# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1273 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1274 --- ## [Using Discourse to organise meeting agendas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-organise-meeting-agendas/141841)
**Author:** [@kgreed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgreed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-organise-meeting-agendas/141841 "2020-02-17T22:36:07Z")
I am in a club that uses Discourse and we have a Committee category. I am looking for tips and advice in making our meeting documents flow more smoothly and end on time. I thought of using a tag such as meetingagenda-y… --- ## [How to get notified of new posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-notified-of-new-posts/141845)
**Author:** [@cristina.threlkeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cristina.threlkeld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-notified-of-new-posts/141845 "2020-02-17T22:20:07Z")
One of my moderators would like to set up notifications so that they are notified each and every time there is any new post in the forum - regardless of if it is in response to them. Is this possible? --- ## [Weird Topic Progress Bar Behavior](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-topic-progress-bar-behavior/141775)
**Author:** [@smrtey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smrtey)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-topic-progress-bar-behavior/141775 "2020-02-17T20:27:32Z")
Not sure if this is just because I’m doing things users aren’t expected to do, but I noticed the topic progress bar just started acting weird. It covers posts at certain widths. It correctly collapses when it narrow… --- ## [Get user by e-mail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-user-by-e-mail/141831)
**Author:** [@dm.linov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dm.linov)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-user-by-e-mail/141831 "2020-02-17T20:14:29Z")
We are creating users and topics via API. We need to check if a user with such email had been created before. If yes, then we create a topic from the existing user. So I need an API call “get username by email, if any”.… --- ## [Slightly less wide tag chooser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slightly-less-wide-tag-chooser/140534)
**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slightly-less-wide-tag-chooser/140534 "2020-02-17T19:26:14Z")
On meta, I discovered a new UX difference: the tag chooser is slightly less wide than the title field and category chooser. --- ## [Why the trust level 0 doesn't show up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-trust-level-0-doesnt-show-up/141816)
**Author:** [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-trust-level-0-doesnt-show-up/141816 "2020-02-17T17:55:34Z")
Hi community, Does anyone knows why the trust level 0 doesn’t shows up here? And how can I put? Thank you. --- ## [iOS cutting off overflow of fixed dropdown in modals](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-cutting-off-overflow-of-fixed-dropdown-in-modals/141810)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-cutting-off-overflow-of-fixed-dropdown-in-modals/141810 "2020-02-17T16:54:05Z")
Doesn’t happen in Safari, Chrome, or Firefox on Desktop, so it seems like a bug in iOS with how position: fixed; is handled… --- ## [HighlightJS is auto-selecting wrong language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlightjs-is-auto-selecting-wrong-language/141739)
**Author:** [@topogram](https://meta.discourse.org/u/topogram)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlightjs-is-auto-selecting-wrong-language/141739 "2020-02-17T16:33:27Z")
Is there any way to disable the syntax highlighting engine’s ability to auto select the language? I am trying to get a block of Swift code highlighted on my install of Discourse: NSString \*str = @"hello,"; str = \[str st… --- ## [Poll dialog inputs get cut off on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-dialog-inputs-get-cut-off-on-mobile/141631)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-dialog-inputs-get-cut-off-on-mobile/141631 "2020-02-17T16:24:24Z")
I’m using an iPhone 8, latest iOS, Safari. Pictures below are from Meta. --- ## [Poll fields colliding with poll preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-fields-colliding-with-poll-preview/141323)
**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-fields-colliding-with-poll-preview/141323 "2020-02-17T16:23:06Z")
I saw this on Meta and it seems poll fields are overlapping the border of the poll preview. --- ## [iOS Discourse app and apex domains](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-discourse-app-and-apex-domains/141731)
**Author:** [@amalik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amalik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-discourse-app-and-apex-domains/141731 "2020-02-17T15:44:41Z")
Hi there ! :waving\_hand: It seems that adding forums in the !OS app is impossible when the address doesn’t contain a subdomain. I’ve reported the issue there : https://www.contentfulcommunity.com/t/impossible-to-reach-c… --- ## [Host of discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/host-of-discourse/141753)
**Author:** [@sams\_sams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sams_sams)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/host-of-discourse/141753 "2020-02-17T12:48:43Z")
Hello i am download discours on my Ubuntu and i woud like host discourse in my computer bu i have problème when i go in my website discourse discourse dont works ! --- ## [Tag group fails to be retrieved when editing a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-group-fails-to-be-retrieved-when-editing-a-category/141768)
**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-group-fails-to-be-retrieved-when-editing-a-category/141768 "2020-02-17T08:58:34Z")
Latest Discourse version (upgraded minute ago) I have plugins/theme/components, but this has been tested in safe-mode. I can’t find a way to reproduce. It (still) happens in this discourse installation, but in anothe… --- ## [Expand text on activity page reloads page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-text-on-activity-page-reloads-page/141648)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-text-on-activity-page-reloads-page/141648 "2020-02-17T08:25:41Z")
If you visit a user activity page (e.g., https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror/activity) and click the expand icon next to a long post it expands the post but then immediately reloads the page. --- ## [Recategorize profile picture setting under Profile, not Account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recategorize-profile-picture-setting-under-profile-not-account/141724)
**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recategorize-profile-picture-setting-under-profile-not-account/141724 "2020-02-17T05:41:05Z")
Why is a profile customization, called Profile Picture at it, under Account details when it should be under the Profile tab with all the other profile customizations and personal images? --- ## [Browser cookie corruption(?) after site migration on Azure](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-cookie-corruption-after-site-migration-on-azure/141574)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Miller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Simon_Miller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-cookie-corruption-after-site-migration-on-azure/141574 "2020-02-17T04:30:10Z")
Hello, I have migrated a Discourse platform from Vultur host to Azure, within a CentOS linux flavour. The migration went smoothly, using the built in database backup and restore process. We then delegated the DNS. Some… --- ## [Can a suspended user still receive email notifications?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-suspended-user-still-receive-email-notifications/141758)
**Author:** [@needhelp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/needhelp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-suspended-user-still-receive-email-notifications/141758 "2020-02-17T02:09:03Z")
Hello, can a suspended user still receive email notifications to topics they had participated or subscribed to before the suspension? I am not talking about private message, but just new replies to threads the suspend… --- ## [Index\_users\_on\_username\_lower error during database restore: import failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/index-users-on-username-lower-error-during-database-restore-import-failed/141737)
**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/index-users-on-username-lower-error-during-database-restore-import-failed/141737 "2020-02-17T01:03:38Z")
Hi! Last night, I had a massive issue on a forum and I had to re-create everything. But during the restore, I have an issue and it failed. Here is the error ERROR: could not create unique index "index\_users\_on\_usernam… --- ## [Copy-then-paste username should results in @ and not links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-then-paste-username-should-results-in-and-not-links/101758)
**Author:** [@tdelmas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tdelmas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copy-then-paste-username-should-results-in-and-not-links/101758 "2020-02-16T23:55:37Z")
I often copy usernames (because they are too long, or multiple users have very close user names, to avoid spelling mistakes or confusion) but when I paste them I get (for example with mine): \[tdelmas\](https://meta.disco… --- ## [How to recover my broken (not web-accessible) Discourse installation after failed upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-recover-my-broken-not-web-accessible-discourse-installation-after-failed-upgrade/141760)
**Author:** [@joa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-recover-my-broken-not-web-accessible-discourse-installation-after-failed-upgrade/141760 "2020-02-16T22:54:33Z")
I just attempted to upgrade my Discourse installation to the latest beta (2.4.0 beta 11) via the web update and now it is inaccessible (try for yourself, returns HTTP 500 errors). Context My installed version was still … --- ## [Activity Summary - option to turn off suppression when the user has been emailed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-option-to-turn-off-suppression-when-the-user-has-been-emailed/141717)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-option-to-turn-off-suppression-when-the-user-has-been-emailed/141717 "2020-02-16T22:09:38Z")
We have a problem on our forum; our Activity Summaries have become unhelpful due to our use of using Watching First Post per category avidly, and having lots of users who are very email based. This could be fixed by havi… --- ## [Understanding /logs/report\_js\_error 429](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-logs-report-js-error-429/141744)
**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-logs-report-js-error-429/141744 "2020-02-16T18:21:56Z")
Hello :slight\_smile: Sometimes (Very often, every few refreshes) I get the following errors in the console: \_ember\_jquery-530b142179f5d045197da32be369a38d97a6d334380b804c93b36445c494fe65.js:9851 POST URL/logs/report… --- ## [Can't get discourse working again](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-get-discourse-working-again/141736)
**Author:** [@Juan\_Carlos\_B](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juan_Carlos_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-get-discourse-working-again/141736 "2020-02-16T11:47:16Z")
Hi: I’ve been running a Discourse for the last months with no problems. I had to reset the host and now I can not get discourse working again. /var/discourse# ./launcher rebuild app Ensuring launcher is up to date F… --- ## [Import "Failed to map post" error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-failed-to-map-post-error/139024)
**Author:** [@ruperty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ruperty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-failed-to-map-post-error/139024 "2020-02-16T09:27:22Z")
I have about 1000 posts failing on an import, with, I think, the main error being “Failed to map post”, such as Failed to map post for b9ec0145-e587-c0e2-768d-ad482c3ab928@mmtaylor.net undefined method \`hex’ for nil:N… --- ## [Is there a way to "insert" a post into a discussion?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-insert-a-post-into-a-discussion/76051)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-insert-a-post-into-a-discussion/76051 "2017-12-14T22:51:20Z")
I want to insert some information into a previous discussion that is getting quite some search engine traffic. I am a moderator and could edit any post in the topic, but I would greatly prefer to be able to insert a post… --- ## [Can’t fix tag names with dots/periods](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-fix-tag-names-with-dots-periods/141706)
**Author:** [@Freso](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Freso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-fix-tag-names-with-dots-periods/141706 "2020-02-16T04:32:44Z")
Continuing discussion from "." (dot) in tag: As per the quote, at some point having periods in tag names was hard disallowed and as such it is no longer possible to edit these tags at all, so they can’t be fixed to not… --- ## [Slowban or errorban?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slowban-or-errorban/141633)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slowban-or-errorban/141633 "2020-02-16T01:07:51Z")
Back in 2011, Jeff wrote an excellent blog post discussing types of alternate bans: A hellbanned user is invisible to all other users, but crucially, not himself. From their perspective, they are participating normal… --- ## [Achieveving the same fading page transition as NodeBB?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/achieveving-the-same-fading-page-transition-as-nodebb/141678)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/achieveving-the-same-fading-page-transition-as-nodebb/141678 "2020-02-15T19:43:39Z")
Hi. One thing I like more in NodeBB than Discourse is the page transition effect. The main difference is that on Discourse, the content HTML is removed as soon as you click a link, whereas, on NodeBB, the content is ke… --- ## [Spurious warning about downloading remote images?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spurious-warning-about-downloading-remote-images/141653)
**Author:** [@adamengst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamengst)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spurious-warning-about-downloading-remote-images/141653 "2020-02-15T17:48:33Z")
I just upgraded to 2.4.0 beta 11, and quite shortly afterward received a warning that: The download\_remote\_images\_to\_local setting was disabled because the disk space limit at download\_remote\_images\_threshold was r… --- ## [\\ escaped characters not carried over in quoted text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/escaped-characters-not-carried-over-in-quoted-text/141402)
**Author:** [@meikelg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meikelg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/escaped-characters-not-carried-over-in-quoted-text/141402 "2020-02-15T14:24:16Z")
If I want to display an asterisk in a topic, I use backslash. \* When my topic is quoted, the backslash disappears in the blockquote and the text following the asterisk is displayed in emphasis. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1272) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1274)