# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1353 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1354 --- ## [How To Redirect Pinned Topic To External URL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-redirect-pinned-topic-to-external-url/125994)
**Author:** [@frtt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frtt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-redirect-pinned-topic-to-external-url/125994 "2019-08-17T15:33:06Z")
Hi, I want to display a pinned topic on my forum that when clicked will redirect to an external URL. I have tried setting this up in the Permalinks settings, and with this javascript code if(window.location… --- ## [Make an external http request from discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-an-external-http-request-from-discourse/126054)
**Author:** [@Thecave3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thecave3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-an-external-http-request-from-discourse/126054 "2019-08-17T13:32:42Z")
Hi, I’m thinking of replacing an existing website with discourse. The problem is the backend of that site contains a shared logic even for a mobile app and specific actions for the site. So, having to keep an active se… --- ## [Exclude website title from topic \ attribute](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-website-title-from-topic-title-attribute/125979)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Gehrhardt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mike_Gehrhardt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-website-title-from-topic-title-attribute/125979 "2019-08-17T09:09:26Z")
Hi all, we would like to exclude the title of the whole page (like myforum.com) from the of a topic. At the moment it is possible to use ’ topic page title includes category’ to exclude the category and we want to do t… --- ## [IE11 still unusable with latest of Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ie11-still-unusable-with-latest-of-discourse/125983)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ie11-still-unusable-with-latest-of-discourse/125983 "2019-08-17T09:04:52Z")
Couple of recent issues I’ve found on Try and on Sitepoint. Try logging in/signing up with Github (it locks up) Try mentioning someone (it locks up) --- ## [User forced to leave after heated discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-forced-to-leave-after-heated-discussion/120416)
**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-forced-to-leave-after-heated-discussion/120416 "2019-07-02T18:11:27Z")
Hello Meta members, I want to request some community help here. To describe it, I’ll make a rough sketch of the situation. User A: Accidentally posts solution (TL1) User B: Abruptly reprimands the user with no cons… --- ## [Is there a way to Search by Posts with No Staff replies on it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-by-posts-with-no-staff-replies-on-it/126004)
**Author:** [@James\_Anderson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Anderson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-by-posts-with-no-staff-replies-on-it/126004 "2019-08-17T03:24:41Z")
Is there a way to Search by Posts with No Staff replies on it.? It would be helpful to find posts easily that way! Thanks so much --- ## [Return all non-PM topics that have not received a staff reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-all-non-pm-topics-that-have-not-received-a-staff-reply/275165)
**Author:** [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-all-non-pm-topics-that-have-not-received-a-staff-reply/275165 "2019-08-17T00:14:29Z")
Here’s one that should return all non-PM topics that have not received a staff reply: SELECT t.id topic\_id, category\_id FROM topics t WHERE t.deleted\_at IS NULL AND t.category\_id IS NOT NULL AND t.id NOT IN ( SE… --- ## [Application Files after Digital Ocean Setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/application-files-after-digital-ocean-setup/126005)
**Author:** [@sfoster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sfoster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/application-files-after-digital-ocean-setup/126005 "2019-08-16T18:59:40Z")
We successfully installed Discourse on Digital Ocean, everything works well, but we can’t for the life of us find where the actual discourse files are. We wanted to test some modifications and build some plugins, but we … --- ## [Can I customize the email 'container' html too?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-customize-the-email-container-html-too/52297)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-customize-the-email-container-html-too/52297 "2019-08-16T17:18:57Z")
Hi, I’d like to update the layout of the emails to match the other emails that we send. What I’d need is a way to add a ‘wrapper’ around the email content, adding a logo, text-box and some elements like that. I couldn’t… --- ## ["password too short" on vbulletin import due to migratepasssword plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-too-short-on-vbulletin-import-due-to-migratepasssword-plugin/125164)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-too-short-on-vbulletin-import-due-to-migratepasssword-plugin/125164 "2019-08-16T15:29:46Z")
I’m running a vbulletin import. I’ve got a few users that are failing because the password is too short. I’m confused beacuse though the vbulletin importer does do this: password = \[user\["password"\].presence, user\["s… --- ## [Creating a plugin to increase the thumbnail image size of onebox whitelabels?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-plugin-to-increase-the-thumbnail-image-size-of-onebox-whitelabels/125974)
**Author:** [@othhughes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/othhughes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-plugin-to-increase-the-thumbnail-image-size-of-onebox-whitelabels/125974 "2019-08-16T11:30:31Z")
Hey, Love the onebox feature, but I’m keen to create a plugin which increases the unfurled image size within a discourse post for our domain. Before I do this, I thought I would check if anyone had a plugin template fo… --- ## [Change the 5 default Emojis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-5-default-emojis/125766)
**Author:** [@Mikael\_Baggström](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikael_Baggstr%C3%B6m)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-5-default-emojis/125766 "2019-08-16T10:47:21Z")
How can I manually change the 5 default emojis that come up when typing a colon? I would have thought those 5 defaults would update by my actions (favorites), but they don’t, they are the same regardless. Which means I … --- ## [Thank you for creating a polished, performance tweaked product that can be deployed simply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-for-creating-a-polished-performance-tweaked-product-that-can-be-deployed-simply/126043)
**Author:** [@ajcollett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ajcollett)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-for-creating-a-polished-performance-tweaked-product-that-can-be-deployed-simply/126043 "2019-08-16T07:44:49Z")
Positive note! Upliftment! Happiness! I have been investigating deploying Discourse at my workplace (CS Department at a University) after seeing how well it’s worked in so many communities and was originally frustrated … --- ## [Not getting custom fields on :approved\_post event](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-custom-fields-on-approved-post-event/125649)
**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-custom-fields-on-approved-post-event/125649 "2019-08-16T05:14:53Z")
I am trying to save custom fields for a post that needs review. When I approve the post, the custom fields don’t get saved. I checked the :approved\_post event and the custom fields aren’t getting set in the payload. Ho… --- ## [Missing NOT NULL and uniqueness constraints in DB](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-not-null-and-uniqueness-constraints-in-db/125945)
**Author:** [@Utsav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Utsav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-not-null-and-uniqueness-constraints-in-db/125945 "2019-08-16T05:05:38Z")
Hi, Wanted to make a report about a few validations/constraints that exist in models but are missing in DB. Missing not null requirements PostDetail - key, value are required to be present in model but are nullable in … --- ## [Double tap to highlight in reply (iOS Safari)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-tap-to-highlight-in-reply-ios-safari/125830)
**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-tap-to-highlight-in-reply-ios-safari/125830 "2019-08-16T03:04:21Z")
Most of the time when I double tap a word in a reply on mobile, it highlights the word as I’d expect. Sometimes though, it just zooms in and out instead. I had this happen on another install, but they were way out of dat… --- ## [Customize "WP Discourse Plugin" and SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-wp-discourse-plugin-and-sso/125941)
**Author:** [@cvray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cvray)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-wp-discourse-plugin-and-sso/125941 "2019-08-16T02:50:35Z")
Current SSO Provider: forum.owldeals.co.uk (Discourse) Current SSO Client: www.owldeals.co.uk (wordpress) We want display comments from forum.owldeals.co.uk on wordpress site and make new discourse site review.owldeals… --- ## [When is port 80 available?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-is-port-80-available/125930)
**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-is-port-80-available/125930 "2019-08-15T22:12:18Z")
I am a little confused about when a new Docker-based install of Discourse exposes port 80. Let me explain… When I run ./discourse-setup I assume that the initial questions (host name, eMail address, etc) are all present… --- ## [How are PostgreSQL upgrades handled in the container?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-postgresql-upgrades-handled-in-the-container/113952)
**Author:** [@BjornW](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BjornW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-postgresql-upgrades-handled-in-the-container/113952 "2019-08-15T21:59:43Z")
When self-hosting Discourse in the official docker container, how can I expect updates/upgrades of the underlying database – or Ruby on Rails, for that matter – to be handled? I’m new to PostgreSQL, but I understand tha… --- ## [Which Home Page Do You Use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-home-page-do-you-use/125913)
**Author:** [@PaigeLynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaigeLynn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-home-page-do-you-use/125913 "2019-08-15T19:25:30Z")
So I’m going back and forth from Categories to Latest as I just made a new site and not very populated yet so which do you think is better for a visitor --- ## [Edit CSS/HTML of custom theme not appearing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-css-html-of-custom-theme-not-appearing/125885)
**Author:** [@bencf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bencf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-css-html-of-custom-theme-not-appearing/125885 "2019-08-15T18:49:52Z")
In the past I had edited my Discourse installation to create a custom theme. I went to alter it today and the boxes to edit the code in don’t seem to show up (in Chrome 75). It just looks like this: The “hide unused … --- ## [No approve button for new user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-approve-button-for-new-user/125725)
**Author:** [@markwill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markwill)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-approve-button-for-new-user/125725 "2019-08-15T16:40:30Z")
What am I missing here? Just had a user log on for the first time through WordPress SSO. I have configured such that approvals are required. Shouldn’t that option appear here? I have no idea how to approve this user … --- ## [Creation of an app for www.bettercentury.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creation-of-an-app-for-www-bettercentury-org/125796)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Beckett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Beckett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creation-of-an-app-for-www-bettercentury-org/125796 "2019-08-15T16:14:44Z")
What would you like done? Creation of an app for community.bettercentury.org When do you need it done? Just looking at costs at the moment really What is your budget, in $ USD that you can offer for this task? Would… --- ## [Highlight search term when navigating from result](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-search-term-when-navigating-from-result/125819)
**Author:** [@srounce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srounce)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-search-term-when-navigating-from-result/125819 "2019-08-15T15:54:17Z")
When reading an extremely long post (several pages of scrolling on a portrait 4K monitor) and looking for an not infrequently repeated term I find myself resorting to using browser Find in page to highlight the instances… --- ## [Custom fonts not working for visitors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fonts-not-working-for-visitors/125844)
**Author:** [@Merlls\_Rizzini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Merlls_Rizzini)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fonts-not-working-for-visitors/125844 "2019-08-15T03:53:07Z")
This is my forum font when you’re logged in. This is the fonts when you’re seeing as a visitor (it’s showing Times New Roman). Anyone knows why the custom fonts that I uploaded aren’t loading for visitors, but… --- ## [Discourse Hosting versus self hosting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hosting-versus-self-hosting/125848)
**Author:** [@Samivan\_911](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samivan_911)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hosting-versus-self-hosting/125848 "2019-08-15T03:45:31Z")
Why is it $100 a month for the “standard” package when you can do the same thing for $5-10 a month with DigitalOcean? --- ## [Error in getting topic and posts(Connection Problem)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-getting-topic-and-posts-connection-problem/125773)
**Author:** [@Vishal\_Kaushik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vishal_Kaushik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-getting-topic-and-posts-connection-problem/125773 "2019-08-14T23:50:17Z")
I am getting this issue when I am trying to get a topic and its posts. What can be the reason. --- ## [Redirect u/ to /](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-u-to/125821)
**Author:** [@Eduardo\_Braga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eduardo_Braga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-u-to/125821 "2019-08-14T22:01:45Z")
Is there a way to do this on all profiles? Profile - Eduardo\_Braga - Discourse Meta to https://meta.discourse.org/eduardo\_braga --- ## [Thanks Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-discourse/125825)
**Author:** [@PaigeLynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaigeLynn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-discourse/125825 "2019-08-14T21:26:57Z")
I wanna say a huge thanks to Discourse and the Staff here for an amazing software and amazing support I’m a total newbie to css and rails and all that but I’m starting to pick it up as in try to customize our forum. I’m… --- ## [Image Uploads in the Editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-uploads-in-the-editor/125816)
**Author:** [@sfoster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sfoster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-uploads-in-the-editor/125816 "2019-08-14T21:24:45Z")
When a user uploads an image in the editor for a new topic, the editor creates a bunch of string of characters in the middle of where they are typing. This is very confusing for most non-technical people (and even was co… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1352) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1354)