# Top **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=215&period=all [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 216 --- ## [Various multisite installation questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/various-multisite-installation-questions/398693)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/various-multisite-installation-questions/398693 "2026-01-19T21:15:09Z")
I was wondering what does the db\_id: 2 value in the suggested config above do? Also, what is the procedure to add a new site to the existing multisite set-up? Is it just: Update yaml ./launcher bootstrap multisite \[1\] … --- ## [Automatically close a poll on a given date/time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-close-a-poll-on-a-given-date-time/79642)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-close-a-poll-on-a-given-date-time/79642 "2018-10-08T16:45:35Z")
Is there a way to automatically close a poll on a given date/time? --- ## [Discourse data saved?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-data-saved/243512)
**Author:** [@Neumannium](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neumannium)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-data-saved/243512 "2022-11-01T21:03:57Z")
So, I’m a complete idiot when it comes to everything about the backend of our site. That said, I’m the one responsible for paying for all the fees and I failed due to an expired credit card meaning our hosting was cancel… --- ## [Assign badge to multiple users at once](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-badge-to-multiple-users-at-once/297560)
**Author:** [@Xinweu\_Tang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Xinweu_Tang)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-badge-to-multiple-users-at-once/297560 "2024-03-03T19:15:24Z")
Is there a way to mass give badges to a list of users? Planning to give specific badges to hundreds of users. Not sure if there is any way to do so except for clicking into each user’s admin page and give a badge… --- ## [Using Discourse as an account provider and PBKDF2 problems](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-an-account-provider-and-pbkdf2-problems/287596)
**Author:** [@polyzium](https://meta.discourse.org/u/polyzium)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-an-account-provider-and-pbkdf2-problems/287596 "2023-12-07T02:49:04Z")
Hi. This is probably a stupid question, but we have been migrating our forum from XenForo over to Discourse. We have a backend server for authorization which involves connecting to the database and verifying credentials … --- ## [Codebytes Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/codebytes-plugin/196990)
**Author:** [@alekz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alekz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/codebytes-plugin/196990 "2022-09-12T18:29:50Z")
Summary Codebytes are embeddable, executable, and editable code blocks in your forum posts/replies :link: Help Center article / FAQs: https://help.codecademy.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260806285369-Codebytes :link: GitHub:… --- ## [New forum instance. Unable to change colors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-forum-instance-unable-to-change-colors/303608)
**Author:** [@flash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flash)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-forum-instance-unable-to-change-colors/303608 "2024-04-14T06:40:50Z")
Working on a new instance and no matter what I change the color palette too, it stays the same. Its not a cache issue as every browser its doing the same and paused cloudflare. Ive created a blank theme and changed pale… --- ## [Unexpected dark theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-dark-theme/263490)
**Author:** [@BH10](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BH10)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-dark-theme/263490 "2023-06-26T08:56:40Z")
Hey, everyone. A few months ago, I enabled the dark theme on the discourse forum to test something and disabled it the same day. Now one of the users just notified me that his theme had been dark on all devices since th… --- ## [Discourse Stuck on Loading (Logs)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stuck-on-loading-logs/361603)
**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stuck-on-loading-logs/361603 "2025-04-15T17:41:20Z")
Does anyone know what is going on, and if this is affected by the recent Multilingual plugin I installed? Having trouble decoding the logs: ----------------------- DiscoTOC theme/component is throwing errors: TypeErro… --- ## [Transit - A Public Tranportation theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transit-a-public-tranportation-theme/292129)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transit-a-public-tranportation-theme/292129 "2024-01-18T22:57:29Z")
:dizzy: Summary A playful theme for fans of public transport :railway\_car: :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - nolosb/discourse-theme-transit · GitHub :open\_book: New to Discourse Themes? Beginner’s… --- ## [Add translation to a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-translation-to-a-plugin/54748)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-translation-to-a-plugin/54748 "2016-12-24T16:14:13Z")
go to the github repository of the plugin, e. g. discourse-canned-replies. go to /config/locales folder of the plugin. you should see some yml files, like client.en.yml and server.en.yml. the client file is for th… --- ## [502 error - chatables](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-error-chatables/392286)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-error-chatables/392286 "2025-12-30T21:30:46Z")
I got a 502 error here on Meta today. Apart from the pop up, I didn’t notice any unexpected behavior. I am not really sure what caused this, and I am not consistently able to reproduce it, but I was able to trigger it a … --- ## [DistributedMutex error warnings frequently appearing in logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/distributedmutex/402855)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/distributedmutex/402855 "2026-06-10T02:33:25Z")
Discourse is deployed via a 1Panel container and accessed through a reverse proxy. The site is used primarily for personal knowledge management; registration is disabled, and only I am online. The VPS specifications are 10 vCore (ARM64), 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB NVMe. The Discourse logs frequently show errors and warnings similar to the following: DistributedMutex(“memoize\_lock\_post##2f7d40f44a4b0fa66a711ca8f2ff9278fed9fa72”… --- ## [Automatically joined chat channels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-joined-chat-channels/224921)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-joined-chat-channels/224921 "2022-07-19T02:05:09Z")
Continuing the discussion from Introducing Discourse Chat (BETA): A repeat request we have had from @Alon1 / @jimkleiber and @Kim\_Hanchet is some sort of facility for “auto join” channels. The idea is that you want u… --- ## [Restrict access to your Discourse site with HTTP Basic Authentication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-access-to-your-discourse-site-with-http-basic-authentication/168192)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-access-to-your-discourse-site-with-http-basic-authentication/168192 "2020-10-23T16:28:18Z")
Sometimes you don’t want the general public to be able to access your Discourse instance quite yet, like when you’re staging a site for a migration. NOTE: I have had some trouble with basic-auth recently in which some s… --- ## [Set Slow Mode return a 403 error - I am administrator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-slow-mode-return-a-403-error-i-am-administrator/283241)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-slow-mode-return-a-403-error-i-am-administrator/283241 "2023-10-24T15:55:43Z")
Discourse version: 3.2.0.beta3-dev ( d5e8bd790b ) Tried updating via the web UI and rebuilding as well. The error seems to persist. Before the rebuild I was seeing an error NS\_BINDING\_ABORTED. Now after the update, t… --- ## ['Top Contributors' leaderboard not showing usernames](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-leaderboard-not-showing-usernames/287416)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Nguyen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_Nguyen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-leaderboard-not-showing-usernames/287416 "2023-08-17T17:54:59Z")
Hi! Anyone having issue with the Top Contributor component? It doesn’t display the users profile photo and username. Maybe it’s a bug? I’ve tried uninstall and reinstall the component. --- ## [New PHP API library](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-php-api-library/149758)
**Author:** [@pnoeric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pnoeric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-php-api-library/149758 "2022-09-30T20:44:52Z")
Hi all, I’ve been working on my PHP library to talk to the Discourse API and I think it’s ready for production. https://github.com/pnoeric/discourse-api-php This is based on a bunch of other PHP Discourse API libraries… --- ## [How to tell if discourse is installed correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-discourse-is-installed-correctly/303730)
**Author:** [@JayDeb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JayDeb)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-discourse-is-installed-correctly/303730 "2024-04-14T20:02:52Z")
Hi guys, I am installing discourse on the oracle free vps, I have tried multiple times, but I got the following message every single time. I can’t tell if discourse is installed correctly. Looks like the message is rep… --- ## [Delete draft when escape is pressed with completely empty topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-draft-when-escape-is-pressed-with-completely-empty-topic/150807)
**Author:** [@aliceryhl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aliceryhl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-draft-when-escape-is-pressed-with-completely-empty-topic/150807 "2020-05-11T09:46:55Z")
Due to repetitive strain injuries to my hand, I use my voice to navigate the forum, which in practice works by telling my computer what keys to press and using your keyboard shortcuts. I will quite often press the c but… --- ## [Discord, Google and Microsoft login, is oAuth2 enough?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-google-and-microsoft-login-is-oauth2-enough/359144)
**Author:** [@Olle11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olle11)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-google-and-microsoft-login-is-oauth2-enough/359144 "2025-03-29T07:57:18Z")
Hi everybody, I want to insert a Discord, Google and Microsoft login to my forum and I wonder if oAuth2 is enough to insert this? Plugin for Google login: Plugin for Microsoft login: Plugin for Discord login: I s… --- ## [How do I configure chatgpt 3.5 to my bot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-configure-chatgpt-3-5-to-my-bot/305204)
**Author:** [@Abbas\_Muhammad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abbas_Muhammad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-configure-chatgpt-3-5-to-my-bot/305204 "2024-04-24T15:35:30Z")
hello I may be vedy noob but how do i confogure chatgpt 3.5 to my bot? Can u please help? --- ## [Trust Level 1 -- Basic : Edit own posts for 3 - 5 days after posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-1-basic-edit-own-posts-for-3-5-days-after-posting/304383)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_DC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_DC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-1-basic-edit-own-posts-for-3-5-days-after-posting/304383 "2025-02-12T23:06:56Z")
Hi :slight\_smile: It’s quite common that I think of better wording for a question I asked recently. But, often, the 1st day has already passed. Reading Understanding Discourse Trust Levels I understand that: Trust Le… --- ## [Postgresql problem on moving discourse with rsync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-problem-on-moving-discourse-with-rsync/318771)
**Author:** [@Saiano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saiano)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-problem-on-moving-discourse-with-rsync/318771 "2025-12-19T20:57:01Z")
I’ moving my discourse to a new vps, using Move a Discourse site to another VPS with rsync - Documentation / Self-Hosting - Discourse Meta After copying full files, launching /discourse-setup I got this error: 570:M 27… --- ## [Mark posts in topic as "read'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-posts-in-topic-as-read/394852)
**Author:** [@kittenwater](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kittenwater)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-posts-in-topic-as-read/394852 "2026-02-08T01:31:27Z")
I tried to reverse engineer the site by sending POST requests to “https://{hostUrl}/topics/timings” with content-type, csrf token, and user-agent. Here is what the body (json) looks like: payload = { "topic\_id": topi… --- ## [Adding metadata and screenshots to a Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-metadata-and-screenshots-to-a-theme/119205)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-metadata-and-screenshots-to-a-theme/119205 "2019-05-31T15:34:25Z")
You can add various pieces of metadata to a theme. Some are stored in the about.json file, and some are stored in the locale files. about.json :link: file format info name (string, required): The default name for the th… --- ## [Verification and backup emails not sent. Test mail ok](https://meta.discourse.org/t/verification-and-backup-emails-not-sent-test-mail-ok/189909)
**Author:** [@Aleksandre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aleksandre)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/verification-and-backup-emails-not-sent-test-mail-ok/189909 "2021-05-12T01:55:54Z")
Hello everyone, I am facing an issue that occurs for a few days now and I don’t know why (no update, no change in settings as far as I know). When someone registers on my forum, no mail verification is sent anymore. Wh… --- ## [Custom Platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-platform/336090)
**Author:** [@JstTan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JstTan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-platform/336090 "2024-11-25T18:23:46Z")
Hello Discourse Community! I’m planning to build a platform on top of a self-hosted Discourse instance that will include various custom features like a search engine, documentary resources, wikis, and more. These featur… --- ## [Personal chat currently unavailable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-chat-currently-unavailable/244180)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-chat-currently-unavailable/244180 "2022-12-01T11:54:11Z")
I’ve just lost all of my personal chats here on meta, if I try to restart a conversation I get a ‘Not available’ error. --- ## [Change server to a two-container setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-server-to-a-two-container-setup/316424)
**Author:** [@Saiano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saiano)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-server-to-a-two-container-setup/316424 "2024-07-29T20:06:16Z")
Hi, I have two questions: Wich domain name should I use when setting up a staging server to a local server? Is it possibile to install the staging server with 2 containers mode and restore data automatically from s3? … --- ## [Discourse Automation Plugin failing with an 'internal server error'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation-plugin-failing-with-an-internal-server-error/361207)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation-plugin-failing-with-an-internal-server-error/361207 "2025-04-29T23:52:51Z")
Before the latest update, there was an automation using the Automation Plugin that does the following (which was tested and it was working successfully without any changes): Script: Send pms When: “User added to group” … --- ## [A layout for community projects](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-layout-for-community-projects/170000)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-layout-for-community-projects/170000 "2020-11-23T02:05:05Z")
This example site is a proposal on how to advance the community forum of a volunteer project I’m part of. The goal is to move ahead from having a conversation-only community forum towards having the community at the cent… --- ## [Bulk user deletion for staff now available](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-user-deletion-for-staff-now-available/345786)
**Author:** [@Osama](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Osama)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-user-deletion-for-staff-now-available/345786 "2026-08-13T15:23:08Z")
We’ve added a new administrative feature that allows staff to bulk select and delete multiple user accounts directly from the admin users list. We saw communities undergo large spam waves, so we implemented this feature … --- ## [Can I add color to the text in post titles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-color-to-the-text-in-post-titles/314551)
**Author:** [@shawa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shawa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-color-to-the-text-in-post-titles/314551 "2024-07-03T02:33:55Z")
Hello everyone, I have a question: When creating a new post, is it possible to add color to the text in the title, as shown in the picture? as shown in the image： --- ## [Could usernames be included in user\_badge webhook payload?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload/413448)
**Author:** [@burke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/burke)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-usernames-be-included-in-user-badge-webhook-payload/413448 "2026-10-01T17:47:39Z")
Any chance the user\_badge webhooks could include username along with user\_id? Currently the payload for a user\_badge event looks like this: { "user\_badge": { "id": 123456, "granted\_at": "2026-09-25T14:54:42.07… --- ## [Best Practice for Automating Titles by Group + Trust Level Combinations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practice-for-automating-titles-by-group-trust-level-combinations/377324)
**Author:** [@joo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practice-for-automating-titles-by-group-trust-level-combinations/377324 "2025-08-09T14:28:24Z")
Hi, I’m looking for the best way to automatically assign user titles based on a combination of group membership and trust level. For example: If a user is in group A and has trust level 1, their title should be “A TL1… --- ## [Page auto scrolls when reply window is open iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-auto-scrolls-when-reply-window-is-open-ios/390309)
**Author:** [@tsk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tsk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-auto-scrolls-when-reply-window-is-open-ios/390309 "2025-12-08T10:47:59Z")
When you open the keyboard in the reply window the thread will auto scroll until it reaches the top --- ## [Extreme Load Error After Upgrading to 3.3.0.beta3-dev Yesterday (on Prem)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error-after-upgrading-to-3-3-0-beta3-dev-yesterday-on-prem/310399)
**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extreme-load-error-after-upgrading-to-3-3-0-beta3-dev-yesterday-on-prem/310399 "2024-06-10T13:22:52Z")
Upgraded to 3.3.0.beta3-dev yesterday and also Installed AI plugin. The plugin is currently only enabled to staff member (5 people) But the entire site is dog slow, I’m getting extreme load errors. I can’t seem to figur… --- ## [Badges, Badges, oh my!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-badges-oh-my/391470)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-badges-oh-my/391470 "2026-02-12T11:36:05Z")
Amongst my various “headaches” in setting up/designing my community is the question of badges. I think that “gamifying” participation in the community, in our case, will not add anything, and the deluge of badges when on… --- ## [Show preview in poll builder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-preview-in-poll-builder/117323)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-preview-in-poll-builder/117323 "2019-08-08T03:08:43Z")
This is currently how our poll builder looks like and I felt that it’ll be great if we can show a preview of what the actual poll will look like within the builder. Not a must have for us but a good to have here so I… --- ## [Make #plugin "wiki by default"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-plugin-wiki-by-default/108174)
**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-plugin-wiki-by-default/108174 "2019-02-04T17:37:41Z")
I think it may make sense to turn on the “Make new topics wikis by default” setting on in the Customization \> Plugin category here on meta. If the plugin has any legs, you’ll invariably need to update the first post a n… --- ## [Disable unverified users to create topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-unverified-users-to-create-topic/318508)
**Author:** [@Mohan43u](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohan43u)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-unverified-users-to-create-topic/318508 "2024-07-26T16:43:09Z")
Hi, I have problem dealing spam accounts, they are created through local accounts, If I look into one spam account, it says primary email not verified, I want to disable this kind of accounts to create a new Topic until … --- ## [Plugin tries to re-publish to Discourse after every update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-tries-to-re-publish-to-discourse-after-every-update/306899)
**Author:** [@npm0912](https://meta.discourse.org/u/npm0912)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-tries-to-re-publish-to-discourse-after-every-update/306899 "2024-05-28T16:12:53Z")
Hello, I noticed an issue on our website with the WP Discourse plugin. Basically after we publish a blog post and being successfully published on the Discourse forum, after let’s say 1 week if we do a slight change to … --- ## [Build fails due to ruby version mismatch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-fails-due-to-ruby-version-mismatch/396317)
**Author:** [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-fails-due-to-ruby-version-mismatch/396317 "2026-02-17T23:00:36Z")
After some days of using ./launcher bootstrap web\_only && ./launcher destroy web\_only && ./launcher start web\_only without issue I ran into issues after trying to use the rails console to set SiteSetting.can\_permanentl… --- ## [Synchronize SSO login state between Discourse and provider](https://meta.discourse.org/t/synchronize-sso-login-state-between-discourse-and-provider/60464)
**Author:** [@kraml](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kraml)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/synchronize-sso-login-state-between-discourse-and-provider/60464 "2017-04-05T07:49:12Z")
I’m currently working on a website + Discourse SSO integration, the website is SSO provider. I’ve noticed a few tricky things and would like to document it down. Many of the information are from meta itself but are scatt… --- ## [Quick question about the "Powered by Discourse" badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-question-about-the-powered-by-discourse-badge/405755)
**Author:** [@raadtotheraad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raadtotheraad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quick-question-about-the-powered-by-discourse-badge/405755 "2026-06-22T07:45:31Z")
Hi, When I got the instance, the Powered by Discourse badge on the bottom didn’t mind me. Altough, the animation (the little rainbow one) did look really cool! One day though, it dissapeared. (by that the animation) I… --- ## [Filtering spam/troll accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-spam-troll-accounts/361124)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-spam-troll-accounts/361124 "2025-04-15T11:20:37Z")
Is there a way to disable email-only signup? I would like to set up so that signup can only be via GitHub, Twitter or Discord. I have a user who is using VPNs to repeatedly log in and troll or post 4h1t content. With p… --- ## [Trouble sending mail via Namecheap Private Email (SMTP) on self-hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-sending-mail-via-namecheap-private-email-smtp-on-self-hosted-discourse/380098)
**Author:** [@LG1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LG1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-sending-mail-via-namecheap-private-email-smtp-on-self-hosted-discourse/380098 "2025-08-25T19:59:03Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve been trying to configure outbound mail on a self-hosted Discourse installation but so far no luck. Even with Namecheap support involved, we couldn’t get it working. Hoping someone here can point out… --- ## [Youtube Embed Not Working Properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-embed-not-working-properly/333943)
**Author:** [@wendellverli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wendellverli)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-embed-not-working-properly/333943 "2024-11-16T19:15:45Z")
I’m trying to simply past the share a Youtube link but it does not show present the actual video but a box… Am I doing something wrong? --- ## [Forum offline: Restore is not working through web](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-offline-restore-is-not-working-through-web/265272)
**Author:** [@Brandon007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brandon007)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-offline-restore-is-not-working-through-web/265272 "2023-05-17T05:20:17Z")
I made a big mistake tonight and accidentally nuked my forum in DO. So I cannot restore from a snapshot. I recreated a Discourse instance, but I cannot upload my backup through the web. It uploads up to about 17%, and th… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=214&per_page=50&period=all) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=216&per_page=50&period=all)