# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1913 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1914 --- ## [Exporting an AWS instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exporting-an-aws-instance/15874)
**Author:** [@eljazeeri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eljazeeri)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exporting-an-aws-instance/15874 "2014-05-23T06:12:25Z")
I have a discourse forum running for a while now. It was installed through bitnami on an AWS cloud account. I would like to move the hosting to a different server / host to be administered by someone else. Is there a way… --- ## [Tracking after "reply as new topic"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-after-reply-as-new-topic/15876)
**Author:** [@Julien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julien)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-after-reply-as-new-topic/15876 "2014-05-23T00:51:00Z")
If somebody forks one of my messages in a new topic, I lose the tracking of this new topic. --- ## [Emoji user preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763)
**Author:** [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-user-preferences/15763 "2014-05-19T23:33:15Z")
I would love if every application that uses Emoji (but discourse in particular) would follow Slack’s example to allow user-based preferences: Especially the last setting ‘Convert my emoticons to emoji’ is brilliant. … --- ## [User-awarded badges and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-awarded-badges-and-more/15759)
**Author:** [@ronteras](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ronteras)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-awarded-badges-and-more/15759 "2014-05-19T13:16:57Z")
Tried to find the similar topic, but failed :D. While badges feature is on its way with all great stuff, what about having the some badges category, (restricted by certain categories or not) that can be awarded by the … --- ## [What is Discourse's policy on penetration testing and reporting security bugs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-discourses-policy-on-penetration-testing-and-reporting-security-bugs/6004)
**Author:** [@Iszi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Iszi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-discourses-policy-on-penetration-testing-and-reporting-security-bugs/6004 "2014-05-19T01:38:55Z")
Security vulnerabilities in IT systems and applications are becoming more and more of a hot topic these days. Different organizations have different policies regarding the acceptance of volunteer penetration testers’ eff… --- ## [Sizing images and cloudinary support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sizing-images-and-cloudinary-support/15756)
**Author:** [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sizing-images-and-cloudinary-support/15756 "2014-05-18T21:41:17Z")
It’s awesome that we can drag & drop images. @codinghorror, Any thoughts on these ideas? If you make your images big, that’s great because you can click and expand. However, what if you want to have a post with 15 204… --- ## [Trouble with Invites to topics in categories with permission limits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-invites-to-topics-in-categories-with-permission-limits/15717)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-invites-to-topics-in-categories-with-permission-limits/15717 "2014-05-16T22:46:59Z")
I just ran into difficulties with invites. I created a category where I only want people with level 2 permissions to be able to reply to posts and level 3 permissions to create posts. I then created a topic and then invi… --- ## [More info about user in mouse over when someneon is @post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-info-about-user-in-mouse-over-when-someneon-is-post/15702)
**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-info-about-user-in-mouse-over-when-someneon-is-post/15702 "2014-05-16T15:39:17Z")
It will be nice to have more info about @mentioned user in post without additional click (postback). When someone say something to etc @adopilot user need to click and postback and goaway from topic to get additional in… --- ## [Culture and Habits of Mailing Lists and Forums? Are they reconcilable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/culture-and-habits-of-mailing-lists-and-forums-are-they-reconcilable/15679)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/culture-and-habits-of-mailing-lists-and-forums-are-they-reconcilable/15679 "2014-05-15T20:08:51Z")
Continuing the discussion from Replacing Mailing lists: Email-In: My big concern is less about spam (this can be handled on the technical level and with moderators) and more about culture and habits - in the little tim… --- ## [Add support for forwarding/adding member to private message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-forwarding-adding-member-to-private-message/15654)
**Author:** [@ian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-support-for-forwarding-adding-member-to-private-message/15654 "2014-05-15T06:32:32Z")
I’m actually trying to do this on meta right now, and I can’t figure out how so I’d assume it’s not possible. I’d like to be able to add someone to a private message that already exists. (ex add bob to a PM sent to joe) … --- ## [PMing suspended members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pming-suspended-members/15276)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pming-suspended-members/15276 "2014-05-13T17:14:28Z")
(Sorry - not sure if this is the best category.) Somewhat to my surprise, you can PM a suspended member. Nothing pops up to say “sorry - member is suspended for the next 200 years, so don’t hold your breathe waiting for… --- ## [The Discourse Servers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-discourse-servers/5898)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-discourse-servers/5898 "2013-11-29T20:14:35Z")
Originally published at: The Discourse Servers When we moved to our new datacenter, I didn’t elaborate on exactly what sort of hardware we have in the rack. But now I will. There are 13 servers here now, all variously nu… --- ## [Add a "remove" button to bookmarks on user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-remove-button-to-bookmarks-on-user-profile/14903)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-remove-button-to-bookmarks-on-user-profile/14903 "2014-05-12T07:58:38Z")
This is a relatively easy one and I think a lot of people would like it. Just add a “remove bookmark” button to each bookmark entry on the user page, like so: It’s been requested a few times and it’d be a great qua… --- ## [Show recipient/sender in PM list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-recipient-sender-in-pm-list/15397)
**Author:** [@TechnoBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TechnoBear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-recipient-sender-in-pm-list/15397 "2014-05-12T07:50:32Z")
In the Profile message list, there is nothing to indicate who the other party involved in the PM is. Nor is there any filter option, as there is in vBulletin, so as soon as you accumulate more than a few PMs, it becomes … --- ## [Topics with lots of internal links look bad](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-with-lots-of-internal-links-look-bad/13970)
**Author:** [@katie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/katie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-with-lots-of-internal-links-look-bad/13970 "2014-05-11T06:04:16Z")
Hi, I am not sure what these right topic means but i realize that some threads have a very large list and style wise it looks awkward. I even see the last title collapsing over another txt I think it will look better… --- ## [I so love this soft! thank you](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-so-love-this-soft-thank-you/15439)
**Author:** [@yangsir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yangsir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-so-love-this-soft-thank-you/15439 "2014-05-08T20:37:12Z")
im so poor in english bu i think i can not break down this area，so i leave this couple of words --- ## [The RSS title is "Latest Topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-rss-title-is-latest-topics/15200)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-rss-title-is-latest-topics/15200 "2014-05-08T15:29:34Z")
Is it possible to replace the RSS title from “Latest Topics” to the forum title? --- ## [New topic creation - Forward to experts by e-mail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-creation-forward-to-experts-by-e-mail/15391)
**Author:** [@dror\_deleon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dror_deleon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-creation-forward-to-experts-by-e-mail/15391 "2014-05-08T08:34:38Z")
Hi Discourse team, I wonder, is there any way to forward new topics on a certain category to the “experts” related to the category by e-mail? If there is, will it work if ill open the topic via e-mail? If there isn’t,… --- ## [Install Discourse on internal RHEL server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-internal-rhel-server/15032)
**Author:** [@vanakenm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vanakenm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-internal-rhel-server/15032 "2014-05-08T00:07:56Z")
Hi, We want to start using discourse as an exchange platform between several teams at my company. The corporate overlords here provided us with RHEL servers. From reading the meta site, here is my understanding: insta… --- ## [Add "sign in" to anonymous header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-sign-in-to-anonymous-header/15335)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-sign-in-to-anonymous-header/15335 "2014-05-07T23:44:47Z")
Right now the anonymous header looks like this: but it looks like this when scrolled down in a topic, which is where we want most people to be most of the time, right? This is a problem, since there’s no visible Sig… --- ## [How to use google cloud storage instead of s3?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-google-cloud-storage-instead-of-s3/15418)
**Author:** [@dccohen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dccohen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-google-cloud-storage-instead-of-s3/15418 "2014-05-07T22:45:31Z")
Discourse seems to use the fog gem, which supports many cloud services, including google cloud storage. But, is discourse currently just written to work with s3 as te cloud storage, or can it be already used with google … --- ## [How about a filter for when you have sevral teams on the same forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-a-filter-for-when-you-have-sevral-teams-on-the-same-forum/15370)
**Author:** [@ekenheim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ekenheim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-a-filter-for-when-you-have-sevral-teams-on-the-same-forum/15370 "2014-05-07T22:22:53Z")
Hey guys, I’m curious since I couldn’t find a thread or on my deployment settings a feature that would allow me to filter like this: Let’s say I have a forum about fotball, and I have a few categories: X/Y/Z. I would… --- ## [Posting to Subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-to-subcategories/15412)
**Author:** [@ekenheim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ekenheim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-to-subcategories/15412 "2014-05-07T19:33:30Z")
I mentioned this in an earlier thread devoted to something else. I feel when your posting to subcategories it’s abit confusing at the moment.. Looking at how it is right now. Create new topic → \[Title\]\[Categories/Subc… --- ## [Google Webmaster Tools does not like topics description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-webmaster-tools-does-not-like-topics-description/15278)
**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-webmaster-tools-does-not-like-topics-description/15278 "2014-05-07T15:47:29Z")
All the topics have the same meta description and GWT doesn’t like it: What about using an excerpt of the topic content instead? --- ## [Configure mailbox in Google Apps for user-friendly incoming email addresses for discourse categories (with screenshots)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailbox-in-google-apps-for-user-friendly-incoming-email-addresses-for-discourse-categories-with-screenshots/15374)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-mailbox-in-google-apps-for-user-friendly-incoming-email-addresses-for-discourse-categories-with-screenshots/15374 "2014-05-07T00:43:45Z")
I had a bit of trouble figuring out how to set up the mailbox in google apps to work with Discourse so that there is a user-friendly incoming email address for each category. Here are some screenshots that show how I did… --- ## [$100 Bounty: Create script or plugin that links Mumble to Discourse's user db](https://meta.discourse.org/t/100-bounty-create-script-or-plugin-that-links-mumble-to-discourses-user-db/15368)
**Author:** [@Vocino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vocino)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/100-bounty-create-script-or-plugin-that-links-mumble-to-discourses-user-db/15368 "2014-05-06T22:20:21Z")
I would like my Mumble (Murmur) server to use my Discourse forum’s user and group information for authentication. There is currently a python script that does exactly what I need but for phpBB. There are also others an… --- ## [Would like to be notified when a new user registers when 'must approve users' setting is on](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-be-notified-when-a-new-user-registers-when-must-approve-users-setting-is-on/15129)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-be-notified-when-a-new-user-registers-when-must-approve-users-setting-is-on/15129 "2014-05-06T21:11:14Z")
We are soft-launching our forum and currently have the users set up like this: When a user logs in, they need to be approved. But I (admin) don’t get any notification when a user signs up. This is a case where it’d… --- ## [I've come here after being disillusioned over and over for years](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ive-come-here-after-being-disillusioned-over-and-over-for-years/14827)
**Author:** [@wynnyelle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wynnyelle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ive-come-here-after-being-disillusioned-over-and-over-for-years/14827 "2014-05-06T19:03:46Z")
Hi. I was referred here by someone who said this might be a good software for me to redo my site on. I’ve been trying to have my site done up exactly like I want it to with all the features I thought of it having, for se… --- ## [Add markup to control alignment of images and text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markup-to-control-alignment-of-images-and-text/15287)
**Author:** [@NomNuggetNom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NomNuggetNom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markup-to-control-alignment-of-images-and-text/15287 "2014-05-03T23:12:23Z")
This image should explain it all Here is the code (this actually pastes differently here, but the same thing happens with the text) \[img\]https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/windows-8-metro-style/32/info.png\[/img… --- ## [What is the point of limiting new users to three replies per topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-limiting-new-users-to-three-replies-per-topic/11696)
**Author:** [@zeynel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zeynel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-point-of-limiting-new-users-to-three-replies-per-topic/11696 "2014-05-03T22:44:50Z")
I am trying to install Discourse and I ran into a problem and I asked a question in the forum and \[trident\] is trying to help but I cannot reply to his questions!! What is the point of this? How am I supposed to reply to… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1912) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1914)