# Latest

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=274

[Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 275

---

## [Sidebar plugins don't match the plugin list under all installed plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-plugins-dont-match-the-plugin-list-under-all-installed-plugins/358587)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-plugins-dont-match-the-plugin-list-under-all-installed-plugins/358587 "2025-03-24T15:43:05Z")

</div>

I’ve noticed just how confusing the admin sidebar is for plugins. Under plugins /admin/plugins (in conjunction with the sidebar) there are a few different things going on: There are plugins listed on the sidebar that ta…

---

## [Bounced Email Info Not Found](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounced-email-info-not-found/358328)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bounced-email-info-not-found/358328 "2025-03-24T15:33:34Z")

</div>

I went to investigate a user who did not receive an email for signing up. The admin screen showed a bounced score. I went to Admin-\>Email-\>Server setup & logs-\>Bounced(tab). I see the user listed on the Bounced report. …

---

## [My suggestion for the Themes/Components panel (CSS inside)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-suggestion-for-the-themes-components-panel-css-inside/358553)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-suggestion-for-the-themes-components-panel-css-inside/358553 "2025-03-24T15:08:05Z")

</div>

I wasn’t a big fan of the old Themes/Components panel (https://forum.alltiago.com/admin/customize/components), but it was good enough in terms of space and how it was organized (kinda). But the new one is really a mess, …

---

## [The navigation menu is not vertically centered on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-navigation-menu-is-not-vertically-centered-on-mobile/358592)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-navigation-menu-is-not-vertically-centered-on-mobile/358592 "2025-03-24T14:09:20Z")

</div>

The padding-top or #main-outlet is 20px\[1\]: The navigation bar’s bottom margin is 12px\[2\]: The result is that the navigation bar is not vertically centered between the header and the main content: My sugg…

---

## [Screen blanking when clicking a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/screen-blanking-when-clicking-a-topic/356508)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@manton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manton)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/screen-blanking-when-clicking-a-topic/356508 "2025-03-24T11:23:42Z")

</div>

Hi, A user reported this issue where the entire screen would go blank on his laptop when clicking a topic after I updated the forum in this topic: Upgrading v2.2.0.beta4 forum with unknown local changes - Installation -…

---

## [Issues with CPT lessons (using Learndash Plugin) sync to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-cpt-lessons-using-learndash-plugin-sync-to-discourse/358510)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-cpt-lessons-using-learndash-plugin-sync-to-discourse/358510 "2025-03-24T11:18:02Z")

</div>

Hey guys, I have been running into an issue with a CPT created my Learndash LMS plugin Learndash plugin disables custom fields by default. I used a plugin to basically enable and add those CFs to learndash’s post types …

---

## [Ranked Choice poll doesn't use min/max settings properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ranked-choice-poll-doesnt-use-min-max-settings-properly/358372)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@v-maxbraden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/v-maxbraden)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ranked-choice-poll-doesnt-use-min-max-settings-properly/358372 "2025-03-24T10:03:05Z")

</div>

When I create a multiple choice polls I can can set the minimum and maximum number of choices before Vote is enabled, but this doesn’t seem to work for Ranked Choice voting. If I create a poll with five options: poll t…

---

## [How to add categories next to latest post and trending topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-categories-next-to-latest-post-and-trending-topics/358563)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Olle11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olle11)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-categories-next-to-latest-post-and-trending-topics/358563 "2025-03-24T10:03:04Z")

</div>

Hi there, I wonder if it is possible to add categories next to latest posts and trending topics? Best regards Olle

---

## [Increase height of reply box?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-height-of-reply-box/358491)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Olle11](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Olle11)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increase-height-of-reply-box/358491 "2025-03-24T03:53:52Z")

</div>

Hi, I wonder if it is possible to increase the height of reply box by standard? I know that it is possible to increase the height by dragging the box upwards and that it will automatically remember that til next reply …

---

## [Did the update shorten my system prompt space?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/did-the-update-shorten-my-system-prompt-space/358458)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/did-the-update-shorten-my-system-prompt-space/358458 "2025-03-24T03:39:32Z")

</div>

Hello, I updated today and now notice that the AI system prompt is 300 characters long which is not long enough for my prompts and I cannot save them. Did this happen in today’s update or is there something else on my …

---

## [Hot to enable publishability for a post type without auto-publish?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hot-to-enable-publishability-for-a-post-type-without-auto-publish/358495)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Firsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firsh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hot-to-enable-publishability-for-a-post-type-without-auto-publish/358495 "2025-03-23T23:00:01Z")

</div>

I have the normal “post” post type that gets auto-published as expected using the WP Discourse plugin. I also have another post type, that is Gutenberg-editor-enabled, but the only way I can assign existing or freshly/ma…

---

## [Alternative views for Category and Site Events Calendars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-views-for-category-and-site-events-calendars/358466)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@acka47](https://meta.discourse.org/u/acka47)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-views-for-category-and-site-events-calendars/358466 "2025-03-23T21:48:19Z")

</div>

The calendars embedded in a topic with \[calendar\]\[/calendar\] support different views: Month, Week List. Unfortunately, the calendar at upcoming-events and the category calendars I add via events calendar categories only …

---

## [Request for dynamic page creator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-dynamic-page-creator/358519)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Mister](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mister)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-for-dynamic-page-creator/358519 "2025-03-23T21:04:53Z")

</div>

In Discourse, additional static web pages are already implemented through the following plugins: sylque/discpage nukomeet/discourse-static-pages However, I would like to see an implementation in Discourse, or through …

---

## [Trouble with s3: Failed to open TCP connection to 169.254.169.254 due to missing secret access key](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-s3-failed-to-open-tcp-connection-to-169-254-169-254-due-to-missing-secret-access-key/358402)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-s3-failed-to-open-tcp-connection-to-169-254-169-254-due-to-missing-secret-access-key/358402 "2025-03-23T16:18:38Z")

</div>

This is a standard install. These credentials work on the old server and they work on the new server using s3cmd, but when I do a discourse restore to try to get a list of backups, I get Error retrieving instance profil…

---

## [Adjusting default composer height](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adjusting-default-composer-height/358504)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adjusting-default-composer-height/358504 "2025-03-23T16:08:17Z")

</div>

:bookmark: This guide explains how to customize the default height of the composer when creating new topics or replies in Discourse. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator or Theme Developer Overvie…

---

## [Separate docker volumes for uploads and backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-docker-volumes-for-uploads-and-backups/358501)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@schneeland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schneeland)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-docker-volumes-for-uploads-and-backups/358501 "2025-03-23T14:39:57Z")

</div>

Have a closer look at app.yml and the Discourse docker image again as part of a new install, I was reminded that in the standard install, all data except for logs is handled via a single docker volume. Now this is proba…

---

## [How can I display subcategories in such boxes if a main category is selected?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-display-subcategories-in-such-boxes-if-a-main-category-is-selected/358488)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Aurora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aurora)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-display-subcategories-in-such-boxes-if-a-main-category-is-selected/358488 "2025-03-23T13:59:26Z")

</div>

How can I display subcategories in such boxes if a main category is selected?

---

## [Multilingual sites: ask for preferred language at registration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multilingual-sites-ask-for-preferred-language-at-registration/73497)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multilingual-sites-ask-for-preferred-language-at-registration/73497 "2025-03-23T12:42:25Z")

</div>

Thank you very much for the feature allowing users selecting their preferred locale. Very helpful for communities living multilingual realities! Have you considered to allow users to define their preferred locale at reg…

---

## [Allow users to set language at signup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-set-language-at-signup/26000)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-set-language-at-signup/26000 "2019-04-10T07:18:37Z")

</div>

Sorry if this is discussed elsewhere but I couldn’t find it easily. I’d like to allow users to set their preferred language at signup. We have a multilingual community. The same “interface language” option would be prov…

---

## [Default group title is not being applied consistently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-group-title-is-not-being-applied-consistently/83229)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Biscuit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Biscuit)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-group-title-is-not-being-applied-consistently/83229 "2025-03-23T03:08:19Z")

</div>

When I assign a member to a custom group, they don’t always display the specified “Default title for all users in this group” On some occasions it works. On other occasions, the member has retained “Regular” as their ti…

---

## [Can't erase the bookmark search input](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-erase-the-bookmark-search-input/357861)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-erase-the-bookmark-search-input/357861 "2025-03-22T19:39:07Z")

</div>

When we fill in the bookmark search input and send the request, then we can’t delete the input’s content. Steps: Fill in the bookmark search input Run the search Try deleting the input’s content by pressing bac…

---

## [Help with URLs not working on Chrome](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-urls-not-working-on-chrome/358377)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-urls-not-working-on-chrome/358377 "2025-03-22T16:43:17Z")

</div>

I know this is not directly related to Discourse, but since it’s my forum using Discourse, here it is: I’m trying to make sure that all versions of a URL work and direct people to my forum. Those versions are: http://d…

---

## [Bulk Unlist PMs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-unlist-pms/358398)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-unlist-pms/358398 "2025-03-22T16:18:41Z")

</div>

Is there a way to bulk unlist PMs the same way I can bulk unlist topics within a category? I noticed the unlist function is missing from the Bulk Actions for the PMs. I want to unlist PMs from the past so new members th…

---

## [Using a reference in a TOC reloads the page without moving to reference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-a-reference-in-a-toc-reloads-the-page-without-moving-to-reference/358380)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-a-reference-in-a-toc-reloads-the-page-without-moving-to-reference/358380 "2025-03-22T15:38:37Z")

</div>

Trying to use a TOC to link to topics in a FAQ. When I click on the TOC item it ends up reloading the page and doesn’t pass the # reference in the URL so the page doesn’t go anywhere. However I enter the URL directly int…

---

## [Restrict users who are member to see my private github repos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-users-who-are-member-to-see-my-private-github-repos/358283)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-users-who-are-member-to-see-my-private-github-repos/358283 "2025-03-22T12:41:31Z")

</div>

how to share private Github repos with users who are logged in and members of my forum. Is it even possible. or is there a way around how to achieve this. ? Any guidance appreciated

---

## [Discourse Randomly Does Not run or Rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-randomly-does-not-run-or-rebuild/358231)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 3:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-randomly-does-not-run-or-rebuild/358231 "2025-03-22T03:51:15Z")

</div>

Out of nowhere, Discourse is no longer wanting to run and is not even rebuilding using ./launcher rebuild app. I commented out all plugins too. Here is the logs when I try to start it: https://codefile.io/f/8XUuOqyEDd H…

---

## [Having issues running tests on my WSL2 system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-running-tests-on-my-wsl2-system/358275)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-issues-running-tests-on-my-wsl2-system/358275 "2025-03-22T03:37:56Z")

</div>

Do you mean running something like this fails locally for you? ~/work/discourse \[main\] $ rspec spec/system/user\_activity\_bookmarks\_spec.rb Randomized with seed 38950 ... Finished in 7.71 seconds (files took 2.5 second…

---

## [I found that my backup file suddenly became much smaller](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-found-that-my-backup-file-suddenly-became-much-smaller/358408)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@co\_choa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/co_choa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-found-that-my-backup-file-suddenly-became-much-smaller/358408 "2025-03-22T03:25:44Z")

</div>

As shown in the figure, I found that the size of my backup file dropped from 1.5G to more than 700M after March 15th. I don’t know what happened. I used another test website I had, restored 700MB of archive, and back…

---

## [Multiple topic\_id parameters in a granular API token?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-topic-id-parameters-in-a-granular-api-token/358198)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-topic-id-parameters-in-a-granular-api-token/358198 "2025-03-22T00:56:33Z")

</div>

What is the proper method for multiple topic ids, category ids, etc. in a granular API key? Is it comma delimited, or something else?

---

## [Hide persona from composer dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-persona-from-composer-dropdown/358357)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-persona-from-composer-dropdown/358357 "2025-03-21T23:43:28Z")

</div>

I’m using personas across different forums as part of an autoresponding automation. Each persona is tailored to a specific forum and provides contextual replies when mentioned or triggered automatically—they aren’t meant…

[Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=273)

[Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=275)
