# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1355 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1356 --- ## [Suggestion - allow optional system email "from" setting during setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-allow-optional-system-email-from-setting-during-setup/52803)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-allow-optional-system-email-from-setting-during-setup/52803 "2019-08-12T13:39:00Z")
This is more a quality-of-life feature request than a mission-critical one, but it would have helped me out yesterday: During initial Discourse setup, when entering the e-mail server details, it would be nice if there w… --- ## [Is there any workaround solution using MySQL instead of PostgreSQL when deploying Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-workaround-solution-using-mysql-instead-of-postgresql-when-deploying-discourse/125309)
**Author:** [@sykp241095](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sykp241095)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-workaround-solution-using-mysql-instead-of-postgresql-when-deploying-discourse/125309 "2019-08-12T13:37:02Z")
Hello, Our company has a self-developed database named TiDB(https://www.pingcap.com), and it’s a MySQL compatible database. And we are also using Discourse as community forum, so we are now thinking about firstly using… --- ## [Why are two of the same user liking the same post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-two-of-the-same-user-liking-the-same-post/116113)
**Author:** [@Chaboi\_3000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chaboi_3000)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-two-of-the-same-user-liking-the-same-post/116113 "2019-08-12T13:22:22Z")
Just noticed while poking in this forum. Not sure how this happened, but here’s brief info about it. Nexo liked my post, and I clicked on my profile pic to see what notification it was. Then, he unliked it, while I was… --- ## [Changing owner doesn't give editing permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-owner-doesnt-give-editing-permissions/42658)
**Author:** [@aamulumi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aamulumi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-owner-doesnt-give-editing-permissions/42658 "2019-08-12T11:30:25Z")
Hi ! I got a problem on my Discourse : I changed the owner of a topic, it changed correctly the owner, but the new owner can’t edit the topic. Is it a parameter to enable / a recently fix / somthing to do or is it a bu… --- ## [Hosting options (Discourse hosting vs. 3rd party hosting)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-options-discourse-hosting-vs-3rd-party-hosting/36195)
**Author:** [@Tia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tia)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-options-discourse-hosting-vs-3rd-party-hosting/36195 "2019-08-12T06:00:37Z")
Hi guys, Could anyone please clarify to me what are the benefits of using the hosting options featured at Discourse pricing | Discourse - Civilized Discussion vs. hosting with https://www.communiteq.com/ ? Thanks \<3 --- ## [Links improperly escaped](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-improperly-escaped/125325)
**Author:** [@cori](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-improperly-escaped/125325 "2019-08-12T03:17:35Z")
Our platform uses links that contain #! in the address, and recently it seems like Discourse is improperly escaping those links when displayed. https://support.glitch.com/t/glitch-freezes-when-trying-to-work-on-projects/… --- ## [Evernote oneboxes have extra %25 for each % in URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/evernote-oneboxes-have-extra-25-for-each-in-url/125291)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/evernote-oneboxes-have-extra-25-for-each-in-url/125291 "2019-08-12T03:15:36Z")
I got a report that though Evernote URLs one-box as expected, clicking on the link goes the wrong place. Doing a url.gsub(/%25/%/) (in a text editor or whatever) fixes the URL so that it’ll work again. As pasted: htt… --- ## [Setting a user to watch first post on a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-user-to-watch-first-post-on-a-category/125494)
**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-user-to-watch-first-post-on-a-category/125494 "2019-08-12T00:58:49Z")
Context: I’ve discovered setting watching first post on a category pretty much sorts out the request we have from one local community group to only have replies going to the author of the topic. There are over 200 member… --- ## [Issue with UserNotificationRenderer reported in sidekiq](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-usernotificationrenderer-reported-in-sidekiq/125393)
**Author:** [@mfc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mfc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-usernotificationrenderer-reported-in-sidekiq/125393 "2019-08-11T21:58:45Z")
Hello I’m new in this forum. We have moved a week ago a productive phpbb forum to discourse. I have to say, this discourse wonderfull… Everithing went well. There is just une littel point what worries me. Sidekiq r… --- ## [CSS attribute for the new topic button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-attribute-for-the-new-topic-button/125476)
**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Abrams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jennifer_Abrams)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-attribute-for-the-new-topic-button/125476 "2019-08-11T21:55:45Z")
Last CSS question I swear. Most of my site is CSS customized but I just cant figure out the CSS code for changing the new topic button color (both hover and non-hover) Perhaps you can change it in the admin settings al… --- ## [Support merging of 2 topics with voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-merging-of-2-topics-with-voting/58482)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-merging-of-2-topics-with-voting/58482 "2019-08-11T17:46:05Z")
I had people two topics in a voting category which were essentially the same request, so I merged all comments from Topic B to Topic A, and now Topic A has no votes. Has anyone seen an issue where votes on Topic A are l… --- ## [Cloudflare preventing plugin connection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-preventing-plugin-connection/125306)
**Author:** [@undeadcorvid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/undeadcorvid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-preventing-plugin-connection/125306 "2019-08-11T13:16:56Z")
Hi there! I’ve been struggling to get the plugin to connect to my Discourse - though all the API information was correct, the plugin couldn’t find my forum. On a wild guess I removed my reverse proxy through Cloudflare,… --- ## [Site does not work on Internet Explorer 11 after recent update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-does-not-work-on-internet-explorer-11-after-recent-update/125447)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-does-not-work-on-internet-explorer-11-after-recent-update/125447 "2019-08-11T10:30:36Z")
Since upgrading to v2.4.0.beta2 +229 just recently, a number of our users are reporting the site does not load on Internet Explorer 11.557 anymore. Is IE supported at all these days? :thinking: --- ## [Make the first contribution bold to the user, himself](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-first-contribution-bold-to-the-user-himself/125443)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-first-contribution-bold-to-the-user-himself/125443 "2019-08-11T10:27:46Z")
currently, when a user contribute for the first time, there is a message for others which make them empathize with the user. this is great :v: what if the user, himself, feels that he is such important for the commun… --- ## [Email notification not triggering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-not-triggering/125448)
**Author:** [@codingblunder](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codingblunder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notification-not-triggering/125448 "2019-08-11T10:03:46Z")
Hello, I am unable to sort the email notifications in spite of having tried out everything, it used work and has stopped. I’ve checked that the “Email Deliverability Test” is passing sending the emails but in spite of … --- ## [Dropping the site name from outgoing emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropping-the-site-name-from-outgoing-emails/125425)
**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropping-the-site-name-from-outgoing-emails/125425 "2019-08-11T02:26:02Z")
Context: We support a few local community organisations who have many members who are not IT literate. Having the site name in the outgoing emails causes confusion with some of those people. How do you customise the out… --- ## [Where do I find archived topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-i-find-archived-topics/125424)
**Author:** [@Azza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Azza)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-do-i-find-archived-topics/125424 "2019-08-11T00:35:05Z")
For the past four months, a small group of friends and I have been using a forum set up through discourse, owned by one of my friends. But we have now moved to a larger forum and have no need for our old forum. The payme… --- ## [Inconsistent / missing registration & last IP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-missing-registration-last-ip/124386)
**Author:** [@calmh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calmh)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-missing-registration-last-ip/124386 "2019-08-10T21:37:28Z")
We have a Discourse installation, carried forward for several years but currently on the latest version (2.4.0beta2) using the latest Docker image, on a public IP address, no proxy or other things in front, LetsEncrypt c… --- ## [Build secret text plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-secret-text-plugin/125319)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-secret-text-plugin/125319 "2019-08-10T17:34:56Z")
What would you like done? Hello, i need a plugin can save , secret text, only admin and that user see that text When do you need it done? As soon as possible What is your budget, in $ USD that you can offer for this … --- ## [Post Character Threshold - But exception for Admins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-character-threshold-but-exception-for-admins/125384)
**Author:** [@Mikael\_Baggström](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikael_Baggstr%C3%B6m)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-character-threshold-but-exception-for-admins/125384 "2019-08-10T14:05:51Z")
Question: How can I set a Post Character lower threshold, but still have an exception for admin posts, or somehow manually override the limit? Clarification: I am specifically talking about the “About this category” typ… --- ## [Language detect issue \[missing %{language} value\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/language-detect-issue-missing-language-value/119589)
**Author:** [@Luke\_Cheng](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luke_Cheng)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/language-detect-issue-missing-language-value/119589 "2019-08-10T07:28:55Z")
Hi team: Thanks for the great plugin which helps me a lot. Recently I found there’s an issue about the language detect, the new posts always couldn’t be detected the original language. Message RuntimeError (The transl… --- ## [Are Bitnami backups secure?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-bitnami-backups-secure/125348)
**Author:** [@MatthewCroughan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MatthewCroughan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-bitnami-backups-secure/125348 "2019-08-10T04:47:39Z")
Hey, I was wanting to set up a deployable thing for my makerspace, and to do this I’m using the Bitnami docker-compose setup. https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-discourse Can I place the database backup in the g… --- ## [Best answer / solved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-answer-solved/121079)
**Author:** [@puchal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/puchal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-answer-solved/121079 "2019-08-10T03:08:14Z")
I was looking for “Best answer” capabilities to highlight best answer. There is a great plugin - “discourse-solved”, would it be hard to adopt this plugin to “best answer” plugin? It seems that replacing “Solved by” and … --- ## [Preventing user from bumping so many topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-user-from-bumping-so-many-topics/125328)
**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-user-from-bumping-so-many-topics/125328 "2019-08-10T02:49:42Z")
Hello, I just realized one of my users bumped tens of topics in past hour. I gave her a warning. However I was curious is there a limit or something that automatically prevent such behavior? --- ## [Rebuilding with a specific version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-with-a-specific-version/125365)
**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-with-a-specific-version/125365 "2019-08-10T01:22:00Z")
Context: I’m setting up a staging site and I want to have the same version on staging as production so I can test the next update on staging before applying the update to production. How do you ask/get launcher to rebui… --- ## [What would it take to allow two user-selectors in one form?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-would-it-take-to-allow-two-user-selectors-in-one-form/113615)
**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-would-it-take-to-allow-two-user-selectors-in-one-form/113615 "2019-08-10T00:45:38Z")
It seems that the user-selector component cannot be used more than once in a form. They both get given a name attribute of user-selector-renamed, but if you try to change the value of the second then it refreshes the pag… --- ## [Should I keep my theme on GitHub or not?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-keep-my-theme-on-github-or-not/125071)
**Author:** [@bifterx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bifterx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-keep-my-theme-on-github-or-not/125071 "2019-08-09T20:58:45Z")
Sorry if this sounds a bit naive. We have done a fair bit of styling, simple stuff but a fair bit to our Discourse theme with custom CSS tweaks etc. Its a hosted plan, every time I make changes to the CSS in the UI it gi… --- ## [New users are not displayed in the user list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-are-not-displayed-in-the-user-list/125297)
**Author:** [@Eduardo\_Braga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eduardo_Braga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-are-not-displayed-in-the-user-list/125297 "2019-08-09T18:05:56Z")
There are no registered users. How do I activate? https://forum.meuxbox.com.br/u --- ## [Unable to find Discourse Base image issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-discourse-base-image-issue/125285)
**Author:** [@Neel\_Pujari](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neel_Pujari)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-find-discourse-base-image-issue/125285 "2019-08-09T18:45:04Z")
When I run ./discourse-setup, I get this message. I have 39GB of space on my server so that shouldn’t be an issue. Also, I have Docker at version 19.03.1 so that shouldn’t be the problem. I have definitely downloaded … --- ## [Is it possible to modify Discobot to respond to a person the first time they post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-modify-discobot-to-respond-to-a-person-the-first-time-they-post/125240)
**Author:** [@Bruh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bruh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-modify-discobot-to-respond-to-a-person-the-first-time-they-post/125240 "2019-08-09T14:19:20Z")
Asking on behalf of a discourse forum! We were wondering if it were possible to set up Discobot to do that specifically! Thanks in advance. Could you also set it up to post in that specific thread if a first-time poster… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1354) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1356)