# Hot

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## [Is It Possible to Create Custom Pages in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-pages-in-discourse/373163)

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**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Kumar\_Sandan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gaurav_Kumar_Sandan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-pages-in-discourse/373163 "2025-07-11T09:50:30Z")

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We are exploring the possibility of adding custom pages in our Discourse instance (for example, a help center or integration-specific page). We’re not fully sure if Discourse supports this natively or if it requires a pl…

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## [YouTube Music lazy load](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-music-lazy-load/290134)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-music-lazy-load/290134 "2023-12-31T16:26:37Z")

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Hello :wave: I’ve noticed the YouTube Music link isn’t playable in post it creates a oneboxed link to the video. Is there any chance to makes YouTube Music links too to lazy loads like YouTube links? Here is an exampl…

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## [My install is 16,359 commits behind! Advice?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-install-is-16-359-commits-behind-advice/354327)

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**Author:** [@trusktr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trusktr)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-install-is-16-359-commits-behind-advice/354327 "2025-03-18T23:39:36Z")

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And the Upgrade button is grayed out: Any advice on how to “Upgrade”?

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## [Is it by design that updates via web UI can provoke breaking changes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-by-design-that-updates-via-web-ui-can-provoke-breaking-changes/345426)

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**Author:** [@Benjol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjol)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-by-design-that-updates-via-web-ui-can-provoke-breaking-changes/345426 "2025-01-03T16:57:05Z")

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I just tried upgrading via the web UI. The first part went ok, but the second step (update Discourse version) got part way through, then said there was an error, and the forum no longer works at all (just the ‘Oops’ page…

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## [Sticky header gone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-header-gone/389835)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sticky-header-gone/389835 "2025-11-28T22:17:40Z")

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My forum just updated and now the header is not sticky on mobile. Very difficult to navigate or use chat now, how can I resolve this?

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## [AI-bot header button title doesn't always match its action](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-header-button-title-doesnt-always-match-its-action/377402)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-header-button-title-doesnt-always-match-its-action/377402 "2025-08-13T23:05:32Z")

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When you click on the bot icon in the header to start a new conversation, the icon is changed because then the button takes you back to the forum. But the text on hover still says “Start a PM with an AI bot”.

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## [Why is "Browse Channels" a pencil icon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-browse-channels-a-pencil-icon/378708)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-browse-channels-a-pencil-icon/378708 "2025-08-18T08:44:27Z")

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One of the users was asking how to see all the chat channels and I myself couldn’t figure it out Turns out you have to click on a pencil icon to browse all channels. This can’t be right, can it? Wouldn’t it be bette…

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## [Bootstrap error during Discourse install: ENOENT - /etc/runit/1.d/letsencrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-error-during-discourse-install-enoent-etc-runit-1-d-letsencrypt/376416)

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**Author:** [@rogu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rogu)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 5:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-error-during-discourse-install-enoent-etc-runit-1-d-letsencrypt/376416 "2025-11-21T05:21:49Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to install Discourse using the standard ./launcher rebuild app process, but I’m running into an error during bootstrap: FAILED -------------------- Errno::ENOENT: No such file or directory @ rb\_sysopen - …

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## [Wrap=placeholder not working on Horizon theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrap-placeholder-not-working-on-horizon-theme/362369)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrap-placeholder-not-working-on-horizon-theme/362369 "2025-04-18T04:13:06Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Setup Multisite Configuration with Let's Encrypt and no Reverse Proxy: Placeholders seem not to be working? \[wrap=placeholder key="two" description="Subdomain of first multisite site" de…

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## [Native PDF and attachment support in Discourse AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/native-pdf-and-attachment-support-in-discourse-ai/391007)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/native-pdf-and-attachment-support-in-discourse-ai/391007 "2025-12-11T05:39:31Z")

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We just added native PDF and attachment support to end users interacting with an AI Bot. This has been a repeat request over the years and we are delighted to release it. To learn how to configure see: This adds s…

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## [Is there an option on Discourse to allow a logged-in member to see only the topics where they participated?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-option-on-discourse-to-allow-a-logged-in-member-to-see-only-the-topics-where-they-participated/350055)

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**Author:** [@leopedrini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leopedrini)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-option-on-discourse-to-allow-a-logged-in-member-to-see-only-the-topics-where-they-participated/350055 "2025-02-02T22:41:30Z")

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Is there an option in Discourse to allow a logged-in member to see only the topics where they participated (asked, answered…)?

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## [Post folding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-folding/324442)

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**Author:** [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-folding/324442 "2024-09-05T02:05:03Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Allow some posts to be folded manually :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/Lhcfl/discourse-post-folding :open\_book: Install Guide How to install plugins in D…

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## [Deletion of Categories fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deletion-of-categories-fails/409236)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deletion-of-categories-fails/409236 "2026-08-04T07:33:25Z")

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We are consolidating categories and contents in our Discourse instance at forum.netzwissen.de I moved all topics (including the description topic) into an internal “archive” category as admin, with bulk operations. But i…

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## [Adverts on the Discourse hosted Starter plan](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adverts-on-the-discourse-hosted-starter-plan/376944)

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**Author:** [@skate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skate)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adverts-on-the-discourse-hosted-starter-plan/376944 "2025-08-03T00:13:59Z")

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I don’t want to run ads, I’m asking if Discourse places ads on forums? I saw a few ads on forums where Discourse was promoting its own products, but can’t tell how that looks once one has a forum up and running. i.e. is …

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## [Introducing the All-New Admin Dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-all-new-admin-dashboard/409764)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-all-new-admin-dashboard/409764 "2026-08-11T07:36:37Z")

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The Discourse dashboard has always given admins a lot of data to work with - and we're proud of how transparent we've made it. But communities have grown, and the ways people measure them have changed; so we took the cha…

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## [I can't save edit on site texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-save-edit-on-site-texts/360990)

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**Author:** [@songs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/songs)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-save-edit-on-site-texts/360990 "2025-04-15T07:18:41Z")

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It’s no important if I do any edits, save button is not working ?

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## [Suggestion for fixing the inaccurate link counter value](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-fixing-the-inaccurate-link-counter-value/359527)

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**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-fixing-the-inaccurate-link-counter-value/359527 "2025-04-30T19:14:46Z")

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Further to what I thought was a bug but is seemingly by design, the topic link counter stops at 50: Even if there are thousands of links in the topic :pensive\_face: And: With this in mind, rather than showing an in…

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## [Invite tab shows on hidden profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-tab-shows-on-hidden-profile/401818)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-tab-shows-on-hidden-profile/401818 "2026-05-05T15:29:50Z")

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find a user with a hidden profile go to /u/username see “this users public profile is hidden” find an “invite” tab there clicking it will show that there are no invites (so it’s not exposing anything from the hidden pro…

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## [Discourse package fails to build through nix-shell](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-package-fails-to-build-through-nix-shell/410198)

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**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")

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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…

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## [A year of success](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-year-of-success/373617)

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**Author:** [@Milenski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Milenski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-year-of-success/373617 "2025-07-09T18:40:11Z")

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I have been through many platforms, whether for a simple blog or a forum, but I had never encountered one like Discourse. Soon one of my domains and only successful project will be one year old. Thanks to Discourse, my p…

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## [Is it a community? A forum? Both? Neither?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-community-a-forum-both-neither/303289)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-a-community-a-forum-both-neither/303289 "2024-04-11T18:05:46Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Maybe just remove the "Community" header in the sidebar? (A plea!): I saw this quote as I’ve just switched to have community as the subdomain of my forum and also been debating how to ref…

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## [Discourse AI - Self-Hosted Guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-self-hosted-guide/259598)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 59\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-self-hosted-guide/259598 "2024-05-20T03:05:46Z")

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This is a guide aimed at running your own instances of the services that power Discourse AI modules. Introduction If you want to use Discourse AI on your self-hosted instance, you may need to also run the companion s…

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## [Air theme Category info on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme-category-info-on-mobile/410740)

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**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")

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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…

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## [How to show a logo/image in the loading screen?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-a-logo-image-in-the-loading-screen/396212)

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**Author:** [@TheWalkingDead110](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheWalkingDead110)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-a-logo-image-in-the-loading-screen/396212 "2026-02-17T10:32:29Z")

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Just like how it’s done here on meta.discourse.org Thank you.

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## [TL3 But Not TL3 Oddity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl3-but-not-tl3-oddity/376904)

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**Author:** [@Rubi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rubi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl3-but-not-tl3-oddity/376904 "2025-08-01T19:15:36Z")

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I hope this is in the right place, if not please feel free to move. We have an odd situation and I am not sure where to begin with looking into it. User X is reported in the system as being TL3 However, they have not …

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## [\`&rsquo;\` in topic titles on oops page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rsquo-in-topic-titles-on-oops-page/406309)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rsquo-in-topic-titles-on-oops-page/406309 "2026-06-29T14:17:45Z")

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In the list of popular topics on the oops page (e.g. https://meta.discourse.org/oops) some titles display &rsquo; instead of '.

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## [Meta Branded theme and all categories header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-theme-and-all-categories-header/317472)

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**Author:** [@Westcan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Westcan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-theme-and-all-categories-header/317472 "2024-07-24T13:41:35Z")

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From what I’m finding the “Meta Branded” them is not open source and available for install? Love the look of the “All Categories” header page as attached below. Just wondering if this is a plugin available? Or if this…

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## [Extending chat message blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extending-chat-message-blocks/405006)

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**Author:** [@Anton\_Akhmerov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anton_Akhmerov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extending-chat-message-blocks/405006 "2026-06-16T17:41:09Z")

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Hi all, I would like to develop a plugin for displaying GitLab/GitHub activity notifications in Discourse Chat, or more broadly any kind of regular events. For a richer output I would like to display activity as a card…

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## [Discourse-automation did not send PM: no valid targets exist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation-did-not-send-pm-no-valid-targets-exist/395740)

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**Author:** [@pangbo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pangbo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation-did-not-send-pm-no-valid-targets-exist/395740 "2026-02-11T06:04:53Z")

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I saw some warnings in the logs that discourse-automation plugin failed to send PMs. Automation plugin uses the usernames at the time of triggering the trigger, rather than the latest usernames of users when sending P…

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## [Request for a date picker in AI Translate settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-a-date-picker-in-ai-translate-settings/405828)

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**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-a-date-picker-in-ai-translate-settings/405828 "2026-07-28T13:01:23Z")

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Minor Feature request. In the AI Translate Settings field: AI translation backfill max age days Can we get a date picker implemented with this field? For us folks who have forums with content going back decades (1999)…

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