# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=320 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 321 --- ## [Site DNS is propagated but discourse refuses connection?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-dns-is-propagated-but-discourse-refuses-connection/345721)
**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-dns-is-propagated-but-discourse-refuses-connection/345721 "2025-01-06T04:50:22Z")
I migrated from upcloud to contabo VPS. I used Rsync and following the steps was able to rebuild and app confirmed running Topic here. This post got the site to rebuild properly I changed DNS records on Squarespace… --- ## [Last check date not localized in admin dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-check-date-not-localized-in-admin-dashboard/345483)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-check-date-not-localized-in-admin-dashboard/345483 "2025-01-06T04:15:45Z")
I am trying to get the admin dashboard fully localized and small things are showing up. This date is not localized. I guess it is this one --- ## [Help with migration to Discourse from old platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-migration-to-discourse-from-old-platform/345719)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Zhu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_Zhu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-migration-to-discourse-from-old-platform/345719 "2025-01-06T00:59:17Z")
We previously built a lightweight forum ourselves and are migrating to Discourse. We want to maintain the original forum for a period to give users time to migrate. We have encountered some technical issues. Transferr… --- ## [Setting Up Moderator Application Requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-moderator-application-requests/343220)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-moderator-application-requests/343220 "2024-12-19T16:51:19Z")
Is there a way for users to share a form or submit a request if they’re interested in becoming a moderator? I’m not specifically asking about Meta but more broadly for any platform that’s built on Discourse. I’d love to … --- ## [Filter by user replied](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-by-user-replied/345589)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-by-user-replied/345589 "2025-01-05T22:34:18Z")
I’d like to see an additional option ‘no replies by me’ that filters topics to the ones that the user has not replied to. Probably too odd of a use case, but it would help some of our users who try to reply to most of th… --- ## [Create invite immediately when selecting Invite from sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-invite-immediately-when-selecting-invite-from-sidebar/343662)
**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-invite-immediately-when-selecting-invite-from-sidebar/343662 "2025-01-05T22:15:44Z")
Maybe I’m being a simpleton, but is there any reason not to go directly to this: Why is there a need for a intermediate pop-up with a button? Is generating the link expensive? --- ## [Ask.discourse.com is incredibly powerful 🦾](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ask-discourse-com-is-incredibly-powerful/345658)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ask-discourse-com-is-incredibly-powerful/345658 "2025-01-05T16:25:30Z")
Sure, it won’t replace the search feature, but after using it for several days it’s usually very on point and returns the right information with no mistakes (so far). The same way I now use AIs as a replacement for Goog… --- ## [Create a QR code for invites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-qr-code-for-invites/341057)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-qr-code-for-invites/341057 "2025-01-05T15:51:48Z")
On my sites, it is better to have a QR code for an invite as opportunities often crop up at in-person events. Have you considered rolling QRs into the invite modal on the sidebar? I guess this could be a nice little The… --- ## [Linking to a heading within a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-to-a-heading-within-a-post/341122)
**Author:** [@Gianni\_Rossi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gianni_Rossi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linking-to-a-heading-within-a-post/341122 "2025-01-05T15:18:47Z")
Hi All, I need to write a very long post and would like to include a table of contents at the beginning with links to the chapter titles below. Searching on this forum I found this thread that seems to explain how to do… --- ## [Disabling view counts in statisticsjson](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-view-counts-in-statisticsjson/345639)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-view-counts-in-statisticsjson/345639 "2025-01-05T13:34:31Z")
Is there a way to completely hide views from the UI? I can do this using CSS, but is it also possible to manually disable it so that it does not get fetched, even in statistics.json? My primary intention is either to st… --- ## [How can I change this? smtp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-this-smtp/345621)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_Andres](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carlos_Andres)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-this-smtp/345621 "2025-01-05T13:30:21Z")
I want to edit this for METERS --- ## [Full HTML support in (sub)category boxes - workaround?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-html-support-in-sub-category-boxes-workaround/345644)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-html-support-in-sub-category-boxes-workaround/345644 "2025-01-05T12:33:51Z")
Hey guys We run regular contests in our forum. For each contest, we set up a dedicated subcategory. At this point, we would like to add more rich content to each category box, such as buttons, links, div and p tags, et… --- ## [Do We Need Plugins For Schemas In Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-need-plugins-for-schemas-in-discourse/345579)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-we-need-plugins-for-schemas-in-discourse/345579 "2025-01-05T09:57:34Z")
Hey everyone, this might be a very out-of-context question, so please bear with me. I was actually trying to understand schemas and how they work. Similar to WordPress, do we need to install an additional plugin, or are… --- ## [Passing params to Data Explorer using API requires enclosing a value](https://meta.discourse.org/t/passing-params-to-data-explorer-using-api-requires-enclosing-a-value/322843)
**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/passing-params-to-data-explorer-using-api-requires-enclosing-a-value/322843 "2025-01-05T01:20:51Z")
Reference: Run Data Explorer queries with the Discourse API When passing params to a SQL query using the API, Discourse currently requires that all values be encapsulated using double quotes, including integers, which … --- ## [Increase maximum watched words limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-maximum-watched-words-limit/197798)
**Author:** [@Faizan\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faizan_Zahid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-maximum-watched-words-limit/197798 "2025-01-05T00:04:06Z")
My file has 2805+ bad words, but its only allowed 2000 bad words, how can i add more words? If i want to add 10,000 bad words, from a text file, how to do it? as right now it allows me only to add max 2000 entries. --- ## [Hit the blocklist limit for blocking words on the forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hit-the-blocklist-limit-for-blocking-words-on-the-forum/345199)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hit-the-blocklist-limit-for-blocking-words-on-the-forum/345199 "2025-01-05T00:03:41Z")
So I am a moderator of the forum.creative.gimkit.com forum and I seemed to stumble across an issue. I reached the limit to how many words I can put in the blacklist. Do you know what I should do to allow a wider array of… --- ## [Examples of styling and use of Embedding a list of Discourse Topics on a external site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/examples-of-styling-and-use-of-embedding-a-list-of-discourse-topics-on-a-external-site/130672)
**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/examples-of-styling-and-use-of-embedding-a-list-of-discourse-topics-on-a-external-site/130672 "2025-01-04T16:44:47Z")
Im looking for users who have used the " Embedding a list of Discourse Topics in another site" And the style and will share the CSS they are using to change the default style. At the moment I have only tested the list.… --- ## [How to hide all posts from a specific user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-all-posts-from-a-specific-user/295496)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-all-posts-from-a-specific-user/295496 "2025-01-04T11:55:38Z")
Is there a way to hide all posts for a specific user (without deleting them). The use case is to temporarily hide them until a legal issue is resolved after which then can be un-hidden. That’s why I don’t simply want to … --- ## [Session Timeout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-timeout/34686)
**Author:** [@ATPJD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ATPJD)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/session-timeout/34686 "2025-01-04T11:45:18Z")
Is there a secret configuration option to allow me to limit how long a user remains signed-in? I would like users to be signed-out automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity. Thanks for any pointers. --- ## [Better documentation navigation with a new sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-documentation-navigation-with-a-new-sidebar/316058)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-documentation-navigation-with-a-new-sidebar/316058 "2025-01-04T11:43:10Z")
This week, we published a significant improvement to Discourse documentation - a new sidebar! This feature is designed to make navigating and accessing our documentation easier and more intuitive than ever before. … --- ## [Discourse members being logged out - how to fix?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-members-being-logged-out-how-to-fix/152514)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-members-being-logged-out-how-to-fix/152514 "2020-05-25T07:51:49Z")
Hi, I’m getting word that several of my forum members are getting logged out automatically after 20-30 minutes. I use SSO so I’m wondering if the issue could be something with them logging into the main site, then going… --- ## [Proofreading is too creative](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proofreading-is-too-creative/345562)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proofreading-is-too-creative/345562 "2025-01-04T09:58:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from How to hide all posts from a specific user: Just FYI, but AI tries to be too creative now. A little before proofreading didn’t do anything and gave error 500, so you guys did some updating… --- ## [The input field on some Discourse deployment is broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-input-field-on-some-discourse-deployment-is-broken/332668)
**Author:** [@jjpe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jjpe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-input-field-on-some-discourse-deployment-is-broken/332668 "2025-01-04T09:09:29Z")
The image below is a screenshot from a post I was writing on users.rust-lang.org. As is pretty plain to see, the input field is just completely broken. And it’s not new, it’s been going on for quite a while. Oddly enou… --- ## [api.registerValueTransformer: transformer "post-menu-buttons" is unknown and will be ignored](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-registervaluetransformer-transformer-post-menu-buttons-is-unknown-and-will-be-ignored/345461)
**Author:** [@ishua\_wang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ishua_wang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-registervaluetransformer-transformer-post-menu-buttons-is-unknown-and-will-be-ignored/345461 "2025-01-04T03:37:30Z")
Hello, I install discourse and find a minor issue. What’s the problem? Could this be fixed? --- ## [Error in phpbb3.template.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-phpbb3-template-yml/345515)
**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-phpbb3-template-yml/345515 "2025-01-04T01:45:06Z")
I followed instructions per the migration instructions: Copied app.yml to import.yml Added the phpbb3 template. Stopped the app Launched the rebuild import app I received the following error message. FAILED ---------… --- ## [Why doesn't Discourse support IndexNow?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-support-indexnow/292214)
**Author:** [@Petr\_Mišák](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Petr_Mi%C5%A1%C3%A1k)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-support-indexnow/292214 "2025-01-03T21:21:10Z")
In today’s fast-paced and rapidly obsolete information, indexing speed is one of the most important factors for success. But why doesn’t Discource support this protocol at all? https://www.indexnow.org/ --- ## [SEC\_ERROR\_EXPIRED\_CERTIFICATE in FIrefox on Mac only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sec-error-expired-certificate-in-firefox-on-mac-only/345477)
**Author:** [@rlauriston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlauriston)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sec-error-expired-certificate-in-firefox-on-mac-only/345477 "2025-01-03T19:16:34Z")
I’m getting a SEC\_ERROR\_EXPIRED\_CERTIFICATE error from Firefox on macOS when trying to go to https://www.foodtalkcentral.com/latest, says the certificate expired yesterday. No problem with Firefox on Windows or Chrome on… --- ## [Move Uploads and Backups to DigitalOcean Block Storage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-uploads-and-backups-to-digitalocean-block-storage/89274)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-uploads-and-backups-to-digitalocean-block-storage/89274 "2025-01-03T17:04:50Z")
So you want to move all uploads and backups to DigitalOcean Block Storage? Before you do this, though, you might instead consider Configure an S3 compatible object storage provider for uploads. It is no more complicated… --- ## [Is it by design that updates via web UI can provoke breaking changes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-by-design-that-updates-via-web-ui-can-provoke-breaking-changes/345426)
**Author:** [@Benjol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjol)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-by-design-that-updates-via-web-ui-can-provoke-breaking-changes/345426 "2025-01-03T16:57:05Z")
I just tried upgrading via the web UI. The first part went ok, but the second step (update Discourse version) got part way through, then said there was an error, and the forum no longer works at all (just the ‘Oops’ page… --- ## [New topic category selector size](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-category-selector-size/292005)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-category-selector-size/292005 "2025-01-03T16:45:54Z")
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