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**Author:** [@Rajeev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rajeev)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-call-third-party-apis-in-discourse/201782 "2021-08-26T11:45:00Z")
Hi, I am wondering that is there any way by which we can call third-party custom API created in node.js in discourse? feedback appreciated Thanks --- ## [Discobot stopped sending out welcome pm's](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-stopped-sending-out-welcome-pms/201719)
**Author:** [@Astra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Astra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-stopped-sending-out-welcome-pms/201719 "2021-08-26T07:57:35Z")
Hi, I noticed new tl1 users didn’t receive the welcome pm anymore. When I looked in discobot’s messages I saw that it sent out a bunch of them but it suddenly stopped. How can I find out what causes this? --- ## [Issue in post creation API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-in-post-creation-api/201667)
**Author:** [@nishantwrp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nishantwrp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-in-post-creation-api/201667 "2021-08-26T05:15:30Z")
I am working on this forum which is powered by Discourse. After the moderators provided me with an api key and username, I found a bug in the POST /posts.json API endpoint. As mentioned here this endpoint accepts a topi… --- ## [Select Dismissal Unexpected Behavior](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-dismissal-unexpected-behavior/201613)
**Author:** [@forkythetoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/forkythetoy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-dismissal-unexpected-behavior/201613 "2021-08-26T02:09:08Z")
There was a new feature added in May Selective dismissal of New and Unread topics. We recently just upgraded to the latest discourse, and looking at the code and our DB logs, it seems like when users “Dismiss New” withou… --- ## [HTTP Error 500 at main forum page after Discourse upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/http-error-500-at-main-forum-page-after-discourse-upgrade/201739)
**Author:** [@lubezniy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lubezniy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/http-error-500-at-main-forum-page-after-discourse-upgrade/201739 "2021-08-25T22:16:04Z")
Hello, We have upgraded our forum today to the latest version, but got HTTP error 500 at the root page. The following message appears in the production.log file inside the container when the root page opens with error 5… --- ## [Alt text on avatar flair](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alt-text-on-avatar-flair/201715)
**Author:** [@frangio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frangio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alt-text-on-avatar-flair/201715 "2021-08-25T18:56:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from Avatar Flair (not Badges) for Groups: Flair currently displays the group “Name” as opposed to the “Full Name” on hover. I see this as id versus display name, so I think Full Name should b… --- ## [Explain how to use the Feed Category Filter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/explain-how-to-use-the-feed-category-filter/200756)
**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/explain-how-to-use-the-feed-category-filter/200756 "2021-08-25T18:04:09Z")
A minor issue, but some way needs to be found to explain what the Feed Category Filter is used for. The filter is used to allow feed items to be excluded if their category XML tag does not match the given category. Ma… --- ## [Is there a Disqus like comment implementation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-disqus-like-comment-implementation/201598)
**Author:** [@god830](https://meta.discourse.org/u/god830)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-disqus-like-comment-implementation/201598 "2021-08-25T17:42:29Z")
I’m currently a Standard plan user. What I want: add some HTML and JavaScript to my website to enable comments for each blog. Website is built using Nuxt.js I found this during my research: Embed Discourse comments on … --- ## [How do I set the order of pinned topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-order-of-pinned-topics/16935)
**Author:** [@bobmcneel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bobmcneel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-the-order-of-pinned-topics/16935 "2021-08-25T17:32:18Z")
I can pin a topic but if there is more than one pinned, the order gets rearranged. I’d like to always keep the Welcome topic above other important announcements that I want to keep near the top for awhile. --- ## [How to assign users to groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-users-to-groups/41862)
**Author:** [@katiekormanik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/katiekormanik)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-users-to-groups/41862 "2021-08-25T15:51:04Z")
In the founder’s analogy of dining at a restaurant: Can we assign users to a particular room, at a particular table (and ensure no one else not at that table can join the conversation)? Can users at one table interact … --- ## [Discourse and Amazon SES - not ready?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-and-amazon-ses-not-ready/201683)
**Author:** [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-and-amazon-ses-not-ready/201683 "2021-08-25T13:59:30Z")
Hi all, I’m having a hard time in getting Discourse properly configured with Amazon SES. I wonder if others are having the same issue? I have asked questions in these other Discourse topics, here and here, but got no a… --- ## [Unable to delete inactive Discourse theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-inactive-discourse-theme/201660)
**Author:** [@trying2survive](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trying2survive)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-inactive-discourse-theme/201660 "2021-08-25T11:08:07Z")
Hi. We are having problems deleting an inactive theme via the UI in our Staging environment (located in /admin/customize/themes). After clicking the “delete” button, nothing happens. Tried doing the same in our Dev envir… --- ## [Failing spec: sign\_in(Fabricate(:user))](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-spec-sign-in-fabricate-user/146158)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-spec-sign-in-fabricate-user/146158 "2021-08-25T10:35:26Z")
I’ve got a spec that started failing a few days ago. It looks like it’s due to something about timzone? I don’t see a way that it’s my plugin’s fault, but maybe I’m missing something? require 'rails\_helper' describe To… --- ## [When changing the email, it does not work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-the-email-it-does-not-work/201643)
**Author:** [@Mikhail\_Tyuftyaev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mikhail_Tyuftyaev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-the-email-it-does-not-work/201643 "2021-08-25T08:40:30Z")
Hi, everybody I changed the email address of my forum in the app.yml file In the lines DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ADDRESS: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PORT: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_USER\_NAME: DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_PASSWORD: " DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ENABLE\_START\_TLS:… --- ## [Modify Discourse Tab Bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-discourse-tab-bar/201502)
**Author:** [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-discourse-tab-bar/201502 "2021-08-24T23:45:10Z")
What would you like done? We are looking for someone to modify the Discourse Tab Bar component so it shows for logged out users and on all screen sizes and is always visible. When do you need it done? ASAP What is yo… --- ## [Unusual behaviour accessing post values in rake task](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusual-behaviour-accessing-post-values-in-rake-task/201610)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Manning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Simon_Manning)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusual-behaviour-accessing-post-values-in-rake-task/201610 "2021-08-24T23:03:17Z")
This might come from a misunderstanding of how the database is interacted with via Ruby (ActiveRecord?) vs. Rails but I’m seeing an unusual error message while running a rake task. The error message is repeated some num… --- ## [What's a Post? (Discourse API question)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-a-post-discourse-api-question/201497)
**Author:** [@jcasman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jcasman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-a-post-discourse-api-question/201497 "2021-08-24T22:07:58Z")
I’m trying to accurately gauge and report activity from a forum that I am running using Discourse. I think I fundamentally don’t understand what a Post is. On the API, there’s Topics and Posts. For example, if I want to… --- ## [Which environment variables are mandatory?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-environment-variables-are-mandatory/201575)
**Author:** [@tom-richter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom-richter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-environment-variables-are-mandatory/201575 "2021-08-24T18:43:44Z")
Hi, I want to deploy Discourse on render.com: Docs + Quickstarts | Render. I would like to know which environment variables are mandatory. Do I need the SMTP variables DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ADDRESS, DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_DOMAIN, DISC… --- ## [Run a Hotjar script via Google Tag Manager](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-a-hotjar-script-via-google-tag-manager/201531)
**Author:** [@BCUK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCUK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-a-hotjar-script-via-google-tag-manager/201531 "2021-08-24T17:14:55Z")
I’m trying to deploy a hotjar script for a pop up survey to my forum on discourse using Google Tag Manager, as I’ve done with success on numerous sites before. For some reason HotJar verifies its tags as being present bu… --- ## [Including SVG graphics in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/including-svg-graphics-in-posts/101616)
**Author:** [@mehmet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mehmet)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/including-svg-graphics-in-posts/101616 "2018-11-09T16:46:40Z")
I have a host site, and a discourse site; each is hosted on a AWS EC2 unit. The host site is a data dashboard for schools, and I want to use the discourse site for discussing the data. For example, a user will click on a… --- ## [I have configured items related to SMTP service in the app.yml configuration file, but I still cannot receive the activation email correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-configured-items-related-to-smtp-service-in-the-app-yml-configuration-file-but-i-still-cannot-receive-the-activation-email-correctly/201514)
**Author:** [@liuyang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/liuyang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-configured-items-related-to-smtp-service-in-the-app-yml-configuration-file-but-i-still-cannot-receive-the-activation-email-correctly/201514 "2021-08-24T15:26:38Z")
I have configured items related to SMTP service in the app.yml configuration file, but I still cannot receive the activation email correctly. Please provide some support. Here are the logs I collected: Rendered layouts… --- ## [Timeouts of Redis Lock](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeouts-of-redis-lock/201520)
**Author:** [@concerto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/concerto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeouts-of-redis-lock/201520 "2021-08-24T12:20:32Z")
Discourse uses DistributedMutex, an implementation of Redis lock for various things. It looks that implementation of this Redis lock has timeouts, making it a “lease” instead of “lock”. There could be possible problems … --- ## [Discourse Sentry](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sentry/109187)
**Author:** [@eatcodetravel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eatcodetravel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sentry/109187 "2021-08-24T10:51:34Z")
Repo: https://github.com/debtcollective/discourse-sentry This plugin integrates https://sentry.io error tracking in the backend and the frontend. We are using at http://community.debtcollective.org Admin Settings dis… --- ## [Redirect a tag page to a custom URL?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-a-tag-page-to-a-custom-url/164514)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-a-tag-page-to-a-custom-url/164514 "2021-08-24T10:51:18Z")
Hi, I would like to redirect /tag/offer to tags/c/trading-post/18/offer. Is such a thing possible? I tried in Customize → Permalinks, but it didn’t work. --- ## [Troubleshooting omitted content from incoming emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-omitted-content-from-incoming-emails/201266)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Manning](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Simon_Manning)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-omitted-content-from-incoming-emails/201266 "2021-08-23T21:45:34Z")
I’m looking into some posts that have content omitted from them after importing emails from a mailing list. Some emails wrap headings/sections with “~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~” lines and the first occurrence of that on its own lin… --- ## [Is It Possible to Bulk Create Threads for Many WordPress Posts? SQL Maybe?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-bulk-create-threads-for-many-wordpress-posts-sql-maybe/201210)
**Author:** [@Seal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-bulk-create-threads-for-many-wordpress-posts-sql-maybe/201210 "2021-08-23T21:11:40Z")
I have a WP site that has 1000ish old posts. I would like to bulk create Discourse comments threads for all of them. It appears that I can edit and save each post, and this would create a new comments thread if the setti… --- ## [Adsense in subdomain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-in-subdomain/124906)
**Author:** [@TowerBR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TowerBR)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-in-subdomain/124906 "2021-08-23T21:10:26Z")
I’m setting up a new community with the adsense plugin. A basic question: my community is on community.mysite.com, but adsense won’t let me register subdomains. How do I do? --- ## [Several requests regarding the Category Groups component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-requests-regarding-the-category-groups-component/280323)
**Author:** [@Zup](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zup)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-requests-regarding-the-category-groups-component/280323 "2021-08-23T19:21:12Z")
Very clean-looking! Requests: As already mentioned, ability to list subcategories directly on categories page would be ideal. Ability to set default collapse state. Remember user’s collapse state in account settings. S… --- ## [Odd search behaviour when moving messages (as a staff member)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-search-behaviour-when-moving-messages-as-a-staff-member/201261)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-search-behaviour-when-moving-messages-as-a-staff-member/201261 "2021-08-23T18:58:01Z")
Here is a weird one. Needs moderator privileges, so I am only able to repro at Tappara.co, a CDCK SaaS instance. Most likely a repro requires also relevant data in the database. Description: When moving a message and se… --- ## [LinkedIn integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkedin-integration/201464)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Shilts1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jim_Shilts1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkedin-integration/201464 "2021-08-23T18:08:04Z")
Has anyone successfully tied LinkedIn to Discourse? I would like all posts I make to our company’s LinkedIn page to be added to Discourse as a new topic. If not a direct integration, maybe with something like Zapier? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=972) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=974)