# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=317 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 318 --- ## [Ability to post newsletter as topic in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-post-newsletter-as-topic-in-discourse/291259)
**Author:** [@anon36555649](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36555649)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-post-newsletter-as-topic-in-discourse/291259 "2024-02-03T16:30:15Z")
Would be amazing if it can one day be possible to forward e-mail newsletters to discourse site to publish as a new topic with correct original formatting. Currently it seems this is not possible, although there is the f… --- ## [Anyone knows to make the “tos” like this?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-knows-to-make-the-tos-like-this/332900)
**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-knows-to-make-the-tos-like-this/332900 "2024-10-26T04:02:41Z")
i try to found the way to make the tops/ about / term and conditions like this but I don’t found the way to make like this: Example: https://meta.discourse.org/tos --- ## [How can I make the category icon color single color?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-the-category-icon-color-single-color/302560)
**Author:** [@Ahmed26](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahmed26)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-make-the-category-icon-color-single-color/302560 "2024-04-05T14:45:38Z")
I want only the icon color of the subcategory to be visible. Main category should not have an icon color I don’t want it to look two-tone. how can i do this? \[image\] --- ## [Is there any way to use AI bots while not allowing them access to read all posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-use-ai-bots-while-not-allowing-them-access-to-read-all-posts/288649)
**Author:** [@Alon1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alon1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-use-ai-bots-while-not-allowing-them-access-to-read-all-posts/288649 "2023-11-15T19:40:23Z")
I have a non-public Discourse that could potentially hold private information of people. I would love to integrate the AI bots but I’m concerned that it opens up a way for third party AI companies to read all the posts … --- ## [Best Communities Running Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-communities-running-discourse/92549)
**Author:** [@Gregory\_Reyes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gregory_Reyes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-communities-running-discourse/92549 "2020-06-04T11:17:24Z")
Hey! Are you any of you members of other communities that use Discourse in an amazing way? I’ve been looking for some as a source of inspiration and I’ve come across SmartThings. What they’ve done is beautiful in terms … --- ## [Which plugin is this?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-plugin-is-this/332911)
**Author:** [@wenqin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wenqin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-plugin-is-this/332911 "2024-10-26T06:42:12Z")
--- ## [Error when clicking on the homepage logo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-clicking-on-the-homepage-logo/306644)
**Author:** [@ogulcan1787](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ogulcan1787)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-clicking-on-the-homepage-logo/306644 "2024-05-12T17:19:55Z")
Hi. I will show you with images. I was getting this error before the last update. After installing the update I keep getting this error. (Güncel - Current) And I removed all the code from the site and tried again,… --- ## [Set up structured tagging with tag groups and category tag restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-structured-tagging-with-tag-groups-and-category-tag-restrictions/48260)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-structured-tagging-with-tag-groups-and-category-tag-restrictions/48260 "2016-08-05T15:25:43Z")
Tag support is a core feature of Discourse. In this How-To I’ll go through setting up a tag schema like Car Talk uses. We’ll want to achieve these things: Tags for car makes and car models. Only allow the car make and… --- ## [Backups keep taking down my forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-keep-taking-down-my-forum/295698)
**Author:** [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-keep-taking-down-my-forum/295698 "2024-03-11T15:08:25Z")
I keep going through cycles where the backup creation is taking down my site due to space issues. I have set it up where I use a separate DO volume to store the backups and uploads. The volume is 300GB My backup set… --- ## [Migrating from wp-discourse-embed to WP Discourse – old posts not showing up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-wp-discourse-embed-to-wp-discourse-old-posts-not-showing-up/302264)
**Author:** [@Jane\_Jojo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jane_Jojo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-wp-discourse-embed-to-wp-discourse-old-posts-not-showing-up/302264 "2024-04-16T00:11:22Z")
For nearly five years, my blog ran with @techAPJ ’s wp-discourse-embed. Here’s an example of a post Soya Chunks Masala Dry Recipe | A Little Bit of Spice and corresponding forum post: Soya Chunks Masala Dry - blog - com… --- ## [Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 6 - Add acceptance tests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-plugins-part-6-add-acceptance-tests/32619)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-plugins-part-6-add-acceptance-tests/32619 "2022-06-02T11:06:38Z")
Previous tutorial: Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 5 - Add an admin interface Did you know that Discourse has two large test suites for its code base? On the server side, our Ruby code has a test suite that uses rs… --- ## [Regularly fetching database info for user fields without logout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regularly-fetching-database-info-for-user-fields-without-logout/362097)
**Author:** [@Dre\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dre_M)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regularly-fetching-database-info-for-user-fields-without-logout/362097 "2025-04-16T14:00:52Z")
Hi! We’ve successfully brought membership and other account information from our database into the “custom fields” using rest API, but right now it’s requiring each user to log out and then log back in (using our SSO) b… --- ## [How to get this new topic map that shows 'likes' first of all others](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-this-new-topic-map-that-shows-likes-first-of-all-others/307731)
**Author:** [@Bathinda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bathinda)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-this-new-topic-map-that-shows-likes-first-of-all-others/307731 "2024-05-13T09:26:13Z")
I’ve seen above topic map on meta. Also, in this case, much of this type of user’s info is shown under last post of the same topic, also (last post of the topics on my forum doesn’t show this)::\> After a lot of sea… --- ## [Will uninstalling a plugin leave any residual debris files in the database?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-uninstalling-a-plugin-leave-any-residual-debris-files-in-the-database/308003)
**Author:** [@Truest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Truest)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-uninstalling-a-plugin-leave-any-residual-debris-files-in-the-database/308003 "2024-05-15T06:37:17Z")
Edit the app.yml File: Navigate to my Discourse installation directory, typically /var/discourse. Open the containers/app.yml file. Remove the lines that reference the plugin you want to uninstall. These lines usuall… --- ## [OIDC Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oidc-error/381829)
**Author:** [@screwballs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/screwballs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oidc-error/381829 "2025-09-08T13:55:39Z")
I’m using using the discourse openid connect plugin, and all of a sudden users are getting this error. Sorry, there was an error while trying to authorize your acocunt with OIDC. Please try again. Got a ticket open w… --- ## [Internal notes on topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-notes-on-topics/359592)
**Author:** [@Liam\_Griffin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Liam_Griffin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-notes-on-topics/359592 "2025-03-31T11:21:22Z")
Hey Discourse team, I’ve been searching for an internal notes plugin but I can’t seem to find one that fits our requirements. Essentially we’d like to have the ability to add an internal note that’s associated with a sp… --- ## [Missing buttons glitch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-buttons-glitch/304157)
**Author:** [@bryan20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bryan20)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-buttons-glitch/304157 "2024-04-29T10:19:16Z")
I dont know why but there is no buttons to like, bookmark, etc. I check on my phone to see if it also had the same problem but it didn’t --- ## [GPT-4 with vision available](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gpt-4-with-vision-available/295462)
**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gpt-4-with-vision-available/295462 "2024-02-16T08:48:34Z")
In the AI plugin settings I can see this list of AI bots I can enable: I wonder if the gpt-4-turbo bot is ‘gpt-4-turbo-preview’ or ‘gpt-4-vision-preview’ I.e. does it have vision? If it’s ‘gpt-4-turbo-preview’ will… --- ## [Intrusive dialog when setting a bookmark for a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intrusive-dialog-when-setting-a-bookmark-for-a-topic/303622)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_DC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_DC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intrusive-dialog-when-setting-a-bookmark-for-a-topic/303622 "2024-04-18T23:16:59Z")
Hi :slight\_smile: When I set a bookmark for a post, it’s far less intrusive than the intrusive dialog which was prompted sooner. But, when I set a bookmark for a topic, it’s the same intrusive dialog than sooner. Is t… --- ## [Ellipsis button no longer visible for posts actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-button-no-longer-visible-for-posts-actions/381773)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ellipsis-button-no-longer-visible-for-posts-actions/381773 "2025-09-06T04:34:21Z")
Hi, the ellipsis button for post actions is no longer visible on my three Discourse sites. Shouldn’t they be visible if I have items in my “Post menu hidden items” setting ? Thanks. --- ## [Add option to show /top or /hot topics in Showcased Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-show-top-or-hot-topics-in-showcased-categories/313035)
**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-show-top-or-hot-topics-in-showcased-categories/313035 "2025-04-11T17:46:20Z")
Is it possible to show the list of Top topics of a category instead of Latest? --- ## [How to display posts in grid?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-posts-in-grid/306094)
**Author:** [@Frankz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frankz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-posts-in-grid/306094 "2024-04-30T06:46:30Z")
Hi, How to display posts in grids like the webpage below? Is there a plugin or theme component for this? Thank you --- ## [Can ai automatically respond to email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-ai-automatically-respond-to-email/329926)
**Author:** [@silvacarl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/silvacarl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-ai-automatically-respond-to-email/329926 "2024-10-09T13:34:30Z")
Is there a way to get the AI Helper to reply to an email? --- ## [Reseting robots.txt override doesn't seem to work as expected](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reseting-robots-txt-override-doesnt-seem-to-work-as-expected/287880)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reseting-robots-txt-override-doesnt-seem-to-work-as-expected/287880 "2023-12-20T20:44:34Z")
It’s possible to override robots.txt in /admin/customize/robots (which is linked in the settings). The page provides a form to have a custom robots.txt. Example: When pressing that ‘Reset’ button however, the form is… --- ## [Using Google's 'tachometer' to measure JS performance changes in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-googles-tachometer-to-measure-js-performance-changes-in-discourse/281158)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-googles-tachometer-to-measure-js-performance-changes-in-discourse/281158 "2023-10-05T13:57:29Z")
When working on client-side work in Discourse core/plugins/themes, it’s important to consider the performance impact. Google’s ‘Tachometer’ project provides a statistically rigorous benchmarking tool which we can use to … --- ## [Can we prevent a category from appearing in the latest section?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-prevent-a-category-from-appearing-in-the-latest-section/303685)
**Author:** [@ogulcan1787](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ogulcan1787)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-prevent-a-category-from-appearing-in-the-latest-section/303685 "2024-04-13T21:20:36Z")
I searched for this in the forum and settings but I couldn’t see it. Do we have such a chance? --- ## [Private user labels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-user-labels/366823)
**Author:** [@Parker1090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parker1090)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-user-labels/366823 "2025-06-10T14:19:51Z")
Hi all Is there a way to add a label to user profiles that only admins/moderators can see and edit? For example, we have users who have different levels of subscriptions, so we’d like to label these so our admins know … --- ## [Cannot upgrade / send emails / fetch themes... Docker problem?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-send-emails-fetch-themes-docker-problem/355006)
**Author:** [@Paracelsus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paracelsus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-upgrade-send-emails-fetch-themes-docker-problem/355006 "2025-03-02T21:51:53Z")
Hi, In the last days we started suddenly having an issue with sending emails… then we’ve tried to upgrade/update without success (the update page hangs and every component - docker, discourse, plugins - get stuck at “Ch… --- ## [Customized Inline Codeblocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customized-inline-codeblocks/229452)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customized-inline-codeblocks/229452 "2022-06-08T21:59:17Z")
:discourse2: Summary Customized Inline Codeblocks allows you to change the styling of the inline codeblocks to add more visual separation between the code and other elements. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on… --- ## [Edit Bot Greeting Message - One URL is linking to Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-bot-greeting-message-one-url-is-linking-to-discourse-site/361812)
**Author:** [@becl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/becl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-bot-greeting-message-one-url-is-linking-to-discourse-site/361812 "2025-04-14T23:42:46Z")
Hi, I have been searching Discourse for a solution to this issue. While there are some posts they are very old and I cannot seem to find where to edit the welcome email message from the Discourse Bot. I would leave it a… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=316) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=318)