# Latest

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=227

[Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 228

---

## [Allow setting visibility of Event attendees](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-setting-visibility-of-event-attendees/305037)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Roi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-setting-visibility-of-event-attendees/305037 "2025-06-23T16:08:57Z")

</div>

Hi, is it possible to set who can see the participants (“Going”, “Interested” and “Not Going”) of an event? We use this great addon but now have second thoughts that it might be good to hide these details for unregiste…

---

## [How can I download a spreadsheet of the user directory?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-download-a-spreadsheet-of-the-user-directory/246333)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@snehbaxi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/snehbaxi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-download-a-spreadsheet-of-the-user-directory/246333 "2025-06-23T16:03:33Z")

</div>

How do I download a spreadsheet which was earlier possible?

---

## [🌍 New Calendar Feature: Show Local Time](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-calendar-feature-show-local-time/368608)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-calendar-feature-show-local-time/368608 "2025-06-23T13:51:44Z")

</div>

You can now display event times in the timezone where your event takes place! :three\_o\_clock: This new feature adds a simple “Show local time” option that displays event dates and times using the timezone you’ve sele…

---

## [\[PAID\] Need to feature the Wishlist block on the homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-need-to-feature-the-wishlist-block-on-the-homepage/369385)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-need-to-feature-the-wishlist-block-on-the-homepage/369385 "2025-06-23T13:44:33Z")

</div>

Hi everyone! I’d be really grateful if someone could help us with the following customization What would you like done? We need to feature a Wishlist block on the homepage. Here’s how it should work: The block displa…

---

## [2 Emails stuck in mailq](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-emails-stuck-in-mailq/371320)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-emails-stuck-in-mailq/371320 "2025-06-23T12:12:09Z")

</div>

Hello, I have run cd /var/discourse .\\launcher enter mail-receiver mailq and it shows for the last 2 hours 2 emails are stuck in the queue, (temporary failure) i then run tail -f /shared/log/rails/production.log …

---

## [Download a backup from an email link with \`wget\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-a-backup-from-an-email-link-with-wget/170623)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/download-a-backup-from-an-email-link-with-wget/170623 "2025-06-23T11:55:59Z")

</div>

For a seasoned sysadmin, the favored way of moving large files is a tool like rsync or scp, but sometimes, you don’t have ssh access to the host where you need to retrieve a large backup file. Because backup files conta…

---

## [Hooks from: & to: syntax in yml to disable anonymous searches](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hooks-from-to-syntax-in-yml-to-disable-anonymous-searches/370952)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@opcourdis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/opcourdis)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hooks-from-to-syntax-in-yml-to-disable-anonymous-searches/370952 "2025-06-23T08:43:02Z")

</div>

Hi, I would like to rebuild the app including some modification to a file in order to disable the search feature for anonymous users.(more than with just css) Can anyone provide me some documentation for the syntax of t…

---

## [Creating subdirectories in a Discourse hosting environment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-subdirectories-in-a-discourse-hosting-environment/371231)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-subdirectories-in-a-discourse-hosting-environment/371231 "2025-06-23T08:27:23Z")

</div>

Is there any documentation on creating a subdirectory in the same instance where Discourse is hosted? For example, let’s say my forum is running on example.com, and I would like to host some other files on example.com/c…

---

## [Rendering math inside polls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-math-inside-polls/185009)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@merry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rendering-math-inside-polls/185009 "2025-06-23T07:43:42Z")

</div>

Similar issue to this post. Math does not render inside a poll. It renders in the compose post screen but not in the poll itself: Inspect element reveals \<span class="math"\> … \</span\>. Can someone point me in th…

---

## [Events don't show in published pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-dont-show-in-published-pages/370606)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@opcourdis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/opcourdis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-dont-show-in-published-pages/370606 "2025-06-19T16:58:58Z")

</div>

Hi, If you create a topic with an event and a location and publish this topic, then you don’t see nor the event, nor the location, which are both present in the original topic.

---

## [How to deal with multiples 'titles' on Automation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-deal-with-multiples-titles-on-automation/371273)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-deal-with-multiples-titles-on-automation/371273 "2025-06-23T02:16:18Z")

</div>

When a user qualifies for multiple automated ‘title’ assignments (via badge groups), how is the definitive title determined? Is it possible to establish a hierarchy among these, perhaps through the order of SQL queries …

---

## [Maximum topics in first day error, 4 days after first topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-topics-in-first-day-error-4-days-after-first-topic/170929)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-topics-in-first-day-error-4-days-after-first-topic/170929 "2025-06-23T01:40:28Z")

</div>

The error mesage was: You’ve reached the maximum number of topics a new user can create on their first day. Please wait 2 hours before typing again. This seems to be controlled by: ‘max topics in first day’ - adjusti…

---

## ["This policy has no possible users" when set to private](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-policy-has-no-possible-users-when-set-to-private/365688)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-policy-has-no-possible-users-when-set-to-private/365688 "2025-06-23T01:13:21Z")

</div>

A policy that is set to “Private” (Keep policy status private to administrators) will show “This policy has no possible users” in red to non-admins. Expected is that no such message would be shown.

---

## [Bug when using full page login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-when-using-full-page-login/351642)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bug-when-using-full-page-login/351642 "2025-06-22T23:59:22Z")

</div>

When full page login is enabled as well as login required, there’s an unexpected user experience happening. When you go to your root domain of your site (e.g. community.netwrix.com), you’re redirected to /login. When y…

---

## [Switch left sidebar to the top?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-left-sidebar-to-the-top/371222)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@BoilerPlate4U](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BoilerPlate4U)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-left-sidebar-to-the-top/371222 "2025-06-22T18:32:06Z")

</div>

Is it possible to create a plugin or CSS user code to move the sidebar from left to the top?

---

## [False positives on "posts are not remapped to new S3 upload URL"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/false-positives-on-posts-are-not-remapped-to-new-s3-upload-url/370290)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/false-positives-on-posts-are-not-remapped-to-new-s3-upload-url/370290 "2025-06-22T17:37:24Z")

</div>

I was migrating our Discourse instance from a server to another, and came across an interesting issue… We use S3 to store uploads from the forum. We have enabled them several years ago, hence it’s not something we intro…

---

## [Using discourse as a community ticket system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-community-ticket-system/20607)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@cregox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cregox)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-community-ticket-system/20607 "2025-06-22T11:17:45Z")

</div>

I understand we should probably not use discourse for this, but what if I want a new kind of “community open” ticket system? Can you picture any deal breaker issues with this? Also, is there maybe someone else who tried…

---

## [Strange editing issues on Meta atm](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-editing-issues-on-meta-atm/371202)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strange-editing-issues-on-meta-atm/371202 "2025-06-22T09:24:22Z")

</div>

On separate posts in the same Topic I’ve been unable to edit a Post and unable to delete a Post. I flagged the second issue and the Post has now gone. I’m still unable to edit that post. UPDATE: edit with this one wor…

---

## [Delete automation confirmation dialog: automation name in backticks?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-automation-confirmation-dialog-automation-name-in-backticks/371214)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-automation-confirmation-dialog-automation-name-in-backticks/371214 "2025-06-22T08:45:27Z")

</div>

When deleting an automation, the name is enclosed in backticks \`\` in the confirmation dialog. Why not quotes :thinking:?

---

## [Replying doesn't quote post above](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-doesnt-quote-post-above/371210)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replying-doesnt-quote-post-above/371210 "2025-06-22T07:47:56Z")

</div>

When I reply to a post, it doesn’t reference the OP. But when I delete the post and try again, it works. I am on the latest version of Discourse.

---

## [DNS4EU, is it for me ? 😀](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns4eu-is-it-for-me/371193)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dns4eu-is-it-for-me/371193 "2025-06-22T04:10:56Z")

</div>

Hi, I was wondering whether the new European DNS4EU public service would improve the safety of my Discourse self hosted site? I am not too technical and not very knowledgeable regarding DNS, so I asked an AI to sum up th…

---

## [Self-hosted discourse instance appending "7d" to the FQDN](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosted-discourse-instance-appending-7d-to-the-fqdn/371144)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@odhiambo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/odhiambo)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosted-discourse-instance-appending-7d-to-the-fqdn/371144 "2025-06-22T00:44:39Z")

</div>

Hello everyone, I am new to Discourse self-hosting. I am installing this on a server that’s running other web services. So I have my own Nginx, which will proxy connections to the Discourse container. I also have a full…

---

## [Not Receiving Admin Verification Email After Setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-admin-verification-email-after-setup/371134)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Nicca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nicca)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-admin-verification-email-after-setup/371134 "2025-06-21T21:57:11Z")

</div>

Hi, I’ve just finished installing my self-hosted Discourse forum, but I’m not receiving the admin account verification email. Can someone take a quick look at my SMTP settings and let me know if anything seems off or if…

---

## [Live app code test code modifications not reflected in front-end](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-app-code-test-code-modifications-not-reflected-in-front-end/371015)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@opcourdis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/opcourdis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-app-code-test-code-modifications-not-reflected-in-front-end/371015 "2025-06-21T15:12:42Z")

</div>

Hi, Coming from developing on joomla/wordpress I am curious over discourse backend file modification functionning through docker. I have read the documentation on how to create a plugin(How can I make my own Discourse …

---

## [For what are all tokens used?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-what-are-all-tokens-used/371186)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-what-are-all-tokens-used/371186 "2025-06-21T19:56:10Z")

</div>

My system-user has been busy today and created little bit too much revenue for OpenAI. Is there any solution to find out what has been done? Translations, summaries…? We have Midsummer in Finland meaning my forum was pra…

---

## [Accidental, unlogged change of color palette when re-running setup wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidental-unlogged-change-of-color-palette-when-re-running-setup-wizard/345903)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accidental-unlogged-change-of-color-palette-when-re-running-setup-wizard/345903 "2025-06-21T17:24:50Z")

</div>

I sometimes noticed that the default color palette I had chosen for my default theme changed, even though I was pretty sure I hadn’t changed it. My staff action logs also showed no change or, more specifically, only the …

---

## [Unable to Grant Admin to user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-grant-admin-to-user/371161)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@WolfpackFan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WolfpackFan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-grant-admin-to-user/371161 "2025-06-21T15:10:07Z")

</div>

I am unable to grant admin access to a user. The user I attempt to grant Admin access to receives the email containing the link, however when I click the link it brings up this page and the admin access is not given. …

---

## [How does group messaging work in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-group-messaging-work-in-discourse/371088)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-group-messaging-work-in-discourse/371088 "2025-06-21T14:47:18Z")

</div>

For group messaging, does it use emails instead of chat, or does it just create custom topics privately? Also, is there a way to create channels of groups in the forum? From what I know, it’s limited to categories, but…

---

## [General Question About Saved Replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/general-question-about-saved-replies/371156)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Rubi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rubi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/general-question-about-saved-replies/371156 "2025-06-21T13:59:47Z")

</div>

My understanding is that the deprecated canned replies was replaced by templates including an option called Saved Replies? can templates be restricted to a particular group, for example moderators, and where do we find…

---

## [Why does the like count show for the entire topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-the-like-count-show-for-the-entire-topic/371146)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-the-like-count-show-for-the-entire-topic/371146 "2025-06-21T10:38:21Z")

</div>

just noticed this, in the homepage the like count shows for the whole of topic instead of the first post, is this the usual behaviour or a bug possibly by the tweaks I have made in my forum.

[Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=226)

[Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=228)
