# \#discobot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/discobot/95.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Discobot broken when I send it a.com, example.com in its tutorial?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-broken-when-i-send-it-a-com-example-com-in-its-tutorial/410406)
**Author:** [@sk-or-v1-contents](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sk-or-v1-contents)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-broken-when-i-send-it-a-com-example-com-in-its-tutorial/410406 "2026-08-19T07:54:18Z")
The links I sent are a.com, example.com, https://example.com and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic\_Shorthair. discobot stops replying and only sends a “checking on you” message a few minutes later (not in screenshot). … --- ## [Feedback on Discobot discoveries results on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-discobot-discoveries-results-on-meta/407133)
**Author:** [@matthewruzzi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matthewruzzi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-discobot-discoveries-results-on-meta/407133 "2026-07-09T04:00:05Z")
Sometimes Discobot discoveries gets things completely wrong. It would be nice to have a way to provide feedback on Discobot discoveries similar to the feedback buttons on Ask Discourse. --- ## [New users aren't starting the discobot tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-arent-starting-the-discobot-tutorial/62995)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-arent-starting-the-discobot-tutorial/62995 "2026-03-13T04:36:13Z")
I’ve had discobot enabled for two weeks and am running into problems with it. Not a single new user has responded to discobot’s “greetings!” message, and my own moderators are having a hard time understanding what it is … --- ## [Discobot struggles: closing welcome message on my install and not responding here on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-struggles-closing-welcome-message-on-my-install-and-not-responding-here-on-meta/397872)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-struggles-closing-welcome-message-on-my-install-and-not-responding-here-on-meta/397872 "2026-03-07T17:36:33Z")
I’m trying to fix things up with Discobot, so I created a new test user for my community and have now edited the Welcome message to my liking. I’d like to test it again –– is there a way to do that without creating anoth… --- ## [Narrative bot settings and texts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/narrative-bot-settings-and-texts/397873)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/narrative-bot-settings-and-texts/397873 "2026-03-07T12:58:17Z")
As I’m playing around with Discobot settings, I wanted to mention that I find it quite unintuitive that under “plugins” I have a “Narrative Bot” page with a bunch of settings, but when I want to edit things like the welc… --- ## [Customizing Discobot for your site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-discobot-for-your-site/103633)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customizing-discobot-for-your-site/103633 "2026-03-07T11:16:14Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to customize Discobot, the built-in assistant bot in Discourse, to better match your community’s persona and needs. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Discobot… --- ## [Discobot cannot distinguish between OneBox and linked text formatting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-cannot-distinguish-between-onebox-and-linked-text-formatting/396593)
**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-cannot-distinguish-between-onebox-and-linked-text-formatting/396593 "2026-02-20T13:29:16Z")
I think this step is intended to help users learn how to use OneBox, as it mentions it’ll automatically expand to include a nifty summary. However, users of the rich text editor often directly copy and paste text wit… --- ## [Discobot gives certificate from wrong user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-gives-certificate-from-wrong-user/394981)
**Author:** [@shapelychops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shapelychops)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-gives-certificate-from-wrong-user/394981 "2026-02-03T18:40:20Z")
After completing the basic tutorial, I’ve had at least three users get other users’ certificates from Discobot. When looking at the url, the date and user ID are different from what’s on the delivered certificate as well… --- ## [Onboarding: Discobot, automated messages, other options?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onboarding-discobot-automated-messages-other-options/394898)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onboarding-discobot-automated-messages-other-options/394898 "2026-02-02T08:49:48Z")
I’m not sure how best to go about onboarding my members. Discobot seems like a good start but I’d like to also include “community specific” things in the tutorials (related to the subject of our community), is that possi… --- ## [Discobot 'greetings' tutorial tour not running since upgrading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-greetings-tutorial-tour-not-running-since-upgrading/392610)
**Author:** [@sok777](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sok777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-greetings-tutorial-tour-not-running-since-upgrading/392610 "2026-01-03T11:51:43Z")
since upgrading to latest 3.6.0.beta3-latest. Is there anything I’m missing or is this an actual bug? The advance tutorial for promoted users DOES WORK. TIA --- ## [Discobot Links are confusing in some translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-links-are-confusing-in-some-translations/387155)
**Author:** [@endophilius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/endophilius)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-links-are-confusing-in-some-translations/387155 "2025-10-30T15:12:42Z")
I’m hosting discourse in the german version. In the tutorial of the discobot it sends different links than there are matched by the link recognition (see FIX: Change regex for link-detection in the tutorial of narrative … --- ## [Discobot Narrative Welcome Message Disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-narrative-welcome-message-disabled/386420)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-narrative-welcome-message-disabled/386420 "2025-10-22T13:10:25Z")
Hi there! I have a question whether if by any change the Discobot Narrative welcome message got disabled after any of the latest Discourse updates? I found out that ours got disabled but none of the admin disabled it s… --- ## [Who is Discobot?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-is-discobot/69003)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/who-is-discobot/69003 "2025-09-28T09:31:13Z")
Originally published at: Who is Discobot? As of Discourse 1.8, every new user who joins will get a welcome PM from discobot: Discobot is a natural extension of our original, static welcome PM. However, Discobot is mu… --- ## [Tutoriel avancé en français : problème d'échappement de sondage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-tutorial-in-french-poll-escaping-issue/254140)
**Author:** [@Julien\_Palard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julien_Palard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-tutorial-in-french-poll-escaping-issue/254140 "2025-09-15T01:11:13Z")
Estaba siguiendo el "tutorial avanzado" en francés hoy y parece que el bot cometió un error, tomé una captura de pantalla: --- ## [New User Tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-tutorial/378269)
**Author:** [@Salama](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Salama)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-user-tutorial/378269 "2025-08-12T11:19:08Z")
Before I ask, did you search first? Press :magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left: at the upper right to search. Hi All, I need guidance on how to start my first tutorial with Discobot. I got my first trust level 1. I do repl… --- ## [Notification button missing in PMs so Advanced Tutorial stuck](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-button-missing-in-pms-so-advanced-tutorial-stuck/373196)
**Author:** [@dsims](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dsims)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-button-missing-in-pms-so-advanced-tutorial-stuck/373196 "2025-07-07T15:20:42Z")
I have sending private messages disabled, but users can still receive PMs, primarily via the discobot tutorial. The problem is the notifications button is hidden if you can’t send PMs so the user gets stuck in the Advanc… --- ## [Discobot still mentions ⚙ instead of ⊕ when directing towards the composer's "more" menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-still-mentions-instead-of-when-directing-towards-the-composers-more-menu/371234)
**Author:** [@das-g](https://meta.discourse.org/u/das-g)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-still-mentions-instead-of-when-directing-towards-the-composers-more-menu/371234 "2025-06-27T15:00:42Z")
With https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/32918 the icon of the “more” menu of the composer toolbar was changed from a gear (:gear:) to a circular disk with a plus (similar to ⊕, but inverted). However, @discob… --- ## [Discobot (narrative) plugin not install or unavailable on hosted?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-narrative-plugin-not-install-or-unavailable-on-hosted/367315)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Bull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jeff_Bull)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-narrative-plugin-not-install-or-unavailable-on-hosted/367315 "2025-05-23T05:12:00Z")
My company launched it’s Disourse hosted community (community.orkes.io) late in 2024 and i’m just now ramping it up for more effective on-boarding by community members. I’ve searched throughout the Admin settings and can… --- ## [Something missing from Discobot tutorial?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/something-missing-from-discobot-tutorial/364387)
**Author:** [@tknospdr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tknospdr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/something-missing-from-discobot-tutorial/364387 "2025-05-03T03:24:40Z")
I went through the entire tutorial, and at the end, the thing I earned appears to be a big white space. I don’t know, maybe it’s a picture of cows in a pasture, but it’s snowing really hard so I can’t see them… Any … --- ## [Breaking translation in ‘capybara’ step in Discobot (Simplified Chinese)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/breaking-translation-in-capybara-step-in-discobot-simplified-chinese/312252)
**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/breaking-translation-in-capybara-step-in-discobot-simplified-chinese/312252 "2025-03-21T12:53:24Z")
A user called scavin on crowdin add wrong translation to the discourse bot tutorial (here) Which prevent every new user from finish the tutorial :dizzy\_face: I already report it on crowdin. Is there anyway we can do t… --- ## [Sidekiq hangs (on BotInput job?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-hangs-on-botinput-job/352661)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-hangs-on-botinput-job/352661 "2025-03-14T08:50:41Z")
In the past week we have seen three Sidekiq instances on different forums being stuck. There was nothing special going on, it was just that Sidekiq was not processing any work and showing 5 of 5 jobs being processed. On… --- ## [Discobot Tutorial does not recognize link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-tutorial-does-not-recognize-link/356494)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-tutorial-does-not-recognize-link/356494 "2025-03-11T07:15:20Z")
In the new User Tutorial where you are supposed to reply with a link, the bot does not recognize it. Maybe This is because the new preview embedder only Shows the preview but not the link anymore? This is confusing to ne… --- ## [Discobot didn't recognize link in tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-didnt-recognize-link-in-tutorial/229146)
**Author:** [@dandv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dandv)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-didnt-recognize-link-in-tutorial/229146 "2025-02-25T03:09:46Z")
I was going through the Discobot tutorial on the Gitcoin forum. It made me copy/paste a link out of three. Did that, Discourse expanded the link, but Discobot didn’t recognize the link. I was on the desktop: When I t… --- ## [Discobot Certificate font lacks international characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-certificate-font-lacks-international-characters/346055)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-certificate-font-lacks-international-characters/346055 "2025-01-11T15:47:31Z")
The certificate’s font does not contain all the international characters, making the localized certificate ugly. --- ## [Update/redesign Discobot Tutorial Certificates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-redesign-discobot-tutorial-certificates/332042)
**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-redesign-discobot-tutorial-certificates/332042 "2024-10-24T18:55:09Z")
I tried to look around but couldn’t find a specific request or instructions on how to update/redesign (and whether it’s possible or not?) the certificates people receive when completing the discobot tutorial.. so I’m cre… --- ## [Will the Discobot tutorial work with flags disabled?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-the-discobot-tutorial-work-with-flags-disabled/329867)
**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-the-discobot-tutorial-work-with-flags-disabled/329867 "2024-10-10T12:44:15Z")
Has the disabling of flags been tested with the Discobot tutorial? A few years ago we hid some flags with CSS because they were not applicable, however the Discobot tutorial soft locked because of this. At some point the… --- ## [Advanced tutorial was completed before TL 2 was given](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-tutorial-was-completed-before-tl-2-was-given/328472)
**Author:** [@Andrew15-5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew15-5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-tutorial-was-completed-before-tl-2-was-given/328472 "2024-09-28T13:12:29Z")
I don’t know how to correctly formulate the topic title, but here is the problem I got: Basically, the bot first taught me the basics (the beginner tutorial), but then I got to its help message and there I spot… --- ## [New users: error starting Discobot tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-error-starting-discobot-tutorial/319380)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-error-starting-discobot-tutorial/319380 "2024-07-31T16:37:39Z")
EDIT – before anyone reads further: this problem was only with a link I’d added within text to start the Discobot tutorial via PM. I had created a conflict for user levels lacking permission to initiate PMs – but everyo… --- ## [Bot does not accept url in "Greetings" message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bot-does-not-accept-url-in-greetings-message/318904)
**Author:** [@SailReal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SailReal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bot-does-not-accept-url-in-greetings-message/318904 "2024-07-28T21:32:25Z")
Hey all, By a user currently the bot has a problem to detect the entered URL in the “Greetings!” message: the link in the post is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic\_Shorthair which leads to entering here now h… --- ## [Discobot Advanced Tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-advanced-tutorial/318705)
**Author:** [@PhantomR1982](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PhantomR1982)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-advanced-tutorial/318705 "2024-07-27T15:03:16Z")
Hiya All, Been a while since I was here back in the lockdown days. However I’ve recently joined a well known community that I had to work hard to access there system which then directs me to there forum which is “Disco… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/discobot/95.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=discobot)