# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1626 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1627 --- ## [\[PAID\] Migrate Existing vB forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-existing-vb-forum-to-discourse/72209)
**Author:** [@OnyxZ32](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OnyxZ32)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-migrate-existing-vb-forum-to-discourse/72209 "2017-10-25T10:30:59Z")
What would you like done? We have a long-running vB 4.0 forum that we’d like to migrate to Discourse. This is a legacy community, so traffic isn’t anything crazy anymore (damn you Facebook!) but stats are: Threads 279,… --- ## [Help importing a vbulletin database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-importing-a-vbulletin-database/72279)
**Author:** [@cashable](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cashable)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-importing-a-vbulletin-database/72279 "2017-10-25T10:26:58Z")
What would you like done? I have discourse set up, but I am having major issues getting a vbulletin database moved over. I have tried following the script but just get errors, so I could use some help. When do you need… --- ## [Awarding badges multiple times with custom SQL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/awarding-badges-multiple-times-with-custom-sql/71279)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/awarding-badges-multiple-times-with-custom-sql/71279 "2017-10-25T10:12:32Z")
I have a badge that’s awarded to people who attend one of our regular events. Because it’s not straightforward to grant badges en masse, I’m using custom SQL to grant the badge. What’s not working, though, is receiving t… --- ## [Gitlab Plugin for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitlab-plugin-for-discourse/72592)
**Author:** [@Amar\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Amar_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitlab-plugin-for-discourse/72592 "2017-10-25T08:58:08Z")
Hi, I was wondering if there is a plugin for Discourse that allows it to be integrated with Gitlab? The reason I would like this plugin is so that if a user of Gitlab has a question about the tool, they can raise this … --- ## [Inconsistent locale selection in admin and user settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-locale-selection-in-admin-and-user-settings/53773)
**Author:** [@ibnesayeed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ibnesayeed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-locale-selection-in-admin-and-user-settings/53773 "2017-10-25T08:29:46Z")
In the admin section, “default locale” selection combo-box shows names of languages such as “Deutsch” and “English”. However, if the “allow user locale” is enables, the “interface language” selection combo-box shows lang… --- ## [Discourse as a front end for existing ASF mailing lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-front-end-for-existing-asf-mailing-lists/23167)
**Author:** [@NicholasChammas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NicholasChammas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-a-front-end-for-existing-asf-mailing-lists/23167 "2017-10-25T08:28:27Z")
I am interested in introducing Discourse as an alternative interface to the existing user list for the Apache Spark project. Apache Spark, like many other ASF projects, has a few associated mailing lists that are managed… --- ## [Supported file extensions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supported-file-extensions/72695)
**Author:** [@communitygal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/communitygal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supported-file-extensions/72695 "2017-10-24T20:14:10Z")
hi all, We are looking into which files our users may want to share on our instance. Some could be a malware nightmare! Are there any file extensions or uploads that aren’t supported on a hosted plan? Thanks, Emma --- ## [Read time misreporting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-time-misreporting/72370)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-time-misreporting/72370 "2017-10-24T17:47:34Z")
Just looking at my profile my read time shows as: Without knowing what the 3 refers to I can’t say it’s necessarily wrong, but it doesn’t look right either! --- ## [Successful Migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/successful-migration/72702)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/successful-migration/72702 "2017-10-24T17:00:08Z")
Hi, Over the past week, we’ve migrated our community to Discourse. Our experience so far demonstrates the power of open source: @pfaffman was available to handle the database import on short notice @joebuhlig did a be… --- ## [Need help with Sphinx integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-sphinx-integration/72616)
**Author:** [@rornoob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rornoob)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-sphinx-integration/72616 "2017-10-24T15:58:23Z")
We want to transfer our site content to Discourse. For that we’ve setup a test site to check the performance of Discourse and find out that it’s built-in search is returning results very slowly (10 to 30 seconds) after l… --- ## [Let's Encrypt: Azure hostname issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-azure-hostname-issue/71972)
**Author:** [@CyberSathya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CyberSathya)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-azure-hostname-issue/71972 "2017-10-14T07:31:00Z")
I’ve installed Discourse via Docker on a Ubuntu as mentioned in Set up Discourse in the cloud in under 30 minutes. The site works from localhost (ssh & port forward via putty). I’m trying to see if SSL is the reason I’m … --- ## [JS error when clicking the "Processes" tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/js-error-when-clicking-the-processes-tab/72243)
**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/js-error-when-clicking-the-processes-tab/72243 "2017-10-24T14:49:48Z")
On the /admin/upgrade/ page, when clicking the “Processes” tab, I get the following error in the Google Chrome console: VM176:1 GET https://entwicklergate.de/admin/docker/ps 500 () (anonymous) @ VM176:1 send @ docker-ma… --- ## [Understand the Dashboard (101 crash course)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understand-the-dashboard-101-crash-course/72646)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_F\_Castillo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Emilio_F_Castillo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understand-the-dashboard-101-crash-course/72646 "2017-10-24T13:37:19Z")
Is there a CENTRALIZED tutorial or walk-through on the dashboard? What each category means and what the terms mean. In general, it is well done and descriptive, but there a few terms that might come to mean more than one… --- ## [Avatar Flair (not Badges) for Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-flair-not-badges-for-groups/48576)
**Author:** [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-flair-not-badges-for-groups/48576 "2017-10-24T10:12:32Z")
A customization that people keep asking for is to show a little badge on user avatars based on group membership. This was first done on the Twitter Developers forums: and has since sprung up here on Meta, on Turtle R… --- ## [Improve sidekiq statistics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-sidekiq-statistics/72506)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-sidekiq-statistics/72506 "2017-10-24T07:44:55Z")
Lately I seem to have some problems with sidekiq jobs. As on sidekiq I can not see the logs of failed processes it is always a little mystery to understand what did not work. For example, looking on the dashboard and s… --- ## [Discrepancy in posts count (Different count in profile and admin page)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discrepancy-in-posts-count-different-count-in-profile-and-admin-page/57303)
**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 7:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discrepancy-in-posts-count-different-count-in-profile-and-admin-page/57303 "2017-10-24T07:07:19Z")
I just noticed this: /admin/users/ usernumber / username doesn’t always indicate the same number for “Posts Created” as /users/ username /activity shows. My stats are all up to date, and the numbers are significantly d… --- ## [Groups no longer listed as participating in personal messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-no-longer-listed-as-participating-in-personal-messages/72479)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-no-longer-listed-as-participating-in-personal-messages/72479 "2017-10-24T00:29:42Z")
I just updated to latest and noticed that groups no longer are listed as participants in personal messages they are in. Is this an intentional change? Did it change now or earlier and I didn’t notice it before? It worri… --- ## [Importing exported users csv](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-exported-users-csv/72643)
**Author:** [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-exported-users-csv/72643 "2017-10-23T23:20:03Z")
Hi, I see there is an “Export” option that will give me a CVS file with all the users details. I want to change all users trust levels and lock them at level 2. I could do this in the CVS file but then, is there a way… --- ## [UX/UI testing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-ui-testing-users/72648)
**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-ui-testing-users/72648 "2017-10-23T23:00:56Z")
We tested among 25 non-technical users. According to some results, they have a lot of questions. Avatar in the header 21 out of 25 people said that had no idea that by clicking on it’s menu. Can change this by adding th… --- ## [Invited groups not displayed anymore?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invited-groups-not-displayed-anymore/72606)
**Author:** [@thorbenegberts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thorbenegberts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invited-groups-not-displayed-anymore/72606 "2017-10-23T21:50:31Z")
Hi there! We first noticed on 20th of October that groups that were invited to messages don’t show up in the list of participants. What we did: Write a message to somebody Invite group via @\[group name\] Notice appe… --- ## [End of Life for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty and Discourse 1.9.0.beta10?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/end-of-life-for-ubuntu-14-04-trusty-and-discourse-1-9-0-beta10/71886)
**Author:** [@fearlessfrog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fearlessfrog)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/end-of-life-for-ubuntu-14-04-trusty-and-discourse-1-9-0-beta10/71886 "2017-10-23T19:16:11Z")
I raised this in the how-to topic linked to the upgrade page, but it’s probably better off here. https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-manually-update-discourse-and-docker-image-to-latest/23325/111?u=fearlessfrog Essen… --- ## [RSS feed-is it possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feed-is-it-possible/72612)
**Author:** [@communitygal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/communitygal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feed-is-it-possible/72612 "2017-10-23T17:50:24Z")
Is there a way to get an RSS feed of activity of my instance and add it to our website or support portal? thanks, Emma --- ## [Quotes pointing to deleted post gets stuck loading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-pointing-to-deleted-post-gets-stuck-loading/27710)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quotes-pointing-to-deleted-post-gets-stuck-loading/27710 "2017-10-23T17:42:46Z")
Go to the following post: Try load the full quote and you’ll get the Loading... text and it’ll stay there. You can’t toggle it back either; it’s stuck in that operation. --- ## [Feature request: Category unlocking based on data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-category-unlocking-based-on-data/72305)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-category-unlocking-based-on-data/72305 "2017-10-19T12:39:22Z")
We’re trying to create a drip-campaign style experience, where a new user sees only one category when they join and then every few days another category is unlocked. We currently use category security to hide future les… --- ## [Backup errors - should I be concerned? (looking for programmer will pay)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-errors-should-i-be-concerned-looking-for-programmer-will-pay/71049)
**Author:** [@Michaelakatrina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michaelakatrina)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-errors-should-i-be-concerned-looking-for-programmer-will-pay/71049 "2017-10-23T17:01:51Z")
Hello - I am not code savvy, nor my co-workers. I’ve gotten the error posted below. I don’t know what any of this means - but being that it’s dealing with the backup of the site I am concerned. Does this mean that the si… --- ## [BUG Activation Email didn't work/password reset did](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-activation-email-didnt-work-password-reset-did/72528)
**Author:** [@SoreGums](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SoreGums)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-activation-email-didnt-work-password-reset-did/72528 "2017-10-23T14:59:56Z")
While singing up for an account here on meta https://meta.discourse.org/ I used GitHub to login, Gave a different email address to the one gotten from GH. Waited 5mins for the activation email (smashing refresh in gm… --- ## [\[PAID-Job\] Convert Wordpress Q&A to Discourse Q&A](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-job-convert-wordpress-q-a-to-discourse-q-a/72596)
**Author:** [@Majed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Majed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-job-convert-wordpress-q-a-to-discourse-q-a/72596 "2017-10-23T12:40:06Z")
Hello, I have a wordpress website using this theme https://qaengine.enginethemes.com/ which has more than 10k Questions. Im interested to convert this database to discourse using this plugin Question Answer Plugin Is… --- ## [Increase file size on development environment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-file-size-on-development-environment/72539)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-file-size-on-development-environment/72539 "2017-10-23T11:33:04Z")
I’m working on an import that’s going live on Monday on a Discourse.org hosted site. There are some attachments bigger than 102400KB. Is there a way to increase that limit on the development environment so that I can inc… --- ## [Using ember within Docker install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-ember-within-docker-install/72499)
**Author:** [@drew0101](https://meta.discourse.org/u/drew0101)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-ember-within-docker-install/72499 "2017-10-23T08:01:12Z")
Hello, I am using the docker installation of discourse, but cant seem to interact with ember. I would like to add some ember addons to the project, but no ember commands work (I get the error ember: No such file or dire… --- ## [The "Start Upgrading" button does not disappear during upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-start-upgrading-button-does-not-disappear-during-upgrade/71033)
**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-start-upgrading-button-does-not-disappear-during-upgrade/71033 "2017-10-23T06:17:37Z")
Since some days, the Start Upgrading button does not hide during upgrading: I don’t know how it looked before that change, but probably there was a cancel button or the like. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1625) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1627)