# Top **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=149&period=all [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 150 --- ## [Update topic after editing time limit has passed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-topic-after-editing-time-limit-has-passed/59090)
**Author:** [@Janno\_Liivak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Janno_Liivak)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-topic-after-editing-time-limit-has-passed/59090 "2022-04-14T15:27:27Z")
I would like to let users bump topic with a help of a button “Bump topic” as long as topic is not closed or archived. I’m almost there but stumbeled upon TopicController’s update method … more specifically upon guardian… --- ## [How to set set\_real\_ip\_from for discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-set-real-ip-from-for-discourse/74416)
**Author:** [@parisa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/parisa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-set-real-ip-from-for-discourse/74416 "2017-11-22T20:09:51Z")
I want to do something like this in discourse: set\_real\_ip\_from 127.0.0.1; set\_real\_ip\_from 1.2.3.4; real\_ip\_header X-Forwarded-For; real\_ip\_recursive on; Normally I would do it in an nginx.conf fi… --- ## [Hide Details going to end of hidden details automatically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-details-going-to-end-of-hidden-details-automatically/344386)
**Author:** [@TomoftheFog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TomoftheFog)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-details-going-to-end-of-hidden-details-automatically/344386 "2025-01-06T09:37:02Z")
Hi all, Have noticed a strange behaviour when the most recent post in a topic has some Hide Details text or images within it, that when clicking on it, the text will jump directly to the last line of the hidden details… --- ## [Is there is any open API for getting similar topic in discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-is-any-open-api-for-getting-similar-topic-in-discourse/144806)
**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Sardana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gaurav_Sardana)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-is-any-open-api-for-getting-similar-topic-in-discourse/144806 "2021-05-20T22:04:53Z")
I need a api that give me similar topics. My requirement - If i have a topic title then i will get the similar topics. --- ## [How do I suppress a subcategory from appearing on the category list?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-suppress-a-subcategory-from-appearing-on-the-category-list/172178)
**Author:** [@Monte\_Kalisch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monte_Kalisch)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-suppress-a-subcategory-from-appearing-on-the-category-list/172178 "2024-01-21T02:44:44Z")
I can’t figure out how to get a subcategory (“Build your own teen innovation challenge” in this case) to stop showing up (the arrow) on the main category page. I’ve tried several things. Can you help? --- ## [Using a placeholder for FontAwesome links in descriptions of settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-a-placeholder-for-fontawesome-links-in-descriptions-of-settings/370555)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-a-placeholder-for-fontawesome-links-in-descriptions-of-settings/370555 "2026-03-26T09:50:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from How do I add links to site settings into the settings description of my component?: I wonder if something similar is possible for a link to the free FontAwesome icons. That one is used in … --- ## [How to replace a string/character in topic title?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-replace-a-string-character-in-topic-title/72922)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-replace-a-string-character-in-topic-title/72922 "2018-08-05T22:53:25Z")
I want to replace all the - in the topic title with a single space. this command will do it for all the posts, how can I change it so that only a topic-title get affected? rake posts:remap\["-"," "\] --- ## [Inviting staged users on a site with SSO enabled?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-staged-users-on-a-site-with-sso-enabled/87841)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-staged-users-on-a-site-with-sso-enabled/87841 "2019-09-04T19:49:47Z")
I have a handful of staged users who got deleted (don’t ask) and now am seeking to bring them back. I created them originally by addressing new PMs to them, and thought I could bring them back by inviting them to their m… --- ## [Jumping reply box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jumping-reply-box/84117)
**Author:** [@Vaping\_Community](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vaping_Community)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jumping-reply-box/84117 "2018-03-29T19:37:05Z")
Version of Discourse: v2.0.0.beta5 +75 Browser: Firefox Quantum 59.0.2 (64-bit) Screen Res: 1366 x 768 How to reproduce: Place the top of the reply box on the bottom of the post in a topic with replies. #reply-co… --- ## [DiscourseHub on iPad is closing unexpectedly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-on-ipad-is-closing-unexpectedly/327190)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-on-ipad-is-closing-unexpectedly/327190 "2024-11-07T06:46:21Z")
Sorry, this will be the most useless bug report ever. When I’m reading several topics, the Hub will close unexpectedly. I can’t pinpoint the exact number of topics needed to cause this, but I red new topics here last ni… --- ## [Minimum title lengths on international sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-title-lengths-on-international-sites/253916)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-title-lengths-on-international-sites/253916 "2024-10-24T11:56:43Z")
There I was on 臺鐵用Openstreetmap! - 台灣/Tâi-oân/Tâi-uân/Thòi-vân (Taiwan) - OpenStreetMap Community Forum trying to post subject 臺鐵用OSM! Well I got a warning that that is below 15 characters Let’s see, $ echo 臺鐵用OSM!|… --- ## [Search for wb.camra.org.uk doesn't return any results](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-wb-camra-org-uk-doesnt-return-any-results/67733)
**Author:** [@Rob\_Nicholson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rob_Nicholson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-wb-camra-org-uk-doesnt-return-any-results/67733 "2017-08-14T20:21:53Z")
Anyone hazard a guess why searching for “wb.camra.org.uk” doesn’t find any posts when that text is most certainly in a post. Whereas a search for “wb.camra” does work. Kind of proving the text does exist as I asked t… --- ## [Not able to integrate with sendgrid](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-integrate-with-sendgrid/127523)
**Author:** [@Satwik\_Kansal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Satwik_Kansal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-able-to-integrate-with-sendgrid/127523 "2020-10-15T20:11:28Z")
Hi, I’m trying to use Sendgrid email service and keep getting this error in the logs Job exception: 535 Authentication failed: Bad username / password I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong, here’s how my configuration loo… --- ## [Thumbnails are missing for our external embeds when using topic-thumbnails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thumbnails-are-missing-for-our-external-embeds-when-using-topic-thumbnails/255452)
**Author:** [@kluvin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kluvin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thumbnails-are-missing-for-our-external-embeds-when-using-topic-thumbnails/255452 "2023-03-31T18:42:44Z")
We are launching a forum for our product, whose external embeds already function with OneBox after allowing Iframes from us. A direct link to an embed, is neatly transformed into the result of our oembed endpoint. Now,… --- ## [Tag gets broken if the first topic to use it is deleted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-gets-broken-if-the-first-topic-to-use-it-is-deleted/51701)
**Author:** [@GSeven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GSeven)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-gets-broken-if-the-first-topic-to-use-it-is-deleted/51701 "2016-10-28T19:21:47Z")
Hello, I’m still learning about discourse, i don’t know how many times i have installed and uninstalled in the hope of getting things correct? right now, i’m having a problem with tags. I’m a level 4 mod and created 2… --- ## [Help configuring Slack Discourse plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-configuring-slack-discourse-plugin/65917)
**Author:** [@UkiahSmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UkiahSmith)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-configuring-slack-discourse-plugin/65917 "2019-09-30T07:40:41Z")
I am having no luck when it comes to configuring the Slack integration. I am following the Slack plugin configuration instruction. I am following the instructions exactly. I am only configuring the Incoming Webhook, not … --- ## [Using modifyClass to change core behavior](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-modifyclass-to-change-core-behavior/262064)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-modifyclass-to-change-core-behavior/262064 "2026-03-04T07:13:43Z")
For advanced themes and plugins, Discourse offers the modifyClass system. This allows you to extend and override functionality in many of core’s javascript classes. When to use modifyClass modifyClass should be a last r… --- ## [Rake users:merge on former admin account throws error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-users-merge-on-former-admin-account-throws-error/108716)
**Author:** [@Jim.Morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jim.Morrison)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rake-users-merge-on-former-admin-account-throws-error/108716 "2019-02-12T22:07:06Z")
A former admin has left the company and I am trying to merge his old account into his personal account and encountering errors: rake users:merge\['source','target'\] rake aborted! ArgumentError: ArgumentError /var/www/… --- ## [Urgent: Site down after upgrade to 1.6.4 due to Cloudflare template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-site-down-after-upgrade-to-1-6-4-due-to-cloudflare-template/50789)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-site-down-after-upgrade-to-1-6-4-due-to-cloudflare-template/50789 "2016-09-29T21:15:59Z")
Just ran into a bit of a problem. I did routine updates to my site Tappara.co: 1.6.2 → 1.6.4 via git pull and ./launcher rebuild app It went cleanly. Installed a few updates available to Ubuntu 16.04 server Reboote… --- ## [Topic filter UI isn't very intuitive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-filter-ui-isnt-very-intuitive/348094)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-filter-ui-isnt-very-intuitive/348094 "2025-07-24T11:03:57Z")
Topic filter in the sidebar does not seem to be working at all. Whatever I click on in the dropdown does nothing (Mac, Safari). --- ## [We couldn't find the AdSense code on your site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-couldnt-find-the-adsense-code-on-your-site/146634)
**Author:** [@adambirds](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adambirds)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-couldnt-find-the-adsense-code-on-your-site/146634 "2022-09-03T12:31:58Z")
My Google AdSense dashboard showed the below when trying to verify site: However, as you can see, from my site - mufcforum.co.uk, the Advert slots (with no adverts) are showing and see screenshot of admin page with p… --- ## [Who is able to change 'faq'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-is-able-to-change-faq/166704)
**Author:** [@sbernhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sbernhard)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-is-able-to-change-faq/166704 "2020-11-12T03:04:29Z")
FAQ / tos / privacy are pages of the author “system”. Who is able to change these pages? Or other question, is it possible that TL4 users are able to change the FAQ / tos / privacy? I guess this is possible if the auth… --- ## [Font in editor no longer monospaced?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-in-editor-no-longer-monospaced/75087)
**Author:** [@darix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darix)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/font-in-editor-no-longer-monospaced/75087 "2017-12-01T00:04:04Z")
Is this intentional? Running discourse-1.9.0.beta14~git446.610d7a9412 --- ## [Scripts in posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scripts-in-posts/361009)
**Author:** [@Olle11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olle11)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scripts-in-posts/361009 "2025-04-14T13:24:28Z")
Hi, Any way to run scripts in posts limited only to admins? I have tried setting it up before only to crash my site in PuTTY. Have a good wednesday Olle --- ## [Keycloak SSO and logout issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keycloak-sso-and-logout-issue/177915)
**Author:** [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keycloak-sso-and-logout-issue/177915 "2021-02-02T11:15:58Z")
Hello! @david help me please, great man! )))) I have successfully configured the Discourse + Keycloak SSO + SAML plugin + Openid Connect plugin bundle. There is only one thing that overshadows this beauty - it is logou… --- ## [How setup Sub of sub category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-setup-sub-of-sub-category/173155)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-setup-sub-of-sub-category/173155 "2020-12-18T17:05:32Z")
Hello, In Discourse, Can we create sub category of subcategory? Example: Category\>Sub category\>Sub sub category\>Sub sub subcategory\> tag1\> topic 1 Thank you! --- ## [System never sends Set Password/Reset Password emails, although other emails are sent fine](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-never-sends-set-password-reset-password-emails-although-other-emails-are-sent-fine/67026)
**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-never-sends-set-password-reset-password-emails-although-other-emails-are-sent-fine/67026 "2017-07-30T16:31:14Z")
We are running Bitnami’s version of Discourse here, so perhaps something is wacky because of this, though I doubt it. Just upgraded to 1.9.0.beta4, and the problem persists, which is this: No matter what I do, I cannot… --- ## [Received 16,000 PageView within a week of Launch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/received-16-000-pageview-within-a-week-of-launch/192675)
**Author:** [@UnicornX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/UnicornX)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/received-16-000-pageview-within-a-week-of-launch/192675 "2021-09-10T16:22:42Z")
Hello guys I am here just to say a few words about the discourse and its awesome team. I launched my DuForum last week and reached a userbase of around 200 and 16K pageview within a week. This is all possible due to th… --- ## [Huge amount of storage transactions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/huge-amount-of-storage-transactions/151922)
**Author:** [@klopsknoedel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/klopsknoedel)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/huge-amount-of-storage-transactions/151922 "2020-05-25T01:29:03Z")
Hi, we’re facing huge transaction loads on our storage from time to time. We couldn’t find any schedule or time-pattern for this event but it happens at least once a day. Even the duration changes from 10min to several … --- ## [Problems with docker and kernel on digital ocean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-docker-and-kernel-on-digital-ocean/60627)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-with-docker-and-kernel-on-digital-ocean/60627 "2017-04-10T17:24:24Z")
On the forum I use as a test bed, I just did some normal maintenance routines, and now I get this error during a rebuild Removing old container + /usr/bin/docker rm app Error response from daemon: Driver aufs failed to … --- ## [Migrating vBulletin 5 database - Import script errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-vbulletin-5-database-import-script-errors/249495)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-vbulletin-5-database-import-script-errors/249495 "2023-03-08T17:21:47Z")
Ok so, quick recap. I’m volunteering from the migration of a forum that is currently on vbulletin3. On a staging environment, starting from a dump of the database (20GB, you read that right). Run the upgrade to vBulle… --- ## [PostgreSQL Details](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-details/227336)
**Author:** [@Marcell\_Csendes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marcell_Csendes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-details/227336 "2022-05-18T09:25:26Z")
Hey, I was wondering how do you access Postgresql details? Like where would I see the pw and the user for instance? I know the rest of course. --- ## [Install Discourse from Zip](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-from-zip/57140)
**Author:** [@nishai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nishai)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-from-zip/57140 "2017-02-24T19:52:47Z")
I have installed Discourse with Docker in AWS and now I have the need to install it in an area that doesn’t have access to the internet. Is there a way to install Discourse and docker through the zip files? I do have acc… --- ## [When site is login required you can not onebox any local topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-site-is-login-required-you-can-not-onebox-any-local-topics/46797)
**Author:** [@thorbenegberts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thorbenegberts)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-site-is-login-required-you-can-not-onebox-any-local-topics/46797 "2016-11-03T21:52:08Z")
Hi there, I’m experiencing issues with OneBox links. If I open a topic, I get an error code 404. The boxes worked before. Any idea why this is? Here’s the error message: Here are my settings: Reproducible on ou… --- ## [Restrict answers to trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-answers-to-trust-levels/223032)
**Author:** [@j3ang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j3ang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-answers-to-trust-levels/223032 "2022-04-05T18:29:04Z")
Hi, I’m wondering if there’s way to restrict answers/replies to certain trust levels or user custom fields? Our users are migrated from WordPress with different membership level. We don’t want to give all user the capab… --- ## [Is there a way to remove the lock badge for some categories but not for others?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-lock-badge-for-some-categories-but-not-for-others/92610)
**Author:** [@franzmutschler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/franzmutschler)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-the-lock-badge-for-some-categories-but-not-for-others/92610 "2023-08-29T16:54:21Z")
Hello guys, as the title suggests, I am looking for a way to remove the lock badge for some categories, but not for others. I managed to do this for the category-drop-header, since I can use the category ID to only rem… --- ## [How to change the welcome topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-welcome-topic/145618)
**Author:** [@pixelemotion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixelemotion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-welcome-topic/145618 "2020-03-26T17:12:45Z")
Hello everyone, And sorry in advance for this basic question, but it seems I can’t find a solution after looking into this support forum. I want to change this text in the red frame (setup during the install) : I h… --- ## [I can't get a good backup - it fails after after\_create\_hook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-get-a-good-backup-it-fails-after-after-create-hook/36946)
**Author:** [@daath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daath)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-get-a-good-backup-it-fails-after-after-create-hook/36946 "2016-04-25T10:10:13Z")
My installation hasn’t been backed up in a while. Even though it’s set to be automatic - I didn’t get any failures either… Tonight I did a manual backup and it said it failed. This was the end of the log: \[2015-12-19 0… --- ## [3.1.x to 3.2.0 upgrade hangs/fails on 1GB instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-1-x-to-3-2-0-upgrade-hangs-fails-on-1gb-instance/293743)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-1-x-to-3-2-0-upgrade-hangs-fails-on-1gb-instance/293743 "2024-02-23T06:35:59Z")
Any assistance would be appreciated. Been trying to upgrade 3.1.5 to 3.2.0 for the last 8 hours. It just seems to hang here: Ensuring launcher is up to date Fetching origin Launcher is up-to-date Stopping old container… --- ## [Migrating a 10m PI forum - hardware requirements & performance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-a-10m-pi-forum-hardware-requirements-performance/10075)
**Author:** [@jeans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jeans)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-a-10m-pi-forum-hardware-requirements-performance/10075 "2014-09-27T22:24:47Z")
Hi, what kind of hardware setup would you recommend for a large forum with currently 1.2m pages, 300K users and 10m monthly PI? What did you plan for with the hosted discourse server setup at The Discourse Servers --- ## [Is it possible to change the order of topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-order-of-topics/206373)
**Author:** [@Claire1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Claire1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-order-of-topics/206373 "2021-10-26T14:22:39Z")
I’d like to change the order in which topics are presented on the screen. Is that possible? --- ## [Unable to change email address after switching domains](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-email-address-after-switching-domains/60374)
**Author:** [@john-lynch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john-lynch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-email-address-after-switching-domains/60374 "2017-04-04T04:27:13Z")
I’ve just started hosting a very small, private Discourse community. I’m a newbie; please be gentle. When I originally set the community up, I set it up at foo.com. My members and I hadn’t determined what permanent doma… --- ## [SSL\_connect returned=1 errno=0 peeraddr=162.243.189.2:443 state=error: certificate verify failed (Hostname mismatch)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-connect-returned-1-errno-0-peeraddr-162-243-189-2-443-state-error-certificate-verify-failed-hostname-mismatch/269824)
**Author:** [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-connect-returned-1-errno-0-peeraddr-162-243-189-2-443-state-error-certificate-verify-failed-hostname-mismatch/269824 "2024-01-09T23:05:43Z")
I’ve started running out of space in my Digital Ocean Droplet so I wanted to move the uploaded files over to a Digital Ocean Space. This is what I have setup… s3 access key id - Copied from DO CP \> API \> Applications… --- ## [Difficulty understanding the enable welcome banner setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-understanding-the-enable-welcome-banner-setting/377321)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-understanding-the-enable-welcome-banner-setting/377321 "2025-08-12T04:19:03Z")
Can someone help me understand this? It feels like I’m missing something very obvious because I expect the setting to work the other way around. The description says Display a banner on your main topic list pages to w… --- ## [New User has several days reported as "Days Visited"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-has-several-days-reported-as-days-visited/251518)
**Author:** [@kgrier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgrier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-has-several-days-reported-as-days-visited/251518 "2023-01-20T10:12:45Z")
Running 3.1.0.beta1 (9e55a1ca88) Our self-hosted site requires all users to be registered, no anon, and all accounts mod approved, typically within an hour or two of request. We noticed two new users, one with 8 hours … --- ## [Failed to Bootstrap after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-after-upgrade/280283)
**Author:** [@packman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/packman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-after-upgrade/280283 "2023-09-27T16:52:41Z")
After applying the latest set of patches I’m getting a bootstrap failure… FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' failed with return #\ **Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shift-click-to-select-multiple-topics-as-in-gmail/206497 "2022-01-22T22:42:07Z") Would it be possible to implement Shift+Click to select multiple topics in a topic list? If not, can we make it a feature request? --- ## [How can i show a floating sticky 300x250 Adsense Ad on right side bar of topic page above the fold?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-show-a-floating-sticky-300x250-adsense-ad-on-right-side-bar-of-topic-page-above-the-fold/163723)
**Author:** [@Faizan\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faizan_Zahid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-show-a-floating-sticky-300x250-adsense-ad-on-right-side-bar-of-topic-page-above-the-fold/163723 "2020-09-12T05:45:29Z")
Basically, what i want is very similar to what below site has, Notice the 300x250 Ad on right side bar of the topic page of Quora. I have a similar Discourse forum topic layout with lots of posts in each topics, i w… --- ## [How to respond to automatic topics with AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-respond-to-automatic-topics-with-ai/307346)
**Author:** [@Master](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Master)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-respond-to-automatic-topics-with-ai/307346 "2024-11-29T16:22:56Z")
Hello, is it possible that one of the AI models or options of that type allow you to respond to a topic with AI responses? For example, there is a topic where they ask sites to register domains, and that the AI automati… --- ## [Remove/disable Category Definitions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-disable-category-definitions/118970)
**Author:** [@calebs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/calebs)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-disable-category-definitions/118970 "2019-05-30T14:35:47Z")
Since it is a general forum, we are adding tons of new categories and subcategories every day and would really want to disable these automatic Category Definition posts as we don’t need them. We can’t seem to find a dele… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=148&per_page=50&period=all) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=150&per_page=50&period=all)