# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=86 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 87 --- ## [How can I add custom avatar effects for specific groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-custom-avatar-effects-for-specific-groups/369896)
**Author:** [@joo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-add-custom-avatar-effects-for-specific-groups/369896 "2025-06-12T15:25:56Z")
I want to add visual effects (such as custom border, animation, or CSS class) to user avatars in posts based on their group membership. What is the recommended way to achieve this in modern Discourse (via theme, theme co… --- ## [What is 'dynaloc'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-dynaloc/373725)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-dynaloc/373725 "2025-07-10T12:08:07Z")
I’m curious, what is ‘dynaloc’ and why the dynaloc tag :thinking:? A shot in the dark; is it short for ‘dynamic locales’? --- ## [Allow guest to see AI Bot Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-guest-to-see-ai-bot-page/370207)
**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-guest-to-see-ai-bot-page/370207 "2025-06-15T04:03:57Z")
Hello everyone, I’m trying to make the AI‑Bot conversations page (/discourse‑ai/ai‑bot/conversations) available to guests (non‑logged‑in users). I’ve allowed Trust 0 and Everyone ai bot allowed groups, “everyone” in Adm… --- ## ["no files are authorized to be uploaded" when trying to change logo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-files-are-authorized-to-be-uploaded-when-trying-to-change-logo/359573)
**Author:** [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-files-are-authorized-to-be-uploaded-when-trying-to-change-logo/359573 "2025-03-31T05:38:07Z")
I’ve got a site admin trying to update the logo on their site, but they’re getting the error “Sorry, no files are authorized to be uploaded”. Based on my reading of the code, it appears that should only be reported if a… --- ## [Show all categories in the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-all-categories-in-the-sidebar/292795)
**Author:** [@Gonerdot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gonerdot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-all-categories-in-the-sidebar/292795 "2024-01-24T16:34:24Z")
Please tell me how to make sure that all categories are displayed by default for all users and guests --- ## ['Download remote images to local' disabled despite enough free disk space](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-remote-images-to-local-disabled-despite-enough-free-disk-space/379409)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 6:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-remote-images-to-local-disabled-despite-enough-free-disk-space/379409 "2025-08-23T06:23:58Z")
Hi, We have \> 13% free disk space, but Discourse still keeps disabling the ‘Download remote images to local’ option. Why would this happen? --- ## [System user avatar changing to custom is not working with icon avatar notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-user-avatar-changing-to-custom-is-not-working-with-icon-avatar-notification/336551)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-user-avatar-changing-to-custom-is-not-working-with-icon-avatar-notification/336551 "2024-11-18T00:35:47Z")
Hello :wave: I am stuck a little bit with changing the system user avatar. Until now I used the use\_site\_small\_logo\_as\_system\_avatar setting but now I want to change it with custom image. So I went to system user prefer… --- ## [AI Bot Max Context Posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-max-context-posts/326180)
**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-bot-max-context-posts/326180 "2024-09-13T23:21:37Z")
When I set Max Context Posts to a number, when this number of posts is reached in a PM conversation the bot simply stops replying. Is this the intent of that setting? If yes shouldn’t it alert the user that a thresh… --- ## [Localization of posts on topics with more than 20 posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localization-of-posts-on-topics-with-more-than-20-posts/387541)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localization-of-posts-on-topics-with-more-than-20-posts/387541 "2025-11-06T16:34:56Z")
On a topic with more than 20 posts, only the first 20 posts are shown translated; the other posts stay untranslated. Select English as your interface language (German works too, so I guess everything except for Chinese… --- ## [Density Toggle Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/density-toggle-component/350967)
**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/density-toggle-component/350967 "2025-08-29T18:42:11Z")
:information\_source: Summary Change your viewing density :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - discourse/density-toggle: This theme component allows users to set the density of their view of a Discourse fo… --- ## [Search in category drop-down missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-in-category-drop-down-missing/388911)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-in-category-drop-down-missing/388911 "2025-11-26T16:00:04Z")
I think this might be related to FIX: category page improvements by yuriyaran · Pull Request #36062 · discourse/discourse · GitHub. I miss the search function in the category drop-down menu. It disappeared on my site af… --- ## [Imgur upload built into the post buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imgur-upload-built-into-the-post-buttons/393121)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imgur-upload-built-into-the-post-buttons/393121 "2026-01-10T23:09:34Z")
It would be very helpful to have a direct to imgur hosting for images/videos that you can quickly add to your post. My server data is already quickly adding up from just my post, so other user post would be best hosted … --- ## [Html-only version for unsupported browsers not showing message content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-only-version-for-unsupported-browsers-not-showing-message-content/382376)
**Author:** [@heaving\_year4v](https://meta.discourse.org/u/heaving_year4v)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/html-only-version-for-unsupported-browsers-not-showing-message-content/382376 "2025-09-12T14:44:36Z")
According to Dropping iOS 15 & other old browsers in July 2025 - #170 by david announcement, unsupported browsers are supposed to be able to render content in html-only mode, however this does not actually work. Here is… --- ## [Why is the word regular under user’s username?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-word-regular-under-user-s-username/402579)
**Author:** [@kairo162](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kairo162)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-word-regular-under-user-s-username/402579 "2026-05-09T22:54:00Z")
The reason I’m confused is because I don’t know what this means and why it pops up across the users posts and on their profiles. Image is below. --- ## [SEO for our domain is being impacted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-for-our-domain-is-being-impacted/327841)
**Author:** [@tomg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-for-our-domain-is-being-impacted/327841 "2024-09-24T17:41:08Z")
Using SemRush we are seeing these issues: 27 pages blocked from crawling, i.e.: reflex-dev · Discussions · GitHub issues in the carousel on page reflex-dev · Discussions · GitHub the position: A value for the position … --- ## [New user replying after topic is closed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-replying-after-topic-is-closed/351083)
**Author:** [@wisewords](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wisewords)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-replying-after-topic-is-closed/351083 "2025-02-09T22:20:20Z")
I believe there’s a bug that would affect the forum (I use) in the future, and it’s this bug. This new user was able to add a new post to a topic that was closed 8 hours ago. They were not granted admin, mod, or tl4… --- ## [Request for feedback: how do you use the topic map?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-feedback-how-do-you-use-the-topic-map/294587)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-feedback-how-do-you-use-the-topic-map/294587 "2024-03-04T14:59:18Z")
Under the first post in a topic (also known as the OP) we show a topic map: This includes a brief overview of the participants, replies, views, posted links by order of popularity… and the ability to filter or summar… --- ## [Can Discourse achieve this kind of card UI layout for topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-achieve-this-kind-of-card-ui-layout-for-topics/369201)
**Author:** [@Monikas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monikas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-achieve-this-kind-of-card-ui-layout-for-topics/369201 "2025-06-07T06:05:19Z")
https://github.com/blacktunes/interknot Honkai: Star Rail Message Generator GitHub: GitHub - blacktunes/sr-message-maker: 崩坏:星穹铁道风格短信的生成网站 · GitHub Demo: https://sr.shenmedouyou.top/ Honkai: Star Rail Light Cone … --- ## [Cannot rebuild app because Docker daemon API version is 1.43](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-rebuild-app-because-docker-daemon-api-version-is-1-43/382535)
**Author:** [@Yt.w](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yt.w)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-rebuild-app-because-docker-daemon-api-version-is-1-43/382535 "2025-09-13T19:40:36Z")
Hello, I tried to do the solution by this My discourse forum crashed after upgrade to 3.5.0.beta8 but it does not works I am using Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, any one can help me? --- ## [Plugin and theme component signing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-and-theme-component-signing/374817)
**Author:** [@elmuerte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elmuerte)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-and-theme-component-signing/374817 "2025-07-22T16:00:47Z")
I saw this topic today: Third-party plugin repository hijacked It is nice that this problem is “solved” for this repository. But the real problem still exists. How do you sign, and what is the source for the key to veri… --- ## [Having a hard time optimising](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-a-hard-time-optimising/359446)
**Author:** [@Eviepayne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eviepayne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-a-hard-time-optimising/359446 "2025-03-29T23:58:24Z")
Our forum underwent a large infrastructure change and now it’s not performing well. I migrated the database to be a managed database at digitalocean, I put S3 assets on a minio instance with cloudflare in front of it. … --- ## [Custom banner or Some component (Help Needed)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-banner-or-some-component-help-needed/332793)
**Author:** [@anshukr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anshukr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-banner-or-some-component-help-needed/332793 "2024-10-25T15:37:24Z")
Hi, I know there’s lot of topics around featured banner but i need this specific layout on my discourse site as used by python community(https://discuss.python.org/) openai community (link) and many mores… tried :… --- ## [Youtube Videos not embedded with AI translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-videos-wird-nicht-eingebunden-bei-ki-ubersetzung/383450)
**Author:** [@asa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-videos-wird-nicht-eingebunden-bei-ki-ubersetzung/383450 "2025-10-13T15:20:25Z")
Hello everyone When I add a YouTube link, it is converted, but if a user has a different language, the link is only displayed without the video embedded. Since I am posting in German … --- ## [Wrong relative timestamps in some languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-relative-timestamps-in-some-languages/330316)
**Author:** [@groove6j](https://meta.discourse.org/u/groove6j)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-relative-timestamps-in-some-languages/330316 "2024-10-11T05:18:31Z")
Hello. I have one annoying problem and it seems to be related to language packs. When a user makes a post, the timestamps everywhere show 0h, or after 0 days for some period of time (only while the date is relative).… --- ## [Can't drag to extend a text selection in the composer on iOS/iPadOS 18.x (touchmove selection frozen)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-drag-to-extend-a-text-selection-in-the-composer-on-ios-ipados-18-x-touchmove-selection-frozen/406834)
**Author:** [@Overgrow](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overgrow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-drag-to-extend-a-text-selection-in-the-composer-on-ios-ipados-18-x-touchmove-selection-frozen/406834 "2026-07-14T21:15:21Z")
Summary On iOS/iPadOS 18.x, it’s impossible to adjust a text selection inside the composer by dragging with a finger. Once a word is selected (e.g. by double-tap), dragging the selection handles does nothing: the select… --- ## [Add confirmation box when replying to old topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-confirmation-box-when-replying-to-old-topics/384483)
**Author:** [@CT075](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CT075)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-confirmation-box-when-replying-to-old-topics/384483 "2025-10-01T18:27:23Z")
(largely copy-pasted from Creating a component to show last-chance warning when replying to old topics) I’m running a community that historically has a bit of a problem with necro-bumping threads. I am familiar with wa… --- ## [Why does calling super in PostSerializer#raw cause a 500 error while calling object.raw works?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-calling-super-in-postserializer-raw-cause-a-500-error-while-calling-object-raw-works/390455)
**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-calling-super-in-postserializer-raw-cause-a-500-error-while-calling-object-raw-works/390455 "2025-12-05T20:39:21Z")
Hi everyone, I’m learning how to extend Discourse serializers, and I ran into a behavior that I don’t fully understand. I added this code to override PostSerializer#raw: require\_dependency "post\_serializer" class ::P… --- ## [Safe by Design: How to Protect Your Community Members and Their Privacy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-by-design-how-to-protect-your-community-members-and-their-privacy/386629)
**Author:** [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/safe-by-design-how-to-protect-your-community-members-and-their-privacy/386629 "2025-10-28T13:32:25Z")
Safe communities don’t happen by accident. The latest White Paper from Discourse takes a deep dive into what it really means to create safe and trusted online spaces that protect member privacy. I was excited to contri… --- ## [Is Discourse a full website or just a forum add-in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-a-full-website-or-just-a-forum-add-in/364453)
**Author:** [@Greenline](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Greenline)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-a-full-website-or-just-a-forum-add-in/364453 "2025-05-08T01:47:43Z")
Long story short, I am planning a website that would offer a discourse community and general tabs to provide information. No matter how hard I search I cannot seem to figure out before starting a 14 day trial if the cus… --- ## [Is the "AI Google Custom Search” setting for searching within the forum or searching the internet?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-ai-google-custom-search-setting-for-searching-within-the-forum-or-searching-the-internet/288650)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Wong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Leo_Wong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-the-ai-google-custom-search-setting-for-searching-within-the-forum-or-searching-the-internet/288650 "2023-12-06T08:20:22Z")
Question about “AI Google Custom Search” setting. Can anyone let me know if this option is for searching within the forum or searching the internet? Our staff would like to provide a search function for the internet via… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=85) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=87)