# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=261 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 262 --- ## [A better way to manage indices for Doc Categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-better-way-to-manage-indices-for-doc-categories/362126)
**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-better-way-to-manage-indices-for-doc-categories/362126 "2025-04-16T22:06:00Z")
This is a step backwards from the original Docs plugin in my opinion. --- ## [Discourse Docs Plugin – Topics Not Updating in Docs Page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docs-plugin-topics-not-updating-in-docs-page/362076)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docs-plugin-topics-not-updating-in-docs-page/362076 "2025-04-16T21:44:35Z")
I’m currently using the Discourse Docs plugin and I’ve run into an issue where new topics posted in certain categories no longer appear in the Docs page. For example, in this category: :link: https ://sitet0r dot com/c/… --- ## [Prompt tools: funnel, orbit, and flux charts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prompt-tools-funnel-orbit-and-flux-charts/362106)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prompt-tools-funnel-orbit-and-flux-charts/362106 "2025-04-16T14:48:43Z")
Just learned about these tools for use creating better prompts Maybe someday in the future they could be created and incorporated for those creating prompts with Discourse. :slightly\_smiling\_face: Funnel: decomposes… --- ## [Regularly fetching database info for user fields without logout](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regularly-fetching-database-info-for-user-fields-without-logout/362097)
**Author:** [@Dre\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dre_M)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regularly-fetching-database-info-for-user-fields-without-logout/362097 "2025-04-16T14:00:52Z")
Hi! We’ve successfully brought membership and other account information from our database into the “custom fields” using rest API, but right now it’s requiring each user to log out and then log back in (using our SSO) b… --- ## [Customizing the /about page with user bios](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-the-about-page-with-user-bios/362093)
**Author:** [@aas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-the-about-page-with-user-bios/362093 "2025-04-16T13:39:01Z")
The default /about page for a Discourse site that displays info for moderators and admins only displays each user’s username, name, and title. How do I customize the about page so that it also displays the contents of ea… --- ## [Discourse and my personal experience using it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-and-my-personal-experience-using-it/358373)
**Author:** [@Mister](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mister)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-and-my-personal-experience-using-it/358373 "2025-04-16T11:24:33Z")
Hello. This is my first topic on meta.discourse and I would really like to write about my opinion and the results of my first acquaintance with discourse. Background I should start by saying that I came across discour… --- ## [Error ”fa-user should be updated to user" when a bot is scraping](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-fa-user-should-be-updated-to-user-when-a-bot-is-scraping/362041)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-fa-user-should-be-updated-to-user-when-a-bot-is-scraping/362041 "2025-04-16T09:36:38Z")
I get a lot error The icon name "fa-user" has been removed and should be updated to "user"when a bot is scraping content, no matter if it is using GET and reaching a topic, tag, user, ./well-known… etc. That error comes … --- ## [Post activity exchange? (what happened to postloop.com?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-activity-exchange-what-happened-to-postloop-com/287725)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-activity-exchange-what-happened-to-postloop-com/287725 "2025-04-16T08:48:15Z")
So, many years ago when I used to run older forums (over 750k members was massive back in the early 2000s ha) built on vBulletin, phpBB etc. probably one of, if not the first “Trust Level” system in 2006 lol Anyway, the… --- ## [Add Category Column](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-category-column/103893)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-category-column/103893 "2025-04-16T07:04:01Z")
:discourse2: Summary Add Category Column adds a category column to the topic lists. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on Discourse Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/discourse… --- ## [Start the Discussion link at bottom of blog post not working, linking to topic\_url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-the-discussion-link-at-bottom-of-blog-post-not-working-linking-to-topic-url/360015)
**Author:** [@Pieces](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pieces)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-the-discussion-link-at-bottom-of-blog-post-not-working-linking-to-topic-url/360015 "2025-04-16T07:15:16Z")
I noticed that the “Start the Discussion” link at the bottom of my Wordpress Blog Post stopped working and is now just linking to “topic\_url”. I am not exactly sure when this stopped working. I did recently update my W… --- ## [Tell us how you manage subscriptions on Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tell-us-how-you-manage-subscriptions-on-discourse/361365)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tell-us-how-you-manage-subscriptions-on-discourse/361365 "2025-04-11T05:43:31Z")
We’re doing some research into how people manage subscription-based communities on Discourse, and would love to hear from some folks that do this. The two supported ways of hosting subscription communities on Discourse … --- ## [I give up with email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-give-up-with-email/362023)
**Author:** [@Picho\_Pelis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Picho_Pelis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-give-up-with-email/362023 "2025-04-16T06:28:38Z")
I’m giving up on email. I can’t configure outgoing emails. I’ve already tried Zoho, Brevo, and Resend, but I haven’t been able to get any of them. Please help. Always the same error. --- ## [Checking chat names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-chat-names/362003)
**Author:** [@ker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-chat-names/362003 "2025-04-16T03:39:01Z")
Hi, I would like to know if there is a way or a plugin that can show who recently changed the name of a chat. For example, if I changed the chat name to “burger,” is there a way to find out who made that change? I woul… --- ## [Broken links redirect to the Access Denied page instead of 404](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-links-redirect-to-the-access-denied-page-instead-of-404/346619)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-links-redirect-to-the-access-denied-page-instead-of-404/346619 "2025-04-15T23:56:02Z")
Accessing an incorrect topic URL like https://meta.discourse.org/t/modifying-style-attribute-dynamically-on -topic-list-item/346415/2 (note the space) leads to the following problem: On reload, this happens: The … --- ## [Do all deleted posts get logged to users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-all-deleted-posts-get-logged-to-users/361356)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-all-deleted-posts-get-logged-to-users/361356 "2025-04-15T20:18:30Z")
I need to delete all posts in a category and was going to follow the instructions in Bulk delete all topics in a category. I’m wondering if those deleted posts will be tallied under each user’s delete count on their pro… --- ## [Discourse Rewind 2024](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rewind-2024/348063)
**Author:** [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rewind-2024/348063 "2025-04-11T17:51:38Z")
Hi everyone :wave: You might have noticed, the link in your user menu. This is an experiment we did this year (with @Falco and @jordan.vidrine) internally, and while it’s not ready to be an official plugin, we wanted to… --- ## [Assigning Category Moderator Role Without Admin Access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-category-moderator-role-without-admin-access/361929)
**Author:** [@FordX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/FordX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assigning-category-moderator-role-without-admin-access/361929 "2025-04-15T19:38:34Z")
Hi everyone :waving\_hand: I’m currently managing a Discourse forum and working on organizing our staff roles. My goal is to assign moderators to specific categories only, with the ability to perform basic moderation tas… --- ## [Change notification level to Tracking/Watching if a user Votes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-to-tracking-watching-if-a-user-votes/272275)
**Author:** [@Luke\_Cousins](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luke_Cousins)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-to-tracking-watching-if-a-user-votes/272275 "2025-04-15T19:34:49Z")
This is a brilliant plugin, thank you. Could there be an option for people who vote on a thread to automatically become subscribed (tracking and/or watching)? We use this for tracking feature requests, but then find peo… --- ## [Not respecting editable after sign up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-respecting-editable-after-sign-up/361529)
**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-respecting-editable-after-sign-up/361529 "2025-04-15T18:31:03Z")
I created a custom user Feild for counties Currently has 2 options available in a dropdown. Not able to change County options. Dropdown does nothing in preferences\\Profile. And when using graceful theme itcreates a … --- ## [Disable activation email for OIDC users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-activation-email-for-oidc-users/324537)
**Author:** [@steinhh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steinhh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-activation-email-for-oidc-users/324537 "2025-04-15T18:07:57Z")
Hi, is there a way to disable activation emails for users authenticating with OIDC? We have openid connect overrides email set to yes anyways(\*), and some people are notoriously unable to search their spam folders… Give… --- ## [Discourse Stuck on Loading (Logs)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stuck-on-loading-logs/361603)
**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-stuck-on-loading-logs/361603 "2025-04-15T17:41:20Z")
Does anyone know what is going on, and if this is affected by the recent Multilingual plugin I installed? Having trouble decoding the logs: ----------------------- DiscoTOC theme/component is throwing errors: TypeErro… --- ## [Is it possible to integrate Google Drive uploads with the Standard Plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-google-drive-uploads-with-the-standard-plan/361688)
**Author:** [@jaeni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jaeni)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-google-drive-uploads-with-the-standard-plan/361688 "2025-04-15T15:46:05Z")
Hi there. Our team is planning to use the Discourse Standard Plan and host our forum on the web provided by Discourse. I have a question. The Standard Plan includes 20GB of storage. Since we are a game company and exp… --- ## [Set up image uploads to Google Cloud Storage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-image-uploads-to-google-cloud-storage/117655)
**Author:** [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-image-uploads-to-google-cloud-storage/117655 "2019-05-14T04:49:27Z")
Do you want to use Google Storage for your image uploads? Here are the steps: Set a default Google project if you don’t have one. Get a developer key. Create a bucket by going here. Enter a unique name and selec… --- ## [Viewability of hidden Topic text from an Ignored user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewability-of-hidden-topic-text-from-an-ignored-user/361449)
**Author:** [@MentalNomad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MentalNomad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/viewability-of-hidden-topic-text-from-an-ignored-user/361449 "2025-04-15T14:20:00Z")
There’s an asymmetry in how posts from an Ignored user are handled. All posts by an Ignored user are hidden from view. Posts which are Replies have a button, “VIEW 1 HIDDEN REPLY”, which can reveal the text. Posts whi… --- ## [Custom button above conversation topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-button-above-conversation-topic/361898)
**Author:** [@Cédric\_DANIEL](https://meta.discourse.org/u/C%C3%A9dric_DANIEL)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-button-above-conversation-topic/361898 "2025-04-15T14:04:14Z")
What Hello I would like to have a custom insert, button type, composed as follows please: location above the conversation topic, but below the title double conditioned display: user member of a certain group AND topic… --- ## [RSS Polling posts are always appearing as unlisted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-posts-are-always-appearing-as-unlisted/361884)
**Author:** [@Liam\_Griffin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Liam_Griffin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-polling-posts-are-always-appearing-as-unlisted/361884 "2025-04-15T12:29:14Z")
I’m using the RSS Polling plugin which is connected to our changelog, and a new topic is created as expected when a new changelog post is published. However all the topics are appearing as whispers/ unlisted: I can’t… --- ## [Filtering spam/troll accounts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-spam-troll-accounts/361124)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-spam-troll-accounts/361124 "2025-04-15T11:20:37Z")
Is there a way to disable email-only signup? I would like to set up so that signup can only be via GitHub, Twitter or Discord. I have a user who is using VPNs to repeatedly log in and troll or post 4h1t content. With p… --- ## [I can't save edit on site texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-save-edit-on-site-texts/360990)
**Author:** [@songs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/songs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-save-edit-on-site-texts/360990 "2025-04-15T07:18:41Z")
It’s no important if I do any edits, save button is not working ? --- ## [Enhance or create a different AI bot to help Discourse developers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhance-or-create-a-different-ai-bot-to-help-discourse-developers/275922)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhance-or-create-a-different-ai-bot-to-help-discourse-developers/275922 "2023-08-20T13:54:48Z")
While there are hints that the current Discourse AI - AI Bot can help with Discourse developer tasks, it may not have been created for such. As a suggestion enhance the current bot or create a new bot to help with develo… --- ## [Getting Uncaught SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unterminated string error on a fresh dev install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-uncaught-syntaxerror-json-parse-unterminated-string-error-on-a-fresh-dev-install/361840)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-uncaught-syntaxerror-json-parse-unterminated-string-error-on-a-fresh-dev-install/361840 "2025-04-15T04:42:54Z")
Getting the following JS console error on a fresh dev install created using these steps - Developing Discourse using a Dev Container Is it something to be ignored and won’t interfere with active plugin development or do… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=260) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=262)