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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-new-color-scheme/75998 "2017-12-14T10:28:13Z")
This is on a hosted instance. admin/customize/colors/new. The select base color scheme box comes up, but whether I select dark or light, clicking the “new” button does nothing. --- ## [Canned Replies search field missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-search-field-missing/75986)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-search-field-missing/75986 "2017-12-14T10:11:46Z")
I can’t test it here as I don’t have access to the feature, but on hosted forums the search field for Canned Replies seems to be gone: Previously there was a field you could type to filter the scrollable list of repl… --- ## [Discourse Staff Toga Party](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-staff-toga-party/75309)
**Author:** [@jcoates](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jcoates)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-staff-toga-party/75309 "2017-12-14T09:04:22Z")
So… all the staff have roman statue avatars. I like the idea… It sets the staff apart much more than just using flair. Did you use an app for this? Was this just an idea that just popped up or was there any discussion/br… --- ## [Digital Ocean hosting: Do I need a system admin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-hosting-do-i-need-a-system-admin/59525)
**Author:** [@immalex](https://meta.discourse.org/u/immalex)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-hosting-do-i-need-a-system-admin/59525 "2017-12-14T07:10:08Z")
I have been running my discourse forum on Digital Ocean for a few months. Works beautifully at $10 a month. I know DO is an unmanaged VPS, so I am wondering what maintenance task is required? If maintenance tasks are re… --- ## [24 user max in topic statistics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/24-user-max-in-topic-statistics/75937)
**Author:** [@Sean\_R](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sean_R)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/24-user-max-in-topic-statistics/75937 "2017-12-14T03:00:59Z")
The odd thing is that it seems like no matter how many users are in the conversation, it caps the users count at 24. Appears to be a bug, I cannot think of a statistical reason for it. We want to know how many u… --- ## [Hiding posts with specific category from lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-posts-with-specific-category-from-lists/75949)
**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-posts-with-specific-category-from-lists/75949 "2017-12-14T00:50:43Z")
Back in 2014 when we start using discoruce there was feature to hide topics whit specific category from top menu . We did setup that by adding ,-category\_name on name of top menu Now it is not working any more. Is … --- ## [Punctuation on a line causing stripping in plaintext mail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/punctuation-on-a-line-causing-stripping-in-plaintext-mail/76001)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/punctuation-on-a-line-causing-stripping-in-plaintext-mail/76001 "2017-12-13T23:20:29Z")
I think we’ve hit an odd edge-case in the inbound email parser. A colleague just sent a post by mail, and on one line it contained a long URL followed by a comma, eg As I've suggested in https://reallylong/thing/that/ha… --- ## [Discourse+Docker+AWS - "bootstrap" talks to DB fine, "run" doesn't](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-aws-bootstrap-talks-to-db-fine-run-doesnt/27464)
**Author:** [@j00bar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j00bar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker-aws-bootstrap-talks-to-db-fine-run-doesnt/27464 "2017-12-13T22:43:15Z")
Howdy! I’m running Discourse using discourse docker on EC2 using RDS as my database. My app.yml contains all of the proper DISCOURSE\_DB\_\* settings, and sure enough, when I ran launcher bootstrap app, everything worked j… --- ## [Bug in changing post ownership](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-changing-post-ownership/70873)
**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-changing-post-ownership/70873 "2017-12-13T21:45:49Z")
New topic created by staged user via email in Somebody (A) replied Admin goes in and change ownership of that reply to somebody else (B) The first post (i.e. the topic) owner got changed to (B) as well Also some change… --- ## ["Compose" box is not made smaller when screen size changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-box-is-not-made-smaller-when-screen-size-changes/75994)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-box-is-not-made-smaller-when-screen-size-changes/75994 "2017-12-13T21:23:47Z")
I work with a biiiig monitor with Full HD resolution. I enlarged the “Compose” box (Create a new topic, reply to a topic - where I am just typing this) quite a bit. Now I am off for today and back to the 15’’ laptop disp… --- ## [Multiple posts delete unstable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-posts-delete-unstable/73876)
**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-posts-delete-unstable/73876 "2017-12-13T21:17:47Z")
Sorry for my english, it’s a bit technical for me. When I use the wrench then the following options : Select Posts... \> delete selected after selecting 5+ posts, it’s buggy, sometimes The first time I tried this : I se… --- ## [Post selection count is inaccurate if mixing "Select" and "Select + replies"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-selection-count-is-inaccurate-if-mixing-select-and-select-replies/47741)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-selection-count-is-inaccurate-if-mixing-select-and-select-replies/47741 "2017-12-13T21:16:37Z")
Steps to reproduce: Start selection with a post which is a reply to another. Click the “select + replies” button for its parent. Note that although there are only two posts selected, the counter says (3). It’s not a m… --- ## [Select all messages in a long topic, then deselect the first one, and you will lose your selection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-all-messages-in-a-long-topic-then-deselect-the-first-one-and-you-will-lose-your-selection/75655)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-all-messages-in-a-long-topic-then-deselect-the-first-one-and-you-will-lose-your-selection/75655 "2017-12-13T21:16:29Z")
Reproduction steps. Step 1. Open a long topic with \> 100 messages: Step 2. Select ALL messages (use wrench). It will say, e.g. 100 messages selected: Step 3. De-select the first message. Now it says: 19 messages… --- ## [Some lists are not rendered as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-lists-are-not-rendered-as-expected/75979)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-lists-are-not-rendered-as-expected/75979 "2017-12-13T19:56:08Z")
1 2 3 vs. a b foo c 123 is rendered as 3 individual lists, abc as 2 lists. (Although this might also be a Markdown “feature”, please close if this is the case) --- ## [Global navigation or links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-navigation-or-links/75980)
**Author:** [@typeoneerror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/typeoneerror)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-navigation-or-links/75980 "2017-12-13T19:19:59Z")
Is there no way to add custom links to the navigation or next to the logo without self-hosted Discourse? If not, where would you recommend we put external links that need to be super obvious for new users? A pinned pos… --- ## [2 questions about WP Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-questions-about-wp-discourse/75866)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-questions-about-wp-discourse/75866 "2017-12-13T18:05:44Z")
Is there any way to make an SSO link redirect to an URL with an anchor? I’m using Wordpress as a SSO client. http://example.com/?discourse\_sso=1&redirect\_to=http://example.com/welcome#anchor will redirect to http://ex… --- ## [How to change login settings without being logged in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-login-settings-without-being-logged-in/75969)
**Author:** [@Juan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-login-settings-without-being-logged-in/75969 "2017-12-13T16:49:36Z")
I have my discourse installation set with SSO, the problem is that the SSO system got replaced by a newer version and they shut down the old one, so I’m unable to login using the old system. Totally my fault as I ignore… --- ## [Dynamic replace string to another](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dynamic-replace-string-to-another/75957)
**Author:** [@jean-michel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jean-michel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dynamic-replace-string-to-another/75957 "2017-12-13T15:51:58Z")
Hello I just installed Discourse, and now it’s time to migrate from anciant forum. Previous forum had feature I have to add to Discourse. Is it possible ? : When a pattern of string is found into a message, string is… --- ## [Change to using %{inviter\_name} in locale files may have broken email templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-to-using-inviter-name-in-locale-files-may-have-broken-email-templates/75882)
**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-to-using-inviter-name-in-locale-files-may-have-broken-email-templates/75882 "2017-12-13T15:12:40Z")
I’m not entirely sure when I did my last update (so I don’t know when this issue started), but I was contacted by one of our moderators today to say that some of the people she’d invited recently had messaged her to say … --- ## [How to allow users to post right away with no roadblocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-users-to-post-right-away-with-no-roadblocks/75894)
**Author:** [@lkramer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lkramer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-allow-users-to-post-right-away-with-no-roadblocks/75894 "2017-12-13T15:11:30Z")
Hi all. What settings do you set to allow users to post right away with no moderation/approval etc neeed? Our forum involves become a paid member via our main site and then you get access to the forum via SSO. We really… --- ## [GPL or Free Software licence for forum content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gpl-or-free-software-licence-for-forum-content/37344)
**Author:** [@Frez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frez)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gpl-or-free-software-licence-for-forum-content/37344 "2016-01-04T23:07:57Z")
Is it legally possible to use a Free Software liscence for forum content. The goal here is to “free” all the content that has been produced on the forum. Given that users don’t sign of check any legal agreement I’m not s… --- ## [Has anyone imported UseResponse Ideas?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-imported-useresponse-ideas/59149)
**Author:** [@downsc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downsc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-imported-useresponse-ideas/59149 "2017-12-13T12:54:24Z")
Hi Everyone, I’m currently writing up a spec on Discourses as a possible replacement for our vB community, as part of that i’ve been looking at other tools we use like UseReponse Ideas. Out of interest has anyone impor… --- ## [Migrate a UseResponse forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-useresponse-forum-to-discourse/75956)
**Author:** [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-useresponse-forum-to-discourse/75956 "2017-12-13T12:40:27Z")
Hello, I am glad to share files with a guide how to migrate from UseResponse forum engine to Discourse. My case looks very custom, in two words: Old schema: Drupal host www.example.com stores users in local mysql da… --- ## [Disqus-like commenting system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disqus-like-commenting-system/35339)
**Author:** [@michaellihs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaellihs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disqus-like-commenting-system/35339 "2017-12-13T12:20:47Z")
We are currently evaluating Discourse as a commenting platform for the TYPO3 community. What we need is a Disqus-like commenting feature for news etc. Although there exists an approach to include Discourse topics below b… --- ## [Auto-remember "topic details" open-closed state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-remember-topic-details-open-closed-state/75916)
**Author:** [@Tumbler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tumbler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 9:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-remember-topic-details-open-closed-state/75916 "2017-12-13T09:17:47Z")
Could not find out how to do this, but what I would like is that the “topic details” box remembers its state when I walk around in the Discourse eco system. Each time I read a topic, I start by opening the “topic det… --- ## [Mailing list mode sends mail to not approved users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-mode-sends-mail-to-not-approved-users/75921)
**Author:** [@green525](https://meta.discourse.org/u/green525)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-mode-sends-mail-to-not-approved-users/75921 "2017-12-13T08:22:57Z")
We are running v1.9.0.beta16 and have the following settings enabled: login required must approve users default email mailing list mode When a new users registers, (s)he receives a validation mail. After successful va… --- ## [Removing the concept of "slugs" for some languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-concept-of-slugs-for-some-languages/26643)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-the-concept-of-slugs-for-some-languages/26643 "2017-12-13T08:12:38Z")
Discourse is trying to shoehorn the concept of “pretty slugs” to non ascii char set based languages. It may be acceptable to do this transliteration in Norwegen or Turkish, but stuff gets really weird when you do it in K… --- ## [Data Explorer query help: metrics to understand unique individual participants](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-help-metrics-to-understand-unique-individual-participants/72385)
**Author:** [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-help-metrics-to-understand-unique-individual-participants/72385 "2017-12-04T10:18:11Z")
When I look at an individual topic, I can unfold a list of individuals who have posted on the topic, and the number of times they have done so: Could someone please help me build a query in Data Explorer to determine… --- ## [Static page problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-page-problem/75922)
**Author:** [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-page-problem/75922 "2017-12-12T23:23:03Z")
Granted, reproducing the issue requires a lot of “ifs” but I suspect it might not be all that rare. Because I am not using an ad blocker, I can’t test static pages, so I am only reporting what someone experienced with th… --- ## [Discourse 1.9.0.beta16 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta16-release-notes/75884)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-1-9-0-beta16-release-notes/75884 "2017-12-12T22:56:52Z")
New features in 1.9.0.beta16 Disable Mentions We’ve heard feedback from different communities that want to limit the notifications that are generated. Previously, there was no way to disable mentions on your community, w… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1608) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1610)