# \#none **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/none.md?no_tags=true&page=291 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 292 --- ## [Running a photo competition](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-a-photo-competition/268661)
**Author:** [@Octoberon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Octoberon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-a-photo-competition/268661 "2023-06-19T00:20:59Z")
We’re organising a photo competition to be run for our forum members. Everything’s pretty much in place for the competition with tha last bit being how to manage the entries and voting. This is the current plan: Creat… --- ## [How to change css item based on dark or light mode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-css-item-based-on-dark-or-light-mode/268631)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-css-item-based-on-dark-or-light-mode/268631 "2023-06-18T18:35:52Z")
I didn’t seem to find a definitive answer when searching, but I want to change a CSS item one way for dark, and another for light. What is the best way to accomplish this in Discourse? --- ## [What causes a message to be posted while the attached files haven't finished uploading?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-causes-a-message-to-be-posted-while-the-attached-files-havent-finished-uploading/248594)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-causes-a-message-to-be-posted-while-the-attached-files-havent-finished-uploading/248594 "2023-06-18T16:07:38Z")
I’ve seen this behavior multiple times on my forums: A user posts a message in which the uploads weren’t finalized. I tried to reproduce the issue by sending a message when my uploads were still uploading, but it wo… --- ## [Can a meta discourse platform support a "federated subreddit forum" architecture?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-meta-discourse-platform-support-a-federated-subreddit-forum-architecture/268729)
**Author:** [@SeriousFun01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SeriousFun01)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-meta-discourse-platform-support-a-federated-subreddit-forum-architecture/268729 "2023-06-18T10:59:06Z")
The recent reddit upheaval (which follows the twitter upheaval) reminds us that centralized platforms, while convenient (and popular though network effects) can develop in ways that alienate large parts of online communi… --- ## [What rails command can give me 'User-ID' from a username/user-email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-rails-command-can-give-me-user-id-from-a-username-user-email/268784)
**Author:** [@Bathinda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bathinda)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-rails-command-can-give-me-user-id-from-a-username-user-email/268784 "2023-06-18T07:40:26Z")
Pls tell the way or command to be used to find the ‘USER\_ID’ of some particular user. I wish to use that user id in a ‘Data Explorer’ query. --- ## [Impossible to send emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-send-emails/268476)
**Author:** [@tmc1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmc1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-send-emails/268476 "2023-06-17T18:48:36Z")
Hello guys, I have my domain in namecheap with an email account too. I’ve tried to install Discourse in a Vultr and later in a DO server. I was not able to get it sending emails, starting with the admin’s first email, … --- ## [How to create a theme which only administrators can use?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-theme-which-only-administrators-can-use/268500)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-theme-which-only-administrators-can-use/268500 "2023-06-17T16:52:05Z")
How to create a theme, not which only administrators can use? --- ## [View that contains topics of specific categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-that-contains-topics-of-specific-categories/130485)
**Author:** [@PDoyon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PDoyon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-that-contains-topics-of-specific-categories/130485 "2023-06-17T16:42:08Z")
Hello! Is there a way to build a view that contains topics of only specific categories? I’m only interested in a subset of categories, and I would like to have the topics of those categories to be displayed in a page t… --- ## [\[PAID\] Add a button that automatically send pm to topic creator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-a-button-that-automatically-send-pm-to-topic-creator/268722)
**Author:** [@D111](https://meta.discourse.org/u/D111)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-a-button-that-automatically-send-pm-to-topic-creator/268722 "2023-06-17T13:28:43Z")
What would you like done? I want a button that says “interested” when you click on it, it will automatically send PM to topics creator quoting the topic link referring to the topic they are interested in. Let me know a … --- ## [Can I get immediate notifications of flagged posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-get-immediate-notifications-of-flagged-posts/130416)
**Author:** [@Andreina\_Parisi-Amon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andreina_Parisi-Amon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-get-immediate-notifications-of-flagged-posts/130416 "2019-10-12T22:19:10Z")
Hello! As an admin and moderator, I’d like to receive an email as soon as a post is flagged. Unfortunately, the setting for " notify about flags after" is in units of hours and if I try to set it to less than 1 hours (i… --- ## [Help! Tried to install a plugin and now my forum is missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-tried-to-install-a-plugin-and-now-my-forum-is-missing/268524)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Spann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bryan_Spann)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-tried-to-install-a-plugin-and-now-my-forum-is-missing/268524 "2023-06-16T20:57:53Z")
Hello, We are currently having an issue with our discourse forum. I was in the process of trying to add a plugin (which I have been able to do multiple times previously without issues) and for some reason when I went t… --- ## [LTR text is displayed wrong in an RTL interface and vice versa](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ltr-text-is-displayed-wrong-in-an-rtl-interface-and-vice-versa/96330)
**Author:** [@guysoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guysoft)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ltr-text-is-displayed-wrong-in-an-rtl-interface-and-vice-versa/96330 "2023-06-16T19:48:49Z")
Hey, So the issue is that user interface language should not effect how language is displayed. If you are reading a thread for example in English, but in a RTL language, the English should be aligned to the left, regar… --- ## [Similar topics—deflection metrics or effectiveness](https://meta.discourse.org/t/similar-topics-deflection-metrics-or-effectiveness/129692)
**Author:** [@johnny.duguid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johnny.duguid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/similar-topics-deflection-metrics-or-effectiveness/129692 "2023-06-16T18:15:09Z")
Howdy! For launch, we disabled the similar topics feature in the topic compose window as the results weren’t so hot given the paltry content on our forum. We’ve grown and our forum content and posts are deep enough to t… --- ## [Is it possible to totally hide members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-totally-hide-members/268648)
**Author:** [@JBM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JBM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-totally-hide-members/268648 "2023-06-16T17:44:15Z")
Hi, I feel weird as i think was already answered but i did not find: I would like to create some distinct groups that users can’t see, and also to whom they could not write. It is possible to hide the groups (Let’s sa… --- ## [Change category description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-category-description/268654)
**Author:** [@tmc1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmc1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-category-description/268654 "2023-06-16T17:24:11Z")
Hey guys! I know this: But, what happens if I delete that topic and want to set a different description? Not sure how to do that. Thanks --- ## [Users want to post more than three punctuation marks in a row in the body](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-want-to-post-more-than-three-punctuation-marks-in-a-row-in-the-body/268652)
**Author:** [@Deli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-want-to-post-more-than-three-punctuation-marks-in-a-row-in-the-body/268652 "2023-06-16T17:10:04Z")
couldn’t find a similar topic i’ve looked through every setting and nothing stands out --- ## [New category permission: can post/reply, but not read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-can-post-reply-but-not-read/268159)
**Author:** [@anilguven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anilguven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-can-post-reply-but-not-read/268159 "2023-06-16T16:21:14Z")
Hello, I am in the process of erecting a new Discourse platform and I require your assistance in a particular matter. In the Discourse platform, I intend to develop, I seek to implement a configuration where only the to… --- ## [Icons change color on hover with delay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-change-color-on-hover-with-delay/268464)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-change-color-on-hover-with-delay/268464 "2023-06-16T14:49:57Z")
Idk if this had been like that and I only noticed now, or if this is a regression. Icons on buttons with icon and text change their color slightly later then the text. It’s pretty visible when you have a strong hover con… --- ## [Problems with oauth2-basic-support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-oauth2-basic-support/188520)
**Author:** [@wayyt\_cc3090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wayyt_cc3090)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-oauth2-basic-support/188520 "2023-06-16T10:49:17Z")
This is my configuration In logs， obviously，I got my access\_token successful。 but something went wrong。 here is error info (oauth2\_basic) Authentication failure! invalid\_credentials: OAuth2::Error, {"access\_t… --- ## [Workaround for the 1 week Let's Encrypt limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/workaround-for-the-1-week-lets-encrypt-limit/268586)
**Author:** [@tmc1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmc1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/workaround-for-the-1-week-lets-encrypt-limit/268586 "2023-06-16T08:50:55Z")
Hey guys! I’m trying to installing Discourse and website is not loading after some rebuilds because of: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/duplicate-certificate-limit/ Is there any way to request a new different sets of dom… --- ## [Can I reset the IP of ALL users on my forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-reset-the-ip-of-all-users-on-my-forum/268520)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-reset-the-ip-of-all-users-on-my-forum/268520 "2023-06-16T07:54:46Z")
So, before I didn’t use VPN and now I’m using it, but my old IP shows, is there a way to reset my IP and everyone else’s so it doesn’t show the old ones anymore? Other than that I also entered the account of some member… --- ## [Category Dropdown in Mobile View](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-dropdown-in-mobile-view/123344)
**Author:** [@justin.noom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin.noom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-dropdown-in-mobile-view/123344 "2022-08-21T19:45:34Z")
I was wondering if it would be plausible (whether through CSS or a component) to have a dropdown in the mobile view that is similar to that in desktop - meaning showing categories as opposed to Latest, Top, etc. --- ## [User info pop-up disappears](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-info-pop-up-disappears/268544)
**Author:** [@tiwane1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tiwane1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-info-pop-up-disappears/268544 "2023-06-15T22:26:23Z")
I think the latest update broke our user info pop-up. If you click on someone’s username in a topic, the pop-up flashes for a second, looks as if the info is loading, then it disappears. This is with Firefox 113.0.2 on m… --- ## [Mark colored staff posts in the timeline bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-colored-staff-posts-in-the-timeline-bar/268540)
**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-colored-staff-posts-in-the-timeline-bar/268540 "2023-06-15T22:06:06Z")
In long topics, it would be good to have markers on the timeline/scrollbar to indicate where colored messages are. Ideally, I expect colored posts to be somewhat like pinned messages on other platforms, they should be e… --- ## [\[PAID\] Help with Discourse not sending emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-help-with-discourse-not-sending-emails/268480)
**Author:** [@tmc1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmc1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-help-with-discourse-not-sending-emails/268480 "2023-06-15T15:51:04Z")
Hey! Looking for someone that can help me with my Discourse installation not sending emails as described here: Budget: $15 Thanks --- ## [Searching for a theme - hamburger on left, smaller font](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-a-theme-hamburger-on-left-smaller-font/268454)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-for-a-theme-hamburger-on-left-smaller-font/268454 "2023-06-15T14:11:13Z")
The other day, not long before the forum here went into maintenance mode, the theme on my mobile was different. The “hamburger” was on the left rather than the right. The layout was slightly different – a bit fussier, wi… --- ## [Allow same posting via mail-in to more than one category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-same-posting-via-mail-in-to-more-than-one-category/268419)
**Author:** [@sjjh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjjh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-same-posting-via-mail-in-to-more-than-one-category/268419 "2023-06-15T14:06:04Z")
We use discourse to replace mailing lists. It seems, that if a user sends an email to two categories (e.g. cata@example.tld and catb@example.tld via mail-in to start a new thread, only in the first category cata a new po… --- ## [Cannot open the moderation inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-open-the-moderation-inbox/268336)
**Author:** [@peter4711](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peter4711)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-open-the-moderation-inbox/268336 "2023-06-15T13:58:31Z")
Currently we have the problem that we can not open the moderators inbox. A :(-smiley always appears. What could be the reason for this? --- ## [My Discourse upgrade super slow. More than 13 hours](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-discourse-upgrade-super-slow-more-than-13-hours/268444)
**Author:** [@Dotila\_Li](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dotila_Li)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-discourse-upgrade-super-slow-more-than-13-hours/268444 "2023-06-15T13:04:49Z")
I upgrade my discourse through user inferface, and after 13+ hours, it’s still upgrading. Some information might be helpful: my server is self-host linux, with 2 core and 2G RAM. very few posts in my discourse (l… --- ## [How to change Category's ID?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-categorys-id/268284)
**Author:** [@digital.potion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/digital.potion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-categorys-id/268284 "2023-06-15T02:27:33Z")
Question: How do I change the category’s ID (The number at the end of the URL)? Example: Latest bug topics - Discourse Meta Category URL: https://meta.discourse.org/c/1 Category ID = 1 Context: I am setting up my D… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/none.md?no_tags=true&page=290) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/none.md?no_tags=true&page=292)