# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=258 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 259 --- ## [Improving pinned topic excerpts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-pinned-topic-excerpts/17640)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-pinned-topic-excerpts/17640 "2025-04-23T14:55:46Z")
Our current pinned topic excerpt algorithm leaves much to be desired. And It basically takes all the words in the post that fit in the first 220 chars, strips formatting, mushes them them together and TADA. Thi… --- ## [Can I create 2 types of mod roles with different set of permissions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-2-types-of-mod-roles-with-different-set-of-permissions/362978)
**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-2-types-of-mod-roles-with-different-set-of-permissions/362978 "2025-04-23T14:51:46Z")
I want to enable mod role without allowing email address access. I also want to give select users mod role/regular role (non-admin) where those users can see email address in user profiles. How can I achieve this? Any su… --- ## [Downloads coming from S3 even with DISCOURSE\_S3\_CDN\_URL set](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloads-coming-from-s3-even-with-discourse-s3-cdn-url-set/177000)
**Author:** [@foozmeat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/foozmeat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloads-coming-from-s3-even-with-discourse-s3-cdn-url-set/177000 "2025-04-23T14:38:26Z")
I followed the guide at Configure an S3 compatible object storage provider for uploads to set up Backblaze B2 for upload storage and I’m seeing a strange problem. If I create a thread and upload an image the img src is … --- ## [BBCode Login Code not working on discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bbcode-login-code-not-working-on-discourse/363147)
**Author:** [@Bhanu\_Agarwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bhanu_Agarwal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bbcode-login-code-not-working-on-discourse/363147 "2025-04-23T14:23:46Z")
Hi everyone, I have been reading up about BBCode and how the following code can help me to hide certain content from the unregistered users. \[LOGIN\]content to hide\[/LOGIN\] I have installed & enabled BBCode plugin on m… --- ## [Link to data export on S3 does not use CDN URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-data-export-on-s3-does-not-use-cdn-url/268573)
**Author:** [@nodomain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nodomain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-data-export-on-s3-does-not-use-cdn-url/268573 "2025-04-23T13:47:04Z")
When you are using a CDN URL pointing to S3 and create a data export, the link to the export is generated with the S3 URL and hence the download fails. Please use the CDN URL there as well. --- ## [Discourse and the Fediverse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-and-the-fediverse/363148)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-and-the-fediverse/363148 "2025-04-23T12:57:05Z")
Two years ago, we started working on a plugin that brings Discourse and the Fediverse closer together. Discourse communities are online spaces that facilitate open collaboration and communication. The Fediverse offers wa… --- ## [Private template permissions to override allowed PM tagging groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-template-permissions-to-override-allowed-pm-tagging-groups/277513)
**Author:** [@evenrue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evenrue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-template-permissions-to-override-allowed-pm-tagging-groups/277513 "2025-04-23T11:18:59Z")
I have a particular use case that I wanted to ask about for Discourse Templates and private templates. Assuming the current behavior is working as intended, I put this down as a feature request, but if it turns out that … --- ## [Send mail and push notifications using ajax method](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-mail-and-push-notifications-using-ajax-method/293890)
**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-mail-and-push-notifications-using-ajax-method/293890 "2025-04-23T08:51:11Z")
Hi!, I’m developing a plugin in which it has a button which can hide and unhide post/topic,now what I want to know is that is there any ajax method using JavaScript to send email and push notifications to all the users/… --- ## [Silenced user can circumvent it entering anonymous mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silenced-user-can-circumvent-it-entering-anonymous-mode/320052)
**Author:** [@ValdikSS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ValdikSS)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/silenced-user-can-circumvent-it-entering-anonymous-mode/320052 "2025-04-23T08:39:44Z")
When the user is silenced, entering anonymous mode allows to post without restrictions. Discourse 3.3.0.beta6 --- ## ["Everyone" in template\_groups\_allowed\_private\_templates disables it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/everyone-in-template-groups-allowed-private-templates-disables-it/362943)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/everyone-in-template-groups-allowed-private-templates-disables-it/362943 "2025-04-23T08:04:52Z")
When “Everyone” is added to discourse\_templates\_groups\_allowed\_private\_templates, the functionality breaks for everyone except staff. So “Everyone, trust\_level\_0” does not work, while “trust\_level\_0” does work. Culprit… --- ## [Get all users who have watching as notification type](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-all-users-who-have-watching-as-notification-type/294671)
**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-all-users-who-have-watching-as-notification-type/294671 "2025-04-23T06:24:35Z")
Hi!, How do we get all the users who have “watching” as notification type in ruby? --- ## [Missing query plans in Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-query-plans-in-data-explorer/363061)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-query-plans-in-data-explorer/363061 "2025-04-23T06:02:57Z")
While using the data explorer, I recently wondered what ‘Include query plan’ was for. So I enabled it to find out - but I didn’t notice any change. So I asked someone I’ve learned a lot from over the years and he sha… --- ## [Disabling backups does not remove item from admin sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-backups-does-not-remove-item-from-admin-sidebar/362099)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-backups-does-not-remove-item-from-admin-sidebar/362099 "2025-04-23T02:28:55Z")
On the “old” admin menu, the “Backups” item would disappear if enable\_backups was set to false. In the new admin sidebar, the “Backups” item stays. Clicking it gives “Access Denied” though. --- ## [How to choose the category text color?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-choose-the-category-text-color/362654)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-choose-the-category-text-color/362654 "2025-04-22T22:28:48Z")
In the Category color selection section the text is either black or white, which renders it unreadable against some category colors. In the past, I used to be able to select the text color as white or black, but it seems… --- ## [Help with e-mail and service update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-e-mail-and-service-update/363056)
**Author:** [@Andre\_de\_Nardi\_Senna\_Moraes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andre_de_Nardi_Senna_Moraes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-e-mail-and-service-update/363056 "2025-04-22T21:05:42Z")
Hello, hope you are well. We need help with our e-mail configs. Neither members nor admins are able to receive e-mails through our community. We think it may be because our service is not updated. See print below: T… --- ## [Discourse Crash due to PSQL connection issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-crash-due-to-psql-connection-issue/299245)
**Author:** [@jimmy0017](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimmy0017)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-crash-due-to-psql-connection-issue/299245 "2024-03-17T09:50:20Z")
We kept getting this message on our forum. (like every 3-4 hours). We have 16 cores of CPU and 32GB of ram. I don’t think the resources is an issue. Oops The software powering this discussion forum encountered an unexpe… --- ## [Query Topics with Category Expert posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-topics-with-category-expert-posts/363020)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/query-topics-with-category-expert-posts/363020 "2025-04-22T18:32:25Z")
I haven’t been able to figure out how to do this—I feel I’ve exhausted my search ideas as well as help from SQL Helper and also feeding our db schema and discourse docs to a few other tools. Is this possible? --- ## [What exactly are crawlers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-exactly-are-crawlers/362811)
**Author:** [@Mittens](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittens)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-exactly-are-crawlers/362811 "2025-04-22T18:18:26Z")
So im seeing this and I was wondering what crawlers are? --- ## [Embedding Video Into Posts Using iframe](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-video-into-posts-using-iframe/362993)
**Author:** [@RobertBerger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RobertBerger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-video-into-posts-using-iframe/362993 "2025-04-22T16:06:06Z")
This seems like something that would have been addressed at some point, but I attempted several searches on the meta here to no avail. How do I imbed videos on posts within my discourse? --- ## [Inconsistent code / requirements for PM tagging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-code-requirements-for-pm-tagging/362931)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-code-requirements-for-pm-tagging/362931 "2025-04-22T08:14:18Z")
The code for handling tagging of personal messages is inconsistent. In some parts of the code base, being in pm\_tags\_allowed\_for\_groups is sufficient for being able to tag a personal message. In other parts of the code … --- ## [Sync Avatar from Discourse to Wordpress automatically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sync-avatar-from-discourse-to-wordpress-automatically/329386)
**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sync-avatar-from-discourse-to-wordpress-automatically/329386 "2025-04-22T14:38:50Z")
I’ve tried searching but find topics about doing this the other way round but not this way… My WordPress website is a DiscourseConnect Provider to my Discourse forum, so people log into the forum with their WordPress ac… --- ## [Topic OP moderation Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-op-moderation-plugin/256222)
**Author:** [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-op-moderation-plugin/256222 "2025-04-22T10:25:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from Ability for users to act as moderators on their own topic: This plugin has basically been developed and tested now. https://github.com/Lemon-planting-light/user-autonomy-plugin Features … --- ## [Profile Avatar for email notifications (from Noreply)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-avatar-for-email-notifications-from-noreply/143715)
**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-avatar-for-email-notifications-from-noreply/143715 "2024-01-18T02:16:49Z")
We’d like to select an avatar that will appear in the user’s inbox when they receive messages from our discourse instance. (i.e. when someone follows them or mentions them in a discussion). The admin account email addres… --- ## [ActivityPub "publish all posts" action not working in a private message with Ai personas converted into a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-publish-all-posts-action-not-working-in-a-private-message-with-ai-personas-converted-into-a-topic/362594)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-publish-all-posts-action-not-working-in-a-private-message-with-ai-personas-converted-into-a-topic/362594 "2025-04-22T13:35:58Z")
I had a conversation with two AI personas. When I was ready, I moved that topic into my personal category for editing — math needed finetuning, etc. After that, I used the timer to publish the topic in the public categor… --- ## [Add category links Theme Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-category-links-theme-component/152735)
**Author:** [@sbernhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sbernhard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-category-links-theme-component/152735 "2025-04-22T13:14:45Z")
This component scans the full description of a category for given tags and display the additional links to categories. See screenshot. Screenshot Repo https://github.com/sbernhard/discourse-add-category-links Abou… --- ## [Would it be nice to add a disclaimer to the bottom of each post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-it-be-nice-to-add-a-disclaimer-to-the-bottom-of-each-post/362485)
**Author:** [@Monikas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Monikas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-it-be-nice-to-add-a-disclaimer-to-the-bottom-of-each-post/362485 "2025-04-22T06:58:20Z")
--- ## [Welcome Banner components](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-banner-components/362948)
**Author:** [@Wurzelseppi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wurzelseppi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-banner-components/362948 "2025-04-22T12:11:29Z")
Hey guys, didn´t find the right Site texts for these Can you tell me where they are ? And an additional question. The Site text label js.welcome\_banner.header.logged\_in\_members contains this by default: Willk… --- ## ['FAILED' error when trying to un-star the 'Bug Reporter' badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-error-when-trying-to-un-star-the-bug-reporter-badge/330523)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-error-when-trying-to-un-star-the-bug-reporter-badge/330523 "2025-04-22T07:59:47Z")
When trying to remove the star on my Bug Reporter badge to use another badge as my favourite, I get a ‘FAILED’ error. Other badges can be un-starred (is that even a word?), but this one cannot be un-starred. --- ## [Install the WP Discourse Wordpress plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-the-wp-discourse-wordpress-plugin/223489)
**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-the-wp-discourse-wordpress-plugin/223489 "2025-04-22T06:49:47Z")
The first step in using the WP Discourse plugin is installing it on your Wordpress. When you’re ready to go, watch this short video, or follow the instructions below. Next Step Once the plugin is installed, head over … --- ## [Poll result user card not showing on hover](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-result-user-card-not-showing-on-hover/362871)
**Author:** [@ncaming215](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncaming215)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-result-user-card-not-showing-on-hover/362871 "2025-04-22T05:07:40Z")
This could be me, but I recall being able to hover over a user avatar in the “Results” of a poll, and you’d get the expected response: the user card in a modal. Currently, that’s not happening. We’re running a large mock… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=257) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?f=tracked&page=259)