# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=950 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 951 --- ## [Activating users without email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activating-users-without-email/103305)
**Author:** [@ylluminate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ylluminate)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activating-users-without-email/103305 "2018-12-04T05:09:42Z")
Has anyone written a module that will facilitate account activation via an alternative method such as a captcha or some other “real person” identification mechanism? I’m interested in perhaps allowing users to sign up w… --- ## [DeepL integration for Translator plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deepl-integration-for-translator-plugin/204665)
**Author:** [@kinetiksoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kinetiksoft)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deepl-integration-for-translator-plugin/204665 "2021-10-20T15:21:34Z")
What would you like done? I need additional integration of DeepL for Discourse Translator plugin. It should perform just the same way it does with Google Translate API. When do you need it done? It can wait, but when sp… --- ## [Search Function Broken on iPad](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-function-broken-on-ipad/206520)
**Author:** [@Banjo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Banjo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-function-broken-on-ipad/206520 "2021-10-20T14:36:09Z")
On forum.gethopsoctch.com if you click the search thingy it makes the page white To make this work you need to be on desktop view on a iPad (Any) Thanks! @team --- ## [Query regarding IP Lookup feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-regarding-ip-lookup-feature/206427)
**Author:** [@DoubleRun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DoubleRun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-regarding-ip-lookup-feature/206427 "2021-10-20T14:30:24Z")
I know Discourse logs the Last IP and the Registration IP of users, and I was wondering which one of these the Lookup feature searches for. Since there is an option to look up the both the Last and Registration IPs indi… --- ## [How to "reply as topic"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reply-as-topic/59891)
**Author:** [@int19h](https://meta.discourse.org/u/int19h)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reply-as-topic/59891 "2021-10-20T12:44:00Z")
I keep seeing references to the ability to reply to a topic by creating another topic, but I can’t find the UI that would actually let me do that. It looks like it was a menu option when clicking on the dots at some poin… --- ## [Mail-in-a-Box email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-in-a-box-email/63443)
**Author:** [@r3d\_f0x](https://meta.discourse.org/u/r3d_f0x)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-in-a-box-email/63443 "2021-10-20T12:33:21Z")
I used Mail-in-a-Box email during setup to use with Discourse. Mail-in-a-Box is an automatic self hosted email system where you run the script on a new Ubuntu 14.04 box with a dedicated domain name for email and it sets… --- ## [DiscourseConnect Single Sign On email & last payload cached across users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-single-sign-on-email-last-payload-cached-across-users/206077)
**Author:** [@dscat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dscat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-single-sign-on-email-last-payload-cached-across-users/206077 "2021-10-20T12:07:46Z")
DiscourseConnect Single Sign On information cached across users Tested on version 2.7.8 on Chrome. In order to reproduce you need to have at least 2 users signed up/logged in via sso. Go to admin click on “users” … --- ## [Default tag pre-selected when navigating to a Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-tag-pre-selected-when-navigating-to-a-category/206499)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-tag-pre-selected-when-navigating-to-a-category/206499 "2021-10-20T11:51:32Z")
Is it possible to have some tag selected by default when user navigates to a particular category? A setting like “default tag for topic list in the category”. --- ## [Advanced Search: Find posts having staff color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-find-posts-having-staff-color/206325)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-find-posts-having-staff-color/206325 "2021-10-20T09:39:08Z")
I have a forum where staff have marked many particularly explanatory topics/posts with staff color over time. Initially just to highlight them a bit more in the thread. But now we have the need to gradually parse all the… --- ## [Highlight code blocks in the "history"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-code-blocks-in-the-history/206526)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-code-blocks-in-the-history/206526 "2021-10-20T08:18:51Z")
Is it a solvable problem to get code blocks highlighted in the post history side-by-side viewer dialog? --- ## [User Invites and Crowd auth](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-invites-and-crowd-auth/206443)
**Author:** [@pgalbavy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pgalbavy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-invites-and-crowd-auth/206443 "2021-10-20T07:59:37Z")
I am trying out Discourse in anticipation of setting it up for a customer forum at work and we use Crowd for customer SSO. I would also like to be able to invite indivuduals who may not be in the Crowd dataset, alumni, p… --- ## [Category and Tag that have the same slug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-and-tag-that-have-the-same-slug/206502)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-and-tag-that-have-the-same-slug/206502 "2021-10-20T06:30:53Z")
Is it expected that I can create a tag and a category whose slugs are exactly equal? Of the issues, it leads the category being shown in the Tags page (where all tags are listed). Is it intentional? --- ## [Super easy to accidentally press Like when Reactions enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/super-easy-to-accidentally-press-like-when-reactions-enabled/271620)
**Author:** [@physixfan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/physixfan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/super-easy-to-accidentally-press-like-when-reactions-enabled/271620 "2021-10-19T06:32:43Z")
About why it is super easy to accidentally press :heart: with this plugin: in a forum with this plugin, when scrolling, if the starting place of scrolling is on the :heart: button, the :heart: button is triggered; on the… --- ## [Default-muted tags from admin-only tag groups are still visible in the user profile, muted tags setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-muted-tags-from-admin-only-tag-groups-are-still-visible-in-the-user-profile-muted-tags-setting/206503)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-muted-tags-from-admin-only-tag-groups-are-still-visible-in-the-user-profile-muted-tags-setting/206503 "2021-10-20T01:35:58Z")
I created a tag named “muted” and added it to a group “admin-only-tags”. I configured the group to be visible by admins only: Next, I added the “muted” tag to the “default tags muted” setting. All good, all works as… --- ## [Accidentally granting admin access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidentally-granting-admin-access/206410)
**Author:** [@hello-smile6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hello-smile6)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidentally-granting-admin-access/206410 "2021-10-19T22:37:00Z")
What if an admin accidentally makes a user admin or moderator? Could that happen? --- ## [How to create an About the Category topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-an-about-the-category-topic/206488)
**Author:** [@37Rb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/37Rb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-an-about-the-category-topic/206488 "2021-10-19T21:57:56Z")
An admin created a category but apparently deleted the default “About the XXX category” topic for it. Now in the /categories view, all the other categories show a summary from their “About” topic but this one does not. I… --- ## [My Personal Email Address in Terms of Service Page - Discourse - How to Change?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-personal-email-address-in-terms-of-service-page-discourse-how-to-change/206474)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-personal-email-address-in-terms-of-service-page-discourse-how-to-change/206474 "2021-10-19T21:57:50Z")
When I initially set up my discourse instance I used my personal email address. I realize now that this email address has now been propagated through the site in some areas and I don’t want that. I’ve tried to change i… --- ## [TL4 should be able to delete notifications about moving posts immediately](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4-should-be-able-to-delete-notifications-about-moving-posts-immediately/141674)
**Author:** [@nawthor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nawthor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4-should-be-able-to-delete-notifications-about-moving-posts-immediately/141674 "2021-10-19T19:59:27Z")
We have a user at Trust Level 4 to do some moderation work, mostly just moving posts that are in the wrong topic. The issue is that they are not able to immediately delete the announcement that they split the topic, it t… --- ## [For "Latest", can I hide certain categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997)
**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997 "2021-10-19T18:02:32Z")
For example, As an admin, we have a section that’s super spammy. I prefer not to see this in “Updates” on the home page. Is there a way to hide certain categories that show up in “New”? --- ## [Use template as new topic not working in Docs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-template-as-new-topic-not-working-in-docs/206251)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-template-as-new-topic-not-working-in-docs/206251 "2021-10-19T18:01:34Z")
Hello, The composer not opening in Docs and show error in console. Repro Go to a topic in /docs which contains this button for example this one: Writing an effective bug report - Contributing - Discourse Meta Cl… --- ## [Stuck in an update loop after PostgreSQL 13 update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-an-update-loop-after-postgresql-13-update/206362)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-in-an-update-loop-after-postgresql-13-update/206362 "2021-10-19T17:42:53Z")
I have read the docs here and they don’t cover my situation: PostgreSQL 13 update I’m stuck on the “Every rebuild does the upgrade again aka upgrade loop” situation: ----------------------------------------------------… --- ## [Discord integration plugin: Group dropdown on rule is empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-integration-plugin-group-dropdown-on-rule-is-empty/206446)
**Author:** [@skatefriday](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skatefriday)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-integration-plugin-group-dropdown-on-rule-is-empty/206446 "2021-10-19T17:26:25Z")
I’d like to use the Discord integration plugin to pipe all mentions of the admin and moderators groups into Discord, and yet when I go to set up a rule for this the Group dropdown is empty. e.g. Here’s a list of my gro… --- ## [Inviting users to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-users-to-discourse/206451)
**Author:** [@Claire1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Claire1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-users-to-discourse/206451 "2021-10-19T17:03:56Z")
Hey! I’d appreciate input on how to invite users to join a group and participate in the discussion. I’ve invited users by email and they never received the email. I’ve invited users via the link, and tried the link out … --- ## [Show all categories in the home page (including muted ones), but don't show its topics in the latest posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-all-categories-in-the-home-page-including-muted-ones-but-dont-show-its-topics-in-the-latest-posts/206435)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-all-categories-in-the-home-page-including-muted-ones-but-dont-show-its-topics-in-the-latest-posts/206435 "2021-10-19T17:12:15Z")
So, our home page displays two columns: categories on the left and the latest topics on the right. Topics in one category gets updated automatically, so I’d like to hide it from the right column (latest). However, I do… --- ## [Discourse installed on subdomain but not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installed-on-subdomain-but-not-working/206439)
**Author:** [@Phenix1997](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Phenix1997)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installed-on-subdomain-but-not-working/206439 "2021-10-19T15:56:58Z")
I install new discourse app on my subdomain, I changed the ! port, added subdomain to DNS record Nothing to do , your container has already started , my subdomain url :https://forum.ongurutips.com but not working, s… --- ## [OAuth2 and Microsoft ADFS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth2-and-microsoft-adfs/103357)
**Author:** [@andyjanes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andyjanes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oauth2-and-microsoft-adfs/103357 "2018-12-10T17:00:25Z")
Hi All, I’ve been working with Discourse for a few weeks now and loving it, but the one thing I can’t get to work is OAuth2 with Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (2016). The problem I have is that from tr… --- ## [Redirect search icon to search page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-search-icon-to-search-page/206436)
**Author:** [@VaypeNaysh420](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VaypeNaysh420)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-search-icon-to-search-page/206436 "2021-10-19T14:50:13Z")
Might you know of a quick and easy way to make it so when someone clicks the search icon, instead of having that input field popup, visitor will be redirected to discourse.local/search?expanded=true? You think it would … --- ## [Reply-by-Email was working, now broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-was-working-now-broken/206247)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-by-email-was-working-now-broken/206247 "2021-10-19T13:43:26Z")
Our Reply-by-Email worked for two years, then stopped working 17 days ago for no apparent reason. I’ve searched the staff action logs for that time period and there were no relevant configuration changes. no upgrades, an… --- ## [\`site-logo\` missing width/height](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-logo-missing-width-height/206390)
**Author:** [@Stanzilla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stanzilla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-logo-missing-width-height/206390 "2021-10-19T11:06:06Z")
Looks like the site-logo does not have a width/height attribute by default, it gets a width if you start scrolling down though. This is only minor but causes Lighthouse to complain regarding layout shifts. --- ## [Http not https in emails - fix as an admin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/http-not-https-in-emails-fix-as-an-admin/206156)
**Author:** [@hbevolve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hbevolve)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/http-not-https-in-emails-fix-as-an-admin/206156 "2021-10-19T10:38:00Z")
Hi there I have seen a few posts about the fact that emails are coming through to users with HTTP links instead of https, and that is happening to us, but the responses to fix it confuse me. I am only an admin in our Di… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=949) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=951)