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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-to-discourse-start-here/1 "2013-02-01T04:52:28Z")
:waving\_hand: We’re so glad you’re here! This is our official community, where you can connect, ask questions, and share ideas about Discourse, a powerful platform for support, teamwork, and everything community. You’ll… --- ## [Simple summary of how to move Discourse to a larger disk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simple-summary-of-how-to-move-discourse-to-a-larger-disk/415635)
**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simple-summary-of-how-to-move-discourse-to-a-larger-disk/415635 "2026-10-25T02:30:18Z")
Are there instructions for how to move an entire Discourse instance to another disk, e.g. a block storage volume from Digital Ocean? I have a self hosted Docker image. There’s some info here about it but its a bit tangle… --- ## [Discourse Boards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-boards/411414)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-boards/411414 "2026-10-24T21:57:44Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Boards lets you organize topics and standalone cards into configurable, drag-and-drop kanban boards\[1\] with per-board access control. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is b… --- ## [The forum always sends emails when suspending and silencing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-forum-always-sends-emails-when-suspending-and-silencing-users/415620)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-forum-always-sends-emails-when-suspending-and-silencing-users/415620 "2026-10-24T20:03:20Z")
The UI makes it seem like it isn’t going to email a user when you suspend them unless you fill out this bottom section — it only says that it will show them text when they try to log in: But when I was testing someth… --- ## [Who's got the most fun subdomain name for their Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whos-got-the-most-fun-subdomain-name-for-their-discourse/415638)
**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whos-got-the-most-fun-subdomain-name-for-their-discourse/415638 "2026-10-25T00:45:24Z")
In the Discourse community we tend to use a subdomain for our forums. Lots of sites go with community.mydomain.com, discourse.mydomain.com, or forum.mydomain.com. Those I guess are pretty standard. For fun and sharing … --- ## [Allow users to choose not to get giant attachments in email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-choose-not-to-get-giant-attachments-in-email/274321)
**Author:** [@jidanni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jidanni)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-choose-not-to-get-giant-attachments-in-email/274321 "2026-10-24T13:59:04Z")
There is no setting in preferences/emails to preclude the possibility of massive emails being sent. Let’s say someone posts a reply to one of your posts, and that reply has a multi-megabyte screencast attached. Well, i… --- ## [Content Localization uses raw R2 bucket URL instead of S3 CDN URL in translated posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-localization-uses-raw-r2-bucket-url-instead-of-s3-cdn-url-in-translated-posts/415632)
**Author:** [@David\_Ghost](https://meta.discourse.org/u/David_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-localization-uses-raw-r2-bucket-url-instead-of-s3-cdn-url-in-translated-posts/415632 "2026-10-24T08:29:34Z")
Hello, When using content Localization with Discourse AI translations and Cloudflare R2 as S3-compatible storage, the translated post content stores the raw R2 bucket endpoint URL instead of the configured s3\_cdn\_url (c… --- ## [Large posts in staff logs break Excel CSV format](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-posts-in-staff-logs-break-excel-csv-format/104719)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-posts-in-staff-logs-break-excel-csv-format/104719 "2026-10-24T07:59:10Z")
Staff can export staff logs from /admin/logs/staff\_action\_logs to see the full history, as we only display a subset of logs within the admin UI. Certain logs can have commas included in the details, which break formattin… --- ## [Growing and supporting a moderation team](https://meta.discourse.org/t/growing-and-supporting-a-moderation-team/415550)
**Author:** [@nickdb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nickdb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/growing-and-supporting-a-moderation-team/415550 "2026-10-24T05:15:31Z")
I am curious what approaches communities take to cultivating the moderator-base, how you select, guide and support new moderators. There is always a degree of churn, and moderator burn-out can be a real issue if the sup… --- ## [Add the user's title after their full name in channels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-users-title-after-their-full-name-in-channels/415484)
**Author:** [@FabledQuokka62](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FabledQuokka62)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-users-title-after-their-full-name-in-channels/415484 "2026-10-23T22:34:25Z")
Hi. Not sure if I’m doing this feature request process right so please direct me otherwise. Three months new to administering a discourse-hosted space for a very large org, using the Horizon theme. Our user’s Title cons… --- ## [HDR Gain Map support for photos?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hdr-gain-map-support-for-photos/415261)
**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hdr-gain-map-support-for-photos/415261 "2026-10-23T21:07:18Z")
I’m curious if there are any plans to support HDR images in Discourse? In my recent testing on my site I could not get images to display HDR. This is odd because I tested this many years ago and it did work, but maybe th… --- ## [New mentions tab in the user menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-mentions-tab-in-the-user-menu/415579)
**Author:** [@keegan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keegan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-mentions-tab-in-the-user-menu/415579 "2026-10-23T19:29:33Z")
The user menu now has a dedicated Mentions tab, sitting just below Replies. The tab shows every post where someone @mentioned your username directly, both unread and previously read ones, all in one place. Unread direc… --- ## [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:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006 "2026-10-23T19:04:56Z")
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… --- ## [New profile still hidden to logged-out visitors after unchecking "Hide my public profile"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-profile-still-hidden-to-logged-out-visitors-after-unchecking-hide-my-public-profile/415596)
**Author:** [@essentialshoodiesau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/essentialshoodiesau)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-profile-still-hidden-to-logged-out-visitors-after-unchecking-hide-my-public-profile/415596 "2026-10-23T18:55:24Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new here. I unchecked “Hide my public profile” in Preferences → Profile, but when I open my profile URL in a logged-out browser window it still says “This user’s public profile is hidden.” Is this expec… --- ## [Sidekiq: UserSuspensionExpired jobs say "in 1000 years"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-usersuspensionexpired-jobs-say-in-1000-years/415581)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-usersuspensionexpired-jobs-say-in-1000-years/415581 "2026-10-23T18:00:42Z")
I’m starting to see these jobs in Sidekiq that look like they won’t disappear for a while: I think it’s happening when I suspend a new user through the moderation queue. I reject the post and suspend them at the same… --- ## [October 23rd 2026 intermediate releases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/october-23rd-2026-intermediate-releases/415588)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/october-23rd-2026-intermediate-releases/415588 "2026-10-23T17:06:26Z")
Intermediate releases are created to release critical security fixes. For the full list of changes, see: v2026.10.0-latest.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.9.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.8.2 Chan… --- ## [Brand Navigation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/brand-navigation/415541)
**Author:** [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/brand-navigation/415541 "2026-10-23T16:21:18Z")
Brand Navigation — branded menus and header links :information\_source: Summary Brand Navigation adds a branded navigation bar with direct links and dropdown menus, and adds optional text and icon links to Disc… --- ## [How to integrate a third-party moderation service with Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-a-third-party-moderation-service-with-discourse/415566)
**Author:** [@KnorJador](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KnorJador)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-a-third-party-moderation-service-with-discourse/415566 "2026-10-23T14:31:56Z")
Hi everyone, We are looking to integrate an external third-party moderation service with our Discourse forum. The goal is to allow an external moderation provider to retrieve posts pending moderation, review them throu… --- ## [Email in for automatic groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-for-automatic-groups/414946)
**Author:** [@singpolyma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singpolyma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-for-automatic-groups/414946 "2026-10-23T14:11:53Z")
I see the box to configure an email address for a custom group I create, but not for existing “automatic” groups like staff. Is this possible? --- ## [Jump to the quote in the quoted post directly, and highlight the quote](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jump-to-the-quote-in-the-quoted-post-directly-and-highlight-the-quote/264559)
**Author:** [@Dotila\_Li](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dotila_Li)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jump-to-the-quote-in-the-quoted-post-directly-and-highlight-the-quote/264559 "2026-10-23T13:49:33Z")
It could be useful if we click this button, then jump to the quote in the quoted post diractly, and highlight the quote. I know the left drop down button can show the highligted quote too, but it doesn’t jump diractl… --- ## [Post\_created data not matching actual posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-created-data-not-matching-actual-posts/415542)
**Author:** [@Theo\_Deliivanov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Theo_Deliivanov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-created-data-not-matching-actual-posts/415542 "2026-10-23T09:49:32Z")
Hey, I’m seeing something odd with the data returned for our accounts lately and hoping one of you can shed light on it. The endpoint stats say user X has 3 topics and 2 replies (that’s what /u/X/summary.json and the a… --- ## [Using service objects in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-service-objects-in-discourse/333641)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-service-objects-in-discourse/333641 "2024-10-30T15:56:38Z")
Overview A service is a small object that encompasses business logic for a given action. From outside, it should be seen as a sort of black box. You provide it with parameters, it runs (including all the side effects it… --- ## [(Basic) Toolbar Customisation \[Experiment\]](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-toolbar-customisation-experiment/412749)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-toolbar-customisation-experiment/412749 "2026-10-23T07:49:10Z")
The toolbar has grown a lot over the years, and not everyone uses all of it. If you write in Markdown by hand, or you never touch the text-size menu, a user can now just turn those off for themselves. How to try it Go … --- ## [The ad plugin has two bugs that block the rest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398)
**Author:** [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398 "2026-10-23T07:40:41Z")
The ad plugin has two bugs that block the rest: Category picker: it never finds any category, so the four category-targeted ads (OpenPanel, Security Summary follow, Compose builder, Write a guide) are saved but off. Ro… --- ## [Discourse Doc Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories/322376)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories/322376 "2026-10-23T03:58:21Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Doc Categories provides the ability for particular categories to be set aside for documentation, enabling additional features for them. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link htt… --- ## [SES/SNS bounce notifications no longer match EmailLog after TopicArn security hardening](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ses-sns-bounce-notifications-no-longer-match-emaillog-after-topicarn-security-hardening/411536)
**Author:** [@BryanV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BryanV)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ses-sns-bounce-notifications-no-longer-match-emaillog-after-topicarn-security-hardening/411536 "2026-10-23T02:45:33Z")
I was trying to set up bounce notifications from AWS SES after getting a prompt about a missing ARN configuration for it after the latest upgrade. I configured the topic and added the ARN but a test bounce email never sh… --- ## [Scalar tags parameter accepted into review queue causes HTTP 500 on approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scalar-tags-parameter-accepted-into-review-queue-causes-http-500-on-approval/415474)
**Author:** [@scavin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scavin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scalar-tags-parameter-accepted-into-review-queue-causes-http-500-on-approval/415474 "2026-10-23T00:51:06Z")
Approving a queued topic on our self-hosted site failed with HTTP 500 because the queued record contained payload.tags = "macos" (a string). The malformed value had already been accepted by POST /posts. I understand tha… --- ## [How to make user fields visible to all users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-user-fields-visible-to-all-users/97472)
**Author:** [@Valerie\_Marcel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Valerie_Marcel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-user-fields-visible-to-all-users/97472 "2026-10-23T00:07:58Z")
Hi, we have a closed community forum (invite only). On sign up we ask users to provide position, organisation and country as well as interests (tags). How can we get those fields to be visible next to the usernames when… --- ## [Node.js update to 22.23.4 (eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/node-js-update-to-22-23-4-emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise/415479)
**Author:** [@sandra.mccollum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sandra.mccollum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/node-js-update-to-22-23-4-emudhra-intermediate-ca-compromise/415479 "2026-10-22T21:38:52Z")
Anyone know when this update may happen, to correct the 10/21 vulnerability issues ./launcher enter app -c "node -v" x86\_64 arch detected. /var/www/discourse# node -v v22.23.3 --- ## [You can now set a chat channel as Discourse's default homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-now-set-a-chat-channel-as-discourses-default-homepage/414808)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-now-set-a-chat-channel-as-discourses-default-homepage/414808 "2026-10-22T20:37:46Z")
As of October 15th, Discourse updates will include a new option for the default homepage site setting: chat channels! When you select “Chat channel” as an option you get a secondary setting to choose a channel. If t… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?exclude_tag=api&page=1)