# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=759 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 760 --- ## [Don’t auto-unpin topics that a user is watching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/don-t-auto-unpin-topics-that-a-user-is-watching/71664)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/don-t-auto-unpin-topics-that-a-user-is-watching/71664 "2017-10-10T15:19:33Z")
Part of my paid-for offering involves the buyer’s topic being pinned for a few days. One or two of those buyers have asked why their topic isn’t showing as pinned. This is because of Discourse’s auto-unpin feature, whic… --- ## [Is it possible to enable private messages for a certain group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-enable-private-messages-for-a-certain-group/71675)
**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-enable-private-messages-for-a-certain-group/71675 "2017-10-09T12:16:50Z")
I have removed private messages for my community. Disable private messages for TL1. Took the private ones to TL4. However, I wanted to know if I can enable private messages for a certain group of people. I do not mea… --- ## [Uploading 17500 users and their avatars using PHP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-17500-users-and-their-avatars-using-php/71685)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-17500-users-and-their-avatars-using-php/71685 "2017-10-10T15:56:50Z")
I have been tasked with moving a Ning community of 17500 users to Discourse. I have gotten the user adding part working using a modified version of the Discourse API for PHP from here https://github.com/communiteq/discou… --- ## [Submit a free plan](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-a-free-plan/71690)
**Author:** [@romano97002](https://meta.discourse.org/u/romano97002)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-a-free-plan/71690 "2017-10-31T14:23:13Z")
Hello, I would like to use Discourse to open my community. I can not afford to pay to use the standard plan. So I would like to have a Free Plan available so that we can benefit from a free community. What do you thin… --- ## [Docker\_dev image broken for users other than UID 1000](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-dev-image-broken-for-users-other-than-uid-1000/71694)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-dev-image-broken-for-users-other-than-uid-1000/71694 "2017-10-09T23:07:10Z")
I saw recently that the docker\_dev image had been updated, and I was hoping that would solve the problems I’ve been having, but there’s some kind of permissions error: Migrating database... rake aborted! Errno::EACCES: … --- ## [Post Read-only mode for new User](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-read-only-mode-for-new-user/71699)
**Author:** [@dimu001](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dimu001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-read-only-mode-for-new-user/71699 "2017-10-09T18:03:28Z")
Hi, If I have private membership and only private membership category members can only post in thread but new users can see this private group thread but read-only. They will have to access to the private membership to … --- ## [Amazon S3 job exception -- Filter element can only be used in Lifecycle V2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-s3-job-exception-filter-element-can-only-be-used-in-lifecycle-v2/71702)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-s3-job-exception-filter-element-can-only-be-used-in-lifecycle-v2/71702 "2017-11-13T20:56:31Z")
After a recent update I’ve started seeing these errors crop up on the log. Never seen them before. Any idea why or how to fix them or what issues they may cause? Message (3 copies reported) Job exception: Found two ru… --- ## [Comment Reply Threading / Linking on the WordPress Side](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comment-reply-threading-linking-on-the-wordpress-side/71711)
**Author:** [@Berto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Berto)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comment-reply-threading-linking-on-the-wordpress-side/71711 "2019-10-08T00:13:16Z")
Hi, one major issue I’m having with the WP-Discourse plugin is that comment replies are unclear. When there is a comment reply in Discourse, the WordPress side does not show what it’s a reply to. It’s just a pure flat co… --- ## [What is the reason the source\_topic\_id that is added to internal oneboxes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-reason-the-source-topic-id-that-is-added-to-internal-oneboxes/71722)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-reason-the-source-topic-id-that-is-added-to-internal-oneboxes/71722 "2018-02-13T23:58:18Z")
In a private site I am noticing that internal links are mangled with the addition of ?source\_topic\_id=XYZ Why does this happen? How can I disable? --- ## [Discourse appears to be broken with Postgres 10](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-appears-to-be-broken-with-postgres-10/71723)
**Author:** [@darix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darix)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-appears-to-be-broken-with-postgres-10/71723 "2017-11-27T13:36:43Z")
discourse-1.9.0.beta12~git20.14b1736c74-9.1.noarch == Seed from /srv/www/vhosts/discourse/db/fixtures/003\_post\_action\_types.rb - PostActionType {:id=\>1, :name\_key=\>"bookmark", :is\_flag=\>false, :position=\>1} rake aborte… --- ## [Which is Better? Discourse or Flarum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-is-better-discourse-or-flarum/71726)
**Author:** [@hexa\_tech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hexa_tech)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-is-better-discourse-or-flarum/71726 "2021-08-16T06:25:29Z")
Hello Everyone! I’d like to know which is better, Discourse or Flarum? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Disable some user interface language options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-some-user-interface-language-options/71727)
**Author:** [@guictx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guictx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-some-user-interface-language-options/71727 "2023-10-26T15:13:01Z")
I would like to disable most of the available languages is the user interface language options (Profile → Interface → Interface language) except English (es), Spanish (es), and French (fr). Is it possible? --- ## [Can't create GET request route](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-get-request-route/71742)
**Author:** [@Mathieu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mathieu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-get-request-route/71742 "2017-10-10T15:24:04Z")
Hello, I’m trying to create a custom API on Discourse for a plugin I’m working on. I haven’t any problem to create a POST request, but when I try to create one with GET, it all the time returns a 404 error page. Here … --- ## [Unable to mention groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-mention-groups/71746)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-mention-groups/71746 "2017-10-11T15:17:27Z")
It happens here on Meta and also on my forum (just updated). When typing @ followed by a group name, the auto complete pop up shows only username and not groups name I’ve tried it with both moderators and admins, I do … --- ## [Embed Discourse forum in a Wordpress website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-forum-in-a-wordpress-website/71747)
**Author:** [@Vanina\_Yordanova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vanina_Yordanova)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-forum-in-a-wordpress-website/71747 "2017-10-10T18:04:26Z")
Hello everybody! I have a running Discourse forum on a web server and a Wordpress website on a localhost. What I want to do is the following: I want to embed the forum in a page of my website. Every user registered with… --- ## [How to automatically replace a double exclamation point when a message is saved?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-automatically-replace-a-double-exclamation-point-when-a-message-is-saved/71759)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-automatically-replace-a-double-exclamation-point-when-a-message-is-saved/71759 "2019-11-09T02:38:41Z")
I’m looking for a way to prevent double exclamation points when a user replies to messages. In my particular case I have a super-user who has the bad habit (since 15 years) to conclude each sentence with !! All older u… --- ## [Where are the instructions how to use the latest version of the widget plugin api](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-the-instructions-how-to-use-the-latest-version-of-the-widget-plugin-api/71768)
**Author:** [@piratdavid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piratdavid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-the-instructions-how-to-use-the-latest-version-of-the-widget-plugin-api/71768 "2017-10-10T16:55:53Z")
Hi, There’s a few things I can’t make out how to do in the later versions of the widget api. Before it was very convenient where one could just add ‘icon’, ‘label’, ‘href’ etc to for example a menu link. In particular I… --- ## [API returning user ID of -1 when uploading avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-returning-user-id-of-1-when-uploading-avatar/71784)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-returning-user-id-of-1-when-uploading-avatar/71784 "2017-10-11T09:36:45Z")
I’m trying to use the Dischord API to upload user avatars. I’m testing with Postman because I couldn’t get it working with curl in PHP. With Postman I can see that the POST to the API is actually succeeding, but that the… --- ## [Writable directories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/writable-directories/71787)
**Author:** [@tdutrion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tdutrion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/writable-directories/71787 "2017-10-12T00:29:11Z")
Hi! I know this use case is not supported, but even though I am currently trying to install on platform.sh, I am running into a read-only filesystem exception (trying to create a folder apparently). E, \[2017-10-10T20:5… --- ## [Sending emails without SMTP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-emails-without-smtp/71816)
**Author:** [@simbul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simbul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-emails-without-smtp/71816 "2017-10-12T13:04:30Z")
Hi all. First post here :slight\_smile: We’re considering using Discourse in my company as it fits our requirements quite well. The only snag is that our preferred email platform is Salesforce Marketing Cloud (nee Exact… --- ## [Comparing stats for fun](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-stats-for-fun/71832)
**Author:** [@dosch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dosch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-stats-for-fun/71832 "2017-10-11T16:45:59Z")
I took the time to look at the public stats on three somewhat larger discourse installations. One thing that struck me is that the total amount of likes given does not correlate at all to the amount of users on a forum! … --- ## [Private category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category/71836)
**Author:** [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category/71836 "2017-10-15T23:25:20Z")
Hi, we are now testing Discourse. All our categories will be open to all to see and post but there will be a few categories that will be accessible only to users who request access to them. I have created a user group… --- ## [How are you nurturing an ecosystem of “Specialised contractors”?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-you-nurturing-an-ecosystem-of-specialised-contractors/71842)
**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-you-nurturing-an-ecosystem-of-specialised-contractors/71842 "2017-10-19T12:52:25Z")
Continuing the discussion from Which is Better? Discourse or Flarum?: As I said, I’d love to know more about this. What are the benefits and how are you creating this? --- ## [Add setting to replace "discourse" with name that matches slash command](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-replace-discourse-with-name-that-matches-slash-command/71843)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-replace-discourse-with-name-that-matches-slash-command/71843 "2017-10-12T05:30:24Z")
I know this was raised before, but I can’t find the topic. It’d be really nice if there were a way to replace the word “discourse” in the help text for the slash command, since we use /sitename as our slash command. I … --- ## [Flags in Auto-assigned topics can't be handled by other moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-in-auto-assigned-topics-cant-be-handled-by-other-moderators/71848)
**Author:** [@schyllberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schyllberg)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-in-auto-assigned-topics-cant-be-handled-by-other-moderators/71848 "2017-10-26T07:32:31Z")
Since the last update, posts that in topics that for tagging reasons gets assigned to a moderator can’t be handled by another moderator. As the assign-function is out of our control, this causes quite a few issues for us… --- ## [Inviting the entire community to a particular topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-the-entire-community-to-a-particular-topic/71849)
**Author:** [@MAR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MAR)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-the-entire-community-to-a-particular-topic/71849 "2018-03-20T19:59:56Z")
How do you invite the entire community to a topic? Is there a group invite. I noticed that you have to tag people individually for the invitation process. Any advice? --- ## [API not returning suspended fields properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-not-returning-suspended-fields-properly/71850)
**Author:** [@Geoffrey\_Challen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Geoffrey_Challen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-not-returning-suspended-fields-properly/71850 "2017-10-13T16:19:54Z")
In the past the API returned a user object with suspended: true (or some non-null value) when a user was suspended. A recent change seems to break that behavior. Now, suspended\_at can be non-null while suspended is null. … --- ## [API call to unmask all emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-unmask-all-emails/71851)
**Author:** [@Geoffrey\_Challen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Geoffrey_Challen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-call-to-unmask-all-emails/71851 "2017-10-12T13:56:51Z")
In the web interface there is an option for administrators to unmask all emails when examining the active user list. I don’t think that there is an API equivalent, although it would be useful. We have a case where we nee… --- ## [Rename custom domain of hosted Discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-custom-domain-of-hosted-discourse-forum/71852)
**Author:** [@Jan\_Curn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jan_Curn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-custom-domain-of-hosted-discourse-forum/71852 "2017-10-11T16:17:43Z")
Hi there, we have a hosted Discourse forum running at https://forum.apifier.com/ and we’d like to rename it to https://forum.apify.com/ Ideally without disruption for our readers. Please can you advice how to do this? --- ## [Issues with word-based "Flags"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-word-based-flags/71853)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-word-based-flags/71853 "2017-10-12T22:39:53Z")
Guys, We’ve started using the word-based flags to help us identify people who may be causing issues or violating our usage terms. But - the system is also going back through old PMs - which I really don’t care about. … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=758) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=760)