# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=114&state=muted [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 115 --- ## [Topic Count in Category Boxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-count-in-category-boxes/187411)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-count-in-category-boxes/187411 "2021-04-20T00:28:35Z")
:discourse2: Summary Topic Count in Category Boxes places a topic count in the lower right corner of both category boxes, as well as category boxes with featured topics on the Discourse /category page. … --- ## [New users clicking category link see “access to this forum is by invite only” and cannot log in via OAuth2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-clicking-category-link-see-access-to-this-forum-is-by-invite-only-and-cannot-log-in-via-oauth2/389937)
**Author:** [@Soumya\_Ranjan\_Mishra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Soumya_Ranjan_Mishra)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-clicking-category-link-see-access-to-this-forum-is-by-invite-only-and-cannot-log-in-via-oauth2/389937 "2026-02-05T17:38:34Z")
Hi Everyone, We have a private category in our Discourse instance that is restricted to a specific user group. We created a link so new users can access this category after logging in through OAuth2. However, when new … --- ## [Search on the Admin \> Badges page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-on-the-admin-badges-page/395044)
**Author:** [@Zanbabe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zanbabe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-on-the-admin-badges-page/395044 "2026-02-05T16:04:51Z")
I’d like to request badge search functionality on the Admin \> Badges page. The search already exists, because it is there when you award badges from other areas, but not sure why it isn’t on the Admin \> Badges page itse… --- ## [Reactions picker positioned outside of viewport on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reactions-picker-positioned-outside-of-viewport-on-mobile/395181)
**Author:** [@TobiasUdtke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TobiasUdtke)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reactions-picker-positioned-outside-of-viewport-on-mobile/395181 "2026-02-05T14:45:20Z")
We are having a very similar problem to that was described here: The reactions picker is displayed outside of the view port. Using debug tools I was able to determine that is receives element.style {left: 89.6562px; … --- ## [Flawless performance from Discourse Helper w/ Gemini 3 ... until now ! eeeegads! meltdown!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flawless-performance-from-discourse-helper-w-gemini-3-until-now-eeeegads-meltdown/395203)
**Author:** [@StevePlex](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StevePlex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flawless-performance-from-discourse-helper-w-gemini-3-until-now-eeeegads-meltdown/395203 "2026-02-05T12:34:52Z")
I have been getting wonderfully helpful inference from Discourse Helper persona with Gemini 3.. but today it melted down on a very simple question about how the Custom Wizard plugin works. though I didn’t ask for it .… --- ## [Edit history revision arrows are not correct for RTL languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-history-revision-arrows-are-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/364707)
**Author:** [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-history-revision-arrows-are-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/364707 "2026-02-05T12:14:44Z")
as you can see the hover text of arrow at the right says “First revision” while arrow pointing towards the next side as for RTL readers, they are facing each other. Should be --- ## [Reverse Reply arrow icon for RTL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-reply-arrow-icon-for-rtl/385565)
**Author:** [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-reply-arrow-icon-for-rtl/385565 "2026-02-05T12:06:35Z")
This is how it looks for Arabic the arrow is pointing to the left (same as LTR), it should be pointing to the right. should look like --- ## [Error in CleanUpUnmatchedIPs: timestamp is 2.7M years BC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-cleanupunmatchedips-timestamp-is-2-7m-years-bc/395229)
**Author:** [@markschmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markschmucker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-cleanupunmatchedips-timestamp-is-2-7m-years-bc/395229 "2026-02-05T11:06:57Z")
I get this error in /logs. Can I clean up the invalid record somehow? Our forum is only 8 years old :laughing: Message Job exception: PG::DatetimeFieldOverflow: ERROR: timestamp out of range: "2735882-02-03 08:00:19.… --- ## [Creating categories without selecting an icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-categories-without-selecting-an-icon/395223)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-categories-without-selecting-an-icon/395223 "2026-02-05T10:44:49Z")
I am not sure if this is a bug, it could also be a new feature. While I am not able to create a category without selecting an icon in the old interface to create a category. This is possible in the new one. But the new … --- ## [Need some Help with my Triggered Custom Badge Query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-some-help-with-my-triggered-custom-badge-query/395115)
**Author:** [@bisley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bisley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-some-help-with-my-triggered-custom-badge-query/395115 "2026-02-05T09:15:24Z")
Hi folks, I’m stuck on my SQL query. My goal / expectation is that it should grant a specific custom badge immediately when a user replies to a particular topic. The thing is I’m halfway there because the Daily “Backfil… --- ## [Rejected mails are unreadable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rejected-mails-are-unreadable/392868)
**Author:** [@lilydjwg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lilydjwg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rejected-mails-are-unreadable/392868 "2026-02-05T07:39:07Z")
When I check my self-hosted site’s /admin/email-logs/rejected, I find that rejected mails have their body like this: The correct mail body starts with 谢谢 in UTF-8 (the full body is much longer), and the damaged text … --- ## [Topic originator automatic vote](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-originator-automatic-vote/183239)
**Author:** [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-originator-automatic-vote/183239 "2026-02-05T02:50:31Z")
Is is possible to have the originator of a votable topic automatically have their vote for the topic register when the topic is approved by the moderators? --- ## [How do I recover a previous theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-recover-a-previous-theme/395226)
**Author:** [@Mayank\_Garg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mayank_Garg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-recover-a-previous-theme/395226 "2026-02-04T23:49:13Z")
Hii All, I attempted to configure a local theme as a component, but it did not function as expected. I subsequently tried to reconfigure the local theme as a child theme to my original parent theme. This process took pl… --- ## [Category color selector doesn't show already used colors correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-color-selector-doesnt-show-already-used-colors-correctly/395221)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-color-selector-doesnt-show-already-used-colors-correctly/395221 "2026-02-04T22:50:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from Simplified category setup: To me, it seems as if the data the color picker needs may not be available when lazy-loaded categories are enabled. It only shows the colors of the categories i… --- ## [Public community, private community, or a mix? (context: migrating from Facebook)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-community-private-community-or-a-mix-context-migrating-from-facebook/394890)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-community-private-community-or-a-mix-context-migrating-from-facebook/394890 "2026-02-04T22:02:39Z")
In moving a community from a private group on Facebook to Discourse, I’m wondering if there is an opportunity to open up parts of it and make them public. With the move, the community is going to gain structure (see Stru… --- ## [Mark topics as solved under a tag instead of category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topics-as-solved-under-a-tag-instead-of-category/160150)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topics-as-solved-under-a-tag-instead-of-category/160150 "2026-02-04T21:40:59Z")
Display an empty box next to unsolved topics I’d like to call the Solved plugin based on a specific tag applied to a topic, such as help-wanted. Once the tag is applied, the topic will be treated as in need of a solut… --- ## [Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-in-production-with-the-official-supported-instructions/142537)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-in-production-with-the-official-supported-instructions/142537 "2020-02-25T00:52:05Z")
Our install guide lives in GitHub alongside Discourse code at discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub. Last edited by @Falco 2026-02-04T21:00:34Z (UTC) ▶ Check document --- ## [Add a log of solved/unsolved events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-log-of-solved-unsolved-events/58389)
**Author:** [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-log-of-solved-unsolved-events/58389 "2026-02-04T20:37:52Z")
Excuse me @sam and the rest of team. :slight\_smile: Is there some possibly to see a “log” for solved events? An example: User “A” opened a topic. User “B” replayed User “C” replayed User “A” said thanks for the i… --- ## [Unexplained Email::Receiver::InvalidPost errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexplained-email-invalidpost-errors/377793)
**Author:** [@lavamind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lavamind)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexplained-email-invalidpost-errors/377793 "2026-02-04T18:36:06Z")
Got a few mailing lists mirrored over at Mailing Lists - Tor Project Forum We recently noticed a few messages were not being mirrored from the Mailman3 mailing list to the forum. The email rejection logs show these ema… --- ## [Admin panel position displays Chinese upside down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/395166)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/395166 "2026-02-04T16:12:25Z")
--- ## [Tag IDs displaying instead of slugs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-ids-displaying-instead-of-slugs/395070)
**Author:** [@TimJensen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimJensen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-ids-displaying-instead-of-slugs/395070 "2026-02-04T15:33:58Z")
After a recent update the selected tags shown on /u/USERNAME/preferences/tracking display the tag IDs rather than the tag slugs. In the past the tag slugs were displayed instead of the IDs. --- ## [Body of message in /admin/email-logs/rejected is sometimes displayed as gobbledegook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/body-of-message-in-admin-email-logs-rejected-is-sometimes-displayed-as-gobbledegook/387320)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/body-of-message-in-admin-email-logs-rejected-is-sometimes-displayed-as-gobbledegook/387320 "2026-02-04T14:54:17Z")
Sometimes it displays as plain text as expected, but sometimes it displays the way characters are shown when the encoding is wrong – question marks within diamond symbols, question marks within squares, etc. --- ## [How to change Discourse splash animation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-discourse-splash-animation/234251)
**Author:** [@thimiraonline](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thimiraonline)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-discourse-splash-animation/234251 "2026-02-04T14:43:57Z")
I want to replace the Discourse splash animation with the Pulse animation. (please check the animation in codepen) How should I do it? --- ## [Change loading animation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-loading-animation/353990)
**Author:** [@Timelord](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timelord)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-loading-animation/353990 "2026-02-04T14:43:03Z")
Does anyone know if it is possible to change the loading animation when you first hit a Discourse site? The four or five circular dots… --- ## [Carelessly splitting a solved post to a new topic breaks things](https://meta.discourse.org/t/carelessly-splitting-a-solved-post-to-a-new-topic-breaks-things/393989)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/carelessly-splitting-a-solved-post-to-a-new-topic-breaks-things/393989 "2026-02-04T14:26:55Z")
I moved Misssing Profile Picture options from How to Change User Profile Picture. Because I was careless, before I split it, I marked one of the soon-to-be-moved posts as the solution. @moin kindly and privately pointed… --- ## [Personal branding for the splash screen](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-branding-for-the-splash-screen/304711)
**Author:** [@anon82911141](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon82911141)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-branding-for-the-splash-screen/304711 "2026-02-04T14:11:44Z")
Discourse Splash was introduced back in July of 2022, since then, not many changes have been made or adjusted. Is there a roadmap or estimated time of arrival for the planned improvements and changes? I’ve seen quite a … --- ## [How does Discourse rewind count chat messages in the past year?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-rewind-count-chat-messages-in-the-past-year/395078)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-discourse-rewind-count-chat-messages-in-the-past-year/395078 "2026-02-04T11:53:47Z")
Image taken from Own username and avatar displayed when looking at other people’s Rewinds I noticed that the chat section in my rewind on Meta was no longer available after my last message in the lounge channel was o… --- ## [Tags are replaced for a string](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-are-replaced-for-a-string/395112)
**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-are-replaced-for-a-string/395112 "2026-02-04T06:12:10Z")
I lost something? --- ## [Discourse Logo with Throbber](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-logo-with-throbber/395101)
**Author:** [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-logo-with-throbber/395101 "2026-02-04T01:51:00Z")
Is this new or have I been missing the logo during page load here on meta? Either way, it is a very nice touch and I want it! :grinning\_face: --- ## [Error while processing route: adminGroups.index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-processing-route-admingroups-index/395008)
**Author:** [@bdfl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bdfl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-processing-route-admingroups-index/395008 "2026-02-03T21:30:38Z")
Hi, sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this. I upgraded to ESR v2026.1.0 (c013d80bc7) and I can’t reach my groups page in production on Docker. I have no problem in dev on Ruby/Rails. The problem persists with … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=113&state=muted) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=115&state=muted)