# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1686 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1687 --- ## [Mobile – Android, iOS: if home defaults to categories (or latest), then a switch from year to week causes the higher menu selection to change from 'Top' to 'Categories' (or 'Latest')](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-android-ios-if-home-defaults-to-categories-or-latest-then-a-switch-from-year-to-week-causes-the-higher-menu-selection-to-change-from-top-to-categories-or-latest/61621)
**Author:** [@grahamperrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grahamperrin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-android-ios-if-home-defaults-to-categories-or-latest-then-a-switch-from-year-to-week-causes-the-higher-menu-selection-to-change-from-top-to-categories-or-latest/61621 "2017-05-01T11:36:03Z")
Top, defaulting to Year: After switching from Year to Week: Environment At /admin/site\_settings/category/basic desktop category page style is Categories and Latest Topics – I wonder whether the style that’s in… --- ## [Troubleshooting Gmail 'Poll via POP3 for email replies'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-gmail-poll-via-pop3-for-email-replies/61839)
**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-gmail-poll-via-pop3-for-email-replies/61839 "2017-05-01T03:41:14Z")
I’m getting an error when setting the Poll via POP3 for email replies to true: POP3 authentication failed. Please verify your pop3 credentials. This setup worked before - I had it running fine on a DO droplet that shar… --- ## [Add Unicode 9 emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-unicode-9-emoji/56610)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-unicode-9-emoji/56610 "2017-04-30T23:53:28Z")
Unicode 9 added a :shrug: emoji which I’d love to use right about now. http://emojipedia.org/shrug/ indicates that it’s available in all five of the standard sets available from Discourse (Apple, Google, Twitter, Emojion… --- ## [How to get current login username from onebox?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-current-login-username-from-onebox/57061)
**Author:** [@suanfazu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/suanfazu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-current-login-username-from-onebox/57061 "2017-04-30T22:47:38Z")
I’m developing a plugin to embed jupyter notebooks into discourse posts. It’s a private jupyter server and the user can only share his notebooks. So i need to verify the user. how to get the current user (and maybe th… --- ## [Upgrading Discourse before upgrading plugins causes problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-discourse-before-upgrading-plugins-causes-problems/61781)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-discourse-before-upgrading-plugins-causes-problems/61781 "2017-04-30T13:11:31Z")
Just attempted an upgrade from web interfacefrom 1.8beta10 to 1.8beta11 and plugin.rb:154 block in activate!. There was an "uninitialized constant warning and a wrong constant name warning up above. (Pardon the transcri… --- ## [Could you add the feature to "unmute" topics in bulk?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-you-add-the-feature-to-unmute-topics-in-bulk/60302)
**Author:** [@MiNi\_hopscotch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MiNi_hopscotch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-you-add-the-feature-to-unmute-topics-in-bulk/60302 "2017-04-29T15:20:57Z")
Hello Discoure, I have a question related to this topic: Way To "Unmute" Many Topics At Once I created that topic around a month ago and I was wondering if you could add a feature to “unmute” topics in bulk. It would … --- ## [Adding multiple categories to a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-multiple-categories-to-a-topic/47213)
**Author:** [@adamgpope](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamgpope)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-multiple-categories-to-a-topic/47213 "2017-04-29T13:10:13Z")
I love Discourse, every time I head in to evaluate it as a replacement for the discussion forums we’ve developed and are still actively using (a fork of the old Allaire Forums) I’m constantly impressed with great feature… --- ## [A brand new discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-brand-new-discourse-org/60878)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-brand-new-discourse-org/60878 "2017-04-21T01:24:42Z")
Originally published at: A brand new discourse.org This week we unveiled a completely revamped discourse.org! When our original website was first launched in 2013, Discourse’s features were quite novel. Concepts like… --- ## [Adding alt to img?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-alt-to-img/61814)
**Author:** [@Stranik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stranik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-alt-to-img/61814 "2017-04-29T06:27:42Z")
I suggest adding an empty argument alt. + alt="" --- ## [Slower Dedicated Server vs Faster VPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slower-dedicated-server-vs-faster-vps/61812)
**Author:** [@ColdSun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ColdSun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slower-dedicated-server-vs-faster-vps/61812 "2017-04-29T05:50:57Z")
We currently host our external servers at a vpn provider and have 4 hyperthreaded cores (E5-2690 3.0Ghz) and 4gigs of ram. What do you feel would be the impact of switching to a Dual Xeon 5420 (total of 8cores/8threads) … --- ## [Seeking Installer For Hire](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-installer-for-hire/61810)
**Author:** [@SLIServers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SLIServers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-installer-for-hire/61810 "2017-04-29T03:45:46Z")
Hey there everyone! I’m looking for someone who can install Discourse on my VPS. I plan to run Wordpress alongside it. Can anyone provide me with some idea’s on the best way to accomplish this? I’d love to hire someone… --- ## [TinyTDS for import](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tinytds-for-import/42884)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_McKinney](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kevin_McKinney)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tinytds-for-import/42884 "2017-04-28T22:05:19Z")
I’m importing from a Snitz forum, which doesn’t have an existing import script. I’m not a Ruby developer, so I’m hacking things together as I go. Snitz uses an MS SQL Server backend, and when I look up “Ruby MS SQL Serv… --- ## [Specify custom purge interval for «scheduler\_stats» tables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specify-custom-purge-interval-for-scheduler-stats-tables/61785)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specify-custom-purge-interval-for-scheduler-stats-tables/61785 "2017-04-28T21:32:36Z")
These 2 useless for me tables take 99.9% of my database’s disk space: --- ## [Ban members from specific topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ban-members-from-specific-topics/61800)
**Author:** [@lsaredux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lsaredux)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ban-members-from-specific-topics/61800 "2017-04-28T21:50:01Z")
I wonder if it’s possible at all to ban specific members from specific topics rather than banning them from whole categories or the general forum. A certain other forum software has the ability to do this (no idea if it… --- ## [Can you choose categories or latest view in your user preferences?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-choose-categories-or-latest-view-in-your-user-preferences/61802)
**Author:** [@SammiLynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SammiLynn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-choose-categories-or-latest-view-in-your-user-preferences/61802 "2017-04-28T21:34:53Z")
Hi, So I use Hospcotch forum, which is powered by discourse obviously. But here’s the issue, I will be in a topic, and I will go out of it, which then takes me to catagories, and not latest. So my HSF friend pointed s… --- ## [I just received two anniversary badge notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-received-two-anniversary-badge-notifications/61794)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-received-two-anniversary-badge-notifications/61794 "2017-04-28T21:15:42Z")
See screenshot. I just got two identical notifications reminding me I am an old timer on meta. :older\_man: I wonder why that happened. --- ## [Advice on Intro topics (after 100s of "Hello, I'm ..." )](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-intro-topics-after-100s-of-hello-im/61789)
**Author:** [@mozzadrella](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mozzadrella)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-intro-topics-after-100s-of-hello-im/61789 "2017-04-28T21:02:36Z")
We’re lucky enough to have ~450 teachers introducing themselves on our forums. (It’s great!) What’s the best way to navigate an intro topic once your community is lively and happening? A few pieces we’d like to design … --- ## [Pages from Google search are not rendering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pages-from-google-search-are-not-rendering/61786)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pages-from-google-search-are-not-rendering/61786 "2017-04-28T20:30:57Z")
I was checking how Google indexed posts the middle of long topic. I selected a random string here on meta and searched, Google found it and returned this link with page=7 at the end. Clicking the link returns a blank pa… --- ## [429 Too Many Requests on /admin/upgrade page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/429-too-many-requests-on-admin-upgrade-page/40509)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/429-too-many-requests-on-admin-upgrade-page/40509 "2017-04-28T19:35:06Z")
So I’ve been seeing this for a few weeks now, but thought I’d see what configuration I may need to tweak to get this working again. Here is the admin/upgrade page It always hangs on docker\_manager with the following… --- ## [Discourse app: just GREAT](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-app-just-great/61791)
**Author:** [@InspektorCluzo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InspektorCluzo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-app-just-great/61791 "2017-04-28T18:49:25Z")
I want to point out how much of a difference the discourse app makes. I used to engage on Discourse mobile once a week or so, no more. I am now doing probably half of my interactions with Discourse on mobile, day in day … --- ## [Missing forum title in summary email footer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-forum-title-in-summary-email-footer/61643)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-forum-title-in-summary-email-footer/61643 "2017-04-28T16:52:44Z")
At the bottom of all digest emails I get, from my own forum, and from others (e.g. Commonmark), the site title is missing from the footer Should be “…sent from \ when we…” --- ## [beforeModel replaceWith to /users/ URL broke in 1.8.0.beta11](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beforemodel-replacewith-to-users-url-broke-in-1-8-0-beta11/61775)
**Author:** [@LeoDavidson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoDavidson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beforemodel-replacewith-to-users-url-broke-in-1-8-0-beta11/61775 "2017-04-28T15:33:47Z")
Part of one of my plugins broke after installing the recent update from Discourse 1.8.0.beta10 to beta11 (11+3, to be precise). Any help understanding what broke and how to fix it would be much appreciated. Background T… --- ## [Large no of rows post\_timings table](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-no-of-rows-post-timings-table/61718)
**Author:** [@junaid\_pk14](https://meta.discourse.org/u/junaid_pk14)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-no-of-rows-post-timings-table/61718 "2017-04-28T14:11:08Z")
Hello Guys, After running Discourse forum, records in the post\_timings table has grown to much. Now there are 13,373,115 rows in this table. Can we clear this table? Regards, Junaid --- ## [Custom badge form uses same label for icon and image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-badge-form-uses-same-label-for-icon-and-image/60573)
**Author:** [@DanielMarquard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanielMarquard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-badge-form-uses-same-label-for-icon-and-image/60573 "2017-04-28T13:26:41Z")
When adding a new custom badge, the “Icon” and “Image” fields both have labels explaining that an image or Font Awesome class is allowed, but (at least in the list of badges on the left) Font Awesome classes do not displ… --- ## [Page not found error with admin/upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-not-found-error-with-admin-upgrade/61765)
**Author:** [@Kwame\_Iwegbue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kwame_Iwegbue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-not-found-error-with-admin-upgrade/61765 "2017-04-28T12:20:56Z")
I’m getting a page not found error when i try to access /admin/upgrade Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private. Any ideas why? Thanks --- ## [The community platform of champions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-community-platform-of-champions/61761)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-community-platform-of-champions/61761 "2017-04-28T04:58:28Z")
We used to run on SMF for ten season. Zero championships, lost finals record breaking three times in a row. We migrated to Discourse during the 15-16 season and yesterday got our second Cup in a row. Obvious statistical… --- ## [SSO API vs new user API,.Which one to use?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-api-vs-new-user-api-which-one-to-use/61254)
**Author:** [@riz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-api-vs-new-user-api-which-one-to-use/61254 "2017-04-27T23:21:51Z")
I would like users who login to my website to automatically be able to post onto my discuss forum. So should I be looking into SSO through its Api? (I don’t have WordPress). Or should I be looking at creating new user … --- ## [New badges shouldn't be on by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-badges-shouldnt-be-on-by-default/61371)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-badges-shouldnt-be-on-by-default/61371 "2017-04-27T22:58:35Z")
I’m not a fan of new badges being turned on by default. We don’t use most of the native Discourse badges so I have them turned off, but there was an awkward situation just now when someone received this: I knew noth… --- ## [Very long emails can break admin page layout when shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-long-emails-can-break-admin-page-layout-when-shown/61726)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-long-emails-can-break-admin-page-layout-when-shown/61726 "2017-04-27T22:20:18Z")
OT, but always usefull to identified spammers Today I see a user (or a bot, i don’t know) open 2 topics in the same category asking for support. The topics have been copied and pasted from this indian forum http://www.… --- ## [Allow update smtp settings in admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-update-smtp-settings-in-admin-panel/37110)
**Author:** [@akeybupt2004](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akeybupt2004)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-update-smtp-settings-in-admin-panel/37110 "2017-04-27T22:14:00Z")
Email is such a messy and buggy system, since i have to debug the email system problem once awhile, it would be convenient to provide an easy settings in admin panel. rather than to rebuild the whole docker app. I dont u… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1685) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1687)