# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?exclude_tag=api&page=705 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 706 --- ## [URL of the external system avatars service setting changes breaks avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-of-the-external-system-avatars-service-setting-changes-breaks-avatars/257675)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/url-of-the-external-system-avatars-service-setting-changes-breaks-avatars/257675 "2023-03-10T19:38:54Z")
Hi In the admin settings, the external system avatars url setting, the URL format used is not being applied to all images. Checking the ‘change history’ shows that the default values is used and no change had been made,… --- ## [Is there an API scope which covers operations relating to groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-api-scope-which-covers-operations-relating-to-groups/249710)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-api-scope-which-covers-operations-relating-to-groups/249710 "2023-03-10T18:54:36Z")
I am making a bot which syncs our SSO group information into Discourse when that information changes in our directory service. There is a granular API scope for user operations, but there doesn’t seem to be one for group… --- ## [Can we show all groups to visitors?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-show-all-groups-to-visitors/257736)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-show-all-groups-to-visitors/257736 "2023-03-10T18:28:00Z")
We can’t enable to show trust level groups on our groups-page and it seems to be a feature. There are a reason for that? I mean, we can hide the e-mail but show to visitors our audience and how our forum is going before… --- ## [Disable user-selectable avatar flair](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-user-selectable-avatar-flair/197332)
**Author:** [@m4ur1c3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m4ur1c3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-user-selectable-avatar-flair/197332 "2023-03-10T18:26:44Z")
Is it possible to disable the recently introduced possibility for users to select their avatar flair in the settings? We would like to stay with the automatic assigned flairs based on primary groups only. If not (yet), … --- ## [Was the admin "Upgrade" page styling changed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/was-the-admin-upgrade-page-styling-changed/257705)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/was-the-admin-upgrade-page-styling-changed/257705 "2023-03-10T17:47:32Z")
Previously the background for the terminal-like status/output area was black. Now it’s light grey. I preferred the previous contrast. Was that changed officially? How can I change this back to black? I feel like the … --- ## [Default staff category permissions (on install)? what are they, exactly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-staff-category-permissions-on-install-what-are-they-exactly/257690)
**Author:** [@busfactor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/busfactor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-staff-category-permissions-on-install-what-are-they-exactly/257690 "2023-03-10T17:05:53Z")
i’ve searched the forums for this basic question and can not seem to find a pointed, concise answer. my apologies if this has come up before. the settings are locked and there is no visible summary in the interface (that… --- ## [How to remove "Website Name" links shared in a topic/post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-website-name-links-shared-in-a-topic-post/257646)
**Author:** [@UnitedFreedom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UnitedFreedom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-website-name-links-shared-in-a-topic-post/257646 "2023-03-10T17:04:00Z")
When I add an internal link on my Discourse instance like… https://MyWebsite.com/t/MyCategory It will resolve to a more user friendly link that looks like… My Category - My Website Name Notice how it includes - My W… --- ## [Notification menu: more space between anonymized and logout?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-menu-more-space-between-anonymized-and-logout/257704)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-menu-more-space-between-anonymized-and-logout/257704 "2023-03-10T16:27:52Z")
I’m using a lot anonymized user (was it that in discourse lingo?) when I’m writing docs to my users and I need screeshots or just checking out places. When I’m coming back I constantly log myself out because missed icon… --- ## [Cryptic errors in error log](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cryptic-errors-in-error-log/257668)
**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cryptic-errors-in-error-log/257668 "2023-03-10T15:29:19Z")
My error log is being filled up every day with instances of the following warnings \[PrettyText\] Deprecation notice: whiteList has been replaced with allowList \[deprecated since Discourse 2.6.0.beta.4\] \[removal in Disco… --- ## [Impossible to read some notifications when using Legacy navigation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-read-some-notifications-when-using-legacy-navigation/257511)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-read-some-notifications-when-using-legacy-navigation/257511 "2023-03-10T15:23:08Z")
There’s a scenario where a user has messages notifications that they can’t possibly mark as read. This only happens when the forum uses the Legacy menu navigation. Steps to reproduce: set navigation menu set to: Legac… --- ## [Not receiving badges in restricted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-badges-in-restricted-categories/257659)
**Author:** [@kevinzzz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kevinzzz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-badges-in-restricted-categories/257659 "2023-03-10T15:19:20Z")
Is there a bug that causes users not able to receive badges in restricted categories despite the settings has been turned on? --- ## [Missing wp post images in forums (see screenshots)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-wp-post-images-in-forums-see-screenshots/257544)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-wp-post-images-in-forums-see-screenshots/257544 "2023-03-10T13:55:51Z")
I’m having this issue. I made no changes to the server: Is this familiar to anyone where it just stops working out of the blue? When I inspect the missing image, I see this: Edit: I restored forum backups from as… --- ## [When deleting a user fails, the alert dialog did not pop up properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-deleting-a-user-fails-the-alert-dialog-did-not-pop-up-properly/257699)
**Author:** [@pangbo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pangbo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-deleting-a-user-fails-the-alert-dialog-did-not-pop-up-properly/257699 "2023-03-10T13:14:18Z")
In my recent test, I found that when the user fails to delete himself in the “Preferences”, the corresponding error dialog box does not pop up normally. After reading the source code, I suspect that this line of code is… --- ## [Requested url error in 'Get a user by id'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requested-url-error-in-get-a-user-by-id/257571)
**Author:** [@Kushalghosh9899](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kushalghosh9899)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requested-url-error-in-get-a-user-by-id/257571 "2023-03-09T11:03:00Z")
I was trying to get user details by following this docs (Discourse API Docs ), but getting this below error in postman console. Note- id variable has got proper value and api key has set to all users and global value… --- ## [Is it possible for search to return suggestions as you type?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-for-search-to-return-suggestions-as-you-type/257621)
**Author:** [@kinetiksoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinetiksoft)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-for-search-to-return-suggestions-as-you-type/257621 "2023-03-10T10:44:45Z")
You may call me crazy, but I remember days when Discourse search returned results as you type. With some update, it was removed and now you must press “Enter” or click “search in all posts and topics…” value below. Is i… --- ## [Using Docker, stop server from responding to IP address (instead of hostname)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-docker-stop-server-from-responding-to-ip-address-instead-of-hostname/257672)
**Author:** [@phsion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phsion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-docker-stop-server-from-responding-to-ip-address-instead-of-hostname/257672 "2023-03-10T07:34:41Z")
I’m looking for the preferred way to stop access to my docker discourse server when the user is only using the IP address. Glancing at the container’s nginx config, it looks like any request made to http://myipaddress is… --- ## [Edit actions not clear on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-actions-not-clear-on-mobile/257178)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-actions-not-clear-on-mobile/257178 "2023-03-10T09:42:54Z")
Here the user sees a mysterious pencil notification: He clicks it but can’t figure out what it’s trying to tell him. There’s nothing different about the post he can tell. --- ## [Upgrade should warn, boldly, if there's no recent backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-should-warn-boldly-if-theres-no-recent-backup/257679)
**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-should-warn-boldly-if-theres-no-recent-backup/257679 "2023-03-10T09:05:10Z")
Personally I want always to have a pre-upgrade backup before upgrading, and personally I will always download that backup before proceeding, because I don’t know the worst of what might happen if the upgrade breaks. It’… --- ## [Make sure menu always scrollable on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-sure-menu-always-scrollable-on-mobile/255793)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-sure-menu-always-scrollable-on-mobile/255793 "2023-03-10T08:07:31Z")
These two lists cannot be scrolled down on mobile. Please test with the largest fonts etc. About the mess below: I am sorry. It is so hard to edit on mobile. Therefore I cannot clean it up. These two lists cannot be … --- ## [Topic template is confusing on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-template-is-confusing-on-mobile/257180)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-template-is-confusing-on-mobile/257180 "2023-03-10T05:52:49Z")
It says first press Search at the top of the screen, Well I did, and the keyboard pops up, and now it’s not clear where I am inputting words into. --- ## [Reply By Email not working for specific user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-not-working-for-specific-user/257664)
**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-not-working-for-specific-user/257664 "2023-03-10T03:54:51Z")
My forum https://nzarchitecture.net.nz ( 3.1.0.beta2) has Reply By Email enabled, and this is otherwise working for other users. However one user, who is receiving forum posts by email is finding that his emailed replie… --- ## [Update Problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-problem/257662)
**Author:** [@vmsman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vmsman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-problem/257662 "2023-03-10T03:02:18Z")
I was unable to take a backup in discourse. The update web page said there was a newer version, but it would not upgrade because the actual page after the update page said there were no updates. So, I ended up doing: c… --- ## [Throttle Digest Email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throttle-digest-email/256833)
**Author:** [@Timelord](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timelord)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throttle-digest-email/256833 "2023-03-10T01:41:29Z")
Is there a way to throttle the number of emails that the digest function tries to send at once? I currently use AWS SES, which has a limit of 14 emails per second. Is it possible for Discourse to send only 2-3 emails p… --- ## [Allow marking as unread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-marking-as-unread/257473)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-marking-as-unread/257473 "2023-03-10T01:11:38Z")
I read Questions About The Notification System and tried pushing all the buttons I can find. But apparently there’s no way to mark a read article, or notification, as unread. --- ## [Can more than one post be selected as the solution?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-more-than-one-post-be-selected-as-the-solution/258854)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-more-than-one-post-be-selected-as-the-solution/258854 "2023-03-10T01:11:10Z")
Is it possible to allow more than 1 post to be selected as a solution? For example, OP requests solutions for local and remote backup on Linux. One user replies with a local option, and another user replies with the bes… --- ## [Selecting a smaller/larger text size in personal settings has no effect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-a-smaller-larger-text-size-in-personal-settings-has-no-effect/257565)
**Author:** [@fyodorovich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fyodorovich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-a-smaller-larger-text-size-in-personal-settings-has-no-effect/257565 "2023-03-10T01:04:07Z")
A user has alerted me to this issue. Selecting a different text size in the personal settings area does not seem to modify the display of text. I’ve tried several of the standard themes. I’ve saved changes at each modifi… --- ## [Consecutive spaces in inline code get collapsed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consecutive-spaces-in-inline-code-get-collapsed/257585)
**Author:** [@szhorvat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/szhorvat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consecutive-spaces-in-inline-code-get-collapsed/257585 "2023-03-09T23:17:26Z")
Consecutive spaces in inline code get collapsed. Here’s an example. Markdown: - \`o o\` no connection - \`o --\> o\` unidirectional connection - \`o \<-\> o\` bidirectional connection Rendering: o o no connection o… --- ## [Gamification period selector constraints](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-period-selector-constraints/257650)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-period-selector-constraints/257650 "2023-03-09T22:39:51Z")
Kind of, but not exactly what was looked for. I have a leaderboard of 02/2023. And this my users see: Idea of showing just one month breaks right away. But the worst, or not so stylish, part is I’m using dates betwe… --- ## [Want to move a Topic/ Thread in the About to a new category, but can't?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/want-to-move-a-topic-thread-in-the-about-to-a-new-category-but-cant/257637)
**Author:** [@DGForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DGForum)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/want-to-move-a-topic-thread-in-the-about-to-a-new-category-but-cant/257637 "2023-03-09T19:32:36Z")
I realize that the About is tied to the Category. Are there any work-arounds to move the Topic/ Thread to a new Category please? Need to delete the old category. Thank-you. --- ## [How to define custom permissions for staff, admins, moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-define-custom-permissions-for-staff-admins-moderators/122545)
**Author:** [@dgateles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dgateles)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-define-custom-permissions-for-staff-admins-moderators/122545 "2023-03-09T19:10:57Z")
Hello! I want to change user groups permissions, for example: Admin Group - all permissions Co Admin - can do anything but cannot open some sections on admin pane How to do that? Thanks! [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?exclude_tag=api&page=704) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?exclude_tag=api&page=706)