# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=264 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 265 --- ## [Change the variable linked to the "Welcome back" message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changer-la-variable-liee-au-message-welcome-back/369677)
**Author:** [@kev-is-coding-for-adn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kev-is-coding-for-adn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changer-la-variable-liee-au-message-welcome-back/369677 "2025-06-11T06:32:06Z")
Hello, I'm new to this community and I've just installed a Discourse server. I'm currently trying to modify the message “Welcome back, USER!” that you see when you arrive on the site and when … --- ## [Can I create a badge for 'new contributors'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-badge-for-new-contributors/354974)
**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-badge-for-new-contributors/354974 "2025-02-28T21:07:14Z")
SELECT username FROM users u JOIN user\_stats us ON u.id = us.user\_id WHERE us.first\_post\_created\_at BETWEEN :start\_date::date AND :end\_date::date I want to know how to turn an SQL query into a badge setting.I want us… --- ## [How to properly identify a spammer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-identify-a-spammer/228103)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-identify-a-spammer/228103 "2022-05-26T13:49:20Z")
Hey guys. I have several spammers a day on one of my forums. Most of them (95% at least) are recognized either by Discourse, or by Akismet, or are flagged by users when the post is obviously spam. But some spammers lo… --- ## [TOTP modal problem (Cooperation with 2FAS Browser Extension)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/totp-modal-problem-cooperation-with-2fas-browser-extension/293760)
**Author:** [@Greg311](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greg311)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/totp-modal-problem-cooperation-with-2fas-browser-extension/293760 "2024-02-08T06:49:18Z")
Hi, I am Greg Zajac, developer of 2FAS Browser Extension. In version 1.6.0 we introduced new auto submit feature for TOTP codes. It’s hard to support every website that supports 2FA, but I’m trying my best. Unfortunatel… --- ## [How to add title and buttons naturally above forum topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-title-and-buttons-naturally-above-forum-topics/358790)
**Author:** [@Olle11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olle11)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-title-and-buttons-naturally-above-forum-topics/358790 "2025-03-26T08:37:08Z")
Hi, I have spent all day trying to figure out how to add buttons and a title for my home page above the forum topics like it is here on Discourse Meta. Regarding the buttons, is there css or html to add these above the… --- ## [Automatically adding people to a private chat channel is no longer working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-adding-people-to-a-private-chat-channel-is-no-longer-working/358631)
**Author:** [@cultiv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cultiv)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-adding-people-to-a-private-chat-channel-is-no-longer-working/358631 "2025-03-29T10:20:36Z")
I updated my Discourse self-hosted install on Friday, I was about 2 weeks behind. My current version is 3.5.0.beta2-dev ( 712302c020 ). I created a private chat channel based on one of our private categories and I sai… --- ## [No "mark as seen" action?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-mark-as-seen-action/324976)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-mark-as-seen-action/324976 "2024-09-04T19:18:04Z")
Hi, when I am in the “unseen” list, there is no bulk action “mark as seen”? How can I mark these topics as seen in bulk? Thanks --- ## [Add groups, rename and remove to AI Conversations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-groups-rename-and-remove-to-ai-conversations/411751)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-groups-rename-and-remove-to-ai-conversations/411751 "2026-09-13T12:38:31Z")
After designing and structuring my prompts/agents in Discourse AI, I think it’s a good time to update the conversation chat (the same one we see on ask.discourse.com) with functionalities that are currently the global st… --- ## [Can the user avatars on the website and the content page of the post be hidden?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-user-avatars-on-the-website-and-the-content-page-of-the-post-be-hidden/324948)
**Author:** [@qiancsf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qiancsf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-user-avatars-on-the-website-and-the-content-page-of-the-post-be-hidden/324948 "2024-09-04T16:56:16Z")
--- ## [How to access theme component setting from another theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-access-theme-component-setting-from-another-theme-component/290303)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-access-theme-component-setting-from-another-theme-component/290303 "2024-01-03T17:15:08Z")
Is there a way to access one theme component’s settings from another theme component? It seems like settings contains settings only for the theme component that it’s in. If it’s not possible to access one theme componen… --- ## [POP3 polling: understanding dovecot log](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-understanding-dovecot-log/321422)
**Author:** [@rrodrigueznt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rrodrigueznt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pop3-polling-understanding-dovecot-log/321422 "2024-08-20T16:22:12Z")
I’m catching up with POP3 polling and replaying by email features and starting to understand them. But I’m falling at explaining what our POP3 server is recording in the log when Discourse connects. Could you help me to… --- ## [How to deal with sudden high “Other traffic” in site analytics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-deal-with-sudden-high-other-traffic-in-site-analytics/379790)
**Author:** [@Monikas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monikas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-deal-with-sudden-high-other-traffic-in-site-analytics/379790 "2025-08-28T21:43:02Z")
Hi everyone, I recently noticed a huge spike in “Other traffic” on my forum’s community health page (Discourse admin dashboard → Reports → Community health). Here are the details: • Period: Around early August 2025… --- ## [After latest update, broken sub categories layout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-latest-update-broken-sub-categories-layout/315149)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-latest-update-broken-sub-categories-layout/315149 "2024-07-05T22:40:22Z")
Hi, I have three discourse self hosted sites, on one of them, list of categories don’t display well, instead of being under the main category, they are on the right side: Any idea? Thanks. --- ## [System Prompt for Forum Helper bot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-prompt-for-forum-helper-bot/327889)
**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-prompt-for-forum-helper-bot/327889 "2024-10-01T15:22:33Z")
My system prompt for Forum Helper is greyed out. But it obviously makes wrong assumptions. I have a community called Hackers (as in Life Hackers, nothing IT-related), and despite having access to all the forums, when as… --- ## [Bad MF translation string in hebrew client locale causes fatal site error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-mf-translation-string-in-hebrew-client-locale-causes-fatal-site-error/317430)
**Author:** [@seefood](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seefood)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-mf-translation-string-in-hebrew-client-locale-causes-fatal-site-error/317430 "2024-07-22T12:11:25Z")
This happend about 3 days ago after an upgrade via the WebUI. the site is about 2 months old, has about 500 users and so far ran well. I tried restart, then rebuild, then flushing redis. Still getting that white screen. … --- ## [Discourse discover is repeating entries after a few pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-discover-is-repeating-entries-after-a-few-pages/348276)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-discover-is-repeating-entries-after-a-few-pages/348276 "2025-01-28T20:16:05Z")
After you scroll enough it seems to just repeat entries. Browser: Brave (beta), AUR, Arch Linux I don’t know if this is caused by there just not being enough entries, at which point instead there should be a “… --- ## [Migrate Invision/IPBoard v4 forums to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-invision-ipboard-v4-forums-to-discourse/353763)
**Author:** [@jahan\_gagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jahan_gagan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-invision-ipboard-v4-forums-to-discourse/353763 "2025-02-22T11:40:49Z")
Hello Discourse Community, If you’re looking to migrate your forum from Invision/IPBoard v4 to Discourse, I’ve developed a migration script that can help make the process smoother. The script is available on GitHub. Fo… --- ## [Latest Update - Broken House Ads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-update-broken-house-ads/315082)
**Author:** [@Vaping\_Community](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vaping_Community)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/latest-update-broken-house-ads/315082 "2024-07-05T11:55:32Z")
Version: 3.3.0.beta4-dev UPDATE Removed all house ads and site is working normally again, see reply to this post for the error given in console ########################################################### Since I upgrad… --- ## [Discourse hub on web or as PWA?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-on-web-or-as-pwa/348485)
**Author:** [@mdbraber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mdbraber)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-on-web-or-as-pwa/348485 "2025-01-23T15:21:06Z")
Is there a way to have the Discourse Hub functionality available on web? I can use the app on iOS, but I’d be interested if it’s also possible to use it on web / as PWA? --- ## [Light theme palette previews as dark / breaks personal palette options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/light-theme-palette-previews-as-dark-breaks-personal-palette-options/374840)
**Author:** [@BradCray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BradCray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/light-theme-palette-previews-as-dark-breaks-personal-palette-options/374840 "2025-07-25T17:51:56Z")
Hi Discourse Devs — I’ve been seeing some mysteries in the light theme on our hosted site this week, which are baffling me. These started when I accidentally changed the palette for our Light theme to “Dark”, mistakenl… --- ## [User stats incorrect in user directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-stats-incorrect-in-user-directory/385110)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-stats-incorrect-in-user-directory/385110 "2025-10-16T08:51:26Z")
I think I was able to reproduce it in a Codespace built based on that branch. I tried because today I noticed that sometimes the numbers in the user directory are wrong and I thought that maybe it’s because of the issue… --- ## [Locale=en in new links to edit the texts of default badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-en-in-new-links-to-edit-the-texts-of-default-badges/320234)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-en-in-new-links-to-edit-the-texts-of-default-badges/320234 "2024-08-06T14:01:45Z")
The links when you click the pencil at admin/badges/:badge\_id have changed from, for example, admin/customize/site\_texts?q=badges.certified.long\_description to admin/customize/site\_texts/badges.certified.long\_descript… --- ## [Youtube issues after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-issues-after-update/382237)
**Author:** [@Carleas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Carleas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-issues-after-update/382237 "2025-10-14T23:31:56Z")
I updated my site today (from\_version: c6782e8434f404f30de8cba054dfeac004663981), and since then have been having issues with youtube embedding. The first issue I noticed is that youtu.be links weren’t generating a oneb… --- ## [How to notify when posts edits via API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-notify-when-posts-edits-via-api/391173)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-notify-when-posts-edits-via-api/391173 "2025-12-15T19:22:47Z")
I’m making a master bugfix list topic in my community that grabs content from other topics via API/webhooks, but I’m having trouble alerting users who are watching the topic. My topic is registering each iteration as an … --- ## [Tabs in user activity added by plugins look different](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tabs-in-user-activity-added-by-plugins-look-different/369375)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tabs-in-user-activity-added-by-plugins-look-different/369375 "2025-06-15T11:46:34Z")
The tabs in the user activity that are added by plugins look different from the ones in core. Well solved does not, but reactions, votes, and assigned do. --- ## [Which Discourse API can directly get the last comment information of a post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/381511)
**Author:** [@McDonald\_Louise](https://meta.discourse.org/u/McDonald_Louise)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/381511 "2025-11-19T03:16:33Z")
I need a Discourse that can directly obtain the last comment information of a specific post by specifying only the post ID, without needing to specify the floor, to directly obtain the last comment information. Is there such an interface? --- ## [Votes display could be nicer, missing spacing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/votes-display-could-be-nicer-missing-spacing/358568)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/votes-display-could-be-nicer-missing-spacing/358568 "2025-03-24T14:42:34Z")
--- ## [Cheapest way to run Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cheapest-way-to-run-discourse/310447)
**Author:** [@Micah\_hoffmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Micah_hoffmann)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cheapest-way-to-run-discourse/310447 "2024-11-13T15:48:28Z")
hello, What is the cheapest way to run a discourse forum with custom domain? Hosting (DO/etc) ~15/month + smtp (mailgun/etc) ~15/month. Why is discourse hosting 100/month? Thanks --- ## [How to access system admin space?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-access-system-admin-space/317186)
**Author:** [@yotarid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yotarid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-access-system-admin-space/317186 "2024-07-19T09:38:19Z")
Hello, I would like to update my discourse instance to the latest version. However, I can’t seem to have access to the upgrade option even if my user account has admin rights. I guess that only system admin can do that,… --- ## [Topic content does not take up full width for very short text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-content-does-not-take-up-full-width-for-very-short-text/395371)
**Author:** [@fangjue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fangjue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-content-does-not-take-up-full-width-for-very-short-text/395371 "2026-02-06T15:33:38Z")
Priority/Severity: Medium Platform: Mobile, any OS/browser, with Horizon theme Description: If a topic only contains short text that fits within a portion of screen width, the topic content box does not take up full wi… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=263) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=265)