# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=283 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 284 --- ## [Do you use Discourse as a non-community tool?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-discourse-as-a-non-community-tool/356509)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-use-discourse-as-a-non-community-tool/356509 "2025-03-11T15:10:12Z")
For a few years, I’ve been having my personal Discourse I use daily. I’m not organized and I always forget things. There are many tools that can help for this, but having to learn a new software is a step that can be ha… --- ## [Allow category moderators to move topics to a category they moderate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-move-topics-to-a-category-they-moderate/356805)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-move-topics-to-a-category-they-moderate/356805 "2025-03-11T15:29:30Z")
Currently if a category moderator tries to move a topic to a category that requires approval/review of new topics, but with the category being one that they themselves are the moderators of (and thus, do the topic review… --- ## [Custom fields should be editable by staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fields-should-be-editable-by-staff/356802)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-fields-should-be-editable-by-staff/356802 "2025-03-11T15:23:43Z")
Currently custom fields are only editable for staff “indirectly” on the users preferences page. The user list page itself (on https:///admin/users/) should have an option to edit a custom field for newly created user acc… --- ## [Also looking for a German agency](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ebenfalls-auf-der-suche-nach-einer-deutschen-agentur/356797)
**Author:** [@Aurora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aurora)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ebenfalls-auf-der-suche-nach-einer-deutschen-agentur/356797 "2025-03-08T21:53:02Z")
We are also looking for a German agency. We handle hosting and administration ourselves. We need improvements in usability and a theme. --- ## [Looking for a German agency](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auf-der-suche-nach-einer-deutschen-agentur/353655)
**Author:** [@Roland\_W](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Roland_W)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auf-der-suche-nach-einer-deutschen-agentur/353655 "2025-02-21T22:12:23Z")
What would you like done? We are looking for a German-speaking agency that offers support for our existing Discourse system. When do you need it done? Permanently. What is your budget, in $ USD that you can offer for… --- ## [Discourse Community or App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-community-or-app/356624)
**Author:** [@cezzitall\_oasis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cezzitall_oasis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-community-or-app/356624 "2025-03-11T14:31:36Z")
All, Background: A few months ago I participated in a very wonderful retreat. I was able to talk to the business owner who is looking for a more active way to support engagement and continued support to participants. W… --- ## [Terms & Data Protection in Easy Responsive Footer without login in closed community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/terms-data-protection-in-easy-responsive-footer-without-login-in-closed-community/356598)
**Author:** [@blindzero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blindzero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/terms-data-protection-in-easy-responsive-footer-without-login-in-closed-community/356598 "2025-03-11T10:56:07Z")
Hi everybody, I am self-hosting discourse for a closed community (registration + login nececssary). However for legal reasons we want to make two pages (pre-created “terms & conditions” & “data protection” pages) availa… --- ## [Discourse is now installed. But This site can’t be reached](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-now-installed-but-this-site-can-t-be-reached/356773)
**Author:** [@Sharmila\_Saud](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sharmila_Saud)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-now-installed-but-this-site-can-t-be-reached/356773 "2025-03-11T10:49:04Z")
Discourse is now installed. Log into your admin account in a browser to continue configuring Discourse. But When i open my domain i face this issue This site can’t be reached domain.com refused to connect. Try: Ch… --- ## [Does discourse have chat notification webhook?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-have-chat-notification-webhook/260293)
**Author:** [@teukuridho](https://meta.discourse.org/u/teukuridho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-have-chat-notification-webhook/260293 "2025-03-11T08:00:44Z")
Does discourse have the realtime chat notification webhook? Like when a user sends a message to another user or a channel. I have used the webhook in API but it doesn’t have a chat notification event option. --- ## [Help with category and tag organisation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-category-and-tag-organisation/356756)
**Author:** [@becl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/becl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-category-and-tag-organisation/356756 "2025-03-11T07:51:47Z")
I need a little help with organising categories and tags. The forum I am creating has a general theme where there will be categories for everyone related to said theme. I also want people to be able to discuss by countr… --- ## [The images and other static resources in the email sent to the user are damaged](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-images-and-other-static-resources-in-the-email-sent-to-the-user-are-damaged/356723)
**Author:** [@qingfeng1024](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qingfeng1024)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-images-and-other-static-resources-in-the-email-sent-to-the-user-are-damaged/356723 "2025-03-11T04:15:25Z")
Preview of the email in the administrator dashboard The images and other static resources in the email sent to the user are damaged. They appear normal in the administrator settings under email preview, but once sent… --- ## [Displaying Subcategories like the Discourse Community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-subcategories-like-the-discourse-community/356753)
**Author:** [@becl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/becl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-subcategories-like-the-discourse-community/356753 "2025-03-11T07:42:36Z")
Hi, I wonder if anyone can tell me how I create my subcategories to display like this as boxes, as they do on the discourse documentation category. https://meta.discourse.org/c/documentation/10 I found this link on my… --- ## [Discobot Tutorial does not recognize link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-tutorial-does-not-recognize-link/356494)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-tutorial-does-not-recognize-link/356494 "2025-03-11T07:15:20Z")
In the new User Tutorial where you are supposed to reply with a link, the bot does not recognize it. Maybe This is because the new preview embedder only Shows the preview but not the link anymore? This is confusing to ne… --- ## [Issue about X preview](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-about-x-preview/354678)
**Author:** [@baronesh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/baronesh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-about-x-preview/354678 "2025-03-11T06:40:50Z")
There’s an issue with the preview when sharing X posts. What could be the cause? The previews are not loading at all. There was no such issue 1-2 days ago. Thanks! --- ## [Why is my site not showin up in Discourse Discover (hhf tech)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-site-not-showin-up-in-discourse-discover-hhf-tech/355968)
**Author:** [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-my-site-not-showin-up-in-discourse-discover-hhf-tech/355968 "2025-03-11T01:29:36Z")
my forum is not discoverable. i didn’t knew it. my users told me HHF Technology Forums - We invite you to dive into discussions, ask questions, and share your insights with fellow members. Your participation enriches o… --- ## [Discourse update error with Terser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-error-with-terser/355057)
**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-update-error-with-terser/355057 "2025-03-11T00:42:02Z")
Hi everyone, I’m having trouble updating my Discourse forum through the admin panel, and I could use some help figuring out what’s going wrong. When I try to update, I get an error message, and it stops the whole proces… --- ## [Translation missing: en.dashboard.problem.sidekiq\_check](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-missing-en-dashboard-problem-sidekiq-check/355343)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translation-missing-en-dashboard-problem-sidekiq-check/355343 "2025-03-11T00:41:14Z")
Does anyone know if there’s a way to fix this in the dashboard, or is it a bug? The dashboard says: Translation missing: en.dashboard.problem.sidekiq\_check but when I search through Site Texts, I don’t see a setting… --- ## [PWA reloads topics over and over](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pwa-reloads-topics-over-and-over/356668)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pwa-reloads-topics-over-and-over/356668 "2025-03-10T23:17:58Z")
No idea what the repro is, it just happens. This has happened to me ever since 18.1 RC but it has annoyed me enough to report it now. When this happens you will be unable to scroll or click buttons. It doesn’t happen ev… --- ## [Looking for a freelancer to implement a custom Discourse theme (based on an existing mockup)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-freelancer-to-implement-a-custom-discourse-theme-based-on-an-existing-mockup/356480)
**Author:** [@Jerome-cockpitLAB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jerome-cockpitLAB)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-freelancer-to-implement-a-custom-discourse-theme-based-on-an-existing-mockup/356480 "2025-03-10T23:01:56Z")
Hello Discourse community, I am looking for an experienced freelance developer/integrator to help implement a custom Discourse theme for our CockpitLab forum. We have already created a functional mockup with Lovable (an… --- ## [Greater visibility for topic timer actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/greater-visibility-for-topic-timer-actions/356691)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/greater-visibility-for-topic-timer-actions/356691 "2025-03-10T21:04:42Z")
TLDR: We would like the ability to have more visibility for topic timer actions. We make our product announcements in an internal/private category for a period of time (at least 5 business days) and then publish them… --- ## [Determining whether my VPS needs any upgrades (generally)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-whether-my-vps-needs-any-upgrades-generally/351398)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-whether-my-vps-needs-any-upgrades-generally/351398 "2025-03-10T20:02:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Upgrade failed spectacularily: What is the best way to check whether my VPS needs any upgrades, before performing a Discourse update? Thanks. --- ## [DuckDuckGo Search Suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duckduckgo-search-suggestions/83902)
**Author:** [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duckduckgo-search-suggestions/83902 "2025-03-10T19:52:48Z")
Solves Is there a way to suggest DuckDuckGo instead of Google for failed search UI?. A Discourse theme component to use DuckDuckGo as the suggested search system, instead of Google! p.s. You’ll probably want to custo… --- ## [Moving to New Server woes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-to-new-server-woes/356493)
**Author:** [@Samir\_Faci](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Faci)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-to-new-server-woes/356493 "2025-03-10T19:34:29Z")
I am moving my discourse installation to a new server, DNS etc is all already patched up, valid SSL certificates on the server I copied the /var/discourse folder from server A to server B and trying to rebuild it but i’m… --- ## [Inappropriate posts are spamming the Anthias Discourse forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inappropriate-posts-are-spamming-the-anthias-discourse-forums/356644)
**Author:** [@nicomiguelino](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicomiguelino)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inappropriate-posts-are-spamming-the-anthias-discourse-forums/356644 "2025-03-10T17:39:06Z")
Inappropriate (almost all of them being explicit) topics have been flooding the Anthias Discourse forums (https://forums.screenly.io/) this weekend. We would like to ask for help about this issue. We already added rule… --- ## [Can we have a tag or similar for #dev announcements?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-a-tag-or-similar-for-dev-announcements/356437)
**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-have-a-tag-or-similar-for-dev-announcements/356437 "2025-03-10T16:44:11Z")
Can we please have a tag, sub-category, or index for the dev announcements? I think they are valuable enough so we can find/track them easily. I wanted to search them several times, and it’s not super convenient. It wo… --- ## [Ruby 2.6.1 will speed Discourse up!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ruby-2-6-1-will-speed-discourse-up/108281)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ruby-2-6-1-will-speed-discourse-up/108281 "2019-02-04T03:41:40Z")
I have been investigating general performance today and was very pleasantly surprised to see the new version of ruby (2.6.1) both reduces memory usage AND speeds up Discourse. In particular, looking at Discourse bench: … --- ## [Introducing a 'js' tab for local themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-a-js-tab-for-local-themes/353577)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-a-js-tab-for-local-themes/353577 "2025-02-21T10:47:15Z")
In the latest version of Discourse, we’ve introduced a new “JS” tab to the admin theme editor: Behind-the-scenes, this corresponds to a file named javascripts/discourse/api-initializers/theme-initializer.gjs. Our re… --- ## [Get glimmer component access to stuff from the parent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-glimmer-component-access-to-stuff-from-the-parent/316898)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-glimmer-component-access-to-stuff-from-the-parent/316898 "2025-03-10T15:59:07Z")
I’m adding a component to before-topic-list-body. I need for it to get some data from either the category or the topic (and I’ll add the data I want to which ever serializer makes more sense). I’ve spent a couple hours … --- ## [How to add more emojis to like button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-more-emojis-to-like-button/356629)
**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-more-emojis-to-like-button/356629 "2025-03-10T15:47:16Z")
My Discourse only shows a heart for the like button. There is no set of choices. But this forum shows 14 choices when the like button is selected. How does one enable that? --- ## [Notify backend about chat reads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notify-backend-about-chat-reads/356632)
**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notify-backend-about-chat-reads/356632 "2025-03-10T15:46:12Z")
I need to notify my backend when a chat is read by user. I didnt find any webhook for this. What can I do? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=282) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=284)