# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=888 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 889 --- ## [Blacklisting IP has no feedback](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blacklisting-ip-has-no-feedback/94513)
**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blacklisting-ip-has-no-feedback/94513 "2018-08-20T15:38:05Z")
Whenever I blacklist an IP, this is the response: I’m not sure if this is a \[stock\] dark theme issue. --- ## [How critical is this update?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-critical-is-this-update/94517)
**Author:** [@Openmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Openmind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-critical-is-this-update/94517 "2018-08-12T09:34:42Z")
Hi, can you please take a look at my version, how critical is the update? In other words, do I need to update my version or can I wait? --- ## [Watching first post notification for users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-first-post-notification-for-users/94523)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-first-post-notification-for-users/94523 "2018-08-13T05:41:24Z")
Scenario 1: A user makes really good topics and I want to be alerted to new ones they post (e.g. we have a math wiz on our forum who makes really informative tutorials) Scenario 2: A problematic user needs ~50% of his t… --- ## [Email jobs failing due to smtpserverbusy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-jobs-failing-due-to-smtpserverbusy/94526)
**Author:** [@Olag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olag)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-jobs-failing-due-to-smtpserverbusy/94526 "2019-11-27T10:52:16Z")
Recently upgraded to v2.1.0.beta4 +16 On entering admin today I get the message Some problems have been found with your installation of Discourse: There are 32 email jobs that failed. Check your app.yml and ensure th… --- ## [When composer opens, limit height based on current viewport](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-composer-opens-limit-height-based-on-current-viewport/94534)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-composer-opens-limit-height-based-on-current-viewport/94534 "2018-08-13T04:15:45Z")
I think we do this correctly now, more or less: Remember composer height But, I think I just discovered an unintended consequence that is problematic in certain conditions. Open composer Increase the height to the ful… --- ## [How are you using marketing automation to drive engagement?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-you-using-marketing-automation-to-drive-engagement/94536)
**Author:** [@John\_Waltrip1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Waltrip1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-you-using-marketing-automation-to-drive-engagement/94536 "2021-12-27T19:49:14Z")
We’re using Active Campaign, which we just recently configured to Discourse through zapier webhooks. Right now it’s just creating forum member emails in Active Campaign with a forum member tag. While Discourse out of t… --- ## [Which command line method is advised for restoring a Discourse forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-command-line-method-is-advised-for-restoring-a-discourse-forum/94540)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-command-line-method-is-advised-for-restoring-a-discourse-forum/94540 "2018-08-15T03:21:27Z")
There seems to be three suggested methods - which one is most suitable for a 3.5GB+ backup? Via Rails Console https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-your-discourse-instance-to-a-different-server/15721/19 Via a Discours… --- ## [Any reason NOT to use Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Minimal image?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-reason-not-to-use-ubuntu-18-04-lts-minimal-image/94544)
**Author:** [@Cheeser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cheeser)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-reason-not-to-use-ubuntu-18-04-lts-minimal-image/94544 "2018-09-02T07:23:55Z")
I know the official docs recommend Ubuntu 16.04, but are there any show-stoppers for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Minimal (as offered in Google Cloud Compute) with regard to Discourse? EDITED with an extra question: :slight\_smile: … --- ## [Empty space in iOS11 when Smart Keyboard is used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/empty-space-in-ios11-when-smart-keyboard-is-used/94565)
**Author:** [@chrisalley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisalley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/empty-space-in-ios11-when-smart-keyboard-is-used/94565 "2018-08-13T04:59:40Z")
In iOS11 Safari (2017 10.5” iPad Pro used), when Discourse’s post editor is opened, the editor fills up the bottom half of the screen. When the cursor is placed inside the editor’s text area, the on screen keyboard fills… --- ## [Topic Timer Archive option](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-archive-option/94572)
**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-archive-option/94572 "2018-08-13T08:07:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Unlist option in Topic Timer: Yes, exactly, why not archive? :wink: I’d like to propose an archive option in the Topic Timer. Use case: Make a competition where people can vote and close … --- ## [How can I change or disable first visit notification?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-or-disable-first-visit-notification/94576)
**Author:** [@stanislaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanislaw)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-or-disable-first-visit-notification/94576 "2018-08-18T10:26:21Z")
Hi, can I change or (better to) disable first visit notification? --- ## [Where can I configure Welcome message during topic creation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-configure-welcome-message-during-topic-creation/94580)
**Author:** [@stanislaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanislaw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-configure-welcome-message-during-topic-creation/94580 "2018-08-13T09:08:33Z")
Hi, is there a possibility to configure welcome text during topic creation? --- ## [Discourse with jwilder/nginx-proxy howtos?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-jwilder-nginx-proxy-howtos/94604)
**Author:** [@confused](https://meta.discourse.org/u/confused)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-jwilder-nginx-proxy-howtos/94604 "2019-04-06T00:19:59Z")
Hi All I would like to deploy Discourse behind nginx-proxy (GitHub - nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy: Automated Nginx Reverse Proxy for Docker · GitHub). This seems to be a pretty popular proxy and I already have it working wit… --- ## [Looking for a Discourse Expert](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-discourse-expert/94620)
**Author:** [@pradeepconnecpath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pradeepconnecpath)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-discourse-expert/94620 "2018-08-13T20:40:45Z")
Hi, I am Pradeep. We provide forum service to our users using discourse. We even use the same for user logins as well. The discourse is running as a standalone EC2 instance in the backend. we have a dedicated micro ser… --- ## [Comprehensive Guide to setting up Wordpress with Discourse (on DigitalOcean)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comprehensive-guide-to-setting-up-wordpress-with-discourse-on-digitalocean/94624)
**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comprehensive-guide-to-setting-up-wordpress-with-discourse-on-digitalocean/94624 "2018-08-13T21:52:34Z")
I have read so many discussions and articles from DigitalOcean (DO) and a few from this Meta community on how to install Discourse or how to install Wordpress (WP) on one or multiple droplets (via DO). My question is… W… --- ## [Official support for Microsoft Azure AD?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-support-for-microsoft-azure-ad/94626)
**Author:** [@cgambino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cgambino)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-support-for-microsoft-azure-ad/94626 "2021-09-02T17:59:18Z")
Hi everyone, I am looking for information on if Azure AD is supported through an Official plugin. We have been attempting to use the OAuth2\_Basic plugin, and it’s connecting and coming back, but we get an “unauthorized… --- ## [When notifications go missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-notifications-go-missing/94631)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-notifications-go-missing/94631 "2018-08-13T19:57:21Z")
Hi all. Trying to help one of my team track down a mystery. We have a closed to the public Discourse board, and she was tagged in a post by one of our users. The post is here: https://tms5.themarketingseminar.com/t/mee… --- ## [Parent category counter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-category-counter/94635)
**Author:** [@Joshua\_Kogan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joshua_Kogan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-category-counter/94635 "2018-08-20T18:29:02Z")
My site: www.sqrpgz.com My issue: category drop-down menu shows parent categories with post/topic counts, but in the case of that parent category having sub-categories, the total posts/topics aren’t added to reflect the… --- ## [How to change 'last visit' line color?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-last-visit-line-color/94652)
**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-last-visit-line-color/94652 "2018-08-14T00:08:40Z")
I have a question regarding a supposed CSS element in discourse: I was able to change the last visit text color via CSS but no matter what I’ve tried, I can’t seem to change the line color of it. It’s nowhere to be foun… --- ## [How to fix user avatar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-user-avatar/94675)
**Author:** [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-user-avatar/94675 "2018-08-16T01:53:52Z")
Hi, one forum member asked me what happened with her avatar based on gravatar. It became default: First we tried to apply new gravatar picture and clean browser cache - nothing changes, then upload custom picture - i… --- ## [How to order topics, by the topics which has been commented latest?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-order-topics-by-the-topics-which-has-been-commented-latest/94677)
**Author:** [@Edwin\_Silva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edwin_Silva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-order-topics-by-the-topics-which-has-been-commented-latest/94677 "2018-08-14T09:48:13Z")
Im trying to order my topics based on which one has been commented the latest. I don´t if there is some kind of flag or some built in plugin in discourse, which I can use. I know that you can use the “order” keyword to… --- ## [Arbitrary position and timing for the signup call to action based on forum data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arbitrary-position-and-timing-for-the-signup-call-to-action-based-on-forum-data/94679)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arbitrary-position-and-timing-for-the-signup-call-to-action-based-on-forum-data/94679 "2018-08-14T09:36:36Z")
when we measure the scroll depth of users in topics, the average is far from 100%! the same thing for average time on page of users in a topic, it may be less than 1-2 minutes after which the cta is shown. it means that… --- ## [Requesting 4 moderation tools (mostly satisfied by advanced search)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-4-moderation-tools-mostly-satisfied-by-advanced-search/94680)
**Author:** [@Ubik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ubik)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-4-moderation-tools-mostly-satisfied-by-advanced-search/94680 "2021-07-09T17:53:08Z")
These things have been on my mind as “would be nice,” I delayed posting them due to not having time to run searches on whether they have been discussed, probably best to just post and see if anything is useful: 1: Cloni… --- ## [How to change who sends the Welcome Message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-who-sends-the-welcome-message/94682)
**Author:** [@JimBurch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimBurch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-who-sends-the-welcome-message/94682 "2018-08-14T11:11:17Z")
A new user wanted to get the ‘Completed Tutorial’ badge, so I turned on Discobot to allow this. I then noticed that new users weren’t receiving the welcome message I had set up, I checked this by creating a new acco… --- ## [Future Social Authentication Improvements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/future-social-authentication-improvements/94691)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/future-social-authentication-improvements/94691 "2019-01-16T14:00:39Z")
Discourse now has the ability to connect and disconnect different authentication providers to your account. This is good, but there is still more we can do. These are things I intended to do with my last round of improve… --- ## [【PAID】Discourse design and template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-discourse-design-and-template/94694)
**Author:** [@kaito](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kaito)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-discourse-design-and-template/94694 "2018-09-08T12:24:03Z")
Hi, I found this forum (https://community.revolut.com/categories) and I’m fascinated by its design. Can I use this design or similar one for my discourse forum? Would be great if there is a template or paid service to … --- ## [Problem with docker installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-docker-installation/94700)
**Author:** [@almaz2018](https://meta.discourse.org/u/almaz2018)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-docker-installation/94700 "2018-09-29T20:49:30Z")
Hello. I was tryed to do the manual installation of discourse with the following steps: Cloned the repository. Created ./container/discourse-main.yml template (from samples), changed port mappings. Run launcher script … --- ## [Assigning Votes to existing ideas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-votes-to-existing-ideas/94711)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Risi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Risi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-votes-to-existing-ideas/94711 "2018-08-15T00:51:24Z")
Hi everyone, We have recently moved our community to discourse from our previous one and have a number of existing ideas that we want to copy over, these ideas already had a number of votes that were previously cast. M… --- ## [Unable to customize the "Accept Invite" button text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-customize-the-accept-invite-button-text/94714)
**Author:** [@alxpck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxpck)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-customize-the-accept-invite-button-text/94714 "2018-08-21T13:51:09Z")
Hi @techAPJ Is the language of the “Accept Invite” button customizable? I can’t find it in Settings \> Customize \> Text Content \> Search… --- ## [Duplicate titles for the Categories, Guidelines, Privacy Policy & TOS pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-titles-for-the-categories-guidelines-privacy-policy-tos-pages/94716)
**Author:** [@BrickWood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrickWood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-titles-for-the-categories-guidelines-privacy-policy-tos-pages/94716 "2018-08-29T21:52:41Z")
SEMRush is telling me I have errors. During a Site Audit, it states that “5 pages have duplicate meta descriptions” Those 5 pages are: https://forum.mydomainname.com/ https://forum.mydomainname.com/categories https:… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=887) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=889)