# Latest

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## [Custom Wizard Plugin 🧙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-wizard-plugin/73345)

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**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Replies:** 75\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-wizard-plugin/73345 "2026-09-08T09:12:32Z")

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:pavilion: Summary Forms for Discourse. This plugin lets you make rich and powerful forms for your Discourse forum. Better user onboarding, structured posting, data enrichment, automated actions and much more …

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## [Patreon v2 sync reports "N pledges, 0 users synced" — member email read from wrong resource in extract](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-v2-sync-reports-n-pledges-0-users-synced-member-email-read-from-wrong-resource-in-extract/411874)

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**Author:** [@WaitroseCarpark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WaitroseCarpark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/patreon-v2-sync-reports-n-pledges-0-users-synced-member-email-read-from-wrong-resource-in-extract/411874 "2026-09-08T08:17:13Z")

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Disclaimer: Yes I used Claude to help me fix this issue: Running Discourse core at commit 5ee8e24 (2026-08-19). The Patreon sync completes without error but syncs zero users: Patreon sync complete: 63 pledges, 0 users …

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## [Chunked backup uploader exceeds Discourse request rate limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chunked-backup-uploader-exceeds-discourse-request-rate-limit/411386)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chunked-backup-uploader-exceeds-discourse-request-rate-limit/411386 "2026-09-08T08:03:09Z")

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One of our customers ran into a reproducible issue when uploading a local Discourse backup through the admin UI. The backup uploader uses fixed 5 MB chunks and, on a sufficiently fast connection, can generate enough req…

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## [Discourse chat: add ability to group multiple channels into categories for improved organization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat-add-ability-to-group-multiple-channels-into-categories-for-improved-organization/391057)

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**Author:** [@smallmirrorkey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smallmirrorkey)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chat-add-ability-to-group-multiple-channels-into-categories-for-improved-organization/391057 "2026-09-08T06:29:40Z")

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Feature request: Add the ability to group multiple channels into “categories” to organize channels as the number of channels grows. This could be configured server side or user side (like how Mattermost stores category m…

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## [Group Sidebar Menus](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-sidebar-menus/394653)

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**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-sidebar-menus/394653 "2026-09-08T06:16:45Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Create custom sidebar menus for selected groups :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository https://github.com/Lillinator/group-sidebar-menus :question: Install Guide How to install a theme…

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## [FIX: I18n regression due to recent ruby-i18n update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-i18n-regression-due-to-recent-ruby-i18n-update/411859)

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**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-i18n-regression-due-to-recent-ruby-i18n-update/411859 "2026-09-08T06:14:21Z")

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In DEPS: Bump i18n from 1.14.8 to 1.15.2 - Pull Request #41242 - discourse/discourse - GitHub, we updated the ruby-i18n to 1.15.x, however, this version has a defection. ▶ Upstream Update Analysis This cause a problem i…

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## [Available settings within the category edit page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/available-settings-within-the-category-edit-page/248435)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/available-settings-within-the-category-edit-page/248435 "2026-05-07T13:49:19Z")

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:bookmark: This is a reference guide on the settings for parent and child categories. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator (or moderator if the moderators manage categories setting is enabled) The…

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## [Discourse Subscriptions Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-plugin/140818)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions-plugin/140818 "2026-06-20T16:08:54Z")

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:discourse: Summary The Discourse Subscriptions plugin allows site owners to sell recurring and one-time purchase subscriptions that grant access to a group on a Discourse instance. :open\_book: Install Guide …

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## [Discourse-events can cause 500 when deleting a topic in development: uninitialized Calendar::Extractor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-events-can-cause-500-when-deleting-a-topic-in-development-uninitialized-calendar-extractor/411731)

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**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-events-can-cause-500-when-deleting-a-topic-in-development-uninitialized-calendar-extractor/411731 "2026-09-08T04:24:37Z")

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While testing some unrelated topic-deletion changes in a local development instance, deleting a topic returned a 500 Internal Server Error. The development instance which produced the error was running this exact Discou…

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## [Watermark Image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watermark-image/347138)

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**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\
**Replies:** 48\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watermark-image/347138 "2026-09-07T20:53:15Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Automatically adds watermarks to user-uploaded images :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - Arkshine/discourse-watermark-image · GitHub :question: Install Guide How to instal…

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## [Should 'change author' be available on topic tools?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-change-author-be-available-on-topic-tools/411836)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-change-author-be-available-on-topic-tools/411836 "2026-09-07T20:32:09Z")

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I wonder if it would be a good idea to move the option to change the topic author to the ones shown when clicking the gear icon. Currently, one must select the option from the first post of the topic, even though it is …

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## [How to back up and restore your hosted Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-back-up-and-restore-your-hosted-discourse-site/404408)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-back-up-and-restore-your-hosted-discourse-site/404408 "2026-09-07T12:33:46Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains the difference between the automated backups Discourse manages for its hosting infrastructure and the site-level backups you create and download for your Discourse-hosted site. It covers h…

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## [Nginx crash-loops after container restart: base image ships brotli\_static in discourse.conf but never loads the module (unknown directive)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-crash-loops-after-container-restart-base-image-ships-brotli-static-in-discourse-conf-but-never-loads-the-module-unknown-directive/410530)

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**Author:** [@oxFilla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oxFilla)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-crash-loops-after-container-restart-base-image-ships-brotli-static-in-discourse-conf-but-never-loads-the-module-unknown-directive/410530 "2026-09-07T19:47:52Z")

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Summary After a routine container restart (host reboot / docker restart), nginx fails to start inside the app container with: nginx: \[emerg\] unknown directive "brotli\_static" in /etc/nginx/conf.d/discourse.conf:172 T…

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## [Live notifications after do not disturb](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-notifications-after-do-not-disturb/227117)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-notifications-after-do-not-disturb/227117 "2026-09-07T17:51:39Z")

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Does that mean live notifications (should) work again after the do not disturb time is over?

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## [What to know before upgrading from v3.4.0 to v2026.7.2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-know-before-upgrading-from-v3-4-0-to-v2026-7-2/411291)

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**Author:** [@corywright](https://meta.discourse.org/u/corywright)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-know-before-upgrading-from-v3-4-0-to-v2026-7-2/411291 "2026-09-07T16:47:00Z")

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I’m responsible for a Docker based Discourse installation running on Ubuntu that I inherited as part of an open source project. For years I upgraded it via git pull && ./launcher rebuild app and then through the Admin UI…

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## [Wild signup form (since update?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wild-signup-form-since-update/411827)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wild-signup-form-since-update/411827 "2026-09-07T16:32:23Z")

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I am not sure since which version, but my signup form looks all messed up. I noticed that because my latest signups had “user1” 2 3.. as usernames and i checked. It does not have a username field anymore (despite i have…

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## [Message bus is no longer functioning correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-bus-is-no-longer-functioning-correctly/237209)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-bus-is-no-longer-functioning-correctly/237209 "2026-09-07T15:32:28Z")

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I’m seeing this message show up in the logs after a recent update Global messages on 379645 timed out, message bus is no longer functioning correctly Backtrace message\_bus-4.2.0/lib/message\_bus.rb:748:in \`block in n…

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## [Enabling Discourse Reactions by default for all sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-discourse-reactions-by-default-for-all-sites/403795)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-discourse-reactions-by-default-for-all-sites/403795 "2026-09-07T14:59:24Z")

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We are introducing an upcoming change called “Enable Discourse reactions by default” to gradually turn on reactions for all new and existing sites. See FEATURE: Enable reactions by default via upcoming change · Pull Requ…

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## [Discourse/mail-receiver:release Docker image appears to be outdated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mail-receiver-release-docker-image-appears-to-be-outdated/411734)

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**Author:** [@scavin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scavin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mail-receiver-release-docker-image-appears-to-be-outdated/411734 "2026-09-07T14:50:16Z")

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Hi, I think the official discourse/mail-receiver:release Docker image may have been overlooked and has not been rebuilt for quite some time. The GitHub repository is still actively maintained: However, the official …

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## [How do we tag Ask AI topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-we-tag-ask-ai-topics/411577)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-we-tag-ask-ai-topics/411577 "2026-09-07T11:04:08Z")

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Since Ask AI is built in as part of the Search feature, as I understand it, should topics about Ask AI be tagged with search + ask-ai or ai + ask-ai or search + ai + ask-ai ?

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## [Build failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/411795)

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**Author:** [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/411795 "2026-09-07T08:29:50Z")

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I encountered the following error during the build: \[log\] \<DIR\>/assets/js/chunk-kzds8qh6.digested.js chunk │ size: 297.19 kB \[log\] \<DIR\>/assets/js/chunk-b1q66eup.digested.js chunk │ size: 358.64 kB \[log\] \<…

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## [Option to enable search for logged in users only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-enable-search-for-logged-in-users-only/256772)

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**Author:** [@samp\_one](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samp_one)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-enable-search-for-logged-in-users-only/256772 "2026-09-07T08:21:01Z")

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Is there an option to disable “Search” for anonymous users? Allow only logged in users to search the forum.. Thanks in advance.

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## [Windows 11 - Microsoft Edge - hosted site - F12 shows security error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/windows-11-microsoft-edge-hosted-site-f12-shows-security-error/411467)

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**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/windows-11-microsoft-edge-hosted-site-f12-shows-security-error/411467 "2026-09-07T07:18:19Z")

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In checking what a new user might see on the hosted Discourse site: SWI-Prolog - Users and developers of SWI-Prolog, an implementation of the Prolog programming language I was using Microsoft Edge on Windows 11, and th…

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## [Recurring events management glitches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-events-management-glitches/411780)

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**Author:** [@louk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/louk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-events-management-glitches/411780 "2026-09-07T05:52:20Z")

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I notice that any attempt to alter any one day in a recurring event results in any preceding recurring events disappearing, and then every event from the amended day going forward is also amended. Is there any ability t…

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## [Increase DEditor width to post width?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-deditor-width-to-post-width/411774)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-deditor-width-to-post-width/411774 "2026-09-07T03:00:12Z")

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In the post-content-cooked-html outlet, I have a Form which has a DEditor element. However, the editor element is, for some reason, tiny. Is there a CSS variable or some calculation that can be performed to get the width…

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## [DEPRECATION NOTICE: Getting timezone property of user object is deprecated. Use user\_option object instead](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecation-notice-getting-timezone-property-of-user-object-is-deprecated-use-user-option-object-instead/411227)

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**Author:** [@elmuerte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elmuerte)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecation-notice-getting-timezone-property-of-user-object-is-deprecated-use-user-option-object-instead/411227 "2026-09-06T11:26:02Z")

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You will get this notice when you try to load the user from the store like this api.container.lookup('service:store').find('user', api.getCurrentUser().username).then((user) =\> { }); Hydrating the user form the store a…

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## [Icon type theme setting in objects type settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icon-type-theme-setting-in-objects-type-settings/410092)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icon-type-theme-setting-in-objects-type-settings/410092 "2026-09-06T11:09:30Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Icon type SiteSetting: It is available now :tada: I don’t think this has been added yet. But I think it’s worth a Contribute \> Feature topic

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## [A preview of the new Workflows feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-preview-of-the-new-workflows-feature/406990)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-preview-of-the-new-workflows-feature/406990 "2026-09-06T10:00:52Z")

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We’re building a new Workflows feature that is designed to support complex tasks that our existing Automations tool can’t handle. This new visual automation builder lets you create multi-step workflows with time delays, …

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## [Combining Category types](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-category-types/409045)

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**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-category-types/409045 "2026-09-05T22:16:40Z")

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I can assign multiple types to a single category, but that doesnt work very well: all posts are marked as unresolved if support+mark is turned on, the user cant specify they have a support request all posts show “vote …

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## [Actually delete permanently without all the obstacles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/actually-delete-permanently-without-all-the-obstacles/411687)

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**Author:** [@emilio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emilio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/actually-delete-permanently-without-all-the-obstacles/411687 "2026-09-05T16:46:05Z")

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Would love an option to actually delete post/topic, without being stuck at every turn to do so its making it harder. This should just have a checkbox to say I am aware that will happen and want to anyway. Not force me t…

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