# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=108 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 109 --- ## [Allow users to request deletion/anonymization with a button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-request-deletion-anonymization-with-a-button/353398)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-request-deletion-anonymization-with-a-button/353398 "2025-02-21T12:29:21Z")
Users can delete themselves if they haven’t been around too long, but after that, they have to contact a moderator or admin. But I think all users should have a “Delete My Account” button that, at the very least, just s… --- ## [Real-Time Notifications Fail to Refresh on Desktop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/real-time-notifications-fail-to-refresh-on-desktop/349721)
**Author:** [@Caseyaffleck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Caseyaffleck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/real-time-notifications-fail-to-refresh-on-desktop/349721 "2025-02-21T12:08:57Z")
Hi everyone Consider if users reported that real-time notifications fail to refresh on desktop browsers, requiring manual page reloads to see updates. What would be your first step in troubleshooting this issue? Which m… --- ## [Get data from excel or Excel Vlookup and Hlookup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-data-from-excel-or-excel-vlookup-and-hlookup/353568)
**Author:** [@LaptechInfo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LaptechInfo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-data-from-excel-or-excel-vlookup-and-hlookup/353568 "2025-02-21T10:28:17Z")
HI, it would be nice, if we have a Excel Sheet data fetching from its columns, upload a excel file to discourse, and setup a text box and search for the vlookup or hlookup option. Thanks you all --- ## [Style blockquotes as callouts in Obsidian](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-blockquotes-as-callouts-in-obsidian/350045)
**Author:** [@StefanoCecere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StefanoCecere)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-blockquotes-as-callouts-in-obsidian/350045 "2025-02-06T22:15:02Z")
many markdown editors allow to style the blockquotes with some keyword… like (in Obsidian Callouts - Obsidian Help ) \> \[!tip\] Callouts can have custom titles \> Like this one. since many of us are starting to sync co… --- ## [Users self-deleting/anonymizing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-self-deleting-anonymizing/267657)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-self-deleting-anonymizing/267657 "2025-02-20T18:15:28Z")
Just received this oh so gracious “request” from a user: Delete my forum account, \*\*\*\* .. you have not given me any means to anonymize or delete the account, and there is no way to contact the moderators on your varian… --- ## [There are too many options in Preferences](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-are-too-many-options-in-preferences/353298)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-are-too-many-options-in-preferences/353298 "2025-02-20T12:23:52Z")
Very valuable options like Saved Searches, AI and Activitypub are only visible when pressing the \> icon, making them hard to discover, especially if you don’t know they’re there. Even with my font preferences set to “sm… --- ## [Images in an enlarged chat cannot be opened after a message with the image is posted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-in-an-enlarged-chat-cannot-be-opened-after-a-message-with-the-image-is-posted/352881)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-in-an-enlarged-chat-cannot-be-opened-after-a-message-with-the-image-is-posted/352881 "2025-02-20T10:09:37Z")
Reproduction steps: 1. Enlarge chat: 2.1. Post a message with a medium to big image, so that you’d expect a popup with a larger image if you click on it in the message. OR 2.2. Receive such a message from other pe… --- ## [Deletion of "Feedback" fails due to unknown chat channel dependency?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deletion-of-feedback-fails-due-to-unknown-chat-channel-dependency/353099)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deletion-of-feedback-fails-due-to-unknown-chat-channel-dependency/353099 "2025-02-20T08:37:19Z")
I am trying to delete the pre-seeded “Feedback” category because we moved all topics to another category. But this fails with an error: --- ## [UI issue when merging accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-issue-when-merging-accounts/353135)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-issue-when-merging-accounts/353135 "2025-02-19T17:29:28Z")
Today I ran into a strange problem here on meta when merging two accounts, at the request of a member. I was able to do it as usual and it worked, but something went wrong in the UI. Steps: merge using the button at t… --- ## [Collapsing sections doesn't work on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapsing-sections-doesnt-work-on-mobile/352956)
**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapsing-sections-doesnt-work-on-mobile/352956 "2025-02-19T03:26:16Z")
Go to https://meta.discourse.org/c/documentation/using-discourse/126?mobile\_view=1 Open the menu Collapse all the sections Now, you can’t expand any sections. A quick look shows me that it misses a return here: ht… --- ## [The machine-translated button should be shown above the table of content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-machine-translated-button-should-be-shown-above-the-table-of-content/352918)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-machine-translated-button-should-be-shown-above-the-table-of-content/352918 "2025-02-19T01:29:45Z")
Without table of content: With table of content: --- ## [There is a serious page display bug in the discourse community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-a-serious-page-display-bug-in-the-discourse-community/352959)
**Author:** [@qingfeng1024](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qingfeng1024)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-is-a-serious-page-display-bug-in-the-discourse-community/352959 "2025-02-19T01:06:34Z")
There is a serious page display bug in the discourse community. I don’t think I have changed any settings. Now my page is half English and half Chinese, and the Chinese text is extremely large. I don’t understand what’s… --- ## ["Support Us" Banner Not Updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-us-banner-not-updating/352522)
**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-us-banner-not-updating/352522 "2025-02-19T00:00:48Z")
I added the subscriptions plugin a few days ago and someone subscribed but it does not reflect on the “Support Us” banner where it shows the amount raised. The person was automatically added to the group though Steps to… --- ## [Category moderators unable to set topic timer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-unable-to-set-topic-timer/352977)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-unable-to-set-topic-timer/352977 "2025-02-18T23:32:43Z")
We are trying to give category moderators the ability to schedule topic timers, but they can’t see it for some reason. This Discourse topic made me think that category moderator privileges would be sufficient for this, … --- ## [Hide posts for all if someone has flagged the post for attention](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-posts-for-all-if-someone-has-flagged-the-post-for-attention/352962)
**Author:** [@zukunft.com](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zukunft.com)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-posts-for-all-if-someone-has-flagged-the-post-for-attention/352962 "2025-02-18T19:36:53Z")
The Request is to add an optional feature, that a post is hidden for all users as soon as one user has flagged the post for attention. The reason behind this request is, that hate posts are still spreading the hate even… --- ## [Scaling issue for charts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scaling-issue-for-charts/282412)
**Author:** [@marcozambi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcozambi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scaling-issue-for-charts/282412 "2025-02-18T18:10:02Z")
Thans for integrating this functionality, it has a lot of potential for visualising data! Is there a way to set the radius (or size in general) of a pie chart? The default one is unfortunately so small to be practicall… --- ## [Add footnote via AI helper doesn’t work if only admins can start topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-footnote-via-ai-helper-doesn-t-work-if-only-admins-can-start-topics/348577)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-footnote-via-ai-helper-doesn-t-work-if-only-admins-can-start-topics/348577 "2025-02-18T09:28:25Z")
I don’t know if this is a real bug, or is it part of everyone issues, but… If a category has rules everyone can read and comment admin can start, read and comment then an admin can’t add AI-explanation as a footnote … --- ## [Translator Plugin: NotPreloadedError](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translator-plugin-notpreloadederror/347913)
**Author:** [@ikarus84](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ikarus84)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translator-plugin-notpreloadederror/347913 "2025-02-18T08:59:25Z")
Hi there, I am using the translator plugin with LibreTranslate on Bonn.Community. It works on certain articles, others gave me this error message. I tried to rebuild, but that did not help. HasCustomFields::NotPreload… --- ## [Opening share modal scroll down the page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-share-modal-scroll-down-the-page/352642)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-share-modal-scroll-down-the-page/352642 "2025-02-18T08:22:59Z")
Hello :waving\_hand: When open the share modal in a topic it will scroll down the page model height on mobile iOS. Thanks --- ## [Discourse-assign: Job to create notification keeps failing for deleted topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-job-to-create-notification-keeps-failing-for-deleted-topic/352536)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-job-to-create-notification-keeps-failing-for-deleted-topic/352536 "2025-02-18T08:13:57Z")
We have repeated error logs in sideqik: Jobs::HandledExceptionWrapper: Wrapped NoMethodError: undefined method \`private\_message?' for nil Message (13 copies reported) Job exception: undefined method \`private\_message?'… --- ## [Ghost Theme OM body outside box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ghost-theme-om-body-outside-box/352820)
**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ghost-theme-om-body-outside-box/352820 "2025-02-18T03:29:10Z")
In the ghost Theme, when reading a pm)DM - text in the body of the post spills outside if the box Normal topics are fine see below Additional Info Tests-passed up-to-date Mobile not tested on Desktop Google Pix… --- ## [Make the default chat view DMs (rather than Channels)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-default-chat-view-dms-rather-than-channels/326100)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-default-chat-view-dms-rather-than-channels/326100 "2025-02-17T19:33:23Z")
In the UI, Channels are given the more promoted position. By this I mean: Channels are above DMs in the sidebar Channels are selected in the Chat box when the bubble top right is clicked (even if the user isn’t a m… --- ## [Google Search-like special characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-search-like-special-characters/351835)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-search-like-special-characters/351835 "2025-02-17T04:50:32Z")
I sometimes find myself needing to search for very specific things in a search query, and I long for an ‘exact match’ filter, or like Google Search’s " ". It would be even better to have a - to remove results with a spec… --- ## [AI Persona using Categories tool- "An empty string is not a valid JSON string"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-persona-using-categories-tool-an-empty-string-is-not-a-valid-json-string/352565)
**Author:** [@markschmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markschmucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-persona-using-categories-tool-an-empty-string-is-not-a-valid-json-string/352565 "2025-02-17T01:09:11Z")
I consistently get an error for any Persona trying to use the Categories tool. This includes the built-in Forum Helper. Up to date with 3.5.0.beta1-dev. --- ## [Custom Header Links refuses Matrix URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-links-refuses-matrix-url/352433)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-header-links-refuses-matrix-url/352433 "2025-02-15T13:40:30Z")
When updating to 3.4 the Custom Header links theme component refused to update because of a Matrix link like https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-meta-chat:fedoraproject.org. Error: The property at JSON Pointer '/3/url' must be a… --- ## [Links to deleted posts disappeared](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-deleted-posts-disappeared/351934)
**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-deleted-posts-disappeared/351934 "2025-02-14T19:05:40Z")
I’ve noticed that links to deleted posts are not available anymore after upgrading to latest core. Previously it was possible to click from each deleted post into the relevant topic. But it seems like the link disappear… --- ## [Discourse Sign in No Keyboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sign-in-no-keyboard/352095)
**Author:** [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sign-in-no-keyboard/352095 "2025-02-14T16:10:29Z")
Hi guys I am encountering a bug on a few peoples device and can replicate this on the meta.discourse site. When i go to login the Samsung Pass “no available sign in pops up” and when i click outside the box to get rid… --- ## [Seeing who liked/reacted on the post hides the popup very quickly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-who-liked-reacted-on-the-post-hides-the-popup-very-quickly/351991)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeing-who-liked-reacted-on-the-post-hides-the-popup-very-quickly/351991 "2025-02-14T15:31:10Z")
On any post here in Meta, when clicking on the reactions/likes count, it shows the popup of the users who voted, before closing very quickly. This seems to be different from last tume, where the popup will remain open u… --- ## [Data Explorer download buttons not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-download-buttons-not-working/352297)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-download-buttons-not-working/352297 "2025-02-14T15:08:40Z")
Currently running Discourse 3.5.0.beta1-dev (cbe9a9f33b). Using the Data Explorer and clicking the Export button now results in a download of a json formatted file instead of a csv file, is this a recent change? … --- ## [Can't upload image in settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-upload-image-in-settings/352213)
**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-upload-image-in-settings/352213 "2025-02-14T12:43:08Z")
A side-effect of https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/31310 Uploaded URL returns \[Object object\]. imageUrl contains the fuill object, e.g. {id: 2355, url: '/uploads/default/original/2X/5/50b97bde3858cadb698… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=107) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=109)