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**Author:** [@dashohoxha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dashohoxha)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/project-ideas-for-google-summer-of-code-2018/77607 "2018-03-01T04:16:53Z")
Is there any page that lists project ideas for GSoC 2018? --- ## [Wiki Permissions Query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-permissions-query/77658)
**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-permissions-query/77658 "2018-06-05T12:28:10Z")
Hi, I did try searching for an answer to this one but came across specs and feature requests that were quite old, so my apologies in advance if this has already been asked. If I was to create a category with restricted… --- ## [Can't add flair url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-add-flair-url/77660)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Frosty\_Andreyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Frosty_Andreyc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-add-flair-url/77660 "2018-01-10T21:46:00Z")
After updating to the latest version I can not add a link to the flyer. In the preview appears the image, but can not save. It produces an error “Flair URL”. For my part, there should not be any problems. I can not even … --- ## [Help us to test the HTML pasting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-to-test-the-html-pasting/77661)
**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-to-test-the-html-pasting/77661 "2018-08-31T08:24:56Z")
We’ve done a big update in HTML pasting. It is still an experiment feature only. You have to manually enable it via site setting enable\_rich\_text\_paste to use it in your Discourse instances. Available pasting options ▶ … --- ## [Error on Fresh install: MiniRacer::RuntimeError: ReferenceError: setTimeout is not defined](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-fresh-install-miniracer-runtimeerror-referenceerror-settimeout-is-not-defined/77663)
**Author:** [@Ori\_Pekelman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ori_Pekelman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-fresh-install-miniracer-runtimeerror-referenceerror-settimeout-is-not-defined/77663 "2018-01-23T09:02:14Z")
For the life of me I can’t get it to install. Everything is fine. But when I try to run migrations I get MiniRacer::RuntimeError: ReferenceError: setTimeout is not defined JavaScript at \:4927:23 JavaScript at… --- ## [How to fix font awesome icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-font-awesome-icons/77665)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Frosty\_Andreyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Frosty_Andreyc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-font-awesome-icons/77665 "2018-01-10T13:56:45Z")
I just use a mixin @mixin fAwesome ($fa, $col) { &.bullet::before { color: $col; } &.bullet::before { content: $fa; } } .tag-official { @include fAwesome("\\f135", #A2C785); }); }} to ad… --- ## [Only 100 items in custom user field dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-100-items-in-custom-user-field-dropdown/77674)
**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-100-items-in-custom-user-field-dropdown/77674 "2018-01-11T08:55:04Z")
When a custom user fields dropdown is presented on the sign up screen, it contains only the first 100 items. When configuring the user field, it’s possible to list many more. So our client’s “Country” field currently s… --- ## [Who gets notified when you reply to a topic that contains an @mention?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-gets-notified-when-you-reply-to-a-topic-that-contains-an-mention/77682)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-gets-notified-when-you-reply-to-a-topic-that-contains-an-mention/77682 "2018-01-12T09:59:21Z")
I posted a topic in our Announcements category. A few groups are automatically watching the first post of that category, but every once in awhile I want everyone to receive something. This was one of those cases, so I me… --- ## [Docker shim error on CentOS 7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-shim-error-on-centos-7/77686)
**Author:** [@SouperC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SouperC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-shim-error-on-centos-7/77686 "2018-01-11T22:09:54Z")
At the moment I’m getting message "no response from daemon: shim error; docker.runc not installed on system". I tried a possible solution for that to no avail Earlier today I installed telnet (which I guess updated yu… --- ## [Persistent sync - vBulletin 4 to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-sync-vbulletin-4-to-discourse/77688)
**Author:** [@spellbee2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spellbee2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-sync-vbulletin-4-to-discourse/77688 "2018-01-10T23:01:07Z")
Greetings all! I recently purchased an already-established vBulletin 4 forum after being part of the forum staff for a few years. But after reading up on some horror stories of vB security vulnerabilities, dealing with … --- ## [Amount of time spent reading by Discourse groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amount-of-time-spent-reading-by-discourse-groups/77702)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amount-of-time-spent-reading-by-discourse-groups/77702 "2018-04-22T06:45:22Z")
One of my favorite new discourse 1.9 features is the “time spent (time spent recently)” stat on user cards. This is super helpful for understanding whether the person I am looking at is a truly active, participating memb… --- ## [Using the 'Discourse' javascript class in a hosted forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-discourse-javascript-class-in-a-hosted-forum/77704)
**Author:** [@garrettboatman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/garrettboatman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-discourse-javascript-class-in-a-hosted-forum/77704 "2018-01-11T01:03:42Z")
Hi! Developer fairly new to Discourse here. I have a hosted forum, so I’m trying to hook into the Discourse class via a \ block in \ Customization section of the admin. I see examples in this forum of appl… --- ## [New user auto-silenced with no option to approve?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-auto-silenced-with-no-option-to-approve/77708)
**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-auto-silenced-with-no-option-to-approve/77708 "2018-01-10T23:44:19Z")
Just had a user get blocked (“silenced”) by system while trying to make their first post, for reason = typing too fast. The user mentioned he was copying something written in another document so that makes sense. But a b… --- ## [Cannot middle-click or control-click on embedded topics to open in new tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-middle-click-or-control-click-on-embedded-topics-to-open-in-new-tab/77711)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-middle-click-or-control-click-on-embedded-topics-to-open-in-new-tab/77711 "2018-01-25T16:39:26Z")
This is happening to me in Firefox. If you middle-click or control-click on the title of a topic embedded in another, it doesn’t open in a new tab – instead, it replaces the current tab. It also seems to do a full load,… --- ## [Cannot view voters on a closed topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-view-voters-on-a-closed-topic/77712)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-view-voters-on-a-closed-topic/77712 "2018-01-17T16:49:17Z")
Once a topic has been closed, it’s no longer possible to view the list of people who voted for that topic: clicking on the count of votes does nothing. I’d expect this to behave the same as it always does; it can be very… --- ## [Newly-created groups don't show up in category permissions without refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newly-created-groups-dont-show-up-in-category-permissions-without-refresh/77715)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 7:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newly-created-groups-dont-show-up-in-category-permissions-without-refresh/77715 "2018-01-16T07:01:24Z")
If you create a new group, it’s not available for selection on the permissions page of the Category edit popup until you reload Discourse. It looks like this was discussed way back in 2015: https://meta.discourse.org/t… --- ## [Changing forum locale via URL param](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-forum-locale-via-url-param/77739)
**Author:** [@Dorian\_McFarland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dorian_McFarland)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-forum-locale-via-url-param/77739 "2018-01-12T07:58:30Z")
Hi, We’re trying to implement a flag in the header that would allow users from particular country to easily change the interface. I’m wondering if it’s possible to change the forum locale via a URL query parameter e.g. ?… --- ## [Recovering from a paranoid community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recovering-from-a-paranoid-community/77745)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recovering-from-a-paranoid-community/77745 "2018-02-02T05:13:13Z")
The Discourse FAQ mentions that “This is a Civilized Place for Public Discussion”, “Be Agreeable, Even When You Disagree”, and “Always Be Civil”. We agree 100% and have the same values on our Discourse forum. Unfortunate… --- ## [Avatar badges don't show in list view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-badges-dont-show-in-list-view/77748)
**Author:** [@Jean-Baptiste\_Thieba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jean-Baptiste_Thieba)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-badges-dont-show-in-list-view/77748 "2018-01-11T16:52:42Z")
Hi there, We’ve recently added badges to our avatars to distinguish admin and paying customers from free users of our products. It shows like that: However, the badge does not persist on the list view, so without g… --- ## [Small Suggestion Regarding twitter configuration text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-suggestion-regarding-twitter-configuration-text/77749)
**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-suggestion-regarding-twitter-configuration-text/77749 "2018-02-21T18:07:54Z")
Discourse admin has mention of dev.twitter.com which now redirects to developer.twitter.com however, user needs to be redirected to apps.twitter.com instead to create a new application in order to obtain the necessary t… --- ## [Group admin dashboard?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-admin-dashboard/77751)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-admin-dashboard/77751 "2018-01-12T07:52:38Z")
Hi, I am constantly thinking about how to ‘give away’ my community to network/community leaders across our global organization. I want there to be dozens of leaders who own our community and see it as vital for their day… --- ## [Additional filetypes for staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-filetypes-for-staff/77752)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Frosty\_Andreyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Frosty_Andreyc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-filetypes-for-staff/77752 "2020-03-27T00:36:52Z")
I need to allow administrators to upload a specific type of file, such as .bat, .cmd, and others. For ordinary users need to disable it. How can i do it? --- ## ["System downloaded local copies of images" triggers E-mail sends](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-downloaded-local-copies-of-images-triggers-e-mail-sends/77765)
**Author:** [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-downloaded-local-copies-of-images-triggers-e-mail-sends/77765 "2018-01-30T21:21:33Z")
A user informed me she received a notification today from a post from December 11, 2014. When I view the post, it has one edit, today, which indicates system downloaded local copies of images. Is this image-downloading … --- ## [Font size or text alignment issues on Meta? Report them here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-size-or-text-alignment-issues-on-meta-report-them-here/77766)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-size-or-text-alignment-issues-on-meta-report-them-here/77766 "2018-01-16T03:03:37Z")
Related to: Cleaning up our font system We’re testing out a streamlined font/line-height system here on Meta. If you notice any issues that may be caused by font sizes or text-related spacing issues, report them here. P… --- ## [500 Errors on Rate Limit When Using the Admin API Via Keys](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-errors-on-rate-limit-when-using-the-admin-api-via-keys/77779)
**Author:** [@Geoffrey\_Challen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Geoffrey_Challen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-errors-on-rate-limit-when-using-the-admin-api-via-keys/77779 "2018-01-12T14:00:41Z")
I use Discourse as a course forum, and have a bunch of scripts that I use to manage the installation through the admin API. I have an API key for an admin user and use that to perform various administrative tasks. Today… --- ## [Open /sys/kernel/security/apparmor/profiles: permission denied](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-sys-kernel-security-apparmor-profiles-permission-denied/77794)
**Author:** [@josealbertorodrigues](https://meta.discourse.org/u/josealbertorodrigues)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 11:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-sys-kernel-security-apparmor-profiles-permission-denied/77794 "2018-01-12T11:26:39Z")
I’m trying to install discourse into a subutai peer (it’s like a vps) but when i run docker run --rm -i -a stdin -a stdout ubuntu echo 1 i’m getting this error: docker: Error response from daemon: Could not check if do… --- ## [Suspending an expired user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspending-an-expired-user/77797)
**Author:** [@rodeezy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodeezy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspending-an-expired-user/77797 "2018-01-12T07:58:04Z")
I use the sso feature to connect from my personal site to my discourse site. I want to suspend users on my discourse site that have cancelled their membership on my personal site. Also, I want to unsuspend users on my … --- ## [We should never leak out exceptions in our controller tests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-should-never-leak-out-exceptions-in-our-controller-tests/77800)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-should-never-leak-out-exceptions-in-our-controller-tests/77800 "2018-01-12T03:24:55Z")
I just finished pushing a rather gnarly change per: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/49ed382c2a7ddd11756e552e094319861418cd7f It basically replaces this pattern we used previously in tests: expect do … --- ## [Automatically Give Badge to Multiple Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-give-badge-to-multiple-groups/77812)
**Author:** [@ForPizzaSake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ForPizzaSake)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-give-badge-to-multiple-groups/77812 "2018-01-12T10:48:31Z")
Hey there, so I’m looking to automatically grant a badge to multiple groups. I currently have this SQL section to apply the badge to one group, but I’d like to have both group\_name\_one and group\_name\_two both get the sam… --- ## [New columns in directory (/users)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-columns-in-directory-users/77814)
**Author:** [@Anshul\_TM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anshul_TM)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-columns-in-directory-users/77814 "2019-10-16T20:34:08Z")
Hello everyone, I want to add a few columns in the directory items model. ( ‘Solutions’ and ‘Points’ ) I was able to modify the code for the model and templates directly, but how can I achieve this via a plugin ? If n… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=794) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=796)