# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=289 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 290 --- ## [Discourse is so much a smooth experience](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-so-much-a-smooth-experience/355204)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-so-much-a-smooth-experience/355204 "2025-03-01T19:14:09Z")
A forum I’m active on upgraded vBulletin from 4 to 6. While I’m impressed at how such an old software, built on old foundations\[1\], was able to implement “modern” features, like: WYSIWYG editor Paste images directly i… --- ## [Show topic flags on first post too](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-topic-flags-on-first-post-too/355193)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-topic-flags-on-first-post-too/355193 "2025-03-01T15:17:32Z")
When a custom flag is added to show on “topic”, it would be helpful if that flag would show on the post flag menu of the first post of a topic too. Right now it is confusing for people that the flag menu on the post giv… --- ## [Email footer says: "Visit Message to respond to .", no names after "to"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-footer-says-visit-message-to-respond-to-no-names-after-to/354359)
**Author:** [@cultiv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cultiv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-footer-says-visit-message-to-respond-to-no-names-after-to/354359 "2025-03-01T11:08:09Z")
I have a few system messages going out that just end with Visit Message to respond to ., and I understand there should be name(s) in there. It’s important to note that I’ve disabled all DM functionality, only DMs initia… --- ## ["Recently joined" widget for WordPress (Illustrated Tutorial)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recently-joined-widget-for-wordpress-illustrated-tutorial/31631)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recently-joined-widget-for-wordpress-illustrated-tutorial/31631 "2025-03-01T07:31:40Z")
In this tutorial, we are going to display recently joined Discourse members in a WordPress widget. What will you need Admin rights in your Discourse (or ask an admin for an API key) Twig Anything WordPress plugin 10… --- ## [Looking for help taking our Discourse Forum to the next level!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-help-taking-our-discourse-forum-to-the-next-level/355104)
**Author:** [@Vincent\_v](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vincent_v)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 6:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-help-taking-our-discourse-forum-to-the-next-level/355104 "2025-03-01T06:19:05Z")
Hi, Looking for a team/agency/individual that would help us patch up (and pimp-my-ride) our Forum. We’re a minimalist company, so the aesthetics would run around that. $ depending on the complexity :slight\_smile: Best… --- ## [How can I update the topics list after making a change?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-update-the-topics-list-after-making-a-change/354537)
**Author:** [@bitmage](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bitmage)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-update-the-topics-list-after-making-a-change/354537 "2025-03-01T01:40:24Z")
I have implemented a custom button on the Post action menu that “boots” the post out of the current topic thread. It is an action available to the topic author which essentially performs the move operation, but with les… --- ## [Getting white screen on admin page after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-white-screen-on-admin-page-after-update/355032)
**Author:** [@Rahul\_Deshpande](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rahul_Deshpande)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-white-screen-on-admin-page-after-update/355032 "2025-03-01T01:33:24Z")
Hi all, I run a community of stock market enthusiasts named MadeForTrade.in. I manually updated the systems that were mentioned in the admin section. But after the update, I am unable to check admin and the rest of the … --- ## [Editing default signup field descriptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-default-signup-field-descriptions/355099)
**Author:** [@Sailor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sailor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-default-signup-field-descriptions/355099 "2025-02-28T21:23:25Z")
Long time user and fan, first time admin setting up a small community. Here goes first post. I used the pointers in this old thread to find and replace other text However, how do I identify fields that are named too g… --- ## [Can I create a badge for 'new contributors'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-badge-for-new-contributors/354974)
**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-badge-for-new-contributors/354974 "2025-02-28T21:07:14Z")
SELECT username FROM users u JOIN user\_stats us ON u.id = us.user\_id WHERE us.first\_post\_created\_at BETWEEN :start\_date::date AND :end\_date::date I want to know how to turn an SQL query into a badge setting.I want us… --- ## [Gamification on a fantasy forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-on-a-fantasy-forum/354514)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-on-a-fantasy-forum/354514 "2025-02-28T14:45:26Z")
Well, basically I’m just playing around with my Heroes theme here. So this is like the non-themable version that has assets I can’t re-distribute, experimental styles, additional theme components, and a lot of adjusted s… --- ## [Is it possible to turn off invite usage limit?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-turn-off-invite-usage-limit/355037)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-turn-off-invite-usage-limit/355037 "2025-02-28T14:27:05Z")
I have a couple questions about the settings within the invitation link: I see here it has a limit of 5000 uses. I know it would likely takes years to get to reach, but is there a way to turn this off? I ask becaus… --- ## [Forum's payment page fails to load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-payment-page-fails-to-load/354930)
**Author:** [@wisewords](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wisewords)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-payment-page-fails-to-load/354930 "2025-02-28T12:35:34Z")
My forum’s 2 weeks of its free trial has ran out and I’ve been trying to pay for the forum. But for the past few hours, it keeps occurring a bug where the payment page fails to load. Did anyone else who self-hosts a… --- ## [Follow request from External Instance -\> Biohacking.Forum stuck on "Processing"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-request-from-external-instance-biohacking-forum-stuck-on-processing/353176)
**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-request-from-external-instance-biohacking-forum-stuck-on-processing/353176 "2025-02-28T11:33:23Z")
This is the respective actor: 💬 General - Biohacking Forums (@general@biohacking.forum) This is the respective Instance(pub): https://biohacking.forum --- ## [Text instead of reply icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-instead-of-reply-icon/354997)
**Author:** [@TRgala\_Murat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TRgala_Murat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-instead-of-reply-icon/354997 "2025-02-28T09:47:27Z")
Hello. On mobile, people can’t see the reply button. Can we add reply text here like on desktop? --- ## [Discourse Gamification Plugin in the Header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gamification-plugin-in-the-header/354769)
**Author:** [@TRgala\_Murat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TRgala_Murat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-gamification-plugin-in-the-header/354769 "2025-02-28T09:06:54Z")
Hello, I’m trying to do something. I want to display the user points from the Discourse Gamification plugin at the top of the site. For example, if a user named Adam has 700 points, how can I show this in the header sect… --- ## [/categories\_and\_latest and /categories pages shows error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-and-latest-and-categories-pages-shows-error/354600)
**Author:** [@honzao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honzao)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-and-latest-and-categories-pages-shows-error/354600 "2025-02-28T08:44:40Z")
Hello, our site is throwing 500 error when opening /categories\_and\_latest or /categories pages. The error detail is ArgumentError (comparison of Integer with nil failed) app/models/category\_list.rb:235:in \`\<=' app/mod… --- ## [User Page Metrics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-page-metrics/354906)
**Author:** [@srinivas.chilukuri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srinivas.chilukuri)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-page-metrics/354906 "2025-02-27T23:14:40Z")
@SaraDev can u provide the sql query for metrics available at https://meta.discourse.org/u?cards=no&order=post\_count refer image below metrics like received like given topics viewed posts read days visited solu… --- ## [Postgresql OOM Errors?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-oom-errors/354705)
**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-oom-errors/354705 "2025-02-26T21:35:18Z")
It seems that about every 30 minutes or so I am getting this error: ActiveRecord::ConnectionNotEstablished : connection to server on socket “/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432” failed: FATAL: the database system is in … --- ## [Sign Up button doesn't show up anymore with decorateWidget](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-button-doesnt-show-up-anymore-with-decoratewidget/354691)
**Author:** [@Andreea\_Pomirleanu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andreea_Pomirleanu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-button-doesnt-show-up-anymore-with-decoratewidget/354691 "2025-02-27T20:26:06Z")
Hello! It seems that the Sign Up button we had setup next to the Login button is no longer displaying and I see an error in the console saying “\[THEME NAME\] decorateWidget: Could not find widget ‘header-buttons’ in regis… --- ## [Issue about personal information list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-about-personal-information-list/354834)
**Author:** [@gzbang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gzbang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-about-personal-information-list/354834 "2025-02-27T19:16:24Z")
I’ve set up my own forum. May I ask where I can get an overview of the personal information I’ve collected and inform users about it? Currently, it’s a mystery to me. --- ## [Create an Unforgettable Logo and Favicon for Your New Website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-an-unforgettable-logo-and-favicon-for-your-new-website/354885)
**Author:** [@qingfeng1024](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qingfeng1024)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-an-unforgettable-logo-and-favicon-for-your-new-website/354885 "2025-02-27T17:41:55Z")
A great website logo is memorable and boosts your brand image. But for design novices, creating a professional and eye-catching logo can seem daunting. Don’t worry! I’m recommending two fantastic online logo design tools… --- ## [Middle clicking links in staff actions log doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/middle-clicking-links-in-staff-actions-log-doesnt-work/165340)
**Author:** [@Vortico](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vortico)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/middle-clicking-links-in-staff-actions-log-doesnt-work/165340 "2025-02-27T17:15:11Z")
When hovering the cursor over a link in one of the entries of the admin’s Staff Actions log page, the browser says it will go to the path /admin/logs/staff\_action\_logs. If the link is left-clicked, Javascript makes the b… --- ## [Tag icon doesn't appear in the hashtag autocomplete](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-icon-doesnt-appear-in-the-hashtag-autocomplete/354872)
**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-icon-doesnt-appear-in-the-hashtag-autocomplete/354872 "2025-02-27T16:59:44Z")
This is not a bug in the component per se. The component relies on the hashtag slug: But core doesn’t pass the slug param in generateIconHTML function \[1\]. It doesn’t appear to be a regression, I assume there was n… --- ## [Discourse comments are not reflected on WordPress blog (2025 version)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comments-are-not-reflected-on-wordpress-blog-2025-version/354713)
**Author:** [@Gregory\_Bartholomew](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gregory_Bartholomew)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-comments-are-not-reflected-on-wordpress-blog-2025-version/354713 "2025-02-27T16:42:02Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse comments are not reflected on Wordpress blog: Hi. I’ve installed a fresh copy of Discourse 3.4.0 (4abee26a32) and WordPress 6.7.2 on my local PC for testing and I’m unable to get… --- ## [Instant search on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instant-search-on-meta/323324)
**Author:** [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instant-search-on-meta/323324 "2025-02-27T14:32:40Z")
Hi, iwant to know if the instant search will be enabled here on meta again? i wanted to try it, but too late :frowning: I just saw that, it’s public on github. But is it hard to install for testing purposes? I wanted t… --- ## [Add timezone to the Topic Timer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-timezone-to-the-topic-timer/354645)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-timezone-to-the-topic-timer/354645 "2025-02-26T15:11:23Z")
Hi there, I think it would be very helpful to be able to specify a timezone for the time being specified. I assume it uses my timezone, but it wouldn’t hurt to add clarity here. This is pretty clear when it breaks it do… --- ## [Why does clicking latest at top of mobile open a menu at the bottom](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-clicking-latest-at-top-of-mobile-open-a-menu-at-the-bottom/322244)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-clicking-latest-at-top-of-mobile-open-a-menu-at-the-bottom/322244 "2025-02-27T14:06:12Z")
It’s quite jarring to click what used to be a pull down to select latest, new, etc at the top of the page and then have to go to the bottom of the screen to choose. --- ## [MessageBus - How to setup Messagebus using Dart-Flutter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messagebus-how-to-setup-messagebus-using-dart-flutter/208649)
**Author:** [@Sembauke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sembauke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messagebus-how-to-setup-messagebus-using-dart-flutter/208649 "2025-02-27T12:04:49Z")
Hey Everyone, I am making a mobile application that uses the Discourse to GET and POST data. At the moment, I am making a request every 30 seconds to see if there are new posts on a topic. This seems like it could pote… --- ## [Chat not working after dev install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-not-working-after-dev-install/354575)
**Author:** [@Neeraj\_Keriya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neeraj_Keriya)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-not-working-after-dev-install/354575 "2025-02-27T10:52:09Z")
After following all steps in doc: Install Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian for Development I tried running server using “bin/ember-cli -u” and (“bin/ember-cli” + “rails s” in saparate terminal windows). I am getting error… --- ## [Update Discourse to the latest version, but this Dropdown Header is not working anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-discourse-to-the-latest-version-but-this-dropdown-header-is-not-working-anymore/354802)
**Author:** [@Zard\_W](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zard_W)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-discourse-to-the-latest-version-but-this-dropdown-header-is-not-working-anymore/354802 "2025-02-27T10:41:07Z")
Update Discourse to the latest version, but this menu component is not working anymore, I see error in console. What should I do? pls help! [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=288) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=290)