# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=205 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 206 --- ## [Cannot search for icon by name in custom sidebar section configuration modal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-search-for-icon-by-name-in-custom-sidebar-section-configuration-modal/400945)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-search-for-icon-by-name-in-custom-sidebar-section-configuration-modal/400945 "2026-04-20T09:57:51Z")
:lady\_beetle: Overview When configuring custom sidebar sections and choosing an icon from the selector, the search field does not allow typing in the field to search for the icon by name. :person\_walking: Steps to repro… --- ## [Introducing Post Illustrations: Enhance Your Discourse Content with AI-Generated Thumbnails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-post-illustrations-enhance-your-discourse-content-with-ai-generated-thumbnails/290870)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-post-illustrations-enhance-your-discourse-content-with-ai-generated-thumbnails/290870 "2024-06-15T02:25:15Z")
We’re excited to announce a creative new feature that’s rolling out for our Discourse users—AI-Generated Post Illustrations. This new feature introduces the ability to add images to a post based on the post content. Ho… --- ## [Access to particular private categories only](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-to-particular-private-categories-only/310776)
**Author:** [@Zbean](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zbean)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-to-particular-private-categories-only/310776 "2024-06-07T00:29:47Z")
I am trying to figure out how to give certain members access to only a single private category. We find that within our organisation, members for whom only this private category is relevant get inundated with too much in… --- ## [User deleted the "About" post for a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-deleted-the-about-post-for-a-category/309522)
**Author:** [@alxndr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alxndr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-deleted-the-about-post-for-a-category/309522 "2024-06-05T23:44:29Z")
A user deleted all their posts, one of which was the “about” post for a category. We restored the post and changed the ownership to the System account, however it still appears “deleted” to an Admin, and shows an error w… --- ## [Discourse is Awesome and Amazing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-awesome-and-amazing/323132)
**Author:** [@Architect](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Architect)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-awesome-and-amazing/323132 "2024-08-23T19:51:33Z")
Thanks again to The Discourse Team, amazing platform!! Most helpful about this app is to improve communication to be able to have conversations of more than two sentences at a time with folks, which is very important. I… --- ## [Dev migration error: Discourse AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dev-migration-error-discourse-ai/376173)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dev-migration-error-discourse-ai/376173 "2025-07-30T17:06:05Z")
PG::UndefinedTable: ERROR: relation "ai\_topic\_embeddings\_1\_1" does not exist LINE 3: FROM ai\_topic\_embeddings\_1\_1; ^ /home/robert/discourse/plugins/discourse-ai/db/migrate/20240611170905\_move\_em… --- ## [Trouble with restore: "invalid command \\restrict"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-restore-invalid-command-restrict/386992)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-restore-invalid-command-restrict/386992 "2025-10-29T11:41:38Z")
I’m having trouble doing a restore from “Discourse 3.5.0.beta9-dev - 04dbc622ab1e0197d16703ba47cf005ec93697ee” to current (6f06709643fa5e2253606c46f79d089ca3393ac9) \[STARTED\] 'system' has started the restore! Marking re… --- ## [Can we Bookmark -categories for a particular User](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-bookmark-categories-for-a-particular-user/365053)
**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-bookmark-categories-for-a-particular-user/365053 "2025-05-06T21:09:46Z")
Is there a way to bookmark entire category (or categories) (not just individual topics) in Discourse? I’m aware of topic-level bookmarks, but I’m looking for a feature that allows users to mark categories of interest and… --- ## [Is it normal for Sidekiq to be idle? New to Discourse, unsure if something's wrong](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-normal-for-sidekiq-to-be-idle-new-to-discourse-unsure-if-somethings-wrong/370988)
**Author:** [@Crocodilus\_CZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crocodilus_CZ)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-normal-for-sidekiq-to-be-idle-new-to-discourse-unsure-if-somethings-wrong/370988 "2025-06-20T12:47:39Z")
Hi everyone, I’m pretty new to Discourse (migrated recently from phpBB), and I’ve been trying to wrap my head around how things work here. Some of it makes perfect sense, but other parts are still a bit confusing – like… --- ## [Failed filtering is difficult to escape](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-filtering-is-difficult-to-escape/375607)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-filtering-is-difficult-to-escape/375607 "2025-08-21T02:18:39Z")
When filtering with the topic filter fails \[1\] it’s very difficult to get back to /filter to try filtering for different criteria because the link in the sidebar remembers what you filtered last. I know filters ar… --- ## [Stop users from changing their primary email address but still be able to add a secondary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-users-from-changing-their-primary-email-address-but-still-be-able-to-add-a-secondary/359348)
**Author:** [@wbadmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wbadmin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-users-from-changing-their-primary-email-address-but-still-be-able-to-add-a-secondary/359348 "2025-03-29T02:07:59Z")
We have a company internal server that users need to be a part of A/D to log in. However I want users to be able to add an external account for notifications should they not have a company supplied email address. I found… --- ## [Why my discourse instance is making these calls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-my-discourse-instance-is-making-these-calls/382880)
**Author:** [@kcahtoor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kcahtoor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-my-discourse-instance-is-making-these-calls/382880 "2025-09-16T22:13:38Z")
I just noticed logs of my insyance below is one error. Please help me out in understanding what this means. Thank you in advance. These are some more links “/news/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml” “/2018/wp-includes/wlwmani… --- ## [Does Discourse have custom plugin templates, and how do I write custom plugins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/378523)
**Author:** [@sky-winter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sky-winter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/378523 "2025-08-14T10:31:16Z")
Does Discourse have custom plugin templates, and how do I write custom plugins? --- ## [Don't show silenced users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-silenced-users/380733)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-show-silenced-users/380733 "2025-08-28T12:13:42Z")
Small feature request. On my forum, detected spammers are automatically silenced. They show up in the online users list, and they often have an unwelcome brand-like avatar. I’d like to keep the avatar list clean, and t… --- ## [Spoiler vs Hide Details, what are the use cases for these options?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-vs-hide-details-what-are-the-use-cases-for-these-options/308759)
**Author:** [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spoiler-vs-hide-details-what-are-the-use-cases-for-these-options/308759 "2024-05-22T04:59:43Z")
It seems to me that ‘Hide Details’ (to hide a portion of a post) and ‘Blur’ (to blur a portion of a post) have similar impact, so what are the uses cases for using one vs the other? --- ## [Activation Not send](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-not-send/349945)
**Author:** [@jannikjbi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jannikjbi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-not-send/349945 "2025-02-05T23:44:02Z")
Hi, I recently reinstalled my server with the forum on it and now I’m having problems sending emails to the admin account again, and I looked in the log and there’s nothing there except Processing by FinishInstallationC… --- ## [Top contributors sidebar Backgound](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-backgound/310499)
**Author:** [@Nestor\_Matias](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nestor_Matias)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-backgound/310499 "2024-06-05T15:37:12Z")
Hi Discourse i need some help i added this Top-contributor-sidebar theme to my Foum but i want to know how can i add or change the backgound of it? is there any way to custom the style. --- ## [Function of the 'setting' button on the top left of the house ads page is not always obvious](https://meta.discourse.org/t/function-of-the-setting-button-on-the-top-left-of-the-house-ads-page-is-not-always-obvious/394125)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/function-of-the-setting-button-on-the-top-left-of-the-house-ads-page-is-not-always-obvious/394125 "2026-01-22T17:46:54Z")
I was a little confused by this button today. When I clicked on it, nothing happened. It took me a while to understand that it only makes sense if I had clicked on “meta banner” or “blog banner” before. Then it works … --- ## [Help understanding email setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-understanding-email-setup/307339)
**Author:** [@forummaster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/forummaster)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-understanding-email-setup/307339 "2024-05-15T00:24:12Z")
I will be setting up a Discourse forum on a VPS and would like to have notification, password reset emails etc. set up. Does the administrator email address need to be the same domain as the discourse forum domain? An… --- ## [Amazon Nova support for Discourse AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-nova-support-for-discourse-ai/340748)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazon-nova-support-for-discourse-ai/340748 "2024-12-05T22:41:58Z")
We just added support for the new family of Amazon Nova models. These models are very price competitive; the most advanced model (Nova Pro) is priced similarly to Claude 3.5 Haiku and supports a 300k context window. … --- ## [When "closing" event it moves it to today's date & time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-closing-event-it-moves-it-to-todays-date-time/307292)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-closing-event-it-moves-it-to-todays-date-time/307292 "2024-05-13T16:05:15Z")
When you click on the ellipses (…) and close the event, it moves to today’s date and time. My assumption is that closing the event should retain the original scheduled day and time. --- ## [Translation - how is the caching handled? By page or by topic/comment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-how-is-the-caching-handled-by-page-or-by-topic-comment/382757)
**Author:** [@keithkhl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keithkhl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-how-is-the-caching-handled-by-page-or-by-topic-comment/382757 "2025-09-16T12:35:28Z")
I am testing out the translation function. It works amazingly in terms of quality and speed, so we are just one step away from implementing it on our website(s). The only catch is that I am a bit worried about the machi… --- ## [LLM prompt evals - Nice to know](https://meta.discourse.org/t/llm-prompt-evals-nice-to-know/345867)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/llm-prompt-evals-nice-to-know/345867 "2025-01-06T20:32:54Z")
For those of us who create prompts for LLMs, understanding how effective our prompts are is of importance. In LLM lingo, it is known as evals, short for evaluations. For those of us used to Unit Testing in programming, … --- ## [Discourse-subscriptions plugin crashes boot on v2026.3.0](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-plugin-crashes-boot-on-v2026-3-0/398212)
**Author:** [@nicolsdennis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicolsdennis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-plugin-crashes-boot-on-v2026-3-0/398212 "2026-03-12T10:04:28Z")
After upgrading to v2026.3.0 my instance fails to bootstrap with this error: /var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-subscriptions/plugin.rb:53: uninitialized constant Plugin::Instance::USERNAME\_ROUTE\_FORMAT (NameError) T… --- ## [It's really a critical update?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/its-really-a-critical-update/316392)
**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/its-really-a-critical-update/316392 "2024-07-15T20:09:21Z")
I really not want update my instance in this moment but it is if necessary okay. --- ## [Missing icons in Dark mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-icons-in-dark-mode/368168)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-icons-in-dark-mode/368168 "2025-05-30T01:58:21Z")
Hi, I activated the Dark mode on my site and stumbled upon this big problem: most of the topic toolbar icons are missing from the display (they are there and functional), looks like they are black on black, thus invisibl… --- ## [Discobot Advanced Tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-advanced-tutorial/318705)
**Author:** [@PhantomR1982](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PhantomR1982)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-advanced-tutorial/318705 "2024-07-27T15:03:16Z")
Hiya All, Been a while since I was here back in the lockdown days. However I’ve recently joined a well known community that I had to work hard to access there system which then directs me to there forum which is “Disco… --- ## [Page numbers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-numbers/355213)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-numbers/355213 "2026-03-01T22:34:41Z")
Hi, I notice that when I scroll through all the topics on my forum, that there aren’t page numbers – it just goes on and on and on. This might be problematic for users who have forgotten the title of a specific post. I… --- ## [Putting extremely long words in usercard custom fields will break](https://meta.discourse.org/t/putting-extremely-long-words-in-usercard-custom-fields-will-break/368771)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/putting-extremely-long-words-in-usercard-custom-fields-will-break/368771 "2025-06-03T21:35:21Z")
When doing multiple of the same word at once: the user card will inflate to account for that size. However, if you make the usercard’s custom text a very long word, it will break altogether --- ## [Emojis lost in ActivityPub federated posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-lost-in-activitypub-federated-posts/364729)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emojis-lost-in-activitypub-federated-posts/364729 "2025-05-04T13:05:39Z")
Emojis inserted in a Discourse post are lost when federated (tested on Mastodon). This happens with basic emojis with common syntax like :tada: :tada: [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=204) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=206)