# \#none **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/none.md?page=145 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 146 --- ## [Number on the side of categories showing number of topics made in the past week isn't correct](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-on-the-side-of-categories-showing-number-of-topics-made-in-the-past-week-isnt-correct/295253)
**Author:** [@HamMan2118](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HamMan2118)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-on-the-side-of-categories-showing-number-of-topics-made-in-the-past-week-isnt-correct/295253 "2024-03-09T20:36:37Z")
Hello! I noticed an odd thing on a forum I am a TL3 recently. In a private category I can see, the number shows that 13 topics were created in the past week. Do note I deleted the category name/info so I don’t leak … --- ## [Convert a PDF to MS Word to Google Docs to Markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-pdf-to-ms-word-to-google-docs-to-markdown/333386)
**Author:** [@denvergeeks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denvergeeks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-pdf-to-ms-word-to-google-docs-to-markdown/333386 "2024-10-29T13:13:41Z")
Here is a how-to for converting a PDF to Markdown in order to copy-paste it into the Discourse Composer! There are lots of ways to do this. I think I tried them all (with mediocre results) before discovering this process… --- ## [How to hide staff from About page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-staff-from-about-page/76569)
**Author:** [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-staff-from-about-page/76569 "2024-10-31T20:12:38Z")
I want to edit the “about” of my discourse website. You see, in About - Discourse Meta we can see Maybe some websites want to know the admins, but I don’t want people to know. I only want it to be a secret website f… --- ## [How to Set a Featured Topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-a-featured-topic/333861)
**Author:** [@tgustilo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgustilo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-a-featured-topic/333861 "2024-10-31T18:00:02Z")
This feels like a dumb question, but I can’t find an option in either wrench menu in a topic (below the post or to the upper right) to set the topic as featured for the sake of the sub-category list style (rows or boxes … --- ## [Failing DC SSO connection slowing down the admin with a timeout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-dc-sso-connection-slowing-down-the-admin-with-a-timeout/333812)
**Author:** [@Firsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firsh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-dc-sso-connection-slowing-down-the-admin-with-a-timeout/333812 "2024-10-31T14:33:42Z")
I’ve set up Discourse Connect SSO using the official plugin, so my WP users log into Discourse without registering another user over there. It all works fine, except every single WP dashboard (admin area) request is slow… --- ## [Post Edits Two Wrenches, Two Features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-edits-two-wrenches-two-features/333821)
**Author:** [@kOS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kOS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-edits-two-wrenches-two-features/333821 "2024-10-31T13:16:46Z")
Hi there, It occurs to me that Im constantly confused with the amount of editing features available. When editing a topic, I can see TWO Wrenches. But both show different features. Is there a way how we can merge a… --- ## [How often do you update https://discover.discourse.org?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-often-do-you-update-https-discover-discourse-org/333786)
**Author:** [@StefanoCecere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StefanoCecere)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-often-do-you-update-https-discover-discourse-org/333786 "2024-10-31T13:02:18Z")
i see that some data from https://discover.discourse.org/ are very old. isn’t there a schedule to update title / thumbnail / numbers? --- ## [User-specific Discourse home page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-specific-discourse-home-page/160229)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-specific-discourse-home-page/160229 "2024-10-31T12:23:44Z")
I would like a way to give individual users the ability to have any page as their home page. Background Currently, we can set the default homepage to be one of several views, and users can personalise this: Using a pl… --- ## [Issues Creating Topic Custom Fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-creating-topic-custom-fields/333701)
**Author:** [@jafab](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jafab)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-creating-topic-custom-fields/333701 "2024-10-31T11:50:18Z")
Hey so I have followed Angus McLeod’s infamous guide and am running into a couple issues. My first issue is that the input from the custom field isn’t being sent from the client side to the backend upon submission. Whil… --- ## [Akismet hid a non-spam topic here on meta (false positive)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/akismet-hid-a-non-spam-topic-here-on-meta-false-positive/333808)
**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/akismet-hid-a-non-spam-topic-here-on-meta-false-positive/333808 "2024-10-31T11:19:51Z")
I was browsing a new topic which contained a report of a failure to upgrade, and suddenly the topic was hidden by Akismet. Might be worth investigating why it made that decision. This is the topic, presently inaccessib… --- ## [When writing long topic the editor lags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-writing-long-topic-the-editor-lags/333732)
**Author:** [@Akon\_Konvict](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Akon_Konvict)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-writing-long-topic-the-editor-lags/333732 "2024-10-31T03:30:05Z")
Hey all. When I am writing long-form topics (1000 - 2000 words), the editor that I am writing the topics lags a lot. It gets stacked and lags when scrolling the editor to skim through content or when I try to enter, gi… --- ## [Howto/doc on 'data explorer'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/howto-doc-on-data-explorer/281721)
**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lejeczek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/howto-doc-on-data-explorer/281721 "2024-10-30T20:11:48Z")
Hi guys. Would there be a doc/tutorial for non-webdev on how to use data/queries/results in topics/posts? I searched but failed to find one. Thanks. --- ## [Getting started using Postman with the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-started-using-postman-with-the-discourse-api/333669)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-started-using-postman-with-the-discourse-api/333669 "2024-10-30T17:49:40Z")
Summary Postman is a way to easily construct and test requests against an API. Configuring with Discourse After opening Postman, click Create Workspace: Choose Blank workspace and click Next. Title it Disco… --- ## [Wildcard for Allowed Hosts when embedding?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcard-for-allowed-hosts-when-embedding/228197)
**Author:** [@mksafi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mksafi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcard-for-allowed-hosts-when-embedding/228197 "2024-10-30T16:44:03Z")
My CI/CD sets up a brand new subdomain for each git branch that’s pushed, so I have staging/preview deployments that match \*-hollowverse.vercel.app. I’d like to be able to specify the Allowed host when embedding in the s… --- ## [My users couldn't post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-users-couldnt-post/333555)
**Author:** [@Ly\_Chen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ly_Chen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-users-couldnt-post/333555 "2024-10-30T08:07:46Z")
The “create new topic” button is hidden for normal users. I checked the security setting it seems nothing wrong. Can anyone help? Thanks --- ## [Error after update Docker Manager to ea174f7e](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-after-update-docker-manager-to-ea174f7e/332415)
**Author:** [@xkhalid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xkhalid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-after-update-docker-manager-to-ea174f7e/332415 "2024-10-29T19:35:58Z")
Dear Gents, I have a self-hosted Discourse instance, and when I attempted to update the Docker Manager to version ea174f7e, I encountered the following error: Docker Manager: FAILED TO UPGRADE #\ **Author:** [@lobr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lobr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-view-aggregated/333463 "2024-10-29T19:30:53Z") Let’s say, you organized your categories like this CAT1 |\_ CAT.1.1 |\_ CAT.1.2 |\_ CAT.1.3 CAT2 |\_ CAT.2.1 |\_ CAT.2.2 |\_ CAT.2.3 Is it possible that you enable only the main categories links on the left side bar … --- ## [Disclaimer for tutorials](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disclaimer-for-tutorials/333433)
**Author:** [@lobr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lobr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disclaimer-for-tutorials/333433 "2024-10-29T18:35:58Z")
Hello community, I am planning to build a forum where I will put self written car repair tutorials and also allow users to publish these. I also want to be sure to be safe for lawsuits, I case any repair goes wrong. W… --- ## [Runtime error when navigating to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/runtime-error-when-navigating-to-discourse/333368)
**Author:** [@Phil\_Snow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Phil_Snow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/runtime-error-when-navigating-to-discourse/333368 "2024-10-29T14:57:36Z")
On this meta forum and our Discourse hosted forum we are getting a runtime error when directing to the sites through URLs causing a blank screen with only basic background styling. Unchecked runtime.lastError: The pa… --- ## [Unable to see i18n strings during development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-see-i18n-strings-during-development/322909)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-see-i18n-strings-during-development/322909 "2024-10-29T13:08:38Z")
When I start developing a new plugin, my dev environment does not pick up the client.en.yml strings that belong to the new plugin. It does pick up all other i18n strings, both from core and for other plugins. I’ve had t… --- ## [Does Discourse Support a Wiki Template Like Feature?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-support-a-wiki-template-like-feature/213946)
**Author:** [@ryebread](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryebread)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-support-a-wiki-template-like-feature/213946 "2024-10-29T10:56:36Z")
Hello all, My apologies if this question has been answered in a different topic, or if there is a better place to post this. I wondering if Discourse supports similar functionality to Wiki Templates, in which a user ca… --- ## [Learner Mode? Figuring out how the Meta community works](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learner-mode-figuring-out-how-the-meta-community-works/332884)
**Author:** [@tgustilo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgustilo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learner-mode-figuring-out-how-the-meta-community-works/332884 "2024-10-29T06:46:13Z")
Hi, I’m actively exploring around the Meta community to learn how Discourse works and could be set up for my own new community. I’m often asking, “Now how do they do that?” Is it via a plugin, a theme component, a setti… --- ## [How change the Top menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-the-top-menu/333282)
**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-the-top-menu/333282 "2024-10-29T03:35:57Z")
how can I change this: To this: --- ## [How to truncating long titles for one line display?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-truncating-long-titles-for-one-line-display/333304)
**Author:** [@jlcoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jlcoo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-truncating-long-titles-for-one-line-display/333304 "2024-10-29T03:26:15Z")
For example，these is longer title which using two lines， but I want it using one line only to display a part title，could you help me? --- ## [I have a question about the forum and Ghostwriter badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-question-about-the-forum-and-ghostwriter-badge/329606)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-question-about-the-forum-and-ghostwriter-badge/329606 "2024-10-29T00:33:49Z")
I was the original author of the guide Using the Discourse sidebar. I am wondering if: Original writers or those types of guides will recieve a badge for their contributions to the forum, similar to ghostwriter but for t… --- ## [What are best practices for encouraging / enforcing profile pics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-best-practices-for-encouraging-enforcing-profile-pics/112262)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-best-practices-for-encouraging-enforcing-profile-pics/112262 "2024-10-29T00:09:57Z")
Hi! We think profile pics are very important for our forum to have the community feel we’re shooting for. What are best practices for encouraging profile pics? One complication is that we need users to go through an ap… --- ## [Theme component browser compatibility issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-browser-compatibility-issue/277698)
**Author:** [@Prasanth\_Balan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Prasanth_Balan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-browser-compatibility-issue/277698 "2024-10-28T17:50:30Z")
Hi Team, We’re using discourse user card on hover component. If we hover over a user profile on the topics list, the user card flickering on Chrome browser. When I check the browser console I could see it’s hitting too … --- ## [How can I add custom fields to the composer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-custom-fields-to-the-composer/332141)
**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-custom-fields-to-the-composer/332141 "2024-10-28T16:22:31Z")
Does anyone know how I can put customer fields for different types of topics, for example in a selected category? Here is an example: --- ## [How to add field to topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-field-to-topic/333231)
**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-field-to-topic/333231 "2024-10-28T16:15:57Z")
how can I add a new field “no experimental” in the bottom of the title by category? Example: --- ## [How to fix this user card problem with the update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-this-user-card-problem-with-the-update/333185)
**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-this-user-card-problem-with-the-update/333185 "2024-10-28T14:55:50Z")
When I click on my phone to see the card info automatically. Select the title “basically the username” Can anyone how to fix this? \[redacted image\] [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/none.md?no_tags=true&page=144) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/none.md?no_tags=true&page=146)