# Hot

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## [Disable initial page that re-directs to /login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-initial-page-that-re-directs-to-login/400773)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-initial-page-that-re-directs-to-login/400773 "2026-04-17T19:05:23Z")

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Hello, i’m currently achieving a slow re-direct, to avoid need to press the only Login button on the inital page import { apiInitializer } from "discourse/lib/api"; export default apiInitializer("1.0", (api) =\> { ap…

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## [How does Discourse rewind count chat messages in the past year?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-rewind-count-chat-messages-in-the-past-year/395078)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-rewind-count-chat-messages-in-the-past-year/395078 "2026-02-04T11:53:47Z")

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Image taken from Own username and avatar displayed when looking at other people’s Rewinds I noticed that the chat section in my rewind on Meta was no longer available after my last message in the lounge channel was o…

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## [Page auto scrolls when reply window is open iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-auto-scrolls-when-reply-window-is-open-ios/390309)

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**Author:** [@tsk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tsk)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-auto-scrolls-when-reply-window-is-open-ios/390309 "2025-12-08T10:47:59Z")

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When you open the keyboard in the reply window the thread will auto scroll until it reaches the top

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## [Release v2025.12.0: Discourse Rewind, new review queue and UI to create tags, Chat channel customisation, and live PR statuses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-12-0-discourse-rewind-new-review-queue-and-ui-to-create-tags-chat-channel-customisation-and-live-pr-statuses/392314)

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**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-12-0-discourse-rewind-new-review-queue-and-ui-to-create-tags-chat-channel-customisation-and-live-pr-statuses/392314 "2025-12-30T15:06:45Z")

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New features in v2025.12.0 Discourse Rewind Discourse Rewind is an end-of-year activity summary for your members that lets your members celebrate the year in style. Members will enjoy the cool retro computing design of R…

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## [Sort order of Templates in the composer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-order-of-templates-in-the-composer/391010)

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**Author:** [@sren-1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sren-1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-order-of-templates-in-the-composer/391010 "2025-12-16T07:41:27Z")

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Discourse 2025.12.0-latest, Discourse Templates 2.5.0 Composer → Insert template The templates are displayed in a “random” order – neither alphabetically nor by timestamp – which makes selecting a template harder than …

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## [Restore fails due to disk space on migration because of 70M calendar events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-fails-due-to-disk-space-on-migration-because-of-70m-calendar-events/395584)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-fails-due-to-disk-space-on-migration-because-of-70m-calendar-events/395584 "2026-02-14T18:06:43Z")

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I’ve got a standard install that’s trying to restore a database. It is failing on the migration. ALTER TABLE Migrating the database... EXCEPTION: rake db:migrate Failed to migrate database. rake aborted! StandardError:…

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## [I cannot connect to Discourse AP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cannot-connect-to-discourse-ap/399066)

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**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cannot-connect-to-discourse-ap/399066 "2026-03-23T18:19:07Z")

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When I attempt to connect to discuss.privacyguides.net, which was previously authorised: …or socialhub.activitypub.rocks, I observe: An error occurred: Failed to verify client. Please try to verify again. The way…

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## [I am looking for a Reputation/Karma system that display below profile avatar in topic post and profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-looking-for-a-reputation-karma-system-that-display-below-profile-avatar-in-topic-post-and-profile/392623)

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**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-looking-for-a-reputation-karma-system-that-display-below-profile-avatar-in-topic-post-and-profile/392623 "2026-01-04T07:09:41Z")

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Does the Gamification plugin do this or is there something else? I have been searching and haven’t found anything yet.

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## [Topic title translation issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-translation-issues/388848)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-translation-issues/388848 "2025-12-23T15:52:07Z")

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In addition to the two topic title content localization bugs I reported here, I just encountered another one. This topic had a Chinese title. In English it was translated to “They all exploded when I woke up”. I decide…

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## [RSS feeder auto-discovery can miss topic-specific feeds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feeder-auto-discovery-can-miss-topic-specific-feeds/392890)

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**Author:** [@arya-nlnl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arya-nlnl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-feeder-auto-discovery-can-miss-topic-specific-feeds/392890 "2026-01-07T19:15:14Z")

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Hi! At NLnet Labs, we’ve been setting up Discourse for our products (community.nlnetlabs.nl). A user asked about getting the RSS feed for a particular topic (e.g. https://community.nlnetlabs.nl/c/cascade/10), as their RS…

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## [Automatically assign users to groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-assign-users-to-groups/394076)

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**Author:** [@manut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manut)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-assign-users-to-groups/394076 "2026-01-22T10:20:32Z")

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Hi ! We might be interested into contributing to the OAuth2 Basic plugin to assign users to Discourse groups on account creation and/or login. For now, I found this post with some initial work by @mattdm, so we can sta…

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## [Restricted visibility tag groups are still visible on /tags page \[Resolved\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricted-visibility-tag-groups-are-still-visible-on-tags-page-resolved/397930)

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**Author:** [@jdc20181](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jdc20181)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricted-visibility-tag-groups-are-still-visible-on-tags-page-resolved/397930 "2026-03-09T21:13:28Z")

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Going to /tags will show you tags & Tag groups with restricted access by permission/user groups This was previously fixed according to an older post Tags that are supposed to be only visible to staff are shown on /tags…

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## [Rich text editor erases HTML tags from post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rich-text-editor-erases-html-tags-from-post/393758)

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**Author:** [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rich-text-editor-erases-html-tags-from-post/393758 "2026-02-16T02:03:35Z")

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If you use the markdown editor and include some raw HTML tags (e.g. br tag for table formatting), then edit the post using the rich text editor, the HTML content is lost. I don’t know if this is the case for all allowed …

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## [Tag Intersection Navigator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-intersection-navigator/368815)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-intersection-navigator/368815 "2026-03-28T14:09:23Z")

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:information\_source: Summary A Discourse plugin that extends the Tag Intersections interface to provide an improved experience for navigating combinations of tags :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://…

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## [Discourse vs Skool](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-skool/325854)

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**Author:** [@ludwikc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ludwikc)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-skool/325854 "2024-09-16T09:35:22Z")

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Most of the communities I see these days are choosing Skool as their platform of choice. I was wondering - can we learn something from it? Beside the marketing geniuses behind the project like Sam Owens and now Alex Ho…

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## [Clearing advice doesn't actually clear it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clearing-advice-doesnt-actually-clear-it/398754)

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**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clearing-advice-doesnt-actually-clear-it/398754 "2026-04-23T00:30:29Z")

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For context, my test site is behind a reverse proxy running in my homelab because I don’t have infinite IPs. I have it forwarded to port 80 because it works and I’m not interested in breaking things. However this isn’…

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## [Discourse AI spam detection replaces Akismet plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection-replaces-akismet-plugin/354602)

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**Author:** [@Saif](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saif)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-spam-detection-replaces-akismet-plugin/354602 "2025-11-04T03:00:53Z")

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Starting today, we will be removing the Discourse Akismet plugin and will instead enable Discourse AI - Spam detection by default for hosted customers on Pro and Standard plans. Why are we making this change? Over the p…

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## [Discourse's search broken? It is returning 'similar'/'partial' matches rather than 'exact' matches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-search-broken-it-is-returning-similar-partial-matches-rather-than-exact-matches/394348)

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**Author:** [@emyoulation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emyoulation)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourses-search-broken-it-is-returning-similar-partial-matches-rather-than-exact-matches/394348 "2026-03-23T22:31:28Z")

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The search is returning dozens of matches rather than exact matches. It is also ignoring limit parameters placed in the Advanced Search. e.g., there was an interesting Subreddit posting and I wanted to check if that use…

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## [Norwegian is identified as \`no\` by the locale detector agent; supported content localization locales include \`nb\_NO\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/norwegian-is-identified-as-no-by-locale-detector-agent-content-localization-supported-locales-is-nb-no/402859)

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**Author:** [@thomasjsn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thomasjsn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/norwegian-is-identified-as-no-by-locale-detector-agent-content-localization-supported-locales-is-nb-no/402859 "2026-05-18T03:37:57Z")

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This leads to topics written in Norwegian (identified as no) being sent for translation to Norwegian (identified as nb\_NO). This is a little confusing, because the topic content stays mostly the same, but there are subt…

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## [Domniq - A Premium Landing Page for Discourse Preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/domniq-a-premium-landing-page-for-discourse-preview/401394)

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**Author:** [@nicolsdennis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicolsdennis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/domniq-a-premium-landing-page-for-discourse-preview/401394 "2026-04-23T17:44:56Z")

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My last showcase for the day, alongside building Domniq - A Discourse Native Android+iOS App Preview I created a premium page plugin for un-authenticated users. The plugin options are as follows Hero section 1, with…

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## [Hide Votes Left](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-votes-left/402966)

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**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-votes-left/402966 "2026-05-15T13:38:51Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Hides “votes left” line wherever voting is enabled :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub :question: Install Guide How to install a theme or theme component :open\_book: New to…

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## [Modernizing inline script tags for templates & JS API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modernizing-inline-script-tags-for-templates-js-api/366482)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modernizing-inline-script-tags-for-templates-js-api/366482 "2026-03-25T10:46:51Z")

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Using \<script type='text/discourse-plugin\> or \<script type='text/x-handlebars'\> in themes is now deprecated. Any use of these tags in themes should be updated according to the instructions below. Regular \<script\> and \<s…

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## [All help labels disappear in automation plugin for English (UK)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-help-labels-disappear-in-automation-plugin-for-english-uk/390029)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/all-help-labels-disappear-in-automation-plugin-for-english-uk/390029 "2025-12-15T16:24:22Z")

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When using the automation plugin, I found that there were no help labels to be seen. After some sleuthing I found that this was caused by the fact that my user interface language was set to “English (UK)”. Watch and se…

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## [Tracking button hover is misleading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-button-hover-is-misleading/386876)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-button-hover-is-misleading/386876 "2026-02-13T22:57:48Z")

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At present, the notifications-tracking-trigger-btn gives “Tracking” on hover: As you see in that example, the category is actually set to Normal. The problem with the use of the word “Tracking” is that it is one …

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## [Awful experience in iOS Safari](https://meta.discourse.org/t/awful-experience-in-ios-safari/384862)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/awful-experience-in-ios-safari/384862 "2025-10-07T19:40:19Z")

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This is not just related to the recent iOS 26 bug, which I’m aware of, but has been happening for a while. The experience of using Discourse on iOS seems to be getting worse and worse. It used to be amazing when I first…

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## [Bluesky thumbnails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bluesky-thumbnails/396698)

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**Author:** [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bluesky-thumbnails/396698 "2026-02-24T21:37:49Z")

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▶ Suggestion I first noticed how Bluesky was handling thumbnails months ago when starting the Repeal OBBBA effort. I monkeyed with images used in admin/site\_settings/category/branding but no joy. Other sites: X, Facebook,…

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## [Topic List Author & Posters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-author-posters/394364)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-author-posters/394364 "2026-02-05T18:58:16Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Adds a topic author to the left column of topic list pages, as well as an option to only display most recent poster in the default posters column. Author avatar can also be sized a…

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## [Topic List Voting Column](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-voting-column/391661)

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**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-voting-column/391661 "2025-12-18T15:12:40Z")

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:information\_source: Summary This TC adds a column to display the voting count. :eyeglasses: Preview preview – most visible in category “discourse” :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - chapoi/topic-list…

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## [Using forum researcher to help organize and split large topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-forum-researcher-to-help-organize-and-split-large-topics/366188)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-forum-researcher-to-help-organize-and-split-large-topics/366188 "2025-06-05T08:02:41Z")

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I am working on a new (default disabled) persona for Discourse AI that specializes in deep research. The key differentiator is that this persona is given permission to work through very large bodies of text, this unlock…

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## [Quizmaster](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quizmaster/395764)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quizmaster/395764 "2026-02-11T08:59:00Z")

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:information\_source: Summary A theme component that transforms private messages with an AI bot into an interactive quiz experience. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - VaperinaDEV/discourse-quizmaster: A…

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