# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=218 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 219 --- ## [Bug Report: Search Filter Issue with Persian Category Slug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-report-search-filter-issue-with-persian-category-slug/375924)
**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-report-search-filter-issue-with-persian-category-slug/375924 "2025-07-26T06:38:09Z")
Description: When using Discourse, I’ve encountered an issue with the search functionality when filtering by categories that have RTL Persian (Farsi) names, which are then automatically converted into URL-encoded slugs. … --- ## [How to Install Discourse Plugins Hosted in Private Repositories Using SSH Key?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-plugins-hosted-in-private-repositories-using-ssh-key/375854)
**Author:** [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-plugins-hosted-in-private-repositories-using-ssh-key/375854 "2025-07-26T07:13:18Z")
I followed the official Discourse guide for installing plugins on a self-hosted site (official tutorial), but it dates back to 2014, and I’m quite sure much of the information is now outdated. I also tried some of the m… --- ## [Configure LinkedIn login using OpenID Connect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-linkedin-login-using-openid-connect/305366)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-linkedin-login-using-openid-connect/305366 "2025-07-26T01:14:12Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to set up LinkedIn OpenID Connect authentication on your Discourse site, allowing users to log in using their LinkedIn accounts. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrat… --- ## [User Profile Background only available for TL 1 and greater](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-background-only-available-for-tl-1-and-greater/24231)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-profile-background-only-available-for-tl-1-and-greater/24231 "2025-07-25T21:01:24Z")
Okay, so we don’t get a lot of these, so consider this “theoretical” for now. But we just had a member sign up, alter their profile to have an advertising background, advertising about me, advertising user card (as well)… --- ## [Admin setting for activity default sort order for Discourse Post Voting plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-for-activity-default-sort-order-for-discourse-post-voting-plugin/375869)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-setting-for-activity-default-sort-order-for-discourse-post-voting-plugin/375869 "2025-07-25T19:33:00Z")
About this Plugin: I wish to have an admin setting to set the default answers sort order to “Activity” (chronological order), by default it is set to “Votes” which is not natural for forums users. Thanks. --- ## [Can not make my profile open even i uncheck the "Hide my public profile" checkbox in profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-make-my-profile-open-even-i-uncheck-the-hide-my-public-profile-checkbox-in-profile/375741)
**Author:** [@oliver\_grant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oliver_grant)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-not-make-my-profile-open-even-i-uncheck-the-hide-my-public-profile-checkbox-in-profile/375741 "2025-07-25T18:42:33Z")
can not make my profile open even i uncheck the “Hide my public profile” checkbox in profile --- ## [Light theme palette previews as dark / breaks personal palette options](https://meta.discourse.org/t/light-theme-palette-previews-as-dark-breaks-personal-palette-options/374840)
**Author:** [@BradCray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BradCray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/light-theme-palette-previews-as-dark-breaks-personal-palette-options/374840 "2025-07-25T17:51:56Z")
Hi Discourse Devs — I’ve been seeing some mysteries in the light theme on our hosted site this week, which are baffling me. These started when I accidentally changed the palette for our Light theme to “Dark”, mistakenl… --- ## [Is there a free vps or container that can run Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-free-vps-or-container-that-can-run-discourse/333019)
**Author:** [@14569](https://meta.discourse.org/u/14569)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-free-vps-or-container-that-can-run-discourse/333019 "2025-07-25T17:04:55Z")
I don’t have a credit card or a TG account.There is not even a payment method. I know vpsfree.es, but this vps is out of stock. I believe it is difficult to solve this problem. --- ## [Enable \[left\] / \[right\] BBCode Blocks Inside Table Cells](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-left-right-bbcode-blocks-inside-table-cells/375840)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-left-right-bbcode-blocks-inside-table-cells/375840 "2025-07-25T15:49:48Z")
I’m using the official BBCode plugin on my Discourse site, and I’d love for \[left\] and \[right\] tags to be supported within table cells. :white\_check\_mark: Current working usage These tags work fine outside of tables: \[… --- ## [Geoblocking using Nginx of the container?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/geoblocking-using-nginx-of-the-container/375783)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/geoblocking-using-nginx-of-the-container/375783 "2025-07-25T15:07:41Z")
Sorry, this is pure 101 question. But I know how to use Nginx to block problematic countries, aka. geoblocking, and stop unwanted user agents. I could use a reverse proxy front of Discourse, I’ve done that before, but I … --- ## [\[PAID\] Add tag-group based css classes to tags int topic list view and topic view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-tag-group-based-css-classes-to-tags-int-topic-list-view-and-topic-view/375804)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-tag-group-based-css-classes-to-tags-int-topic-list-view-and-topic-view/375804 "2025-07-25T15:03:53Z")
Our main objective is to hide tags from specific groups in the topic list view and topic view via CSS. We want to keep the tag groups still publicly accessible though. Also we would like to add custom styles to tags whi… --- ## [Category carousel only on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-carousel-only-on-mobile/375813)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-carousel-only-on-mobile/375813 "2025-07-25T14:40:31Z")
Some forums/communities probably don’t benefit much on having an easy access to categories on mobile, because they are more focused on being a support forum, but for what I’m building, seeing the categories is very impor… --- ## [Bootstrap failed with exit code 128](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failed-with-exit-code-128/373873)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-failed-with-exit-code-128/373873 "2025-07-25T14:39:02Z")
Hi, my old container still works, but i’m having trouble rebuilding. The same error appeared on both attempts before and after updating the ubuntu kernel by apt upgrade regardless of the implementation of this --- ## [Can a category moderator view the edit category button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-category-moderator-view-the-edit-category-button/375811)
**Author:** [@Soumya\_Ranjan\_Mishra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Soumya_Ranjan_Mishra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-category-moderator-view-the-edit-category-button/375811 "2025-07-25T13:41:55Z")
Can a category moderator view the edit category button Given scenario:- User has normal user rights in discourse, no discourse Moderator/Admin rights. --- ## [Plugins' names in site settings are messy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-names-in-site-settings-are-messy/375812)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-names-in-site-settings-are-messy/375812 "2025-07-25T13:10:08Z")
:france: They’re all official plugins. Some are translated, some are not. Some have “Discourse” in their name, some don’t. Some have prepended “Discourse”: “Discourse Akismet”, “Discourse Résolu” Some have append… --- ## [SEO & Forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-forums/328198)
**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seo-forums/328198 "2025-07-25T11:10:14Z")
Hey! I manage a community support forum (community helping and supporting each other). Over the last 3 months, we’ve noticed a consistent downwards trend in traffic coming from Google. Considering topics and posts are… --- ## [Is there a way to access a users profiles admin settings on mobile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-access-a-users-profiles-admin-settings-on-mobile/331789)
**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-access-a-users-profiles-admin-settings-on-mobile/331789 "2025-07-25T10:40:05Z")
is there a way to access the admin settings through profiles like there is on desktop? I finally figured out you can go into the actual admin panel\>users\>search for user\>then admin profile (took me way to long to figure … --- ## [Every post needs approval, even shouldn’t](https://meta.discourse.org/t/every-post-needs-approval-even-shouldn-t/375694)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/every-post-needs-approval-even-shouldn-t/375694 "2025-07-25T08:15:32Z")
Every post from everyone, including admin and moderators, goes to review queue. This started some days ago. All relevant settings are as should (TL0 is approved) and no category is wanting approval. I have strange feeli… --- ## [Hide my Public Profile stuck in the on/hide position](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-my-public-profile-stuck-in-the-on-hide-position/357989)
**Author:** [@Jumanji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jumanji)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-my-public-profile-stuck-in-the-on-hide-position/357989 "2025-07-25T06:12:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Split profile hiding and presence: It looks like this setting has moved to Preferences \> Profile. I only bring this up as a user’s profile is currently stuck in hidden mode even thoug… --- ## [Subscriptions trying to use the wrong card / unable to add a new one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-trying-to-use-the-wrong-card-unable-to-add-a-new-one/375714)
**Author:** [@Parker1090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parker1090)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subscriptions-trying-to-use-the-wrong-card-unable-to-add-a-new-one/375714 "2025-07-24T22:57:17Z")
Hello! Discourse version: 3.5.0.beta8-dev (c544d7afa0) Plugin version: 2.8.1 I have the subscription plugin enabled. A user reported recently that their card kept failing, so I just tried to make a test payment and su… --- ## [Unknown system generated emails sent to my users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unknown-system-generated-emails-sent-to-my-users/375625)
**Author:** [@Sanika\_Barve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sanika_Barve)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unknown-system-generated-emails-sent-to-my-users/375625 "2025-07-25T03:40:52Z")
My users are receiving system generated emails from discourse. I am unaware of these, or the triggers that cause them. How and where do I find these emails on my discourse admin so I can manually disable or edit them? He… --- ## [Embed Discourse Comments in Discourse Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-comments-in-discourse-topic/375001)
**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-comments-in-discourse-topic/375001 "2025-07-25T03:23:40Z")
I am looking to see if it is possible to embed a topic on my discourse site in another topic. Say last post as a live comment thread. Ie similar to a news site where there is a comment section. In my use case an aut… --- ## [Form templates preview broken with tag group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/form-templates-preview-broken-with-tag-group/372744)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/form-templates-preview-broken-with-tag-group/372744 "2025-07-25T02:48:03Z")
Enable experimental form templates Create a template with a tag group selector Preview Tags are not populated Preview does not close When actually using the template in topic creation, the tags are populated fine. Err… --- ## [Bridge discourse with python scripts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bridge-discourse-with-python-scripts/64852)
**Author:** [@chambers.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chambers.d)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bridge-discourse-with-python-scripts/64852 "2025-07-25T00:48:06Z")
So I made the switch to use discourse as my main site. I face one obstacle though. I have a few python scripts that I would like to tie to the restful API. I know discourse uses Ruby and I can easily convert my scripts t… --- ## [Human-driven copy-paste spam](https://meta.discourse.org/t/human-driven-copy-paste-spam/97205)
**Author:** [@jsha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsha)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/human-driven-copy-paste-spam/97205 "2025-07-24T22:58:23Z")
Hi all! I run the forum at https://community.letsencrypt.org/, and have found Discourse to be a huge win over the years. Our forum is so critical to our success. However, we’ve noticed a new pattern of spam. People will… --- ## [Cannot ./launcher rebuild app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-launcher-rebuild-app/375615)
**Author:** [@Jeremie\_Leroy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jeremie_Leroy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-launcher-rebuild-app/375615 "2025-07-24T22:15:13Z")
Hi All i have the below error any idea on how to fix it ? FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' failed with return #\ **Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatar-menu-entries-are-bold/375704 "2025-07-24T22:09:14Z") Is it expected that the icons are blue and the text is bold? --- ## [Rule-based virtual category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rule-based-virtual-category/374247)
**Author:** [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rule-based-virtual-category/374247 "2025-07-24T21:37:22Z")
This revolutionary feature can solve the problem of a single topic being assigned to multiple categories. This also partially solves the problem of low category nesting to create a convenient community structure. This … --- ## [Discourse Online Updater & ./launcher rebuild app failed from Discourse gamification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-online-updater-launcher-rebuild-app-failed-from-discourse-gamification/375682)
**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-online-updater-launcher-rebuild-app-failed-from-discourse-gamification/375682 "2025-07-24T19:03:58Z")
I think Discourse-gamification plugin is causing this issue since it is right before the “Terminating async processes” and shuts down the Redis. It spits this error out below: FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError… --- ## ["Your local changes.... templates/postgres.template.yml"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-local-changes-templates-postgres-template-yml/375582)
**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-local-changes-templates-postgres-template-yml/375582 "2025-07-24T19:02:58Z")
Discourse is not starting. The logs for the container show: ok: run: redis: (pid 47) 791s ok: run: postgres: (pid 44) 791s supervisor pid: 4051 unicorn pid: 4056 ./config/unicorn\_launcher: line 71: kill: (4056) - No suc… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=217) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked%EB%A5%BC&page=219)