# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1243 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1244 --- ## [How can I get external\_id from the user object?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-get-external-id-from-the-user-object/147864)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-get-external-id-from-the-user-object/147864 "2020-04-14T19:02:02Z")
When I use the API to get the Discourse user object, it works fine, but I don’t see the external\_id included in there. If I have a Discourse user ID or username, how can I get the external\_id from that? --- ## [How to simplify DM's to individuals](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-simplify-dms-to-individuals/145600)
**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-simplify-dms-to-individuals/145600 "2020-04-14T18:23:33Z")
I like how the basic tools used in discussions are also used for DM’s. This is very helpful for group messages But as I’ve been engaging with new users, I think this DM/PM (direct message or private message) experience c… --- ## [How to force avatar update with SSO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-avatar-update-with-sso/147929)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-avatar-update-with-sso/147929 "2020-04-14T18:03:24Z")
I’m using SSO and passing this array when the user logs in: // and finally build the big array we're passing to discourse $userParams = \[ 'external\_id' =\> $userObject-\>getID(), 'email' =\> $userOb… --- ## [Backup failed when migrating from AWS to Digitalocean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-failed-when-migrating-from-aws-to-digitalocean/147974)
**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-failed-when-migrating-from-aws-to-digitalocean/147974 "2020-04-14T17:48:18Z")
Back failed when migrating from AWS to digitalocean. I have tried both command line method and GUI. Both methods failed. I have no idea what to do next. Need some help. ALTER TABLE ALTER TABLE ALTER TABLE Migrating the … --- ## [Embed variables in footer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-variables-in-footer/147801)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-variables-in-footer/147801 "2020-04-13T21:22:24Z")
Hi, I’d like to embed the SSO external\_id in some custom Javascript I’m pasting into my theme footer (using the ‘Custom HTML/CSS’ button)… is there a way to access the external\_id from that template? i.e. something sorta… --- ## [Dumb question: do I want to make a theme, plugin or component?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dumb-question-do-i-want-to-make-a-theme-plugin-or-component/147964)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dumb-question-do-i-want-to-make-a-theme-plugin-or-component/147964 "2020-04-14T15:04:14Z")
I want to make some changes to the user card .hbs file: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-card-contents.hbs I can change this .hbs file but he… --- ## [Highly aggressive troll whackamole](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highly-aggressive-troll-whackamole/141226)
**Author:** [@DrBB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DrBB)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highly-aggressive-troll-whackamole/141226 "2020-04-14T14:40:48Z")
We’ve got a deranged person who is using proxies, fake emails etc. to bomb our site with the products of his paranoia. He’s clearly getting a lot of gratification out of being deleted for “censorship” and coming back wit… --- ## [Will I be following my topic by default when I post it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-be-following-my-topic-by-default-when-i-post-it/147953)
**Author:** [@afrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/afrin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-be-following-my-topic-by-default-when-i-post-it/147953 "2020-04-14T12:48:47Z")
Will i be following my post by default when i post ? --- ## [Custom field name in report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-field-name-in-report/147935)
**Author:** [@evantill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evantill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-field-name-in-report/147935 "2020-04-14T10:15:11Z")
I need to create a data report with custom fields? Where can I find the custom field name ? --- ## [Patron was added to the group but no badge?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patron-was-added-to-the-group-but-no-badge/145117)
**Author:** [@Queth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Queth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patron-was-added-to-the-group-but-no-badge/145117 "2020-04-14T05:53:42Z")
Hello, first of all, thank you plugin creators for making this! My first Patron has made their pledge, and was added to the patron group, but didn’t get the badge I created. I checked the query for the badge and changed… --- ## [New installation fails on migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-fails-on-migration/147425)
**Author:** [@renchap](https://meta.discourse.org/u/renchap)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-fails-on-migration/147425 "2020-04-14T01:39:39Z")
I am trying to install a new Discourse installation using discourse\_docker, and the migrations are failing: == 20180916195601 MigrateS3BackupSiteSettings: migrating ====================== -- execute("UPDATE site\_setting… --- ## [New installation fails (fresh install)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-fails-fresh-install/147461)
**Author:** [@oiler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oiler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-installation-fails-fresh-install/147461 "2020-04-14T01:39:20Z")
Potentially related to 147425 but i started a new thread since my case was a fresh install, and not a migration. I tried on two different, clean Ubuntu 18.04 instances (one Linode, one Digital Ocean) to setup a self ins… --- ## [Where are post loves/reactions stored in the database?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-post-loves-reactions-stored-in-the-database/147871)
**Author:** [@007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/007)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-post-loves-reactions-stored-in-the-database/147871 "2020-04-13T21:32:53Z")
I can’t seem to find where those heart clicks go in the Discourse database. Can somebody point me in the right direction? Thanks! --- ## [Boxed categories selector minor issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boxed-categories-selector-minor-issue/147016)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/boxed-categories-selector-minor-issue/147016 "2020-04-13T21:25:00Z")
When category style is set to box, the number of topics sometimes goes to a new line: I believe it was caused by this fix (which was about another issue also happening in boxed categories): https://github.com/discou… --- ## [Add "approve new topics unless trust level" setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-approve-new-topics-unless-trust-level-setting/50253)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-approve-new-topics-unless-trust-level-setting/50253 "2020-04-13T20:02:11Z")
I would like to be able to allow trust level 1 users to post responses to existing topics (both posts and replies) without moderation, while new topics should go to an approval queue. Is this doable with the current set… --- ## [Site not showing after following official installation walkthrough](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-not-showing-after-following-official-installation-walkthrough/147734)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Perkins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_Perkins)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-not-showing-after-following-official-installation-walkthrough/147734 "2020-04-13T19:53:59Z")
Hey guys, really excited to get set up with Discourse, but run into a problem whereby my site just doesn’t load. I have followed this walkthrough on Discourse GH to set up using Digital Ocean. The domain I am using was… --- ## [Code Fund Ad Customization?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-fund-ad-customization/147574)
**Author:** [@Joshua\_Kogan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joshua_Kogan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-fund-ad-customization/147574 "2020-04-13T16:03:44Z")
Hi everyone, I’d like to modify this type of ad: Basically, I’d like to change the “Want these ads? Use the official Ad Plugin” to write my own text, and link to a URL of my choice. Can anyone provide guidance? T… --- ## [Some TL3 users became TL2 after most recent update due to PM counts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-tl3-users-became-tl2-after-most-recent-update-due-to-pm-counts/147784)
**Author:** [@Cazadividendos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cazadividendos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-tl3-users-became-tl2-after-most-recent-update-due-to-pm-counts/147784 "2020-04-13T18:06:54Z")
Hi, Our installation had 30 TL3 users. Yesterday we installed Discourse 2.5.0beta2. After the installation, 6 of them downgraded to TL2. One of the requirements to get TL3 is 400 topics seen. After installing Discou… --- ## [Report Links to New Topics by Date?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-links-to-new-topics-by-date/147831)
**Author:** [@galley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/galley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/report-links-to-new-topics-by-date/147831 "2020-04-13T17:42:24Z")
Hello! I’m looking at the “Topics” report and the “Topics with No Response” report and what I really need is a link to the topics referenced in the count. For example, I see that I have 2 topics without responses from … --- ## [Large image uploads by users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-image-uploads-by-users/147836)
**Author:** [@vpx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vpx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-image-uploads-by-users/147836 "2020-04-13T17:33:43Z")
I am on a hosted plan with Discourse (Standard) and very happy so far. We have quite an enthusiastic user base that loves to upload pictures of their horses (it’s a horse forum after all). Problem - some of these pics ar… --- ## [Best way for staff to send notifications about posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-for-staff-to-send-notifications-about-posts/78683)
**Author:** [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-for-staff-to-send-notifications-about-posts/78683 "2018-01-23T01:48:02Z")
I’m an admin on an internal Discourse site, and I have an important post I want to notify all users about. Is there any way to get Discourse to send a notification email to all users, or a group of users? The “Invite” b… --- ## [Possible to integrate with ActiveCampaign?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-integrate-with-activecampaign/147760)
**Author:** [@007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/007)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-integrate-with-activecampaign/147760 "2020-04-13T10:59:15Z")
I use ActiveCampaign for email marketing and am in the process of considering a move to Discourse for my membership sites. Ideally, I’d like to automatically send new members to ActiveCampaig once they confirm their emai… --- ## [Failed to POST the e-mail (301 error)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-post-the-e-mail-301-error/146613)
**Author:** [@TomWFox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TomWFox)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-post-the-e-mail-301-error/146613 "2020-04-13T10:35:29Z")
Hi, I’m having an issue setting up reply by email after following this guide. I’ve followed the troubleshooting suggestions and found that the email are stuck in the queue and there are errors in the mail receiver logs… --- ## [Updates failed; 'bundle exec rake assets:precompile' failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-failed-bundle-exec-rake-assets-precompile-failed/147466)
**Author:** [@waffleslop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/waffleslop)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-failed-bundle-exec-rake-assets-precompile-failed/147466 "2020-04-13T04:54:33Z")
166:M 09 Apr 2020 19:22:49.160 \* Saving the final RDB snapshot before exiting. 166:M 09 Apr 2020 19:22:49.183 \* DB saved on disk 166:M 09 Apr 2020 19:22:49.183 # Redis is now ready to exit, bye bye... FAILED ----------… --- ## [Anonymous voting in polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-voting-in-polls/147504)
**Author:** [@Jamie\_Liu1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jamie_Liu1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-voting-in-polls/147504 "2020-04-13T09:19:54Z")
Hey there! I created a poll in our forum yesterday. I got 100+ views but ZERO votes. I think a big reason is that people are reluctant to register an account just too cast a vote, even if they are actually interested in … --- ## [\[PAID\] Prevent domination of a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-prevent-domination-of-a-topic/147736)
**Author:** [@Judith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Judith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-prevent-domination-of-a-topic/147736 "2020-04-13T04:45:51Z")
What would you like done? My political community board has a persistent problem with some people being online all day and completely drowning out others who can only log in once a day. The “dominating\_topic” popups do n… --- ## [Javascript onload not firing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-onload-not-firing/145763)
**Author:** [@Luke\_Clancy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luke_Clancy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-onload-not-firing/145763 "2020-04-13T03:56:26Z")
Hey guys, This may be a bit of a basic question, I am more of a back-end guy. Currently I am trying to connect some java-script code to a front end element. The issue is that my window.onload (and document.onload, I tri… --- ## [View entered password while sign-up and sign-in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-entered-password-while-sign-up-and-sign-in/147709)
**Author:** [@ultrakiller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ultrakiller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-entered-password-while-sign-up-and-sign-in/147709 "2020-04-13T03:56:06Z")
I wonder how this is not already asked or I’m missing something. Is there any plugin or a setting (not any that I saw) that allows users to view their entered password to avoid typos? Like the :eye: toggle to view and h… --- ## [Filter known-bad sender domains from your mail-receiver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-known-bad-sender-domains-from-your-mail-receiver/118760)
**Author:** [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-known-bad-sender-domains-from-your-mail-receiver/118760 "2020-04-13T03:39:46Z")
If you run your own incoming mail, and you find that you’re getting more abusive mail than you’re willing to tolerate, this guide is for you! It’ll show you how to configure your mail-receiver container to block e-mail … --- ## [Tiny point of consistency on App Stores](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tiny-point-of-consistency-on-app-stores/147727)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tiny-point-of-consistency-on-app-stores/147727 "2020-04-12T18:46:07Z")
Was pointed out to me that the iOS app is ‘Discourse Hub’ and the Android counterpart is ‘DiscourseHub’. :man\_shrugging: Most search engines don’t mind the inconsistency, thankfully. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1242) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1244)