# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1843 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1844 --- ## [Hide Topic Navigation With Timeline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-topic-navigation-with-timeline/272695)
**Author:** [@denvergeeks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denvergeeks)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-topic-navigation-with-timeline/272695 "2024-10-17T06:08:12Z")
A B C :information\_source: Summary Hides the Topic Navigation With Timeline. :eyeglasses: Preview How can I include a link for users to preview this on theme-creator.discourse.org? :hammer\_and\_wrench: Reposit… --- ## [Rename personal chats](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-personal-chats/241202)
**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rename-personal-chats/241202 "2024-04-26T09:07:43Z")
Is it possible or would it be to change the name of a personal chat channel? For example, if I have a channel with 2 other friends and I want to name it “the three musketeers” --- ## [About the Contribute category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-contribute-category/396992)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-contribute-category/396992 "2026-02-25T10:27:42Z")
Contributing to an open-source project isn’t limited to coding. Share product ideas, report bugs and UX issues, or share ideas for how to improve our community. Learn more… --- ## [Change backup download link to 2-3 time usage!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-backup-download-link-to-2-3-time-usage/62633)
**Author:** [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-backup-download-link-to-2-3-time-usage/62633 "2025-04-11T06:09:06Z")
after the recent change in the backup download, where a link is sent to the admin email, I couldn’t download any backup using the admin panel. the reason is from our side and the slow internet connection: the backup st… --- ## [Implement Badging API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implement-badging-api/111631)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/implement-badging-api/111631 "2024-04-02T13:25:58Z")
There is a new web API that allows installed web apps to show a icon to warn the user about pending notifications. Explainer: badging/explainer.md at main · w3c/badging · GitHub Currently, this is only available for… --- ## [Configuring Incoming Email to Create Category Topics or Group Messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-incoming-email-to-create-category-topics-or-group-messages/380577)
**Author:** [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-incoming-email-to-create-category-topics-or-group-messages/380577 "2025-09-02T17:06:35Z")
I am able to poll the set address and create group messages but removing that email from the group and attaching to a category I consistently get the email\_reject\_bad\_destination\_address error message. We’re sorry, bu… --- ## [About the News and Events category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-news-and-events-category/396990)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-news-and-events-category/396990 "2026-02-25T10:17:51Z")
Stay informed about Discourse – the product, the company, and the community. --- ## [Is this XSS attack?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-xss-attack/396985)
**Author:** [@xwj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xwj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-xss-attack/396985 "2026-02-25T09:55:31Z")
My dicourse version is 3.5.0,and the content security policy is on. I send a post like: 111\aa\ It finally show this after I commit. When I click text ”aa”, it redirects to the w… --- ## [Tips Missing translation Can't ignore suggestions, there are always tips](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-missing-translation-cant-ignore-suggestions-there-are-always-tips/341067)
**Author:** [@sober](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sober)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tips-missing-translation-cant-ignore-suggestions-there-are-always-tips/341067 "2024-12-07T05:18:40Z")
Tips Missing translation Can’t ignore suggestions, there are always tips --- ## [Feeding topics from a given category (or tag) to WordPress pages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feeding-topics-from-a-given-category-or-tag-to-wordpress-pages/397046)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feeding-topics-from-a-given-category-or-tag-to-wordpress-pages/397046 "2026-02-25T20:01:48Z")
Context: kicking around ideas for my community’s documentation – see Published Pages for documentation? Would there be a way to “feed” (through RSS? ActivityPub? the API?) topics from a specific category (or tag) into W… --- ## [Better flow for group membership requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-flow-for-group-membership-requests/64412)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-flow-for-group-membership-requests/64412 "2024-09-15T04:17:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from New members can't request to join a group: Currently, a group membership requests is done via a PM but that requires a group owner to navigate to the group membership page and manually add… --- ## [Logout all users through the rails console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-all-users-through-the-rails-console/93239)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-all-users-through-the-rails-console/93239 "2018-07-26T22:13:01Z")
To logout all users, enter the rails console and then run UserAuthToken.destroy\_all Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-05-25T11:35:07Z (UTC) ▶ Check document --- ## [Whispers cannot be seen in Post Voting enabled categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-cannot-be-seen-in-post-voting-enabled-categories/381193)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-cannot-be-seen-in-post-voting-enabled-categories/381193 "2025-09-02T13:46:38Z")
Hi, I am reporting here what I consider a bug affecting whispers in the Discourse Post Voting plugin. When a thread has only one post, that is the Original Post, the whispers can be created, but cannot be seen. Not on… --- ## [How to make our forum looks like Q&A community than a forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-our-forum-looks-like-q-a-community-than-a-forum/142882)
**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-our-forum-looks-like-q-a-community-than-a-forum/142882 "2024-02-11T18:20:10Z")
We run discourse since 2017 as a Q&A community but we are trying to change the design to make the website looks like a Q&A community more than a forum. any ideas? --- ## [Use OAuth Plugin for Auth0 more seamlessly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-oauth-plugin-for-auth0-more-seamlessly/235331)
**Author:** [@tobi1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobi1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-oauth-plugin-for-auth0-more-seamlessly/235331 "2024-12-11T21:48:07Z")
I am currently trying to bring Auth0 authentication to my Discourse app. I essentially followed the workflow here and I get things running. However, I am not quite happy with it for several reasons: After clicking on… --- ## [Giphy component installed but still getting error message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giphy-component-installed-but-still-getting-error-message/322465)
**Author:** [@Hugo\_L](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hugo_L)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/giphy-component-installed-but-still-getting-error-message/322465 "2025-06-04T12:49:42Z")
I add the component to the theme. I then get the GIF option but when I try and enter it I get the following error message: Any help appreciated --- ## [Show login first on invitation form](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-login-first-on-invitation-form/264516)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-login-first-on-invitation-form/264516 "2025-06-19T07:56:24Z")
I use invitations as a link to a topic, while adding people to the right groups, using a simple patch. Logged in users will be silently added to the group and redirected to the topic. Unfortunately non logged in users … --- ## [Hubot Adapter for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hubot-adapter-for-discourse/63419)
**Author:** [@featheredtoast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/featheredtoast)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hubot-adapter-for-discourse/63419 "2024-10-01T06:18:18Z")
I built a Hubot adapter for Discourse. https://github.com/featheredtoast/hubot-discourse-adapter This should work moderately well for communities that desire bot integrations. There are a few gotchas (see the readme) b… --- ## [Relative links input into the Link tool during editing, don't work in final post display](https://meta.discourse.org/t/relative-links-input-into-the-link-tool-during-editing-dont-work-in-final-post-display/307311)
**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/relative-links-input-into-the-link-tool-during-editing-dont-work-in-final-post-display/307311 "2025-10-20T19:03:56Z")
reproduce with Edit a post and use the link-tool. Past a relative URL in, for example /g/moderators should be legit on any Discourse install. The link tool generates the Markdown for a link, but expands the relative UR… --- ## [Age prompt for NSFW catagories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-prompt-for-nsfw-catagories/52133)
**Author:** [@LastDance](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LastDance)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-prompt-for-nsfw-catagories/52133 "2025-09-10T16:29:40Z")
I saw a post about this way back in 2014, https://meta.discourse.org/t/adult-only-categories/22685 but since it wasnt in a category, and i was interested in it becoming a thing,i decided it would be better to put in a … --- ## [Add users to a group based on their email domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-a-group-based-on-their-email-domain/132875)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-a-group-based-on-their-email-domain/132875 "2024-12-16T07:03:57Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to automatically add users to a Discourse group based on their email domain. It is intended for site administrators who manage Discourse groups. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user le… --- ## [Incorrect user\_field information - API docs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-user-field-information-api-docs/161413)
**Author:** [@zsan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zsan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-user-field-information-api-docs/161413 "2024-12-05T19:32:34Z")
create user field I see { "user\_field\[name\]": "string", "user\_field\[description\]": "string", "user\_field\[field\_type": "string", "user\_field\[required\]": true } Are you sure ? I think it should be something lik… --- ## [How to use Tailwind to theme Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-tailwind-to-theme-discourse/227326)
**Author:** [@mksafi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mksafi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-tailwind-to-theme-discourse/227326 "2024-07-27T22:12:52Z")
Initially I thought I would have to replace entire templates in order add Tailwind’s utility classes to the HTML. Replacing Discourse templates wholesale is a bad idea, I was informed. Fortunately, Tailwind also allows y… --- ## [Users without permissions to send PMs see an invitation to send PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-without-permissions-to-send-pms-see-an-invitation-to-send-pms/235704)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-without-permissions-to-send-pms-see-an-invitation-to-send-pms/235704 "2024-04-18T02:24:24Z")
Discourse allows to restrict the private messages feature to users with a certain trust level. However, all users reaching “inbox zero” see an invitation to send messages regardless of their trust level: You don’t have… --- ## [Using personas of AI bot without robot-icon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-personas-of-ai-bot-without-robot-icon/285961)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-personas-of-ai-bot-without-robot-icon/285961 "2025-09-18T07:19:53Z")
AI bot communicates using PM. But I can see menu for different personas only when used robot-icon on the header. Is there a way to use personas when the icon is disabled? The actual issue I’m trying to solve out is comm… --- ## [Enabling Zendesk two-way synchronization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-zendesk-two-way-synchronization/177412)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-zendesk-two-way-synchronization/177412 "2024-12-26T22:24:33Z")
Summary In this documentation, we will cover: Enabling Zendesk synchronization settings in Discourse Configuring a Zendesk webhook Setting up a Zendesk trigger Enabling Zendesk synchronization settings To begin, you… --- ## [Indexing User Profiles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indexing-user-profiles/345171)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indexing-user-profiles/345171 "2025-09-04T06:57:16Z")
Hey everyone, happy new year :)) From what I know the users are made not to be indexed on Google or any search results. However, I have removed /u from admin/customize/robots so is that enough or there more changes to d… --- ## [LetsEncrypt DNS Validation Template Using Cloudflare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-dns-validation-template-using-cloudflare/313501)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Wass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Wass)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-dns-validation-template-using-cloudflare/313501 "2024-10-17T11:33:03Z")
Hi Guys I needed to use the DNS method for authenticating my SSL certificate ownership with Let’s Encrypt. I took a copy of the existing web.letsencrypt.ssl.template.yml file found in /var/discourse/templates/ and modi… --- ## [AI Bot in Chat isn't responding. (no outages)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-in-chat-isnt-responding-no-outages/318546)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-in-chat-isnt-responding-no-outages/318546 "2025-04-24T08:54:54Z")
Title says it all — the bot wasn’t responding so I checked the error logs and got a timeout error (below). And there are no reported outages with the API provider. I am not sure if it is a coincidence (which it might be,… --- ## [How to Change User Profile Picture](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-user-profile-picture/214121)
**Author:** [@Kumar\_Karuppaiah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kumar_Karuppaiah)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-user-profile-picture/214121 "2022-01-07T10:52:50Z")
Hi, I want to change the user profile picture programmatically instead of system assigned profile picture. How can I implement it? Please suggest me. Thanks Kumar [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1842) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1844)