# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=726 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 727 --- ## [Trouble installing discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-installing-discourse/253315)
**Author:** [@Ankush\_Santra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ankush_Santra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-installing-discourse/253315 "2023-01-30T18:51:46Z")
Greetings of the day, experts! Thanks to you all, I have always been able to sort out issues related to Discourse. I am planning to run another website, which is part of ideation of an idea. However, I am getting the f… --- ## [Migrate a Vanilla forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-vanilla-forum-to-discourse/27273)
**Author:** [@Abdul\_Munim\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abdul_Munim_Zahid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-a-vanilla-forum-to-discourse/27273 "2023-01-30T18:36:56Z")
I know there are a lot of posts about importing contents from a vanilla forum, but theres a lack of comprehensive guide! Not everyone can afford to hire a developer to migrate their forums and this is my way of giving b… --- ## [It is hard to make a good palette](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-hard-to-make-a-good-palette/253284)
**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-hard-to-make-a-good-palette/253284 "2023-01-30T17:34:50Z")
The other day I spent a good hour trying to create a colour palette that looked good. The first pain point is that exactly what primary through quaternary controls is a bit ambiguous. I understand that you can only … --- ## [Silent authentication on session expiration with oAuth2 plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silent-authentication-on-session-expiration-with-oauth2-plugin/253349)
**Author:** [@maxl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maxl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silent-authentication-on-session-expiration-with-oauth2-plugin/253349 "2023-01-30T16:59:28Z")
A typical paradigm when using an oAuth2 authentication provider for SSO is to set a short-ish (8-12 hour) session expiration timeout and then silently authentication the user if their oAuth2 session is still active. In … --- ## [3.0.1: Security and bug fixes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-0-1-security-and-bug-fixes/252902)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-0-1-security-and-bug-fixes/252902 "2023-01-25T19:46:35Z")
Discourse 3.0.1 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc… --- ## [Where is a button to reply via Private Message?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-a-button-to-reply-via-private-message/253324)
**Author:** [@kinetiksoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinetiksoft)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-a-button-to-reply-via-private-message/253324 "2023-01-30T14:26:21Z")
Hey everyone, We noticed some time ago there is no longer option to reply to a post as a private message. Is it gone on purpose? We’re sure it was there back in 2022. --- ## [I can't change the notification icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-change-the-notification-icons/200058)
**Author:** [@Mikhail\_Tyuftyaev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikhail_Tyuftyaev)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-change-the-notification-icons/200058 "2023-01-30T13:16:21Z")
Hi, everybody I want to change these icons I did it like this And I wrote it in the Header But the icon has not changed It works with other icons Please help me solve this problem --- ## [A single sentence changes to a repeated sentence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-single-sentence-changes-to-a-repeated-sentence/249647)
**Author:** [@nujabes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nujabes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-single-sentence-changes-to-a-repeated-sentence/249647 "2023-01-30T12:32:14Z")
A sentence on each page is somehow repeated. This problem happens on some pages, not all pages. When I add some meaningless words to update the page, the repeated sentences improve to a single sentence. I didn’t chan… --- ## [Is there any way for my members to see members who have been banned?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-for-my-members-to-see-members-who-have-been-banned/253204)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-for-my-members-to-see-members-who-have-been-banned/253204 "2023-01-30T11:15:39Z")
How do I make my members see who’s been banned on a list like moderators and admins see? --- ## [Who is supporting plugin "discourse-algolia"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-is-supporting-plugin-discourse-algolia/252877)
**Author:** [@M.Anderson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/M.Anderson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-is-supporting-plugin-discourse-algolia/252877 "2023-01-30T09:49:41Z")
Hi, who is actually responsible for the discourse-algolia plugin? In the plugin page here on meta it is written, that this is an official supported plugin. But on github it is different - there one gets directed to the … --- ## [Offtopic: could anyone advise on the layout name please?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offtopic-could-anyone-advise-on-the-layout-name-please/253275)
**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offtopic-could-anyone-advise-on-the-layout-name-please/253275 "2023-01-30T08:28:38Z")
Hi guys, sorry for such a question, but I genuinely don’t know where else I could ask for this kind of help. Do you maybe happen to know whether the word ‘ticker’ is commonly used and understood? Like the running line i… --- ## [Custom Categories help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-categories-help/253262)
**Author:** [@AmericanGuy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AmericanGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-categories-help/253262 "2023-01-30T06:12:53Z")
Hello! I’m trying to find some information on how to do something like this: Does anyone know? Thank you! --- ## [System message personalization, is {$username} possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-message-personalization-is-username-possible/253232)
**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-message-personalization-is-username-possible/253232 "2023-01-29T17:26:55Z")
Regarding the customization of system messages, is it possible to make them more personal? One of the default messages says, Hey there. We see you’ve been busy reading Is there a way to make it be specific to the in… --- ## [Aligning issue topic list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aligning-issue-topic-list/253172)
**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aligning-issue-topic-list/253172 "2023-01-29T15:02:39Z")
Hello team, I have noticed a styling issue on my own instance where the topic list is not aligned as I would expect. This issue is even more obvious on Meta. I think the issue is only existent when the sidebar is collap… --- ## [Is it possible to enable a Latest link in the sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-enable-a-latest-link-in-the-sidebar/253230)
**Author:** [@STORMS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/STORMS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-enable-a-latest-link-in-the-sidebar/253230 "2023-01-29T16:21:57Z")
I don’t like how “Latest” is no longer in the sidebar though. Any way to simply add that under “Community”? --- ## [Discourse now stops loading at login dialog when viewed with any browser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-now-stops-loading-at-login-dialog-when-viewed-with-any-browser/252968)
**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-now-stops-loading-at-login-dialog-when-viewed-with-any-browser/252968 "2023-01-29T15:07:35Z")
A couple of updates ago, I happened to notice that I could no longer access my discourse forum www.nzarchitecture.net.nz, from any of my Android 10 smartphones, or from my Chromebook or from any windows PC (except on one… --- ## [MySQL dep template for imports broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mysql-dep-template-for-imports-broken/253223)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mysql-dep-template-for-imports-broken/253223 "2023-01-29T15:07:03Z")
Hi there, it looks like something has broken in templates/import/mysql-dep.template.yml . This process has worked consistently for me many times over the past few months. But now It fails to ./launcher bootstrap app whe… --- ## [Custom user state overlay on user menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-state-overlay-on-user-menu/253173)
**Author:** [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-state-overlay-on-user-menu/253173 "2023-01-29T11:57:48Z")
When a custom user state is set, it will overlay on the user menu… I figured this may be a very small css bug, not important, but I’ll report it anyway XD A simple example: --- ## [How to disable links turn upload?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-links-turn-upload/253148)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-links-turn-upload/253148 "2023-01-28T22:14:07Z")
If I post a link to a gif from IMGUR, some time passes and it becomes a link to my own forum ( As if it was uploaded to my forum) how can I disable it? --- ## [How to disable HTML on the forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-html-on-the-forum/253146)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-html-on-the-forum/253146 "2023-01-28T22:12:53Z")
They are using HTML codes to expand the image for links and flood them, how do I ban them? --- ## [New user added to all private message threads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-added-to-all-private-message-threads/253203)
**Author:** [@jamierobinson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamierobinson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-added-to-all-private-message-threads/253203 "2023-01-28T21:52:58Z")
I have just noticed that a new user who signed up a few weeks ago has been added to every single private message thread on the system, such as all my personal ones, and even the welcome messages from the discobot! How co… --- ## [Expanded Create Topic Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanded-create-topic-component/188753)
**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expanded-create-topic-component/188753 "2021-04-30T20:15:17Z")
This component replaces the traditional + New Topic button in Discourse for an input with a button. The text typed into the input will be used as the topic title once clicking + . Example In Action … --- ## [Does Discourse offer anything similar to WordPress custom taxonomy?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-offer-anything-similar-to-wordpress-custom-taxonomy/251621)
**Author:** [@V1ktor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/V1ktor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-offer-anything-similar-to-wordpress-custom-taxonomy/251621 "2023-01-28T18:39:16Z")
Hi, is there any way to create custom taxonomies (or anything related) in Discourse similarly to how WordPress handles custom taxonomies? I’ve looked at custom fields for categories/tags, but not sure if that would fix t… --- ## [Ability to Create Private Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-create-private-templates/232567)
**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-create-private-templates/232567 "2023-01-28T17:44:47Z")
Since the launch of the new Discourse Templates plugin, I’ve really been enjoying the new functionality of having reply templates stored in topics within a dedicated template category. This makes it easy to view and edi… --- ## [Cloudflare setup and other post-migration tasks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-setup-and-other-post-migration-tasks/252557)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-setup-and-other-post-migration-tasks/252557 "2023-01-28T17:17:30Z")
Hey there, I’ve been working with some other people to finish an ad-hoc migration of our old vbulletin3 to discourse. Now it’s time to start thinking about some other aspect for the migration, one of which is the fact th… --- ## [Anyone setup SMTP with mailjet?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-setup-smtp-with-mailjet/252743)
**Author:** [@maze1g](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maze1g)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-setup-smtp-with-mailjet/252743 "2023-01-28T14:19:33Z")
Having trouble with my first time installation of discourse, would be grateful if someone can help! TIA --- ## [TL0 user can’t see menus made by Header submenu on DiscourseHub/iPhone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl0-user-can-t-see-menus-made-by-header-submenu-on-discoursehub-iphone/253187)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl0-user-can-t-see-menus-made-by-header-submenu-on-discoursehub-iphone/253187 "2023-01-28T12:03:14Z")
Header submenu doesn’t show anything with DiscourseHub when using iPhone AND an user is TL0 (locked TL and own group to stop ads, it is test user) — for me as an admin I see menus. Menus (two dropdowns), are visible nice… --- ## [Should internal links that get oneboxed be click-tracked?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-internal-links-that-get-oneboxed-be-click-tracked/133437)
**Author:** [@fdsa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fdsa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-internal-links-that-get-oneboxed-be-click-tracked/133437 "2019-11-15T01:20:39Z")
Clicks on this will not be tracked: Clicks on this will be tracked (there is a space in front of the link): Understanding Discourse Trust Levels This is what I could find with regards to previous discussion: Click co… --- ## [Problems with self-hosted upgrade to 3.x: cannot roll back](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-self-hosted-upgrade-to-3-x-cannot-roll-back/252941)
**Author:** [@pearsonified](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pearsonified)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-self-hosted-upgrade-to-3-x-cannot-roll-back/252941 "2023-01-28T01:07:57Z")
This update is failing for me, and right now, all 3 of my Discourse forums are down. The console window on the Upgrade screen is not populating with anything, but the rest of the UI suggests the upgrade is still in prog… --- ## [Advanced mode of "Insert Date/Time" view is truncated when selecting timezones](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-mode-of-insert-date-time-view-is-truncated-when-selecting-timezones/253149)
**Author:** [@emilycook\_circleci](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emilycook_circleci)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-mode-of-insert-date-time-view-is-truncated-when-selecting-timezones/253149 "2023-01-27T22:16:25Z")
When using advanced mode of the Date/Time inserter, the “Timezones to Display” view is truncated on the screen. It makes it impossible (literally, not figuratively) to see which timezones are listed, especially when usin… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=725) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=727)