# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=721 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 722 --- ## [Set up a smart chatbot on discourse 🤖](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-smart-chatbot-on-discourse/82632)
**Author:** [@Timothy\_Vail](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timothy_Vail)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-smart-chatbot-on-discourse/82632 "2023-02-09T00:52:36Z")
Hello, After weeks of tinkering, I finally managed to set up an AI bot, similar to discobot but one that learns and is more responsive. Here is how I did it for anyone interested in setting it up. There is quite a few… --- ## [Looking for an experienced user interface/user experience person to help us de-clutter](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-an-experienced-user-interface-user-experience-person-to-help-us-de-clutter/254547)
**Author:** [@c12gene](https://meta.discourse.org/u/c12gene)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-an-experienced-user-interface-user-experience-person-to-help-us-de-clutter/254547 "2023-02-09T00:25:40Z")
What would you like done? Looking for an experienced discourse person with a knack for user experience and user interface design to audit our forum, propose improvements, and then implement them. Our paying members are b… --- ## [Updating Custom User Field through the API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-custom-user-field-through-the-api/254515)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-custom-user-field-through-the-api/254515 "2023-02-08T22:20:09Z")
I’ve been trying to reverse engineer the updating of a user\_field value. I did this by following the steps in Reverse engineer the Discourse API, I edited a test user and made a note of what was occurring in the network… --- ## [Broken Image links when using S3 and CDN](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-image-links-when-using-s3-and-cdn/254451)
**Author:** [@stevejr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stevejr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-image-links-when-using-s3-and-cdn/254451 "2023-02-08T20:25:16Z")
Hi, We are seeing some of our posts have broken image links but when you click on the link the image is displayed. I have worked through an old post that was similar - Broken Images and Their S3 URLs However, after run… --- ## [How to show a piece of content to \*only\* non-logged in users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-a-piece-of-content-to-only-non-logged-in-users/254505)
**Author:** [@ncaming215](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncaming215)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-a-piece-of-content-to-only-non-logged-in-users/254505 "2023-02-08T20:24:32Z")
Sorry, really didn’t want to post this, but couldn’t find a thread on it—my apologies in advance if I just overlooked it. Looking to have something—similar to Welcome Link Banner—but to non-logged in users, encouraging … --- ## [Redirection from https://www.mydoimain.com/ doesn't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirection-from-https-www-mydoimain-com-doesnt-work/124788)
**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirection-from-https-www-mydoimain-com-doesnt-work/124788 "2019-08-03T14:13:41Z")
I managed to install the site but I don’t know why the redirection from https://www.mydoimain.com/ doesn’t work. the rest of the addresses work, that is: https://mydoimain.com/ ===\> https://mydoimain.com/ http://myd… --- ## [Issue with Popup Menu for post admin settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-popup-menu-for-post-admin-settings/254466)
**Author:** [@louis.thompson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/louis.thompson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-popup-menu-for-post-admin-settings/254466 "2023-02-08T14:48:16Z")
I have noticed a fairly substantial issue regarding the topic admin for posts. We can re-create this on the base discourse theme. Steps to reproduce: log in as an admin Create a post that has no replies, and is very s… --- ## [Don't decorate cooked items in composer view?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-decorate-cooked-items-in-composer-view/254415)
**Author:** [@asc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-decorate-cooked-items-in-composer-view/254415 "2023-02-08T14:37:19Z")
I’m working on a theme component to block posts that contain keywords the user specifies in a custom user field. I have the block/show functionality working, but it also decorates the preview pane of the composer view w… --- ## [CDN Recommendation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-recommendation/38062)
**Author:** [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-recommendation/38062 "2023-02-08T13:27:43Z")
I’m about to launch a couple new communities in the upcoming weeks and I’m working out all of my hosting and plugin details. A concern I have is storage of uploads. It’s mostly a preemptive measure I’m considering. But I… --- ## [Topic history not loading correctly after migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-history-not-loading-correctly-after-migration/254003)
**Author:** [@bobpies](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bobpies)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-history-not-loading-correctly-after-migration/254003 "2023-02-08T12:07:39Z")
so i’ve updated from v1.1 to v3.1 and i have everything running However, i have noticed that our older topics, that are quite a few years old, are having issues. Here is an example - i have a topic created in 2016 - it… --- ## [\[PAID\] 2-way sync Discord \<-\> Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-2-way-sync-discord-discourse/254358)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-2-way-sync-discord-discourse/254358 "2023-02-08T11:08:20Z")
I’m looking for someone that contribute, mix and/or continue the following projects: In order to have a two-way sync. So if some user changes their role on Discourse or Discord, then it will updated on the opposit… --- ## [Confusing chat channel order when name starts with emoji](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusing-chat-channel-order-when-name-starts-with-emoji/253849)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 10:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusing-chat-channel-order-when-name-starts-with-emoji/253849 "2023-02-08T10:22:44Z")
I’ve used an emoji at the start of each channel title. Perhaps that’s why the version I see isn’t one that appears to be in a logical/alphabetical order. --- ## [Linkify more than 50 URLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkify-more-than-50-urls/254387)
**Author:** [@some-user](https://meta.discourse.org/u/some-user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/linkify-more-than-50-urls/254387 "2023-02-08T06:05:44Z")
In a forum we have an FAQ wiki topic/post that contains links to (many) topics in the forum. The topics are listed like this: \* https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-3-0-is-here/251372 and get rendered like this: D… --- ## [How to filter out Staff, admin and Moderators from Reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-filter-out-staff-admin-and-moderators-from-reports/254320)
**Author:** [@Santhosh\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Santhosh_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-filter-out-staff-admin-and-moderators-from-reports/254320 "2023-02-08T05:00:49Z")
Under Reports and dashboard. How to filter out Staff, admin and Moderators from all data? Right now I see an option to select each group of users but I would like to just filter out certain groups of users. Is this alr… --- ## [When changing username, it should update mentions in the user's own posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-username-it-should-update-mentions-in-the-users-own-posts/252372)
**Author:** [@traceymoko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/traceymoko)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-changing-username-it-should-update-mentions-in-the-users-own-posts/252372 "2023-02-08T01:30:25Z")
Description Context When you change the username of a user (e.g. userA to userB), it updates all the @mentions of their username to avoid broken mentions. @userA → @userB Problem However, it doesn’t seem to update the … --- ## [Unable to access Github](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-github/254350)
**Author:** [@Openmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Openmind)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-github/254350 "2023-02-07T16:38:14Z")
Hi, the developers I’m hiring are telling me they run into this error when trying to update the forum. How can this be fixed? Many thanks, Torsten --- ## [Clicking a mention of a deleted? group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-a-mention-of-a-deleted-group/254043)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clicking-a-mention-of-a-deleted-group/254043 "2023-02-07T15:50:19Z")
I just clicked at a mention of chat-testers (e.g. here). Then everything becomes a little grey and I cannot click anything untill I refresh the site. The normal topic After clicking chat-testers --- ## [Preserve the order of poll items?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preserve-the-order-of-poll-items/193091)
**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preserve-the-order-of-poll-items/193091 "2023-08-02T08:59:00Z")
When I create a bar-type poll the results aren’t shown in the same order in which I listed the items. How can I have the poll to show its results in the same order in which I write the itemized list? --- ## [Can I add a snippet to the header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-a-snippet-to-the-header/254242)
**Author:** [@dafegosa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dafegosa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-add-a-snippet-to-the-header/254242 "2023-02-07T14:00:12Z")
Hi, I want to install Pendo (pendo.io - analytics) I have looked for information but have not been able to find it. Could anyone help me? --- ## [How do I prevent PDF files from autodownloading every time I load a discourse forum page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-pdf-files-from-autodownloading-every-time-i-load-a-discourse-forum-page/253328)
**Author:** [@InquilineKea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/InquilineKea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-prevent-pdf-files-from-autodownloading-every-time-i-load-a-discourse-forum-page/253328 "2023-02-07T13:44:15Z")
eg https://www.rapamycin.news/t/17-alpha-estradiol-another-top-anti-aging-drug/92/49 --- ## ["customize" \<- non-descriptive setting category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-non-descriptive-setting-category/254275)
**Author:** [@bquast](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bquast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-non-descriptive-setting-category/254275 "2023-02-07T13:27:47Z")
Hi, This is not to be nitty picky, it does not bother me, but I want to share it just as feedback. For me the category header “customize” not describe the category (themes etc) well, not does it have anything different… --- ## [Add new badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-badges/254304)
**Author:** [@NoamH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NoamH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-badges/254304 "2023-02-07T12:47:13Z")
Is there a way to add 30 new badges at once? from excel maybe? --- ## [CSS for users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-for-users/254272)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-for-users/254272 "2023-02-07T12:09:59Z")
Can we allow CSS for users? So that everyone, or at least higher TLs, has ability to chance how things look. Is that even technically possible (without using purpose made theme/CSS-component by admin)? What would be ri… --- ## [Is there a way to do incremental sync?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-incremental-sync/254295)
**Author:** [@mikeguo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikeguo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-incremental-sync/254295 "2023-02-07T11:18:53Z")
Now I’m going to migrate to Discourse from Cusdis that is I’m using. I notice that I should make a backup and upload it to my instance, and connect to Discourse Team, then wait Discourse Team to restore the backup to my… --- ## [Best report for unique pageviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-report-for-unique-pageviews/254194)
**Author:** [@Discoursenaut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discoursenaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-report-for-unique-pageviews/254194 "2023-02-07T09:47:25Z")
Is Pageviews the best report for unique pageviews? I see reports for anonymous, logged in and crawler reports and consolidated, but wasn’t clear on which is best for unique pageviews similiar to Reddit analytics. Or do … --- ## [Create a new text page option?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-new-text-page-option/124725)
**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-new-text-page-option/124725 "2023-02-07T08:27:05Z")
Is there a way to create a new text page, much like the ‘About’ page? I just need a blank page to add a list of RSS feeds. Thank you! --- ## [Plantuml support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plantuml-support/124595)
**Author:** [@pihentagy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pihentagy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plantuml-support/124595 "2023-02-07T05:59:58Z")
Hi all! Is there a plugin, which can handle plantuml diagrams inside posts? So if I type the below code, I’d like to have a nice plantuml graph there (editable, because I’d like to posts as a wiki). @startuml Bob -\> A… --- ## [Aurora I/O](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aurora-i-o/251937)
**Author:** [@pqMMA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pqMMA)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aurora-i-o/251937 "2023-02-07T03:50:54Z")
I am curious if anyone else has Discourse running on AWS through an EC2 instance and RDS setup? We have run into an issue where the amount of I/O requests is through the roof and creating significant cost. We are curren… --- ## [Is there a possibility of an affiliate program for paid registrations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-possibility-of-an-affiliate-program-for-paid-registrations/254252)
**Author:** [@Perky1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Perky1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-possibility-of-an-affiliate-program-for-paid-registrations/254252 "2023-02-07T02:53:54Z")
I am planning to create a school for my profession on discourse. Registration will cost for example 10,00$/mo and I know you offer an option for something like that: Subscriptions | Discourse - Civilized Discussion How… --- ## [Assign plugin: Note not visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-plugin-note-not-visible/252840)
**Author:** [@OrkoGrayskull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/OrkoGrayskull)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-plugin-note-not-visible/252840 "2023-02-07T02:10:47Z")
We use the assign plugin. When assigning a post, there is the (optional) possibility to write a note. We have noticed that this note can only be read by the creator or the assigning person. The person who was assigned, … [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=720) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=722)