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## [Show us your Workflows](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-us-your-workflows/410589)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-us-your-workflows/410589 "2026-09-14T15:38:41Z")

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Continuing the discussion from A preview of the new Workflows feature: I am pretty pumped about the launch of Workflows. I dreamed about this feature when I was an active community manager looking for ways to automate r…

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## [Access and engagement strategies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-and-engagement-strategies/408558)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-and-engagement-strategies/408558 "2026-07-31T13:52:40Z")

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How close should customers be to your teams? I put some time into thinking about this one last week, informed in part by the discussions we’ve been having about getting our own team more involved here on Meta. Designing…

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## [OpenClaw plugin for Discourse integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openclaw-plugin-for-discourse-integration/397239)

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**Author:** [@pranciskus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pranciskus)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openclaw-plugin-for-discourse-integration/397239 "2026-03-31T14:34:24Z")

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Good day, people! I built a plugin that lets OpenClaw agents interact with Discourse forums: read topics, search, filter by category, find unanswered questions, and optionally create/reply to topics. The main thing th…

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## [Granular group-based permissions for anonymous and logged in users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granular-group-based-permissions-for-anonymous-and-logged-in-users/402273)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 43\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granular-group-based-permissions-for-anonymous-and-logged-in-users/402273 "2026-09-10T00:06:53Z")

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There has been a historically confusing pseudogroup called @everyone within our codebase, which can be used for: Site settings which are of the group\_list type Category permissions Tag groups In some cases people are …

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## [Our Elder Forums - How Old is Your Forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-elder-forums-how-old-is-your-forum/398335)

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**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-elder-forums-how-old-is-your-forum/398335 "2026-03-18T13:02:47Z")

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Our Elder Forums Forum Years Old Magicball Network 25 Unicyclist 24 LotusElan.net 23 The Mineral Rights 16 tecnoblog 6 If you want to be listed as an Elder Forum, please provide the following informat…

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## [Migrating from Facebook: specific challenges, and some thoughts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-facebook-specific-challenges-and-some-thoughts/392562)

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**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-facebook-specific-challenges-and-some-thoughts/392562 "2026-01-23T22:22:12Z")

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Why I’m writing about this (introduction) This was a few weeks back, and life happened in the meantime. To my surprise back then, it indeed seems that “migrating from a successful facebook group to Discourse” doesn’t ac…

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## [Forums that forbid AI content… How's it going?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-that-forbid-ai-content-hows-it-going/405659)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-that-forbid-ai-content-hows-it-going/405659 "2026-08-25T00:48:50Z")

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I’d love to hear the experiences of staff of forums who don’t allow AI/LLM generated content. How have you been able to communicate this to users? How do you detect it? How do you approach users who post it anyway? All …

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## [Glacier Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/glacier-theme/387941)

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**Author:** [@ばこん](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E3%81%B0%E3%81%93%E3%82%93)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/glacier-theme/387941 "2026-02-27T11:47:37Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Glacier Theme is a modern theme that supports dark mode. :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - Kaisan10/Glacier-Theme: Discourse Theme · Gi…

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## [See the users and topics behind the numbers in admin reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-the-users-and-topics-behind-the-numbers-in-admin-reports/411397)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-the-users-and-topics-behind-the-numbers-in-admin-reports/411397 "2026-09-02T14:23:23Z")

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We’ve updated the Signups, New Contributors, and Accepted Solutions reports to show the specific users and posts behind the numbers. You can access these reports from the Reports list or by clicking by clicking the corre…

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## [What are some common breaking points as communities grow?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-some-common-breaking-points-as-communities-grow/402716)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-some-common-breaking-points-as-communities-grow/402716 "2026-05-25T20:25:02Z")

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Continuing the discussion from What does "Enterprise-Ready" look like in your view? (Hot takes welcome!) and Signals a community is moving beyond early stage: Unmanaged growth creates a paradox which begins if the suppo…

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## [An updated lightbox for better image viewing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-updated-lightbox-for-better-image-viewing/386548)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-updated-lightbox-for-better-image-viewing/386548 "2025-11-01T05:15:35Z")

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We recently introduced an updated lightbox, built using PhotoSwipe, to improve the experience of viewing images and related files on Discourse. This new functionality has been rolled out across all our communities, so yo…

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## [External Link Shield – Exit Confirmation & Trust Gating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/external-link-shield-exit-confirmation-trust-gating/392962 "2026-09-15T11:23:38Z")

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:information\_source: Summary This theme component adds configurable protection for external links in cooked posts. It applies trust-level–based rules, optional login and information redirects, visual indicator…

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## [Community ownership models](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-ownership-models/404814)

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**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-ownership-models/404814 "2026-07-20T21:44:49Z")

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I’ve been thinking about community ownership and operating models and I’m interested to learn more about where community sits within your organisation. There used to be clear but disparate schools of thought—one side st…

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## [Meta Branded redesign: theme refresh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-redesign-theme-refresh/397246)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-redesign-theme-refresh/397246 "2026-04-21T16:47:49Z")

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Over the past few hours, I’ve noticed the Meta Branded theme having some changes, like an increased border radius on buttons and text fields, etc. Over the past 15 something minutes, I noticed that the primary color cha…

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## [Do you think the upcoming Discord age verification could spawn new Discourse communites?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-think-the-upcoming-discord-age-verification-could-spawn-new-discourse-communites/395623)

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**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-you-think-the-upcoming-discord-age-verification-could-spawn-new-discourse-communites/395623 "2026-02-23T12:04:49Z")

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I really wish all the communities I visit on Discord would switch to using Discourse. Do you think this latest change will cause communities to switch over? Or is it just too easy to use Discord and to hard to use Discou…

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## [A new release of Discourse Math](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-release-of-discourse-math/393633)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-release-of-discourse-math/393633 "2026-01-18T23:30:07Z")

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I am very happy to announce a major upgrade to our Discourse Math plugin! Special thanks goes to @mcmcclur who helped test and build much of the new and upgraded discourse-math. This is a very significant change – we u…

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## [Show and tell: where to share things interesting things you're doing with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-and-tell-where-to-share-things-interesting-things-youre-doing-with-discourse/401414)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-and-tell-where-to-share-things-interesting-things-youre-doing-with-discourse/401414 "2026-04-24T16:21:52Z")

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Sometimes people just want to share things they are doing with Discourse that may be of interest to others here, but aren’t necessary intended to be discussions about Community Building or a Customization that others can…

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## [It's easier than ever to create events in Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/its-easier-than-ever-to-create-events-in-discourse/404041)

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**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/its-easier-than-ever-to-create-events-in-discourse/404041 "2026-06-02T09:54:06Z")

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If you update Discourse today, you’ll have access to a simplified event creation flow in the Calendar and Events plugin. Now when inserting an event from the additional options menu in the composer, you’ll get an intera…

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## [I populated my (mostly-dead) Discourse forum with bots!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-populated-my-mostly-dead-discourse-forum-with-bots/401493)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-populated-my-mostly-dead-discourse-forum-with-bots/401493 "2026-05-03T03:11:00Z")

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Hi everybody - after my (once popular…in the early/mid 2000’s :sweat\_smile: ) forums went an entire month without a single new post, I decided to bring it back to life by populating it with AI-powered bots. You can see t…

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## [Load More Button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-more-button/402049)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-more-button/402049 "2026-05-03T16:28:19Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Inserts a “load more” button that needs to be clicked to load more topics / posts / users / groups / whatever :eyeglasses: Preview https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/RGJ/lo…

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## [See TL3 Progress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-tl3-progress/410166)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-tl3-progress/410166 "2026-08-30T13:58:19Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Shows the user and staff their TL3 progress if they are TL2, along with extra information :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - NateDhaliwal/discourse-see-tl3-progress · G…

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## [Tag Style Tool](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-style-tool/397885)

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**Author:** [@jdc20181](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jdc20181)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-style-tool/397885 "2026-07-13T02:29:47Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Tag Style Tool allows you to customize the appearance of tags. :eyeglasses: Preview To be filled in :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository TagStyleTool on Github :question: Install G…

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## [🏆 Discourse Rich JSON-LD Microdata Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rich-json-ld-microdata-plugin/388171)

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**Author:** [@kaktak](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kaktak)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-rich-json-ld-microdata-plugin/388171 "2026-01-27T03:17:31Z")

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Discourse Rich JSON-LD Microdata :sparkles: Summary Enhances Discourse’s standard meta tags with a comprehensive, coordinated set of Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Schema.org JSON-LD markup, resulting in super…

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## [Discourse is Agent Ready: Here’s How](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-agent-ready-here-s-how/403594)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-agent-ready-here-s-how/403594 "2026-05-24T22:08:27Z")

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The audience for forums is changing. Some of your readers aren't actually readers anymore - not in the traditional sense. They're agents reading on someone's behalf, summarizing your content into an answer for a person w…

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## [I'm writing a short documentation for admins of Discourse forums I've helped set up. Do I miss something in it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-writing-a-short-documentation-for-admins-of-discourse-forums-ive-helped-set-up-do-i-miss-something-in-it/392246)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-writing-a-short-documentation-for-admins-of-discourse-forums-ive-helped-set-up-do-i-miss-something-in-it/392246 "2025-12-30T16:17:31Z")

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I’ve set up Discourse forums for several friends/associations. I’d like them to be more autonomous when administering, so I’ll be less likely to intervene myself. They have been using Discourse as users and co-admins fo…

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## [Bookmark Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-notes/409685)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bookmark-notes/409685 "2026-08-25T18:21:14Z")

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:information\_source: Summary A Discourse plugin that turns bookmarks into private personal notes attached to posts and other bookmarkable content :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/merefi…

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## [Refreshed shared edits plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/refreshed-shared-edits-plugin/396156)

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**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/refreshed-shared-edits-plugin/396156 "2026-02-16T03:12:25Z")

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We have been busy revising and improving the shared edits plugin :confetti\_ball: : The new shared edits plugin now supports operating in one of two modes. Rich mode, where you can collaborate using the rich text …

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## [Deprecating .hbs file extension in themes and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-hbs-file-extension-in-themes-and-plugins/398896)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-hbs-file-extension-in-themes-and-plugins/398896 "2026-08-09T18:49:52Z")

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In the latest version of Discourse, using .hbs files in themes and plugins is deprecated. Support for this file format will be removed after the next ESR release. Handlebars templates should be replaced with the more mo…

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## [Deprecating the Search Banner theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-the-search-banner-theme-component/379322)

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**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-the-search-banner-theme-component/379322 "2026-01-20T14:34:33Z")

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Over the past few months, we have been working on a welcome banner feature that is part of Discourse’s core product. This core welcome banner feature greets new and returning visitors to your community and makes it easy …

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## [Deprecating .js.es6 file extensions in themes and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-js-es6-file-extensions-in-themes-and-plugins/398894)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecating-js-es6-file-extensions-in-themes-and-plugins/398894 "2026-07-14T15:07:39Z")

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Back in 2020, Discourse switched from the .js.es6 extension to .js. Over the years, the vast majority of themes and plugins have switched to the new extension, which provides much better compatibility with modern JavaScr…

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## [Category hashtag floating cards and subcategory hashtag display improvements :balloon:](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-hashtag-floating-cards-and-subcategory-hashtag-display-improvements/412529)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-hashtag-floating-cards-and-subcategory-hashtag-display-improvements/412529 "2026-09-19T06:52:05Z")

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We are making some changes and improvements to how subcategory hashtags display per Can we make inline links to subcategories more concise?, and at the same time are adding the same floating card functionality that you a…

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## [Sidebar Categories Organizer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-categories-organizer/389301)

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**Author:** [@Drew-ART](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew-ART)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-categories-organizer/389301 "2025-12-02T21:38:05Z")

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I made a sidebar organiser. There was a lot of discussions about it a while back and others felt it wasn’t needed, but i always felt the my users aren’t very techy or know how the forum works well enough at the beginning…

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## [Experiment: Collaborative content gardening hub for meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experiment-collaborative-content-gardening-hub-for-meta/397606)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 98\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experiment-collaborative-content-gardening-hub-for-meta/397606 "2026-06-25T11:28:58Z")

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We want to try experimenting with making space for more collaborative content gardening here on meta, where users who want to help tidy various parts of the forum can coordinate directly with each other. Think of this t…

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## [Discourse Meetup at CCC Congress in Hamburg?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meetup-at-ccc-congress-in-hamburg/389731)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-meetup-at-ccc-congress-in-hamburg/389731 "2026-07-25T06:26:15Z")

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i am currently discussing with @mae about options for a “get-to-know” meeting for Discourse instance operators and supporters in Europe. An “official” international Discourse meeting needs planning effort and preparation…

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## [Facebook-style Topic Modal - Is it better?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-style-topic-modal-is-it-better/408565)

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**Author:** [@Damian\_Boon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Damian_Boon)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-style-topic-modal-is-it-better/408565 "2026-08-10T19:15:41Z")

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I have been messing about trying to get a different look to other sites and have built a Facebook style topic modal. It seems to load quicker for me and seems to be more fluent on desktop. What are your thoughts? …

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## [How About Creating a New Category for Facebook Migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-creating-a-new-category-for-facebook-migration/391699)

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**Author:** [@westes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/westes)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-about-creating-a-new-category-for-facebook-migration/391699 "2025-12-19T22:47:35Z")

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It seems to me that most of the people coming to Discourse are doing so because they are fed up with Facebook. Rather than scattering all the various aspects of this - problems with FB AI-based administration, problems…

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## [Case study of an amateur plugin author](https://meta.discourse.org/t/case-study-of-an-amateur-plugin-author/402084)

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**Author:** [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/case-study-of-an-amateur-plugin-author/402084 "2026-05-04T18:56:52Z")

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In 2024 I was looking for work. I decided to offer my services as a community consultant. Mostly, though, people were interested in technical help getting their Discourse sites fixed or updated. One potential client aske…

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## [Updating how categories are organized on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-how-categories-are-organized-on-meta/396306)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 69\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-how-categories-are-organized-on-meta/396306 "2026-04-21T21:36:51Z")

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As part of updating meta’s theme and structure, we are planning to make some changes to the organization of categories here. We’ve explored a few different ideas so far, and we expect this will still go through some add…

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## [A praise for Discourse:](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-praise-for-discourse/397851)

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**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-praise-for-discourse/397851 "2026-03-12T22:41:31Z")

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Discourse: A sort of free open source project where anyone can own their own community: Hello, Im here to praise discourse. I’ve utilizing discourse for a little over a year now and its extremely wonderful. It’s an …

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## [Cannot view post preview in mobile composer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-view-post-preview-in-mobile-composer/408352)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-view-post-preview-in-mobile-composer/408352 "2026-09-10T04:38:38Z")

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For some reason, I no longer have the :desktop\_computer: button at the bottom-right of the composer anymore on mobile? So I can no longer see previews of the post I’m writing. Is this intentional or accidental? Thanks.

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## [Upgrading Mathjax to version 4](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-mathjax-to-version-4/392669)

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**Author:** [@mcmcclur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcmcclur)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-mathjax-to-version-4/392669 "2026-01-13T10:55:25Z")

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@sam and all interested in typing math in Discourse. I’ve updated the discourse-math plugin so that it uses MathJax V3, rather than the much slower and very outdated V2. As expected, the result is a much snappier user ex…

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## [How do you handle AI responses in your Community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-handle-ai-responses-in-your-community/386953)

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**Author:** [@tyler-mairose-sp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tyler-mairose-sp)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-handle-ai-responses-in-your-community/386953 "2026-09-13T23:18:59Z")

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Hello everyone! I am wonder how other community managers handle AI responses in discussion and questions type categories. Our current policy is that the usage of AI is okay as long as you validate the response. After …

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## [Bootstrap mode is legacy?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-mode-is-legacy/402468)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-mode-is-legacy/402468 "2026-08-17T16:04:21Z")

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Can someone please help me understand why this was removed, what the rationale was and what initiative/functionality replaced it? (If any) https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/edb1c651495f601873c3350d146c186873…

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## [Highlight to Search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-to-search/400492)

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**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-to-search/400492 "2026-04-13T13:21:54Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Highlight text and search it quickly :eyeglasses: Preview Theme Creator (To an example topic) :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - NateDhaliwal/discourse-highlight-to-search…

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## [Workspace groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/workspace-groups/399936)

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**Author:** [@Anton\_Akhmerov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anton_Akhmerov)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/workspace-groups/399936 "2026-08-31T09:52:31Z")

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:information\_source: Summary Prototype plugin for using one Discourse server as a home for multiple teams (slack- or mattermost-like). :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - akhmerov/discourse-workspac…

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## [Confused about Self Hosting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-self-hosting/407752)

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**Author:** [@Gid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gid)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-self-hosting/407752 "2026-07-17T23:09:34Z")

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(My level: built few semi complex websites on Wix, beginner coder) A major confusion I had that’s a lil more clarified now is that self hosting Discourse is very different to ‘web hosting’ 1) Self hosting Discourse req…

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## [Discourse User Location](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-location/392003)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-location/392003 "2026-01-20T08:29:47Z")

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User Location plugin Inspired by X About this Account, this plugin shows the country of registration and the country of login on user card and user profile. :information\_source: Summary shows the country of r…

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## [Issue playing videos on iOS and macOS Safari](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-playing-videos-on-ios-and-macos-safari/387497)

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**Author:** [@mandyk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mandyk)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-playing-videos-on-ios-and-macos-safari/387497 "2025-12-13T19:35:10Z")

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Hi all, We’re seeing an issue on 3.6.0.beta3-latest where iPhone and Safari on macOS users get an endless spinner when attempting to play an uploaded .mp4 (H.264) video. These same videos played fine until recently (I’m…

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## [Full-featured community edition is MUCH appreciated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-featured-community-edition-is-much-appreciated/387594)

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**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-featured-community-edition-is-much-appreciated/387594 "2025-12-07T22:08:30Z")

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A lot of open source products offer a “free community edition” with a limited subset of features. It’s such a relief that all of Discourse’s possible features are available to self-hosters. If I had an organization with…

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## [Confused about security fixes as reported at releases.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-security-fixes-as-reported-at-releases-discourse-org/406566)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-security-fixes-as-reported-at-releases-discourse-org/406566 "2026-07-06T17:14:41Z")

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For example, I’m on 2026.4.2 which is reported as fixing 25 security bugs compared to 2026.4 As 2026.4.2 is very recent, I’d expect it to have backports of most or all security fixes found in 2026.6 which was released a…

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