# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=296 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 297 --- ## [Notes on Silencing or Deleting users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notes-on-silencing-or-deleting-users/323151)
**Author:** [@TonyG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TonyG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notes-on-silencing-or-deleting-users/323151 "2024-08-27T17:31:50Z")
This note is intended to summarize my Admin UX as I silence some users. I’m not asking for changes necessarily, just citing the challenges which may translate to requests on review. When I need to silence a user due to… --- ## [Providing more visual distinction between Closed and Archived topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-more-visual-distinction-between-closed-and-archived-topics/288909)
**Author:** [@JamesTheClarke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesTheClarke)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-more-visual-distinction-between-closed-and-archived-topics/288909 "2023-12-17T10:27:54Z")
Would it be possible to make the two a bit more visually distinct from each other? As of right now, both have the “lock” symbol at the beginning of the topic in the category overview. It would be great if locked topics … --- ## [Install Discourse on a residential internet with Cloudflare Tunnel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-a-residential-internet-with-cloudflare-tunnel/211297)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-a-residential-internet-with-cloudflare-tunnel/211297 "2026-07-27T16:10:47Z")
Since Discourse now has support for running on a Raspberry Pi, running a small instance in your home lab will become a common use case. However, many residential ISPs block incoming traffic to the ports 80/443 that Disco… --- ## [How to add subcategory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-subcategory/330384)
**Author:** [@Sidi\_Codet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sidi_Codet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-subcategory/330384 "2024-10-11T08:59:49Z")
Could Someone please let me know how I can contribute something like this to our community? I mean the “Blog” Part --- ## [Discourse offline after failed upgrade "bootstrap failed with exit code 5"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-offline-after-failed-upgrade-bootstrap-failed-with-exit-code-5/288193)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-offline-after-failed-upgrade-bootstrap-failed-with-exit-code-5/288193 "2024-02-22T13:16:05Z")
Hi everyone, My Discourse is currently offline :cry: :pensive: It failed after trying to upgrade this morning from/to v3.2.0.beta3 +468: On the command line, the error message is: And the full console log: root@g… --- ## [User API keys specification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-api-keys-specification/48536)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-api-keys-specification/48536 "2025-09-22T10:30:43Z")
Discourse contains a system for generating API keys per user if a very specific protocol is followed. This feature facilitates “application” access to Discourse instances without needing to involve moderators. High le… --- ## [Ember addons are resolving as incorrect peer dependencies. -- fixed by removing "content-tag@3.1.0": "patches/content-tag@3.1.0.patch",](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-addons-are-resolving-as-incorrect-peer-dependencies-fixed-by-removing-content-tag-3-1-0-patches-content-tag-3-1-0-patch/350251)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ember-addons-are-resolving-as-incorrect-peer-dependencies-fixed-by-removing-content-tag-3-1-0-patches-content-tag-3-1-0-patch/350251 "2025-02-12T22:48:41Z")
I swear I spend 2-4 hours a week keeping my dev instance working. I do a pnpm dedupe. pfaffman@noreno:~/src/discourse-repos/discourse$ bin/ember-cli … --- ## [An option to populate topics by the users we follow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-option-to-populate-topics-by-the-users-we-follow/369026)
**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-option-to-populate-topics-by-the-users-we-follow/369026 "2025-06-05T15:16:19Z")
Just a request: There should be an option to see topics made by the specific users I follow using the Follow Plug-in. This could make the homepage much more dynamic. Would that be possible anyhow? --- ## [Use AI to request summary and others things from topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-ai-to-request-summary-and-others-things-from-topic/350012)
**Author:** [@toc-rox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/toc-rox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-ai-to-request-summary-and-others-things-from-topic/350012 "2025-02-02T08:02:05Z")
An AI can be helpful when sifting through and analysing long topics. Here is my current procedure model for using the data of a topic in the context of an AI language model: Download all discussion posts of a topic. E… --- ## [Required tag groups not being respected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/required-tag-groups-not-being-respected/308103)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/required-tag-groups-not-being-respected/308103 "2024-05-15T18:16:07Z")
We have the following requirements for a category: There are two tags in the tag group Product In Discovery: open closed When I go then to create a new topic in the In Discovery category, I see this when selecting… --- ## [Is there a comprehensive list of customizable components?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-comprehensive-list-of-customizable-components/357660)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Gonzalez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Gonzalez)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-comprehensive-list-of-customizable-components/357660 "2025-03-18T02:16:49Z")
Our team is preparing for a design overhaul of our current Discourse community instance. To speed up the process, we were hoping to find a comprehensive list (or some type of best practices documentation) that would give… --- ## [D-header styling issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/d-header-styling-issue/334003)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/d-header-styling-issue/334003 "2024-11-01T15:52:07Z")
I’ve got an ad being rendered above the site header. But when the site is pushed down it triggers a style attribute to be added to d-header which is unhelpful and causes the Header to jump down well below the rest of th… --- ## [Configure Google login for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-google-login-for-discourse/15858)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-google-login-for-discourse/15858 "2025-07-15T17:06:01Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to set up Google login integration for your Discourse site by configuring OAuth2 credentials in the Google Cloud Console. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator O… --- ## [How to hide Inbox section from sidebar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-inbox-section-from-sidebar/315549)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-inbox-section-from-sidebar/315549 "2024-07-02T11:52:34Z")
Hello, Can we hide Inbox area on sidebar --- ## [Subcategory access for Users, not Groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-access-for-users-not-groups/329361)
**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategory-access-for-users-not-groups/329361 "2024-10-04T17:08:52Z")
I have quite an unusual setup. On my private forum I need to create a space for my coaching clients. Ideally I’d like to create a Category “Coaching Clients” with Subcategories “Client A”, “Client B”, and so on. In or… --- ## [ChatGPT Assistant Integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chatgpt-assistant-integration/294974)
**Author:** [@rtwolfe94022](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rtwolfe94022)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chatgpt-assistant-integration/294974 "2024-02-11T18:09:50Z")
Has anyone got it figured out? --- ## [How to make a profile public despite disabling the checkbox for hiding the profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-a-profile-public-despite-disabling-the-checkbox-for-hiding-the-profile/368888)
**Author:** [@stanigator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanigator)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-a-profile-public-despite-disabling-the-checkbox-for-hiding-the-profile/368888 "2025-06-04T20:01:50Z")
It continues to show up as such despite disabling the hiding option. Is it b/c the profile’s content is empty? --- ## [Chat replies missing excerpt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-replies-missing-excerpt/305991)
**Author:** [@dsims](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dsims)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-replies-missing-excerpt/305991 "2024-05-01T14:50:42Z")
I recently rebuilt my self-hosted discourse and I see now that all chat replies lost the excerpt text. The reply-to avatar is still visible though and the href id is correct and clicking takes you to the correct post. M… --- ## [How to change category title icon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-category-title-icon/347207)
**Author:** [@Ahmed26](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahmed26)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-category-title-icon/347207 "2025-01-15T08:04:41Z")
how to replace the fixed square icon with a hashtag icon ? I want the hashtag icon to appear fixed --- ## [How does permalink normalization with regex work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-permalink-normalization-with-regex-work/354671)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-permalink-normalization-with-regex-work/354671 "2025-03-11T18:37:10Z")
I went to this setting Admin \> Permalinks \> Settings Which says it will apply the regex before matching the permalink. I have an old xenforo forum URL which is http://localhost/threads/xyz-abc-is-ghp.223846/ And the … --- ## [SEO applied to Discourse Official Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-applied-to-discourse-official-plugins/305743)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-applied-to-discourse-official-plugins/305743 "2024-04-30T14:18:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse needs better search: @JammyDodger FYI per :arrow\_double\_up: I started applying SEO to Discourse plugins. As a guideline… for official plugin topics the name should be: “Offici… --- ## [Shift+S - Lose all edits to wiki](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shift-s-lose-all-edits-to-wiki/299851)
**Author:** [@craigrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigrow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shift-s-lose-all-edits-to-wiki/299851 "2024-03-21T19:16:11Z")
\[Steps\] Open a wiki page for editing. Make some edits. Put an upper case ‘S’ anywhere The Share dialog will open (picture attached). Dismiss the dialog by clicking the X \[Result\] All edits made to the wiki are lost. … --- ## [Custom sidebar section links causing full page reloads on glimmer header mobile sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-section-links-causing-full-page-reloads-on-glimmer-header-mobile-sidebar/301706)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-section-links-causing-full-page-reloads-on-glimmer-header-mobile-sidebar/301706 "2024-04-08T12:51:47Z")
Hello :wave: Clicking on mobile sidebar (narrow screen or on mobile) custom section links causing full page reload. Edit: I tried it with disable glimmer header and than worked as expected so this issue probably relate… --- ## [The importance of data ownership for community leaders](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-importance-of-data-ownership-for-community-leaders/342083)
**Author:** [@stella](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stella)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-importance-of-data-ownership-for-community-leaders/342083 "2025-10-02T07:19:59Z")
A community’s data is more than just numbers and names; it reflects the community’s pulse—what members care about, discuss, and engage with. This data includes all of the knowledge generated through those discussions wh… --- ## [Datetimes with IST timezone are broken](https://meta.discourse.org/t/datetimes-with-ist-timezone-are-broken/292001)
**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/datetimes-with-ist-timezone-are-broken/292001 "2024-03-20T00:30:57Z")
Dates entered with the datetime picker using a time zone of "IST" are not displaying properly in posts. They look ok in the editor preview, but they break in the rendered page, throwing a red banner for site admins and … --- ## [How to edit WELCOME text in AIR Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-welcome-text-in-air-theme/354617)
**Author:** [@noid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-welcome-text-in-air-theme/354617 "2025-02-26T16:00:50Z")
Hello, I am very new to a self hosted discourse so might be missing something obvious. How do I edit WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY text in Air theme? If I go to site texts section and type this text to bring a string, it does… --- ## [Double clicking on tags input causes loss of focus when editing a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-clicking-on-tags-input-causes-loss-of-focus-when-editing-a-topic/346036)
**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-clicking-on-tags-input-causes-loss-of-focus-when-editing-a-topic/346036 "2025-01-24T04:26:41Z")
When editing a topics tags, double clicking on the input causes it to loose focus, meaning typing doesn’t offer the auto suggest. Steps to reproduce: Edit a topic Click on the tags input (it should now be focused) Cli… --- ## [Exploring the Limits of AI in Recognizing AI Generated Content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-the-limits-of-ai-in-recognizing-ai-generated-content/303244)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-the-limits-of-ai-in-recognizing-ai-generated-content/303244 "2024-04-03T14:00:23Z")
Really? Not even Open AI claims this can be done. --- ## [Sudden Sidekiq trend change & anomaly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sudden-sidekiq-trend-change-anomaly/383350)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sudden-sidekiq-trend-change-anomaly/383350 "2025-10-18T01:28:48Z")
Self-hosting on test-passed branch here. Just noticed a couple of suprises in my Sidekiq graph this month: Upon a Discourse update on Sep 3, the history graph jumped from a long-steady average of ~800/day to ~1300/day… --- ## [Enable a CDN for your Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-a-cdn-for-your-discourse/14857)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-a-cdn-for-your-discourse/14857 "2025-10-04T12:09:57Z")
So you’d like to use a CDN to speed up worldwide access to common assets on your Discourse forum? You might want to go all-in and Set up file and image uploads to S3 (see also Configure an S3 compatible object storage pr… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=295) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=297)