# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=572 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 573 --- ## [Submit blocked while upload incomplete](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-blocked-while-upload-incomplete/282902)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/submit-blocked-while-upload-incomplete/282902 "2023-10-20T13:45:32Z")
I just got a little over-eager and tried to submit a post while my screenshot was still uploading to it. Fortunately, it didn’t take. :smiley: Which means the screenshot was properly added to the post & I didn’t have t… --- ## [Disabling SMTP SSL verification still not working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-smtp-ssl-verification-still-not-working/282901)
**Author:** [@mint\_saxon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mint_saxon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-smtp-ssl-verification-still-not-working/282901 "2023-10-20T13:42:29Z")
hi folks - following Disabling starttls or certificate verification does not work any more - #4 by loic I thought / hoped that DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_OPENSSL\_VERIFY\_MODE might be back in service, but even with it set to DISCOURS… --- ## [Links as footer notes (instead of inline)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-as-footer-notes-instead-of-inline/282882)
**Author:** [@iamntz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamntz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-as-footer-notes-instead-of-inline/282882 "2023-10-20T13:06:05Z")
Back in the day, before the new Discourse composer, the inserted links were added at the end of the post, not inline (se below). Wonder if this can be re-enabled in any way, as writing a post with more than a couple of … --- ## [Two questions about post voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-questions-about-post-voting/282761)
**Author:** [@LoveMCJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LoveMCJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-questions-about-post-voting/282761 "2023-10-20T13:02:08Z")
HI, 1.Does voting on a topic post, not a reply, have any effect? Is it possible to only enable Toggle Post Voting in Create a new topic? (New Topic is disabled) --- ## [After upgrade the forum shows full-width when logged in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-upgrade-the-forum-shows-full-width-when-logged-in/282893)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-upgrade-the-forum-shows-full-width-when-logged-in/282893 "2023-10-20T12:50:32Z")
Recently upgraded two forums to 3.2.0.beta3-dev and now logged out the forum shows as it always has with the content centred (normal behaviour, and as seen here on meta) but when logged in it goes to full width: Usin… --- ## [Is \[hide\] supported in the BBCode plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-hide-supported-in-the-bbcode-plugin/305112)
**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-hide-supported-in-the-bbcode-plugin/305112 "2023-10-20T05:30:00Z")
possible to add \[hide\] , thanks --- ## [Signup email not being sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-email-not-being-sent/282828)
**Author:** [@IreneT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IreneT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/signup-email-not-being-sent/282828 "2023-10-19T20:57:54Z")
Item 2 - “The user enters their account details and receives an activation e-mail in their inbox.” We set up must approve users, but the activation email is not being sent to new user’s inbox after signup. Any potentia… --- ## [Format quotes in plain text e-mail correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/format-quotes-in-plain-text-e-mail-correctly/262814)
**Author:** [@penguinpee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/penguinpee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/format-quotes-in-plain-text-e-mail-correctly/262814 "2023-10-19T20:56:03Z")
Fedora (@mattdm) is getting ready to move from Mailman to Discourse. So, I’m trying out how it fairs when interacting with it from the comfort of my mail client. Currently quotes use tags \[quote\] and \[/quote\] when a rep… --- ## [Throttle back leaderboard cheers for posts on own topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throttle-back-leaderboard-cheers-for-posts-on-own-topics/282822)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throttle-back-leaderboard-cheers-for-posts-on-own-topics/282822 "2023-10-19T18:52:38Z")
We have a community of product. It’s primarily people saying “Here’s my problem. Please help.” The vast majority of our users come to get their itches scratched and leave until next time. We’ve been looking for ways to… --- ## [Invite users & non-users via email to participate in a topic in bulk?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-users-non-users-via-email-to-participate-in-a-topic-in-bulk/282742)
**Author:** [@Lisa\_Smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lisa_Smith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-users-non-users-via-email-to-participate-in-a-topic-in-bulk/282742 "2023-10-19T17:54:02Z")
Hello. Is there a way to invite users & non-users via email in bulk to participate in a topic with a CSV file containing one row per email address of users? --- ## [Colorful Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colorful-categories/207267)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/colorful-categories/207267 "2023-10-19T17:50:07Z")
:discourse2: Summary Colorful Categories uses each category’s colors in more places when you’re on a category topic list or within a topic. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator … --- ## [Was there another feedback plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/was-there-another-feedback-plugin/282812)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/was-there-another-feedback-plugin/282812 "2023-10-19T16:58:48Z")
I’m using one here without maintenance, is there another one? --- ## [Is there a way to grant users permissions based on their performance in answering questions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-grant-users-permissions-based-on-their-performance-in-answering-questions/282804)
**Author:** [@miao\_miao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/miao_miao)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-grant-users-permissions-based-on-their-performance-in-answering-questions/282804 "2023-10-19T14:43:29Z")
I want to design a questionnaire for registered users and then grant different permissions based on their choices in case they see something they don’t like. If possible, I also want users to be able to choose who can se… --- ## [Importing posts with Markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-posts-with-markdown/282635)
**Author:** [@n1bff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/n1bff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-posts-with-markdown/282635 "2023-10-19T14:32:39Z")
I rewrote discourse/script/import\_scripts/json\_generic.rb at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub a bit for my own data. It works well but I cannot figure out how to have Discourse use Markdown in the imported posts. For… --- ## [Migrate a FluxBB forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-fluxbb-forum-to-discourse/51322)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-fluxbb-forum-to-discourse/51322 "2023-10-19T10:11:44Z")
I created a migration script to import FluxBB database into Discourse. Now I’m going to explain how to do the import process in a step-by-step tutorial. I tested this migration script with FluxBB v1.5.10 (which is curre… --- ## [Search with custom user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-with-custom-user-fields/282785)
**Author:** [@Hitesh\_Sharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hitesh_Sharma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-with-custom-user-fields/282785 "2023-10-19T12:56:38Z")
Can we search for a user with custom fields in discourse API ? --- ## [Please distinguish flags for "bad" things from organizational and "please help" flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-distinguish-flags-for-bad-things-from-organizational-and-please-help-flags/266073)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-distinguish-flags-for-bad-things-from-organizational-and-please-help-flags/266073 "2023-10-19T12:41:09Z")
Apologies if this is already discussed — it’s hard to know what to search for.\[1\] Right now, although users can select why they are flagging something, all flags seem to be treated equally in the review queue — and they… --- ## [Can admin/moderator reply to a user's post before approval?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admin-moderator-reply-to-a-users-post-before-approval/282743)
**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admin-moderator-reply-to-a-users-post-before-approval/282743 "2023-10-19T08:47:44Z")
Can an admin/moderator reply to a post author’s post that is in review for approval without approving it, and can that post only be visible to the admin/moderator and the post author? --- ## [Image Lightboxing and arrowkey control for Published Pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-lightboxing-and-arrowkey-control-for-published-pages/282745)
**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-lightboxing-and-arrowkey-control-for-published-pages/282745 "2023-10-19T07:14:22Z")
How viable is it for Published pages to let a user view images in fullscreen and navigate through through them with arrow keys? Currently I can click images and it takes me to the upload path of the image and displays i… --- ## [The webhook set up for chat-integration plugin didn't come through sometimes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-webhook-set-up-for-chat-integration-plugin-didnt-come-through-sometimes/282697)
**Author:** [@audrey\_jin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/audrey_jin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-webhook-set-up-for-chat-integration-plugin-didnt-come-through-sometimes/282697 "2023-10-18T21:17:35Z")
Hello Discourse :blush: I set up a webhook to receive new posts in Microsoft Teams, I create the rule such that all new posts under a specific category + all tags from this category will send a webhook. But I found some… --- ## [Quirks with full-width theme and #reply-control 100% width](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quirks-with-full-width-theme-and-reply-control-100-width/282720)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quirks-with-full-width-theme-and-reply-control-100-width/282720 "2023-10-19T01:07:20Z")
Hi there, I’ve found that my users really hate the wide left and right margins that Discourse uses by default. So I was using GitHub - programmersforum-reborn/discourse-wide-posts: Increases post width · GitHub together … --- ## [RSS subscription broken by post content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-subscription-broken-by-post-content/282415)
**Author:** [@jeff5-really](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jeff5-really)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-subscription-broken-by-post-content/282415 "2023-10-19T01:28:31Z")
On the Python Discourse I noticed that my RSS subscription to the users (renamed “Help”) category had stopped working. On trying to re-establish it, the subscription https://discuss.python.org/c/users/7.rss results in in… --- ## [Error importing from vanilla: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-importing-from-vanilla-invalid-byte-sequence-in-utf-8/104320)
**Author:** [@dpkoch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dpkoch)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-importing-from-vanilla-invalid-byte-sequence-in-utf-8/104320 "2023-10-18T23:21:07Z")
I’m trying to import from a Vanilla forum using the instructions posted here. However, I get the following error when I run the vanilla.rb import script: Loading existing groups... Loading existing users... Loading exis… --- ## [Sitemap plugin - no ?page=… urls in default sitemap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-plugin-no-page-urls-in-default-sitemap/220283)
**Author:** [@rrit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rrit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-plugin-no-page-urls-in-default-sitemap/220283 "2023-10-18T22:44:18Z")
The sitemap plugin does not include any ?page=… urls in default sitemaps e.g. https://meta.discourse.org/sitemap\_4.xml \ \ https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-migrating-from-phpbb3/30810 \ \ **Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-group-access-membership-and-visibility/138296 "2023-10-18T22:43:03Z") :bookmark: This guide explains how to set up and manage Discourse groups with different levels of access, membership requirements, and visibility settings. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Dis… --- ## [Adding non-visible user custom fields to the API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-non-visible-user-custom-fields-to-the-api/276618)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-non-visible-user-custom-fields-to-the-api/276618 "2023-10-18T22:06:18Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to expose user custom field data through the API without displaying it on a user card. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator This guide will walk you through the … --- ## [Smaller Desktop Timeline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smaller-desktop-timeline/282696)
**Author:** [@falcon9](https://meta.discourse.org/u/falcon9)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smaller-desktop-timeline/282696 "2023-10-18T21:13:23Z")
I would like to make the timeline shorter on desktop. Is there an easy way to make it shorter? --- ## [Builds taking very long time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/builds-taking-very-long-time/217001)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Mayo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Mayo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/builds-taking-very-long-time/217001 "2023-10-18T19:37:30Z")
Hi, I’ve got a fresh install of ubuntu 20, docker and Discourse. I’ve not added any plugins and only have two users in my database, however builds are taking upwards of 40 minutes to complete! There’s no specific part o… --- ## [Failed to post a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-post-a-topic/282471)
**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-post-a-topic/282471 "2023-10-18T19:28:02Z")
tried to post a topic with the API, it failed with this error msg: {‘action’: ‘create\_post’, ‘errors’: \[‘Body is too short (minimum is 1 character)’, ‘Body seems unclear, is it a complete sentence?’\]} the message to p… --- ## [Can I hide information about new users in the digest email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-hide-information-about-new-users-in-the-digest-email/274294)
**Author:** [@Ellery](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ellery)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-hide-information-about-new-users-in-the-digest-email/274294 "2023-10-18T18:20:51Z")
I want to hide information about new users in the summary emails sent to inactive users. How to edit this Preview Summary? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=571) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=573)