# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=254&period=day [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 255 --- ## [Feature request: provide link to create new topic in column with category and tag already specified](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-provide-link-to-create-new-topic-in-column-with-category-and-tag-already-specified/366788)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-provide-link-to-create-new-topic-in-column-with-category-and-tag-already-specified/366788 "2021-10-13T12:42:11Z")
Would it be possible to make each of the column headings to link to /tags/c/CATAGORY/TAG\_NAME, you can then see just that tag in a single list, but better, you can click New Topic and create a new topic with that tag. It… --- ## [Make it possible to start topics with only titles, no content in first post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-possible-to-start-topics-with-only-titles-no-content-in-first-post/313736)
**Author:** [@wartron](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wartron)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-it-possible-to-start-topics-with-only-titles-no-content-in-first-post/313736 "2025-05-20T01:33:34Z")
I too would like to change the min post length. I run a private community all invited, and we sometimes reply with emoji that is more than just the :heart:. also im not sure what setting but if you do the character lim… --- ## [Existing users don't get added to groups in an invite if they can already access the Topic the invite directs to](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-users-dont-get-added-to-groups-in-an-invite-if-they-can-already-access-the-topic-the-invite-directs-to/365406)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-users-dont-get-added-to-groups-in-an-invite-if-they-can-already-access-the-topic-the-invite-directs-to/365406 "2025-05-20T01:26:41Z")
Discovered this bug when trying to do some fancy invites that add a user to a couple of groups and direct them to a topic, which would apply nicely across logged in, non-logged in, and new users. To repro: Create an i… --- ## [Documentation contribution opportunities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-contribution-opportunities/326614)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-contribution-opportunities/326614 "2025-05-20T01:09:24Z")
Discourse documentation is the primary location for administrators, moderators, users, and sysadmins to find help with using Discourse and managing their sites. While this documentation is robust and covers a lot of gro… --- ## [Categories Missing from \`categories.json\` Despite Existing in the System (Custom Theme)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-missing-from-categories-json-despite-existing-in-the-system-custom-theme/365544)
**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-missing-from-categories-json-despite-existing-in-the-system-custom-theme/365544 "2025-05-20T00:09:33Z")
We’ve built a custom Discourse theme where specific categories are displayed on the homepage using JavaScript. The script uses a predefined list of category names (as a comma-separated array) to fetch and render content … --- ## [Use AI to be notified of potential solutions on topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-ai-to-be-notified-of-potential-solutions-on-topics/366698)
**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-ai-to-be-notified-of-potential-solutions-on-topics/366698 "2025-05-19T23:11:23Z")
Was reading over this topic about AI based moderation - Experiments with AI based moderation on Discourse Meta - and wonder if a similar setup could be used to receive notifications/chat messages when a topic has a poten… --- ## [Feature request: allow kanban board columns to show category and tag colors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-allow-kanban-board-columns-to-show-category-and-tag-colors/366773)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-allow-kanban-board-columns-to-show-category-and-tag-colors/366773 "2025-05-19T22:31:14Z")
I thought I must have missed something. Thanks! The other thing that I think I want, and I usually hate stuff like this, is to have another set of tags that can be used to set the color. I have today in a column but wan… --- ## [Category within Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-within-category/366761)
**Author:** [@Matthias\_Schuster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Matthias_Schuster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-within-category/366761 "2025-05-19T22:23:37Z")
Hi :slight\_smile: I just setup my page for the first time, and I see that on the meta instance, subcategories are shown prominently on the top of the parent category. How can I achieve this? When I set subcategories, t… --- ## [Feature request: open kanban board in full screen by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-open-kanban-board-in-full-screen-by-default/366763)
**Author:** [@kOS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kOS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-open-kanban-board-in-full-screen-by-default/366763 "2024-10-28T10:57:04Z")
Hi guys, I love this Component so much! It makes Discourse a Slack Replacer, for me. However, I wonder if we can improve a few things, either in general or for ourselves. Im not techy enough to get the solution on my ow… --- ## [Addding a paid group who can reply to topics but not create them](https://meta.discourse.org/t/addding-a-paid-group-who-can-reply-to-topics-but-not-create-them/297061)
**Author:** [@Titi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Titi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/addding-a-paid-group-who-can-reply-to-topics-but-not-create-them/297061 "2025-05-19T18:13:58Z")
Is it possible with this plugin to request a payment only to add a new subject/topic into a specific categorie but let the access free for all members to read and comment the subject of this categorie ? --- ## [SVG animates aren't rendered properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/svg-animates-arent-rendered-properly/366679)
**Author:** [@aas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/svg-animates-arent-rendered-properly/366679 "2025-05-19T12:42:33Z")
I upload this .svg to my post as I would any other image Here is what I see in the preview: If I open the .svg directly in my browser (visit https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marionebl/svg-term-cli/refs/heads/mas… --- ## [Collapsible Subcategories in Sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapsible-subcategories-in-sidebar/366657)
**Author:** [@alkah3st](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alkah3st)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapsible-subcategories-in-sidebar/366657 "2025-05-19T15:57:47Z")
I’ve seen a few posts about this but none have definitive answers. Does the Unreal Engine Discourse (featured on the Discourse “Discover” page) have a completely custom theme, or are there components that can achieve th… --- ## [ActivityPub posts should render dates properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-posts-should-render-dates-properly/366279)
**Author:** [@mark.reeves](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mark.reeves)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-posts-should-render-dates-properly/366279 "2025-05-19T15:35:55Z")
Ideally all Discourse tags would be handled gracefully (rendered or omitted), but we should make sure that dates are output directly: Onebox renders the date nicely: --- ## [User card loading failed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-loading-failed/366391)
**Author:** [@sheng\_hualuo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sheng_hualuo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-card-loading-failed/366391 "2025-05-19T14:44:45Z")
After the version update, I found that I couldn’t load the user card by clicking on the user’s avatar, and when I entered the personal information settings, it prompted that the page could not be found. --- ## [Close topic after x posts in some categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/close-topic-after-x-posts-in-some-categories/366615)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/close-topic-after-x-posts-in-some-categories/366615 "2025-05-19T13:59:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from Ability to NOT close topics (after x posts) in some categories: Can someone explain to me how this works? I know there is an option to auto-close topics in a category after a certain tim… --- ## [Allow kanban boards to be used in personal messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-kanban-boards-to-be-used-in-personal-messages/366702)
**Author:** [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-kanban-boards-to-be-used-in-personal-messages/366702 "2022-01-07T03:12:26Z")
Could you upgrade kanban for personal mesage? It will be helpful to display messages in tags --- ## [When goes to a category /latest doesn’t show the actual latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-goes-to-a-category-latest-doesn-t-show-the-actual-latest/366652)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-goes-to-a-category-latest-doesn-t-show-the-actual-latest/366652 "2025-05-19T12:16:57Z")
Go to a category. Click /latest. The shown topics are different than what appears when moving back using the logo. Also, the dropdown of categories still shows the visited category. This happens here and on my brand new… --- ## [Seeking Discourse developers based in UK](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-discourse-developers-based-in-uk/366670)
**Author:** [@Mollyvog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mollyvog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-discourse-developers-based-in-uk/366670 "2025-05-19T11:12:47Z")
Hello, I manage a busy community for a large UK charity and I’m looking for developers who are experienced/specialists in Discourse, which our community is built on. If you can share your details below I’ll follow up v… --- ## [Problems manually configuring perplexity sonar deep research](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-manually-configuring-perplexity-sonar-deep-research/365572)
**Author:** [@aas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-manually-configuring-perplexity-sonar-deep-research/365572 "2025-05-19T08:45:12Z")
After trying to follow the instructions here with both OpenAI and OpenRouter providers, I finally got it to work by disabling streaming. With OpenRouter, I was able to run a test with the Run test button in the LLM manu… --- ## [Intermittent Loading Issues When Navigating Between Top-Level and Child Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intermittent-loading-issues-when-navigating-between-top-level-and-child-categories/366607)
**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/intermittent-loading-issues-when-navigating-between-top-level-and-child-categories/366607 "2025-05-19T07:45:11Z")
We’re experiencing inconsistent page loads on our Discourse forum while navigating between top-level categories and their respective subcategory pages. Sometimes the content loads as expected, but other times it requires… --- ## [Breadcrumb Component Issue with Multi-Level Category Hierarchy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/breadcrumb-component-issue-with-multi-level-category-hierarchy/366014)
**Author:** [@Steve\_John](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steve_John)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/breadcrumb-component-issue-with-multi-level-category-hierarchy/366014 "2025-05-19T06:58:50Z")
Hi everyone, We’ve recently installed the Breadcrumb component (Breadcrumb Links) to help navigate our multi-level category hierarchy. However, we’ve run into an issue. As I know, Discourse currently supports a maximum … --- ## [Cannot Change Theme in Discourse — Nothing Works](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-change-theme-in-discourse-nothing-works/366617)
**Author:** [@carlossouza](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carlossouza)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-change-theme-in-discourse-nothing-works/366617 "2025-05-19T06:39:16Z")
Hi, I lost an entire day trying to set up AWS Cognito passwordless login. It simply doesn’t work. After giving up and accepting that I’ll ask users to create logins and passwords using the default Discourse system, I … --- ## [Can't change color palette?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-color-palette/366648)
**Author:** [@alkah3st](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alkah3st)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-color-palette/366648 "2025-05-19T05:02:31Z")
I created a new color palette and changed one of the colors (secondary). It doesn’t show that it’s saved, but says “Undo” next to it. If I refresh the page, my palette resets to the default. This is true for all the pale… --- ## [Share Link Shortener](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-shortener/251965)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/share-link-shortener/251965 "2025-05-19T04:42:29Z")
:discourse2: Summary Share Link Shortener adds a checkbox in the share link modal that replaces the share link with a shorter version containing only the IDs of the topic and post. :eyeglasses: Preview Prev… --- ## [Topic Checkboxes - a dynamic check list showing all checkboxes from all topic messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-checkboxes-a-dynamic-check-list-showing-all-checkboxes-from-all-topic-messages/286176)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-checkboxes-a-dynamic-check-list-showing-all-checkboxes-from-all-topic-messages/286176 "2025-05-19T02:20:17Z")
When using Discourse for project development management, it is often an operational overkill to create a separate topic for each small thing that needs a fix – it is much more viable and quick to have them all discussed … --- ## [A setting to allow non-post-owner(s) to check checkboxes (without making the post a wiki)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-setting-to-allow-non-post-owner-s-to-check-checkboxes-without-making-the-post-a-wiki/290065)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-setting-to-allow-non-post-owner-s-to-check-checkboxes-without-making-the-post-a-wiki/290065 "2025-05-19T02:17:26Z")
As a team manager using Discourse, I often describe tasks and subtasks in a medium-to-long post, and I put checkmarks where I suggest things should be completed and marked as done. It’s been very helpful for both me and … --- ## [Having trouble setting up AWS Cognito passwordless login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-trouble-setting-up-aws-cognito-passwordless-login/366622)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-trouble-setting-up-aws-cognito-passwordless-login/366622 "2025-05-19T00:02:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from Cannot Change Theme in Discourse — Nothing Works: Hi Carlos! Welcome to our community. :hugs: Ugh, that’s annoying. I’m starting a new topic here if you are up for trying again with us. … --- ## [Restore a backup from the command line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-a-backup-from-the-command-line/108034)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-a-backup-from-the-command-line/108034 "2025-05-18T22:22:02Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to restore a Discourse backup from the command line without using the Discourse web UI. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator :wrench: Console access required He… --- ## [Auto-delete personal messages older than 60 days?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-personal-messages-older-than-60-days/349925)
**Author:** [@qingfeng1024](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qingfeng1024)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-delete-personal-messages-older-than-60-days/349925 "2025-05-18T22:01:54Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for a way to automatically delete private messages (PMs) that are older than 60 days on my Discourse forum. We’re seeing a large volume of PMs due to users interacting with an AI chatbot integra… --- ## [How do I pass data to an artifact?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-pass-data-to-an-artifact/350791)
**Author:** [@markschmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markschmucker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-pass-data-to-an-artifact/350791 "2025-05-18T21:43:19Z")
Any tips on how to pass data to the artifact? I want to paste the same artifact many place in my forum, using a different JWT token in each place. I’ve been trying things like this but can’t get the creator to use it: \<… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=253&period=day) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=255&period=day)