# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=466 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 467 --- ## [Exclamation mark and special characters in usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclamation-mark-and-special-characters-in-usernames/247521)
**Author:** [@AV\_C](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AV_C)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclamation-mark-and-special-characters-in-usernames/247521 "2024-04-30T14:18:07Z")
Hi. We’re in progress of moving a big community on Discourse from vb3. Many usernames - around 1.200 - do contain the exclamation mark “!” and I couldn’t find any option to re-enable it. We already enabled “unicode us… --- ## [Map WP Custom Fields to Discourse Custom Fields (in topic view)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/map-wp-custom-fields-to-discourse-custom-fields-in-topic-view/305966)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/map-wp-custom-fields-to-discourse-custom-fields-in-topic-view/305966 "2024-04-30T13:12:13Z")
We are planning to establish a product database on wordpress via custom post types. and import those posts to discourse wia WP Discourse plugin. Since each wp product page will have several custom fields, we would like … --- ## [For hosted discourse, how do I increase the allowed upload file size?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-hosted-discourse-how-do-i-increase-the-allowed-upload-file-size/147135)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Galvin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Peter_Galvin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-hosted-discourse-how-do-i-increase-the-allowed-upload-file-size/147135 "2024-04-30T10:02:17Z")
I don’t see discussion of how to do it for hosted in meta discourse… --- ## [Emoji popup window jumps as I click on the emoji categories buttons in the left panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-popup-window-jumps-as-i-click-on-the-emoji-categories-buttons-in-the-left-panel/306116)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-popup-window-jumps-as-i-click-on-the-emoji-categories-buttons-in-the-left-panel/306116 "2024-04-30T09:33:58Z")
Click on the Add Emoji button in the Settings. See the Emoji Selector popup show up. Click on an emoji category. The emoji selector window jumps to a different location: --- ## [Replying with an audio recording instead of text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-with-an-audio-recording-instead-of-text/305181)
**Author:** [@jenmck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenmck)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-with-an-audio-recording-instead-of-text/305181 "2024-04-30T08:56:27Z")
We have a user who has started posting their replies via an audio recording instead of writing out their reply. They’re doing this out of convenience, not an accessibility issue. Our moderators and admins have started di… --- ## [Showing the best users in WordPress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-the-best-users-in-wordpress/305532)
**Author:** [@Petr\_Mišák](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Petr_Mi%C5%A1%C3%A1k)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-the-best-users-in-wordpress/305532 "2024-04-30T07:29:08Z")
Any idea how to display the top Discourse users on a WordPress site? For example like this? --- ## [How to display posts in grid?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-posts-in-grid/306094)
**Author:** [@Frankz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frankz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-posts-in-grid/306094 "2024-04-30T06:46:30Z")
Hi, How to display posts in grids like the webpage below? Is there a plugin or theme component for this? Thank you --- ## [Rebuild failed, look for help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-failed-look-for-help/306089)
**Author:** [@Alienazk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alienazk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-failed-look-for-help/306089 "2024-04-30T05:46:50Z")
I haven’t rebuilt my container for over 6 months. Recently, it became slower and slower, and one day my site stopped. When I tried to rebuild my app, it failed. FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/… --- ## [SaaS product looking to leverage discourse as an embedded community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saas-product-looking-to-leverage-discourse-as-an-embedded-community/306091)
**Author:** [@jwau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jwau)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/saas-product-looking-to-leverage-discourse-as-an-embedded-community/306091 "2024-04-30T05:29:22Z")
Hello, I am a Product Manager at an eLearning startup, currently exploring solutions to address the increasing demand from our customers for a community/discussion section within their LMS organisation. During my resear… --- ## [Draw attention to the PM title envelope glyph](https://meta.discourse.org/t/draw-attention-to-the-pm-title-envelope-glyph/306085)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/draw-attention-to-the-pm-title-envelope-glyph/306085 "2024-04-30T05:14:03Z")
Hello :wave: I think it would be good to draw attention to the function of this icon. Now that’s the easiest way to go back to the messages list. I know it’s a pretty old thing but on our community there was some reque… --- ## [D3 Graphviz Theme Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/d3-graphviz-theme-component/153031)
**Author:** [@magjac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/magjac)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/d3-graphviz-theme-component/153031 "2024-04-30T01:36:52Z")
The D3 Graphviz Theme Component allows you to add animated Graphviz graphs to your post using the DOT language. Based on d3-graphviz. Repository: GitHub - magjac/discourse-d3-graphviz: Discourse theme component for rend… --- ## [Automatic Unsilence?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-unsilence/306008)
**Author:** [@justanotherperson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justanotherperson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-unsilence/306008 "2024-04-29T23:39:36Z")
So, one of my friends recently got silenced on the forums we’re on. Then, about a day or two ago, he suddenly got unsilenced even though the mods weren’t on at that time. While this is good (…because transmitting message… --- ## [Discourse AI and retrieval augmented generation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-and-retrieval-augmented-generation/286378)
**Author:** [@aas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-and-retrieval-augmented-generation/286378 "2024-04-29T23:16:30Z")
Discourse AI looks amazing and I am super eager to set it up on my self-hosted instance! One question I have (or perhaps a feature request) related to the helper bot and embeddings is: can I choose which topics are use… --- ## [Can categories have default branches for topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-categories-have-default-branches-for-topics/305757)
**Author:** [@dancingCycle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dancingCycle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-categories-have-default-branches-for-topics/305757 "2024-04-29T20:46:26Z")
Hi folks, I like how posts can be allocated to different, let me call them “branches”, like in this screenshot. Is there a way to implement this “branch” feature in Discourse? The “branch” is like a sub categorie t… --- ## [How to target specific CSS elements?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-target-specific-css-elements/147084)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Heraud](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Heraud)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-target-specific-css-elements/147084 "2020-04-07T12:33:28Z")
I want to target a specific element to modify its properties (for example): .d-button-label { display: none !important;} But then realized it’s used all over the place in Discourse, not just in the plugin element I was… --- ## [Discourse Modal Grip](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-modal-grip/305977)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-modal-grip/305977 "2024-04-29T19:25:11Z")
:information\_source: Summary Modal Grip :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - VaperinaDEV/discourse-modal-grip · GitHub :question: Install Guide How to install a them… --- ## [Private users in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-users-in-discourse/70878)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-users-in-discourse/70878 "2024-04-29T19:16:52Z")
Is it possible for members of a Discourse site to opt-out of being displayed in the member directory? --- ## [Strategies to Overcome High Request Blocks on Imgur](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strategies-to-overcome-high-request-blocks-on-imgur/305781)
**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strategies-to-overcome-high-request-blocks-on-imgur/305781 "2024-04-29T19:12:36Z")
As I slowly realize the value that images have to seo, I’ve noticed that many of my images are still being hotlinked from Imgur. That is, my old forum didn’t have any upload function so people would use Imgur to share an… --- ## [Tags and Badge C. Name How can I replace the two with each other?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-and-badge-c-name-how-can-i-replace-the-two-with-each-other/305965)
**Author:** [@ogulcan1787](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ogulcan1787)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-and-badge-c-name-how-can-i-replace-the-two-with-each-other/305965 "2024-04-29T17:39:54Z")
Hello can I change their locations? I changed the Login and Sign Up locations using CSS “Order”. How can I change these? --- ## [PAID: Add custom websites to affiliate plugin + per-category setting for each site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-custom-websites-to-affiliate-plugin-per-category-setting-for-each-site/305957)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-custom-websites-to-affiliate-plugin-per-category-setting-for-each-site/305957 "2024-04-29T17:37:15Z")
We are currently using the affiliate plugin with some custom websites added. We would like to add more custom websites to rewrite into affiliate links: Most of them use similar rules as our current custom websites. … --- ## ["Meta Branded" theme new background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-theme-new-background/305628)
**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-theme-new-background/305628 "2024-04-29T17:34:58Z")
Description I’m unconvinced with the new yellowish background for the Meta Branded theme. It’s a little too vivid (It hurts the eyes, to be honest), IMO. It’s hard to keep looking at the page (my screen luminosity is al… --- ## [How can I tell if my Discourse instance is hosted by you or deployed on my own server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-tell-if-my-discourse-instance-is-hosted-by-you-or-deployed-on-my-own-server/305774)
**Author:** [@mikeguo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikeguo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-tell-if-my-discourse-instance-is-hosted-by-you-or-deployed-on-my-own-server/305774 "2024-04-29T16:35:57Z")
I forgot whether my instance is deployed on my own server or not. --- ## [Discourse Dice Roller (RogerBW)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-dice-roller-rogerbw/209169)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-dice-roller-rogerbw/209169 "2024-04-29T16:10:15Z")
Summary: Dice roller for play-by-forum RPGs and boardgames :link: Codeberg: Firedrake/discourse-dice-roller: Adds \[roll XdY\] macro to Discourse - Codeberg.org :arrow\_right: Install: Follow the plugin installation gui… --- ## [Optimization with media files](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimization-with-media-files/305937)
**Author:** [@Genisis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genisis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimization-with-media-files/305937 "2024-04-29T15:45:04Z")
After doing some search I realize you guys said it’s not optimized for it, I tried changing app.yml to raise limit, max I can do is 100MB, is it also a cf issue? Or mostly nginx related? I’d love if it was optimized for … --- ## [Theme components issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-components-issue/305761)
**Author:** [@Genisis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genisis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-components-issue/305761 "2024-04-29T15:43:11Z")
I tried adding the theme selector to my instance but it doesn’t show up, I’ve updated, disabled it and re-added it, cleared cf cache, rebuilt instance. First one I added was dark mode switcher, worked for a few days then… --- ## [How to remove Hyphen from tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-hyphen-from-tags/305927)
**Author:** [@ogulcan1787](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ogulcan1787)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-hyphen-from-tags/305927 "2024-04-29T15:08:42Z")
Hi, How can I remove Hyphen from tags ? --- ## [Discourse Zoom validate endpoint URL issue (discourse log shows errors)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-zoom-validate-endpoint-url-issue-discourse-log-shows-errors/290377)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-zoom-validate-endpoint-url-issue-discourse-log-shows-errors/290377 "2024-04-29T13:48:58Z")
Hi I have an issue validating the provided URL. I have enabled the Zoom plugin and followed the instructions step by step but when I try to validate the URL, I see the following error: I tried to send a POST reques… --- ## [\`embed unlisted\` site setting in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-unlisted-site-setting-in-discourse/305712)
**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-unlisted-site-setting-in-discourse/305712 "2024-04-29T12:34:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from Wordpress posts are now unlisted from latest update of forum and plugin: I suggest that this setting should have the word “force” added to it somehow. For example, “force embeds to be unl… --- ## [How are users handled when switching to new database?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-users-handled-when-switching-to-new-database/147085)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Heraud](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Heraud)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-users-handled-when-switching-to-new-database/147085 "2020-04-07T12:14:59Z")
We used to link our instance of Discourse with a database of members stored on our server. Users would log in through SSO and their account details would be synced to Discourse. We’ve since migrated to using NeonCRM to … --- ## [Missing buttons glitch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-buttons-glitch/304157)
**Author:** [@bryan20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bryan20)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-buttons-glitch/304157 "2024-04-29T10:19:16Z")
I dont know why but there is no buttons to like, bookmark, etc. I check on my phone to see if it also had the same problem but it didn’t [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=465) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=467)