# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=22 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 23 --- ## [Third-party plugin repository hijacked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/third-party-plugin-repository-hijacked/374703)
**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/third-party-plugin-repository-hijacked/374703 "2025-08-19T13:32:32Z")
Just rebuilt one of my Discourse forums and when I load it in the browser, the following message shows up in a popup: You’ve been hacked by a plugin! by w3shi(Hackerone)-S.Lakshmi Vignesh(RCE-POC) Holy… What is going… --- ## [Since using discourse, I've developed an illness~](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/396044)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/396044 "2026-02-13T18:40:32Z")
I am just an enthusiast of community programs and do not know how to code. I use community programs mostly for personal and family knowledge bases, and I do not open registration. I have played around with Discuz, vBulletin, and XenForo over about 10 years. The first time I encountered Discourse was in December 2025, and I migrated from XenForo without hesitation. Discourse is fantastic; its cutting-edge innovation, timely response from the meta community, and program stability impressed me the most. But since using Discourse, I have "developed an illness": I can't help but check it every day... --- ## [Am I the only non-sysop here?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/am-i-the-only-non-sysop-here/300464)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/am-i-the-only-non-sysop-here/300464 "2024-04-28T02:30:38Z")
I’ve never managed a BBS. No phpBB, Discourse, none of them. All I’ve ever been is simply a regular user. Just curious, am I the only such person here on meta.discourse.org? You see I’ve got a lot of UX feedback to sh… --- ## [Schedule site logo changes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/schedule-site-logo-changes/406727)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/schedule-site-logo-changes/406727 "2026-07-06T12:02:07Z")
I tried searching but was unsuccessful. Is there a plugin to automatically change the site logo for a period of time? I have seen some sites do this for Halloween and Christmas. We did it for pride this month, but just … --- ## [Updated to esr, but "578 new changes are available"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updated-to-esr-but-578-new-changes-are-available/408738)
**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updated-to-esr-but-578-new-changes-are-available/408738 "2026-07-29T08:34:50Z")
Today there was an esr release, so I updated my app.yml and rebuilt. All seems well: I am on 2026.7.0 as intended. Initially the admin dashboard said I was up to date, but after a few minutes it now says You’re on the… --- ## [Make it easier to find "Sign Up" on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-easier-to-find-sign-up-on-mobile/404022)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-easier-to-find-sign-up-on-mobile/404022 "2026-05-31T11:47:54Z")
Discourse doesn’t show the “Sign Up” button on mobile, only “Log In.” If users have the presence of mind to tap the “Log In” button, there’s a link way down at the bottom to “Sign Up,” but it does require some hunting. (… --- ## [YouTube PiP & Topic Playlist Player](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-pip-topic-playlist-player/406773)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-pip-topic-playlist-player/406773 "2026-07-04T10:26:22Z")
:information\_source: Summary YouTube PiP & Topic Playlist Player :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - VaperinaDEV/discourse-youtube-pip-player: YouTube PiP & Topic Pla… --- ## [Is Docker image discourse/discourse considered safe and production-ready?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-docker-image-discourse-discourse-considered-safe-and-production-ready/380646)
**Author:** [@caue-pareto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/caue-pareto)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-docker-image-discourse-discourse-considered-safe-and-production-ready/380646 "2026-05-26T12:38:55Z")
Hi Discourse team, We’re currently evaluating the Docker image available here: discourse/discourse - Docker Image This image was published very recently (less than 24h ago at the time of writing), and I couldn’t find r… --- ## [I’m tracking down the world’s best community builders. Here’s what I’ve learned so far](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-m-tracking-down-the-world-s-best-community-builders-here-s-what-i-ve-learned-so-far/405960)
**Author:** [@jawestenberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jawestenberg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-m-tracking-down-the-world-s-best-community-builders-here-s-what-i-ve-learned-so-far/405960 "2026-07-24T15:16:13Z")
In 2021, Paz Pisarski asked her network whether anyone else who builds communities felt this alone, and fifty people answered. They ate sushi in a deserted coworking space and found the loneliness was almost unanimous. … --- ## [Hash/anchors are being stripped from URLs on mobile. How to stop that?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hash-anchors-are-being-stripped-from-urls-on-mobile-how-to-stop-that/408505)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hash-anchors-are-being-stripped-from-urls-on-mobile-how-to-stop-that/408505 "2026-07-27T16:13:18Z")
When I click on a link with an anchor on desktop, it scrolls there. However on mobile (Android, FF & Chrome) the anchor gets stripped from the url so there is no scrolling to that spot. What I am trying to do: We have … --- ## [Zendesk API tokens will be permanently deactivated on April 30, 2027](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-api-tokens-will-be-permanently-deactivated-on-april-30-2027/409411)
**Author:** [@Vishal\_Ahir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vishal_Ahir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/zendesk-api-tokens-will-be-permanently-deactivated-on-april-30-2027/409411 "2026-09-01T00:35:10Z")
Zendesk API tokens will be deactivated permanently on April 30, 2027. Is there any update on the use of OAuth tokens? --- ## [What versions of Windows are supported?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-versions-of-windows-are-supported/400384)
**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-versions-of-windows-are-supported/400384 "2026-04-30T19:40:39Z")
I am finding users with very old unsupported Windows versions. What versions of Windows does Discourse support (I cant find this info anywhere…) --- ## [Thoughts around simulating topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-around-simulating-topics/377632)
**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-around-simulating-topics/377632 "2025-08-10T00:52:15Z")
Was approached by our Growth team (SEO and GEO (visibility in generative content - ChatGPT, Perplexity etc.)) who see the value, and already see forum content being surfaced in GEO conversations. They have a wide range … --- ## [Full Screen Cover Image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-screen-cover-image/399690)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-screen-cover-image/399690 "2026-04-01T18:08:46Z")
:information\_source: Summary A Discourse theme component that displays a fullscreen cover image over the entire forum on page load. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - communiteq/discourse-tc-fullscreen-… --- ## [Asyntai AI Chatbot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/asyntai-ai-chatbot/410164)
**Author:** [@Asyntai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Asyntai)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/asyntai-ai-chatbot/410164 "2026-08-16T21:03:23Z")
:information\_source: Summary An AI assistant that answers visitor questions from your own content :eyeglasses: Preview https://asyntai.com :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository https://github.com/asyntai/discours… --- ## [Introducing image grids in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-image-grids-in-posts/268664)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-image-grids-in-posts/268664 "2026-01-10T20:04:01Z")
If you have many images in a Discourse post, you can now have them automatically arranged into a nice grid. All you need to do is wrap them in \[grid\] ... \[/grid\] tags, and the images will be neatly arranged. This is a co… --- ## [Communiteq Power Tools plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communiteq-power-tools-plugin/401064)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/communiteq-power-tools-plugin/401064 "2026-04-21T16:28:04Z")
:information\_source: Summary A collection of practical enhancements and admin tools for Discourse :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-communiteq-powertools … --- ## [\[Admin Notice\] One of your themes or plugins contains code which needs updating. (id:discourse.html-safe-helper)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-notice-one-of-your-themes-or-plugins-contains-code-which-needs-updating-id-discourse-html-safe-helper/410553)
**Author:** [@rbos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rbos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-notice-one-of-your-themes-or-plugins-contains-code-which-needs-updating-id-discourse-html-safe-helper/410553 "2026-08-23T09:56:18Z")
We have been getting a warning \[subject\], and I’m unclear where it’s coming from. There’s a similar error on console: DEPRECATION NOTICE: \`htmlSafe\` from ‘discourse/helpers/html-safe’ is deprecated. Use \`trustHTML\` fro… --- ## [Link to nested topic in my suggested topics doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-nested-topic-in-my-suggested-topics-doesnt-work/403743)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-nested-topic-in-my-suggested-topics-doesnt-work/403743 "2026-05-29T16:16:07Z")
The link to https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-nested-replies-on-meta/398759/113 in my suggested topics doesn’t work. It looks like it breaks something instead of just being a link that doesn’t work, because the header… --- ## [Chat notification settings have moved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-notification-settings-have-moved/408334)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-notification-settings-have-moved/408334 "2026-07-23T06:41:25Z")
We’ve consolidated chat notification settings into the main Notifications preferences page, where they belong. Previously, if you wanted to control how you were notified about chat messages, you had to navigate to a sep… --- ## [Usercard Redesign Experiment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usercard-redesign-experiment/254353)
**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usercard-redesign-experiment/254353 "2024-07-18T18:22:17Z")
Today we have installed a new version of the usercard on the meta forums. We are doing this to gather feedback from you and see what works / doesnt work. New Version Updates User Header Background We moved the user… --- ## [Plugin to add noindex to categories and their topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-para-incluir-noindex-en-categorias-y-los-topics-de-esas-categorias/407780)
**Author:** [@Spacebom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Spacebom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-para-incluir-noindex-en-categorias-y-los-topics-de-esas-categorias/407780 "2026-07-16T10:37:58Z")
I'm not sure if this is the right place, but if it is, you can move it to the appropriate section (and apologies). I've created a plugin that allows you to include noindex on categories and the topics within those categories. We have released it … --- ## [July 31st 2026 intermediate releases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/july-31st-2026-intermediate-releases/409017)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/july-31st-2026-intermediate-releases/409017 "2026-08-01T14:09:10Z")
Intermediate releases are created to release critical security fixes. For the full list of changes, see: v2026.8.0-latest.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.7.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.6.2 Chang… --- ## [Bounce score does not reset when email address is changed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounce-score-does-not-reset-when-email-address-is-changed/409581)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounce-score-does-not-reset-when-email-address-is-changed/409581 "2026-08-10T01:53:45Z")
Scenario: A user signs up with john.doe@example.con Activation mail bounces After a few attempts the user realizes they made a typo and they update the email to john.doe@example.com Activation mail arrives Problem: I… --- ## [A user preference for the private email setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-user-preference-for-the-private-email-setting/412272)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-user-preference-for-the-private-email-setting/412272 "2026-09-12T12:09:36Z")
Glad to be reminded of that setting. I enabled it to see how that feels. I am actually looking for a user preference along these lines, so each member can decide depending on their own risk profile what they want to se… --- ## [Category Slug error when changing "Allow owner to edit first post indefinitely"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-slug-error-when-changing-allow-owner-to-edit-first-post-indefinitely/407105)
**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-slug-error-when-changing-allow-owner-to-edit-first-post-indefinitely/407105 "2026-07-08T22:56:29Z")
When I tried to change the category setting “Allow owner to edit first post indefinitely” from false to true, the “Category Slug” field—which was optional and left blank—suddenly triggered an error saying: “To continue, … --- ## [Welcoming new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcoming-new-users/402151)
**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcoming-new-users/402151 "2026-05-04T20:06:43Z")
I’d like to make it possible for community members to welcome new users. The relatively new Chat functionality seems ideal for this. The idea is to encourage (by example) community members to @mention new members and e… --- ## [Nested replies, flagging and staff color has no effect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-flagging-and-staff-color-has-no-effect/406636)
**Author:** [@cuo\_wu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cuo_wu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-flagging-and-staff-color-has-no-effect/406636 "2026-07-06T19:41:30Z")
There is some bug in nest view. 1, Flag button not effect in post. 2, Staff color and Official notion not display. Test in Discourse v2026.7.0-latest --- ## [Interface for adding users to groups on mobile borderline non-functional](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interface-for-adding-users-to-groups-on-mobile-borderline-non-functional/409232)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interface-for-adding-users-to-groups-on-mobile-borderline-non-functional/409232 "2026-08-04T15:34:07Z")
Problem displaying names of users when searching for them on mobile (iOS app) First, names are half-hidden. Then, if you’ve added more names to the list, the search result item is now completely hidden (you can’t… --- ## [Are email notifications sent out for unlisted topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-email-notifications-sent-out-for-unlisted-topics/408011)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-email-notifications-sent-out-for-unlisted-topics/408011 "2026-07-20T08:47:02Z")
I’m looking for the answer to two questions please. If a new topic is created as unlisted and it has a few users @mentioned and a group @mentioned too, are any email notifications sent to those users or groups that we… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=21) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=23)