# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1356 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1357 --- ## [Optional Explanation in Template for Post/Topic Removal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-explanation-in-template-for-post-topic-removal/125233)
**Author:** [@John\_Lehmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Lehmann)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-explanation-in-template-for-post-topic-removal/125233 "2019-08-09T11:53:37Z")
I really like the moderation system, however one thing that I think would be really useful is the ability for a moderator to add a comment which would be inserted into the template. As it stands the templates are pretty… --- ## [What is the CSS attribute for Category Title hover color?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-css-attribute-for-category-title-hover-color/125293)
**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Abrams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jennifer_Abrams)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-css-attribute-for-category-title-hover-color/125293 "2019-08-09T11:23:36Z")
When you hover category titles on the main screen… I want to change the color of the hover, but for weeks I have not been able to find the right CSS code to do so. Any thoughts? --- ## [Discourse Wordpress Plugin pulling new discourse categories doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wordpress-plugin-pulling-new-discourse-categories-doesnt-work/125265)
**Author:** [@daniel-m](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daniel-m)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-wordpress-plugin-pulling-new-discourse-categories-doesnt-work/125265 "2019-08-09T10:13:18Z")
Hey guys, i’m having a bit of a hiccup here. The Discourse Wordpress Plugin doesn’t seem to pull the current categories properly. I can see the current categories listed in the “Default Discourse Category” in the … --- ## [How to oembed a player for Simplecast audio](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-oembed-a-player-for-simplecast-audio/104023)
**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-oembed-a-player-for-simplecast-audio/104023 "2019-08-08T09:44:01Z")
I’m really confused why this isn’t embedding an audio player: https://simplecast.com/s/7fe152f4 They support oembed, as can be seen here: https://oembed.com (search on the page for simplecast). My first thought is tha… --- ## [How can I fix or pin posts inside a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-fix-or-pin-posts-inside-a-topic/37964)
**Author:** [@skozz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skozz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-fix-or-pin-posts-inside-a-topic/37964 "2019-08-09T10:08:44Z")
Hi again, before of all sorry if this issue is duplicated, I searched before post my doubt without success. In our forum we need to set some post just below of the first post. Like a “pinned” posts inside the topic. \[F… --- ## [Short version of weekdays in Persian](https://meta.discourse.org/t/short-version-of-weekdays-in-persian/124885)
**Author:** [@iriman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iriman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/short-version-of-weekdays-in-persian/124885 "2019-08-05T15:59:13Z")
Hi On the calendar date picker, the short versions of weekdays in Persian are the same as the full versions, and the weekday names overflow the date picker box: Please change them as follows: sun =\> یک mon =\> دو tue =\> سه wed =\> چهار thu =\> پنج --- ## [Add a user activated webhook event to get notifications when users need to be approved manually](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-user-activated-webhook-event-to-get-notifications-when-users-need-to-be-approved-manually/125310)
**Author:** [@rbabayoff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rbabayoff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-user-activated-webhook-event-to-get-notifications-when-users-need-to-be-approved-manually/125310 "2019-08-09T08:59:15Z")
Hi, For deployments where users need to be approved manually, there is no way to notify admins or moderators (via slack or email) that a user has verified his email address and is waiting for approval. Solving this woul… --- ## [Best approach for test and production instance of discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-approach-for-test-and-production-instance-of-discourse/125235)
**Author:** [@PackElend](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PackElend)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-approach-for-test-and-production-instance-of-discourse/125235 "2019-08-09T07:55:34Z")
Hello, I’m about to create a discourse instance on a Digital Ocean cloud server as per the guide. For the beginning, we are using discourse in a slim/default configuration but extending step by step. For familiarizing … --- ## [Allowing users to request group membership from a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-to-request-group-membership-from-a-topic/125123)
**Author:** [@VFS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VFS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-to-request-group-membership-from-a-topic/125123 "2019-08-09T04:11:14Z")
I’ve setup a members-only group that I’d like users to request access to. I’m wondering if there is a straightforward and easy way to duplicate “Request” button for a group inside of a topic? --- ## [Can't access user's activity on mobile due to Tab Bar component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-access-users-activity-on-mobile-due-to-tab-bar-component/125295)
**Author:** [@nexo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nexo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-access-users-activity-on-mobile-due-to-tab-bar-component/125295 "2019-08-09T03:57:35Z")
I just ran into this issue where a logged-out visitor on mobile gets an error page when trying to view a user’s activity tab. Ideas? --- ## [Backup is stuck at "reading policies" and "reading row security"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-is-stuck-at-reading-policies-and-reading-row-security/124329)
**Author:** [@trav27](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trav27)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-is-stuck-at-reading-policies-and-reading-row-security/124329 "2019-07-31T05:09:50Z")
Hi, I’m having issues when creating a backup on the admin’s interface. It seems the backup just stalls and won’t terminate. When I try to cancel the process by hitting the cancel button things seem to stop, but once i … --- ## [Groups with visibility\_level 'owner' are not visible for staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-with-visibility-level-owner-are-not-visible-for-staff/122963)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-with-visibility-level-owner-are-not-visible-for-staff/122963 "2019-08-08T22:02:09Z")
It seems that groups with visibility level owner are not visible for staff. Visibility level staff does provide a mechanism to ensure visibility (using the left join instead of join and the extra where clause) but visib… --- ## [Share link in new post / reply / message?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-in-new-post-reply-message/125064)
**Author:** [@jpreston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jpreston)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-in-new-post-reply-message/125064 "2019-08-08T21:47:18Z")
Hi all, So I noticed there is the link to share a post/reply as a linked topic, and in messages its possible to share a message as a message and maybe change the recipients. I was wondering if it would be useful to do o… --- ## [ModSecurity exceptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modsecurity-exceptions/125128)
**Author:** [@szogoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/szogoon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modsecurity-exceptions/125128 "2019-08-08T20:22:30Z")
Have someone installed Discourse behind nginx/Apache with ModSecurity and CRS v3? Is there any known list of rules to disable or modify for Discourse? For now we have disabled ~11 rules and I think that is not the end. … --- ## [Email jobs failing after updating to latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-jobs-failing-after-updating-to-latest/125066)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-jobs-failing-after-updating-to-latest/125066 "2019-08-08T19:29:20Z")
I haven’t changed anything besides updating, any ideas? --- ## [Anonymous Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-plugin/73293)
**Author:** [@Bolarinwa\_Balogun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bolarinwa_Balogun)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymous-plugin/73293 "2019-08-08T18:27:50Z")
Hi, I’m setting up discourse to be used as a discussion board for a school. One of the requested features was students can make a post where they appear as anonymous to other students but teacher is aware of the individ… --- ## [Wanting to run Discourse alongside apache](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wanting-to-run-discourse-alongside-apache/125075)
**Author:** [@koltl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/koltl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wanting-to-run-discourse-alongside-apache/125075 "2019-08-08T16:07:14Z")
I have seen a couple of tutorials that explain how to do this but in different ways which does not help me. Is there a way to make a apache virtual host config for Discourse so that a specific domain redirects to the so… --- ## [Adding a method \`get\_like\` to PluginStore class](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-method-get-like-to-pluginstore-class/125026)
**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-method-get-like-to-pluginstore-class/125026 "2019-08-08T15:30:36Z")
I want to submit a PR to add a method get\_like to the PluginStore. get\_like will fetch all the records for a given plugin, whose key starts with the same word. Usecase If a plugin has two or more entities they want to… --- ## [Small bug: User titles with special characters can't be set in profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-bug-user-titles-with-special-characters-cant-be-set-in-profile/124932)
**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-bug-user-titles-with-special-characters-cant-be-set-in-profile/124932 "2019-08-08T15:12:21Z")
We have a group called ‘Blockchain & beyond’. If a non-admin user tries to change the user title in the profile to a group with special characters like ‘&’, the change doesn’t get saved. Admins can change the title, but … --- ## [Permissions for a dispute resolution category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permissions-for-a-dispute-resolution-category/125072)
**Author:** [@John\_Lehmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Lehmann)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permissions-for-a-dispute-resolution-category/125072 "2019-08-08T14:27:00Z")
We are planning a “dispute resolution” category, where two parties dispute an event. We’d want to configure it as follows: Create (anyone can initiate the dispute) – but moderator approved Reply (senior members can ch… --- ## [Trying to bring paying members from wp to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-bring-paying-members-from-wp-to-discourse/125201)
**Author:** [@helmi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/helmi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-bring-paying-members-from-wp-to-discourse/125201 "2019-08-08T14:13:33Z")
Hey there, trying to find a good setup for a membership project. The current plan is to have either an external provider or something wordpress based for the payment. Either way the users will be held in wordpress and a… --- ## [Enabling google/other to crawl a 'login required' forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-google-other-to-crawl-a-login-required-forum/125205)
**Author:** [@btsimonh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/btsimonh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-google-other-to-crawl-a-login-required-forum/125205 "2019-08-08T14:09:11Z")
Hi all, may seem like a really stupid question, but I’ve setup a discourse forum with ‘login required’ checked. I’m assuming that google and other crawlers will never get to see it’s content. I don’t really want tom d… --- ## [Help creating a jump to top button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-creating-a-jump-to-top-button/67118)
**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-creating-a-jump-to-top-button/67118 "2019-08-08T13:19:58Z")
We currently have a jump to top button (anchor points to a div in the header) to make it easy to go back to the top of a category. Ideally it would also work for topics, but the first post of a topic is not necessarily t… --- ## [Two standalone instances on one server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551 "2019-08-08T12:23:45Z")
I’d like to create a second instance of Discourse on my server, which is completely self-contained. It will be another forum entirely. I assume Docker helps us host setups like this, although I’m concerned to understand… --- ## [Sign up directly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-directly/125225)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Millerd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_Millerd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-directly/125225 "2019-08-08T11:17:10Z")
this may be a stupid question but I’ve spent a couple hours trying to figure this out. I have a discourse server all set up and working, but I am wondering why I can’t find a way to do direct sign up? Does this feature… --- ## [Lag of 10+ minutes between posting and getting email notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lag-of-10-minutes-between-posting-and-getting-email-notifications/34475)
**Author:** [@coderanger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/coderanger)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lag-of-10-minutes-between-posting-and-getting-email-notifications/34475 "2015-10-14T10:31:52Z")
I’ve noticed a lag of about 10-12 minutes between posting something on the web interface and seeing the email notifications sent out. I don’t think this is an external lag problem since the headers show it isn’t even bei… --- ## [Displaying a list of latest threads/posts in Wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-a-list-of-latest-threads-posts-in-wordpress/125136)
**Author:** [@zigojacko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zigojacko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-a-list-of-latest-threads-posts-in-wordpress/125136 "2019-08-08T09:13:35Z")
Is there a way of displaying a list of latest threads/posts from Discourse within Wordpress itself? We have got the WP-Discourse plugin installed currently. Couldn’t see if there was any existing functionality that cater… --- ## [Footer for new forum homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footer-for-new-forum-homepage/125190)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Mackenzie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dave_Mackenzie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 8:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footer-for-new-forum-homepage/125190 "2019-08-08T08:12:13Z")
Hi, I’m Dave Mackenzie :slightly\_smiling\_face: a researcher at The University of Melbourne in Australia in need of help! I’ve dragged my non-coding carcass as far as I can in creating our ‘My Knee Community’ forum and n… --- ## [Discourse not aware of SSL termination (mixed content)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-aware-of-ssl-termination-mixed-content/121650)
**Author:** [@Shachar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shachar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-aware-of-ssl-termination-mixed-content/121650 "2019-08-08T07:22:43Z")
Site is at https://forum.practical-pl.org. If you go there now, you will get a “mixed content” warning from your browser. That’s because the docker is listening on a Unix domain socket, and an NGINX front end is redirec… --- ## [How to update Watched First Post Categories for all users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-update-watched-first-post-categories-for-all-users/125182)
**Author:** [@BaronGrivet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BaronGrivet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-update-watched-first-post-categories-for-all-users/125182 "2019-08-08T06:43:48Z")
I’ve been looking at this topic as a way of updating the “Watching First Post” field for all the users: However I can’t work out which model/ column to change. This does not work: UserOption.update\_all(watched\_first\_… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1355) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1357)