# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1254 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1255 --- ## [Views by sub-level category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/views-by-sub-level-category/275173)
**Author:** [@tanius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tanius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/views-by-sub-level-category/275173 "2020-03-27T16:35:30Z")
Views by sub-level category A more granular analysis of topic views, but without summing them up. Entries with sub-category “(none)” relate to topics placed directly into the top-level categories. SELECT topcat AS … --- ## [Number of posts by top-level category and user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-of-posts-by-top-level-category-and-user/275170)
**Author:** [@tanius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tanius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-of-posts-by-top-level-category-and-user/275170 "2020-03-27T16:35:00Z")
Number of posts by top-level category and user For each top-level category, a list of the users who contributed to it and the number of posts they contributed. Posts include both the topic-starter posts and the comments … --- ## [Shared Discourse/Static Site Login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-discourse-static-site-login/145832)
**Author:** [@FelicianoTech](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FelicianoTech)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-discourse-static-site-login/145832 "2020-03-27T16:29:53Z")
Hey Everyone, Here’s my situation. I am trying to run a Discourse install at talk.example.com while maintaining a website at www.example.com. I want it so that when someone logins to the Discourse site, they also appea… --- ## [Category name not showing up in email notifications since upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-not-showing-up-in-email-notifications-since-upgrade/145741)
**Author:** [@Edward\_Weiss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edward_Weiss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-not-showing-up-in-email-notifications-since-upgrade/145741 "2020-03-27T16:26:03Z")
Hi all, I upgraded Discourse to v2.5.0.beta2 a week ago, and since then category names are not showing up in email notifications, just the site name in brackets. This is getting very confusing for my users. I checked t… --- ## [Failed rebuild after adding plugins to new discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-rebuild-after-adding-plugins-to-new-discourse/145703)
**Author:** [@IbnKahf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IbnKahf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-rebuild-after-adding-plugins-to-new-discourse/145703 "2020-03-27T15:38:44Z")
Hi im new to discourse, just tried adding a few plugins and now after rebuilding im getting this error the plugins i have added are; discourse-bbcode discourse-image-gallery discourse moderator extension babble … --- ## [Sometimes unable to close notification screen because notch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sometimes-unable-to-close-notification-screen-because-notch/145184)
**Author:** [@schleifer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schleifer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sometimes-unable-to-close-notification-screen-because-notch/145184 "2020-03-27T15:27:10Z")
This is on an iPhone Xs Max. When it first loads the ‘X’ to close is up by the notch: After loading content it adjusts: Sometimes, though, it doesn’t update to the second screen, and there’s no way to exit. --- ## [Wrong URL redirect due to missing ID for topic with same title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-url-redirect-due-to-missing-id-for-topic-with-same-title/145815)
**Author:** [@Mariane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mariane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-url-redirect-due-to-missing-id-for-topic-with-same-title/145815 "2020-03-27T14:17:51Z")
Hi, We just find out that the emails sent with the Assign plugin don’t add the topic/message ID at the end. So what happens is: Assign email sent to user with an URL key that has no ID at the end; When a public to… --- ## [Is it safe to rename discobot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-safe-to-rename-discobot/145794)
**Author:** [@pixelemotion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixelemotion)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-safe-to-rename-discobot/145794 "2020-03-27T13:11:33Z")
Hello, For relevance purpose I want to rename the bot. Here is what I did in its profile : Then I changed the narrative in its profile: Will I break something doing this ? Should I consider any other settings … --- ## [Nice Share for posts without links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nice-share-for-posts-without-links/145665)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nice-share-for-posts-without-links/145665 "2020-03-27T03:52:14Z")
On community.wanikani.com I’ve gotten the Nice Share badge three times in the last few weeks. However when I checked the posts associated with each badge, two of the posts don’t contain any links and one of the posts isn… --- ## [Wiki Editor badge is awarded multiple times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-editor-badge-is-awarded-multiple-times/134205)
**Author:** [@Elena\_Lappen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elena_Lappen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-editor-badge-is-awarded-multiple-times/134205 "2020-03-27T01:42:45Z")
The Wiki Editor badge is awarded correctly to users the first time they edit a wiki post, but then sporadically awarded multiple times thereafter. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to reliably reproduce it so I don’t kno… --- ## [Change max chars in Onebox - enlarge your Onebox?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-max-chars-in-onebox-enlarge-your-onebox/81205)
**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-max-chars-in-onebox-enlarge-your-onebox/81205 "2020-03-27T01:28:02Z")
After Maja did add a more advance OneBox for Amazon links I would like to know if it is possible to “hack” the OneBox to strip more chars so the Onebox gets bigger. Eg I see the max chars for description is 200 chars.… --- ## [Additional filetypes for staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-filetypes-for-staff/77752)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Frosty\_Andreyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Frosty_Andreyc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-filetypes-for-staff/77752 "2020-03-27T00:36:52Z")
I need to allow administrators to upload a specific type of file, such as .bat, .cmd, and others. For ordinary users need to disable it. How can i do it? --- ## [Keyboard shortcuts on Windows Firefox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-on-windows-firefox/145702)
**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-on-windows-firefox/145702 "2020-03-26T23:10:42Z")
Is there a known issue with keyboard shortcuts not working in Firefox on Windows? We have a member on Windows 7 and Firefox 74 reporting difficulty on our instance here: --- ## [Uncategorized Category : looking for a good practice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncategorized-category-looking-for-a-good-practice/145746)
**Author:** [@pixelemotion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixelemotion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncategorized-category-looking-for-a-good-practice/145746 "2020-03-26T22:21:31Z")
Hello, As I am creating categories in our new forum, I want to set them the right way :slight\_smile: and have feedback from experienced users. We will have a main category called COMMUNITY that will probably drive most… --- ## [User selectable "make public" topic option?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-make-public-topic-option/144977)
**Author:** [@TGP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TGP)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-make-public-topic-option/144977 "2020-03-26T22:19:18Z")
Probably a pipe dream, but Discourse never ceases to surprise me, so I figured why not… Is there a way to make a category publicly visible (read-only), but ONLY display those topics which the poster toggled a “make publ… --- ## [Migrating over to a new instance in new hosting provider](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-over-to-a-new-instance-in-new-hosting-provider/134876)
**Author:** [@owrh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/owrh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-over-to-a-new-instance-in-new-hosting-provider/134876 "2020-03-26T21:48:30Z")
We have a forum running in AWS, on a custom domain with SSL via LetsEncrypt and we’re looking to move to Digital Ocean, ideally without downtime. Is there a recommended best practice as I’ve encountered a variety of prob… --- ## [Deleting "About xxx Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-about-xxx-category/145735)
**Author:** [@rachel\_england](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rachel_england)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-about-xxx-category/145735 "2020-03-26T21:16:56Z")
Is there a way to delete the "About xxx Category’ topic? I don’t have to/want to have a full description for every category, and I don’t want templated language posted. I see that I can archive it - what does that do? --- ## [Discourse\_api: site\_setting\_update disable\_emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-site-setting-update-disable-emails/145695)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-api-site-setting-update-disable-emails/145695 "2020-03-26T19:24:21Z")
The Discourse API Docs for disable\_emails site setting tells to pass the following payload: { "disable\_emails": false } But trying the following curl command I receive an error. Can someone tell me what I’m doing w… --- ## [Comparing Group memberships](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-group-memberships/145705)
**Author:** [@gordon\_mrmoco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gordon_mrmoco)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-group-memberships/145705 "2020-03-26T19:19:09Z")
I have members in trust level 0 and some of them in trust level 1 - how do I compare the two groups easily and quickly to see who’s in 0 but not in 1? --- ## [Searching topic by user only uses different sort order](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-topic-by-user-only-uses-different-sort-order/139992)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-topic-by-user-only-uses-different-sort-order/139992 "2020-03-26T18:18:08Z")
Searching by term only shows oldest post first: Search by user and term shows oldest post first: Searching by user only shows newest post first: Personally I find that seeing the most recent post first is mo… --- ## [Due to extreme load, this is temporarily being shown to everyone as a logged out user would see it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/due-to-extreme-load-this-is-temporarily-being-shown-to-everyone-as-a-logged-out-user-would-see-it/143365)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/due-to-extreme-load-this-is-temporarily-being-shown-to-everyone-as-a-logged-out-user-would-see-it/143365 "2020-03-26T17:47:19Z")
We had a surge of new visitors this morning due to a popular AMA and many people received this message which was somewhat understandable since one topic was getting overloaded and the cpu spiked during this time. Since t… --- ## [How to change the welcome topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-welcome-topic/145618)
**Author:** [@pixelemotion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixelemotion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-welcome-topic/145618 "2020-03-26T17:12:45Z")
Hello everyone, And sorry in advance for this basic question, but it seems I can’t find a solution after looking into this support forum. I want to change this text in the red frame (setup during the install) : I h… --- ## [Logout link / URL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-link-url/145688)
**Author:** [@Uninen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Uninen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-link-url/145688 "2020-03-26T15:43:37Z")
I have a integration for Discourse which updates the user profile upon each login. I’ve now run into a problem where I need to teach people how to log out as the logout button is quite well hidden. It also seems to be a … --- ## [What is the advantage of keeping files on s3?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-keeping-files-on-s3/145297)
**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-keeping-files-on-s3/145297 "2020-03-26T15:26:43Z")
That’s how I read, I’m having problems with migration myself. I see a lot of problems (maybe solved). And so I wonder - what is the sense of keeping the upload on s3? Is there any sense of it apart from saving costs ? E… --- ## [How do I register a public asset in a plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-register-a-public-asset-in-a-plugin/68660)
**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-register-a-public-asset-in-a-plugin/68660 "2020-03-26T14:55:58Z")
Forgive me if this has been asked before, but I am unable to find a previous topic on this. I’m wondering how to register an asset as public (such as an image) through a discourse plugin - it seems currently after regis… --- ## [Create a Badge for Volunteer Community Managers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-badge-for-volunteer-community-managers/145677)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-badge-for-volunteer-community-managers/145677 "2020-03-26T13:16:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from Calling out for volunteer Community Managers :mega:: --- ## [Disable post creating via the website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-post-creating-via-the-website/145585)
**Author:** [@xceph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xceph)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-post-creating-via-the-website/145585 "2020-03-26T11:50:09Z")
Hi, I’m integrating discourse into my app, and I would like to know if I could possibly disable posting new topics from the webui, and instead only allow them to be created via the API? I have several pieces of informa… --- ## [How to log out user if I don't know them?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-log-out-user-if-i-dont-know-them/145273)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-log-out-user-if-i-dont-know-them/145273 "2020-03-26T09:15:04Z")
Ok-- imagine this simple scenario: User A logs into my site and then clicks ‘Forums’ on the site. They are redirected to Discourse, which calls back to my site via SSO and they’re authenticated and automatically logge… --- ## [Use Discourse webhooks with PHP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-discourse-webhooks-with-php/50543)
**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-discourse-webhooks-with-php/50543 "2020-03-26T08:38:57Z")
I recently wrote a PHP script that receives data from a Discourse webhook every time a new topic or reply is posted. I thought I’d share the foundation for the code so that other developers can quickly get started workin… --- ## [Whenever children login, an email should be sent to the parents account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whenever-children-login-an-email-should-be-sent-to-the-parents-account/145522)
**Author:** [@Subham\_Joshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Subham_Joshi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whenever-children-login-an-email-should-be-sent-to-the-parents-account/145522 "2020-03-26T05:18:03Z")
Hi Guys, I am having a use-case where i need to send an email to a user/other user regarding that he/she login on the discourse forum. I researched & found that currently there is no option for sending an email. Pleas… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1253) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1255)