# Top **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=3 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [AI-generated tag translations do not work perfectly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-generated-tag-translations-do-not-work-perfectly/399570)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-generated-tag-translations-do-not-work-perfectly/399570 "2026-09-23T03:28:15Z")
When scrolling through the German tag translations, I noticed a range of issues that seem to stem from the AI lacking context - it treats tags as isolated words rather than references to specific Discourse features, plug… --- ## [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)
**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")
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… --- ## [Claude & Discourse-related development. How good is it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/claude-discourse-related-development-how-good-is-it/394773)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/claude-discourse-related-development-how-good-is-it/394773 "2026-04-06T09:08:50Z")
I’m not a developer. I just got basic coding knowledge. I can read simple code. I recently created a plugin, relying mostly on Gemini free. 95% of the code was AI-generated. While the plugin definitely works, and the i… --- ## [How to make it easy to specify if content is human-written, ai-assisted, or ai-generated?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-it-easy-to-specify-if-content-is-human-written-ai-assisted-or-ai-generated/397548)
**Author:** [@lassoan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lassoan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-it-easy-to-specify-if-content-is-human-written-ai-assisted-or-ai-generated/397548 "2026-03-05T19:06:30Z")
I’m one of the administrators of a forum of 10k+ members. We have noticed that some people started to heavily use AI for replying to posts. It is good that they are getting more active and trying to be helpful, but some … --- ## [How to add multiple tags up front](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-multiple-tags-up-front/390796)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-multiple-tags-up-front/390796 "2026-02-08T15:44:39Z")
Hi all, I’m very confused. Currently trying to set up Discourse to migrate my large community from Facebook. I’ve been thinking about how I’ll structure it through categories, and it was mentioned to me that tags can hel… --- ## [July 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/july-2026-monthly-release/408729)
**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/july-2026-monthly-release/408729 "2026-07-29T12:38:08Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.7, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.1.6 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.5.2 Changelog | Discourse Re… --- ## [Where did the version information go?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-version-information-go/407416)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-version-information-go/407416 "2026-08-04T09:02:19Z")
The /admin page used to have a wonderful version section. Where did it go? I’m self hosted. I’d tell you what version I’m on, but… ah… that’s the problem. --- ## [For users with episodic unwellness: Post Approval by "future self" or "trusted friends"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-users-with-episodic-unwellness-post-approval-by-future-self-or-trusted-friends/401050)
**Author:** [@hugo.27](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugo.27)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-users-with-episodic-unwellness-post-approval-by-future-self-or-trusted-friends/401050 "2026-04-28T15:16:11Z")
Hi all! Ever since I got involved in emotional well-being and mental health efforts (ERGs) in BigTech some years ago, I’ve been interested in what might be pretty niche (inter)personal challenges. And more recently, as … --- ## [Add setting to not show flag notification to admins who are not moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-not-show-flag-notification-to-admins-who-are-not-moderators/383964)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-not-show-flag-notification-to-admins-who-are-not-moderators/383964 "2026-07-09T17:12:15Z")
It is possible to be an admin of a Discourse site and not be a moderator. As admin, you may be very active on the site for reasons other than moderating. In this case you will not want to be notified about flags. My sug… --- ## [Feature request: Limit topic translation to specific categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-limit-topic-translation-to-specific-categories/392993)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-limit-topic-translation-to-specific-categories/392993 "2026-07-10T13:14:24Z")
Hey guys our use case: We are German forum, but we have EN-speaking advertising clients. Hence it would be great to be able to limit topic localizations to specific categories only. --- ## [More self-evident icon to access the edit message dialog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-self-evident-icon-to-access-the-edit-message-dialog/396145)
**Author:** [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-self-evident-icon-to-access-the-edit-message-dialog/396145 "2026-02-19T14:36:00Z")
When I modify an existing post, I find it difficult to locate the commit message entry window. The little “i” icon looks to me as if it should offer a localized help message. Perhaps this icon could be changed for a “n… --- ## [Is this large-scale update finally over?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/393727)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/393727 "2026-01-19T02:55:45Z")
Relax a bit, let's chat about something. Is this round of major updates finally over? There have been constant updates these past few days, so frequent. What version is this, what's going on? :rofl: --- ## [How to install plugins without using a third-party host?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-without-using-a-third-party-host/406009)
**Author:** [@Willy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Willy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-without-using-a-third-party-host/406009 "2026-07-10T15:31:06Z")
Okay, so if I already have a well-developed plugin in development mode, how do I move that plugin to production without relying on third-party services? Is there even a way to do that? --- ## [The awkward mishap of premature posting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-awkward-mishap-of-premature-posting/395908)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-awkward-mishap-of-premature-posting/395908 "2026-02-27T11:23:56Z")
I’m apparently affected by the “premature posting” ailment in various communication, non-chat-focused apps. Primarily emails (Gmail) and Discourse. What happens is that I write my message, and I accidentally send it. T… --- ## [Closed Sidebar by Default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closed-sidebar-by-default/408578)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/closed-sidebar-by-default/408578 "2026-07-29T22:36:14Z")
:information\_source: Summary allows admins to control the default behaviour of the Discourse sidebar per group :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository GitHub - nathan-nz/closed-sidebar-by-default: Allows control of t… --- ## [Why doesn't Discourse hosting include the Subscriptions plugin on the Starter plan?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-hosting-include-the-subscriptions-plugin-on-the-starter-plan/392570)
**Author:** [@westes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/westes)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-doesnt-discourse-hosting-include-the-subscriptions-plugin-on-the-starter-plan/392570 "2026-01-04T17:44:54Z")
I see that there is a plugin available for subscriptions for Discourse forums. Why isn’t this capability being supported natively inside of the Hosted Discourse product? Not only do subscriptions give forum organizers… --- ## [Learning music (off-topic but interesting)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learning-music-off-topic-but-interesting/409114)
**Author:** [@philip\_rhoades](https://meta.discourse.org/u/philip_rhoades)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/learning-music-off-topic-but-interesting/409114 "2026-09-04T01:25:58Z")
Your post prompted me to ask YOU a question: What is the easiest way to learn music? - my gut feel is that Standard Notation makes the process unnecessarily difficult . . --- ## [Emoji picker search now works in your language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-picker-search-now-works-in-your-language/401482)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-picker-search-now-works-in-your-language/401482 "2026-04-27T18:26:41Z")
Searching for emojis in the composer no longer only understands English — the picker now matches keywords in 48 languages. Until now, emoji search was English-only, regardless of your site’s locale. None of t… --- ## [Search improvements to make community management easier!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-improvements-to-make-community-management-easier/390476)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-improvements-to-make-community-management-easier/390476 "2025-12-05T03:30:22Z")
We’ve just landed a family of features that transforms the Full Page Search into a significantly more powerful tool for moderation and site cleanup. :star: We thank our friends from the Shopify Community team for valua… --- ## [How Discourse Uses Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-discourse-uses-discourse/387597)
**Author:** [@blake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blake)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-discourse-uses-discourse/387597 "2025-12-04T18:19:48Z")
One of the best things about working at Discourse is that we practice what we preach: we run our 100+ employee company entirely on our own platform. From chatting with coworkers and planning features to tracking bugs, lo… --- ## [Has anything changed on what qualifies for the "Nice share" badge?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anything-changed-on-what-qualifies-for-the-nice-share-badge/385296)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anything-changed-on-what-qualifies-for-the-nice-share-badge/385296 "2025-12-22T09:02:27Z")
Has anything changed on what qualifies for the “Nice share” badge? In 4 years, I never received this badge. But since the beginning of September, I have received 3. That’s not much in total but a lot compared to the 50 … --- ## [What to do with inactive users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-do-with-inactive-users/385667)
**Author:** [@Andro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-do-with-inactive-users/385667 "2026-02-08T17:38:45Z")
I have some users who are inactive for months or years. What to do with them? I don’t want to delete them because they have made posts. I only just figured this out after looking into why certain emails have been failing… --- ## [One server for 2 Discourse communities?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-server-for-2-discourse-communities/392692)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-server-for-2-discourse-communities/392692 "2026-08-27T11:06:10Z")
I already have a server for one of my communities, using Hetzner Cloud. Since I’m just starting out, there’s not enough traffic yet and even when it starts growing, the initial traffic will not be enough that justifies … --- ## [Reworking the emails:test rake task output](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reworking-the-emails-test-rake-task-output/387286)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reworking-the-emails-test-rake-task-output/387286 "2026-02-09T09:16:51Z")
I recently went through the emails:task and related code with the aim of testing each of the failure codepaths and touching up the error text. I also discovered that the effects of setting DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ENABLE\_START\_TL… --- ## [Returning bumping after editing last post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/returning-bumping-after-editing-last-post/390033)
**Author:** [@Eria211](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eria211)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/returning-bumping-after-editing-last-post/390033 "2026-04-16T14:46:36Z")
A recent change to discourse removed the bump when editing the last (or first post) in a thread. This was a feature we had come to rely on and there is no viable method of imitating this for non staff ranked members. W… --- ## [Is anyone experiencing an odd spam user attack? Any way to block?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-experiencing-an-odd-spam-user-attack-any-way-to-block/404427)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-experiencing-an-odd-spam-user-attack-any-way-to-block/404427 "2026-09-05T13:00:32Z")
Maybe spam attacks are so pervasive that what’s happening to us is just par for the course. I believe we use SSO, but it’s limited just to our site. We don’t use any external authentications. The pattern is very clear … --- ## [A Social Mobile & Desktop Client for Communities (2)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-social-mobile-desktop-client-for-communities-2/408132)
**Author:** [@nicolsdennis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicolsdennis)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-social-mobile-desktop-client-for-communities-2/408132 "2026-09-11T20:50:26Z")
What does Discourse look like as a native app ? DemoPreview A custom built composer like no other. #StayTuned --- ## [Use user names in participants list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-user-names-in-participants-list/390176)
**Author:** [@manut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manut)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-user-names-in-participants-list/390176 "2026-05-07T08:51:36Z")
Hello! We noticed the list of participants to an event is based on the username. We think it would be nice if the user’s name could be used instead (and username used as a fallback). Are you interested with this featur… --- ## [Edit dates, polls, tables, and more in the rich text editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-dates-polls-tables-and-more-in-the-rich-text-editor/411468)
**Author:** [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-dates-polls-tables-and-more-in-the-rich-text-editor/411468 "2026-09-16T09:56:56Z")
The rich text editor can now display and edit complex content types — dates, polls, tables, graphviz diagrams, and charts — without requiring a switch back to the Markdown editor. Each of these content types now has nati… --- ## [How do you guys deal with users that use AI to automatically reply to threads so they can gain trust level?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-guys-deal-with-users-that-use-ai-to-automatically-reply-to-threads-so-they-can-gain-trust-level/410556)
**Author:** [@Divinebaboon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Divinebaboon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-guys-deal-with-users-that-use-ai-to-automatically-reply-to-threads-so-they-can-gain-trust-level/410556 "2026-08-21T14:27:05Z")
This question is for all the forum owners/moderators, what are your thoughts on users who use ai to automatically browse the forum, automatically read the past few comments, and the ai would automatically write a respons… --- ## [Custom Emojis loaded from S3/R2 bypass CDN routing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emojis-loaded-from-s3-r2-bypass-cdn-routing/406384)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-emojis-loaded-from-s3-r2-bypass-cdn-routing/406384 "2026-07-02T02:29:48Z")
Overview when using S3 or cloudflare R2 for uploads alongside a custom CDN URL, custom emoji uploads do not respect the CDN configuration and attempt to load directly from the raw bucket URL. The issue when an admin upl… --- ## [Sample Forum to See Admin Features?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sample-forum-to-see-admin-features/392680)
**Author:** [@westes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/westes)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sample-forum-to-see-admin-features/392680 "2026-04-17T16:15:54Z")
Discourse has the try.discourse.org forum as a place to see user features. Maybe you could create a parallel forum as a place to see admin features? Something like tryadmin.discourse.org I understand you have a 14 d… --- ## [Discourse AI Use Cases and Statistics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-use-cases-and-statistics/385202)
**Author:** [@Rubi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rubi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-use-cases-and-statistics/385202 "2025-10-11T09:53:13Z")
Hi everyone, I have a general question about usage of AI features on your Discourse instances. Which features do you have enabled, which are the most popular or frequently used, do you have any statistics to share abou… --- ## [Improving the experience in our support categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-experience-in-our-support-categories/397742)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-experience-in-our-support-categories/397742 "2026-04-21T13:47:35Z")
I’d like to explore how we might improve the experience of our support categories – Support and all of its subcategories. A couple recent discussions\[1\] have focused on how we might more consistently use the solved plug… --- ## [\[RFP\] Discourse UX Overhaul, Theme Customization & Plugin Audit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfp-discourse-ux-overhaul-theme-customization-plugin-audit/408040)
**Author:** [@thadeus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thadeus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfp-discourse-ux-overhaul-theme-customization-plugin-audit/408040 "2026-08-11T11:22:09Z")
I hope I will not make it too complex below, but as a Project Manager with techie’ background - I’ll do my best to provide as functional description as possible :smiley: we are looking for an experienced Discourse develo… --- ## [Behind the Scenes: Our 2025 Prague Meetup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/behind-the-scenes-our-2025-prague-meetup/385156)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/behind-the-scenes-our-2025-prague-meetup/385156 "2025-10-13T20:02:50Z")
Every year, we bring our fully remote team together for a week-long meetup. In September 2025, 87 of us gathered in Prague for an unforgettable experience in the only way we know how — chaotic, wholesome, and inspiring. … --- ## [Renaming FAQ to Guidelines](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-faq-to-guidelines/395099)
**Author:** [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-faq-to-guidelines/395099 "2026-04-27T11:31:42Z")
We are renaming the /faq URL to /guidelines . This better reflects the original intent of the community guidelines bundled with the Discourse forum software. When you opt in to this change, the following link and /faq U… --- ## [Time to reconsider infinite scroll?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-reconsider-infinite-scroll/401984)
**Author:** [@mcmcclur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcmcclur)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-to-reconsider-infinite-scroll/401984 "2026-05-03T10:55:07Z")
There have been many topics requesting the optional implementation of pagination via a “show more” button. Here’s the most recent example that I’m aware of. The core Discourse team has consistently declined and, in typic… --- ## [Unusually high CPU usage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusually-high-cpu-usage/394651)
**Author:** [@char](https://meta.discourse.org/u/char)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unusually-high-cpu-usage/394651 "2026-02-18T13:28:41Z")
Hi everyone, we’re trying to troubleshoot the issues our Discourse installation has been having in the last few days. We’re running a Contabo cloud vps, 8 cores/32gb/nvme, for a userbase of ~150 people; we’ve had few is… --- ## [Age requirement for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602 "2026-05-04T23:21:18Z")
Hello im here with a small question On a forum im a part of it recently became a topic of interest that discourse requires you to be 13+ to use it as stated i think somewhere in the TOS? which is not uncommen many sigh… --- ## [Cross-cultural feedback on topic reply order and usability for older users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cross-cultural-feedback-on-topic-reply-order-and-usability-for-older-users/403691)
**Author:** [@wenqin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wenqin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cross-cultural-feedback-on-topic-reply-order-and-usability-for-older-users/403691 "2026-05-24T15:53:36Z")
I’m not sure whether creating a new topic for this is appropriate, because I’ve already searched the forum and found several similar discussions. However, I would still like to share my perspective, because I think this … --- ## [Time Registration plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-registration-plugin/389770)
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-registration-plugin/389770 "2025-12-02T16:06:39Z")
:information\_source: Summary Allows time registration in Discourse :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-time-registration :open\_book: Install Guide How to install plu… --- ## [ProxyTracer: VPN & Proxy Blocker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proxytracer-vpn-proxy-blocker/399958)
**Author:** [@ProxyTracer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ProxyTracer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proxytracer-vpn-proxy-blocker/399958 "2026-09-11T11:06:34Z")
:information\_source: Summary Detect and block VPN, Tor and proxy traffic during user registration, login, and/or globally using the ProxyTracer API. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link https://github.com/Pro… --- ## [What do your users think of your Discourse interface?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/que-penses-vos-utilisateurs-sur-votre-interface-discourse/401141)
**Author:** [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/que-penses-vos-utilisateurs-sur-votre-interface-discourse/401141 "2026-05-01T15:19:48Z")
My Discourse instance is private and focuses on board games. I invited about ten people to test it and see if everything works, and some of them say: “Discourse still feels a bit old-fashioned, like something from 2010–2015… --- ## [On some forums, NaN instead of a number on badge pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-some-forums-nan-instead-of-a-number-on-badge-pages/387842)
**Author:** [@Quercus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Quercus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-some-forums-nan-instead-of-a-number-on-badge-pages/387842 "2025-11-07T21:41:10Z")
On some Discourse forums, for example Python and iNaturalist, NaN appears instead of a number on some pages related to badges. See iNaturalist Forum: NaN instead of a number on badge pages. --- ## [Building Community Through Compensated Contributions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-community-through-compensated-contributions/392686)
**Author:** [@westes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/westes)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-community-through-compensated-contributions/392686 "2026-01-20T15:38:08Z")
That’s a nice idea, and extending on it you could let users in a forum “tip” each other’s comments, and then allow members to cash out and be paid by Discourse whenever their balance reaches some practical amount. Tha… --- ## [Crash after attempting to update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/crash-after-attempting-to-update/403196)
**Author:** [@TroLLoBlogger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TroLLoBlogger)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/crash-after-attempting-to-update/403196 "2026-05-19T07:10:02Z")
After trying to update Discourse through the admin panel, the process crashed, and my forum wouldn’t load. Fortunately, there is a solution to the problem :slight\_smile: Open a terminal on your server, then run the foll… --- ## [Remove the pure white on text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-the-pure-white-on-text/408966)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-the-pure-white-on-text/408966 "2026-08-01T21:16:09Z")
As a dark-mode user, I always struggle with websites that use pure black for background and pure white for text. The current Discourse forum UI has a good background, but still using pure white (or close enough) for the … --- ## [Exploring your Discourse Data with Discourse MCP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-your-discourse-data-with-discourse-mcp/395383)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-your-discourse-data-with-discourse-mcp/395383 "2026-02-06T17:15:23Z")
We just added Data Explorer integration to Discourse MCP, allowing both technical and non-technical users alike to explore the vast data on their Discourse instances. The MCP uses the existing Data Explorer workflow, ru… --- ## [iOS 26 bugs still persist on 26.1](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-26-bugs-still-persist-on-26-1/387922)
**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-26-bugs-still-persist-on-26-1/387922 "2025-12-23T21:44:59Z")
I was asked to make a new topic for this because the main announcement wasn’t the right place to discuss it. The iOS 26 bug where the cursor position goes wrong was improved in 26.1 but not completely fixed. I can still… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=2&per_page=50) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/top.md?page=4&per_page=50)