# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1837 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1838 --- ## [Category label overflow on "Your topic is similar to..."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-label-overflow-on-your-topic-is-similar-to/32542)
**Author:** [@clay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-label-overflow-on-your-topic-is-similar-to/32542 "2015-10-17T15:32:58Z")
On version v1.4.0.beta10 +17… The similar topic category can overflow the blue “Your topic is similar to…” box. Here’s a screen: --- ## [min\_trust\_to\_create\_topic affects private messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-trust-to-create-topic-affects-private-messages/34234)
**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/min-trust-to-create-topic-affects-private-messages/34234 "2015-10-17T10:09:12Z")
One of our customers complained that non-admin users where unable to send private messages. Anyone (but admin) trying to message another user got a 403 Forbidden error. This turned out to be caused by the min\_trust\_to\_… --- ## [Add a get-option to enable noscript view of a page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-get-option-to-enable-noscript-view-of-a-page/33823)
**Author:** [@rubo77](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rubo77)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-get-option-to-enable-noscript-view-of-a-page/33823 "2015-10-17T07:41:53Z")
If you watch a discourse forum with javascript disabled, you get a read-only view of that page. could you add a link to the read-only view at the bottom? so you can for example print the whole page or translate it with … --- ## [Slash preceeding an @mention does not generate usercard link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slash-preceeding-an-mention-does-not-generate-usercard-link/25979)
**Author:** [@accalia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/accalia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slash-preceeding-an-mention-does-not-generate-usercard-link/25979 "2015-10-16T23:32:12Z")
A slash preceeding an @mention causes the markup for the user card link to not be generated. Example: @codinghorror/@sam this should have generated two notifications, but only contain the usercard link for Jeff. EDIT… --- ## [Storify onebox support?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/storify-onebox-support/34608)
**Author:** [@jqnatividad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jqnatividad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/storify-onebox-support/34608 "2015-10-16T20:15:10Z")
Whitelisted storify.com for onebox, but just got a plain-vanilla onebox… Any plans on extended discourse onebox support for storify ala Google Docs, Flickr? --- ## [System flags topic as spam multiple times](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464)
**Author:** [@lee-dohm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lee-dohm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flags-topic-as-spam-multiple-times/34464 "2015-10-16T20:02:54Z")
On the Atom forum, this topic (and its reply) was flagged as spam. I responded to the flags as Disagree and Unhide and a little while later the system flagged the same posts for spam again. Thought you might want to t… --- ## [You can no longer press ctrl+f twice to use native Find](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-no-longer-press-ctrl-f-twice-to-use-native-find/34265)
**Author:** [@savef](https://meta.discourse.org/u/savef)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-no-longer-press-ctrl-f-twice-to-use-native-find/34265 "2015-10-16T19:33:07Z")
I’m not sure when this changed but it used to be that ctrl+f once would bring up Discourse’s Find feature and pressing it a second time would bring up the browser’s native Find feature. I thought this was quite useful, b… --- ## [Notifications not showing on iPhone 4s](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-not-showing-on-iphone-4s/34212)
**Author:** [@ralphm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ralphm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-not-showing-on-iphone-4s/34212 "2015-10-16T19:32:34Z")
We’re on a fairly recent version of Discourse (Admin shows a line where the version number should be). Anyhow, on an iPhone, when I click on the avatar to view notifications, I see only the following: Inspecting the… --- ## [Poll shows 110% voted for an option](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-shows-110-voted-for-an-option/34589)
**Author:** [@trandatnh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trandatnh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-shows-110-voted-for-an-option/34589 "2015-10-16T15:18:51Z")
I’m using Version v1.5.0.beta2 +17 Here is my poll: Xin mẫu thiết kế áo thun cho Dạy Nhau Học - meta - Dạy Nhau Học --- ## [What is the default config in Bitnami DigitalOcean install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-config-in-bitnami-digitalocean-install/34606)
**Author:** [@prateekvarma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/prateekvarma)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-config-in-bitnami-digitalocean-install/34606 "2015-10-16T14:48:22Z")
Hello, Newbie here :slight\_smile: I’d like to know if the default install by Bitnami on DigitalOcean is recommended by Discourse. And does it configure the server exactly as it is required by Discourse. Or it is just … --- ## [Ngnix config is not retained after rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ngnix-config-is-not-retained-after-rebuild/34602)
**Author:** [@11122](https://meta.discourse.org/u/11122)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ngnix-config-is-not-retained-after-rebuild/34602 "2015-10-16T14:19:48Z")
I have to modify the default nginx config. But, after a rebuild, the modifications are not retained. Does anyone have a solution for this? And what’s the differents between etc/nginx/conf.d/discourse.conf and etc/nginx/… --- ## [Minimum trust level to download posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558)
**Author:** [@roarkely](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roarkely)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-trust-level-to-download-posts/34558 "2015-10-16T13:41:42Z")
What if the “Download My Posts” feature required a minimum level of user trust, configurable in the admin panel? Use case: In private communities, the appearance of these sorts of features can undermine the sense of… --- ## [Menu items translation bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/menu-items-translation-bug/34585)
**Author:** [@axp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/axp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/menu-items-translation-bug/34585 "2015-10-16T08:38:28Z")
Hi On meta I switched to Russian language and noticed this (it is happening on IE11, Chrome stable latest, iOS 9.0.2 Safari, iOS Chrome and so on) More interesting that sometimes I see correct menu items with cou… --- ## [Send welcome message to imported/migrated users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-welcome-message-to-imported-migrated-users/34532)
**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-welcome-message-to-imported-migrated-users/34532 "2015-10-16T07:48:19Z")
When importing users from an existing forum system, it seems that they aren’t sent the welcome message. Since the welcome message is used to educate the users about how to use Discourse, I think it would be useful to se… --- ## [Best practices for URL forwarding/rewriting from a previous (non-Discourse) system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-url-forwarding-rewriting-from-a-previous-non-discourse-system/21657)
**Author:** [@evanw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evanw)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-url-forwarding-rewriting-from-a-previous-non-discourse-system/21657 "2015-10-08T03:07:06Z")
I recently migrated a Vanilla Forums-based discussion board to Discourse (which I’m super excited about), and I’m looking for input on best practices when forwarding or redirecting URLs from the old platform to the new p… --- ## [Consequences of using or bypassing Trust Levels for company/organization staff?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consequences-of-using-or-bypassing-trust-levels-for-company-organization-staff/34564)
**Author:** [@jsick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsick)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consequences-of-using-or-bypassing-trust-levels-for-company-organization-staff/34564 "2015-10-15T23:56:31Z")
At the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope we have recently setup a Discourse installation at https://community.lsst.org. We’re using it for a dual role of hosting internal project discussions among LSST staff and also for s… --- ## [Login Screen Blanked - Help Diagnose](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-screen-blanked-help-diagnose/34565)
**Author:** [@Ian\_Richardson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ian_Richardson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-screen-blanked-help-diagnose/34565 "2015-10-15T21:33:11Z")
Things were working well. Suddenly, Log In screen is non-functional. Can anyone diagnose? --- ## [Issues with unauthenticated SMTP server on new install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-unauthenticated-smtp-server-on-new-install/33323)
**Author:** [@PhilipHarrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PhilipHarrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-unauthenticated-smtp-server-on-new-install/33323 "2015-10-15T21:05:40Z")
Hey guys wonder if somebody can help me out. I’m trying to deploy my first Discourse instance and am having issues with getting the activations emails working. The Discourse server is the pre-built HowToInstallDiscours… --- ## [Given User Name after responding to Invite Friend invitation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/given-user-name-after-responding-to-invite-friend-invitation/14608)
**Author:** [@Mischief](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mischief)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/given-user-name-after-responding-to-invite-friend-invitation/14608 "2015-10-15T17:57:21Z")
I really like the feature which gives invited people the ability to post immediately they have visit a Discourse forum. Would it be possible to incorporate a step in the process so they get to choose their own user name… --- ## [login\_required even redirects robots.txt to /login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-even-redirects-robots-txt-to-login/34062)
**Author:** [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 9:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-even-redirects-robots-txt-to-login/34062 "2015-10-15T09:43:15Z")
Seems like login\_required is a bit too strict: On a forum with login\_required enabled, we can’t even retrieve robots.txt. That seems undesirable to me. --- ## [Emojis in "what's new" email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-in-whats-new-email/34497)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-in-whats-new-email/34497 "2015-10-15T08:00:00Z")
Not sure if it is a bug or at least configurable, but I would like to get rid of these nonsense emoji codes in the topic titles in emails (e.g. :bangbang:): It just makes no sense, especially for non-English forums. --- ## [How to search and filter solved/unsolved topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-search-and-filter-solved-unsolved-topics/34538)
**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-search-and-filter-solved-unsolved-topics/34538 "2015-10-15T07:23:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from Solved Button Plugin: How can I achieve this? I looked for such query term with no luck. Any hint? --- ## [Automated Responses to Flags not Generating Notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-responses-to-flags-not-generating-notification/31151)
**Author:** [@anon25879736](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon25879736)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-responses-to-flags-not-generating-notification/31151 "2015-10-15T06:44:54Z")
On WTDWTF, we’ve been getting reports that users are not being notified when a staff members agrees, disagrees, or defers their custom flags. The automated post is being added to the message that’s attached to the flag, … --- ## [Onebox support for readthedocs.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-support-for-readthedocs-org/34528)
**Author:** [@malmaud](https://meta.discourse.org/u/malmaud)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-support-for-readthedocs-org/34528 "2015-10-15T03:28:39Z")
Hi all, Very pleased with the onebox support. One limitation seems to be that links to readthedocs.org aren’t oneboxed; eg Would be great to have this as we experiment with moving the Julia forums over to Discourse; … --- ## [Per-category (and per-tag) ranking factors (e.g. 0.9, 1.2 etc)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-and-per-tag-ranking-factors-e-g-0-9-1-2-etc/34492)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-and-per-tag-ranking-factors-e-g-0-9-1-2-etc/34492 "2015-10-15T01:35:50Z")
I would like to propose to introduce per-category factors that would affect all components of a topic’s ranging system, depending on what category it is found in. The same can be applied to tags, btw. Even though our fo… --- ## [Alternate compression format for user post download?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-compression-format-for-user-post-download/34517)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternate-compression-format-for-user-post-download/34517 "2015-10-14T19:37:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Download Archive of My Posts Implementation: When I look at having my students download their posts to upload to a portfolio system, I notice that the .csv.gz file that is no problem for … --- ## [Seems that moderators can get admin's API keys?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seems-that-moderators-can-get-admins-api-keys/34053)
**Author:** [@Toxaris](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Toxaris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seems-that-moderators-can-get-admins-api-keys/34053 "2015-10-14T19:47:33Z")
I’m an admin on a discourse instance and created an API key. When I impersonated a moderator and then went to the admin page about my actual admin user, I could see the API key there. I expect that to be a security issue… --- ## [Not receiving initial admin email verification. Install issue?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-initial-admin-email-verification-install-issue/34439)
**Author:** [@ron\_jeremy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ron_jeremy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-initial-admin-email-verification-install-issue/34439 "2015-10-14T18:36:58Z")
Totally new at this stuff, but have been wanting to test Discourse for a while now. Today I finally pulled the trigger and got myself an account at Digital Ocean. I installed a Discourse droplet but am not receiving the … --- ## [Cannot upload or backup to Amazon S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-or-backup-to-amazon-s3/34393)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upload-or-backup-to-amazon-s3/34393 "2015-10-14T18:30:11Z")
Hi, we’ve been trying to set up backup to S3 in the 1.4 stable version, hosted on Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting). Our access keys are correct and we can upload through their CLI. However, Discourse throws the fo… --- ## [\`/my/preferences\` should not take you to a 404 page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-preferences-should-not-take-you-to-a-404-page/34472)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-preferences-should-not-take-you-to-a-404-page/34472 "2015-10-14T17:40:35Z")
We link http://sitename/my/preferences in a bunch of places in emails with text similar to: "To change your preferences click: http://sitename/my/preferences. If a user is not logged in clicking on that link takes you t… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1836) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1838)