# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1&period=daily [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [AI Triaging failing on Google Interaction Endpoints](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-triaging-failing-on-google-interaction-endpoints/415240)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-triaging-failing-on-google-interaction-endpoints/415240 "2026-10-27T11:28:26Z")
So I updated all the google vertex LLM to Interaction Endpoints and recently I started noticing this error in the logs as AI was no longer responding to posts automatically. What’s going on here? It was working initially… --- ## [Live: background blur always fails in Brave Browser ("Background blur couldn't be started") - detached \`\\`.play() is aborted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-background-blur-always-fails-in-brave-browser-background-blur-couldnt-be-started-detached-video-play-is-aborted/415845)
**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-background-blur-always-fails-in-brave-browser-background-blur-couldnt-be-started-detached-video-play-is-aborted/415845 "2026-10-27T10:20:45Z")
Summary FAO: @Falco :smiling\_face\_with\_sunglasses: AI disclosure: This bug was investigated agentically and the cause and remedy were suggested by Opus 5.5. In Brave Browser, turning on background blur in a Live room a… --- ## [Sorting custom user field dropdown items](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-custom-user-field-dropdown-items/415810)
**Author:** [@jenmck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenmck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-custom-user-field-dropdown-items/415810 "2026-10-27T09:42:18Z")
I have a custom user field with a very long list of dropdown options. For reasons, users are not allowed to enter their own value in this field, and this field must exist as a dropdown, and it is a required field for all… --- ## [New users unable to login or sign up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-unable-to-login-or-sign-up/415825)
**Author:** [@JearBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JearBear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-unable-to-login-or-sign-up/415825 "2026-10-27T09:35:21Z")
Hi everyone, I just created a forum on the free hosted plan: https://socalsaltwater.discourse.group When someone visits the forum and clicks Sign Up or Log In, they get this message: “No login methods are configured. … --- ## [Quoted text unreadable in Thunderbird dark theme despite previous email fix](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoted-text-unreadable-in-thunderbird-dark-theme-despite-previous-email-fix/415811)
**Author:** [@PortChange](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PortChange)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoted-text-unreadable-in-thunderbird-dark-theme-despite-previous-email-fix/415811 "2026-10-27T07:59:37Z")
I’m opening a new topic because the previous bug report about unreadable quotes in dark mode has been closed. Unfortunately, the issue still exists with Thunderbird 158.0.1 on Windows 11, even with an up-to-date Discour… --- ## [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:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/growing-and-supporting-a-moderation-team/415550 "2026-10-27T06:30:31Z")
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… --- ## [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:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-forum-always-sends-emails-when-suspending-and-silencing-users/415620 "2026-10-27T01:40:11Z")
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… --- ## [What’s your go-to user theme on Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-s-your-go-to-user-theme-on-discourse/415684)
**Author:** [@kairo162](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kairo162)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-s-your-go-to-user-theme-on-discourse/415684 "2026-10-27T00:58:56Z")
Mine is Foundation. --- ## [Horizon theme and Topic Thumbnails component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme-and-topic-thumbnails-component/386764)
**Author:** [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme-and-topic-thumbnails-component/386764 "2026-10-27T00:36:44Z")
Two questions… The first topic in a list, seems to have it’s thumbnail wrapped/forced to the left, and that seems to boink the size/shape of the category: Second, beyond the first topic, one layer of the thumbnail g… --- ## [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:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-integrate-a-third-party-moderation-service-with-discourse/415566 "2026-10-27T00:23:32Z")
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… --- ## [External Link Shield – Exit Confirmation & Trust Gating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962 "2026-10-26T23:44:35Z")
:information\_source: Summary This theme component adds configurable protection for external links in cooked posts. It applies trust-level–based rules, optional login and information redirects, visual indicator… --- ## [Scope "users:show" does not include admin routes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scope-users-show-does-not-include-admin-routes/415809)
**Author:** [@johann150](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johann150)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scope-users-show-does-not-include-admin-routes/415809 "2026-10-26T22:40:39Z")
When creating a scoped token for the REST API, I want to be able to access a user by their unique ID, for which the API currently only provides /admin/users/:id.json. So I want to permit this route on a granular API toke… --- ## [The /upcoming-events url should include a topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-upcoming-events-url-should-include-a-topic-list/272063)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-upcoming-events-url-should-include-a-topic-list/272063 "2026-10-26T21:08:30Z")
The /upcoming-events route is a great addition to the calendar/events plugin. It’s especially awesome that the /upcoming-events route aggregates events from all events categories! Something that would make this features… --- ## [Discourse Staff Alias](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-staff-alias/156202)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-staff-alias/156202 "2026-10-26T20:16:03Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Staff Alias allows set groups to create topics and posts, as well as make edits, as an alias user. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-s… --- ## [DiscourseCopilot - a fully private Chrome extension that lets you chat with AI on the whole thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursecopilot-a-fully-private-chrome-extension-that-lets-you-chat-with-ai-on-the-whole-thread/415798)
**Author:** [@kccarlos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kccarlos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discoursecopilot-a-fully-private-chrome-extension-that-lets-you-chat-with-ai-on-the-whole-thread/415798 "2026-10-26T20:10:06Z")
Hey everyone! Just want to share a chrome extension I built for any Discourse forum I am a heavy user of discourse forums, and sometimes it’s quite hard to catch up on long discourse topics. I often end up scrolling … --- ## [Discourse Boards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-boards/411414)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-boards/411414 "2026-10-26T16:40:23Z")
: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… --- ## [Make ActivityPub handles clickable in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-activitypub-handles-clickable-in-posts/414351)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-activitypub-handles-clickable-in-posts/414351 "2026-10-26T16:19:03Z")
In some communities I am in, I am noticing that people are starting to refer to ActivityPub handles in posts, but unfortunately these appear like this: @fediforum@mastodon.social They are not clickable, which means if … --- ## [Hide/show chat with the chat header button during Zoom meetings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-show-chat-with-the-chat-header-button-during-zoom-meetings/415470)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-show-chat-with-the-chat-header-button-during-zoom-meetings/415470 "2026-10-26T14:53:48Z")
Currently in the Discourse community hangout (fortnightly) meeting, and I found that the screen’s a lot smaller with the chat on the right side: The chat icon in the header just opens the popup chat when clicked. Wha… --- ## [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:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-created-data-not-matching-actual-posts/415542 "2026-10-26T14:50:13Z")
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… --- ## [Webinar: Building High-Impact Communities with Lean Teams](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-building-high-impact-communities-with-lean-teams/415745)
**Author:** [@Danielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Danielle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/webinar-building-high-impact-communities-with-lean-teams/415745 "2026-10-26T14:43:45Z")
📅 November 12, 2026 11:00 AM → November 12, 2026 12:00 PM (America/New\_York) · https://zoom.us/j/95332228937 Community professionals are being asked to think more strategically, demonstrate measurable business value, su… --- ## [Group page \`og:title\` lowercases everything after the first letter of the Full name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-page-og-title-lowercases-everything-after-the-first-letter-of-the-full-name/415723)
**Author:** [@zefoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zefoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-page-og-title-lowercases-everything-after-the-first-letter-of-the-full-name/415723 "2026-10-26T14:38:23Z")
What’s happening We have a group whose Full name is set to “Utah - St. George”. On the group page itself, the name displays correctly. But when the group link is pasted into Slack, the preview shows “Utah - st. george”,… --- ## [AI agents signing up for accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-agents-signing-up-for-accounts/414624)
**Author:** [@scottfsmith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scottfsmith)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-agents-signing-up-for-accounts/414624 "2026-10-26T13:14:17Z")
I am concerned that there could be a big wave of AI agents coming that will be making accounts. We just got one today from ilands.app which is some kind of LLM agent. They posted some random strange stuff which stuck o… --- ## [Discourse Zendesk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-zendesk/68005)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-zendesk/68005 "2026-10-26T13:12:13Z")
:discourse2: Summary Create Zendesk tickets from Discourse topics. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. :warning: As… --- ## [Discourse toolkit to render forms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-toolkit-to-render-forms/326439)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-toolkit-to-render-forms/326439 "2025-12-23T17:55:56Z")
Basic Usage FormKit exposes a single component as its public API: \
. All other elements are yielded as contextual components, modifiers, or plain data. Every form is composed of one or multiple fields, represen… --- ## [Updates blocked must run latest img - Discourse hosted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-blocked-must-run-latest-img-discourse-hosted/415674)
**Author:** [@Giantkin\_1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Giantkin_1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-blocked-must-run-latest-img-discourse-hosted/415674 "2026-10-26T12:26:15Z")
Updates via the web UI are disabled until you run the latest image. To do so log in to your server using SSH and run. This is a discourse hosted forum. --- ## [Collapse category calendar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapse-category-calendar/397381)
**Author:** [@Lou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapse-category-calendar/397381 "2026-10-26T11:02:33Z")
I have put the calendar at the top of some categories via Events calendar categories, but users have complained it takes too much vertical real estate. I am thinking it would be good to allow these to optionally be coll… --- ## [Live: Discord-style voice and video rooms, now bundled with Discourse 🎙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337 "2026-10-26T09:54:26Z")
:warning: We have just renamed this from Voice to Live. The plugin is now called Discourse Live, or just Live. Late last year we shared Resenha, an experiment that added Discord-style voice and video rooms directly in… --- ## [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:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-localization-uses-raw-r2-bucket-url-instead-of-s3-cdn-url-in-translated-posts/415632 "2026-10-26T06:07:10Z")
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… --- ## [Perspective shutdown Dec 31: what happens to scores when the API returns an error?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perspective-shutdown-dec-31-what-happens-to-scores-when-the-api-returns-an-error/415698)
**Author:** [@Yee\_Li](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yee_Li)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perspective-shutdown-dec-31-what-happens-to-scores-when-the-api-returns-an-error/415698 "2026-10-26T04:49:45Z")
For the admins here running the Perspective plugin: with the Dec 31 shutdown approaching, I looked at how the plugin handles responses without attributeScores, and it defaults them to 0.0 — silently treated as clean. Tha… --- ## [Sentiment analysis - useful or pointless?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sentiment-analysis-useful-or-pointless/415679)
**Author:** [@nickdb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nickdb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sentiment-analysis-useful-or-pointless/415679 "2026-10-26T01:58:59Z")
Evening all, or possibly morning/afternoon. I turned on sentiment analysis quite some time back, but to me it just seems to not add anything of value. The data is just lacking or at best ambiguous. Wondering how others… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?period=daily) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=2&period=daily)