# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=145 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 146 --- ## [Is the generation of invitation links secure against data races?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-generation-of-invitation-links-secure-against-data-races/385878)
**Author:** [@Willy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Willy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-generation-of-invitation-links-secure-against-data-races/385878 "2025-10-28T18:18:04Z")
I want to create invitation links every time a user submits a request, but if there is a data race in which two users request a Discourse invitation link at the same time, I am afraid that one or even both of them will n… --- ## [Did I overwrite my site settings with a cross-instance backup/restore?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/did-i-overwrite-my-site-settings-with-a-cross-instance-backup-restore/358786)
**Author:** [@johnr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johnr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/did-i-overwrite-my-site-settings-with-a-cross-instance-backup-restore/358786 "2025-04-02T12:35:38Z")
My company is evaluating Discourse and I have created two instances, A and B. I wanted to check out the backup/restore functionality as it might apply to different instances and restored a backup from instance A to insta… --- ## [Is an automation like this possible with Discourse AI today?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-an-automation-like-this-possible-with-discourse-ai-today/364142)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-an-automation-like-this-possible-with-discourse-ai-today/364142 "2025-05-12T01:35:42Z")
There’s is a task we do today that I’ve been able to make pretty good progress in automating using n8n, but I’m wondering if it’s possible with Discourse natively. We have a draft category where product marketing manage… --- ## [What's the best way to store data with a plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-way-to-store-data-with-a-plugin/388967)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-best-way-to-store-data-with-a-plugin/388967 "2025-11-20T07:15:23Z")
I’m planning to store data with a plugin, of literally 1 value, a topic id. What’s the best way to do this? Thanks. --- ## [What is the best way to deal with recurrent email-in spam?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-deal-with-recurrent-email-in-spam/378380)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-deal-with-recurrent-email-in-spam/378380 "2025-08-13T10:08:59Z")
On one of my sites, we’ve got persistent spam/phishing coming in from a single source which I’m struggling to prevent. It gets in via an email-in to a group inbox. It uses a different email and IP address each time, but… --- ## [WP Discourse is not tested with WordPress 6.9](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-is-not-tested-with-wordpress-6-9/394624)
**Author:** [@miednr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/miednr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-is-not-tested-with-wordpress-6-9/394624 "2026-01-29T10:23:19Z")
Hello, I am using Easy Updates Manager Premium for updating my WordPress core, plugins, themes and translations. It shows the red warning, that WP Discourse is not yet tested to work with WordPress 6.9. Is this planned … --- ## [Help! Bug in the Discourse App Connection on Android](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-bug-in-the-discourse-app-connection-on-android/328607)
**Author:** [@markcon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markcon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-bug-in-the-discourse-app-connection-on-android/328607 "2024-10-07T16:13:29Z")
I am trying to connect the “Tecnoblog Comunidade” to the Discourse app on Android 14, but when I click the button to connect the community within the Discourse app, an error screen appears, and I don’t know how to fix it… --- ## [Can't disable the category calendar once it is enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-the-category-calendar-once-it-is-enabled/342112)
**Author:** [@tkforbes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tkforbes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-disable-the-category-calendar-once-it-is-enabled/342112 "2024-12-16T23:07:06Z")
I’ve got a category that displays the calendar at the head of the category view. I’ve now decided that my community should just use the “Upcoming events” view which displays a consolidated view of events across several c… --- ## [Need data explorer query to export an entire topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-data-explorer-query-to-export-an-entire-topic/285216)
**Author:** [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mr.X_Mr.X)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-data-explorer-query-to-export-an-entire-topic/285216 "2023-11-12T13:30:51Z")
I need a working data explorer query to export a whole topic, can someone help. Much appreciated. --- ## ["Malformed version number" error when trying to see /review and /plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/malformed-version-number-error-when-trying-to-see-review-and-plugin/381186)
**Author:** [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/malformed-version-number-error-when-trying-to-see-review-and-plugin/381186 "2025-09-01T17:26:32Z")
Hi, I’m getting errors in the console when trying to view the plugin list or 'Review here’s i get in the console: Malformed version number string c2e567443d6e6af3a8096a84e4cbfede77462957 activesupport-8.0.2.1/lib/ac… --- ## [Are html tags causing search issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-html-tags-causing-search-issues/405296)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-html-tags-causing-search-issues/405296 "2026-06-15T13:48:08Z")
I have subscript html-tags i.e. \\B\17\-vitamiini (or the issue is header tags, hasn’t check that yet). The search can’t find those, like if I try to search B17-vitamiini. AI couldn\`t offer a hit eithe… --- ## [Category Security Permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-permissions/371929)
**Author:** [@flysto\_ryan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flysto_ryan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-permissions/371929 "2025-06-27T14:25:00Z")
Does setting category security permissions for trust\_level\_1 extend to higher trust levels? Or do I need to setup all of my categories similar to the screenshot? Thanks, Ryan --- ## [API, create user, no longer returns user\_id](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-create-user-no-longer-returns-user-id/343427)
**Author:** [@clayg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/clayg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-create-user-no-longer-returns-user-id/343427 "2025-04-17T13:22:56Z")
I have a script that runs daily to create new users via the API. Up until a few days ago, when the post would complete, the response included the user\_id of the newly created user. Now the API no longer does so? But the … --- ## [Setting to allow TL0 to PM moderators more easily](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-to-allow-tl0-to-pm-moderators-more-easily/316340)
**Author:** [@anon48433008](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon48433008)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-to-allow-tl0-to-pm-moderators-more-easily/316340 "2024-07-26T15:52:43Z")
As discussed in No user PM access this thread/vote is intended to encourage a change to the default settings to allow TL0 users the ability to PM moderators if needed. It may well serve to keep new users from becoming f… --- ## [Upcoming EOL for the widget rendering system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upcoming-eol-for-the-widget-rendering-system/375332)
**Author:** [@saquetim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saquetim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upcoming-eol-for-the-widget-rendering-system/375332 "2025-12-10T19:10:29Z")
Hey everyone! As the final step of our effort to move away from the legacy “widget” rendering system, we’re deprecating the use of widgets in Discourse and will soon deactivate it entirely. Timeline These are estimates … --- ## [UI bug: Header duplicates after login in beta9 dev](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-bug-header-duplicates-after-login-in-beta9-dev/376356)
**Author:** [@levonyan021](https://meta.discourse.org/u/levonyan021)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ui-bug-header-duplicates-after-login-in-beta9-dev/376356 "2025-08-05T02:37:12Z")
After updating to beta9 dev, only the header is displayed after authorization. When clicking any button, the header gets duplicated. --- ## [Can Discourse accept attachments when using emails to create new category topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-accept-attachments-when-using-emails-to-create-new-category-topics/322980)
**Author:** [@exlabs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/exlabs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-accept-attachments-when-using-emails-to-create-new-category-topics/322980 "2024-08-23T19:40:50Z")
I am using the “Configure incoming email to create new topics” feature. We have everything working as we want: we can use Discourse to receive and reply to our support emails. However, sometimes uses send attachments wi… --- ## [How to make the AI support other languages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-ai-support-other-languages/288646)
**Author:** [@5804829](https://meta.discourse.org/u/5804829)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-the-ai-support-other-languages/288646 "2023-12-18T01:31:40Z")
如何可以支持中文呢?我用管理员发了帖子 过了一会标题自动变成了英文. 我还要每一个都修改回去. How can I support Chinese? I used the administrator to make a post and then the title automatically changed to English. I have to change each one back. --- ## [Web Crawler user agents - Qwantbot agents growing in number](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-crawler-user-agents-qwantbot-agents-growing-in-number/402766)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-crawler-user-agents-qwantbot-agents-growing-in-number/402766 "2026-05-12T11:54:00Z")
Today, while reviewing the admin report “Web Crawler User Agents,” I noticed that the list now spans multiple pages, even when limited to the last 24 hours. This agent appears to account for much of the increase: Mozi… --- ## [Staff should be able to override/ignore "AI translation backfill max age days" setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-should-be-able-to-override-ignore-ai-translation-backfill-max-age-days-setting/388168)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-should-be-able-to-override-ignore-ai-translation-backfill-max-age-days-setting/388168 "2025-11-12T08:39:08Z")
Hey guys, First of all, fantastic work with the AI translation plugin! We are currently testing it, and the initial impression is fantastic! While we have been using it, we stumbled upon a specific use case: While we h… --- ## [Trouble searching user custom fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-searching-user-custom-fields/404800)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-searching-user-custom-fields/404800 "2026-06-09T20:46:38Z")
I have several user custom fields that the client wants to be able to search to find users. If I type a / or use the search at the top of the page, it searches the custom fields and it finds the expected userrs, but sea… --- ## [Thank you, Discourse, for everything!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-discourse-for-everything/300199)
**Author:** [@HamMan2118](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HamMan2118)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-discourse-for-everything/300199 "2024-03-20T16:24:58Z")
I just realized that I have never written anything here, and this is very much overdue :slight\_smile: I started using a Discourse Forum back in 2022, and it is probably the best shaped, developed, and user-friendly site… --- ## [Autoresponder (after 15 minutes) when someone joins my discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autoresponder-after-15-minutes-when-someone-joins-my-discourse/322950)
**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autoresponder-after-15-minutes-when-someone-joins-my-discourse/322950 "2024-08-23T01:05:44Z")
Hello! I’d like to know if there is anyway to setup an autoresponder/welcome message for newly registered users that would trigger…maybe 15 minutes after someone is registered. This would be a custom message, and: wo… --- ## [Component template resolving pink banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-template-resolving-pink-banner/369978)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/component-template-resolving-pink-banner/369978 "2025-06-16T22:08:51Z")
Hi, after updating today to the latest release I have the dreaded :face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: pink banner: With that page of explanation: Component Template Resolving | Ember.js - Deprecations I could not understand t… --- ## [Translation mistake in French for email token valid hours](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-mistake-in-french-for-email-token-valid-hours/323236)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-mistake-in-french-for-email-token-valid-hours/323236 "2024-08-24T22:12:00Z")
Hi, the setting " email token valid hours" description field in French is incorrectly translated by “Les jetons (tokens) de mot de passe oublié/activation de compte sont valides (n) jours.” Correct translation should be… --- ## [How to completely disable Unicode symbol transformation to emoji shortcodes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-completely-disable-unicode-symbol-transformation-to-emoji-shortcodes/350383)
**Author:** [@sasha\_ilinsky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sasha_ilinsky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-completely-disable-unicode-symbol-transformation-to-emoji-shortcodes/350383 "2025-02-04T07:46:03Z")
I’m facing an issue in Discourse where the Unicode symbol ♂ automatically gets transformed into the shortcode :male\_sign:. This happens even when: The enable\_emoji setting is disabled. The title\_prettify setting is… --- ## [Where to keep custom importer source?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-keep-custom-importer-source/387140)
**Author:** [@HansHübner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HansH%C3%BCbner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-keep-custom-importer-source/387140 "2025-11-03T16:19:43Z")
Hi, I have been working on a custom importer so that I can import data from our Woltlab forum into Discourse. I did that by running Discourse directly on my development machine without Docker, and now I have a bunch of… --- ## [Chat email notification uses hard coded text color in title but not in background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-email-notification-uses-hard-coded-text-color-in-title-but-not-in-background/304299)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-email-notification-uses-hard-coded-text-color-in-title-but-not-in-background/304299 "2024-04-18T14:16:25Z")
The chat summary email notification uses a hard coded #0a0a0a color, regardless of the color scheme. There are more places where this happens but in this case the background color of the header is not hard coded as well,… --- ## [Guidance Needed: Updating from 3.4.0.beta3-dev to Stable Version 3.2.5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidance-needed-updating-from-3-4-0-beta3-dev-to-stable-version-3-2-5/337715)
**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidance-needed-updating-from-3-4-0-beta3-dev-to-stable-version-3-2-5/337715 "2024-11-22T15:12:55Z")
Hello everyone, I’m new to this and would really appreciate help from those with experience. Currently, I’m running version 3.4.0.beta3-dev, and I’d like to update to a more stable version, specifically this one: Disco… --- ## [Hide posts via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-posts-via-api/400135)
**Author:** [@nitinkg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nitinkg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-posts-via-api/400135 "2026-04-08T18:16:00Z")
Is there any API to hide a post (not a topic) without deleting it? We want flagged posts to be hidden until reviewed, but using the delete API resolves the flag, which we want to avoid. For topics, we can unlist them, … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=144) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=146)