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## [Cursor jumping around in composer / editor text box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cursor-jumping-around-in-composer-editor-text-box/263017)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cursor-jumping-around-in-composer-editor-text-box/263017 "2026-06-30T07:05:13Z")

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the cursor seems to be jumping around in the composer / editor. anyone else experiencing this? i’ve had it in both mobile and desktop views on my forum in chrome and safari. it happens when i have a quote in the text b…

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## [Best configurations for speeding up standalone discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-configurations-for-speeding-up-standalone-discourse/162456)

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**Author:** [@nildarar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nildarar)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-configurations-for-speeding-up-standalone-discourse/162456 "2024-02-14T19:27:19Z")

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Our Discourse site has more than 10k users and about 700 daily engaged users. users sending an average of 10k posts per day. our community has more than 160k pageviews/day including crawlers and anonymous users. Almost a…

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## [Add User Notification dropdown to User Card view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-user-notification-dropdown-to-user-card-view/355932)

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**Author:** [@rinion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rinion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-user-notification-dropdown-to-user-card-view/355932 "2025-04-28T11:26:57Z")

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I’m a bit rusty on using support forums, so pardon me if this is the wrong category (I’ve gone back and forth between Contribute \> Feature and Contribute \> UX several times while drafting this). I’m relatively active in…

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## [Insert Video](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-video/147651)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/insert-video/147651 "2025-10-29T14:28:04Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Insert Video adds a composer button that simplifies adding videos with subtitles (VTT format), a poster image and multiple video sources to a Discourse post. :eyeglasses: Preview Previe…

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## [Users should be automatically removed from channels they can no longer access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-should-be-automatically-removed-from-channels-they-can-no-longer-access/233446)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-should-be-automatically-removed-from-channels-they-can-no-longer-access/233446 "2025-10-30T02:01:03Z")

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I’ve found a fairly major bug (I think) with the #Staff chat. When a user is removed from the staff they are not removed from the Staff chat. Unless there is some way to remove them that I am missing? It seems like this …

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## [Downvoting - topics and posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downvoting-topics-and-posts/158589)

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**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downvoting-topics-and-posts/158589 "2025-12-01T15:00:02Z")

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I’m looking for a plugin to enable up/down voting of topics, similar to SO answers, and have just discovered this one. Apparently there’s no downvoting? I’ve trued to educate myself about the reasons for not implementin…

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## [Create a custom GPT to analyze Discourse logs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-custom-gpt-to-analyze-discourse-logs/289984)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-custom-gpt-to-analyze-discourse-logs/289984 "2023-12-28T22:21:02Z")

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As we know, deciphering logs from any system is really hard, especially if you don’t read them often. Instead create a custom GPT to do the analysis and report what it finds. The nice thing about this is if someone want…

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## [Discourse Jira](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-jira/274045)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-jira/274045 "2026-07-04T17:59:46Z")

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:discourse: Summary Discourse Jira synchronizes projects, issue types, fields, issue statuses and manages the issues. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-jira …

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## [AI bot - Custom tools](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-custom-tools/314103)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-custom-tools/314103 "2026-01-25T15:10:38Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to create, configure, and integrate custom AI tools within the Discourse AI plugin, enabling administrators to extend the bot’s capabilities with user-defined JavaScript functions. …

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## [Include cooked Discourse-math in print view and emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-cooked-discourse-math-in-print-view-and-emails/384092)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/include-cooked-discourse-math-in-print-view-and-emails/384092 "2026-01-11T21:05:16Z")

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Problem Discourse-math renders beautifully in the browser, but in contexts where JavaScript can’t run, math falls back to raw LaTeX source. Two high-impact cases: Print view (/print or browser print-to-PDF): math show…

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## [How to seperate the "drive by" topics from the "deeper" discussions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-seperate-the-drive-by-topics-from-the-deeper-discussions/68222)

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**Author:** [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-seperate-the-drive-by-topics-from-the-deeper-discussions/68222 "2024-04-03T02:52:20Z")

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I moderate a technical community that is used by many as a support channel: “I have this problem, help me fix it”. This is totally fine, that is how it is supposed to be used. Unfortunately many of these “drive by” users…

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## [Topic List Excerpts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-excerpts/151520)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-excerpts/151520 "2025-03-20T17:12:48Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Topic List Excerpts allows you to enable excerpts for unpinned topics (by default, Discourse only displays topic excerpts for pinned topics). :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse T…

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## [Follow request from External Instance -\> Biohacking.Forum stuck on "Processing"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-request-from-external-instance-biohacking-forum-stuck-on-processing/353176)

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**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/follow-request-from-external-instance-biohacking-forum-stuck-on-processing/353176 "2025-02-28T11:33:23Z")

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This is the respective actor: 💬 General - Biohacking Forums (@general@biohacking.forum) This is the respective Instance(pub): https://biohacking.forum

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## [Update themes and plugins to support automatic dark mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-themes-and-plugins-to-support-automatic-dark-mode/161595)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-themes-and-plugins-to-support-automatic-dark-mode/161595 "2025-11-14T10:45:01Z")

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Previously, all colors in Discourse were stored as SCSS variables. To support automatic dark mode color scheme switching, we have converted these colors in core to custom CSS properties. You can easily see the full list …

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## [Editing site text in single-line text field on iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-site-text-in-single-line-text-field-on-ios/385733)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-site-text-in-single-line-text-field-on-ios/385733 "2025-11-20T20:20:17Z")

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Continuing the discussion from "There is 1 unread and 4 new topics remaining, or browse other topics in …": I’m not sure whether you would call a bug or a UX request, but when editing site texts on the Discourse Hub iO…

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## [Trust Level 2 Users Getting Flagged by “approve\_unless\_allowed” – Why?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-2-users-getting-flagged-by-approve-unless-allowed-why/352084)

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**Author:** [@chrismalone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrismalone)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trust-level-2-users-getting-flagged-by-approve-unless-allowed-why/352084 "2025-05-10T05:44:52Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve recently noticed that multiple Trust Level 2 users had their posts caught in the review queue. The reason given is “approve\_unless\_allowed.” Here’s what I’ve checked so far: • The users are TL2, so t…

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## [No Bump First Post Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-bump-first-post-plugin/385290)

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**Author:** [@Dimava](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dimava)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-bump-first-post-plugin/385290 "2026-05-16T20:57:34Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Disable editing first post and its tags bumping the topic :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/eroscripts/discourse-no-bump-first-post/ :open\_book: Install Gu…

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## [Gamification plugin for 【invite】cheer points](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-plugin-for-invite-cheer-points/351409)

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**Author:** [@Elena](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-plugin-for-invite-cheer-points/351409 "2025-06-10T15:08:23Z")

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While using the gamification plugin, I set the 【invite】 task to 250 points. However, I noticed that a user who had successfully invited around 100 new users to register in the community did not see any increase in her in…

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## [When I Invite new members by email, the email domain is discoursemail.com. How to change it to my email domain?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-invite-new-members-by-email-the-email-domain-is-discoursemail-com-how-to-change-it-to-my-email-domain/390365)

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**Author:** [@Frankz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frankz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-i-invite-new-members-by-email-the-email-domain-is-discoursemail-com-how-to-change-it-to-my-email-domain/390365 "2026-09-02T10:39:05Z")

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Hi, my website is hosted on Discourse. And I have my own domain name and my own email domain, but when I Invite new users by email, the the email domain is discoursemail.com. How can I change it to my own email domain? T…

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## [Configuring auto-bumping for topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-auto-bumping-for-topics/262158)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-auto-bumping-for-topics/262158 "2026-06-06T20:10:57Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to set up and use auto-bumping for topics in Discourse, including category-wide settings and individual topic timers. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Auto-b…

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## [Disco TOC for replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disco-toc-for-replies/217885)

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**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disco-toc-for-replies/217885 "2024-08-09T08:05:41Z")

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Since Disco TOC is one of the theme components in the default list, I’m assuming this is an appropriate place to make a feature request. It currently only works for the OP. I’d like to be able to add a TOC to a reply. W…

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## [Cloud storage and cdn](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloud-storage-and-cdn/289993)

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**Author:** [@thomson\_spratt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thomson_spratt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloud-storage-and-cdn/289993 "2023-12-29T04:47:49Z")

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I’m posting because I can’t find an updated version. I’m thinking of using discourse with wasabi/backblaze and a CDN like cloudflare. I’d appreciate a guide or tutorial on the above. Thank you for reading during this …

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## [Model name not showing in AI bot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/model-name-not-showing-in-ai-bot/373151)

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**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/model-name-not-showing-in-ai-bot/373151 "2026-08-24T07:02:24Z")

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The model name isn’t matching what I set it up to be in the LLM settings. For example, it should be “Athena’s model” and not “GPT o4-mini-high” as seen in the screenshot below. I am indeed currently using the o4-mini-202…

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## [How to properly debug AI Personas?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-debug-ai-personas/345570)

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**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-debug-ai-personas/345570 "2025-03-19T19:02:51Z")

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I’ve created a custom persona/bot using the howto. After some initial success, it seems to work sporadically. I have yet to identify the root cause. The problem is that no reply is created by the bot, and there is no sig…

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## [Any interest in Podman?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-interest-in-podman/118182)

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**Author:** [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-interest-in-podman/118182 "2026-01-08T22:32:27Z")

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People, I know Discourse has standardised on Docker for distribution and support but it seems to me there are some reasonable arguments for also making Discourse available as a Podman container? I would be happy to hav…

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## [Reordering categories and setting fixed category positions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reordering-categories-and-setting-fixed-category-positions/153627)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reordering-categories-and-setting-fixed-category-positions/153627 "2024-09-15T12:33:13Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to set fixed positions for categories in Discourse, allowing you to manually order categories on your site. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Discourse typica…

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## ["Default list filter" is ignored when using the navigation bar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-list-filter-is-ignored-when-using-the-navigation-bar/297682)

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**Author:** [@lisandro\_iaffar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lisandro_iaffar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-list-filter-is-ignored-when-using-the-navigation-bar/297682 "2024-04-13T19:38:14Z")

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The “without sub-categories” category list filter is ignored if the navigation bar is used to navigate between categories. When you first set up the filter, the category default url will be set to /none , but arriving to…

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## [What is the officially supported way to customize the topic RSS output by replacing the default show.rss.erb template?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-officially-supported-way-to-customize-the-topic-rss-output-by-replacing-the-default-show-rss-erb-template/380824)

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**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-officially-supported-way-to-customize-the-topic-rss-output-by-replacing-the-default-show-rss-erb-template/380824 "2025-08-29T22:32:50Z")

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Objective Replace the original Discourse template at discourse/app/views/topics/show.rss.erb. Place a custom template in the plugin directory: discourse-XXX/app/views/topics/show.rss.erb. Aim: Have RSS pages load the pl…

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## [Configure Facebook login for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-facebook-login-for-discourse/13394)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-facebook-login-for-discourse/13394 "2026-06-03T12:45:59Z")

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:exclamation: As of February 2023, Meta has implemented a business verification requirement when publishing new and existing apps. :warning: Updating the Facebook app API or creating a new app will break existing login…

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## [S3 image bandwidth costs are getting annoying](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-image-bandwidth-costs-are-getting-annoying/122052)

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**Author:** [@scottfsmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scottfsmith)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-image-bandwidth-costs-are-getting-annoying/122052 "2025-10-23T20:03:33Z")

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I have noticed our site’s S3 image service bandwidth (transfer) costs keep going up and up. The pricing is $.09/GB and that can add up pretty fast.. I assume I am not the only site with this issue? I am paying Amazon …

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