# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1688&state=watching [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1689 --- ## [Hiding or encrypting SMTP password required in app.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-or-encrypting-smtp-password-required-in-app-yml/61505)
**Author:** [@tmelano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmelano)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-or-encrypting-smtp-password-required-in-app-yml/61505 "2017-04-26T21:47:30Z")
My group at work is testing discourse. There have been concerns raised about the requirement in the yml file for a typed password to access an smtp server. How secure is this? Is there an alternative in which the stmp… --- ## [Update the title tag on search page only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-the-title-tag-on-search-page-only/61575)
**Author:** [@egreene](https://meta.discourse.org/u/egreene)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-the-title-tag-on-search-page-only/61575 "2017-04-26T19:02:55Z")
Hello I am looking for a way to update the title tag of the search page only. I appreciate the way Discourse automatically generates title tags, however, by default the title tag is the same for both the home page and t… --- ## [Discourse for discussions: superiority to e.g. GitHub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-discussions-superiority-to-e-g-github/58937)
**Author:** [@grahamperrin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grahamperrin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-discussions-superiority-to-e-g-github/58937 "2017-03-12T20:28:42Z")
From spring and summer 2016: Certainly awful compared to Discourse :slight\_smile: IMHO. +1 Are there other, more recent and/or substantial case studies? Constructive criticisms? Food for thought Not all related t… --- ## [Is it possible to get a list of topics in a category read by a specific user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-list-of-topics-in-a-category-read-by-a-specific-user/61641)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-a-list-of-topics-in-a-category-read-by-a-specific-user/61641 "2017-04-26T17:44:57Z")
I realize this is an oddball request but is it possible, perhaps via a data explorer query, to retrieve a full list of posts in a specific category that has been read by a specific user? Is it possible to create a list o… --- ## [Signature delimiter isn't working as expected for email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signature-delimiter-isnt-working-as-expected-for-email/61646)
**Author:** [@awlogan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awlogan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signature-delimiter-isnt-working-as-expected-for-email/61646 "2017-04-26T17:05:50Z")
We’ve been using the standard usenet signature delimiter and it’s been working well, but I was informed last night that it’s also catching other things. My understanding is that it follows the signature rule from RFC 367… --- ## [RSpec tests won't pass on discourse\_dev docker image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rspec-tests-wont-pass-on-discourse-dev-docker-image/59515)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rspec-tests-wont-pass-on-discourse-dev-docker-image/59515 "2017-04-26T16:23:19Z")
I’ve been experimenting with different dev environments, and am trying to get the development docker image working. While everything seems to work fairly well, I can’t get the rspec tests to pass. Repro steps: git clone… --- ## [Easiest way to pull other users in on a discussion non-publicly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easiest-way-to-pull-other-users-in-on-a-discussion-non-publicly/61430)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easiest-way-to-pull-other-users-in-on-a-discussion-non-publicly/61430 "2017-04-26T12:26:57Z")
Hi, quite often I know who would be the best candidate to answer a question. What is the best, non-public way to pull these users in to a discussion? Just posting a few words to be able to @mention them seems silly and i… --- ## [Change the layout width](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-layout-width/61129)
**Author:** [@DanteZii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DanteZii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-layout-width/61129 "2017-04-26T11:00:03Z")
I want to ask a question how can I change the layout width like this？ --- ## [Dansk Dynamit website running on Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dansk-dynamit-website-running-on-discourse/43430)
**Author:** [@commonpawn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/commonpawn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dansk-dynamit-website-running-on-discourse/43430 "2017-04-26T08:18:36Z")
Hey guys just wanted to drop some praise here and a shoutout to the Discourse community. Today we launched the beta version of Dansk Dynamit - a hacker news kind of site for danish designers and developers. It is runnin… --- ## [How to create post with ruby api?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-post-with-ruby-api/61616)
**Author:** [@sessionstart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sessionstart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-post-with-ruby-api/61616 "2017-04-26T04:57:40Z")
Hello, Can somebody tell me how to create post with ruby api? It seems that there is only create topic api in discourse\_api gem (GitHub - discourse/discourse\_api: Ruby API for Discourse · GitHub). --- ## [Moving over Facebook Group (not an import question)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-over-facebook-group-not-an-import-question/61566)
**Author:** [@dau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dau)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-over-facebook-group-not-an-import-question/61566 "2017-04-26T04:34:39Z")
EDIT: Someone just helped me tag this community-management, which I’ve just found to have a TON of answers to my questions. So I’ll delete this topic in a couple hours, unless someone has a suggestion specifically rela… --- ## [\`/srv/status\` monitoring endpoint doesn't catch some service unavailability issues - one example free space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/srv-status-monitoring-endpoint-doesnt-catch-some-service-unavailability-issues-one-example-free-space/61470)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/srv-status-monitoring-endpoint-doesnt-catch-some-service-unavailability-issues-one-example-free-space/61470 "2017-04-26T02:18:39Z")
Situation An existing site monitored by the /srv/status endpoint today had a free space issue (i.e. there was none). The monitoring endpoint /srv/status continued to return “200 OK” whilst a Homepage request / normal us… --- ## [Not getting email for registeration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-email-for-registeration/61605)
**Author:** [@JoyalV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoyalV)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-email-for-registeration/61605 "2017-04-25T22:28:21Z")
I am using Zoho and I put the following information: smtp.zoho.com 587 noreply@domain.com password And when I go to register page, it doesn’t send anything --- ## [User cannot delete his own topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cannot-delete-his-own-topic/61596)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Reguyal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Reguyal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-cannot-delete-his-own-topic/61596 "2017-04-25T19:57:48Z")
I created a Trust Level 1, and this user cannot delete the topics that he created himself. It appears that non-staff users can only delete their replies, but not the topics that they created. Is this by design? --- ## [Generic import-from-URL feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-import-from-url-feature/61593)
**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-import-from-url-feature/61593 "2017-04-25T19:43:52Z")
Posting this feature / plugin idea in hopes that it already exists somewhere. The feature would allow a user to import the complete contents of a web page to a new topic using a URL. The real value of the feature would … --- ## [More detailed response for API /post\_actions failures](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-detailed-response-for-api-post-actions-failures/61536)
**Author:** [@kennym](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kennym)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-detailed-response-for-api-post-actions-failures/61536 "2017-04-25T18:07:12Z")
TL;DR; I want to submit a PR for POST /post\_actions to be more verbose to an API user in order to reduce time debugging. As of now it only returns a 403 when a user couldn’t act upon a post. Please read the rest of the p… --- ## [A post's TopicEmbed isn't destroyed when the post is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-posts-topicembed-isnt-destroyed-when-the-post-is-deleted/60904)
**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-posts-topicembed-isnt-destroyed-when-the-post-is-deleted/60904 "2017-04-25T14:44:27Z")
When a post is created through the API with an embed\_url property, the TopidEmbed that’s created on Discourse isn’t being destroyed when the topic is deleted. I don’t know if this is by accident or by design. The proble… --- ## [Inline category badge styles - Change to Stylesheet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-category-badge-styles-change-to-stylesheet/23787)
**Author:** [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-category-badge-styles-change-to-stylesheet/23787 "2017-04-25T08:37:15Z")
@Bill\_S pointed this out to me this morning… There shouldn’t be any inline styles. Otherwise, we cannot style those particular elements. Can we get them moved to the style sheet? Please? --- ## [\[PAID\] Connect Fastspring with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-connect-fastspring-with-discourse/61547)
**Author:** [@anon36484860](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36484860)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-connect-fastspring-with-discourse/61547 "2017-04-25T08:01:25Z")
What would you like done? The goal is to add every customer of a successful purchase on fastspring to a specific group based on the emailof the customer. If there is no account for the email address yet, it has to be c… --- ## [Include raw in json request response](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-raw-in-json-request-response/60963)
**Author:** [@adam\_beers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adam_beers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-raw-in-json-request-response/60963 "2017-04-25T02:18:55Z")
Is there a way to include the raw as well as the cooked data for a search.json and user\_actions.json request? The “excerpt” in the response as urls, like the “cooked” entry for other responses. Wanted to have the raw d… --- ## [Need a Discourse Expert to identify issues and assist with our issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-discourse-expert-to-identify-issues-and-assist-with-our-issues/58834)
**Author:** [@Dustin\_Andres](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dustin_Andres)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-discourse-expert-to-identify-issues-and-assist-with-our-issues/58834 "2017-04-25T01:54:00Z")
Hi all, non-coder here, but I am a project manager for tech projects in international development work. I’ve got some major problems with my instance of Discourse. I am seeking help. About a year ago, my company hired … --- ## [Probably a bug relative to the close button on banner topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probably-a-bug-relative-to-the-close-button-on-banner-topic/61532)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probably-a-bug-relative-to-the-close-button-on-banner-topic/61532 "2017-04-25T00:58:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from The close button was displayed on the left side, how to return it to the right?: I have upgraded my test site (only plugins and no site customization) 3 or 4 days ago and I see that I hav… --- ## [Missing images on About page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-images-on-about-page/61533)
**Author:** [@thamaranth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thamaranth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-images-on-about-page/61533 "2017-04-25T00:41:13Z")
Hey folks. I just wanted to let you know that some of the screenshots on your about page on github are broken. The pictures go to missing links. --- ## [Prevent replies to welcome PMs (auto-close)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-replies-to-welcome-pms-auto-close/57542)
**Author:** [@mcg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-replies-to-welcome-pms-auto-close/57542 "2017-04-24T20:27:41Z")
Apologies if the search engine has failed me here, but I don’t see a way to cause welcome messages to be sent already closed; that is, to prevent replies. I see lots of posts about how to send the messages from a system … --- ## [Browser console: "warning: we can't have duplicate route names anymore"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-console-warning-we-cant-have-duplicate-route-names-anymore/60760)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browser-console-warning-we-cant-have-duplicate-route-names-anymore/60760 "2017-04-24T17:37:03Z")
This doesn’t seem to be a problem, but I’m curious what it means: \`warning: we can’t have duplicate route names anymore It comes up in the browser console (Chrome): on my forum as well as on meta but not on https://c… --- ## [‐ being rendered as hyphen in preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hyphen-being-rendered-as-hyphen-in-preview/61499)
**Author:** [@burke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/burke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hyphen-being-rendered-as-hyphen-in-preview/61499 "2017-04-24T16:13:12Z")
This is a (sub-)trivial issue, but I stumbled upon the fact that then non-entity ‐ behaves differently in the post preview than in Discourse. In a draft post: check out this ‐ Seen in the preview: check out th… --- ## [Discourse running great on forum with a few hundred users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-running-great-on-forum-with-a-few-hundred-users/61490)
**Author:** [@Saurek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saurek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-running-great-on-forum-with-a-few-hundred-users/61490 "2017-04-24T10:57:49Z")
Hey! I just wanted to thank the Discourse & Ember team for their great work. My little forum is performing great and my community loves all the features Discourse offers! :tada: We make bots and hacks for World of Warcr… --- ## [Group all lightbox elements in a discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-all-lightbox-elements-in-a-discussion/61468)
**Author:** [@designbygio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/designbygio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-all-lightbox-elements-in-a-discussion/61468 "2017-04-24T10:33:11Z")
I need to group all the .lightbox elements in a discussion. Does someone has any idea where i should call lightbox.js in order to get fired when all the discussion is ready, not each individual post? So far i figured o… --- ## [\[Paid \] WP + Discourse Install & Config](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-wp-discourse-install-config/60350)
**Author:** [@Muiran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muiran)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-wp-discourse-install-config/60350 "2017-04-23T23:41:05Z")
Offering $140 Set up Let’s Encrypt for primary and sub-domains @ DigitalOcean WordPress install Needed Existing Discourse install sub-domain http://sistahz.dred.be Renamed to sub-domain https://coord.bodhi.im Re… --- ## [Cannot delete user due to S3 storage policies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-user-due-to-s3-storage-policies/61332)
**Author:** [@niemeyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/niemeyer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-user-due-to-s3-storage-policies/61332 "2017-04-23T22:20:39Z")
Discourse is complaining about existing posts when attempting to delete a user whose only apparent writing interaction with the system was sending a private message asking for the account to be deleted. I’ve deleted that… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1687&state=watching) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1689&state=watching)