# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=895 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 896 --- ## [CSS failing to apply when settings changed on theme components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-failing-to-apply-when-settings-changed-on-theme-components/95966)
**Author:** [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-failing-to-apply-when-settings-changed-on-theme-components/95966 "2018-08-30T10:52:03Z")
It appears there is a small bug that may have been introduced with the theme/component split. Normally when you change a theme setting that affects the CSS, you can immediately see the change, even without refreshing. T… --- ## [Plugin Documentation Style Guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-documentation-style-guide/95973)
**Author:** [@jameshahnii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jameshahnii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-documentation-style-guide/95973 "2018-11-09T03:22:43Z")
Evening, y’all. After 8 days of very little sleep, I have seen the promised land and am finally hacking away at my own self-hosted Discourse install. Once I successfully installed my first plugin early this morning I wen… --- ## [How to populate a dev server with data from Production?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-populate-a-dev-server-with-data-from-production/95980)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-populate-a-dev-server-with-data-from-production/95980 "2018-08-30T09:25:37Z")
Guys, I wonder if there is ‘correct way’ to upload some test data from a Production forum back-up into a dev server. Obviously the dev server will lack a domain. I’m using a cloud server for dev. What are the gotchas… --- ## [Discourse 2.1.0.beta6 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-1-0-beta6-release-notes/95993)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-1-0-beta6-release-notes/95993 "2018-08-30T14:58:05Z")
New features in 2.1.0.beta6 Specify locale via SSO You can now specify a user’s default locale on Discourse via SSO. Discourse will now accept locale and locale\_force\_update as part of the SSO payload. See FEATURE: allow… --- ## [Quality of commit messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quality-of-commit-messages/96004)
**Author:** [@darix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darix)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quality-of-commit-messages/96004 "2018-08-31T13:47:35Z")
Let’s take this as an example. (sorry @tgxworld, this is really just an example, I could have picked so many other commit messages) https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a928bf4300f4496bcc86e34d07095db7d3e09edb … --- ## [How to add a link to the no-access message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-link-to-the-no-access-message/96007)
**Author:** [@Dani1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dani1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-link-to-the-no-access-message/96007 "2019-01-28T12:57:11Z")
Hi, where can I change the “You don’t have access” message? And can I stick a link in there - so that people can sign up for access? Thanks! --- ## [Event that is triggered on an extension of the visible topic list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-that-is-triggered-on-an-extension-of-the-visible-topic-list/96019)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-that-is-triggered-on-an-extension-of-the-visible-topic-list/96019 "2018-08-30T15:59:37Z")
Guys, Newbie question, forgive me: Is there any event or property update I can hook to that occurs after the topic list is loaded with additional items (and you see the spinner)? In the code I’m working on I want to b… --- ## [LDAP Plugin should define an \`enabled?\` function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ldap-plugin-should-define-an-enabled-function/96026)
**Author:** [@andy.czerwonka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andy.czerwonka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ldap-plugin-should-define-an-enabled-function/96026 "2018-08-31T13:09:05Z")
After the latest upgrade, people are no longer able to authenticate. I’m getting these two errors in the logs. #\::LDAPAuthenticator should define an \`enabled?\` function. Patching for now. #\ **Author:** [@mmayo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mmayo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-version-notifications/96030 "2018-08-30T19:49:59Z") I’d love it if, when a new version of Discourse is released, our Team slack channel was notified. I don’t participate in the day-to-day administration of our Discourse instance, so I sometimes go days, or even weeks with… --- ## [Start Discourse by Mail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-discourse-by-mail/96037)
**Author:** [@YoavNordmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/YoavNordmann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-discourse-by-mail/96037 "2018-08-30T19:51:14Z")
Hi How do I start a discussion by mail ? I know one can reply by mail, but how do you start a conversation ? Thanks --- ## [Stuck in a loop of freeing up space and filling it up again when rebuilding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-a-loop-of-freeing-up-space-and-filling-it-up-again-when-rebuilding/96044)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-a-loop-of-freeing-up-space-and-filling-it-up-again-when-rebuilding/96044 "2019-03-20T00:39:21Z")
My rebuild failed due to lack of disk space so I need to free up some space. But I’m stuck in a loop: ./launcher cleanup frees up sufficient space to be above 5 GB. So I start a rebuild but that then fills up the recover… --- ## [Do not strip diacritics for search in Vietnamese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-strip-diacritics-for-search-in-vietnamese/96050)
**Author:** [@Pham\_Quyet\_Nghi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pham_Quyet_Nghi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-strip-diacritics-for-search-in-vietnamese/96050 "2018-08-31T01:49:35Z")
The results shown in the search do not display the Vietnamese diacritics My post example has the title and the content as follows title “Does not display Vietnamese diacritics in search results” content When I post the question… --- ## [Email stats not showing correct "all time" figures](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-stats-not-showing-correct-all-time-figures/96053)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-stats-not-showing-correct-all-time-figures/96053 "2018-08-31T22:18:43Z")
In the old stats/dashboard, when looking at emails sent the All column is incorrect (on mine, last 30 days is 105k which sounds about right, but all time is showing as 257k - which I know is incorrect as previously it wa… --- ## [My user can't receive Email verification using yahoo.com](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-user-cant-receive-email-verification-using-yahoo-com/96059)
**Author:** [@unztoppable](https://meta.discourse.org/u/unztoppable)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-user-cant-receive-email-verification-using-yahoo-com/96059 "2018-08-31T06:46:02Z")
My user’s receive verification when they used gmail.com, but when users use yahoo.com there’s no email verification received? anyone have an idea how to fix? --- ## [Do not set current time as 'Last Modified' when "not found" avatar is used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-set-current-time-as-last-modified-when-not-found-avatar-is-used/96063)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-set-current-time-as-last-modified-when-not-found-avatar-is-used/96063 "2018-08-31T07:08:34Z")
I’ve just discovered a weird interaction with Akamai’s CDN that may be down to the Last-Modified header… but that’s a guess. This is a response from Akamai with the “default avatar” cached, it’s doing the right thing an… --- ## [Forwarding email from one discourse instance to another](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forwarding-email-from-one-discourse-instance-to-another/96071)
**Author:** [@danekhollas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danekhollas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forwarding-email-from-one-discourse-instance-to-another/96071 "2018-08-31T08:45:52Z")
Hi there, admittedly, this might not be a typical use case but I often need to forward an email that I get from one discourse instance to another using email-in feature. Unfortunately, the resulting post often does has… --- ## [Issues with uploading the same image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-uploading-the-same-image/96073)
**Author:** [@Edwin\_Mhoy\_Silva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edwin_Mhoy_Silva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-uploading-the-same-image/96073 "2018-09-18T09:08:11Z")
I have this ajax post method unction imageUpload(myType, myData, createType) { currentUsername = currentUser.username; var formData = new FormData(); formData.append('username', currentUsername)… --- ## [Google Search Console setup problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-search-console-setup-problems/96076)
**Author:** [@anon88550267](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon88550267)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-search-console-setup-problems/96076 "2018-08-31T12:06:18Z")
I tried to verify my google search console. I followed this guide: How to set up Google Webmaster Tools validation in Discourse?: Unfortunately, it didn’t work for me. Here’s what I tried: Created a new theme componen… --- ## [Tooltips for "topic admin actions"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltips-for-topic-admin-actions/96086)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltips-for-topic-admin-actions/96086 "2019-12-09T17:31:09Z")
Just discovered a new action in the “topic admin actions” behind the wrench icon button: “Reset Bump Date”. As I have no idea what this means, I got the idea that having a tooltip appear when hovering those actions would… --- ## [Best Practices on reply-by-email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-on-reply-by-email/96107)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-on-reply-by-email/96107 "2018-09-05T01:53:59Z")
I’m working with a site where I’d enabled reply-by-mail, but I’m thinking now that it’s not a great idea. Here are a few reasons that I have for disabling reply-by-email. Am I missing something? if users can reply by e… --- ## [Bug with ' in tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-with-in-tags/96111)
**Author:** [@darix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darix)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-with-in-tags/96111 "2018-09-13T22:21:20Z")
as reported here Tag goes to 404 - Meta - discuss.pixls.us --- ## [Blank Page After installing Discourse on Subfolder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-page-after-installing-discourse-on-subfolder/96112)
**Author:** [@john3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-page-after-installing-discourse-on-subfolder/96112 "2018-08-31T21:57:38Z")
Hey! I am trying to setup discourse on a subfolder. Followed the how-to but I get a blank page with 404 on all resources. I entered the container app and tried the following command but get an error: root@discourse:/… --- ## [SSO and changing email addresses upstream](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-and-changing-email-addresses-upstream/96116)
**Author:** [@sudoman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sudoman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-and-changing-email-addresses-upstream/96116 "2018-08-31T21:23:23Z")
Is there any way to work around issues caused by letting users change their email addresses on an SSO authentication server? Users of Discourse and SSO apparently must be configured to not allow users to change their em… --- ## [How does one change a username via the API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-one-change-a-username-via-the-api/96118)
**Author:** [@jezra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jezra)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-one-change-a-username-via-the-api/96118 "2018-09-04T18:02:54Z")
While using the API and making a put request to: MYDISCOURSE/users/MYUSER?api\_key=MYSYSTEMAPIKEY&api\_username=system with a json payload of: {“username”:“helloworld”} I am receiving a response with a code of 200 and … --- ## [Lost files after upgrade, got them back, and don't really know why](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-files-after-upgrade-got-them-back-and-dont-really-know-why/96122)
**Author:** [@jameshahnii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jameshahnii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-files-after-upgrade-got-them-back-and-dont-really-know-why/96122 "2018-09-01T01:40:38Z")
Can y’all help me grasp what went down here? Went to log into Docker and got a notice about an upgrade. Couldn’t tell if it was a Digital Ocean or Discourse situation, so against my better judgement I decided to run the … --- ## [Ability to feature groups on the About page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-feature-groups-on-the-about-page/96126)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-feature-groups-on-the-about-page/96126 "2020-09-14T08:42:48Z")
I think it would be nice to be able to feature certain groups on the about page. It could be used to include groups associated with the forum, for instance a ‘Mentors’ (or Forum Helpers) group. Other groups such as memb… --- ## [Adsense help please guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-help-please-guide/96137)
**Author:** [@Shashank\_Sirmour](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shashank_Sirmour)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-help-please-guide/96137 "2018-09-01T11:57:24Z")
I am new in development area even I don’t have any Adsense account I want to host this discourse app in digital ocean in main domain (I mean not in subdomain) but I heard I need a contact us and about us Page to get Go… --- ## ["Message" button on user's admin page please?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-button-on-users-admin-page-please/96143)
**Author:** [@Ubik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ubik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-button-on-users-admin-page-please/96143 "2018-09-01T13:04:58Z")
Could the Message button also be placed on the user admin page please? In moderation workflow, checking someone’s profile \> sending them a PM occur often for a variety of reasons, and having to hop back out to the publi… --- ## [Automatically repeating discussions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-repeating-discussions/96148)
**Author:** [@anon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-repeating-discussions/96148 "2021-04-20T20:22:05Z")
Is there a way to have discussions “automatically” refresh? For example, I have a discussion where one can share ideas for that week, and then I want it to erase those comments after one week and then start afresh, with… --- ## [Automated Discobot Replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-discobot-replies/96153)
**Author:** [@TimothyDonaghue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimothyDonaghue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-discobot-replies/96153 "2018-09-01T21:23:25Z")
Does a feature exist where I can configure Discobot to auto-reply to posts/replies with particular keywords similar to Reddit? For example, if a user were to post “scribd” then Discobot were to reply “FYI, this forum pr… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=894) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=896)