# \#stable **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/stable/519.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Best practices for testing before upgrade?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-testing-before-upgrade/379364)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-testing-before-upgrade/379364 "2025-08-19T22:55:27Z")
Hi there, when I migrated my large conventional forum community to Discourse I had to implement a bunch of CSS tweaks in a theme component to make things work the way most of my users prefer. Generally most of these twea… --- ## [Forum on Stable branch but updater trying to move to 3.4.0?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-on-stable-branch-but-updater-trying-to-move-to-3-4-0/351011)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-on-stable-branch-but-updater-trying-to-move-to-3-4-0/351011 "2025-02-07T05:56:58Z")
Hi, my Discourse forum has been on the Stable branch for a while now, but now as I attempt to upgrade to 3.3.4: Security and maintenance release it appears to be trying to move to 3.4.0. From my app.yml – ## Which… --- ## [How to enable bulk selection for theme?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-bulk-selection-for-theme/339103)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-bulk-selection-for-theme/339103 "2024-11-28T19:21:52Z")
Hi there, I’m using Sam's Simple Theme but it doesn’t enable bulk selection. More precisely, the selection boxes appear but not the actions menu. When I revert to the default Discourse theme it works as expected. I … --- ## [Guidance Needed: Updating from 3.4.0.beta3-dev to Stable Version 3.2.5](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidance-needed-updating-from-3-4-0-beta3-dev-to-stable-version-3-2-5/337715)
**Author:** [@willie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidance-needed-updating-from-3-4-0-beta3-dev-to-stable-version-3-2-5/337715 "2024-11-22T15:12:55Z")
Hello everyone, I’m new to this and would really appreciate help from those with experience. Currently, I’m running version 3.4.0.beta3-dev, and I’d like to update to a more stable version, specifically this one: Disco… --- ## [User Fields - weird signup behavior](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-fields-weird-signup-behavior/320146)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-fields-weird-signup-behavior/320146 "2024-09-24T10:16:09Z")
Hello, since the 3.3.0+3 (stable) update I see the new Custom Fields settings for “optional”, “signup” and “for all users”, but it does not completely work: when a user logins in they see the “you need to provide informa… --- ## [Breaking change for people on stable versions (v3.2.1 and down) with discourse\_docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/breaking-change-for-people-on-stable-versions-v3-2-1-and-down-with-discourse-docker/308680)
**Author:** [@Crius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Crius)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/breaking-change-for-people-on-stable-versions-v3-2-1-and-down-with-discourse-docker/308680 "2024-05-20T11:14:37Z")
This morning I accidentally run a launcher rebuild instead of launcher restart. Should have not been a big deal as we are running with a specific tag v3.2.1 instead of the test-passed and turns out that the build will fa… --- ## [Secure way to configure upgrading to only stable version of forum releases?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-way-to-configure-upgrading-to-only-stable-version-of-forum-releases/292645)
**Author:** [@ariznaf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ariznaf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secure-way-to-configure-upgrading-to-only-stable-version-of-forum-releases/292645 "2024-02-06T19:26:07Z")
We have been using discourse in the default tests-passed releases for long time. I would like to configure the forum to use only stable releases, and have only a few upgrades in the year. I have read how to configure s… --- ## [Upgrade failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failing/293464)
**Author:** [@honzao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honzao)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-failing/293464 "2024-01-30T14:07:24Z")
Hi, I am testing Discourse upgrade from version 3.0.3 to 3.0.4. After the upgrade Discourse is running, but after login to the system most of the pages/requests end up with 500 error. In log files I see two different e… --- ## [Error with Cakeday on Stable - no sitesettings.navigation\_menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-with-cakeday-on-stable-no-sitesettings-navigation-menu/250790)
**Author:** [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-with-cakeday-on-stable-no-sitesettings-navigation-menu/250790 "2023-01-06T13:29:40Z")
Cakeday seems to be incompatible with the recently updated Discourse 2.8.14 and causes a white screen if (siteSettings.navigation\_menu !== "legacy") { if (cakedayEnabled) { api.addCommunitySectionLink(… --- ## [Stable branch compatibility with discourse\_docker and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stable-branch-compatibility-with-discourse-docker-and-plugins/117679)
**Author:** [@spajus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spajus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stable-branch-compatibility-with-discourse-docker-and-plugins/117679 "2024-02-03T12:46:28Z")
I would like to leave some feedback about operations experience from past several years when I occasionally look after one pretty small Discourse installation: Single self-hosted VM Discourse installed via official doc…