# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1920 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1921 --- ## [Discord is taking aim at Discourse. How does Discourse remain unique and stand out from the crowd?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-is-taking-aim-at-discourse-how-does-discourse-remain-unique-and-stand-out-from-the-crowd/227765)
**Author:** [@Decorbuz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Decorbuz)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discord-is-taking-aim-at-discourse-how-does-discourse-remain-unique-and-stand-out-from-the-crowd/227765 "2022-12-14T02:53:00Z")
The folks over at Discord must’ve seen what CDCK was doing with Discourse Chat. They’re now implementing “forums” into the desktop client and mobile application. There are some rather stark differences to Discourse, bu… --- ## [Enable components according to user groups or trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-components-according-to-user-groups-or-trust-levels/142009)
**Author:** [@Rina\_Fallingstar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rina_Fallingstar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-components-according-to-user-groups-or-trust-levels/142009 "2020-02-19T14:05:29Z")
Is it possible to make visible certain components according to trust levels or for example if users are in a certain group? I have some custom javascript and css features that I made for my discourse, but I wish that th… --- ## [A few questions related to moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-few-questions-related-to-moderation/347093)
**Author:** [@petr0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/petr0)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-few-questions-related-to-moderation/347093 "2025-03-19T18:09:37Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been using discourse for ~9 years over at Home Assistant. I’ve been a mod for a number of years as well. Recently, we’ve seen a huge influx of spammers. I’m wondering what we can do to alleviate the … --- ## [Turn-based Game Plug-In Ideas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-based-game-plug-in-ideas/95026)
**Author:** [@fearlessfrog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fearlessfrog)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-based-game-plug-in-ideas/95026 "2020-02-01T08:04:11Z")
Our discourse is forum is doing well and we’ve built an enjoyable community around flight sims and games. Thank you to the Discourse team for such an awesome and open project. :heart: As an ex-games developer (consoles … --- ## [SEO for AI: How Community Content Wins in New Search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-for-ai-how-community-content-wins-in-new-search/380784)
**Author:** [@mae](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mae)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-for-ai-how-community-content-wins-in-new-search/380784 "2025-09-08T05:57:20Z")
We don’t click on links like we used to. When an AI summary appears on Google, we visit traditional links only half as often as when no summary is shown. ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and Google’s AI Overviews have comple… --- ## [Telegram Integration with our Site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/telegram-integration-with-our-site/183254)
**Author:** [@dineshbabugopi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dineshbabugopi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/telegram-integration-with-our-site/183254 "2021-04-08T11:32:25Z")
Hi All, Can somebody help me with “Telegram” integration for our existing Discourse site? --- ## [Discourse should ignore if a character is accented when doing a search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-should-ignore-if-a-character-is-accented-when-doing-a-search/90198)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-should-ignore-if-a-character-is-accented-when-doing-a-search/90198 "2018-10-24T03:29:24Z")
Hi. In French, we have a lot of accented characters, and also a lot of people that don’t bother typing them when writing. Because Discourse seems to be strict regarding accents, this leads to partial results only when … --- ## [Parent message doesn't exist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-message-doesnt-exist/141746)
**Author:** [@ruperty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ruperty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-message-doesnt-exist/141746 "2020-02-19T20:58:41Z")
On import of mbxs I am getting an error that the parent message doesn’t exist even though it does seem to be in the database, index.db. Here’s the error: Parent message 9205270657.AB03850@ben.dciem.dnd.ca doesn’t exis… --- ## [How does the mobile app work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-mobile-app-work/148456)
**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-mobile-app-work/148456 "2020-12-04T15:40:47Z")
I see that discourse hosting comes with a “mobile app”. What does the mobile app do for someone with a forum? Is it a general discourse app, and your forum users can add your forum to it to be one of the forums the app… --- ## [Lets see your best AI Image Caption!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-see-your-best-ai-image-caption/297126)
**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-see-your-best-ai-image-caption/297126 "2024-06-29T22:33:53Z")
Hey everyone​:waving\_hand: AI Image Captioning is now live in Meta \[1\] and we would love to see what everyone can come up with! Feel free to submit your memes, funny pictures, cute pictures of your dog :dog\_face: or wh… --- ## [Front page (home page) layout design](https://meta.discourse.org/t/front-page-home-page-layout-design/65172)
**Author:** [@ysl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ysl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/front-page-home-page-layout-design/65172 "2020-02-21T17:47:00Z")
Hi I’ve done some searching prior posting this. How to achieve such front page (home page) layout design (where “category” on the left, and “latest” on the right)? Thanks. \[screenshot\] --- ## [Chat Notification Sounds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-notification-sounds/249236)
**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-notification-sounds/249236 "2022-12-17T21:11:41Z")
I posted this in the chat, but it didn’t seem to get picked up. Is anyone else experiencing the same, am I missing something? --- ## [Dismissible banner on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissible-banner-on-meta/233189)
**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dismissible-banner-on-meta/233189 "2022-07-18T18:45:54Z")
Q: Is this a part of core or a plugin/component? I want to put a similar informational note on the top of my forum. I’ve been using a house ad but i noticed it gets blocked by adblockers and is not dismissable --- ## [How to display posts in reverse chronological order in Embed Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-posts-in-reverse-chronological-order-in-embed-discourse/255193)
**Author:** [@mikeguo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikeguo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-posts-in-reverse-chronological-order-in-embed-discourse/255193 "2024-02-05T13:27:15Z")
By default, it is sorted in ascending order. I’m wondering if it’s possible to set it to sort in descending order? --- ## [Automated crawler blocking based on reputation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-crawler-blocking-based-on-reputation/91011)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Walkom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Walkom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-crawler-blocking-based-on-reputation/91011 "2018-06-29T04:24:34Z")
We recently had a spike in bad crawler activity that we’ve subsequently blocked, it was the mauibot and the IP was listed on https://www.abuseipdb.com/. (Props to the support team for guidance there!) I can see that the… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1919)