# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1871&period=day [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1872 --- ## [Spammers signing up from "blocked" IP addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spammers-signing-up-from-blocked-ip-addresses/29258)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spammers-signing-up-from-blocked-ip-addresses/29258 "2015-05-27T17:07:16Z")
I’m not sure if this is a :bug:, or simply me being confused, so I’ve posted here for now. We have this in our “screened IPs” log: But yesterday we had around 10 Spammers sign up and post from addresses in that bloc… --- ## [S3 uploads for us-east-1 create broken links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-uploads-for-us-east-1-create-broken-links/29314)
**Author:** [@brianabelson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brianabelson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-uploads-for-us-east-1-create-broken-links/29314 "2015-05-27T15:53:47Z")
I upgraded my version of Discourse yesterday to include the fixes for S3. However, when it creates the URL, it erroneously points to \.s3-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/path/to/file. Since us-east-1 is the “US Stan… --- ## [Space before/after inline code gets collapsed sometimes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/space-before-after-inline-code-gets-collapsed-sometimes/29301)
**Author:** [@huon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/huon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/space-before-after-inline-code-gets-collapsed-sometimes/29301 "2015-05-27T11:07:59Z")
Example: A B C Source: \`A\` \`B\` \`C\` For me (both Firefox nightly and Chromium 41 on x86-64 Linux), it is rendered like A BC, that is, the B and C are displayed with no space between them despite having one in the sourc… --- ## [Discourse does not allow dot «.» symbol in bucket name while Amazon S3 allows it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-allow-dot-symbol-in-bucket-name-while-amazon-s3-allows-it/29251)
**Author:** [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-allow-dot-symbol-in-bucket-name-while-amazon-s3-allows-it/29251 "2015-05-27T09:12:49Z")
Rules for Bucket Naming from Amazon Documentation: Bucket names must be a series of one or more labels. Adjacent labels are separated by a single period (.). \<…\> The following examples are valid bucket names: \<…\> m… --- ## [SSO login suddenly broke](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-suddenly-broke/28375)
**Author:** [@Himanshu\_Chhangani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Himanshu_Chhangani)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-suddenly-broke/28375 "2015-05-27T04:12:47Z")
When I try to login into my discourse setup using SSO, i get the following error : - Error updating information, contact site admin discourse This is what I am getting in error logs, Job exception: undefined method \`l… --- ## [S3 with CDN image link broken on user card and profile background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-with-cdn-image-link-broken-on-user-card-and-profile-background/29286)
**Author:** [@wub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wub)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-with-cdn-image-link-broken-on-user-card-and-profile-background/29286 "2015-05-27T03:37:34Z")
On my site (let’s say foo.com), I have a “Discourse CDN” set up (cdn.foo.com) to serve JS/CSS. Uploads to S3 are also enabled, and the S3 CDN is storage.foo.com. My raw S3 bucket is foo.s3.amazonaws.com. On the user pro… --- ## [Blank page after install on CentOS 6.6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-page-after-install-on-centos-6-6/29284)
**Author:** [@dleung](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dleung)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-page-after-install-on-centos-6-6/29284 "2015-05-27T00:09:03Z")
I’m trying to install Discourse on CentOS 6.6 running on my VM on my local box. I’ve followed instruction on http://www.howtoinstalldiscourse.com/how-to-install-discourse-on-centos/. I got it running, but all i got is a … --- ## [Strange topic won't display](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-topic-wont-display/29123)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-topic-wont-display/29123 "2015-05-26T21:52:05Z")
So in my /latest I have an entry of the following: However, if I try to read it, I only see a blank page with the title in the top bar if I make the browser size small enough and “scroll” up: If I use the magic … --- ## [Email failed on V1.2.3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-failed-on-v1-2-3/28189)
**Author:** [@rexkimta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rexkimta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-failed-on-v1-2-3/28189 "2015-05-26T16:00:07Z")
sidekiq user mail job keep failing. error message: Jobs::HandledExceptionWrapper: Wrapped I18n::MissingTranslationData: translation missing: zh\_TW.time.formats.short --- ## [Inviting all usergroup members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-all-usergroup-members/29259)
**Author:** [@Frey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-all-usergroup-members/29259 "2015-05-26T14:39:11Z")
Hello! I figured out that Github’s team mention in incredibly cool feature so I decided to ask: will any similar feature be implemented in Discourse? Here is what I’m talking about: About issues - GitHub Docs (@mentions … --- ## [Intra-post anchor links don't work in Safari / Firefox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intra-post-anchor-links-dont-work-in-safari-firefox/29125)
**Author:** [@plkap74](https://meta.discourse.org/u/plkap74)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intra-post-anchor-links-dont-work-in-safari-firefox/29125 "2015-05-26T12:53:27Z")
I’ve been experimenting with anchor links inside of posts (links to content inside of a long post). I have read that you can’t use the ids because they get stripped. I used the name property instead and it works for Chro… --- ## [Where can I ask non-technical questions around here?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-ask-non-technical-questions-around-here/28162)
**Author:** [@john\_mardlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john_mardlin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-ask-non-technical-questions-around-here/28162 "2015-05-26T13:31:00Z")
Community management oriented stuff like: “What works for building communities” “How do you usually handle a situation such as X” “What are some ways to engage your best users” This is the softer than software stuff t… --- ## [Missing English copy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-english-copy/27243)
**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-english-copy/27243 "2015-05-26T13:18:15Z")
I found a few missing keys in the English locale files. server.en.yml discourse\_hub.access\_token\_problem in app/controllers/users\_controller.rb:291 errors.invalid\_boolaen (typo) in app/controllers/admin/users\_controlle… --- ## [Discourse Meta is now running S3 for uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meta-is-now-running-s3-for-uploads/29241)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meta-is-now-running-s3-for-uploads/29241 "2015-05-26T12:17:48Z")
In the following post I described the weaknesses in our S3 implementation: https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-s3-is-not-deprecated-in-1-3-for-image-attachment-storage/26594/108?u=sam Since then @zogstrip and to a mino… --- ## [Uploading backup -\> not enough space on disk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-backup-not-enough-space-on-disk/29217)
**Author:** [@hedgehog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hedgehog)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-backup-not-enough-space-on-disk/29217 "2015-05-26T10:45:27Z")
I’m trying to upload a 14.4MB backup to my VPS and get this message after 20% //cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/meta/original/3X/6/9/690beb2215180e83a5effd4b472f6095c20d65f9.jpg this is th… --- ## [Categories page - category / subcategory stats inaccurate to user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-page-category-subcategory-stats-inaccurate-to-user/23870)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-page-category-subcategory-stats-inaccurate-to-user/23870 "2015-05-25T22:11:56Z")
The categories page gives an inaccurate representation of the activity within a category / forum. Within the screenshot above you will see category stats (circled on right), these stats do not include any of the pos… --- ## [How can I select discourse version to install with docker installation method?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-select-discourse-version-to-install-with-docker-installation-method/29222)
**Author:** [@stephane\_klein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephane_klein)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-select-discourse-version-to-install-with-docker-installation-method/29222 "2015-05-25T18:37:11Z")
Hi, how can I select the discourse version to install with Docker installation method ? I’ve installed discourse with this method : GitHub - armbuild/discourse\_docker: A Docker image for Discourse · GitHub but beta ver… --- ## [Year format on abbreviated post dates not clear](https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-format-on-abbreviated-post-dates-not-clear/29198)
**Author:** [@anon25879736](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon25879736)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-format-on-abbreviated-post-dates-not-clear/29198 "2015-05-25T14:43:27Z")
The current date format used on posts is not clear at a glance. It can be difficult to determine if a post happened last month or last year. For example, the two posts below: Looking carefully, you can see that th… --- ## [Cannot delete an empty category with identical slug name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-an-empty-category-with-identical-slug-name/28650)
**Author:** [@meke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meke)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 8:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-an-empty-category-with-identical-slug-name/28650 "2015-05-25T08:31:09Z")
Hello, I have searched a bit and come up with a few posts, but what I am experiencing does not quite match those users reports. So I am attempting to delete a category that has no posts except an unlocked about post. Af… --- ## [Request - Wordpress plugin, Publish to Discourse option to include category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-wordpress-plugin-publish-to-discourse-option-to-include-category/28174)
**Author:** [@PopsRocker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PopsRocker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-wordpress-plugin-publish-to-discourse-option-to-include-category/28174 "2015-05-25T08:14:18Z")
First a question … does the Discourse Wordpress plugin allow for posts to be published to Discourse in more than one category? The following post is old and possibly outdated, but is it still true in that Discourse only… --- ## [Usercards don't show shortnames when switched directly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usercards-dont-show-shortnames-when-switched-directly/29150)
**Author:** [@anon42064797](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon42064797)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usercards-dont-show-shortnames-when-switched-directly/29150 "2015-05-24T17:33:40Z")
Repro steps: Click on someone’s avatar Click on a different avatar You’ll see a usercard without a shortname: Same thing also applies to mention links et al. This does not happen when dismissing the first usercard… --- ## [Desktop and Mobile CSS not loading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/desktop-and-mobile-css-not-loading/29143)
**Author:** [@thisisnathan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thisisnathan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/desktop-and-mobile-css-not-loading/29143 "2015-05-23T07:39:22Z")
After we upgraded to v1.3.0.beta9 +183, Discourse’s default desktop and mobile CSS are presumably not generated, leading to broken links. For example, when looking at the source of the desktop version, it links to blank… --- ## [Desktop css is empty after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/desktop-css-is-empty-after-update/29135)
**Author:** [@Qasem\_h](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Qasem_h)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/desktop-css-is-empty-after-update/29135 "2015-05-23T07:38:50Z")
After updating to the discourse new version, RTL css was empty , but all TLR language work for me @sam i think this PR have a problem https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/45bdd23689f83a90de2df5e089bab5d52af1c4… --- ## [Ltr stylesheets are missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ltr-stylesheets-are-missing/29152)
**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 5:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ltr-stylesheets-are-missing/29152 "2015-05-23T05:25:55Z")
When I view the source on a Discourse forum that is not being served by a CDN, the stylesheet link tag points to a /stylesheets/ directory. Where is that directory? --- ## [Expanding OP Meta Bar (Images & Videos)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-op-meta-bar-images-videos/23740)
**Author:** [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanding-op-meta-bar-images-videos/23740 "2015-05-22T08:35:07Z")
For that, I think it would be neat to have a small-thumbnail image gallery (and video gallery?) below the list of posted links in the OP’s meta info bar. In fact, that would be amazing, especially for media-intensive c… --- ## [Security implications of exposed SSO Secret in multi-user install?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-implications-of-exposed-sso-secret-in-multi-user-install/29092)
**Author:** [@jetatomic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jetatomic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-implications-of-exposed-sso-secret-in-multi-user-install/29092 "2015-05-22T18:26:50Z")
What security risks may be involved with others knowing the sso secret? My WordPress install is multisite and multiuser. There doesn’t seem to be a way to set Discourse settings at the network level from the WP plugin. … --- ## [Allow Custom URLS for S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-custom-urls-for-s3/29103)
**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-custom-urls-for-s3/29103 "2015-05-22T18:44:35Z")
Hey! S3 has a feature where you can make your amazon s3 urls to custom urls. EX. Instead of using this link, https://counterstrikeio.s3.amazonaws.com/3e2750d7b4768d2650c1d67671718805cf462eca1.png, you use a link like h… --- ## [Category name in URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-in-url/29113)
**Author:** [@Howen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Howen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-in-url/29113 "2015-05-22T14:56:55Z")
Hello, Is it possible to change my forum’s urls to have category name inside it ? I have found this topic but I have looked everywhere and I have found no option in admins menus. --- ## [Unrelated bug at the invitation confirmation dialog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unrelated-bug-at-the-invitation-confirmation-dialog/29106)
**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unrelated-bug-at-the-invitation-confirmation-dialog/29106 "2015-05-22T06:09:12Z")
Regarding to my previous topic, @sam asked me to to create a new topic to this issue: ##That’s how it looks like: ##What else: Invitations are still working. It’s just a little confusing UI bug. Thanks again for … --- ## [Static backup of discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-backup-of-discourse-forum/29069)
**Author:** [@Quatro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Quatro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-backup-of-discourse-forum/29069 "2015-05-22T04:12:09Z")
Hey guys. I’m an admin of a private discourse forum and I would like to scrape it to get a static backup of the site. Why? In a few years, the forum might not exist and I would like to share with all its users a local … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1870&period=day) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1872&period=day)