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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-to-discourse-start-here/1 "2013-02-01T04:52:28Z")
:waving\_hand: We’re so glad you’re here! This is our official community, where you can connect, ask questions, and share ideas about Discourse, a powerful platform for support, teamwork, and everything community. You’ll… --- ## [Flags can't be edited, even if they've never been used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-cant-be-edited-even-if-theyve-never-been-used/413137)
**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-cant-be-edited-even-if-theyve-never-been-used/413137 "2026-09-23T22:57:09Z")
Continuing the discussion from Flags can't be edited after they have been used: It really seems like we should be able to edit a flag that’s never been used. Is this a bug? SELECT \* FROM post\_actions as p WHERE p.p… --- ## [Feature request: respect "Hide my public profile" user pref in user directory and Who's Online](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-respect-hide-my-public-profile-user-pref-in-user-directory-and-whos-online/413152)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-respect-hide-my-public-profile-user-pref-in-user-directory-and-whos-online/413152 "2026-09-23T22:32:31Z")
I am setting up a community where members opt in to displaying their public profile in the forums. In my use case, if they do not opt in, they should not be visible at all to anyone else in the community except for staff… --- ## [Introducing Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-workflows/413163)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-workflows/413163 "2026-09-23T22:22:26Z")
Community management has always involved a category of work that nobody wants to talk about - the repetitive and often mechanical overhead that accumulates in every active community and consumes the time you were suppose… --- ## [How to left align the login required welcome message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-left-align-the-login-required-welcome-message/411936)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-left-align-the-login-required-welcome-message/411936 "2026-09-23T21:09:53Z")
The login\_required.welcome\_message site text is centered on a login required site, which is aesthetically not so pleasing, in my opinion. Is there an easy fix to change this, to normal left-aligned text with wide, equal … --- ## [Auto watch replied-to topics, as a default for all users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-watch-replied-to-topics-as-a-default-for-all-users/413099)
**Author:** [@pHneutre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pHneutre)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-watch-replied-to-topics-as-a-default-for-all-users/413099 "2026-09-23T20:49:20Z")
As far as I understand, this is a user setting. As an admin, is there a way to configure this for all users? --- ## [Return of floating jump to end](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-of-floating-jump-to-end/413146)
**Author:** [@philh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-of-floating-jump-to-end/413146 "2026-09-23T18:59:37Z")
This only seems to occur in very large topics with very long TOC Would have posted in --- ## [Where is the Version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-version/413120)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-version/413120 "2026-09-23T18:07:25Z")
Since a few changes back and with the new Admin Dashboard it became increasingly hard to find the actual Version/Release number of my Discourse installation. It only shows commit hashes and “esr” as a tag, but not the a… --- ## [Delay in Password Reset Email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delay-in-password-reset-email/413145)
**Author:** [@EEJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EEJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delay-in-password-reset-email/413145 "2026-09-23T17:54:29Z")
I have a user who is having a hard time accessing his account. Every time he tries to get the 6 digit reset code it takes longer than 10 minutes, making the code no longer applicable. How can I help him to access this ac… --- ## [Categories Plus Latest Layout How to Use Full Screen Width?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-plus-latest-layout-how-to-use-full-screen-width/390591)
**Author:** [@BrianC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BrianC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-plus-latest-layout-how-to-use-full-screen-width/390591 "2026-09-23T17:50:25Z")
I’m trying to make the Categories + Latest view on desktop use the full available screen width. Everything else on the site can remain the same — I only want this one layout (categories on the left, latest topics on … --- ## [How to specify the ESR version during the first installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/esr/412989)
**Author:** [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/esr/412989 "2026-09-23T17:49:06Z")
According to this document: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md, how do I specify the ESR version during installation? --- ## [PostgreSQL 18 update for self-hosters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194)
**Author:** [@chrisr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisr)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194 "2026-09-23T17:41:37Z")
:warning: WARNING! The upgrade requires a lot of free disk space (2x database size). We’ve just landed changes to upgrade our Docker image to PostgreSQL 18. Any site admins rebuilding Discourse from the command line… --- ## [Easier account signup using email codes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-account-signup-using-email-codes/407068)
**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easier-account-signup-using-email-codes/407068 "2026-09-23T17:38:32Z")
Discourse communities can now let users log in using a short emailed code instead of a magic link, offering a passwordless login flow which feels familiar to many other SaaS platforms and works alongside your existing se… --- ## [Error for logged in users and Git hang](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-for-logged-in-users-and-git-hang/411513)
**Author:** [@jeanas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jeanas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-for-logged-in-users-and-git-hang/411513 "2026-09-23T17:19:09Z")
Without me changing anything, my Discourse forum https://lilypond.community suddenly started returning an error page for any request with login cookies: Oops The software powering this discussion forum encountered an … --- ## [Topic summarization sends to LLM with messages with extra spaces inside words or links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-summarization-sends-to-llm-with-messages-with-extra-spaces-inside-words-or-links/411136)
**Author:** [@lilydjwg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lilydjwg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-summarization-sends-to-llm-with-messages-with-extra-spaces-inside-words-or-links/411136 "2026-09-23T17:10:00Z")
Recently I’ve enabled AI summarization on my own site and see how it works. I noticed that one summarization contained an invalid link: \[keyd\](https://man.arch linux.org/man/extra/keyd/keyd.1.en) It was weird. So I che… --- ## [Using service objects in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-service-objects-in-discourse/333641)
**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-service-objects-in-discourse/333641 "2024-10-30T15:56:38Z")
Overview A service is a small object that encompasses business logic for a given action. From outside, it should be seen as a sort of black box. You provide it with parameters, it runs (including all the side effects it… --- ## [Flags can't be edited after they have been used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-cant-be-edited-after-they-have-been-used/329911)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-cant-be-edited-after-they-have-been-used/329911 "2026-09-23T16:20:25Z")
Currently, flags are not allowed to be edited after creation. I understand that it should not be possible to delete them or change their meaning, after they have been used. Is the editing of custom flags planned but n… --- ## [Interactions API test should show specific errors like legacy API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interactions-api-test-should-show-specific-errors-like-legacy-api/413130)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interactions-api-test-should-show-specific-errors-like-legacy-api/413130 "2026-09-23T16:00:32Z")
As the topic says, legacy API shows details errors like this when testing the API setup: Where as the interactions API shows this Then one has to got to the logs figure things out, DiscourseAi::Completions::Endp… --- ## [Require LLM-generated themes & plugins to be tagged as such](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-llm-generated-themes-plugins-to-be-tagged-as-such/412871)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-llm-generated-themes-plugins-to-be-tagged-as-such/412871 "2026-09-23T15:49:59Z")
Currently some people may try to upload plugins, themes, or components entirely generated by LLMs and not disclose it as such. There’s many reasons why it may be beneficial to know when something is fully generated by a … --- ## [Better insights into your community with the redesigned admin dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-insights-into-your-community-with-the-redesigned-admin-dashboard/404528)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-insights-into-your-community-with-the-redesigned-admin-dashboard/404528 "2026-09-23T14:49:02Z")
The admin dashboard has a new design that puts your most important community signals — traffic, search health, engagement, and support — front and center, with a customizable reports section, date range controls, and cat… --- ## [Some flaky experience when searching](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-flaky-experience-when-searching/410429)
**Author:** [@sk-or-v1-contents](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sk-or-v1-contents)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-flaky-experience-when-searching/410429 "2026-09-23T14:37:40Z")
For example search it, it:, “it, it:”, “it, it:”,, "it, it:", or it, it:”. It does not bring up this post although it does have “it, it:”, in it.\[1\] Also, when you press the search button, quotes “” get transformed to "… --- ## [Pressing Enter after triggering a quick search doesn't open the advanced search page anymore if AI search is set as default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pressing-enter-after-triggering-a-quick-search-doesnt-open-the-advanced-search-page-anymore-if-ai-search-is-set-as-default/412836)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pressing-enter-after-triggering-a-quick-search-doesnt-open-the-advanced-search-page-anymore-if-ai-search-is-set-as-default/412836 "2026-09-23T13:31:42Z")
Previous behavior: You must have AI search by default enabled for this to happen. Enter search terms in the quick search bar Press enter: it triggers the search and show first results Press enter again : it opens the … --- ## [Discourse core now includes Markdown endpoints for topic lists and views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006 "2026-09-23T12:33:31Z")
Discourse now supports native Markdown endpoints, making it easier for AI tools and other clients to read forum content without parsing full HTML pages. This feature will be enabled by default on all hosted sites via th… --- ## [Route conflict on fingerprint plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/route-conflict-on-fingerprint-plugin/413097)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/route-conflict-on-fingerprint-plugin/413097 "2026-09-23T12:14:53Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discourse Fingerprint - Browser Fingerprinting Plugin: This is happening because of a route conflict. Core defines admin\_plugins GET /admin/plugins/:plugin\_id(.:format) admin/plugin#sho… --- ## [Add open markdown field to form templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-open-markdown-field-to-form-templates/308024)
**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-open-markdown-field-to-form-templates/308024 "2026-09-23T12:11:44Z")
Our users like the idea of form templates so that users creating new topics asking for help have to answer certain questions. What they hate is losing out on the full markdown editor that the composer usually has, when u… --- ## [The "too many certificates" error - ports 80 443 open then close](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-too-many-certificates-error-ports-80-443-open-then-close/413078)
**Author:** [@agemo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-too-many-certificates-error-ports-80-443-open-then-close/413078 "2026-09-23T11:42:46Z")
I think this is killing a discourse instance. It’s not getting past the “Oops…” heavy load message. Create new order error. Le\_OrderFinalize not found. { "type": "urn:ietf:params:acme:error:rateLimited", "detail":… --- ## [Discourse Boards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-boards/411414)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-boards/411414 "2026-09-23T11:31:09Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Boards lets you organize topics and standalone cards into configurable, drag-and-drop kanban boards\[1\] with per-board access control. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is b… --- ## [DiscourseConnect HMAC validation fails with WordPress despite matching callback parameters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-hmac-validation-fails-with-wordpress-despite-matching-callback-parameters/413092)
**Author:** [@Gallussi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gallussi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourseconnect-hmac-validation-fails-with-wordpress-despite-matching-callback-parameters/413092 "2026-09-23T11:20:44Z")
Hi, I’m setting up DiscourseConnect between a WordPress site and a hosted Discourse instance and have reached a persistent HMAC signature validation failure. Setup WordPress is the authentication/provider side. Disco… --- ## [Disable Code Formatting for inappropriate 4 space indent?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-code-formatting-for-inappropriate-4-space-indent/112161)
**Author:** [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-code-formatting-for-inappropriate-4-space-indent/112161 "2026-09-23T10:52:50Z")
Hi, In my community, no one should ever post code. It would always be off-topic. However, sometimes people do have their posts formatted as code by accident. Is it possible to disable everyone from applying the ‘code’… --- ## [Allow admins to decide what (not) to automatically translate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-admins-to-decide-what-not-to-automatically-translate/413094)
**Author:** [@Gryzor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gryzor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-admins-to-decide-what-not-to-automatically-translate/413094 "2026-09-23T10:30:55Z")
This is certainly useful, but it requires careful tag maintenance. It would be great if there was an option for the translator to ignore tags altogether, perhaps. [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md?page=1&status=created)