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**Author:** [@Joseph\_Tucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-advertisements-optional-based-on-level/71481 "2017-10-06T15:12:03Z")
Is it possible to make advertisements optional based on level? --- ## [Underscores in a URL are being interpreted as Markdown, the link fails to work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-a-url-are-being-interpreted-as-markdown-the-link-fails-to-work/132438)
**Author:** [@rizka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rizka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-a-url-are-being-interpreted-as-markdown-the-link-fails-to-work/132438 "2019-11-02T11:59:30Z")
There is a Twitter user whose handle has two underscores in it. Those are getting interpreted as Markdown as you can see here. https://twitter.com/\_Haba\_/status/1190308509830844418?s=19 Another member of our forum alre… --- ## [Advanced Tutorial and poll permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-tutorial-and-poll-permissions/132436)
**Author:** [@liamtownsley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/liamtownsley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-tutorial-and-poll-permissions/132436 "2019-11-02T11:11:07Z")
The advanced tutorial asks me to create a poll, however it says I do not have permission to create a poll. --- ## [How can a user send a file in the sign up process?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-a-user-send-a-file-in-the-sign-up-process/132294)
**Author:** [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-a-user-send-a-file-in-the-sign-up-process/132294 "2019-11-02T10:20:16Z")
Hello, I was wondering if a user may send an image in the sign-up process. --- ## [Mbox importation, topic/thread creation + user accounts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mbox-importation-topic-thread-creation-user-accounts/132429)
**Author:** [@mreach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mreach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mbox-importation-topic-thread-creation-user-accounts/132429 "2019-11-02T09:32:30Z")
I have a large mbox importation from Yahoo Groups to execute (there are around 100 .mbox.00xxx files to import). First, I believe I’m to use the \[import\_scripts/mbox.rb\](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master… --- ## [Google Maps Onebox data is not cached](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-maps-onebox-data-is-not-cached/59124)
**Author:** [@glebm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/glebm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-maps-onebox-data-is-not-cached/59124 "2019-11-02T02:23:15Z")
Test case: Google Maps Rendering this onebox issues 10 network requests in sequence every time. Update: I mean server-side network requests when calling Onebox.preview(map\_url).to\_s. --- ## [Does onebox gem cache the generic urls?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-onebox-gem-cache-the-generic-urls/116192)
**Author:** [@enigmaty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/enigmaty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-onebox-gem-cache-the-generic-urls/116192 "2019-11-02T02:22:21Z")
I am using onebox gem. From my testing I see that the generic urls do not goes into cache (Redis in my case) is this by design or I am doing something wrong? --- ## [Error Message when editing large number of topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-message-when-editing-large-number-of-topics/132276)
**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-message-when-editing-large-number-of-topics/132276 "2019-11-01T21:48:42Z")
Does anyone know why I keep getting this error message when I try and edit more than about 60 topics at once. ‘‘Sorry, an error has occurred.’’ The only workaround is to edit a small number of topics at once - about 30… --- ## [Opening Keyboard Shortcuts is not reflected in Voice Over](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-keyboard-shortcuts-is-not-reflected-in-voice-over/132338)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-keyboard-shortcuts-is-not-reflected-in-voice-over/132338 "2019-11-01T21:29:36Z")
When I open Keyboard Shortcuts (via the hamburger menu or using ?), Voice Over does not automatically start reading the Keyboard Shortcuts content. Given this, how can blind users best learn about the keyboard shortcuts … --- ## [Do I need to install Docker?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-docker/132411)
**Author:** [@Fazyl\_Almeeve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fazyl_Almeeve)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-docker/132411 "2019-11-01T20:58:09Z")
I am going to deploy Discourse on my local. Currently, I am using Mac OS and Ubuntu 18.04 for development. Do I have to install Docker to deploy discourse on my local? Help me. --- ## [Secure cookie configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-cookie-configuration/132388)
**Author:** [@nephilim75](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nephilim75)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-cookie-configuration/132388 "2019-11-01T16:53:05Z")
Hej guys did a penetration test of my instance. It told there is a risk due to unsecure cookie which could be hijacked by XSS attack. I would like to pretend this risk by adding a line of code into nginx config. But I c… --- ## [How to add verified mark to team profiles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-verified-mark-to-team-profiles/71466)
**Author:** [@Dexter1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dexter1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-verified-mark-to-team-profiles/71466 "2019-11-01T15:29:45Z")
Hello how i can add a mark to team profiles like vitrification mark? as you can see in Jeff\`s profile how there is a discourse mark with profile picture. --- ## [Memory Usage 2/3rd on 4GB RAM server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memory-usage-2-3rd-on-4gb-ram-server/132396)
**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memory-usage-2-3rd-on-4gb-ram-server/132396 "2019-11-01T15:21:53Z")
On my digital ocean monitoring I see a memory usage of 66% - I have a 4GB server. Is this correct? Forum is just launched and I have just 50 users signed up. --- ## [Is there a way to bulk-change user 'names' (note: not usernames)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-bulk-change-user-names-note-not-usernames/132315)
**Author:** [@pjv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pjv)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-bulk-change-user-names-note-not-usernames/132315 "2019-11-01T12:04:05Z")
We have a few hundred users on our forum whose names (not usernames, names) inadvertently got set to their email address as a result of how the external SSO provider (through wordpress) was set up when they created their… --- ## [Mastodon Integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mastodon-integration/75242)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mastodon-integration/75242 "2019-11-01T09:02:34Z")
Mastodon can be run from a docker image. I wonder if someone here has set up Mastodon so it reuses the data and redis images from Discourse docker, or how to do it. I wish we document it, since there’s no reason why ru… --- ## [A check for updates has not been performed lately. Ensure sidekiq is running](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-check-for-updates-has-not-been-performed-lately-ensure-sidekiq-is-running/69726)
**Author:** [@kyle\_boyce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyle_boyce)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 5:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-check-for-updates-has-not-been-performed-lately-ensure-sidekiq-is-running/69726 "2019-11-01T05:36:53Z")
A check for updates has not been performed lately. Ensure sidekiq is running. I tried this and it didn’t work any help would be appreciated! --- ## [Bulk User Invite with Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-user-invite-with-error/131507)
**Author:** [@tisawyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tisawyer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-user-invite-with-error/131507 "2019-11-01T05:12:40Z")
I sent a bulk invite and received this message. I see no indication that any email was sent other than that, nothing any logs or admin display. Even my email provider is not showing a spike in the number of sent emai… --- ## [Published or dismissed drafts seem to re-appear randomly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-or-dismissed-drafts-seem-to-re-appear-randomly/60827)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-or-dismissed-drafts-seem-to-re-appear-randomly/60827 "2019-11-01T00:47:12Z")
I understand that currently discourse can only handle one unpublished draft and that this draft is shared across devices, right? It works fine and I love it, but every now and then, when I start a new reply to a topic, t… --- ## [Unique visitors (including logged in and anonymous)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unique-visitors-including-logged-in-and-anonymous/132128)
**Author:** [@SSebastian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SSebastian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unique-visitors-including-logged-in-and-anonymous/132128 "2019-11-01T00:26:38Z")
Hi there ! In which section can i see unique visitors per day ? (including logged in, anonymous and crawlers). Thanks ! --- ## [Disappearing "continuing the discussion from" drafts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disappearing-continuing-the-discussion-from-drafts/52751)
**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disappearing-continuing-the-discussion-from-drafts/52751 "2019-10-31T23:28:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from Reply as new message to same recipients: Also found while implementing this feature. Steps to reproduce: Open a topic Click on the date Click “New Topic” Start writing a post, wait for … --- ## [Can't dismiss unread if last post is an assign or whisper](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-dismiss-unread-if-last-post-is-an-assign-or-whisper/131823)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-dismiss-unread-if-last-post-is-an-assign-or-whisper/131823 "2019-10-31T23:20:10Z")
I can reproduce this on Meta (team, feel free to impersonate my account to see). If a topic ends with an assign/unassign or a whisper, the dismiss button on the unread tab doesn’t clear it. --- ## [WordPress Plugin Avoids Character Limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-plugin-avoids-character-limit/132345)
**Author:** [@Zyniker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zyniker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-plugin-avoids-character-limit/132345 "2019-10-31T21:00:06Z")
This is probably a fairly minor thing, but it seems that the WordPress plugin simply ignores the character limit on Discourse. Sure, it gives a warning if the post in question exceeds the character limit, but it still po… --- ## [Email Notifications Failing after Update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-failing-after-update/132271)
**Author:** [@bmgraves](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bmgraves)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-failing-after-update/132271 "2019-10-31T20:56:43Z")
Recently updated to the latest version and suddenly email notifications are no longer working. Sidekiq has the following error: obs::HandledExceptionWrapper: Wrapped OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError: SSL\_connect returned=1 errno… --- ## [How is the group inbox prioritizing messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-group-inbox-prioritizing-messages/132328)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-the-group-inbox-prioritizing-messages/132328 "2019-10-31T19:52:44Z")
I have been using discourse for years, and am still a bit mystified by group messages. We do not allow members to use it because of this, but do have a helpdesk team who use it. I just created a test user and added it t… --- ## [SSO Email Override and SSO Sync Via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-email-override-and-sso-sync-via-api/132341)
**Author:** [@Martyr2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martyr2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-email-override-and-sso-sync-via-api/132341 "2019-10-31T19:43:45Z")
Right now we have SSO enabled and everything has been working for years now (which is hosted by discourse). I was going through SSO settings and noticed the “sso overrides email” setting and its related warning “discrepa… --- ## [Original text is not displayed when attempting to customize text as an admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/original-text-is-not-displayed-when-attempting-to-customize-text-as-an-admin/132162)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/original-text-is-not-displayed-when-attempting-to-customize-text-as-an-admin/132162 "2019-10-31T17:43:58Z")
Hi, I tried to customize text recently and when I hit the edit button, the original text was not displayed. How do I edit my custom text? --- ## [How can I delete my Meta account?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-my-meta-account/132336)
**Author:** [@anon62249317](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon62249317)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-my-meta-account/132336 "2019-10-31T17:33:57Z")
Hello, I want to delete my account on this forum, how can I do that? --- ## [Poor CSS / HTML element naming on user profile page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poor-css-html-element-naming-on-user-profile-page/132330)
**Author:** [@Lumi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lumi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poor-css-html-element-naming-on-user-profile-page/132330 "2019-10-31T17:23:23Z")
If a profile background image is set, it is incorrectly shown above the profile details on user profile page. This behavior was introduced in https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/814aee343be3e3d36199ba0a6bc1c13… --- ## [Customizable Badge Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizable-badge-settings/132321)
**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizable-badge-settings/132321 "2019-10-31T14:33:57Z")
Hello! I have an idea that could be added to discourse so that when someone clicks on your profile where is shows 2 or 3 of your badges, make it customizable so that you can show off all of the badges that you have rece… --- ## [Using Cloudflare Discourse IP works but not the url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-cloudflare-discourse-ip-works-but-not-the-url/89439)
**Author:** [@bbparis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bbparis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-cloudflare-discourse-ip-works-but-not-the-url/89439 "2018-06-08T13:45:12Z")
Hello, I installed Discourse with DigitalOcean on a subdomain, let we say s.mydomain.com Now I can access my Discourse with the IP but not with the HTTP or HTTPS link example: s.mydomain.com Knowing that I added A rec… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1320) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1322)