# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=487 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 488 --- ## [Is there a way to remove the pop-ups when making a new topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-pop-ups-when-making-a-new-topic/300777)
**Author:** [@45thj5ej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/45thj5ej)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-pop-ups-when-making-a-new-topic/300777 "2024-03-25T04:48:00Z")
These are God-awful annoying and I’d like to remove them on my own site :frowning: --- ## [Share button not working on my site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-button-not-working-on-my-site/300783)
**Author:** [@45thj5ej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/45thj5ej)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-button-not-working-on-my-site/300783 "2024-03-25T04:45:16Z")
A user of mine just pointed out this error, which I also got on my end when trying to share any topic: Error: the ‘share-topic’ modal needs updating to work with the latest version of Discourse. See Converting modals fr… --- ## [Three dots become garbage can](https://meta.discourse.org/t/three-dots-become-garbage-can/180680)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/three-dots-become-garbage-can/180680 "2024-03-25T01:04:15Z")
Today let’s talk about the UX of OK we click on the three dots to find out what it hides. OK we saw what it hid. And now we click again to make it hide it again. But surprise surprise, that spot has now become a gar… --- ## [Estimate how many users I can have](https://meta.discourse.org/t/estimate-how-many-users-i-can-have/300662)
**Author:** [@مباركمبارك](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/estimate-how-many-users-i-can-have/300662 "2024-03-23T15:42:34Z")
One question, how do you estimate server power? I don’t really understand the construction or the hardware. However, a speech installation should support how many registered members and how many online members at the sam… --- ## [Writing directly to the database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/writing-directly-to-the-database/300651)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/writing-directly-to-the-database/300651 "2024-03-24T22:09:22Z")
Has anyone here already done work to read/write from the database directly? At first I tried to use the API to create threads and posts, but this was too unreliable, so now I’m looking at trying to write directly to the … --- ## [Topic template cannot allow user to upload media, and the 3 lines at the top do nothing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-template-cannot-allow-user-to-upload-media-and-the-3-lines-at-the-top-do-nothing/300118)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-template-cannot-allow-user-to-upload-media-and-the-3-lines-at-the-top-do-nothing/300118 "2024-03-24T20:04:56Z")
In the forum I’m on (ask.replit.com) when creating a topic in one of the categories, this appears: Not sure what this is called, but it appearing isn’t the issue here. You can see that there isn’t a button to uploa… --- ## [Shorcode SMS Service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shorcode-sms-service/300700)
**Author:** [@مباركمبارك](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shorcode-sms-service/300700 "2024-03-24T15:10:44Z")
I don’t know if I’m in the right category, but I wanted to make a suggestion that I think is very useful, it would be interesting if the speech had some integration with a shorcode SMS service, to work in conjunction wit… --- ## [Add more time periods to Top Contributors leaderboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-time-periods-to-top-contributors-leaderboard/287419)
**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-time-periods-to-top-contributors-leaderboard/287419 "2024-03-24T13:17:57Z")
Hi, really cool theme component, thanks a lot! Is there any update regarding an option to change a period of time? It would be super cool to display results of the week --- ## [What are the benefits of a dev environment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-a-dev-environment/300709)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-a-dev-environment/300709 "2024-03-24T10:19:05Z")
I’m trying to understand: what is the advantage of the development environment? I see a few topics where people got things working in dev which later didn’t work in the standard docker environment. Why does one not just… --- ## [Is there a way to have more emojis than Heart/Like?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-more-emojis-than-heart-like/254190)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-more-emojis-than-heart-like/254190 "2024-03-24T06:35:17Z")
You see most users coming from elsewhere are used to hitting not only hearts but happy faces, sad faces, worried faces, you name it. So only being able to hit the heart emotion on a post, is well, disheartening. Sure,… --- ## [Bitwarden doesn't ask to save Discourse passwords](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bitwarden-doesnt-ask-to-save-discourse-passwords/293746)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bitwarden-doesnt-ask-to-save-discourse-passwords/293746 "2024-03-24T06:21:28Z")
Today I created an account on an average Discourse site, Chrome asked me if I wanted to save the password I made. But Bitwarden didn’t. Sure, you might say, “That’s tough luck. Go take it up with the Bitwarden people… --- ## [Android keyboard overlaps/interferes text edit fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-keyboard-overlaps-interferes-text-edit-fields/300501)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-keyboard-overlaps-interferes-text-edit-fields/300501 "2024-03-24T03:53:32Z")
There are some use cases where the Android (latest Chrome) keyboard conflicts/overlaps with the text field that the user is supposed to edit. I was able to come up with these two out of my heart, but I have a feeling the… --- ## [Digital Ocean + GitHub](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-github/300436)
**Author:** [@sinrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sinrider)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-github/300436 "2024-03-24T01:35:24Z")
I’ve installed the Discourse droplet on Digital Ocean and I want to create a repo that will allow me to download the codebase, make changes and then upload it back to Digital Ocean. I’m at a bit of loss, since it is bein… --- ## [Importing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-users/299772)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-users/299772 "2024-03-24T00:15:56Z")
In the importation scripts (at least the CSV one), I see that there is an option to add a prefix to the user id - presumably to avoid clashing with existing user ids. Let’s say I have current 500 users on discourse and … --- ## [Reset password at command line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-password-at-command-line/300677)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-password-at-command-line/300677 "2024-03-23T23:27:03Z")
Is there a way to reset the password to a known state using the command line interface. An added complication is that the email functionality is not working which prevents a straight password reset via email. --- ## [Why is re-baking very very slow?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-re-baking-very-very-slow/300681)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-re-baking-very-very-slow/300681 "2024-03-23T23:25:50Z")
I did a rake posts:rebake\_uncooked\_posts command and boy was that a mistake! :joy: Firstly, I didn’t expect there to be thousands of uncooked posts on a relatively small test site. But even then, why does it run so slo… --- ## [Guardian bypassed through :skip\_validations in TopicCreator but not in PostCreator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guardian-bypassed-through-skip-validations-in-topiccreator-but-not-in-postcreator/55341)
**Author:** [@meriksson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meriksson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guardian-bypassed-through-skip-validations-in-topiccreator-but-not-in-postcreator/55341 "2024-03-20T20:35:06Z")
When creating a topic, the guardian check for permission to create is bypassed if skip\_validations is set to true: However, when creating a reply the equivalent check is not bypassed: Perhaps I am missing something… --- ## [Re: Migrate a phpBB3 forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-migrate-a-phpbb3-forum-to-discourse/300233)
**Author:** [@JPD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JPD)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-migrate-a-phpbb3-forum-to-discourse/300233 "2024-03-23T20:18:45Z")
Hi, Is phpBB3.3.3 supported or is it strictly 3.3.0? When performing the 1.5 step: /var/discourse/launcher enter import from Migrate a phpBB3 forum to Discourse - documentation / sysadmin - Discourse Meta I’m receivi… --- ## [How can I make my website adapt automatically?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-my-website-adapt-automatically/300360)
**Author:** [@مباركمبارك](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-my-website-adapt-automatically/300360 "2024-03-23T15:44:07Z")
Is there any way for my speech to automatically adapt according to the user’s screen? I installed a theme yesterday and I was upset because the banner is cut and doesn’t appear normally, for it to appear normally I had t… --- ## [Maxmind R2 presigned URLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-r2-presigned-urls/298941)
**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-r2-presigned-urls/298941 "2024-03-23T14:19:03Z")
Just got an email from Maxmind: As of Wednesday, May 1, 2024, we will use R2 presigned URLs for all database downloads in order to increase the security and reliability of our services. Does anyone know whether this … --- ## [Show full content response 422 unprocessable content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-full-content-response-422-unprocessable-content/300648)
**Author:** [@Hyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-full-content-response-422-unprocessable-content/300648 "2024-03-23T11:52:51Z")
Hi, My site encountered 422 unprocessable content error when I clicking ‘Show full content’ button on the post in discourse. I found two related posts on meta. But seems mine is a bit different, have anyone ever resolve… --- ## ["Your topic is similar to" click not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-topic-is-similar-to-click-not-working/300190)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-topic-is-similar-to-click-not-working/300190 "2024-03-23T06:23:12Z")
On the right side of my screen appeared “Your topic is similar to…” But although I saw a link preview in the lower left corner of my screen, no amount of clicking would open the “Three dots become a garbage can” link… --- ## [Asegúrate de obtener la entrada del usuario sobre en qué idioma está el texto preformateado](https://meta.discourse.org/t/be-sure-to-get-user-input-on-which-language-the-preformatted-text-is/300449)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/be-sure-to-get-user-input-on-which-language-the-preformatted-text-is/300449 "2024-03-23T06:15:32Z")
Here the user has chosen Preformated text, We observe the program has taken the liberty to color his text in various ways, without giving the user any way to control how. Yes, there are ways to control how, but the … --- ## [Search box closes if three bars are clicked with no textext](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-box-closes-if-three-bars-are-clicked-with-no-textext/300470)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 6:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-box-closes-if-three-bars-are-clicked-with-no-textext/300470 "2024-03-23T06:04:33Z")
See those three bars? Problem 1: they have no mouseover saying what they are for. Thus we will just call them the three bars, in this bug report. Problem 2: Click them. The search box slams shut. Yes, you might say… --- ## [Can I set 2 themes for different users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-set-2-themes-for-different-users/300530)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Yin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bruce_Yin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-set-2-themes-for-different-users/300530 "2024-03-23T03:14:28Z")
Hi there! Can I set a specific theme for the new visitors, and another theme for old users? So when a community member first visit our forum, he or she will see a page includes more info & categories, while this member … --- ## [Bulk importing topics to Discourse-hosted forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-importing-topics-to-discourse-hosted-forum/300543)
**Author:** [@Gavin\_Hudson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gavin_Hudson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-importing-topics-to-discourse-hosted-forum/300543 "2024-03-22T21:47:14Z")
We have several hundred posts to migrate from StackOverflow to a category on a forum that will be hosted by Discourse. It looks like there’s an easy way to export posts from StackOverflow to JSON, which we could then con… --- ## [Changing "send-from" e-mail address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-send-from-e-mail-address/299666)
**Author:** [@AndyBr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndyBr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-send-from-e-mail-address/299666 "2024-03-22T21:36:21Z")
I have run ./discourse-setup to change my smtp settings. I’m not completely clear on which setting will set my “send-from” or “reply-to” address. I have one e-mail address for the smtp login, but I’d like the e-mails t… --- ## [Why is the praise category unable to be deselected?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-praise-category-unable-to-be-deselected/300518)
**Author:** [@VSCPlays](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VSCPlays)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-praise-category-unable-to-be-deselected/300518 "2024-03-22T20:56:57Z")
I am deselecting categories I don’t usually interact with and I am unable to deselect the Community Building \> Praise category, Here is proof: I wonder why it’s unable to be deselected, is it a bug or is it intention… --- ## [Discourse down. Updated certificate, rebuilt app, but still not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-down-updated-certificate-rebuilt-app-but-still-not-working/300569)
**Author:** [@WesPenre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WesPenre)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-down-updated-certificate-rebuilt-app-but-still-not-working/300569 "2024-03-22T20:20:57Z")
Hi, For some reason, I need to manually update my certificate every second month, but now it’s only been a little bit over a month, and it seems the certificate has expired again, and we can’t log into Discourse. Usual… --- ## [Re-installing and Let's Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-installing-and-lets-encrypt/300358)
**Author:** [@JPD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JPD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-installing-and-lets-encrypt/300358 "2024-03-22T18:53:34Z")
If, for any reasons (e.g. due to the failing migrations requiring re-installations or any other “experimenting”) you have to perform a few subsequent rebuild-app’s, what would be the safest way to ensure the already exis… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=486) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=488)