# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=178 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 179 --- ## [Where to find search bar in our settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-search-bar-in-our-settings/307881)
**Author:** [@Maartje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maartje)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-find-search-bar-in-our-settings/307881 "2024-05-14T11:09:57Z")
We are not hosting our community but have a paid version. Where do I find the search bar in our settings?? Thanks! --- ## [Discourse Automation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation/195773)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation/195773 "2026-03-19T23:58:00Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Automation lets you automate actions through scripts and triggers. Customisation is made through an automatically generated UI. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is bundl… --- ## [Is the Follow plugin available on the Discourse Business Plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-follow-plugin-available-on-the-discourse-business-plan/304261)
**Author:** [@StefanoCecere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StefanoCecere)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-follow-plugin-available-on-the-discourse-business-plan/304261 "2024-04-17T10:37:20Z")
isn’t this Follow plugin available in the Business Plan? is it only for self-hosted Discourse? --- ## [View count on fakebook theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-count-on-fakebook-theme/373241)
**Author:** [@Kajan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kajan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-count-on-fakebook-theme/373241 "2025-07-08T10:30:56Z")
How could I possibly add a view count on the Facebook theme posts on my homepage? --- ## [Minimum character count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419)
**Author:** [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minimum-character-count/313419 "2024-06-25T09:26:53Z")
Hello, where can I set the minimum character count for created topics? In other words, is setting the minimum character count for my desired topics different from setting the minimum character count for responses to alr… --- ## [Federation support for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/federation-support-for-discourse/90921)
**Author:** [@buoyantair](https://meta.discourse.org/u/buoyantair)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/federation-support-for-discourse/90921 "2024-05-17T09:52:43Z")
The mail goal of this feature is to connect all the Discourse communities like how Mastodon makes use of global and local feeds to maintain a healthy and decentralized network of Mastodon instances which allows a user fr… --- ## [Is there a way to create topics so that only topic creator can see their topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-topics-so-that-only-topic-creator-can-see-their-topics/375379)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-topics-so-that-only-topic-creator-can-see-their-topics/375379 "2025-07-23T08:17:39Z")
As the title says, only topic creators and staff should be able to see the topic. If there a way to achieve this? I can then use it for support issues that community members might face. Community members can see their … --- ## [‘Preinstalled’ plugin label on hosted sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preinstalled-plugin-label-on-hosted-sites/375051)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preinstalled-plugin-label-on-hosted-sites/375051 "2025-07-21T09:52:20Z")
Having a browse of the updated /plugins page on a hosted site, it felt like the ‘Preinstalled’ label/link is a little misplaced in that particular scenario. Conceptually, all plugins on a hosted plan are ‘Preinstalled’.… --- ## [Discourse playground/storybook?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-playground-storybook/335204)
**Author:** [@king\_laurel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/king_laurel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-playground-storybook/335204 "2024-11-08T17:45:39Z")
Does discourse offer a boilerplate playground like storybook to test ui changes in one place? Currently, when I update a theme I am having to search across the platform for all use cases such as the new topic btn, creat… --- ## [Goaccess log format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/goaccess-log-format/301134)
**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/goaccess-log-format/301134 "2024-03-27T13:11:38Z")
Does anybody have a log file format for goaccess log file analyzer that works for the nginx logs produced by Discourse docker installation? I am having difficulty writing it. --- ## [What does the Activity column exactly refer to?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-the-activity-column-exactly-refer-to/377162)
**Author:** [@mrmowji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrmowji)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-the-activity-column-exactly-refer-to/377162 "2025-08-04T10:28:51Z")
I already searched. Couldn’t find it. Also, asked AI. AI says: The Activity column in Discourse indicates the most recent activity on a topic. Activity includes a variety of actions, such as new replies, likes, edits, … --- ## [Trying to change font color](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-change-font-color/301856)
**Author:** [@45thj5ej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/45thj5ej)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-change-font-color/301856 "2024-04-01T21:05:27Z")
Seems so simple, right? Everything I’ve tried just won’t work. I found the exact area in Inspect Element where the text color is. I’ve tried all the classes listed there at the end of the video, I’ve tried adding !impor… --- ## [Discourse updates - Microsoft Defender reports detection of Wacatac malware](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-updates-microsoft-defender-reports-detection-of-wacatac-malware/348004)
**Author:** [@MiaZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MiaZ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-updates-microsoft-defender-reports-detection-of-wacatac-malware/348004 "2025-02-04T13:44:12Z")
Hi, We have a self-hosted instance of Discourse on a virtual machine and after applying most recent Discourse updates v3.4.0.beta3 +431we have received alert from Microsoft Defender about Wacatac malware: We have re… --- ## [Follow Category button and custom Feed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-category-button-and-custom-feed/299639)
**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-category-button-and-custom-feed/299639 "2024-03-16T12:34:40Z")
Long time and I’m waiting for a clear solution that allows Follow category button and custom feed. each forum owner has his/her own way to run the forum, and for me, the idea is to have categories as topics, hundreds or… --- ## [Uploading video fails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-video-fails/388870)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-video-fails/388870 "2025-11-19T03:00:38Z")
Not sure if this is a general bug or only happens on Meta: I am trying to upload a video here on Meta, but somehow it stays on “uploading 100%” forever. This is what I see in the browser console --- ## [Import Users via CSV](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-users-via-csv/391695)
**Author:** [@Timelord](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timelord)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-users-via-csv/391695 "2025-12-19T15:39:56Z")
I know there is a ‘frontend’ way to invite users via CSV, however that will not work in my case, as it will send an email to the thousands of people who will be added to the site. When trying to add it via the CLI, I ge… --- ## [Clean registration page versus cluttered](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clean-registration-page-versus-cluttered/343928)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clean-registration-page-versus-cluttered/343928 "2024-12-23T12:41:05Z")
This is how the full-size login/signup page looks with the Header Search component enabled. Just wanted to bring this to attention, as the search bar in this context doesn’t feel entirely purposeful. A clean and focused … --- ## [Unable to paste list of domains in group auto-add](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-paste-list-of-domains-in-group-auto-add/356985)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-paste-list-of-domains-in-group-auto-add/356985 "2025-04-17T15:35:35Z")
We’re trying to auto-add users to a group via a domain, but I’m having trouble adding multiple domains at once (for context we’re hoping to add 850+ domains). I’m able to enter them in one by one, but I’m having trouble … --- ## [How are mentions supposed to work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-mentions-supposed-to-work/334595)
**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-are-mentions-supposed-to-work/334595 "2024-11-07T06:39:08Z")
Hi everyone, Just noticed that the dropdown list of usernames doesn’t appear when you press “@” like it used to. It only pops up when you type in the first letter of a username. Is it something that can be fixed? It wa… --- ## [Suggestions for displaying AI response areas beneath threads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestions-for-displaying-ai-response-areas-beneath-threads/384212)
**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestions-for-displaying-ai-response-areas-beneath-threads/384212 "2025-10-06T18:47:38Z")
I am making slight modifications to the AI plugin to enable users to engage in regular conversations. However, the final aspect I am unable to achieve is the display area where the AI responds (the last section in the… --- ## [Top menu posted item](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-posted-item/372332)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-posted-item/372332 "2025-06-30T21:05:35Z")
Hi in the “top\_menu” setting there is the “posted” item, what is its use ? Thanks. --- ## [Our main screen looks very different with no top menu dropdowns, etc](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-main-screen-looks-very-different-with-no-top-menu-dropdowns-etc/381881)
**Author:** [@RichardTE](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RichardTE)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-main-screen-looks-very-different-with-no-top-menu-dropdowns-etc/381881 "2025-09-08T18:24:59Z")
I’ve been building my first Discourse community over the past couple weeks. It is amazing software and a lot to take in. Compared to the meta.Discourse.org layout, ours is very different and I can’t figure out what I’m m… --- ## [Run Discourse AI evals](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-discourse-ai-evals/390080)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-discourse-ai-evals/390080 "2025-12-01T21:12:09Z")
Overview The Discourse AI plugin ships a Ruby CLI under plugins/discourse-ai/evals that exercises AI features against YAML definitions and records results. Use it to benchmark prompts, compare model outputs, and regressi… --- ## [Is it possible to make posts invisible to someone?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-posts-invisible-to-someone/304841)
**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-posts-invisible-to-someone/304841 "2024-04-22T05:49:07Z")
the current setting for preferences \> Users \> Ignored/Muted. it is for someone to ignore/mute others’ posts, say, user A, could ignore the posts from B. it is kind of an one-way blocking. is it possible to do two-w… --- ## [Toggling Visibility within a Topic connector](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggling-visibility-within-a-topic-connector/367898)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/toggling-visibility-within-a-topic-connector/367898 "2025-05-28T07:55:44Z")
I would like to access the Topic Controller’s toggleVisibility action within a component via a connector. I see there is a precedent for this. Would the following PR be accepted?: to \ \ **Author:** [@Frits\_van\_der\_Veer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frits_van_der_Veer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-page-when-resuming-discourse-app/338171 "2024-11-28T18:31:13Z") When resuming the app, it shows a blanc page instead of my subscriptions. I have to force close the app to show the subscriptions again. May be something to look into. iOS 18.1.1 iPhone 16pro max. --- ## [Any way to send PM to TL2 without including TL3 and TL4?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-send-pm-to-tl2-without-including-tl3-and-tl4/386238)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-send-pm-to-tl2-without-including-tl3-and-tl4/386238 "2025-10-20T21:36:16Z")
The default group PM behavior seems based on the general TL rollup: everyone is a member of their TL group and all the TL groups below. I hoped to address a specific TL group without including “uplevel” members – but I … --- ## [$2,000 to $5,000, proficient in Discourse front-end and interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-000-to-5-000-proficient-in-discourse-front-end-and-interface/346004)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Zhu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_Zhu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-000-to-5-000-proficient-in-discourse-front-end-and-interface/346004 "2025-01-07T15:06:53Z")
Looking to recruit developers who think they are proficient in Discourse, especially those who are familiar with the front-end and interface. One month or so, work with us to beautify the website From $2,000 to $5,000 … --- ## [Inserting link to topic in selected text should maintain selected text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inserting-link-to-topic-in-selected-text-should-maintain-selected-text/378185)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inserting-link-to-topic-in-selected-text-should-maintain-selected-text/378185 "2025-08-14T17:19:50Z")
When we select some text: and then press CMD/CTRL+K to open the window to add the link: and we search for a topic: I think the selected text should be kept, otherwise, it doesn’t make much sense to select the … --- ## [Discourse Policy Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy-plugin/293166)
**Author:** [@rtwolfe94022](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rtwolfe94022)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy-plugin/293166 "2024-01-28T01:59:48Z")
I am setting up the standard package for a go live is there a checklist to use? Also the policy plugin is it available for all users? Sounds like I need to do self hosted to get that option? How can I turn that on? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=177) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=179)