# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1631 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1632 --- ## [Comparing stats for fun](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-stats-for-fun/71832)
**Author:** [@dosch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dosch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-stats-for-fun/71832 "2017-10-11T16:45:59Z")
I took the time to look at the public stats on three somewhat larger discourse installations. One thing that struck me is that the total amount of likes given does not correlate at all to the amount of users on a forum! … --- ## [Rename custom domain of hosted Discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-custom-domain-of-hosted-discourse-forum/71852)
**Author:** [@Jan\_Curn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jan_Curn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-custom-domain-of-hosted-discourse-forum/71852 "2017-10-11T16:17:43Z")
Hi there, we have a hosted Discourse forum running at https://forum.apifier.com/ and we’d like to rename it to https://forum.apify.com/ Ideally without disruption for our readers. Please can you advice how to do this? --- ## [Unable to mention groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-mention-groups/71746)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-mention-groups/71746 "2017-10-11T15:17:27Z")
It happens here on Meta and also on my forum (just updated). When typing @ followed by a group name, the auto complete pop up shows only username and not groups name I’ve tried it with both moderators and admins, I do … --- ## [API returning user ID of -1 when uploading avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-returning-user-id-of-1-when-uploading-avatar/71784)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-returning-user-id-of-1-when-uploading-avatar/71784 "2017-10-11T09:36:45Z")
I’m trying to use the Dischord API to upload user avatars. I’m testing with Postman because I couldn’t get it working with curl in PHP. With Postman I can see that the POST to the API is actually succeeding, but that the… --- ## [Gitter integration for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitter-integration-for-discourse/65881)
**Author:** [@jafeth.diazc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jafeth.diazc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitter-integration-for-discourse/65881 "2017-10-11T05:08:47Z")
Hi all! I have been working on a Gitter integration for Discourse as an alternative service to the Slack plugin and I’d like to share the current state of it. It’s necessary to create a custom integration in each room … --- ## [Embed Discourse forum in a Wordpress website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-forum-in-a-wordpress-website/71747)
**Author:** [@Vanina\_Yordanova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vanina_Yordanova)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-forum-in-a-wordpress-website/71747 "2017-10-10T18:04:26Z")
Hello everybody! I have a running Discourse forum on a web server and a Wordpress website on a localhost. What I want to do is the following: I want to embed the forum in a page of my website. Every user registered with… --- ## [Where are the instructions how to use the latest version of the widget plugin api](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-the-instructions-how-to-use-the-latest-version-of-the-widget-plugin-api/71768)
**Author:** [@piratdavid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piratdavid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-the-instructions-how-to-use-the-latest-version-of-the-widget-plugin-api/71768 "2017-10-10T16:55:53Z")
Hi, There’s a few things I can’t make out how to do in the later versions of the widget api. Before it was very convenient where one could just add ‘icon’, ‘label’, ‘href’ etc to for example a menu link. In particular I… --- ## [Uploading 17500 users and their avatars using PHP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-17500-users-and-their-avatars-using-php/71685)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-17500-users-and-their-avatars-using-php/71685 "2017-10-10T15:56:50Z")
I have been tasked with moving a Ning community of 17500 users to Discourse. I have gotten the user adding part working using a modified version of the Discourse API for PHP from here https://github.com/communiteq/discou… --- ## [Prevent creation of staged user for emails with auto-xyz header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-creation-of-staged-user-for-emails-with-auto-xyz-header/63960)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-creation-of-staged-user-for-emails-with-auto-xyz-header/63960 "2017-10-10T15:44:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from Google "no-reply" user pending approval: I am using Gmail for my incoming emails (following this guide). When I recently signed into that Gmail account from a new device, Google sent me on… --- ## [Can't create GET request route](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-get-request-route/71742)
**Author:** [@Mathieu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mathieu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-get-request-route/71742 "2017-10-10T15:24:04Z")
Hello, I’m trying to create a custom API on Discourse for a plugin I’m working on. I haven’t any problem to create a POST request, but when I try to create one with GET, it all the time returns a 404 error page. Here … --- ## [Don’t auto-unpin topics that a user is watching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/don-t-auto-unpin-topics-that-a-user-is-watching/71664)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/don-t-auto-unpin-topics-that-a-user-is-watching/71664 "2017-10-10T15:19:33Z")
Part of my paid-for offering involves the buyer’s topic being pinned for a few days. One or two of those buyers have asked why their topic isn’t showing as pinned. This is because of Discourse’s auto-unpin feature, whic… --- ## [Moderation Dashboard : What moderation stats do you monitor?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-dashboard-what-moderation-stats-do-you-monitor/71649)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 8:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-dashboard-what-moderation-stats-do-you-monitor/71649 "2017-10-10T08:16:02Z")
I’m working on the design of a moderation dashboard for Discourse (accessible via the main admin dashboard). What moderation related stats or information do you currently monitor? What information do you wish you could… --- ## [Docker\_dev image broken for users other than UID 1000](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-dev-image-broken-for-users-other-than-uid-1000/71694)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-dev-image-broken-for-users-other-than-uid-1000/71694 "2017-10-09T23:07:10Z")
I saw recently that the docker\_dev image had been updated, and I was hoping that would solve the problems I’ve been having, but there’s some kind of permissions error: Migrating database... rake aborted! Errno::EACCES: … --- ## [Webhook Not Run (or WP-Discourse Plugin Not Receiving It?) at Comment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-not-run-or-wp-discourse-plugin-not-receiving-it-at-comment/71622)
**Author:** [@Berto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Berto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-not-run-or-wp-discourse-plugin-not-receiving-it-at-comment/71622 "2017-10-09T19:11:34Z")
Hi all, I have v1.9.0.beta12 +5 and have a working webhook setup as below: I’m hooking it up to WP-Discourse for the WordPress plugin. When I post a new reply in a Topic, the webhook runs (the verify\_discourse\_webh… --- ## [Post Read-only mode for new User](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-read-only-mode-for-new-user/71699)
**Author:** [@dimu001](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dimu001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-read-only-mode-for-new-user/71699 "2017-10-09T18:03:28Z")
Hi, If I have private membership and only private membership category members can only post in thread but new users can see this private group thread but read-only. They will have to access to the private membership to … --- ## [Webhooks/Sidekiq issue on dev instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-sidekiq-issue-on-dev-instance/71129)
**Author:** [@jack2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack2)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhooks-sidekiq-issue-on-dev-instance/71129 "2017-10-09T14:46:43Z")
I run 2 Discourse instances: a standard one (Docker) a dev one, behind a nginx proxy I’ve set up the same webhook on both instances. It works well from the standard instance, but not from the dev instance: the Ping… --- ## [Delete Tag Warning Improvement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-tag-warning-improvement/60495)
**Author:** [@BrianGillespie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianGillespie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-tag-warning-improvement/60495 "2017-10-09T11:14:59Z")
For the fourth time since implementing “Unhandled” one of our staff has deleted the “Unhandled” tag. This isn’t the end of the world, but it does essentially handle things that haven’t been handled yet, making it so som… --- ## [How to get in touch with the project mentor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-in-touch-with-the-project-mentor/71637)
**Author:** [@Shreya\_Sharma1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shreya_Sharma1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-in-touch-with-the-project-mentor/71637 "2017-10-09T11:10:56Z")
I am applying for Outreachy program this time. I need a little guidance so that I can start working on the projects I’ve selected. How to contact a mentor? Is there a mentor allotted to a project or do we need to find s… --- ## [Quote not working if I get the whole sentences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-not-working-if-i-get-the-whole-sentences/71662)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quote-not-working-if-i-get-the-whole-sentences/71662 "2017-10-09T09:08:50Z")
if I get the whole sentences, by double clicking on some part of the sentences, when I click on the quote, the reply editor doesn’t appear (sometimes). shown in the red circle in the image: --- ## [How to clone a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clone-a-group/71656)
**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clone-a-group/71656 "2017-10-09T06:51:52Z")
Is there a way to efficiently clone a group? For large number of groups, it gets tedious pressing New and the re-applying all the settings. Error-prone too. What if we need a large number of group, each one slightly d… --- ## [Oneboxing xkcd?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-xkcd/51419)
**Author:** [@thiagoarrais](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thiagoarrais)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-xkcd/51419 "2017-10-09T03:32:26Z")
Would there be interest in oneboxing xkcd? I don’t know if XKCD supports oEmbed or whatever, but I’m willing to try a PR if there is interest. --- ## [Have the invite screen show if a user exists before hitting send vs after](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-invite-screen-show-if-a-user-exists-before-hitting-send-vs-after/71648)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-the-invite-screen-show-if-a-user-exists-before-hitting-send-vs-after/71648 "2017-10-09T02:40:42Z")
In the past, if I invited someone to a forum, it would change the email to the username, letting me know that the user existed. Today, this wasn’t the case and I sent a nice invite to a user including a message of how t… --- ## [No redirection when tags are renamed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-redirection-when-tags-are-renamed/71549)
**Author:** [@arun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-redirection-when-tags-are-renamed/71549 "2017-10-09T00:26:34Z")
My Discourse does not seem to redirect tag page when it’s renamed. Not available on Discourse? --- ## [Remove "Activity" from group page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-activity-from-group-page/60471)
**Author:** [@Andreas\_T](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andreas_T)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-activity-from-group-page/60471 "2017-10-09T00:16:44Z")
Hello there, When I access a group via menu =\> groups and then clicking on a group, there is this Activity button that shows the activity of the group’s members. Is it possible as an admit to remove this Activity fie… --- ## [Give emblem from other emblems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/give-emblem-from-other-emblems/71130)
**Author:** [@luiz\_heiras08](https://meta.discourse.org/u/luiz_heiras08)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/give-emblem-from-other-emblems/71130 "2017-10-06T16:48:01Z")
hey guys… my goal is for users to earn a badge by having other badges and from that I can pull their email list. for example: 100 people commented and won badges on the following topics: Challenge 1 (emblem A) chall… --- ## [Zero downtime rebuild discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zero-downtime-rebuild-discourse/71618)
**Author:** [@eldy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eldy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zero-downtime-rebuild-discourse/71618 "2017-10-08T13:53:32Z")
I have to wait at least 5 min when I installed a plugin, I do it on a production server, means my site is affected, it will be down for 5 min for the rebuild. Anyway to achieve zero download deployment? --- ## [Outreachy Scholarship: Help/mentorship needed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/outreachy-scholarship-help-mentorship-needed/71599)
**Author:** [@mauditecandela](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mauditecandela)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/outreachy-scholarship-help-mentorship-needed/71599 "2017-10-08T10:04:41Z")
Hi everyone! My name is Candela and I am planning to apply for the Outreachy Scholarship. I was trying to do my first contribution and got a little bit stuck. :frowning: You can see my questions in the following link: I… --- ## [How to default to latest on mobile and categories+latest on desktop?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-default-to-latest-on-mobile-and-categories-latest-on-desktop/55716)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-default-to-latest-on-mobile-and-categories-latest-on-desktop/55716 "2017-10-08T10:00:03Z")
Is there a way to default the frontpage to display latest page on mobile, while on desktop displaying the categories+latest combined view? I’m currently trying to figure this out. --- ## [Discourse deployment using github or bitbucket?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-deployment-using-github-or-bitbucket/71579)
**Author:** [@eldy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eldy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-deployment-using-github-or-bitbucket/71579 "2017-10-08T09:47:12Z")
I think I’ve installed discourse wrongly. I simply do git clone into my server. If I want to modify the handlebar template like insert an ad, how do I do it now? I go into my server and cd to var/discourse, I can barely… --- ## [Postgresql install errors on Ubuntu 16.04](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-install-errors-on-ubuntu-16-04/70846)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-install-errors-on-ubuntu-16-04/70846 "2017-10-08T00:26:53Z")
While trying to install Discourse on my laptop (Ubuntu 16.04) using this guide, I got some errors like this: PG::InsufficientPrivilege: ERROR: permission denied to create extension "hstore" and: rails aborted! ActiveR… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1630) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1632)