# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=773 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 774 --- ## [Replace link icon with cake](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-link-icon-with-cake/241195)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-link-icon-with-cake/241195 "2022-10-06T22:34:23Z")
On the sidebar, the Cakeday icon is just a link. It can probably be replaced with a cake. --- ## [Chat rooms, topics, and evergreen topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-rooms-topics-and-evergreen-topics/52528)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-rooms-topics-and-evergreen-topics/52528 "2022-10-06T22:09:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from Being a Heretic aka Going Back to Pagination?: What’s so bad about a “chat room” topic, I asked? I agree that mixing mediums is dangerous, but I think this notion creates a false dichot… --- ## [Google Tag Manager](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-tag-manager/241192)
**Author:** [@spectre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spectre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-tag-manager/241192 "2022-10-06T21:54:21Z")
Hi guys, How to enable Google Tag Assistant for my website? I have another non Discourse site and operation went very smooth without any workaround and modification! Hope someone had this earlier and can help out … --- ## [Mandatory tags not being enforced for staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandatory-tags-not-being-enforced-for-staff/241123)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandatory-tags-not-being-enforced-for-staff/241123 "2022-10-06T21:46:53Z")
I have a tag group which is set to be mandatory (it can be seen when entering a new topic). Nonetheless it is possible to save a new topic without a tag being set. This is the setup: Using 2.9.0.beta10 (afce65bb7… --- ## [HSTS header not set with www and non www setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hsts-header-not-set-with-www-and-non-www-setup/241104)
**Author:** [@OrkoGrayskull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrkoGrayskull)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hsts-header-not-set-with-www-and-non-www-setup/241104 "2022-10-06T20:48:43Z")
Hello there, I’m using the standard installation. This is what I modified in app.yml: hooks: ## Add Let's Encrypt cert for non-www and www domain name after\_ssl: - replace: filename: … --- ## [Search existing topics when hyperlinking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-existing-topics-when-hyperlinking/112922)
**Author:** [@SMx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SMx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-existing-topics-when-hyperlinking/112922 "2022-10-06T19:54:23Z")
Hi everyone, if I may give you a suggestion. When in editor and hyperlinking a word in a post, it would be a great idea to write a word/keys and dynamically search for matching topics. Because I’m finding myself linking… --- ## [Wordpress plugin and html-as-text (especially for mail)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-plugin-and-html-as-text-especially-for-mail/240502)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-plugin-and-html-as-text-especially-for-mail/240502 "2022-10-05T12:04:58Z")
We have the Wordpress plugin set up to post full topics to an announcements category on our forum. This works pretty well, but the email messages Discourse sends out are marked Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8. A… --- ## [Calendar plugin features to make it really useful for us](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-plugin-features-to-make-it-really-useful-for-us/210333)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-plugin-features-to-make-it-really-useful-for-us/210333 "2022-10-06T18:43:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse Calendar: The Fedora Project currently has our own calendaring web app, Fedocal. It’s due for an update, and I’m thinking about whether we could replace it calendars on Discourse… --- ## [Desktop PWA Navigation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/desktop-pwa-navigation/241108)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/desktop-pwa-navigation/241108 "2022-10-06T09:04:05Z")
:information\_source: Summary Desktop PWA Footer Navigation :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - VaperinaDEV/desktop-pwa-nav: Desktop PWA Navigation · GitHub :question: Install Guide How to install a the… --- ## [Oneboxes with anchors hide the anchor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxes-with-anchors-hide-the-anchor/191125)
**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxes-with-anchors-hide-the-anchor/191125 "2022-10-06T18:13:04Z")
When I write a onebox with an anchor — for example to a particular comment in a GitHub issue — the generated onebox has multiple links: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/7666#issuecomment-497742621 The diminu… --- ## [2.9.0beta 10 and chat link is broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0beta-10-and-chat-link-is-broken/240437)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-9-0beta-10-and-chat-link-is-broken/240437 "2022-10-06T18:11:02Z")
In the new sidebar under community/more is link to adminpage of chat. There is minor typo’ish bug. I’ll get error 404 because of this: https://foorumi.katiska.eu/https://foorumi.katiska.eu/chat/browse/open --- ## [Mailing list access to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-access-to-discourse/241163)
**Author:** [@zevel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zevel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-access-to-discourse/241163 "2022-10-06T17:42:43Z")
Hello, I am involved in a discussion about moving an existing mailing list to Discord. Personally I am all for it, but some people prefer to continue using use the mailing list experience and have concerns about how we… --- ## [Create ranked polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-ranked-polls/215351)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Holdgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chris_Holdgraf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-ranked-polls/215351 "2022-10-06T17:33:29Z")
I quite like the polls feature for quickly getting feedback from a part of the community. In some cases, we’d like to be able to let people rank their preferences in a poll, rather than simply choose from multiple option… --- ## [Restrict category access during certains hours](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-category-access-during-certains-hours/241150)
**Author:** [@Fabrice](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fabrice)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-category-access-during-certains-hours/241150 "2022-10-06T15:55:00Z")
Maybe I’d only be interested in a feature like this, but it would be definetely useful to have the ability to automatically restrict posting/viewing to certain groups/TL during certains hours or maybe days of week. The f… --- ## [Mastodon also change their interface to include a dropdown bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mastodon-also-change-their-interface-to-include-a-dropdown-bar/241094)
**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mastodon-also-change-their-interface-to-include-a-dropdown-bar/241094 "2022-10-06T14:01:17Z")
Is it a new tendency? ( not sure if it’s ok to be discussed here, this remains me of discourse immediately) --- ## [Discourse without company](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-without-company/220173)
**Author:** [@swetepete](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swetepete)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-without-company/220173 "2022-10-06T12:47:14Z")
I think Discourse has an excellent format for Q and A; are there any examples of people using it for a topic rather than just for a specific company? Like a Discourse for asking and answering literature questions or som… --- ## [Is there a way to disable email notifications for certain users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-email-notifications-for-certain-users/241091)
**Author:** [@rkda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rkda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-disable-email-notifications-for-certain-users/241091 "2022-10-06T03:18:46Z")
We are using a Discourse group as a group inbox for our support team (let’s call it the helpdesk user). What matters for us is that the messages get posted in Discourse as well so we have a record. We do not want to rece… --- ## [Links to Categories from sidebar inappropriately ignore configured category appearance settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-categories-from-sidebar-inappropriately-ignore-configured-category-appearance-settings/239999)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-categories-from-sidebar-inappropriately-ignore-configured-category-appearance-settings/239999 "2022-10-06T02:34:58Z")
I’ve got some categories configured so that the Default List Filter no subcategories, and this works great for most links to the categories. However, the sidebar sends the user to /c/category-slug/catID/l/latest. This u… --- ## [How to customize appearance of discourse embeds?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-appearance-of-discourse-embeds/240026)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-appearance-of-discourse-embeds/240026 "2022-10-06T02:10:16Z")
Hi everyone, I use the discourse embed feature to surface posts on a non-discourse site. When I have dark mode on the main site enabled, I would like to style the discourse embeds to appear appropriately as well: Is… --- ## [Ubuntu release upgrades](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-release-upgrades/241009)
**Author:** [@fuse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fuse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-release-upgrades/241009 "2022-10-06T00:02:37Z")
I’ve seen the docs on challenges with starting fresh with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and 22.04 LTS. Has anyone done an upgrade in place of 18.04 LTS to 20.04 or 22.04? I’m not in a rush per se, just figuring I’ll need to move t… --- ## [Text File viewer within post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-file-viewer-within-post/241077)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-file-viewer-within-post/241077 "2022-10-05T22:07:52Z")
Currently this is how text files are being displayed in posts: Instead, it can be presented like this: This way allows for you to know what’s in a text file without having to download it and open it on your system… --- ## [Migrate from VPS to a Dedicated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-vps-to-a-dedicated/240686)
**Author:** [@spectre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spectre)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-vps-to-a-dedicated/240686 "2022-10-05T21:33:20Z")
Hey guys, Is there a tool or some means to migrate current running Discourse on vps server to another slightly larger dedicated one?? Cheers :beer: --- ## [DiscourseHub notification menu blocked by the user interface (iPad)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-notification-menu-blocked-by-the-user-interface-ipad/240658)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-notification-menu-blocked-by-the-user-interface-ipad/240658 "2022-10-05T21:07:07Z")
When opening my notifications, it is slightly blocked by the user interface on the top. It is kind of annoying because you cannot see some of the menu elements or the notifications. This only applies to the “new” forum … --- ## [Discourse.org "Features" Section is Slightly Outdated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-org-features-section-is-slightly-outdated/241061)
**Author:** [@Decorbuz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Decorbuz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-org-features-section-is-slightly-outdated/241061 "2022-10-05T21:05:04Z")
As you might be able to see in this screenshot, one of the images shown is demonstrating a user interface element that’s been recently changed due to the introduction of the sidebar. In case you somehow haven’t notic… --- ## [Rebuild fails on 'bundle exec rake themes:update assets:precompile'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-fails-on-bundle-exec-rake-themes-update-assets-precompile/241044)
**Author:** [@crcoli7307](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crcoli7307)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-fails-on-bundle-exec-rake-themes-update-assets-precompile/241044 "2022-10-05T19:16:02Z")
Hey guys, was just rebuilding my app to add a MaxMindDB API key and now all of a sudden the app wont rebuild and I’m not sure why it fails or what i need to do to fix it. Here’s the log: output.txt (3.1 KB) --- ## [Is there a way to "secretly" unlist posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-secretly-unlist-posts/240973)
**Author:** [@Frank2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-secretly-unlist-posts/240973 "2022-10-05T18:16:36Z")
Situation occurs that a topic deviates from the theme of the forum; however, this topic expresses opinions that may not be suitable for a straight-up deletion. What I’m thinking about is to unlist this topic, but the aut… --- ## [Google Analytics 4 Setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics-4-setup/240029)
**Author:** [@asugar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asugar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics-4-setup/240029 "2022-10-05T16:50:55Z")
I added ga 4 tracking code, when I view the page source it shows a bit different code for ga than Google provides. I’ve specified both code below. Can someone confirm if I’ve set the value correctly? ============ Goo… --- ## [Plugin vs. theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-vs-theme-component/240908)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-vs-theme-component/240908 "2022-10-05T14:35:32Z")
Continuing the discussion from Thumbs up, twice: Sorry, I didn’t try search — I’m a horrible person. But if out there is a plugin and a theme component and those do (almost) same thing what is the most important differ… --- ## [Mobile App auth - doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-app-auth-doesnt-work/241018)
**Author:** [@boyan.biandov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/boyan.biandov)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-app-auth-doesnt-work/241018 "2022-10-05T13:58:17Z")
Hi everyone, What’s the auth source for the mobile app? I assume a discourse URL, except it doesn’t work, generic “incorrect password”. Setup a demo, added users but nobody could auth on the mobile app? Maybe it’s not a… --- ## [Chatbots Creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chatbots-creation/241005)
**Author:** [@yhh9xdq7dc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yhh9xdq7dc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chatbots-creation/241005 "2022-10-05T13:48:31Z")
For the creation of chat bots(like the discobot) is it better to create a plugin for Discourse or an external app (always developed in Ruby or maybe Python) that connects to the Discourse APIs? Maybe explain the reasons … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=772) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=774)