# Feedback **URL:** https://gramps.discourse.group/c/site-feedback/8.md?page=1 [Latest](https://gramps.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://gramps.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://gramps.discourse.group/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [\[Resolved\]Gramps-project.org latency?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/resolved-gramps-project-org-latency/9065)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/resolved-gramps-project-org-latency/9065 "2026-01-23T19:50:12Z")
Is the server suffering an attack again? Both @PLegoux and I are seeing some long delays in the MantisBT database. A long time to populate the empty browser window with content. In the range of 10-30 seconds. There’s a… --- ## ["Recent Change" mediawiki has changed its limits](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/recent-change-mediawiki-has-changed-its-limits/9042)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/recent-change-mediawiki-has-changed-its-limits/9042 "2026-01-15T01:05:15Z")
Sometime in the last year or so, the MediaWiki limits in the options for Recent Changes started behaving differently. The change of calendar month started overriding the number of days selection. So on the 2nd of the mo… --- ## [Recent changes to Discourse](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/recent-changes-to-discourse/8964)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/recent-changes-to-discourse/8964 "2025-12-21T19:22:49Z")
Noticed a minor change in the theming. (The nitification overlays are now pure black. I seem to recall them as not being so strident previously.) It seemed an unlikely item to have changed intentionally… it might have be… --- ## [How can I ascertain whether my MantisBT account has been deleted?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-ascertain-whether-my-mantisbt-account-has-been-deleted/8875)
**Author:** [@RokeJulianLockhart](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/RokeJulianLockhart)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-ascertain-whether-my-mantisbt-account-has-been-deleted/8875 "2025-11-28T23:50:45Z")
I’m attempting to authenticate at project.org/bugs/login\_page.php, but see: \[1\] Your account may be disabled or blocked or the username/password you entered is incorrect. I know that my password is correct. How can I… --- ## [Problem accessing Gramps web site](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/problem-accessing-gramps-web-site/8845)
**Author:** [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/problem-accessing-gramps-web-site/8845 "2025-11-23T10:02:48Z")
I can’t either at the moment. I’ve sent an email to Sam. --- ## [\[Resolved\]Gramps Website down due to Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/resolved-gramps-website-down-due-to-cloudflare-global-network-experiencing-issues/8830)
**Author:** [@gramps-project](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/gramps-project)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 6:23am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/resolved-gramps-website-down-due-to-cloudflare-global-network-experiencing-issues/8830 "2025-11-19T06:23:05Z")
Gramps website is down for everybody and alot of other websites Please be patient as this issue is with Cloudflare, https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/ The good news is that Cloudflare just posted: Identified - Th… --- ## [\[None\] What file types are permissible when requesting a MediaWiki account?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/none-what-file-types-are-permissible-when-requesting-a-mediawiki-account/8762)
**Author:** [@RokeJulianLockhart](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/RokeJulianLockhart)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/none-what-file-types-are-permissible-when-requesting-a-mediawiki-account/8762 "2025-11-06T18:06:14Z")
At gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Special:RequestAccount#wpUploadFile, I see: Attachment file type is disallowed. …with: .PDFs, .PNGs, and .ODTs I even tried this in lower-case. …all with their corre… --- ## [This forum displays invalid dates](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/this-forum-displays-invalid-dates/8666)
**Author:** [@Davesellers](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Davesellers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/this-forum-displays-invalid-dates/8666 "2025-10-14T19:10:19Z")
I read this forum on my iPhone. Suddenly the display shows “invalid date” and I’m getting many very old topics being displayed as not read. Anyone else having this issue? --- ## [Thanks for the WordPress changes \[Redirected "Download" URL to wiki\]](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/thanks-for-the-wordpress-changes-redirected-download-url-to-wiki/8589)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/thanks-for-the-wordpress-changes-redirected-download-url-to-wiki/8589 "2025-09-21T03:23:10Z")
Just wanted to thank whoever changed the WordPress Download tab. It really helps to have replaced the Blog download page with the MediaWiki download page. Reduced the harmonization labor and expanded the localization opt… --- ## [Broken link on download page for .deb file for ubuntu](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/broken-link-on-download-page-for-deb-file-for-ubuntu/8570)
**Author:** [@kmikkels](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/kmikkels)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/broken-link-on-download-page-for-deb-file-for-ubuntu/8570 "2025-09-15T08:40:05Z")
Not sure this id the right place to post but ….. on the download page the link to downlaod .deb file for ubuntu is broken --- ## [Stale and outdated Gramps projects on SourceForge](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/stale-and-outdated-gramps-projects-on-sourceforge/8542)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/stale-and-outdated-gramps-projects-on-sourceforge/8542 "2025-09-11T22:10:31Z")
There are some SourceForge projects related to Gramps that are outdated/superseded and ought to be marked as such. The main project is the only one that is being maintained. It had a significant number of downloads this… --- ## [Discourse Spam (airline information)](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/discourse-spam-airline-information/8516)
**Author:** [@DougRB](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DougRB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/discourse-spam-airline-information/8516 "2025-09-05T10:58:49Z")
Just recently I’ve started to receive messages from the Gramps mailing list and Discourse which are nothing but airline information. Today there were nearly 100 of them cluttering up my inbox. Has anybody else experie… --- ## [Issue with the Gramps Wiki - Sorry This site is experiencing technical difficulties](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/issue-with-the-gramps-wiki-sorry-this-site-is-experiencing-technical-difficulties/8247)
**Author:** [@anon44746896](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/anon44746896)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/issue-with-the-gramps-wiki-sorry-this-site-is-experiencing-technical-difficulties/8247 "2025-08-30T12:41:47Z")
@gramps-project Just attempted to access the Gramps websites and I’m guessing the site is overrun with bots still , it’s been a good run so far compared to other wiki’s I edit? Gramps Wiki only shows me: Sorry This si… --- ## [\[Wiki\] Translations lost on submission \[automatic “I’m not a robot” verification\]](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/wiki-translations-lost-on-submission-automatic-i-m-not-a-robot-verification/8239)
**Author:** [@csam](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/csam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/wiki-translations-lost-on-submission-automatic-i-m-not-a-robot-verification/8239 "2025-08-28T21:48:19Z")
I decided to spend some time translating the manual to Danish. After editing quite a lot I clicked \[Save changes\]. However, this apparently triggered the automatic “I’m not a robot” verification. When I was returned to… --- ## [Can we make the project home page more multilingual without excessive labor?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/can-we-make-the-project-home-page-more-multilingual-without-excessive-labor/8165)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/can-we-make-the-project-home-page-more-multilingual-without-excessive-labor/8165 "2025-08-16T00:27:26Z")
Should we consider exploring Linguise (or similar service) to expand automatic multilingual translation in the Gramps-project to the Gramps promotional WordPress site? These WordPress pages serve as the main landing pag… --- ## [MantisBT ignoring CODE wrappers](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/mantisbt-ignoring-code-wrappers/7753)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/mantisbt-ignoring-code-wrappers/7753 "2025-08-11T17:48:11Z")
just tried to insert an example of code in a bug report. No matter what suggested method to suppress rendering HTML markup, the markup was still applied: Tried: indent 2 spaces, \ \, \ \, && &&, \ **Author:** [@comeng](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/comeng)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/receiving-no-emails-from-discourse-forum/8074 "2025-08-06T12:14:06Z") I have been receiving no emails for over a week, when signed in looked at messages and one said check email address which is OK, is or has there been an issue with Discourse phil --- ## [\[Discourse\] Cannot change e-mail address](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/discourse-cannot-change-e-mail-address/8059)
**Author:** [@csam](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/csam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/discourse-cannot-change-e-mail-address/8059 "2025-08-04T14:35:37Z")
This is not related to Gramps nor genealogy I’m trying to change my e-mail address under profiles. When I enter new address I get this message: We've sent an email to that address. Please follow the confirmation instruc… --- ## [\[Resolved\] Gramps website is down due to Bot traffic](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/resolved-gramps-website-is-down-due-to-bot-traffic/7857)
**Author:** [@gramps-project](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/gramps-project)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/resolved-gramps-website-is-down-due-to-bot-traffic/7857 "2025-07-20T12:52:21Z")
Summary bot traffic spiked from the typical 4 x traffic to 9 x traffic causing the website to use too many resources and making hosting.com suspend the site to protect the other website who share this VPS server! Big… --- ## [Is the wiki manual rollover workflow contaminating the \[mediawiki\] search results? \[Yes\]](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-the-wiki-manual-rollover-workflow-contaminating-the-mediawiki-search-results-yes/7940)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/is-the-wiki-manual-rollover-workflow-contaminating-the-mediawiki-search-results-yes/7940 "2025-07-13T04:05:17Z")
I was grumbling to myself about how the wiki’s search form always seems to present results with outdated version and non-english pages before the current-version English revision. I wonder if the rollover process is cre… --- ## [MediaWiki occasionally sends "ftp" for "www" content links in eMails](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/mediawiki-occasionally-sends-ftp-for-www-content-links-in-emails/4272)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/mediawiki-occasionally-sends-ftp-for-www-content-links-in-emails/4272 "2025-07-11T15:16:38Z")
Dunno why, but sometimes notifications of page edits from MediaWiki preface URLs with https://ftp. instead of https:// The notification 30 minutes earlier, for the 1st edit by the same person on the same page was correc… --- ## [Gramps Desktop Versions?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-desktop-versions/7852)
**Author:** [@hartenthaler](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/hartenthaler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-desktop-versions/7852 "2025-06-19T13:35:55Z")
I read the announcement that Gramps 6.0.3 was released. I‘m a Windows user. So I visited the download page at gramps-project.org. There are 3 versions 6.0.1, 6.0.2, and 6.0.3 available. They are designed for Windows (6.0… --- ## [Licensing choices missing in wiki's upload page](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/licensing-choices-missing-in-wikis-upload-page/7560)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/licensing-choices-missing-in-wikis-upload-page/7560 "2025-06-04T13:59:36Z")
There is a broken Licensing menu on the Special:Upload wiki page. There are no menu items for the Licensing choices. (I could have sworn that I filed a bug on this. But cannot find it by searching. Perhaps it was anothe… --- ## [Better Gramps Web announcements?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/better-gramps-web-announcements/7706)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/better-gramps-web-announcements/7706 "2025-05-21T15:30:08Z")
@DavidMStraub announced the 3.0 Gramps Web API (the 1st Gramps 6.0 compatible version) on 4 May 2025 and, shortly after that, the v25.5.0 of the Gramps Web frontend. These announcements don’t get into the “News” or “Rel… --- ## [Link suggestions](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/link-suggestions/7647)
**Author:** [@historytracers](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/historytracers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/link-suggestions/7647 "2025-05-08T22:14:33Z")
Hello everyone, First, let me congratulate you on the excellent software you’ve developed. My name is Thiago Marques. I’m a physicist and the developer of an open-source project called History Tracers. This tool aims t… --- ## [Category Structure](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/category-structure/104)
**Author:** [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/category-structure/104 "2025-04-28T15:25:24Z")
Would it make sense to create top tier categories for each of the components or functions of Gramps. Right now there is the Support category. But support for what? A user opens a new issue and others will offer their he… --- ## [There are links with the same label "User Manual" that go to different things](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/there-are-links-with-the-same-label-user-manual-that-go-to-different-things/7533)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/there-are-links-with-the-same-label-user-manual-that-go-to-different-things/7533 "2025-04-26T18:17:50Z")
There are links with the same label “User Manual” that go to different things. The “User Manual” goes to the wiki. The User Manual category links in the Categories and as subtitles of threads and subsections goes to th… --- ## [Add the Schemas 1.7.2 XML and 21 database info in the wiki?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/add-the-schemas-1-7-2-xml-and-21-database-info-in-the-wiki/7501)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/add-the-schemas-1-7-2-xml-and-21-database-info-in-the-wiki/7501 "2025-04-22T14:28:46Z")
The wiki page still ends with the 5.2.x version. Does it still import all the way back to (BSDDB) Database Schema 13? Gramps release XML schema Imports XML schema Database schema Imports database schema Example Chan… --- ## [Automated Hotlinks in Discourse](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/automated-hotlinks-in-discourse/2210)
**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/automated-hotlinks-in-discourse/2210 "2025-04-20T14:32:41Z")
The Discourse forum has a ‘Linkify’ tool to recognize key phrases. So when they are typed into a posting, it automatically links the phrase to a target URL. The following is a test of phrases used in some common instruc… --- ## [New forum user problems (a bot asking me to do things)](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435)
**Author:** [@Char10tte](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Char10tte)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/new-forum-user-problems-a-bot-asking-me-to-do-things/7435 "2025-04-11T23:36:37Z")
I have signed up to use the community forum, but I am totally confused as to how to post a question. I keep getting messages from a bot asking me to do things and I try to comply but I must be misunderstanding. I have … [Previous page](https://gramps.discourse.group/c/site-feedback/8.md) [Next page](https://gramps.discourse.group/c/site-feedback/8.md?page=2)