# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1603 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1604 --- ## [How do you learn to build Discourse plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-learn-to-build-discourse-plugins/57946)
**Author:** [@net\_deamon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/net_deamon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-learn-to-build-discourse-plugins/57946 "2017-12-31T17:43:23Z")
How do you guys build such amazing plugins with discourse ? I am not even able to integrate a custom field to discourse topic using a custom plugin. Is there any documentation that can help me build an advanced plugin li… --- ## [Do I need a second aws S3 bucket for backup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-a-second-aws-s3-bucket-for-backup/76969)
**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-a-second-aws-s3-bucket-for-backup/76969 "2017-12-31T16:51:08Z")
Hi, I have setup image upload to aws S3. Its is working fine, but backup is not working with s3. I have created a new bucket for backup and added the bucket name in the admin panel. It gives me following error in logs, … --- ## [Cannot access topics after upgrade from 1.6.0.beta1 to beta2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-topics-after-upgrade-from-1-6-0-beta1-to-beta2/42992)
**Author:** [@karussell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/karussell)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-topics-after-upgrade-from-1-6-0-beta1-to-beta2/42992 "2017-12-31T10:54:07Z")
I’ve upgraded discourse using the UI, running on a docker image on Ubuntu 14.4. The entry page as well as the admin pages work, even the search is working. But all the topics are no longer accessible and it seems to load… --- ## [Creating Accounts During a Suspension](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-accounts-during-a-suspension/77008)
**Author:** [@JonnyGamer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JonnyGamer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-accounts-during-a-suspension/77008 "2017-12-31T08:46:46Z")
Hey there everyone. On my part of discourse town we are having a few issues with a certain user who is constantly breaking the community guidelines. When suspended, they suddenly reappear on a new separate account! As y… --- ## [Category topic list page shows category as "Watching" when no explicit status has been set](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-list-page-shows-category-as-watching-when-no-explicit-status-has-been-set/76980)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-list-page-shows-category-as-watching-when-no-explicit-status-has-been-set/76980 "2017-12-30T19:39:43Z")
On the topic list page for a category, it currently shows as “Watching” if no explicit tracking status has been set, instead of “Normal”: For example, it shows me as “watching” the marketplace category here: But do … --- ## [How to change discobot language?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-discobot-language/76960)
**Author:** [@naka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-discobot-language/76960 "2017-12-30T11:15:38Z")
Hi, I’ve searched but find nothing My discourse is in pt\_BR language, but discobot still sending messages in English. Where can I translate or change it? --- ## [How to repair old titles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-repair-old-titles/76531)
**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-repair-old-titles/76531 "2017-12-30T11:11:25Z")
Hello guys, I‘m not sure, if this issue was solved before? I have a lot of old posts / wiki articles using titles like … #test ##test ###test As you might know, a few versions earlier this year, someone changed the… --- ## [Discourse ignores the «topic page title includes category» option's unchecked state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ignores-the-topic-page-title-includes-category-options-unchecked-state/76952)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ignores-the-topic-page-title-includes-category-options-unchecked-state/76952 "2017-12-30T04:23:23Z")
An example of a problem page: mage2.pro/t/980. A similar issue: https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/48011/3 --- ## ["suppress uncategorized badge" and "topic page title includes category" settings don't appear to work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-uncategorized-badge-and-topic-page-title-includes-category-settings-dont-appear-to-work/48011)
**Author:** [@swisspol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swisspol)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-uncategorized-badge-and-topic-page-title-includes-category-settings-dont-appear-to-work/48011 "2017-12-30T03:39:00Z")
Hi, I disabled “suppress uncategorized badge” and “topic page title includes category” settings but this doesn’t appear to have any effect: PS: This is a on a trial Discourse instance at http://community.hyperrr.… --- ## [Restore Email Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-email-templates/76950)
**Author:** [@JamesNorth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesNorth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-email-templates/76950 "2017-12-30T00:36:01Z")
Hi all, This seems basic but I can’t figure out how to do it … Is there a way to revert all email templates that are sent out to the default settings? A fellow admin has messed with them and they’re all pretty ugly no… --- ## [Existing Tags don't appear the "optional tags" list and cannot be used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-tags-dont-appear-the-optional-tags-list-and-cannot-be-used/76871)
**Author:** [@dalerka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dalerka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-tags-dont-appear-the-optional-tags-list-and-cannot-be-used/76871 "2017-12-29T17:18:59Z")
I have a list of about 100 tags added in Tag-Group-A, some of them have been used to tag posts (active), some of them never used. For unknown reason some of the existing tags (used and never used) stop appearing in the o… --- ## [Missing migration / sharing a fix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-migration-sharing-a-fix/76811)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-migration-sharing-a-fix/76811 "2017-12-28T12:53:10Z")
After updating a customer to latest, the customer reported losing the customized email templates for the blocked (now silenced) user. In order to fix this, we had to run update translation\_overrides set translation\_key… --- ## [What's up with these 1ms views?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-up-with-these-1ms-views/76881)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-up-with-these-1ms-views/76881 "2017-12-28T20:24:13Z")
While working on this query, I noticed that there were some posts that had a number of 1 millisecond views select count(1) as tiny\_views from post\_timings where msecs = 1 # tiny\_views: 3515 I first noticed abou… --- ## [Title is not unhex-ed in onebox-ed github file link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-is-not-unhex-ed-in-onebox-ed-github-file-link/74165)
**Author:** [@xuchunyang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xuchunyang)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/title-is-not-unhex-ed-in-onebox-ed-github-file-link/74165 "2017-12-28T19:56:02Z")
For example, it should display: emacs-china/hello-emacs/blob/master/Emacs编辑程序常用命令.org instead of unreadable %XX: --- ## [Anyone Using Cloudflare's Google Analytics App?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-cloudflares-google-analytics-app/76464)
**Author:** [@SouperC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SouperC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-cloudflares-google-analytics-app/76464 "2017-12-28T18:56:10Z")
Wondering if anyone else here been using the Google Analytics “app” in cloudflare and noticed a BIG spike in bounces and a drop in reported pageviews since the version update (approx three weeks ago). At first the code … --- ## [Apply category notification preferences to existing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-category-notification-preferences-to-existing-users/76870)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-category-notification-preferences-to-existing-users/76870 "2017-12-28T16:04:38Z")
I have created a new category. Then I have set its notifications to Muted by default via “default categories muted” at /admin/site\_settings/category/user\_preferences. These settings will be inherited by new users, but… … --- ## [Visual indicator when a user can't see a mention](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visual-indicator-when-a-user-cant-see-a-mention/44515)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visual-indicator-when-a-user-cant-see-a-mention/44515 "2017-12-28T15:16:32Z")
Currently when a user cannot “see” or receive a notification of a mention of their username there could be a better visual indicator. I would like to see some like how Facebook handles this… Normally a mention on Face… --- ## [How to change authentication method?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-authentication-method/76874)
**Author:** [@Stefan\_Fairphone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stefan_Fairphone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-authentication-method/76874 "2017-12-28T12:48:17Z")
Hi everyone, I’m at the moment logging in to meta.discourse.org via my Twitter account, but I want to delete that account. That’s the reason why I would like to change to a native authentication method (e.g. log in to m… --- ## [Sign up/suspended account info](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-suspended-account-info/76827)
**Author:** [@Logan\_Devine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Logan_Devine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sign-up-suspended-account-info/76827 "2017-12-28T03:50:52Z")
I have been suspended somewhere And it says hay you can’t sign up but So it says And if I click sign up But it reloads later and kicks me out --- ## [Start a new conversation with a customer not yet in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-conversation-with-a-customer-not-yet-in-discourse/43876)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-conversation-with-a-customer-not-yet-in-discourse/43876 "2017-12-28T01:29:08Z")
Continuing discussion from Discourse as a private email support portal: For me two major features are missing: Start a new conversation with a customer not yet in Discourse Currently it’s possible to reply to an email … --- ## [MOSS Roadmap - Mailing lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moss-roadmap-mailing-lists/36432)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moss-roadmap-mailing-lists/36432 "2017-12-28T01:21:25Z")
Problem statement Some web-users strongly prefer communicating via e-mail, others have no other medium at their disposal due to lack of up-to-date technology or a fast enough internet connection. With this MOSS grant we… --- ## [Allow moderators to add a member to a group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-add-a-member-to-a-group/16572)
**Author:** [@JohnSReid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JohnSReid)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-moderators-to-add-a-member-to-a-group/16572 "2017-12-28T01:06:07Z")
I want to create a group that is ‘invite only’ for members. Is there a way that I can allow moderators or members within the group to invite other members of the community into the group? --- ## [New category permission : "Create and see"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-create-and-see/12053)
**Author:** [@Nicolas\_Blanco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nicolas_Blanco)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-create-and-see/12053 "2017-12-28T01:03:00Z")
Hi, I would like to have your opinion about a new permission for categories. I’m building a support platform using Discourse in which users can ask questions and “professional” users can answer. I would like to create… --- ## [Wanted: Discourse Hacker News Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wanted-discourse-hacker-news-plugin/37620)
**Author:** [@commonpawn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/commonpawn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wanted-discourse-hacker-news-plugin/37620 "2017-12-28T00:59:01Z")
Continuing the conversation from this thread. (Posted this in feature, wanted to post in plugin but don’t think i have the rights to post in the category - feel free to move this topic to the most appropriate thread. Th… --- ## [Effectively logging search queries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/effectively-logging-search-queries/63838)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/effectively-logging-search-queries/63838 "2017-12-28T00:56:54Z")
For 1.9 we plan to add a search log. Unfortunately, the “log every search the server makes” approach is incorrect as we perform searches as people are typing which will result in a massively noisy log. Proposal Create… --- ## [Group related enhancements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-related-enhancements/44357)
**Author:** [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-related-enhancements/44357 "2017-12-28T00:56:18Z")
I would like to revisit the suggestion of @tobiaseigen and others for certain group-related enhancements. initial request show group members (not posts) on the group landing page the URL http://example.com/groups/group… --- ## [Require mail confirmation to grant admin privileges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-mail-confirmation-to-grant-admin-privileges/60164)
**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-mail-confirmation-to-grant-admin-privileges/60164 "2017-12-28T00:43:14Z")
Currently, downloading a backup requires clicking a link in an email as a second factor of authentication. This is awesome! :100: I’d like to also see that when granting another user admin privileges. Without this, I d… --- ## [Oneboxing of PDFs and other attachments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-of-pdfs-and-other-attachments/55972)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-of-pdfs-and-other-attachments/55972 "2017-12-28T00:41:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from Custom visualization for specific attachment types: Putting this out there as a feature request. I’d love to see the ability to onebox PDFs and other attachments along the lines of google … --- ## [Indication of disabled badges in admin overview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indication-of-disabled-badges-in-admin-overview/75609)
**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indication-of-disabled-badges-in-admin-overview/75609 "2017-12-28T00:26:14Z")
I’ve disabled and replaced most of the default badges. In my admin-badge overview, there is no indication which are disabled; this makes it hard to find the one you’re looking for. A visual indication of status would b… --- ## [Footer not tied to Discourse width](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footer-not-tied-to-discourse-width/76784)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footer-not-tied-to-discourse-width/76784 "2017-12-28T00:23:25Z")
I’m trying to create a foot something like: https://discuss.newrelic.com/ I snagged the footer I found there, stripped stuff out, and did my best to snag the related CSS. It’s sort-of close, but the width is the whole b… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1602) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1604)