# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=1308 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1309 --- ## [Can I block a user from seeing another user's posts in my Discourse community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-block-a-user-from-seeing-another-users-posts-in-my-discourse-community/135118)
**Author:** [@Jane\_Macky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jane_Macky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-block-a-user-from-seeing-another-users-posts-in-my-discourse-community/135118 "2019-12-05T14:05:16Z")
Is there a way to block a user from seeing another user’s posts in my Discourse community? I run a community with members that disclose sensitive information and there’s concern when someone they know joins the community… --- ## [Unable to change group access in public group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-group-access-in-public-group/135049)
**Author:** [@bertieb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bertieb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-group-access-in-public-group/135049 "2019-12-05T10:13:54Z")
Similar, perhaps related (?): Group membership access settings disabled I have an instance, of which I am an admin. We have run into an issue where we are unable to manage the first ‘Access’ setting of the group (“Allow… --- ## [Using SSO with AWS Cognito](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-with-aws-cognito/103971)
**Author:** [@majestic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/majestic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-with-aws-cognito/103971 "2019-12-05T08:31:37Z")
Been sweeping the forums for a while and wondering if there is any integration which works with AWS Cognito for user SSO? --- ## [Webhooks for private messages - building an onboarding bot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-for-private-messages-building-an-onboarding-bot/134756)
**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-for-private-messages-building-an-onboarding-bot/134756 "2019-12-05T07:15:41Z")
I’m currently building an onboarding bot using the api, private messages and webhooks. The bot will interview new users and publish the interview afterwards for the community to read and get to know the newbie this way. … --- ## [HELP! "New registrations are not allowed from your IP address?"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-new-registrations-are-not-allowed-from-your-ip-address/135120)
**Author:** [@Alanng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alanng)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-new-registrations-are-not-allowed-from-your-ip-address/135120 "2019-12-05T06:09:46Z")
Hi everyone, This has been raised before but still, there’s no concrete solution. There has been a very critical issue that makes my app user churn a lot for the past month. When they sign up for an account/sign in to… --- ## [Random string in category name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-string-in-category-name/135020)
**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-string-in-category-name/135020 "2019-12-05T04:37:48Z")
After setting up a fresh development environment recently, I’ve encountered a strange behaviour and was wondering if anyone knows what this is. I’m seeing a random string being appended to category names and tags: --- ## [Sms verification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sms-verification/135060)
**Author:** [@Bingo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bingo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sms-verification/135060 "2019-12-05T02:23:22Z")
Hello, I’m not able to find any plugin for user verification with sms/call but I’ve seen it on some discourse based forums --- ## [Custom email text based on watching status?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-email-text-based-on-watching-status/135093)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Hyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Hyer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-email-text-based-on-watching-status/135093 "2019-12-05T01:59:15Z")
My forum still has a handful of listserv-type email-only users. Some of our categories are set to “Watching First Post” by default, but we’re worried that many of those users may not understand this. We’re working on edu… --- ## [Upvotes and downvotes function for topics list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upvotes-and-downvotes-function-for-topics-list/135085)
**Author:** [@xdx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xdx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upvotes-and-downvotes-function-for-topics-list/135085 "2019-12-05T00:39:50Z")
Hi Everyone and thank you for reading this post. Is there a way to upvote and downvote topics on the category page? For instance, if we wanted users to be able to up and down vote the topics here. Thank you for your… --- ## [How to always show the reply form?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-always-show-the-reply-form/135092)
**Author:** [@Alex\_P](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_P)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-always-show-the-reply-form/135092 "2019-12-05T00:37:56Z")
Is there a theme or something to display the reply form at the bottom of threads without clicking the Reply button? --- ## [Logo paths on nonstandard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-paths-on-nonstandard-install/135086)
**Author:** [@jorymorrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jorymorrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-paths-on-nonstandard-install/135086 "2019-12-04T23:38:02Z")
I am running Discourse with force\_https enabled and using the web.ssl templates (my own certs). Unfortunately, the discourse logo (/images/discourse-logo-sketch.png) is linked as http:// instead of https://, which resul… --- ## [Debugging discourse downtime](https://meta.discourse.org/t/debugging-discourse-downtime/72618)
**Author:** [@jphaas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jphaas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/debugging-discourse-downtime/72618 "2019-12-04T21:47:19Z")
Hi all – I had about 30 minutes of downtime yesterday with my DigitalOcean Droplet install of Discourse (as measured by external monitoring via Pingdom), and am wondering what the next steps are to diagnose and prevent r… --- ## [How to embed private videos?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-private-videos/121931)
**Author:** [@Nina\_11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nina_11)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-private-videos/121931 "2019-12-04T18:57:40Z")
Hi - My team is using a private Discourse forum right now, and we’d like to embed videos in our forum. However, we want to keep our videos private so we don’t want to host these videos on YouTube or Vimeo. Do we have an… --- ## [Updating Likes in \`user\_stats\` in the database via SQL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-likes-in-user-stats-in-the-database-via-sql/135283)
**Author:** [@pgr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pgr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-likes-in-user-stats-in-the-database-via-sql/135283 "2019-12-04T13:47:40Z")
Hey everyone! Is there somewhere where I can find a ready-made query to update likes\_given and likes\_received in the user\_stats table? I’m not sure where that is supposed to come from, probably something based on what i… --- ## [If last reply is from ignored user, suggested topics are not shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-last-reply-is-from-ignored-user-suggested-topics-are-not-shown/133872)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-last-reply-is-from-ignored-user-suggested-topics-are-not-shown/133872 "2019-12-04T12:56:16Z")
I see this behavior on https://community.wanikani.com. I cannot verify here on Meta since the ignore feature isn’t available (at least to me). I only have one user ignored on that site and only for the last week or so, … --- ## [Changing the names of things in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-names-of-things-in-discourse/134526)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Locke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikki_Locke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-names-of-things-in-discourse/134526 "2019-12-04T11:25:31Z")
We have an own-hosted Discourse which we wish to roll out to 10,000 or more users in an organisation which is organised into groups. We use the word group a lot - everyone is in one or more groups. The use of the word G… --- ## [What is the best OS to install?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-os-to-install/135026)
**Author:** [@Eduardo\_Braga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eduardo_Braga)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-os-to-install/135026 "2019-12-04T02:05:57Z")
I will install the forum on VPS vultr, I have these 3 options, which one do you recommend? Ubuntu Debian 9 CentOS 7 --- ## [First Class Support for 3rd Party Video Services](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-class-support-for-3rd-party-video-services/121241)
**Author:** [@ryanerwin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryanerwin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-class-support-for-3rd-party-video-services/121241 "2019-12-04T01:30:31Z")
I think that one of the primary reasons that Discourse and Discourse communities exist is to be a distributed system of ideas and discussion, free from any one perspective. Linking to videos is a very popular way to sha… --- ## [Customize/Text for specific languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-for-specific-languages/134987)
**Author:** [@Antichrist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Antichrist)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-for-specific-languages/134987 "2019-12-03T23:47:52Z")
Hello, Is it possible to customize site texts inside Customize, for specific languages? Would be great if I could translate for example, the “An account is required. Please create an account or log in to continue.” if … --- ## [Embed.ly support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-ly-support/109758)
**Author:** [@Fedor\_Ponomarev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fedor_Ponomarev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-ly-support/109758 "2019-02-21T14:11:58Z")
It will be good to support embeds via embed.ly service. --- ## [How to flag account registrations from the same ip?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-flag-account-registrations-from-the-same-ip/72656)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-flag-account-registrations-from-the-same-ip/72656 "2019-12-03T21:00:03Z")
Is there a way to automatically flag a moderator when a user creates an account from the same ip as an existing account? I don’t necessarily want to block the new account if the “Registration IP Address” or “Last IP Add… --- ## [Emoji not recognized after cyrillic symbols](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-not-recognized-after-cyrillic-symbols/72091)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-not-recognized-after-cyrillic-symbols/72091 "2019-12-03T19:42:05Z")
Example: Всегда можно уделить время туристу:slight\_smile: Renders as: Всегда можно уделить время туристу:slight\_smile: Here, there is no space between the emoji code and the Russian word preceeding it. Compare to … --- ## [Problem in installing Let's Encrypt SSL for www and non-www](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-in-installing-lets-encrypt-ssl-for-www-and-non-www/88515)
**Author:** [@Gulshan\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gulshan_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-in-installing-lets-encrypt-ssl-for-www-and-non-www/88515 "2019-12-03T19:00:08Z")
TLDR: Only one version is working with SSL, either www or non-www, as same as hostname provided while installation. It’s related to Let’s Encrypt SSL installation as written at Docs. So, after launching setup it was as… --- ## [Staging instance on same Production instance Docker Server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staging-instance-on-same-production-instance-docker-server/134990)
**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staging-instance-on-same-production-instance-docker-server/134990 "2019-12-03T18:42:27Z")
Any recommendations or steps to follow in setting up a staging Discord instance on the host that’s also hosting a production instance of Discourse? I am thinking about standard things you’d do with a Rails app, but due … --- ## [Internal Link Shortcuts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-link-shortcuts/50904)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-link-shortcuts/50904 "2019-12-03T18:32:54Z")
Today I was looking for a way to link to a post in the same topic. The :link: icon, when clicked, shows post #4, so I tried: using #4 and post#4, only to get frustrated, but discovering that the # character pops up cate… --- ## [Fix 429 errors for custom theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-429-errors-for-custom-theme-component/134742)
**Author:** [@alxpck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxpck)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-429-errors-for-custom-theme-component/134742 "2019-12-03T18:11:18Z")
What would you like done? We have a custom theme component (the “Bio Book”) that recently started returning 429 errors. This started on November 26th. Before that it was working. The Bio Book hacks the /u route to disp… --- ## [Server requirements expectations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/server-requirements-expectations/134760)
**Author:** [@bchesneau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bchesneau)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/server-requirements-expectations/134760 "2019-12-03T17:58:45Z")
Is there any metrics around to estimate the server requirements? What should I expect for a core of 2.4 GHz, 1 GB of RAM in term of concurrent users & co? --- ## [Wired thing happend when create user via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wired-thing-happend-when-create-user-via-api/134951)
**Author:** [@NathanLei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NathanLei)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wired-thing-happend-when-create-user-via-api/134951 "2019-12-03T13:40:08Z")
When I test API users.json , I use postman to create User, it works, and activated by default, means active=true works But when I create a user with code in node.js. same params, active=true don’t work anymore, But… --- ## [Need help with an SQL badge query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-an-sql-badge-query/72021)
**Author:** [@Bernstein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bernstein)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-an-sql-badge-query/72021 "2019-12-03T10:34:53Z")
I’m not well-versed in these queries but I have been using this (and others with different post requirements) query I got from the Discourse meta site to reward posting to a particular category. SELECT P.user\_id, MIN(P.… --- ## [Issue in image/text preview when writing a message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-in-image-text-preview-when-writing-a-message/134896)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-in-image-text-preview-when-writing-a-message/134896 "2019-12-03T10:20:02Z")
There is a weird behavior in the preview when having a blank line before or after a text around pictures. Examples: No issue here: If I add a blank line before the text, the text begins on the right side of the fir… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=1307) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=1309)