# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=933 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 934 --- ## [How to Show "Vote" Buttons Alongside List of Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-vote-buttons-alongside-list-of-topics/105082)
**Author:** [@CapedCrusader](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CapedCrusader)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-vote-buttons-alongside-list-of-topics/105082 "2018-12-26T17:19:17Z")
Hi there, I wanted to know if there’s a way to make the “VOTE” buttons appear right next to the name of each Topic in the category’s list of topics. In other words, this would allow users to vote on Topics without havi… --- ## [HOW! To disable divider bar image info on hover action!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-divider-bar-image-info-on-hover-action/210095)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Arrowsmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Arrowsmith)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-divider-bar-image-info-on-hover-action/210095 "2021-11-24T22:40:26Z")
HOW! To disable divider bar image info on hover action! MY SITE: https://GitSum.info --- ## [New message button in messages dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-message-button-in-messages-dropdown/169434)
**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-message-button-in-messages-dropdown/169434 "2021-11-24T21:50:26Z")
I think it would be much easier if we had a New message button next or below the expand menu under Profile → messages dropdown --- ## [Auto avatars from nice avatar collection?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-avatars-from-nice-avatar-collection/210050)
**Author:** [@georg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/georg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-avatars-from-nice-avatar-collection/210050 "2021-11-24T20:39:21Z")
I am new to discourse and just started a tiny community called frele. From other forum software, I do know an automatic avatar feature. Means, new users, who do not add a profile pic, will receive a random nice avatar p… --- ## [Barra de desplazamiento faltante, en localización finlandesa](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-scroll-bar-slider-in-finnish-localization/209764)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-scroll-bar-slider-in-finnish-localization/209764 "2021-11-24T19:55:11Z")
Our Tappara.co instance is missing the scroll bar slider, but the functionality works. So a minor UI glitch. This is seen on up to date iOS Safaris and Android Chromes. Here at Meta the slider is there as expected. Is t --- ## [Moving posts between private topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-posts-between-private-topics/210057)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-posts-between-private-topics/210057 "2021-11-24T13:19:52Z")
One of our TL4’s found they can’t move posts between private topics. The functionality to select the posts and find the destination is there, but then they get a “Your are not permitted to view the requested resource” wh… --- ## [Composer acts weird on iPad](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-acts-weird-on-ipad/210022)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-acts-weird-on-ipad/210022 "2021-11-24T08:22:24Z")
On my iPad Air (running iOS 12), the composer acts weird. It sticks to the top and moving the large white space seems to change things a bit but doesn’t make it much better. In landscape mode, the text area is hardly one… --- ## [Posts in WP Discourse interferes with the SEO of the Wordpress site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-in-wp-discourse-interferes-with-the-seo-of-the-wordpress-site/209982)
**Author:** [@Mikhail\_Tyuftyaev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikhail_Tyuftyaev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-in-wp-discourse-interferes-with-the-seo-of-the-wordpress-site/209982 "2021-11-24T08:16:00Z")
Hello everyone. I ran into a problem. When my posts from a Wordpress blog are imported to Discourse, they are visible to search robots. My posts are imported into the “News” category I was thinking about adding the “… --- ## [Add user to staff without them being a moderator or an admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-user-to-staff-without-them-being-a-moderator-or-an-admin/40767)
**Author:** [@Freso](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Freso)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-user-to-staff-without-them-being-a-moderator-or-an-admin/40767 "2016-03-08T22:20:49Z")
I have a user on a Discourse site I’ve recently set up I would like to have access to the topics in the “Staff” category, but I do not want them to have neither “moderator” nor “administrator” powers on the site. It seem… --- ## [Plugin Needed to Prevent Numbered Canonical URLs for Each Reply Within a Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-needed-to-prevent-numbered-canonical-urls-for-each-reply-within-a-topic/210028)
**Author:** [@SethWilliams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SethWilliams)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-needed-to-prevent-numbered-canonical-urls-for-each-reply-within-a-topic/210028 "2021-11-24T03:09:39Z")
What would you like done? I’m looking for a developer who can build a plugin that will remove the numbered URLs that show up for each reply when scrolling down a topic (/2, /3, /4, etc), so that search engines will be u… --- ## [Hosted: Message body resizing while scrolling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosted-message-body-resizing-while-scrolling/209959)
**Author:** [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosted-message-body-resizing-while-scrolling/209959 "2021-11-23T19:32:12Z")
On the community.letsencrypt.org forum there’s a little problem with the message body getting resized (smaller) horizontally while scrolling down and up through messages. I noticed it last night and PM’d one of their eng… --- ## [Existing users cannot log in, must deactivate then reactivate their account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-users-cannot-log-in-must-deactivate-then-reactivate-their-account/209957)
**Author:** [@12345](https://meta.discourse.org/u/12345)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-users-cannot-log-in-must-deactivate-then-reactivate-their-account/209957 "2021-11-23T18:02:23Z")
I’ve tried searching, sorry if I’m overlooking something, but I couldn’t find an answer. Several people in my company have at some point tried to log in, only to be prompted to create their account as if they were a new… --- ## [SMTP error: Must issue a STARTTLS command first](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-error-must-issue-a-starttls-command-first/181050)
**Author:** [@blsrds](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blsrds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-error-must-issue-a-starttls-command-first/181050 "2021-11-23T17:49:25Z")
I am trying to configure Discourse 2.7.0.beta4 with the Mailersend SMTP service. After running ./discourse-doctor I got the error below. SMTP error: Must issue a STARTTLS command first This is my current app.yml con… --- ## [Chrome and firefox not responding when delete a post forever](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-and-firefox-not-responding-when-delete-a-post-forever/208250)
**Author:** [@tachibanalolo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tachibanalolo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-and-firefox-not-responding-when-delete-a-post-forever/208250 "2021-11-23T17:27:47Z")
There is a new feature in 2.8.0.beta7 which is Permanent deletion of posts and topics. However when I enable it and try to use this feature, it will cause chrome and firefox not responding. I don’t know why it will happ… --- ## [Tooltips not showing up on devices with touchscreen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltips-not-showing-up-on-devices-with-touchscreen/196316)
**Author:** [@some-user](https://meta.discourse.org/u/some-user)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tooltips-not-showing-up-on-devices-with-touchscreen/196316 "2021-11-23T16:34:21Z")
The plugin seems to be pretty straightforward: install, activate. I’ve done both, result: But there are no tooltips shown :frowning: Not when I’m logged in, not with private browser window and not logged in. Any i… --- ## [Data on app use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-on-app-use/209989)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-on-app-use/209989 "2021-11-23T16:31:35Z")
Is it possible to get any information about use of the iOS/Android apps? For example, how many users have logged in using it, what fraction of views are via it. Thanks. --- ## [Clippy for code snippets?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clippy-for-code-snippets/209913)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clippy-for-code-snippets/209913 "2021-11-23T13:42:37Z")
Now that I’ve got your attention… We have a forum where a large percentage of users post code or log snippets. I often find myself reformatting user posts just so I can read them. I just did that for a guy who made … --- ## [Sticky avatars: posts avatars following scroll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-avatars-posts-avatars-following-scroll/206634)
**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-avatars-posts-avatars-following-scroll/206634 "2021-11-23T09:26:02Z")
:warning: This is now an official feature shipped with Discourse, the theme component repository is archived, you should delete it or it will cause malfunctions :warning: If for whatever reason you want to disable… --- ## [How to improve the number of banned words?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-improve-the-number-of-banned-words/209951)
**Author:** [@ChanTallyagora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChanTallyagora)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-improve-the-number-of-banned-words/209951 "2021-11-23T08:41:14Z")
I found that the banned words have been limited at 1000 numbers, but we do have more banned words that need to add at my forum. So how can I improve the limited number of banned words? --- ## [Looking for a custom theme developer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-custom-theme-developer/209616)
**Author:** [@Alice\_Ashby](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alice_Ashby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-custom-theme-developer/209616 "2021-11-23T07:23:41Z")
We are Josef - a SaaS B2B legal automation startup making legal services more accessible through automation. We are looking for an advanced custom theme developer for a new community forum. You would be working with our… --- ## [Search attachments by storage name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-attachments-by-storage-name/209945)
**Author:** [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-attachments-by-storage-name/209945 "2021-11-23T07:11:05Z")
Hi, is it possible to search files in storage by their storage names? I mean to find not by filename, but for its hash-based name which is related to attachment. For example, as an admin I explored forum backup and foun… --- ## [How to get the user fields in a theme component?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-user-fields-in-a-theme-component/209809)
**Author:** [@a.pinjari](https://meta.discourse.org/u/a.pinjari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-user-fields-in-a-theme-component/209809 "2021-11-22T04:55:47Z")
We are trying to create the widget (“banner-title”) which will display the first-name of the User (we have created first-name as user field). In the widget, we are fetching the user first name (user\_field) using the bel… --- ## [Patreon webhooks failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-webhooks-failing/207976)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Bailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-webhooks-failing/207976 "2021-11-23T03:34:07Z")
I wonder if @Falco or anyone else could help. I recently started using Patreon and I’ve set up a Discourse server in a Digital Ocean Droplet. I also installed the discourse-patreon plugin and entered all the keys etc. f… --- ## [Plugin to show upcoming events on hosted discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-show-upcoming-events-on-hosted-discourse/209841)
**Author:** [@bh\_kb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bh_kb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-show-upcoming-events-on-hosted-discourse/209841 "2021-11-23T02:00:31Z")
On hosted discourse, I want to show a list of upcoming events. Is there a plugin to achieve this? For example, how do I achieve something like RedHat’s upcoming events list - https://developers.redhat.com/devnation/deep… --- ## [Include the new emojis from Microsoft and Google as an option in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-the-new-emojis-from-microsoft-and-google-as-an-option-in-discourse/197396)
**Author:** [@anon73664359](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon73664359)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-the-new-emojis-from-microsoft-and-google-as-an-option-in-discourse/197396 "2021-11-22T23:51:35Z")
Both Microsoft and Google have recently announced that they’ll be overhauling the way their emojis look. In the case of Google, their new emojis will first begin appearing in Android 12. As for Microsoft, their new emoji… --- ## [What does Jobs::Crawltopiclink in Sidekiq (Discourse) mean?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-jobs-crawltopiclink-in-sidekiq-discourse-mean/209814)
**Author:** [@hokod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hokod)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-jobs-crawltopiclink-in-sidekiq-discourse-mean/209814 "2021-11-22T23:19:50Z")
What does jobs::crawltopiclink in sidekiq mean? In discourse, what is jobs::crawltopiclink used for? Jobs::Crawltopiclink affect website SEO? --- ## [Questions about moving an existing forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-moving-an-existing-forum-to-discourse/104948)
**Author:** [@peter2018](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peter2018)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-moving-an-existing-forum-to-discourse/104948 "2018-12-26T07:23:14Z")
Hi Everyone :slight\_smile: I apologise in advance for this long post but perhaps someone familiar with Discourse will know the answers straight off. I co-run a special-interest forum, which is moderated. There are two … --- ## [Advice on persuading closed FB groups to move to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-persuading-closed-fb-groups-to-move-to-discourse/209659)
**Author:** [@michel-slm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michel-slm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-persuading-closed-fb-groups-to-move-to-discourse/209659 "2021-11-22T18:01:32Z")
I’m a member of several private Facebook groups (restricted to paid members of some organizations) that operate the same way: you sign up somewhere else, and in your welcome email they provide a link to the group, after … --- ## [After updating to 2.8.0.beta8, nothing shows as "read" anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-updating-to-2-8-0-beta8-nothing-shows-as-read-anymore/209861)
**Author:** [@gigperformer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gigperformer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-updating-to-2-8-0-beta8-nothing-shows-as-read-anymore/209861 "2021-11-22T17:46:49Z")
(Yes, I searched) After updating to beta8, all posts now show as “unread”, even though they were all read. Clicking on one and reading it again makes no difference. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks, D --- ## [Relating to Profile Picture Scroll Functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/relating-to-profile-picture-scroll-functionality/209869)
**Author:** [@lucaviness](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucaviness)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/relating-to-profile-picture-scroll-functionality/209869 "2021-11-22T17:41:55Z")
On desktop, when a topic is long enough, the OP’s profile picture will scroll along with the topic until the end of the original post. A couple of bugs, listed below, can occur during this process. Bug One: Upon clickin… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=932) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=934)