# Top **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/top.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Self-Hosting Discourse Just Got a Whole Lot Easier](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-discourse-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/393915)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-discourse-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/393915 "2026-07-02T20:00:20Z")
We’re excited to announce a major update to how you can self-host Discourse. Whether you’ve been curious about running your own Discourse instance or found the setup process daunting in the past, today’s changes are for … --- ## [Voice: Discord-style voice and video rooms, now bundled with Discourse 🎙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337 "2026-09-24T17:09:36Z")
Late last year we shared Resenha, an experiment that added Discord-style voice and video rooms directly into Discourse. No external apps required, just peer-to-peer WebRTC in your sidebar. The experiment worked. We’ve b… --- ## [Discourse is Not Going Closed Source](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-not-going-closed-source/400863)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-not-going-closed-source/400863 "2026-06-25T16:20:05Z")
Cal.com have announced they’re closing their codebase and will no longer be an open-source product. Their reasoning is that AI has made open source too dangerous for SaaS companies. Code gets scanned and exploited by AI … --- ## [Resenha - Add Discord-style Video and Voice Rooms and Calls to Your Community 🎙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resenha-add-discord-style-video-and-voice-rooms-and-calls-to-your-community/389056)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resenha-add-discord-style-video-and-voice-rooms-and-calls-to-your-community/389056 "2026-09-01T18:22:36Z")
IMPORTANT: As of 1st of September 2026, this is now a bundled plugin in Discourse core, and renamed to “Voice”. You now just need to enable it from the admin page. Hey everyone! Sharing Resenha, a new plugin that adds… --- ## [You're invited to try the Discourse Free plan beta!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youre-invited-to-try-the-discourse-free-plan-beta/395632)
**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youre-invited-to-try-the-discourse-free-plan-beta/395632 "2026-08-24T12:16:49Z")
From the very early days of Discourse, our mission has always been to empower communities of all sizes and budgets. Today, we are making it even easier to get started with Discourse on our brand new Free plan! Getting s… --- ## [Embed Discourse as a full comment system on your site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-as-a-full-comment-system-on-your-site/399743)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-as-a-full-comment-system-on-your-site/399743 "2026-09-09T23:10:57Z")
Discourse’s embedding system lets you show topic comments on external sites via an iframe — but until now, the experience was read-only. Visitors had to click through to your Discourse site to reply, like, or interact wi… --- ## [Introducing nested replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-nested-replies/402812)
**Author:** [@markvanlan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markvanlan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-nested-replies/402812 "2026-08-04T13:56:10Z")
Meaningful conversation happens when everyone in the room has heard each other’s thoughts, and a flat, linear timeline has always been the best way to make that possible on Discourse. But flat doesn’t fit every community… --- ## [A new review queue layout with all new features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-review-queue-layout-with-all-new-features/388194)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-review-queue-layout-with-all-new-features/388194 "2026-09-20T07:40:49Z")
We’re excited to announce some valuable improvements to the review queue and Discourse’s moderation tools. These are available behind an experimental feature flag that can be enabled on any Discourse site - read below fo… --- ## [Take the New Carousel Mode for a Spin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/take-the-new-carousel-mode-for-a-spin/392955)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/take-the-new-carousel-mode-for-a-spin/392955 "2026-03-25T08:19:31Z")
Do your pictures get lost within the gridded photo patchwork? Are they awkwardly cutting off crucial bits? Would you like them to be center stage? Despair no more – the feature you didn’t know you wanted has landed! … --- ## [What's Next for Discourse: Live AMA with Sam & Hawk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-next-for-discourse-live-ama-with-sam-hawk/387794)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-next-for-discourse-live-ama-with-sam-hawk/387794 "2025-11-20T23:47:41Z")
When: 2025-11-19T22:00:00Z (UTC)→2025-11-20T04:00:00Z (UTC) Where: Right here on Meta Discourse is hosting our own AMA! We’re sitting down with CEOs @sam and @hawk to answer your questions about where Discourse is hea… --- ## [Introducing Upcoming Changes, a system to manage new features and changes to existing functionality in your community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-upcoming-changes-a-system-to-manage-new-features-and-changes-to-existing-functionality-in-your-community/392894)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-upcoming-changes-a-system-to-manage-new-features-and-changes-to-existing-functionality-in-your-community/392894 "2026-09-05T08:48:35Z")
As we continue to improve Discourse, we’ve created a new Upcoming Changes config page to help admins understand what changes are coming to Discourse and let them manage how those changes are implemented in their communit… --- ## [Introducing releases.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-releases-discourse-org/392712)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-releases-discourse-org/392712 "2026-01-10T21:29:15Z")
As part of our ongoing project to overhaul our version numbering & release processes, we’re happy to announce releases.discourse.org. Going forward, this site will be the primary source of information for Discourse ve… --- ## [Modernizing the Foundation theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modernizing-the-foundation-theme/395331)
**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modernizing-the-foundation-theme/395331 "2026-08-06T10:26:58Z")
The design team are in the process of making small but powerful changes/tweaks to the foundation theme to align a bit closer to modern web standards. To view these changes live on meta, join this group: https://meta.dis… --- ## [Discourse ID is now available. Try it today!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-id-is-now-available-try-it-today/385007)
**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-id-is-now-available-try-it-today/385007 "2026-02-09T16:02:22Z")
We’re happy to announce that Discourse ID can now be enabled on all Discourse sites, including both hosted and self-hosted sites! :information\_source: Discourse ID provides a faster login experience across participatin… --- ## [Degauss your screens, Discourse Rewind 2025 is here 💾](https://meta.discourse.org/t/degauss-your-screens-discourse-rewind-2025-is-here/390852)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/degauss-your-screens-discourse-rewind-2025-is-here/390852 "2026-01-19T15:33:01Z")
Following on from Discourse Rewind 2024 … We are happy to announce that Discourse Rewind, a fun end-of-year activity summary for your members, is now a core plugin, and has been enabled here on Discourse Meta. :tada: D… --- ## [Better insights into your community with the redesigned admin dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-insights-into-your-community-with-the-redesigned-admin-dashboard/404528)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-insights-into-your-community-with-the-redesigned-admin-dashboard/404528 "2026-09-23T14:49:02Z")
The admin dashboard has a new design that puts your most important community signals — traffic, search health, engagement, and support — front and center, with a customizable reports section, date range controls, and cat… --- ## [You can now create new tags on the /tags page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-now-create-new-tags-on-the-tags-page/391475)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-can-now-create-new-tags-on-the-tags-page/391475 "2026-01-14T18:39:22Z")
The next time you update Discourse, you’ll be able to create new tags from the /tags index page! The feature was added here: FEATURE: create tags inline on the /tags route by awesomerobot · Pull Request #36645 · discours… --- ## [Testing Nested Replies on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-nested-replies-on-meta/398759)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-nested-replies-on-meta/398759 "2026-08-04T15:54:25Z")
Hey everyone :waving\_hand: Some very smart people on our team created a very experimental plugin to explore how a nested / threaded model view for topics would feel in Discourse. Use this topic to test the look and fee… --- ## [Ability to display all the likes/reactions on a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-display-all-the-likes-reactions-on-a-post/389820)
**Author:** [@fzngagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fzngagan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-display-all-the-likes-reactions-on-a-post/389820 "2026-05-07T11:00:02Z")
Currently, if you click on the number to the left of the like button, you see the users who liked the post. But the list is truncated to show only a few users. This has always been the case while using the Reactions plug… --- ## [Discourse MCP is here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mcp-is-here/386983)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mcp-is-here/386983 "2026-04-17T16:34:04Z")
As soon as Anthropic open sourced their Model Context Protocol (MCP) proposal for interfacing with AI agents almost a year ago, we started getting excited about how good of a match it was for Discourse. This is a comp… --- ## [Live Pull Request Status on GitHub Oneboxes ✨](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-pull-request-status-on-github-oneboxes/390900)
**Author:** [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-pull-request-status-on-github-oneboxes/390900 "2026-05-28T20:40:42Z")
We’re excited to announce a new feature for the discourse-github plugin: live pull request status indicators on GitHub PR oneboxes! :tada: When you paste a GitHub pull request URL in a post or chat message, Discourse no… --- ## [Introducing chat search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-chat-search/385755)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-chat-search/385755 "2025-11-22T12:56:54Z")
We’re excited to announce our new chat search feature, which makes it possible to find past conversations in chat channels, group chats, and DMs. :magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_left: Full chat search across all your channels Y… --- ## [Our Commitment to Your Ongoing Success with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-commitment-to-your-ongoing-success-with-discourse/390457)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-commitment-to-your-ongoing-success-with-discourse/390457 "2025-12-09T13:40:43Z")
We’re making some organizational changes and we want to be direct with you about our plans. Like many technology companies navigating the market conditions of the past year, we’re adjusting our cost structure to ensure l… --- ## [Solved improvements: Allowing members to indicate they're experiencing a reported issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-improvements-allowing-members-to-indicate-theyre-experiencing-a-reported-issue/402498)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-improvements-allowing-members-to-indicate-theyre-experiencing-a-reported-issue/402498 "2026-08-13T06:58:03Z")
When a member finds an unsolved topic that describes an issue they’re also facing, there’s been no easy way for them to signal that or get updates about solutions to the topic. To address this, we’ve added a Me too butto… --- ## [Discouragement of the First-Time Discourse Admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discouragement-of-the-first-time-discourse-admin/391379)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discouragement-of-the-first-time-discourse-admin/391379 "2025-12-21T00:32:17Z")
I’m posting this as a separate topic from Structuring an active support community migrating from Facebook because it feels on another level: community building starts before anybody is there, when the community builder (… --- ## [Horizon: High Context Topic Cards](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-high-context-topic-cards/393470)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-high-context-topic-cards/393470 "2026-06-09T05:00:46Z")
What’s new in Horizon? We’re happy to announce the next iteration for the Horizon theme: high-context topic cards. These cards surface key signals at a glance, pulling in data from familiar favourites: Solved (1) Topi… --- ## [A preview of the new Workflows feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-preview-of-the-new-workflows-feature/406990)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-preview-of-the-new-workflows-feature/406990 "2026-09-06T10:00:52Z")
We’re building a new Workflows feature that is designed to support complex tasks that our existing Automations tool can’t handle. This new visual automation builder lets you create multi-step workflows with time delays, … --- ## [Small post actions no longer tracked or watched](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-post-actions-no-longer-tracked-or-watched/404058)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/small-post-actions-no-longer-tracked-or-watched/404058 "2026-09-22T22:53:59Z")
Discourse has a special post type that denotes “small action”. It looks like this: This happens when you close or open topics; it can happen when you assign topics and in various other conditions. Over the years, w… --- ## [\> termcourse: read & post on Discourse instances from the terminal](https://meta.discourse.org/t/termcourse-read-post-on-discourse-instances-from-the-terminal/395285)
**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/termcourse-read-post-on-discourse-instances-from-the-terminal/395285 "2026-08-17T20:41:49Z")
This is a Terminal App (TUI), just a bit of fun … and a bit experimental at this stage! :information\_source: Summary A terminal UI for browsing and posting to Discourse forums with topic lists, full topic vie… --- ## [Branding the Discourse splash screen with custom SVG images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/branding-the-discourse-splash-screen-with-custom-svg-images/395100)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/branding-the-discourse-splash-screen-with-custom-svg-images/395100 "2026-08-26T14:34:38Z")
This feature has been highly requested here on Meta Personal branding for the splash screen . We have now added the option to add an SVG, either static or animated, as the splash screen image to replace this default loa… --- ## [Sidebar Menu Reorder](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-menu-reorder/394049)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-menu-reorder/394049 "2026-07-31T16:02:47Z")
:information\_source: Summary Allows reordering default and custom sidebar menu sections :eyeglasses: Preview https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Lilly/discourse-sidebar-menu-reorder … --- ## [Testing Boosts on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-boosts-on-meta/399835)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/testing-boosts-on-meta/399835 "2026-06-10T19:05:00Z")
:information\_source: Boosts are now disabled on Meta, see Testing Boosts on Meta - #85 by martin We’re testing out a new feature on Meta — boosts! Boosts offer another way for members to react to each other’s posts, t… --- ## [Let's talk about pictures, quoting pictures in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-talk-about-pictures-quoting-pictures-in-discourse/389563)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-talk-about-pictures-quoting-pictures-in-discourse/389563 "2025-11-26T10:08:49Z")
We just made a small quality of life change to the new lightbox. At the top of the lightbox is a new icon :speech\_balloon: Try it here :up\_arrow: When you click it you will quote the image you are looking at and in… --- ## [Discourse Rewind](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rewind/390847)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rewind/390847 "2026-01-30T17:53:14Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Rewind provides a fun end-of-year summary for members’ activity in the community. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to ins… --- ## [Discourse Qingwa Timelines - Custom BBCode for Beautiful Timeline Layouts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-qingwa-timelines-custom-bbcode-for-beautiful-timeline-layouts/387954)
**Author:** [@scavin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scavin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-qingwa-timelines-custom-bbcode-for-beautiful-timeline-layouts/387954 "2025-12-02T20:16:21Z")
:information\_source: Summary A Discourse theme component for creating beautiful timeline layouts :eyeglasses: Preview https://meta.appinn.net/t/topic/76953 :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - scavin/di… --- ## [Rebuilding the Meta Branded theme: New icons, a custom homepage, and a first look at the Blocks API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-the-meta-branded-theme-new-icons-a-custom-homepage-and-a-first-look-at-the-blocks-api/400013)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuilding-the-meta-branded-theme-new-icons-a-custom-homepage-and-a-first-look-at-the-blocks-api/400013 "2026-08-14T01:20:24Z")
We’ve just shipped a second iteration of our theme rebuild. While the first update was a visual refresh built on top of the previous Meta Branded theme, this version is essentially a new theme rebuilt from scratch. The n… --- ## [Calendar subscription URLs for external calendar apps](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-subscription-urls-for-external-calendar-apps/398902)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-subscription-urls-for-external-calendar-apps/398902 "2026-06-12T21:55:03Z")
We’ve added a new Calendar tab to user preferences that lets you subscribe to Discourse feeds in external calendar apps like Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Microsoft Outlook. :down\_arrow: How it works Navig… --- ## [A new "default homepage" site setting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-default-homepage-site-setting/408291)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-default-homepage-site-setting/408291 "2026-07-27T21:01:24Z")
Currently to change the homepage of your Discourse site, you have to configure the site setting top menu and put your desired homepage as the first option in the list. This is a behavior that’s fairly unclear to new admi… --- ## [Simplified category setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simplified-category-setup/394971)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simplified-category-setup/394971 "2026-03-21T18:36:11Z")
Whether you’re new to Discourse or looking to expand your existing community, we want to make it easy for you to create categories to support meaningful conversation. To that end, we’re introducing a significant improvem… --- ## [Introducing a new "Post Type" Composer actions dropdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-a-new-post-type-composer-actions-dropdown/403635)
**Author:** [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-a-new-post-type-composer-actions-dropdown/403635 "2026-08-12T21:30:03Z")
Composer redesign behind enable\_new\_composer\_actions This introduces a redesigned composer experience and ships it behind a new alpha upcoming-change. With the flag off (default), nothing visibly changes. Admins can opt… --- ## [Introducing Volunteer Moderators on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-volunteer-moderators-on-meta/397009)
**Author:** [@Danielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Danielle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-volunteer-moderators-on-meta/397009 "2026-02-26T23:41:04Z")
Meta has always been powered by community participation, people showing up, sharing knowledge, asking good questions, and helping each other out. To support that, we’ve introduced a small group of Volunteer Moderators t… --- ## [Using Discourse MCP to quickly build a theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-mcp-to-quickly-build-a-theme/412056)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-mcp-to-quickly-build-a-theme/412056 "2026-09-14T23:28:55Z")
Often, the largest barrier to starting a community is “making it your own”. You want, your font, your style to match your brand. In this post I would like to cover what can be achieved in a quite straightforward way wi… --- ## [Discourse Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-workflows/407100)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-workflows/407100 "2026-09-24T14:57:49Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Workflows lets admins create advanced automations through a visual builder to automate almost anything in your community. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is bundled with … --- ## [Reply Button Labels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-button-labels/402911)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-button-labels/402911 "2026-06-19T14:41:07Z")
:information\_source: Summary Translatable topic & post reply button labels :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository https://github.com/Lillinator/reply-button-labels :question: Install Guide How to install a theme o… --- ## [Access common chat channel actions from the sidebar context menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-common-chat-channel-actions-from-the-sidebar-context-menu/392667)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-common-chat-channel-actions-from-the-sidebar-context-menu/392667 "2026-02-16T06:21:36Z")
We’ve now made it easier to access common actions for chat channels on desktop with a sidebar context menu. This works for both public and direct message channels: From here, you will be able to do the following acti… --- ## [PostgreSQL 18 update for self-hosters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194)
**Author:** [@chrisr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisr)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194 "2026-09-23T17:41:37Z")
:warning: WARNING! The upgrade requires a lot of free disk space (2x database size). We’ve just landed changes to upgrade our Docker image to PostgreSQL 18. Any site admins rebuilding Discourse from the command line… --- ## [Google brings back the Forums tab/filter!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-brings-back-the-forums-tab-filter/390831)
**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-brings-back-the-forums-tab-filter/390831 "2025-12-11T04:50:58Z")
Idk about you guys, but this makes me VERY happy :smiley: Especially since (after testing) my instance ranks incredibly well. Could this revive discussion forums around the globe? I remember when Google killed the fi… --- ## [Skills for authoring themes and blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skills-for-authoring-themes-and-blocks/401629)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/skills-for-authoring-themes-and-blocks/401629 "2026-08-31T15:54:08Z")
A repository of Claude Code skills for building Discourse themes and block components: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-theme-skills :toolbox: What’s included Theme Authoring Skill — covers a comprehensive scope … --- ## [Help Us Test the Composer Redesign](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-test-the-composer-redesign/407849)
**Author:** [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-test-the-composer-redesign/407849 "2026-09-25T14:05:43Z")
Goals We have been ramping up with small prep changes such as moving the preview toggle, integrating AI suggestions, adding GIFs in the toolbar, and are now ready to try the bigger change which is available to try as an e… --- ## [Discourse Lucide Icons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-lucide-icons/400133)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-lucide-icons/400133 "2026-05-02T08:21:10Z")
:information\_source: Summary Replace the default solid icons from Font Awesome with this open-source stroke icon set :eyeglasses: Preview Used here on Meta in the Meta Branded theme :hammer\_and\_wrench: Rep… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=1&per_page=50)