# The ad plugin has two bugs that block the rest

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** advertising\
**Created:** [October 22, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398 "2026-10-22T07:08:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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## AI-generated summary

[hhf.technology](/t/-/415398/1) reported two bugs in the ad plugin that prevent other ads from functioning: the category picker fails to find any categories, leaving four category-targeted ads saved but disabled, and adding a route causes a server error that prevents the "help unanswered" ad from being created. [NateDhaliwal](/t/-/415398/2) requested that future bug reports be submitted as separate topics with more details. In response, [hhf.technology](/t/-/415398/3) apologized for combining the issues and agreed to follow forum rules in the future.

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**Author:** ![hhf.technology](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hhf.technology/32/465129_2.png) [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398/1 "2026-10-22T07:08:26Z")

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The ad plugin has two bugs that block the rest:

- **Category picker:** it never finds any category, so the four category-targeted ads (OpenPanel, Security Summary follow, Compose builder, Write a guide) are saved but off.
- **Route field:** adding a route makes the form fail with a server error, so the “help unanswered” ad wasn’t created.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/3/f/33f25af44bd1718d690bbaa959e9373ef5911db3.png)

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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398/2 "2026-10-22T07:15:14Z")

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Next time, please put separate bug reports into separate topics with more details. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![hhf.technology](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hhf.technology/32/465129_2.png) [@hhf.technology](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhf.technology)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398/3 "2026-10-22T07:40:42Z")

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my bad, coming back after a long time.. will follow the rules 🙂 thanks for putting the right tag and category