# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=114 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 115 --- ## [Hiding old plugins, themes and components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-old-plugins-themes-and-components/318744)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-old-plugins-themes-and-components/318744 "2024-07-27T22:39:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from Warning about broken and deprecated plugins, components and themes: Should broken and deprecated plugins, components and themes be hidden from listings? Or should/could we have similar aut… --- ## [Site upgrade insisting on database upgrade after manual db upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-upgrade-insisting-on-database-upgrade-after-manual-db-upgrade/356518)
**Author:** [@CT075](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CT075)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-upgrade-insisting-on-database-upgrade-after-manual-db-upgrade/356518 "2025-03-10T09:18:57Z")
Hello, I tried to perform a manual postgres upgrade according to the topic here. Everything went smoothly except the final rebuild step, where the launcher continues to inform me that I need to upgrade my database to po… --- ## [Fixing the long time no see warning for AI personas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixing-the-long-time-no-see-warning-for-ai-personas/332102)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fixing-the-long-time-no-see-warning-for-ai-personas/332102 "2024-10-22T11:18:01Z")
That is the long-time-no-see warning when started a PM to an user that hasn’t visited over 30 days. But that user is an AI-persona. And that happens with only with this one. I reckon this comes from one idiotic acti… --- ## [Avoid 6 common pitfalls when measuring the ROI of your community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoid-6-common-pitfalls-when-measuring-the-roi-of-your-community/381359)
**Author:** [@stella](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoid-6-common-pitfalls-when-measuring-the-roi-of-your-community/381359 "2025-09-02T19:14:26Z")
Sometimes, knowing what not to do is a good way to get better at something. We’ve put together a list of the common missteps that community managers make when attempting to measure the ROI of their community. This is … --- ## [Thinking of trying self-hosted and have some questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thinking-of-trying-self-hosted-and-have-some-questions/357265)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thinking-of-trying-self-hosted-and-have-some-questions/357265 "2025-03-15T10:52:45Z")
I’m looking at the official instructions to self-host and I have some questions: 1 - If I use DigitalOcean, what would I need for a new and small community, from this page? I believe that Droplets is required, but what … --- ## [Impossible to prevent x.com oneboxes (and they're broken)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-prevent-x-com-oneboxes-and-theyre-broken/397516)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-prevent-x-com-oneboxes-and-theyre-broken/397516 "2026-03-25T13:33:44Z")
Add x.com and twitter.com to the blocked\_onebox\_domains site setting Create a new post Enter a link to x.com on its own line See how you do get a (broken) onebox Whether the onebox is broken or not does not depend o… --- ## [Backup fails at gzip saying no space left on device, but there is space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-fails-at-gzip-saying-no-space-left-on-device-but-there-is-space/361579)
**Author:** [@Benjol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjol)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-fails-at-gzip-saying-no-space-left-on-device-but-there-is-space/361579 "2025-04-12T17:45:40Z")
Failed to gzip archive. gzip: /var/www/discourse/public/backups/default/MYDISCOURSE-2025-04-12-033421-v20250321143553.tar.gz: No space left on device I checked disk space, and I have 60GB. --- ## [3.5.0.beta6 Security fixes release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta6-security-fixes-release/369346)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta6-security-fixes-release/369346 "2025-06-09T05:30:17Z")
Security Updates This release includes fixes for these security issues reported by our community and HackerOne. Auto-executing third-party code in embedded CodePen iframe · Advisory · discourse/discourse · GitHub HTML … --- ## [Custom User Field Required for All, but only Editable ONCE](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-field-required-for-all-but-only-editable-once/397456)
**Author:** [@NitroBrude](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NitroBrude)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-field-required-for-all-but-only-editable-once/397456 "2026-03-02T17:18:50Z")
Sorry if this has been brought up before, I found something yesterday that was close to it, but today my search terms bring up nothing. Scenario: A Discourse server wants to set a field, say Date of Birth, to be a requ… --- ## [My site is being flooded with password reset requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-site-is-being-flooded-with-password-reset-requests/344231)
**Author:** [@ale-re](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ale-re)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-site-is-being-flooded-with-password-reset-requests/344231 "2024-12-30T11:30:41Z")
In my case, I’m getting flooded with automated “password reset” requests. Given that everything, but my username, is private in my instance, /about page is the only place where bots can get my username and perform a pass… --- ## [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?… --- ## [Auto-link - woo hoo!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-link-woo-hoo/331536)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-link-woo-hoo/331536 "2024-10-18T14:33:46Z")
I just accidentally discovered that if I highlight some text and paste (Ctrl-v) instead of replacing, it links (just like in Slack). :tada: This will save me hundreds of keystrokes over the next year. :nerd\_face: Thank… --- ## [UX: Moderator actions have visual bugs after #36812](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-moderator-actions-have-visual-bugs-after-36812/393403)
**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-moderator-actions-have-visual-bugs-after-36812/393403 "2026-01-14T18:31:09Z")
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/36812 The pull request refactored and combine the review list buttons, however, after a post is rejected, the button that leave on the page is “Yes”, this seems strange, as th… --- ## [Patreon OAuth login doesn’t create user – hosted forum, valid patron, no errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-oauth-login-doesn-t-create-user-hosted-forum-valid-patron-no-errors/365703)
**Author:** [@Pahuyuth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pahuyuth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-oauth-login-doesn-t-create-user-hosted-forum-valid-patron-no-errors/365703 "2025-05-22T15:26:02Z")
Hi Discourse Team, we’re using your hosted Discourse service at https://forum.pahuyuth.com and have integrated the official Patreon plugin. We’re encountering the following issue: A new user is an active paying Patro… --- ## [Load comments w/ajax enabled brings thousands of post\_id=undefined visitor requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-comments-w-ajax-enabled-brings-thousands-of-post-id-undefined-visitor-requests/382435)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-comments-w-ajax-enabled-brings-thousands-of-post-id-undefined-visitor-requests/382435 "2025-10-27T18:07:03Z")
Environment: Self-hosted Discourse on AWS EC2, with the Ubuntu 24.04 AMI. Host is an r7g.large with 2x vCPUs and 16GB RAM. Discourse is at version 3.6.0.beta1-dev (db974047e4) and is updated regularly. WordPress is at ve… --- ## ["Your Efforts Are Paying Off"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-efforts-are-paying-off/326866)
**Author:** [@Carleas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carleas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-efforts-are-paying-off/326866 "2024-09-17T13:26:16Z")
I recently got some feedback from a member. They’d flagged a post as trolling (it was), and the trolling post was immediately hidden so it didn’t derail the topic. After I reviewed and approved the flag and warned the … --- ## [How do you enable "category group notifications"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-enable-category-group-notifications/397446)
**Author:** [@dehilster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dehilster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-enable-category-group-notifications/397446 "2026-03-02T15:57:56Z")
I want to set a category so that if I create a topic in that category, it will email that to all the people in the group that is associated with that category. I cannot find what some people claim is a “category group no… --- ## [Mark unread marks the latest post and notification as unread even if these are unrelated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-unread-marks-the-latest-post-and-notification-as-unread-even-if-these-are-unrelated/342182)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-unread-marks-the-latest-post-and-notification-as-unread-even-if-these-are-unrelated/342182 "2024-12-13T15:37:08Z")
I was a little confused when I used the mark unread feature recently. I clicked the button at the bottom of the topic so I could get back to it later. At first, everything seemed to work as expected: the topic was added… --- ## [Footnotes are not horizontally scrollable, yet their CSS does not force \`white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727)
**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/footnotes-are-not-horizontally-scrollable-yet-their-css-does-not-force-white-space-pre-wrap-word-wrap-break-word/386727 "2025-11-07T20:20:12Z")
At t/108791/5, after entering: \[^3\]: \`Mozilla.MozillaFirefoxNightly\_146.2510.1421.0\_x64\_\_jag0gd4e3s9p2\` demonstrates otherwise, per: !\[image|690x375\](upload://88Y4U0UBQ1chKfMRERPNeFt9uEs.png) …I see: It cannot… --- ## ["Communication Style" as part of a user's profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communication-style-as-part-of-a-users-profile/285070)
**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communication-style-as-part-of-a-users-profile/285070 "2024-01-04T07:13:38Z")
I’ve been pondering this for a while, especially since the AI sentiment integration, and after a discussion with @maiki. What I’m wondering is, would it be possible to have next to a user’s username or in their profile a… --- ## [Creating a custom filter homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-custom-filter-homepage/370062)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-custom-filter-homepage/370062 "2025-07-05T13:17:04Z")
Can I create a dynamic homepage like this: 10 Recently Active Topics (this week) 5 Latest Created Topics (today) 5 More Recent Topics (this week) 5 Most Replied Topics (this week) 5 Most Liked Topics (this week) 5 Late… --- ## [\ needs extra empty line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/br-needs-extra-empty-line/342046)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/br-needs-extra-empty-line/342046 "2024-12-13T09:11:48Z")
This doesn’t work \ \\[wrap=icon id=fa-share\]\[/wrap\] Reply\ \[wrap=icon id=fa-share\]\[/wrap\] Reply But this works: \ \\[wrap=icon id=fa-share\]\[/wrap\] Reply\ Reply This can be a UX… --- ## [Allow regular users to mute staff (more details inside)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-regular-users-to-mute-staff-more-details-inside/342463)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-regular-users-to-mute-staff-more-details-inside/342463 "2025-01-01T17:35:57Z")
Some Context Staffs are not gods from the heavens. Sometimes they can have a bad day, or just have a kind of behaviour that just don’t go well with someone else. As an admin of a community, I can see that happening and … --- ## [My discourse forum crashed after upgrade to 3.5.0.beta8](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-discourse-forum-crashed-after-upgrade-to-3-5-0-beta8/377128)
**Author:** [@whitewaterdeu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/whitewaterdeu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-discourse-forum-crashed-after-upgrade-to-3-5-0-beta8/377128 "2025-08-06T05:04:30Z")
Yesterday, I casually updated discourse to 3.5.0.beta8 on the web ui , but the website crashed. Today, I execute./launcher rebuild app in the terminal, but it still doesn’t work what i have tried I tried to delete lot… --- ## [“Block” a ‘Leader’](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-a-leader/386191)
**Author:** [@Tyl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tyl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-a-leader/386191 "2025-10-24T15:41:41Z")
New here (but not to other forums hosted by Discourse). I seem to remember ‘block’ being a function on one forum but one I am looking at the moment only has ‘mute’. But I can still see their posts. Bit of a catch 22 as … --- ## [Several improvements could be done on the mobile reviewable pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-improvements-could-be-done-on-the-mobile-reviewable-pages/401041)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-improvements-could-be-done-on-the-mobile-reviewable-pages/401041 "2026-04-20T17:29:42Z")
The elements in the “header” are not aligned: “Post flagged as spam”, , “Flag approved”, “2h” There are a lot of discrepancies in the CSS used here. The container .review-item\_\_header has a defined align rule: ali… --- ## [Discourse Refused Connection on Port 443 and 80 After Install Fix on Digital Ocean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-refused-connection-on-port-443-and-80-after-install-fix-on-digital-ocean/356325)
**Author:** [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-refused-connection-on-port-443-and-80-after-install-fix-on-digital-ocean/356325 "2025-03-08T19:16:43Z")
Thought i’d give anyone a possible fix after I just encountered this problem of refused connection on ports 443 and 80 after a Discourse install on Digital Ocean. My schoolboy error was closing the console when redis sa… --- ## [Untranslated text when creating a poll: “Allow options to be added or removed after posting”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/untranslated-text-when-creating-a-poll-allow-options-to-be-added-or-removed-after-posting/393222)
**Author:** [@Davi\_Araújo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Davi_Ara%C3%BAjo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/untranslated-text-when-creating-a-poll-allow-options-to-be-added-or-removed-after-posting/393222 "2026-01-12T12:47:36Z")
When creating a poll in Discourse using Portuguese (pt-BR), the option “Allow options to be added or removed after posting” is still displayed in English. The rest of the interface is properly translated, which suggests … --- ## [AI Bots active on Discourse Powered Sites?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bots-active-on-discourse-powered-sites/397422)
**Author:** [@ThisSource](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ThisSource)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bots-active-on-discourse-powered-sites/397422 "2026-03-02T10:16:05Z")
Are there any forums who have implemented AI bots properly/completely in there forums ? Wanted to have a look how those really work.. --- ## [What's causing the login issue?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/400487)
**Author:** [@Lxk520](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lxk520)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/400487 "2026-04-14T00:11:42Z")
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