# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=216 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 217 --- ## [How does uninstalling the Subscriptions plugin affect Stripe billing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-uninstalling-the-subscriptions-plugin-affect-stripe-billing/316012)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-uninstalling-the-subscriptions-plugin-affect-stripe-billing/316012 "2024-05-20T23:12:25Z")
Can you elaborate on this, it’s not clear - when you say uninstall this plugin, what exactly does that mean? Does that mean remove it from app.yml, rebuild and then take the site offline? If the site is offline, then p… --- ## [Issues configuring AI on bitnami Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-configuring-ai-on-bitnami-discourse/377303)
**Author:** [@zabin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zabin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-configuring-ai-on-bitnami-discourse/377303 "2025-08-05T02:41:55Z")
I am trying to configure this, but getting a 500 Internal error. I don’t think the request is even going to the gateway as there are no logs in the gateway. I used curl to get a test embedding and I am able to do so fr… --- ## [I just upgraded to the latest tag, and lost banner topic!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976 "2026-04-12T14:34:27Z")
At commit cfc1ce28054d64d26808545fa5e69660a234c530, I do not have a visible banner topic anymore. The topic remains pinned but I don’t have the option to unpin it since ‘banner topic’ does not appear anymore: --- ## [Help with migrating forum to discourse (self hosting)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-migrating-forum-to-discourse-self-hosting/369287)
**Author:** [@KVK792844](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KVK792844)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-migrating-forum-to-discourse-self-hosting/369287 "2025-06-08T11:25:09Z")
Hello everyone, I am looking to convince my existing community to migrate towards dicourse. We are not that proficient in IT and looking for help here. Our current forum is hosted in an office rented on behalf of the c… --- ## [Bounced Email Info Not Found](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounced-email-info-not-found/358328)
**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounced-email-info-not-found/358328 "2025-03-24T15:33:34Z")
I went to investigate a user who did not receive an email for signing up. The admin screen showed a bounced score. I went to Admin-\>Email-\>Server setup & logs-\>Bounced(tab). I see the user listed on the Bounced report. … --- ## [Sidekiq is running as user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-is-running-as-user/350387)
**Author:** [@corradom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/corradom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-is-running-as-user/350387 "2025-02-04T14:53:25Z")
Hi, After upgrading our discourse instance, I noticed that the process sidekiq is running as a regular machine user. Being in a VM hosted on GCP, the process picks a random user. I’m not sure if this is a bug or expect… --- ## [Install production ready stable on vps](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-production-ready-stable-on-vps/381224)
**Author:** [@Ralph\_Bü](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ralph_B%C3%BC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-production-ready-stable-on-vps/381224 "2025-09-02T05:39:44Z")
Hi I follow this installationguide for vps cloud installation: Is there a option to have e stable-version of discourse in the repo sudo -s git clone GitHub - discourse/discourse\_docker: A Docker image for Discourse… --- ## [What User Information is Exposed to LLMs in Discourse AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-user-information-is-exposed-to-llms-in-discourse-ai/348950)
**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-user-information-is-exposed-to-llms-in-discourse-ai/348950 "2025-03-17T21:29:30Z")
I’m using Discourse AI on my site, which runs on a subdomain (community.website.com), and I’d like to better understand what kind of user information might be shared with the language model (LLM) during interactions. Spe… --- ## [Privacy Policy not showing up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-policy-not-showing-up/367285)
**Author:** [@CraigSmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CraigSmith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-policy-not-showing-up/367285 "2025-05-22T20:35:38Z")
I would like to have links to external privacy policy and ToS visible on every page. I added the URLs into the boxes in the admin console but they don’t show up anywhere on the site. --- ## [Group User Status](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-user-status/393748)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-user-status/393748 "2026-07-21T00:29:05Z")
:information\_source: Summary Restricts the user status feature to specific groups :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/Lillinator/group-user-status :open\_book: Install Guide How to instal… --- ## [Only some threads are unabled for viewing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-some-threads-are-unabled-for-viewing/380977)
**Author:** [@MOD\_ForoMusculo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MOD_ForoMusculo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-some-threads-are-unabled-for-viewing/380977 "2025-09-22T21:42:10Z")
Hi, Im a moderator at foromusculo.com. Our platform has been experiencing problems for the past week such as, only certain topics are just empty for no reason, editing and deleting posts seems not to work anymore on spe… --- ## [Why Is the Discourse AI Translation Icon Not Appearing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-discourse-ai-translation-icon-not-appearing/384710)
**Author:** [@Smooth\_Play](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Smooth_Play)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-discourse-ai-translation-icon-not-appearing/384710 "2025-10-05T15:28:56Z")
I don’t know why, but the site-wide toggle never appears in my instance. Does it require the discourse-translator plugin enabled? Actually… no buttons to translate anything appear at all. --- ## [The "Subcategory of..." setting under categories is translated incorrectly in Chinese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-subcategory-of-setting-under-categories-is-translated-incorrectly-in-chinese/396158)
**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-subcategory-of-setting-under-categories-is-translated-incorrectly-in-chinese/396158 "2026-02-16T09:08:39Z")
In the old version, this setting was named Parent category , used to specify the parent category of the current category. In the new version, this setting is named Subcategory of... , used to indicate which category the… --- ## [Need a lottery Addon.](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-lottery-addons/392679)
**Author:** [@祁同伟](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E7%A5%81%E5%90%8C%E4%BC%9F)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-a-lottery-addons/392679 "2026-01-05T14:56:37Z")
Such as the repo below： Function Introduction The initiator can start a lottery based on a template in a specified section/tag. The lottery post must specify: lottery name, prizes, number of winners, drawing time, and a brief description. Users participate by replying as required, no button clicking needed. Automatic drawing at the specified time, excluding the initiator and duplicate users. Automatically announce the list of winners in the thread. Automatically add 【Lottery Ended】 to the lottery thread. Automatically add the tag "Lottery Ended". Winners will be marked as winners in the winning post. System messages will be automatically sent to the winners... --- ## [URIs to the origin of a thread that has since been merged should 503 to the merged comment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uris-to-the-origin-of-a-thread-that-has-since-been-merged-should-503-to-the-merged-comment/342417)
**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uris-to-the-origin-of-a-thread-that-has-since-been-merged-should-503-to-the-merged-comment/342417 "2024-12-14T13:59:56Z")
Suggestion URIs that direct to the original thread of a thread that has been merged into another thread as a comment should redirect to the replacement (“merged”) comment. Rationale In a thread discussing this deficienc… --- ## [How do I give badges Manually](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-give-badges-manually/407033)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Nook\_360](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Nook_360)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-give-badges-manually/407033 "2026-07-07T23:23:48Z")
I’d like to give a Badge mannualy any way I can do that --- ## [Menus open virtual keyboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/menus-open-virtual-keyboard/341129)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/menus-open-virtual-keyboard/341129 "2024-12-07T23:38:05Z")
I haven’t tested every possible menu, but I reckon this happens everywhere. But I’m worrying now theme changer on hamburgermenu. This is from iPhone Because there is a cursor blinking in search, it opens keyboard an… --- ## [Emails Not Sending to New or Existing Users Despite Logs Showing No Issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-sending-to-new-or-existing-users-despite-logs-showing-no-issues/343105)
**Author:** [@Sidi\_Codet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sidi_Codet)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-sending-to-new-or-existing-users-despite-logs-showing-no-issues/343105 "2024-12-18T21:38:39Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been running my Discourse community for almost three months at Forum, and everything has been working fine until recently. Now, emails are not being sent to either new or existing users. I’ve checked … --- ## [Change request for the text casing on drop down options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-request-for-the-text-casing-on-drop-down-options/403413)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-request-for-the-text-casing-on-drop-down-options/403413 "2026-05-20T12:42:55Z")
On the expanded search page at /search?expanded=true could we look at changing the casing of some drop down select option texts to improve consistency, please? In the Where topics list, the options are all lower case: … --- ## [Users Can’t Log In After Nginx Setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-t-log-in-after-nginx-setup/394088)
**Author:** [@1vernit3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/1vernit3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-can-t-log-in-after-nginx-setup/394088 "2026-01-23T18:34:53Z")
After switching to Nginx, users can no longer sign in or sign up.Both admins and regular users are unable to log in, and attempting to create a new account gives the message: “We can’t detect if your account has been cre… --- ## [Multiple app containers for a single Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-app-containers-for-a-single-discourse-site/393913)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-app-containers-for-a-single-discourse-site/393913 "2026-01-19T17:02:42Z")
You can host multiple standalone Discourse installs on a single server (separate containers / separate ports / separate app.yml), without using Discourse “multisite”. It’s more manual than multisite, but it keeps instan… --- ## [onPageChange handler raised an error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onpagechange-handler-raised-an-error/315501)
**Author:** [@kneel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kneel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onpagechange-handler-raised-an-error/315501 "2024-07-09T12:04:59Z")
Hi all - I installed the custom-category-boxes theme component, and on some (but not all) of my pages, I receive a warning banner at the top and see the following in my browser console. It appears that this is because th… --- ## [Opinions on the forum I've built](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opinions-on-the-forum-ive-built/399434)
**Author:** [@codixer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codixer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opinions-on-the-forum-ive-built/399434 "2026-03-28T11:29:23Z")
So this is an more interesting one, I’ve gotten interested in a game called “Resonite“ and after some smaller community discussion, finally decided “Hey, discord is getting into trouble, seo is non-existent, lets make a … --- ## [Looking for the perfect theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-the-perfect-theme/327039)
**Author:** [@Joe\_F](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_F)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-the-perfect-theme/327039 "2024-09-19T10:55:57Z")
Hello, I am totally new to discourse and well really impressed at the moment, but being new has come with challenges, I have been trying to create a theme that will fit perfectly what me and my team want to achieve, but… --- ## [Ember version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-version/344517)
**Author:** [@Misokados](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Misokados)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-version/344517 "2024-12-27T13:44:56Z")
Hello there! What is the currently supported Ember version? I’ve tried to update it to v.6, but failed at the ./launcher rebuild app step (added v.6 in the yaml file). --- ## [Continued DNS errors no matter what I try](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continued-dns-errors-no-matter-what-i-try/396335)
**Author:** [@Wolf\_Witch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wolf_Witch)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continued-dns-errors-no-matter-what-i-try/396335 "2026-02-18T17:13:40Z")
Alright folks, I have tried everything I can think of here, so I am hoping someone is able to help. I have continual errors with the DNS port 443 and Port 80 failure. I set forum.vnfreaks.com to my IP address on clo… --- ## [Help with Installing AI Plugin on Discourse v3.4.0.beta1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-installing-ai-plugin-on-discourse-v3-4-0-beta1/327364)
**Author:** [@riderdivyanshu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riderdivyanshu)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-installing-ai-plugin-on-discourse-v3-4-0-beta1/327364 "2024-10-03T18:10:21Z")
Not able to install the AI Plugin in the Discourse v3.4.0.beta1 +352. Can anyone help me out how to solve this Getting this error while rebuilding the app FAILED Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse… --- ## [Patreon Plugin Authentication Failure Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-plugin-authentication-failure-error/341046)
**Author:** [@Watson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Watson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-plugin-authentication-failure-error/341046 "2024-12-07T01:52:33Z")
Hi, we have a patreon plugin that is connected to our discourse, since the beginning when the authentication failure happens we simply refreshed the keys and it would start working again. However, now the even after ref… --- ## [More data in user approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-data-in-user-approval/323565)
**Author:** [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-data-in-user-approval/323565 "2025-01-18T08:15:52Z")
As one strategy to combat a current spam wave, we’ve enabled user approval. When I’m looking at a as-yet-unapproved user, I see only the info they filled in in the signup form: But we’ve realized that the problem is… --- ## [Navigation back to topic list issue in iOS safari](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigation-back-to-topic-list-issue-in-ios-safari/288981)
**Author:** [@Jite](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jite)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigation-back-to-topic-list-issue-in-ios-safari/288981 "2023-12-17T13:40:57Z")
There seems to be an issue in the forum software which effects users on iOS safari (the browser, so not in the application). There is an old post here on the forum which might be related (iOS: 'back' goes to wrong posit… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=215) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=217)