# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=false&page=155 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 156 --- ## [Controlling a huge spike in "Other traffic"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/controlling-a-huge-spike-in-other-traffic/387434)
**Author:** [@julianstirling](https://meta.discourse.org/u/julianstirling)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/controlling-a-huge-spike-in-other-traffic/387434 "2025-11-13T10:37:40Z")
Hello. Thank you, for Discourse it is wonderful We have a forum kindly provided on the Dicsourse hosting for open source projects. It has been fantastic for our community. We have plodded along with 20-40k views a mont… --- ## [Calendar: ICS file missing timezone info!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-ics-file-missing-timezone-info/309163)
**Author:** [@Robert\_McCurdy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Robert_McCurdy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-ics-file-missing-timezone-info/309163 "2025-11-13T10:05:47Z")
I saw another post that said to post here for some reason about calendar but I don’t think discourse has anything to do with this problem but our post get closed after 7 days so YOLO ! o looking at the .ics file spe… --- ## [Slow rebake script to avoid overwhelming your server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-rebake-script-to-avoid-overwhelming-your-server/372480)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-rebake-script-to-avoid-overwhelming-your-server/372480 "2025-11-13T08:19:39Z")
So I had to go live without waiting for whole rebake to finish. After going live I could not run rebake as it would kill the server. I could not run rebake on the default queue as it would delay all other processes like … --- ## [Ability to create a user group with the "inverse" of users with an email domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-create-a-user-group-with-the-inverse-of-users-with-an-email-domain/272336)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-create-a-user-group-with-the-inverse-of-users-with-an-email-domain/272336 "2025-11-13T01:13:10Z")
I want to create a user group that is everyone except those with, say, @domain.com. Is this possible today in Discourse? --- ## [AI translation backfill not working after all settings configured](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-backfill-not-working-after-all-settings-configured/374669)
**Author:** [@joo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-backfill-not-working-after-all-settings-configured/374669 "2025-11-13T00:42:35Z")
I’m trying to enable automatic content localization (AI translation backfill) on my self-hosted Discourse instance and I’ve followed all the available guidelines, but I’m not seeing any translations appear. Here’s what … --- ## ["New" topics: six duration options -- only one tooltip](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topics-six-duration-options-only-one-tooltip/385636)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topics-six-duration-options-only-one-tooltip/385636 "2025-10-14T23:23:15Z")
There are six timeframe options for considering a topic “New”: But there is only one tooltip text: I’ve edited the site text js.filters.new.help to change the tooltip to “topics you have never viewed” – but that’s… --- ## [When copying content from a published post or preview, don't copy links to embedded images; copy the images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-copying-content-from-a-published-post-or-preview-dont-copy-links-to-embedded-images-copy-the-images/388327)
**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-copying-content-from-a-published-post-or-preview-dont-copy-links-to-embedded-images-copy-the-images/388327 "2025-11-12T23:33:19Z")
Recently, I wanted to duplicate the content of a Discourse post into a message, to be sent via e-mail. That worked well. However, that post has since been deleted, so the images have been removed from the server: \[1\] \[… --- ## [Error while trying to authorize your account with Patreon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-trying-to-authorize-your-account-with-patreon/375701)
**Author:** [@Crocodilus\_CZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crocodilus_CZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-trying-to-authorize-your-account-with-patreon/375701 "2025-11-12T22:04:50Z")
Hi, I’m using the Discourse Patreon plugin and have run into an issue. The integration works perfectly for users who have the same email address on both Discourse and Patreon – they can link their accounts and get the c… --- ## [Replacing Teachable with a Discourse site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-teachable-with-a-discourse-site/388316)
**Author:** [@jbrains](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jbrains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-teachable-with-a-discourse-site/388316 "2025-11-12T21:41:30Z")
I am retiring my Teachable school soon and am thinking about alternatives. I wonder about hosting my courses on a Discourse site, using perhaps Adilo to host the videos. I’m mostly interested in whether anyone here woul… --- ## [Searching multi-select user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-multi-select-user-fields/385144 "2025-11-12T21:14:53Z")
Moderator edit to add link to the relevant repro below: I implemented a profile user field (question) with a multi select and made it optional and searchable. The idea is to allow users of a certain component to find e… --- ## [Urgent: All calendar invites are now wrong. Your system has not accounted for time zone changes (PDT-\>PST, eg). 100s of discourse users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-all-calendar-invites-are-now-wrong-your-system-has-not-accounted-for-time-zone-changes-pdt-pst-eg-100s-of-discourse-users/387379)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Scott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ryan_Scott)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urgent-all-calendar-invites-are-now-wrong-your-system-has-not-accounted-for-time-zone-changes-pdt-pst-eg-100s-of-discourse-users/387379 "2025-11-12T19:54:07Z")
A whole bunch of event planning in October for November has been messed up and inaccurate for my Discourse’s members, because the November meetings are all off my one hour (for example a Discourse member in Germany tryin… --- ## [Reopen review after use wrong action](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopen-review-after-use-wrong-action/387493)
**Author:** [@Tealk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tealk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reopen-review-after-use-wrong-action/387493 "2025-11-12T18:49:22Z")
Hello, I clicked on the wrong button when reviewing a message in the moderation area. How can I reopen the message? If i try to Report it myself i geht: All reports are received by the moderators and reviewed as quick… --- ## [Translation composer missing image upload support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-composer-missing-image-upload-support/386829)
**Author:** [@lhkjacky](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lhkjacky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-composer-missing-image-upload-support/386829 "2025-11-12T18:13:52Z")
Manual translation composer does not support image upload or paste (console: this.drop is not a function) Description: When editing a post’s manual localization via “Translate → Edit localization manually”, the transla… --- ## [Trouble with Drop Enable Experimental Sidebar User Option migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-drop-enable-experimental-sidebar-user-option-migration/387612)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-drop-enable-experimental-sidebar-user-option-migration/387612 "2025-11-12T17:46:27Z")
I’ve got a fairly standard install that’s crashing the database on this migration. Or maybe it’s just thrashing the database such that it can’t do anything else while that’s happening. I just upgraded it to 15.14. T… --- ## [AI helper hiding on Android tablets](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-helper-hiding-on-android-tablets/349719)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-helper-hiding-on-android-tablets/349719 "2025-11-12T17:44:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from AI helper is hiding. Again: The helpers for choosing title, category, and tags still appear behind the composer for me. Tablet - Chrome/Firefox - Android --- ## [Allow Events only in some Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-events-only-in-some-topics/388283)
**Author:** [@elRicharde](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elRicharde)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-events-only-in-some-topics/388283 "2025-11-12T17:05:17Z")
I understand the concept behind the “new” calendar and can see that it works really well for many communities. Unfortunately, we have different permissions and it would be very time-consuming to set it up in such a way … --- ## [Blog posts would be nicer if authored by an identifiable person](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blog-posts-would-be-nicer-if-authored-by-an-identifiable-person/385174)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blog-posts-would-be-nicer-if-authored-by-an-identifiable-person/385174 "2025-11-12T14:46:33Z")
I’ve noticed over the last wee while that the linked topics to blog posts have @Discourse as the ‘owner’, regardless of who authored the blog. This somewhat impairs the community experience here on meta.discourse.org: … --- ## [Embedding error with 3.6.0 beta 2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-error-with-3-6-0-beta-2/386019)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-error-with-3-6-0-beta-2/386019 "2025-11-12T14:19:37Z")
Started this morning. Using Gemini embedding and LLM Gemini Flash 2.5 Running 3.6.0.beta2-latest(e2eb9fe93f) Message Error ERROR: invalid input syntax for type halfvec: "\[NULL\]" LINE 10: ...antize(embeddings)::bit(30… --- ## [Theme component update always installs old version (via rake or manually) (solved)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-update-always-installs-old-version-via-rake-or-manually-solved/388241)
**Author:** [@toad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/toad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-update-always-installs-old-version-via-rake-or-manually-solved/388241 "2025-11-12T12:33:49Z")
Something very similar to this appears to have come back: Theme component upgrade via rake not working With Discourse 3.5.2, every time I try to install a particular component (from source), it always installs an old … --- ## [Invite only forum with Google, OIDC or Oauth2 login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-forum-with-google-oidc-or-oauth2-login/387802)
**Author:** [@phil22](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phil22)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-forum-with-google-oidc-or-oauth2-login/387802 "2025-11-12T10:43:57Z")
Hello, I have a self hosted discourse instance. I have set up the OIDC connect plugin to sign in users with their google account. Using the settings in the google cloud console I’m able to limit this to users within my … --- ## [Staff should be able to override/ignore "AI translation backfill max age days" setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-should-be-able-to-override-ignore-ai-translation-backfill-max-age-days-setting/388168)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-should-be-able-to-override-ignore-ai-translation-backfill-max-age-days-setting/388168 "2025-11-12T08:39:08Z")
Hey guys, First of all, fantastic work with the AI translation plugin! We are currently testing it, and the initial impression is fantastic! While we have been using it, we stumbled upon a specific use case: While we h… --- ## [Support for tl=\[lang\] parameters in REST API (for non-anon users)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-tl-lang-parameters-in-rest-api-for-non-anon-users/388173)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-tl-lang-parameters-in-rest-api-for-non-anon-users/388173 "2025-11-12T08:30:12Z")
In our use case, we are trying to GET localized posts from closed categories in our forum. It would be a neat addition for the REST API to support ?tl=en as a parameter to pull the translated version of the cooked post. … --- ## [YouTube URIs fail to render thumbnails when oneboxed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-uris-fail-to-render-thumbnails-when-oneboxed/387673)
**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-uris-fail-to-render-thumbnails-when-oneboxed/387673 "2025-11-12T05:19:52Z")
I’ve confirmed that: https://youtube.com/shorts/Cs3sTnLO6EE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs3sTnLO6EE&lc=Ugyi1VtrCVd2POTc82N4AaABAg#:~:text=A%20Screencast%20Of%20LinkedIn%20Persona%20Verification%20Failure …be… --- ## [Red warnings now (new to me) when updating my site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/red-warnings-now-new-to-me-when-updating-my-site/388211)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/red-warnings-now-new-to-me-when-updating-my-site/388211 "2025-11-12T00:54:54Z")
Hi, big red warning banners after updating my site about two TCs that are not up to date, but no update available… : I had to deactivate these TCs, a pity, it looks like as Discourse become more complex, I have more … --- ## [The "vote" button should be disabled when the limit is reached](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-vote-button-should-be-disabled-when-the-limit-is-reached/68902)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-vote-button-should-be-disabled-when-the-limit-is-reached/68902 "2025-11-11T22:41:24Z")
As it stands, when you’ve reached your voting limit, the button’s text changes to read “limit”. If you click on it, it shows a small pane explaining that you’ve reached your limit – but it also sends an XHR off to /votin… --- ## [Topics where topic voting is enabled are broken for visitors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-where-topic-voting-is-enabled-are-broken-for-visitors/388191)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-where-topic-voting-is-enabled-are-broken-for-visitors/388191 "2025-11-11T22:38:07Z")
On topics where topic voting is enabled (like topics in the Contribute \> Feature category here on Meta), visitors only get an almost blank page: Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (readi… --- ## [The Death of Community Memory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-death-of-community-memory/388184)
**Author:** [@jawestenberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jawestenberg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-death-of-community-memory/388184 "2025-11-11T20:48:13Z")
I recently spent forty minutes searching through Slack trying to find a technical decision — made eight months ago — about an app that 60% of my creative life depends on. This is a companion discussion topic for the or… --- ## [User custom fields validation implementation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-custom-fields-validation-implementation/388179)
**Author:** [@Yan\_Rudenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yan_Rudenko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-custom-fields-validation-implementation/388179 "2025-11-11T20:10:06Z")
This is an article for future DEVs that might need this for creating custom Plugin specifically for validation User custom fields. Written while having Discourse version 3.6.0.beta3-latest (current commit a7326abf15), s… --- ## [DiscourseHub beta offers a minimalistic virtual keyboard in iPad](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-beta-offers-a-minimalistic-virtual-keyboard-in-ipad/388018)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursehub-beta-offers-a-minimalistic-virtual-keyboard-in-ipad/388018 "2025-11-11T20:05:33Z")
Yeah, I know — I should use reporting by test flight, but I was middle of quite important job and I hadn’t have time. So I dropped beta. And because it happened only with beta, I thought support is better way to give FYI… --- ## [Development: Too many levels of symbolic links - Failed to watch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-too-many-levels-of-symbolic-links-failed-to-watch/388162)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-too-many-levels-of-symbolic-links-failed-to-watch/388162 "2025-11-11T17:34:17Z")
I get this error all the time when starting I “fix” it by doing this: find ~/src/discourse-repos/discourse/plugins/ -type l |xargs rm Is it just me? Starting CSS change watcher /home/pfaffman/.asdf/installs/ruby/3.3.… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=false&page=154) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=false&page=156)