# Howto **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/fudiabetes-website/howto/77.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [Please fill your profile and follow us on Twitter @FUDiabetes!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/please-fill-your-profile-and-follow-us-on-twitter-fudiabetes/858)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/please-fill-your-profile-and-follow-us-on-twitter-fudiabetes/858 "2025-07-20T20:00:29Z")
Filling your profile is really helpful because everyone can get context on your questions, and answer them better! It also makes it more likely for people to reply to your threads, because they get the feeling that are c… --- ## [About the Howto category](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-howto-category/290)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-howto-category/290 "2017-03-31T06:19:01Z")
How to best use the website and forum. --- ## [A terrific app to access FUDiabetes!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-terrific-app-to-access-fudiabetes/305)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-terrific-app-to-access-fudiabetes/305 "2026-09-06T22:52:46Z")
Discourse now has an app to interact with our community, both on iOS and Android. I have been testing it over the past week: it is terrific! It is fast, easy, with practically all the functionality of a computer -- an… --- ## [Help me create my "about me" for facebook!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-me-create-my-about-me-for-facebook/7337)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-me-create-my-about-me-for-facebook/7337 "2019-04-30T11:37:53Z")
So I’m taking a social media class and the trainer suggests in your bio to choose something you are passionate about (diabetes in my case) and start it with “on a mission to…” I’m thinking of incorporating the phrases t… --- ## [How to create wiki posts ("wikis")](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-create-wiki-posts-wikis/2312)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-create-wiki-posts-wikis/2312 "2018-09-23T19:51:42Z")
This capability is one of the neatest features of Discourse, our forum software! It allows “regular” members (trust level 3 and above) to create posts (wikis) that are editable by any other regular member, for the purpos… --- ## [Why we split threads](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-we-split-threads/5607)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-we-split-threads/5607 "2018-11-28T00:29:25Z")
I have recently received a few PMs asking about splitting threads, so a quick summary of the reasons why we split threads is likely useful. Relevance Threads typically discuss the topic listed in the first title and fi… --- ## [How to program a table in a forum post with Discourse](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-program-a-table-in-a-forum-post-with-discourse/5025)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-program-a-table-in-a-forum-post-with-discourse/5025 "2018-09-18T23:26:03Z")
Instructions To program a table, list column titles separated by vertical separators on one line, immediately followed by a formatting line with dashes ( you need both lines to start a table) as follows: | Title 1 | T… --- ## [How to spellcheck your posts](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-spellcheck-your-posts/2157)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-spellcheck-your-posts/2157 "2017-10-12T20:43:58Z")
Discourse, our present forum platform, has outstanding strengths, but does not include a spellchecker. So how can you spellcheck your posts? If you are asking, it is because you are using the Chrome browser on a compute… --- ## [The TAG page on FUD, or how to find all threads tagged "horsecrap"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-tag-page-on-fud-or-how-to-find-all-threads-tagged-horsecrap/1910)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-tag-page-on-fud-or-how-to-find-all-threads-tagged-horsecrap/1910 "2017-09-10T02:49:56Z")
There is a specific TAG page for all tags on FUD, a page that is really easy to find because it is the forum name followed by /tags/: forum.fudiabetes.org/tags/ I had such a good laugh reading @docslotnick’s thread on… --- ## [Using "Like" in the forum is a good thing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-like-in-the-forum-is-a-good-thing/1616)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-like-in-the-forum-is-a-good-thing/1616 "2017-08-18T06:42:55Z")
If you look at the bottom right corner of every post, you can find a gray heart that can be turned red with a click of the mouse. This icon indicates that you “like” the corresponding post. It is a good thing to do, and… --- ## [Howto: best image size for upload](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howto-best-image-size-for-upload/1132)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howto-best-image-size-for-upload/1132 "2017-06-03T02:43:37Z")
The forum is optimized for images 690 (horizontal) x 500 (vertical). If you upload a larger image (in #pixels), it may show only a partial image, or a reduced size -- in which case a reader can click on the image to sh… --- ## [How to invite your grandmother to FUDiabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-invite-your-grandmother-to-fudiabetes/882)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-invite-your-grandmother-to-fudiabetes/882 "2017-05-12T20:20:17Z")
Some people misunderstand the meaning of our name: FUDiabetes means, as we all know, For Unlimited Diabetestics. But, be that as it may, some people do not know that simple fact, and you may find it awkward to tell them:… --- ## [Our community: different but together](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-community-different-but-together/704)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-community-different-but-together/704 "2017-05-02T23:05:30Z")
I ran into this really cool tongue-in-cheek video (a 4:26 ad by Heineken). I find it one of the best ads I have ever seen -- but the reason I am putting it up here is that I think it illustrates really well how we should… --- ## ["Unlimited Diabetics"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unlimited-diabetics/383)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unlimited-diabetics/383 "2017-04-07T00:26:38Z")
So I got this incredibly great gift and card in the mail today! One thing that I LOVED in it was the way the card referred to us all as "Unlimited Diabetics" which matches perfectly the tagline that Eric proposed … --- ## [Tagging is now possible](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tagging-is-now-possible/26)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tagging-is-now-possible/26 "2017-03-27T01:31:48Z")
Now I can tag this post Sure enough, there is a tag option for this topic at the bottom of my posting screen.