# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1108 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1109 --- ## [What is the 'sidebar theme'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-sidebar-theme/171506)
**Author:** [@JonathanShaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JonathanShaw)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-sidebar-theme/171506 "2020-11-28T00:37:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from Suppress category from latest topics gone: What is this theme @sam is referring to? Is it Topic list sidebar navigation? --- ## [Categories + Recent Topics does not show any topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-recent-topics-does-not-show-any-topics/171522)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-recent-topics-does-not-show-any-topics/171522 "2020-11-28T00:05:35Z")
Version: latest tests-passed 2.6.0.beta6 ( dab2f2fdf4 )… With desktop\_category\_page\_style set to categories\_and\_latest\_topics, and mute\_all\_categories\_by\_default set to true, with a bunch of “regular” categories, I wou… --- ## [Recommended storage for using Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-storage-for-using-discourse/170748)
**Author:** [@romano97002](https://meta.discourse.org/u/romano97002)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recommended-storage-for-using-discourse/170748 "2020-11-27T22:30:14Z")
Good morning all, I would like to know what storage is recommended to open its Discourse forum? Thank you in advance for your reply. Good afternoon. --- ## [Sign in with Apple](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-in-with-apple/122790)
**Author:** [@stuartbreckenridge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stuartbreckenridge)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-in-with-apple/122790 "2020-11-27T18:57:47Z")
Will Sign in with Apple be a supported sign in method when it reaches public availability later this year? --- ## [Habit tracking within Discourse...is it possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/habit-tracking-within-discourse-is-it-possible/170824)
**Author:** [@HedgeMage](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HedgeMage)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/habit-tracking-within-discourse-is-it-possible/170824 "2020-11-27T18:01:06Z")
One of the Discourse instances I run is for an elementary school club that teaches life and career skills to kids in a rough and impoverished community. If interested, you can learn about the club at our web site. Next… --- ## [Chown: cannot dereference '/var/www/discourse/public/fonts': No such file or directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chown-cannot-dereference-var-www-discourse-public-fonts-no-such-file-or-directory/171493)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chown-cannot-dereference-var-www-discourse-public-fonts-no-such-file-or-directory/171493 "2020-11-27T16:50:05Z")
Rebuilding latest fails with this error: chown: cannot dereference '/var/www/discourse/public/fonts': No such file or directory --- ## [Best way of using a category as a list of options, that would never show on the latest, new and top](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-of-using-a-category-as-a-list-of-options-that-would-never-show-on-the-latest-new-and-top/171503)
**Author:** [@oca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-of-using-a-category-as-a-list-of-options-that-would-never-show-on-the-latest-new-and-top/171503 "2020-11-27T15:34:25Z")
I’d like to create a Assets category with different subcategories as «books», «know-how», «suggestion». I’ll give an example for books, the behaviour would be the same for the others. The purpose would be to select a b… --- ## [Discourse-saml is not multisite compatible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-saml-is-not-multisite-compatible/171484)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-saml-is-not-multisite-compatible/171484 "2020-11-27T14:29:13Z")
On a newly configured Discourse instance, SAML fails because of default Content-Security-Policy which denies the script submitting the form… --- ## [Discourse on Google compute engine](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-google-compute-engine/8748)
**Author:** [@gauthamns](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gauthamns)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-google-compute-engine/8748 "2020-11-27T13:57:31Z")
From the Google compute engine docs, they support debian and CentOS 6.2. Is it possible to have Discourse up and running with Google compute engine? --- ## [Received Welcome badge multiple times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/received-welcome-badge-multiple-times/166567)
**Author:** [@regibus361](https://meta.discourse.org/u/regibus361)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/received-welcome-badge-multiple-times/166567 "2020-10-07T19:20:14Z")
Hiya, I received a badge (the Welcome badge) three times on the Roblox Developer Forum (developer.roblox.com). Here’s a screenshot from when I had it twice: I have since received it a third time. One person in the or… --- ## [Don't trust these Pirates!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-trust-these-pirates/171446)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-trust-these-pirates/171446 "2020-11-27T13:22:09Z")
I’ve been sketching a Pirate trust level scheme, well, just for the fun of it :skull: And it would show with flair and title: The easiest way to relate this to existing trust levels would be enabling … --- ## [Peertube embedding?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/peertube-embedding/102687)
**Author:** [@ChameleonScales](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChameleonScales)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/peertube-embedding/102687 "2020-11-27T12:36:00Z")
Any plan to support Peertube embedding? --- ## [Allowing peertube video oneboxes via the allowed iframes setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-peertube-video-oneboxes-via-the-allowed-iframes-setting/171486)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-peertube-video-oneboxes-via-the-allowed-iframes-setting/171486 "2020-11-27T12:30:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from Peertube embedding?: Trying to add a PeerTube instance to the allowed\_onebox\_iframes I get the following error: invalid choice. Hmm, what? How to solve this? Tip / Caveat for embedding… --- ## [How to use permalinks from vanilla?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-permalinks-from-vanilla/171470)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Suntay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Christian_Suntay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-permalinks-from-vanilla/171470 "2020-11-27T10:17:02Z")
I have created a permalinks in discourse? how will I use this in my old vanilla website? Where should I setup and use the premalinks of discourse? --- ## [Adsense ads not reloading on topic navigations or on ToC pages, frame-src refused CSP errors and uncaught exception errors EmberJS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-ads-not-reloading-on-topic-navigations-or-on-toc-pages-frame-src-refused-csp-errors-and-uncaught-exception-errors-emberjs/171422)
**Author:** [@Faizan\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faizan_Zahid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-ads-not-reloading-on-topic-navigations-or-on-toc-pages-frame-src-refused-csp-errors-and-uncaught-exception-errors-emberjs/171422 "2020-11-27T10:32:20Z")
I am having a bunch of problems with running ads on Discourse site on https://howtodiscuss.com. Many uncaught DOM Exception errors, just goto any topic pages in incognio mode u will see them https://howtodiscuss.com/t/… --- ## [Topic Status API is not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-status-api-is-not-working/170732)
**Author:** [@Ravi\_Teja\_Varma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ravi_Teja_Varma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-status-api-is-not-working/170732 "2020-11-27T09:44:54Z")
I have tried this api Discourse API Docs but it’s not working. {"success"=\>"OK", "topic\_status\_update"=\>nil} I got this in the API response. --- ## [API endpoint to wait for the mail queue to drain?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-endpoint-to-wait-for-the-mail-queue-to-drain/171443)
**Author:** [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-endpoint-to-wait-for-the-mail-queue-to-drain/171443 "2020-11-27T08:35:45Z")
Bonjour, After injecting mails using the /admin/email/handle\_mail API endpoint, the mails are scheduled for processing. Is there an API endpoint to wait until the queue drained? Or get the size of the queue? Cheers --- ## [How Suggested Topic does it work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-suggested-topic-does-it-work/171469)
**Author:** [@Bcat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bcat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-suggested-topic-does-it-work/171469 "2020-11-27T08:21:46Z")
On the bottom each post there will be 1 list of topics. I noticed that most of the articles here are not relevant to the current topic, so the number of clicks for related topic is very low. So how Suggested Topic does… --- ## [Ease first topic creation by replacing 'esc' in composer by text providing more guidance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ease-first-topic-creation-by-replacing-esc-in-composer-by-text-providing-more-guidance/171383)
**Author:** [@guidoleenders](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guidoleenders)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ease-first-topic-creation-by-replacing-esc-in-composer-by-text-providing-more-guidance/171383 "2020-11-27T05:22:37Z")
In Discourse, the initial view of a topic when entering text in the composer includes a list of resembling topics: In the top-right corner it says ‘esc X’. For non-technical users, the meaning of ‘esc’ can be confusi… --- ## [Featured Topics in Subcategory Box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-topics-in-subcategory-box/160806)
**Author:** [@MichelleBarnett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichelleBarnett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-topics-in-subcategory-box/160806 "2020-11-26T23:56:34Z")
Hello there, I’m having an issue with getting a pinned topic to show up as a featured topic in a subcategory box. Here are some images to show what I mean: The topic I have pinned (Using Perimeter Detect: Zymkey 4… --- ## [Unread topics in query-link-lists tracking/watching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-topics-in-query-link-lists-tracking-watching/55861)
**Author:** [@terz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unread-topics-in-query-link-lists-tracking-watching/55861 "2020-11-26T23:54:22Z")
We use latest-lists together with the query links ?state=watching, and ?state=tracking. (We added them with javascript as links in the navigation bar). Those lists however don’t include the topics that haven’t been klic… --- ## [🥳 40000 commits!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/40000-commits/171450)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_D](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjamin_D)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/40000-commits/171450 "2020-11-26T23:19:15Z")
I had my money on dependabot :sweat\_smile: It’s surely sign of a very healthy open source project. I wasn’t expecting when I dipped a toe in the Discourse pool 2 years ago to love swimming so much! Thank you team for a… --- ## [Sort topics on frontpage daily by Votes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-on-frontpage-daily-by-votes/171219)
**Author:** [@thesequel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thesequel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-on-frontpage-daily-by-votes/171219 "2020-11-26T22:52:54Z")
Hi guys. I am new to discourse. I have installed: Discourse Topic Voting and now my question is how do I sort topics by VOTES on the frontpage? I have made “top” on the first position on the top menu and i want to show t… --- ## [Reddit oneboxes not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-oneboxes-not-working/171396)
**Author:** [@Terrapop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terrapop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reddit-oneboxes-not-working/171396 "2020-11-26T23:01:00Z")
Did they stop working? No onebox at all: --- ## [Can I retain my forum content if I change its original IP?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-retain-my-forum-content-if-i-change-its-original-ip/171445)
**Author:** [@ElliSol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ElliSol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-retain-my-forum-content-if-i-change-its-original-ip/171445 "2020-11-26T22:40:13Z")
Hello, I am trying to change my forum’s original IP address and was told to do so through DigitalOcean by destroying my droplet and creating a new one from a snapshot. I am concerned that I am going to have to rebuild m… --- ## [Will people from my forum lost access to it if I cancel my hosting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-people-from-my-forum-lost-access-to-it-if-i-cancel-my-hosting/171436)
**Author:** [@Glauci\_Oliveira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Glauci_Oliveira)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-people-from-my-forum-lost-access-to-it-if-i-cancel-my-hosting/171436 "2020-11-26T22:26:44Z")
Hi guys! I might have to cancel my disocurse subscription, and would like to know if i do it will people from my forum lose access to it if i do so. I appreciate you help! --- ## [Consolidating polls in one post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consolidating-polls-in-one-post/88302)
**Author:** [@jasondgray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jasondgray)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consolidating-polls-in-one-post/88302 "2018-05-30T15:24:44Z")
The poll function is great and we have numerous polls scattered across our site. Is it possible to consolidate the polls all onto one page? Tags make them easier to find, but a view that shows them all would be super h… --- ## [An account could not be registered with the email address. Please contact the site's administrator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-account-could-not-be-registered-with-the-email-address-please-contact-the-sites-administrator/79130)
**Author:** [@ThGoum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ThGoum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-account-could-not-be-registered-with-the-email-address-please-contact-the-sites-administrator/79130 "2020-11-26T21:57:33Z")
I configured my wordpress site with SSO and when I return to my Discourse site I get the message An account could not be registered with the email address . Please contact the site’s administrator. On google I found … --- ## [Why is the account confirmation email so plain?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-account-confirmation-email-so-plain/166052)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-account-confirmation-email-so-plain/166052 "2020-11-26T21:50:25Z")
Hi everyone, The notification emails, digest emails, etc, are all beautifully designed and look amazing on any device. But why is the email that gets sent to confirm your new account so very plain in its formatting and… --- ## [Let TL4/moderator supply message in close/open/etc. without first doing action](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-tl4-moderator-supply-message-in-close-open-etc-without-first-doing-action/171408)
**Author:** [@incapaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/incapaz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-tl4-moderator-supply-message-in-close-open-etc-without-first-doing-action/171408 "2020-11-26T19:31:40Z")
At the moment if you want to do something like close a topic but supply a message, you first have to close the topic, then edit the close notice to supply your message. This is a waste of time, if the composer would inst… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1107) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1109)