# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1235 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1236 --- ## [Add topics-sorted-by-create-time to \`top menu\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-topics-sorted-by-create-time-to-top-menu/149472)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-topics-sorted-by-create-time-to-top-menu/149472 "2020-04-28T02:14:53Z")
I have a community that wants a topics-sorted-by-create-time (as opposed to most-recent-post time) added to top menu. It’s just a link to /new?order=created. I thought this should be relatively easy to do with a theme co… --- ## [CORS error when trying to load custom font](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cors-error-when-trying-to-load-custom-font/149302)
**Author:** [@cjk77](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cjk77)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cors-error-when-trying-to-load-custom-font/149302 "2020-04-28T01:51:18Z")
I’m trying to make use of a special font in one of my theme components. I’ve followed the instructions in this post: Here’s the CSS in my component: @font-face { font-family: 'northwood'; font-style: regular; s… --- ## [Images not loading - Possible HTTPS issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-not-loading-possible-https-issue/149398)
**Author:** [@spectrum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spectrum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-not-loading-possible-https-issue/149398 "2020-04-28T00:17:02Z")
Hi there, We’re experiencing an issue where relative-linked images, embedded in the fashion of \ from Drupal, are not loading once they are posted as topics within Discourse. I think this … --- ## [Best Workflow for Maintaining Themes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-workflow-for-maintaining-themes/148931)
**Author:** [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-workflow-for-maintaining-themes/148931 "2020-04-27T23:06:42Z")
Hi all, I wanted to ask what the recommended or best method of maintaining your edits/customizations on say an existing theme is? I’d like as an example to make edits to @rewphus’s fantastic Material Design Stock Theme … --- ## [Moderator login with SSO enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-login-with-sso-enabled/149170)
**Author:** [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-login-with-sso-enabled/149170 "2020-04-27T21:15:09Z")
Hello, I’m activating SSO in my community, the users will access only through our app. But I want the admin and moderator to lead the community through the web, for admin I access this address: /users/admin-login How… --- ## [How do I force the text color on a colored background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-force-the-text-color-on-a-colored-background/149509)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-force-the-text-color-on-a-colored-background/149509 "2020-04-27T20:18:49Z")
Hi. I’m trying to create a theme and here’s what my theme color shows: I’d like to have a white text on all elements using this blue background rather than the black text chosen by Discourse. Where can I force the t… --- ## [What is the best way to Integrate Trello with Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-integrate-trello-with-discourse/108532)
**Author:** [@Andy02](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andy02)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-integrate-trello-with-discourse/108532 "2020-04-27T19:08:44Z")
Our community use Trello for project management and Discourse for Community building and discussion. The two are too distant, and i often find members have been using the Trello chat feature which is terrible and normall… --- ## [Are post read counts per user accurate?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-post-read-counts-per-user-accurate/54096)
**Author:** [@zombieslayer124](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zombieslayer124)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-post-read-counts-per-user-accurate/54096 "2017-11-27T18:50:14Z")
On our forum, people have read as much as 10k-40k and it seems odd that they have read that much (me myself has read 32.7k) and I’m confused to what that means, does “read” mean the characters? Or the amount of posts if … --- ## [How to get all latest/top messages in non-private categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-all-latest-top-messages-in-non-private-categories/149457)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-all-latest-top-messages-in-non-private-categories/149457 "2020-04-27T14:28:06Z")
Here’s my situation: I am using Discourse via SSO. A member of my main site may have never visited the forums (yet), but I want to show them the latest/hot topics, to entice them to click and see what they’re missing. H… --- ## [Post without signup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-without-signup/71405)
**Author:** [@Raphael\_Haase\_NL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Raphael_Haase_NL)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-without-signup/71405 "2020-04-27T10:28:33Z")
Is there a way to allow posting anonymously without users signing up in Discourse? --- ## [Howto open PDF files in same browser window?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/howto-open-pdf-files-in-same-browser-window/25823)
**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/howto-open-pdf-files-in-same-browser-window/25823 "2020-04-27T08:06:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Treat all links as target\_blank? Hi, I’m using some categories for discussing / viewing pdfs (scientific reviews). I’d like to prevent Discourse / my Safari desktop browser from putting e… --- ## [Emoji box is out of view in group and profile page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-box-is-out-of-view-in-group-and-profile-page/149408)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-box-is-out-of-view-in-group-and-profile-page/149408 "2020-04-27T08:00:41Z")
if you go to your profile and you want to add some emoji in the about description, the emoji box opens far top, such that you can’t click on any emojis. also as a group admin in the group page, when you want to add emoj… --- ## [Youtube thumbnails not displaying in Firefox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-thumbnails-not-displaying-in-firefox/149399)
**Author:** [@smrtey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smrtey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-thumbnails-not-displaying-in-firefox/149399 "2020-04-27T07:20:03Z")
Don’t know if this counts as a bug, but embedded YouTubes no longer display a thumbnail in firefox. --- ## [Broken logo thumbnail in Brand Header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-logo-thumbnail-in-brand-header/312664)
**Author:** [@Michael\_SC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_SC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-logo-thumbnail-in-brand-header/312664 "2020-04-27T07:26:18Z")
I seem to be getting a broken thumbnail displaying on the menu whenever I write in the URL of the .jpg logo (the same .jpg logo I use on my Wordpress installation) in the configuration settings. Any idea what the issue … --- ## [So many broken users due to corrupt database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/so-many-broken-users-due-to-corrupt-database/135779)
**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/so-many-broken-users-due-to-corrupt-database/135779 "2020-04-27T07:24:54Z")
I have a real issue with many of my users. The users can be seen in admin panel like this: But when I try to reveal their email address, It wont show anything to me. And also their public profile gives a 404 error. A… --- ## [Rubygem timeouts during launcher rebuild app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rubygem-timeouts-during-launcher-rebuild-app/149305)
**Author:** [@a\_lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/a_lee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rubygem-timeouts-during-launcher-rebuild-app/149305 "2020-04-27T07:01:49Z")
Hi all, When attempting an upgrade from 2.5.0beta2 to 2.5.0.beta3 via ./launcher rebuild app on the command line I keep running into rubygem timeouts at cd /var/www/discourse && gem update bundler that cause the rebui… --- ## [Possible to use system API key to get "hot" and "latest" topics for specific user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-use-system-api-key-to-get-hot-and-latest-topics-for-specific-user/149352)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-use-system-api-key-to-get-hot-and-latest-topics-for-specific-user/149352 "2020-04-27T07:06:43Z")
Here’s my use case: I want to show the top 5 latest and hottest topics on my forum home page. I need it to be filtered by what is appropriate for a particular Discourse user - for example, some of my users have access to… --- ## [Replacement for whitelist-iframe](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacement-for-whitelist-iframe/79383)
**Author:** [@codetricity](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codetricity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacement-for-whitelist-iframe/79383 "2018-01-30T20:48:42Z")
With Discourse 1.9, I was using the whitelist-iframe plugin below. https://github.com/scossar/whitelist-iframe with Discourse 2.0, the plug-in no longer works. I am trying to use the Discourse whitelist feature, but ne… --- ## [Disable scroll to last read post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-scroll-to-last-read-post/149335)
**Author:** [@We\_Prepare](https://meta.discourse.org/u/We_Prepare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-scroll-to-last-read-post/149335 "2020-04-27T02:43:54Z")
I run an education course community using discourse. Every time a student opens up a topic, it scrolls and takes her to the oldest unread post. I want to take him to the top of the topic not at the scrolled position. Is… --- ## [Keyboard shortcut/hotkey for navigating long topic search results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-hotkey-for-navigating-long-topic-search-results/149371)
**Author:** [@Harold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Harold)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcut-hotkey-for-navigating-long-topic-search-results/149371 "2020-04-27T01:44:28Z")
The built-in search is very clever and works great with long posts with lots of replies - it’s neat how all the thousands of replies don’t have to come down to the client to be searched. Is there a way to quickly naviga… --- ## [RSS Observations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-observations/83453)
**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-observations/83453 "2020-04-26T23:46:55Z")
I love that .rss and .json extensions can be added to some Discourse URLs to turn the page into a RSS news feed or json data. Three Observations: 1. Topic feeds. The .RSS feed for a specific topic lists the same topi… --- ## [How long is edit history kept for?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-is-edit-history-kept-for/149313)
**Author:** [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-is-edit-history-kept-for/149313 "2020-04-26T17:53:59Z")
Hi, I’m trying to figure out how long Discourse keeps edit history for, a setting doesn’t seem to exist to change it. Does this mean that by default, Discourse just keeps it forever? --- ## [PAID Math keyboard plugin/functionality needed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-math-keyboard-plugin-functionality-needed/146261)
**Author:** [@Shalini\_Kureel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shalini_Kureel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-math-keyboard-plugin-functionality-needed/146261 "2020-04-26T16:35:27Z")
Hi! I need a functionality where users can add Math symbols, equations, operators, etc while creating a new topic. It’s urgently required. We have already integrated mathjax plugin and it is providing only inline rende… --- ## [Default mode for long topics: active "summarize this topic"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-mode-for-long-topics-active-summarize-this-topic/59024)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-mode-for-long-topics-active-summarize-this-topic/59024 "2020-04-26T15:22:09Z")
Is it possible to put long topics in “summarize this topic” active-mode, so that best replies are shown in long discussion in the first glance. then if someone wants to un-hide other topics he can simply press the hidde… --- ## [Digital Ocean - setup never finds hostname](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-setup-never-finds-hostname/149327)
**Author:** [@Reserves](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Reserves)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-setup-never-finds-hostname/149327 "2020-04-26T12:53:10Z")
I’ve tried numerous times, however when Discourse set up checks the hostname, it NEVER finds it accessible on either 443 or 80. This is even though I’ve used the standard Digital Ocean set up which states these ports ar… --- ## [How to Add Category-specific Message Above Topic Editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-category-specific-message-above-topic-editor/90812)
**Author:** [@ianscott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ianscott)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-category-specific-message-above-topic-editor/90812 "2020-04-26T08:52:50Z")
We would like to provide our members with detailed instructions about what to include in their topics. We’ve found that using the topic template to do this appears messy and we’d prefer that the user not have to delete i… --- ## [I need two different placeholders on new topic and reply body fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-two-different-placeholders-on-new-topic-and-reply-body-fields/98352)
**Author:** [@Dorukhan\_Akkaya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dorukhan_Akkaya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-two-different-placeholders-on-new-topic-and-reply-body-fields/98352 "2020-04-26T08:50:40Z")
I need to explain different things in NEW TOPIC \> BODY field and REPLY \> BODY field even if they are the same element. I need to use different placeholders. What I tried is to change one of them with some javascript add… --- ## [Query to match top](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-to-match-top/122230)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-to-match-top/122230 "2020-04-26T06:59:39Z")
I have a client with a bizarre use case that wants TOP to be able to run a contest. I started with discourse/app/models/top\_topic.rb at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub and came up with the below, but it’s not matchi… --- ## [TED videos preview shows just a thumbnail instead of the video itself like youtube](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ted-videos-preview-shows-just-a-thumbnail-instead-of-the-video-itself-like-youtube/43235)
**Author:** [@envieme](https://meta.discourse.org/u/envieme)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ted-videos-preview-shows-just-a-thumbnail-instead-of-the-video-itself-like-youtube/43235 "2020-04-25T16:26:26Z")
When embedding a tedtalk url, the preview side shows just a thumbnail. For sometime I thought tedtalks werent embedding until I actually posted and found it did embed well in the post. Some users too reported the same an… --- ## [Reply without bumping topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-without-bumping-topic/94406)
**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-without-bumping-topic/94406 "2018-08-13T17:26:41Z")
As a staff member you sometimes have the need to post a reply without bumping the topic to the top of the list. And now you can do exactly that. There’s a new “Toggle topic bump” in the composer’s reply selector. An… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1234) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1236)