# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=472 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 473 --- ## [Hide some user custom fields from new account page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-some-user-custom-fields-from-new-account-page/108986)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-some-user-custom-fields-from-new-account-page/108986 "2019-02-12T22:53:03Z")
I have a bunch of user custom fields from an import. I would like only one of them to be included on the login page. When I look at the CSS, the different fields are tagged with only an ember-xxx tag. Is it safe to use t… --- ## [Redirect Old Forum URLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-old-forum-urls/47211)
**Author:** [@Vikas\_Dangi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vikas_Dangi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-old-forum-urls/47211 "2016-07-16T18:24:54Z")
Before vanilla forum was installed on my forum. Now I have transfered to discourse, so how can I redirect old topic urls to new discourse topic URLs. --- ## [Notes from some recent hallway usability testing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notes-from-some-recent-hallway-usability-testing/108934)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notes-from-some-recent-hallway-usability-testing/108934 "2019-02-13T00:32:25Z")
A user on our site from the other side of the country pinged me last week on Slack because they were confused about a handful of things: We hopped on a Zoom a few days later and I watched his screen while he navigate… --- ## [Reducing category choice anxiety](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reducing-category-choice-anxiety/108931)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reducing-category-choice-anxiety/108931 "2019-02-13T01:27:51Z")
A user on our forum recently replied to a post I made a while back: Also, unlike in Slack, it’s no big deal if you pick the “wrong” category. We can just move the topic later if somewhere else seems like a better fit … --- ## [Kudos to Jay Pfaffman at Literate Computing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kudos-to-jay-pfaffman-at-literate-computing/99553)
**Author:** [@Drchevalier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drchevalier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kudos-to-jay-pfaffman-at-literate-computing/99553 "2019-02-13T03:23:27Z")
For my needs, I require the ability to develop the skills to operate a Discourse forum, but learning to do the install and get it all running would be a non-repeating task so I chose to hire a professional to get us star… --- ## [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - upgrade or migrate?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-16-04-lts-upgrade-or-migrate/51751)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-16-04-lts-upgrade-or-migrate/51751 "2019-02-13T04:02:55Z")
I’ve finally found a moment to breathe between my various other projects, which means I’ve a few idle cycles to think about our Discourse environments and how, when or if we should approach the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS upgrade. … --- ## [Can the API return the topic's original author?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-api-return-the-topics-original-author/46837)
**Author:** [@keith1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keith1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-api-return-the-topics-original-author/46837 "2016-07-17T09:09:09Z")
We’re creating featured tiles on my community: realtimevfx.com and I’d love to include the name of the original topic creator on the tile, however we seem to only be able to get the “last\_power\_username” which isn’t quit… --- ## [Toggle to hide crawlers from Consolidated Pageviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggle-to-hide-crawlers-from-consolidated-pageviews/107419)
**Author:** [@fhe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fhe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggle-to-hide-crawlers-from-consolidated-pageviews/107419 "2019-02-13T11:36:00Z")
First of all, I love the new consolidated pageviews graph that is displayed on the dashboard starting with 2.2.0.beta9! I see even more room for improvement here, maybe it’s something specific to my community, but the cr… --- ## [Category selection broken for "Reply as new topic"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-selection-broken-for-reply-as-new-topic/108976)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-selection-broken-for-reply-as-new-topic/108976 "2019-02-13T11:37:17Z")
To reproduce: Select a bit of text and Quote: Choose to Reply as linked topic Change the category from the original one (note that without searching, only the current category is listed): To so… --- ## [Sorry, that file is too big](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-that-file-is-too-big/108949)
**Author:** [@savas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/savas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorry-that-file-is-too-big/108949 "2019-02-13T14:08:07Z")
trying to upload 78mb file and getting error that file to big but upload limit is 100mb +… enny solution ? --- ## [Problem with outgoing emails with google cloud](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-outgoing-emails-with-google-cloud/109038)
**Author:** [@Dab\_b](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dab_b)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-outgoing-emails-with-google-cloud/109038 "2019-02-13T14:15:56Z")
I have deployed discourse on google cloud using Bitnami. But I am unable to configure outgoing emails on it. When we send a test email. It shows please check your settings. --- ## [Topic footer button API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-button-api/109069)
**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-footer-button-api/109069 "2019-02-13T18:46:09Z")
This new API coming in Discourse 2.3 will let you add buttons at the bottom of a topic as inlines buttons or in the {{topic-footer-mobile-dropdown}} without having to duplicate logic. Usage api.registerTopicFooterButton… --- ## [\[Paid\] Pull in Product Reviews and Display on User Profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-pull-in-product-reviews-and-display-on-user-profile/109096)
**Author:** [@phukovsky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phukovsky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-pull-in-product-reviews-and-display-on-user-profile/109096 "2019-02-14T00:04:49Z")
What would you like done? We have an existing custom-built website that features products and reviews. When someone leaves a review, we’d like the URL to it along with the review title to automatically be captured on th… --- ## [vBulletin v4 importer list conversion breaks markup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vbulletin-v4-importer-list-conversion-breaks-markup/108979)
**Author:** [@outofcontrol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofcontrol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vbulletin-v4-importer-list-conversion-breaks-markup/108979 "2019-02-14T00:44:24Z")
When importing from vBulletin v4 to Discourse, the following markup gets converted incorrectly, resulting in a rather unsightly post in Discourse: vBulletin post source code (which renders correctly for us in VB \[LIST\]… --- ## [Backups are duplicating and not respecting number to keep on disk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-are-duplicating-and-not-respecting-number-to-keep-on-disk/107427)
**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-are-duplicating-and-not-respecting-number-to-keep-on-disk/107427 "2019-02-14T01:14:09Z")
@Wingtip Our Discourse instance recently has started to misbehave with regards to backups. Among other things, it’s taking backups twice a day when it is set to take them every other day and it is not respecting the set… --- ## [Seeing "welcome to nginx" after backup restore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-welcome-to-nginx-after-backup-restore/109108)
**Author:** [@PaulSolt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaulSolt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-welcome-to-nginx-after-backup-restore/109108 "2019-02-14T01:51:42Z")
How do I disable https on a restore? Before my restore, I was able to see my new Discourse instance (http://159.65.164.214), but after the restore I see: Welcome to nginx! If you see this page, the nginx web server i… --- ## [Restoring backup fails due to Postgres version mismatch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restoring-backup-fails-due-to-postgres-version-mismatch/47536)
**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restoring-backup-fails-due-to-postgres-version-mismatch/47536 "2019-02-14T10:53:32Z")
I have created backup of Discourse using web UI on Ubuntu with docker-installed Discourse. Now I want it to restore on my development machine Ubuntu (finally - no docker, no vagrant :slight\_smile: ) and I’m getting error… --- ## [Backups have started failing due to server time being wrong](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-have-started-failing-due-to-server-time-being-wrong/108802)
**Author:** [@modius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/modius)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-have-started-failing-due-to-server-time-being-wrong/108802 "2019-02-14T11:30:52Z")
Out of the blue our backups have started failing. I’ve updated to the very latest version of Discourse and still have the same issue. Everything else appears to be working correctly. System reports the following backu… --- ## [Username autocomplete does not go away after typing comma](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-autocomplete-does-not-go-away-after-typing-comma/109084)
**Author:** [@jsha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsha)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-autocomplete-does-not-go-away-after-typing-comma/109084 "2019-02-14T13:07:27Z")
Steps to reproduce: In a topic, type “Hi @username,\” Expected result: Text box contains “Hi @username,” and a newline. Also, the username autocompletion box should go away after typing the comma. Actual result… --- ## [Customs sso for discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customs-sso-for-discourse/109136)
**Author:** [@Pawar\_Prasanna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pawar_Prasanna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customs-sso-for-discourse/109136 "2019-02-14T14:23:59Z")
I have created sso using spring boot ,oauth2.0 and once the login is successful, it is not redirect to discourse forum. --- ## [Registration: username label width](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registration-username-label-width/108932)
**Author:** [@Lure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lure)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registration-username-label-width/108932 "2019-02-14T02:09:33Z")
I know it is minor issue, but I do not see much reason why is the label with for Username so small, that it does not fit Slovenian translation in one line. --- ## ["Title is invalid; try to be a little more descriptive" when the title has really long words in CamelCase](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-is-invalid-try-to-be-a-little-more-descriptive-when-the-title-has-really-long-words-in-camelcase/47604)
**Author:** [@idgserpro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/idgserpro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-is-invalid-try-to-be-a-little-more-descriptive-when-the-title-has-really-long-words-in-camelcase/47604 "2016-07-21T15:02:55Z")
Add a topic with this title: Is “AbortVersioningOfLargeFilesAndImages” and “SkipVersioningOfLargeFilesAndImages” from Products.CMFEditions still needed for Dexterity’s “File” blobs? Is anyone here using them? We’re hav… --- ## [Automatically connect user in discourse with user connected on wp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-connect-user-in-discourse-with-user-connected-on-wp/109139)
**Author:** [@Zaelech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zaelech)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-connect-user-in-discourse-with-user-connected-on-wp/109139 "2019-02-14T20:21:07Z")
Hello, I uses WPdiscourse and it’s working fine but in the case of the user connected first on WP when he arrives on discourse he has to click on connexion button. So I want to know how connected directly the user when… --- ## [Development install has missing glyphs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-install-has-missing-glyphs/109199)
**Author:** [@typeoneerror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/typeoneerror)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-install-has-missing-glyphs/109199 "2019-02-14T20:40:42Z")
Running into this after upgrading to latest. Looks like the URL is getting appended twice: --- ## [Category permissions that only allow moderators to create topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-permissions-that-only-allow-moderators-to-create-topics/109184)
**Author:** [@dave\_odiakaose](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dave_odiakaose)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-permissions-that-only-allow-moderators-to-create-topics/109184 "2019-02-14T21:10:52Z")
hello i would love to create a category whereby only moderator can make post. users wont be able to make post in such categories but the can reply it. how can this be done? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Create Post API - Are urls automatically one-boxed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-post-api-are-urls-automatically-one-boxed/47625)
**Author:** [@donsgood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/donsgood)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-post-api-are-urls-automatically-one-boxed/47625 "2016-07-22T03:10:37Z")
When creating a new post via the API, if I include a URL in the post message will the URL be automatically one-boxed? --- ## [I can not create a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-can-not-create-a-category/109188)
**Author:** [@Marija\_Babovic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marija_Babovic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-can-not-create-a-category/109188 "2019-02-14T23:58:36Z")
When I want to create a category, nothing is happening, please see video: https://youtu.be/YYf4vHn2BfU --- ## [Theme Variables Available Across Entire Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-variables-available-across-entire-theme/109198)
**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-variables-available-across-entire-theme/109198 "2019-02-15T00:52:55Z")
I love the ability SCSS has to use variables and functions to limit repetitive styles. I’ve only worked on a handful of custom themes that were fairly extensive and needing more than just the color scheme variables. The … --- ## [Banner overlap in Forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-overlap-in-forum/109162)
**Author:** [@jousefm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jousefm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 3:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-overlap-in-forum/109162 "2019-02-15T03:48:47Z")
Hey guys! When using a new banner in the forum there is a weird overlap with the old one. I guess I did something wrong. Does anyone have a good step-by-step instruction on how to set the forum banner properly without k… --- ## [User profile picture missing when in incognito mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-picture-missing-when-in-incognito-mode/109223)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Risi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Risi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-picture-missing-when-in-incognito-mode/109223 "2019-02-15T10:57:20Z")
Hi Guys, We have a strange issue in that members of our community who have not set a profile picture seem to be missing the default user placeholder. users who have set a custom profile picture seem to be unaffected. … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=471) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=473)