# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1400 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1401 --- ## ["register to see" or "reply to see"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-to-see-or-reply-to-see/116809)
**Author:** [@3cz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/3cz)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-to-see-or-reply-to-see/116809 "2019-05-06T13:21:55Z")
One of the best operation plan for a forum is hide some valuable content in the topic, for example, we can hide some useful download link for no-registration user. The other way is hide something and let user to reply,… --- ## [Add the ability to move a link to the hamburger menu on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-ability-to-move-a-link-to-the-hamburger-menu-on-mobile/277620)
**Author:** [@syl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/syl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-ability-to-move-a-link-to-the-hamburger-menu-on-mobile/277620 "2019-05-06T11:45:04Z")
This component is great, but I believe it lacks an important feature: the ability to move a link to the hamburger menu when, on mobile, it is hidden from the header. Indeed, in most cases, I think removing the link entir… --- ## [Communication science](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communication-science/116926)
**Author:** [@consideRatio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/consideRatio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 6:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communication-science/116926 "2019-05-06T06:54:43Z")
With @codinghorror’s various talks in mind where I picked up that discourse has been created to nudge users into having more constructive interactions with eachother, I end up feeling eager to share this excellent video … --- ## [Post.calculate\_avg\_time() taking up a long time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-calculate-avg-time-taking-up-a-long-time/49750)
**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-calculate-avg-time-taking-up-a-long-time/49750 "2019-05-06T05:47:59Z")
On forums with a lot of posts, we see the daily CalculateAvgTime job taking up a lot of time and even block other processes. The source code comments already say # PERF: these calculations can become exceedingly expnsi… --- ## [IE 10: Blank page is showing rather not supported message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ie-10-blank-page-is-showing-rather-not-supported-message/106264)
**Author:** [@tarunkumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tarunkumar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ie-10-blank-page-is-showing-rather-not-supported-message/106264 "2019-05-06T00:51:22Z")
Hi, As discourse does not support IE10 so it should be showing “your browser is too old to work on this” message however when user open it in IE10 then page is blank with lot of console error. Issue: “your browser too … --- ## [Going over the character limit should be presented earlier](https://meta.discourse.org/t/going-over-the-character-limit-should-be-presented-earlier/116902)
**Author:** [@saagarjha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saagarjha)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/going-over-the-character-limit-should-be-presented-earlier/116902 "2019-05-06T00:18:17Z")
Discourse instances enforce a character limit, but this is only presented the user when they actually try to create a post: It would be nice if a warning came up earlier (for example, there’s a live preview that woul… --- ## [Switch to dark colors at night time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-dark-colors-at-night-time/116887)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-dark-colors-at-night-time/116887 "2019-05-05T16:14:55Z")
Hi, I am new to Discourse, my forum is live now, everything is perfect ! I was wondering if there would be a way to automatically switch from the Light mode color scheme to the dark mode depending of the time of the day… --- ## [Separate admin and personal accounts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-admin-and-personal-accounts/57726)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-admin-and-personal-accounts/57726 "2017-02-22T16:08:56Z")
Are there any recommendations or simply experiences that you might like to share regarding the question whether or not admins should have two separate dicourse accounts (a personal one to participate in forum discussions… --- ## [Backticks not transferred when quoting only the code span](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backticks-not-transferred-when-quoting-only-the-code-span/99517)
**Author:** [@fhe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fhe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backticks-not-transferred-when-quoting-only-the-code-span/99517 "2019-05-05T02:06:10Z")
I’ve noticed that backticks that denote code spans are not part of the quoted text when creating a quote. This is relevant where special characters are used that are treated differently depending whether they’re used ins… --- ## [Emergency help - freeCodeCamp Discourse down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emergency-help-freecodecamp-discourse-down/57758)
**Author:** [@ossia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ossia)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emergency-help-freecodecamp-discourse-down/57758 "2017-02-22T02:43:14Z")
Our server was showing some users 500 errors, so I went to update Discourse to the latest version (I hadn’t updated in a month or so). The update failed. It stopped for about 20 or 30 minutes when installing a Redis gem… --- ## [Totally Walled-Off Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/totally-walled-off-groups/116850)
**Author:** [@tedpearlman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tedpearlman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/totally-walled-off-groups/116850 "2019-05-04T21:06:57Z")
I apologize for this question, as it must have been answered before. Just can’t find that answer. I want to create three groups of people who use my Discourse instance. But I want members of a given group to ONLY see th… --- ## [Restore backup without reconfiguring Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-without-reconfiguring-discourse/58185)
**Author:** [@Chopper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chopper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-without-reconfiguring-discourse/58185 "2019-05-04T19:49:08Z")
It will be great if there is a way to restore a backup without reconfiguring the Discourse from the beginning. For now, the differents steps to restore a backup from a server to another are : 1 - make a backup 2 - re… --- ## [Does my Local Install Communicate With Discourse Servers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-my-local-install-communicate-with-discourse-servers/57630)
**Author:** [@regnatarajan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/regnatarajan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-my-local-install-communicate-with-discourse-servers/57630 "2017-02-21T00:23:38Z")
Hello. I’m yet another newbie thinking of moving a forum over to Discourse. What I want to know is this: If I install Discourse on a cloud server of my own somewhere, will my local install communicate with the Discours… --- ## [Convert Public Forum To Private for paid clients only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-public-forum-to-private-for-paid-clients-only/116845)
**Author:** [@PTKen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PTKen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-public-forum-to-private-for-paid-clients-only/116845 "2019-05-04T16:30:57Z")
Hello. I originally set up my Discourse forum as a public forum. I also have included some Private categories that I was using for private discussions with clients. However, I am changing my strategy for the forum. I no… --- ## [FYI: AWS t2.micro instance is too small. Use t2.small at least](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fyi-aws-t2-micro-instance-is-too-small-use-t2-small-at-least/77969)
**Author:** [@geek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fyi-aws-t2-micro-instance-is-too-small-use-t2-small-at-least/77969 "2019-05-04T16:02:21Z")
This is just an FYI to help anybody else in the future. We are in the process of switching our infrastructure from Linode to AWS, and since our forum doesn’t get much traffic, we figured it would make sense to try the s… --- ## [Link behavior inconsistent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-behavior-inconsistent/112713)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-behavior-inconsistent/112713 "2019-05-04T15:50:44Z")
Haven’t been able to pin down whether this is due to a plugin (Assign) or theme component (Custom Header Links) but as they’re both official I decided to split it down the middle and just file this is a Contribute \> Bug … --- ## [Custom Header Links: links reload Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-links-links-reload-discourse/113907)
**Author:** [@jack2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-links-links-reload-discourse/113907 "2019-05-04T14:51:05Z")
I’m using the Custom Header Links component and I’m getting this strange behavior: In my prod instance, clicking a header link reloads Discourse entirely to the target page. In my dev instance (without docker), clickin… --- ## [Discourse site with very large database gives error 502 frequently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-site-with-very-large-database-gives-error-502-frequently/57598)
**Author:** [@veer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/veer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-site-with-very-large-database-gives-error-502-frequently/57598 "2017-02-19T12:59:52Z")
About 1 million topics, 20 GB of database, i am using discourse now. The RAM IS 4GB and 2 CPU’s but the site got error 502 after crawling 30-40 pages, using a crawler. Site start giving error 502 after 30-40 page request… --- ## [Is pagination possible instead of infinite scrolling?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-pagination-possible-instead-of-infinite-scrolling/116830)
**Author:** [@Asvian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Asvian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-pagination-possible-instead-of-infinite-scrolling/116830 "2019-05-04T11:39:47Z")
I’ve searched the forum but couldn’t find an answer. Is it possible to configure Discourse to paginate posts in the category view and comments in the thread view? Either natively or through a plugin. Ideally that would… --- ## [Selecting multiple category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-multiple-category/116827)
**Author:** [@burningman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/burningman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-multiple-category/116827 "2019-05-04T11:14:06Z")
Hii Guys, Is it possible for users to select multiple categories of a topic…Like if the user is asking a question about “How to Install WordPress on cPanel?” then user need to select both category “cPanel and WordPress”… --- ## [Is it possible to use the “New Topic” component outside of discourse forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-the-new-topic-component-outside-of-discourse-forum/116134)
**Author:** [@JKBaseer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JKBaseer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-the-new-topic-component-outside-of-discourse-forum/116134 "2019-05-04T10:52:45Z")
Hello guys, While I was browsing through some excel forums, I found this widget. On TOP/middle of a content, there is this widget that allow people to ask some questions. In discourse terms, it allow people to creat… --- ## [Cannot edit my own PM's title as TL4 user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-edit-my-own-pms-title-as-tl4-user/116679)
**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-edit-my-own-pms-title-as-tl4-user/116679 "2019-05-04T10:19:45Z")
Hey, I am a TL4 user on the Fairphone forum. When I go to an oldish PM and hit edit, I am presented with a text field to edit my own PM’s topic title. When I hit save though, the changes are not saved. Also, the pencil … --- ## [Arguments against integrated intranet solutions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arguments-against-integrated-intranet-solutions/99900)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arguments-against-integrated-intranet-solutions/99900 "2019-05-04T07:36:19Z")
So let’s say your an employee at a large organization (several thousand employees) and “they” are starting to look at the possibility of buying some collaboration tool or tools. Let’s also assume that large organizations… --- ## [Connection with associated accounts get disconnected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-with-associated-accounts-get-disconnected/116744)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-with-associated-accounts-get-disconnected/116744 "2019-05-04T04:53:24Z")
this “connect” button has been seen for one of our users as he comes to our forrum: then as he pushes on the button, he gets this error message: user\_api\_key.generic\_error Sorry, we are unable to issue user API ke… --- ## [Automatic/Bulk deleting inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-bulk-deleting-inactive-users/111248)
**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-bulk-deleting-inactive-users/111248 "2019-05-04T02:09:50Z")
Is there a way to delete inactive users? Lets say inactive means a user last seen 1 year ago, without any post. --- ## [Best way to nudge users who havent completed signup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-nudge-users-who-havent-completed-signup/112255)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Risi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Risi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-nudge-users-who-havent-completed-signup/112255 "2019-05-04T02:05:38Z")
It is vitally important that our staff members verifies all users who request access to our community to make sure they are not a competitor, or someone who hasn’t purchased our product. When users request access to our… --- ## [Edit Trust Level 1 message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-trust-level-1-message/116799)
**Author:** [@moesmiol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/moesmiol)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-trust-level-1-message/116799 "2019-05-04T01:53:01Z")
Hi guys, I wanted to check and see if it’s possible to edit/customize the automated message that users receive when they reach trust level 1? Is it also possible for users to receive an automated message when they reach… --- ## [Implement Well Known Password Change URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implement-well-known-password-change-url/103631)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implement-well-known-password-change-url/103631 "2019-05-04T01:48:44Z")
This looks a very simple and overall good little spec: https://wicg.github.io/change-password-url/index.html I think we should implement this as soon as some Password Manager (KeePass, LastPass, 1Password) implements i… --- ## [Change "Title is required" notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-title-is-required-notification/116805)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-title-is-required-notification/116805 "2019-05-04T01:09:54Z")
Right now, if someone tries to post without a title, users are prompted with “Title is required”. What do you think about changing the message to “Add a title” instead? --- ## [Admin and System users have 1 Deleted Posts warning?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-and-system-users-have-1-deleted-posts-warning/116777)
**Author:** [@dhuber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dhuber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-and-system-users-have-1-deleted-posts-warning/116777 "2019-05-03T23:43:54Z")
I’m not sure how or when this occurred, but both my system and admin user (the one setup via the wizard) both have the “1 Deleted Posts” warning. When I click the warning … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1399) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1401)