# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=778 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 779 --- ## [Can I embed instagram video into a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-embed-instagram-video-into-a-post/74813)
**Author:** [@StephaneFe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StephaneFe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-embed-instagram-video-into-a-post/74813 "2017-11-25T23:13:49Z")
How can we embed an Instagram video directly in a post? When I copy/paste the Instagram embeded code I get a link which leads to the video page but I’d like to get the video directly in the post. Would it be possible? E… --- ## [Users should be notified when a post they replied to is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-should-be-notified-when-a-post-they-replied-to-is-deleted/74817)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-should-be-notified-when-a-post-they-replied-to-is-deleted/74817 "2017-11-27T09:01:13Z")
On multiple occasions on our forum, we’ve had someone post something that has already been addressed/answered, and another user responds to them. For instance: “You can re-open tabs on Chrome by pressing Ctrl+Shift+T” … --- ## [How aggressively do you interlink your forum content?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-aggressively-do-you-interlink-your-forum-content/74818)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-aggressively-do-you-interlink-your-forum-content/74818 "2018-09-04T15:32:00Z")
Here’s is one interesting question, which seems a bit controversial to me. Do I need to aggressively interlink my own content? I’ve been noticing that people very often miss content related to what they read. I know t… --- ## [Adding "New subject" button to all pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-new-subject-button-to-all-pages/74825)
**Author:** [@jabcka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jabcka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-new-subject-button-to-all-pages/74825 "2017-11-26T12:06:10Z")
Hi Is there a way to add “New subject” button to all pages ? Thanks --- ## [Broken site after latest update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-site-after-latest-update/74827)
**Author:** [@rebel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rebel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-site-after-latest-update/74827 "2017-11-26T11:38:23Z")
Hi everyone, I had discourse running for about one year before 1.9 came along and needed me to SSH into the server to update it. I eventually did it but found out that I had to update docker which I did. Then I update… --- ## [Composer Messages Exception](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-messages-exception/74829)
**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-messages-exception/74829 "2017-11-26T22:44:05Z")
Steps to repro: On a vanilla instance with a new user, start to compose your first message. The education.new\_topic composer message will appear. Dismiss it. Write until the draft process is triggered and the dr… --- ## [Opt-In Conference Scheme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opt-in-conference-scheme/74830)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opt-in-conference-scheme/74830 "2023-07-20T08:43:14Z")
Let’s call conference a Category associated with a Group. A conference has a home page, presenting the conference purpose and possibly inviting users to join, according to the group’s credentials, as in the group’s page… --- ## [Onboarding process for new member](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onboarding-process-for-new-member/74837)
**Author:** [@Seanny123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seanny123)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onboarding-process-for-new-member/74837 "2019-11-04T09:05:31Z")
I’m considering migrating from Facebook Groups to a semi-private Discourse instance for an event series I help run. I have read the previous blog posts and Discourse posts about migrating from Facebook groups. However, I… --- ## [How to fix my SEO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-my-seo/74839)
**Author:** [@uncledavy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uncledavy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-my-seo/74839 "2017-11-27T19:37:05Z")
Hi folks, When i search for my site in google. I see the following. Looking for advice on how to fix it with a description. Many thanks in advance folks Cheers --- ## [Database Queries / Data Explorer / Source Control / Non-Live Instance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-queries-data-explorer-source-control-non-live-instance/74842)
**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-queries-data-explorer-source-control-non-live-instance/74842 "2017-11-27T20:55:28Z")
Hi, We have a hosted Discourse solution, and recently I’ve had a little experiment with the Data Explorer plugin to run some queries. This has led to a discussion regarding source control for the queries, which lead to… --- ## [Podcast episodes about Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/podcast-episodes-about-discourse/74849)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/podcast-episodes-about-discourse/74849 "2017-11-28T10:39:48Z")
Sometimes I listen to podcast episodes talking about Discourse in one way or another. I thought it might be interesting for others to build a topic linking to all such episodes. Jeff Atwood — Sharing the House Developer… --- ## [Christmas hats component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/christmas-hats-component/74853)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/christmas-hats-component/74853 "2022-01-24T00:47:24Z")
As Christmas approaches, you may want to add a bit of festive flair to your forum. So I present a (very simple) Christmas hats theme: A couple of notes: This theme assumes list avatars are 25x25 with a 2px border … --- ## [How do you force a script to refire on every page load in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-force-a-script-to-refire-on-every-page-load-in-discourse/74856)
**Author:** [@Johani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johani)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-force-a-script-to-refire-on-every-page-load-in-discourse/74856 "2020-03-12T14:21:02Z")
One the most amazing things about Discourse is that it is a Single Page Application. The page is loaded once and the content is swapped on demand - This is my understanding. I was trying to integrate Masonry with Discou… --- ## [Best Practices for Disk Space Management in Community w/ lots of Images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-disk-space-management-in-community-w-lots-of-images/74858)
**Author:** [@keith1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keith1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-disk-space-management-in-community-w-lots-of-images/74858 "2020-02-27T04:48:56Z")
I’m running a very visual oriented community (www.realtimevfx.com) and have watched my disk space creep up over the past year (obviously). I’m about to do some cleanup (per this discussion “https://meta.discourse.org/t/l… --- ## [Hosting podcast(s) in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-podcast-s-in-discourse/74859)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-podcast-s-in-discourse/74859 "2017-11-28T23:26:32Z")
I can see two different ways on how a Discourse instance can be used for podcast hosting: One topic = podcast channel Have a topic setting that activates the “podcast” mode for the topic. Every post authored by the … --- ## [How to check if there is a user in the group or not?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-if-there-is-a-user-in-the-group-or-not/74869)
**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-if-there-is-a-user-in-the-group-or-not/74869 "2017-11-27T09:56:51Z")
At the moment I’m using the API (180ms time). $.ajax({ url: "/u/"+ username +".json" , dataType: 'json', async: false, success: function(data) { ... for (var t = 0; t \< groups.length; t++) { g\_id = groups\[t\]… --- ## [Weekly Discourse Summary?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weekly-discourse-summary/74881)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weekly-discourse-summary/74881 "2017-12-01T19:19:35Z")
Hi, it is exciting to see all the developments in Discourse each day. I wonder if anyone else feels overwhelmed by the challenge of keeping up with all that is changing? If so, I wonder if the team might consider - now o… --- ## [Bug in security tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-security-tab/74882)
**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-security-tab/74882 "2017-11-27T20:17:47Z")
Repo: Open category Edit-Security Assuming everyone: Create/Reply/See Press Edit permissions DELETE everyone leaving permission blank Bug #1: Notice that everyone does not show up in the drop-down box Select admin in d… --- ## [Wrong account avatar after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-account-avatar-after-upgrade/74886)
**Author:** [@Fouad\_Farah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fouad_Farah)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-account-avatar-after-upgrade/74886 "2017-11-28T01:03:30Z")
Hello, I just upgraded to 1.9.0.beta14 (I had to rebuild app) After upgrading I enabled https by editing the app.yaml and rebuilt app again (Let’s Encrypt) Now I have this weird bug, one of the account’s avatar’s is s… --- ## [Contributor Interviews – Daniela "Trash" (now Dax)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contributor-interviews-daniela-trash-now-dax/74900)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contributor-interviews-daniela-trash-now-dax/74900 "2017-12-01T08:42:13Z")
Every week (supposedly), we’ll be posting an interview with one of our many beloved contributors here on Meta. This week: Daniela @Trash @dax Please state your name & location, and tell us a bit about yourself Name… --- ## [How do I create a popular topic sub banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-create-a-popular-topic-sub-banner/74904)
**Author:** [@Carsten\_Pleiser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carsten_Pleiser)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-create-a-popular-topic-sub-banner/74904 "2017-11-28T12:35:46Z")
I’ve seen this a couple of times but can’t figure out where to set this up. I looked at category settings and then under featured box but it doesn’t do anything. Or is this only possible with custom css? Any pointers… --- ## [Images tombstoned after import](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-tombstoned-after-import/74912)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-tombstoned-after-import/74912 "2017-11-28T16:04:21Z")
It seems that after an import images get moved to tombstone. I run rake uploads:recover\_from\_tombstone and they come back, but I would rather figure out how to avoid waiting for them to get tombstoned and then move the… --- ## [Addressing gender balance in online communities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/addressing-gender-balance-in-online-communities/74917)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/addressing-gender-balance-in-online-communities/74917 "2018-02-02T22:26:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Contributor Interviews – Daniela "Trash": I’m keen to continue this discussion but I don’t want to hijack Trash’s interview. I have passively hidden my gender online for years. I general… --- ## [No-Parse option for posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-parse-option-for-posts/74927)
**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-parse-option-for-posts/74927 "2017-11-29T07:05:14Z")
VBulletin has NOPARSE tags that stop it from processing any HTML positioned between the tags, within a post. This allows people to post messages explaining how to do certain markup commands, without it actually resolvin… --- ## [Edit URL into a topic title after creation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-url-into-a-topic-title-after-creation/74932)
**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-url-into-a-topic-title-after-creation/74932 "2020-05-10T07:33:18Z")
On my forum, there are some topics built around various links. For some users, this thing is obvious, just paste the link to the topic title box, and the result works great, e.g.: However, the problem is when users do… --- ## [Updated Composer Style](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updated-composer-style/74944)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updated-composer-style/74944 "2017-11-28T12:47:44Z")
Thanks to our designer @awesomerobot we’ve got a new look and feel for the topic/post composer. Our old composer was full-width and very, very grey. The new design removes the “sea of grey”, and also removes full-wi… --- ## [Interface language selection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interface-language-selection/74952)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interface-language-selection/74952 "2017-11-28T16:00:51Z")
Hi, I think it would be nice if the interface language selector had more than the two letter shorthand. But, in each language, the name of each language. “Español”, “Le français”, etc. --- ## [OpenVZ swap space error during install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openvz-swap-space-error-during-install/74958)
**Author:** [@hosyminh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosyminh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openvz-swap-space-error-during-install/74958 "2017-11-29T03:56:21Z")
./discourse-setup WARNING: Discourse requires at least 2GB of swap when running with 2GB of RAM or less. This system does not appear to have sufficient swap space. Without sufficient swap space, your site may not work p… --- ## [Colour Scheme - can't select light theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colour-scheme-cant-select-light-theme/74971)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colour-scheme-cant-select-light-theme/74971 "2017-12-01T19:03:39Z")
With the new composer rolled into tests-passed I was just looking at colour schemes and found that selecting the light theme exhibits some strange behaviour: Customize \> Themes \> New By default the scheme appears as: … --- ## [SSO avatar sync not working due to incorrect HTTP HEAD response](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-avatar-sync-not-working-due-to-incorrect-http-head-response/74979)
**Author:** [@Dany](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dany)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-avatar-sync-not-working-due-to-incorrect-http-head-response/74979 "2017-12-01T12:47:57Z")
My main website is connected to my discourse application with SSO activated. Evrything work fine but the avatar syncing between website discourse. I read all the thread about this and didn’t find any solution. I have … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=777) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=779)