barryparr reports that the Akismet and Events plugins are installed and enabled on their Discourse forum but are not functioning as expected, with no visible changes to the Review menu or New Topic dialog. codinghorror clarifies that the green checkmarks indicate official first-party plugins, and riking suggests verifying plugin activation in site settings. pfaffman asks if the Akismet API key is correctly entered. barryparr confirms the key is set and notes the issue affects multiple plugins despite a recent clean reinstall. justin requests more specific details on expected versus actual behavior, as the current information is insufficient for troubleshooting. barryparr provides screenshots showing the expected interface changes, which are not appearing.
I have installed the Akismet and Events plugins and they show up on the Plugins page and the page says they’re enabled:
But I don’t think they’re working. I don’t see the expected modifications to either the Review menu …
… or the New Topic dialog.
What am I doing wrong, or failing to do? Also, what do those green checkmarks next to the plugins on the Plugins page signify?
Green checkmark means it’s an official first party plugin. Does hovering your mouse over the green check say this?
Yes, hovering reveal the tooltip. I was trying to click on the checkmark.
Go to the site settings (e.g. through the “Settings” button on the plugins page, which will pre-fill the search) and make sure you’ve enabled the plugins.
Did you enter your akismet key in the site settings?
I have the Akismet key installed. Although I’m not sure how to test it if the plugin’s not working. Also, Akismet is not the only plugin that isn’t working.
I’m running on Digital Ocean droplet, and recently backed up and completely reinstalled the forum as part of the troubleshooting process, so Discourse is up to date.
Can you give some examples of what you’re expecting and what you’re actually seeing? Unfortunately the information we have is a little limited to be able to help effectively.
