# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=1917 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 1918 --- ## [RSS Polling: extension points for plugins (feed form outlet, feed ID in import, update-path hook)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-extension-points-for-plugins-feed-form-outlet-feed-id-in-import-update-path-hook/413282)
**Author:** [@Sailor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sailor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-extension-points-for-plugins-feed-form-outlet-feed-id-in-import-update-path-hook/413282 "2026-09-24T21:07:15Z")
We built a small companion plugin for RSS Polling (discourse-rss-onebox): imported blog posts render as a onebox of the article, with optional feed summaries, YouTube descriptions and title formats. Three gaps forced us … --- ## [Chat Integrations plugin doesn't react on new posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-integrations-plugin-doesnt-react-on-new-posts/412438)
**Author:** [@Soma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Soma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-integrations-plugin-doesnt-react-on-new-posts/412438 "2026-09-24T23:25:52Z")
Since roughly the start of September 2026, our posts stopped being forwarded to Slack. The configuration was not changed at that time, and if I click the “Test” button, it creates the Slack message as intended. So the co… --- ## [Incompatible character encodings for some markdown links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incompatible-character-encodings-for-some-markdown-links/413290)
**Author:** [@lilydjwg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lilydjwg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incompatible-character-encodings-for-some-markdown-links/413290 "2026-09-25T02:24:44Z")
I just heard about the new .md link support so I tried it on my site after updating to latest and sometimes I got this error: Encoding::CompatibilityError (incompatible character encodings: UTF-8 and US-ASCII) lib/markd… --- ## [How to change an author in nested categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-an-author-in-nested-categories/413292)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-an-author-in-nested-categories/413292 "2026-09-25T02:41:50Z")
I wonder if there is a workaround for this? Tried rails console; the author can not be changed when nested view is enabled. Perhaps it is something tied to my instance? --- ## [Voice badges keep coming back after every update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-keep-coming-back-after-every-update/412889)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-keep-coming-back-after-every-update/412889 "2026-09-25T07:11:14Z")
We don’t have Voice enabled. Because of this, we manually remove the Voice badges from the badge settings: Every single time I update Discourse, all the voice badges come back again and they all re-appear on the /ba… --- ## [Stat usage in launcher not cross-distro compatible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stat-usage-in-launcher-not-cross-distro-compatible/413298)
**Author:** [@JustinZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stat-usage-in-launcher-not-cross-distro-compatible/413298 "2026-09-25T07:24:43Z")
It seems that the launcher tool uses a specific syntax for a specific release of stat. Would you like to attempt to recover space by cleaning docker images and containers in the system? (y/N) y Finished cleaning stat: u… --- ## [Bug in discourse launcher](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-discourse-launcher/412435)
**Author:** [@mixman68](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mixman68)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-in-discourse-launcher/412435 "2026-09-25T10:33:16Z")
Hello, The installation claims I don’t have enough space, but I have Earlier I have stat error : So I think I need to install a special version of stat ? Host is an Alpine --- ## [DiscourseConnect HMAC validation fails with WordPress despite matching callback parameters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-hmac-validation-fails-with-wordpress-despite-matching-callback-parameters/413092)
**Author:** [@Gallussi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gallussi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-hmac-validation-fails-with-wordpress-despite-matching-callback-parameters/413092 "2026-09-25T12:32:48Z")
Hi, I’m setting up DiscourseConnect between a WordPress site and a hosted Discourse instance and have reached a persistent HMAC signature validation failure. Setup WordPress is the authentication/provider side. Disco… --- ## [Is there a way to suppress the "Me too" button on a specific topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-suppress-the-me-too-button-on-a-specific-topic/413259)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-suppress-the-me-too-button-on-a-specific-topic/413259 "2026-09-25T13:18:16Z")
I’d like to be able to add a few explanatory/welcome topics to a support category that do not have the “Me too” button on them. Also the “About this category” should not have a “Me too” button and I see it is not shown, … --- ## [Discourse AI - Embeddings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-embeddings/259603)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-embeddings/259603 "2026-09-25T13:23:53Z")
:bookmark: This topic covers the configuration of the Embeddings module of the Discourse AI plugin. It explains what embeddings are, how they’re used, and how to set them up. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: … --- ## [Objects type for theme setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/objects-type-for-theme-setting/305009)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/objects-type-for-theme-setting/305009 "2026-04-13T01:45:38Z")
We are introducing a new type: objects to the supported types for theme settings which can be used to replace the existing json\_schema type which we intend to deprecate soon. Defining an objects type theme setting To cr… --- ## [Muse AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muse-ai/413327)
**Author:** [@aliciadavid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aliciadavid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muse-ai/413327 "2026-09-25T13:57:08Z")
I am testing out Meta’s new Muse from Meta agent recently to see how it handles background automation tasks. Since I automated my site on WordPress, I was wondering if anyone has tried using agentic tools like this to st… --- ## [PostgreSQL 18 update for self-hosters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194)
**Author:** [@chrisr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisr)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194 "2026-09-25T14:33:28Z")
:warning: WARNING! The upgrade requires a lot of free disk space (2x database size). We’ve just landed changes to upgrade our Docker image to PostgreSQL 18. Any site admins rebuilding Discourse from the command line… --- ## [CSS Classes for Current User's Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-classes-for-current-users-groups/226068)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-classes-for-current-users-groups/226068 "2026-09-25T15:05:23Z")
:discourse2: Summary CSS Classes for Current User’s Groups adds the groups that a member is a part of as CSS classes on the \ tag. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on theme-creator.discourse.org … --- ## [Self-service account deletion leaves rows that still point at the deleted user id](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-service-account-deletion-leaves-rows-that-still-point-at-the-deleted-user-id/413339)
**Author:** [@kio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-service-account-deletion-leaves-rows-that-still-point-at-the-deleted-user-id/413339 "2026-09-25T15:39:41Z")
Summary DELETE /u/\.json succeeds and the users row is gone, but several tables keep rows whose user\_id still holds the destroyed user’s id. None of them has a foreign key, a dependent: association, a cleanup jo… --- ## [Discourse core now includes Markdown endpoints for topic lists and views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006 "2026-09-25T16:10:14Z")
Discourse now supports native Markdown endpoints, making it easier for AI tools and other clients to read forum content without parsing full HTML pages. This feature will be enabled by default on all hosted sites via th… --- ## [Voice badges overwrote a custom badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-overwrote-a-custom-badge/412811)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-overwrote-a-custom-badge/412811 "2026-09-25T16:43:54Z")
On the website https://forum.dark-gaming.com, there was a “Patron” badge. But after the owner of the site updated the forum, the Patron badge got partially overwritten by Discourse. Patron badge is overwritten since foru… --- ## [Introducing the unified new view for the topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-unified-new-view-for-the-topic-list/404728)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-unified-new-view-for-the-topic-list/404728 "2026-09-25T16:59:50Z")
Following on from The "new new" has been enabled on Meta , we are now introducing an upcoming change to make the unified new view the default for the topic list on all Discourse sites. What is unified new? This change m… --- ## [RSS Polling: read the video description from YouTube channel feeds](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-read-the-video-description-from-youtube-channel-feeds/413281)
**Author:** [@Sailor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sailor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-read-the-video-description-from-youtube-channel-feeds/413281 "2026-09-25T17:24:28Z")
We import several YouTube channels into a forum category with RSS Polling. Each topic gets the video URL, which oneboxes into the player, but the video’s description never makes it into the post. For many videos the desc… --- ## [Add granular API key scopes for Discourse Events REST endpoints](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-granular-api-key-scopes-for-discourse-events-rest-endpoints/413352)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-granular-api-key-scopes-for-discourse-events-rest-endpoints/413352 "2026-09-25T17:41:37Z")
Discourse Events exposes a number of REST endpoints under /discourse-post-event/..., but when creating an admin API key with Granular scope there does not appear to be an Events-specific scope. There is already a discou… --- ## [Category has been deleted, but still can't permanently delete the "About" topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-has-been-deleted-but-still-cant-permanently-delete-the-about-topic/411015)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-has-been-deleted-but-still-cant-permanently-delete-the-about-topic/411015 "2026-09-25T17:44:45Z")
I can’t delete the “About” topic, even when the category is no longer available (got deleted). And when I click the circular arrow to un-close and then try again: --- ## [How to clear missing unread messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clear-missing-unread-messages/413333)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-clear-missing-unread-messages/413333 "2026-09-25T18:41:31Z")
Any guesses on how I can clear these messages? I can confirm they’re not in a group inbox (when I select the dropdown, none of the groups have unread messages). These have slowly accumulated, and one of those “I’ll d… --- ## [Discourse RSS as Link posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rss-as-link-posts/261756)
**Author:** [@olynch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/olynch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rss-as-link-posts/261756 "2026-09-25T19:28:46Z")
Is it possible to make the Discourse RSS polling plugin just post a link to new content in the RSS feed, using a onebox? I have RSS feeds which format pretty badly on Discourse, and it would be much nicer to just show th… --- ## [Is it possible to get onebox previews from RSS feed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-onebox-previews-from-rss-feed/317729)
**Author:** [@Squaad\_Inc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Squaad_Inc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-onebox-previews-from-rss-feed/317729 "2026-09-25T19:29:19Z")
Is it possible to get onebox URL previews with the URLS included in the post? --- ## [Improving the boards feature user experience](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-boards-feature-user-experience/413287)
**Author:** [@m\_terenui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m_terenui)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-boards-feature-user-experience/413287 "2026-09-26T12:51:08Z")
Hi there good afternoon ! I have upgraded my forum and am now able to create and use the new Boards feature. This is so great ! Just a thought for improvement (but of course more a “nice to consider” than a “must”): t… --- ## [Site traffic explorer for new admin dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-traffic-explorer-for-new-admin-dashboard/410853)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-traffic-explorer-for-new-admin-dashboard/410853 "2026-09-26T13:02:33Z")
We’ve released a new admin-only Site Traffic Explorer as part of the new admin dashboard. It gives admins a clearer view of site traffic patterns, with filters for dimensions such as URLs, referrers, countries, networks… --- ## [Right Sidebar Blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/right-sidebar-blocks/231067)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/right-sidebar-blocks/231067 "2026-09-26T13:58:07Z")
:discourse2: Summary Right Sidebar Blocks shows a sidebar to the right of topic lists with a configurable list of blocks. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Reposi… --- ## [Using Discourse to Build a Blog, Reddit, X or Facebook-Style Scrolling Platform](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-build-a-blog-reddit-x-or-facebook-style-scrolling-platform/411945)
**Author:** [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-build-a-blog-reddit-x-or-facebook-style-scrolling-platform/411945 "2026-09-26T13:58:42Z")
I’m starting this topic to document my journey as I try to turn Discourse into a more visual, continuously scrolling platform—something closer to the browsing experience offered by Reddit, X and Facebook. I’ll use this … --- ## [Mix filters (order A-Z) with docs view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mix-filters-order-a-z-with-docs-view/361770)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mix-filters-order-a-z-with-docs-view/361770 "2026-09-26T21:30:34Z")
I wonder if we can use the filters in order to display a category using docs view and A-Z (alphabetically). We have a glossary that should display the topic view ordered :slight\_smile: Currently the filter view is sepa… --- ## [RSS Polling Onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-onebox/413361)
**Author:** [@Sailor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sailor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-onebox/413361 "2026-09-26T22:55:37Z")
:information\_source: Summary RSS Polling Onebox renders RSS Polling imports as oneboxes of the original article, with optional feed summaries, YouTube descriptions, and title formats :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repo… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=1916) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?ascending=true&page=1918)