# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1352 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1353 --- ## [How are post IDs assigned? (and other /posts.json questions)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-post-ids-assigned-and-other-posts-json-questions/126046)
**Author:** [@Michal\_Mazurek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michal_Mazurek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-post-ids-assigned-and-other-posts-json-questions/126046 "2019-08-20T06:18:20Z")
I’m working on https://mentionme.app and I want to gather the latest content from publicly available Discourse forums. For that I’ve picked the /posts.json API endpoint. I noticed that this endpoint returns a seemingly … --- ## [Required \* should be next to all required fields in sign up form](https://meta.discourse.org/t/required-should-be-next-to-all-required-fields-in-sign-up-form/126235)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/required-should-be-next-to-all-required-fields-in-sign-up-form/126235 "2019-08-20T02:44:27Z")
On my sign up form, only Age shows a required \* symbol. However, the email, username, name, and password are all required as well in my form. I suggest the required \* symbol show up on these fields as well because right … --- ## [After 24 Hours, Escalate the Question](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-24-hours-escalate-the-question/126102)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-24-hours-escalate-the-question/126102 "2019-08-19T17:37:07Z")
Richard Millington at FeverBee wrote this great article: After 24 Hours, Escalate The Question | FeverBee A simple rule, if a community question goes unanswered for 24 hours (or 48 hours in smaller communities) it shou… --- ## [Automatically login via SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-login-via-sso/126195)
**Author:** [@phallguy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phallguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-login-via-sso/126195 "2019-08-20T00:10:35Z")
I have SSO up and running and all works well. However I’d like to automatically log in my users when they visit our Discourse community if they are already logged in to our main website. In effect click the “Log In” butt… --- ## [Love the New Apps](https://meta.discourse.org/t/love-the-new-apps/126227)
**Author:** [@PaigeLynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaigeLynn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/love-the-new-apps/126227 "2019-08-19T21:46:19Z")
So I just noticed today to install apps on my pc and my phone I absolutely love it I have dedicated windows that act as an app on my mac for each of my discourse :slight\_smile: thanks for all the work team :smiley: --- ## [Deleting all posts by a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-all-posts-by-a-user/126222)
**Author:** [@Emma\_Gardner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Emma_Gardner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-all-posts-by-a-user/126222 "2019-08-19T21:03:45Z")
Hi All, We have 2 individuals who wish to leave our course and want all of their posts deleting. Is there a quicker way of doing this other then searching and deleting each one as one has 2300 posts and the other has 9… --- ## [Make Banner Undismissable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-banner-undismissable/126202)
**Author:** [@PaigeLynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaigeLynn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-banner-undismissable/126202 "2019-08-19T18:01:01Z")
Hey ive searched the forum but haven’t found what I was looking for I want to be able to make a banner topic non demissable as I put our Tracker latest issues in with status and a link to our tracker issue is there a way… --- ## [Show Random Ads with Ad Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-random-ads-with-ad-plugin/125514)
**Author:** [@tohaitrieu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tohaitrieu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-random-ads-with-ad-plugin/125514 "2019-08-19T17:46:22Z")
Dear Support When I add more than one Ad slot in Plugin Settings, It will show random? We can use percent to A/B Test Ads? Thank you! --- ## [Highlight pinned topics better](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-pinned-topics-better/102355)
**Author:** [@Json\_Blob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Json_Blob)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-pinned-topics-better/102355 "2019-08-19T17:45:11Z")
Hello I run a discourse forum for my cycling team. And I find that pinned topics don’t really stand out much. I naturally find myself looking for some seperation or divider, bold titles on the threads, highlighting… som… --- ## [Reply by email - additional addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-additional-addresses/125891)
**Author:** [@turkeyphant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/turkeyphant)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-additional-addresses/125891 "2019-08-19T17:39:13Z")
From reading a few topics, it seems that this is a possible feature? To combat spam, many people use wildcard domains, plus addressing or Gmail dots. Unfortunately Discourse doesn’t allow for this meaning any email repl… --- ## [Is there a way to rescind all pending invites?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rescind-all-pending-invites/123308)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Leroy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mister_Leroy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-rescind-all-pending-invites/123308 "2019-08-19T16:45:01Z")
Hello. We invited a mass of people a few weeks ago to a discourse instance during a beta test of our product, which has now ended. Yet people continue to trickle in from the invitation only to find that the test is now … --- ## [Clear cache when adding oneboxed URL to post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clear-cache-when-adding-oneboxed-url-to-post/126193)
**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clear-cache-when-adding-oneboxed-url-to-post/126193 "2019-08-19T16:31:05Z")
When inserting a link into a new topic, how can I clear the cache when the target page has been updated? I inserted a URL and noticed that the title of the page was incorrect. I fixed that on the page itself, but when I… --- ## [Is it possible to authenticate a Wordpress login via Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-authenticate-a-wordpress-login-via-discourse/126184)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Bergen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Bergen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-authenticate-a-wordpress-login-via-discourse/126184 "2019-08-19T15:50:13Z")
Hi everyone, I am currently working on an app that requires data to be pulled from both a Woocommerce website as well as Discourse. As a result, I need some way, if possible, to be able to have a single sign in that wi… --- ## [SMF to Discourse Migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf-to-discourse-migration/126183)
**Author:** [@bonefishjoey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bonefishjoey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf-to-discourse-migration/126183 "2019-08-19T15:32:49Z")
Hi everyone. We have a forum built on SMF 2.0.15 It is about 10 years old, we have 6.5K users and is reasonably active. I’m not techy and I would like to know if there are any developers who specialize in SMF- Discour… --- ## [Hetzner launches a VPS service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hetzner-launches-a-vps-service/78759 "2019-08-19T15:20:48Z")
Looks like you can get a Discourse-compatible “cloud” server for € 2.49 / $ 3 from Hetzner now. The price point to host Discourse keeps going down. --- ## [Charge one-time fee to post in a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/charge-one-time-fee-to-post-in-a-category/126156)
**Author:** [@Joshua\_Kogan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joshua_Kogan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/charge-one-time-fee-to-post-in-a-category/126156 "2019-08-19T14:48:04Z")
Use case: job board category. Question: can a fee be charged to post a single topic in a category? --- ## [When an url containing spaces is dragged in the % is encoded rather than the %20](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-an-url-containing-spaces-is-dragged-in-the-is-encoded-rather-than-the-20/126134)
**Author:** [@Cardinalflyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cardinalflyer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-an-url-containing-spaces-is-dragged-in-the-is-encoded-rather-than-the-20/126134 "2019-08-19T14:00:46Z")
One of our members dragged in a link from an URL which contains spaces. Those spaces were properly encoded into %20 in the link. However the link then doesn’t work. When I hover over the link I see the % has been encode… --- ## [Ampersand incorrectly encoded in onebox images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersand-incorrectly-encoded-in-onebox-images/126108)
**Author:** [@manyoyo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manyoyo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersand-incorrectly-encoded-in-onebox-images/126108 "2019-08-19T13:33:02Z")
Hello, I’ve noticed that some links aren’t loading on the Discourse I help administer. This one, for instance: The same thing happens here, so I’m assuming it is something which some sites are doing differently? Ev… --- ## [Seed or API calls to create test users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seed-or-api-calls-to-create-test-users/126025)
**Author:** [@alank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alank)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seed-or-api-calls-to-create-test-users/126025 "2019-08-19T11:50:36Z")
In my development and testing I’m running a Discourse instance (Docker Discourse from Bitnami) and it fulfills most of my API testing for our API service which talks to Discourse, however I now need to test search using /… --- ## [How serious is "site is under extreme load, search is disabled, try again later"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-serious-is-site-is-under-extreme-load-search-is-disabled-try-again-later/125900)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-serious-is-site-is-under-extreme-load-search-is-disabled-try-again-later/125900 "2019-08-19T11:06:37Z")
I’ve been getting reports of this warning message from my members. Doesn’t come up much but it is being noticed. Can I assume there is nothing to do here and it’s not as serious as it appears? “Extreme load” sounds like … --- ## [Digital Ocean Droplet Size](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-droplet-size/126143)
**Author:** [@Saiano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saiano)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-droplet-size/126143 "2019-08-19T09:54:54Z")
Hi, I started my discourse forum on a digital ocean droplet with 4 gb ram 2 vcpu 60 gb ssd. My site grow and in certain moments users got the message “due to extreme load, the site is shown as a logged out user”. It’s a… --- ## [Customising the CC field in outgoing emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customising-the-cc-field-in-outgoing-emails/126131)
**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customising-the-cc-field-in-outgoing-emails/126131 "2019-08-19T03:04:17Z")
How do you customise the cc field in outgoing email message? --- ## [Available interpolation key(s)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/available-interpolation-key-s/126130)
**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/available-interpolation-key-s/126130 "2019-08-19T01:34:19Z")
I got a “The following interpolation key(s) are invalid: “title”” message when editing /admin/customize/site\_texts?q=email\_from How do you determine what interpolation key(s) are available for each site\_text? --- ## [Default pinned topic does not show due to policy plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-pinned-topic-does-not-show-due-to-policy-plugin/121449)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-pinned-topic-does-not-show-due-to-policy-plugin/121449 "2019-08-18T22:38:39Z")
I noticed something strange about the default welcome (pinned) topic in Uncategorized: it does not show up for anonymous requests. There is no limit to reading it that I can tell: registration is open, this is the defau… --- ## [Off-by-one error showing the date in timeline-ago?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/off-by-one-error-showing-the-date-in-timeline-ago/126119)
**Author:** [@danielcompton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielcompton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/off-by-one-error-showing-the-date-in-timeline-ago/126119 "2019-08-19T00:09:09Z")
When I view https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-actions-goes-behind-the-titlebar/118649 (can’t post the link as I’m a new user) (or many other Discourse posts) I see this: The start date in the timeline is May 25, but… --- ## [Need To Hire - Freelancer To Connect My Patreon & Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-hire-freelancer-to-connect-my-patreon-discourse/126076)
**Author:** [@TimothyDonaghue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimothyDonaghue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-hire-freelancer-to-connect-my-patreon-discourse/126076 "2019-08-18T19:18:52Z")
Good Afternoon, Would anyone like to help me to connect my Patreon and Discourse together to allow users whom pledge on Patreon to receive privileges on Discourse? If you know any features, privileges, rewards that a Pa… --- ## [Manually Activate Users (Not Just Invite)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-activate-users-not-just-invite/126007)
**Author:** [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/manually-activate-users-not-just-invite/126007 "2019-08-18T11:56:14Z")
What would you like done? I’d like a new column with a button per row (Invited User) that shows “Activate User” and it will automatically set a password for them (doesn’t need to email it to them). They’ll then receive a… --- ## [Need help - out of disk space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-out-of-disk-space/126092)
**Author:** [@Drchevalier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drchevalier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-out-of-disk-space/126092 "2019-08-18T04:20:44Z")
Hi folks, Teach me to go away for a bit. My Discourse forum which is running on Ubuntu on a Digital Ocean droplet has filled the disk. I can still see the forum but cannot do anything with it. I don’t know how to go … --- ## [How show Toggle whisper, New message bottom topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-show-toggle-whisper-new-message-bottom-topic/126089)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-show-toggle-whisper-new-message-bottom-topic/126089 "2019-08-18T04:56:20Z")
Hello, i wanna display 2 button Toggle whisper and New message under every topic, how can we setup them? Thank you! --- ## [Malicious personal messages followed by account self deletion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/malicious-personal-messages-followed-by-account-self-deletion/125158)
**Author:** [@Brixey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brixey)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/malicious-personal-messages-followed-by-account-self-deletion/125158 "2019-08-13T09:00:03Z")
Hi Guys I received some malicious PM’s on this platform last night but the user involved deleted each message as soon as she saw that I was reading it, to prevent me being able to screenshot. Her profile also now seems… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1351) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1353)