# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=15 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 16 --- ## [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… --- ## [Most Posts on a Topic Record?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/most-posts-on-a-topic-record/407648)
**Author:** [@FinIce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FinIce)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/most-posts-on-a-topic-record/407648 "2026-07-17T02:42:18Z")
Discussion came up on another forum over if it had the topic with the most posts (currently sitting at 51,774 and still active), and I haven’t found anything to the contrary. I found this one about user base, but none o… --- ## [How About Creating a New Category for Facebook Migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-creating-a-new-category-for-facebook-migration/391699)
**Author:** [@westes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/westes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-creating-a-new-category-for-facebook-migration/391699 "2025-12-19T22:47:35Z")
It seems to me that most of the people coming to Discourse are doing so because they are fed up with Facebook. Rather than scattering all the various aspects of this - problems with FB AI-based administration, problems… --- ## [How can I restrict an AI Agent to answer only questions related to my forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-restrict-an-ai-agent-to-answer-only-questions-related-to-my-forum/409672)
**Author:** [@Karthik\_K1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Karthik_K1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-restrict-an-ai-agent-to-answer-only-questions-related-to-my-forum/409672 "2026-08-11T16:47:12Z")
I’m setting up Discourse AI on my forum and have an AI Bot/Agent working with Gemini 2.5 Flash via LiteLLM and Google Vertex AI. The bot is working, but I have a problem with its scope. For example, my forum is a busin… --- ## [Improve user search function in chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ameliorer-la-fonction-recherche-utilisateur-dans-le-chat/406867)
**Author:** [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ameliorer-la-fonction-recherche-utilisateur-dans-le-chat/406867 "2026-07-06T12:54:27Z")
A quick feedback on using the chat: the process for contacting someone (going through the “+” in the discussion section) lacks a bit of clarity. It would be great to be able to search for a user directly… --- ## [How to install Plugins on Free Hosting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-on-free-hosting/407476)
**Author:** [@Gid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-on-free-hosting/407476 "2026-07-13T22:09:30Z")
There are posts/tutorials on this for self hosting, but I couldn’t find one for free hosting. All plugins are found in Plugin - Discourse Meta In Admin \> Plugins, under Installed plugins, Only a select list of officia… --- ## [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. --- ## [Topic summaries being cut short](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-summaries-being-cut-short/411212)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-summaries-being-cut-short/411212 "2026-08-29T19:01:13Z")
I noticed the topic summary for my theme was automatically updated, but it seems like it was cut off short. I’m not sure if this is a LLM or plugin issue but it would be cool if we could flag the summary or request r… --- ## [Are you allowed to use the RSS feeds on Discourse Meta?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-you-allowed-to-use-the-rss-feeds-on-discourse-meta/407094)
**Author:** [@matthewruzzi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matthewruzzi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-you-allowed-to-use-the-rss-feeds-on-discourse-meta/407094 "2026-07-09T02:29:12Z")
Discourse Meta has many different RSS feeds. However, the Discourse Meta Terms of Service say “You may not automate access to the forum, or monitor the forum, such as with a web crawler, browser plug-in or add-on, or oth… --- ## [What is CDCK/MoM?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-cdck-mom/407844)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-cdck-mom/407844 "2026-07-16T22:41:14Z")
If your Discourse site is hosted by us, you may have noticed an LLM called either CDCK Hosted Model or CDCK/MoM in your AI settings, powering features like summarization, AI search, and more. This topic explains what it … --- ## [Questions about the Zoom Livestream integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816 "2026-08-12T20:34:16Z")
Hi I’m testing the Livestreaming Zoom webinars, and I have a few questions: Does this work only for a Zoom webinar or is it possible to work for a Zoom meeting? We are only using Zoom meeting so I’m wondering if I can… --- ## [Jumping from 2026.1 ESR to 2026.7 - What I found](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jumping-from-2026-1-esr-to-2026-7-what-i-found/408779)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jumping-from-2026-1-esr-to-2026-7-what-i-found/408779 "2026-09-12T18:26:18Z")
Two corrections from @Moin, on the Reactions opt-out and on how Upcoming Changes actually behave on ESR. Both worth reading in full. First off, congrats to the Discourse team on the new ESR, and thank you for the work … --- ## [Allowing users to change their profile pictures without uploading images to the forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-to-change-their-profile-pictures-without-uploading-images-to-the-forum/408519)
**Author:** [@greyblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/greyblue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-to-change-their-profile-pictures-without-uploading-images-to-the-forum/408519 "2026-07-26T04:54:46Z")
Hi everyone! First time posting here so apologies if I’m doing something wrong. I’m wondering if there’s any way to allow users to change their profile picture without allowing them to upload images into the forums? F… --- ## [Meta has a new Community Manager!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-has-a-new-community-manager/363874)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-has-a-new-community-manager/363874 "2025-05-08T18:57:51Z")
I am excited to share that @tobiaseigen has stepped into the role of Community Manager here on Meta. Those who have been here for a while know Tobias as somebody who has been a daily contributor to this community for ma… --- ## [Discourse-health-check: one-shot CLI overview of your Discourse server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-health-check-one-shot-cli-overview-of-your-discourse-server/404458)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-health-check-one-shot-cli-overview-of-your-discourse-server/404458 "2026-06-04T13:42:44Z")
A small bash script I created for my own forum that gives a one-shot health overview of Discourse server. Sharing for anyone who finds this type of quick overview useful. Checks system resources: Docker, Discourse servi… --- ## [Side pannel not showing a category despite specified in Default navigation menu categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/side-pannel-not-showing-a-category-despite-specified-in-default-navigation-menu-categories/412035)
**Author:** [@MiniForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MiniForum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/side-pannel-not-showing-a-category-despite-specified-in-default-navigation-menu-categories/412035 "2026-09-09T22:47:50Z")
I configured 2 categories: one category School\_A which is private for a specific group\_School\_A one category Support which is private for Trust Level 0 users I configure the setting Default navigation menu categories … --- ## [OpenClaw plugin for Discourse integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openclaw-plugin-for-discourse-integration/397239)
**Author:** [@pranciskus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pranciskus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openclaw-plugin-for-discourse-integration/397239 "2026-03-31T14:34:24Z")
Good day, people! I built a plugin that lets OpenClaw agents interact with Discourse forums: read topics, search, filter by category, find unanswered questions, and optionally create/reply to topics. The main thing th… --- ## [About standardized guidelines for theme components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-standardized-guidelines-for-theme-components/410741)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-standardized-guidelines-for-theme-components/410741 "2026-08-23T23:59:21Z")
I never thought I’d do this, but here I am, editing CSS and JavaScript, and creating my first simple theme and plugin components. As I’ve read before (though I wasn’t quite ready — one need a certain foundation to get s… --- ## [Dismiss Admin Noise!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismiss-admin-noise/403729)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismiss-admin-noise/403729 "2026-08-05T16:45:53Z")
:information\_source: Summary Automatically dismisses various user menu notifications for admins :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository https://github.com/Lillinator/dismiss-admin-noise :question: Install Guide How… --- ## [New header dropdown / notification menu styles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-header-dropdown-notification-menu-styles/369574)
**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-header-dropdown-notification-menu-styles/369574 "2025-08-13T23:36:18Z")
This is merged → UX: Notification panel update by jordanvidrine · Pull Request #33795 · discourse/discourse · GitHub UPDATE: This is now active on meta for all users Summary Experiment for a new look & style for head… --- ## [Remove category description from create topic dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-description-from-create-topic-dropdown/408467)
**Author:** [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-description-from-create-topic-dropdown/408467 "2026-07-24T17:25:09Z")
Is there anyway to remove the category description from the dropdown when selecting a new category --- ## [Integrating Discourse Voice with LiveKit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrating-discourse-voice-with-livekit/411585)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrating-discourse-voice-with-livekit/411585 "2026-09-03T15:19:01Z")
This guide walks through connecting Discourse’s Voice plugin to a LiveKit media server. By default, voice calls run peer-to-peer: every participant sends their audio directly to every other participant. That works great … --- ## [Custom Emojis loaded from S3/R2 bypass CDN routing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emojis-loaded-from-s3-r2-bypass-cdn-routing/406384)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emojis-loaded-from-s3-r2-bypass-cdn-routing/406384 "2026-07-02T02:29:48Z")
Overview when using S3 or cloudflare R2 for uploads alongside a custom CDN URL, custom emoji uploads do not respect the CDN configuration and attempt to load directly from the raw bucket URL. The issue when an admin upl… --- ## [Live Pull Request Status on GitHub Oneboxes ✨](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-pull-request-status-on-github-oneboxes/390900)
**Author:** [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-pull-request-status-on-github-oneboxes/390900 "2026-05-28T20:40:42Z")
We’re excited to announce a new feature for the discourse-github plugin: live pull request status indicators on GitHub PR oneboxes! :tada: When you paste a GitHub pull request URL in a post or chat message, Discourse no… --- ## [Custom "post button" generates error when post is in deleted state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-post-button-generates-error-when-post-is-in-deleted-state/412158)
**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-post-button-generates-error-when-post-is-in-deleted-state/412158 "2026-09-14T10:24:48Z")
Priority/Severity: Medium Platform: Operating System Windows 11 Browser Google Chrome 152.0.7977.83 Discourse ed00bce10a9e2ad5f12f6ae6b3a229bb62cf2d2b Description: The Discourse Workflows core plugin has support for … --- ## [Compose input box bg color incorrect in dark mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-input-box-bg-color-incorrect-in-dark-mode/410289)
**Author:** [@cuo\_wu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cuo_wu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-input-box-bg-color-incorrect-in-dark-mode/410289 "2026-08-18T14:30:57Z")
If I havn’t select a category. The content input box will be disable. This color from discourse subscription plugin. textarea\[readonly\] { cursor: not-allowed; background-color: #e9e9e9; border-color: #e9e9e9; … --- ## [Should 'Me too' be hidden on category descriptions topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-me-too-be-hidden-on-category-descriptions-topics/409537)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-me-too-be-hidden-on-category-descriptions-topics/409537 "2026-08-07T17:49:59Z")
I wonder if it makes sense that support category description threads (used like an index for Category Docs in our instance) should hide the ‘Me too’ functionality because they are not proper support topics. Is a workaro… --- ## [Emoji picker search now works in your language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-picker-search-now-works-in-your-language/401482)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-picker-search-now-works-in-your-language/401482 "2026-04-27T18:26:41Z")
Searching for emojis in the composer no longer only understands English — the picker now matches keywords in 48 languages. Until now, emoji search was English-only, regardless of your site’s locale. None of t… --- ## [\[RFP\] Discourse UX Overhaul, Theme Customization & Plugin Audit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfp-discourse-ux-overhaul-theme-customization-plugin-audit/408040)
**Author:** [@thadeus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thadeus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfp-discourse-ux-overhaul-theme-customization-plugin-audit/408040 "2026-08-11T11:22:09Z")
I hope I will not make it too complex below, but as a Project Manager with techie’ background - I’ll do my best to provide as functional description as possible :smiley: we are looking for an experienced Discourse develo… --- ## [Setting translation to one language only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-translation-to-one-language-only/409504)
**Author:** [@Marzena\_Cudecka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marzena_Cudecka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-translation-to-one-language-only/409504 "2026-08-07T08:08:02Z")
Hi, I wanted to test the automatic translations for one language only. My default is English, and I want to enable users to change interface and content lg to German. The interface works fine, the switcher shows only G… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=14) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=16)