# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=755 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 756 --- ## [Issue with renaming user with unicode characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-renaming-user-with-unicode-characters/246628)
**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-renaming-user-with-unicode-characters/246628 "2022-11-25T13:21:05Z")
I am having problems renaming a user back to the old username (I imported from phpBB and had to rename some users, e.g. Möp to Moep). I get a 500 error when I try to rename the user, also when reloading the user has stil… --- ## [Clicking a pin on the "Category with topics" page leads to /categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-a-pin-on-the-category-with-topics-page-leads-to-categories/246715)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-a-pin-on-the-category-with-topics-page-leads-to-categories/246715 "2022-11-25T11:30:30Z")
Clicking other icons (padlock from a closed topic, bookmark…) does nothing. So, clicking the pin icon should either do nothing, like the other icons, or switch the pinned status of the topic, as it does on a topic li… --- ## [Understanding how "alt" attribute works](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-how-alt-attribute-works/120579)
**Author:** [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-how-alt-attribute-works/120579 "2019-06-17T14:42:04Z")
Hello, I have a small question on images. I noticed that the images in Discourse are without the alt attribute. For example: \ **Author:** [@hyphalos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hyphalos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-pull-the-currently-open-topics-list-of-tags/246608 "2022-11-25T11:25:24Z") Hello! I’m trying to create a theme component that adds a custom button to tagged topics. For example: Topics tagged with event-tag will have a button next to the category named Event which will link to the events page. … --- ## [Recent posts of pinned topic don't show inside category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-posts-of-pinned-topic-dont-show-inside-category/246665)
**Author:** [@Shenron\_segamag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shenron_segamag)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-posts-of-pinned-topic-dont-show-inside-category/246665 "2022-11-25T10:44:07Z")
Hi, For some reason, the latest post of a pinned topic doesn’t make the topic go up when you chose the style “Categories with featured topics” : Here is a screenshot with the style “Category and latest topics”, with th… --- ## [All newly and previously created invitation links are being invalidated after recent changes to the invitation system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-newly-and-previously-created-invitation-links-are-being-invalidated-after-recent-changes-to-the-invitation-system/246624)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-newly-and-previously-created-invitation-links-are-being-invalidated-after-recent-changes-to-the-invitation-system/246624 "2022-11-25T09:01:43Z")
Hi We have a set of invitation links that have been invalidated after the recent changes to the core functionality of the invitation system. The expiration date or number of redemptions have not been reached, but they a… --- ## [Account creation not working with discourse\_encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-creation-not-working-with-discourse-encrypt/246520)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-creation-not-working-with-discourse-encrypt/246520 "2022-11-25T08:44:59Z")
Hello, Since I first, second updated yesterday the registration not working. When I click the Create your account button in create-account modal then I get an alert error top of the modal: Something went wrong, perha… --- ## [What is the difference between user\_id and current\_user\_id](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-user-id-and-current-user-id/246642)
**Author:** [@Anai-s](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anai-s)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-user-id-and-current-user-id/246642 "2022-11-25T08:28:15Z")
Hi everyone! I want to create a badge that is granted when someone shares at least 5 posts. To be sure I use the correct field, I would like to understand the difference between user\_id and current\_user\_id in the table … --- ## [Clone production Discourse container to local for development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clone-production-discourse-container-to-local-for-development/246555)
**Author:** [@Tim\_Lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tim_Lee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clone-production-discourse-container-to-local-for-development/246555 "2022-11-25T02:34:28Z")
Hi, I have a production Discourse docker container running on AWS Lightsail which has a custom theme and some stock plugins installed, but other than that there is no code changes in the container. I’m trying to reprodu… --- ## [IMDB links no longer OneBoxing as of a couple updates ago](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imdb-links-no-longer-oneboxing-as-of-a-couple-updates-ago/246261)
**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imdb-links-no-longer-oneboxing-as-of-a-couple-updates-ago/246261 "2022-11-24T23:57:46Z")
I’m not sure which exact update broke it (I’m on the latest one, I just updated to see if this one fixed it because it was broke on the last one too) Before when posting IMDB links in the title (or just in the post) it … --- ## [Cannot change chat notification sound](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-change-chat-notification-sound/246317)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-change-chat-notification-sound/246317 "2022-11-24T21:35:54Z")
agungor #chat feedback I noticed an interesting issue on 2.9.0.beta12. When I go to user\>preferences\>chat and attempt to change the Desktop chat notification sound to Bell or Ding, nothing seems to happen. The d… --- ## [FATAL: lock file "postmaster.pid" is empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-lock-file-postmaster-pid-is-empty/240895)
**Author:** [@will\_io](https://meta.discourse.org/u/will_io)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-lock-file-postmaster-pid-is-empty/240895 "2022-11-23T17:45:38Z")
First time I have seen the following error when trying to rebuild. 2022-10-04 14:39:49.780 UTC \[1700\] FATAL: lock file "postmaster.pid" is empty 2022-10-04 14:39:49.780 UTC \[1700\] HINT: Either another server is starti… --- ## [Bulk tagging topics based on keywords](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-tagging-topics-based-on-keywords/120526)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-tagging-topics-based-on-keywords/120526 "2019-06-16T21:40:54Z")
Hi, In order to use the new ‘no ads for tags’ support in the ad plugin, we need to mass-tag any ‘nswf’ topics on our forum based on specific keywords. For example, any topic that contains the word ‘nude’ in the title or… --- ## [Error updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating/246652)
**Author:** [@undasein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/undasein)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating/246652 "2022-11-24T19:11:02Z")
Today I get this error updating: FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c ‘bundle e… --- ## [Unstyled error page for missing badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unstyled-error-page-for-missing-badge/246649)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unstyled-error-page-for-missing-badge/246649 "2022-11-24T14:03:13Z")
The error page for a missing badge is empty and generic: example: https://meta.discourse.org/badges/999/dne (of course, just getting the above error page was bad since after a couple reloads it worked and it was gr… --- ## [Topic list below the upcoming-event calendar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-below-the-upcoming-event-calendar/285049)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-below-the-upcoming-event-calendar/285049 "2022-11-24T11:45:00Z")
This would be super helpful - sort of an ‘agenda’. I can see it working like this: At the top of the list have the next event then in ascending order by event date have a tab / navigation button to select expired ev… --- ## [Is there a way to keep certain categories activity off from latest and top?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-keep-certain-categories-activity-off-from-latest-and-top/246627)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-keep-certain-categories-activity-off-from-latest-and-top/246627 "2022-11-24T10:56:58Z")
Hi We have a number of categories that are private because we don’t want activity in those categories to affect the rest of the activity in the site. These private categories are topic specific and shouldn’t be visible … --- ## [Invite links to topic send user to home page, not to topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-links-to-topic-send-user-to-home-page-not-to-topic/221078)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-links-to-topic-send-user-to-home-page-not-to-topic/221078 "2022-04-06T21:53:00Z")
@dan I swear I tested all this back when we implemented the latest changes, but I can reproduce this bug. It affects only invite links, not invite emails. To repro: go to a topic, select :link: share button on topic m… --- ## [Does Subscriptions support BACS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-subscriptions-support-bacs/245117)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-subscriptions-support-bacs/245117 "2022-11-24T07:02:25Z")
Does this plugin support Bacs Direct Debit payments in the UK | Stripe Documentation as well as credit card payments? --- ## [Groups ACL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-acl/246516)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-acl/246516 "2022-11-24T06:59:07Z")
I’ve seen some threads when searching on google about this topic but found no clear indication. I’m planning a move from vBulletin3 → vBulletin5 and then exploring the possibility to move onto Discourse. The one major t… --- ## [New invite link should work for existing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-invite-link-should-work-for-existing-users/193221)
**Author:** [@Monte\_Kalisch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monte_Kalisch)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-invite-link-should-work-for-existing-users/193221 "2022-11-24T05:19:59Z")
If you want to send an mass email to ask users to join a community and respond to a particular thread, it works great so long as the user isn’t existing. If they’re existing, they get an error that says: Sorry! This inv… --- ## [No 'sign in' option in the accept invitation page, only the signup form is shown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-sign-in-option-in-the-accept-invitation-page-only-the-signup-form-is-shown/245769)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-sign-in-option-in-the-accept-invitation-page-only-the-signup-form-is-shown/245769 "2022-11-24T04:27:41Z")
Previously, if someone is not logged in and used an invitation link, they are given either of two options: Login Fill out the form to sign up and accept invitation Currently, the login option is gone, is this on purpo… --- ## [Custom header with react](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-with-react/246603)
**Author:** [@Ken95](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ken95)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-with-react/246603 "2022-11-24T01:38:44Z")
I wanted to create a custom header using react library. So, I tried to insert react and babel cdn into head of HTML/CSS’s edit. And applied ReactDOM Render Method in Header. But, it did not work in discourse foru… --- ## [Discourse Subscriptions - account deleted too soon when user cancels - deletion not noted on admin interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-account-deleted-too-soon-when-user-cancels-deletion-not-noted-on-admin-interface/246582)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-account-deleted-too-soon-when-user-cancels-deletion-not-noted-on-admin-interface/246582 "2022-11-23T23:51:43Z")
Steps taken: I created a test user and set up a one-day recurring subscription, then cancelled it (as the user) last night at about 2330 (it’s 2030 now here). When I had a look tonight I saw: Stripe website - subscript… --- ## [Why is the api-key data removed from the response of GET /admin/users/user.json?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-api-key-data-removed-from-the-response-of-get-admin-users-user-json/246588)
**Author:** [@jandres](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jandres)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-api-key-data-removed-from-the-response-of-get-admin-users-user-json/246588 "2022-11-23T21:22:47Z")
Can i know why you remove the api-key data from response when we made a GET request to /admin/users/:user\_id.json. I don’t remember since what version this value was removed from response, but it seems to me that it was … --- ## [Bumping topics or other ways to trigger a new notification / email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bumping-topics-or-other-ways-to-trigger-a-new-notification-email/246591)
**Author:** [@Crashley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crashley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bumping-topics-or-other-ways-to-trigger-a-new-notification-email/246591 "2022-11-23T22:34:38Z")
Hello. I manage a private Discourse forum for our housing community. We have an announcements category which is configured to act a bit like a mailing list (although not “mailing list mode” or “category mirrors a mailin… --- ## [Best way to create external-facing API for creating topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-create-external-facing-api-for-creating-topics/246567)
**Author:** [@Tim\_Lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tim_Lee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-create-external-facing-api-for-creating-topics/246567 "2022-11-23T22:19:46Z")
Hi, My goal right now is to create an HTTP POST endpoint on the discourse server that creates a topic based on the request body. The endpoint should receive requests from arbitrary IPs without CORS issues. The client th… --- ## [reopenWidget with AJAX call](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopenwidget-with-ajax-call/246450)
**Author:** [@StonkGodCapital](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StonkGodCapital)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopenwidget-with-ajax-call/246450 "2022-11-23T20:05:39Z")
This is a topic that’s come up several times and stalled out (usually because the dev doesn’t actually require the AJAX call). However, I’m developing a plugin that accesses data not stored within Discourse’s database (s… --- ## [Reply box: make reply options more visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-box-make-reply-options-more-visible/246547)
**Author:** [@rrit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rrit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-box-make-reply-options-more-visible/246547 "2022-11-23T19:16:40Z")
The reply box has the important feature “Reply as linked topic”. This makes it possible for users to declutter discussions by posting off-topic replies into a new topic. Right now this option is hidden behind an unrecog… --- ## [Notification Menu -- Old Notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-menu-old-notifications/246349)
**Author:** [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-menu-old-notifications/246349 "2022-11-23T19:00:12Z")
We implemented the new notification menu and sidebar yesterday and observed some irregularities: Old notifications from years ago show up in the notification menu; Even after user dismissed all notifications, the old n… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=754) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=756)