# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1878&period=day [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1879 --- ## [Why is the emoticon sad that I'm using the latest version?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-emoticon-sad-that-im-using-the-latest-version/27897)
**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-emoticon-sad-that-im-using-the-latest-version/27897 "2015-04-24T08:20:04Z")
Just installed the latest upgrade and discovered that the green smiley seems to disagree that this is a good thing: (German installation) Any idea whether I did broke something? --- ## [Quoting across discourse instances with links getting process as local links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-across-discourse-instances-with-links-getting-process-as-local-links/27889)
**Author:** [@anon25879736](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon25879736)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-across-discourse-instances-with-links-getting-process-as-local-links/27889 "2015-04-24T02:48:07Z")
Before I get into this, I want to mention that I was going to try duplicating this on try.discourse, but it appears to be offline. Since I didn’t want to pollute things experimenting here, I’m just presenting what I foun… --- ## [Internal server error trying to access site\_settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-server-error-trying-to-access-site-settings/26172)
**Author:** [@ouroboros8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ouroboros8)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-server-error-trying-to-access-site-settings/26172 "2015-04-23T17:36:46Z")
I was changing some settings on my install but now I can’t access the admin/site\_settings page at all, and just get 500s. The last thing I did before the issue was change the max post size setting to an arbitrarily larg… --- ## [What is the default ordering for TOP list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-ordering-for-top-list/27859)
**Author:** [@skyeagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skyeagle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-ordering-for-top-list/27859 "2015-04-23T14:18:52Z")
Could someone explain me what is the default ordering for TOP? For example, today’s TOP It looks like a mess or I don’t clearly understand top list view at all. Thanks. --- ## [SiteSetting numbers not properly validated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitesetting-numbers-not-properly-validated/25026)
**Author:** [@rcfox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rcfox)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitesetting-numbers-not-properly-validated/25026 "2015-04-23T12:52:01Z")
Entering a large value for some values in the admin settings can cause the settings dashboard to 500 upon reload. As an example, setting embed\_post\_limit to 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 will … --- ## [Is my app.yml missing newer settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-my-app-yml-missing-newer-settings/27833)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-my-app-yml-missing-newer-settings/27833 "2015-04-23T01:54:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from How to upgrade DO to higher plan?: Hmm. My containers/app.yml doesn’t have any lines for UNICORN\_WORKERS or db\_shared\_buffers. Should I be worried? :worried: Is this maybe because I inst… --- ## [Sorting by any topic list column prevents loading more topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-any-topic-list-column-prevents-loading-more-topics/27802)
**Author:** [@jens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jens)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-any-topic-list-column-prevents-loading-more-topics/27802 "2015-04-22T16:53:47Z")
Hi! When I tried sorting the topic list by category today, I noticed several things off: The list is sortable by category at all. I don’t really see the use case. Opening meta.discourse.org and clicking on the cat… --- ## [Replace Google OpenID 2.0 with OpenID Connect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-google-openid-2-0-with-openid-connect/25277)
**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-google-openid-2-0-with-openid-connect/25277 "2015-04-22T06:22:06Z")
It looks like OpenID 2.0 will be replaced by OpenID Connect on April 20 for Google authentication. More info here: Google Account Help --- ## [How to upgrade DO to higher plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-upgrade-do-to-higher-plan/27817)
**Author:** [@trandatnh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trandatnh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-upgrade-do-to-higher-plan/27817 "2015-04-22T03:06:32Z")
I’m using DO $10 plan for my forum. However, the forum is quite lagging when there are around 20-40 concurrent users. I am going to upgrade DO to $20 plan, could anyone guide me an easy way to upgrade to new plan with le… --- ## [Discourse update has broken avatar URLs for WordPress integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-has-broken-avatar-urls-for-wordpress-integration/27760)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-has-broken-avatar-urls-for-wordpress-integration/27760 "2015-04-21T22:37:30Z")
0.6.5 and latest update, single letter avatar URLs are no longer shown on the remote site. Verified on both live and staging sites. --- ## [How to forbid direct IP visit to discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-forbid-direct-ip-visit-to-discourse/27797)
**Author:** [@doudou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/doudou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-forbid-direct-ip-visit-to-discourse/27797 "2015-04-21T19:30:59Z")
If just only discourse installed on a server, and expose 80 to host, how to forbid direct IP visit to discourse? If someone visit the direct ip address, how to make it return 500 error. like: server { listen 80 defau… --- ## [Use HAProxy and Varnish with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-haproxy-and-varnish-with-discourse/27782)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-haproxy-and-varnish-with-discourse/27782 "2015-04-21T13:07:31Z")
Had some downtime this afternoon and without even really planning to ended up setting up haproxy in front of my web server, which hosts a bunch of stuff including Discourse. The configuration, surprisingly, wound up work… --- ## [TopicEmbed.embed\_url length limit 255 characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topicembed-embed-url-length-limit-255-characters/27731)
**Author:** [@oganer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oganer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topicembed-embed-url-length-limit-255-characters/27731 "2015-04-21T09:03:40Z")
Hi, i’ve got this error in sidekiq Jobs::HandledExceptionWrapper: Wrapped ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: PG::StringDataRightTruncation: ERROR: value too long for type character varying(255) : INSERT INTO "topic\_embe… --- ## [Email notifications arrive in incorrect sequence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-arrive-in-incorrect-sequence/27779)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-arrive-in-incorrect-sequence/27779 "2015-04-20T20:27:01Z")
Reproduce: Ensure email notifications are on for User A for a given topic, such that User A receives an email notification for every reply to that topic. (Or, every post in a category.) Have User B reply to the topic. I… --- ## [Feedback from a community about Mailing List feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-from-a-community-about-mailing-list-feature/27695)
**Author:** [@ashledombos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ashledombos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-from-a-community-about-mailing-list-feature/27695 "2015-04-20T19:42:12Z")
Hello, my team and I have tested intensively discourse as a possible replacement to mailing lists and forums, and I would like to congratulate, discourse is really an impressive environment. I’d like to say first that … --- ## [Quickly tell someone why they should look at a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quickly-tell-someone-why-they-should-look-at-a-topic/27503)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quickly-tell-someone-why-they-should-look-at-a-topic/27503 "2015-04-20T02:26:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from User Invitation/Poking a user to a topic is now live!: With this feature in place, I would love to be able to include a one-line reason why I’m pointing out a topic to someone.. is that i… --- ## [Full names aren't shown even when they don't match username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744 "2015-04-20T02:28:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from Full name isn't shown on post when it matches username: We’re seeing some users without names on our forum john\_doe now has a name of John Doe but the proper name isn’t shown. The resu… --- ## [Categories archive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-archive/26990)
**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-archive/26990 "2015-04-12T14:46:06Z")
Can anyone create this as a legit plugin? And how much will this cost? I did this feature exactly as I want it on my forum via JS (doesn’t works on mobile theme yet): http://forum.red-squadron.ru/ All categories older… --- ## [Category name in URL and title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-in-url-and-title/16887)
**Author:** [@MaSe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MaSe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-in-url-and-title/16887 "2015-04-18T21:21:26Z")
As I know it is important to have SEO keywords in URL and title (like most important tags in StackOverlow). Will it be good to add an option that enables adding category to both URL and title? --- ## [What makes discourse.org hosting better than Communiteq, if anything?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-makes-discourse-org-hosting-better-than-communiteq-if-anything/27526)
**Author:** [@slobizman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slobizman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-makes-discourse-org-hosting-better-than-communiteq-if-anything/27526 "2015-04-17T23:33:05Z")
I’m looking at hosting options at discourse.org and Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting). Not interested in Digital Ocean as I want support. Hosting at discourse.org is considerably more expensive than at Communiteq (… --- ## [Group PM issues reported by user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pm-issues-reported-by-user/27616)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pm-issues-reported-by-user/27616 "2015-04-17T19:39:42Z")
A user has reported the following issue with Group PM feature (I’m running the current software). “when i post, the text box stays after the post has been sent and then i need to then abandon the post but it still posts… --- ## [Ctrl+Z does not undo my previous step](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ctrl-z-does-not-undo-my-previous-step/23507)
**Author:** [@wuchong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wuchong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ctrl-z-does-not-undo-my-previous-step/23507 "2015-04-17T19:33:03Z")
When I type something in the textarea , and select all, and ctrl+b ,and ctrl+z. I just want to undo my ctrl+b step, however it completely my textarea. I have to type the content again. It is weird the ctrl+z means c… --- ## [Keyboard shortcuts not working anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-not-working-anymore/27677)
**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-not-working-anymore/27677 "2015-04-17T18:02:19Z")
The keyboard shortcuts to format text (bold, italic, link, etc.) do not work for me, neither in my own forum, nor in this forum. When e.g. pressing Ctrl+B nothing happens. I’m on a German Windows 8.1 with Google Chrome… --- ## [Error message cannot be dismissed by keyboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-message-cannot-be-dismissed-by-keyboard/27635)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-message-cannot-be-dismissed-by-keyboard/27635 "2015-04-17T17:24:43Z")
We’ve recently experienced a huge number of 502 errors (not a Discourse issue). The error message pop-up cannot be dismissed by keyboard. Other pop-ups can be dismissed with Enter and I would expect this to be the s… --- ## [Long user ID's aren't centered on public badge pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-user-ids-arent-centered-on-public-badge-pages/27692)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-user-ids-arent-centered-on-public-badge-pages/27692 "2015-04-17T16:44:37Z")
Longer user ID’s aren’t centered on public badge pages: --- ## [Edit window pop-ups cannot be dismissed by keyboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-window-pop-ups-cannot-be-dismissed-by-keyboard/27683)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-window-pop-ups-cannot-be-dismissed-by-keyboard/27683 "2015-04-17T16:42:10Z")
The “Revive this topic?”, “Your topic is similar to…” and similar pop-ups cannot be dismissed by keyboard. This is frustrating, as they often cover a post I want to refer to while typing. --- ## [I SO get it! This thing rocks :)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-so-get-it-this-thing-rocks/13345)
**Author:** [@gingerling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerling)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-so-get-it-this-thing-rocks/13345 "2015-04-17T14:48:22Z")
Hi, just wanted to say that I really really get this - I was reading the about page and was like, hey! this is my life right now! :smile: So I got a fab job as a community manager for phpList, but I was shocked to find … --- ## [No "About" link on FAQ, TOS, Privacy pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-about-link-on-faq-tos-privacy-pages/27664)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-about-link-on-faq-tos-privacy-pages/27664 "2015-04-17T07:04:24Z")
/about: /faq: /tos: /privacy: --- ## [How to embed privacy enabled vimeo videos using onebox?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-privacy-enabled-vimeo-videos-using-onebox/27646)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-embed-privacy-enabled-vimeo-videos-using-onebox/27646 "2015-04-17T06:39:44Z")
I just tried embedding a vimeo video and it doesn’t seem to work - what’s the URL to grab and put on its own line? Youtube works: Vimeo does not: https://player.vimeo.com/video/46230330 --- ## [Configurable ASCII-style emojis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configurable-ascii-style-emojis/19294)
**Author:** [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configurable-ascii-style-emojis/19294 "2015-04-17T05:20:26Z")
Counter suggestion: the ASCII-smiley to emoji translations in Discourse’s emoji plugin should be configurable in the admin interface. So far, I’ve been dragging around a patch file that gets applied on Discourse updates… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1877&period=day) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1879&period=day)