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**Author:** [@youderian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/youderian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizable-homepage-or-discussion-feed/97487 "2019-10-23T17:27:25Z")
Is there any functionality in the hosted version of Discourse that would allow for a customizable homepage or discussion feed? We have a lot of users who ask for a customized homepage where they could see only discussio… --- ## [Gui for querying category of solved or unsolved topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gui-for-querying-category-of-solved-or-unsolved-topics/131405)
**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gui-for-querying-category-of-solved-or-unsolved-topics/131405 "2019-10-23T16:20:56Z")
Passing solved=no&status=open or solved=yes parameters among with category is realy cool feature. It is really easy and useful to filter category topics per solved status. But unfortunately these features are rarely use… --- ## [Educating the community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/educating-the-community/131591)
**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/educating-the-community/131591 "2019-10-23T16:12:00Z")
So I found a really fascinating post over here that got me thinking. I’m a huge fan of education and training people to do what you want/need them to do. Discourse, of course, is built around the same principles. That… --- ## [Posting new topic via the API not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-new-topic-via-the-api-not-working/70830)
**Author:** [@lkramer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lkramer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-new-topic-via-the-api-not-working/70830 "2017-09-27T14:12:09Z")
Hello. I’ve read the documentation and searched for examples here but I can’t seem to get a simple test topic working. Here’s what I’m doing: https://my-forum-url/posts.json?title=this is a test topic via the api&catego… --- ## [How is Search Terms report produced?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-search-terms-report-produced/128727)
**Author:** [@olegbc1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/olegbc1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-search-terms-report-produced/128727 "2019-10-23T15:14:33Z")
I am looking to put together a SQL query to show me top search items for any given date range along with the CTR. Does anyone know how is the Search Logs report produced (it’s in …/admin/logs/search\_logs?period=weekly) a… --- ## [Moving from Vultr to DigtitalOcean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-vultr-to-digtitalocean/131696)
**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-vultr-to-digtitalocean/131696 "2019-10-23T13:30:11Z")
First At DigitalOcean should I choose the app: Discourse | DigitalOcean Marketplace 1-Click App Or should I choose a vanilla ubuntu 18.04 and then install it using discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/di… --- ## [Will changing a topic's title break a link to the topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-changing-a-topics-title-break-a-link-to-the-topic/131719)
**Author:** [@Cécile\_Savoie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/C%C3%A9cile_Savoie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-changing-a-topics-title-break-a-link-to-the-topic/131719 "2019-10-23T13:13:32Z")
We wonder what happens if we change a topic’s title later down the road. Will the link back posted elsewhere on the web brake? I am having the case where new evidence would require a different thread title more adequ… --- ## [Auto-complete with hashtag doesn't activate when hashtag is first character on a new line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-complete-with-hashtag-doesnt-activate-when-hashtag-is-first-character-on-a-new-line/131676)
**Author:** [@Heather\_Dudley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Dudley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-complete-with-hashtag-doesnt-activate-when-hashtag-is-first-character-on-a-new-line/131676 "2019-10-23T05:43:26Z")
When you start a hashtag to refer to another category or tag, if you start it as the first thing on a new line it does not bring up the autocomplete box. This is happening on my site, confirmed here on meta through scree… --- ## [Change associated Google ID?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-associated-google-id/66148)
**Author:** [@tomsmyth1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomsmyth1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-associated-google-id/66148 "2017-09-26T20:42:05Z")
I signed up on a forum with a personal Google ID and now I want to associate my account with my new work G Suite ID instead because it’s a work-related thing. Is this possible? Admin is willing to work with me but he do… --- ## [Group Visit Activity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-visit-activity/275162)
**Author:** [@dstodgel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dstodgel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-visit-activity/275162 "2019-10-22T23:05:08Z")
Group Visit Activity I have been working on queries that look at activity by groups. Unique visitors Total Visits Mobile versus Desktop Visits Percent of Group Membership Visiting Avg Read Time per Visit Avg Posts Read… --- ## [Discourse API: Get Categories Related to Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-get-categories-related-to-posts/131498)
**Author:** [@Magnetidog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Magnetidog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-get-categories-related-to-posts/131498 "2019-10-22T18:06:27Z")
Hello! I am developing a search autocomplete external to Discourse, to be used in other websites connected to our network, where I will be able to output in the same autcomplete a mix of results from Discourse and from … --- ## [How to use apply\_custom\_query from topic\_query.rb on review page topics in plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-apply-custom-query-from-topic-query-rb-on-review-page-topics-in-plugin/131590)
**Author:** [@Oliver\_Walker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Oliver_Walker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-apply-custom-query-from-topic-query-rb-on-review-page-topics-in-plugin/131590 "2019-10-22T15:58:51Z")
hello, I have a plugin that makes use of the TopicQuery.add\_custom\_filter function. It applies my custom filter as expected only to the default view of topics displayed on the landing page. I noticed this is because i… --- ## [Why Do Some Blog Posts in Discourse Have A Preview?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-some-blog-posts-in-discourse-have-a-preview/96158)
**Author:** [@Scot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Scot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-do-some-blog-posts-in-discourse-have-a-preview/96158 "2019-10-22T15:09:45Z")
I am not sure if this is a Wordpress question or a Discourse questions but hopefully someone here will be bale to help me out. On my Discourse site - If I post a link like this one: “https://www.pollstar.com/article/pau… --- ## [Getting error when setting up Let's Encrypt SSL on GCP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-error-when-setting-up-lets-encrypt-ssl-on-gcp/75007)
**Author:** [@WallBB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WallBB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-error-when-setting-up-lets-encrypt-ssl-on-gcp/75007 "2019-10-22T12:21:23Z")
Hello, I am trying to setup Lets Encrypt SSL, so while installing discourse, I tried setting the email for Lets encrypt but I got below error :- Checking your domain name . . . WARNING:: This server does not appear t… --- ## [Import using muut.rb](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-using-muut-rb/131600)
**Author:** [@Armando\_Mastracci](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Armando_Mastracci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-using-muut-rb/131600 "2019-10-22T11:45:37Z")
Hello, I’m getting the following error when running the import script for muut: Importing categories 2 / 2 (100.0%) \[5170854 items/min\] Importing discussions Traceback (most recent call last): 8: from script/i… --- ## [Search extension to combine WordPress and Discourse search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-extension-to-combine-wordpress-and-discourse-search-results/64448)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-extension-to-combine-wordpress-and-discourse-search-results/64448 "2019-10-22T10:12:10Z")
Many sites combine Discourse and Wordpress. We use Wordpress to store static info like ebooks and model guides, as well as user photo albums. Would it be a huge job to extend the discourse search to include the Wordpres… --- ## [React Theme Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/react-theme-components/131565)
**Author:** [@edL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/edL)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/react-theme-components/131565 "2019-10-22T08:27:30Z")
A bit of an odd question, but has anyone tried creating a theme component using React? I’ve seen a couple of sources that make React work with Ember, but I’m not sure if they could be applied within the context of a them… --- ## [Xkcd onebox image getting resized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xkcd-onebox-image-getting-resized/131613)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xkcd-onebox-image-getting-resized/131613 "2019-10-22T07:36:59Z")
Does anyone know why oneboxes sometimes show up differently between previews and the actual posts? For example, here’s what I see for an xkcd onebox in the preview: But in the actual post it appears as: Link for … --- ## [Confirm new users from Admin without using web link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confirm-new-users-from-admin-without-using-web-link/66810)
**Author:** [@BKerr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BKerr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confirm-new-users-from-admin-without-using-web-link/66810 "2017-07-27T20:54:09Z")
I would like to enable new user accounts in Discourse for some trusted users of our legacy system. I have seen the discussion below, but it doesn’t answer my question. https://meta.discourse.org/t/approve-a-new-user-wit… --- ## [Max Personal Message / Trust rate limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-personal-message-trust-rate-limit/131571)
**Author:** [@DNSTARS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DNSTARS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/max-personal-message-trust-rate-limit/131571 "2019-10-22T06:16:35Z")
Are there any plans to attach this to trust levels for rate limiting? We’re looking to integrate the encrypted PM system and having a scaled max messages per trust would be useful. --- ## [After clicking on discobot message in the notification window, "Your first notification! Select it to begin." repeats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-clicking-on-discobot-message-in-the-notification-window-your-first-notification-select-it-to-begin-repeats/131209)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-clicking-on-discobot-message-in-the-notification-window-your-first-notification-select-it-to-begin-repeats/131209 "2019-10-22T02:50:36Z")
New user signs up and enters Discourse for the first time. New user sees “Your first notification! Select it to begin.” New user clicks on profile photo to show notification window New user clicks on “Welcome to #NYCE… --- ## [SMTP Delivery Problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-delivery-problems/131585)
**Author:** [@Antichrist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Antichrist)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-delivery-problems/131585 "2019-10-21T20:56:17Z")
I’ve been struggling with settings up SMTP to work, I really hope someone can help me out with my sccenario. So let’s say that my discourse forum is located at discourseaddress.com and my mail is at mailserver.com. The d… --- ## [Yahoo Groups to Discourse migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yahoo-groups-to-discourse-migration/131587)
**Author:** [@ravenzachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ravenzachary)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yahoo-groups-to-discourse-migration/131587 "2019-10-21T20:54:17Z")
Has anyone explored creating a migration script from a Yahoo Group to Discourse for historical posts? December 14th, 2019, is when all of the content hosted on Yahoo Groups is going away. I am also looking into doing so… --- ## [Please add variable insertion in post possible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-add-variable-insertion-in-post-possible/131444)
**Author:** [@ariznaf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ariznaf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-add-variable-insertion-in-post-possible/131444 "2019-10-21T20:39:17Z")
It would be great to be able to insert a system variable in a post (for example site\_name). If our site\_name is OJODIGITAL, I had expected that when I insert in a post this text site\_name would have been substituted for… --- ## [Topic with Japanese in URL doesn't redirect if URL doesn't perfectly match](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-with-japanese-in-url-doesnt-redirect-if-url-doesnt-perfectly-match/125371)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-with-japanese-in-url-doesnt-redirect-if-url-doesnt-perfectly-match/125371 "2019-10-21T19:51:19Z")
In community.wanikani.com, opening any links to topics with Japanese in the fully qualified URL stopped working when opening them in a new tab or directly copying and pasting the link. Clicking the link to navigate withi… --- ## [Font awesome 4 icons show in one box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-awesome-4-icons-show-in-one-box/128602)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-awesome-4-icons-show-in-one-box/128602 "2019-10-21T17:12:48Z")
Hello, I just sent a one box as a post. I noticed that the like icon is from font awesome 4 if I am correct. Why is this? Thanks --- ## [Adding models to a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-models-to-a-plugin/131569)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-models-to-a-plugin/131569 "2019-10-21T17:01:14Z")
I’m working with a client that has developed a plugin that adds a bunch of models to, e.g., add post ratings. That’s pretty much always a bad idea, right? And should, in almost all circumstances, be done through stuff l… --- ## [Log in to Rocketchat with Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-in-to-rocketchat-with-discourse/85559)
**Author:** [@DrOpossum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DrOpossum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/log-in-to-rocketchat-with-discourse/85559 "2019-10-21T16:40:44Z")
Hey there, I would like to connect my Discourse to my self-hosted rocketchat server. It’s possible to log in via OAuth, CAS and SAML. Details can be found here: https://rocket.chat/docs/administrator-guides/authenticati… --- ## [SSO avatar does not refresh as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-avatar-does-not-refresh-as-expected/131422)
**Author:** [@Valentin\_Lungu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Valentin_Lungu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-avatar-does-not-refresh-as-expected/131422 "2019-10-21T16:32:44Z")
We have set up SSO login for our forum, but the user’s avatar icon does not update as we expect it to: When changing the avatar in our SSO provider we send the following payload to our discourse server: $encodedPayload… --- ## [When making simple mail server config changes, can the full \`launcher rebuild app\` be sped up?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-making-simple-mail-server-config-changes-can-the-full-launcher-rebuild-app-be-sped-up/131463)
**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-making-simple-mail-server-config-changes-can-the-full-launcher-rebuild-app-be-sped-up/131463 "2019-10-21T11:16:11Z")
When I make changes to /var/discourse/containers/app.yml that only revolve around smtp server config changes, can the launcher rebuild app process be significantly sped up? I suppose I could enter the container, modify … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=1324) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=1326)