# \#hashtag-autocomplete **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/hashtag-autocomplete/515.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Can we make inline links to subcategories more concise?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-inline-links-to-subcategories-more-concise/397217)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-inline-links-to-subcategories-more-concise/397217 "2026-09-19T15:12:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Updating how categories are organized on Meta: --- ## [Error in browser console when using hashtag autocomplete in the composer: undefined generateIconHTML](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-browser-console-when-using-hashtag-autocomplete-in-the-composer-undefined-generateiconhtml/400570)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-browser-console-when-using-hashtag-autocomplete-in-the-composer-undefined-generateiconhtml/400570 "2026-04-14T21:15:56Z")
I haven’t noticed any issues yet, but I see error messages in the browser console when I use the hashtag autocomplete feature in the composer on my forum. There are two slightly different versions: In full safe mode (n… --- ## [Autocomplete overrides first choice when searching for category + tag, or tag + tag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autocomplete-overrides-first-choice-when-searching-for-category-tag-or-tag-tag/294830)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autocomplete-overrides-first-choice-when-searching-for-category-tag-or-tag-tag/294830 "2026-03-28T09:21:25Z")
Is here a possibility to start the search for "#ux #top-contributors-sidebar" without finishing the whole tag? Or is it possible to search for that with the interface? (of course I could press enter) --- ## [Tab completion in composer broken for Firefox v124.0.1 and Discourse v3.2.1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-completion-in-composer-broken-for-firefox-v124-0-1-and-discourse-v3-2-1/300858)
**Author:** [@manning-ncsa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manning-ncsa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-completion-in-composer-broken-for-firefox-v124-0-1-and-discourse-v3-2-1/300858 "2024-04-22T16:58:42Z")
When mentioning channels or people or groups in the Discourse v3.2.1 composer using Firefox 124.0.1 (64-bit) on Ubuntu Jammy, auto-complete suggestions pop-up as expected, but there is no way to accept a suggestion by ke… --- ## [Disable the # autocomplete popup in post editor?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-the-autocomplete-popup-in-post-editor/249698)
**Author:** [@dubwoc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dubwoc)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-the-autocomplete-popup-in-post-editor/249698 "2024-03-11T17:18:03Z")
I would like to disable the popup menu when a # without a space is typed on my instance of Discourse. For example on meta it looks like the following: I’d rather that popup not show up at all. I looked around for so… --- ## [The curious case of the missing colour squares in Discourse's user activity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-curious-case-of-the-missing-colour-squares-in-discourses-user-activity/278345)
**Author:** [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-curious-case-of-the-missing-colour-squares-in-discourses-user-activity/278345 "2023-11-10T06:28:56Z")
I was just looking though @JammyDodger 's posts fishing for an previous reply and I noticed that unlike in topics (2) in your activity (1) the square defining the category colour is missing. 1 2 (Funky topic tit… --- ## [The links in the Discourse blog replies looks off](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-links-in-the-discourse-blog-replies-looks-off/279798)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-links-in-the-discourse-blog-replies-looks-off/279798 "2023-11-02T01:45:03Z")
There seems to be a trailing space after the links; the trailing space is not necessary. Does anyone know why the blog makes some links behave like this? I feel as though this is unintended. Thanks. --- ## [About Group preview and handling of # for tags and categories isn't quite right](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-group-preview-and-handling-of-for-tags-and-categories-isnt-quite-right/280379)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-group-preview-and-handling-of-for-tags-and-categories-isnt-quite-right/280379 "2023-09-28T04:13:17Z")
When a tag or a category is referenced in the About Group markdown, they render simply as the markdown in the preview (instead of how they appear in the description) It displays a linked button nicely in the des… --- ## [Hashtags are getting a #makeover](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hashtags-are-getting-a-makeover/248866)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hashtags-are-getting-a-makeover/248866 "2023-06-14T17:12:30Z")
Discourse has supported linking to categories (#announcements) and tags (release-notes) for a long time using hashtags (#). With the introduction of Discourse Chat we wanted to be able to link to chat channels with hasht… --- ## [What rebake is required for the new autocomplete styling?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-rebake-is-required-for-the-new-autocomplete-styling/249642)
**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-rebake-is-required-for-the-new-autocomplete-styling/249642 "2023-03-12T09:20:30Z")
What changes here, if any, will require re-baking posts with hashtags in them? Will any required re-baking happen automatically based on enabling this, or will there be an explicit migration step to rebake? --- ## [Chat composer autocompletes opens to down on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-composer-autocompletes-opens-to-down-on-mobile/253920)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-composer-autocompletes-opens-to-down-on-mobile/253920 "2023-02-03T19:48:18Z")
Hello, I noticed this on Android. The autocomplete opens to down. It seems it is because the keyboard open so it’s like there’s enough space below. Demo Thanks :slightly\_smiling\_face: --- ## [Icon HTML closing tags in push notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icon-html-closing-tags-in-push-notification/249607)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icon-html-closing-tags-in-push-notification/249607 "2023-01-24T04:41:18Z")
Hello, The new hashtag icon HTML closing tags \\ are appears in the push notifications. Android 10 Chrome 108.0.5359.128 MacOS 12.6.1 Chrome 108.0.5359.124 On the images the Test site is the hashta… --- ## [TL… is non-functional categoryname for hashtag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl-is-non-functional-categoryname-for-hashtag/251799)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl-is-non-functional-categoryname-for-hashtag/251799 "2023-01-14T20:45:20Z")
I had a category named TL4 (but same happend with every TLs). I created a chat channel under that category using same name. Everything worked just fine until I tried create a link using hashtag autocompletion in chat ch… --- ## [How will users intuitively know how to mention a category?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-will-users-intuitively-know-how-to-mention-a-category/251664)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-will-users-intuitively-know-how-to-mention-a-category/251664 "2023-01-13T14:41:13Z")
I got a personal message from a user that asked me how I wrote such a thing: Support. That seems a very legitimate question since the # is no more displayed. They can’t deduce it from other users’ previous messages anym… --- ## [Add color and subcategory styling to category and chat mentions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-color-and-subcategory-styling-to-category-and-chat-mentions/249643)
**Author:** [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-color-and-subcategory-styling-to-category-and-chat-mentions/249643 "2022-12-26T10:21:11Z")
I love it. But I would like if for categories its color would show in the icon when typing and a way to signify if its a subcategory while typing and in the baked post like the old way it would show the root and the sub … --- ## [Autocomplete list suggestions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autocomplete-list-suggestions/249658)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autocomplete-list-suggestions/249658 "2022-12-22T19:55:56Z")
Hello, First of all thank you so much for the new autocomplete design I really love it. :heart: I made a little changes what I use on my site. 1. I use the autocomplete list full width on mobile. I think that is a saf… --- ## [Restricted tags/tag groups not appearing in autocomplete](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricted-tags-tag-groups-not-appearing-in-autocomplete/249597)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restricted-tags-tag-groups-not-appearing-in-autocomplete/249597 "2022-12-21T16:01:17Z")
Hello, Thanks so much this is pretty cool :slightly\_smiling\_face: I turned this on to test and I noticed the category restricted tags and tag groups tags not appears on the new autocomplete list. However if i type the t…