# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1498 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1499 --- ## [Nofollow complex behavior?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nofollow-complex-behavior/97910)
**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nofollow-complex-behavior/97910 "2018-10-08T05:24:21Z")
I’m not quite sure how the nofollow tag is used. For example, I have created different messages in different sections and some have a tag, while others do not. Open category testing: https://creativecommons.org/license… --- ## [List of users by who’s solved the most topics/threads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-users-by-who-s-solved-the-most-topics-threads/275143)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-of-users-by-who-s-solved-the-most-topics-threads/275143 "2018-10-08T00:02:06Z")
List of users by who’s solved the most topics/threads Change within\_number\_of\_months to how many months you want to query for. So 3 will show you results from the last three months, etc. -- \[params\] -- int :within\_num… --- ## [Android Native Client](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-native-client/98944)
**Author:** [@boredomdenied](https://meta.discourse.org/u/boredomdenied)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-native-client/98944 "2018-10-07T21:06:18Z")
Is there anything in the licensing that would restrict me from creating an Android app which fetches data from the API? I’m curious to work on a project which works as a front-end for android devices using native code an… --- ## [Youtu.be links next to topic titles - how?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtu-be-links-next-to-topic-titles-how/98871)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtu-be-links-next-to-topic-titles-how/98871 "2018-10-07T19:54:51Z")
Hi everyone. This is probably really obvious but I’ve searched and searched and can’t find the answer. Every topic here has a Youtube video in the first post. What causes some of the topics to have a ‘youtu.be’ link ne… --- ## [Is it safe to flush redis?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-safe-to-flush-redis/29035)
**Author:** [@MrSteve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrSteve)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-safe-to-flush-redis/29035 "2015-05-22T20:34:34Z")
Hi, I’m experiencing the problem described here – high RAM use on redis: https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-server-hogging-ram/6415 I see that this bug was fixed, so I’ll update my discourse installation shortly. Befo… --- ## [Giphy onebox for animated gifs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giphy-onebox-for-animated-gifs/41478)
**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giphy-onebox-for-animated-gifs/41478 "2018-10-07T13:15:57Z")
Hey all, I know some people were working on a gif plugin. However, I suggest to add http://giphy.com support to the onebox plugin as long as we do not have a proper plugin (and we might want to keep it for later as well… --- ## [Best Practices: Signal and Noise](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-signal-and-noise/98456)
**Author:** [@ryanerwin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryanerwin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 7:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-signal-and-noise/98456 "2018-10-07T07:14:42Z")
We have a public Discourse forum dealing with open product development… We get a fantastic amount of topics and replies from our heaviest users, so much that for our light / occasional users, I often get PMs about bein… --- ## [How to make profile pictures square?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-profile-pictures-square/29028)
**Author:** [@Radioshark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Radioshark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-profile-pictures-square/29028 "2015-05-21T00:08:35Z")
I have seen some other discourse sites with small square profile pictures on all pages? How can I get that? --- ## [I have a very difficult problem installing ssl - please help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-very-difficult-problem-installing-ssl-please-help/98911)
**Author:** [@MrSalah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrSalah)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-very-difficult-problem-installing-ssl-please-help/98911 "2018-10-06T22:53:23Z")
I purchased the server, installed the script normally on the Digital Ocean site Then I opened it normally, equipped everything and connected the domain also normally You then start by converting the site to an https pr… --- ## [What are these "/topics/timings" ongoing XHRs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-these-topics-timings-ongoing-xhrs/29034)
**Author:** [@swisspol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swisspol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-these-topics-timings-ongoing-xhrs/29034 "2015-05-20T17:10:50Z")
Version v1.3.0.beta9 +25 When browsing topics, I see regular XHRs to /poll and /timings - what is the later for? Should CDNs care? I don’t see an equivalent setting long polling base url for timings. --- ## [Is there a "compact" option like gmail?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-compact-option-like-gmail/76263)
**Author:** [@abrambailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abrambailey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-compact-option-like-gmail/76263 "2018-10-06T20:53:40Z")
Gmail offers a nice option to reduce or increase whitespace: Some of the forum participants on my forum have complained about the whitespace (“too much”)… I’m personally OK with it, but just wanted to know if I was m… --- ## [Best way to install Discourse on my server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-install-discourse-on-my-server/19708)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-install-discourse-on-my-server/19708 "2018-10-06T13:46:19Z")
I think it’s about time I get a Discourse forum up in production, but I’m not sure which method will be best for me and my server, which is running… CentOS 6 Virtualmin Apache Passenger Postgres Latest Ruby, variou… --- ## [Hacktoberfest 2018 - contribute to open source, get a free t-shirt!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hacktoberfest-2018-contribute-to-open-source-get-a-free-t-shirt/98648)
**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hacktoberfest-2018-contribute-to-open-source-get-a-free-t-shirt/98648 "2018-10-06T10:01:55Z")
Just came across this: Seems like a good way to encourage contributions to open source projects like Discourse :slight\_smile: Here are the official guides on meta for how to contribute: Many large projects are ta… --- ## [Incorrect Log entry - Export entity, user\_archive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-log-entry-export-entity-user-archive/98861)
**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-log-entry-export-entity-user-archive/98861 "2018-10-06T08:26:14Z")
We have a log entry for: Staff User: \[Users Name\] Action: export entity Subject: user\_archive The user listed is not actually a staff member, so the log is incorrect in that regard. It’s a new user who just sig… --- ## [SSO and responses by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-and-responses-by-email/98722)
**Author:** [@Edward\_Weiss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edward_Weiss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-and-responses-by-email/98722 "2018-10-06T02:08:00Z")
Hi all, Thanks for your help with my previous Wordpress/Discourse question. I had set up memberships with PaidMemberships Pro and was modifying the SSO payload to change group membership on Discourse based on PMP member… --- ## [Why installation is not working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-installation-is-not-working/98857)
**Author:** [@Yankxcool](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yankxcool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-installation-is-not-working/98857 "2018-10-06T00:19:20Z")
Hello, I thought this installation would be very easy to do but is giving me a really hard day. I have a domain in GoDaddy. Let’s say is this: www.example.com which is holding a WordPress page. I’ve called to GoDaddy i… --- ## [Where to hire a Discourse guru?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-hire-a-discourse-guru/98785)
**Author:** [@John\_Smith3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Smith3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-hire-a-discourse-guru/98785 "2018-10-06T00:09:48Z")
New to Discourse, love it, but I need to make some minor style changes, for example: Increase font size across the site Change some text to all caps across the site Round sharp corners on just about everything, but spe… --- ## [Any side effects to using custom topic archetypes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-side-effects-to-using-custom-topic-archetypes/98370)
**Author:** [@Kampfkarren](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kampfkarren)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-side-effects-to-using-custom-topic-archetypes/98370 "2018-10-05T21:23:14Z")
For a project I am working on, I am storing data as topics with their own special archetype. They’re not really topics, the category and body don’t matter and the important information is held in custom fields. I went wi… --- ## [Can I restore backups from older Discourse versions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-restore-backups-from-older-discourse-versions/39926)
**Author:** [@gkln](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gkln)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-restore-backups-from-older-discourse-versions/39926 "2018-10-05T20:37:49Z")
Hi, I’m new to Discourse and plan to use it in production very soon. I have a question regarding backups and their relation to the platform version. I read in this topic that in order to restore a backup the source and… --- ## [Emojis selected on iOS displaying additional rectangles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-selected-on-ios-displaying-additional-rectangles/86132)
**Author:** [@nibl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nibl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-selected-on-ios-displaying-additional-rectangles/86132 "2018-10-05T17:00:40Z")
Certain emojis display a rectangle after the image. Does anyone know the cause for this? I’ve attached two screenshots below. One shows the emojis when writing a new post, the second what happens after posting. I’m … --- ## [How to run redis standalone in protected mode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-redis-standalone-in-protected-mode/98787)
**Author:** [@omariqbalnaru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omariqbalnaru)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-redis-standalone-in-protected-mode/98787 "2018-10-05T11:30:52Z")
We want to setup redis standalone and run it in protected mode. Any idea on how to do that? Thanks! --- ## [Deleting 40K topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-40k-topics/98781)
**Author:** [@gerald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerald)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-40k-topics/98781 "2018-10-05T10:59:14Z")
Hi, I am trying to delete ~40,000 topics from discourse. The method I use is programming a browser macro service https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kantu-browser-automation/gcbalfbdmfieckjlnblleoemohcganoc to go… --- ## [Connect Multiple WP Sites To 1 Discourse Installation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-multiple-wp-sites-to-1-discourse-installation/28652)
**Author:** [@Adam\_Nolan1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Adam_Nolan1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-multiple-wp-sites-to-1-discourse-installation/28652 "2018-10-05T00:51:37Z")
Hi there; I was wondering if it was possible to connect multiple Wordpress installations (SSO) with 1 Discourse install? The reason I’m asking is that there are a lot of smaller private groups in my community and I want… --- ## [Admin only button in header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-only-button-in-header/98732)
**Author:** [@shaundefense](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shaundefense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-only-button-in-header/98732 "2018-10-04T22:41:20Z")
I want to add a button to the header of my site that is only visible to admins. Is this possible? Does discourse have conditional code snippets? --- ## [Discourse deleting users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-deleting-users/98686)
**Author:** [@Henry\_Cooper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Henry_Cooper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-deleting-users/98686 "2018-10-04T19:35:39Z")
I checked my logs and notices that users were being deleted because they were inactive. Is there any way I can turn this setting off? The only reason i want to do this is because I export the emails of all my users and… --- ## [Discourse doesn't redirect to return\_sso\_url after user logs in on private site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doesnt-redirect-to-return-sso-url-after-user-logs-in-on-private-site/97201)
**Author:** [@tdfischer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tdfischer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doesnt-redirect-to-return-sso-url-after-user-logs-in-on-private-site/97201 "2018-10-04T19:11:40Z")
I have a discourse instance which requires you to login, and doesn’t support anonymous browsing. I also have a separate django app that uses python-social-auth to login to Discourse using its SSO protocol. When a user … --- ## [As an admin, I'm unable to see the full list of grantable badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/as-an-admin-im-unable-to-see-the-full-list-of-grantable-badges/83610)
**Author:** [@jiq2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jiq2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/as-an-admin-im-unable-to-see-the-full-list-of-grantable-badges/83610 "2018-10-04T16:55:51Z")
Greetings! I’m the new admin of a community here on Discourse and I’d love to grant badges to specific users. We have about 20 badges that I can see on the list in the admin panel but, when I select a user and try to giv… --- ## [How to add new button in different color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-new-button-in-different-color/98721)
**Author:** [@rehe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rehe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-new-button-in-different-color/98721 "2018-10-04T14:44:21Z")
I need to add a new button just like the originals, but with a different color. How could I do it? Explanation step by step, my English is not very good. My discourse knowledge is not good either :smile: Thanks!! --- ## [Delete drafts older than n days, What Doest It Mean?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-drafts-older-than-n-days-what-doest-it-mean/98706)
**Author:** [@iidbae](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iidbae)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-drafts-older-than-n-days-what-doest-it-mean/98706 "2018-10-04T13:36:37Z")
Hi, There is Draft setting in Settings \> Other: delete drafts older than n days: 180 days (default) For example, the user has a draft today, topic or reply. Then, the drafts (topic and reply) in User Profile \> Act… --- ## [Send me an email for every new post and tracking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-me-an-email-for-every-new-post-and-tracking/41216)
**Author:** [@sudhirkhanger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sudhirkhanger)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-me-an-email-for-every-new-post-and-tracking/41216 "2018-10-04T11:39:01Z")
Hi, Earlier I had enabled Tracking for a particular category. I wasn’t receiving new topic or post emails. As soon as I enabled Send me an email for every new post I started receiving email notification of for all topic… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1497) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1499)