# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?status=archived [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Migrate from GetSatisfaction to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-getsatisfaction-to-discourse/56197)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-getsatisfaction-to-discourse/56197 "2026-04-01T05:31:42Z")
Want to migrate from GetSatisfaction to Discourse? Great! Let’s get started. What data can be imported? Users Topics & Replies Topic Permalinks Prerequisites Set up Discourse development environment on OS X, Ubuntu … --- ## [1,000,000 pageviews in 2 weeks...! Why? Because Discourse. 🚀](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-000-000-pageviews-in-2-weeks-why-because-discourse/68891)
**Author:** [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-000-000-pageviews-in-2-weeks-why-because-discourse/68891 "2025-11-28T20:07:17Z")
Just 15 days ago I shared a new Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency community site that my brother was putting together and it’s been an insane 15 days. The first day that the site was live it saw a grand total of 796 pageviews … --- ## [Admin setting to enable or disable mini-profiler?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-to-enable-or-disable-mini-profiler/14370)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-to-enable-or-disable-mini-profiler/14370 "2024-12-23T14:02:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from How can you hide the MiniProfiler?: Is this (in the admin settings) something possible to do? Since the mini-profiler is always on the left side of the screen, it’s often in the way for a… --- ## [Can discourse display topic replies in reverse order?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-display-topic-replies-in-reverse-order/13563)
**Author:** [@oliverj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oliverj)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-display-topic-replies-in-reverse-order/13563 "2024-12-09T11:19:32Z")
Tried searching but couldn’t find anything. Can the order be changed to newest first within a topic? Some forums have huge topics with hundreds of pages of answers and are IMO better read with newest-first order, where … --- ## [Category style bullet now enabled on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-style-bullet-now-enabled-on-meta/26161)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-style-bullet-now-enabled-on-meta/26161 "2024-09-19T01:01:56Z")
I have temporarily set the category style on meta to bullet which @awesomerobot just added :heart: I want to make sure we have all the styling right and the only way to ensure that is live with it. Please reply her… --- ## [Disabling categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-categories/12350)
**Author:** [@lubos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lubos)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-categories/12350 "2023-09-11T14:43:52Z")
I would love ability to disable categories. My forum has only around 3-5 new topics a day. There is just not enough traffic to justify categorization of new topics. So basically I’m thinking of some switch in settings t… --- ## [Security for underage users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-for-underage-users/12783)
**Author:** [@josiastobias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/josiastobias)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-for-underage-users/12783 "2023-06-12T16:34:45Z")
I’m excited about your take on forums structure and organization of online communities. I’m considering using it in the near future for an educational community for children, where children aged 6-17 would be the main u… --- ## [Embedding pens from CodePen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-pens-from-codepen/13578)
**Author:** [@ralphm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ralphm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-pens-from-codepen/13578 "2022-08-18T10:46:50Z")
CodePen has a really nice feature that allows you to embed pens on other sites. You can paste the code they give you directly onto a static page or even in a WordPress post. At the moment, it doesn’t seem possible to emb… --- ## [Combining multiple sequential replies from the same poster?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-multiple-sequential-replies-from-the-same-poster/11845)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-multiple-sequential-replies-from-the-same-poster/11845 "2021-10-04T17:37:01Z")
Continuing the discussion from Real-time updates: --- ## [Support for formal/informal language variations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035 "2022-05-27T10:19:58Z")
In some languages (Romanic and Germanic for example) there are significant differences between formal and informal speech. Right now I made the whole Dutch translation informal, but I can imagine some people might want t… --- ## [Plugin admin section](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-admin-section/14514)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-admin-section/14514 "2022-01-07T18:41:11Z")
Problem At the moment, short of using discourse docker plugin there is no place to list the current plugins, install plugins or disable plugins in the admin UI. It makes diagnosing issues sometimes tricky, staying up to… --- ## [Embed draw.io diagram in post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-draw-io-diagram-in-post/14369)
**Author:** [@sreinert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sreinert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-draw-io-diagram-in-post/14369 "2021-09-14T16:28:31Z")
I like using draw.io for diagramming. It would be nice to aid discussions with diagrams from there using the latest version of the diagram. Draw.io allows you to embed an editable drawing as an HTML/Javascript snippet,… --- ## [Can I rename "system" user permanently?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909)
**Author:** [@BDub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BDub)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909 "2021-07-06T02:59:37Z")
I’ve impersonated the system user to change the name and avatar to make it look way cooler and personalized for my forum. However every time I update the forum it renames the system user back to “system”. It’s not so b… --- ## [Behaviour of external links for not logged-in visitors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/behaviour-of-external-links-for-not-logged-in-visitors/14459)
**Author:** [@arajvanshi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arajvanshi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/behaviour-of-external-links-for-not-logged-in-visitors/14459 "2021-07-01T15:46:20Z")
I selected the setting default\_external\_links\_in\_new\_tab in the admin area. This resulted in the expected behaviour of setting default preference of all new users set to ‘open external links in new tab’. However, for no… --- ## [How does Discourse convert Excel tables to images when pasting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-convert-excel-tables-to-images-when-pasting/14451)
**Author:** [@pratyushmittal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pratyushmittal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-convert-excel-tables-to-images-when-pasting/14451 "2014-04-04T05:44:02Z")
When I copy a data from Excel / OpenOffice to Discourse, it auto-magically converts it to an image which retains all the borders, cell highlights and styles. How does it work? If possible, I will try to extend it to … --- ## [Profile Comments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-comments/12564)
**Author:** [@Rice](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rice)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-comments/12564 "2020-12-14T11:03:12Z")
I’m not sure if this has already been talked about before, but concerning profiles, I find them a bit bland. It only really shows a users post activity and then a small tidbit of info. And the only way for users to inter… --- ## [Any mass email functionality?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-mass-email-functionality/14202)
**Author:** [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-mass-email-functionality/14202 "2020-10-27T17:24:17Z")
Am I just being silly in not being able to find it? --- ## [Two-layered conversations (shadow topic)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941)
**Author:** [@Virgo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Virgo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-layered-conversations-shadow-topic/11941 "2020-06-10T05:54:33Z")
Consider a community of “experts” on some topic. Experts would like to post articles or questions on this board, to be discussed only by the other members, who are also experts. For this part, they can use any reasonable… --- ## [Display a site message to all users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-site-message-to-all-users/13028)
**Author:** [@plmok61](https://meta.discourse.org/u/plmok61)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-a-site-message-to-all-users/13028 "2020-04-08T20:36:57Z")
As an admin, is there a way to send a message to all users? If so, how? --- ## [Private messages to a group, or other means to handle private support requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-to-a-group-or-other-means-to-handle-private-support-requests/14010)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-to-a-group-or-other-means-to-handle-private-support-requests/14010 "2020-04-07T20:28:45Z")
We will be deploying discourse primarily as an open forum for users of our products to discuss features, bugs, usage, etc. Our customers still often need a private channel to discuss certain issues, however. To date, t… --- ## [Adding SQRL (Secure Quick Reliable Login) http://sqrl.pl/blog/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-sqrl-secure-quick-reliable-login-http-sqrl-pl-blog/33298)
**Author:** [@chamunks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chamunks)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-sqrl-secure-quick-reliable-login-http-sqrl-pl-blog/33298 "2019-12-18T16:56:05Z")
What I Believe I believe that Discourse is already throwing away many standardized conventions already in the name of evolution of communication and related technology. Moving to something where privacy, security reliab… --- ## [Viewing unanswered topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-unanswered-topics/18744)
**Author:** [@ralphm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ralphm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewing-unanswered-topics/18744 "2019-12-17T17:16:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there a better way to handle the “Up!”/“Bump!” usecase?: One thing I do like about vB is that it’s easy to view a list of unanswered threads. Is there a way to do it in Discourse? It’s… --- ## [Official Private Warning Enhancements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-private-warning-enhancements/27763)
**Author:** [@anon25879736](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon25879736)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-private-warning-enhancements/27763 "2019-11-14T15:08:38Z")
After using the official warning feature, I have come up with a couple proposals that I can’t find anywhere else: Apply staff color to the OP of the message by default. Include #moderators in the message, like with fla… --- ## [Text of forwarded emails don't show up in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-of-forwarded-emails-dont-show-up-in-posts/23155)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-of-forwarded-emails-dont-show-up-in-posts/23155 "2019-11-09T08:34:33Z")
We’re using discourse as a mailing list, and it appears that forwarded emails do not show up in the posts. If you look at the source of the email you can see there is alot of content that is not included. Ive tried a few… --- ## [Basic Product Documentation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-product-documentation/35719)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Waters](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Waters)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-product-documentation/35719 "2019-11-08T13:12:17Z")
Hi, I’m new to Discourse and I’m just looking for basic documentation about features. Searching these forums so far hasn’t yielded the kind of information I’m looking for. I particularly want to know about what badges, g… --- ## [Add EXIF data of the uploaded photo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-exif-data-of-the-uploaded-photo/30927)
**Author:** [@AlexTemina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexTemina)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-exif-data-of-the-uploaded-photo/30927 "2019-10-08T19:47:09Z")
Hey! Is it possible to add the exif data of a picture after it, when uploading it, automatically after the picture? If not, I think it would a great feature. You think this can be done with a plugin? I could learn… --- ## [Pin topic to groups page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-topic-to-groups-page/18822)
**Author:** [@adopilot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adopilot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-topic-to-groups-page/18822 "2019-10-03T17:34:32Z")
In my discource I have many “public” groups. For each group We open one topic to describe that group to invite users to join and give us suggestions. For every group we share access links so users can see members given… --- ## [Using link click counter to count YouTube Onebox play?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-link-click-counter-to-count-youtube-onebox-play/29944)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-link-click-counter-to-count-youtube-onebox-play/29944 "2019-09-24T12:05:02Z")
It would be nice to see the number of times a YouTube onebox embed had been clicked on (“played”). Considering that YouTube onebox embeds in Discourse are just simple links. e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siMFOR… --- ## [Group titles & listing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-titles-listing/26486)
**Author:** [@NomNuggetNom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NomNuggetNom)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-titles-listing/26486 "2019-09-09T05:40:23Z")
Currently we are half way in between groups and badges on our forum, as both seem to be missing something the other isn’t. One of the things groups are missing is the ability to use the group name as a title. Clicking t… --- ## [Federation features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/federation-features/18982)
**Author:** [@michaelmd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaelmd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/federation-features/18982 "2019-09-02T11:44:30Z")
I’d love to see a decent forum platform with federation. (eg decentralised forums across multiple sites and connectivity to federated social networks such as Diaspora, Friendica, Pump.io, etc) anyone working on an addo… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1&status=archived)