# Support **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=4 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [429 too many requests good or bad ? (please help)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/429-too-many-requests-good-or-bad-please-help/410734)
**Author:** [@aLinux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aLinux)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/429-too-many-requests-good-or-bad-please-help/410734 "2026-08-25T11:35:52Z")
hello i am using uptimerobot and a few times a week i get 429 for 1-5 minutes but thats what i see on the logs. Root cause HTTP 429 - Too Many Requests Incident started at 2026-08-23 10:42:58 Resolved at 2026-08-2… --- ## [How to delete a ghost bot user with admin privileges?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410144)
**Author:** [@AkarinLiu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AkarinLiu)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410144 "2026-08-25T05:25:41Z")
I’m facing an issue with my forum: a bot with administrator privileges cannot be deleted, which makes me worry that a hacker might one day take over my forum and exploit this ghost bot user. --- ## [Create my Discourse forum using another Discourse forum as a template?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-my-discourse-forum-using-another-discourse-forum-as-a-template/410850)
**Author:** [@wsmather](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wsmather)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-my-discourse-forum-using-another-discourse-forum-as-a-template/410850 "2026-08-25T05:17:59Z")
Is it possible for me to create my Discourse forum using another existing Discourse forum as a template? --- ## [Air theme Category info on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-category-info-on-mobile/410740)
**Author:** [@Vanish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vanish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-category-info-on-mobile/410740 "2026-08-24T15:05:10Z")
Hi I’m having some issues correcting the category info header. As you can see in my image the text doesn’t contrast well with the green and to be honest I feel that this section is not required on mobile. Interesting… --- ## [Automation \> Data Explorer Query parameters \> config \> save button also saves the main form](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-data-explorer-query-parameters-config-save-button-also-saves-the-main-form/410784)
**Author:** [@andresfromsonar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andresfromsonar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-data-explorer-query-parameters-config-save-button-also-saves-the-main-form/410784 "2026-08-24T13:18:31Z")
Hey there, I ran into a behavior which is in my opinion a bug (or at least, very unexpected!). Here we go: Go to Plugins \> Automation \> Add automation. Select script: Schedule a PM with Data Explorer results. Set Trigg… --- ## [Discourse-ID displays it's own logo & name instead of my forum's](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-id-displays-its-own-logo-name-instead-of-my-forums/409028)
**Author:** [@Karthik\_K1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karthik_K1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-id-displays-its-own-logo-name-instead-of-my-forums/409028 "2026-08-24T12:58:22Z")
"Use your Discourse ID account to log in to Discourse " @rishabh I feel the 2nd ‘Discourse’ should be replaced with my forum name, in this case ‘FAKTout’, as users would be trying to log into my forum not Discourse. Th… --- ## [Grootmade@app-node - 11: Resource temporarily unavailable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grootmade-app-node-11-resource-temporarily-unavailable/410764)
**Author:** [@GrootMade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GrootMade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grootmade-app-node-11-resource-temporarily-unavailable/410764 "2026-08-24T06:41:26Z")
Hey everyone, I’m hitting a wall with an intermittent connection-dropping issue on our production Discourse app node and need some advice from sysadmins or kernel networking experts. During traffic spikes, Nginx starts… --- ## [Maintenance page workaround - can this be done?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintenance-page-workaround-can-this-be-done/408967)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maintenance-page-workaround-can-this-be-done/408967 "2026-08-24T02:49:13Z")
Not being an experienced developer (I would say I’m on the basic level, actually), trying the nginx solution to present a maintenance page was a bit of a nightmare. Today, I had this idea and decided to ask Claude if thi… --- ## [Patreon does not appear to be syncing on our instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-does-not-appear-to-be-syncing-on-our-instance/398944)
**Author:** [@djwtwo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/djwtwo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-does-not-appear-to-be-syncing-on-our-instance/398944 "2026-08-23T19:39:05Z")
We’re on a hosted instance on discourse.group. We have the Patreon plug-in configured to update a group called Patrons, and anyone of any tier should be included in that group. Right now, despite over 1000 active patrons… --- ## [Any cheaper alternatives to Hetzner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-cheaper-alternatives-to-hetzner/409037)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-cheaper-alternatives-to-hetzner/409037 "2026-08-23T14:13:29Z")
I was using Hetzner in the past and it was quite cheap. $5, then they bumped it to $7. Not a big deal. This was the server, now unavailable: So the next “cheaper option” is “just” $5 more, for something that seems (t… --- ## [\[Admin Notice\] One of your themes or plugins contains code which needs updating. (id:discourse.html-safe-helper)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-notice-one-of-your-themes-or-plugins-contains-code-which-needs-updating-id-discourse-html-safe-helper/410553)
**Author:** [@rbos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rbos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-notice-one-of-your-themes-or-plugins-contains-code-which-needs-updating-id-discourse-html-safe-helper/410553 "2026-08-23T09:56:18Z")
We have been getting a warning \[subject\], and I’m unclear where it’s coming from. There’s a similar error on console: DEPRECATION NOTICE: \`htmlSafe\` from ‘discourse/helpers/html-safe’ is deprecated. Use \`trustHTML\` fro… --- ## [How can I see AI-translated posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-ai-translated-posts/410684)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-ai-translated-posts/410684 "2026-08-23T06:16:47Z")
Some days ago, a week or so, I could see translations by changing language i.e. FI → EN. Tittles, topics etc. would change to English. Now only UI, categories and translated tags will be shown in English, not posts. Bas… --- ## [Does discourse has return\_path or return\_link I can leverage to redirect to previous link after log in complete?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-has-return-path-or-return-link-i-can-leverage-to-redirect-to-previous-link-after-log-in-complete/410565)
**Author:** [@Shahrear\_Chowdhury](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shahrear_Chowdhury)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-has-return-path-or-return-link-i-can-leverage-to-redirect-to-previous-link-after-log-in-complete/410565 "2026-08-22T20:30:15Z")
Why does after logging in Discourse doesn’t return to this path? https://discourse.test.com/login?return\_path=%2Fsecure-uploads%2Foriginal%2F2X%2F0%2F0f72a30f024ed5e37791d404a1fc611e90606650.pdf Essentially we want bel… --- ## [How to move category boxes to the top](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-category-boxes-to-the-top/410585)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-category-boxes-to-the-top/410585 "2026-08-22T16:13:03Z")
Inspired by the new Meta design, I was playing around to get something similar to the sub-categories boxes display on the Meta Branded Theme. I ended up here: I can confirm that the tags dropdown is actually aligned … --- ## [Discourse package fails to build through nix-shell](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-package-fails-to-build-through-nix-shell/410198)
**Author:** [@fuguesoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fuguesoft)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-package-fails-to-build-through-nix-shell/410198 "2026-08-21T22:52:51Z")
Attempted to download and build the discourse nixpkg but it failed due to a seeming pnpm dependency error: ERR\_PNPM\_INVALID\_DEPENDENCY\_NAME Refusing to place a dependency under /build/source/frontend/discourse-types/n… --- ## [Position of the New topic button on Horizon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/position-of-the-new-topic-button-on-horizon/410535)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/position-of-the-new-topic-button-on-horizon/410535 "2026-08-21T00:04:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Create a new topic button disappeared: I wonder if this button can be changed to floating and moved to the bottom right? I tried to do it using my limited CSS skills but I couldn’t do it;… --- ## [Logged Out Users - How to modify the Login / Register screen to a custom page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logged-out-users-how-to-modify-the-login-register-screen-to-a-custom-page/410574)
**Author:** [@wendellverli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wendellverli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logged-out-users-how-to-modify-the-login-register-screen-to-a-custom-page/410574 "2026-08-20T20:10:37Z")
For our forum, we want to only allow visitors to see any content, if they login or create account. The login screen.. I want to create a landing page for it. https://forum.fotografos.online How can I create a custom l… --- ## [Secure Upload File URLs Changing to uploads/short-url in Public Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-upload-file-urls-changing-to-uploads-short-url-in-public-categories/410540)
**Author:** [@Shahrear\_Chowdhury](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shahrear_Chowdhury)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-upload-file-urls-changing-to-uploads-short-url-in-public-categories/410540 "2026-08-20T16:34:08Z")
Secure Upload is enabled, and the S3 file links changes when editing a Topic with files: from secure-uploads/original/... → to uploads/short-url/... This only happens in Public Categories. Is this expected behavior, a… --- ## [Is an email address required for deployment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410508)
**Author:** [@WuBarlynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WuBarlynn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410508 "2026-08-20T09:00:48Z")
I want to deploy on a server, but I don't have a mail server. Can I deploy without configuring an email address? --- ## [Random discussion about Discourse LLM setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-discussion-about-discourse-llm-setup/410507)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/random-discussion-about-discourse-llm-setup/410507 "2026-08-20T07:23:33Z")
We improved the UI a lot in the past week, can you try it out again? --- ## [About monitoring agents chats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-monitoring-agents-chats/410498)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-monitoring-agents-chats/410498 "2026-08-19T23:42:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse AI - AI bot: This is great to monitor PMs, but what about their chats? Is there a method to read them without impersonating the agents? New users in our community will not use … --- ## [Calendar down? The calendar for all my users is down. Pretty big deal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-down-the-calendar-for-all-my-users-is-down-pretty-big-deal/410469)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Scott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Scott)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-down-the-calendar-for-all-my-users-is-down-pretty-big-deal/410469 "2026-08-19T19:47:48Z")
Hi all, The calendar for all the ~1200 of my users at awg.osdr.space is down I saw there was some sort of new release? Here is what me and everyone else is seeing. Please help ASAP --- ## [Some flaky experience when searching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-flaky-experience-when-searching/410429)
**Author:** [@sk-or-v1-contents](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sk-or-v1-contents)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-flaky-experience-when-searching/410429 "2026-08-19T15:48:48Z")
For example search it, it:, “it, it:”, “it, it:”,, "it, it:", or it, it:”. It does not bring up this post although it does have “it, it:”, in it.\[1\] Also, when you press the search button, quotes “” get transformed to "… --- ## [Safari PWA zooming is buggy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-pwa-zooming-is-buggy/407806)
**Author:** [@blalor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blalor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-pwa-zooming-is-buggy/407806 "2026-08-19T11:29:15Z")
I’m self hosting Discourse. Latest version, up to date, no third-party plugins. I have the PWA installed on my iPhone (iOS 26.5) and it is almost perfect. However, when I reply to a topic, the text area zooms in, the rep… --- ## [Chat and Poll options not working in Firefox and Firefox-related browsers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-and-poll-options-not-working-in-firefox-and-firefox-related-browsers/410371)
**Author:** [@deltaandthebannermen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/deltaandthebannermen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-and-poll-options-not-working-in-firefox-and-firefox-related-browsers/410371 "2026-08-19T06:00:59Z")
Hi Hope this is the right place to ask. We seem to suddenly be experiencing two issues seemingly linked to Firefox or Firefox-related browsers. The entire chat function has disappeared for users. The speech bubble … --- ## [Configuring Discourse AI with internal OpenAI APIs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-discourse-ai-with-internal-openai-apis/410238)
**Author:** [@Soumya\_Ranjan\_Mishra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Soumya_Ranjan_Mishra)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-discourse-ai-with-internal-openai-apis/410238 "2026-08-19T01:28:33Z")
Hi everyone, We are exploring Discourse AI to provide a conversational assistant within our Discourse forum for helping users with navigation, features, categories, topics, and general forum-related questions. We have … --- ## [Can we create topics and replies using AI?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-create-topics-and-replies-using-ai/410343)
**Author:** [@ThisSource](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ThisSource)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-create-topics-and-replies-using-ai/410343 "2026-08-18T21:09:34Z")
Wanted to know if discourse supports adding new topics (end user feeds keywords, titles, etc.) and replies are generated for same ? (fetching content from internet) Is this doable ? --- ## [Is pitchfork using too much memory?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-pitchfork-using-too-much-memory/410280)
**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-pitchfork-using-too-much-memory/410280 "2026-08-18T20:54:07Z")
Does anyone else see this? It’s a pretty modest forum in size and traffic. There are four pitchfork worker processes, it looks like one of them handles the great majority of incoming requests and is using more memory t… --- ## [Discourse asked for Permission to access other apps?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-asked-for-permission-to-access-other-apps/410063)
**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-asked-for-permission-to-access-other-apps/410063 "2026-08-17T20:33:09Z")
This cane up when posting in #plugin RSS Polling plugin topic. Android Chrome App install. Checked permissions doesn’t show any new. Still only Notifications --- ## [Deployment with kamal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deployment-with-kamal/410153)
**Author:** [@sigmike](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sigmike)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deployment-with-kamal/410153 "2026-08-17T18:09:50Z")
Has anyone deployed Discourse with Kamal? I guess it could work either by using the standalone template or by writing a deploy.yml with all dependency containers as accessories. The doc says the standalone template has… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=3) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=5)