# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=182&status=created [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 183 --- ## [Inserting a date and location](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inserting-a-date-and-location/383410)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inserting-a-date-and-location/383410 "2025-10-07T15:28:09Z")
Hi, how come when I use this date and location code: \[date=2025-09-20 timezone="America/Fortaleza"\] The result when I click the date in my post is this one giving me the date and location for two cities, Cayenne (Frenc… --- ## [The Cost of Ephemeral Communication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-cost-of-ephemeral-communication/384916)
**Author:** [@mae](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mae)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-cost-of-ephemeral-communication/384916 "2025-10-07T15:08:06Z")
Modern communication is built for the scroll. Think: Slack and Discord chats, disappearing messages, DMs, and social feeds where the stream moves too quickly to be reliably referenced later. The goal is speed and inform… --- ## [Help how to delete categories and channels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ayuda-como-eliminar-categorias-y-canales/384701)
**Author:** [@Picho\_Pelis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Picho_Pelis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ayuda-como-eliminar-categorias-y-canales/384701 "2025-10-07T04:19:35Z")
I need help deleting the default categories --- ## [AI Persona to mention another persona](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-persona-to-mention-another-persona/384898)
**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-persona-to-mention-another-persona/384898 "2025-10-07T13:47:47Z")
I have created two personas ‘productX’ and ‘productXaddons’. Users are PM-ing with ‘productX’, but when they have a question about addons i’ve instructed it in the system prompt to mention ‘productXaddons’. So it does it… --- ## [Forum entries jump on Android app after opening the app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-entries-jump-on-android-app-after-opening-the-app/384604)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-entries-jump-on-android-app-after-opening-the-app/384604 "2025-10-07T13:30:11Z")
When I open the app on my Android tablet, the entries jump once shortly after opening when the URL is displayed because there are no unread or new topics. Can this be prevented? I think this did not happen before the rec… --- ## [Responding to the error "You can’t log in from that IP address”, but IP not blocked"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responding-to-the-error-you-can-t-log-in-from-that-ip-address-but-ip-not-blocked/384355)
**Author:** [@gigperformer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gigperformer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/responding-to-the-error-you-can-t-log-in-from-that-ip-address-but-ip-not-blocked/384355 "2025-10-07T11:18:23Z")
We ran into this problem a few weeks ago but searches only led us to discussions about the problem and no real solutions. However, we discovered that the reason we were having the problem is because we tried proxying ou… --- ## [Users unable to access our forum with mobile data connections](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-unable-to-access-our-forum-with-mobile-data-connections/383392)
**Author:** [@TomoftheFog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TomoftheFog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-unable-to-access-our-forum-with-mobile-data-connections/383392 "2025-10-07T10:53:11Z")
Hi all, Have a strange one here I can’t seem to figure out and hoping someone may know the answer. We have some users who are unable to view our forum when connected on mobile data, with no issues when using a wifi conn… --- ## [Using LightDarkImg throws error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-lightdarkimg-throws-error/384869)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-lightdarkimg-throws-error/384869 "2025-10-07T10:41:07Z")
When using \, I get a puzzling error that gives no actual indication to the route of the problem. Error: index.js:1755 Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: eC(...) is not a function at index.js:1755:48 … --- ## [Clicking on “resend confirmation email” duplicates the email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-on-resend-confirmation-email-duplicates-the-email/384872)
**Author:** [@Nacho\_Caballero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nacho_Caballero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-on-resend-confirmation-email-duplicates-the-email/384872 "2025-10-07T09:11:12Z")
I’m on 3.6.0.beta2-latest and noticed that after adding an alternative email and clicking “resend confirmation email”, a new row gets added with the same email. --- ## [Discourse AI Translator, Planet Icon Missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-translator-planet-icon-missing/384868)
**Author:** [@Smooth\_Play](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Smooth_Play)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-translator-planet-icon-missing/384868 "2025-10-07T08:50:50Z")
Hello guys, I saw that it should be possible to force translations by using the planet icon and clicking Translate Post. But this button won’t appear at all in my instance. I do have the latest version of Discourse. And… --- ## [Can Docker Manager Update Caused NGINX Proxy Manager to Crash?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-docker-manager-update-caused-nginx-proxy-manager-to-crash/383868)
**Author:** [@Deenius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deenius)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-docker-manager-update-caused-nginx-proxy-manager-to-crash/383868 "2025-10-07T07:18:58Z")
Hi, everyone. Something strange happened to me today. I have a VPS server with Discourse forum and WordPress installed on it. I also have NGINX Proxy Manager and Authentik installed on it. I updated Docker Manager. How… --- ## [Affiliate plugin questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preguntas-sobre-complementos-de-afiliados/384849)
**Author:** [@Picho\_Pelis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Picho_Pelis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preguntas-sobre-complementos-de-afiliados/384849 "2025-10-07T02:24:23Z")
I'm going to start using Discourse now. My forum will be in the style of chollo, like michollo and chollomentro. How can I add featured images and a button for affiliates? --- ## [How to assign topic to a moderator using curl or python script(not from web UI)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-topic-to-a-moderator-using-curl-or-python-script-not-from-web-ui/383978)
**Author:** [@srk123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/srk123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-assign-topic-to-a-moderator-using-curl-or-python-script-not-from-web-ui/383978 "2025-10-06T21:37:37Z")
Hi, I am moderator of the platform hosted by Discourse. I can see Assign button for each topic in the UI. Does that mean assign plugin is enabled? I have my API key and able to performs operations like pull latest topic… --- ## [Persistent SMTP Timeout Issue with Spacemail on Discourse (VPS, Docker)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-smtp-timeout-issue-with-spacemail-on-discourse-vps-docker/383452)
**Author:** [@errorexee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/errorexee)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persistent-smtp-timeout-issue-with-spacemail-on-discourse-vps-docker/383452 "2025-10-06T21:33:11Z")
Hello Discourse Support/Community, I have been struggling for several days to resolve an issue with outgoing emails from my Discourse instance. I am running Discourse in a Docker container on a Spaceship VPS (Phoenix, U… --- ## [Setup Inquiry: AI Summarization in Discourse & LLM Integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-inquiry-ai-summarization-in-discourse-llm-integration/383836)
**Author:** [@S.AAKASH\_MUTHIAH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/S.AAKASH_MUTHIAH)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-inquiry-ai-summarization-in-discourse-llm-integration/383836 "2025-10-06T21:30:40Z")
Hello Discourse Support Team, I have a few questions regarding the use of AI summarization in Discourse, and I would appreciate your help in guiding me through the setup process: How to Initialize AI Summarization: … --- ## [Spam providing from internal IP addresses as 172.17.0.1?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-providing-from-internal-ip-addresses-as-172-17-0-1/383891)
**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thanatermesis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-providing-from-internal-ip-addresses-as-172-17-0-1/383891 "2025-10-06T21:18:29Z")
Short story: I recently had a massive Spam on my discourse installation after to change a text template for the “email confirmation” that seeemed to be wrong (from an old install?) that the url had something like url/aut… --- ## [Creating a component to show last-chance warning when replying to old topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-component-to-show-last-chance-warning-when-replying-to-old-topics/382689)
**Author:** [@CT075](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CT075)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-component-to-show-last-chance-warning-when-replying-to-old-topics/382689 "2025-10-06T20:48:11Z")
Hello, I’m running a community that historically has a bit of a problem with necro-bumping threads. I am familiar with warn\_reviving\_old\_topic\_age (and we do have it set), but it seems that many users aren’t seeing the… --- ## [S3 (not AWS) backups stopped working, presumably since an update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-not-aws-backups-stopped-working-presumably-since-an-update/382582)
**Author:** [@Fma965](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fma965)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/s3-not-aws-backups-stopped-working-presumably-since-an-update/382582 "2025-10-06T20:17:48Z")
I have a bucket set but it seems to be trying to use default? I use GarageHQ as a lightweight MinIO alternative. I’m on 3.6.0.beta1-dev ( ed6beea336 ) \[2025-09-14 10:40:34\] Removing tmp ‘/var/www/discourse/tmp/back… --- ## [Suggestions for displaying AI response areas beneath threads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestions-for-displaying-ai-response-areas-beneath-threads/384212)
**Author:** [@kuaza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuaza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestions-for-displaying-ai-response-areas-beneath-threads/384212 "2025-10-06T18:47:38Z")
I am making slight modifications to the AI plugin to enable users to engage in regular conversations. However, the final aspect I am unable to achieve is the display area where the AI responds (the last section in the… --- ## [502 error on Re-Order Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-error-on-re-order-categories/384185)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-error-on-re-order-categories/384185 "2025-10-06T18:44:51Z")
this issue has existed for months today the forum has about 405 categories --- ## [Option to select format and compression degree for thumbnails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-select-format-and-compression-degree-for-thumbnails/266864)
**Author:** [@ariznaf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ariznaf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-select-format-and-compression-degree-for-thumbnails/266864 "2025-10-06T18:44:09Z")
Now that AVIF is available in the forum, I thought it would be great to be able to select that format for the thumnails that the forum generates from the provided images. It would be great to be able to select avif for… --- ## [Add a custom header with a dropdown menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-custom-header-with-a-dropdown-menu/33451)
**Author:** [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-a-custom-header-with-a-dropdown-menu/33451 "2015-09-18T21:23:11Z")
We’ll be implementing a black header with one link that reveals a menu of more links, like this: In Admin \> Customize \> CSS/HTML, create a new customization. Remember that you can have multiple customizations active … --- ## [Watched word regular expression crash (2025)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-word-regular-expression-crash-2025/382417)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-word-regular-expression-crash-2025/382417 "2025-10-06T17:25:19Z")
Similar to this one Repro watched words regular expressions enabled watched words tag action regular expression \*abc Result It is impossible to create topics or posts RegexpError (target of repeat operator is not spe… --- ## [Topic ID as a variable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-id-as-a-variable/374168)
**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. … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=181&status=created) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=183&status=created)