# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1905 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1906 --- ## [Can you use "www" for the install subdomain?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-use-www-for-the-install-subdomain/20496)
**Author:** [@TheLoneCuber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheLoneCuber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-use-www-for-the-install-subdomain/20496 "2014-09-26T21:06:35Z")
Can you avoid the subdomain-look, and achieve a top-level domain look, by installing Discourse to a “www” subdomain? I want to use Discourse for a site at the root-level of the domain. --- ## [Resend any email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resend-any-email/20502)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resend-any-email/20502 "2014-09-26T19:41:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Re-inviting/resending invites to users?: I’m sure that having a “resend” next to any of the emails here could be a very handy troubleshooting tool. Feature requested. --- ## [Discourse meetup near MacTech Boot Camp?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meetup-near-mactech-boot-camp/13545)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meetup-near-mactech-boot-camp/13545 "2014-09-25T21:46:18Z")
All - I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, home of not-a-thing-related-to-discourse-besides-me. \* I do speak at all the MacTech Boot Camps though. I would Love to attend/help coordinate a meetup - perhaps if one could be … --- ## [What happens when you flag a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-you-flag-a-post/20473)
**Author:** [@AdamCapriola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AdamCapriola)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-you-flag-a-post/20473 "2014-09-25T20:45:10Z")
I’m having trouble understanding what exactly happens or is expected to happen when posts get flagged. I have issues on my forums with users posting unhelpful, spammy content (not spam as in the sense that Discourse term… --- ## [Editing a post should make the grey unread count appear in the topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-post-should-make-the-grey-unread-count-appear-in-the-topic-list/17418)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-post-should-make-the-grey-unread-count-appear-in-the-topic-list/17418 "2014-09-25T18:00:16Z")
Here’s something that has been bugging me for a while. Edited posts should make the grey unread count appear in the topic list so you know there is something you haven’t read in that topic. This is especially important … --- ## [Flagged Contented that is Temporarily Hidden is still visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flagged-contented-that-is-temporarily-hidden-is-still-visible/19212)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flagged-contented-that-is-temporarily-hidden-is-still-visible/19212 "2014-09-25T17:53:16Z")
I’m not sure if this is a bug or the lack of my understanding of “hidden”. I am an anonymous user, I visit a topic that has a hidden post, because it was flagged by the community and I see: “This post was flagged by th… --- ## [Avoid "naughty" words in avatar list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoid-naughty-words-in-avatar-list/20438)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoid-naughty-words-in-avatar-list/20438 "2014-09-25T06:52:58Z")
A bug… debatably. This one is pretty innocent, but I could easily see worse words being spelled out: --- ## [Post reply via Twitter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-reply-via-twitter/20332)
**Author:** [@Ricardo\_Viteri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ricardo_Viteri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-reply-via-twitter/20332 "2014-09-24T22:12:36Z")
Would it be possible for users to post a short reply via Twitter to a forum discussion? --- ## [GPG signed emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gpg-signed-emails/20390)
**Author:** [@funvill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/funvill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gpg-signed-emails/20390 "2014-09-24T15:37:36Z")
My overly security conscious group is looking for the emails that are sent from discourse to be GPG signed by discourse. Not encrypted emails but signed. Over half of our group primarily interacts with discourse via emai… --- ## [Is it better for Discourse to use JavaScript or CoffeeScript?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-better-for-discourse-to-use-javascript-or-coffeescript/3153)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-better-for-discourse-to-use-javascript-or-coffeescript/3153 "2014-09-24T11:27:54Z")
Religion aside: http://wekeroad.com/2012/03/21/coffeescript-or-straight-up-js-i-suck-either-way What is better for Discourse, CoffeeScript or JavaScript? Notice, I am not particularly interested in personal preference… --- ## [Downloading backups should include Content Length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloading-backups-should-include-content-length/20175)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloading-backups-should-include-content-length/20175 "2014-09-22T23:27:31Z")
When downloading backups from the admin page the browser is unable to display a progress bar due to Content Length header not being included. When backups get large it is difficult to know how far though the download… --- ## [Typo in prepended text for invited users in welcome message, not editable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typo-in-prepended-text-for-invited-users-in-welcome-message-not-editable/20210)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typo-in-prepended-text-for-invited-users-in-welcome-message-not-editable/20210 "2014-09-22T18:41:08Z")
The welcome message gets some prepended text if the new user came to the forum by way of an invitation. There’s a minor typo in there - see screenshot. But the real issue for me is that this template text is not editable… --- ## [API Functionality for invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-functionality-for-invites/20278)
**Author:** [@alxnik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxnik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-functionality-for-invites/20278 "2014-09-22T18:05:23Z")
I have deployed a discourse installation which is invite only and I am looking for a way to trigger invitations from another website. However, I don’t want to invite users to a specific topic, but to the forum in general… --- ## [Discourse team appreciation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-appreciation/20266)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-appreciation/20266 "2014-09-22T12:46:15Z")
Just to break up the monotony… Word: multi-hatting v. Definition: The the status of managing concerns across disciplines. What multi-hatting might look like: Use in a sentence: Many of the Discourse developers and… --- ## [How does the Discourse project work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-discourse-project-work/19059)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-discourse-project-work/19059 "2014-09-22T08:16:21Z")
As more and more free and open source software people become aware of the Discourse project, they’ll surely be interested in contributing in different ways. One of the major items of interest in open source projects is … --- ## [Archive Topics via Bulk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-topics-via-bulk/20302)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-topics-via-bulk/20302 "2015-06-19T00:38:19Z")
I noticed that the Bulk actions permit the following: Would supplying a change that permitted Archive Topics (next to Close Topics) be accepted? --- ## [Ability to not bump topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-not-bump-topics/20286)
**Author:** [@Qwertie\_](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Qwertie_)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-not-bump-topics/20286 "2014-09-21T15:36:43Z")
One common problem with forums is you can’t reply to really old topics because you will bump it to the top of the forum which annoys other users of the forum because they don’t want to see old topics again. But sometimes… --- ## [Topic search doesn't search for user names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-search-doesnt-search-for-user-names/20171)
**Author:** [@heinrich5991](https://meta.discourse.org/u/heinrich5991)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-search-doesnt-search-for-user-names/20171 "2014-09-20T12:36:42Z")
Basically the issue the title describes. When I press CTRL+F and search for a user that posted in a specific thread, I only find the people quoting them. This is unexpected, because with the browser search I’d expect to… --- ## [Move to existing topic should show category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-to-existing-topic-should-show-category/20128)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-to-existing-topic-should-show-category/20128 "2014-09-19T15:42:57Z")
As an admin (or moderator?) I want to be able to see the categories of posts when searching for a topic for which to move a post/reply, so I can more clearly identify the actual “correct” topic. The current UI allows se… --- ## [Include reading time in the site stats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-reading-time-in-the-site-stats/20108)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-reading-time-in-the-site-stats/20108 "2014-09-18T15:30:24Z")
I believe we should add another metric into the admin dashboard. What I’m specifically thinking is: The time spent reading forum posts I know Discourse already tracks reading time so it should be possible to show an ag… --- ## [Include anonymous users in site stats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-anonymous-users-in-site-stats/20109)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-anonymous-users-in-site-stats/20109 "2014-09-18T08:00:20Z")
The site stats in admin panel could do with a redesign. By providing a just a few key metrics there we could reduce the need to use google analytics etc. for many forum owners and provide them with better data to underst… --- ## [World Discourse Meetup in Toronto, September 16th 2014 @ 6pm](https://meta.discourse.org/t/world-discourse-meetup-in-toronto-september-16th-2014-6pm/19683)
**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/world-discourse-meetup-in-toronto-september-16th-2014-6pm/19683 "2014-09-18T03:44:15Z")
I’m delighted to announce that on September 16th, 2014 we’re having an Official Discourse Meetup in Toronto! If you’re around, please do come by and meet the team. Here are the details: 6pm at Pharmacy which is lo… --- ## [Stacked FontAwesome icons for badges, etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stacked-fontawesome-icons-for-badges-etc/20071)
**Author:** [@fysics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fysics)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stacked-fontawesome-icons-for-badges-etc/20071 "2014-09-16T04:23:05Z")
Stacking FontAwesome icons can result in some pretty neat looking glyphs. It would be nice to be able to stack icons like this when specifying the icon for a badge. It involves a parent element with fa-stack class, then… --- ## [Has the freelance market started to pickup? What kind of potential do you guys see?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-the-freelance-market-started-to-pickup-what-kind-of-potential-do-you-guys-see/10821)
**Author:** [@rubydoob](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rubydoob)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-the-freelance-market-started-to-pickup-what-kind-of-potential-do-you-guys-see/10821 "2014-09-15T21:57:59Z")
As discourse starts to pickup steam, what kind of freelance type opportunities do you guys think will start to get popular? Has it started much yet? Even with Discourse’s hosted option, are there opportunities there al… --- ## [Feedback: Improved topic summary mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-improved-topic-summary-mode/11376)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-improved-topic-summary-mode/11376 "2014-09-15T12:42:37Z")
Every forum has the TL;DR problem of regularly generating topics that have 100, 200, 500, or even a thousand posts. Who the heck is going to read all 500+ posts in a giant topic? We had a “best of” mode for topics th… --- ## [Why doesn't Discourse show user statistics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-show-user-statistics/20058)
**Author:** [@joshfrank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshfrank)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-show-user-statistics/20058 "2014-09-15T11:29:33Z")
In Discourse, the user avatar doesn’t show any stats about the user: In other BB software, you generally see stats like total post count, reputation, date joined, etc. I’m not sure any of that is helpful, but it’s ub… --- ## [Changing Digital Ocean Plan](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-digital-ocean-plan/20068)
**Author:** [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-digital-ocean-plan/20068 "2014-09-15T06:52:40Z")
Is there any document that describes how to change one’s Digital Ocean plan? I have a couple forums that are getting very light light traffic, and I’d like to downsize them. This would be a great addition to this docum… --- ## [Prioritise a specific search result](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritise-a-specific-search-result/20030)
**Author:** [@tradpainter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tradpainter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 6:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritise-a-specific-search-result/20030 "2014-09-15T06:07:56Z")
Hope I can explain my search requirement in time. (I am still giddy with excitement having had my WP forum migrated over by Discourse Hosting.) To manipulate a certain result to be top of the search results in Google, y… --- ## [Add members to group from another group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-members-to-group-from-another-group/20013)
**Author:** [@mfeckie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mfeckie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 6:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-members-to-group-from-another-group/20013 "2014-09-14T06:44:12Z")
What are people’s thoughts on adding the ability to bulk add users to a Group based on membership of another group? Use case is like, “I’m setting up a new project, but it’s not for everyone to see, so I want to add all… --- ## [New flag type: insisting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-flag-type-insisting/18575)
**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-flag-type-insisting/18575 "2014-09-13T19:51:10Z")
One thing that seems to pop up quite frequently is two (or more) people going on and on about some argument where everything has already been said many times before. Neither just wants to let the other one get last word.… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1904) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1906)