# Latest **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=77 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 78 --- ## [The webcal URL is incorrectly passed to the Calendar Name field in Google Calendar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-webcal-url-is-incorrectly-passed-to-the-calendar-name-field-in-google-calendar/400167)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-webcal-url-is-incorrectly-passed-to-the-calendar-name-field-in-google-calendar/400167 "2026-04-08T21:14:44Z")
This is about the new Calendar subscription URLs for external calendar apps functionality. I notice that when I add a URL to my Google Calendar, the URL is posted to both the URL field (appropriately) and the Name field… --- ## [Ampersand not displaying properly in synchronised events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersand-not-displaying-properly-in-synchronised-events/400166)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ampersand-not-displaying-properly-in-synchronised-events/400166 "2026-04-08T20:26:16Z")
I’m loving the new Calendar subscription URLs for external calendar apps functionality - just awesome! This is a minor bug that I’ve noticed in real world use. When there is an ampersand (i.e. &) in the Title of an Even… --- ## [Chat Channels tab not removed when public chat channels are disabled - and it should be!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-channels-tab-not-removed-when-public-chat-channels-are-disabled-and-it-should-be/400165)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-channels-tab-not-removed-when-public-chat-channels-are-disabled-and-it-should-be/400165 "2026-04-08T20:02:24Z")
I’ve just learned that you can turn off public chat channels - fantastic! This is great for sites where you just want to add DMs without the overhead of Channels. The setting works fine, and Channels are nicely hidden i… --- ## [Theme (component)s do not look at .discourse-compatibility on update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-s-do-not-look-at-discourse-compatibility-on-update/400248)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/theme-component-s-do-not-look-at-discourse-compatibility-on-update/400248 "2026-04-08T18:28:51Z")
A theme (component) honors .discourse-compatibility when it is installed, which is good :+1: However, when .discourse-compatibility is updated after the theme component has been installed and updated beyond the target v… --- ## [Hide posts via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-posts-via-api/400135)
**Author:** [@nitinkg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nitinkg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-posts-via-api/400135 "2026-04-08T18:16:00Z")
Is there any API to hide a post (not a topic) without deleting it? We want flagged posts to be hidden until reviewed, but using the delete API resolves the flag, which we want to avoid. For topics, we can unlist them, … --- ## [Category security settings reset when changing parent/subcategory relationship](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-settings-reset-when-changing-parent-subcategory-relationship/399976)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-settings-reset-when-changing-parent-subcategory-relationship/399976 "2026-04-08T17:59:53Z")
Steps to reproduce: Enable the upcoming change “Enable simplified category creation” Create a category “Test category” Create a category “Test subcategory” Enable the “advanced settings” and go to the “Security” tab Ad… --- ## [🇩🇪 Error in the German translation? Report it here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fehler-in-der-deutschen-ubersetzung-hier-melden/47320)
**Author:** [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fehler-in-der-deutschen-ubersetzung-hier-melden/47320 "2026-04-08T16:15:10Z")
If you find an issue in the German translation, please report the problem simply and without hassle here. Known issues: The page setting "default other external links in new tab" should be translated... --- ## [Automatic replies to something else flags don't update the bump date in the inbox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-replies-to-something-else-flags-dont-update-the-bump-date-in-the-inbox/393447)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-replies-to-something-else-flags-dont-update-the-bump-date-in-the-inbox/393447 "2026-04-08T16:13:28Z")
Last week I noticed that the automatic reply to the PM created when I flagged a post did not bump the conversation. When you are notified by the green envelope on your avatar, the date of the activity might not be that r… --- ## [Auto-restarting once a day via cron?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-restarting-once-a-day-via-cron/400176)
**Author:** [@kwest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kwest)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-restarting-once-a-day-via-cron/400176 "2026-04-08T13:56:52Z")
I posted this a few weeks ago: Since then, we had an incident where Discourse didn’t receive incoming emails for five days: On April 1, it picked up 2 incoming emails promptly, but then failed to pick up the 4 incomin… --- ## [How to add Google Scholar citation meta tags to posts in a specific category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-google-scholar-citation-meta-tags-to-posts-in-a-specific-category/400196)
**Author:** [@yingdong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yingdong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-google-scholar-citation-meta-tags-to-posts-in-a-specific-category/400196 "2026-04-08T13:24:25Z")
We are using Discourse to run an open-access academic journal website, where each published paper exists as an individual post. In order for these papers to be indexed by Google Scholar, it seems we need to dynamically … --- ## [Creating and configuring custom user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-and-configuring-custom-user-fields/113192)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-and-configuring-custom-user-fields/113192 "2026-04-08T11:33:46Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to create and configure custom user fields in Discourse, including how to add them to the signup form, user profiles, and user directory. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Ad… --- ## [Gitutils.try\_git throws error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitutils-try-git/400206)
**Author:** [@xwj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xwj)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gitutils-try-git/400206 "2026-04-08T10:13:42Z")
Could you please clarify which feature triggers a Git request? Currently, a Git error is preventing admin accounts from accessing the web page. --- ## ["do you want to discard your post ?"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-want-to-discard-your-post/399942)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-want-to-discard-your-post/399942 "2026-04-08T09:30:33Z")
create a post save it click the pencil edit it decide not to click Discard Get a popup “Do you want to discard your post?” Everytime this happens I get confused, even after all those years. When editing a post (… --- ## [How minimal is your forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-minimal-is-your-forum/399941)
**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-minimal-is-your-forum/399941 "2026-04-08T09:02:53Z")
I realise that there are a number of Discourse features I’m choosing not to use. I have only four content Categories, nothing nested no third party plugins only 8 enabled plugins, all core (all default-enabled) one the… --- ## [Notification about chat messages in the header](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-about-chat-messages-in-the-header/386167)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-about-chat-messages-in-the-header/386167 "2026-04-08T09:01:42Z")
There used to be a chat icon in the header indicating that you have unread chat messages. This was very helpful to notice activity in other chats while you were looking at a specific chat. For example, to notice that per… --- ## [Best Ways to Generate or Obtain Test Data for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-ways-to-generate-or-obtain-test-data-for-discourse/400205)
**Author:** [@hanoith2022](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hanoith2022)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-ways-to-generate-or-obtain-test-data-for-discourse/400205 "2026-04-08T08:19:02Z")
Hi everyone :waving\_hand: I’m currently working with Discourse and trying to better understand how to test features and workflows effectively. One challenge I’m facing is how to get realistic and useful test data for a … --- ## [Skip unchanged users for badge mass edit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-unchanged-users-for-badge-mass-edit/397539)
**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skip-unchanged-users-for-badge-mass-edit/397539 "2026-04-08T07:57:01Z")
Currently, mass editing badges while removing them from previous holders results in people getting a badge removed and immediately regranted, if they are in the intersection of previous and future holders. This results … --- ## [How is your forum using custom profile fields?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-your-forum-using-custom-profile-fields/400191)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-your-forum-using-custom-profile-fields/400191 "2026-04-08T05:55:01Z")
Our forum is considering adding a “Languages spoken” field. How is your forum taking advantage of custom fields? Bad experiences? Good experiences? Advice? --- ## [Double HTML escaping in data explorer output](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-html-escaping-in-data-explorer-output/400018)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/double-html-escaping-in-data-explorer-output/400018 "2026-04-08T05:07:56Z")
After finding my workaround for this issue, I still could not get the HTML escaping right. Until I found out that that was not a SQL issue but a display issue. Query: SELECT 'Fish & Chips' Output: Fish & Chips De… --- ## ["Remove the semicolons from the query"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-the-semicolons-from-the-query/400015)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-the-semicolons-from-the-query/400015 "2026-04-08T05:07:48Z")
Problem: When creating a data explorer query that replaces some HTML entities, I could not save the query because it contained semicolons. However, these semicolons are not part of the actual DQL syntax and (thus) inno… --- ## [Horizon theme bug: Category heading container sticky in topic lists](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme-bug-category-heading-container-sticky-in-topic-lists/387267)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme-bug-category-heading-container-sticky-in-topic-lists/387267 "2026-04-07T23:34:06Z")
Hey guys When I add an image, icon or emoji to a category, the category category-heading is sticky upon scrolling down and takes a lot of space. Also affected is the category header theme component as the see my pos… --- ## [Security Suggestions For Discourse Logged Out Popups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-suggestions-for-discourse-logged-out-popups/389991)
**Author:** [@ct-337](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ct-337)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-suggestions-for-discourse-logged-out-popups/389991 "2026-04-07T23:01:04Z")
On multiple forums, both Discourse hosted and self-hosted (outdated version), I am consistently receiving the popup saying, “You were logged out.” However, I have no details as to why I was logged out, and no moderation … --- ## [Using dv (Discourse Vibe) to configure Discourse AI in development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-dv-discourse-vibe-to-configure-discourse-ai-in-development/388622)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-dv-discourse-vibe-to-configure-discourse-ai-in-development/388622 "2026-04-07T21:58:57Z")
dv - Discourse Vibe - https://github.com/samsaffron/dv is a tool I have been building that lets you easily work on multiple pre-configured Discourse dev containers. I built it to make it easier to work with AI agents, b… --- ## [Easier access to bookmarks 🔖](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-access-to-bookmarks/400085)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-access-to-bookmarks/400085 "2026-04-07T06:09:10Z")
We just made it a lot easier to access and find bookmarks on topics :confetti\_ball: We found people struggling to find which posts they had bookmarked on topics, to improve the situation we now link to all post bookm… --- ## [Bump Reset plugin - Annotated to help new devs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bump-reset-plugin-annotated-to-help-new-devs/57097)
**Author:** [@LeoDavidson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LeoDavidson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bump-reset-plugin-annotated-to-help-new-devs/57097 "2026-04-07T17:46:46Z")
This plugin may be interesting to both Discourse admins and people learning how to write Discourse plugins. I’ve given each audience separate sections below. For Discourse admins: This plugin gives staff members a butto… --- ## [Easy way to access bookmarked posts from a specific topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-access-bookmarked-posts-from-a-specific-topic/86897)
**Author:** [@Ellibereth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ellibereth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-access-bookmarked-posts-from-a-specific-topic/86897 "2026-04-07T17:13:50Z")
I think it would be nice if there was a way to see the set of all posts one has bookmarked from a particular topic while looking through said particular topic. Visually doing this in a “filter” format similar to when on… --- ## [Auto-resolving flags on deleted posts: am I missing something?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-resolving-flags-on-deleted-posts-am-i-missing-something/392236)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-resolving-flags-on-deleted-posts-am-i-missing-something/392236 "2026-04-07T16:36:38Z")
I have a question about the recent change where flagged posts that are deleted by the author are automatically marked as resolved without a staff member reviewing them. I hope I’m misunderstanding something about how thi… --- ## [Alternative icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-icons/206693)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-icons/206693 "2026-04-07T16:36:02Z")
By default, Discourse bundles icons from the excellent FontAwesome library. But there are a lot of free-to-use icon libraries out there. This topic is the home of alternative icon sets. It lists some theme components tha… --- ## [Images missing in translated posts when using Mistral as translation model](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-missing-in-translated-posts-when-using-mistral-as-translation-model/399939)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Kovalenko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Kovalenko)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-missing-in-translated-posts-when-using-mistral-as-translation-model/399939 "2026-04-07T15:03:47Z")
When a post contains images and a user switches language, the translated version shows text only — images are not rendered. Switching back to original language restores images. This issue appeared after switching transl… --- ## [Why are the criteria for displaying translated categories and tags not the same?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-the-criteria-for-displaying-translated-categories-and-tags-not-the-same/399596)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-the-criteria-for-displaying-translated-categories-and-tags-not-the-same/399596 "2026-04-07T14:55:40Z")
I am currently trying to understand why categories are always shown in German as soon as I select German as my interface language in the dropdown. However, tags are only translated as long as the toggle for translating t… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=76) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=78)