# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1264 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1265 --- ## [Strange behaviour selecting "What would you like to do with the associated post?"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-behaviour-selecting-what-would-you-like-to-do-with-the-associated-post/143061)
**Author:** [@Paracelsus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paracelsus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-behaviour-selecting-what-would-you-like-to-do-with-the-associated-post/143061 "2020-03-04T15:32:57Z")
Hi, I don’t know if this is a bug or not, but I’m having trouble making sure a certain action gets done upon reporting. So, when reviewing a flag: Agree → Silence User → What would you like to do with the associated po… --- ## [Badge granting triggers group membership](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-granting-triggers-group-membership/143242)
**Author:** [@Grayden\_Shand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grayden_Shand)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-granting-triggers-group-membership/143242 "2020-03-04T14:23:53Z")
Initially posted about this here: Grant a badge for all members of a group Thanks to @jtbayly for suggesting I post this in the Contribute \> Feature category. overview A user is granted a new badge, this event triggers… --- ## [Search public topics and PMs simultaneously](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-public-topics-and-pms-simultaneously/139624)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-public-topics-and-pms-simultaneously/139624 "2020-03-04T13:19:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from Create/See and Create Permissions (again): I think this is a great idea. At the moment we have the in:private modifier to search PMs, so maybe something similar like in:all or in:everywh… --- ## [Keyword based auto spam ban?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-based-auto-spam-ban/23764)
**Author:** [@bootstraponline](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bootstraponline)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-based-auto-spam-ban/23764 "2020-03-04T12:16:44Z")
I’m having an issue with a discount kitchen spammer. They keep changing the ip and email address however the content of the message is always the same. Is there some way to just instant ban them if they link to the spam … --- ## [Hardcoding Google Tag Manager snippet instead of using the admin setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hardcoding-google-tag-manager-snippet-instead-of-using-the-admin-setting/143298)
**Author:** [@agmontpetit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agmontpetit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hardcoding-google-tag-manager-snippet-instead-of-using-the-admin-setting/143298 "2020-03-04T11:28:29Z")
We are running a production and staging version of our site and would like to benefit from Google Tag Manager (GTM) environments, so we don’t need to set up two independent containers. Instead of using the GTM setting (… --- ## [IP Banned Users - Can Still Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-banned-users-can-still-post/143230)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-banned-users-can-still-post/143230 "2020-03-04T11:08:18Z")
Users who are logged in with a banned IP address appear to be able to continue posting without any issues, so long as they are already logged in. I think it would make sense to disallow posting and editing on banned IP … --- ## [Existing WP Comments do not show under the Discourse comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-wp-comments-do-not-show-under-the-discourse-comments/143188)
**Author:** [@spa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-wp-comments-do-not-show-under-the-discourse-comments/143188 "2020-03-04T10:56:32Z")
We’ve recently started funnelling our community over to Discourse to avoid having to deal with moderating 2 platforms and noticed that even though the “Show Existing WP Comments” checkbox has been checked, the older WP c… --- ## [Group membership subscriptions with profit split](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-membership-subscriptions-with-profit-split/143234)
**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-membership-subscriptions-with-profit-split/143234 "2020-03-04T02:33:36Z")
We have a community with thought leader and pros (making up about 5% of the population) and regular members (95%). We want a tool that will allow us to create a sort of marketplace where members can sign up as a member w… --- ## [Migrating from SMF to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-smf-to-discourse/26322)
**Author:** [@dbm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dbm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-smf-to-discourse/26322 "2020-03-04T02:00:33Z")
Greetings, I’m planing to migrate from SMF 2.0.9 to Discourse. I already have discourse running and everything is working fine. So my question is it possible to “RESET” discourse to look like i installed it fresh. And t… --- ## [Nothing displayed on launcher rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nothing-displayed-on-launcher-rebuild/142721)
**Author:** [@rahilqf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahilqf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nothing-displayed-on-launcher-rebuild/142721 "2020-03-03T22:51:21Z")
I’m trying to follow the guide for adding support for MySQL gem to the app container via the tutorial Use an import script that requires MySQL - #4 by pfaffman However, when I run the following, it just halts. \> ./laun… --- ## [Can't login after upgrading \[similar-to-dev\] non standard environment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-after-upgrading-similar-to-dev-non-standard-environment/143260)
**Author:** [@rodrigo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-login-after-upgrading-similar-to-dev-non-standard-environment/143260 "2020-03-03T21:47:58Z")
First of all, thanks for this amazing piece of code. Secondly, I’ve tried to my best to find the answer , googling, messing with git , bundle and rail commands, to no avail. Thirdly, I know my case wouldn’t be official… --- ## [I've been locked out of my own post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ive-been-locked-out-of-my-own-post/143259)
**Author:** [@Fabby](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fabby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ive-been-locked-out-of-my-own-post/143259 "2020-03-03T21:42:21Z")
Around 2020-03-03 12:45 I created a post here and bookmarked it, but if I try to go there now, I see: Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private. Did I do something horribly wrong? (I haven’t been contacted by a mod… --- ## [Reset avatar in sync SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-avatar-in-sync-sso/142294)
**Author:** [@maggiomj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maggiomj)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-avatar-in-sync-sso/142294 "2020-03-03T21:36:40Z")
I am looking to reset the avatar while using the sync\_sso (back to using the letter\_avatar\_proxy). Currently I am passing avatar\_force\_update=true and no value for avatar\_url . Should I be passing an explicit (null?) va… --- ## [Start Topic via E-Mail with different domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-topic-via-e-mail-with-different-domain/143105)
**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-topic-via-e-mail-with-different-domain/143105 "2020-03-03T20:25:55Z")
Continuing the discussion from Start a New Topic via Email :e-mail:: Is it possible to have e-mails to a different domain be delivered to a specific group? E.g. the Discourse instance is hosted on forum.fairphone.com, … --- ## [Unlisted topics: Making them more useful](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topics-making-them-more-useful/47456)
**Author:** [@matthewbloch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matthewbloch)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topics-making-them-more-useful/47456 "2020-03-03T18:36:54Z")
This follows on some previous discussion on unlisted topics. My use case is that Discourse is our company message board for most internal communications, i.e. just among the employees of a company. We’re quite an open … --- ## [Cant update email via API - invalid\_access error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-update-email-via-api-invalid-access-error/87260)
**Author:** [@shahidmir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shahidmir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-update-email-via-api-invalid-access-error/87260 "2020-03-03T17:28:30Z")
Hi Guys, Im getting an error when trying to use the API to update email. I have looked at the logs and can see the following: Started PUT “/discussion/users/davetest/preferences/email.json” for xx.xx.xx.xx at 2018-05-… --- ## [What’s the behaviour if I add a group as well as individuals?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-s-the-behaviour-if-i-add-a-group-as-well-as-individuals/297600)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-s-the-behaviour-if-i-add-a-group-as-well-as-individuals/297600 "2020-03-03T16:54:00Z")
Just to confirm I understand usage of this correctly: If I mix individual users and groups as recipients of the same single message that gets the :white\_check\_mark: for this feature – will those individuals and all mem… --- ## [Backup file can not be downloded](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-file-can-not-be-downloded/143228)
**Author:** [@ufukayyildiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ufukayyildiz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-file-can-not-be-downloded/143228 "2020-03-03T16:38:29Z")
i can not download backup file. Always it suddenly gives canceled error while it is downloading. I want to download it manually, where is backups folder ? Thanks. --- ## [Post not allowing full ‘max post length’](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-not-allowing-full-max-post-length/143212)
**Author:** [@pixopexu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixopexu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-not-allowing-full-max-post-length/143212 "2020-03-03T14:57:58Z")
I cannot post topics with more than 4k characters, even with a maximum length of 99000 in the configuration. It simply does not post and does not display any message. An error occurs in the pool and perspective as shown… --- ## [How to know if the current user belongs to a particular group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-know-if-the-current-user-belongs-to-a-particular-group/143216)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-know-if-the-current-user-belongs-to-a-particular-group/143216 "2020-03-03T14:12:39Z")
Is there any method specifically designed for this, or do I have to iterate over the group array in api.getCurrentUser()? --- ## [\[Paid\] Looking for a programmer for discourse modifications 25-30$](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-looking-for-a-programmer-for-discourse-modifications-25-30/143017)
**Author:** [@ericg2019](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ericg2019)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-looking-for-a-programmer-for-discourse-modifications-25-30/143017 "2020-03-03T13:09:34Z")
Hey there! Hope you’re doing great today. I’m looking for a person who could help me with the following stuff. Adding some categories. Modify a menu. Adding plugins. Adding sub-categories. I need this as an static me… --- ## [Email replies truncated at code fences with tildes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-replies-truncated-at-code-fences-with-tildes/143198)
**Author:** [@brad.king](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brad.king)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-replies-truncated-at-code-fences-with-tildes/143198 "2020-03-03T12:46:35Z")
Code fences with ~~~ have been supported in the forum since at least 2017: However, when replying by email the reply trimmer truncates messages on ~~~ lines, likely mistaking them for delimiters. For example, sending… --- ## [Feature idea: Liking my own comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-idea-liking-my-own-comments/143145)
**Author:** [@Salvatore\_Candela](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Salvatore_Candela)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-idea-liking-my-own-comments/143145 "2020-03-03T12:40:44Z")
Hi, I’d like to like my own comments, but noticed that this is missing from Discourse. Is this on the roadmap/possible to enable? --- ## [How to retrieve from API only posts of specific user (by e-mail, username or id)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-retrieve-from-api-only-posts-of-specific-user-by-e-mail-username-or-id/143178)
**Author:** [@Piotr\_Paściak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Piotr_Pa%C5%9Bciak)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-retrieve-from-api-only-posts-of-specific-user-by-e-mail-username-or-id/143178 "2020-03-03T10:17:21Z")
Hello, I’ve been looking on following API documentation: https://docs.discourse.org/ Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any endpoint that would allow me to retrieve only posts of a specific user - this is a hard requ… --- ## [Error 403 (Forbidden) in dev instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-403-forbidden-in-dev-instance/143027)
**Author:** [@jack2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-403-forbidden-in-dev-instance/143027 "2020-03-03T10:00:51Z")
I’ve just updated my dev instance and I can’t log in anymore. The debug console says: POST http://localhost:3000/session 403 (Forbidden). The log file says: Can't verify CSRF token authenticity. Rendering text templ… --- ## [What is the proper function to initalize stuff on Composer Open?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-proper-function-to-initalize-stuff-on-composer-open/143142)
**Author:** [@spirobel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spirobel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-proper-function-to-initalize-stuff-on-composer-open/143142 "2020-03-03T00:02:18Z")
I have a function to set up some object called project\_task every time the composer is opened. I did it this way because I saw it in the events plugin: https://github.com/paviliondev/discourse-events/blob/master/asset… --- ## [How to Customise the tag chooser for Topic Composer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customise-the-tag-chooser-for-topic-composer/143171)
**Author:** [@saurabhmasc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saurabhmasc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customise-the-tag-chooser-for-topic-composer/143171 "2020-03-03T07:13:18Z")
Hello all, We want to display some set of tags with checkbox fields so Users can select those tags while creating a new topic. And bases on this selected checkbox update value of the Text field with the list of selected… --- ## [Having raw\_html in a system created post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-raw-html-in-a-system-created-post/143150)
**Author:** [@Luke\_Clancy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luke_Clancy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-raw-html-in-a-system-created-post/143150 "2020-03-03T03:53:07Z")
I am attempting to create system managed posts that utilize raw html on a website plugin (in development). Looking at the documentation and various posts, I think I took the right approach, however the preprocessor still… --- ## [How to cancel autoemail about trust level](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-cancel-autoemail-about-trust-level/143104)
**Author:** [@KimM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KimM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-cancel-autoemail-about-trust-level/143104 "2020-03-02T19:06:58Z")
How do I stop the forum from sending certain automated emails to members? I want to cancel this email that apparently goes out with this subject line: \[XCSN Community\] \[PM\] Congratulations on your trust level promotion! … --- ## [Help with category background images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-category-background-images/104709)
**Author:** [@Jason3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jason3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-category-background-images/104709 "2020-03-02T20:28:36Z")
what size background image works best? I have tried over 100 images and gifs, and they all get stretched, and blurry. usually 1/2 the image isn’t even viewable [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1263) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1265)