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**Author:** [@piratdavid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piratdavid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/input-validation/46126 "2016-06-22T07:44:10Z")

Could someone point me in the right direction for input validation of fields in a plugin. Thanx in advance. I’d like to have the same popup-tip behavior as a missing required field in the post composer. /david --- ## [Why is there no UI to create a poll?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-no-ui-to-create-a-poll/32562)

**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-there-no-ui-to-create-a-poll/32562 "2016-06-22T03:12:46Z")

I’m puzzled by this. Unless someone tells you how to create a poll in discourse, you would simply never know through the UI. Why is there no poll button in the editor? I’m not suggesting a full poll-wizard, just a simpl… --- ## [Style broken on user-activity-bottom-outlet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-broken-on-user-activity-bottom-outlet/46158)

**Author:** [@nikdavis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nikdavis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-broken-on-user-activity-bottom-outlet/46158 "2016-06-22T02:43:18Z")

This outlet is inserted inside the \ on the left pane of the user profile, presumably so you can add activity list items. However Ember wraps this in a div which breaks the styling. I don’t see a way (w/o modifying di… --- ## [Topic admin actions is invisible if there is no right gutter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-admin-actions-is-invisible-if-there-is-no-right-gutter/46055)

**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-admin-actions-is-invisible-if-there-is-no-right-gutter/46055 "2016-06-22T00:58:57Z")

I apologize if it has already been reported My discourse is on v1.6.0.beta8 +104 . If topic has not right gutter there is no topic admin actions icon on post. Is this bug or I miss something --- ## [Admin wrench missing since sidebar changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-wrench-missing-since-sidebar-changes/45348)

**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-wrench-missing-since-sidebar-changes/45348 "2016-06-22T00:57:05Z")

The admin wrench now appears at the top of the new scrolling sidebar: In cases where that sidebar doesn’t exist, there is no wrench (that I can see). --- ## [Problem after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-after-upgrade/46155)

**Author:** [@Thomas\_Davis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Davis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-after-upgrade/46155 "2016-06-22T00:02:46Z")

My last upgrade had a failure. And now I am seeing email errors. Jobs::UserEmail {“type”=\>“digest”, “user\_id”=\>134, “current\_site\_id”=\>“default”} Jobs::HandledExceptionWrapper: Wrapped ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid:… --- ## [Is it possible to format the font used for custom navigation links?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-format-the-font-used-for-custom-navigation-links/46026)

**Author:** [@ron\_jeremy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ron_jeremy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-format-the-font-used-for-custom-navigation-links/46026 "2016-06-21T20:22:27Z")

I have added a new navigation link called Slideshow by customizing the following code that I found elsewhere on this forum: \ Discourse.ExternalNavItem = Discourse.NavItem.extend({ href : function() { return th… --- ## [Is there a plugin for adding form entry to a topic; or all topics in a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-plugin-for-adding-form-entry-to-a-topic-or-all-topics-in-a-category/46141)

**Author:** [@trudat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trudat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-plugin-for-adding-form-entry-to-a-topic-or-all-topics-in-a-category/46141 "2016-06-21T18:40:13Z")

I am wondering if there is a plugin that can turn a new topic into a structured form, which is set up in the back end by admin. This could be used to turn a blank topic into an incident report, a data collection event, o… --- ## [Configure Apache proxy with Let's Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-apache-proxy-with-lets-encrypt/46139)

**Author:** [@tarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tarek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-apache-proxy-with-lets-encrypt/46139 "2016-06-21T18:06:35Z")

:warning: Using Apache as a proxy is not recommended as Apache Httpd uses thread-per-connection model, and will likely run out of threads very fast as Discourse uses long polling. (related). The goal of this post is t… --- ## [User icon remains in latest list after post is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-icon-remains-in-latest-list-after-post-is-deleted/45962)

**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-icon-remains-in-latest-list-after-post-is-deleted/45962 "2016-06-21T17:07:10Z")

I posted on a topic, it was removed, but my icon still shows in the topic list. I’d expect my icon to be removed. --- ## [Switch to Monaco Editor from Ace Editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-monaco-editor-from-ace-editor/46099)

**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-monaco-editor-from-ace-editor/46099 "2016-06-21T14:54:14Z")

Microsoft recently announced the Monaco Editor, that powers Visual Studio Code, is now open-source. It can be added to a webpage, and provides Rich IntelliSense and CSS Validation. It looks like a good fit for the C… --- ## [Option to disable own post notification in "mailing list mode"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-disable-own-post-notification-in-mailing-list-mode/18867)

**Author:** [@lake54](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lake54)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-disable-own-post-notification-in-mailing-list-mode/18867 "2016-06-21T11:26:06Z")

Currently users receive notifications of all posts in a topic, including their own. This emulates traditional mailing list behaviour, but many users are familiar with some mail client’s behaviour that “hides” these email… --- ## [Getting E-Mails from inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-e-mails-from-inactive-users/45961)

**Author:** [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-e-mails-from-inactive-users/45961 "2016-06-21T09:54:24Z")

I’m using incoming mail support for group messaging with staged users. This works fine if the address the message is coming from is new. However, I am re-purposing a Discourse installation for a yearly event, and some o… --- ## [Topnav buttons are not aligned in some languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topnav-buttons-are-not-aligned-in-some-languages/46110)

**Author:** [@brunoedigital](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brunoedigital)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topnav-buttons-are-not-aligned-in-some-languages/46110 "2016-06-21T07:26:11Z")

I think it’s a small CSS thing, but on my forum I’ve changed the default language to Portuguese, which words tend to be bigger. That plus some categories having a larger a name produced this: You can see the “Edit” … --- ## [Link activation already expired when sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-activation-already-expired-when-sent/46090)

**Author:** [@brunoedigital](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brunoedigital)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-activation-already-expired-when-sent/46090 "2016-06-21T08:47:34Z")

Hey folks. We developed a custom plugin to integrate my payment system with Discourse. Basically what it does is that it creates a new user based on a POST notification sent by my payment system where it creates a new u… --- ## [Admin topic actions menu positioning issue on short topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-topic-actions-menu-positioning-issue-on-short-topics/46060)

**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-topic-actions-menu-positioning-issue-on-short-topics/46060 "2016-06-21T06:53:44Z")

When I click the admin topic actions buttons, the menu appears much higher above the button and some parts of it below the header. Here’s an image showing the issue. Testing in Chrome latest version / Windows 7 --- ## [Invite group doesn't update "users"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-group-doesnt-update-users/46054)

**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-group-doesnt-update-users/46054 "2016-06-21T06:03:06Z")

as per Cannot invite a group to a message - #9 by sam (fantastic feature btw!) this doesn’t get updated to reflect sales is now part of the message (reopening shows it fine though) --- ## [Discourse embed in Ghost blocked on "Loading Discussion..."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-embed-in-ghost-blocked-on-loading-discussion/43156)

**Author:** [@hangvar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hangvar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-embed-in-ghost-blocked-on-loading-discussion/43156 "2016-06-21T05:24:28Z")

Hi, I’ve setup my Discourse instance and my Ghost on the same server in Docker containers, using nginx to route to the different containers. But when trying to show the Ghost welcome page it gets stuck on “Loading Discu… --- ## [White screen after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-screen-after-upgrade/42332)

**Author:** [@Ankhamax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ankhamax)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/white-screen-after-upgrade/42332 "2016-06-21T02:15:55Z")

I upgraded my site to the newest version of the discourse and I installed topic list preview plugin 4 days ago. There was also an upgrade available in the topic list preview. I upgraded the site using cd /div/discourse … --- ## [What is the Discourse approach to SEO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-discourse-approach-to-seo/34851)

**Author:** [@John\_Mckay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Mckay)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-discourse-approach-to-seo/34851 "2016-06-21T02:03:54Z")

Hi guys I really love Discourse, I am working on an SPA too, and have been following your development closely. When you make an architectural decision, we tend to roll with that as well. You use RoR and EmberJS, we use… --- ## [Spam protection from three day old account?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-protection-from-three-day-old-account/45409)

**Author:** [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-protection-from-three-day-old-account/45409 "2016-06-21T01:21:01Z")

So my site was just hit with a porn spammer account that posted ten new topics, all with content like: \\