# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=937 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 938 --- ## [How to mark topic as "solved" without adding a reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-mark-topic-as-solved-without-adding-a-reply/118695)
**Author:** [@Destry\_Hunt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Destry_Hunt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-mark-topic-as-solved-without-adding-a-reply/118695 "2021-11-17T22:53:06Z")
In our forum, there are times–many times–when we want to mark a topic as solved that does not have replies. In order to do so, the moderator adds a reply and marks it as solved. The problem this causes is that an email i… --- ## [Beginners guide to SEO with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-seo-with-discourse/146655)
**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-seo-with-discourse/146655 "2021-11-17T22:19:08Z")
Where to start? How do we get Google to reference our Discourse site? --- ## [\[Accepted answer plugin\] Add an ability to accept the initial (topmost) post as a solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-answer-plugin-add-an-ability-to-accept-the-initial-topmost-post-as-a-solution/56393)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-answer-plugin-add-an-ability-to-accept-the-initial-topmost-post-as-a-solution/56393 "2021-11-17T21:16:30Z")
The Accepted answer plugin is very useful when my visitors are looking at a list of topics: it shows which questions are already solved, and which are not: Sometimes, a question is solved in the initial (topmost) pos… --- ## [Surveys Plugin documentation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/surveys-plugin-documentation/209310)
**Author:** [@Nick\_Chomey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nick_Chomey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/surveys-plugin-documentation/209310 "2021-11-17T21:13:52Z")
I installed the Surveys plugin from the Discourse repo ( discourse/discourse-surveys (github.com)) but can’t figure out how to actually use it. There also doesn’t appear to be any documentation for it here on Meta. Any … --- ## [Welcome questions on the first screen for bio](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-questions-on-the-first-screen-for-bio/209455)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-questions-on-the-first-screen-for-bio/209455 "2021-11-17T21:13:02Z")
Sorry if this has been asked, my search was fruitless. I joined a discourse board today, and before I could get in, it required me to answer three questions with a simple fill-in-the-blank form. And then it added my an… --- ## [Staff-only tags shouldn't count toward tag limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-only-tags-shouldnt-count-toward-tag-limit/209452)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-only-tags-shouldnt-count-toward-tag-limit/209452 "2021-11-17T20:37:55Z")
We have staff-only tags, which are configured thusly: I just had to remove a user-applied tag to be able to apply a staff-only tag for correct routing/attention. I think the user is unlikely to notice, but if he doe… --- ## [Are there any performance or inconsistency issues when using Permanently Delete?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-there-any-performance-or-inconsistency-issues-when-using-permanently-delete/271398)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Manning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Simon_Manning)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-there-any-performance-or-inconsistency-issues-when-using-permanently-delete/271398 "2021-11-17T19:38:35Z")
Are there dangers such as reduced database performance, inconsistencies, anything else? Or is not being able to recover the permanently deleted posts the only danger? --- ## [Integration with WP membership Pro](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-wp-membership-pro/209437)
**Author:** [@Chani\_Freedman-Thumi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chani_Freedman-Thumi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-wp-membership-pro/209437 "2021-11-17T19:09:04Z")
Hi, I’m interested in integrating wp-discourse with Paid Memberships Pro. I want prevent non members from accessing the forum. Is there a way to integrate that? What is the process of doing so? Thanks --- ## [Gradient bar below header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gradient-bar-below-header/209394)
**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gradient-bar-below-header/209394 "2021-11-17T18:05:59Z")
We currently have the CSS set up to give us a bar below our header instead of the shadow: .d-header { box-shadow: none; border-bottom: solid var(--my\_header\_box\_color) } If we wanted to make this a gradient, what w… --- ## [Please help me with Discourse installation i am a super newbie](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-help-me-with-discourse-installation-i-am-a-super-newbie/208924)
**Author:** [@moonsplit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/moonsplit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-help-me-with-discourse-installation-i-am-a-super-newbie/208924 "2021-11-12T07:31:40Z")
Hello And in advance thank you so much for all the future help. I am trying to install Discourse on this domain : http://etrangerforum.fr/ i folowed all the steps in tutorial : Comment installer Discourse sur Ubuntu 2… --- ## [Muted categories appear in Categories page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-categories-appear-in-categories-page/53486)
**Author:** [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-categories-appear-in-categories-page/53486 "2021-11-17T14:01:00Z")
I muted two categories and it still appear on top of the categories page (since it have recent activity). Shouldn’t it be hidden or at the bottom? It’s more annoying when I use categories as home page. And “categories wi… --- ## [Mandatory user field at next login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandatory-user-field-at-next-login/209397)
**Author:** [@cokestroke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cokestroke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandatory-user-field-at-next-login/209397 "2021-11-17T11:25:40Z")
Hi community, is there a way to prompt users to fill in a particular field in their profile the next time they login? --- ## [How can I change or select different email formats with different colours?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-or-select-different-email-formats-with-different-colours/209406)
**Author:** [@artur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/artur)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-or-select-different-email-formats-with-different-colours/209406 "2021-11-17T11:09:53Z")
Hi, I tried to find the solution by search but did not manage :frowning: I would like to understand how/if the email format type can be selected: with or without avatar etc. I do have several discourse instances. Two f… --- ## [Images not showing when topic is created from embedded comments on site site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-not-showing-when-topic-is-created-from-embedded-comments-on-site-site/188726)
**Author:** [@zebateira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zebateira)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-not-showing-when-topic-is-created-from-embedded-comments-on-site-site/188726 "2021-11-17T09:53:14Z")
On our paid hosted instance discuss.ipfs.io, topics created from the embedded comments in the site blog.ipfs.io are not correctly importing the urls of images in the post, making the images not show up in the topic conte… --- ## [Green success bar stuck on share modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/green-success-bar-stuck-on-share-modal/208713)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/green-success-bar-stuck-on-share-modal/208713 "2021-11-17T08:38:53Z")
Hello, When you are inviting users to topics you get notified and a green banner lets you know the user has been notified. However this is staying. The only way to get rid of it is to refresh the page. Using the latest … --- ## [Muted topics appear in the "Category box with featured topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-appear-in-the-category-box-with-featured-topics/206548)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-appear-in-the-category-box-with-featured-topics/206548 "2021-11-17T07:58:49Z")
Category A with 2 topics Category B with 10 topics; all topics in B have a tag that is globally muted via the site setting. Category B is sub-category of A. The home page is configured to show category boxes with feat… --- ## [Generated email about new release has a broken link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generated-email-about-new-release-has-a-broken-link/209302)
**Author:** [@Samir\_Faci](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Faci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generated-email-about-new-release-has-a-broken-link/209302 "2021-11-17T06:02:05Z")
The Generated email that lets me know that there is a new release points the changelog to: Commits · discourse/discourse · GitHub which gives a 404. Your primary branch is main, so should be fixed. Also, github issues… --- ## [Is there a way to easily replace the word "Topic" everywhere on my site at once](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-easily-replace-the-word-topic-everywhere-on-my-site-at-once/209246)
**Author:** [@Nitin\_Iyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nitin_Iyer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-easily-replace-the-word-topic-everywhere-on-my-site-at-once/209246 "2021-11-17T05:44:41Z")
I’m looking to slightly repurpose the discourse forum setup and as part of that would like to rename “Topics” to “Journeys” everywhere on my site. Is there an easy way to do this? Also Topic should be come Journey and so… --- ## [User stream item posts expand issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-stream-item-posts-expand-issue/208037)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-stream-item-posts-expand-issue/208037 "2021-11-17T04:57:23Z")
Hello, Before, I reported this kind of issue here: Discourse Follow - #277 Now I noticed the same thing with Discourse Reactions in /activity/reactions or /notifications/reactions-received pages. If I click the post … --- ## [Invalid certificate name when using www](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-certificate-name-when-using-www/209346)
**Author:** [@Bastiouf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bastiouf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-certificate-name-when-using-www/209346 "2021-11-17T03:17:38Z")
Hi everybody ! (Sorry for my bad English, being French doesn’t help much :D) Also sorry about my knowladge which is not really good so far but Discourse is forcing me to become a great web admin :joy: I purchased my d… --- ## [Full screen tables not showing in 2.8.0.beta8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-screen-tables-not-showing-in-2-8-0-beta8/209287)
**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-screen-tables-not-showing-in-2-8-0-beta8/209287 "2021-11-17T00:30:37Z")
I really like the idea of the full screen table feature just announced: I just deployed 2.8.0.beta8 (32c6c4f417) and can’t see any Expand Table button on a table, on either or Firefox or Chrome. I rebuilt HTML in case… --- ## [Looking for a custome theme creator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-custome-theme-creator/207540)
**Author:** [@Wilson\_Pun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wilson_Pun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-custome-theme-creator/207540 "2021-11-16T14:27:57Z")
What would you like done? Look n’ Feel: \*\*\* We’re thinking about using Discourse for our community forum. We are looking for someone who can customize it for us. It is important for our members to experience that the f… --- ## [Rate Limiting w/ Reverse Proxy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-limiting-w-reverse-proxy/209354)
**Author:** [@forkythetoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/forkythetoy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-limiting-w-reverse-proxy/209354 "2021-11-16T23:57:19Z")
Had a question on what header is being used for rate-limiting. For context we have an nginx.conf w/ set\_real\_ip and we’re using a provider that sends us traffic with the client’s actual IP in Some-Client-IP header. se… --- ## [How to add a placeholder in the registration page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-placeholder-in-the-registration-page/209358)
**Author:** [@jose.daniel.lardizab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jose.daniel.lardizab)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-placeholder-in-the-registration-page/209358 "2021-11-16T23:06:00Z")
Is there a way to add placeholder texts in the registration page and / or change the texts below the box? --- ## [Waiting for the first digest to be sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/waiting-for-the-first-digest-to-be-sent/209350)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/waiting-for-the-first-digest-to-be-sent/209350 "2021-11-16T21:10:44Z")
I set up a new Discourse 11 days ago, and no digest has been distributed yet. There are 22 users who haven’t been seen in 8 days or more. The digest is set to weekly cadence, and they should have received their digests b… --- ## [User points and points mall](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-points-and-points-mall/201504)
**Author:** [@aksoforever](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aksoforever)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-points-and-points-mall/201504 "2021-10-15T00:55:40Z")
Hello Discourse experts What would you like done? User Points Center and Points Mall Users can get points by posting, replying, and liking. Points can be used to redeem virtual items in the points mall, and points are … --- ## [Paid order to configure discourse correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-order-to-configure-discourse-correctly/207366)
**Author:** [@ITAS-Isti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ITAS-Isti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-order-to-configure-discourse-correctly/207366 "2021-11-16T14:06:52Z")
Hi, we have tried to move our discourse to an internal VM. I did not manage it … (HTTPS does not work. Old pictures are not loaded etc, etc.) Does anybody have the time to make it for us as a paid assignment? /via PayP… --- ## [How can I add the category descriptions to show in the category dropdowns?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-the-category-descriptions-to-show-in-the-category-dropdowns/209152)
**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-the-category-descriptions-to-show-in-the-category-dropdowns/209152 "2021-11-16T14:19:48Z")
Hi, My categories have their description post, but the first line is not populating the category dropdown: I would like the description to appear as it does on other Discourse servers: any advice is apprecia… --- ## [API: Create a category but append/add to description more details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-create-a-category-but-append-add-to-description-more-details/129728)
**Author:** [@alank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alank)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-create-a-category-but-append-add-to-description-more-details/129728 "2021-11-16T14:03:34Z")
I’m using API request to Discourse to create a category, however in the same process I would like to add text or URL reference etc, to Category description (or is it description\_text as I try to understand the properties… --- ## [\[en.composer.group\_mentioned\_limit\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/en-composer-group-mentioned-limit/209292)
**Author:** [@k4rtik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/k4rtik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/en-composer-group-mentioned-limit/209292 "2021-11-16T13:47:35Z")
I am seeing \[en.composer.group\_mentioned\_limit\] on the right side preview while trying to mention a group on my Discourse instance. Any clues on why that is? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=936) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=938)