# Hot

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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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## [\[PAID GIG\] Seeking Discourse Developer for API User Creation and Automated Approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-gig-seeking-discourse-developer-for-api-user-creation-and-automated-approval/399083)

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**Author:** [@sjf1000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sjf1000)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-gig-seeking-discourse-developer-for-api-user-creation-and-automated-approval/399083 "2026-03-23T22:50:03Z")

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What would you like done? We are on the hosted Discourse Pro plan. Prior to fully launching, we seek to leverage the API to import 1,500 users and create user accounts, and activate and approve them so no email confirma…

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## [AI Chat errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-chat-errors/396325)

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**Author:** [@manton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manton)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-chat-errors/396325 "2026-02-19T22:11:53Z")

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Hi, Getting this error when I type anything into the chatbot. Any idea what’s wrong? Sorry, it looks like our system encountered an unexpected issue while trying to reply. ▶ Error details

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## [LETSENCRYPT\_ACCOUNT\_EMAIL no longer needed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-account-email-no-longer-needed/393831)

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**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-account-email-no-longer-needed/393831 "2026-01-20T16:02:02Z")

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As of June 4, Let’s Encrypt stopped sending email notifications about failing renewals, which was the only reason to have that ENV variable set. I just ran discourse-setup-ruby and didn’t get a email address for LETSE…

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## [Bogus Dashboard advice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bogus-dashboard-advice/390140)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bogus-dashboard-advice/390140 "2025-12-09T07:39:41Z")

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Hi, after rebuilding / updating to ‘3.6.0.beta3-latest’ my dashboard advises that ‘force\_https’ is not yet enabled in your site settings This setting name is formatted as a link, but clicking the link attempts a set…

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## [How to fix untranslated text in AI translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-untranslated-text-in-ai-translations/412211)

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**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-fix-untranslated-text-in-ai-translations/412211 "2026-09-11T12:01:39Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Androids can’t use RTE, i-devices can’t change mode of the composer: I was lazy and I wrote in Finnish, because we have AI translations. For some reasons it didn’t translate very first se…

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## [Static pages sync: Allowing specific private categories to be synced](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-pages-sync-allowing-specific-private-categories-to-be-synced/389676)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/static-pages-sync-allowing-specific-private-categories-to-be-synced/389676 "2025-11-29T14:18:44Z")

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This is like a Contribute \> Feature - Development topic, not sure which one it should be in. Is there a way to modify site settings in a plugin? I’m 99% sure there isn’t, but I’d just like to confirm that. If there is…

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## [Misssing Profile Picture options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/misssing-profile-picture-options/393988)

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**Author:** [@diogocsc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/diogocsc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/misssing-profile-picture-options/393988 "2026-01-21T14:25:49Z")

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I understood from another topic, which I cannot find anymore, there is a setting that allows us to see more options when trying to edit the picture in discourse user’s preferences… Is there really such a setting, and if…

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## [Enterprise Readiness Checklist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-readiness-checklist/402718)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-readiness-checklist/402718 "2026-05-11T23:59:58Z")

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I took a first stab at a “readiness for scaling” checklist. It’s very much a WIP so feedback is encouraged. What would you add to this list? Structure Is the information architecture designed for scalability and disco…

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## [Discourse MCP User API Key Generator Error Nodejs \>20](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mcp-user-api-key-generator-error-nodejs-20/390073)

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**Author:** [@deviantintegral](https://meta.discourse.org/u/deviantintegral)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mcp-user-api-key-generator-error-nodejs-20/390073 "2025-12-02T14:28:56Z")

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Issues aren’t enabled in the GitHub repository, but please let me know if I should post this somewhere else! When I run the User API Key generator, I get the following error: Decrypting payload… \[2025-12-01T16:38:59.40…

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## [Push notification subscription in iOS PWA silently failing because of SW not controlling the app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notification-subscription-in-ios-pwa-silently-failing-because-of-sw-not-controlling-the-app/402645)

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**Author:** [@klappradla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/klappradla)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notification-subscription-in-ios-pwa-silently-failing-because-of-sw-not-controlling-the-app/402645 "2026-05-12T09:29:09Z")

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Hi :waving\_hand: We ran into a weird behavior (or probably a bug…) with setting up push notifications in the iOS PWA. The UI acts as if the push notification subscription was set up, while in the background nothing happ…

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## [How to Optimize Community Content for AI Discovery](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-optimize-community-content-for-ai-discovery/382063)

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**Author:** [@mae](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mae)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-optimize-community-content-for-ai-discovery/382063 "2025-12-22T11:53:56Z")

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AI has turned search into answers. People ask a question, get one synthesized response, and see a small handful of cited sources. If your community is one of those sources, you win trust, traffic, and pipeline. This i…

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## ["Failed to optimize image" error from discourse-topic-previews-sidecar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-optimize-image-error-from-discourse-topic-previews-sidecar/408911)

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**Author:** [@Takiro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Takiro)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-optimize-image-error-from-discourse-topic-previews-sidecar/408911 "2026-07-30T13:38:26Z")

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I updated to Discourse version v2026.8.0-latest a few days ago. Some user’s avatars have turned to a default image (not the letter avatar). Trying to upload a new image does nothing. The preview shows the image but upon …

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## [Pygments rather than highlight.js for syntax highlighting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pygments-rather-than-highlight-js-for-syntax-highlighting/391544)

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**Author:** [@dbitouze](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dbitouze)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pygments-rather-than-highlight-js-for-syntax-highlighting/391544 "2025-12-17T13:59:37Z")

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For syntax highlighting, Discourse relies on highlight.js but Pygments looks richer. For instance, here is how looks a Python code: text = input('Type a number, and its factorial will be printed: ') n = int(text) if n \<…

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## [Asking for feedback: Tag Reveal Component in Topic Lists - Expand/Collapse tags in topic lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/asking-for-feedback-tag-reveal-component-in-topic-lists-expand-collapse-tags-in-topic-lists/386072)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/asking-for-feedback-tag-reveal-component-in-topic-lists-expand-collapse-tags-in-topic-lists/386072 "2025-10-22T16:58:07Z")

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Note: Before I post this in theme components, I wanted to get some feedback first if this theme component qualifies or if there are any major issues with it. :warning: Disclosure: This theme component was planned, impl…

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## [Some topics have Post Voting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-topics-have-post-voting/400961)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-topics-have-post-voting/400961 "2026-04-18T15:50:37Z")

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I’m curious, why is Sondage pour le chat not having the post voting, while Paramètre par défaut lors la création d'un canal does? Was the plugin enabled in between?

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## [AI Translation skips Portuguese (pt) locale - post translated to all languages except Portuguese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-skips-portuguese-pt-locale-post-translated-to-all-languages-except-portuguese/400612)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Kovalenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Kovalenko)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-skips-portuguese-pt-locale-post-translated-to-all-languages-except-portuguese/400612 "2026-04-22T14:00:09Z")

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I have AI translation enabled with 14 languages including Portuguese (pt). When a new post is created, all languages are translated automatically except Portuguese — it’s simply missing from the translations list. Other …

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## [Advanced Hero Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-hero-component/384945)

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**Author:** [@VibeCommit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VibeCommit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-hero-component/384945 "2026-02-02T11:29:30Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Create stunning, customizable hero sections with advanced styling controls, perfect for developer communities and coding forums. :eyeglasses: Preview https://vibecommit.dev/ …

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## [When to switch themes/plugins to \`.gjs\`?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-switch-themes-plugins-to-gjs/370063)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-to-switch-themes-plugins-to-gjs/370063 "2026-01-05T11:03:07Z")

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David, are there plans to cease support for “split” components and “non .gjs” at some stage?

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## [Event custom fields can only be lowercase](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-custom-fields-can-only-be-lowercase/405386)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/event-custom-fields-can-only-be-lowercase/405386 "2026-06-17T16:55:03Z")

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I ran into two problems with Event Custom Fields Having a field with a dash or a period (like field-aa or field.aa) crashes the advanced settings dialog with Uncaught (in promise) Error: @name can't include \`.\` or \`-\`. …

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## [More flexible category-level topic and reply approvals](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-flexible-category-level-topic-and-reply-approvals/401132)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-flexible-category-level-topic-and-reply-approvals/401132 "2026-04-21T12:09:09Z")

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We’ve made it easier to setup category approval requirements which control who needs to get staff approval before their topic and / or reply can be posted. By making this system more flexible, we hope to reduce any unnec…

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## [Pending suggested edit notification overlaps the edit history and date](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pending-suggested-edit-notification-overlaps-the-edit-history-and-date/403721)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pending-suggested-edit-notification-overlaps-the-edit-history-and-date/403721 "2026-05-24T16:40:31Z")

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when suggesting an edit to a wiki doc, the edit history pencil and date are overlapped by the pending suggested edit banner: also, no Meta tag yet for Discourse Suggested Edits

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## [Full-screen chat as default for collaboration setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-screen-chat-as-default-for-collaboration-setup/369849)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-screen-chat-as-default-for-collaboration-setup/369849 "2025-06-18T10:11:29Z")

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I’m working on a collaboration setup that positions Chat as the primary space for member communication, similar to other collaboration platforms. The goal is for members to land directly in their channels or latest threa…

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## [Full name at Sign Up went missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-name-at-sign-up-went-missing/345662)

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**Author:** [@Player1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Player1)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-name-at-sign-up-went-missing/345662 "2025-01-08T22:06:12Z")

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Hi all! Total discourse noob here :raising\_hand\_man:t3: - bear with me I’m knee-deep in the process of setting up an instance for a small community of around 80 people. I was supposed to have this up and running come 2…

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## [🏆 Discourse Rich JSON-LD Microdata Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rich-json-ld-microdata-plugin/388171)

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**Author:** [@kaktak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kaktak)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rich-json-ld-microdata-plugin/388171 "2026-01-27T03:17:31Z")

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Discourse Rich JSON-LD Microdata :sparkles: Summary Enhances Discourse’s standard meta tags with a comprehensive, coordinated set of Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Schema.org JSON-LD markup, resulting in super…

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## [Voting in polls sometimes doesn’t work for a user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-in-polls-sometimes-doesn-t-work-for-a-user/410085)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voting-in-polls-sometimes-doesn-t-work-for-a-user/410085 "2026-08-14T20:17:06Z")

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We have some users who cannot see the vote buttons in polls, they just see this: Not sure what Safari browser version they are using but I will ask. Is this a known issue? Also it may be related but I sometimes see…

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## [Multi-instance activity backup + unified multi-site Discourse reader](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-instance-activity-backup-unified-multi-site-discourse-reader/390436)

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**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multi-instance-activity-backup-unified-multi-site-discourse-reader/390436 "2026-02-03T03:24:13Z")

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Hi team, I’m running my own self-hosted Discourse instance, and I’m also active on several other Discourse communities. I’d like to request (or at least discuss) two related capabilities that currently feel hard to solv…

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## [Why is this constantly happening when I try to update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-this-constantly-happening-when-i-try-to-update/388431)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-this-constantly-happening-when-i-try-to-update/388431 "2025-11-21T23:28:57Z")

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everytime I go to update my friend @techwithanirudh forum I can update everything but discourse or discourse related features idk why this is it leads to things such as super outdated forum and annoyance Can I get an…

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## [How We Built the Upcoming Changes System for Gradual Product Rollouts in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-we-built-the-upcoming-changes-system-for-gradual-product-rollouts-in-discourse/398118)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-we-built-the-upcoming-changes-system-for-gradual-product-rollouts-in-discourse/398118 "2026-03-11T00:30:42Z")

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Discourse is heavily customizable community software, with many configurations and variations of the interface based on user permissions and other functionality. This makes it hard to predict the ways a product change mi…

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## [Migrating to a new server that has a new DB and new S3 buckets for backup and uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-to-a-new-server-that-has-a-new-db-and-new-s3-buckets-for-backup-and-uploads/395948)

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**Author:** [@stevejr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevejr)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-to-a-new-server-that-has-a-new-db-and-new-s3-buckets-for-backup-and-uploads/395948 "2026-02-25T14:05:37Z")

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Hi, I am currently in the process of migrating our server from an existing Bitnami based deployment (quite an old version) to the officially supported install in AWS using the latest Discourse release. This new install …

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