# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=723 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 724 --- ## [Android portrait images turned wrong way](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-portrait-images-turned-wrong-way/65484)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-portrait-images-turned-wrong-way/65484 "2017-07-02T20:43:28Z")
This image should be turned 90 degrees clockwise: This is Chrome on a Galaxy S7. I clicked the “upload” link in the composer and selected the camera app to snap the picture. It also seems to be cropped strangely in … --- ## [How do I disable Discobot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-discobot/65497)
**Author:** [@chiQ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chiQ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-discobot/65497 "2017-07-03T04:57:30Z")
I really need to destroy Discobot. I haven’t been able to find a kill switch, and I can’t block the user. Can someone please advise? Edit: Is it narrative bot? If so I’ve found it under plugins :slight\_smile: --- ## [Keyboard shortcut for saving edited topic titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-saving-edited-topic-titles/65504)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-saving-edited-topic-titles/65504 "2017-07-04T18:30:37Z")
I as a moderator that has to clean up quite some topic titles would appreciate it if there was a keyboard shortcut to a) start editing and b) saving these edited topic titles. --- ## [Large number of queued jobs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-number-of-queued-jobs/65515)
**Author:** [@leo.proctor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leo.proctor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-number-of-queued-jobs/65515 "2017-07-03T13:36:26Z")
I’m creating huge number of topics in parallel via api, which has slowed down our forum incredibly. I’ve noticed several jobs are queued in sidekiq. Is this could be the reason? what sidekiq jobs are required for posts c… --- ## [Discobot assets certificate.svg](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-assets-certificate-svg/65523)
**Author:** [@Imperator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Imperator)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-assets-certificate-svg/65523 "2017-07-31T06:31:51Z")
Hello, i have try now the discobot and i have some problems with the basic assets in his massages he dont find the unicorn.png and the certificate.svg maybe a bug? regards Imperator --- ## [Destroy all permalinks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/destroy-all-permalinks/65532)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/destroy-all-permalinks/65532 "2017-07-03T17:48:26Z")
If you think that only search engines have links to your old URLs, the search engine databases have been updated, and you want to save as much as 20ms on every 404, you can do this: cd /var/disourse/ ./launcher enter ap… --- ## [Force people to enter a "reason" when requesting access to a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-people-to-enter-a-reason-when-requesting-access-to-a-group/65535)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-people-to-enter-a-reason-when-requesting-access-to-a-group/65535 "2017-08-09T07:16:19Z")
I am noticing at least 3 times a week people are asking for access to the Customization \> Plugin group when in fact they are either spam bots or people clicking the join button by mistake. We should force people to ente… --- ## [Browser too old message when "compatibility mode" is forced in IE 11](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-too-old-message-when-compatibility-mode-is-forced-in-ie-11/65536)
**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-too-old-message-when-compatibility-mode-is-forced-in-ie-11/65536 "2017-11-20T09:42:44Z")
My users are getting the following in IE 11 (Discourse version v1.9.0.beta2 +218) on Windows 10: I don’t see this on meta or https://try.discourse.org/ in IE 11 on the same browser, so I thought that maybe a plugin i… --- ## [\`undefined\` as a search term is getting lost and not highlighted in the search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undefined-as-a-search-term-is-getting-lost-and-not-highlighted-in-the-search-results/65559)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undefined-as-a-search-term-is-getting-lost-and-not-highlighted-in-the-search-results/65559 "2017-11-13T06:29:08Z")
Getting lost: If you search for 'console' is undefined here in the forum you will be directed to a search result page of 'console' is: Search results for '"'console' is undefined"' - Discourse Meta Not getting high… --- ## [Letsencrypt not renewing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-not-renewing/65561)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-not-renewing/65561 "2017-07-14T08:06:18Z")
It’s attempting to renew the cert, and verification apparently times out. This has been happening for several days. Here’s /shared/letsencrypt/acme.sh.log; I’m replacing encrypted material strings with “IBO\*” and “mz2\*”;… --- ## [Split join/leave freely setting on groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-join-leave-freely-setting-on-groups/65565)
**Author:** [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-join-leave-freely-setting-on-groups/65565 "2017-07-28T06:20:11Z")
In addition to Force people to enter a "reason" when requesting access to a group: Could the groups setting also allow people to leave freely? Would need to split this setting into separate settings for join and for le… --- ## [Howto show the topic id in Metadata of initial Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/howto-show-the-topic-id-in-metadata-of-initial-post/65567)
**Author:** [@nstoecki42](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nstoecki42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/howto-show-the-topic-id-in-metadata-of-initial-post/65567 "2021-03-17T08:48:22Z")
I tried to display the Topic ID in the initial Post of all topics of a specific category but failed. I could not find a way by configuring Discourse and also a plugin - similar to Discourse BBCODE - failed to work. Coul… --- ## [Send paramaters function @computed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-paramaters-function-computed/65568)
**Author:** [@Yohan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yohan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-paramaters-function-computed/65568 "2017-07-05T10:01:00Z")
Hi, I have a problem with a function in ES6. I have made a @computed function who calls a function in the ruby Tag component. It works fine. But i need to send a parameter from my ES6 function to the component… and i c… --- ## [Use theme variables in a theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-theme-variables-in-a-theme-component/65580)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-theme-variables-in-a-theme-component/65580 "2017-07-04T12:36:00Z")
Is there a way to use theme variables (e.g., $primary or $love) in a theme component? --- ## [Can I edit the stylesheet for email notifications?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-edit-the-stylesheet-for-email-notifications/65582)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-edit-the-stylesheet-for-email-notifications/65582 "2019-06-25T00:44:04Z")
I’ve edited our CSS to make the background of PMs visually distinct from regular topics: I’m not sure if this is an excellent or terrible idea just yet. However, I would like to make the background consistent for PM… --- ## [Changing 'After Header' so that it is just visible on main page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-after-header-so-that-it-is-just-visible-on-main-page/65587)
**Author:** [@Bastinator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bastinator)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-after-header-so-that-it-is-just-visible-on-main-page/65587 "2017-07-04T19:26:01Z")
Hello together, I am new to discourse and I’m not already finished with setting up my forum. For the Introduction I wrote my own code in the “after Header” in Admin → Costumize → Edit HTML/CSS, so that it just looks lik… --- ## [Temporarily Disable Akismet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-disable-akismet/65590)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Cash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martin_Cash)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-disable-akismet/65590 "2017-07-05T15:12:13Z")
Is there a way to disable the Akismet plugin or a way to loosen the rules for flagging content as we ramp up new members from our customer base? I only get false positives and some new member’s first experience with us i… --- ## [Install Discourse into domain.com/forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-into-domain-com-forums/65596)
**Author:** [@floren](https://meta.discourse.org/u/floren)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-into-domain-com-forums/65596 "2017-07-04T17:46:19Z")
Hi, During the installation, I’m asked for Hostname for your Discourse? \[discourse.example.com\]. I would like to use the existing domain.com hostname, and serve Discourse from /forums directory. I have a blog into /, wh… --- ## [Rails Girls Summer of Code 2017: Backup Providers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rails-girls-summer-of-code-2017-backup-providers/65597)
**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rails-girls-summer-of-code-2017-backup-providers/65597 "2017-08-11T21:23:43Z")
We’ve officially kicked off the Rails Girls Summer of Code 2017 with our group, berlin diamonds. They’re going to be working on adding extra backup providers to Discourse. This topic can be used by the teams involved fo… --- ## [Cannot read file system information for 'extfs' / launcher](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-read-file-system-information-for-extfs-launcher/65600)
**Author:** [@Sammuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sammuel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-read-file-system-information-for-extfs-launcher/65600 "2017-07-04T16:23:54Z")
Hi, My first message on your great board :slight\_smile: I installed discourse on a server with debian 9. Each time I use the command ./launcher, all is working great but I have this message displayed : cupidon@XXXXXX… --- ## [Installing Discourse With Plesk Onyx (Ubuntu 14.04)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-with-plesk-onyx-ubuntu-14-04/65602)
**Author:** [@dgateles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dgateles)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-with-plesk-onyx-ubuntu-14-04/65602 "2019-10-10T16:06:09Z")
Install Discourse on Plesk Onyx is simple! Lie, I’ve been trying for two days until it works. Update: This method will works with Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and Debian only. First install Docker on Plesk Extensions. ▶ Install… --- ## [Setting initial directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-initial-directory/65606)
**Author:** [@Hossein\_Amerkashi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hossein_Amerkashi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-initial-directory/65606 "2017-07-04T17:38:23Z")
Hello, How would we setup discourse so that when discourse community is opened, it would default to categories section like below: https://meta.discourse.org/categories Thanks --- ## ["Upgrade" the "Canned Replies" button to toolbar directly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-the-canned-replies-button-to-toolbar-directly/65610)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-the-canned-replies-button-to-toolbar-directly/65610 "2017-07-21T21:47:45Z")
Right now it is hidden behind “Options”, which adds one click. This could theoretically be dependent on the number of available canned replies as an indicator if the feature is used or not. --- ## [One of my users just group messaged 100 other user with a spam offer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-of-my-users-just-group-messaged-100-other-user-with-a-spam-offer/65612)
**Author:** [@Olivier\_Lambert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olivier_Lambert)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-of-my-users-just-group-messaged-100-other-user-with-a-spam-offer/65612 "2017-07-06T17:27:52Z")
So, as written in the title, one of my users just group messaged 100 other user with a spam offer. Is there a way to limit the number of users that can be added to a private conversation? --- ## [Why isn't there an obvious link from meta.discourse.org to discourse.org in the header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-there-an-obvious-link-from-meta-discourse-org-to-discourse-org-in-the-header/65634)
**Author:** [@DonaldH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DonaldH)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-there-an-obvious-link-from-meta-discourse-org-to-discourse-org-in-the-header/65634 "2017-11-02T00:27:27Z")
Is there a good reason not to have one? It seems like a link back to the main website would be simpler/better than forcing users to go up to the address bar and edit the url. The reason I ask is because I want to link b… --- ## [Version of highlight.js is outdated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/version-of-highlight-js-is-outdated/65636)
**Author:** [@vchuravy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vchuravy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/version-of-highlight-js-is-outdated/65636 "2017-07-05T09:19:15Z")
As far as I know discourse is using highlight.js for syntax highlighting. Would it be possible to update discourse to the newest version of highlight.js ? --- ## [\[PAID\] Native app for discourse with push notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-native-app-for-discourse-with-push-notifications/65646)
**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-native-app-for-discourse-with-push-notifications/65646 "2017-07-11T10:33:48Z")
Testing waters here. I basically need a native android/iOS (whitelabel) that: Launches the website in a chopped up browser (only back/forward buttons, no URL bar/settings/etc) Has push notifications for member activity… --- ## [Nominate Discourse for CMS Critic Awards 2017](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nominate-discourse-for-cms-critic-awards-2017/65649)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nominate-discourse-for-cms-critic-awards-2017/65649 "2017-11-01T10:40:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from Nominate Discourse for CMS Critic Awards 2016: Please take 2 minutes aside and go nominate Discourse for the CMS Critic Awards 2017! Follow the link above Enter your Name and Email and… --- ## [Posting without bumping topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-without-bumping-topic/65651)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-without-bumping-topic/65651 "2020-04-06T20:06:46Z")
Sometimes I want to write “Good job”, “Great you found the solution” or something that is relevant to all the people in the thread and especially the last poster, but not relevant for all the people in the forum in gener… --- ## [Interpolation key "site\_name" required in automated messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interpolation-key-site-name-required-in-automated-messages/65653)
**Author:** [@nawthor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nawthor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interpolation-key-site-name-required-in-automated-messages/65653 "2017-07-05T16:12:40Z")
I have recently gone over to update some of the automated messages that are sent out regarding flags and blocks, and I have found that I cannot remove the %{site\_name} from them without getting the error: interpolation k… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=722) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=724)