# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=13 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 14 --- ## [Introducing releases.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-releases-discourse-org/392712)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-releases-discourse-org/392712 "2026-01-10T21:29:15Z")
As part of our ongoing project to overhaul our version numbering & release processes, we’re happy to announce releases.discourse.org. Going forward, this site will be the primary source of information for Discourse ve… --- ## [Composer preview toggle now lives with the other window controls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-preview-toggle-now-lives-with-the-other-window-controls/408690)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/composer-preview-toggle-now-lives-with-the-other-window-controls/408690 "2026-07-28T09:40:55Z")
We’ve tidied up the composer’s top-right controls so the buttons that manage the composer window all live together. What changed The preview toggle moved up top, alongside the other window-controlling actions (fullscre… --- ## [New and improved About page at /about is live](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-and-improved-about-page-at-about-is-live/324212)
**Author:** [@Osama](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Osama)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-and-improved-about-page-at-about-is-live/324212 "2024-12-31T13:43:45Z")
We’ve redesigned the /about page in Discourse. Learn more about configuration options in the documentation topic: Understanding and customizing the About page You can see it right here by heading to /about. Here’s a scr… --- ## [Fresh install/migrated!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-migrated/409595)
**Author:** [@aLinux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aLinux)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-migrated/409595 "2026-08-12T19:33:59Z")
Hello I migrated from phpbb 3 and all is working good ! Content/categories/users were imported with no problems! Since this is my first install and use i have a question about speed. I am using cloudflare as DNS and … --- ## [How to handle changing organizational roles, re. past mentions on the forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-handle-changing-organizational-roles-re-past-mentions-on-the-forum/408418)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-handle-changing-organizational-roles-re-past-mentions-on-the-forum/408418 "2026-07-24T08:29:38Z")
We have a situation where a long term volunteer is stepping down. Over several years in countless conversations they are mentioned as the person to talk to about X. I realize now that we probably should have originally … --- ## [Introducing our new composer, making writing on Discourse easier than ever](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-our-new-composer-making-writing-on-discourse-easier-than-ever/369779)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-our-new-composer-making-writing-on-discourse-easier-than-ever/369779 "2025-09-24T00:56:32Z")
One of our major projects this year has been working on developing a new rich text editing mode for the composer, which makes writing on Discourse more familiar and intuitive. The new composer has been available here on … --- ## [Add {username} as a template param in AI persona system prompts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-username-as-a-template-param-in-ai-persona-system-prompts/406846)
**Author:** [@42aross](https://meta.discourse.org/u/42aross)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-username-as-a-template-param-in-ai-persona-system-prompts/406846 "2026-08-04T05:48:50Z")
This is my first time contributing. I apologize if I fumbled anything, and I’m deeply grateful for patience and any advice if there’s a better way to do this. For what little it’s worth, I am a Pro customer. I needed a… --- ## [Introducing pre-compiled JS assets for self-hosters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-pre-compiled-js-assets-for-self-hosters/376700)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-pre-compiled-js-assets-for-self-hosters/376700 "2025-11-27T17:42:07Z")
:mega: Discourse now publishes pre-built JavaScript assets, which will significantly speed up installation and updates, especially for servers with limited resources. Compiling and optimizing JavaScript assets has alwa… --- ## [How I use AI as the co-CEO of a remote company](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-use-ai-as-the-co-ceo-of-a-remote-company/405564)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-use-ai-as-the-co-ceo-of-a-remote-company/405564 "2026-06-22T07:29:10Z")
I'm the co-CEO of a completely remote company. Sam and I have never shared an office, and most of the time we're not even on the same continent; our team works across more time zones than I can reliably hold in my head. … --- ## [Webinar: Creating & Nurturing a Moderator Program](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-creating-nurturing-a-moderator-program/398295)
**Author:** [@Danielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Danielle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-creating-nurturing-a-moderator-program/398295 "2026-05-28T22:56:17Z")
On 2026-03-19T04:00:00Z (UTC), we hosted our webinar: Creating & Nurturing a Moderator Program. One of the biggest themes throughout the session: moderation is not just cleanup. It is foundational to the long-term healt… --- ## ["All members" when creating a category assigns everyone](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-members-when-creating-a-category-assigns-everyone/409508)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-members-when-creating-a-category-assigns-everyone/409508 "2026-08-10T08:21:20Z")
So when you have a forum and it’s set to “login required”, the “create new category” offers the choice between “all members” and “private”. When it’s not set to login required it changes to “public” and “private”. Howev… --- ## [Delegated vision for text only models in Discourse AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delegated-vision-for-text-only-models-in-discourse-ai/409746)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delegated-vision-for-text-only-models-in-discourse-ai/409746 "2026-08-10T23:40:39Z")
We just released support for delegated vision in Discourse AI :confetti\_ball: This enables you to use text only models such as DeepSeek v4 Flash with the full feature set of Discourse AI by delegating vision to a vision… --- ## [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… --- ## [Building a Skeleton Layout Loader for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-a-skeleton-layout-loader-for-discourse/410338)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-a-skeleton-layout-loader-for-discourse/410338 "2026-08-18T14:46:57Z")
Hello :waving\_hand: The basic idea The goal was to build a skeleton loader that is generated from the actual Discourse UI, rather than relying on a hardcoded skeleton template. The builder lets an administrator select … --- ## [Soft Login Required](https://meta.discourse.org/t/soft-login-required/408140)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/soft-login-required/408140 "2026-07-21T13:07:59Z")
:information\_source: Summary Creating a flexible Soft Gate for your community :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - VaperinaDEV/soft-login-required: Creating a flexible Soft Gate for your community · GitHu… --- ## [Emoticon to emoji conversion should be a user preference, not site-wide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoticon-to-emoji-conversion-should-be-a-user-preference-not-site-wide/407255)
**Author:** [@0cjs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/0cjs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoticon-to-emoji-conversion-should-be-a-user-preference-not-site-wide/407255 "2026-07-13T13:40:40Z")
I hear from a little bird that there is a site-wide preference that can be set to force automatic conversion of emoji (e.g., :-)) to emoticons (e.g. :slight\_smile: ). This site appears to have that preference off, which … --- ## [Air Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme/197703)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/air-theme/197703 "2026-06-07T11:17:17Z")
:discourse2: Summary Air Theme is a clean & modern theme with a handful of theme components included to enhance your forum! :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repo… --- ## [Removing Going status still keeps you in event chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-going-status-still-keeps-you-in-event-chat/412261)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-going-status-still-keeps-you-in-event-chat/412261 "2026-09-14T12:19:07Z")
When clicking on the chat for the event, and clicking on ‘Going’, you can access the chat. But after retracting your ‘Going’ status on the event, you are still in the chat. I suppose this is unintentional? --- ## [Unable to tell "post" bookmarks exist in footer on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-tell-post-bookmarks-exist-in-footer-on-mobile/400160)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-tell-post-bookmarks-exist-in-footer-on-mobile/400160 "2026-04-09T01:10:40Z")
This is great, thanks. I wonder whether there should be some visual indication that a post has been bookmarked (like there currently is when a whole topic has been). --- ## [Hot sorting for nested replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hot-sorting-for-nested-replies/408644)
**Author:** [@markvanlan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markvanlan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hot-sorting-for-nested-replies/408644 "2026-07-27T20:04:21Z")
If you’ve enabled nested replies on your site, you can now let members sort replies by Hot. This sort order surfaces the discussions people are actually engaging with right now, rather than just the most-liked or most re… --- ## [Event card content should flex better on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-card-content-should-flex-better-on-mobile/412086)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-card-content-should-flex-better-on-mobile/412086 "2026-09-11T02:01:59Z")
Just happened to notice that event cards look really bad on mobile. Here is a test one I made on try. It’s fairly obvious to me that the “SEP 10” bit, the title, and the menu dot should flex differently. --- ## [Improving the experience in our support categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-experience-in-our-support-categories/397742)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-experience-in-our-support-categories/397742 "2026-04-21T13:47:35Z")
I’d like to explore how we might improve the experience of our support categories – Support and all of its subcategories. A couple recent discussions\[1\] have focused on how we might more consistently use the solved plug… --- ## [Actually delete permanently without all the obstacles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/actually-delete-permanently-without-all-the-obstacles/411687)
**Author:** [@emilio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emilio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/actually-delete-permanently-without-all-the-obstacles/411687 "2026-09-05T16:46:05Z")
Would love an option to actually delete post/topic, without being stuck at every turn to do so its making it harder. This should just have a checkbox to say I am aware that will happen and want to anyway. Not force me t… --- ## [Deprecating .hbs file extension in themes and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-hbs-file-extension-in-themes-and-plugins/398896)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-hbs-file-extension-in-themes-and-plugins/398896 "2026-08-09T18:49:52Z")
In the latest version of Discourse, using .hbs files in themes and plugins is deprecated. Support for this file format will be removed after the next ESR release. Handlebars templates should be replaced with the more mo… --- ## [Group Avatar Halos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-avatar-halos/408553)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-avatar-halos/408553 "2026-07-27T17:22:24Z")
:information\_source: Summary Adds halos around user avatars as specified by their primary group or Trust level :eyeglasses: Preview Preview with Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository https://github.… --- ## [Using Workflows to send a Slack message when a topic or post is assigned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-workflows-to-send-a-slack-message-when-a-topic-or-post-is-assigned/412464)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-workflows-to-send-a-slack-message-when-a-topic-or-post-is-assigned/412464 "2026-09-15T15:39:42Z")
You can use Workflows, Assign, and Chat Integration to automatically send a Slack message whenever a topic or post is assigned or unassigned on your site. This makes it easier to keep your teammates informed when somethi… --- ## [Case study of an amateur plugin author](https://meta.discourse.org/t/case-study-of-an-amateur-plugin-author/402084)
**Author:** [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/case-study-of-an-amateur-plugin-author/402084 "2026-05-04T18:56:52Z")
In 2024 I was looking for work. I decided to offer my services as a community consultant. Mostly, though, people were interested in technical help getting their Discourse sites fixed or updated. One potential client aske… --- ## [Site in staff only mode. No need to show signup or login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-in-staff-only-mode-no-need-to-show-signup-or-login/408703)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-in-staff-only-mode-no-need-to-show-signup-or-login/408703 "2026-07-28T23:45:38Z")
For the past two days, the OpenAI Discourse forum has been in staff-only mode. Only staff members and users with higher permissions can interact with the site; everyone else has read-only access. Users visiting the sit… --- ## [A new admin experience for RSS Polling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-admin-experience-for-rss-polling/408181)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-admin-experience-for-rss-polling/408181 "2026-07-24T16:23:17Z")
The RSS Polling plugin has a fully rebuilt admin interface that makes it easier to configure feeds, validate them before they go live, and understand what’s happening with each poll. Note: On our hosting, the RSS Polli… --- ## [Looking for storage details after Discourse update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-storage-details-after-discourse-update/409553)
**Author:** [@m\_terenui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m_terenui)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-storage-details-after-discourse-update/409553 "2026-08-07T18:30:02Z")
Hi there ! Hope everybody is doing well :slight\_smile: I have just updated my discourse instance to v2026.8.0-latest.1 and everything went well. Since everytime I update my forum I have a stress that everything gets bro… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=12) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=14)