# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=446 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 447 --- ## [Google groups importer stripping content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-groups-importer-stripping-content/148622)
**Author:** [@mat-mcloughlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mat-mcloughlin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-groups-importer-stripping-content/148622 "2020-04-21T14:39:05Z")
Hey, I’ve been looking at the google groups importer and have noticed that in some cases it strips off some of the content of the message. For example: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/event-store/fGIIDOSGa1Q R… --- ## [Firefox is sometimes unable to load/render previously cached images (avatars)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-is-sometimes-unable-to-load-render-previously-cached-images-avatars/309597)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-is-sometimes-unable-to-load-render-previously-cached-images-avatars/309597 "2024-05-30T15:23:25Z")
We are investigating what seems to be a Firefox bug relating to avatars being cached on disk and then retrieved by a later request. Reported to Firefox as: The way this problem manifests is missing avatars where one … --- ## [Style topic timer and slow mode like other small topic notices?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-topic-timer-and-slow-mode-like-other-small-topic-notices/309985)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/style-topic-timer-and-slow-mode-like-other-small-topic-notices/309985 "2024-05-30T15:16:49Z")
This alignment disparity is highlighted by our simplified topic map experiment… but we should probably use similar formatting and alignment for these messages at the bottom of a topic. --- ## [Incremental backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incremental-backups/309829)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incremental-backups/309829 "2024-05-30T15:08:09Z")
Is there a plugin or another way to do incremental backups? I have one forum with multi-gigabyte chat history. The forum is much quieter now and so growth is lower. For backup, it would be great to do a point-in-time ba… --- ## [Sorting by relevance needs additional reload](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-relevance-needs-additional-reload/300366)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-by-relevance-needs-additional-reload/300366 "2024-05-30T14:50:34Z")
This sometimes confuses me When I sorted by “Latest” in my last search, that becomes the default for my next one. Then, searching with AI doesn’t work because I have to choose “Relevance.” But changing it with the dr… --- ## [Get list of users by emal addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-list-of-users-by-emal-addresses/309925)
**Author:** [@Nuran\_Akimbek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nuran_Akimbek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-list-of-users-by-emal-addresses/309925 "2024-05-30T14:37:02Z")
I want to get by API (any other methods) list of users with certain email addresses? How can I do it, please help me? --- ## [Very Thankful for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-thankful-for-discourse/309976)
**Author:** [@SethWilliams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SethWilliams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-thankful-for-discourse/309976 "2024-05-30T13:52:41Z")
I’ve been running an online community for several years. From 2020 - 2024, we had our forum operating on a different software, and after limping along with it for years, I finally migrated everything back to Discourse. … --- ## [Temporary block after deleting several posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-block-after-deleting-several-posts/309955)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_attac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aaron_attac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporary-block-after-deleting-several-posts/309955 "2024-05-30T08:58:08Z")
This is my first post in this forum. So far I have been able to answer all my problems by reading the forum. I am looking for a forum where the active members of an NGO can discuss with each other. I have just been conf… --- ## [I am pretty impressed with Claude 3 🎉](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-pretty-impressed-with-claude-3/309370)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-am-pretty-impressed-with-claude-3/309370 "2024-05-30T05:37:06Z")
Hello :waving\_hand: I want to share a little hint for those who want to set up topic summary AI feature. I tried a lot of model and I was looking for the model which is cheap for massive usage and can recognise the lang… --- ## [Markdown Extensions for BBCode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-extensions-for-bbcode/150224)
**Author:** [@Ghan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ghan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-extensions-for-bbcode/150224 "2024-05-30T04:19:40Z")
I am trying to learn how to write markdown rules to implement new bbcode functionality using this guide, however I’m having a really hard time following what is going on as there is so much that is unexplained: I also… --- ## [Help with Rails console to edit text template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-rails-console-to-edit-text-template/308691)
**Author:** [@nordize](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nordize)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-rails-console-to-edit-text-template/308691 "2024-05-30T02:08:19Z")
I’d like to edit directly in rails a text template, say user\_notifications.user\_watching\_first\_post.text\_body\_template. Can someone please help point me to the rails console commands for this? I’m not rails savvy and co… --- ## [Settings for Hugging Face bge-large-en embeddings? -\> RAG bots unresponsive!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/settings-for-hugging-face-bge-large-en-embeddings-rag-bots-unresponsive/309494)
**Author:** [@StevePlex](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StevePlex)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/settings-for-hugging-face-bge-large-en-embeddings-rag-bots-unresponsive/309494 "2024-05-30T01:04:47Z")
Please advise.. what are best settings to allow bge-large-en embedding model to work as the default Discourse AI vector service? I have a bge-large-en instance running in AWS and I know my Discourse AI is talking to it … --- ## [When creating custom LLM Model, many copies saved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-creating-custom-llm-model-many-copies-saved/309356)
**Author:** [@StevePlex](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StevePlex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-creating-custom-llm-model-many-copies-saved/309356 "2024-05-29T19:51:36Z")
Issue: When defining a new custom LLM model (llama-3-8b-instruct-262k-ipt in the image below) … it spawns many different copies, even though I only wanted one. ( And can’t delete? : ) Expected behavior: When editing /… --- ## [TL4 viewing unlisted topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4-viewing-unlisted-topics/104309)
**Author:** [@Zeemah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Zeemah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4-viewing-unlisted-topics/104309 "2024-05-29T18:15:46Z")
So as of right now if a user with Trust Level 4, or Leader, hides unlists a post they are unable to view it after they hide unlist it unless they have a link. I think that they should be able to view either: All hidden … --- ## [Error updating with broken events plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating-with-broken-events-plugin/309706)
**Author:** [@mentalstring](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mentalstring)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating-with-broken-events-plugin/309706 "2024-05-29T16:37:52Z")
I’m also having trouble building the latest stable which was building fine until 1-2 weeks ago. I think it may related to some related ruby changes (even if the ones in discourse\_docker have been reversed), as the issue … --- ## [Is there any way to check I chose the correct video without publishing the topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-i-chose-the-correct-video-without-publishing-the-topic/286548)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-i-chose-the-correct-video-without-publishing-the-topic/286548 "2024-05-29T16:17:40Z")
I would really appreciate being able to watch the video in the preview. The black rectangle doesn’t really help me determine whether this is the correct video. The preview would also be helpful in describing what the vid… --- ## [How can I categorize groups?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-categorize-groups/309846)
**Author:** [@云磊\_王](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E4%BA%91%E7%A3%8A_%E7%8E%8B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-categorize-groups/309846 "2024-05-29T16:11:28Z")
I want to add another layer of classification to different groups.Is there any plugin or component available to support this? --- ## [Yarn error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yarn-error/307319)
**Author:** [@Genisis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genisis)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/yarn-error/307319 "2024-05-29T12:42:46Z")
stuck on this for like 6 mins now while rebuilding --- ## [Build Poll not showing under Post Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-poll-not-showing-under-post-settings/309800)
**Author:** [@simonfen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simonfen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/build-poll-not-showing-under-post-settings/309800 "2024-05-29T11:52:15Z")
Build Polls does not show under Topic settings, please see below. I have tried for both an admin and a moderator, same problem. Please see attached images. I must get a line drawn under settings when I click on it. … --- ## [Any way to turn off RateLimiter temporarily for bulk creation by admin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-turn-off-ratelimiter-temporarily-for-bulk-creation-by-admin/138825)
**Author:** [@jamesmarkcook](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamesmarkcook)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-turn-off-ratelimiter-temporarily-for-bulk-creation-by-admin/138825 "2024-05-29T08:39:55Z")
So here is my issue. I have a requirement to essentially seed a Discourse production instance with around 200 posts at a time from a plugin admin action. These posts will be ‘created by’ 1 of 10 different regular users. … --- ## [Looking for a plugin that allows login via SMS messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-plugin-that-allows-login-via-sms-messages/309786)
**Author:** [@云磊\_王](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E4%BA%91%E7%A3%8A_%E7%8E%8B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-a-plugin-that-allows-login-via-sms-messages/309786 "2024-05-29T08:09:58Z")
Urgently seeking a plugin for SMS login for a project, preferably one that supports Chinese telecom operators. --- ## [Discourse AI plugin update breaks Azure AI compatibility](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-plugin-update-breaks-azure-ai-compatibility/309739)
**Author:** [@Yiffyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yiffyi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-plugin-update-breaks-azure-ai-compatibility/309739 "2024-05-29T06:22:54Z")
After upgrading Discourse AI plugin to the latest version, GPT models with Azure AI stopped working, logs showed that: DiscourseAi::Completions::Endpoints::OpenAi: status: 400 - body: { "error": { "message": "Unkn… --- ## [Settings filter loses some of the letters you entered](https://meta.discourse.org/t/settings-filter-loses-some-of-the-letters-you-entered/305201)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/settings-filter-loses-some-of-the-letters-you-entered/305201 "2024-05-29T03:34:37Z")
It works fine when you type slowly or fast, but in between, some letters get lost. --- ## [Forum broken for Admin - Assets missing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-broken-for-admin-assets-missing/291777)
**Author:** [@Octoberon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Octoberon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-broken-for-admin-assets-missing/291777 "2024-05-29T01:11:30Z")
I’m having a problem when logged in as the admin on my production server. I think I may have caused it myself when I changed the app.yml value for DISCOURSE\_S3\_CDN\_URL on the staging server to the same as the production … --- ## [Assign - Stale assignments in profile menu after removing assignments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-stale-assignments-in-profile-menu-after-removing-assignments/309777)
**Author:** [@jenmck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenmck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-stale-assignments-in-profile-menu-after-removing-assignments/309777 "2024-05-29T00:29:05Z")
I have a user reporting an issue with unassigned topics remaining in their profile menu. Their report is below; they’re running Safari and Firefox and report issues with both browsers. I’ve included a redacted screenshot… --- ## [Comparison of Discourse and WordPress in terms of plugin maintenance and development, what are the advantages and disadvantages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparison-of-discourse-and-wordpress-in-terms-of-plugin-maintenance-and-development-what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages/309760)
**Author:** [@END\_SKY](https://meta.discourse.org/u/END_SKY)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparison-of-discourse-and-wordpress-in-terms-of-plugin-maintenance-and-development-what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages/309760 "2024-05-28T23:07:03Z")
I’ve read the documentation, what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of discourse plugin development compared to WordPress? --- ## [How to move data from a StackExchange dump to populate a live or new Discourse forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-data-from-a-stackexchange-dump-to-populate-a-live-or-new-discourse-forum/148658)
**Author:** [@Hugo\_Roger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hugo_Roger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-move-data-from-a-stackexchange-dump-to-populate-a-live-or-new-discourse-forum/148658 "2020-04-20T19:57:46Z")
I am aware that Discourse still does not support threaded commenting under answers/replies but is it possible to load a StackExchange thread/forum into a live discourse forum? Has anyone ever done this or has a live exam… --- ## [Very long "real names" overflow the member list for chat, and the usercard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-long-real-names-overflow-the-member-list-for-chat-and-the-usercard/300264)
**Author:** [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-long-real-names-overflow-the-member-list-for-chat-and-the-usercard/300264 "2024-05-28T22:43:57Z")
Overflow on member list: This also technically applies to the usercard (but is less noticeable due to how it gets cut off) --- ## [Login Helper Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-helper-plugin/309676)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-helper-plugin/309676 "2024-05-28T21:12:23Z")
:information\_source: Summary shorten process of logging in by email :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/thoka/discourse-login-helper/ :open\_book: Install Guide How to install plugins in … --- ## [Choice of tech stack for discourse if started in 2020](https://meta.discourse.org/t/choice-of-tech-stack-for-discourse-if-started-in-2020/150973)
**Author:** [@hbm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hbm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/choice-of-tech-stack-for-discourse-if-started-in-2020/150973 "2024-05-28T20:53:21Z")
Discourse is built on Rails and Ember, great choices supporting the success of Discourse. However, the choice was made in 2012, I wonder how may the choices be different if the project is started in 2020 ? I wonder wha… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=445) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=447)