# Community Building **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=11 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Discourse showcase](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-showcase/137331)
**Author:** [@absi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/absi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-showcase/137331 "2024-11-29T12:36:54Z")
Is there a showcase somewhere of communities using discourse? --- ## [Working Group on Communities of Practice?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-group-on-communities-of-practice/337560)
**Author:** [@tgustilo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgustilo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-group-on-communities-of-practice/337560 "2024-11-29T08:40:26Z")
I’m actively wrestling with Discourse as my platform of choice to develop a community of practice. I.e. the community’s goal is for members not only to “engage” (read, learn, react, comment/reply, and write thoughtful ne… --- ## [Private forum, but some sections are public?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-forum-but-some-sections-are-public/106105)
**Author:** [@kefir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kefir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-forum-but-some-sections-are-public/106105 "2024-11-26T20:49:57Z")
Hello, I was wondering if I could assign a default category when creating a new topic. I checked in the config search bar but I was uncertain that any option did that. The reason I want to do see if this is possible is… --- ## [Data explorer query for all active users (Lurkers + Posters)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-for-all-active-users-lurkers-posters/188343)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-query-for-all-active-users-lurkers-posters/188343 "2024-11-25T07:55:42Z")
I’m looking to give our team stats over how many current active users we have, with the following definition of ‘Active User’: Users who have either read whilst logged in or posted to our forum over the last year We … --- ## [Kudos on ‘About’ Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kudos-on-about-page/338001)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Scott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Scott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kudos-on-about-page/338001 "2024-11-24T02:01:46Z")
Just kudos on whoever updated the ‘About’ page So much better, lots of compliments from the community and stakeholders --- ## [Use data explorer to get a list of users who signed up via invitations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-data-explorer-to-get-a-list-of-users-who-signed-up-via-invitations/224871)
**Author:** [@a.jaskiewicz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/a.jaskiewicz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-data-explorer-to-get-a-list-of-users-who-signed-up-via-invitations/224871 "2024-11-19T17:39:02Z")
Hi all! Is there a way to check the list of users who signed up to our forum via invitations? Thanks! --- ## [What makes you visit a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-makes-you-visit-a-topic/332639)
**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-makes-you-visit-a-topic/332639 "2024-11-14T19:59:35Z")
Currently, the AI team is experimenting with working on short summaries for topic lists In an effort to understand more about how people see topics, I was interested in the following questions… Feel free to think in th… --- ## ["clean up inactive users after days" meaning and statistics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clean-up-inactive-users-after-days-meaning-and-statistics/335999)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clean-up-inactive-users-after-days-meaning-and-statistics/335999 "2024-11-14T01:10:31Z")
This is described as: Number of days before an inactive user (trust level 0 without any posts) is removed. To disable clean up set to 0. Can you confirm that these are the criteria (TL0 and 0 posts)? Is any account t… --- ## [Community Sentiment and Toxicity queries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-sentiment-and-toxicity-queries/275741)
**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-sentiment-and-toxicity-queries/275741 "2024-11-13T16:26:21Z")
For those wondering how to view the classification results database for the Community Sentiment and Toxicity modules, this can be done using the Data Explorer plugin, and the classification\_results table. This is useful… --- ## [Retrospectively pulling number of users each calendar month](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retrospectively-pulling-number-of-users-each-calendar-month/334522)
**Author:** [@marvi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marvi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retrospectively-pulling-number-of-users-each-calendar-month/334522 "2024-11-12T11:50:59Z")
Hello! We are using the cloud-hosted version of Discourse and have been running our platform for about 1.5 years. We would like to pull some historical metrics on platform adoption and use. We are already looking at the … --- ## [View count difference in category vs data-explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-count-difference-in-category-vs-data-explorer/314227)
**Author:** [@philip-ellis-sp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip-ellis-sp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-count-difference-in-category-vs-data-explorer/314227 "2024-11-09T09:16:42Z")
I’m using data explorer to count the number of views on a category using the topic\_views table, but when I count the number of views for that category vs the number of views on the topic (topic.views) the number of views… --- ## [Google Analytics 4 click and conversion event tracking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics-4-click-and-conversion-event-tracking/309221)
**Author:** [@xingu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xingu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-analytics-4-click-and-conversion-event-tracking/309221 "2024-11-09T08:38:27Z")
Hello, what is the recommendation on click tracking and conversion event tracking with GA4 or GTM? We would like to be able to track some key click events and report the conversions in Google Analytics. Thanks! --- ## [What tactics have folks found effective against "customer refund" spam?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-tactics-have-folks-found-effective-against-customer-refund-spam/333898)
**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-tactics-have-folks-found-effective-against-customer-refund-spam/333898 "2024-11-05T02:58:46Z")
We’ve been seeing an intermittent onslaught of spam posts that seem to be trying to poison the web (and I suspect trying to get into LLM training datasets) with bad phone numbers for customer support — often for mobile p… --- ## [Best Practices for Effective Onboarding in Discourse Forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-effective-onboarding-in-discourse-forums/322984)
**Author:** [@Sustainability-Yogi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sustainability-Yogi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-effective-onboarding-in-discourse-forums/322984 "2024-08-23T04:22:27Z")
Hi everyone, As the community continues to grow, I’ve been thinking about how the onboarding process can be improved to make it more engaging and user-friendly. While our current resources, such as video tutorials, guid… --- ## [Disclaimer for tutorials](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disclaimer-for-tutorials/333433)
**Author:** [@lobr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lobr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disclaimer-for-tutorials/333433 "2024-10-29T18:35:58Z")
Hello community, I am planning to build a forum where I will put self written car repair tutorials and also allow users to publish these. I also want to be sure to be safe for lawsuits, I case any repair goes wrong. W… --- ## [What are best practices for encouraging / enforcing profile pics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-best-practices-for-encouraging-enforcing-profile-pics/112262)
**Author:** [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-best-practices-for-encouraging-enforcing-profile-pics/112262 "2024-10-29T00:09:57Z")
Hi! We think profile pics are very important for our forum to have the community feel we’re shooting for. What are best practices for encouraging profile pics? One complication is that we need users to go through an ap… --- ## [Advice on archiving a site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-archiving-a-site/329893)
**Author:** [@jbrains](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jbrains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-archiving-a-site/329893 "2024-10-23T19:06:42Z")
I’m looking less for “how to” advice and more for strategy advice. I intend to retire comments from a blog. I’ve been using Discourse to provide comments for that blog. I have comments that I don’t want to lose, but I a… --- ## [Some of the tactics I use to strengthen my community!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-of-the-tactics-i-use-to-strengthen-my-community/331344)
**Author:** [@MCATAKCIN](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MCATAKCIN)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-of-the-tactics-i-use-to-strengthen-my-community/331344 "2024-10-19T09:52:52Z")
For 5 years now, I’ve been making a living online. But I realized that I won’t reach the power I want until I build a community, because the only way to be visible on the internet is to share content. And it doesn’t mak… --- ## [Auto-link - woo hoo!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-link-woo-hoo/331536)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-link-woo-hoo/331536 "2024-10-18T14:33:46Z")
I just accidentally discovered that if I highlight some text and paste (Ctrl-v) instead of replacing, it links (just like in Slack). :tada: This will save me hundreds of keystrokes over the next year. :nerd\_face: Thank… --- ## [Gamification beyond Leaderboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-beyond-leaderboard/330038)
**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-beyond-leaderboard/330038 "2024-10-16T17:10:24Z")
I’m building communities that bring people closer together. Gamification is one of the obvious elements to implement. Before switching from Discord to Discourse, I had some custom bots developed, that would serve that e… --- ## [Sweet Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sweet-discourse/73877)
**Author:** [@ShadowPauler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ShadowPauler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sweet-discourse/73877 "2024-10-14T08:04:06Z")
Let me tell you why I think Discourse is the best, forum software out there now, please know this is my personal opinion and is now a general fact, but could be one sooner or later… Discourse is forum software in develo… --- ## [Why Discourse is the Ultimate Community-Building Platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-discourse-is-the-ultimate-community-building-platform/330569)
**Author:** [@Sidi\_Codet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sidi_Codet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-discourse-is-the-ultimate-community-building-platform/330569 "2024-10-12T12:45:44Z")
I don’t know why people haven’t heard of Discourse in my country. To be sincere, this is supposed to be one of the best and award-winning community-building platforms. The fact that it’s open source just adds to its appe… --- ## [Grow my community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grow-my-community/292292)
**Author:** [@lucy.sierracircuits](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucy.sierracircuits)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grow-my-community/292292 "2024-02-24T01:22:28Z")
Hello everyone, I’d like to know if anyone has any best practices and tips to help grow my community. I launched my forum SierraConnect in November and only have 400 members so far. The engagement is low. I am in a ni… --- ## [Tax implication of funding a forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tax-implication-of-funding-a-forum/285848)
**Author:** [@Octoberon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Octoberon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tax-implication-of-funding-a-forum/285848 "2023-11-24T00:20:58Z")
I run a modest sized forum that I’m currently funding myself. Optional subscriptions may be added in future but moreover, I’d like to sell forum-related merchandise to help cover costs with an option that extra profits g… --- ## [Is anyone using Discourse in higher ed for courses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-using-discourse-in-higher-ed-for-courses/59132)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Pasch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jeff_Pasch)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-using-discourse-in-higher-ed-for-courses/59132 "2024-09-30T19:51:03Z")
Hi there. I work for a university in IT. We’d like to create private discourse categories (which would map to courses), where only members of the course and the instructors would have access. Wondering if anyone else is… --- ## [What Themes are being used for these Discourse forums?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-themes-are-being-used-for-these-discourse-forums/275550)
**Author:** [@Remo\_van\_de\_Sande](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remo_van_de_Sande)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-themes-are-being-used-for-these-discourse-forums/275550 "2024-09-30T11:28:21Z")
hi there friends, I am exploring Discourse and are wondering if the following websites use a specific theme or if they are custom made. If custom made what would be a good starting point to recreate them ? The first … --- ## [Lessons from Colossal Caves](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lessons-from-colossal-caves/277995)
**Author:** [@51mon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/51mon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lessons-from-colossal-caves/277995 "2024-09-29T16:15:33Z")
Back in the mist of time - I used to play colossal caves on the 370/158 in the middle of the night as another batch input tape was jerkally inched through. Halfway through the caves - I can’t remember where - but it was… --- ## [What are you doing to increase your organic traffic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-you-doing-to-increase-your-organic-traffic/328205)
**Author:** [@guyhe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guyhe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-you-doing-to-increase-your-organic-traffic/328205 "2024-09-26T11:43:32Z")
Hey guys, what are you doing to increase your organic traffic? What action do you take to tank higher? I know that it’s broad question but any best practices and tips would be helpful here, Many thanks! --- ## [Do users properly use tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-users-properly-use-tags/141800)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-users-properly-use-tags/141800 "2020-02-18T01:14:15Z")
Hi! When I migrated my forum from phpBB to Discourse, I decided not to use tags, convinced that the users wouldn’t use them properly, hence resulting in a half-functional tool, unless a staff user would constantly add t… --- ## [Spam alert: sneaky spammers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-alert-sneaky-spammers/319044)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-alert-sneaky-spammers/319044 "2024-09-20T07:11:46Z")
Hear, hear! Some spammers found a sneaky way to bypass Discourse security. But not for long. Here’s what community moderators need to watch for: New users with proper profile, three legitimate but low quality posts (o… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=10) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=12)