# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=301 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 302 --- ## [Custom User Statuses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-statuses/327163)
**Author:** [@HamMan2118](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HamMan2118)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-user-statuses/327163 "2024-09-19T00:48:40Z")
Summary This document covers: What a Custom User Status Is How to add, modify, and remove a custom user status. Custom User Status Description A Custom User Status is a feature where users can set a custom status and … --- ## [Unable to get link preview working for my site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-get-link-preview-working-for-my-site/357069)
**Author:** [@trusktr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trusktr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-get-link-preview-working-for-my-site/357069 "2025-03-16T18:45:06Z")
Here’s a link to my site: https://lume.io I’ve got meta tags, but there’s no preview above. Why may that be? What am I missing? EDIT: Oh that was interesting, after I edited the post, then a preview appeared the secon… --- ## [Discourse Archive Tools](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-archive-tools/355747)
**Author:** [@c0mmando](https://meta.discourse.org/u/c0mmando)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-archive-tools/355747 "2025-03-07T02:23:15Z")
I needed a method to archive my Discourse forum on GitHub, but I found that many of the available scripts were outdated or broken. So, I decided to create some simple scripts that meet my requirements. While they’re not … --- ## [Is it possible to disable all AI functionality behind one toggle](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-all-ai-functionality-behind-one-toggle/368454)
**Author:** [@JustinZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disable-all-ai-functionality-behind-one-toggle/368454 "2025-06-02T03:24:16Z")
Can we please have an option to disable ALL AI functionality current and future behind one toggle? --- ## [LinkedIn OIDC client secret not correctly validating new format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkedin-oidc-client-secret-not-correctly-validating-new-format/308016)
**Author:** [@hoangphuctran93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoangphuctran93)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkedin-oidc-client-secret-not-correctly-validating-new-format/308016 "2024-05-15T04:16:54Z")
I have successfully created an application on linkedin, but when I try to copy client\_secret, I receive the following message. At the same time, the Callback url displays this message --- ## [Should Discourse notify users when accounts are deleted for spam?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-notify-users-when-accounts-are-deleted-for-spam/399576)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-notify-users-when-accounts-are-deleted-for-spam/399576 "2026-07-20T14:28:46Z")
I ran into something today while handling a flagged post and wanted to confirm expected behavior. A post was auto-flagged by Discourse AI as spam. The content was clearly unrelated to the forum (non-English, off-topi… --- ## [Allow reducing house ad frequency](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-reducing-house-ad-frequency/294597)
**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-reducing-house-ad-frequency/294597 "2024-02-07T21:06:26Z")
Can the “house ads frequency” setting be used (set to less that 100 percent) when no other ad platforms are configured? I’m only running house–ads, and I don’t want them always appearing; I want a house ad to appear som… --- ## [Category creation floating box blocks out settings at the bottom](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-creation-floating-box-blocks-out-settings-at-the-bottom/399481)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-creation-floating-box-blocks-out-settings-at-the-bottom/399481 "2026-03-30T22:54:59Z")
In the category creation page, the floating box with the buttons to create the category or reset changes blocks the settings at the bottom: --- ## [Opening share modal scroll down the page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-share-modal-scroll-down-the-page/352642)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opening-share-modal-scroll-down-the-page/352642 "2025-02-18T08:22:59Z")
Hello :waving\_hand: When open the share modal in a topic it will scroll down the page model height on mobile iOS. Thanks --- ## [What happened to the "quote whole post" button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-the-quote-whole-post-button/352765)
**Author:** [@meave](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meave)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-the-quote-whole-post-button/352765 "2025-02-23T12:13:42Z")
What happened to the “quote whole post” button ? It suddenly disappeared. Most annoying. --- ## [My self host isn't as "fast" as other sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-self-host-isnt-as-fast-as-other-sites/307717)
**Author:** [@Genisis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genisis)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-self-host-isnt-as-fast-as-other-sites/307717 "2024-05-14T08:59:02Z")
my self host isn’t as “fast” as other sites, I notice other sites are near instant/really quick, mines quicker when not logged in I realized, its not unusable slow at all but for my specs I’d think it’d be quicker. 12 c… --- ## [Automatically transferring themes… question](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-transferring-themes-question/406271)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-transferring-themes-question/406271 "2026-07-01T05:42:20Z")
I’m going to attempt to follow these instructions given here. ask.discourse.com is telling me that the getting into rails part should actually be: cd /var/discourse ./launcher enter app rails c Or that I should put r… --- ## [Change the headings of preferences settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-headings-of-preferences-settings/296166)
**Author:** [@karlson4ik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/karlson4ik)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-headings-of-preferences-settings/296166 "2024-02-29T08:57:20Z")
How can I change these headers? Or can I remove them completely because I don’t need them? --- ## [Can Discourse AI Suggest Relevant Topics and Send Private Messages to Users Based on Their Queries?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ai-suggest-relevant-topics-and-send-private-messages-to-users-based-on-their-queries/347948)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ai-suggest-relevant-topics-and-send-private-messages-to-users-based-on-their-queries/347948 "2025-02-14T00:35:02Z")
Hi everyone, I’m curious about the capabilities of Discourse AI when it comes to helping users find relevant topics or ask questions within the forum. For example, if a user creates a topic with a query like: “Looking … --- ## ["Support Us" Banner Not Updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-us-banner-not-updating/352522)
**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-us-banner-not-updating/352522 "2025-02-19T00:00:48Z")
I added the subscriptions plugin a few days ago and someone subscribed but it does not reflect on the “Support Us” banner where it shows the amount raised. The person was automatically added to the group though Steps to… --- ## [Autolinking and doc sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autolinking-and-doc-sidebar/330937)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autolinking-and-doc-sidebar/330937 "2024-11-08T18:23:58Z")
It seems autolinking breaks the link that is added to the sidebar. For example in the Administrators Index which only adds “Data Explorer” to the sidebar instead of “Discourse Data Explorer Power BI integration”, also… --- ## [Are these possible only with a custom theme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-these-possible-only-with-a-custom-theme/368617)
**Author:** [@stanigator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stanigator)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-these-possible-only-with-a-custom-theme/368617 "2025-06-03T00:12:37Z")
I want to change these to look like this. But I don’t know how this could be done at least from the settings, hence would appreciate some assistance here. --- ## [Default user avatars not loading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-user-avatars-not-loading/358302)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-user-avatars-not-loading/358302 "2025-03-25T20:33:04Z")
Just upgraded to Discourse 3.5.0.beta2-dev (ad992d7b2d). Some unusual behaviour with user avatars, perhaps maybe only on new users, I’m still testing the scope of the issue. Standard letter-based avatars appear corre… --- ## [Can't get Ruby to update so ./launcher rebuild app keeps failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-get-ruby-to-update-so-launcher-rebuild-app-keeps-failing/307959)
**Author:** [@robobobo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robobobo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-get-ruby-to-update-so-launcher-rebuild-app-keeps-failing/307959 "2024-05-22T22:21:43Z")
Hi there, I have recently migrated a server image that has Docker Discourse installed on it I can get everything up and running, but I need to re-issue the SSL cert Since the old server had SSL configured, I’m followi… --- ## [Get logged in user info from another website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-logged-in-user-info-from-another-website/295368)
**Author:** [@Farhan\_Hossen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Farhan_Hossen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-logged-in-user-info-from-another-website/295368 "2024-02-15T05:49:09Z")
Is there any way to get info of current logged in user on Discourse from my react SPA without page reload? --- ## [Asking to anonymize a user then re-name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/asking-to-anonymize-a-user-then-re-name/330483)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/asking-to-anonymize-a-user-then-re-name/330483 "2024-10-11T19:59:33Z")
Is it possible as a mod to anonymize and then re-name a user? I want an account elsewhere anonymized and have been asking for years. Because of my contributions it is being refused. I’m looking for options here. Than… --- ## [Feedback for AI gists, short summaries on topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-for-ai-gists-short-summaries-on-topic-list/339877)
**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-for-ai-gists-short-summaries-on-topic-list/339877 "2025-07-31T00:01:01Z")
You might have noticed that short summaries have been enabled on Meta. This will result in the topic list showing short summaries of the topics to help you get a quick overview. Any feedback is welcome! How are you… --- ## [Rebuild failure: "extconf failed, exit code 1" -- due to old Docker?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-failure-extconf-failed-exit-code-1-due-to-old-docker/287756)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-failure-extconf-failed-exit-code-1-due-to-old-docker/287756 "2024-02-21T23:42:18Z")
I’ve got a rebuild that’s failing, I think due to this. It’s running Ubuntu 16.04 with Docker version 17.05.0-ce, build 89658be, which I know is suspect, but I wanted to give this person one more rebuild if at all possib… --- ## [Is it possible to export topic post data to csv?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-export-topic-post-data-to-csv/295350)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-export-topic-post-data-to-csv/295350 "2024-02-14T16:01:40Z")
Is it possible to export topic post data to a csv file? I’d like to take a topic post and all of it’s replies and turn it into a handy wiki (for example). I could copy and paste the replies and find a good way to group… --- ## [How to properly send a PM after 'very' first solution?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-send-a-pm-after-very-first-solution/369931)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-send-a-pm-after-very-first-solution/369931 "2025-06-14T01:09:01Z")
I wonder about the best approach to use automation for sending a PM after the ‘very’ first solution. It’s the ‘very first’ because I found the ‘first solution accepted’ option sends PMs on every one and not just on the … --- ## [Chat Sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829)
**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829 "2026-03-27T20:17:00Z")
:information\_source: Summary Opens automatically and displays the chat like a sidebar, as long as space exists, and takes advantage of the height :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - Arkshine/discourse-ch… --- ## [Meta Data Fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-data-fields/374343)
**Author:** [@itd-john](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itd-john)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-data-fields/374343 "2025-07-15T18:56:14Z")
Is there a way in Discourse to add a meta data field to a user, board, category in the DB? Create a custom field in the DB and then store access that data for the user in context? Thanks! --- ## [Using PMs as a ticket system - auto-closing and closing reminders](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-pms-as-a-ticket-system-auto-closing-and-closing-reminders/307087)
**Author:** [@Parker1090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parker1090)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-pms-as-a-ticket-system-auto-closing-and-closing-reminders/307087 "2024-05-08T17:24:14Z")
Hi all I have two questions if that’s OK, relating to PMs. We use PMs as part of a support system, tied in with staging emails. So a user can email a set support@ email address which is fed into a group PM with the sup… --- ## [How to set the default reply to Chinese in discourse AI?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-the-default-reply-to-chinese-in-discourse-ai/321110)
**Author:** [@sheng\_hualuo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sheng_hualuo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-the-default-reply-to-chinese-in-discourse-ai/321110 "2024-08-11T14:02:39Z")
discourse AI How to set the default reply to Chinese. When I summarize my Chinese posts using AI, the output is in English. I want it to output all information in Chinese. --- ## [Where can I see flagged posts authored by users with negative user IDs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-see-flagged-posts-authored-by-users-with-negative-user-ids/382422)
**Author:** [@asa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-see-flagged-posts-authored-by-users-with-negative-user-ids/382422 "2025-09-22T13:45:20Z")
I created another user account to understand how the reporting system works, but as an admin, I don’t receive any notifications about flagged posts. Am I overlooking something, or is no information provided? Review is e… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=300) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=302)