# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=536 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 537 --- ## [How to control write-only posting to a private category via email submission?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-control-write-only-posting-to-a-private-category-via-email-submission/138702)
**Author:** [@adamengst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamengst)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-control-write-only-posting-to-a-private-category-via-email-submission/138702 "2020-02-03T15:58:48Z")
I’ve set up a private category for the board of directors of a non-profit. For historical reasons and due to some users who categorically refuse to do anything except via email, the category accepts email at the board@ex… --- ## [Failed install on ubuntu 22.04](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-install-on-ubuntu-22-04/289745)
**Author:** [@John7](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John7)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-install-on-ubuntu-22-04/289745 "2023-12-25T20:44:02Z")
I’m trying to install discourse on a fresh ubuntu server and its not working. I’m following the guide on the github Full log root@website1-2:/var/discourse# ./discourse-setup Failed to find docker or docker.io on your … --- ## [Import Usenet group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-usenet-group/140418)
**Author:** [@danb35](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danb35)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-usenet-group/140418 "2020-02-03T14:16:25Z")
I’m thinking of setting up a local Discourse instance and importing some Usenet groups into it, just as a matter of having a personal archive of them. I’m not interested in trying to do a two-way mirror, or even necessa… --- ## [Mark as solved on timeout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-as-solved-on-timeout/288694)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Lusardi1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anthony_Lusardi1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-as-solved-on-timeout/288694 "2023-12-25T10:06:13Z")
What I’ve noticed when it comes to answering users is that often someone will provide an answer that seems correct but we’ll want to leave it for a bit to make sure the person asking the question has a chance to review. … --- ## [Welcome a user on his first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-a-user-on-his-first-post/140151)
**Author:** [@j\_assuncao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j_assuncao)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-a-user-on-his-first-post/140151 "2020-02-03T00:50:56Z")
Hi, Is it possible to automatically welcome a new user when he makes his first post (when the system uses js.post.notice.new\_user) with a post on the same topic? --- ## [How to configure it so that the tall image is not displayed as a thumbnail？](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-configure-it-so-that-the-tall-image-is-not-displayed-as-a-thumbnail/289687)
**Author:** [@deltaR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/deltaR)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-configure-it-so-that-the-tall-image-is-not-displayed-as-a-thumbnail/289687 "2023-12-25T05:53:26Z")
How to configure it so that the long image is not displayed as a thumbnail but retains its original width and height or adapt to the screen width? Like this, I think it is so hard for people to see. --- ## [Redirect/navigate to topic in /activity/pending after submitting for approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-navigate-to-topic-in-activity-pending-after-submitting-for-approval/289705)
**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-navigate-to-topic-in-activity-pending-after-submitting-for-approval/289705 "2023-12-25T05:11:42Z")
Continued from: Redirecting After 'Post Needs Approval' Modal Closure After creating a topic which is yet to be approved, the non-admin user should be redirected to /my/activity/pending. --- ## [Hiding certain topics from the homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-certain-topics-from-the-homepage/184801)
**Author:** [@hollyw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hollyw)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-certain-topics-from-the-homepage/184801 "2023-12-25T03:15:37Z")
Under Settings, there’s a couple options for muting categories and tags. I was just playing around with it and it looks like muting a category hides it under a “muted” section on the homepage, while muting tags hides any… --- ## [How to prevent that hidden post can be expanded](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-that-hidden-post-can-be-expanded/140401)
**Author:** [@GuidoD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GuidoD)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-that-hidden-post-can-be-expanded/140401 "2023-12-24T22:30:15Z")
is there a way to prevent users (and in a public category even anonymous users) to expand hidden posts by clicking on the “view hidden post”? --- ## [Local-Network Only Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-network-only-discourse/289569)
**Author:** [@red2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/red2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-network-only-discourse/289569 "2023-12-24T22:22:36Z")
Hello, I am interested in creating a Discourse forum for use at one location on one network. This is because the forum does not need to be (nor should it be) accessible externally. I’ve seen couple of topics which sound … --- ## [Why isn't --category-bg-color set?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-category-bg-color-set/288580)
**Author:** [@Fma965](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fma965)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-category-bg-color-set/288580 "2023-12-24T16:06:06Z")
Hey, I just noticed that despite the Category Badge styles presumably only doing category badges, it actually messes with the combobox’s, thats kinda cool, except it’s not working, any ideas why? It doesn’t seem l… --- ## [e-Commerce: Using Solidus with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-commerce-using-solidus-with-discourse/289686)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/e-commerce-using-solidus-with-discourse/289686 "2023-12-24T11:38:32Z")
I’m wondering if there are instances of Discourse bundled with Solidus e-commerce platform. Since both are based on Ruby-on-Rails, it would be nice to know whether they integrate well, or if it’s better to run standalon… --- ## [Direct Registration Feature: How To Implement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-registration-feature-how-to-implement/289659)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Walsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aaron_Walsh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-registration-feature-how-to-implement/289659 "2023-12-24T10:58:59Z")
Wishing you a joyous Christmas Eve! I am interested in knowing whether there is a method by which I can personalise the subforum interface. My thorough investigation of the forum has yet to yield a clear answer as to wh… --- ## [Daily, identify which updated topics have not been seen by a moderator or regular](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-identify-which-updated-topics-have-not-been-seen-by-a-moderator-or-regular/289657)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-identify-which-updated-topics-have-not-been-seen-by-a-moderator-or-regular/289657 "2023-12-23T22:16:18Z")
While it is presumed/hoped that all updated topics are at least viewed by a moderator or regular every day, I currently don’t know of any GUI way to get the list; perhaps an API query would work. It would be nice if ther… --- ## [Reply by email is removing the reply and posting the original](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-is-removing-the-reply-and-posting-the-original/140391)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-is-removing-the-reply-and-posting-the-original/140391 "2020-02-02T04:39:13Z")
We have four cases, all from the same user, where the user replies by email and Discourse strips his response and instead re-posts the content he was replying to. So he looks silly and the mods have to delete his post. F… --- ## [Email-in Discourse::InvalidAccess \[min\_topic\_title\_length\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-discourse-invalidaccess-min-topic-title-length/289654)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-discourse-invalidaccess-min-topic-title-length/289654 "2023-12-24T02:43:13Z")
When testing email-in to a category, I get Discourse::InvalidAccess in the rejected emails tab. The category is set to receive emails from any address. The security of the category does not include everyone, but this i… --- ## [Add a list of links to Post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-list-of-links-to-post/289605)
**Author:** [@shawnngtq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shawnngtq)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-list-of-links-to-post/289605 "2023-12-24T00:28:35Z")
Here is an example: How do we add this list of links to the 1st post? The raw markdown don’t include the list. --- ## [Background saving terminated with success](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-saving-terminated-with-success/289649)
**Author:** [@matei12345gr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matei12345gr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/background-saving-terminated-with-success/289649 "2023-12-23T20:34:54Z")
I’m trying to follow this guide : discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub But its when I run the build command, its stuck on Background saving terminated with success and doesnt want to co… --- ## [Google Translate muestra una página en blanco](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-translate-shows-blank-page/51311)
**Author:** [@uwe\_keim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uwe_keim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-translate-shows-blank-page/51311 "2023-12-23T16:50:19Z")
My goal is to send some English-speaking people a link to view one or another topic on my forum, even if it is only auto-translated. So I tried Google Translate on my German page: +http://entwicklergate.de/t/php-l… --- ## [Possibility to transport emails via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possibility-to-transport-emails-via-api/75243)
**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possibility-to-transport-emails-via-api/75243 "2017-12-03T03:48:31Z")
One of my discoure install has particular majority of users using Microsoft outlook/hotmail email accounts and the microsoft spam rejection system does some weird filtering and puts almost every email sent via relay smtp… --- ## [Tl3 can make everyones post a wiki](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl3-can-make-everyones-post-a-wiki/289611)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl3-can-make-everyones-post-a-wiki/289611 "2023-12-23T10:32:45Z")
I don’t think I should be able to make everyones post a wiki, because the blog says But I can. So either you changed that for this forum or this is a bug, presumably related to the conversion of TL settings to grou… --- ## [Share login status between multiple hostnames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-login-status-between-multiple-hostnames/289617)
**Author:** [@fokx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fokx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-login-status-between-multiple-hostnames/289617 "2023-12-23T09:28:00Z")
The story: My forum’s domain got DNS-poisoned by my university ISP, so I registered a new domain and use it for Discourse. The old one is still in use(had been renewed for several years to expire) by utilizing @michaeld … --- ## [After I updated Discourse, my website only shows error 500](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-i-updated-discourse-my-website-only-shows-error-500/289589)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-i-updated-discourse-my-website-only-shows-error-500/289589 "2023-12-23T01:30:57Z")
And when I go to send a message in the chat it says “Network Error” --- ## [Need ability to ban one or more users from a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-ability-to-ban-one-or-more-users-from-a-category/78604)
**Author:** [@Gunnar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gunnar)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-ability-to-ban-one-or-more-users-from-a-category/78604 "2023-12-23T01:23:30Z")
We have a group/category that is only visible to logged in users. I.e. we’ve set trust\_level\_0 to have create/reply/see. We have a few users who can be disruptive in this particular category, but their input is valued i… --- ## [Use decorateWidget to add text link to header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-decoratewidget-to-add-text-link-to-header/289542)
**Author:** [@martyn\_thomas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martyn_thomas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-decoratewidget-to-add-text-link-to-header/289542 "2023-12-22T19:58:02Z")
I’m trying to add an icon and text link into our header to using Theme Component I’ve managed to add an icon using: const { iconNode } = require("discourse-common/lib/icon-library"); api.decorateWidget('header-… --- ## [Adding server-side HTML](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-server-side-html/289575)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-server-side-html/289575 "2023-12-22T19:49:55Z")
Is there a quick way to add a small string of HTML markup to the server-rendered code? A bot needs to verify the site by finding a snippet of text, but the bot only sees the bot-version of the site, which doesn’t contai… --- ## [Errors on a forum I volunteer with](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-on-a-forum-i-volunteer-with/284654)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-on-a-forum-i-volunteer-with/284654 "2023-12-22T19:07:16Z")
Hey all, I’m a volunteer admin with this forum and they have been seeing a lot of 429 errors, dropped emails, and other issues. I noticed sidekiq needs to have memory increased beyond 500mb and it also seems that the em… --- ## [Excluding a category from /posts.rss](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excluding-a-category-from-posts-rss/289559)
**Author:** [@n1bff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/n1bff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/excluding-a-category-from-posts-rss/289559 "2023-12-22T17:18:46Z")
I have a busy category that I would like to exclude from /posts.rss How can I do that? I already muted it on the site but that does not seem to affect the feed. --- ## [Support IMAP standard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-imap-standard/289333)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-imap-standard/289333 "2023-12-22T16:06:29Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there a way to use IMAP instead of POP3 for replies by email?: Well, this is an opinion. Actually, with Stalwart Mail, it became far easier to maintain an IMAP service than using an ex… --- ## [Force page refresh on a link click](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-page-refresh-on-a-link-click/289347)
**Author:** [@Farhan\_Hossen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Farhan_Hossen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-page-refresh-on-a-link-click/289347 "2023-12-22T13:25:09Z")
I’m trying to change the text here. I included a link. But when I click on the link it goes to that page but the modal and editor persists on the screen which I don’t want So, I think If I can force the page to re… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=535) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=537)