# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1926 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1927 --- ## [Enable mini-profiler for specific users / groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-mini-profiler-for-specific-users-groups/128412)
**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-mini-profiler-for-specific-users-groups/128412 "2019-09-12T15:32:25Z")
I’m wondering if there’s a way to allow the mini-profiler to be enabled for other admins? --- ## [Set up a smart chatbot on discourse 🤖](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-smart-chatbot-on-discourse/82632)
**Author:** [@Timothy\_Vail](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timothy_Vail)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-smart-chatbot-on-discourse/82632 "2023-02-09T00:52:36Z")
Hello, After weeks of tinkering, I finally managed to set up an AI bot, similar to discobot but one that learns and is more responsive. Here is how I did it for anyone interested in setting it up. There is quite a few… --- ## [A praise for Discourse:](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-praise-for-discourse/397851)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-praise-for-discourse/397851 "2026-03-12T22:41:31Z")
Discourse: A sort of free open source project where anyone can own their own community: Hello, Im here to praise discourse. I’ve utilizing discourse for a little over a year now and its extremely wonderful. It’s an … --- ## [Discourse not loading on Opera with Block Ads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-loading-on-opera-with-block-ads/141871)
**Author:** [@thegurjyot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thegurjyot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-loading-on-opera-with-block-ads/141871 "2020-02-18T15:15:11Z")
This is the first time this happened and I have not idea if Discourse team supports operation on Opera but it’s not loading when block ads setting is enabled. Opera has a default Block Ads setting and I have no other ads… --- ## [Can we be private and public at the same time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-be-private-and-public-at-the-same-time/142131)
**Author:** [@lewisg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lewisg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-be-private-and-public-at-the-same-time/142131 "2020-02-20T14:57:38Z")
We currently require all users to create an account before being able to view anything but are being asked more and more about making the site open to public viewing. So in an attempt to ensure that the site remains ful… --- ## [How to create a category particularly for an organisation's use?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-category-particularly-for-an-organisations-use/142243)
**Author:** [@Monika\_Gupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monika_Gupta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-category-particularly-for-an-organisations-use/142243 "2020-02-21T15:38:55Z")
I just want to share certain articles only with my colleagues & not outsiders. How do I do this? I don’t want to waste my time by giving access to everyone individually. Please help. --- ## [Creating a new topic from a different application](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-new-topic-from-a-different-application/142154)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Fay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Robert_Fay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-new-topic-from-a-different-application/142154 "2020-02-20T16:55:41Z")
Hello, We currently have software that we use at my company to keep notes for technical support interactions with our customers. This is self-created using C#. We have been able to integrate this with our discourse sof… --- ## [Questions about creating, uploading, editing tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-creating-uploading-editing-tags/107521)
**Author:** [@Faroe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faroe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-creating-uploading-editing-tags/107521 "2020-03-20T07:18:39Z")
I’m trying to create a tag, but am having issues: I can save “afb” as a tag, but I cannot save “afb\_american\_foul\_brood”. I get the option to save part of the tag, but not the whole tag: I would like one tag: afb\_… --- ## [Direct copying of post url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-copying-of-post-url/272096)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-copying-of-post-url/272096 "2023-07-19T11:04:50Z")
The share button on the post actions has been outfitted with new functionality: it will now copy the url of a post directly unto your clipboard, skipping the original share modal. The regular share modal can still b… --- ## [Newsletter-like threads and assigning watch-level for users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newsletter-like-threads-and-assigning-watch-level-for-users/142060)
**Author:** [@tonton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tonton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/newsletter-like-threads-and-assigning-watch-level-for-users/142060 "2020-02-21T18:24:20Z")
So I wasn’t sure where to put this, so here it is. :blush: I’m sort of entertaining the idea of replacing the newsletter of an organisation I work with for discourse. We’ve already talked about using some sort of 2-way … --- ## [Ember\_jquery 429 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-jquery-429-error/142173)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-jquery-429-error/142173 "2020-02-21T16:22:07Z")
Hi, Does this code make sense to anyone else? Any ideas on why a 429 is being returned? In various ways I am finding an ember\_jquery-530b142 in the report that returns a 429 error. --- ## [How to force users to disable ad blocker?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-users-to-disable-ad-blocker/236679)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-users-to-disable-ad-blocker/236679 "2022-09-12T22:32:53Z")
to be able to use the forum? --- ## [The Universal Rules of Civilized Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-universal-rules-of-civilized-discourse/221824)
**Author:** [@frandallfarmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frandallfarmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-universal-rules-of-civilized-discourse/221824 "2013-03-10T06:00:00Z")
With Discourse, it was clear that we needed to totally reboot the software to create next-generation forum software. But code is only part of the story. Any reasonable attempt at delivering a Civilized Discourse Construc… --- ## [Can anyone install discourse for me?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-anyone-install-discourse-for-me/80156)
**Author:** [@ckhawand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckhawand)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-anyone-install-discourse-for-me/80156 "2022-03-13T14:36:55Z")
So… I recently got a VPS (hostinger VPS plan 6), well, a powerful one let’s say, here are its specs: |CPU Cores|8| |Total CPU Speed|19.2Ghz| |Memory|8Gb| |Disk Space|160Gb| |Bandwidth|8000Gb| Alright, so I have no expe… --- ## [AI helper has disappeared in composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-helper-has-disappeared-in-composer/321015)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-helper-has-disappeared-in-composer/321015 "2024-08-12T23:14:37Z")
I upgraded recently because of that rebuilding-issue by Dsicourse AI (or what ever it was). After that AI helper disappeared from composer. It show tools for title, category and tags, but that pop-up took a sickday. Bec… --- ## [Mail server setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-server-setup/227510)
**Author:** [@puloi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/puloi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-server-setup/227510 "2022-05-20T23:38:41Z")
Hi, My discourse (new forum) can’t send email for register admin account. i don’t see error on mail.log Any help, please? Thanks! --- ## [Indented Subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indented-subcategories/393838)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indented-subcategories/393838 "2026-03-19T15:47:19Z")
:information\_source: Summary Automatically indents subcategories in the sidebar :eyeglasses: Preview https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Lilly/discourse-indented-subcategories :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repo… --- ## [How to make a custom search bar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-a-custom-search-bar/167184)
**Author:** [@pkundr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pkundr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-a-custom-search-bar/167184 "2020-10-15T11:58:12Z")
I have been trying to build a custom search bar similar to the discourse-search-banner plugin. I don’t want to use that plugin as it interferes with the appearance of my theme. How can I mirror that functionality to a \ **Author:** [@silverhuang](https://meta.discourse.org/u/silverhuang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-both-like-and-vote-button-on-topics/101252 "2018-11-05T15:09:23Z") Continuing the discussion from Voting vs Likes for feature requests: Thanks @mtan for posting this because I was just looking for the same thing—I enabled voting and discovered that likes disappeared in my self-hosted i… --- ## [Share your Discourse testimonial here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-discourse-testimonial-here/384648)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-discourse-testimonial-here/384648 "2025-10-06T15:53:36Z")
We love praise and are not too proud to ask for it! Please share your stories here about great experiences you’ve had using our software, hosting your community with us, or getting stellar help here on meta and from our … --- ## [Forum topics are not indexed by Baidu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-topics-are-not-indexed-by-baidu/128135)
**Author:** [@lavrenkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lavrenkov)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-topics-are-not-indexed-by-baidu/128135 "2021-12-26T12:50:14Z")
Hi. We have a Chinese version of our website, but unfortunately, topics of the forum are not indexed by Baidu. I noticed that this forum is indexed by Baidu without any problems. The question both for admins of this foru… --- ## [Difficult user types (e.g. non-technical or technophobe)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficult-user-types-e-g-non-technical-or-technophobe/90013)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficult-user-types-e-g-non-technical-or-technophobe/90013 "2018-07-07T20:20:12Z")
When I say “difficult users” here, I do not mean trolls and other misbehaving folk but users (and people we would like to be users) who pose challenges to admins because they are digital immigrants, technophobe, or simpl… --- ## [Can I have a global Discobot certification, or, what are the implications of skipping?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-have-a-global-discobot-certification-or-what-are-the-implications-of-skipping/115231)
**Author:** [@GolezTrol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GolezTrol)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-have-a-global-discobot-certification-or-what-are-the-implications-of-skipping/115231 "2019-04-17T07:42:28Z")
I once signed up on some website that implemented Discobot as well. I’ve done the whole interaction, including capibara hunts and all, and I noticed that I got some ‘certified’ badge, apparently somehow approving my acco… --- ## [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 … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1925) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=1927)