# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1170 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1171 --- ## [Are there other workarounds to not having category moderation such as multiple instances of the board?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-there-other-workarounds-to-not-having-category-moderation-such-as-multiple-instances-of-the-board/80858)
**Author:** [@MostHated](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MostHated)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-there-other-workarounds-to-not-having-category-moderation-such-as-multiple-instances-of-the-board/80858 "2020-08-05T16:18:52Z")
Hey there, I was sad to see that I didn’t realize there were no category-specific permissions for moderation until after I got everything all set up and what not but I really like the forum in general and am trying to f… --- ## [Category-Specific Moderators, phase 2 RFC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-moderators-phase-2-rfc/21901)
**Author:** [@jmay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-specific-moderators-phase-2-rfc/21901 "2020-08-05T16:17:45Z")
Category Administration Pages Similar to the Admin Dashboard, but information restricted to a single category. Users:Active, :New, :Suspended and :Blocked pages would only show users with access permission for that cat… --- ## [Post Install Email Issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-install-email-issues/159851)
**Author:** [@TUNCasiesruocsid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TUNCasiesruocsid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-install-email-issues/159851 "2020-08-05T15:35:58Z")
I don’t really fancy giving malign my credit card info, so I’m trying to set up a discourse install with Sendgrid. So far, I have completed the install, but email fails, so I can’t actually make an admin account. I cre… --- ## [Anonymous mode not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-mode-not-working/159869)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-mode-not-working/159869 "2020-08-05T14:34:35Z")
I’ve just tried using anon mode on my Discourse instance and when I click to enter, nothing happens. This is the error I see in the JS logs: iPhone / Safari Message (12 copies reported) NoMethodError (undefined metho… --- ## [Keep Custom HTML/CSS when Updating Theme Components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-custom-html-css-when-updating-theme-components/159918)
**Author:** [@AntiMetaman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AntiMetaman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keep-custom-html-css-when-updating-theme-components/159918 "2020-08-05T14:20:17Z")
Hi, I have a lot of custom css in some of my theme components. Is there an easy way to update theme components without having all my custom css being wiped? --- ## [\[Paid\] Migrate Disqus blog comments to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-disqus-blog-comments-to-discourse/159849)
**Author:** [@anthonygore](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anthonygore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-disqus-blog-comments-to-discourse/159849 "2020-08-05T14:17:53Z")
What would you like done? Migrate Disqus comments/users to Discourse. Basically what’s described here: Migrate from another forum to Discourse I already have Discourse setup and I don’t need frontend work done, just th… --- ## [Creating user via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-user-via-api/36133)
**Author:** [@nadermx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nadermx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-user-via-api/36133 "2020-08-05T14:06:49Z")
Right now on my discourse set up, I have it set up to invite only, admin must approve users, and allow new registrations. The issue I am having though is when I create a user via my API I still have to log in and approv… --- ## [Disable account confirm emails when creating users via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-account-confirm-emails-when-creating-users-via-api/68663)
**Author:** [@Valya\_Barboy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Valya_Barboy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-account-confirm-emails-when-creating-users-via-api/68663 "2020-08-05T14:03:31Z")
@team Continuing the discussion from Disable Welcome Emails - Can it be done?: Hello. I’ve tried disabling these in a bunch of ways: I’ve tried both choices for “discourse narrativ… --- ## [Creating Active Users via the API gem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-active-users-via-the-api-gem/33133)
**Author:** [@jmatsuba](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmatsuba)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-active-users-via-the-api-gem/33133 "2020-08-05T13:57:50Z")
I have the API gem up and running and I am trying to create a active user on our discourse site via the api. I am creating accounts using information that I have already verified, so a email confirmation is no required. … --- ## [Remove Limit for Voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-limit-for-voting/159846)
**Author:** [@AntiMetaman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AntiMetaman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-limit-for-voting/159846 "2020-08-05T13:51:00Z")
It seems there is a hardcoded limit for the number of votes allowed per category. I want to allow users to vote once for each topic. Thus, it should not matter how many times they have cast a single vote for a single top… --- ## [Stream of all latest replies: Would it be useful?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stream-of-all-latest-replies-would-it-be-useful/31851)
**Author:** [@jspautsch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jspautsch)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stream-of-all-latest-replies-would-it-be-useful/31851 "2020-08-05T13:45:21Z")
I run a fairly small Discourse community and I love it, great features for keeping tabs on conversations you’re interested in and discovering new content. Something I’ve found myself wanting, however, is a better way of… --- ## [Discourse\_api sync\_sso custom\_fields results in "custom.custom.\" in payload](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-sync-sso-custom-fields-results-in-custom-custom-field-in-payload/140127)
**Author:** [@vkozyrev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vkozyrev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-sync-sso-custom-fields-results-in-custom-custom-field-in-payload/140127 "2020-08-05T13:42:21Z")
https://github.com/discourse/discourse\_api/pull/190 DiscourseApi::SingleSignOn expects custom attributes to be assigned like sso.custom\_fields\['field\_1'\] = 'value' # which results in \`custom.field\_1\` key in payload D… --- ## [Adopting SAML with an existing user base](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adopting-saml-with-an-existing-user-base/159258)
**Author:** [@aleber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aleber)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adopting-saml-with-an-existing-user-base/159258 "2020-08-05T13:29:33Z")
My current installation of Discourse has the registration of new users disabled and the login is done through the LDAP plugin ( GitHub - jonmbake/discourse-ldap-auth: Discourse plugin to enable LDAP/Active Directory auth… --- ## [Topic view count is inaccurate in topic index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-view-count-is-inaccurate-in-topic-index/56764)
**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-view-count-is-inaccurate-in-topic-index/56764 "2020-08-05T13:24:11Z")
We got a decent bit of traffic today on a new topic that was shared on Reddit. The view count reported for this topic under “Top Referred Topics” in /admin is more or less in line with what Google Analytics and Piwik rep… --- ## [What's the fastest and easiest way to add a persistent javascript file or snippet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-fastest-and-easiest-way-to-add-a-persistent-javascript-file-or-snippet/159888)
**Author:** [@nate\_x](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nate_x)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-fastest-and-easiest-way-to-add-a-persistent-javascript-file-or-snippet/159888 "2020-08-05T10:40:10Z")
I’m a total noob and have just been granted admin rights to a discourse instance. I’d like to run a jQuery snippet on page load sitewide. What is the easiest and fastest way for me to do that? I’m a web developer, so I … --- ## [500 Error While Posting a Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-while-posting-a-topic/159756)
**Author:** [@KranthiKiranGude](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KranthiKiranGude)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-while-posting-a-topic/159756 "2020-08-05T12:37:41Z")
I get a 500 Error while trying to post a new Topic. I am the Admin and have posted and am able to post multiple other topics. But, only few set of topics are throwing me an error. Title: Why should I learn computer pro… --- ## [Good examples of gamification using Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-examples-of-gamification-using-discourse/159796)
**Author:** [@markwilkin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwilkin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/good-examples-of-gamification-using-discourse/159796 "2020-08-05T12:30:56Z")
Hi could anyone recommend some good examples of communities using Discourse that have extensively used and customized the badge system? This site is a good example, but I was wondering if there were any other good examp… --- ## [Data explorer query to alert moderators when phone numbers are posted in private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-to-alert-moderators-when-phone-numbers-are-posted-in-private-messages/159777)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-to-alert-moderators-when-phone-numbers-are-posted-in-private-messages/159777 "2020-08-05T11:47:31Z")
What would you like done? Hey guys Since we run our forum on an anonymous basis, we would like to protect our members’ privacy. For such we would like to implement a data explorer query that warns moderators whenever … --- ## [Moving "off-topic" flagged posts should automatically clear the flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-off-topic-flagged-posts-should-automatically-clear-the-flags/31624)
**Author:** [@niaccurshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/niaccurshi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-off-topic-flagged-posts-should-automatically-clear-the-flags/31624 "2020-08-05T10:50:43Z")
Hi, hopefully this is the right category to post in, please feel free to move it. We had a thread/topic on a forum that was going wildly off topic, and so a tranche of posts got flagged by the users with the “off-topic”… --- ## [Users' avatars disappeared](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-avatars-disappeared/159771)
**Author:** [@Vasiliy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vasiliy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-avatars-disappeared/159771 "2020-08-05T09:48:04Z")
I’m preparing a new forum for launch. Self-hosted Discourse (2.6.0.beta1) on DigitalOcean (btw, I’m still amazed that you give this gem away for free). Everything worked great and all users (including myself) had avatars… --- ## [Missing custom header link icon after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-custom-header-link-icon-after-update/159800)
**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-custom-header-link-icon-after-update/159800 "2020-08-05T02:30:18Z")
d, discord.gg/someLink, https://discord.gg/someLink, vdm, blank, keep (Right position) If I inspect the code, I can see class="fa d-icon d-icon-discord svg-icon svg-node" trying to show. Favicon issue? You can see … --- ## [Importing from Buddypress to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-from-buddypress-to-discourse/159835)
**Author:** [@zainybrainy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zainybrainy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-from-buddypress-to-discourse/159835 "2020-08-05T01:02:14Z")
Hi, i have a buddypress-based forum that i’d like to migrate over to discourse. I noticed that a script does not exist here: discourse/script/import\_scripts at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub How would i go about mo… --- ## [Patreon reward group users got wiped out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-reward-group-users-got-wiped-out/159650)
**Author:** [@TURBODRIVER](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TURBODRIVER)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-reward-group-users-got-wiped-out/159650 "2020-08-04T21:56:33Z")
Hey! On my small community Discourse integrated with Patreon, I have around 900 people and the majority of them are users who pledged, as the only way to access the forum is by doing so. I’m happily running the forum for… --- ## [Make Categories Unlisted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-categories-unlisted/159830)
**Author:** [@MichelleBarnett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichelleBarnett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-categories-unlisted/159830 "2020-08-04T21:27:54Z")
Is there a way to make categories/ subcategories unlisted or hide them for later use without deleting them? --- ## [Setup Discourse Url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-discourse-url/159740)
**Author:** [@Arnab\_L](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arnab_L)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-discourse-url/159740 "2020-08-04T20:44:40Z")
May in know how to setup discourse Url in WordPress I have put the URL https://gietest.assiduusinc.com/discourse but it’s not working any forum. how can I set up URL please let me know. --- ## [200 unique visitors / day - requirements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/200-unique-visitors-day-requirements/141295)
**Author:** [@SSebastian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SSebastian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/200-unique-visitors-day-requirements/141295 "2020-08-04T20:17:00Z")
Hi ! I have one small question: how many ram need for aprox. 200/250 visitors / day ? I need concret answers. Thanks ! --- ## [Free hosts to install Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-hosts-to-install-discourse/159639)
**Author:** [@CorruptBlu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CorruptBlu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-hosts-to-install-discourse/159639 "2020-08-04T20:09:00Z")
I know about self-hosting, but are there any other ways to host the Discourse install? --- ## [SSO Isnt working for me](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-isnt-working-for-me/159807)
**Author:** [@jakedev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jakedev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-isnt-working-for-me/159807 "2020-08-04T19:52:03Z")
I am having problems with my SSO, It says no external\_Id. PHP: \… --- ## [Create first topic when registering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-first-topic-when-registering/159722)
**Author:** [@raekess](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raekess)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-first-topic-when-registering/159722 "2020-08-04T18:48:09Z")
I’m building a private forum that has an icebreaker category to help the members of my community connect with one another when they first join. I’d like to add a text box to the registration page where users can answer … --- ## [Discobot flag step requires any flag except "Something Else"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-flag-step-requires-any-flag-except-something-else/84974)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-flag-step-requires-any-flag-except-something-else/84974 "2020-08-04T18:28:08Z")
Hi, when running through the discobot new user tutorial, there is a prompt to flag a very mean message. However, if the kind of flag chosen is not “inappropriate” but one of the other options, the tutorial hangs. I don’t… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1169) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1171)