# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=765 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 766 --- ## [Differences open-source vs. cloud solution? Will the open-source solution fulfill our requirements?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-open-source-vs-cloud-solution-will-the-open-source-solution-fulfill-our-requirements/72682)
**Author:** [@markus9876](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markus9876)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-open-source-vs-cloud-solution-will-the-open-source-solution-fulfill-our-requirements/72682 "2017-10-25T17:48:20Z")
Hi there… we are interested in an open-source solution for a forum to use it as a partner-forum and later also implement a customer-forum. As we offer two different products with two different user groups (stakeholders)… --- ## [Muted topic is completely hidden](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topic-is-completely-hidden/72690)
**Author:** [@savef](https://meta.discourse.org/u/savef)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topic-is-completely-hidden/72690 "2023-01-09T23:58:05Z")
Hi, I’m experiencing what I think is a bug on my private forum but maybe somebody can tell me if I’m just misunderstanding something. There is a topic which I marked as muted so I would no longer get its notifications, … --- ## [Supported file extensions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supported-file-extensions/72695)
**Author:** [@communitygal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/communitygal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supported-file-extensions/72695 "2017-10-24T20:14:10Z")
hi all, We are looking into which files our users may want to share on our instance. Some could be a malware nightmare! Are there any file extensions or uploads that aren’t supported on a hosted plan? Thanks, Emma --- ## [Successful Migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/successful-migration/72702)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/successful-migration/72702 "2017-10-24T17:00:08Z")
Hi, Over the past week, we’ve migrated our community to Discourse. Our experience so far demonstrates the power of open source: @pfaffman was available to handle the database import on short notice @joebuhlig did a be… --- ## [Is it possible to display all images in a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-display-all-images-in-a-topic/72704)
**Author:** [@wailamt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wailamt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-display-all-images-in-a-topic/72704 "2020-08-17T12:21:46Z")
Is there a way to display all images in a topic? or it should be done by a plugins? It would be a great function if the user can filter out all images within a topic. --- ## [Questions about Discourse DigitalOcean Install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-discourse-digitalocean-install/72713)
**Author:** [@nsuchy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nsuchy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-discourse-digitalocean-install/72713 "2017-10-25T17:55:17Z")
I just installed Discourse with the DigitalOcean one click setup app and finally managed to get SMTP up and running. As shown in the screenshot below it installed a “beta” version, is this behavior intentional or am I g… --- ## ["You can use this badge as a title" on badges I don't have](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-use-this-badge-as-a-title-on-badges-i-dont-have/72715)
**Author:** [@Osama](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Osama)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-use-this-badge-as-a-title-on-badges-i-dont-have/72715 "2017-10-30T05:22:41Z")
If I go to this badge page (or any other badge that can be used as a title) here on Meta, I see “You can use this badge as title” with a pencil even though I don’t have that badge. Oh just realized that non-logged in… --- ## [Discourse Link previews through a proxy server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-link-previews-through-a-proxy-server/72720)
**Author:** [@nsuchy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nsuchy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-link-previews-through-a-proxy-server/72720 "2018-08-12T05:19:45Z")
I keep my forum’s server behind cloud flare due to a large amount of attacks against the site. The link previews and emails can leak the server’s backend IP Address. The email issue was resolved by setting up a SMTP rela… --- ## [Can forum admins access forum users email addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-forum-admins-access-forum-users-email-addresses/72728)
**Author:** [@vrms](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vrms)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-forum-admins-access-forum-users-email-addresses/72728 "2017-10-25T11:29:31Z")
can admins of a forum download a list (csv i.e.) of forum members \[username, name, email address\]? if so, what do you get when people log in via github, or google? --- ## ["We haven't seen you in a while" doesn't actually bring you to Top](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-havent-seen-you-in-a-while-doesnt-actually-bring-you-to-top/72735)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-havent-seen-you-in-a-while-doesnt-actually-bring-you-to-top/72735 "2018-10-08T13:33:17Z")
I just logged into another Discourse and it seems like it wanted to put me on /top, but I’m on Latest instead: The URL in the browser says: https://talk.commonmark.org/latest And the topics all just look like the l… --- ## [Drupal Import script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drupal-import-script/72736)
**Author:** [@Vanina\_Yordanova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vanina_Yordanova)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drupal-import-script/72736 "2017-10-25T11:47:18Z")
I have a Discourse instance running on a webserver. At least for me that was easier than installing local version on my machine. I want to move all topics from a Drupal forum to Discourse. 1)Do I need to add the import… --- ## [Accepting "custom" flag returns 500 if post was edited in the meantime](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepting-custom-flag-returns-500-if-post-was-edited-in-the-meantime/72737)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepting-custom-flag-returns-500-if-post-was-edited-in-the-meantime/72737 "2017-10-26T18:51:25Z")
There is a flag. It’s a custom one with a message from a user: (Some other user didn’t format his code as code, so the post is pretty unreadable and 17 screens long.) I agree, so I open the post and edit it. Now I … --- ## [Indicate type of report to data exports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indicate-type-of-report-to-data-exports/72738)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indicate-type-of-report-to-data-exports/72738 "2018-04-24T17:27:42Z")
When you’re exporting data from the admin dashboard you receive a message when the export is complete. However neither the message, nor the file, contain any indication of what that data is (“Posts” or “Topics” or “New U… --- ## [Help us test the restyled composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-test-the-restyled-composer/72745)
**Author:** [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-test-the-restyled-composer/72745 "2017-11-10T13:19:12Z")
We’re in the process of re-writing (now) & re-styling (after) the composer. If you notice anything weird or not working here on meta only please report all UX bugs in this topic. Note: I will be deleting posts as I fix… --- ## [Getting the DKIM to work with Cloudflare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-the-dkim-to-work-with-cloudflare/72752)
**Author:** [@rohitink](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rohitink)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-the-dkim-to-work-with-cloudflare/72752 "2017-10-25T11:56:54Z")
Hello, I have successfully installed Discourse. My Primary site is hosted on a cPanel VPS somewhere else. While my forum.mysite.com is hosted on a Linode Cloud VPS. And my DNS is managed by CloudFlare. I have succes… --- ## [Installing discourse on 'inmotion hosting'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-inmotion-hosting/72757)
**Author:** [@Rohit\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rohit_Singh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-inmotion-hosting/72757 "2018-03-20T06:27:51Z")
Hi, I have a wordpress site hosted on ‘inmotion hosting’ with a basic yearly plan of around $50/year. Now I want to add a forum to my website. Do I need to now opt for another hosting provider like Digital Ocean and s… --- ## [\[PAID-job\] Create a plugin to require authentication to access images uploaded to a Discourse server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-job-create-a-plugin-to-require-authentication-to-access-images-uploaded-to-a-discourse-server/72758)
**Author:** [@chrisc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 8:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-job-create-a-plugin-to-require-authentication-to-access-images-uploaded-to-a-discourse-server/72758 "2017-11-08T08:13:20Z")
What would you like done? We would like a plugin written that, when enabled, provides a tick box for site admins like the existing “prevent anons from downloading files” option but for images. When ticked this would pre… --- ## [Lost Post Formatting Options?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-post-formatting-options/72761)
**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-post-formatting-options/72761 "2017-10-30T22:06:52Z")
Did the latest update remove some of the formatting options? For instance… I use the big “page break” (solid, long bar) often in my posts… but i can’t seem to find it anywhere anymore? --- ## [JIRA Service Desk integration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jira-service-desk-integration/72762)
**Author:** [@markus9876](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markus9876)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jira-service-desk-integration/72762 "2022-06-05T21:14:05Z")
The question was already asked once, but not answered. Maybe this time someone knows about it. In my vision we have a partner / customer forum which may not be necessarily publicly available. Within this closed communit… --- ## [Salesforce integration in closed community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/salesforce-integration-in-closed-community/72763)
**Author:** [@markus9876](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markus9876)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/salesforce-integration-in-closed-community/72763 "2021-09-22T12:07:22Z")
I am interested if it is possible to integrate Salesforce into Discourse or vice versa. This is specifically of interest if Salesforce and Discourse are both using SSO, thus the similar user base. Examples: Lead gen… --- ## [\[PAID\] Allow badges to be granted in restricted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-allow-badges-to-be-granted-in-restricted-categories/72768)
**Author:** [@Bernstein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bernstein)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-allow-badges-to-be-granted-in-restricted-categories/72768 "2017-10-27T16:14:04Z")
What would you like done? By default, Discourse prevents badges from being granted in categories that have restrictions (I have a category where only trust levels 2+ are allowed to see/post/reply.) I would like to be ab… --- ## [FTP links not being clickable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ftp-links-not-being-clickable/72771)
**Author:** [@alexrcs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexrcs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ftp-links-not-being-clickable/72771 "2017-10-25T16:47:47Z")
Some of my users use Discourse share links to resources hosted on one of our FTPs. The links are not clickable for some reason, though. The a tags seem to have their href attributed removed… Is there any way to change … --- ## [Building New Topic Lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-new-topic-lists/72772)
**Author:** [@nbianca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nbianca)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-new-topic-lists/72772 "2017-10-26T05:43:38Z")
Hello, For the past few weeks I have been working on a plugin that defines new topic lists (there is going to be a new topic list for each user which is going to contain only user’s favorite categories). I am developing… --- ## [Developing with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-with-discourse/72777)
**Author:** [@drew0101](https://meta.discourse.org/u/drew0101)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-with-discourse/72777 "2018-08-21T16:55:06Z")
Hello, I am building an app that includes a full featured discussion board. Discourse has all the features required for the discussion board feature, so my plan is to use discourse as a starting point and to build featu… --- ## [Is there an endpoint to check if a user is logged in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-endpoint-to-check-if-a-user-is-logged-in/72780)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-endpoint-to-check-if-a-user-is-logged-in/72780 "2020-01-21T05:41:44Z")
I need a URL that will return 200 for a logged in user and 401 or 403 if the user is not logged in. If require\_login is checked, every page does a 301 to the login page. --- ## [Creating a new category – Issue to set up (admin only) privileges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-new-category-issue-to-set-up-admin-only-privileges/72781)
**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-new-category-issue-to-set-up-admin-only-privileges/72781 "2017-10-30T08:28:34Z")
Hello friends, after trying to add a new sub category to my Discourse instance, I’ve noticed the following error: My intention was, to make this category only available for admins. Instead of “admins”, a user group cal… --- ## [Pasting tables into the composer behaves oddly at times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasting-tables-into-the-composer-behaves-oddly-at-times/72785)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasting-tables-into-the-composer-behaves-oddly-at-times/72785 "2022-02-03T06:39:55Z")
(this was also a problem in the old one) If you paste into the composer and the clipboard has data available in both an image and text format, they both appear: !\[image|171x34\](upload://sWXiVew6f5ZJK7SHcyYWgaQyWtV.png)… --- ## [Install Prometheus plugin + Prometheus on your server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-prometheus-plugin-prometheus-on-your-server/72786)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-prometheus-plugin-prometheus-on-your-server/72786 "2017-10-25T21:11:57Z")
The new Discourse Prometheus makes Discourse spit out data that Prometheus can consume and then make cool graphs. Check out the description linked above, if you haven’t already. That data doesn’t help much if you don’t … --- ## [What information should be modified in dev after a sql dump](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-information-should-be-modified-in-dev-after-a-sql-dump/72787)
**Author:** [@rodeezy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodeezy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-information-should-be-modified-in-dev-after-a-sql-dump/72787 "2017-10-26T00:15:02Z")
So I just did a sql dump of our prod db into our dev db so we have some good data to work with. I wanna run a script that changes anything that could mess stuff up for peeps. All I can think of right now are user email… --- ## [Generic \`/my/bookmarks\` link broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-my-bookmarks-link-broken/72791)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-my-bookmarks-link-broken/72791 "2017-10-30T05:47:30Z")
The link Discourse Meta - The Official Support Forum for Discourse doesn’t work to get to bookmarks for the currently logged in user. Currently displays the message after redirecting to https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dea… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=764) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=766)