# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=11 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Current Projects - June 2026](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-projects-june-2026/406097)
**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-projects-june-2026/406097 "2026-06-26T17:45:58Z")
Current Projects - June 2026 Welcome to Current Projects, a monthly newsletter about what we’re currently working on at Discourse. Your questions and feedback are welcome! Recently finished Bringing GIFs component in… --- ## [Simpler email subject lines](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simpler-email-subject-lines/395927)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simpler-email-subject-lines/395927 "2026-07-19T17:38:57Z")
We’re making small updates to Discourse’s default email subject lines to make them appear tidier and less technical in your members’ inboxes. We’ve heard that our emails can make the community feel too technical, which c… --- ## [Make PDF previews actually readable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-pdf-previews-actually-readable/407601)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-pdf-previews-actually-readable/407601 "2026-07-14T22:56:49Z")
Hi! :blob-wave-reverse: I use this neat component quite often, at least once a week. The main issue is that the embedded PDFs are most of the time unreadable by defaut because the preview size is so small. Default: … --- ## [Posts appear twice on homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-appear-twice-on-homepage/411158)
**Author:** [@Gryzor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gryzor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-appear-twice-on-homepage/411158 "2026-08-28T16:58:55Z")
Hello everyone I’m new to Discourse, coming from the SMF world, and so far loving it (and, more importantly, so do my users). There’s a learning curve, of course, but we’ll get there. One issue that has been bugging me… --- ## [Bootstrap mode is legacy?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-mode-is-legacy/402468)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-mode-is-legacy/402468 "2026-08-17T16:04:21Z")
Can someone please help me understand why this was removed, what the rationale was and what initiative/functionality replaced it? (If any) https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/edb1c651495f601873c3350d146c186873… --- ## [Public vs private discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-vs-private-discussion/409484)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-vs-private-discussion/409484 "2026-08-14T06:43:22Z")
I’m curious to hear where people land with how much is posted publicly vs privately. Public discussions are valuable if the answer will benefit many people or if they enable members to build on one another’s experience.… --- ## [Option to limit the 'Me too' button to those who reply in the thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-limit-the-me-too-button-to-those-who-reply-in-the-thread/411869)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-limit-the-me-too-button-to-those-who-reply-in-the-thread/411869 "2026-09-14T10:28:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Solved improvements: Allowing members to indicate they're experiencing a reported issue: Hi The request here is to be able to limit the Me too button to be used only by members who reply … --- ## [Custom Splash HTML Builder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-splash-html-builder/409871)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-splash-html-builder/409871 "2026-08-13T14:18:19Z")
:information\_source: Summary Discourse plugin that allows the splash screen to be customized using admin-defined HTML and CSS. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/VaperinaDEV/custom-splash… --- ## [Ability to display all the likes/reactions on a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-display-all-the-likes-reactions-on-a-post/389820)
**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-display-all-the-likes-reactions-on-a-post/389820 "2026-05-07T11:00:02Z")
Currently, if you click on the number to the left of the like button, you see the users who liked the post. But the list is truncated to show only a few users. This has always been the case while using the Reactions plug… --- ## [Don't show \`🚫Closed\` label in group card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-closed-label-in-group-card/411125)
**Author:** [@typed-sigterm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/typed-sigterm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-closed-label-in-group-card/411125 "2026-08-28T13:05:57Z")
🚫Closed is shown in group card when a user isn’t in the group and the group is not open to join. IMO closed groups are generally the default option for most communities, but the term Closed will cause confusion among o… --- ## [Why are you able to offer a free plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-you-able-to-offer-a-free-plan/404699)
**Author:** [@ばこん](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E3%81%B0%E3%81%93%E3%82%93)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-you-able-to-offer-a-free-plan/404699 "2026-06-10T06:21:54Z")
It feels like even a single instance is using a considerable amount of power. How exactly are you maintaining it for free? --- ## [Disk space too full to update Discourse instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disk-space-too-full-to-update-discourse-instance/407229)
**Author:** [@azhdrake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/azhdrake)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disk-space-too-full-to-update-discourse-instance/407229 "2026-07-14T05:54:27Z")
Hello, I have a small Discourse instance on a server with 25GB of space. Presently it only has 3.4 GB free, and I’m not sure why. This is preventing me from running updates. There are no services running on this instan… --- ## [Where is the FA icon seeding for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-fa-seeding/409783)
**Author:** [@AkarinLiu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AkarinLiu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-fa-seeding/409783 "2026-08-12T15:02:21Z")
I searched through the Discourse icon library extensively, but I couldn't find this icon: --- ## [What It's Actually Like to Use Discourse in Another Language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-its-actually-like-to-use-discourse-in-another-language/402177)
**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-its-actually-like-to-use-discourse-in-another-language/402177 "2026-05-13T11:10:48Z")
This is what it looks like when you open https://meta.discourse.org (our public community for Discourse) in a browser set to Japanese. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.discour… --- ## [Localize category topic templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localize-category-topic-templates/412279)
**Author:** [@SilentNewt95](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SilentNewt95)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localize-category-topic-templates/412279 "2026-09-13T13:03:56Z")
Problem Discourse’s Content Localization (manual and automatic via Discourse AI) does a great job localizing topic titles, posts, category names and category descriptions. However, category topic templates(categories.top… --- ## [Simplified category setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simplified-category-setup/394971)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simplified-category-setup/394971 "2026-03-21T18:36:11Z")
Whether you’re new to Discourse or looking to expand your existing community, we want to make it easy for you to create categories to support meaningful conversation. To that end, we’re introducing a significant improvem… --- ## [Deprecating the user of \`user.groups\` in the \`User\` model in JavaScript](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-the-user-of-user-groups-in-the-user-model-in-javascript/411124)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-the-user-of-user-groups-in-the-user-model-in-javascript/411124 "2026-08-31T01:12:56Z")
This is related to both The road to stable, then permanent, for granular\_anonymous\_and\_logged\_in\_groups\_permissions and Granular group-based permissions for anonymous and logged in users In core as well as many themes a… --- ## [Discourse-indexnow — Instantly notify Bing & Yandex when topics are created or edited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-indexnow-instantly-notify-bing-yandex-when-topics-are-created-or-edited/410722)
**Author:** [@soul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/soul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-indexnow-instantly-notify-bing-yandex-when-topics-are-created-or-edited/410722 "2026-09-09T07:38:11Z")
:information\_source: Summary Automatically submits public topic URLs upon creation, edit, deletion, and replies to the IndexNow protocol so Bing, Yandex, and other compatible search engines can discover or del… --- ## [Dumbcourse – Old-browser friendly UI at /dumb (D-pad + small screens)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dumbcourse-old-browser-friendly-ui-at-dumb-d-pad-small-screens/395104)
**Author:** [@TripleU](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TripleU)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dumbcourse-old-browser-friendly-ui-at-dumb-d-pad-small-screens/395104 "2026-08-30T15:58:51Z")
:information\_source: Summary Dumbcourse adds a lightweight, old-browser friendly Discourse UI under /dumb, designed for D-pad navigation, small screens, and older Android WebViews where the standard Discourse … --- ## [FEATURE: Allow user to delete their pending topic/post at activity page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-allow-user-to-delete-their-pending-topic-post-at-activity-page/406879)
**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-allow-user-to-delete-their-pending-topic-post-at-activity-page/406879 "2026-07-14T07:34:11Z")
The /activity/pending currently lists all pending topics/posts, but only posts can be deleted when entering the topic and click “Delete” button under the “waiting for approval” box, and users can’t delete their pending t… --- ## [Route @group mentions to a single email instead of notifying every member individually?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/route-group-mentions-to-a-single-email-instead-of-notifying-every-member-individually/411064)
**Author:** [@Welsh\_Selkie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Welsh_Selkie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/route-group-mentions-to-a-single-email-instead-of-notifying-every-member-individually/411064 "2026-08-28T09:55:30Z")
Hi all, Looking for advice on a notification setup problem. We have a group (~6 members, mostly non-technical clinical staff) that gets @ mentioned regularly on our forum. Every time it’s tagged, each member gets their… --- ## [Search icon covers search input](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-icon-covers-search-input/411039)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-icon-covers-search-input/411039 "2026-08-29T20:24:35Z")
The search icon in the header banner covers the text here on Meta (foundation theme) I cannot reproduce that on try.discourse.org --- ## [Free discourse beta feedback about groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972 "2026-02-18T23:34:19Z")
Hello everyone I am a tester of the Free Discourse plan and i have a piece of feedback to make it better.. When you head over to your forum’s group page it requires you to Buy the basic plan or higher to create personal… --- ## [How do I make my group mention notify group members?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-my-group-mention-notify-group-members/409389)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-my-group-mention-notify-group-members/409389 "2026-08-05T21:17:18Z")
I created a group with 25 or so « helpers » and then created a topic in which I mention the group. I was expecting it to notify the people who are part of the group. A member just told me she did not get the notification… --- ## [Closed Sidebar by Default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closed-sidebar-by-default/408578)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closed-sidebar-by-default/408578 "2026-07-29T22:36:14Z")
:information\_source: Summary allows admins to control the default behaviour of the Discourse sidebar per group :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - nathan-nz/closed-sidebar-by-default: Allows control of t… --- ## [Issue with iOS 16.7 photo upload?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-ios-16-7-photo-upload/408404)
**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-ios-16-7-photo-upload/408404 "2026-08-20T23:18:13Z")
After updating to the latest versions, users are reporting that devices running iOS 16.7 cannot upload photos. Is anyone else experiencing it? --- ## [Easily create Events categories using the Calendar and Events plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-events-categories-using-the-calendar-and-events-plugin/401309)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-events-categories-using-the-calendar-and-events-plugin/401309 "2026-06-15T05:14:58Z")
It’s now much easier to create an events category in your community via the Discourse Calendar and Event plugin. We’ve streamlined the setup process and pulled all the important settings into one place to help you get se… --- ## [Take the New Carousel Mode for a Spin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/take-the-new-carousel-mode-for-a-spin/392955)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/take-the-new-carousel-mode-for-a-spin/392955 "2026-03-25T08:19:31Z")
Do your pictures get lost within the gridded photo patchwork? Are they awkwardly cutting off crucial bits? Would you like them to be center stage? Despair no more – the feature you didn’t know you wanted has landed! … --- ## [Topic List Previews (TLP)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-previews-tlp/209973)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 749\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-previews-tlp/209973 "2026-08-31T09:32:43Z")
This is a Theme Component but has the option to add a complementary plugin. :information\_source: Summary The original Topic Preview component that allows you to add images and excerpts (and more!) to the Topi… --- ## [New client side image optimizations for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-client-side-image-optimizations-for-discourse/402705)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-client-side-image-optimizations-for-discourse/402705 "2026-08-30T19:20:06Z")
Almost 5 years ago, we introduced Client side image optimization to enable users to upload pictures which were larger than the site limits, save user upload bandwidth, save community storage space, and make the user expe… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=10) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=12)