# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=865 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 866 --- ## [Hiring dev to build a feature similar to subreddits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-dev-to-build-a-feature-similar-to-subreddits/89950)
**Author:** [@Blinq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blinq)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-dev-to-build-a-feature-similar-to-subreddits/89950 "2018-06-16T03:41:03Z")
I own a general gaming forum and the idea of users creating their own groups for any niche, big or small, is a must. Groups don’t work that way and tags are just ways of organizing posts. I’m looking for someone who can … --- ## [Trying to set up reply by email: ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches \[POST\] "/admin/email/handle\_mail")](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-set-up-reply-by-email-actioncontroller-routingerror-no-route-matches-post-admin-email-handle-mail/89960)
**Author:** [@anon20593648](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon20593648)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-set-up-reply-by-email-actioncontroller-routingerror-no-route-matches-post-admin-email-handle-mail/89960 "2018-06-15T11:55:47Z")
I get the following error when setting up reply by email: ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches \[POST\] "/admin/email/handle\_mail") The mail seems to come through fine (from mailgun), but Discourse says this … --- ## [XML not visible in post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xml-not-visible-in-post/89962)
**Author:** [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xml-not-visible-in-post/89962 "2018-06-20T03:19:30Z")
Hi, there is invisible XML block below. Here is the end of XML block. --- ## [Sort tagged topics by creation (or tagging) date](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-tagged-topics-by-creation-or-tagging-date/89964)
**Author:** [@ChameleonScales](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChameleonScales)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-tagged-topics-by-creation-or-tagging-date/89964 "2019-01-27T12:35:14Z")
You can order topics within a category by creation date with ?order=created but you can’t do that with tags. The only workaround is to use the search feature but this feature has limitations. For instance it doesn’t sho… --- ## [How do I make CSS changes in my Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-css-changes-in-my-discourse/89966)
**Author:** [@Ensar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ensar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-css-changes-in-my-discourse/89966 "2018-06-22T01:39:18Z")
How does people make like developers/owners like that and red around them. And best part is, they have custom profiles and not like others as you can see in these pictures. --- ## [Moderator's Guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-des-moderateurs/89968)
**Author:** [@Benjol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-des-moderateurs/89968 "2018-06-15T12:12:38Z")
(Traduit de l’anglais) Vous êtes donc modérateur sur un forum Discourse - félicitations ! En tant que modérateur du forum, c’est votre rôle d’aider à superviser le forum, en vous assurant que les utilisateurs et le c… --- ## [How to deny request from unauthorized domain pointing to my IP address?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-deny-request-from-unauthorized-domain-pointing-to-my-ip-address/89970)
**Author:** [@Gulshan\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gulshan_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-deny-request-from-unauthorized-domain-pointing-to-my-ip-address/89970 "2018-06-15T13:16:42Z")
Any XYZ domain which points to my Digital Ocean droplet IP, it redirects to my forum. This way it has created a lot of uknown 404 logs and affecting link profile. I am thinking to add a rule like this location / { if… --- ## [Wordpress integration by iFrame instead of sync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-integration-by-iframe-instead-of-sync/89972)
**Author:** [@gerald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerald)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-integration-by-iframe-instead-of-sync/89972 "2018-06-15T22:26:08Z")
Hi, The Discourse Wordpress plugin lacks most of the features which makes Discourse so cool. I wonder if it is not possible to simply show instead of the wordpress comment section, an iFrame of the comment area of Disco… --- ## [Custom Field not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-field-not-working/89983)
**Author:** [@Sanjay1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sanjay1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-field-not-working/89983 "2018-07-26T11:08:11Z")
Hi All, I am fairly new to discourse and I am attempting to add a customs field but I am not able to, Could someone please help me. My code after\_initialize do module ::Foo PLUGIN\_NAME ||= -"discourse-myapi" … --- ## [Restoring Discourse when you can't make a backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restoring-discourse-when-you-cant-make-a-backup/89988)
**Author:** [@samnazarko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samnazarko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restoring-discourse-when-you-cant-make-a-backup/89988 "2018-06-15T21:57:48Z")
Hi, Is there some kind of trick to restoring Discourse if you can’t access the interface to make a backup? A machine is in a bad way, but I was able to get /var/discourse entirely. I tested installing Postgres on a lo… --- ## [Update "About Category" from the console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-about-category-from-the-console/89999)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-about-category-from-the-console/89999 "2018-06-16T01:19:05Z")
I’ve got a site with 750+ categories and need to change the text in the “About this category” post to "Blah. Category Name. Blah’. I’ve tried doing something like this: desc='Blah. %s Blah.' c = Category.where("name l… --- ## [Header customization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-customization/90003)
**Author:** [@MAR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MAR)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-customization/90003 "2018-06-17T23:37:45Z")
Hello Can you place a picture to customize the entire length of the header? For instance try to make the entire image look like a real photo like leaves? How can you change the categories box to be on the landing p… --- ## [Topic pin calendar needs some ❤](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-pin-calendar-needs-some/90007)
**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-pin-calendar-needs-some/90007 "2018-06-16T07:43:46Z")
Kinda hidden halfway. cc @Johani @awesomerobot --- ## [Color scheme outputs unexpected colors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-scheme-outputs-unexpected-colors/90008)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/color-scheme-outputs-unexpected-colors/90008 "2018-06-15T22:21:46Z")
Today we manually entered a color scheme in a forum, all the colors at once (well, we only changed tertiary, quaternary, success and love) and then a lot of text in the admin interface (like site settings descriptions .… --- ## [✉️Use of emoji's causes weird title display in OSX](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-emojis-causes-weird-title-display-in-osx/90009)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-emojis-causes-weird-title-display-in-osx/90009 "2018-06-16T21:28:55Z")
Minor issue: when pasting in an emoji (not using the :emoji notation), I noticed the following issues: In Chrome and Safari, using an emoji at the start of the title will lead to overlapping and unreadable characters. S… --- ## [Is it possible to get a user by its Discourse ID from the Discourse API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-user-by-its-discourse-id-from-the-discourse-api/90014)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-user-by-its-discourse-id-from-the-discourse-api/90014 "2018-07-06T22:27:57Z")
Hi. I guess all is in the title. --- ## [Discourse with Ultimate Member?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-ultimate-member/90019)
**Author:** [@Evapy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Evapy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-ultimate-member/90019 "2018-06-16T17:18:06Z")
Do you think there’s a way to link Ultimate Member’s roles with Discourse’s group with SSO ? If so, how ? Thanks, have a great day ! --- ## [Is this a discourse or dns issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-a-discourse-or-dns-issue/90021)
**Author:** [@SamBehner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SamBehner)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-a-discourse-or-dns-issue/90021 "2018-06-16T15:55:09Z")
I went through the installation on my Linux machine, I went thru the ./discourse-setup and all went well, it said it would take a few minutes for the bootstrap stuff to set up, I have my website setup to make the IP addr… --- ## [Missing uploads, no tombstone recovery](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-uploads-no-tombstone-recovery/90025)
**Author:** [@Hewitt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hewitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-uploads-no-tombstone-recovery/90025 "2018-06-19T16:56:58Z")
I’ve been having trouble with user uploads disappearing. After reading various posts like this one: I tried upgrading to the latest version of Discourse planning on then using the recover\_from\_tombstone script. Note … --- ## [How can I make my own Discourse plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-discourse-plugins/90032)
**Author:** [@Blinq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blinq)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-my-own-discourse-plugins/90032 "2018-06-17T19:53:11Z")
Hi, I want to make my own discourse plugins and what languages I need to know and what tools/programs/apps I need to do so. I appreciate it. --- ## [List and explain Discourse specific features to new users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-and-explain-discourse-specific-features-to-new-users/90034)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-and-explain-discourse-specific-features-to-new-users/90034 "2018-07-15T09:27:37Z")
Hi. I’m about to launch my Discourse forum, which is a phpbb import. Both are forums, but they have a lot of differences. I would like to create a topic on my forum that explains the basic functioning of Discourse, add… --- ## [Pros & Cons topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-cons-topics/90036)
**Author:** [@leog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pros-cons-topics/90036 "2018-06-18T06:06:54Z")
Hello! I was wondering if there is any feature to cover what kialo.com provides: a debate around pros & cons of certain topic. I would think that a feature like that could be shaped as a plugin but as it could modify th… --- ## ["Your topic is similar" closing button overlaps content text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-topic-is-similar-closing-button-overlaps-content-text/90038)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-topic-is-similar-closing-button-overlaps-content-text/90038 "2018-06-30T05:12:47Z")
Hi. If we open the message editor with hidden preview, as soon as we start to write the title, the “Your topic is similar” block appears. The esc ✖ button overlaps the content text and can be almost invisible in some ca… --- ## [Unable to find /plugins dir](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-plugins-dir/90041)
**Author:** [@SpaceMonkey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SpaceMonkey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-plugins-dir/90041 "2018-06-20T00:53:09Z")
I have installed my first copy of Discourse. I am following the instructions for installing my first plugin using Install a Plugin However when I try to change dir using cd $home/plugins there is no directory for plugins… --- ## [Better handling of site settings with large amount of content (big lists)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-handling-of-site-settings-with-large-amount-of-content-big-lists/90042)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Jansheski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay_Jansheski)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-handling-of-site-settings-with-large-amount-of-content-big-lists/90042 "2018-08-06T03:40:40Z")
Hi! I’m adding this topic to talk about improvements that might be made to how large lists are handled in settings. Continuing the discussion from Discourse Version 2.1: It seems like it boils down to three issues: s… --- ## [Auto suspend & Characters required are not official?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-suspend-characters-required-are-not-official/90046)
**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-suspend-characters-required-are-not-official/90046 "2018-06-18T16:51:12Z")
I’m using only the plugins published by discourse for maximum compatibility. However, I’m curious as to why the two plugins: discourse auto suspend & discourse characters required are not being marked as official? I … --- ## [Moderator flags as inappropriate should hide post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-flags-as-inappropriate-should-hide-post/90048)
**Author:** [@anon61128213](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon61128213)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-flags-as-inappropriate-should-hide-post/90048 "2019-01-17T22:47:56Z")
Just like with spam posts inappropriate posts should be hidden immediately if a moderator flags it. If I flag a post as inappropriate, but don’t take further actions yet it’s because I think the post has no place in our… --- ## [Installing discourse on kubernetes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-kubernetes/90050)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Delille](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martin_Delille)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-kubernetes/90050 "2018-06-18T08:18:05Z")
I would like to install discourse on google cloud kubernetes --- ## [Custom fields labels have no target attribute on the registration window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fields-labels-have-no-target-attribute-on-the-registration-window/90052)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fields-labels-have-no-target-attribute-on-the-registration-window/90052 "2018-06-18T18:22:30Z")
Hi. On the registration window, when you click any label, it focuses the corresponding field, but this is not the case for custom fields (at least the text one): Would be better if they had a target attribute like t… --- ## [\[Paid\] Migration from digital ocean to AWS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migration-from-digital-ocean-to-aws/90060)
**Author:** [@dgadiraju](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dgadiraju)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migration-from-digital-ocean-to-aws/90060 "2018-07-12T15:49:16Z")
What would you like done? Our forums is running on http://discuss.itversity.com in digital ocean. We need to migrate to AWS. Database should be RDS Need to use cloud flare Host the server on AWS EC2 Here is the URL f… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=864) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=866)