu/62219)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-category-not-hidden-in-top-menu/62219 "2017-05-07T23:00:50Z")
When a restricted category is added to the top menu (like “Bugs” and “Features” here on Meta), these will be displayed for users who cannot actually access them. It would be great if these were only displayed for users w… --- ## [What exactly does "Automatically set as primary group" do?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-exactly-does-automatically-set-as-primary-group-do/62222)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-exactly-does-automatically-set-as-primary-group-do/62222 "2017-05-06T20:42:56Z")
I understand that when I check the “Automatically set as primary group” option in a group’s settings, the idea is that when a user joins this group, this group will become the user’s primary group, right? Furthermore… --- ## [Is it possible to support Overleaf in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-support-overleaf-in-discourse/62226)
**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-support-overleaf-in-discourse/62226 "2017-05-06T19:58:03Z")
I see google docs is supported by Discourse. While I think Overleaf is an important and popular co-write tool using Latex. Is it possible to support Overleaf? --- ## [Discourse Softaculous Integration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-softaculous-integration/62230)
**Author:** [@The\_Sink](https://meta.discourse.org/u/The_Sink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-softaculous-integration/62230 "2017-05-06T22:30:41Z")
Softaculous is a tool that some hosting services and cPanel systems use to ease the process of installing big site services (such as phpBB, another forum service). I was wondering if it would be possible for Discourse to… --- ## [Do uploaded files all go into one directory / folder?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-uploaded-files-all-go-into-one-directory-folder/62231)
**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-uploaded-files-all-go-into-one-directory-folder/62231 "2017-05-07T08:39:43Z")
Files are uploaded to this directory (1X): /uploads/default/original/1X/\*.\* All files will be downloaded to one directory? Even if there are 1,000,000? If yes, then can use this scheme (or similar): [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=699) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=701)