# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1777 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1778 --- ## [How to change the install default directory /var to other directory?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-install-default-directory-var-to-other-directory/291627)
**Author:** [@router](https://meta.discourse.org/u/router)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-install-default-directory-var-to-other-directory/291627 "2024-01-14T22:10:32Z")
due to my disk space is very low at /var ， so I need to change the install default directory /var to /data failed to register layer: open /var/www/discourse/node\_modules/ace-builds/demo/kitchen-sink/docs/textile.textile… --- ## [Removing NEW status from topics - behaviour changed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-new-status-from-topics-behaviour-changed/403030)
**Author:** [@sb56637](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sb56637)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-new-status-from-topics-behaviour-changed/403030 "2026-05-16T15:06:30Z")
Hi there, I was wondering if the behaviour has changed in Discourse regarding how and when topics get their :blue\_circle: new status removed in the topic list, as well as ceasing to appear in the /new and /unread lists. … --- ## [Cannot rebuild app,](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-rebuild-app/350172)
**Author:** [@xFocus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xFocus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-rebuild-app/350172 "2025-02-03T08:00:32Z")
hi team, I just followed the official guide and not using separate container for db, but I cannot rebuild app, below is my full output with error I’ve asked in this topic PostgreSQL 15 update - #58 by xFocus ,but maybe … --- ## [Discourse Bilibili Onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bilibili-onebox/389149)
**Author:** [@scavin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scavin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bilibili-onebox/389149 "2026-06-29T09:56:21Z")
:information\_source: Summary Discourse Bilibili Onebox is a plugin that allows Discourse communities to directly play Bilibili videos and live streams. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - scavin/dis… --- ## [Error on editing 2nd post of event topic created by discourse-events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-editing-2nd-post-of-event-topic-created-by-discourse-events/376226)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-editing-2nd-post-of-event-topic-created-by-discourse-events/376226 "2025-07-29T08:25:03Z")
Hi, i’m going through the process of adding a post to each topic that the discourse-events plugin created, and on a random topic, i got an “Internal Server Error” this is retrievanble in the log the edit has appli… --- ## [Bulk editing of Tags should not trigger thousands of email notifications either!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-editing-of-tags-should-not-trigger-thousands-of-email-notifications-either/378670)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-editing-of-tags-should-not-trigger-thousands-of-email-notifications-either/378670 "2026-02-16T17:02:57Z")
It is wonderful that we can now easily silently change the category of topics (without having to fiddle with the site settings) due to this new feature: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7a099ebb6a4c4f177cd4… --- ## [Opening long inline reply causes page to go blank on scroll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-long-inline-reply-causes-page-to-go-blank-on-scroll/381117)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-long-inline-reply-causes-page-to-go-blank-on-scroll/381117 "2025-09-02T09:48:18Z")
Post of reference: Limit the amount of people who can attend an event - #15 by gilles When clicking on the avatar in the post to show the post replied to, the inline reply shows up. Upon scrolling down, the page goes bl… --- ## [Suggestion User report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-user-report/380636)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-user-report/380636 "2025-08-28T22:03:21Z")
Hello I recently thought of some thing new. Sometimes someone joins a community and has something wrong with their profile I.E. An inappropriate username or picture something in their bio etc… Well I was thinking what… --- ## [Blank Pages Related Help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-pages-related-help/374800)
**Author:** [@Big\_Boss\_Distro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Big_Boss_Distro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-pages-related-help/374800 "2025-07-19T07:31:57Z")
I installed the Blank Pages plugin using this repository: :link: GitHub - zhangted/discourse-blank-pages: Create blank pages on predefined routes and load external js on those pages. · GitHub However, I’m now facing an… --- ## [How to install and configure AI features step by step](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-and-configure-ai-features-step-by-step/364154)
**Author:** [@DonBot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DonBot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-and-configure-ai-features-step-by-step/364154 "2025-04-30T14:14:29Z")
I’m finding it very unclear as to how to install and setup AI on a self hosted forum. Is there any more clear step by step guide? --- ## [Include date and time (and maybe location and description) in Oneboxes for Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-date-and-time-and-maybe-location-and-description-in-oneboxes-for-events/381681)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-date-and-time-and-maybe-location-and-description-in-oneboxes-for-events/381681 "2026-07-24T05:03:18Z")
At present, the Oneboxes for events are a bit meh. Basically, they are no different to regular topic Oneboxes, and don’t include the date, time, description, etc etc (unless put into the Topic Title as a workaround). He… --- ## ["New reply/prop/etc" highlight color has disappeared on only one of my themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-reply-prop-etc-highlight-color-has-disappeared-on-only-one-of-my-themes/366551)
**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-reply-prop-etc-highlight-color-has-disappeared-on-only-one-of-my-themes/366551 "2025-05-18T06:38:06Z")
This happened earlier today, the highlight color around your new reply/etc has disappeared I tried like 10 other themes and all of them work fine. I’ve rotated through 6 or so different color palette options for the… --- ## [Backup Restore fails with EXCEPTION: ERROR: value too long for type character varying(1000)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-restore-fails-with-exception-error-value-too-long-for-type-character-varying-1000/357850)
**Author:** [@Tharuni\_Subramanium](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tharuni_Subramanium)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-restore-fails-with-exception-error-value-too-long-for-type-character-varying-1000/357850 "2025-03-19T15:22:33Z")
We are using Discourse v3.2.5. This used to work before however, recently we started seeing issues. Restore from back is failing with the exception EXCEPTION: ERROR: value too long for type character varying(1000) when… --- ## [Error 500 when moving posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-when-moving-posts/397654)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-500-when-moving-posts/397654 "2026-06-22T08:22:17Z")
Moving a single or multiple posts of a thread into another thread located in another category results in http 500 error. I tested with both a moderator and admin account and with both a single post or multiple selected p… --- ## [Query to return topic actions done by a certain user?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-to-return-topic-actions-done-by-a-certain-user/385057)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-to-return-topic-actions-done-by-a-certain-user/385057 "2025-11-06T08:59:30Z")
Hi, A user unnecessarily renamed and recategorized some topics. I noticed some, but I think there are others. I’d like to have the list using a data explorer query. ask.discourse.org was of no help for this request, so… --- ## [Can I create 2 types of mod roles with different set of permissions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-2-types-of-mod-roles-with-different-set-of-permissions/362978)
**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-2-types-of-mod-roles-with-different-set-of-permissions/362978 "2025-04-23T14:51:46Z")
I want to enable mod role without allowing email address access. I also want to give select users mod role/regular role (non-admin) where those users can see email address in user profiles. How can I achieve this? Any su… --- ## [Conditional user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/conditional-user-fields/305698)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/conditional-user-fields/305698 "2026-02-09T10:59:17Z")
Use case We’re working on improving the onboarding experience of our community. Naturally, we’d like to use information we know about the user to do/show certain things based on the information they give us. Today, our … --- ## [Discourse Unlock](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-unlock/194801)
**Author:** [@kam44](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kam44)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-unlock/194801 "2024-07-26T15:56:44Z")
Hi all, We developed an Unlock protocol plugin for Discourse. It let you lock topics behind a “crypto” paywall. People have to buy your NFT with their crypto wallet (Mestamask, Wallet connect) to access topics. You can… --- ## [Category names don't wrap like tags , causing overflow on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-names-dont-wrap-like-tags-causing-overflow-on-mobile/350150)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-names-dont-wrap-like-tags-causing-overflow-on-mobile/350150 "2025-10-17T13:13:34Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve noticed that tag names in the filter dropdown can wrap to the next line if they’re too long, which is great for mobile responsiveness. However, category names don’t seem to have the same behavior. When … --- ## [Comments showing twice at top of page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comments-showing-twice-at-top-of-page/292581)
**Author:** [@soitwouldseem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/soitwouldseem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comments-showing-twice-at-top-of-page/292581 "2024-01-23T17:33:17Z")
Aloha, Trying to get Discourse set up on my site to take over the role of WP comments and more. Got everything installed (correctly, so I thought), the plugin is connected, publishing seems to work fine, but comments ar… --- ## [Cookieyes LCP and Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cookieyes-lcp-and-discourse/362043)
**Author:** [@Olle11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olle11)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cookieyes-lcp-and-discourse/362043 "2025-04-17T10:24:25Z")
Hi everybody, I chose Cookieyes as a cookie banner on my forum since I thought that the cookie banner looked reasonable and GDPR aligned. However it seems that it is heavily effecting my site due to several seconds of L… --- ## [About system and AI bot personal messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-system-and-ai-bot-personal-messages/414347)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-system-and-ai-bot-personal-messages/414347 "2026-10-09T16:42:28Z")
Coming from that reply and also a recently created topic, I wonder how to handle the personal messages on ‘system’ and all the AI bots without the need to use the console and/or impersonate those users. Is workflows cu… --- ## [Understanding post flags in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-post-flags-in-discourse/275)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-post-flags-in-discourse/275 "2026-01-17T19:17:08Z")
:bookmark: This guide describes what happens when a post is flagged in a Discourse forum. It covers various flag scenarios, including single and multiple flags, along with their impacts on posts and users. This informat… --- ## [User card template or widget?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-template-or-widget/318657)
**Author:** [@Farhan\_Hossen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Farhan_Hossen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2024, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-template-or-widget/318657 "2024-07-27T04:47:21Z")
Is the user card a widget or template? I can’t find it anywhere. How can I modify its content? --- ## [Disabled activity pub actors can't be re-enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabled-activity-pub-actors-cant-be-re-enabled/371901)
**Author:** [@rw\_grim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rw_grim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabled-activity-pub-actors-cant-be-re-enabled/371901 "2025-06-27T18:06:46Z")
I disabled an actor as part of Send multiple posts if there are multiple tags with actors and I can’t seem to get it working again. The actor is enabled, but even after restarting discourse it’s still disabled. --- ## [Mandatory Topic Timers for all topics in a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandatory-topic-timers-for-all-topics-in-a-category/370804)
**Author:** [@jonasnaue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonasnaue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandatory-topic-timers-for-all-topics-in-a-category/370804 "2025-06-20T04:51:31Z")
Hey y’all! I have a specific usecase where a client wants to use a category with the kanban-plugin (probably irrelevant to this discussion though) as a sort of internal way of offering and searching for transports (It’s… --- ## [Subcategory dropdown missing on category edit page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-dropdown-missing-on-category-edit-page/335836)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-dropdown-missing-on-category-edit-page/335836 "2025-11-18T15:31:11Z")
When are at the page where you can edit a category and use the dropdown at the top to navigate to a subcategory of that category, the dropdown for subcategories does not appear. In the video, I start at the test-3… --- ## [Default value for id\_10\_secs\_limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-value-for-id-10-secs-limit/314888)
**Author:** [@anon82911141](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon82911141)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-value-for-id-10-secs-limit/314888 "2024-07-04T13:02:20Z")
Hi, Been trying to find this but not sure where I can search for it, what’s the default value for ‘id\_10\_secs\_limit’? Thanks. --- ## [Upgrade to latest release failed 8/21/25](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-to-latest-release-failed-8-21-25/379559)
**Author:** [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-to-latest-release-failed-8-21-25/379559 "2025-09-13T10:28:59Z")
The latest upgrade required rebuilding the app in launcher, but it failed. First it complained about having the adplugin as a separate install, so I removed that. Looks like then it failed trying to migrate the secon… --- ## [Custom template for PM via API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-template-for-pm-via-api/322585)
**Author:** [@BrianGillespie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianGillespie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-template-for-pm-via-api/322585 "2024-08-21T09:13:19Z")
Hi, We’re building a system for reaching out to users when our software crashes, and are thinking of using Discourse as a private email support portal and and Start a new conversation with a customer not yet in Discourse … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1776) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1778)