# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=863 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 864 --- ## [I can't get email to work on a new Discourse installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-get-email-to-work-on-a-new-discourse-installation/89645)
**Author:** [@birb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/birb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-get-email-to-work-on-a-new-discourse-installation/89645 "2018-06-12T09:32:37Z")
Alright, so I’m definitely confused here. I’m at the admin registration of the set-up, and it sends an email. Well, supposed to. Now, I set up SparkPost for my SMTP service, and that’s what I used to download Discourse … --- ## [Add support for Groups and Usernames that completely overlap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-groups-and-usernames-that-completely-overlap/89661)
**Author:** [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-groups-and-usernames-that-completely-overlap/89661 "2018-06-12T08:08:10Z")
Em… We use this feature, I mean ability to have both group and user with the same name. And I found it awesome. We divide users into their own private groups to have personal private category for support purposes. There… --- ## [Badges Practices and Gamification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-practices-and-gamification/89664)
**Author:** [@Daria](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daria)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-practices-and-gamification/89664 "2018-06-13T07:32:52Z")
Hey, I wanted to ask what is your experience with Discourse badges? Do you use all of them? Do you think it’s better to use less/more? I read that using too many badges may decrease user motivation as he gets a point fo… --- ## [Does automatic group membership based on email domain work when user changes email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-automatic-group-membership-based-on-email-domain-work-when-user-changes-email/89665)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-automatic-group-membership-based-on-email-domain-work-when-user-changes-email/89665 "2018-06-12T09:15:32Z")
This feature obviously works when people sign up with a certain domain which grants them access to a specific group. But does it also work when they first sign up with the “wrong” email address (typically: with their p… --- ## [Override programmatic color generation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-programmatic-color-generation/89670)
**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/override-programmatic-color-generation/89670 "2019-11-25T17:10:56Z")
Hey, I’m using Discourse for a while but didn’t do much styling yet so bear with me if that question sounds stupid. I’ve used the color schemes to fit my colors but noticed in several places brighter versions of my colo… --- ## [Upgrade link shown to moderators on dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-link-shown-to-moderators-on-dashboard/89690)
**Author:** [@Parker1090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parker1090)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-link-shown-to-moderators-on-dashboard/89690 "2018-06-13T09:02:35Z")
Not a bug as such, but the link for the upgrade process is shown on the new dashboard to moderators: Clicking the link doesn’t work (shows the “You’re not permitted” note). --- ## [My plugin that hacks bookmarks into social shares](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-plugin-that-hacks-bookmarks-into-social-shares/89701)
**Author:** [@jonst0kes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonst0kes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-plugin-that-hacks-bookmarks-into-social-shares/89701 "2018-06-14T15:45:28Z")
I’m an advanced rails dev with intermediate JS skills (not Ember, tho), so I decided to hack together a plugin for a new (not yet even soft-launched) community that lets me use my Discourse profile as a kind of blog. He… --- ## [Need help to custumize title header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-to-custumize-title-header/89703)
**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-to-custumize-title-header/89703 "2018-06-13T15:44:20Z")
Hello Guys, I need some help to truncate certain portion of the header as if it was not there. I want to remove the area marked in red in the image. somehow cover the area marked in red, with black color as if it was no… --- ## [Incorrect message when staff user changes email for non-staff user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-message-when-staff-user-changes-email-for-non-staff-user/89706)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-message-when-staff-user-changes-email-for-non-staff-user/89706 "2018-06-13T19:20:23Z")
For security purposes when a staff user changes their email address they must verify both the current and new email. For non-staff users they only need to verify the new email. If a non-staff user changes their email th… --- ## [Setting for Removing Linking from Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-removing-linking-from-posts/89707)
**Author:** [@cooperk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cooperk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-removing-linking-from-posts/89707 "2018-06-12T18:23:16Z")
I have a child-friendly forum and we no longer want to allow any users to link to other websites. Is there an admin setting that removes linking to other sites altogether in any post? --- ## [No Access after install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-access-after-install/89712)
**Author:** [@SpaceMonkey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SpaceMonkey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-access-after-install/89712 "2018-06-20T12:04:16Z")
I just completed install and wizard. After the next time I try to log in I get the following error :frowning: Access Denied while trying to load /admin/dashboard-next.json Something went wrong. --- ## [USER suggested tweak to red line feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-suggested-tweak-to-red-line-feature/89714)
**Author:** [@sjdorst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjdorst)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-suggested-tweak-to-red-line-feature/89714 "2018-06-12T20:19:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from "New topics": Please track per-user info: I’m a heavy Discourse user on another forum. I have no access (that I’m aware of) to the administrative interface or any documentation - save wha… --- ## [What is the “read” value on the user card?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-read-value-on-the-user-card/89724)
**Author:** [@Logan\_Devine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Logan_Devine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-read-value-on-the-user-card/89724 "2018-06-13T01:47:32Z")
What is the “read” value thing on a profile: --- ## [Quoting Blocked on opera browser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-blocked-on-opera-browser/89731)
**Author:** [@Tungki\_Reza\_Prasakti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tungki_Reza_Prasakti)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-blocked-on-opera-browser/89731 "2018-06-13T09:23:34Z")
When you try to select an text for quote reply on Opera Browser (maybe some other browser with same copy pop-up) it suddenly appear opera “Copy, Search, Send To my Flow” Pop up and blocked the Quote Button all you have … --- ## [Custom assets upload folder?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-assets-upload-folder/89732)
**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-assets-upload-folder/89732 "2018-06-13T05:33:19Z")
Is there any default configuration to upload custom assets into the shared folder for web accessible assets like fonts? It’s a bit weird to allow all the web font formats for uploads into the forum just to add them as a… --- ## [Badges for specific category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-for-specific-category/89745)
**Author:** [@Daria](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daria)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-for-specific-category/89745 "2018-06-13T09:03:07Z")
Hey, Is it possible to give badges for getting likes just in one category so that a person can become a category specialist/master with the best reply in…for example? I will have like 4 categories and I would like to h… --- ## [Better error message when entering duplicate domains for automatic group membership](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-error-message-when-entering-duplicate-domains-for-automatic-group-membership/89746)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-error-message-when-entering-duplicate-domains-for-automatic-group-membership/89746 "2018-06-13T08:21:06Z")
Some minor glitches related to managing groups: when you try to add an email domain to the list for automatic membership and that domain already exists, it nevertheless says “No matches found”. If you then go on and ad… --- ## [New post notifications not received for whispers in watched categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-post-notifications-not-received-for-whispers-in-watched-categories/89747)
**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-post-notifications-not-received-for-whispers-in-watched-categories/89747 "2018-07-23T09:22:40Z")
When a category is being watched the whisper replies are not triggering the notifications. But whisper mentions and direct reply to my posts are sending notifications correctly. --- ## [Community icon inside your product - a UX problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-icon-inside-your-product-a-ux-problem/89749)
**Author:** [@Agnieszka\_Jaskiewicz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Agnieszka_Jaskiewicz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-icon-inside-your-product-a-ux-problem/89749 "2018-06-14T08:22:41Z")
Hi all, I’m creating community for our SaaS product. We want to place our community not only on the website, but also inside our product. We’ve been wondering how other SaaS owners categorize it - should it be under “he… --- ## [Multi-language forum (2 questions)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-language-forum-2-questions/89754)
**Author:** [@forumquestions](https://meta.discourse.org/u/forumquestions)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-language-forum-2-questions/89754 "2018-06-14T07:58:20Z")
\[Disclaimer: I’m not a developer\] Our situation: We are thinking about implementing a forum in German and English. From reading other posts, I think it narrows down to having multiple categories in the 2 languages wit… --- ## [Memberpress membership sync with discourse groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberpress-membership-sync-with-discourse-groups/89757)
**Author:** [@Evapy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Evapy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberpress-membership-sync-with-discourse-groups/89757 "2018-06-13T12:31:42Z")
Hey guys ! I have a question that will probably not be as clear as I would like it to be but anyways. So here’s the scenario : I use wordpress with memberpress and discourse. I also use the SSO (Wordpress is the provid… --- ## [A more social Discourse layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-more-social-discourse-layout/89759)
**Author:** [@metakermit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/metakermit)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 8:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-more-social-discourse-layout/89759 "2022-04-17T08:41:58Z")
Hi, continuing on this Twitter exchange, I’d like to propose an idea – an optional social homepage layout for Discourse. So, right now when you open Discourse (on mobile, as most people do) you see something like: Y… --- ## [Install failed on VM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-failed-on-vm/89761)
**Author:** [@gstlouis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gstlouis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-failed-on-vm/89761 "2018-06-15T10:27:04Z")
I tried to install discourse on a virtualmin. Is this possible to do an install on a virtual machine? I have cloudmin and made an base centos7 image up to date. I then followed instructions from tecmint link below: D… --- ## [Discourse Deleting Uploads moved from Local to S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-deleting-uploads-moved-from-local-to-s3/89766)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Shadle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jake_Shadle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-deleting-uploads-moved-from-local-to-s3/89766 "2018-06-15T07:28:43Z")
So we recently moved our on-premise instance of Discourse into the cloud, and as part of the migration we changed from using locally hosted uploads to s3 storage. After running the migrate\_to\_s3 task and rebaking, images… --- ## [Employee Portal "Non-Forum" Pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/employee-portal-non-forum-pages/89773)
**Author:** [@Tyson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tyson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/employee-portal-non-forum-pages/89773 "2018-06-13T14:42:27Z")
We’ve started using Discourse as an internal knowledge base and now we also need to set up an employee portal page for announcements and links to resources. If possible, I’d like to use Discourse since it’s already up an… --- ## [System user is automatically deleted a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-user-is-automatically-deleted-a-user/89775)
**Author:** [@Shayham\_Kabir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shayham_Kabir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-user-is-automatically-deleted-a-user/89775 "2018-06-18T06:10:05Z")
Hi. It it a bug ? Why the system user is automatically deleted a user ? Thank you! --- ## [Keyboard HTML tag sometimes suppressed in CSS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-html-tag-sometimes-suppressed-in-css/89787)
**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-html-tag-sometimes-suppressed-in-css/89787 "2018-06-13T22:43:06Z")
There’s a little bug when using “a lot” of text formatting elements :sweat\_smile: Check this example: Builder Version: 1.0.0 Makeroid Andromeda :star2: You see that I’ve used the \ tag, right? Well, I’ve used s… --- ## [Docuss: an experiment on how to embed discussions in web pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docuss-an-experiment-on-how-to-embed-discussions-in-web-pages/89790)
**Author:** [@syl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/syl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docuss-an-experiment-on-how-to-embed-discussions-in-web-pages/89790 "2019-01-13T21:25:36Z")
Docuss intends to be a solution for embedding discussions in web pages, to allow for massively collaborative work. See a demo here (click an orange balloon to open the discussion panel). I’ve put some more use cases… --- ## [Why use Wordpress Blog if I have Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-use-wordpress-blog-if-i-have-discourse/89798)
**Author:** [@John\_Waltrip1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Waltrip1)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-use-wordpress-blog-if-i-have-discourse/89798 "2021-10-06T08:59:08Z")
Newbie here. Not sure why I would need a Wordpress blogging engine if I’ve got Discourse. Can someone please help me understand the benefits of what Wordpress would give you? It seems to me like Discourse alone would … --- ## [Question about Search Log](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-search-log/89800)
**Author:** [@heyp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/heyp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-search-log/89800 "2018-06-13T17:19:58Z")
Is there a way I can collect all the search queries made by anyone. I would like to examine the log more thoroughly than the current admin panel search log report? Thank you. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=862) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=864)