# Hot

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=365

[Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 366

---

## [Force recount of topics in category after moving them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-recount-of-topics-in-category-after-moving-them/73026)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-recount-of-topics-in-category-after-moving-them/73026 "2018-01-23T14:27:59Z")

</div>

Can the topic count for a category be forced to update after the topics have been moved to a different category? I used this method to move topics around after merging two forums, but the counts are still off after 1.5 …

---

## [Chat: Make image lightbox match core](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-make-image-lightbox-match-core/325307)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Earnie\_Baird](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Earnie_Baird)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-make-image-lightbox-match-core/325307 "2024-09-06T15:16:41Z")

</div>

We’ve been having a great experience with chat in our community and by far the #1 reported issue is that there is no way to click on images to expand them / make them downloadable. Discourse already has this feature in …

---

## [Category description just after name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-description-just-after-name/319657)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-description-just-after-name/319657 "2024-08-01T15:10:39Z")

</div>

I want to give description to one category saying this category is close pls write in xyz category and it should show just after the category name similar to this Can anyone help me

---

## [A long number is added to new user names from Memberful](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@crazyhorse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crazyhorse)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585 "2018-01-10T17:54:07Z")

</div>

I just opened a Discourse forum and to my surprise, long numbers are added to user names. For example Richard turns into @richard352090 Is there a possibility to turn adding the number off?

---

## [Add banner to categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-banner-to-categories/343725)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jannikjbi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jannikjbi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-banner-to-categories/343725 "2024-12-22T19:56:02Z")

</div>

How can I do this with my categories? I haven’t found anything, just a background or logo, but nothing with a banner or anything like that

---

## [Unable to configure link to 'Chat'. Ensure ad-blockers are disabled and try reloading the page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-configure-link-to-chat-ensure-ad-blockers-are-disabled-and-try-reloading-the-page/319556)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Faizan\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faizan_Zahid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-configure-link-to-chat-ensure-ad-blockers-are-disabled-and-try-reloading-the-page/319556 "2024-07-31T22:04:08Z")

</div>

Unable to configure link to ‘Chat’. Ensure ad-blockers are disabled and try reloading the page. Seeing lots of errors on my discourse forum, Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier ‘#t’ discourse-gamificati…df2…

---

## [Add automation script to "invite to topic" upon receiving a DM](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-automation-script-to-invite-to-topic-upon-receiving-a-dm/319554)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@elmstedt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elmstedt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-automation-script-to-invite-to-topic-upon-receiving-a-dm/319554 "2024-08-01T04:58:53Z")

</div>

The imagined use case is a forum using discourse-staff-alias. If a user messages the staff alias user, the staff alias allowed groups could be added to the group message to handle messages which might otherwise go ignore…

---

## [Will auto delete posts a good choice for megatopic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-auto-delete-posts-a-good-choice-for-megatopic/294163)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@wellbing-go](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wellbing-go)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-auto-delete-posts-a-good-choice-for-megatopic/294163 "2024-02-05T12:24:49Z")

</div>

Continuing the discussion from The MEGATOPIC: public good, or public menace?: I would like to set a topic timer to auto delete replies, so that our users could chat in a very long topic. Due to some very specific reason…

---

## [Killed when bundle exec rake themes:update assets:precompile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/killed-when-bundle-exec-rake-themes-update-assets-precompile/294154)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@paojiao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paojiao)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/killed-when-bundle-exec-rake-themes-update-assets-precompile/294154 "2024-02-05T08:00:58Z")

</div>

\[2024-02-05T07:05:17.407418 #1\] INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' 111:M 05 Feb 2024 07:05:31.061 \* 100 changes in 300 seconds. Saving... 111:M 05 Feb 2024 07:05:31.063 \*…

---

## [Setting a primary group for users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-primary-group-for-users/25857)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-primary-group-for-users/25857 "2025-01-25T09:53:19Z")

</div>

:bookmark: This guide explains the concept of “Primary Group” in Discourse, detailing what it does and how to set it up. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator What is a primary group? A primary gr…

---

## [How to reset custom email templates?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reset-custom-email-templates/140926)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reset-custom-email-templates/140926 "2020-02-06T21:25:08Z")

</div>

Hi, My Discourse forum is quite old now and I think some locale has never been updated, like in /admin/customize/email\_templates/. For exemple, some messages have a link that doesn’t exist anymore: Pour plus de précisi…

---

## [Apply background to a Category page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-background-to-a-category-page/144851)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ElForoViajero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ElForoViajero)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-background-to-a-category-page/144851 "2020-03-20T09:55:47Z")

</div>

Hi all! Is it possible to add a background image to a category page only? So the topics on the category still have a white background? Thanks!

---

## [Security Suggestions For Discourse Logged Out Popups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-suggestions-for-discourse-logged-out-popups/389991)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ct-337](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ct-337)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-suggestions-for-discourse-logged-out-popups/389991 "2026-04-07T23:01:04Z")

</div>

On multiple forums, both Discourse hosted and self-hosted (outdated version), I am consistently receiving the popup saying, “You were logged out.” However, I have no details as to why I was logged out, and no moderation …

---

## [Approving a reply/topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-reply-topic/140793)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@lbenisano14](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lbenisano14)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-reply-topic/140793 "2020-02-05T23:55:10Z")

</div>

Hello all, I am new to Discourse. I created a mailing list for my committee. I work for a nonprofit organization. If they want to answer a question on a topic I posted, how do I filter that out first before it gets see…

---

## [How can I disable "ai\_embeddings\_semantic\_quick\_search\_enabled" now it’s hidden?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-disable-ai-embeddings-semantic-quick-search-enabled-now-it-s-hidden/318820)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-disable-ai-embeddings-semantic-quick-search-enabled-now-it-s-hidden/318820 "2024-07-28T05:40:58Z")

</div>

I had enabled the use of artificial intelligence in speed dial, but since it was not ready yet, you removed the visibility of this setting from the admin panel in the new update. https://github.com/discourse/discourse-…

---

## [Users Signing Up With First and Last Names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-signing-up-with-first-and-last-names/140509)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@cristina.threlkeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cristina.threlkeld)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-signing-up-with-first-and-last-names/140509 "2020-02-04T16:06:19Z")

</div>

I have added a user field so that new registering users need to write their first and last names. I’ve added that in, but there is already an existing field (that came with the set up) that asks for their name. I would l…

---

## [Diagnosing regular periodic high memory usage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diagnosing-regular-periodic-high-memory-usage/140493)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diagnosing-regular-periodic-high-memory-usage/140493 "2020-02-03T17:49:23Z")

</div>

Using cloud provider’s standard system monitoring tools, we’re getting alerts about the same time most days because memory utilization was over 80% for 10+ minutes continually. This state continues for maybe 30 to 60 min…

---

## [Is there a blog post on effectively using Discourse and Discourse Chat?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-blog-post-on-effectively-using-discourse-and-discourse-chat/293907)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@traceymoko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/traceymoko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-blog-post-on-effectively-using-discourse-and-discourse-chat/293907 "2024-02-02T13:17:29Z")

</div>

There are these great older blog posts on using Discourse together with other chat software like Discord, Slack, etc. I wonder if there’s a blog post updated with similar info for using built-in chat on Discourse no…

---

## [Configuring Amazon Bedrock services](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-amazon-bedrock-services/340742)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-amazon-bedrock-services/340742 "2024-12-05T22:23:55Z")

</div>

:bookmark: This guide explains how to configure API keys for Amazon Bedrock to enable Discourse AI features that require 3rd party LLM keys. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator In this example, w…

---

## [Setting Security Parameters: Log-In, Read-Only, Protected Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-security-parameters-log-in-read-only-protected-groups/140217)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@cristina.threlkeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cristina.threlkeld)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-security-parameters-log-in-read-only-protected-groups/140217 "2020-01-30T21:03:37Z")

</div>

For my organization’s Discourse forum, I am wondering how to set parameters on security. Namely: -How to make required fields when people register, so that they have to submit their First Name, Last Name, Organization, …

---

## [Rebuild Failed: bootstrap failed with exit code 137](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-failed-bootstrap-failed-with-exit-code-137/319356)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@isubbu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/isubbu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-failed-bootstrap-failed-with-exit-code-137/319356 "2024-07-31T13:11:51Z")

</div>

I get the following error when trying to rebuild. Saw similar thread in here and removed some plugins but that didnt resolve the issue Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake assets:p…

---

## [Email typos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-typos/317986)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Genisis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genisis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-typos/317986 "2024-07-24T03:25:04Z")

</div>

I saw a discussion from a few years back about email typos, I noticed on my instance users sometimes make typos with their email, some don’t even bother to make a new account again, I’d love if discourse implemented an e…

---

## [Understanding the admin interface](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-the-admin-interface/315108)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-the-admin-interface/315108 "2024-07-23T21:17:39Z")

</div>

:bookmark: This topic defines and explains essential terms and concepts that are or will be used as we continue to improve our admin interface. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrators The different …

---

## [Live updates of components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-updates-of-components/318126)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-updates-of-components/318126 "2024-07-24T16:55:11Z")

</div>

I have a component that looks like this: \<td class="topic-rating"\> \<span class="rating-title"\>{{ratingName}}\</span\> \<form\> \<input type="hidden" name="topic\_id" value="{{topic.id}}"\> {{#unless use…

---

## [AUP location](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aup-location/293323)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@rtwolfe94022](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rtwolfe94022)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aup-location/293323 "2024-01-29T22:13:24Z")

</div>

I want to have my AUP policy read on joining. where can I set that up

---

## [How would someone go about having a category only allow photo "submissions" as new topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-would-someone-go-about-having-a-category-only-allow-photo-submissions-as-new-topics/293253)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Eyad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eyad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-would-someone-go-about-having-a-category-only-allow-photo-submissions-as-new-topics/293253 "2024-01-29T09:34:01Z")

</div>

Hey guys, not sure if the question is super clear so I’ll do my best to clarify. I’m hosting a contest of sorts that relies on photo submissions. Is there any way to make it so that any new topic within the category has …

---

## [Embeddings errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embeddings-errors/293201)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embeddings-errors/293201 "2024-01-29T17:31:57Z")

</div>

Error 1 Job exception: No inference endpoint configured hostname vmi1371983-app process\_id 3544209 application\_version d178d75e1e05d7c2b137b167cab45cac838e1f73 current\_db default current\_hostname dex-foru…

---

## [Any way to select all topics in a search query?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-select-all-topics-in-a-search-query/293178)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@HamMan2118](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HamMan2118)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-select-all-topics-in-a-search-query/293178 "2024-01-28T04:27:59Z")

</div>

Hello! :slight\_smile: I am trying to convert many topics from a search query to an excel spreadsheet. Given that there are thousands of these topics, I don’t want to have to copy and paste each one manually. So, is ther…

---

## [Are conditions to get new Trust level cumulative?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-conditions-to-get-new-trust-level-cumulative/146700)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@CedODM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CedODM)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-conditions-to-get-new-trust-level-cumulative/146700 "2020-04-03T15:44:49Z")

</div>

Hi, To get to trust level 1, do user need to: Enter 5 topics AND read at least 30 posts AND Spend 10 minutes or Enter 5 topics OR read at least 30 posts OR Spend 10 minutes ? I am asking because I already have many …

---

## [Delete images shared in Discobot tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-images-shared-in-discobot-tutorial/144353)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-images-shared-in-discobot-tutorial/144353 "2020-03-15T20:53:45Z")

</div>

I think we might have discussed this before but I can’t find it now - are images uploaded as part of the Discobot tutorial deleted after X number of days? If not I think this would be a good idea - otherwise we end up wi…

[Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=364)

[Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=366)
