# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1024 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1025 --- ## [Render modal for user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-modal-for-user/188456)
**Author:** [@NaH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NaH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-modal-for-user/188456 "2021-04-28T22:38:53Z")
Hello! I tried to customize for myself the discourse-patreon plugin. This plugin renders prompt about donation after “topic-above-footer-buttons” for some conditions: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-patreon/blob… --- ## [Discourse sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sidebar/188452)
**Author:** [@hamamiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hamamiz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sidebar/188452 "2021-04-28T22:20:49Z")
Hi team - was wondering if there is a way to add a sidebar with the top topics (highest number of replies maybe). thanks for the help! --- ## [Any options for over-riding the username restrictions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-options-for-over-riding-the-username-restrictions/96356)
**Author:** [@jezra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jezra)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-options-for-over-riding-the-username-restrictions/96356 "2018-09-06T19:29:58Z")
Today while testing changing username via an API call, I encountered a 422 error when attempting to change the name to a name with a space in it. Digging deeper, I quickly learned that the issue was due to the username … --- ## [Some ideas about groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-ideas-about-groups/188385)
**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-ideas-about-groups/188385 "2021-04-28T20:06:03Z")
Hi, Below features can be nice? Approve feature for groups. Admin or moderators approve a joining request for a group. Auto notification after added to a group by admin. Integration between costum fields and gr… --- ## [Events system could use some love for long term events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-system-could-use-some-love-for-long-term-events/188364)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Starkweather](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jim_Starkweather)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-system-could-use-some-love-for-long-term-events/188364 "2021-04-28T14:53:04Z")
I realize this is a unique situation, but my site holds long term (up to a year) group builds and while I will use the event system for these it does make for a very interesting view in the “upcoming events” area. T… --- ## [SMTP Password not working anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-password-not-working-anymore/188347)
**Author:** [@microfx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/microfx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-password-not-working-anymore/188347 "2021-04-28T16:31:39Z")
Hey! Sadly I had to reconfigure my SMTP password – I have changed it in app.yml /logs says Job exception: 535 Refused. Authentication failed. Rate limit hit or SMTP disabled. Just tried to find my old app.yml – but I … --- ## [Automated backup location](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-backup-location/188358)
**Author:** [@tdudgeon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tdudgeon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-backup-location/188358 "2021-04-28T14:56:09Z")
I’ve set the automated backups to occur every day and to use local storage. Where will these backups get put? I don’t see them listed in the Admin/Backup panel, but I do see backups there that I manually create there an… --- ## [If backup to s3 upload fails, backup is stored locally but ignores the backup limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-backup-to-s3-upload-fails-backup-is-stored-locally-but-ignores-the-backup-limit/188231)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-backup-to-s3-upload-fails-backup-is-stored-locally-but-ignores-the-backup-limit/188231 "2021-04-28T14:43:43Z")
Multipart upload backups to Scaleway S3 aren’t working for me still. Backup Upload to S3 Fails on scaleway (multipart upload) The problem is, if the upload fails, the backup remains stored locally like when doing normal… --- ## [Suggested Topics not working for my community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-not-working-for-my-community/188277)
**Author:** [@Pratham\_Nawal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pratham_Nawal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggested-topics-not-working-for-my-community/188277 "2021-04-28T04:57:32Z")
Hi All, I have enabled the ‘suggested topics’ option in the settings as admin but it doesn’t work. PFa the screenshots for reference. Let me know how to fix this? --- ## [I don't know if this theme is good enough to share](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-know-if-this-theme-is-good-enough-to-share/96464)
**Author:** [@Ovro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ovro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-know-if-this-theme-is-good-enough-to-share/96464 "2018-09-06T01:45:47Z")
I don’t even know what it’s meant to be, but I think it looks quite nice. You can view it here: https://theme-creator.discourse.org/theme/Ovro/darkmodesomething Worth sharing in #theme-full? --- ## [We're updating the mobile post controls layout to be more consistent with desktop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/were-updating-the-mobile-post-controls-layout-to-be-more-consistent-with-desktop/187539)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/were-updating-the-mobile-post-controls-layout-to-be-more-consistent-with-desktop/187539 "2021-04-28T02:33:38Z")
Today I’m merging an update that changes the default layout of the buttons under each post on mobile devices. This change makes our mobile button layout more consistent with desktop, especially when the reply count is vi… --- ## [Duplicating a discourse installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-a-discourse-installation/188271)
**Author:** [@salamandea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/salamandea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-a-discourse-installation/188271 "2021-04-28T02:22:25Z")
Good day, I was wondering if there is a fast way to duplicate a discourse installation? Same UI/structure/branding etc.? Is it possible to “clone” the droplet on Digital Ocean? Then change the domain? Thank you! --- ## [Number of anonymous users per week](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-of-anonymous-users-per-week/188316)
**Author:** [@Dawn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dawn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-of-anonymous-users-per-week/188316 "2021-04-28T00:18:34Z")
Would Data Explorer be able to help me find the number of anonymous users by week? --- ## [Forum Community Metrics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-community-metrics/37962)
**Author:** [@AlexBCodecademy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexBCodecademy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-community-metrics/37962 "2021-04-27T23:53:02Z")
Hey all! I need to prove that our community forums retain customers, acquire customers and reduce churn. Our forum works as a Q&A, bug/issue trackers and support. We have a Pro and Free product, Our Pro product comes … --- ## [Le niveau de confiance apparaît ici en chinois sur Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-appears-in-chinese-here-on-meta/188303)
**Author:** [@Hector](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hector)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-appears-in-chinese-here-on-meta/188303 "2021-04-28T00:14:31Z")
Por alguna razón, al navegar por meta.discourse.org sin haber iniciado sesión, el nivel de confianza en los perfiles aparece en chino. --- ## [How to clear S3 endpoint when moving from GCP bucket to AWS s3?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clear-s3-endpoint-when-moving-from-gcp-bucket-to-aws-s3/188308)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clear-s3-endpoint-when-moving-from-gcp-bucket-to-aws-s3/188308 "2021-04-27T22:14:40Z")
I’ve got a site with S3 buckets on GCP, so it has an endpoint set. That endpoint is in the sitesettings in the database somehow, so including DISCOURSE\_S3\_ENDPOINT: "" in the ENV does . . . nothing. Rather than clearing … --- ## [Access User Fields for custom components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-user-fields-for-custom-components/188305)
**Author:** [@bguan2020](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bguan2020)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-user-fields-for-custom-components/188305 "2021-04-27T22:03:55Z")
I’m using a custom header component to add external links on the header. I also have a user field that is a link to their profile on a separate website(each users’ profile link is unique). Is there any way I can access t… --- ## [Unable to change "system" avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-system-avatar/187172)
**Author:** [@rodypl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodypl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-system-avatar/187172 "2021-04-27T20:49:11Z")
I’ve been trying to change the avatar of my “system” user, but it’s not changing it. It lets me upload the new avatar, it even lets me select it, but after clicking “Save Changes”, it doesn’t update it. I think this is a… --- ## [Implosion after 2.7beta7 upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implosion-after-2-7beta7-upgrade/187956)
**Author:** [@BryanV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BryanV)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implosion-after-2-7beta7-upgrade/187956 "2021-04-27T19:14:27Z")
Hi all, We have run a self-hosted Discourse instance at https://discourse.bokeh.org for a number of years. Generally speaking, it has been rock-solid an almost no effort to maintain, and in particular, performing update… --- ## ["Welcome Message" is really an \*activation message\*](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-message-is-really-an-activation-message/187639)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-message-is-really-an-activation-message/187639 "2021-04-27T12:58:49Z")
Not quite sure where to put this… Continuing the discussion from New signups not receiving welcome email: Thinking this was a new forum that wasn’t sending mail, I helpfully recommended: (Which seemed helpful, if a … --- ## [Discourse SMTP Setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-setup/188233)
**Author:** [@Sundaram\_Das](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sundaram_Das)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-setup/188233 "2021-04-27T12:47:17Z")
Hi team, i have hosted discourse under my company network and now wanted to change the smtp settings. I have opened the firewall rule between discourse server and smtp server with port 25 as well. Now i do not have user… --- ## ["Insert date / time" last Tuesday of the month](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-date-time-last-tuesday-of-the-month/188257)
**Author:** [@AquaL1te](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AquaL1te)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-date-time-last-tuesday-of-the-month/188257 "2021-04-27T11:51:15Z")
The " Insert date / time" plugin allows to set accurrances, but not for a specific last day of the month, such as every last Tuesday of the month, correct? This could be a cool feature to add, because it would make the c… --- ## [Zapier posts with broken image due to system edits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zapier-posts-with-broken-image-due-to-system-edits/162077)
**Author:** [@bradley.bristowstagg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bradley.bristowstagg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zapier-posts-with-broken-image-due-to-system-edits/162077 "2020-08-26T17:21:41Z")
Hey wonderful people, We are currently using the Discourse Zapier app to push product update notificaitons to a category in Discourse. What we are seeing is that the post is made, looks beautiful, and then for some rea… --- ## [Removing links from emails for staged users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-links-from-emails-for-staged-users/188200)
**Author:** [@Parker1090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parker1090)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-links-from-emails-for-staged-users/188200 "2021-04-27T06:23:30Z")
Hi all We have an internal Discourse instance where sometimes we invite third parties to collaborate on different threads of PMs via email, so these are staged users. They can only respond by email as the forum itself i… --- ## [Cooking with C++](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cooking-with-c/187974)
**Author:** [@Hubbe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hubbe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cooking-with-c/187974 "2021-04-27T06:11:55Z")
(First post, so bear with me…) I recently set up my own Discourse forum: https://crucible.hubbe.net/ for the most part I’ve been very happy with it. The community is for an arduino-type board used mostly for prop maker… --- ## [Add S3 Bucket Policy: Automatically Delete Incomplete Multipart Upload Parts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-s3-bucket-policy-automatically-delete-incomplete-multipart-upload-parts/188232)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-s3-bucket-policy-automatically-delete-incomplete-multipart-upload-parts/188232 "2021-04-27T05:11:49Z")
I think it would be good if Discourse set a s3 bucket policy to automatically delete incomplete multipart upload parts from the bucket in the case of the upload failing or not completing within a certain amount of time. … --- ## [Anyone have a working AWS Cognito configuration w/ ouath2, openid or sso?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-have-a-working-aws-cognito-configuration-w-ouath2-openid-or-sso/123579)
**Author:** [@tunecrew](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tunecrew)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-have-a-working-aws-cognito-configuration-w-ouath2-openid-or-sso/123579 "2021-04-27T04:40:13Z")
I’m trying to integrate Discourse with our existing Cognito UserPool. Don’t have any IdP or SAML setup in AWS for sso so haven’t gone there. Tried w/ openid plugin but it Discourse redirects login to the /AUTHORIZE end… --- ## [Correct way to add rewrite rules to Nginx](https://meta.discourse.org/t/correct-way-to-add-rewrite-rules-to-nginx/24679)
**Author:** [@peter\_backx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peter_backx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/correct-way-to-add-rewrite-rules-to-nginx/24679 "2015-02-03T16:04:55Z")
I’m currently migrating a discussion board to Discourse. I’m still learning about how Discourse is distributed and set up, but I’ve got the data imported and everything configured. After importing all the topics, I now … --- ## [Error color for discourse\_publish\_format\_html](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-color-for-discourse-publish-format-html/187203)
**Author:** [@RichardC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RichardC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-color-for-discourse-publish-format-html/187203 "2021-04-27T03:31:30Z")
I recently ran a bunch of tests that involved clicking on the Update Topic button as I made changes to the discourse\_publish snippet Every time, I’d see the green message: The Discourse topic has been updated! After a … --- ## [Need a call to action after adding 2FA on a 2FA-required site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-call-to-action-after-adding-2fa-on-a-2fa-required-site/188168)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-call-to-action-after-adding-2fa-on-a-2fa-required-site/188168 "2021-04-27T01:53:30Z")
I just signed up on a site that requires 2FA for accounts. Immediately after creating my account I’m forced to this screen: It’s obvious that I needed to add at least one authenticator to continue, however after addi… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1023) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1025)