# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1642 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1643 --- ## [Using Discourse as a WebApp Messaging Engine](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-webapp-messaging-engine/69665)
**Author:** [@meatlessmondays](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meatlessmondays)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-webapp-messaging-engine/69665 "2017-09-08T20:08:58Z")
I have a webapp that needs users to be able to privately message each other while allowing admins to verify discussions/agreements. I am leveraging Discourse’s robust API to create a new user and send a message to a pote… --- ## [Analyze the amount of topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/analyze-the-amount-of-topics/69649)
**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/analyze-the-amount-of-topics/69649 "2017-09-08T16:57:54Z")
I need some help with this query. The idea is to be able to analyze the amount of topics that have a certain user, to get specific statistics on the behavior of the user. Of the total of topics created, I need to get: … --- ## [How to add a custom toolbar button via external JS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-toolbar-button-via-external-js/69645)
**Author:** [@godlike](https://meta.discourse.org/u/godlike)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-toolbar-button-via-external-js/69645 "2017-09-08T16:22:24Z")
Hi there, I develop an image hosting script (Chevereto) and I’m building a universal JS plugin that aims to add external image hosting support for a wide range of forum CMS and websites in general. The idea is to achiev… --- ## [Converting discourse topics to read only pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/converting-discourse-topics-to-read-only-pages/69636)
**Author:** [@san\_g](https://meta.discourse.org/u/san_g)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/converting-discourse-topics-to-read-only-pages/69636 "2017-09-08T15:07:00Z")
We are in the process of closing discourse site and making it only read only html static pages. We do not want to maintain any user accounts, badges, points etc. Is there any recommended way to do it? --- ## [Demo the admin section?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/demo-the-admin-section/69625)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/demo-the-admin-section/69625 "2017-09-08T12:46:31Z")
Hi, It is great to be able to demo Discourse as a user; is there a way to demo Discourse as an admin? Understanding the options and way that Discourse is run from an admin perspective is an important part of evaluating … --- ## [Bootstrap CSS overriding default style](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-css-overriding-default-style/69565)
**Author:** [@jj11909](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jj11909)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-css-overriding-default-style/69565 "2017-09-08T12:36:29Z")
I am creating a custom banner that advises users how to use our forum. The built in banner feature is not powerful enough to do what I need (buttons, image rotation etc) so I am simply injecting custom items into #banner… --- ## [Is DockerManager broken?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-dockermanager-broken/69621)
**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-dockermanager-broken/69621 "2017-09-08T11:52:56Z")
It keeps as a blank page :confused: Maybe this can help too: --- ## [Firefox 55.0.3: issue when pasting paths from Windows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-55-0-3-issue-when-pasting-paths-from-windows/69593)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-55-0-3-issue-when-pasting-paths-from-windows/69593 "2017-09-08T11:14:16Z")
Copy and paste a path from Windows (at least on win 10) automatically opens the pop up for no authorized extensions: Repro steps: Go to any folder of your pc Left-click on the path of the folder and choose “Copy a… --- ## [Change in tracking behaviour](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-tracking-behaviour/69545)
**Author:** [@LeoMcA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoMcA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-tracking-behaviour/69545 "2017-09-08T07:52:45Z")
Just noticed this today here on meta (though I might have no been paying enough attention previous days): Set a category to tracking Open a topic from /new from that category Observe its tracking state is “Normal” Pre… --- ## [Skin tone avatar shows missing image in emoji picker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skin-tone-avatar-shows-missing-image-in-emoji-picker/69557)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skin-tone-avatar-shows-missing-image-in-emoji-picker/69557 "2017-09-08T07:42:48Z")
This is a very minor bug and you’d have to be bored and trying to break things to find it. If you choose a skin tone code beyond what is supported, it shows a missing image in the emoji picker in the composer, instead of… --- ## ["Dashboard" for admins for disk space usage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-for-admins-for-disk-space-usage/69586)
**Author:** [@jmsachs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmsachs)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-for-admins-for-disk-space-usage/69586 "2017-09-08T03:09:44Z")
Is there any way to easily display disk space usage (both text content and attachment)? This would be a nice feature for admins to monitor disk space usage. --- ## [General Marketing Strategies?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/general-marketing-strategies/69295)
**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/general-marketing-strategies/69295 "2017-09-08T02:31:37Z")
Unsure if this fits perfectly in this category, but, it is relevant to community-building insofar as without folks showing up you won’t really have an effective forum! I’m not a fan of marketing, in general, but I have … --- ## [Why doesn't the mobile layout put the topic title in the sticky header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-the-mobile-layout-put-the-topic-title-in-the-sticky-header/69560)
**Author:** [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-the-mobile-layout-put-the-topic-title-in-the-sticky-header/69560 "2017-09-08T01:06:06Z")
On desktop web, the page header switches from the logo to the icon paired with the topic’s name and categories. On mobile, it sticks with the header. Wouldn’t mobile be the place you want the sticky topic title the most?… --- ## ["The time spent in V8 during page load of meta.discourse.org seems to drop by like 13% with these changes"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-time-spent-in-v8-during-page-load-of-meta-discourse-org-seems-to-drop-by-like-13-with-these-changes/69572)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-time-spent-in-v8-during-page-load-of-meta-discourse-org-seems-to-drop-by-like-13-with-these-changes/69572 "2017-09-08T00:37:28Z")
Besides just micro-benchmarks, it’s obviously also interesting to see direct real-world impact of such changes. Not a lot of websites are dominated by for..in peak performance in a way that it makes a real difference,… --- ## [Include group membership in algorithm for summary email composition](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-group-membership-in-algorithm-for-summary-email-composition/69585)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-group-membership-in-algorithm-for-summary-email-composition/69585 "2017-09-07T22:03:52Z")
When discourse composes a summary email for a user, does it somehow consider which groups that user is a member of? If not, wouldn’t that be a nifty (optional) feature to improve the relevance of summary emails? More sp… --- ## [Allow searching user by email for admins / mods](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-searching-user-by-email-for-admins-mods/44936)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-searching-user-by-email-for-admins-mods/44936 "2017-09-07T20:17:45Z")
Being an admin, I’d like to be able to click the “search” button in the top right corner, input user email and get the link to that user. In other words, the proposition is to allow search-by-email for admins and mods. … --- ## [Understanding the new member process](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-the-new-member-process/69556)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-the-new-member-process/69556 "2017-09-07T17:12:27Z")
Hi, As I am trying to understand the Discourse platform, I am wondering how customizable the new member process is. For instance: \*Can I require a new member to agree to Community Guidelines before completing the signu… --- ## [Botched upgrade left me locked out](https://meta.discourse.org/t/botched-upgrade-left-me-locked-out/69501)
**Author:** [@Fsantiago](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fsantiago)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/botched-upgrade-left-me-locked-out/69501 "2017-09-07T15:55:50Z")
Hello, i ran git pull on /var/discourse then ran ./launcher rebuild app no problem. some time later, i visited /admin/upgrade, and started an upgrade from there manually. i closed my browser window before it finished… --- ## [Enterprise Theming for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-theming-for-discourse/69490)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-theming-for-discourse/69490 "2017-09-07T13:29:13Z")
What would you like done? I am considering using Discourse for our organization’s community platform. We are a global nonprofit with professional branding and a commitment to excellence. I am looking for an established … --- ## [Onebox links with ampersands don't encode correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-links-with-ampersands-dont-encode-correctly/69528)
**Author:** [@Chopper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chopper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-links-with-ampersands-dont-encode-correctly/69528 "2017-09-07T10:15:09Z")
Hello, Is this a bug related to discourse or not ? I try to past this link https://starcitizen.fr/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=7068&p=106852#p106852, but the onebox encode the & and the link is broken https://starcitiz… --- ## [Only showing the default avatar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-showing-the-default-avatar/69518)
**Author:** [@Ironclad14](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ironclad14)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-showing-the-default-avatar/69518 "2017-09-07T09:58:16Z")
Hey guys, I recently migrated my discourse from a subdomain to a subfolder and all other assets work properly apart from the user avatars - no matter what image I upload, I always get this avatar - There are no errors… --- ## [Show if I've responded to a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-if-ive-responded-to-a-topic/69531)
**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-if-ive-responded-to-a-topic/69531 "2017-09-07T07:29:49Z")
I’m interested in the opportunity to show I answered or not . How best to implement this? There is something simple that can be used immediately or necessary to make the request to the database plugin? --- ## [Pinned topic doesn't show Emoji?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topic-doesnt-show-emoji/68536)
**Author:** [@adamprocter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamprocter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topic-doesnt-show-emoji/68536 "2017-09-07T09:08:15Z")
Emoji does not show in pinned topic but does on topic page ? Not sure why --- ## [Anonomous Mode Description/Groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonomous-mode-description-groups/69434)
**Author:** [@jylinman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jylinman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonomous-mode-description-groups/69434 "2017-09-06T20:42:55Z")
Hey there everyone, I have yet to find a good post on who can see what and what for anon mode. Could someone please explain that thoroughly? What can admins vs moderators vs users see / dig up if they need to for mode… --- ## [Create permalinks for redirect url all in a mass](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-permalinks-for-redirect-url-all-in-a-mass/69467)
**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-permalinks-for-redirect-url-all-in-a-mass/69467 "2017-09-06T20:08:21Z")
Hi, I’ve imported my forum Mybb to Discourse. My Discourse is now working on production server. My old url’s can’t redirect to new Discourse urls. I check import script. There is some codes for redirects url, it seems d… --- ## [How can I install discourse as forum.example.com with Easyengine, Letsencrypt, Wordpress all together?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-install-discourse-as-forum-example-com-with-easyengine-letsencrypt-wordpress-all-together/69273)
**Author:** [@honggian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honggian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-install-discourse-as-forum-example-com-with-easyengine-letsencrypt-wordpress-all-together/69273 "2017-09-06T17:04:26Z")
How can I install discourse as forum.example.com with Easyengine, Letsencrypt, Wordpress all together? I use Easyengine for simple web server installation. Is there any one who is using discourse with Easyengine, Letse… --- ## [I've somehow lost my 'About' topic for a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ive-somehow-lost-my-about-topic-for-a-category/69479)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ive-somehow-lost-my-about-topic-for-a-category/69479 "2017-09-06T15:54:23Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve somehow lost (possibly deleted) my “About the Category Name” topic. Strangely enough, on the homepage of the forums, the description that I set is still showing under the category heading name, so it … --- ## [A way to include Discourse posts in Wordpress search results? Any clever ideas?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-include-discourse-posts-in-wordpress-search-results-any-clever-ideas/58672)
**Author:** [@lkramer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lkramer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-include-discourse-posts-in-wordpress-search-results-any-clever-ideas/58672 "2017-09-06T15:44:38Z")
Let’s say you loads of informative articles in the Wordpress part of your site and then of course loads of informative conversations in the Discourse part of your site. When you type a phrase into the Wordpress search b… --- ## [Introducing Discourse forum hosting in Europe](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-forum-hosting-in-europe/69402)
**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-forum-hosting-in-europe/69402 "2017-09-05T15:43:32Z")
Although Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting) is based in the Netherlands we have primarily been delivering our services from data centers in Washington DC and San Francisco to customers worldwide. In the past months m… --- ## [I'm new here and i already feel at home, you guys are awesome thanks a lot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-new-here-and-i-already-feel-at-home-you-guys-are-awesome-thanks-a-lot/51253)
**Author:** [@Ikenna\_Ojukwu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ikenna_Ojukwu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-new-here-and-i-already-feel-at-home-you-guys-are-awesome-thanks-a-lot/51253 "2016-10-08T00:10:11Z")
i signed up at nodebb but i kind off felt the forum wasn’t alive although it utilizes websockets and all that, but here i was treated like a king and for the first time i saw a forum and i wanted to come back and even pa… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1641) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1643)