# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=886 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 887 --- ## [Getting Started with Discourse - Part 3: Admin and Analytics | Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-started-with-discourse-part-3-admin-and-analytics-blog/219195)
**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-started-with-discourse-part-3-admin-and-analytics-blog/219195 "2022-02-23T17:42:53Z")
In this post, we’re wrapping up our Getting Started with Discourse series. If you missed part one or part two, go back and watch those first. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.… --- ## [Composer re-opens message as draft in a new window after sending message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-re-opens-message-as-draft-in-a-new-window-after-sending-message/219063)
**Author:** [@jerry0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerry0)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-re-opens-message-as-draft-in-a-new-window-after-sending-message/219063 "2022-02-23T16:11:40Z")
After sending a PM, the composer re-opens with the same message (that has already been sent). Is anyone else seeing this - a few of our users have reported it… --- ## [Is there an option to hide part of the post from users which aren't moderators/admins? Also – any good RPG plugins out there?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-option-to-hide-part-of-the-post-from-users-which-arent-moderators-admins-also-any-good-rpg-plugins-out-there/219178)
**Author:** [@Infi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Infi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-option-to-hide-part-of-the-post-from-users-which-arent-moderators-admins-also-any-good-rpg-plugins-out-there/219178 "2022-02-23T15:29:35Z")
Is there a plugin which resembles \[HIDE\] BBCode from the old days of phpBB? I know that a lot of people used it for hiding post content from anonymous users or users who didn’t reply in the given topic, but I want a diff… --- ## [Invite only by email from database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-by-email-from-database/219137)
**Author:** [@malawich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/malawich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-by-email-from-database/219137 "2022-02-23T15:06:33Z")
I have a database of users’ email addresses. Is it possible for me to restrict registration to people in that database? --- ## [File directory system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-directory-system/219169)
**Author:** [@Hemant\_Raju1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hemant_Raju1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/file-directory-system/219169 "2022-02-23T15:01:32Z")
What would you like done? we are looking for a custom plugin/component development service for our discourse site Below is the requirement. A Ui component where user can upload files into s3 bucket . Then Every file … --- ## [Avatar has Border applied when Topic is Published](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-has-border-applied-when-topic-is-published/218557)
**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-has-border-applied-when-topic-is-published/218557 "2022-02-23T13:10:44Z")
Maybe this is intentional, but it draws the eye away from the content, leaving me thinking, “what is up with that image/avatar?”, instead of “oh cool, syntax highlighting!” Relevant HTML and CSS: Avatar for r… --- ## [Topic preview text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-text/219148)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-preview-text/219148 "2022-02-23T09:46:16Z")
Hi all! I’m sure this is around somewhere but sorry I couldn’t find it. How can we enable the topic text preview in the topic lists? The image above some topics have a preview and some don’t , does the preview only wo… --- ## [Why are some users greyed out?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-some-users-greyed-out/219031)
**Author:** [@Ziya\_Huang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ziya_Huang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-some-users-greyed-out/219031 "2022-02-23T07:36:31Z")
Why are some users greyed out and can’t access the forum which I’d like them to? --- ## [Failed to handle exception in exception app middleware : PG::UndefinedTable: ERROR: relation "themes" does not exist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-handle-exception-in-exception-app-middleware-pg-error-relation-themes-does-not-exist/108594)
**Author:** [@kaspers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kaspers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-handle-exception-in-exception-app-middleware-pg-error-relation-themes-does-not-exist/108594 "2019-02-07T23:04:03Z")
Our forum stopped working recently. I’m not sure that I actually did something myself, but I’m finding this in rails/production.log: Started GET "/latest.rss" for 3.87.95.100 at 2019-02-07 10:28:28 +0000 Processing by L… --- ## [Check out Hawk's Interview in Community Leaders Magazine!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-out-hawks-interview-in-community-leaders-magazine/219085)
**Author:** [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/check-out-hawks-interview-in-community-leaders-magazine/219085 "2022-02-23T04:07:52Z")
Our very own @hawk was interviewed by RD Whitney for the latest issue of Community Leaders Magazine. https://issuu.com/communityleaders/docs/final\_issue\_3\_pdf I personally loved reading Hawk’s story about how she got i… --- ## [Adding icons for the Welcome Link Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-icons-for-the-welcome-link-banner/270583)
**Author:** [@apgar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/apgar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-icons-for-the-welcome-link-banner/270583 "2022-02-22T23:20:46Z")
This is wonderful! You’re truly awesome @awesomerobot! I do have a question regarding svg\_icons. I tried to add the regular and solid ones on the list (e.g. far-user-group and fas-user-group), but whenever I hit prev… --- ## [How to add colspan and rowspan tag in whitelist for html table?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-colspan-and-rowspan-tag-in-whitelist-for-html-table/57973)
**Author:** [@mingxia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mingxia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-colspan-and-rowspan-tag-in-whitelist-for-html-table/57973 "2022-02-22T21:00:03Z")
Hi all： in my site, some important posts will use table, and need use colspan and rowspan , but i find these tags can’t be set, so it will be ignore. \ \ \
number\ \ \ \ **Author:** [@ratacat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ratacat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-dns-name-need-to-change-to-a-new-one/218574 "2022-02-22T20:58:40Z") Running a forum for a local nonprofit, the DNS name didn’t get paid for, and got snagged by someone who rerouted it to weight loss supplements =/ So I want to get the forum up and running on a new domain name, but I can… --- ## [Login Error: There is a problem with your account. Please contact the site's administrator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error-there-is-a-problem-with-your-account-please-contact-the-sites-administrator/108525)
**Author:** [@sudoman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sudoman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-error-there-is-a-problem-with-your-account-please-contact-the-sites-administrator/108525 "2019-02-07T22:02:38Z")
Login Error: There is a problem with your account. Please contact the site’s administrator. I’m running into a login error that is only reported by two users, and comes and goes with time. I, and many other users, are… --- ## [Modify the URL of 'create your account' button to an external site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-the-url-of-create-your-account-button-to-an-external-site/219052)
**Author:** [@guoxing](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guoxing)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-the-url-of-create-your-account-button-to-an-external-site/219052 "2022-02-22T13:42:02Z")
Modify the URL of ‘create your account’ button to an external site, such as https://meta.discourse.org/ --- ## [How to add a custom url text link on the login page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-url-text-link-on-the-login-page/219030)
**Author:** [@guoxing](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guoxing)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-url-text-link-on-the-login-page/219030 "2022-02-22T13:17:39Z")
hello everyone，I want to know how to add a custom url text link on the login page，Could you help me? --- ## [Email colors shouldn't be separate from Settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-colors-shouldnt-be-separate-from-settings/219058)
**Author:** [@Alexander](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-colors-shouldnt-be-separate-from-settings/219058 "2022-02-22T12:40:18Z")
Hello :wave:! A little doubt I have, The other day I was looking for a way to customize some colors of Links and background in emails, however at that time I couldn’t find an option for it and I tried resorting to CSS … --- ## [Separate click counters for URLs with different GET params](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-click-counters-for-urls-with-different-get-params/193404)
**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-click-counters-for-urls-with-different-get-params/193404 "2022-02-22T12:26:00Z")
If I have a link to a page in addition to that same page with customized GET params, it seems link counting for the GET-parameterized versions get folded into the bare URL. For example, I can link to Google’s search pag… --- ## [Latest site upgrade not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-site-upgrade-not-working/219037)
**Author:** [@Aniruddh\_Dubey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aniruddh_Dubey)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-site-upgrade-not-working/219037 "2022-02-22T11:05:12Z")
Today I found out that there is a 2.9 beta version available for discourse. First I tried updating using upgrade portal on the site, but it failed for some reason. Then I went to server and ran ./launcher rebuild app, b… --- ## [TL4s and permission to edit auto-delete topic timers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4s-and-permission-to-edit-auto-delete-topic-timers/218946)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4s-and-permission-to-edit-auto-delete-topic-timers/218946 "2022-02-22T09:30:56Z")
On 2.8 a very useful feature was introduced: delete merged stub topics after days. :+1: When such stub topics are “created” following a post merge, an auto-delete timer is created: All good so far. However, if that… --- ## [Failed to warm up pretty text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-warm-up-pretty-text/217958)
**Author:** [@poyrazdursuncan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/poyrazdursuncan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-warm-up-pretty-text/217958 "2022-02-22T07:47:22Z")
Why can this error occur? Message Failed to warm up pretty text: JavaScript was terminated (either by timeout or explicitly) Backtrace lib/discourse.rb:772:in \`rescue in after\_fork' lib/discourse.rb:768:in \`after\_for… --- ## [Private message disappear when sender is same as receiver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-disappear-when-sender-is-same-as-receiver/218782)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-disappear-when-sender-is-same-as-receiver/218782 "2022-02-22T07:28:51Z")
I don’t know if this is a bug or a feature, but because something unexpected happends I’m counting it as a bug :wink: I tried send a private message to myself, mostly because of drafts fail sometime. Composer nagged to … --- ## [Is there any endpoint that would provide a user's external account IDs from their Discourse ID?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-endpoint-that-would-provide-a-users-external-account-ids-from-their-discourse-id/218911)
**Author:** [@cookieman768](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cookieman768)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-endpoint-that-would-provide-a-users-external-account-ids-from-their-discourse-id/218911 "2022-02-22T02:12:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from Get external\_id by user for associated accounts?: I saw that this question was asked here, but I don’t think that it got traction since it was only in the dev category. I’m wondering if an… --- ## [I don't understand what's the problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-understand-whats-the-problem/218922)
**Author:** [@Develcoder](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Develcoder)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-understand-whats-the-problem/218922 "2022-02-22T05:28:40Z")
ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid (PG::UndefinedTable: ERROR: relation "categories" does not exist LINE 1: SELECT "categories"."id" FROM "categories" WHERE "categories... ^ ) lib/freed… --- ## [Local image ad banners?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-image-ad-banners/108608)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-image-ad-banners/108608 "2019-02-07T17:10:45Z")
Hi there, I’m evaluating migration options for a very large Drupal 7 forum. It currently runs one horizontal (728x90) and 2 vertical (160x600) ad spaces, which randomly display a simple image banner from a bank of images… --- ## [The dashboard upgrade icon can't DO anything](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-dashboard-upgrade-icon-cant-do-anything/219020)
**Author:** [@schleifer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schleifer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-dashboard-upgrade-icon-cant-do-anything/219020 "2022-02-22T01:09:13Z")
The bright and colorful not-smiling-face commands me upgrade, but I cannot interact with it in any way. Instead, I have to look way over on the other side of the page and read some words. Perhaps that whole face and … --- ## [Backups to two different S3 regions no longer work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-to-two-different-s3-regions-no-longer-work/108552)
**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-to-two-different-s3-regions-no-longer-work/108552 "2022-02-22T01:17:11Z")
Today we have updated Discourse to latest commit, and S3 backup system stopped working When accessing to /admin/backups, an error failed message is raised, and the JSON outputs this: The bucket you are attempting to ac… --- ## [There is no route named adminPlugins.chat-integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-no-route-named-adminplugins-chat-integration/219004)
**Author:** [@james\_one](https://meta.discourse.org/u/james_one)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-no-route-named-adminplugins-chat-integration/219004 "2022-02-21T23:22:31Z")
After installing the discourse-chat-integration plugin I now don’t see it in the Plugin section and in fact at times all the plugins are missing while at others I see it but clearly not working well (screenshots attached… --- ## [Disabling invitation feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-invitation-feature/218563)
**Author:** [@meiadeleite](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meiadeleite)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-invitation-feature/218563 "2022-02-21T21:58:18Z")
Hi! We have a forum where the accounts come from another website (SSO), so new registrations are disabled. Despite this, the “Invite” feature is still showing for our members. :frowning: I tried changing the min trust le… --- ## [Migrate\_to\_s3 fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-to-s3-fails/209499)
**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-to-s3-fails/209499 "2022-02-21T17:16:48Z")
I’m trying to move uploads to s3 on a relatively busy site. Everything goes as planned except when I run rake uploads:migrate\_to\_s3, I am presented with the following error: Updating the URLs in the database... Removin… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=885) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=887)