# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=607 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 608 --- ## [Failed login returns 200 Ok](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-login-returns-200-ok/276091)
**Author:** [@uckelman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/uckelman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-login-returns-200-ok/276091 "2023-08-22T13:16:45Z")
I’m doing a POST to /session.json with the payload { "login": "skroob", "password": "12345", "authenticity\_token": "..." } When login succeeds, the status is 200 and the JSON returned is a bunch of user data. Whe… --- ## [How do I allow someone to create tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-allow-someone-to-create-tags/276179)
**Author:** [@aron\_bett](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aron_bett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-allow-someone-to-create-tags/276179 "2023-08-22T12:59:12Z")
How do I give someone permission to create tags? --- ## [Adding a date parameter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-date-parameter/276158)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-date-parameter/276158 "2023-08-22T13:10:09Z")
Often you will want to pull out data for a specific time period. You can do this by hard-coding in your time period into the query itself, but to make your report more future-proof you can add a date parameter: This qu… --- ## [Common Discourse data tips](https://meta.discourse.org/t/common-discourse-data-tips/276148)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/common-discourse-data-tips/276148 "2023-08-22T11:39:00Z")
This is a good example of a couple of Discourse data quirks that can help you get more accurate results when building your queries. As most posts and topics are ‘soft-deleted’ when you delete them this means they will s… --- ## [Trying to make a generic invite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-make-a-generic-invite/275871)
**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-make-a-generic-invite/275871 "2023-08-22T10:56:08Z")
I’m trying to make a nice generic invite for my community. We’ve made a user with a nice username and name to appear on the invite screen. But the number of invites is limited to 10, and the timeframe is limited to thr… --- ## [Do Email DNS records have to be in Cloudfare?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-email-dns-records-have-to-be-in-cloudfare/275033)
**Author:** [@afscstagiaire](https://meta.discourse.org/u/afscstagiaire)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-email-dns-records-have-to-be-in-cloudfare/275033 "2023-08-22T10:42:58Z")
First time setting up anything in the world of networking, still new to DNS. I’m setting up a forum for the nonprofit i just joined. They’ve been using Brevo for their newsletter. I got a DigitalOcean droplet, installe… --- ## [Are S3 upload urls supposed to have the http/https protocol included?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-s3-upload-urls-supposed-to-have-the-http-https-protocol-included/148997)
**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-s3-upload-urls-supposed-to-have-the-http-https-protocol-included/148997 "2023-08-22T09:01:37Z")
I’m exposing some upload urls over a custom api endpoint and anything that’s been uploaded to S3 returns something like the following in the rails console. Upload.last.url =\> "//link-to-my-bucket.s3.dualstack......" Ra… --- ## [Using VALUES or CASE to make your results more readable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-values-or-case-to-make-your-results-more-readable/276153)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-values-or-case-to-make-your-results-more-readable/276153 "2023-08-22T08:48:14Z")
Sometimes when building a query with the data explorer you’ll find codes are used in the results rather than their textual equivalents. The field often has a key in the data explorer tree, but these don’t tend to be as u… --- ## [Embedding an external widget in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-an-external-widget-in-discourse/273492)
**Author:** [@cokestroke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cokestroke)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-an-external-widget-in-discourse/273492 "2023-08-22T08:34:56Z")
Hi there, I’m trying to embed a widget that’s connected to our Jira Helpdesk on our Discourse instance but the script isn’t working. You can see it work fine on our content website https://mystrokeguide.com but when I t… --- ## [Requiring a Category Before Posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-a-category-before-posting/120185)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-a-category-before-posting/120185 "2023-08-22T08:34:45Z")
Is there a way to require the selection of a Category that is not “Uncategorized” before allowing someone to post? Too many posts go into Uncategorized and a lot of time is spent re-categorizing posts because some people… --- ## [New user cannot upload attachments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-cannot-upload-attachments/276150)
**Author:** [@rkueffer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rkueffer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-cannot-upload-attachments/276150 "2023-08-22T08:28:02Z")
Hi, new users cannot upload attachments? is there a setting, where i can change this? --- ## [Tag alias in "Upload tag" csv](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-alias-in-upload-tag-csv/276144)
**Author:** [@keunes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keunes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-alias-in-upload-tag-csv/276144 "2023-08-22T07:40:28Z")
Hello, I just started using tags more extensively. We have a ‘Translations’ category on our forum, and I created a tag for each language, plus a tag group ‘Languages’ so that only one language can be selected per thread… --- ## [Limit topic creation to subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-topic-creation-to-subcategories/276139)
**Author:** [@microhit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/microhit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-topic-creation-to-subcategories/276139 "2023-08-22T07:32:31Z")
Is there any way to prevent creating a post at Parent category level? Only want post to be created in Sub Category so that information is organized. For example- Parent Category = USA (country level) Sub Category 1 =… --- ## [Sending emails with SideKiq fails (Job exception: :arguments expected to be an Array of individual string args )](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-emails-with-sidekiq-fails-job-exception-arguments-expected-to-be-an-array-of-individual-string-args/228465)
**Author:** [@alexandros\_tzoumas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexandros_tzoumas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-emails-with-sidekiq-fails-job-exception-arguments-expected-to-be-an-array-of-individual-string-args/228465 "2023-08-21T12:03:27Z")
I have setup Discourse 2.7.12 and configured it to send emails via Mailgun. Even though the application is able to send test emails via the Administration panel, all the relevant email jobs fail at Sidekiq Any ideas wh… --- ## [Reply bot for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-bot-for-discourse/71928)
**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-bot-for-discourse/71928 "2023-08-22T02:10:35Z")
Has anyone built a bot like thing that can reply to posts if specific conditions are met (e.g. "topic in category foo, does not contain string bar)? I have quite a few “issue” type topics in the developer community I am… --- ## [Allow specifying RegEx for Gravatar matching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-specifying-regex-for-gravatar-matching/275944)
**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-specifying-regex-for-gravatar-matching/275944 "2023-08-22T01:31:52Z")
I use a different https://anonaddy.com alias for every one of my 1600 online accounts, and each alias is also uniquely plus addressed for good measure. This isn’t because I’m a privacy advocate. I just want to be able… --- ## [Useful links from the administration panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/useful-links-from-the-administration-panel/276087)
**Author:** [@undasein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/undasein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/useful-links-from-the-administration-panel/276087 "2023-08-21T19:38:26Z")
I would like to know what links or sections admins usually use every time they log into the admin panel. Do you have a routine? --- ## [Discourse in the Public Sector?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-the-public-sector/275301)
**Author:** [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-the-public-sector/275301 "2023-08-21T18:32:52Z")
Heya folks! :wave: I’ve been digging around to see how Discourse is being used across different sectors and I’ve hit a bit of a roadblock. I’m really curious to know if Discourse is being used in the public sector, like… --- ## [Why would Discourse's business model work when Stack Exchange v1's failed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-would-discourses-business-model-work-when-stack-exchange-v1s-failed/2678)
**Author:** [@obvio171](https://meta.discourse.org/u/obvio171)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-would-discourses-business-model-work-when-stack-exchange-v1s-failed/2678 "2023-08-21T18:29:32Z")
Stack Exchange v1’s business model was “build your own community, we’ll give you the software on a subscription basis”. That model failed because communities require critical mass, and achieving that is really hard. All… --- ## [Moderation isn't silencing a forumer when they said "automodmute"..?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-isnt-silencing-a-forumer-when-they-said-automodmute/276067)
**Author:** [@LxmasWasntHere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LxmasWasntHere)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-isnt-silencing-a-forumer-when-they-said-automodmute/276067 "2023-08-21T17:49:46Z")
In my forums, i set “automodmute” in the watched words in the “silence” list. Although when i test it on someone else, it just didn’t mute them. The moderation didn’t even run at all. This made me frustrated. The perso… --- ## [Webhook Secret issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-secret-issue/275909)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Sutton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ben_Sutton)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webhook-secret-issue/275909 "2023-08-21T16:33:31Z")
Hoping someone can tell me what I’m doing wrong here. I’ve set up a Discourse Webhook and it works as expected without a Secret. I then write a string into the Secret, and then copy that string into the receiving Webhoo… --- ## [Allowing people to login using accounts from other websites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-people-to-login-using-accounts-from-other-websites/133921)
**Author:** [@misterms](https://meta.discourse.org/u/misterms)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-people-to-login-using-accounts-from-other-websites/133921 "2019-11-20T15:12:34Z")
Is there a way to allow people to login when they are already logged in on another website? Something like a logging in with a Facebook account, except it isn’t FB, just a normal website(Not a forum). Thanks in advance! --- ## [Need Help with Redirection after changing the domain of my Discourse Forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-redirection-after-changing-the-domain-of-my-discourse-forum/275964)
**Author:** [@Anirudh\_Dutta\_Gupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anirudh_Dutta_Gupta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-with-redirection-after-changing-the-domain-of-my-discourse-forum/275964 "2023-08-21T15:17:39Z")
After moving my Discourse forum to a new instance and URL, I need help with setting up domain redirection. I want links from the old domain to redirect to the new domain. For example, a link like https://olddomain.com/t… --- ## [Problem with the new Discourse AI "related / similar topics"-function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-the-new-discourse-ai-related-similar-topics-function/275960)
**Author:** [@janbolmeson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/janbolmeson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-the-new-discourse-ai-related-similar-topics-function/275960 "2023-08-21T14:55:58Z")
I just read this “Related Topics”-thread and realized that I cannot seem to get it working in my forum. I have the discourse-ai working (Summarize, Chatbot, Composer AI-helper, semantic search) etc works. I am using an … --- ## [Pending Replies unable to be deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pending-replies-unable-to-be-deleted/274380)
**Author:** [@Brandon\_Martus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon_Martus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pending-replies-unable-to-be-deleted/274380 "2023-08-21T14:40:58Z")
When a user has a reply pending moderation, there is a Delete button, but clicking it gives an error: The requested URL or resource could not be found. We are on 3.1.0.beta7 at commit hash 8c75fa5dfd6b6a0f54bfd8c82a39a… --- ## [When swipe down on A2HS app, the banner for iOS Discourse Hub app is there](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-swipe-down-on-a2hs-app-the-banner-for-ios-discourse-hub-app-is-there/276011)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-swipe-down-on-a2hs-app-the-banner-for-ios-discourse-hub-app-is-there/276011 "2023-08-21T14:32:56Z")
I can’t dismiss the banner as it disappears up again as soon as I let go. This only happens on my own forum, as far as I can see, so maybe I’ve got some setting wrong. Any ideas? It doesn’t happen in the Hub app, or on … --- ## [Table builder not working after an update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-builder-not-working-after-an-update/279019)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-builder-not-working-after-an-update/279019 "2023-08-21T13:27:55Z")
Looks like this commit may have broken the table builder and my site. Forum was offline and not loading, and I had errors in console about the Table Builder component. I restored the forum in Safe Mode by disabling the… --- ## [Oversized category images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oversized-category-images/280320)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oversized-category-images/280320 "2023-08-21T13:27:13Z")
On 3.1 stable the subcategory images is blown up in size. What is the desired/default behaviour supposed to look like? It seems that in the \ tag width and height parameters use a large value, not sure though whe… --- ## ["Install this theme component" doesn't display any information after a 502 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-this-theme-component-doesnt-display-any-information-after-a-502-error/266602)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-this-theme-component-doesnt-display-any-information-after-a-502-error/266602 "2023-08-21T11:56:30Z")
I think it’s a fairly rare case, but still… :slight\_smile: Theme components often have this button to install the theme component on a remote Discourse: Here, I entered discourse.canapin.com instead of discourse.cana… --- ## [Error when logging in using Steam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-logging-in-using-steam/276000)
**Author:** [@whitewaterdeu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/whitewaterdeu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-logging-in-using-steam/276000 "2023-08-21T11:24:58Z")
there is an error in my site when logging by steam Sorry, there was an error authorizing your account. Please try again. anyone can help to solve it? my site [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=606) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=608)