# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1334 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1335 --- ## [E-mail sending not working after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-mail-sending-not-working-after-upgrade/129094)
**Author:** [@rawtaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rawtaz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-mail-sending-not-working-after-upgrade/129094 "2019-10-01T04:06:01Z")
A few days ago I upgraded my Discourse from some version I don’t know, however I strongly believe (but can’t swear on it) it was a 2.4 beta, to currently 2.4.0.beta4. Recently I noticed that e-mail sending is no longer … --- ## [Customize categories page / separate categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836)
**Author:** [@Antichrist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Antichrist)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-categories-page-separate-categories/129836 "2019-09-30T22:57:11Z")
Hello there, I am quite new to Discourse, I have a little experience in JS frontend frameworks. I was curious how hard / complex would it be to change the categories page to be similar to CGSociety’s ( https://forums.c… --- ## [Install failure using DigitalOcean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-failure-using-digitalocean/129891)
**Author:** [@rossmith49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rossmith49)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-failure-using-digitalocean/129891 "2019-09-30T21:22:03Z")
Hey guys, I’m trying to get a forum started on a subdomain (forums.agent49.net). I’ve literally tried installing 15+ different times and I get the same issue. Screenshot below; I’m using Mailgun and a Digital Ocean dropl… --- ## [Personal Messages only for paid accounts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-messages-only-for-paid-accounts/129527)
**Author:** [@BishopV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BishopV)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-messages-only-for-paid-accounts/129527 "2019-09-30T20:59:26Z")
i would like build a social forum , so i would like limited them cannot direct exchange contact at the forum but once they as paid member they will have Personal Message feature to PM the people they like , may i know ho… --- ## [WP-discourse: how to deal with shortcodes in post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-how-to-deal-with-shortcodes-in-post/58838)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-how-to-deal-with-shortcodes-in-post/58838 "2019-09-30T18:15:10Z")
I noticed that what WP-discourse is publishing to Discourse are the raw texts from the WordPress posts, not the rendered html. And I guess that makes some sense, given how complex wordpress pages can be. But it’s also a … --- ## [Plugins are not working in latest version of discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-are-not-working-in-latest-version-of-discourse/129851)
**Author:** [@Mahesh\_Tirthakar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mahesh_Tirthakar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-are-not-working-in-latest-version-of-discourse/129851 "2019-09-30T16:35:48Z")
Sir , I have installed 2.4.0.beta4 vesion of Discourse. I have installed two plugins discourse-rating (GitHub - paviliondev/discourse-ratings) and discourse-topic-preview (GitHub - merefield/discourse-topic-previews-side… --- ## [Disable JavaScript content. Possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-javascript-content-possible/129867)
**Author:** [@Saiano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saiano)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-javascript-content-possible/129867 "2019-09-30T15:28:19Z")
Hi everybody, I’m setting up a board for a company. Legal department, for safety reasons, asked me to disable Js content. Is it possible? --- ## [E-Mails only for watched categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-mails-only-for-watched-categories/129681)
**Author:** [@DDo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DDo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-mails-only-for-watched-categories/129681 "2019-09-30T15:20:19Z")
Have searched but didn’t find… What do I have to set if I want the users of a certain group get an E-Mail Notification when a new Topic / Reply is posted in a certain category - but not for all else categories? Managed… --- ## [Meta comments in a similar way to how Stack Overflow does it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-comments-in-a-similar-way-to-how-stack-overflow-does-it/129847)
**Author:** [@mofosyne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mofosyne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-comments-in-a-similar-way-to-how-stack-overflow-does-it/129847 "2019-09-30T15:10:06Z")
It would be interesting if people can add meta comments and also edit suggestions to other people’s comments in a similar way to Stack Overflow. Of course, this will have to be tightly controlled. But it would be useful… --- ## [Setting tag style to 'box'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-tag-style-to-box/272373)
**Author:** [@Atreus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Atreus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-tag-style-to-box/272373 "2019-09-30T14:18:16Z")
Can someone explain how to set this? I have them displaying as icons fine but I want the box around them. --- ## [Filter for posts not created by users of a specific group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-for-posts-not-created-by-users-of-a-specific-group/129666)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Foster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon_Foster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-for-posts-not-created-by-users-of-a-specific-group/129666 "2019-09-30T14:10:20Z")
Hi Folks, I’ve been playing around with the advanced search and haven’t been able to find a way to do this: I’d like to find all posts with no replies (status:noreplies) while excluding posts created by users in speci… --- ## [Name of a new group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/name-of-a-new-group/129808)
**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/name-of-a-new-group/129808 "2019-09-30T11:56:41Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to create a new group. In the first section I should enter a name: Should it be in English? Because it does not give me to enter non-english letters. Also, what is the difference between those t… --- ## [Error 500 on show group administrator message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-on-show-group-administrator-message/129326)
**Author:** [@\_random](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_random)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-on-show-group-administrator-message/129326 "2019-09-30T10:56:36Z")
Go to https://example.com/g/администраторы or english https://example.com/g/administrators and click message return error: Ошибка: 500 Internal Server Error --- ## [Notifications not being triggered for group members in a private message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-not-being-triggered-for-group-members-in-a-private-message/129399)
**Author:** [@danjw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danjw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-not-being-triggered-for-group-members-in-a-private-message/129399 "2019-09-30T10:15:07Z")
A little background on our specific setup and use case (almost all of our interaction with Discourse is via the API). We create a group with say 10 members in it. Our system automatically creates a private message betw… --- ## [Help configuring Slack Discourse plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-configuring-slack-discourse-plugin/65917)
**Author:** [@UkiahSmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UkiahSmith)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-configuring-slack-discourse-plugin/65917 "2019-09-30T07:40:41Z")
I am having no luck when it comes to configuring the Slack integration. I am following the Slack plugin configuration instruction. I am following the instructions exactly. I am only configuring the Incoming Webhook, not … --- ## [Create topic when a link is clicked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-topic-when-a-link-is-clicked/68935)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Nicholson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Nicholson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-topic-when-a-link-is-clicked/68935 "2019-09-30T06:31:19Z")
Yet another random thought. CAMRA uses Discourse. It’s recently also launched a news site running on WordPress. Here is an example article: As you can see, there is the standard WordPress comment system at the bottom.… --- ## [Email when post new topic show full content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-when-post-new-topic-show-full-content/124495)
**Author:** [@tohaitrieu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tohaitrieu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-when-post-new-topic-show-full-content/124495 "2019-09-30T02:22:46Z")
Dear Support When I watched a category, An email will be sent when anybody create new topic. But I see, Email show full content. How can I show only short content or excerpt? Thank you. --- ## [Uncaught (in promise) DOMException](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-in-promise-domexception/129825)
**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uncaught-in-promise-domexception/129825 "2019-09-30T01:55:10Z")
Hi all, I’m getting the following error in devtools for some reason: Uncaught (in promise) DOMException It leads me to this script: Discourse version: 2.4.0.beta4 What could be the problem? --- ## [Redirect URL to Specific Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-url-to-specific-post/129821)
**Author:** [@TheEngineer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheEngineer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-url-to-specific-post/129821 "2019-09-29T22:46:14Z")
I’d like to be able to provide a simple URL on a flyer and have that redirect to a specific post on my forum. Is there a simple way to do that? More specifically: http://www.example.com/event (redirects to --\>) http://… --- ## [Manually inserting font with HTML](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-inserting-font-with-html/129737)
**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-inserting-font-with-html/129737 "2019-09-29T15:03:44Z")
Hello :slight\_smile: I’m trying to add the following two symbols::heart: and :white\_check\_mark: by using HTML. As I understand they are fonts from Font Awesome so I tried to insert: \\ But … --- ## [Remove attachment completely](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-attachment-completely/70042)
**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-attachment-completely/70042 "2019-09-29T15:02:29Z")
As Admin I have edited a post in which there was an attachment which is not allowed by our forum rules. I removed the link to the attachment but the link remains in the edit history, and the attachment also remains (it … --- ## [Hosting on AWS for Ruby on Rails developers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-on-aws-for-ruby-on-rails-developers/129791)
**Author:** [@igorzovisk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/igorzovisk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-on-aws-for-ruby-on-rails-developers/129791 "2019-09-29T15:01:35Z")
I work as web developer and use Ruby on Rails on the company I work for. There, wee also use AWS to host our application. I don’t know much about AWS and I think is a good knowledge to acquire, since I can improve my o… --- ## [Questions about migrating from vbulletin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-migrating-from-vbulletin/129774)
**Author:** [@Islander](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Islander)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-migrating-from-vbulletin/129774 "2019-09-29T14:18:30Z")
We are looking for migrating our current forum on vbulletin to Discourse and have few questions if someone someone can answer. How easy it is to migrate from vbulletin? Can we have the structure of forums or sections u… --- ## [System Avatar Letter Color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-avatar-letter-color/129696)
**Author:** [@Grayden\_Shand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grayden_Shand)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-avatar-letter-color/129696 "2019-09-29T13:45:47Z")
In the user\_avatars table, we can reverse engineer the link to a student’s custom avatar or gravatar via the fields custom\_upload\_id or gravatar\_upload\_id. E.g. https://sjc3.discourse-cdn.com/business7/user\_avatar/\ **Author:** [@AndrewD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndrewD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-login-fails-authentication-failure-invalid-credentials/129720 "2019-09-29T12:42:05Z") I have a self-hosted Discourse site which uses Patreon for authentication. It has been working for one month, but now I am getting the following error when new users try to login: (patreon) Authentication failure! inval… --- ## [User Data Appears Corrupt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-data-appears-corrupt/129157)
**Author:** [@kimardenmiller](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kimardenmiller)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-data-appears-corrupt/129157 "2019-09-29T08:38:46Z")
We have a single user for whom: The /users/#{username}.json endpoint intermittently fails with “URL not available” (using the API gem), and The user’s smaller profile picture is missing: Otherwise, we cannot … --- ## [Get a user object by username or id javascript](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-a-user-object-by-username-or-id-javascript/95342)
**Author:** [@Ashesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ashesh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-a-user-object-by-username-or-id-javascript/95342 "2019-09-29T05:19:54Z")
Is there any way to get a user object by username or id via javascript? --- ## [Subcategories - one per line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-one-per-line/129772)
**Author:** [@TowerBR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TowerBR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-one-per-line/129772 "2019-09-29T03:15:37Z")
I would like the subcategories to be presented one per line, as on this Amazon site: Is this a css? --- ## ["Move" doesn't work if one of the posts is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-doesnt-work-if-one-of-the-posts-is-deleted/129600)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-doesnt-work-if-one-of-the-posts-is-deleted/129600 "2019-09-28T20:03:31Z")
Hi, I had a user coat-tail on an old thread of his with what I considered to be a new question. Even better, he provided the logs in a 2nd followup post. As I was about to move his 2 posts to a new thread, I noticed th… --- ## [Bringing up topic bumping again... We want to edit all the old photobucket images and change them to uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bringing-up-topic-bumping-again-we-want-to-edit-all-the-old-photobucket-images-and-change-them-to-uploads/129406)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Newcomer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aaron_Newcomer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bringing-up-topic-bumping-again-we-want-to-edit-all-the-old-photobucket-images-and-change-them-to-uploads/129406 "2019-09-28T20:01:45Z")
We want to manually edit a lot of old topics (that still have good information and search traffic) but have the dreaded photobucket images now (mainly topics that were migrated from an old forum software) by uploading im… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1333) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1335)