# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1102 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1103 --- ## [Clicking link on system email redirects to a blank page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-link-on-system-email-redirects-to-a-blank-page/172228)
**Author:** [@trying2survive](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trying2survive)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-link-on-system-email-redirects-to-a-blank-page/172228 "2020-12-07T16:21:44Z")
Recently migrated to Discourse and system emails seem to be working until clicking on system email links always redirects to a blank page. Sample: Grant someone an admin access That person receives a system email Clic… --- ## [When we delete a category, what happens to the deleted topics in it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-we-delete-a-category-what-happens-to-the-deleted-topics-in-it/171131)
**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-we-delete-a-category-what-happens-to-the-deleted-topics-in-it/171131 "2020-12-07T16:45:33Z")
When we delete a category, what happens to the deleted topics in it? --- ## [How to uninstall old versions of postgres?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-uninstall-old-versions-of-postgres/172506)
**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-uninstall-old-versions-of-postgres/172506 "2020-12-07T16:43:11Z")
I’ve noticed that my server has several versions of postgres installed: grep -H '^port' /etc/postgresql/\*/main/postgresql.conf /etc/postgresql/10/main/postgresql.conf:port = 5432 # (change requires restart) /etc/post… --- ## [Database migration chokes on huge value of a "calendar-details" item in table "post\_custom\_fields"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-migration-chokes-on-huge-value-of-a-calendar-details-item-in-table-post-custom-fields/172483)
**Author:** [@amotl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amotl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/database-migration-chokes-on-huge-value-of-a-calendar-details-item-in-table-post-custom-fields/172483 "2020-12-07T16:01:44Z")
TLDR; At post #4 ff., we have been able to confirm that this problem was related to Discourse Calendar and Events and the database migration was nudged into success after deactivating this temporarily – thanks @falco. A… --- ## [Make all categories show up on the homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-all-categories-show-up-on-the-homepage/171924)
**Author:** [@Emmanuel\_Straschnov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Emmanuel_Straschnov)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-all-categories-show-up-on-the-homepage/171924 "2020-12-07T15:24:49Z")
I used to be able to check which category was making it to the homepage, but it seems like this is gone. There is one category i would like to move back to the home page, do you guys know how i can do this? Thanks --- ## [GET directory\_items doesn't work with api-key provided](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-directory-items-doesnt-work-with-api-key-provided/172107)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Yermolayev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mike_Yermolayev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-directory-items-doesnt-work-with-api-key-provided/172107 "2020-12-07T13:43:16Z")
Hello, I was trying to get all users using /directory\_items endpoint but what I figured out is that I can’t get it when I provide api-key with ‘read’ permissions. The strangest thing is that I can get it without any ap… --- ## [How to add a specific label for a user group & validate the group using a key?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-specific-label-for-a-user-group-validate-the-group-using-a-key/172480)
**Author:** [@bchesneau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bchesneau)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-specific-label-for-a-user-group-validate-the-group-using-a-key/172480 "2020-12-07T10:55:49Z")
I would like to create a specific class of user and add to them a logo. the class of the user will be checked at registration when the user is adding a member key to its profile. Basically what I would like to have is th… --- ## [Feature Request: Make the Digest Job "Sending Time Window" Configurable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-make-the-digest-job-sending-time-window-configurable/172438)
**Author:** [@neounix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neounix)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-make-the-digest-job-sending-time-window-configurable/172438 "2020-12-07T09:59:56Z")
Hey All, I would like to request one or two site settings where we can configure a “time window” and “digest days” when the digests jobs are queued. The reason for this request is that for most sites, including our si… --- ## [Direct link to a post in a thread leads to Nirvana](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-link-to-a-post-in-a-thread-leads-to-nirvana/172475)
**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-link-to-a-post-in-a-thread-leads-to-nirvana/172475 "2020-12-07T09:56:50Z")
After our latest update going directly to a certain post always brings the user to the suggested topics below all the posts, eg. https://1e9.community/t/von-der-rohrpost-zum-hyperloop-die-irre-geschichte-der-roehrenzuege… --- ## [\[PAID\] Language switcher on top before search button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-language-switcher-on-top-before-search-button/172471)
**Author:** [@aksoforever](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aksoforever)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-language-switcher-on-top-before-search-button/172471 "2020-12-07T09:32:30Z")
What would you like done? Develop a language switching plug-in, onclick switch between Chinese and English, No need to display other languages, it’s one click switch between zh\_CN and EN. When do you need it done? 1week… --- ## [Searching for users on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-users-on-mobile/84925)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-users-on-mobile/84925 "2020-12-07T09:24:50Z")
Just tried to search for a user from mobile and realised that while the mobile search says this: Bitdoesn’t return user objects, only posts by users. That’s fine if the user has posted, but in this case the user in … --- ## [How can I add a banner asking new users to register](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-banner-asking-new-users-to-register/172467)
**Author:** [@Aswathy\_Nambiar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aswathy_Nambiar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-a-banner-asking-new-users-to-register/172467 "2020-12-07T08:59:30Z")
I was going through the Monzo Community without logging in and I was shown this banner: How can I add this to another Discourse based community as an admin? --- ## [Moderator customizer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-customizer/172425)
**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-customizer/172425 "2020-12-06T21:58:02Z")
What would you like done? Hi Folks, I was wondering if there is a way to hide an option/button from a specific user. I want to hide remove edit title from a specific moderator. Unfortunately removing his Mod position… --- ## [Paid: RFP for improving community forum + website for open hardware in science](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-rfp-for-improving-community-forum-website-for-open-hardware-in-science/172340)
**Author:** [@Jenny\_Molloy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jenny_Molloy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-rfp-for-improving-community-forum-website-for-open-hardware-in-science/172340 "2020-12-06T11:36:22Z")
What would you like done? The Gathering for Open Science Hardware community (GOSH) supports open hardware for science by convening meetings such as global and regional GOSH events and providing online forums that democr… --- ## [Trouble configuring SSO with discourse-saml plugin / Okta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-configuring-sso-with-discourse-saml-plugin-okta/85002)
**Author:** [@sjforman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjforman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-configuring-sso-with-discourse-saml-plugin-okta/85002 "2020-12-07T03:56:43Z")
I’m trying to configure a self-hosted Docker instance of Discourse to authenticate users with SAML, using Okta as the IdP. At first my setup looked identical to what @runofthemill posted here: Discourse-saml + Okta endle… --- ## [Allow auto close for solved to do so silently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-auto-close-for-solved-to-do-so-silently/169300)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-auto-close-for-solved-to-do-so-silently/169300 "2020-11-05T01:35:05Z")
We combine setting a topic to solved with auto-closing it after a certain time. When a staff member accepts the solution, it will be closed by that staff member. When a topic owner who is not staff accepts the solution… --- ## [Add a new item to the "About" page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-item-to-the-about-page/172419)
**Author:** [@Deyner\_López](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deyner_L%C3%B3pez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-new-item-to-the-about-page/172419 "2020-12-06T23:13:32Z")
Hi! Recently we needed to rename our "FAQ2 page on community.pynk.io to “Code of Conduct” due to compliance and financial regulatory aspects of our community. To be honest, the standard FAQ webpage seems more like a rea… --- ## [Custom group options don't fit in dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-group-options-dont-fit-in-dropdown/156818)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-group-options-dont-fit-in-dropdown/156818 "2020-12-06T19:47:26Z")
Hi The issue is this: To get this issue go to any users admin page and scroll down to groups. This issue only affects mobile. --- ## [Some unicode emojis are substituted incorrectly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-unicode-emojis-are-substituted-incorrectly/166208)
**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-unicode-emojis-are-substituted-incorrectly/166208 "2020-12-06T17:29:16Z")
Our users point out a problem in converting Unicode emojis. when we send :frowning\_face: emoji with the phone keyboard and send the message, :frowning: emoji is inserted in the instead. Also, when we insert the :relaxed: … --- ## [India missing in region](https://meta.discourse.org/t/india-missing-in-region/163527)
**Author:** [@booleanbalaji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/booleanbalaji)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/india-missing-in-region/163527 "2020-12-06T16:58:51Z")
On the latest beta 2.6.0beta2, I see an option in users’ profile to select the region, but India is missed from this :confused: Anything I’m missing? Can it be added? --- ## [Rendering of curly quotes in category list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-of-curly-quotes-in-category-list/167717)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Harvey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brian_Harvey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-of-curly-quotes-in-category-list/167717 "2020-12-06T15:01:57Z")
In this menu bar: pull down “all categories” and hover over a category whose About text includes curly quotes. If you hover precisely over the category name you see this: but if you hover over the teal box surrou… --- ## [Why might dark-light-choose() not work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-might-dark-light-choose-not-work/172232)
**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-might-dark-light-choose-not-work/172232 "2020-12-06T13:47:01Z")
I’m trying to use the dark-light-choose($light, $dark) function in my personalized CSS but it always returns $light even if I change the palette from light (Clara) to dark (Oscura): I give more detail about my setup … --- ## [Show more details from the user's browser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-more-details-from-the-users-browser/172362)
**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-more-details-from-the-users-browser/172362 "2020-12-06T13:12:47Z")
Sometimes when users report their problems, we have to provide more details in order to be able to guide them. Our users have poor information in IT and usually, when we ask them these details, they do not understand wh… --- ## [Wiki Permissions Query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-permissions-query/77658)
**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-permissions-query/77658 "2018-06-05T12:28:10Z")
Hi, I did try searching for an answer to this one but came across specs and feature requests that were quite old, so my apologies in advance if this has already been asked. If I was to create a category with restricted… --- ## [How to installing discourse on ibm cloud](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-installing-discourse-on-ibm-cloud/172382)
**Author:** [@chirag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chirag)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-installing-discourse-on-ibm-cloud/172382 "2020-12-06T06:59:43Z")
Step 1 provision Kubernetes Cluster Click the Catalog button on the top Select Service from the catalog Search for Kubernetes Service and click on it You are now at the Kubernetes deployment page, you need to specify so… --- ## [Docuss plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docuss-plugin/115252)
**Author:** [@syl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/syl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docuss-plugin/115252 "2020-12-06T00:13:25Z")
Docuss Docuss allows to integrate your website (or web app) with your Discourse forum. Benefits : Smoother user experience Website/forum interactions: discuss a page, discuss parts of a page, etc. Showcase Please … --- ## [How to unsuspend a user from the console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-unsuspend-a-user-from-the-console/172330)
**Author:** [@Little\_Joe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Little_Joe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-unsuspend-a-user-from-the-console/172330 "2020-12-05T23:14:13Z")
So basically, how would I unsuspend someone from the console? --- ## [Anonymizing a user leaves mentions of them as their original username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymizing-a-user-leaves-mentions-of-them-as-their-original-username/276045)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymizing-a-user-leaves-mentions-of-them-as-their-original-username/276045 "2023-08-21T15:04:37Z")
We’re having a first request to anonymize an account on our forum and I just tested the effects on a sandbox instance. Username on post and mentioned before anonymizing: After anonymizing: Shouldn’t the mentions… --- ## [Add a Close and Un-assign option to the Assignments page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-close-and-un-assign-option-to-the-assignments-page/172308)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-close-and-un-assign-option-to-the-assignments-page/172308 "2020-12-05T22:16:42Z")
We close assignment topics when they are complete because it seems like that’s how we can mark something as “done”. I think it may be helpful to have a Close and Un-assign option on the Assignments page, or just a Close … --- ## [Fetching onebox images locally](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fetching-onebox-images-locally/172344)
**Author:** [@chrispanag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrispanag)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fetching-onebox-images-locally/172344 "2020-12-05T21:39:25Z")
Hello all, I created a plugin that extends the onebox functionality for a website that lots of users of my forum use. This onebox also displays an image from the aforementioned website. Is there a way to store the imag… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1101) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1103)