# Contribute **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=81 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 82 --- ## [Group owners should not necessarily be group members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owners-should-not-necessarily-be-group-members/38394)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-owners-should-not-necessarily-be-group-members/38394 "2025-07-26T20:48:21Z")
On my site I have a use case for people being given the privilege of managing group membership without being a member of the group themselves. I assumed this is how it worked and was surprised to see that someone I added… --- ## [Error - one thread can't be replied to](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-one-thread-cant-be-replied-to/375920)
**Author:** [@CrazyCaliope](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CrazyCaliope)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-one-thread-cant-be-replied-to/375920 "2025-07-26T15:09:56Z")
Hey, So I have this thread on my forum that I’ve been hosting a load of questions on. Except in the past couple of days, I’m unable to do anything to the latter-half of this thread. I can’t reply, edit, copy the post u… --- ## [Support BBCode/KaTeX or MathJax/HTML rendering in \[details=...\] titles when relevant plugins are installed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-bbcode-katex-or-mathjax-html-rendering-in-details-titles-when-relevant-plugins-are-installed/372813)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-bbcode-katex-or-mathjax-html-rendering-in-details-titles-when-relevant-plugins-are-installed/372813 "2025-07-26T16:01:48Z")
I’m using both the Discourse Math and Discourse BBCode plugins on my instance. I’d like to request support for rendering inline BBCode and KaTeX (if using \\color) or MathJax (if using \\textcolor) (via $...$) inside \[deta… --- ## [Improve documentation for discourse-categories-suppressed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-documentation-for-discourse-categories-suppressed/374886)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-documentation-for-discourse-categories-suppressed/374886 "2025-07-26T13:32:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from Allow @mention notifications in muted topics?: Just revisiting this since I’ve been using the discourse-categories-suppressed plugin for a while now. It actually suppresses from Latest, N… --- ## [Do not swap Approve / Reject buttons in the spam queue!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-swap-approve-reject-buttons-in-the-spam-queue/375951)
**Author:** [@Laurent](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Laurent)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-swap-approve-reject-buttons-in-the-spam-queue/375951 "2025-07-26T12:29:54Z")
We’ve been getting a lot of spam lately, sometimes 10-15 posts, and it’s very obvious they are spam so I go very quickly through them to delete and block the user. Doing so made me realise that Discourse has two GUI to … --- ## [When translated, use target language to identify original one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-translated-use-target-language-to-identify-original-one/375942)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-translated-use-target-language-to-identify-original-one/375942 "2025-07-26T11:34:16Z")
I count this as an UX issue: If wanted to tell the original language there should be used same form thru whole sentence: for English speakers in suomi doesn’t mean anything and it should be in Finnish. --- ## [Topic Title in French, when opening new tab from link in User Activity, Firefox in the UK](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-in-french-when-opening-new-tab-from-link-in-user-activity-firefox-in-the-uk/375943)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-in-french-when-opening-new-tab-from-link-in-user-activity-firefox-in-the-uk/375943 "2025-07-26T10:06:46Z")
--- ## [Bug Report: Search Filter Issue with Persian Category Slug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-report-search-filter-issue-with-persian-category-slug/375924)
**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-report-search-filter-issue-with-persian-category-slug/375924 "2025-07-26T06:38:09Z")
Description: When using Discourse, I’ve encountered an issue with the search functionality when filtering by categories that have RTL Persian (Farsi) names, which are then automatically converted into URL-encoded slugs. … --- ## [User Profile Background only available for TL 1 and greater](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-background-only-available-for-tl-1-and-greater/24231)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-background-only-available-for-tl-1-and-greater/24231 "2025-07-25T21:01:24Z")
Okay, so we don’t get a lot of these, so consider this “theoretical” for now. But we just had a member sign up, alter their profile to have an advertising background, advertising about me, advertising user card (as well)… --- ## [Admin setting for activity default sort order for Discourse Post Voting plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-for-activity-default-sort-order-for-discourse-post-voting-plugin/375869)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-for-activity-default-sort-order-for-discourse-post-voting-plugin/375869 "2025-07-25T19:33:00Z")
About this Plugin: I wish to have an admin setting to set the default answers sort order to “Activity” (chronological order), by default it is set to “Votes” which is not natural for forums users. Thanks. --- ## [Light theme palette previews as dark / breaks personal palette options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/light-theme-palette-previews-as-dark-breaks-personal-palette-options/374840)
**Author:** [@BradCray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BradCray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/light-theme-palette-previews-as-dark-breaks-personal-palette-options/374840 "2025-07-25T17:51:56Z")
Hi Discourse Devs — I’ve been seeing some mysteries in the light theme on our hosted site this week, which are baffling me. These started when I accidentally changed the palette for our Light theme to “Dark”, mistakenl… --- ## [Plugins' names in site settings are messy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-names-in-site-settings-are-messy/375812)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-names-in-site-settings-are-messy/375812 "2025-07-25T13:10:08Z")
:france: They’re all official plugins. Some are translated, some are not. Some have “Discourse” in their name, some don’t. Some have prepended “Discourse”: “Discourse Akismet”, “Discourse Résolu” Some have append… --- ## [Subscriptions trying to use the wrong card / unable to add a new one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-trying-to-use-the-wrong-card-unable-to-add-a-new-one/375714)
**Author:** [@Parker1090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parker1090)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-trying-to-use-the-wrong-card-unable-to-add-a-new-one/375714 "2025-07-24T22:57:17Z")
Hello! Discourse version: 3.5.0.beta8-dev (c544d7afa0) Plugin version: 2.8.1 I have the subscription plugin enabled. A user reported recently that their card kept failing, so I just tried to make a test payment and su… --- ## [Form templates preview broken with tag group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/form-templates-preview-broken-with-tag-group/372744)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/form-templates-preview-broken-with-tag-group/372744 "2025-07-25T02:48:03Z")
Enable experimental form templates Create a template with a tag group selector Preview Tags are not populated Preview does not close When actually using the template in topic creation, the tags are populated fine. Err… --- ## [Avatar menu entries are bold](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-menu-entries-are-bold/375704)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-menu-entries-are-bold/375704 "2025-07-24T22:09:14Z")
Is it expected that the icons are blue and the text is bold? --- ## [Rule-based virtual category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rule-based-virtual-category/374247)
**Author:** [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rule-based-virtual-category/374247 "2025-07-24T21:37:22Z")
This revolutionary feature can solve the problem of a single topic being assigned to multiple categories. This also partially solves the problem of low category nesting to create a convenient community structure. This … --- ## [Moderator shield tooltip translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-shield-tooltip-translation/375595)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-shield-tooltip-translation/375595 "2025-07-24T17:44:13Z")
Hello :waving\_hand: It appears that when you hover over the moderator shield, the tooltip displayed seem to display the language before the actual string of text its meant to show. Below are a few examples of it happen… --- ## [Site settings: Authorized extensions 'Audio' button title text isn't displaying the text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-settings-authorized-extensions-audio-button-title-text-isnt-displaying-the-text/372725)
**Author:** [@T\_Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/T_Disco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-settings-authorized-extensions-audio-button-title-text-isnt-displaying-the-text/372725 "2025-07-24T17:36:59Z")
At: /admin/site\_settings/category/files?filter=%20Authorized%20extensions Hovering over the Images, Videos and Documents buttons the title text ‘Allow extensions…’ is displayed. Hovering over the Audio button, the title… --- ## [Topic update notifications for mentioned users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-update-notifications-for-mentioned-users/375626)
**Author:** [@dimadev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dimadev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-update-notifications-for-mentioned-users/375626 "2025-07-24T12:53:53Z")
Hi everyone, Since I really like Discourse, both for its usability and customization, I’d like to use it for internal communications at my company. I’ve already installed it on a test server. I’d like to ask for your … --- ## [Groups Tab in Admin Inconsistent With Other Tabs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-tab-in-admin-inconsistent-with-other-tabs/224825)
**Author:** [@JamesNorth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesNorth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-tab-in-admin-inconsistent-with-other-tabs/224825 "2025-07-24T12:09:51Z")
Hi Folks, I use the Groups tab a fair bit in the Admin menu and always find it bizarre and inconsistent that it kind of leaves the rest of the Admin menu tabs behind when you click on it. Here is a video of me clicking… --- ## [Topic filter UI isn't very intuitive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-filter-ui-isnt-very-intuitive/348094)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-filter-ui-isnt-very-intuitive/348094 "2025-07-24T11:03:57Z")
Topic filter in the sidebar does not seem to be working at all. Whatever I click on in the dropdown does nothing (Mac, Safari). --- ## [AI helper does not always use user's locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-helper-does-not-always-use-users-locale/298867)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-helper-does-not-always-use-users-locale/298867 "2025-07-24T06:22:49Z")
I don’t have any specific steps to reproduce the issue. However, I recently encountered a second instance where the AI helper modal did not display in English, despite making no changes to my locale settings. Below is a … --- ## [Permanent route to posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanent-route-to-posts/350740)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permanent-route-to-posts/350740 "2025-07-24T06:07:21Z")
I would like to be able to link to single posts with a permanent route. Currently, single posts are reachable via their position inside a thread. If a post is moved to another thread or the order of posts inside a thre… --- ## [Build embedding / onebox support for topic filters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-embedding-onebox-support-for-topic-filters/375564)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-embedding-onebox-support-for-topic-filters/375564 "2025-07-24T05:30:08Z")
Is “in topic overview of other topics” via transclusion (oneboxing) somewhere on the roadmap? https://meta.discourse.org/filter?q=category%3Abug%20status%3Aopen%20tag%3Apr-welcome --- ## [Editing badge name in one language also changes the title of users who use that badge as a title in a different language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-badge-name-in-one-language-also-changes-the-title-of-users-who-use-that-badge-as-a-title-in-a-different-language/375523)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-badge-name-in-one-language-also-changes-the-title-of-users-who-use-that-badge-as-a-title-in-a-different-language/375523 "2025-07-23T23:53:45Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trust Level badge change causes related title to un-translate: I think this is still an issue: When I edit the German translation for “regular” the title of a user who chose “regular” in… --- ## [Trust Level badge change causes related title to un-translate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-badge-change-causes-related-title-to-un-translate/342109)
**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-badge-change-causes-related-title-to-un-translate/342109 "2025-07-23T08:04:01Z")
I am reporting a bug and asking a related question. Bug On the Regular badge admin page (/admin/badges/3), I accidentally removed the fa-user icon, and, trying to fix my mistake, looked up and set the far-user icon (bec… --- ## ['More topics' area in PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-topics-area-in-pms/375521)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-topics-area-in-pms/375521 "2025-07-23T23:40:26Z")
In PMs, there is a bar at the bottom, below the topic controls. Upon Inspection, it seems to be an area for ‘More topics’: As compared to normal topics, where it’s used for e.g. New and Unread topics/Related topi… --- ## [Emptying the sidebar 'more' section breaks drag and drop to reorder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emptying-the-sidebar-more-section-breaks-drag-and-drop-to-reorder/375501)
**Author:** [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emptying-the-sidebar-more-section-breaks-drag-and-drop-to-reorder/375501 "2025-07-23T23:31:53Z")
When customizing a sidebar section, if I drag the last entry from the ‘More Menu’ it’s no longer possible to drag an item into that section. To get an entry from the visible section under ‘more’ you need to add a new it… --- ## [Overactive spam filter?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overactive-spam-filter/375475)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overactive-spam-filter/375475 "2025-07-23T21:28:54Z")
we’re seeing this error in our private community. No one should be stopped for spam. Please advise as to how I can fix it. Thanks! https://together.purple.space/t/discourse-ai-spam-post/10987/3 --- ## [‘Expand quote’ arrow new line creates gap in quote style](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-quote-arrow-new-line-creates-gap-in-quote-style/375067)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expand-quote-arrow-new-line-creates-gap-in-quote-style/375067 "2025-07-23T19:36:35Z")
I’ve been seeing a few of these about recently where the ‘expand quote’ arrow is forced onto a new line due to topic title and/or category length, breaking the flow of the quote formatting: I imagine it’s scree… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=80) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/208.md?page=82)