# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=942 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 943 --- ## [Text under topic image instead of file name and size](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-under-topic-image-instead-of-file-name-and-size/105722)
**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-under-topic-image-instead-of-file-name-and-size/105722 "2019-07-10T16:49:29Z")
Is it possible to change the file name and size overlay to a free text? Thanks! --- ## [WP Discourse: can't access editor for post types created with Toolset Types plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-cant-access-editor-for-post-types-created-with-toolset-types-plugin/105725)
**Author:** [@madrush](https://meta.discourse.org/u/madrush)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-cant-access-editor-for-post-types-created-with-toolset-types-plugin/105725 "2019-01-08T22:20:01Z")
Hi, I am using the WP Discourse plugin on a Wordpress 5.0.2 multisite, and have successfully had multiple sites on the network integrated with our Discourse instance. This works for default posts and pages, as well as fo… --- ## [Link broken in activation email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-broken-in-activation-email/105726)
**Author:** [@talesky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/talesky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-broken-in-activation-email/105726 "2019-01-05T14:12:39Z")
I followed the setup document from this link: Set up Discourse in the cloud in under 30 minutes I have a domain name registered on namecheap and created an A record on digitalOcean, pointing to the IP address of the d… --- ## [Transfer passwords from Wordpress to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-passwords-from-wordpress-to-discourse/105733)
**Author:** [@ibbybenali](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ibbybenali)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-passwords-from-wordpress-to-discourse/105733 "2019-01-05T03:07:06Z")
Hi, just asking this as I want to know all options in advance… I was wondering if it would be possible to transfer passwords from Wordpress to Discourse if one would decide to delete their Wordpress at one point in time … --- ## [Image Lazy Loading - THANK YOU](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-lazy-loading-thank-you/105737)
**Author:** [@SouperC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SouperC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-lazy-loading-thank-you/105737 "2019-01-05T07:33:04Z")
Just wanted to say thanks so much for lazy loading images, we get a lot of image-heavy posts and this makes the speed demon in me very happy. --- ## [Question about the extent of data tracking / pseudo-AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-the-extent-of-data-tracking-pseudo-ai/105740)
**Author:** [@MichelleBasey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichelleBasey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-the-extent-of-data-tracking-pseudo-ai/105740 "2019-01-05T06:27:47Z")
I’m reading this in the Terms Of Service: That special license allows the company to copy, publish, and analyze content you submit to the forum. I wanted to double-check on the meaning before making wild promises to … --- ## [How do you change the invite description?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-change-the-invite-description/105760)
**Author:** [@Sarah\_Young1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sarah_Young1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-change-the-invite-description/105760 "2019-01-06T12:10:51Z")
Apologies for what is almost certainly a stupid question. I’m an admin of a (very early days) ethical living-focused Discourse. We’re hoping the forum community will become the basis for a collaborative ethical alternat… --- ## [Forum Users Flagging Private Messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-users-flagging-private-messages/105761)
**Author:** [@rhrmn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rhrmn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-users-flagging-private-messages/105761 "2019-01-05T18:31:43Z")
Hi, Is there an option to disable flagging of private messages? Users will flag my private messages to them if they do not agree with my message and users which argue over private messages flag each other and then I am … --- ## [When creating a topic from the specific category, is there a way to only show that parents child categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-creating-a-topic-from-the-specific-category-is-there-a-way-to-only-show-that-parents-child-categories/105765)
**Author:** [@smlemk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smlemk)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-creating-a-topic-from-the-specific-category-is-there-a-way-to-only-show-that-parents-child-categories/105765 "2019-01-10T19:39:42Z")
I have 4 main categories. Main, Bugs, Off topic, Misc. In Bugs I have “PC” and “MOBILE”. If they go to the Bugs category and press New Topic, they are greeted with the entire list of categories and child categories and m… --- ## [If I change the settings for automatic TL promotion, will that change all existing users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-i-change-the-settings-for-automatic-tl-promotion-will-that-change-all-existing-users/105768)
**Author:** [@JeffsGlue2008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JeffsGlue2008)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-i-change-the-settings-for-automatic-tl-promotion-will-that-change-all-existing-users/105768 "2019-01-07T00:52:59Z")
I would like to change the TL promotion rules to be more lenient, but am wondering if that will promote all the users that now meet those qualifications without them having to visit the forum again. --- ## [Mails not sending to users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mails-not-sending-to-users/105775)
**Author:** [@habeycole](https://meta.discourse.org/u/habeycole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mails-not-sending-to-users/105775 "2019-01-06T13:15:30Z")
Hi all, I have a community powered by Discourse, and it’s been working fine since it was created. However, I noticed that people who register on the same community don’t receive activation emails and if I do activate th… --- ## [Diary feature for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diary-feature-for-discourse/105776)
**Author:** [@habeycole](https://meta.discourse.org/u/habeycole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diary-feature-for-discourse/105776 "2019-01-06T10:07:14Z")
Just wanna know: Does Discourse have a Diary-like feature where the only person allowed to post in the Diary category is the Original Poster/Author alone, and maybe, staffs, just for the sake of it. With this feature, c… --- ## [Badges still not aligned correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-still-not-aligned-correctly/105779)
**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-still-not-aligned-correctly/105779 "2019-01-11T17:52:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from Badges not aligned correctly: After I checked if our forum was updated, I looked and found that the badges are still jumbled up and some texts are in weird locations. Such as this exam… --- ## [Users incorrectly getting group membership upon joining](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-incorrectly-getting-group-membership-upon-joining/105785)
**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-incorrectly-getting-group-membership-upon-joining/105785 "2019-01-07T21:02:01Z")
At least twice we’ve had members join upon invitation from admins without specifying that the invite includes a group membership, only to have them gain the membership immediately upon signing up. Is there some setting I… --- ## [Not receiving mails from forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-mails-from-forum/105802)
**Author:** [@defodanmark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/defodanmark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-mails-from-forum/105802 "2019-01-06T09:42:53Z")
Hi everyone I have been setting up discourse with mailgun, and followed this youtube video from Paul Nicholson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAPuHBlcOms&t=441s My forum works as it should, and have been for weeks. … --- ## [Missing CSS/HTML tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-css-html-tab/105807)
**Author:** [@dau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dau)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-css-html-tab/105807 "2019-01-06T13:15:31Z")
Somehow my CSS/HTML tab disappeared. I’m not sure when it started happening, as I haven’t needed to update the HTML lately. I’ve looked through other threads but not found a solution. Any ideas? Version: v2.2.0.beta… --- ## [Category Permissions - Creating Them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-permissions-creating-them/105810)
**Author:** [@Fraffel\_Media](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fraffel_Media)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-permissions-creating-them/105810 "2019-01-07T00:21:02Z")
Is there anyway to create new permission types? I’m trying to have a way where one could only see their topic and view theirs. They can’t see other peoples… If this is possible. --- ## [Share your Discourse dev setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-discourse-dev-setup/105816)
**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-discourse-dev-setup/105816 "2019-01-09T15:45:38Z")
I will start with my own setup on macOS. I don’t use docker for speed reasons and also because I enjoy having fewer indirections levels as much as possible. redis is installed with homebrew I use postgress.app for the… --- ## [What happens when I anonymize a user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824)
**Author:** [@QuestionMark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/QuestionMark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824 "2019-01-06T18:22:32Z")
I can’t find any description of what happens when this action is taken in the admin tools. Can someone explain it’s effects? --- ## [Blocking emojis won't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocking-emojis-wont-work/105853)
**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocking-emojis-wont-work/105853 "2019-02-19T15:35:18Z")
To avoid some problems, I blocked the middle finger emoji. Then, I went to my test account which does not have admin or moderator and is TL2. I used the emoji in a PM to my normal account, and it didn’t block the emoji. … --- ## [API 500 response: removing member from group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-500-response-removing-member-from-group/105856)
**Author:** [@vvanpo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vvanpo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-500-response-removing-member-from-group/105856 "2019-01-25T01:10:03Z")
I’m getting a 500 response from the /groups/{group\_id}/members.json endpoint: Message NoMethodError (undefined method \`split' for 862:Integer) /var/www/discourse/app/controllers/groups\_controller.rb:496:in \`users\_from\_p… --- ## [Can't scroll "Watching/Tracking/etc." menu on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-scroll-watching-tracking-etc-menu-on-mobile/105860)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-scroll-watching-tracking-etc-menu-on-mobile/105860 "2019-01-16T16:42:12Z")
On mobile when you click the “XXX/YYY” (number of posts) text to open up the menu, you can also set your watching status by clicking the circle icon. However, with the recent change that allows you to swipe down to close… --- ## [Make the title and description more clear](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-title-and-description-more-clear/105870)
**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-title-and-description-more-clear/105870 "2019-01-08T18:09:52Z")
When looking at a profile of a user with a title and a description, you can hardly tell the difference. Maybe change the font size of one? The Test is the title and the rest is the description, but there’s hardly a diffe… --- ## [Failed building stable due to 3rd party plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-building-stable-due-to-3rd-party-plugin/105871)
**Author:** [@TerminalAddict](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TerminalAddict)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-building-stable-due-to-3rd-party-plugin/105871 "2019-01-07T22:01:57Z")
Hey all, can’t seem to rebuild stable today Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' failed with return #\ Location of failure: /pups/lib… --- ## [How much is Discourse based off other community platforms?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-much-is-discourse-based-off-other-community-platforms/105872)
**Author:** [@sau226](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sau226)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-much-is-discourse-based-off-other-community-platforms/105872 "2019-01-17T03:19:16Z")
I was just wondering how much inspiration Discourse took out of other community platforms. How many different platforms did Discourse take inspiration out of and how many of Discourse’s features were based off an existin… --- ## [Avatars became default after 2.2 beta upgrade - due to regression in azure blob plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-became-default-after-2-2-beta-upgrade-due-to-regression-in-azure-blob-plugin/105875)
**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-became-default-after-2-2-beta-upgrade-due-to-regression-in-azure-blob-plugin/105875 "2019-01-10T14:10:53Z")
Not sure what happened, but after upgrading to the latest beta, all custom user avatars are gone, replaced by a standard image of a light-gray user. The default-generated avatars for users with no custom avatar uploa… --- ## [Avatars not pulling from SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-not-pulling-from-sso/105878)
**Author:** [@theopen-institute](https://meta.discourse.org/u/theopen-institute)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-not-pulling-from-sso/105878 "2019-04-29T15:47:19Z")
I’m using Moodle as an SSO identity provider on 2.2.0beta7, and it all seems to be working fine except user avatars aren’t updating. I’ve got sso overrides avatar set to true, and I’ve got avatar\_force\_update returning … --- ## [Admin & Moderator roles defined in external database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-moderator-roles-defined-in-external-database/105896)
**Author:** [@Subham\_Joshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Subham_Joshi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-moderator-roles-defined-in-external-database/105896 "2019-01-07T13:45:15Z")
Is there a way we can define admin roles & moderator roles outside the discourse.? As like configuration in azure AD and while logging in using Oauth2, we can fetch the roles and show them as Admin, Moderator & User.? I… --- ## [Payment before creating a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/payment-before-creating-a-new-topic/105898)
**Author:** [@Dixravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dixravi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/payment-before-creating-a-new-topic/105898 "2019-01-07T13:33:59Z")
When someone clicks the ‘+ NEW TOPIC’ button on my site (once registered and logged in), it should open up a payment gateway that has to be completed before that person is then directed to the Discourse post topic page. … --- ## [Display unread and topic count on category boxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-unread-and-topic-count-on-category-boxes/105901)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Risi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Risi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-unread-and-topic-count-on-category-boxes/105901 "2019-01-07T16:27:34Z")
Hi Guys, I was wondering if it was possible to display the topic count and unread count on Category Boxes? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=941) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=943)