# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1612 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1613 --- ## [Contributor Interviews – Angus](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contributor-interviews-angus/75347)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contributor-interviews-angus/75347 "2017-12-06T00:44:40Z")
Every week, we’ll be posting an interview with one of our many beloved contributors here on Meta. Find them all in user-interviews. This week: Angus McLeod @angus Tell us a bit about yourself Name: Angus McLeod. Locati… --- ## [Discourse metrics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-metrics/75387)
**Author:** [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-metrics/75387 "2017-12-05T22:00:25Z")
Hi, I know that if I want more details than the metrics offered by Discourse I need Google Analytics or Piwik… but before adding anything, I‘d like to understand the metrics offered in the Dashboard and About page. I… --- ## [DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PASSWORD change failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-password-change-failed/75441)
**Author:** [@Pravi7434](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi7434)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-smtp-password-change-failed/75441 "2017-12-05T21:51:46Z")
Hello, I got above mentioned error while installing discourse on aws ec2. The problem was with my SES smtp password ( AmQ/22sNDN2Bg5vS+zH3IDfy+lfmF3OgGg/CnsAZMg90 ). Later I changed the password to one without any speci… --- ## [Canned replies turning into SEO nightmare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-turning-into-seo-nightmare/75482)
**Author:** [@shaundefense](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shaundefense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-turning-into-seo-nightmare/75482 "2017-12-05T21:33:32Z")
I’m running a marketplace using discourse, and with every listing with manually review the topic and follow up with a canned first response. This is now turning into an SEO issue because we have over 1000 pages that hav… --- ## [Unable to paste into composer window when using Edge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-paste-into-composer-window-when-using-edge/75468)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Nicholson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Nicholson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-paste-into-composer-window-when-using-edge/75468 "2017-12-05T17:54:56Z")
This used to work fine - I did it all the time over at https://discourse.camra.org.uk - snipping screen images using Winsnap (or Snipper) and pasting into Edge. Stopped working when we upgraded to “Discourse 1.9.0.beta15… --- ## [\[PAID\] Custom header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-header/75432)
**Author:** [@James\_Higginson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Higginson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-custom-header/75432 "2017-12-05T15:33:07Z")
I need a custom header, either basic like this one https://discuss.seasteading.org/ or preferably with dropdown menus that I can customise Within the next couple of weeks ideally 25 - 100 USD Thanks --- ## [Topic timer has timezone issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-has-timezone-issues/75110)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-has-timezone-issues/75110 "2017-12-05T15:18:43Z")
Topic timers seem to be off today. Setting a topic timer for “Later Today” (6 PM) should set a timer for 4 hours. It looks good when being set, but after the timer is set for 9 hours, or 11 PM. @sam is this what you were… --- ## [Ning import script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ning-import-script/24358)
**Author:** [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ning-import-script/24358 "2017-12-05T14:08:34Z")
Today I pushed an importer script for Ning. I’ve only used it for one site, and plan to use it for a second site soon. I’m sure there will be many improvements to be made because no two imports are ever the same! As wit… --- ## [Email invites show http link instead of https?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-invites-show-http-link-instead-of-https/75431)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-invites-show-http-link-instead-of-https/75431 "2017-12-05T13:52:17Z")
Hey everyone, I’m hoping this isn’t just a setting that I’ve missed :blush: My Discourse runs on https but when I send out email invites to new users, the link at the bottom of the invite email displays a HTTP link, ra… --- ## [Very teeny tiny minor issue with the default badge ordering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-teeny-tiny-minor-issue-with-the-default-badge-ordering/75353)
**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-teeny-tiny-minor-issue-with-the-default-badge-ordering/75353 "2017-12-05T09:15:03Z")
Reply - Topic - Link \< Bronze Reply - Topic - Link \< Silver Link - Reply - Topic \< Gold It bugs me way too much that these aren’t all three in the same order (this is also in the default Discourse setup) --- ## [Re-Ordering Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-ordering-categories/73501)
**Author:** [@RobMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobMeade)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-ordering-categories/73501 "2017-12-05T08:40:36Z")
Hi, I have just gone through our 121 categories/sub-categories in an attempt to re-order them. It was challenging to say the least. I decided to implement a numbering system which would separate the categories by thou… --- ## [Digital Ocean $15 vs $20, what is a better option for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-15-vs-20-what-is-a-better-option-for-discourse/75308)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-15-vs-20-what-is-a-better-option-for-discourse/75308 "2017-12-05T07:56:56Z")
Digital Ocean is a recommended provider for Discourse self-hosting. It recently introduced a $15 / mo plan. Compare it to $10 and $20 plans that were there and are still an option: It is interesting that the $15 opt… --- ## [Display Data Explorer query results in WordPress (with TwigAnything)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-data-explorer-query-results-in-wordpress-with-twiganything/40956)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-data-explorer-query-results-in-wordpress-with-twiganything/40956 "2017-12-05T04:08:50Z")
Data Explorer plugin lets us extract and explore about any data from Discourse. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to display it in WordPress, like this: The data can be displayed in posts/pages, widgets or in Visu… --- ## [How can I customize the advice sheets?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-customize-the-advice-sheets/75349)
**Author:** [@brianhicks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brianhicks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-customize-the-advice-sheets/75349 "2017-12-05T04:31:07Z")
Discourse has things like “Your topics is similar to…” and “Welcome to discourse meta!” that appear in the right-hand side of the editor when composing a new topic. I’m not sure what these are called, and have been refer… --- ## [Latest update requires cache purge in CloudFlare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-update-requires-cache-purge-in-cloudflare/73166)
**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-update-requires-cache-purge-in-cloudflare/73166 "2017-12-05T04:28:28Z")
I think if you access to my community is enough to see the problem :confused: EVEN ON SAFE MODE IS BROKEN --- ## [Scrollbar overlaps the "toggle sidebar" button in Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scrollbar-overlaps-the-toggle-sidebar-button-in-data-explorer/75323)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scrollbar-overlaps-the-toggle-sidebar-button-in-data-explorer/75323 "2017-12-05T04:06:12Z")
How to reproduce: Open Data Explorer.. Create a new query. Collapse the sidebar. Results: The button is hidden behind the scrollbar. Expected: The scrollbar not to overlap the “toggle” button. Google Chrome lates… --- ## [Instantly auto-lock topics in a category (or create+see but NOT reply perms)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instantly-auto-lock-topics-in-a-category-or-create-see-but-not-reply-perms/75385)
**Author:** [@Lilly\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly_S)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/instantly-auto-lock-topics-in-a-category-or-create-see-but-not-reply-perms/75385 "2017-12-05T03:16:01Z")
Hi Discourse, We have recently created a new category on our forum designed to act as a repository for announcements and game patch notes by our community. This means that the topics in these sections should be read-onl… --- ## [Render %{invitee\_name} as full name only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-invitee-name-as-full-name-only/62412)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-invitee-name-as-full-name-only/62412 "2017-12-05T02:50:37Z")
When usernames are derived from emails (especially work emails), they often are very similar to the users real name. If the user has set their real name (and if real names are not hidden via site settings) this currently… --- ## [A way to completely block a person](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-completely-block-a-person/75386)
**Author:** [@PorkyTheChop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PorkyTheChop)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-completely-block-a-person/75386 "2017-12-05T00:26:28Z")
I wish for a way to completely block someone’s posts. Now, muting them just prevents getting notifications from them. Some people post things that I don’t really feel the need to see, and it more goes on the end where I … --- ## [Discourse poll - update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-poll-update/75355)
**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-poll-update/75355 "2017-12-04T23:05:16Z")
Hi, I submitted multiple commits today for the poll plugin, which will change the current behaviour a little bit. Previously poll\_enabled was kind of misleading as it didn’t disable polls but only let staff create polls… --- ## [Auto reply via email when new topic created from received email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-reply-via-email-when-new-topic-created-from-received-email/75382)
**Author:** [@jrwagz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrwagz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-reply-via-email-when-new-topic-created-from-received-email/75382 "2017-12-04T23:02:21Z")
When a new topic is created from a received email, I’d like to immediately reply to the user so they know it was posted. Would this be useful to anyone else? --- ## [Design Broken after Upgrade due to Cloudflare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/design-broken-after-upgrade-due-to-cloudflare/75383)
**Author:** [@olivermark83](https://meta.discourse.org/u/olivermark83)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/design-broken-after-upgrade-due-to-cloudflare/75383 "2017-12-04T23:00:01Z")
Ive upgraded my community page to v1.9.0.beta15 +60 it looks very strange now :slight\_smile: you can check my page at www.didyc.de i hope you can help me to solve it --- ## [Do you display the list of live forum users on your counterpart website?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-display-the-list-of-live-forum-users-on-your-counterpart-website/75279)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-display-the-list-of-live-forum-users-on-your-counterpart-website/75279 "2017-12-04T21:25:36Z")
Do you show the list of live users on your website, which is part of your community? For example, you might run Discourse and WordPress. Then the question is regarding WordPress: do you show which users are live (online… --- ## [Add russian locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-russian-locale/58949)
**Author:** [@kemporu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kemporu)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-russian-locale/58949 "2017-12-04T20:57:05Z")
Hi, and how to add russian locale: client.ru.yml? --- ## [Normalize Input Styling across the app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/normalize-input-styling-across-the-app/73440)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/normalize-input-styling-across-the-app/73440 "2017-12-04T20:31:26Z")
This has always driven me nuts, but we should fix it with the new composer here. We have 4 different styles going: Topic title uses, inset: Topic body uses, nothing, and no rounded corners: Topic category uses n… --- ## [How to turn off Discourse email verification?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-turn-off-discourse-email-verification/75365)
**Author:** [@Alexander\_Oskin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander_Oskin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-turn-off-discourse-email-verification/75365 "2017-12-04T20:12:38Z")
We use our Wordpress instance as SSO provider for Discourse. After user registered Wordpress account he confirm his email address. But when he trying to log in to Discourse he asked by Discourse to confirm his email agai… --- ## [If title has been added, composer should only be minimised, not terminated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-title-has-been-added-composer-should-only-be-minimised-not-terminated/74591)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-title-has-been-added-composer-should-only-be-minimised-not-terminated/74591 "2017-12-04T18:48:43Z")
If I have typed a title, added a category as well as maybe a tag, and then I click the minimize-button of the composer ..then it actually doesn’t save any of my progress. I’ve run into this quite a few times and it’s … --- ## [Configuring email SMTP settings just isn't working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-email-smtp-settings-just-isnt-working/75341)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-email-smtp-settings-just-isnt-working/75341 "2017-12-04T17:11:17Z")
Hi folks. I try not to post unless I’m really, truly stuck. I’ve installed Discourse as a Docker container in Ubuntu 16.04 which is a guest VM in VirtualBox with a Windows 10 host. The installation was successful, howeve… --- ## [\`Topic#featured\_link\` containing more than just a valid URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-featured-link-containing-more-than-just-a-valid-url/75302)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-featured-link-containing-more-than-just-a-valid-url/75302 "2017-12-04T17:04:45Z")
Create topic and paste https://meta.discourse.org test into title Topic.last.featured\_link returns https://meta.discourse.org test. @neil Can I confirm that the featured link feature is only activated when the title is… --- ## [PM composer height constrained](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pm-composer-height-constrained/75272)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pm-composer-height-constrained/75272 "2017-12-04T16:24:36Z")
Since the composer rewrite I’ve noticed the PM composer has shrunk further and is now very difficult to use for PMs of longer than one line: For moderators, some of this space is taken by the “official warning” check… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1611) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1613)