# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=105&state=tracking%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%8C%E5%A6%82%E6%9E%9C%E4%BD%A0%E8%BF%98%E6%83%B3%E5%85%B3%E6%B3%A8%E5%AE%83%E7%9A%84%E8%AF%9D%EF%BC%8C%E4%B9%9F%E5%80%BC%E5%BE%97%E6%9F%A5%E7%9C%8B%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%8B%E3%80%82 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 106 --- ## [Update problem, do I press the big scary red button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-problem-do-i-press-the-big-scary-red-button/396452)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-problem-do-i-press-the-big-scary-red-button/396452 "2026-02-19T00:00:57Z")
OK, I know I should have refrained from updating just before my bedtime. This happened: I still have that window open (is the journal useful?) but the rest of the site seems down :scream: . Is this the moment to hit… --- ## [Free discourse beta feedback about groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972 "2026-02-18T23:34:19Z")
Hello everyone I am a tester of the Free Discourse plan and i have a piece of feedback to make it better.. When you head over to your forum’s group page it requires you to Buy the basic plan or higher to create personal… --- ## [Plugins Admin Missing Translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-admin-missing-translations/378436)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-admin-missing-translations/378436 "2026-02-18T23:32:54Z")
Some of the plugin names and descriptions are not present in CrowdIn. Example: Discourse Narrative Bot Also: Lazy Videos, Poll, Presence, Discourse Templates and maybe others. --- ## [Obsolete settings still in Crowdin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/obsolete-settings-still-in-crowdin/384711)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/obsolete-settings-still-in-crowdin/384711 "2026-02-18T23:31:50Z")
In server.yml I see site\_settings.min\_first\_post\_typing\_time in Crowdin but it seems to be replaced by site\_settings.fast\_typing\_threshold. Should it appear in Crowdin at all? --- ## [Adding preview screenshots to Discourse themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-preview-screenshots-to-discourse-themes/365083)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-preview-screenshots-to-discourse-themes/365083 "2026-02-18T22:41:48Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to add preview screenshots to your Discourse theme to showcase how it looks in both light and dark modes. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user: Theme developers Adding preview scre… --- ## [What are your favorite plugins for your community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-plugins-for-your-community/396456)
**Author:** [@long](https://meta.discourse.org/u/long)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-your-favorite-plugins-for-your-community/396456 "2026-02-18T22:26:37Z")
I’m currently building out a community and I am looking at plugins. I’d love to hear what your favorite plugins are and why, especially if you have a hobby-themed community. Ex: plugins that help with engagement, a bett… --- ## [What's your workflow for the annual EU DSA compliance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-your-workflow-for-the-annual-eu-dsa-compliance/396390)
**Author:** [@sps](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-your-workflow-for-the-annual-eu-dsa-compliance/396390 "2026-02-18T21:01:23Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve recently been working with a client on preparing their annual reporting for EU DSA compliance, and it struck me that this is likely a recurring task for many moderators and admins running Discourse com… --- ## [QOL: dealing with trust levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qol-dealing-with-trust-levels/396405)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/qol-dealing-with-trust-levels/396405 "2026-02-18T20:37:01Z")
This is just a suggestion, to see what others think. As an Admin, when I go to Groups, I can see the Trust Level groups (makes sense) but when I open them, I would expect to be able to access information there to see/man… --- ## ["Edit tags allowed groups" permission should include managing tag groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-tags-allowed-groups-permission-should-include-managing-tag-groups/396448)
**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-tags-allowed-groups-permission-should-include-managing-tag-groups/396448 "2026-02-18T20:08:09Z")
The abilities to edit tags are rather limited, if you can not also edit the tag groups. An alternative could be to add a separate setting for that privilege. --- ## ["git blame" on robots.txt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/git-blame-on-robots-txt/396327)
**Author:** [@king\_laurel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/king_laurel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/git-blame-on-robots-txt/396327 "2026-02-18T19:21:37Z")
We made modifications to our robots.txt after following Needing to edit robots.txt file - where is it? - #42 by Osama A fellow admin then updated admin/customize/robots, which is great since we discussed it but it got m… --- ## [Is it possible to use the subscription plugin to limit creating topics in a category to subscribers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-the-subscription-plugin-to-limit-creating-topics-in-a-category-to-subscribers/396439)
**Author:** [@long](https://meta.discourse.org/u/long)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-the-subscription-plugin-to-limit-creating-topics-in-a-category-to-subscribers/396439 "2026-02-18T19:07:11Z")
Is it possible to create user groups, or permissions, and enabled them via a “Subscription” using that plugin and then requiring that group/permission to post new threads in a certain category? This is what I am trying … --- ## [Clicking on post timestamp scrolls page to different post when modal opens](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-on-post-timestamp-scrolls-page-to-different-post-when-modal-opens/396438)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-on-post-timestamp-scrolls-page-to-different-post-when-modal-opens/396438 "2026-02-18T18:51:10Z")
When I click on the post timestamp to bring up the Share modal the page scrolls down when it opens and I’m often no longer on the post I had clicked on (depending on post length). This has made me double-check whether I … --- ## [We still have Discourse Encrypt plugin - Would running community updates cause any issues?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-still-have-discourse-encrypt-plugin-would-running-community-updates-cause-any-issues/395562)
**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/we-still-have-discourse-encrypt-plugin-would-running-community-updates-cause-any-issues/395562 "2026-02-18T18:22:07Z")
Hi, We are still using Discourse Encrypt plugin. We are going to phase it out. We haven’t run updates in 4 months. Can I now set: allow\_new\_encrypted\_pms = false allow\_decrypting\_pms = true and then run the updates … --- ## [Is there a way to track topic content that I'm marking as "will require future editing"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-track-topic-content-that-im-marking-as-will-require-future-editing/396137)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-track-topic-content-that-im-marking-as-will-require-future-editing/396137 "2026-02-18T17:51:52Z")
I’m currently setting things up for my community and am doing quite a bit of copywriting (lots of first, second, third and fourth drafts… :sweat\_smile: ). Some of the content is starting to look decent, but there are bit… --- ## [Continued DNS errors no matter what I try](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continued-dns-errors-no-matter-what-i-try/396335)
**Author:** [@Wolf\_Witch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wolf_Witch)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continued-dns-errors-no-matter-what-i-try/396335 "2026-02-18T17:13:40Z")
Alright folks, I have tried everything I can think of here, so I am hoping someone is able to help. I have continual errors with the DNS port 443 and Port 80 failure. I set forum.vnfreaks.com to my IP address on clo… --- ## [How do I see who is TL1 (and not TL2)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-see-who-is-tl1-and-not-tl2/396404)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-see-who-is-tl1-and-not-tl2/396404 "2026-02-18T15:43:19Z")
I went to look at the groups in my community to see who amongst my members was TL1 and not yet TL2, but there doesn’t seem to be a simple way to do that – am I missing something? Seems like it would be helpful (viewing t… --- ## [Be able to manually change badge status to “not grantable”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/be-able-to-manually-change-badge-status-to-not-grantable/296645)
**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/be-able-to-manually-change-badge-status-to-not-grantable/296645 "2026-02-18T15:14:43Z")
I have loads of badges on my site which are automatically granted via the API when someone does something on the connected WordPress site. It works great! However I have a few badges I need to manually grant on posts. W… --- ## [Posts synced from Zendesk do not send notifications and emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-synced-from-zendesk-do-not-send-notifications-and-emails/283987)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-synced-from-zendesk-do-not-send-notifications-and-emails/283987 "2026-02-18T15:06:29Z")
When posts are synchronized from Zendesk, users do not get a(n email) notification for these posts. Regular posts created in those topics do cause notifications to be sent. I believe that this might be happening becaus… --- ## [It would be great to see some love given to the webhook page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-would-be-great-to-see-some-love-given-to-the-webhook-page/305294)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-would-be-great-to-see-some-love-given-to-the-webhook-page/305294 "2026-02-18T15:05:31Z")
Currently, the API page looks like this: You get: API Key (truncated of course) Description User who it can run as Created Date Last Used Date Eyeball button to view/edit Red X button to delete/remove The webhook … --- ## [How to enable (3+ level) nested subcategories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-3-level-nested-subcategories/396389)
**Author:** [@Salma\_Quraishi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Salma_Quraishi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-3-level-nested-subcategories/396389 "2026-02-18T14:37:30Z")
Hello Discourse team, I run a community that would greatly benefit from allowing more than one level of subcategory (e.g., sub-subcategories). Our use case is for a community forum and the current structure is restricti… --- ## [Splash screen shows unexpected dots](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splash-screen-shows-unexpected-dots/396400)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splash-screen-shows-unexpected-dots/396400 "2026-02-18T14:23:21Z")
Did anything change overnight with the splash screen? Suddenly, we have dots under what I assigned as the animation: Previously, it was just my selected image: --- ## [Messages and chat distinction confusion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messages-and-chat-distinction-confusion/396229)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/messages-and-chat-distinction-confusion/396229 "2026-02-18T14:06:50Z")
I keep getting lost/confused when I want to access what my brain labels as a « discussion » with some other member. Some of these discussions take place by chat, others by personal message. I go to chat, can’t find it, t… --- ## [How to solve the problem of different order of Badges in different languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-solve-the-problem-of-different-order-of-badges-in-different-languages/396178)
**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-solve-the-problem-of-different-order-of-badges-in-different-languages/396178 "2026-02-18T14:03:44Z")
▶ Previously on It’s strange why it doesn’t arrange them according to a fixed ID or internal name, as this causes the Badges to appear in different orders due to translation reasons… :melting\_face: Can this problem be so… --- ## [Unusually high CPU usage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusually-high-cpu-usage/394651)
**Author:** [@char](https://meta.discourse.org/u/char)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusually-high-cpu-usage/394651 "2026-02-18T13:28:41Z")
Hi everyone, we’re trying to troubleshoot the issues our Discourse installation has been having in the last few days. We’re running a Contabo cloud vps, 8 cores/32gb/nvme, for a userbase of ~150 people; we’ve had few is… --- ## [Can you use variables in automated new topic titles?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-use-variables-in-automated-new-topic-titles/324745)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-use-variables-in-automated-new-topic-titles/324745 "2026-02-18T11:32:16Z")
Hey everyone! I just have a quick inquiry as to the functionality of the premade automation scripts. I’m running an educational platform and I want to make an automatic word of the day topic each day (to which a bot repl… --- ## [Some category bullets lack contrast with their background](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-category-bullets-lack-contrast-with-their-background/396372)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-category-bullets-lack-contrast-with-their-background/396372 "2026-02-18T10:43:27Z")
While it’s alright for certain colors, example: It’s not (or arguable) for others: --- ## [Badge selector blinks and prevents from searching in it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-selector-blinks-and-prevents-from-searching-in-it/396373)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-selector-blinks-and-prevents-from-searching-in-it/396373 "2026-02-18T10:40:09Z")
Repro: On mobile, go to a badge you can set as a title, for example https://meta.discourse.org/badges/3/regular Try using the selector. The selector blinks and prevent searching: It works fine on desktop. --- ## [Mp4 files are downloading instead of displaying inline](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mp4-files-are-downloading-instead-of-displaying-inline/396363)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mp4-files-are-downloading-instead-of-displaying-inline/396363 "2026-02-18T08:58:22Z")
Continuing the discussion from Make PDFs open directly (not via download) by default Something is causing mp4 files to still be served with content-disposition: attachment. We need to investigate and fix. --- ## [Make PDFs open directly (not via download) by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-pdfs-open-directly-not-via-download-by-default/388190)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-pdfs-open-directly-not-via-download-by-default/388190 "2026-02-18T07:36:57Z")
Currently, the core handling of PDFs is via a download: allaboutcats.pdf (42.2 KB) While this is very functional, it adds a couple of unnecessary steps for the most common use case: “I want to read this now” - especial… --- ## [Profile pictures are huge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-pictures-are-huge/396222)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-pictures-are-huge/396222 "2026-02-18T05:16:30Z")
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