# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=551 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 552 --- ## [(More granular?) posts limits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-granular-posts-limits/122596)
**Author:** [@kenshin79it](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kenshin79it)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-granular-posts-limits/122596 "2019-07-11T06:27:59Z")
I’ve been toying with the configuration for post limits, and I’m not sure if I understand all the available options. I see we can set a minimum post length, which is fine. I set it to 30, and I don’t want to set it any … --- ## [Tag Groups placeholder text is not accurate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-groups-placeholder-text-is-not-accurate/122493)
**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-groups-placeholder-text-is-not-accurate/122493 "2019-07-11T07:30:55Z")
The placeholder text for the tags field on the Tag Groups page is “optional tags”, but the tag group cannot be saved until at least one tag has been added. The translation key that is used for the text is the same ke… --- ## [Screen jumps around on mobile with adplugin when \>2 nth post ads are shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/screen-jumps-around-on-mobile-with-adplugin-when-2-nth-post-ads-are-shown/110926)
**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/screen-jumps-around-on-mobile-with-adplugin-when-2-nth-post-ads-are-shown/110926 "2019-07-11T07:48:00Z")
I’m having an issue that I can reliably reproduce on the latest iOS on an iPhone 6 and an iPhone XR. I’ve narrowed it down to the adplugin by testing in safe mode. It does not reproduce on a desktop emulator, like Safari\>… --- ## [Creating a new topic on behalf of a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-new-topic-on-behalf-of-a-user/122624)
**Author:** [@eoin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eoin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-new-topic-on-behalf-of-a-user/122624 "2019-07-11T08:26:11Z")
How may we set up a system where a topic is programmatically created on behalf of a specific user? I’ve looked at doing this from Zapier, although it looks like a new post will always be by the admin user. Eoin --- ## [I do not see the like button on my own posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-do-not-see-the-like-button-on-my-own-posts/122622)
**Author:** [@Negativ72rus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Negativ72rus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-do-not-see-the-like-button-on-my-own-posts/122622 "2019-07-11T08:38:34Z")
for what reason can this happen? --- ## [Notifications disappear for some users due to plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-disappear-for-some-users-due-to-plugin/122543)
**Author:** [@calebs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calebs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-disappear-for-some-users-due-to-plugin/122543 "2019-07-11T09:30:42Z")
Sorry for bringing this up once again, but we are in production and this bug has been reported by forum members several times, yet we’ve been unable to fix it. I’ve explained it in previous posts, which were moved to spe… --- ## [How to clear all historical statistics from dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clear-all-historical-statistics-from-dashboard/121820)
**Author:** [@Destry\_Hunt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Destry_Hunt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clear-all-historical-statistics-from-dashboard/121820 "2019-07-11T09:39:36Z")
I cloned an existing forum I currently run on one domain in order to launch a nearly identical forum on a separate domain (and separate VPS). The existing forum has everything configured exactly the way I want it configu… --- ## [Creating server at port 4000](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-server-at-port-4000/122641)
**Author:** [@Vishal\_Kaushik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vishal_Kaushik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-server-at-port-4000/122641 "2019-07-11T10:18:58Z")
How can I create a new server at port 4000 as the server is automatically created at port 3000. --- ## [About markdown shortcut](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-markdown-shortcut/122425)
**Author:** [@manchestermania](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manchestermania)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-markdown-shortcut/122425 "2019-07-11T12:23:12Z")
I have some problem in here about markdown, When i use (Ctrl+Shift+8) to make bulleted list, it did not works.. I try in here too and it did not work. (Ctrl+Shift+7) works… When I use Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I, for making … --- ## [Wordpress Membership Integration with Discourse (pair membership levels with discourse groups)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-membership-integration-with-discourse-pair-membership-levels-with-discourse-groups/122647)
**Author:** [@daniel-m](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daniel-m)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-membership-integration-with-discourse-pair-membership-levels-with-discourse-groups/122647 "2019-07-11T12:54:30Z")
Hi all, we’re using woocommerce memberships on our site and would like to pair our 2 membership levels (free and premium) with the corresponding discourse groups (free and premium). So that the “free” users get the “fr… --- ## [Search by file type](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-by-file-type/122601)
**Author:** [@Banderson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Banderson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-by-file-type/122601 "2019-07-11T12:59:48Z")
I am wondering if there is a way to set up a search by file type for an attachment within posts. I don’t need the contents, but say someone wanted to browse through the post that had a specific extension on the file type… --- ## [How to switch places of the post button and image upload? (mobile)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-switch-places-of-the-post-button-and-image-upload-mobile/116625)
**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-switch-places-of-the-post-button-and-image-upload-mobile/116625 "2019-07-11T14:12:55Z")
We got a majority of feedback that we should have the post button on the right, it’s for better UX. Any idea how I can switch the places of these two elements? I’ve tried float: right but no luck. --- ## [Onebox try to fetch favicon with relative URL instead of absolute URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-try-to-fetch-favicon-with-relative-url-instead-of-absolute-url/122311)
**Author:** [@ashledombos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashledombos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-try-to-fetch-favicon-with-relative-url-instead-of-absolute-url/122311 "2019-07-11T16:00:38Z")
Hello, It try to fix a strange behavior, when I copy a link from a site I manage, the one box is appearing, but the favicon url is not correct, as an example: The favicon URL of the site is https://www.openmandriva.o… --- ## [User ignore feature: webhook and API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-ignore-feature-webhook-and-api/122247)
**Author:** [@averymd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/averymd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-ignore-feature-webhook-and-api/122247 "2019-07-11T16:34:00Z")
It would be excellent if the “User Event” webhook fired when a user chooses to ignore another user, and if the list of users ignored by someone could be updated via the API. My use case: I’m running a site/browser-based… --- ## [Trouble accessing Guidelines page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-accessing-guidelines-page/122592)
**Author:** [@Elena\_Lappen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elena_Lappen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-accessing-guidelines-page/122592 "2019-07-11T17:20:01Z")
Hi all, We’ve noticed strange behavior with the link to the Guidelines page on our instance, which appears in our custom header, banner and hamburger menu. We’ve been able to replicate this problem in Chrome, Firefox an… --- ## [More expressions on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-expressions-on-posts/122705)
**Author:** [@ckshap](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckshap)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-expressions-on-posts/122705 "2023-08-31T09:49:10Z")
This isn’t a high-priority request, I understand, but I still thought it would add some pizzazz to topics. Take Facebook’s emoticons: Facebook has a whole set of emoticons to use on posts to express how one feels … --- ## [Read time metrics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-time-metrics/89916)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-time-metrics/89916 "2019-07-11T18:41:48Z")
Given how central reading time is in discourse, wouldn’t it make sense to add some reading time metrics to to the dashboard (or, since it’s admittedly not as crucial as the other stats there, perhaps on a separate page. … --- ## [Cannot add discourse.mcneel.com to android app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-discourse-mcneel-com-to-android-app/122708)
**Author:** [@Enzo\_Molinari](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Enzo_Molinari)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-discourse-mcneel-com-to-android-app/122708 "2019-07-11T19:02:47Z")
The discourse android app can’t find the mcneel.com forum, is it normal? --- ## [Install Discourse with dockerfile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-with-dockerfile/122694)
**Author:** [@dgateles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dgateles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-with-dockerfile/122694 "2019-07-11T20:15:03Z")
Is possible to install Discourse on a docker container with Jenkins configuring a Dockerfile? Like that: RUN mkdir -p /mnt/discourse RUN git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse\_docker.git /mnt/discourse RUN cd… --- ## [Images produce unlink icon when copied locally](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-produce-unlink-icon-when-copied-locally/122495)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-produce-unlink-icon-when-copied-locally/122495 "2019-07-11T21:27:14Z")
Hi, we have a WordPress connected to Discourse. The images of the blog post are pub;lished correctly in Discourse, but they are lost when the automatic production of the local copy starts. An unlinked icon is shown inste… --- ## [Wordpress plug in auto link / start conversation link?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-plug-in-auto-link-start-conversation-link/122732)
**Author:** [@adamprocter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamprocter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-plug-in-auto-link-start-conversation-link/122732 "2019-07-11T22:27:38Z")
I have been using WP plug in to create topics for each post I create which is great but is there a way for me to auto create the link to the discourse page? At the moment I create the post, post it and then go to discour… --- ## [When forwarding emails to forum, staged user is not the original sender](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-forwarding-emails-to-forum-staged-user-is-not-the-original-sender/122618)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-forwarding-emails-to-forum-staged-user-is-not-the-original-sender/122618 "2019-07-11T23:40:52Z")
consider this case: user A sends an email to admin, (allowing him to inject his email to the forum) admin forwards the email to the forum, a topic is made in the forum with “admin’s email”, while the topic owner… --- ## [Turn off "Let's get this discussion started" banner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-off-lets-get-this-discussion-started-banner/122584)
**Author:** [@Flashio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Flashio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-off-lets-get-this-discussion-started-banner/122584 "2019-07-12T00:05:51Z")
Hello, dear friends. Please, tell me how can I turn off this alert. I’m hosting a private board only for my co-workers and I do not need this social recommendation :slight\_smile: --- ## [Log of user changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-of-user-changes/122502)
**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-of-user-changes/122502 "2019-07-12T00:15:42Z")
We have a user who claims they were given an old account on signup. Is there a log of user profile edits, like post edits? --- ## [Not Updating \`last\_posted\_at\` when sending a private message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-updating-last-posted-at-when-sending-a-private-message/121419)
**Author:** [@Roragok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roragok)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-updating-last-posted-at-when-sending-a-private-message/121419 "2019-07-12T01:27:41Z")
I’m working on a plugin that will not update a users last\_posted\_at when sending a private message. Our use case is probably unique, but people have been using it to solve the forum game we run. We run mafia games usin… --- ## [Reply to topics in a specific category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-topics-in-a-specific-category/122656)
**Author:** [@ZerefGG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ZerefGG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-to-topics-in-a-specific-category/122656 "2019-07-12T04:02:50Z")
Hello, is there a way to reply to all topics in a specific category, for example people who post a new topic in the introduction category get an automatic welcome reply? Thanks --- ## [Implement Log out button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implement-log-out-button/122321)
**Author:** [@Rahul\_Goswami](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahul_Goswami)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implement-log-out-button/122321 "2019-07-12T04:54:06Z")
Hi, I want to implement a logout button outside Discourse. The button should have same functionality like - It should logout users from all device A referesh button which will take user to some url. Note: Login butt… --- ## [Validate bulk invite CSV file and show error on invalid file format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validate-bulk-invite-csv-file-and-show-error-on-invalid-file-format/122771)
**Author:** [@qvond](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qvond)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/validate-bulk-invite-csv-file-and-show-error-on-invalid-file-format/122771 "2019-07-12T05:00:40Z")
I have about 500 users and I like to add some of them to another group. When i resend the bulk invite with the updated group in the CSV, I get an invalid email error. Can someone help? Since the 2.3 update this bug shou… --- ## [Topic in a category make unreachable the category and user activity and the topic itself](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-in-a-category-make-unreachable-the-category-and-user-activity-and-the-topic-itself/122644)
**Author:** [@SDKAAA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SDKAAA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-in-a-category-make-unreachable-the-category-and-user-activity-and-the-topic-itself/122644 "2019-07-12T05:09:49Z")
a user created a topic by copy pasting some content from a facebook page; this has crashed the topic iteslf, the category and his activities page. (the rest of the topics and categories of the site remained accessible) … --- ## ["force publish" hides too much meta box options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-publish-hides-too-much-meta-box-options/122756)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-publish-hides-too-much-meta-box-options/122756 "2019-07-12T05:58:48Z")
If Discourse - Publishing - force publish is enabled then the meta box is only showing a text: However, this removes useful options like category, tags, and pin topic as well. Shouldn’t force publish only hide the “… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=550) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=552)