# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=331 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 332 --- ## [Automate Post Liking on Discourse for Testing Purposes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-post-liking-on-discourse-for-testing-purposes/343114)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automate-post-liking-on-discourse-for-testing-purposes/343114 "2024-12-18T06:55:46Z")
Sharing a Python script that automates the process of liking the first post (topic) in multiple topics on a Discourse forum. This can be useful for testing purposes on a test forum or experimenting with multiple accounts… --- ## [OAUTH flow to Integrate the discourse community account with the third party CRM tool where it can create tickets of community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth-flow-to-integrate-the-discourse-community-account-with-the-third-party-crm-tool-where-it-can-create-tickets-of-community/343092)
**Author:** [@kekafel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kekafel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth-flow-to-integrate-the-discourse-community-account-with-the-third-party-crm-tool-where-it-can-create-tickets-of-community/343092 "2024-12-18T06:45:01Z")
I want to integrate discourse Account with the CRM tool that I have where what I want is as follows :- User can add their Discourse community account in my tool using his discourse loginId and password . Discourse sh… --- ## [Likes count in user summary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-count-in-user-summary/343103)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-count-in-user-summary/343103 "2024-12-18T06:18:57Z")
I built a Python script to like topics/posts, and it works great, looping through multiple users and everything works fine. I can see the likes on each post from different users even after a hard refresh, just as if it w… --- ## [Discourse: Google Play user-generated content policy violation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-google-play-user-generated-content-policy-violation/238395)
**Author:** [@RobinTS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobinTS)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-google-play-user-generated-content-policy-violation/238395 "2024-12-18T05:33:29Z")
Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice here. We have an app, available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store, with an embedded Discourse community. It has been like this for several years now and the community itself … --- ## [Bluesky Oauth Support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bluesky-oauth-support/339950)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bluesky-oauth-support/339950 "2024-12-18T04:56:04Z")
The title is all there is to it - I’d like to see Bluesky added to Discourse’s login oAuth2 system the same way Twitter, Discord, Github, Google, and the rest of the sites are. Many people (including myself) have fully g… --- ## [Moderators do not have access to Watched Words again](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-do-not-have-access-to-watched-words-again/308893)
**Author:** [@Jayne\_ivana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jayne_ivana)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderators-do-not-have-access-to-watched-words-again/308893 "2024-12-18T01:35:21Z")
I am on 3.3.0.beta3-dev. Our moderators have reported that they no longer have access to Watched Words, much like this previous report a few years ago: Is this a bug? Thanks! --- ## [Call to action - encourage new users to participate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/call-to-action-encourage-new-users-to-participate/341042)
**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/call-to-action-encourage-new-users-to-participate/341042 "2024-12-17T23:22:43Z")
Not sure if this is the right category or not but here goes. Are there any recommended ways to improve how new users see the forum, and encourage them to participate? If I am visiting a discourse topic from Google, and … --- ## [Do you think it's okay if I actively language correct users' posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-think-its-okay-if-i-actively-language-correct-users-posts/337509)
**Author:** [@Firsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firsh)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-think-its-okay-if-i-actively-language-correct-users-posts/337509 "2024-12-17T19:02:57Z")
I work as a proofreader, and it’s often disheartening to see users ask questions or start discussions with no punctuation at all. Do people perceive this as paternalism? Or do others see it as a desperate attempt to main… --- ## [Support for PLN currency?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-pln-currency/342040)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-pln-currency/342040 "2024-12-17T22:03:41Z")
What are the chances of adding the PLN currency to the Subscriptions plugin? :smiling\_face\_with\_tear: While Poland is in the EU, it hasn’t adopted the euro and most folks don’t want to mess around with having a multi-cur… --- ## [Wrong reason for not allowing topic creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-reason-for-not-allowing-topic-creation/286132)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-reason-for-not-allowing-topic-creation/286132 "2024-12-17T20:59:11Z")
When you filter using a tag you’re not permitted to use, the ‘New Topic’ button is disabled. The :information\_source: shows the message “You’re not allowed to create topics in this category”. However, the issue doesn’t l… --- ## [Way to find parent post (not list of all ancestors scrolled to the top of the list)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-find-parent-post-not-list-of-all-ancestors-scrolled-to-the-top-of-the-list/342965)
**Author:** [@curi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/curi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-find-parent-post-not-list-of-all-ancestors-scrolled-to-the-top-of-the-list/342965 "2024-12-17T20:43:05Z")
I’d like a quick way to find the parent of a post. When you click the little icon to expand what’s being replied to, you sometimes get a dozen posts and get scrolled all the way up to the top of them (which is rarely wha… --- ## [Bypassing watched words with confusable character replacements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypassing-watched-words-with-confusable-character-replacements/342955)
**Author:** [@billgraziano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/billgraziano)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypassing-watched-words-with-confusable-character-replacements/342955 "2024-12-17T19:21:16Z")
I’m not 100% sure this a bug. But watched words can’t match weirdly encoded posts. Or I can’t write the regex to make it match them. I have been hit with a bunch of spam lately. Watched words helped initially but now… --- ## [AWS S3 upload - unable to sign request without credentials set](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aws-s3-upload-unable-to-sign-request-without-credentials-set/342266)
**Author:** [@Wurzelseppi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wurzelseppi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aws-s3-upload-unable-to-sign-request-without-credentials-set/342266 "2024-12-17T16:33:59Z")
Hey guys, I´m using 3.4.0.beta3-dev, and I´m getting the mentioned error (but only in ui, not the logs) when trying to upload an image into a topic. my config is thus: \["s3\_upload\_bucket", "\/discourse-upl… --- ## [Is there a way to import a Word docx file into a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-import-a-word-docx-file-into-a-post/342826)
**Author:** [@JonLewit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JonLewit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-import-a-word-docx-file-into-a-post/342826 "2024-12-17T15:38:29Z")
We would like to import some Word documents into a post to make them searchable/accessible. Is there a pay to do this or do we have to convert them into markdown files and do a cut and paste? --- ## [Side scroll bar date missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/side-scroll-bar-date-missing/342075)
**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/side-scroll-bar-date-missing/342075 "2024-12-17T14:42:34Z")
Starting today, December 12, the date is missing on the side scroll bar. Here on Meta, the date is visible However, on my forum, the date is missing. This is troublesome on some of the longer threads. --- ## [Forum is disappearing 😳 Backup size consistently decreasing over time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-is-disappearing-backup-size-consistently-decreasing-over-time/340678)
**Author:** [@wil93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wil93)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-is-disappearing-backup-size-consistently-decreasing-over-time/340678 "2024-12-17T14:07:47Z")
I noticed that the backups are gradually decreasing in size, and some uploads are starting to disappear. For example in this post there should be a video, but it doesn’t play anymore and indeed is missing from the ba… --- ## [Switching between the Default and Dark theme doesn't have any effect on bg color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-between-the-default-and-dark-theme-doesnt-have-any-effect-on-bg-color/342895)
**Author:** [@T\_Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/T_Disco)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-between-the-default-and-dark-theme-doesnt-have-any-effect-on-bg-color/342895 "2024-12-17T14:05:12Z")
For me, on meta.discourse.org the Default and Dark theme both display with a black background. On one of the Discourse sites I’m admin for when switching between the Default and the Dark theme they both display with a w… --- ## [About the Hiring Notification on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-hiring-notification-on-meta/342885)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-hiring-notification-on-meta/342885 "2024-12-17T13:26:07Z")
Hi all, I’m curious about the hiring notification here on Meta. Could anyone clarify which component or theme it’s based on? Is it publicly available, and if any additional CSS has been applied, is that also publicly ac… --- ## [How can I make the home page similar to this one?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-the-home-page-similar-to-this-one/342830)
**Author:** [@Aurora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aurora)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-the-home-page-similar-to-this-one/342830 "2024-12-17T13:15:34Z")
How can I make the home page similar to this one? I like the structure of the site, but I don’t know how to implement it. How can I realize that the star page is a specific category? Are certain components used there? … --- ## [Group read state cannot be enabled on automatic groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-read-state-cannot-be-enabled-on-automatic-groups/335961)
**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-read-state-cannot-be-enabled-on-automatic-groups/335961 "2024-12-17T11:24:37Z")
For all automatic groups (admins, tl0, etc), if you enable the group read state, and then refresh the page, it disables itself again. --- ## [Logout all users through the rails console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-all-users-through-the-rails-console/93239)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-all-users-through-the-rails-console/93239 "2018-07-26T22:13:01Z")
To logout all users, enter the rails console and then run UserAuthToken.destroy\_all Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-05-25T11:35:07Z (UTC) ▶ Check document --- ## [Site does not appear in google searches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-does-not-appear-in-google-searches/174340)
**Author:** [@onecame](https://meta.discourse.org/u/onecame)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-does-not-appear-in-google-searches/174340 "2024-12-17T10:08:46Z")
Hi, I searched for my site on googl but my site could not be found.(googl search site:form.gelcoz.tk)? .. and I added a sitemap to googl seo, but I get an error “the sitemap could not be read”? Sitemap --- ## [Restrict logins via OIDC to specific roles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-logins-via-oidc-to-specific-roles/340389)
**Author:** [@IanManning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IanManning)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-logins-via-oidc-to-specific-roles/340389 "2024-12-17T08:56:17Z")
Hi I’ve connected my Discourse instance to our identity provider, SAP CDC, using the OIDC plugin. This works in the sense that users can login via their SAP CDC accounts and register on discourse. I want to be able to… --- ## [Creating personal message to self for taking notes, without filling own username by hand](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-personal-message-to-self-for-taking-notes-without-filling-own-username-by-hand/342841)
**Author:** [@Jun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jun)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-personal-message-to-self-for-taking-notes-without-filling-own-username-by-hand/342841 "2024-12-17T08:51:47Z")
I’d like to add an direct link on homepage for taking private notes, sending to self. I’ve read creating-pre-filled-personal-message-links. https://try.discourse.org/new-message?username=rudy Is there any way to pre-f… --- ## [Says 'category' and not 'tag' when clicking on why user cannot post topics in a certain tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/says-category-and-not-tag-when-clicking-on-why-user-cannot-post-topics-in-a-certain-tag/342822)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/says-category-and-not-tag-when-clicking-on-why-user-cannot-post-topics-in-a-certain-tag/342822 "2024-12-17T08:33:17Z")
When going to completed’s page, it doesn’t allow me to make topics with that tag. Okay. However, when clicking on the :information\_source: button, it says that I can’t create topics in that category, instead of tag. … --- ## [Dashes not removed from breadcrumb toggle or "There are no more \[tag\] topics" message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashes-not-removed-from-breadcrumb-toggle-or-there-are-no-more-tag-topics-message/342843)
**Author:** [@grovemountain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grovemountain)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashes-not-removed-from-breadcrumb-toggle-or-there-are-no-more-tag-topics-message/342843 "2024-12-17T08:21:34Z")
Thank you for this theme component. When on a tag page, it appears that dashes are not removed from: The breadcrumb toggle/button The message, “There are no more \[tag\] topics. Browse all tags or view latest topics.” … --- ## [OAuth Error - Unable to know exact cause for this error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth-error-unable-to-know-exact-cause-for-this-error/342789)
**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth-error-unable-to-know-exact-cause-for-this-error/342789 "2024-12-17T07:19:03Z")
We get this this OAuth error and refreshing the page it works…I did check the error log and here is the details::: Faraday::TimeoutError (Timeout::Error) I get this below traceback log error: activesupport-7.2.2/… --- ## [Semantic Search API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semantic-search-api/342825)
**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semantic-search-api/342825 "2024-12-17T06:59:20Z")
How can we access semantic search through the API? search.json does not seem to have semantic (even though, I remember they did at some point?) discourse-ai/embeddings/semantic-search?q= is called after search.json, go… --- ## [Fetch Discourse Topics and Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fetch-discourse-topics-and-categories/342829)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fetch-discourse-topics-and-categories/342829 "2024-12-17T06:56:22Z")
This Python script is designed to help Discourse forum administrators and data enthusiasts gather, analyze, and manipulate important forum data like topics, categories, views, likes, and more. With powerful filtering opt… --- ## [Hosting dynamic content inside a Discourse subfolder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-dynamic-content-inside-a-discourse-subfolder/342672)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-dynamic-content-inside-a-discourse-subfolder/342672 "2024-12-17T05:10:51Z")
From what I’ve learned so far, installing Discourse in a subfolder is not entirely impossible, but it can be quite challenging due to its specific setup requirements. It’s generally considered preferable to use Discourse… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=330) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=332)