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  • User documentation for NodeBB

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    Jay MoonahJ
    One of the first important things to do after setting up NodeBB is to set up an emailer plugin. While NodeBB does include a local emailer, if your forum is particularly active we recommend using an third-party emailer such as SendGrid which provides better deliverability for sites that send a high volume of email. Setting up SendGrid in NodeBB is very easy. Open the administrative dashboard using the 'gear' icon on your forum. Open the Extend > Plugins menu, and select the Find Plugins tab. Use the search on the right. Type 'SendGrid' and the plugin should appear -- select Install when you see it. From Installed tab on the Plugins menu, search again for 'SendGrid' and select Activate. Activating the plugin will require a restart of your forum. To restart, select the Dashboard menu and press the Restart button to the right. After NodeBB restarts, the SendGrid plugin will be active. After you restart, there should be a item called Emailer (SendGrid) under the Plugins menu -- if you don't see this right away, try refreshing your browser. Sign up to SendGrid Go to the SendGrid website, open the pricing page and scroll to the bottom. Click on the link and create your free account. Once you've confirmed your SendGrid account via email, you should be able to login to the SendGrid website. On the left side of your SendGrid dashboard, open Settings and click on API Keys. Click the button in the top right to create a new key. Make sure that the key has Full Access for Send Mail and Alerts.  When you are done, the new key to your clipboard. Now, return to the SendGrid menu on your NodeBB admin panel. Paste the API key into the field, and save your changes. Now go back to the Dashboard to restart your forum one more time. SendGrid should now be working for your forum. [image: youtubelogo.png] Setting up SendGrid mailer for NodeBB

  • NodeBB guides, how-to's and general tips and tricks

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    not sure the plugin worked for firefox. saw a-z in the sort icon. when i used it, i expected the topics in the category would be sorted a-z. they werent

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    eeeeeE
    I think you answered my point, by agreeing there are issues. I didn't even attempt to deploy nodebb, I had problems with much smaller projects! Nextjs routing was going through a change of design at the time, so perhaps that is less confusing now, but there were multiple other headaches. I would get build errors and issues with package management.
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    ACP Missing translation after upgrade

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    @julian I confirm the issue is resolved, many thanks for the quick support ️
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    Admin routes with read API

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    Ankit KumarA
    I am also facing the same issue. I am running NodeBB v1.13.x and whenever I am trying to hit http://localhost:4567/admin/manage/privileges, Access Denied(403) message is coming. I am using bearer token for authorization. Please let me know if anyone know the solution. Thanks
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    This topic is deleted!

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    Direct Link to users setting page

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    barisB
    Just using https://community.nodebb.org/me should work now as well.
  • Dan ReyesD

    Issues with Nginx and Domain

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    Dan ReyesD
    @julian Hello Issue is already fixed thanks to @Per0x It was Nginx yes, But now i have a problem. For some reason the forum don't load new profile pictures. Let me explain you; I upload my first profile picture, everyone can see it. But if i update my profile picture no one can see the new one until they delete Cache/cookies.
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    Changing main domain to https + paying the cost

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    julianJ
    @inna you'll want to generate an SSL certificate with Let's Encrypt (you can see the directions on their website) https://certbot.eff.org/
  • node38N

    Detect User Login & Redirect

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    julianJ
    @yariplus to clarify, it's /api/me/, with the trailing slash. It is significant
  • Yann KronbergY

    Product instead of Text (Think Product Hunt)

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    julianJ
    @Yann-Kronberg always let us know how you get on
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    API endpoint to get online users and active topics

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    julianJ
    @scottalanmiller is correct, those numbers are produced on the fly based on active websocket sessions, and not stored anywhere. However, you might be interested in https://github.com/barisusakli/nodebb-plugin-browsing-users, which brings a live-list of current users in-topic back to topic.tpl
  • IvorzkI

    我的网站，安装以后数据经常丢失，导致我不敢正式投入使用

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    julianJ
    @sharonyue I am originally from HK, but raised in Canada, so I know colloquial Cantonese only Google Translate is my friend here.
  • Varun Ganesh DV

    Mobile Responsive Issue on Sidebar and Footer

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    Varun Ganesh DV
    Hello @administrators Global Sidebar is coming below the global footer. actually it should come like Below the sidebar content footer should come. Mobile Screen. Footer content is Coming First and Sidebar Content Coming Next [image: pw4vpV9.png] Footer Contents in Computer Screen Also See Footer Content is Not Exactly in Middle when i add sidebar widgets [image: aclif3K.png] Sidebar Contents in Computer Screen [image: JQ3KdKv.png] I think Some Bootstrap Layout issue if Bootstrap is Used. This issue only if i use Global Widget Please Consider it and Fix in Next Update
  • QwsQ

    I'm getting an error during Redis ./nodebb setup: 2020-05-30T14:05:05.137Z [27866] - error: [build] admin control panel styles build failed ....

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    QwsQ
    Full error: 2020-05-30T14:05:05.137Z [27866] - error: [build] admin control panel styles build failed 2020-05-30T14:05:05.176Z [27866] - error: resource 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500,700' gave this Error: Error: Client network socket disconnected before secure TLS connection was established {"type":"File","filename":"/home/pi/nodebb/public/less/admin/paper/bootswatch.less","index":87,"line":5,"column":0,"callLine":null,"extract":["","@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500,700");",""]}
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    How do you take a backup of widgets?

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    @crazycells Yea for now we do the same too. I'll look into specific query to backup widgets only as a safe measure.
  • shlomiS

    Getting 502 Bad Gateway

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    gotwfG
    @shlomi said in Getting 502 Bad Gateway: A new installation fron a few days ago - I restarted the server and I get an error 502 I would very much appreciated your help to understand what's wrong here Thanks you On systemctl status nginx.service & systemctl status nodebb.service May 26 00:47:02 test.wewp.net systemd[1]: Can't open PID file /var/run/nginx.pid (yet?) after start: No such file or directory May 26 00:15:32 test.wewp.net systemd[1]: Can't open PID file /var/www/nodebb/pidfile (yet?) after start: No such file or directory Why not? I've not scrutinized the rest of your stuff but a couple quick questions: What is the value of "User" in your nodebb.service? Does it match your nodebb user? What is the value of "PIDFile" in your nodebb.service config? What are the permissions for that directory and file? What is the ownership for that directory and file?
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    Cannot start NodebB: "Cannot find module ./undefined"

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    Problem solved, for the record I have added all file on my GitHub: https://github.com/LM1LC3N7/Dockerfiles/blob/master/nodebb/README.md
  • Sagi Bachar AdlerS

    Lost connection - Fresh deployment using Heroku/mLab

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    Sagi Bachar AdlerS
    So.... I followed the instructions using this: https://docs.nodebb.org/installing/cloud/heroku/ and everything seemed to go smoothly, I started the app using Heroku, and the first page I get is: [image: HwQsKbo.png] instead of the usual homepage, and it keeps telling me this message: [image: GTsQGuc.png] . I tried reading through others who had similar issues but failed to find what is wrong with my setup, and not really sure where to start looking as i am new to this. I'd appreciate any help i can get thanks for your time
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    email notifications (moderators) w/o post queue

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    Hello, Is it possible for a moderator to receive an email notification each time a new topic or comment is published (without using the post queue)? Thanks in advance for your support!
  • CRG LoadrenC

    Disable avatar cropper

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    CRG LoadrenC
    Hi ! I'm a new user of NodeBB, just migrated from phpBB because I love Node. I was building my forum (a roleplay one) and was having some difficulties finding certain things. First of all, is it possible to disable the avatar cropper and display the avatar as it is, just resizing it to fit the container ? Secondly, i'm a bit lost, ther's not a lot of Roleplaying skins. Are they people like me who wanted to build a Roleplaying NodeBB Forum ? Are they skins for this purpose ? English isn't my first language, so sorry for my poor... uh, english.
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    Modify the login unsuccessful/activation message

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    PitaJP
    nodebb-plugin-customize will allow you to modify translations, including this one
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    How to remove bar below each post

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    crazycellsC
    @gamer8391 said in How to remove bar below each post: If someone can please help me with this I would greatly appreciate it. I am ready to launch my forum but just need to remove this portion. Thank you. You can try: .topic .posts .post-info { display: none; }
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