# Hot

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## [Using templates when quoting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-templates-when-quoting/330276)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-templates-when-quoting/330276 "2024-10-13T23:57:32Z")

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I wonder if it’s possible to use this plugin when quoting and posting a new topic. The use case is moving support reports to their respective categories. Currently, there is no way to quote and make a new topic because…

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## [⚠ Port 443 of this computer does not appear to be accessible using hostname: metabolism.logophilia.eu ----](https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-443-of-this-computer-does-not-appear-to-be-accessible-using-hostname-metabolism-logophilia-eu/404658)

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**Author:** [@Idoru\_Toei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idoru_Toei)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-443-of-this-computer-does-not-appear-to-be-accessible-using-hostname-metabolism-logophilia-eu/404658 "2026-06-06T12:11:38Z")

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Hi, I get the error in the subject (see also below) after getting “✓ Ports 80 and 443 are free for use” during init. DNS is set up, SSl configured, website running from outside (test for yourself), curl output (truncated…

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## [The three buttons that pop up after selecting text on a mobile browser do not work when clicked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-three-buttons-that-pop-up-after-selecting-text-on-a-mobile-browser-do-not-work-when-clicked/397943)

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**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-three-buttons-that-pop-up-after-selecting-text-on-a-mobile-browser-do-not-work-when-clicked/397943 "2026-03-12T16:54:35Z")

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Usually on Discourse, after selecting text, a pop-up window appears with a row of buttons including “Quote” and “Copy Quote”. Recently, it has been found that on some mobile browsers, when these buttons are clicked, the…

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## [Change in tooltip of 'New' tab](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-tooltip-of-new-tab/408157)

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**Author:** [@Squidgemonster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Squidgemonster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-tooltip-of-new-tab/408157 "2026-07-21T14:36:45Z")

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I’ve been look at migrating from the Jan ESR to the new/upcoming Jul ESR and have noticed a small, but potentially significant, change to the tooltip for the ‘New’ tab… Previously it said: ‘topics created in the last fe…

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## [Is it possible to add other Admins to a personal message with a site user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-other-admins-to-a-personal-message-with-a-site-user/363925)

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**Author:** [@exlabs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/exlabs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-other-admins-to-a-personal-message-with-a-site-user/363925 "2025-04-29T09:18:53Z")

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We use Discourse to provide support to our community. Occasionally we take the support to a private message and I’d like to be able to add other admins to the private message without inviting them. I just want them to ge…

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## [How to add this type of banner?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-this-type-of-banner/395717)

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**Author:** [@Haris](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Haris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-this-type-of-banner/395717 "2026-02-10T23:57:03Z")

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Hi, I want to learn about how to enable this type of same banner?

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## [AI changed quite many gists in English](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-changed-quite-many-gists-in-english/364039)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-changed-quite-many-gists-in-english/364039 "2025-04-29T19:53:27Z")

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Summary-bot, that short one, was totally sure Finnish is actually English, and changed/re-generate quite big bunch of gists in English. My Finnish users think /latest looks strange now. I can\`t write some pseudo post is…

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## [Shortcuts in keyboard shortcut modal are not aligned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shortcuts-in-keyboard-shortcut-modal-are-not-aligned/404060)

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**Author:** [@satgo1546](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satgo1546)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shortcuts-in-keyboard-shortcut-modal-are-not-aligned/404060 "2026-05-29T07:41:40Z")

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Some of the keys are misaligned in the keyboard shortcut guide (opened by clicking the keyboard icon in the bottom-right corner of the left sidebar, or by pressing ?). I think it’s accidentally introduced in a redesign? …

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## [Keyboard disappears when attempting to start a new message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-disappears-when-attempting-to-start-a-new-message/389317)

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**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-disappears-when-attempting-to-start-a-new-message/389317 "2025-11-21T15:13:08Z")

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This is currently happening to me on a Galaxy Tab S10 FE tablet, is this happening for anyone else?

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## [Safari (iOS and macOS) bug when discarding a reply](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-ios-and-macos-bug-when-discarding-a-reply/385216)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safari-ios-and-macos-bug-when-discarding-a-reply/385216 "2025-10-15T14:23:26Z")

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I’ve been getting this bug for a long time, not just the recent iOS and macOS, but hadn’t tried to recreate it on Meta before. I just did, and it happens here, so I thought I’d report it. In Safari, both on my Mac and m…

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## [How do I configure Category Text align, to = Center?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-configure-category-text-align-to-center/320930)

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**Author:** [@oga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oga)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-configure-category-text-align-to-center/320930 "2024-08-09T17:06:41Z")

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First take a look at the official Discourse categories HEADINGS. Notice how they are Centered on the Header display like these Notice how both the header and the Text below are centered? Now look at mine. Mine…

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## [Spotify embeds pixelated around corners showing white on black background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spotify-embeds-pixelated-around-corners-showing-white-on-black-background/393927)

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**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spotify-embeds-pixelated-around-corners-showing-white-on-black-background/393927 "2026-01-20T21:05:09Z")

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I am wondering if this can get fixed the white pixels around the corners? Is this just a padding issue or something to do with how the embed works?

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## [Support for prompt customization in DiscourseAI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-prompt-customization-in-discourseai/296204)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-prompt-customization-in-discourseai/296204 "2024-02-27T22:19:46Z")

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I have one and only one request and it is always same: you have a prompt for this, so please don’t hide it in the voids of the code. All I need is to add one fraze: always use Finnish. That’s it. And suddenly everything …

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## [Migration from Invision Community 4 to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-invision-community-4-to-discourse/373181)

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**Author:** [@Orioni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Orioni)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-invision-community-4-to-discourse/373181 "2025-08-08T20:53:14Z")

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Good afternoon lovely and helpful Discourse people. Context I run a relatively small but 20-year-old writer’s community on Invision Community 4. Currently, we have 30-something active users (out of 990) with 7000 topics…

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## [Lost my site again during an update yesterday](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-my-site-again-during-an-update-yesterday/391426)

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**Author:** [@Habib\_Rashid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Habib_Rashid)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lost-my-site-again-during-an-update-yesterday/391426 "2025-12-18T00:10:24Z")

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Hello colleagues, Hope you are all okay, I was doing an update yesterday and through my forum admin panel, but for some reason, my site hit a snag the update couldn’t complete, and the site is in accessible, it bring 50…

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## [Doc Sub category -Back to forum loop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doc-sub-category-back-to-forum-loop/367513)

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**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doc-sub-category-back-to-forum-loop/367513 "2025-05-26T11:56:29Z")

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When a Doc Category has Sub Category that is also setup as a Doc Category. When you click on “Back to Forum” it keeps you in the Doc category sidebar. It doesn’t move up to the parent doc category and will not return t…

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## [Indexing Discourse Community Content in Glean AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indexing-discourse-community-content-in-glean-ai/363335)

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**Author:** [@Justin\_Gonzalez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Gonzalez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indexing-discourse-community-content-in-glean-ai/363335 "2025-04-24T18:08:51Z")

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Our company recently started using Glean for internal knowledge management. We’d like to index our Discourse Community, but seem to be running into this error messaging: The limitations of Glean’s website crawler conne…

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## [Does Discourse used optimized versions of uploads?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-used-optimized-versions-of-uploads/393939)

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**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-used-optimized-versions-of-uploads/393939 "2026-01-20T23:59:30Z")

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I have S3 + cloudflare CDN setup. I am wondering if Discourse is using the full rez image or a compress optimize version shown on the forum post.

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## [Users UI in Admin Console improvement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-ui-in-admin-console-improvement/368794)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-ui-in-admin-console-improvement/368794 "2025-06-04T02:46:31Z")

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Please check this screenshot: Not only does it feel like a complete chaos of UI elements to me, it also feels like it takes 3x more space than it could / should. Suggested edits: Active Users sub-heading - not nee…

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## [Autofocus on reviewable note form](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autofocus-on-reviewable-note-form/391026)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autofocus-on-reviewable-note-form/391026 "2025-12-11T13:24:22Z")

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When you open the review queue, the note input field of the last reviewable is automatically focused. This is a little annoying on touch devices that automatically open the keyboard as soon as you open the review queue. …

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## [Wrong -\> arrow direction in RTL text contexts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-arrow-direction-in-rtl-text-contexts/360760)

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**Author:** [@NeatNit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NeatNit)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-arrow-direction-in-rtl-text-contexts/360760 "2025-05-26T08:01:01Z")

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This has nothing to do with bidi settings in Discourse. When I type -\> it gets converted into an arrow character →, so A -\> B renders as “A → B”. Pretty cool. However, the arrow goes the wrong way in RTL text: א -\> ב r…

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## [How to prevent the updating of specific user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-the-updating-of-specific-user-fields/353627)

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**Author:** [@IJK\_Rick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IJK_Rick)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-the-updating-of-specific-user-fields/353627 "2025-02-24T09:27:58Z")

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There are certain user fields that I have hidden using CSS. However they could still be updated using rails console, api or dev tools. How do I ensure that nobody can update these fields (for example website or locatio…

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## [TutorLMS Lesson custom post type - Discourse linked post not saved \[solved\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tutorlms-lesson-custom-post-type-discourse-linked-post-not-saved-solved/344157)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tutorlms-lesson-custom-post-type-discourse-linked-post-not-saved-solved/344157 "2024-12-24T08:05:55Z")

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Hey guys I found this thread with similar issue like the one I am experiencing: Discourse Publishing Link for Custom Post Type Disappears I am using TutorLMS WP plugin which registers its lesson Custom post type I can…

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## [Maxmind R2 presigned URLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-r2-presigned-urls/298941)

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**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-r2-presigned-urls/298941 "2024-03-23T14:19:03Z")

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Just got an email from Maxmind: As of Wednesday, May 1, 2024, we will use R2 presigned URLs for all database downloads in order to increase the security and reliability of our services. Does anyone know whether this …

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## [Is there any workaround to let topic starters reopen their own closed topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-workaround-to-let-topic-starters-reopen-their-own-closed-topics/389771)

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**Author:** [@Tealk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tealk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-workaround-to-let-topic-starters-reopen-their-own-closed-topics/389771 "2025-11-27T09:00:56Z")

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Hello, I understand that currently, only moderators, admins, or users with the Leader (TL4) trust level can reopen closed topics. For my forum, I would like to allow the original topic starter to reopen their topics aft…

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## [Welcome screen for new users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-screen-for-new-users/370794)

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**Author:** [@marvi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marvi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-screen-for-new-users/370794 "2025-06-26T10:01:10Z")

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Hello! We are looking for a way to make a welcome message and community guidelines more prominent, especially for new users. We currently use a global notice to link to our community guidelines, and are considering apply…

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## [What Theme Component is Discourse using for this?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-theme-component-is-discourse-using-for-this/329470)

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**Author:** [@oga](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oga)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-theme-component-is-discourse-using-for-this/329470 "2024-10-05T13:09:34Z")

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Discourse landing page has this announcement displayed when you visit the page. What Theme Component is being used for that?

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## [Plans to merge Global Search with Discourse AI for a Chat-based UI?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plans-to-merge-global-search-with-discourse-ai-for-a-chat-based-ui/393653)

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**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plans-to-merge-global-search-with-discourse-ai-for-a-chat-based-ui/393653 "2026-01-16T14:13:53Z")

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Hi team, Is there a plan to eventually combine the standard search bar and Discourse AI into a single AI-driven chat interface? Also, are there any updates on displaying sources/citations from forum topics in a more in…

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## [User creation API: ‘active’ attribute set to True but returns False in response](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-creation-api-active-attribute-set-to-true-but-returns-false-in-response/344908)

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**Author:** [@luigi7up](https://meta.discourse.org/u/luigi7up)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-creation-api-active-attribute-set-to-true-but-returns-false-in-response/344908 "2025-01-01T13:08:26Z")

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Hi all, I’m using Python to create users via the Discourse API. The user creation request is returning a success response, but I’m encountering an issue where the active attribute in the response is always false, even t…

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## [Laucher rebuild app doesn't load the plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/laucher-rebuild-app-doesnt-load-the-plugins/333687)

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**Author:** [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/laucher-rebuild-app-doesnt-load-the-plugins/333687 "2024-11-01T13:05:16Z")

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\## see https://meta.discourse.org/t/19157 for details hooks: after\_code: - exec: cd: $home/plugins cmd: - git clone https://github.com/discourse/docker\_manager.git - git clone ht…

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