# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?exclude_tag=api&page=623 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 624 --- ## [Red sticky warning for admins ⚠️ (this message is only visible to site administrators)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/red-sticky-warning-for-admins-este-mensaje-solo-lo-ven-los-administradores-del-sitio/265987)
**Author:** [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mr.X_Mr.X)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/red-sticky-warning-for-admins-este-mensaje-solo-lo-ven-los-administradores-del-sitio/265987 "2023-08-03T15:22:50Z")
Hola, me aparece esta barra roja fija cuando inicio sesión como administrador. No hay forma de quitarla y no viene con ninguna otra advertencia de error. Abajo está el error, el foro está en español. ¿Alguna idea de qué lo está causando… --- ## [Make Discourse login button open a new window for SSO from Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-discourse-login-button-open-a-new-window-for-sso-from-wordpress/273846)
**Author:** [@Fma965](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fma965)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-discourse-login-button-open-a-new-window-for-sso-from-wordpress/273846 "2023-08-03T15:20:07Z")
Hey Guys, Is there some easy way to override the Login button behavour (all instances) that when clicked instead of it directly redirecting to my SSO provider (wordpress) it opens a new window, i would like to make it s… --- ## [Can't close down the poll breakdown window](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-close-down-the-poll-breakdown-window/273565)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-close-down-the-poll-breakdown-window/273565 "2023-08-03T08:34:26Z")
When I look at a poll breakdown, there is no way to close down the window and return to the poll / post. Instead I have to go ‘back’ on the browser and then navigate forward in order to get back to the Topic. Steps to … --- ## [Chat Online Status](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-online-status/273844)
**Author:** [@discoursejl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discoursejl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-online-status/273844 "2023-08-03T15:14:48Z")
Users in chat have a green circle around their profile picture. Where can that be disabled if they don’t want to appear online? From what I have found online that was a plugin. Can’t find the out of the box settings for … --- ## [Creating Post Voting topics with the API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-post-voting-topics-with-the-api/273787)
**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-post-voting-topics-with-the-api/273787 "2023-08-03T14:53:35Z")
When we create a new topic with the API, the topics are created normally, even if we make the setting in the category. I am working using the API, how can I ensure that the topics I create with the API are created as … --- ## [Can I use Discourse Algolia Search in the Search Banner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-discourse-algolia-search-in-the-search-banner/273826)
**Author:** [@simon-g](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon-g)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-discourse-algolia-search-in-the-search-banner/273826 "2022-12-31T08:39:04Z")
Would it be possible to use this with Discourse Algolia Search ? --- ## [Change the UserMenu default tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-usermenu-default-tab/273818)
**Author:** [@zcuric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zcuric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-usermenu-default-tab/273818 "2023-08-03T12:51:42Z")
It was long time since I worked on Discourse theme and the last time i did plugin API (v0.8) enabled setting the default quick access tab to be set like this: api.reopenWidget("user-menu", { defaultState() { … --- ## [Failed to install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-install/273479)
**Author:** [@Deveroonie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deveroonie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-install/273479 "2023-08-03T12:37:22Z")
I’m trying to install Discourse but am getting this 2023-08-01 12:27:18.881 UTC \[42\] LOG: database system is shut down FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && sudo -H -E -u discourse bas… --- ## [Are the posts translated automatically?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-the-posts-translated-automatically/274905)
**Author:** [@andrei.stoian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andrei.stoian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-the-posts-translated-automatically/274905 "2023-08-03T11:22:12Z")
Hello, Does the translator automatically translates all posts when added to the forum as in initial step? Or it translates only the posts triggered for translation by a user? Thank you. --- ## [What could be causing 500 errors when saving user preferences?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-could-be-causing-500-errors-when-saving-user-preferences/273790)
**Author:** [@tkrunning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkrunning)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-could-be-causing-500-errors-when-saving-user-preferences/273790 "2023-08-03T10:24:02Z")
I’ve run into another strange bug over the past few days on my Discourse instance. I cannot save any user preferences for my own admin user, I just get 500 errors. It seems to be the same for any PUT request to u/\[MY\_USE… --- ## [Negative lookbehind not working in watched words regex](https://meta.discourse.org/t/negative-lookbehind-not-working-in-watched-words-regex/271981)
**Author:** [@tkrunning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkrunning)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/negative-lookbehind-not-working-in-watched-words-regex/271981 "2023-08-03T10:24:38Z")
It seems negative lookbehind expressions (which should be valid in both Ruby and JS flavors of regex, the latter as of ECMAScript 2018) don’t work in Watched Words. Here’s an example: (?\ **Author:** [@lizhenmiao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lizhenmiao)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-migration-of-files-such-as-images-and-videos/273429 "2023-08-03T08:54:14Z") If I start using a server for storing images, videos, etc., and then I want to switch to AWS s3, will the previous files be migrated? Will my old files still be displayed properly on the page? Will I get a 404? --- ## [Composer previews not working in Safari](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-previews-not-working-in-safari/273717)
**Author:** [@tkrunning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkrunning)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-previews-not-working-in-safari/273717 "2023-08-03T07:58:40Z")
On my Discourse instance the preview on the right side of the composer is no longer showing up in Safari: This started maybe a few weeks ago, perhaps around the time I upgraded to 3.1-beta6 or so, but I’m not certain… --- ## [Hosted site went read-only a few minutes ago](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosted-site-went-read-only-a-few-minutes-ago/273774)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosted-site-went-read-only-a-few-minutes-ago/273774 "2023-08-03T08:32:00Z")
Log has some errors like: Job exception: Failed to open TCP connection to embeddings.local.:80 (No route to host - connect(2) for "embeddings.local." port 80) then Connection lost (ECONNRESET) subscribe failed, reconn… --- ## [Users are confused about daily like limits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-confused-about-daily-like-limits/149489)
**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-confused-about-daily-like-limits/149489 "2023-08-03T08:20:16Z")
Something I’ve had a lot of complaints about is the frequency of the “refill” of daily likes. It’s not a daily number. It appears to refill one at a time, based on when you use them. A “daily” limit implies that the nex… --- ## [Why can TL4 users send PMs to emails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-can-tl4-users-send-pms-to-emails/277337)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-can-tl4-users-send-pms-to-emails/277337 "2023-08-03T08:11:28Z")
Why can TL4 users email anyone? This makes no sense. I just discovered it creates a “staged user” and you cannot get rid of those users at TL4. It will also show people those new “users” and it could be invasive if … --- ## [Accidentily deleted the main sidebar section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidentily-deleted-the-main-sidebar-section/273624)
**Author:** [@anderer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anderer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidentily-deleted-the-main-sidebar-section/273624 "2023-08-03T04:50:27Z")
I accidentily deleted the “primary menu” here on meta and now i am wondering how i can get it back. and the same thing happened in the forum where I am an admin - there I deleted all the sections that appear in the “mor… --- ## [Add the ability for the calendar/events plugin to show # going on in the topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-ability-for-the-calendar-events-plugin-to-show-going-on-in-the-topic-list/273725)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-ability-for-the-calendar-events-plugin-to-show-going-on-in-the-topic-list/273725 "2023-08-02T23:14:42Z")
It would be great if, when a category has events enabled, that topics with events would show how many users are listed as going to that event. --- ## [Default sidebar categories missing from settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-sidebar-categories-missing-from-settings/273723)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-sidebar-categories-missing-from-settings/273723 "2023-08-02T23:13:27Z")
My admin settings does not seem to have an option for default sidebar categories. Is this no longer possible to set globally? --- ## [Composer AI helper not showing up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-ai-helper-not-showing-up/273702)
**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-ai-helper-not-showing-up/273702 "2023-08-02T22:07:26Z")
I’ve installed the plugin and changed the settings as described here: However, when I open the editor, I don’t see the star icon: Could the problem be that I don’t have a paying plan for OpenAI? I wanted to test … --- ## [Voice messages for discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-messages-for-discourse/62370)
**Author:** [@Aymane\_Shuichi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aymane_Shuichi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-messages-for-discourse/62370 "2023-08-02T21:27:30Z")
Is there any plugin that allows users to post voice subjects? Is there anyone interested in such plugin? --- ## [External Permalink Stopped working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-permalink-stopped-working/273700)
**Author:** [@Shaneod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shaneod)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-permalink-stopped-working/273700 "2023-08-02T19:41:44Z")
Hey lads, I added a permalink for my /ads.txt file the other day, linking it to an external dynamic URL so the advertising company can update the file themselves, and the redirect worked fine. I have been working on th… --- ## ["Failed to Fetch" GIF TypeError (From the Offical Discourse Website)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-fetch-gif-typeerror-from-the-offical-discourse-website/273695)
**Author:** [@LxmasWasntHere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LxmasWasntHere)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-fetch-gif-typeerror-from-the-offical-discourse-website/273695 "2023-08-02T18:57:24Z")
This also keeps happening when i try to post a GIF in a GC. How can i make this not appear? Note: --- ## [Open the login modal automatically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-the-login-modal-automatically/273671)
**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-the-login-modal-automatically/273671 "2023-08-02T15:28:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from Open the login popup immediately when accessing the website: I’ve modified @Don’s theme component to automatically open the “login” modal instead of the “createAccount” modal. In case some… --- ## [sidebarMod: Add/Remove Sidebar Links and Sections](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebarmod-add-remove-sidebar-links-and-sections/261279)
**Author:** [@shyguy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shyguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebarmod-add-remove-sidebar-links-and-sections/261279 "2023-08-02T14:38:56Z")
sidebarMod here’s my script for modding the sidebar (first mentioned in the custom sidebar sections topic). it uses promises and MutationObserver to watch the sidebar for changes (e.g. from expanding or collapsing) and … --- ## [How does Meta handle the bug reporter badge?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-meta-handle-the-bug-reporter-badge/273650)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-meta-handle-the-bug-reporter-badge/273650 "2023-08-02T14:08:30Z")
I know it happens when someone from Discourse likes the bug topic posted in Contribute \> Bug. Do ya’ll use a webservice for this and just listen for the first like on a new post, and just check to make sure it’s not like… --- ## [Forums failing to load (official Discourse Meta website)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-failing-to-load-official-discourse-meta-website/273559)
**Author:** [@LxmasWasntHere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LxmasWasntHere)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-failing-to-load-official-discourse-meta-website/273559 "2023-08-02T12:55:17Z")
This happened for no reason. This is the offical discourse page, and i’m using my other device. My internet is working, and i don’t know what happened. I couldn’t access other pages. --- ## [Discourse UI broken on iOS 17 developer beta4](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ui-broken-on-ios-17-developer-beta4/273637)
**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ui-broken-on-ios-17-developer-beta4/273637 "2023-08-02T12:44:43Z")
Just tested on iOS 17 beta 4 (developer) and discourse UI seems broken. (Safari and Chrome) It seems as though the scrolling makes css changes and jumps. it seems the issue is with borders I’m pretty sure. The .topic-… --- ## [Sidebar Categories Not Showing to New Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-categories-not-showing-to-new-users/273427)
**Author:** [@discoursejl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discoursejl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-categories-not-showing-to-new-users/273427 "2023-08-02T12:34:36Z")
We have like 10 categories. On the admin side we see all 10 on the sidebar, but new users only see one - general. But if they click “all categories” they are taken to the /categories page and they see them all. Permissi… --- ## [Several requests regarding embedding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-requests-regarding-embedding/273343)
**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-requests-regarding-embedding/273343 "2023-07-29T18:18:24Z")
Great feature! Here are some requests: target=\_blank last post so the latest post is displayed, not just the original author of the topic Get nth characters from the post, and display them within the embed Truncate ti… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?exclude_tag=api&page=622) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?exclude_tag=api&page=624)