# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=340 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 341 --- ## [Turn off the “views” on topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-off-the-views-on-topic/338900)
**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turn-off-the-views-on-topic/338900 "2024-11-28T03:48:40Z")
how can i turn off the views on topic? --- ## [Category Description not working properly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-description-not-working-properly/307117)
**Author:** [@ked](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ked)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-description-not-working-properly/307117 "2024-11-28T03:07:28Z")
I’ve read How do I force a refresh of a category description? and tried the solution offered with no luck. My typed in Description text is not appearing at the top of the Category page. If it helps, attempting to edit… --- ## [End-to-end Encryption for Chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/end-to-end-encryption-for-chat/226932)
**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/end-to-end-encryption-for-chat/226932 "2024-01-18T09:38:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from Introducing Discourse Chat (BETA): Just wanted to separate this out as a feature request: implementing end-to-end encryption in the new chat feature. I think this could be a game-changer… --- ## [Discourse markdown plugin error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-markdown-plugin-error/338340)
**Author:** [@aiong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aiong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-markdown-plugin-error/338340 "2024-11-27T20:58:31Z")
Discourse site is chiahpa.be I am using a custom plugin for adding ruby text (small letters above Japanese or Chinese characters), using the GitHub - lostandfound/markdown-it-ruby: Ruby annotation plugin for markdown-it… --- ## [How to hide topics of categories in mobile home page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-topics-of-categories-in-mobile-home-page/167905)
**Author:** [@avndp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/avndp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-topics-of-categories-in-mobile-home-page/167905 "2024-11-27T18:20:55Z")
As shown in the snap below, I don’t want to show the latest topics in categories of mobile home page. How can I achieve this? I’ve tried to hide it through CSS, but it is hiding not just in home page, but in other pages… --- ## [Need to find a solution to block indexing topics from a category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-find-a-solution-to-block-indexing-topics-from-a-category/338813)
**Author:** [@hoangviet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoangviet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-find-a-solution-to-block-indexing-topics-from-a-category/338813 "2024-11-27T18:09:05Z")
it is a fact that search engines, bots can index topics in a category on discourse. How to block Google, bing, yandex, … from indexing topics of a category? We look forward to Discourse experts’ support. --- ## [Add /users to top nav](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-top-nav/63681)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-top-nav/63681 "2024-11-27T15:36:51Z")
Location repo: GitHub - discourse/discourse-users-nav: Add users nav for Discourse (theme component) · GitHub Preview About This theme component adds the full nav bar on both mobile and desktop on the users page: … --- ## [Updating TOS -- how do I require existing users to accept new TOS even when they're already logged in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-tos-how-do-i-require-existing-users-to-accept-new-tos-even-when-theyre-already-logged-in/338593)
**Author:** [@lvictor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lvictor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-tos-how-do-i-require-existing-users-to-accept-new-tos-even-when-theyre-already-logged-in/338593 "2024-11-27T12:05:58Z")
We’re planning to update the TOS, but many of our users stay logged in. How do we have a TOS display when they next visit the site, and require their acceptance of TOS before continuing to the forum? Will the Discourse P… --- ## [How extensible can I make my installation in terms of sub domains and restricting membership to them?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-extensible-can-i-make-my-installation-in-terms-of-sub-domains-and-restricting-membership-to-them/337455)
**Author:** [@MatR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MatR)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-extensible-can-i-make-my-installation-in-terms-of-sub-domains-and-restricting-membership-to-them/337455 "2024-11-27T14:30:37Z")
Hello there, after more than 2 years in the planning it is less than 24 hours since I stumbled across Discourse and I’m still a bit gobsmacked at having found what seems to be the perfect solution! I have quite a comple… --- ## [Powered by Discourse with AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/powered-by-discourse-with-ai/337787)
**Author:** [@EricGT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EricGT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/powered-by-discourse-with-ai/337787 "2024-11-27T14:24:47Z")
Some sites now display but some sites are not hosted by Discourse and so do not have AI enabled. Thus the addition is a meaningful difference. Powered by Discourse with AI --- ## [Login as a Admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-as-a-admin/338768)
**Author:** [@Aniket](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aniket)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-as-a-admin/338768 "2024-11-27T13:54:44Z")
Hello Everyone, I have activated SSO for our community, user will access only through our app. earlier i was used to login as a admin to configure community but now i am able to login as a user only. what if i want to … --- ## [TOS page (standalone not FAQ section)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tos-page-standalone-not-faq-section/338759)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tos-page-standalone-not-faq-section/338759 "2024-11-27T13:50:15Z")
When setting up my Discourse it created a FAQ post which is shown on the about page as it’s own tab. That post also contains my TOS section and the TOS tab links to it. This has always bugged me since it is a bit confus… --- ## [Discourse s3 backup folder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-s3-backup-folder/338257)
**Author:** [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-s3-backup-folder/338257 "2024-11-27T13:38:51Z")
When uploading to s3, discourse will save backups to the default folder this makes the default download link of discourse here unusable: https://domain.com/admin/backups/backup.tar.gz?token=id must manually edit the a… --- ## [Add an additional page alongside About, Guidelines, Privacy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-an-additional-page-alongside-about-guidelines-privacy/302222)
**Author:** [@SkyeEden](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SkyeEden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-an-additional-page-alongside-about-guidelines-privacy/302222 "2024-04-03T13:59:40Z")
Hey! How would I go about creating a similar entry to: Ideally, we would like a separate FAQ page that is editable and navigatable like the existing ones, as a published page won’t work for what I want to do. Thanks… --- ## [How to disable replies to Discobot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-replies-to-discobot/337719)
**Author:** [@Laura.C](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Laura.C)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-replies-to-discobot/337719 "2024-11-27T11:21:49Z")
Hi there, I’d like to know if its possible to disable replies being sent to the bot from our users. They tend to respond to the bot’s “greetings” messages with their questions about our product which should be asked on … --- ## [Improved code block sizing & color scheme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-code-block-sizing-color-scheme/333946)
**Author:** [@fitzy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fitzy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improved-code-block-sizing-color-scheme/333946 "2024-11-27T11:19:14Z")
We’re experimenting with reducing the size of text and the line height, and increasing the height of code blocks, in order to improve readability of larger blocks of code. This is mostly problematic for large blocks of c… --- ## [After a brand new installation, there are no settings Discourse 3.4.0.beta3-dev installation logs error/GeoLite2-City.mmdb GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-a-brand-new-installation-there-are-no-settings-discourse-3-4-0-beta3-dev-installation-logs-error-geolite2-city-mmdb-geolite2-asn-mmdb/338453)
**Author:** [@qiancsf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qiancsf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-a-brand-new-installation-there-are-no-settings-discourse-3-4-0-beta3-dev-installation-logs-error-geolite2-city-mmdb-geolite2-asn-mmdb/338453 "2024-11-27T11:12:22Z")
After a brand new installation, there are no settings discourse 3.4.0.beta3-dev安装后 日志报错/GeoLite2-City.mmdb GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb  MaxMindDB (/var/www/discourse/vendor/data/GeoLite2-City.mmdb) could not be found: No such f… --- ## [How can I change the background of a certain topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-the-background-of-a-certain-topic/243047)
**Author:** [@Aizada\_M](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aizada_M)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-change-the-background-of-a-certain-topic/243047 "2023-07-19T09:44:33Z")
Продолжая обсуждение из темы Background of topic color change: Hello, how can I change the background of a certain topic? --- ## [How to Add a Floating Back Button in Discourse (For Mobile Users)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-floating-back-button-in-discourse-for-mobile-users/338623)
**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-floating-back-button-in-discourse-for-mobile-users/338623 "2024-11-27T08:54:04Z")
I see there have been topics about having mobile back button navigation for mobile browsers and I didn’t find solution though maybe I missed it :thinking: I’m not a coder and proficient enough with Discourse to dangerou… --- ## [Install Discourse by environment variables in host](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-by-environment-variables-in-host/338032)
**Author:** [@Wurzelseppi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wurzelseppi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-by-environment-variables-in-host/338032 "2024-11-27T06:02:34Z")
Hi all, just setting up an discourse environment with AWS CDK (Typescript). Wanted to ask, if there is a way to install discourse silently without discourse-setup over environment variables or something similar ? Than… --- ## [Topics and posts in reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-and-posts-in-reports/338260)
**Author:** [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-and-posts-in-reports/338260 "2024-11-26T09:32:55Z")
Just wanted a clarification when counting posts in our community to get our stats right. Asking because Topics are a series of messages and Post is an individual message and am not sure if one is included in the other. … --- ## [Moving the topic title, category area down](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-the-topic-title-category-area-down/338603)
**Author:** [@ozkn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ozkn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-the-topic-title-category-area-down/338603 "2024-11-26T21:30:04Z")
How can I move the title and category area to the bottom? --- ## [Managing Staging Sites on Discourse Hosting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/managing-staging-sites-on-discourse-hosting/338616)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/managing-staging-sites-on-discourse-hosting/338616 "2024-11-26T23:10:32Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how staging sites function for Enterprise hosted Discourse customers, how they can be used to test and verify changes safely, and the available options for synchronizing staging and produc… --- ## [Select-boxes are not switched of when changing tabs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-boxes-are-not-switched-of-when-changing-tabs/298180)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-boxes-are-not-switched-of-when-changing-tabs/298180 "2024-11-26T21:43:52Z")
This is a minor Contribute \> UX bug report for the feature implemented in Ability to Select Multiple Unread Topics and Mark as Read The selection checkboxes should not be visible, if one leaves the selection process by … --- ## [Private forum, but some sections are public?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-forum-but-some-sections-are-public/106105)
**Author:** [@kefir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kefir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-forum-but-some-sections-are-public/106105 "2024-11-26T20:49:57Z")
Hello, I was wondering if I could assign a default category when creating a new topic. I checked in the config search bar but I was uncertain that any option did that. The reason I want to do see if this is possible is… --- ## [Scroll jumping in this meta site while viewing threads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scroll-jumping-in-this-meta-site-while-viewing-threads/324800)
**Author:** [@TonyG](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TonyG)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scroll-jumping-in-this-meta-site-while-viewing-threads/324800 "2024-11-26T19:22:58Z")
Ugh, this has been driving me nuts. In this meta forum, as I slowly scroll through threads with many replies using the mouse wheel, the scroll positioning will frequently jump up. This may be tough to explain clearly… F… --- ## [How to insert model-viewer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-insert-model-viewer/190686)
**Author:** [@Paari\_Vendhan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paari_Vendhan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-insert-model-viewer/190686 "2024-11-26T18:15:20Z")
Hi We have a self hosted discourse for our startup. We are having to view and analyze 3d models as part of our workflow. Model-viewer gives a very simple 360 degree possibility of 3d models. It just takes a CSS, JS and… --- ## [Discourse Akismet plugin - cost & effectiveness](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-akismet-plugin-cost-effectiveness/337835)
**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-akismet-plugin-cost-effectiveness/337835 "2024-11-26T16:31:20Z")
I see Discourse Akismet (spam filter) costs about $500 a year. Apart from this, do they charge anything more? Also, does the product catch spam before it is visible on the community? How does it work? --- ## [Find members using the same IP address?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-members-using-the-same-ip-address/338485)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/find-members-using-the-same-ip-address/338485 "2024-11-26T15:47:18Z")
I could be mistaken, but I think I remember in the past a feature/option to flag multiple accounts using the same IP address. Is this possible? --- ## [Why Is the "Mondays" Dialogue Showing Up in My Summaries?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-mondays-dialogue-showing-up-in-my-summaries/335374)
**Author:** [@markschmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markschmucker)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-the-mondays-dialogue-showing-up-in-my-summaries/335374 "2024-11-26T15:15:38Z")
I’m getting the “Mondays” conversation in my summaries: I’ve seen that in my logs- it seems to be intended to help the model interpret the format? But it shouldn’t end up visible to users. This behavior started afte… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=339) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=341)