# Support **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=29 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 30 --- ## [How to publish my theme component in discourse publicly to all users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-publish-my-theme-component-in-discourse-publicly-to-all-users/396798)
**Author:** [@ClickandPledge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ClickandPledge)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-publish-my-theme-component-in-discourse-publicly-to-all-users/396798 "2026-02-23T20:08:53Z")
I am trying to publish an Discourse Theme component publicly, When going to Theme component and creating new topic, it showing all categories as read-only. I am new to discourse, So there any documentation to refer to p… --- ## [Set 'Referrer-Policy' =\> 'same-origin'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-referrer-policy-same-origin/241111)
**Author:** [@OrkoGrayskull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrkoGrayskull)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-referrer-policy-same-origin/241111 "2026-02-23T19:26:01Z")
Hello there, I want to set the 'Referrer-Policy header to ‘same-origin’. This can’t be done via nginx, because it’s set via Redis/Rails. Default seems: Referrer-Policy' =\> 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' Is it poss… --- ## [Request to Verify Admin Rights for Discourse API Key](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-verify-admin-rights-for-discourse-api-key/396777)
**Author:** [@Apoorva\_Johari](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Apoorva_Johari)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-verify-admin-rights-for-discourse-api-key/396777 "2026-02-23T17:28:32Z")
Hi Team, I am currently working on an integration that requires access to certain Discourse API endpoints, specifically those that expose category group permissions and group member details (including user email informa… --- ## [All IPv6 IP addresses show up as 172.17.0.1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-ipv6-ip-addresses-show-up-as-172-17-0-1/396819)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-ipv6-ip-addresses-show-up-as-172-17-0-1/396819 "2026-02-23T17:23:45Z")
I had a site complain that a bunch of users were getting 429 errors. It turned out that they were having their IP addresses listed as 172.17.0.1. Most users had their actual address in the logs. I finally figured out tha… --- ## [How to make a slide post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-a-slide-post/214026)
**Author:** [@hokod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hokod)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-a-slide-post/214026 "2026-02-23T15:21:56Z")
Suppose I have 3 images posted by 3 links, and 3 captions for these 3 images. How to make a slide post like in the 4th image (in this topic) iMage1: image2: image3: =======… --- ## [Changing the default homepage to a specific category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-homepage-to-a-specific-category/396806)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Starks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jesse_Starks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-homepage-to-a-specific-category/396806 "2026-02-23T15:11:35Z")
Hi. I am running the hosted version. I was reading that I can run the /wizard and set the default home page- but I don’t see that option - the wizard is only one screen then it exits. Basically when users log in, I want… --- ## [How Do I Change The "Hot" Settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-hot-settings/347701)
**Author:** [@Fred\_Alberti](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fred_Alberti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-change-the-hot-settings/347701 "2025-01-18T02:22:48Z")
How do I edit the “Hot” settings in my admin. It is showing some discussions as hot that I don’t think actually are “hot” topics. --- ## [Is it safe to upgrade pgvector to 0.8.0 before running migration 20251007123645?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-safe-to-upgrade-pgvector-to-0-8-0-before-running-migration-20251007123645/396794)
**Author:** [@Andrés\_Tarrío](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andr%C3%A9s_Tarr%C3%ADo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-safe-to-upgrade-pgvector-to-0-8-0-before-running-migration-20251007123645/396794 "2026-02-23T13:51:22Z")
Hello everyone, I’m preparing an upgrade from Discourse 3.4.5 to 2026.1 and I noticed the migration 20251007123645\_upgrade\_pg\_vector080\_take2, which updates pgvector to 0.8.0 if needed. My question is: Would it be saf… --- ## [Calendar showing but can't create even with a post (settings correct)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-showing-but-cant-create-even-with-a-post-settings-correct/396758)
**Author:** [@long](https://meta.discourse.org/u/long)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-showing-but-cant-create-even-with-a-post-settings-correct/396758 "2026-02-23T04:44:35Z")
I have the plugin set up correctly (used the AI to go over everything) and the calendar is showing in the category above posts, but when you create a new post the option to add an event isn’t there. Is there a known bug?… --- ## [Archiving Discourse into a Website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archiving-discourse-into-a-website/396731)
**Author:** [@Ricardo\_Viteri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ricardo_Viteri)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archiving-discourse-into-a-website/396731 "2026-02-22T23:28:30Z")
Hi all! I’ve had a forum running for over a decade and over time it has lost relevance. The topic around what the forum was built served its purpose. I’ve financially sponsored hosting over the years but I wonder what … --- ## [Can I (should I) turn off public details about who liked my post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-should-i-turn-off-public-details-about-who-liked-my-post/396748)
**Author:** [@kgreed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kgreed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-should-i-turn-off-public-details-about-who-liked-my-post/396748 "2026-02-22T20:50:09Z")
I made a post in a public category and notice that when a member liked it some of their details become public. To me, that doesn’t feel like privacy by default. Is there setting I can use to supress more information abou… --- ## [Hyperlink text overridden by topic title when changing link destination](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hyperlink-text-overridden-by-topic-title-when-changing-link-destination/396732)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hyperlink-text-overridden-by-topic-title-when-changing-link-destination/396732 "2026-02-22T18:19:21Z")
Is there a solution to this? I’m copying over a lot of documentation from Google Docs, and need to update the jungle of internal links between the documents. When I go to edit a link and replace the Google Doc URL with t… --- ## [Topic Bulk Selector is adding a brightening filter to it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-bulk-selector-is-adding-a-brightening-filter-to-it/396702)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-bulk-selector-is-adding-a-brightening-filter-to-it/396702 "2026-02-22T10:58:56Z")
The color should be like this and having difficulty removing this. Trying to get rid of it --- ## [Displaying "full topic" text on category page + access to subcategory from menu bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-full-topic-text-on-category-page-access-to-subcategory-from-menu-bar/396715)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-full-topic-text-on-category-page-access-to-subcategory-from-menu-bar/396715 "2026-02-22T09:51:09Z")
In my community we have a very large FAQ. To make each question more easily accessible (for linking), we have broken it down into separate topics in a FAQ subcategory (it’s part of the “learning” top-level category). He… --- ## [How do I configure AI Spam protection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-configure-ai-spam-protection/394490)
**Author:** [@Yan\_Fridland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yan_Fridland)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-configure-ai-spam-protection/394490 "2026-02-21T18:15:19Z")
I’m planning to launch a Discourse community, and maybe it’s a stupid question, but after reading your post, I wonder if there is any protection in this platform against AI-generated spam or some coordinated abuse ? --- ## [How to add a page menu on this page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/396671)
**Author:** [@AkarinLiu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AkarinLiu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/396671 "2026-02-21T07:14:43Z")
I want to create a webpage in a subdirectory at the root of the website. How do I add a webpage menu to the current page? --- ## [SKIP\_CONNECTION\_TEST does not work on install-discourse script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-connection-test-does-not-work-on-install-discourse-script/396661)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-connection-test-does-not-work-on-install-discourse-script/396661 "2026-02-21T04:23:24Z")
I’ve tried basically everything I can imagine and nothing is working so I can only infer that this is a bug. Things I’ve tried: SKIP\_CONNECTION\_TEST=1 ./install-discourse export SKIP\_CONNECTION\_TEST=1; ./install-disco… --- ## [Connecting Discourse to postalserver.io for SMTP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-discourse-to-postalserver-io-for-smtp/315189)
**Author:** [@robbiep](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbiep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connecting-discourse-to-postalserver-io-for-smtp/315189 "2026-02-21T02:54:45Z")
Hey, I’m trying to connect my Discourse to a self hosted postalserver.io SMTP server. I get the following error from discourse Jobs::HandledExceptionWrapper: Wrapped OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError: SSL\_connect SYSCALL returned=… --- ## [How do you force keep open the sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-force-keep-open-the-sidebar/396536)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-force-keep-open-the-sidebar/396536 "2026-02-20T21:50:03Z")
I want to permanently keep the side bar open, how do I do that? --- ## [How to modify Smtp configuration, sending fails causing a constant freeze](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp/396569)
**Author:** [@LiRen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LiRen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp/396569 "2026-02-20T19:35:52Z")
--- ## [Hide custom user fields?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-custom-user-fields/396542)
**Author:** [@asc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-custom-user-fields/396542 "2026-02-20T11:47:31Z")
Following up on my earlier question about DOB entry in a userfield for US social media law compliance, is it possible to hide a custom user field from moderators but not admin, the way it’s possible to hide email and IP?… --- ## [Custom Icons for admins and moderators (and other groups)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-icons-for-admins-and-moderators-and-other-groups/396538)
**Author:** [@long](https://meta.discourse.org/u/long)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-icons-for-admins-and-moderators-and-other-groups/396538 "2026-02-20T11:38:02Z")
Ok, I have spent 12 hours straight trying to figure this out and I am about to lose my mind. I’ve read dozens of posts here, and nothing works. I want to assign icons to specific groups (mod and admin included) and have… --- ## [SSL certificate not updated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-certificate-not-updated/396561)
**Author:** [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-certificate-not-updated/396561 "2026-02-20T03:22:51Z")
Damn, so after this last time: I woke up this morning to my site being down because the certificate has expired. I did a ./launcher rebuild app and that renewed the certificate so at least my site is back up now, but… --- ## [Beta update to 2026.1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beta-update-to-2026-1/396540)
**Author:** [@raskulous](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raskulous)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beta-update-to-2026-1/396540 "2026-02-19T22:37:56Z")
I am seeing this update message in my admin panel, but it doesn’t give me the option to update from the site, and mentions I need to use “./launcher rebuild app” to update. I have done that, but it still stays on 3.6… --- ## [AI Chat errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-chat-errors/396325)
**Author:** [@manton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manton)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-chat-errors/396325 "2026-02-19T22:11:53Z")
Hi, Getting this error when I type anything into the chatbot. Any idea what’s wrong? Sorry, it looks like our system encountered an unexpected issue while trying to reply. ▶ Error details --- ## ["There are email jobs that failed" on an SMTP-less install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-are-email-jobs-that-failed-on-an-smtp-less-install/394573)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/there-are-email-jobs-that-failed-on-an-smtp-less-install/394573 "2026-02-19T18:57:08Z")
I got this message on my dashboard: There are 95 email jobs that failed. Check your app.yml and ensure that the mail server settings are correct. The site is an SMTP-less install on a discourse.diy domain. Sidekiq s… --- ## [Someone replied to a topic you are Watching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/someone-replied-to-a-topic-you-are-watching/393781)
**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/someone-replied-to-a-topic-you-are-watching/393781 "2026-02-19T18:01:26Z")
This annoying prefix is new since recent updates. How do I get rid of it? My users dislike it intensely. It only just started happening along with other recent turbulence such as mail not going out. I am unbale to figur… --- ## [Failed email jobs on one line install without SMTP?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-email-jobs-on-one-line-install-without-smtp/396519)
**Author:** [@asc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-email-jobs-on-one-line-install-without-smtp/396519 "2026-02-19T16:22:04Z")
I’m self hosted with the new one line install, and I recently got this notice about failed Sidekiq email jobs on the admin dashboard: I did not configure SMTP per the one line install instructions at Self-Hosting Di… --- ## [Automatically group users on registration and suspend one group?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-group-users-on-registration-and-suspend-one-group/396426)
**Author:** [@asc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-group-users-on-registration-and-suspend-one-group/396426 "2026-02-19T16:07:17Z")
Not sure if this topic belongs in Support or elsewhere. I’m trying to figure out if this is something I can do out of the box or if I should get a quote in Marketplace. I’m self hosted so I can install plugins if there’s… --- ## [Any setting to auto-delete personal messages older than N days?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-setting-to-auto-delete-personal-messages-older-than-n-days/396437)
**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-setting-to-auto-delete-personal-messages-older-than-n-days/396437 "2026-02-19T15:27:44Z")
We want to remove PMs that are over 1 or 2 years old. Is there any setting to auto-delete personal/private messages that are older than a year? Or conversations that are inactive for 1 year? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=28) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=30)