# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=75 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 76 --- ## [Proofread helper strips lines on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proofread-helper-strips-lines-on-meta/409804)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proofread-helper-strips-lines-on-meta/409804 "2026-08-11T17:21:54Z")
I’m on Firefox in Linux. Perhaps it is only related to my browser and because of this it was not published before. Steps to replicate: proofread text in English from helper (in Firefox and/or Linux). Current behavior… --- ## [Can a leaderboard top contributor have no topic or posts in their activity?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-leaderboard-top-contributor-have-no-topic-or-posts-in-their-activity/401479)
**Author:** [@MCobb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MCobb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-leaderboard-top-contributor-have-no-topic-or-posts-in-their-activity/401479 "2026-04-24T19:23:04Z")
Is it possible to have a top leaderboard contributor when they don’t have any topics or posts in their activity? --- ## [How We Fixed YAML Comment Preservation in Ruby (And Why We Sponsored It)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-we-fixed-yaml-comment-preservation-in-ruby-and-why-we-sponsored-it/396592)
**Author:** [@ducks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ducks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-we-fixed-yaml-comment-preservation-in-ruby-and-why-we-sponsored-it/396592 "2026-02-20T11:53:51Z")
Discourse solved a five-year infrastructure headache by sponsoring psych-pure, a Ruby YAML library that preserves comments through programmatic edits - keeping years of hard-won institutional knowledge intact. This is … --- ## [April 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/april-2026-monthly-release/401718)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/april-2026-monthly-release/401718 "2026-04-28T14:29:01Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.4, check out: --- ## [Is it possible to integrate Google Drive uploads with the Standard Plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-google-drive-uploads-with-the-standard-plan/361688)
**Author:** [@jaeni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jaeni)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-google-drive-uploads-with-the-standard-plan/361688 "2025-04-15T15:46:05Z")
Hi there. Our team is planning to use the Discourse Standard Plan and host our forum on the web provided by Discourse. I have a question. The Standard Plan includes 20GB of storage. Since we are a game company and exp… --- ## [Category/sub category only with topic with certain tag(s)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-sub-category-only-with-topic-with-certain-tag-s/358137)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-sub-category-only-with-topic-with-certain-tag-s/358137 "2025-03-20T12:58:32Z")
I have a category “Music” where I post topics and as an admin I’m the only one who can use the tag “Tiago”, for example. Is it possible to create another category with the name “Music” (or any other name, that’s not the… --- ## [Unable to make the version of \`2.9.0.beta6\` running](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-make-the-version-of-2-9-0-beta6-running/303792)
**Author:** [@Khrisna\_Gunanasurya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Khrisna_Gunanasurya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-make-the-version-of-2-9-0-beta6-running/303792 "2024-04-16T13:41:24Z")
Hi, I’m trying to install a really old version (2.9.0.beta6) of discourse for testing purpose, the reason why I need to install it is because currently, our production discourse is on that version (we have custom plugin … --- ## [Request: include moderator activity by admins on moderation reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-include-moderator-activity-by-admins-on-moderation-reports/378794)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-include-moderator-activity-by-admins-on-moderation-reports/378794 "2025-08-15T20:36:33Z")
On sites like meta where not all admins are in the @moderators group but where many admins help out with moderation, it would be helpful to be able to also include both moderator and admin stats at a glance on the modera… --- ## [How long does automatic “New user typed too fast” silence last?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-does-automatic-new-user-typed-too-fast-silence-last/392392)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-does-automatic-new-user-typed-too-fast-silence-last/392392 "2025-12-31T12:08:26Z")
Where can I find how long this automatic silence lasts or where that duration is configured? I’ve checked: Admin → Settings → Trust Levels Admin → Settings → Posting Rate limit and new user settings I don’t see an… --- ## [Created a user from command line. Supposedly active, but isn't?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/created-a-user-from-command-line-supposedly-active-but-isnt/394837)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/created-a-user-from-command-line-supposedly-active-but-isnt/394837 "2026-01-31T11:33:35Z")
bundle exec rake admin:create Email: canapin3@gmail.com Password: Repeat password: Ensuring account is active! Account created successfully with username user3 Do you want to grant Admin privileges to this account… --- ## [Topic Hover Cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-hover-cards/400025)
**Author:** [@denvergeeks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denvergeeks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-hover-cards/400025 "2026-04-06T14:18:19Z")
:information\_source: Summary Provides tooltip-style popups when mousing over (or tapping on mobile) internal topic links to show a quick preview of the linked topic’s content. :eyeglasses: Preview Github Rea… --- ## [Mute DMs from a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-dms-from-a-group/378514)
**Author:** [@aidanheerdegen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aidanheerdegen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mute-dms-from-a-group/378514 "2025-08-15T07:26:37Z")
I know it is possible to mute user DMs but the same functionality doesn’t seem to exist for group DMs. I understand it is possible to leave a group and so no longer receive DMs. This seems a blunt tool. Use case: we… --- ## [\[Custom Wizard Plugin\] Need Help with Multi-Select Dropdown & License Transfer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-wizard-plugin-need-help-with-multi-select-dropdown-license-transfer/357038)
**Author:** [@emonunix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emonunix)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-wizard-plugin-need-help-with-multi-select-dropdown-license-transfer/357038 "2025-03-13T17:33:32Z")
Hello, I’m setting up an onboarding process using the Custom Wizard plugin, where users choose one or more groups during registration. My forum has a large number of groups, so displaying them all as checkboxes or in a … --- ## [Additional groups not visible on /about page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-groups-not-visible-on-about-page/368218)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/additional-groups-not-visible-on-about-page/368218 "2025-06-16T20:09:46Z")
I upgraded to Discourse 3.5.0.beta6-dev (da0b303568) this morning. After the update I was met with a red banner across the top of the site saying: Admin notice: you’re using the discourse-add-groups-to-about theme com… --- ## [Templating of my "component" broke. How do I fix it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/templating-of-my-component-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/398553)
**Author:** [@das-g](https://meta.discourse.org/u/das-g)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/templating-of-my-component-broke-how-do-i-fix-it/398553 "2026-03-17T15:35:44Z")
In a Discourse instance I maintain, I have a component (inherited from the previous maintainer of the instance) to display the logos of the sponsors of that instance in the footer. The component used to work fine until r… --- ## [Confirmation email to post by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confirmation-email-to-post-by-email/323941)
**Author:** [@outofgamut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofgamut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confirmation-email-to-post-by-email/323941 "2024-09-01T22:30:38Z")
This question was asked over 2 years back but it remains unanswered: How can I send user who posts via email a confirmation that their message was successfully received and posted? --- ## [Stop Discourse leaking its Host IP adress when preloading links/ressources](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-discourse-leaking-its-host-ip-adress-when-preloading-links-ressources/399012)
**Author:** [@Yogurt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yogurt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stop-discourse-leaking-its-host-ip-adress-when-preloading-links-ressources/399012 "2026-03-23T14:45:09Z")
I refer to this post here: Discourse Link previews through a proxy server? First of all, sorry to resurrect this almost 10 year old post, but I seriously can’t believe this doesn’t bother anyone else? I have now manage… --- ## [Any way to disable gzipping backups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-disable-gzipping-backups/384874)
**Author:** [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-disable-gzipping-backups/384874 "2025-10-13T13:57:07Z")
Is there any way to disable gzipping backups? Because I know I’m going to have to eventually increase the size of my Digital Ocean server, but since that essentially doubles the monthly cost I’m putting it off as long a… --- ## [Details accepts only one word as summary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/details-accepts-only-one-word-as-summary/313019)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/details-accepts-only-one-word-as-summary/313019 "2024-06-24T09:58:27Z")
Let’s try: ▶ this is just a test Yeah, happends here too. It should be this is just a test. On my forum \[details\] doesn’t work at all if summary has a space there. Here it works but shows only one word. Broken still. --- ## [Allow for empty posts and empty topic body](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-empty-posts-and-empty-topic-body/318665)
**Author:** [@wal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-for-empty-posts-and-empty-topic-body/318665 "2025-05-23T22:34:26Z")
Related to the issues described here How to turn off "Body seems unclear, is it a complete sentence?' It seems that it is not possible to do the following; create a new topic with an empty body message create a post w… --- ## [Can we and how to change transactional email service?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-and-how-to-change-transactional-email-service/333775)
**Author:** [@ADiscourseUser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ADiscourseUser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-and-how-to-change-transactional-email-service/333775 "2024-10-31T11:50:27Z")
Hi! If I am using transactional email service A, how can I change it to B? --- ## [Failing DC SSO connection slowing down the admin with a timeout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-dc-sso-connection-slowing-down-the-admin-with-a-timeout/333812)
**Author:** [@Firsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firsh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-dc-sso-connection-slowing-down-the-admin-with-a-timeout/333812 "2024-10-31T14:33:42Z")
I’ve set up Discourse Connect SSO using the official plugin, so my WP users log into Discourse without registering another user over there. It all works fine, except every single WP dashboard (admin area) request is slow… --- ## [Ghost integration with the paid discourse plan](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ghost-integration-with-the-paid-discourse-plan/328157)
**Author:** [@inderjot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/inderjot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ghost-integration-with-the-paid-discourse-plan/328157 "2024-10-04T10:55:12Z")
Hello, I’m brand new here. I was wondering the following: I have a Discourse paid plan already setup at a subdomain (forum.mydomain.com) and i have also a paid plan with the Ghost platform on the main domain (both are n… --- ## [Cannot any longer retrieved YouTube titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-any-longer-retrieved-youtube-titles/388577)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-any-longer-retrieved-youtube-titles/388577 "2026-01-03T17:39:23Z")
Hello, previously when I pasted a YouTube URL into the title of a new post, the title of the YouTube video was automatically retrieved, but this no longer works. Do you know why? --- ## [Styling Discourse with variables: A case for simpler semantics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/styling-discourse-with-variables-a-case-for-simpler-semantics/378001)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/styling-discourse-with-variables-a-case-for-simpler-semantics/378001 "2025-08-11T20:59:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from Styling Discourse with variables: Show & Tell: I totally appreciate the effort to improve Discourse’s theming experience! However, I’m not entirely convinced that the approach of adding a… --- ## [Text editor alternative for non programmers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-editor-alternative-for-non-programmers/328921)
**Author:** [@Renato\_Mendes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Renato_Mendes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-editor-alternative-for-non-programmers/328921 "2024-10-04T22:32:20Z")
Heyhey Is there a way to set the text editor only as what you see is what you get and with every space in the back-end being  ? Use-case: poets community. No one cares about markdown and many of us need multiple sp… --- ## [Automated "Personal Archive" Sync: Mirroring my topics from other Discourse sites?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-personal-archive-sync-mirroring-my-topics-from-other-discourse-sites/394883)
**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-personal-archive-sync-mirroring-my-topics-from-other-discourse-sites/394883 "2026-02-01T18:01:13Z")
Hello Discourse team and community, I am a long-time user and host of my own Discourse instance. I also actively contribute to several other Discourse-based communities. The Challenge: I often create high-effort posts… --- ## [Emoji icon missing!?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-icon-missing/353596)
**Author:** [@Joe\_F](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joe_F)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-icon-missing/353596 "2025-02-21T16:42:23Z")
The emoji icon is missing when raising a topic: Has anyone experienced thi, is there a fix? --- ## [Links to Mediawiki image pages (HTML) break in oneboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-mediawiki-image-pages-html-break-in-oneboxes/401771)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-mediawiki-image-pages-html-break-in-oneboxes/401771 "2026-04-29T05:07:18Z")
This is a problem created by Mediawiki’s bad URL structure, but it happens occasionally on my sites. The URL of an HTML page for an image on Wikipedia works: If I paste this URL below without backticks, it will create … --- ## [Backup fails with postgres 18](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-fails-with-postgres-18/403289)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-fails-with-postgres-18/403289 "2026-05-21T16:47:41Z")
The database of our discourse instance is not a local container, instead we use a central database cluster. Recently the central postgresql was updated to version 18.3. I noticed that the discourse backup now fails: \[20… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=74) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=76)