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**Author:** [@tknospdr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tknospdr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-id-as-a-variable/374168 "2025-10-06T17:11:56Z")
Is there a way to get the topic ID as a variable within a topic? Use case, we have categories for support and bug tracking tickets. I’d like to set them up with templates like so. This: \> Do \*\*not\*\* remove this line: … --- ## [Duplicating Foundation or Horizon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-foundation-or-horizon/384809)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-foundation-or-horizon/384809 "2025-10-06T16:26:37Z")
So I got distracted a bit, hitting a bug while searching for a solution, but in the end I didn’t find a solution either. Sometimes, when debugging odd behaviour, I create a copy of the theme (either “create new” and hav… --- ## [How do I find the corresponding username via user ID?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-id/384781)
**Author:** [@TethysPlex](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TethysPlex)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-id/384781 "2025-10-06T16:14:16Z")
I am a user of the Discourse community, and I would like to know if there is any way to get a username by user ID. Or to get a username from a user nickname. --- ## [Share your Discourse testimonial here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-discourse-testimonial-here/384648)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-your-discourse-testimonial-here/384648 "2025-10-06T15:53:36Z")
We love praise and are not too proud to ask for it! Please share your stories here about great experiences you’ve had using our software, hosting your community with us, or getting stellar help here on meta and from our … --- ## [Is there a way to block a specific user(s) from a specific section?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-block-a-specific-user-s-from-a-specific-section/384201)
**Author:** [@Kartoon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartoon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-block-a-specific-user-s-from-a-specific-section/384201 "2025-10-06T14:59:39Z")
I know you could create a new user group and add them to that but that’s somewhat clunky and I don’t even know if it would work because if you blocked “Block Group” from using the section, any other groups they’re apart … --- ## [Review item not generated when flag is resolved by "Take Action..." feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-item-not-generated-when-flag-is-resolved-by-take-action-feature/380025)
**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-item-not-generated-when-flag-is-resolved-by-take-action-feature/380025 "2025-10-06T12:08:05Z")
Priority/Severity: Medium Platform: Operating System Windows 11 Browser Google Chrome 139.0.7258.139 Discourse 3565ddcc3672fc73614a8e2aa99ed8b8df2164f3 Description: The history of moderation actions is valuable conte… --- ## [Minor UI mismatches in user-menu-billing button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-ui-mismatches-in-user-menu-billing-button/384751)
**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/minor-ui-mismatches-in-user-menu-billing-button/384751 "2025-10-06T05:33:14Z")
Seen from the screenshot, all of the other buttons except “Billing” only includes a svg icon without words, but Billing does, it causes a visual mismatch. Is it better to remove the words? I think the icon is enough. … --- ## [I broke my site while updating it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-broke-my-site-while-updating-it/384733)
**Author:** [@alexjacoby](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexjacoby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-broke-my-site-while-updating-it/384733 "2025-10-05T21:48:28Z")
Hi there, I broke my site while updating it :cry: I haven’t updated it in a while (it’s a work-in-progress so I don’t have users to worry about). I was following the updating instructions, and it was taking a very, ver… --- ## [Add ... option to Discourse Reactions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-discourse-reactions/227785)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-discourse-reactions/227785 "2025-10-05T21:14:05Z")
Add the moment discourse-reactions is limited to a static number of reactions. In some communities it makes sense to give full flexibility so people can pick any reaction from the :rainbow: of emojis. The idea would b… --- ## [A list of topics awaiting answers and solutions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-list-of-topics-awaiting-answers-and-solutions/384723)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-list-of-topics-awaiting-answers-and-solutions/384723 "2025-10-05T19:04:56Z")
Hello, I’ve been a community manager for many years, and throughout this time, I’ve consistently faced a challenge across various platforms—such as Khoros for Autodesk forums—regarding how to mark topics or the first pos… --- ## [Downloads of the backups are not being initiated when clicking the link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloads-of-the-backups-are-not-being-initiated-when-clicking-the-link/384437)
**Author:** [@winterk0rn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/winterk0rn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downloads-of-the-backups-are-not-being-initiated-when-clicking-the-link/384437 "2025-10-05T17:23:30Z")
hi, since today I can not download my created backups via the e-mail link anymore. tried different firefox based browsers, but this shouldn’t matter as it worked always before tried to download also older backups from… --- ## [Why Is the Discourse AI Translation Icon Not Appearing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-discourse-ai-translation-icon-not-appearing/384710)
**Author:** [@Smooth\_Play](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Smooth_Play)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-discourse-ai-translation-icon-not-appearing/384710 "2025-10-05T15:28:56Z")
I don’t know why, but the site-wide toggle never appears in my instance. Does it require the discourse-translator plugin enabled? Actually… no buttons to translate anything appear at all. --- ## [Inconsistencies in case in post menu actions' titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistencies-in-case-in-post-menu-actions-titles/384715)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistencies-in-case-in-post-menu-actions-titles/384715 "2025-10-05T11:16:23Z")
In buttons titles in the post menu, majority like deleting, editing bookmarking, etc are in lowercase, while the Like button’s title text is uppercase. This may be nitpicking, really, but I first came across it when look… --- ## [Make Full Name accessible in admin view when "enable names" is off](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-full-name-accessible-in-admin-view-when-enable-names-is-off/147781)
**Author:** [@InspektorCluzo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InspektorCluzo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-full-name-accessible-in-admin-view-when-enable-names-is-off/147781 "2025-10-04T18:05:54Z")
Synopsis of the problem If a community requests the full name of its users at registration, by setting /admin/settings/users/ “full name required” ON, … but, for privacy reasons, does not expose the Full Name to the co… --- ## [Suggestion: Move post(s) modal: display 5 most recently visited topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-move-post-s-modal-display-5-most-recently-visited-topics/384697)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-move-post-s-modal-display-5-most-recently-visited-topics/384697 "2025-10-04T17:31:31Z")
Hey guys In longer threads when multiple topics start to cross over, we usually create a new topic and then select specific posts and move them to the new topic. Currently we have to go back and get the topic ID of the… --- ## [Site logo only shows 'D' not 'Discourse'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-logo-only-shows-d-not-discourse/384672)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-logo-only-shows-d-not-discourse/384672 "2025-10-04T14:24:14Z")
Here on Meta, the site logo used to be the full word ‘Discourse’. Now, it’s just the ‘D’, as used in topics. :white\_check\_mark: :cross\_mark: --- ## [Site setting to hide custom user fields from signup page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-setting-to-hide-custom-user-fields-from-signup-page/130990)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-setting-to-hide-custom-user-fields-from-signup-page/130990 "2025-10-04T12:32:41Z")
I thought that I had seen such a feature request recently, but I can’t find it. If you have a bunch of user custom fields, the login modal gets ugly. If there are 10 optional fields and 2 required fields, one has to scr… --- ## [New way to track edits on wiki posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-way-to-track-edits-on-wiki-posts/383582)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-way-to-track-edits-on-wiki-posts/383582 "2025-10-04T11:46:41Z")
For several years the reply to “How do I ensure a wiki post is bumped when it’s edited?” was to close the topic to prevent replies and delete all replies below the wiki. Then edits on the wiki post were edits on the last… --- ## [IP location still remains unknown when MaxMind license key configured](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-location-still-remains-unknown-when-maxmind-license-key-configured/384596)
**Author:** [@MoRanYue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MoRanYue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-location-still-remains-unknown-when-maxmind-license-key-configured/384596 "2025-10-04T05:53:51Z")
I have configured my MaxMind license key and account ID in 3 places: ~/.bashrc, \/config/discourse.conf and discourse.service (Systemd). But, it still not to query the location of IPs, but their organizati… --- ## [Returning 500 when requesting users' custom avatars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/returning-500-when-requesting-users-custom-avatars/384454)
**Author:** [@MoRanYue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MoRanYue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/returning-500-when-requesting-users-custom-avatars/384454 "2025-10-04T05:11:12Z")
I tried to upload a custom avatar, it could be succesfully uploaded, but when requesting https://example.com/user\_avatar/example.com/example\_user/96/11\_2.png, it just returned 500 error. The default anonymous avatar has … --- ## [Can Discourse act as an OIDC provider for AWS Cognito (Hosted UI)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-act-as-an-oidc-provider-for-aws-cognito-hosted-ui/384677)
**Author:** [@Madushanka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Madushanka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-act-as-an-oidc-provider-for-aws-cognito-hosted-ui/384677 "2025-10-04T00:57:36Z")
We are exploring a way to let users sign in to our platform (xyz.com) using the accounts they already have on another platform (abc.com) which is powered by Discourse. Our authentication backend is Amazon Cognito, and w… --- ## [Canned Replies for Staff Notice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-for-staff-notice/134300)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/canned-replies-for-staff-notice/134300 "2025-10-03T21:59:56Z")
Would be great if Canned Replies could be used to fill in Staff Notices. Right now you have to compose each Staff Notice or copy/paste from somewhere else. --- ## [Fast typing threshold notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-typing-threshold-notification/384664)
**Author:** [@Tealk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tealk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fast-typing-threshold-notification/384664 "2025-10-03T21:51:12Z")
Hello, I set Fast typing threshold to High to better prevent spam, but now users are being muted without me being notified. So I don’t even notice it. --- ## [Community Fragmentation: When Growth Becomes Your Obstacle](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-fragmentation-when-growth-becomes-your-obstacle/384567)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-fragmentation-when-growth-becomes-your-obstacle/384567 "2025-10-03T21:28:45Z")
Only the most privileged of community practitioners will make it to retirement without experiencing the stress of chasing growth targets at least once in their career. The majority of us have had a close relationship wit… --- ## [Large icon not rendering in DiscourseHub as site logo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-icon-not-rendering-in-discoursehub-as-site-logo/384647)
**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/large-icon-not-rendering-in-discoursehub-as-site-logo/384647 "2025-10-03T21:25:11Z")
I have a report from multiple users of DiscourseHub on my Maker Forums Discourse that our site icon isn’t showing up in DiscourseHub, but other icons are. For example: Our icon is not a T. Searching, I found this pag… --- ## [Suggestion: Impersonating an account should not affect "last seen" date](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-impersonating-an-account-should-not-affect-last-seen-date/189347)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-impersonating-an-account-should-not-affect-last-seen-date/189347 "2025-10-03T19:42:20Z")
Hey guys Current behaviour is: When impersonating a user’s account, the last seen date is affected by this action. This behaviour is confusing for other users and our staff since they assume, that the user was actually … --- ## [Dealing with DeepSeek JSON Response Format Issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-deepseek-json-response-format-issues/384640)
**Author:** [@MoRanYue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MoRanYue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dealing-with-deepseek-json-response-format-issues/384640 "2025-10-03T13:51:13Z")
When using DeepSeek, it passed the test in configuration menu, but the API returned 400 error with content {"error":{"message":"This response\_format type is unavailable now","type":"invalid\_request\_error","param":null,"c… --- ## [Solution to integrate Mybb in Discourse mobile app without migrating (like Tapatalk)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solution-to-integrate-mybb-in-discourse-mobile-app-without-migrating-like-tapatalk/384571)
**Author:** [@Lyvyoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lyvyoo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solution-to-integrate-mybb-in-discourse-mobile-app-without-migrating-like-tapatalk/384571 "2025-10-03T13:57:42Z")
Hello, I found a lot of threads about migrating Mybb forums to Discourse but none about a solution to integrate an existing Mybb forum in a Discourse mobile app, like Tapatalk does. A solution like this would avoid the… --- ## [Feedback on AI Summarisation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-ai-summarisation/275747)
**Author:** [@Julienlavigne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julienlavigne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-ai-summarisation/275747 "2024-12-28T15:40:40Z")
Feedback on the summarisation. This looks very promising :pray: :point\_up: the popup is not wide enough It would be great to offer options about how long the summary should be. It sounds like this is targeting the … --- ## [Visibility of assign action posts is controlled by whispers allowed groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visibility-of-assign-action-posts-is-controlled-by-whispers-allowed-groups/326637)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visibility-of-assign-action-posts-is-controlled-by-whispers-allowed-groups/326637 "2025-10-03T12:58:49Z")
Is it intentional that the visibility of the assign-related small action posts, when assigns public is disabled, is controlled by whispers allowed groups? For me, that is an unexpected connection; I expected the visibili… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=173) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=175)