# Community Building **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?page=6 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 7 --- ## [WhatsApp and Discourse Challenges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whatsapp-and-discourse-challenges/370739)
**Author:** [@MAR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MAR)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whatsapp-and-discourse-challenges/370739 "2025-08-20T11:45:01Z")
What are the best ways to manage an organization that has multiple WhatsApp groups that are active and get them to share the “knowledge products or nuggets” into the discourse based community? There are multiple channel… --- ## [Discourse Data to Fabric Authentication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-data-to-fabric-authentication/379353)
**Author:** [@rabecha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rabecha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-data-to-fabric-authentication/379353 "2025-08-19T20:30:18Z")
Hello, I am still trying to grasp some of the terminology, but I was tasked with loading some tables from Discourse into my Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse for reporting in Power BI. The approach I’m taking is to have a list… --- ## [Categories vs. tags for “content type” vs. “subject matter” — what are the right URL patterns?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-vs-tags-for-content-type-vs-subject-matter-what-are-the-right-url-patterns/378910)
**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-vs-tags-for-content-type-vs-subject-matter-what-are-the-right-url-patterns/378910 "2025-08-18T21:39:41Z")
Hi all — looking for guidance on structuring our Discourse since if we take approach -Option 1 , we will have 1200 categories when we have 3 level of categories (L1-L2-L3) and if we eliminate L3, we have around 150 categ… --- ## [Seeking Advice: making a discourse forum hyper local](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-advice-making-a-discourse-forum-hyper-local/372838)
**Author:** [@Quinirynilin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Quinirynilin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-advice-making-a-discourse-forum-hyper-local/372838 "2025-08-13T20:12:43Z")
Hello there. I’m very new here, and new to sysadmin and all back end stuff in general. I’m basically here because i’m trying to create a Forum, centered around the theme of building a “Solidarity Economy” &/or a “co-op… --- ## [Thoughts around simulating topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-around-simulating-topics/377632)
**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-around-simulating-topics/377632 "2025-08-10T00:52:15Z")
Was approached by our Growth team (SEO and GEO (visibility in generative content - ChatGPT, Perplexity etc.)) who see the value, and already see forum content being surfaced in GEO conversations. They have a wide range … --- ## [Find all users who used "login with facebook"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-all-users-who-used-login-with-facebook/105313)
**Author:** [@darix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darix)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-all-users-who-used-login-with-facebook/105313 "2025-08-08T21:37:31Z")
for reasons we want to discontinue that and would like to know the impact it would have on our user base. is there an easy way to find that out? --- ## [Things need to do for marketing a newly deployed discourse website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/things-need-to-do-for-marketing-a-newly-deployed-discourse-website/377845)
**Author:** [@oliver\_grant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oliver_grant)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/things-need-to-do-for-marketing-a-newly-deployed-discourse-website/377845 "2025-08-08T11:09:52Z")
hello guys, just thrilled to tell you i had deplyed discouse at At first, it felt good. The work was done. The forum was alive. But now it sits there. Quiet. How do I breathe life into it? How do I bring people in, m… --- ## [What are good plugins or theme components for a forum emphasizing pictures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-good-plugins-or-theme-components-for-a-forum-emphasizing-pictures/225914)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-good-plugins-or-theme-components-for-a-forum-emphasizing-pictures/225914 "2025-08-04T12:39:27Z")
Hi! I’m creating a Discourse that focuses on images, at least on the majority of its categories. I remember seeing one or several Discourse forums dedicated to art and especially photography. I’d like to have an alter… --- ## [Learnings from setting up neighborhood community on Digital Ocean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learnings-from-setting-up-neighborhood-community-on-digital-ocean/169640)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learnings-from-setting-up-neighborhood-community-on-digital-ocean/169640 "2025-07-31T23:36:12Z")
It’s been a while since I created a new site on DO. Now that Yahoo Groups is shutting down completely, I thought I’d take the opportunity to move the yahoo group I created for my neighborhood 14 (!!) years ago to Discour… --- ## [SEO & Forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-forums/328198)
**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-forums/328198 "2025-07-25T11:10:14Z")
Hey! I manage a community support forum (community helping and supporting each other). Over the last 3 months, we’ve noticed a consistent downwards trend in traffic coming from Google. Considering topics and posts are… --- ## [Human-driven copy-paste spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/human-driven-copy-paste-spam/97205)
**Author:** [@jsha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsha)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/human-driven-copy-paste-spam/97205 "2025-07-24T22:58:23Z")
Hi all! I run the forum at https://community.letsencrypt.org/, and have found Discourse to be a huge win over the years. Our forum is so critical to our success. However, we’ve noticed a new pattern of spam. People will… --- ## [How do you find duplicate accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-find-duplicate-accounts/375185)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-find-duplicate-accounts/375185 "2025-07-22T04:52:16Z")
Troublesome members have a tendency to register multiple accounts, for backup, creating spam, boosting their own account, coming back after a ban etc. How do you identify duplicate or likely duplicate accounts proactive… --- ## [Best practices of keeping track of feature requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-of-keeping-track-of-feature-requests/375163)
**Author:** [@stanigator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanigator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-of-keeping-track-of-feature-requests/375163 "2025-07-22T00:33:03Z")
I’m including the response from my questions to ChatGPT. Basically, I’m trying to do a better job on tracking the feature requests while they are still fresh and not volumous. I already have some of the tags. Do moderato… --- ## [Looking for advice - does it make sense to switch from Discord to Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-advice-does-it-make-sense-to-switch-from-discord-to-discourse/374204)
**Author:** [@Stonley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stonley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-advice-does-it-make-sense-to-switch-from-discord-to-discourse/374204 "2025-07-20T21:29:48Z")
Hello! I’m a lead admin for an online community that is currently on Discord. We run a Minecraft server based on a children’s book series and use Discord as a community hub, including announcements, staff communication, … --- ## [An app for automatically collecting metrics and preparing community health reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-app-for-automatically-collecting-metrics-and-preparing-community-health-reports/374634)
**Author:** [@NicolasChabanovsky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NicolasChabanovsky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-app-for-automatically-collecting-metrics-and-preparing-community-health-reports/374634 "2025-07-17T12:22:52Z")
Hello! My name is Nicolas, I am working on an analytics service for online communities that use Discourse. I am looking for people who could give me feedback. What is the service about? Every community manager I have… --- ## [AI sentiment and emotion analysis reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-sentiment-and-emotion-analysis-reports/374215)
**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-sentiment-and-emotion-analysis-reports/374215 "2025-07-15T00:23:12Z")
The Discourse AI plugin includes sentiment analysis capabilities that can help you gain deeper understanding of the emotional tone of discussions across your community. This topic discusses two detailed example data expl… --- ## [My three-year journey with Discourse community software](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-three-year-journey-with-discourse-community-software/373819)
**Author:** [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-three-year-journey-with-discourse-community-software/373819 "2025-07-15T04:31:47Z")
Hello to the people of Discourse! :waving\_hand: For the past three years, I’ve been running an online community forum built on the next-generation forum software known as Discourse, and during this time I have a lot to s… --- ## [Use of Flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-flags/371077)
**Author:** [@TonyG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TonyG)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-flags/371077 "2025-07-13T11:34:33Z")
People use the Flat / Report button as a substitute for an eyeroll emoji :roll\_eyes: , to indicate ;TL/DR;, or to otherwise express irritation with formatting or grammar or some other off-topic reason. The result is “Yo… --- ## [Export a list of User Emails by User\_ID](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-a-list-of-user-emails-by-user-id/373768)
**Author:** [@Kieran\_Berryman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kieran_Berryman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-a-list-of-user-emails-by-user-id/373768 "2025-07-11T08:00:55Z")
Hello, My apologies if this information is already somewhere else, I’ve looked but couldn’t find a solid answer. I’m trying to figure out the easiest way to find a user’s email using either their username or user ID en… --- ## [Dashboard Report - Post Emotion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-post-emotion/295553)
**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-post-emotion/295553 "2024-02-16T01:04:05Z")
This is an SQL version of the Dashboard Report for Post Emotion. :discourse: This report requires the Discourse AI plugin and Sentiment Analysis to be enabled. This dashboard report shows the number of posts classif… --- ## [A year of success](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-year-of-success/373617)
**Author:** [@Milenski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Milenski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-year-of-success/373617 "2025-07-09T18:40:11Z")
I have been through many platforms, whether for a simple blog or a forum, but I had never encountered one like Discourse. Soon one of my domains and only successful project will be one year old. Thanks to Discourse, my p… --- ## [Reporting on Discourse app users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reporting-on-discourse-app-users/372023)
**Author:** [@rsmith2019](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rsmith2019)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reporting-on-discourse-app-users/372023 "2025-07-08T19:26:30Z")
Just wondering is there any way to report on how many users are logging in via the Discourse app (rather than just logging in via browser)? We are using Discourse’s own hosting on the Pro plan, in case that makes a diff… --- ## [Can I see who viewed a specific topic in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-see-who-viewed-a-specific-topic-in-discourse/373386)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-see-who-viewed-a-specific-topic-in-discourse/373386 "2025-07-08T17:29:27Z")
I’m asking if there’s a Discourse feature or plugin that allows \*any\* logged-in user to see a list of specific individuals who have accessed or viewed a particular topic. Or is this information strictly for administrator… --- ## [Category name params support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-params-support/372924)
**Author:** [@SStrong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SStrong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-name-params-support/372924 "2025-07-04T12:20:58Z")
I’m trying to add params into a data explorer query that allows a user to input the Category name and filter the results. This is the code I have used: -- \[params\] -- string :category\_name WITH selected\_category AS ( … --- ## [Dashboard Report - Overall Sentiment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-overall-sentiment/295428)
**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-overall-sentiment/295428 "2025-07-03T20:19:14Z")
This is an SQL version of the Dashboard Report for Overall Sentiment. :discourse: This report requires the Discourse AI plugin and Sentiment Analysis to be enabled. This dashboard report compares the number of posts … --- ## [AI-free Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-free-discourse/372434)
**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-free-discourse/372434 "2025-07-03T19:30:59Z")
Hey hi, So I am not used to give my take on product lead here, I’m but a random Discourse humble contributor and user. But I just realized Discourse took the AI turn quite swiftly and it makes me wonder. Generative AI… --- ## [Joining classification\_results table to other tables support request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/joining-classification-results-table-to-other-tables-support-request/371640)
**Author:** [@SStrong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SStrong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/joining-classification-results-table-to-other-tables-support-request/371640 "2025-07-03T18:48:17Z")
I have a request to create using data explorer dashboards at Category level with certain key metrics that will be automated via automation every month, going to Category moderators so that they can be aware of performanc… --- ## [Accepted Solutions Query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-solutions-query/372514)
**Author:** [@Shreyas\_Kulkarni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shreyas_Kulkarni)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-solutions-query/372514 "2025-07-03T18:14:18Z")
Hi, I am using the following query to check accepted solutions this month. However, I do not see data past March. Additionally, these numbers do not match what is shown on the Accepted solutions Report. Could I get some … --- ## [Solved Topic and Moderator Response Stats by Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-topic-and-moderator-response-stats-by-category/302303)
**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-topic-and-moderator-response-stats-by-category/302303 "2024-04-03T22:36:17Z")
:discourse: The following reports require the Discourse Solved plugin to be enabled. The following Data Explorer queries are designed to analyze topics within each category on a site, focusing on metrics related to so… --- ## [Cohort Analysis Report - Monthly User Activity by Posts and Solutions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cohort-analysis-report-monthly-user-activity-by-posts-and-solutions/301409)
**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cohort-analysis-report-monthly-user-activity-by-posts-and-solutions/301409 "2024-03-28T20:19:30Z")
This is an SQL version of a Cohort Analysis Report for User Activity, for use within the Data Explorer plugin. :discourse: This report requires the Discourse Solved plugin to be enabled. This Cohort Analysis report … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?page=5) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?page=7)