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**Author:** [@Navin\_Mehta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Navin_Mehta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-discourse-on-my-local-machine/127179 "2019-08-30T05:04:53Z")
I want to install discourse on my local machine so that I can experiment with features. Is there any documented instruction. What is the cheapest option for hosting it currently. Digital ocean provides a $10 per mon… --- ## [Migration From SMF Questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-smf-questions/68400)
**Author:** [@ConvertMe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ConvertMe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-smf-questions/68400 "2017-08-20T14:33:44Z")
I have a pretty active SMF 2.0.X Forum (150-200 concurrent users). It’s been pretty good to me, but they don’t really seem to have a truly responsive mobile solution and I have found a few things buggy and troublesome. … --- ## [Do topic links need to redirect to the canonical URL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-topic-links-need-to-redirect-to-the-canonical-url/126972)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-topic-links-need-to-redirect-to-the-canonical-url/126972 "2019-08-30T00:19:57Z")
There were two recent discussions around issues related to topic links redirecting when the topic title in the URL didn’t completely match the expected value (\[1\], \[2\]). Then when I was on Amazon I realized that they als… --- ## [Typical storage requirements?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typical-storage-requirements/127114)
**Author:** [@szhorvat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/szhorvat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typical-storage-requirements/127114 "2019-08-29T21:14:49Z")
I am trying to research whether Discourse’s free plan for open source projects would suffice for our project, or if not, how high the costs would be. The free plan includes only 5 GB of storage. Can people share experie… --- ## [Changing the "elevator pitch"/ re-running the setup wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-elevator-pitch-re-running-the-setup-wizard/127158)
**Author:** [@smileypants707](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smileypants707)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-elevator-pitch-re-running-the-setup-wizard/127158 "2019-08-29T20:56:08Z")
Is it possible to change the elevator pitch (and other info included in the initial setup) after going through the initial setup wizard? Would I have to run the setup wizard again after it has been completed to do this?… --- ## [Admin Dashboard broken with 2.3.2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-dashboard-broken-with-2-3-2/126974)
**Author:** [@bpetty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bpetty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-dashboard-broken-with-2-3-2/126974 "2019-08-29T20:00:45Z")
I’ve just upgraded from Discourse 2.2.5 to 2.3.2, and there seems to be a regression in processing admin dashboard statistics that’s resulting in a 500 error that prevents me from loading the admin dashboard. All other a… --- ## [How are Polish diacritics entered these days? The sequence I found in Meta doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-polish-diacritics-entered-these-days-the-sequence-i-found-in-meta-doesnt-work/127086)
**Author:** [@Cardinalflyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cardinalflyer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-polish-diacritics-entered-these-days-the-sequence-i-found-in-meta-doesnt-work/127086 "2019-08-29T18:52:07Z")
We have some users which use polish. They wonder how to enter diacritics. I came across this post from 2017 which says: Anyway changed it to CTRL+ALT+F for now so this is resolved But my keyboard shortcuts page say… --- ## [Important question about importing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/important-question-about-importing-users/127140)
**Author:** [@ramjke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ramjke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/important-question-about-importing-users/127140 "2019-08-29T16:55:11Z")
Hello, community. I’ve been learning and remaking an import script for my site on Livestreet CMS for a couple of weeks. I have already finished writing the script, it remains to clean it up and make a pull request. I ha… --- ## ["Last emailed" longer than expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-emailed-longer-than-expected/127056)
**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-emailed-longer-than-expected/127056 "2019-08-29T16:38:51Z")
Under what circumstance would the “Last eMailed” column for a particular user be quite some time (11 days in an example I just noticed), even though they haven’t visited since then and their profile is set to send digest… --- ## [Error In changing site texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-changing-site-texts/126039)
**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-changing-site-texts/126039 "2019-08-29T15:43:43Z")
Hi, Today I’m trying to change some of the site text in the admin panel. when I click save changes I get server error 500. After that every time I search for text id or text body I got server error 500. I think transl… --- ## [Err\_empty\_response (324)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/err-empty-response-324/61127)
**Author:** [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/err-empty-response-324/61127 "2019-08-29T15:25:43Z")
Has anyone out there seen an ERR\_EMPTY\_RESPONSE (HTTP 324) ? We have an internal Discourse server behind our company firewall; some coworkers in China have access to our internal network behind the firewall, and other se… --- ## [How do I know when my 5$ Digital Ocean droplet is running into performance issues?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-know-when-my-5-digital-ocean-droplet-is-running-into-performance-issues/127126)
**Author:** [@joa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-know-when-my-5-digital-ocean-droplet-is-running-into-performance-issues/127126 "2019-08-29T15:16:00Z")
The official install instructions say The default of 1 GB RAM works fine for small Discourse communities. We recommend 2 GB RAM for larger communities. Digital Ocean recommends at least 2 GB of ram, presumably bec… --- ## [How to hide user avatar in topic list of mobile theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-user-avatar-in-topic-list-of-mobile-theme/127089)
**Author:** [@Vikas\_Dangi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vikas_Dangi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-user-avatar-in-topic-list-of-mobile-theme/127089 "2019-08-29T11:35:32Z")
I want to hide the avatar in mobile topic list (latest, category, tags etc all pages) and give the topic titles more width. Example screenshot added. Please help. --- ## [\[PAID\] Disqus-like WordPress plugin for commenting below blog posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-disqus-like-wordpress-plugin-for-commenting-below-blog-posts/126469)
**Author:** [@Bali-Chris](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bali-Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-disqus-like-wordpress-plugin-for-commenting-below-blog-posts/126469 "2019-08-29T03:21:16Z")
Hi there, Discourse is really great as a forum, but I would like my readers to be able to comment directly below my WordPress blog post without being redirected to Discourse. Disqus is doing a great job with this. I alr… --- ## [View admin settings, but not change them?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-admin-settings-but-not-change-them/127021)
**Author:** [@nedbat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nedbat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-admin-settings-but-not-change-them/127021 "2019-08-28T21:50:56Z")
Is there a way I can let a group of people see the admin settings, but not let them change them? As my moderators and I get used to the many moderation controls, they have suggestions about how to change settings, but t… --- ## [Bizarre import issue -- Mysql query returning PG::Result?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bizarre-import-issue-mysql-query-returning-pg-result/126852)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bizarre-import-issue-mysql-query-returning-pg-result/126852 "2019-08-28T21:36:27Z")
This has me stumped. Here is mysql\_query: def mysql\_query(sql) begin #puts "Query: \\n#{sql}" @client.query(sql, cache\_rows: true) rescue Exception =\> ex begin ActiveRecord::Base.conne… --- ## [Getting 'address not found' error trying to set up reply via email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-address-not-found-error-trying-to-set-up-reply-via-email/127047)
**Author:** [@Liz\_Froment](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Liz_Froment)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-address-not-found-error-trying-to-set-up-reply-via-email/127047 "2019-08-28T19:28:57Z")
Hi everyone, I’m hoping I can get a little bit of help on this. I’m not supremely tech confident so I’m sure I’ve done something wrong on my end. I’ve gone through this thread and I thought set it up correctly: https:… --- ## [Incoming email customizable POST parameter name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incoming-email-customizable-post-parameter-name/105707)
**Author:** [@tomsmyth1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomsmyth1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incoming-email-customizable-post-parameter-name/105707 "2019-08-28T19:22:25Z")
Discourse wants incoming emails to arrive as raw MIME in a POST param called email. Mailgun sends its raw MIME body in a POST parameter called body-mime. Bummer! I saw that someone wrote a plugin for accepting incoming… --- ## [Is there any reason why small images don't have thumbnails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-why-small-images-dont-have-thumbnails/61806)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-reason-why-small-images-dont-have-thumbnails/61806 "2019-08-28T17:57:05Z")
When large images are made smaller than their full size, they get a preview thumbnail that can then be expanded, like so: But if we have an image like this: it does not get a thumbnail: This forces poster to … --- ## [Tl0 \> tl1: post error "You are not permitted to view the requested resource"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl0-tl1-post-error-you-are-not-permitted-to-view-the-requested-resource/126858)
**Author:** [@TGP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TGP)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl0-tl1-post-error-you-are-not-permitted-to-view-the-requested-resource/126858 "2019-08-28T16:39:40Z")
Hi. First post. Old forum guy. Been playing with our new Discourse install for a month. I’m in love. Long story short: I’ve changed some tl0 / tl1 settings to suit our onboarding process. Everything appears to be worki… --- ## [Way to limit Discourse-Zapier to only run on first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-limit-discourse-zapier-to-only-run-on-first-post/126938)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Selby](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Selby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-limit-discourse-zapier-to-only-run-on-first-post/126938 "2019-08-28T14:24:52Z")
I created a setup where each time a post is created in a specific category a Jira ticket is also created using Zapier. The issue I am running into is that each time someone edits a post and publishes it again another Jir… --- ## [\[en.user.desktop\_notifications.currently\_disabled\] in user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/en-user-desktop-notifications-currently-disabled-in-user-profile/126991)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/en-user-desktop-notifications-currently-disabled-in-user-profile/126991 "2019-08-28T14:06:21Z")
This is shown on User Profile Notification settings: Viewing that page as an admin with locale set to EN. The user’s locale is RU. --- ## [Get the current theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-the-current-theme/126994)
**Author:** [@rimian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rimian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-the-current-theme/126994 "2019-08-28T09:07:35Z")
My plugin embeds a third party iframe and I need to pass it some css style declarations so it renders properly in the current theme. On the dark theme, it renders black text on a dark background. What is the best way fo… --- ## [Fresh install. Works. Sendgrid not sending emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-works-sendgrid-not-sending-emails/68395)
**Author:** [@Ham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-works-sendgrid-not-sending-emails/68395 "2017-08-19T22:12:31Z")
Previous install sendgrid settings are kept the same. Nothing changed there when I first moved the server. Worked fine. Now Im moving back to another server and the same credentials are not working? Was there any change … --- ## [Expand discourse with plugins or create a web app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-discourse-with-plugins-or-create-a-web-app/126990)
**Author:** [@28Tom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/28Tom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-discourse-with-plugins-or-create-a-web-app/126990 "2019-08-28T08:24:09Z")
Hi ! I’d like to present corporate customers who sign up in my forum a better way to present themselves per example an extended user profile, adding photo galleries, adding Status.. I also would like to integrate an off… --- ## [Bing Search Results Shows IP instead Domain Name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bing-search-results-shows-ip-instead-domain-name/126996)
**Author:** [@Bhaskar\_Chakraborty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bhaskar_Chakraborty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bing-search-results-shows-ip-instead-domain-name/126996 "2019-08-28T07:55:42Z")
Hi, I have a problem regarding search results with Bing. With searching with google it show domain name but when searched with Bing, It shows IP insted of domain name while displaying search result. Kindly give some gui… --- ## [How to setup "Reply by email address" now that it must be different from the "Notification email"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-reply-by-email-address-now-that-it-must-be-different-from-the-notification-email/126767)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-reply-by-email-address-now-that-it-must-be-different-from-the-notification-email/126767 "2019-08-28T04:19:20Z")
Looks like a recent update: I no longer can set the reply by email address setting same as the notification email. Please help me understand how to setup those two settings. The following setup is not working: notifi… --- ## [Users are not receiving the Nice Reply badge when category is not public](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-not-receiving-the-nice-reply-badge-when-category-is-not-public/126902)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-not-receiving-the-nice-reply-badge-when-category-is-not-public/126902 "2019-08-28T02:51:32Z")
“Nice Reply” is a built-in badge for receiving at least 10 likes on a reply. I have four users who have received over 10 likes on a reply, but only one of them has the Nice Reply badge. Why? I realize Nice Reply is part… --- ## [Featured image during sharing post in social network like facebook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-image-during-sharing-post-in-social-network-like-facebook/126954)
**Author:** [@bharadwaj874](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bharadwaj874)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/featured-image-during-sharing-post-in-social-network-like-facebook/126954 "2019-08-28T01:47:18Z")
Hi, I have a query on the featured image when sharing a post on facebook. When sharing the above link in FB, then it appears as follows Note : The blue color image is my forum default image/logo And i have an im… --- ## [Using tag-chooser in a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-tag-chooser-in-a-plugin/124656)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-tag-chooser-in-a-plugin/124656 "2019-08-26T12:18:31Z")
I’m working on a plugin that will assign a default tag to new topics created in a category. The below code “works” if I enter tag names separated by “|”, so “tag1|tag2” works. (I can hardly believe it! But I digress.) \<… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1347) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1349)