# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=1418 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1419 --- ## [Photo Editing and Previews on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photo-editing-and-previews-on-mobile/113568)
**Author:** [@Shawn\_Kirsch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shawn_Kirsch)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photo-editing-and-previews-on-mobile/113568 "2019-04-10T03:24:02Z")
I’ve been trying to edit some posts on mobile and with pictures and long text it gets pretty cumbersome. The preview is not really visible at all and when I try to scroll up and down on the input box the keyboard appear… --- ## [Token scanning to filter private data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/token-scanning-to-filter-private-data/112359)
**Author:** [@cori](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/token-scanning-to-filter-private-data/112359 "2019-04-10T03:03:10Z")
I’ve been poking around looking for something akin to GitHub’s token scanning, but for Discourse, without any luck. I don’t believe there’s anything in the core functionality or any of the Discourse-supported plugins at… --- ## [Remove white board under Alter-info](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-white-board-under-alter-info/113842)
**Author:** [@Nrsinga\_Dasa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nrsinga_Dasa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-white-board-under-alter-info/113842 "2019-04-10T02:39:44Z")
Hello Support What CSS do you I use to specifically select the background of ember 20 to color grey. If I just use .row is change other areas on the site. --- ## [Can't connect to server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-connect-to-server/113638)
**Author:** [@BerryBlue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BerryBlue)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-connect-to-server/113638 "2019-04-10T02:24:08Z")
I’m not able to connect to my discourse at all from the web browser. What do I do? --- ## [InvalidTextRepresentation: ERROR when trying to upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalidtextrepresentation-error-when-trying-to-upgrade/113592)
**Author:** [@depeters](https://meta.discourse.org/u/depeters)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalidtextrepresentation-error-when-trying-to-upgrade/113592 "2019-04-10T01:39:38Z")
I just tried to update and it is failing. Help please! Caused by: PG::InvalidTextRepresentation: ERROR: invalid input syntax for integer: "Item Comments" /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0/gems/rack-mini-prof… --- ## [Pulling in Sub Category Posts w/ Slack Plug-In?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pulling-in-sub-category-posts-w-slack-plug-in/113899)
**Author:** [@cori\_online](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori_online)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pulling-in-sub-category-posts-w-slack-plug-in/113899 "2019-04-09T22:15:10Z")
Hi! :wave: We have the Slack plug-in enabled on our site, but it’s not pulling in posts from sub-categories. Does anyone know if that’s something that can be enabled? If so, is it done in Discourse settings? Thanks in a… --- ## [Discourse API developers docker-compose basic image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-developers-docker-compose-basic-image/113886)
**Author:** [@alank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alank)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-developers-docker-compose-basic-image/113886 "2019-04-09T20:55:47Z")
Hey guys, I’ve been working on getting a basic Discourse setup for simply doing API development to Discourse API, I’m sure others would need it when developing SSO (Single Sign On) or Discourse API based calls. So I’m wa… --- ## [Anonymous reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-reply/113905)
**Author:** [@Viki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Viki)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-reply/113905 "2019-04-09T20:51:46Z")
Discourse have option to reply as anonymous user even though they are logged in as a real user. For some reason, I just don’t want to reveal the real user name when I reply to some topic. --- ## [Spoiler text in emails is simply missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-text-in-emails-is-simply-missing/113826)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-text-in-emails-is-simply-missing/113826 "2019-04-09T19:52:18Z")
Apropos this old bug, I noticed that spoiler text in emails is simply missing. Previously it used to be blacked out, but now the spoiler text is just completely gone. This is definitely a regression, but I’m not 100% su… --- ## [Is it possible to get a report on post approvals?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-report-on-post-approvals/108101)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-report-on-post-approvals/108101 "2019-04-09T19:32:06Z")
We’ve configured our forum to require approval for posts from new users. We approve posts pretty fast, I think, but I wanted to check the data to see how we’re doing. Is there an admin report on how many posts we’ve app… --- ## [Unable to set up permissions on parent/subcategory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-set-up-permissions-on-parent-subcategory/112562)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-set-up-permissions-on-parent-subcategory/112562 "2019-04-09T17:32:03Z")
This seems to be a new issue as it was working fine previously. Here are a couple example structures - it is a common pattern on forums: Learning Resources - parent category that everyone can see but nobody can post i… --- ## [Minor reply box issues on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-reply-box-issues-on-mobile/113815)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-reply-box-issues-on-mobile/113815 "2019-04-09T17:19:45Z")
I noticed two issues for the first time today related to the reply box. I’m pretty sure both of these issues are new. I’m not sure if Contribute \> UX is the right category to put this, but nothing is really broken so it … --- ## [How to disable a component without access to site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-a-component-without-access-to-site/113879)
**Author:** [@DigitalStartup](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DigitalStartup)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-a-component-without-access-to-site/113879 "2019-04-09T16:14:35Z")
I amended the setting in a component and now my site won’t load. How can I disable it from the CLI? --- ## [New user approval broken in 2.3 beta 7?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-approval-broken-in-2-3-beta-7/113736)
**Author:** [@marcozambi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcozambi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-approval-broken-in-2-3-beta-7/113736 "2019-04-09T15:23:11Z")
Dear all, I’m trying to approve a new user in Discourse 2.3 beta 7 (v2.3.0.beta7 +3) but clicking on the “Approve” button in the user’s page has no effect. Looking into the logs, I can see an error 500 coming from the … --- ## [Establish current ownership of email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/establish-current-ownership-of-email/113755)
**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/establish-current-ownership-of-email/113755 "2019-04-09T09:54:08Z")
Does anyone have an idea how we can verify that users are still in possession of their original email address? Our usecase is that we allow access based on their employer’s domain. If people leave their employer, they w… --- ## [Using dynamic categories as isolated subforums?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-dynamic-categories-as-isolated-subforums/113652)
**Author:** [@manfrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manfrin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-dynamic-categories-as-isolated-subforums/113652 "2019-04-09T09:49:01Z")
I’m building essentially a directory of podcasts and I want to build the system so that each podcast has its own forum (or set of forums) – but linked with a single account that I’ll integrate to the directory with SSO. … --- ## [Onebox challenges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-challenges/102586)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-challenges/102586 "2019-04-09T07:06:11Z")
Guys, I’ve noticed that one boxing doesn’t always work. I’m aware of how it works with Open Graph (no tags, fair enough) I’m also aware it does more than just rely on OG in many cases. However there’s a lot of scop… --- ## [Limiting visibility and access to forums by profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limiting-visibility-and-access-to-forums-by-profile/113810)
**Author:** [@bkerensa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bkerensa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limiting-visibility-and-access-to-forums-by-profile/113810 "2019-04-09T06:18:02Z")
Is there anyway to limit visibility and access to post to a category or forum using profile fields? Like say you wanted to have a forum exclusive to women how would this be accomplished currently? --- ## [Can new users be 'Read Only' while their account gets approved by moderation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-new-users-be-read-only-while-their-account-gets-approved-by-moderation/113578)
**Author:** [@Dylan\_Russell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dylan_Russell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-new-users-be-read-only-while-their-account-gets-approved-by-moderation/113578 "2019-04-09T05:48:42Z")
Hi there, title pretty much explains my question. Right now when new users are created they have to be approved my admin, but this working quite right for us. Ideally we’d like new users to have access to read-only forum… --- ## [Signup CTA is not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-cta-is-not-working/113711)
**Author:** [@Ankhamax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ankhamax)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-cta-is-not-working/113711 "2019-04-09T02:11:44Z")
I am running on the latest Discourse version ( v2.3.0.beta7 +7). enable signup cta Show a notice to returning anonymous users prompting them to sign up for an account. Signup cta has been enabled on my site. However it… --- ## [Trying to install Discourse in an Ubuntu VM on Proxmox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-install-discourse-in-an-ubuntu-vm-on-proxmox/113703)
**Author:** [@naupe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naupe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-install-discourse-in-an-ubuntu-vm-on-proxmox/113703 "2019-04-09T00:12:51Z")
Hello Discourse community, So I’ve successfully installed Discourse on an already set-up VM as well as on a physical server box. However, recently I bought a PowerEdge R710 and want to set up a Discourse forum in an Ubu… --- ## [Avatars disappearing from selectable avatars list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-disappearing-from-selectable-avatars-list/113794)
**Author:** [@Caliph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Caliph)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-disappearing-from-selectable-avatars-list/113794 "2019-04-08T22:49:19Z")
Hi this has been happening from the beginning of our install. We have V2.2.0.beta5 on digitalocean server. The occurance is random we thought at first that it could be an issue with upgrades so we stopped upgrading disc… --- ## [Webhook connect to post comments to WordPress working unreliably](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-connect-to-post-comments-to-wordpress-working-unreliably/109048)
**Author:** [@adamengst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamengst)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-connect-to-post-comments-to-wordpress-working-unreliably/109048 "2019-04-08T21:40:06Z")
We have Discourse set to send comments to WordPress via webhook, using the Sync Comment Data option in the WordPress Discourse plug-in. That has, for the most part, worked fine. Recently, however, we’ve seen some situati… --- ## [Blocking people](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocking-people/113741)
**Author:** [@Tueflisch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tueflisch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blocking-people/113741 "2019-04-08T19:51:04Z")
You should be able to have a block system on discourse, where you can’t see their info like view your profile, they can’t see yours --- ## [Discourse 2.3.0.beta8 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-3-0-beta8-release-notes/113788)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-3-0-beta8-release-notes/113788 "2019-04-08T18:55:34Z")
New features in 2.3.0.beta8 beta8 is a security update to beta7 released Friday This beta includes 1 security fix for issues reported by our community and HackerOne. Remove XSS in composer preview when applying image … --- ## [Possible for admins to create bookmarks for users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-for-admins-to-create-bookmarks-for-users/113689)
**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-for-admins-to-create-bookmarks-for-users/113689 "2019-04-08T16:55:57Z")
Is it possible to create bookmarks for other users? I’m imagining creating a new user’s first bookmark to a particular topic we write to help new users get up to speed. --- ## [Rare SSO issue causing 500 error and no log entry](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rare-sso-issue-causing-500-error-and-no-log-entry/54151)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Houston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jesse_Houston)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rare-sso-issue-causing-500-error-and-no-log-entry/54151 "2016-12-13T04:18:45Z")
Hey there, We have a rare bug (~5% of users) in our Discourse SSO implementation where the user authenticates against our backend, then is sent back to Discourse with the SSO and Sig parameters, but are returned the err… --- ## [What's the CSS style for the glow effect around input boxes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-css-style-for-the-glow-effect-around-input-boxes/113702)
**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-css-style-for-the-glow-effect-around-input-boxes/113702 "2019-04-08T14:27:45Z")
What’s the CSS style for the glow effect around input boxes? --- ## [Discourse - this genuinely awesome forum software](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-this-genuinely-awesome-forum-software/113756)
**Author:** [@Zeemah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zeemah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-this-genuinely-awesome-forum-software/113756 "2019-04-08T14:03:42Z")
Hi there, I’d just like to thank all Discourse staff for their hard work on this software. It’s genuinely awesome and I’d just like to say my thanks to you all. I’m currently a moderator for a forum with ~250k members a… --- ## [How to migrate users from normal to sso](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-users-from-normal-to-sso/111668)
**Author:** [@Wurzelseppi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wurzelseppi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-users-from-normal-to-sso/111668 "2019-04-08T11:05:15Z")
Hi guys, I started my community in normal mode, but will switch to SSO soon. Is there a good “best practice” available how to switch a user from his individual account to sso mode ? I´m using the official https://git… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=1417) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=1419)