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**Author:** [@Kyle\_Porter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kyle_Porter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-loading-adthrive-ads/133786 "2024-01-29T20:47:42Z")
I got the following message recently and have no idea what the answer is. My forum is https://forum.pistolsfiringblog.com/. Discourse loads new content without actually refreshing the page, and that’s why your content a… --- ## [Textarea user field type](https://meta.discourse.org/t/textarea-user-field-type/247289)
**Author:** [@unfairest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/unfairest)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/textarea-user-field-type/247289 "2025-08-04T20:15:17Z")
I would like to have a user field type that is for long-form text, so users could write paragraphs and have line breaks (and any markdown/HTML) preserved when it is shown in the user’s profile. Could I achieve this myse… --- ## [Only a few categories showing up in site.json when max\_category\_nesting = 3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-a-few-categories-showing-up-in-site-json-when-max-category-nesting-3/372249)
**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-a-few-categories-showing-up-in-site-json-when-max-category-nesting-3/372249 "2025-06-30T12:21:55Z")
Since I switched to max\_category\_nesting = 3, I noticed that my WP-Discourse is no longer pulling in the full list of categories. If I visit /site.json, I can only see 5 categories. If I visit /categories.json, I think I… --- ## [Slack Bot Construction Kit 🤖](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-bot-construction-kit/214689)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slack-bot-construction-kit/214689 "2025-03-03T16:05:27Z")
Summary: it’s a Slack Bot integration construction kit. This is meant to provide a foundation to build a rich(er!) bot that can integrate with your Discourse and allow you to write simple Ruby to control your bot. It i… --- ## ["How do I start my new Topic" - UI / UX Improvement Request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-start-my-new-topic-ui-ux-improvement-request/15188)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-start-my-new-topic-ui-ux-improvement-request/15188 "2025-01-06T20:24:05Z")
This is a common problem my Discourse discussion forums for regular users: I now that Jeff has a strong belief in making it hard and counter-intuitive for users to join and contribute to forums, believing that the ba… --- ## [Lots of locales missing due to failure to pay CDN bill](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lots-of-locales-missing-due-to-failure-to-pay-cdn-bill/372319)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lots-of-locales-missing-due-to-failure-to-pay-cdn-bill/372319 "2025-06-30T21:40:23Z")
I just ran an upgrade on a standard install (with assess on S3) and get a bunch of missing locales: \[en.critical\_deprecation.notice\] \[en.critical\_deprecation.linked\_id\] \[en.critical\_deprecation.theme\_source\] ​ \[en.admi… --- ## [Supported postgresql versions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supported-postgresql-versions/174751)
**Author:** [@sbernhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sbernhard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/supported-postgresql-versions/174751 "2025-03-02T23:25:12Z")
Is there somewhere a note, which postgresql db versions are supported? Would be great to have something for each released discourse version - especially if a postgresql version is no longer supported. --- ## [Allow Users to Close Their Own Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-close-their-own-topics/108060)
**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-close-their-own-topics/108060 "2025-07-05T08:43:37Z")
Being able to open them as well would be nice, but allowing users (of at least TL2, if not lower) to close their own topics would help in a lot of cases and prevent what is described in the thread below from being an iss… --- ## [Allow listing GROUPS in Board's assigned mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-listing-groups-in-boards-assigned-mode/300963)
**Author:** [@pi\_dwg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pi_dwg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-listing-groups-in-boards-assigned-mode/300963 "2024-03-26T08:10:40Z")
We’re using Discourse Assign plugin to assign topics to a group, instead of individuals. (In case you’re curious why: we handle requests on our community in teams, so we want to make sure every member of the team is pro… --- ## [Cannot use discourse AI locally due to an internal server error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-discourse-ai-locally-due-to-an-internal-server-error/357481)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-discourse-ai-locally-due-to-an-internal-server-error/357481 "2025-03-17T00:31:05Z")
Here’s what the logs say: ▶ Summary This is the config I’m trying: The issue persists even if I remove /v1/chat/completions. --- ## [Chat room bug - clicking on 'all' goes back to previous channel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-room-bug-clicking-on-all-goes-back-to-previous-channel/303784)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-room-bug-clicking-on-all-goes-back-to-previous-channel/303784 "2024-04-14T22:10:10Z")
Not sure if it’s because I have joined a lot of chat rooms (we have one for every country and I have joined all of them) but whenever I go into a chat room and click on \< to go to all channels it just takes me back to th… --- ## [Adsense exclude groups not always working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-exclude-groups-not-always-working/357409)
**Author:** [@MadPenguin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MadPenguin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-exclude-groups-not-always-working/357409 "2025-03-15T18:46:10Z")
For normal ads, adding a group to the “Adsense exclude groups” does seem to remove the display of ads for members of that that group. At least it seems to exclude “normal” ads .. Is it just me, or does it not exclude “A… --- ## [N8n support for Discourse - Automation Tool](https://meta.discourse.org/t/n8n-support-for-discourse-automation-tool/176053)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/n8n-support-for-discourse-automation-tool/176053 "2024-06-08T18:12:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from How to make requests to the Discourse API with Zapier: Open source variation of Zapier and IFTTT, similar to Node-Red and TriggerHappy, which is easy to use and currently supports about … --- ## [Ought to be a frame around images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ought-to-be-a-frame-around-images/299495)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ought-to-be-a-frame-around-images/299495 "2024-03-15T09:10:47Z")
Seems to me, that there should be a little thin frame around images, otherwise sometimes one cannot tell where the text stops and the images start. Sure, I’m not saying somebody could use the situation of perpetrate … --- ## [What is the direct URL for "watching first post" notification subscription?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-direct-url-for-watching-first-post-notification-subscription/301799)
**Author:** [@45thj5ej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/45thj5ej)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-direct-url-for-watching-first-post-notification-subscription/301799 "2024-04-06T21:21:39Z")
I saw some topics on this, but none I saw had a simple direct URL. Basically, I want a direct URL that subscribes a user to a category when they click it on my site, which then notifies them by e-mail when a new topi… --- ## [Embed the contents of a post in another part of the same Discourse instance](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-the-contents-of-a-post-in-another-part-of-the-same-discourse-instance/293572)
**Author:** [@kkukshtel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kkukshtel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-the-contents-of-a-post-in-another-part-of-the-same-discourse-instance/293572 "2024-01-31T00:25:20Z")
As the title says, I’m looking for a way to embed the content of a specific discourse topic (“specific” meaning that I can provide an explicit URL or reference “all posts with this tag”) into the Discourse instance itsel… --- ## [Browse Channels: Sort Channels in Alphabetic Order?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browse-channels-sort-channels-in-alphabetic-order/306649)
**Author:** [@Earnie\_Baird](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Earnie_Baird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/browse-channels-sort-channels-in-alphabetic-order/306649 "2025-03-15T18:20:15Z")
In chat, your joined channels appear in alphabetic order in the sidebar as expected but if browse for other channels to join there does not appear to be any rhyme or reason to how the channels are organized. Is there an… --- ## [Discourse /tmp/avatar\_proxy folder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tmp-avatar-proxy-folder/325846)
**Author:** [@LeBlanc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeBlanc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-tmp-avatar-proxy-folder/325846 "2024-09-10T13:29:56Z")
I found that each time discourse was rebuilt, the user’s default avatar was re-requested after startup. After doing some learning about it, I discovered that there is a default avatar whose data is stored in a temporary … --- ## [Is it Possible to Send Encrypted Email and Password in the Authentication Flow?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-send-encrypted-email-and-password-in-the-authentication-flow/375072)
**Author:** [@Kon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-send-encrypted-email-and-password-in-the-authentication-flow/375072 "2025-07-21T15:41:41Z")
Hi all, I’m exploring a use case where we would need to send encrypted email addresses and passwords as part of the authentication flow in Discourse. Before proceeding further, I wanted to check if this functionality is… --- ## [Undo change timestamp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undo-change-timestamp/78966)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/undo-change-timestamp/78966 "2018-01-25T16:54:06Z")
One of our mods changed the timestamp as a way to unbump a topic and I wanted to revert that change because. I wrote a rake task that does this. It’s a small thing, but why not share? # /var/www/discourse/lib/tasks/set\_… --- ## [Infinite scroll makes it impossible to stop selecting all posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-scroll-makes-it-impossible-to-stop-selecting-all-posts/357484)
**Author:** [@trusktr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trusktr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/infinite-scroll-makes-it-impossible-to-stop-selecting-all-posts/357484 "2025-03-17T01:31:25Z")
Continuing the discussion from Disable unlimited loading of the topic list: When I “Select All” posts, the infinite scroll keeps selecting new posts that appear in the view. This makes it impossible to stop selecting … --- ## [Way to filter a topic based on number of likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-filter-a-topic-based-on-number-of-likes/303768)
**Author:** [@Gino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gino)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-filter-a-topic-based-on-number-of-likes/303768 "2024-04-14T23:47:24Z")
Hi there, First post :slight\_smile: For forums that use discourse is there a way to filter a topic based on the number of likes? This would be very handy for catching up on long threads. One example is a memes thread… --- ## [Google Search Console - CIS Issue for Mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-search-console-cis-issue-for-mobile/357492)
**Author:** [@Ravindra-Trdx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ravindra-Trdx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-search-console-cis-issue-for-mobile/357492 "2025-03-17T05:20:08Z")
We see for Mobile view Google Search Console has reported CIS issue for all pages Reference: Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) | Articles | web.dev Please suggest Is there any Plugin or fix to overcome this? --- ## [Ability to enable chat's desktop notification sound by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-enable-chats-desktop-notification-sound-by-default/357427)
**Author:** [@SkyeDragon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SkyeDragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-enable-chats-desktop-notification-sound-by-default/357427 "2025-03-16T05:15:22Z")
Regarding the user setting “Desktop chat notification sound”, I would like to suggest the ability for administrators to configure the default sound (which currently appears to be None). My community is having some troub… --- ## [Adding a Trusted Domain to Bypass CORS Restriction with Discourse Hosting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-trusted-domain-to-bypass-cors-restriction-with-discourse-hosting/345066)
**Author:** [@Traflagar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Traflagar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-trusted-domain-to-bypass-cors-restriction-with-discourse-hosting/345066 "2024-12-31T20:12:21Z")
If I host my Discourse forum via discourse hosting on a Standard Plan, will the company add my domain as a Trusted Domain upon request? I need this in order to embed discourse into my React SPA. --- ## [Unable to edit/save long posts when using Apple Private Relay](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-edit-save-long-posts-when-using-apple-private-relay/298280)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-edit-save-long-posts-when-using-apple-private-relay/298280 "2024-03-08T21:49:00Z")
I’ve noticed this for a while now, whenever I try to edit a long-ish post, while I have Apple’s Private Relay switched on I just endlessly get the ‘saving’ animation. Also keeping getting this: Spurious "Draft is being … --- ## [Issues with post\_edits report](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-post-edits-report/302073)
**Author:** [@Carleas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carleas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-post-edits-report/302073 "2024-04-03T01:20:33Z")
I have some questions about the /admin/reports/post\_edits. The default report doesn’t include users’ edits to their own posts. To see a user’s self-edits, I can filter by editor to that user, i.e. /admin/reports/post\_e… --- ## [Support for tag aliases?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-tag-aliases/70998)
**Author:** [@Flow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Flow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-tag-aliases/70998 "2024-06-11T00:41:23Z")
I was surprised that discourse 1.8.7 apparently has no support for tag aliases (akin to stackexchange). I first though that I could achieve something similar with tag groups, but that is not the case. I would really lik… --- ## [Clicking a search result for users doesn't do anything on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-a-search-result-for-users-doesnt-do-anything-on-mobile/123518)
**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-a-search-result-for-users-doesnt-do-anything-on-mobile/123518 "2024-10-02T00:20:44Z")
I noticed that when I search for a user in the search bar on mobile and click on a user, it doesn’t do anything. I think it would be nice if the click would take me to the user’s profile page. What do you all think abo… --- ## [Is it possible to use relative dates for poll closing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-relative-dates-for-poll-closing/303926)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-relative-dates-for-poll-closing/303926 "2024-04-15T17:04:38Z")
Here’s my use case: I have a Discourse Automation script configured to reply to every new topic in a certain category with a poll about that topic. I want that poll to auto-close after two weeks. But, the auto-respond… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1883) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1885)