# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1778 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1779 --- ## [A list of server-side functions for weekend/novice Discourse developers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-list-of-server-side-functions-for-weekend-novice-discourse-developers/45259)
**Author:** [@tarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tarek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-list-of-server-side-functions-for-weekend-novice-discourse-developers/45259 "2016-06-06T11:53:40Z")
Hello friends, This topic may belong in Development. Apologies if it is misplaced. I am trying to develop a patch to core that will allow for certain added functionality. I have found the relevant function in the relev… --- ## ["reason for invite"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reason-for-invite/45303)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reason-for-invite/45303 "2016-06-06T08:04:25Z")
is it good to have an optional box, where one can add the reason he/she wants to invite other users to a topic? this way one can know why he/she is invited to the topic. --- ## [It's not possible to change min/max parameters of polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/its-not-possible-to-change-min-max-parameters-of-polls/30541)
**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/its-not-possible-to-change-min-max-parameters-of-polls/30541 "2016-06-06T07:38:24Z")
Steps to reproduce: Create a post with a poll of type multiple Immediately edit the poll and add or change the min or max parameters Save your edited post Expected behavior: The poll should use the values of the min … --- ## [Developer for Hire to help setup topic tiles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-for-hire-to-help-setup-topic-tiles/45301)
**Author:** [@keith1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keith1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developer-for-hire-to-help-setup-topic-tiles/45301 "2016-06-06T05:15:41Z")
I’m looking for someone that can help setup something similar to the topic tiles described here: https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-the-home-screen-to-show-tiles-for-topics/16713 I’d take a crack at it myself, bu… --- ## [View Forum as User X](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-forum-as-user-x/45286)
**Author:** [@Daonanda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daonanda)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-forum-as-user-x/45286 "2016-06-06T02:35:55Z")
Just wondering if it possible to have an option where the forum can be viewed as a non-staff member without having to create a separate non-staff account? I feel it would be useful to see the forum through the eyes of me… --- ## [Any chance pre-filled topic via URL will eventually support tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-chance-pre-filled-topic-via-url-will-eventually-support-tags/36254)
**Author:** [@burke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/burke)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-chance-pre-filled-topic-via-url-will-eventually-support-tags/36254 "2016-06-06T02:33:20Z")
Continuing the discussion from Compose a new pre-filled topic via URL: Creating topics via URL is awesome! Just what the doctor ordered… but, we’d really like to be able to include &tags=foo,bar,baz in the URL. I reali… --- ## [Duplicate mails when TO: ing two email addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-mails-when-to-ing-two-email-addresses/45090)
**Author:** [@carlokok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlokok)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-mails-when-to-ing-two-email-addresses/45090 "2016-06-06T02:20:43Z")
We have sales@ and shop@ going to the same group mailbox in Discourse which is working great for us. However 1 minor issue that if someone mails both of those addresses, we get two copies of the exact same post. Is there… --- ## [Sucuri reports a malware infection?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sucuri-reports-a-malware-infection/45161)
**Author:** [@ampburner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ampburner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sucuri-reports-a-malware-infection/45161 "2016-06-05T20:57:47Z")
It appears that my discourse installation is blacklisted as infected/malware. I’m sure that I am up to date in terms of installation. Running on a pretty standard digital ocean droplet. I’m kind of at a loss… how could… --- ## [Peronsal Customizable Forum Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/peronsal-customizable-forum-themes/27575)
**Author:** [@ChizbeJoe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChizbeJoe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/peronsal-customizable-forum-themes/27575 "2015-04-14T23:34:48Z")
I’m sure I am not the first one to suggest this, but wouldn’t it be nice for a user to be able personally customize how the forum looks for them. Just to be clear, this wouldn’t change the look of the forum for everyone,… --- ## [Do categories scale?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-categories-scale/45223)
**Author:** [@cappslock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cappslock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-categories-scale/45223 "2016-06-05T20:12:07Z")
Hi! I’m new to Discourse and evaluating it for a client who is interested in using it as the backend for a commenting system (we can’t use the front-end, because reasons). For our use case, we might want to generate a l… --- ## [Pending post feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pending-post-feature/15386)
**Author:** [@nXqd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nXqd)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pending-post-feature/15386 "2016-06-05T18:35:40Z")
I think it would be very nice that in some category we accept pending post. So users can contribute, and staff can keep the quality of a category by choose which suites the best. --- ## [User Reputation Next To Username (Junior Member, Senior Member, etc)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-reputation-next-to-username-junior-member-senior-member-etc/45101)
**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-reputation-next-to-username-junior-member-senior-member-etc/45101 "2016-06-05T16:19:13Z")
Hi Everyone, We were trying to build a plugin which would show the trust level of the user next to their name within topics. So that all users have a sort of reputation badge next to their name. Since there is already … --- ## [Per-user theme chooser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-user-theme-chooser/45275)
**Author:** [@vmavra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vmavra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-user-theme-chooser/45275 "2016-06-05T13:57:38Z")
Hi, Is there any progress towards a solution of integrating a theme chooser in Discourse? Are there any technical difficulties that made the Discourse team choose not to implement such a feature? I know there’s also a … --- ## [Unlisted/Listed Icon Reversed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-listed-icon-reversed/45264)
**Author:** [@Carson1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carson1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-listed-icon-reversed/45264 "2016-06-05T11:15:10Z")
Happens every time, when I open the toolbox the make unlisted icom looks like the listed icon, it doesn’t have the line through it. While the make listed icon has the line through it. --- ## [Slight CSS bug when using a custom global navigation bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slight-css-bug-when-using-a-custom-global-navigation-bar/45109)
**Author:** [@robbyoconnor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbyoconnor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slight-css-bug-when-using-a-custom-global-navigation-bar/45109 "2016-06-04T23:24:47Z")
So OpenMRS uses a global navigation bar and I upgraded to the latest c3ceb6ef7d0886a0165df5354042c6588ac4b7e5 and noticed that our globalnav bar covers the our header, see below: Anybody have any insight into some CS… --- ## [Discourse-setup generates malformed YAML if password contains ':'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-generates-malformed-yaml-if-password-contains/45247)
**Author:** [@csirac2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csirac2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-generates-malformed-yaml-if-password-contains/45247 "2016-06-04T22:49:06Z")
During initial ./discourse-setup using 1475ee4554ba7895cf3410f6181bb96155c7b5b3 the DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PASSWORD contained a full-colon character : which resulted in an error after pulling down the docker image: (): mapping… --- ## [Change a new Pending Post to a comment on an existing topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-a-new-pending-post-to-a-comment-on-an-existing-topic/41153)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-a-new-pending-post-to-a-comment-on-an-existing-topic/41153 "2016-06-04T21:00:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Redirect / convert post from Pending Approval to Direct Message?: Sometimes the “new” topic really belongs as a comment on an existing thread. Right now all I can do is login as them, and… --- ## [A better "site not available" page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-better-site-not-available-page/44826)
**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-better-site-not-available-page/44826 "2016-06-04T08:43:30Z")
I just loaded this Disourse site and got this: (I am not asking what happened here - I presume you were rebuilding the docker app or something, it doesn’t matter.) My query is: How are you achieving a nice error pag… --- ## [Vertical Timeline problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vertical-timeline-problem/45220)
**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vertical-timeline-problem/45220 "2016-06-03T22:06:27Z")
I’m a Moderator at the www.animenetwork.com, and yesterday we received the update to the Vertical Timeline. It’s all good when there are enough posts to make the timeline appear, however, when there are only 1-2 posts, … --- ## [How to use application route actions in template/components?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-application-route-actions-in-template-components/45217)
**Author:** [@stevenpslade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevenpslade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-application-route-actions-in-template-components/45217 "2016-06-03T21:18:35Z")
:wave: In discourse/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application.js.es6 there is this action: composePrivateMessage is the action that triggers the composer to write a private message. I am trying to access thi… --- ## [Difference between Archived and Closed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-archived-and-closed/32789)
**Author:** [@RabidFX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RabidFX)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-archived-and-closed/32789 "2016-06-03T21:08:33Z")
I hope this question is not as stupid as I fear it may be, but I found no post here about the difference between “Archived” and “Closed”. From what I can see, both moderation options add a lock to the title, and makes i… --- ## [Blue Highlight doesn't Cover Whole Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blue-highlight-doesnt-cover-whole-post/45174)
**Author:** [@Carson1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carson1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blue-highlight-doesnt-cover-whole-post/45174 "2016-06-03T20:55:32Z")
When you view a new reply the blue highlight doesn’t encompass the very bottom of the tools. This is on mobile. --- ## [Slug is required in topic URL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slug-is-required-in-topic-url/45207)
**Author:** [@jhands](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jhands)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slug-is-required-in-topic-url/45207 "2016-06-03T18:29:17Z")
I went to link a topic from another topic and noticed that \[link\](/t/45202) produces the error Access Denied while trying to load /t/id\_for/14 However \[link\](/t/blah/45202) works fine. I believe this is a bug. --- ## [Problem with Email Digest - URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email-digest-url/45211)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-email-digest-url/45211 "2016-06-03T17:00:34Z")
I received the Discourse email digest this morning - and clicked on the one of the links in the email - but it seems to be messing up the URL. So I saw this topic and wanted to read more about it: Here is what it gi… --- ## [Bad gateway when trying to use SSL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-gateway-when-trying-to-use-ssl/45197)
**Author:** [@Grex315](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grex315)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-gateway-when-trying-to-use-ssl/45197 "2016-06-03T16:20:39Z")
Problem: I have a DO server setup with a Wordpress site and Discourse. I have rencently made the move to SSL. I went through and followed the guide here: And the DO guide here Either guide is giving me a bad gate… --- ## [Pasting hyperlinked text in editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasting-hyperlinked-text-in-editor/45173)
**Author:** [@charleswalter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charleswalter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasting-hyperlinked-text-in-editor/45173 "2016-06-03T03:17:12Z")
I thought this used to be the case with the old editor… If I copy text from the web that has hyperlinks, didn’t it used to preserve those links when I pasted them into the editor? --- ## [Pinned topics in parent category shown above sub-categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-in-parent-category-shown-above-sub-categories/45141)
**Author:** [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-in-parent-category-shown-above-sub-categories/45141 "2016-06-03T00:23:45Z")
As requested from the Envato team (@matthew.cox @travis) where they’ve reorganized their forums into two main categories aimed at different users. When the show subcategory list setting is enabled, then pinned topics in… --- ## [The "replied to user" on top right of post dissappears on editing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-replied-to-user-on-top-right-of-post-dissappears-on-editing/45131)
**Author:** [@connectkushal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/connectkushal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-replied-to-user-on-top-right-of-post-dissappears-on-editing/45131 "2016-06-02T12:57:43Z")
as can be seen in the second post, the “replied to user” ( a reply icon besides user fefrei) is visible, but it is not seen in the post above. It was there before i edited it and saved the first post --- ## [Discourse user "birthday"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-birthday/12370)
**Author:** [@ronteras](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ronteras)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-birthday/12370 "2016-06-02T05:50:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from It there user’s birthday in user profile?: What about having an option to show the “birthday” of the user which counts year(s) from the registration date and sends the automated happy di… --- ## [Expanded Digests on Google Inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanded-digests-on-google-inbox/45100)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanded-digests-on-google-inbox/45100 "2016-06-02T05:24:12Z")
When I get a Medium digest e-mail it looks like this: Before opening: After opening: Looks like Google is doing the hardwork for Medium, but I think implementing the Article metadata, without changing Digest loo… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1777) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1779)